Alien paradise

Eastern border, Thousand Limburg.

The news that the grain depot was secretly evacuated by the Kingdom's army spread throughout the city within one day. The Paradise Cult even opened the door