Mason City, an important city in the south of the Biberach Kingdom, and the most important ceramic production site in the north. Charles and Mordred played themselves here.

There are many workers engaged in ceramic production here, and the grain mainly relies on imports from other places.

The third prince Bard, who became the lord of Mason City after the Blue Crystal incident was eradicated by the local nobles and became the lord of Mason City, has had a headache during this period because of food. Since the drought, the shortage of food and the high price of food have made the workers suffer. If the city has citizens' satisfaction, the city is already on the verge of blushing.

For the sake of food, Bard once wrote a letter to the king's capital for help from his second sister, Princess Rose, who was actually in power, but he eventually got a large stack of grain pickup coupons from the Meccardon family.

At that time, Bud's heart was collapsed, and the subsequent series of twists and turns made him even more collapsed. It was not that Bud believed that he had known Charles for many years, but that since the news of the granary being destroyed and the elves purchasing grain in the south, he, like other northern nobles, believed that Charles could not produce food.

Unlike those big landlords and nobles, those nobles could exchange for investment with pickup coupons. Anyway, they had food in their warehouses, so they would not starve to death. But there was a large group of workers waiting for food on Bard's territory. There was no real food, and just picking up coupons was of no use to him.

After February, the food in Mason City's warehouse was getting less and less, and at this time, the bulk food was no longer available on the market.

Fortunately, a caravan brought some "white jade meat" from time to time, which slightly alleviated the dissatisfaction of the citizens.

One day in mid-February, Bishop John of the Harvest Temple Church, south of Mason City, came to Bard and told him that the food from the McGarden family began to be shipped to the church for 6 consecutive days, and the goods could be picked up only when February 22nd came.

Bard, who was extremely surprised, immediately sent someone to follow Bishop John to the church to find out. Later, the person who inquired about the news came back and reported that a fleet full of grain was parked on the river next to the church, and workers were unloading bags of grain from the ship.

On February 22, 1922, the divine calendar, this day was not the day when Charles chose to pick up the food pickup coupons for some evil taste.

The habit in this world is the last day of the first lunar month as a rest day, which is also considered a "Sunday" for each temple. Even slaves can theoretically rest on this day.

Charles initially used this day in late February as the day to start exchange for grain pickup coupons, considering that people who were not far or near had to take a day to go to the pickup point to exchange grain on the 21st and get the grain as soon as possible.

On this day, the Harvest Temple churches around major cities in the north, which serve as pick-up points, were ready, and the churches and newly built warehouses were filled with fresh food.

These food bags are different from the previous slime bags. The bags are covered with slime tape on both sides, the one is the golden sickle logo of the Harvest Temple, and the other is the red maple leaf emblem of the Meccardon family.

Because it was very complicated to exchange food throughout the Northland, Charles and others outsourced the work to the Temple of Harvest.

Although the Harvest Temple has declined, the basic organization and online stores are still relatively complete and there will be no trouble in transportation. Moreover, their clergy and grain counterparts, giving them the matter of exchanging grain to them is considered professionals to do professional work.

Early in the morning of the 22nd, Bud and several knights rode to the church south of Mason City.

The weather was extremely cold in the morning of the day. The temperature, which was originally a little warmer, fell again not long ago due to the cold air in the north, and white frost hung on the branches on the roadside.

The trunks on both sides of the road were bare. Not long ago, a large number of escaped victims passed by here, and Mason City was nervous about this for a while.

Fortunately, Bishop John from the Harvest Temple came to take the victims away, but the bark of the trees along the way and the grass roots on the ground were eaten up. Even Slime, who hid in the ground in winter, did not escape.

The nostrils of the horse's horse were spraying white air, and Bud on the horse's back was still very anxious.

He didn't know how much food Charles could get here. If that food was just a drop in the bucket, he would have to make other plans.

As noon approached, Bad and his party finally arrived at the church of the Harvest Temple.

A simple camp was built outside the church, and a large number of victims lived there temporarily.

From a distance, Bad saw smoke rising in the camp, and several priests from different temples were giving the victims a deciduous rice porridge.

Two or three hundred meters away from the camp, Bard could hear the loud voice of the dwarf priest who forged the temple.

"The new ones line up, otherwise they will not only have no food but also be kicked out!"

"Who dares to make trouble? He will hang up after a beat!"

The dwarf priest said, pointing to the other side of the camp with a long spoon, where there were several tall wooden poles hanging on it, and people who were killed and died.

Among the victims, some people with bad intentions were suppressed by the priests after they arrived at the camp and were hung on the wooden pole to warn those who were ill-behaved.

Bud came to the camp and found a wooden pole hanging on it was still fresh, shaking in the cold wind.

After the greetings, he asked Bishop John who came to greet him: "Why, someone else is making trouble here?"

When Bard saw the size of the camp, he couldn't help but worry. If someone maliciously provoked the victims to cause trouble, it might lead to trouble to Mason City. Although the city could not be broken, the damage to the ceramic workshops and clay fields outside the city would be enough for him to have a headache.

Bishop John glanced at the person hanging on the wooden pole and said, "I don't know where the idiot came out. He actually sprinkled soil into the newly cooked porridge. He said that only those who are really hungry will come to eat, and eliminate those who come to eat and drink."

", is he a fool to be a faithful believer of our God? This is a blasphemy to our God!"

Bud and the knight behind him looked at the guy hanging on the wooden pole with contempt. There were a lot of bacteria and viruses in the soil. The pot of dirty porridge had to be cooked again for at least an hour before it could be eaten.

This is also the priests who are compassionate. If they were to deal with this matter, they would have long chopped off the person who was kicking the field on the spot.

Then Bud asked Bishop John to take him to the warehouse, and he would only feel at ease after seeing the food.

At this time, the main hall of the church and most of the guest rooms behind were cleared out as temporary warehouses. The young and middle-aged people among the victims were organized to repair the warehouse behind the church.

In a repaired warehouse, the person pushing a cart is transporting trucks of grain into the warehouse.

Seeing the warehouse full of food, Bud felt relieved.

He asked curiously: "Does this food come from the sea of ​​elves?"

Bishop John said: "These food was transported from the south by the temple."

Bard opened a few bags of grain and looked at it. It was all white rice, without mold and spoilage, nor was it old grain for many years, but agricultural products from the south.

The next thing was simple. Bard gave all the food pickup vouchers for February to Bishop John and asked him to inform the fleet to transport the food directly to the port of Mason City to unload the goods.

Bishop John said that this was just a matter of adding a little freight, and Bard agreed without thinking. The freight was really a splash of water compared to the stability of Mason City.

The next morning, almost all the people in Mason City drove to the port area.

The news that the city lord Mr. Bud found a large amount of food spread throughout the city last night. Many people even braved the cold wind and waited outside the port in the middle of the night to see if they could buy food the next day.

Bard also prepared for this. He ordered the grain to be sold directly outside the port area after unloading the ship, and each person could only buy one bag.

In order to avoid people buying too much, people who buy food must dip their right index finger in blue dye to make a sign.

Then the one-armed old mage who was washing dishes in the kitchen in the Adventurers Union tavern in the city and the city defense soldiers who were responsible for selling food were staring there, and the old mage's right sleeve was empty...

This little episode did not cause any waves in Mason City. Although the price of food is not low, Master Bud promised that there will be food in the future. However, the river water will not be transported so quickly. It is still possible to save a little bit.

In any case, the dissatisfaction caused by the shortage of food in Mason City finally subsided.

Relieved, Bud sat in the office, concentrating on studying a policy on foreign trade tariffs issued by his second sister in the name of his father a few days ago.

At the same time, a question that the northern nobles were thinking about appeared in Bard's heart - where did Charles get so much food?
Chapter completed!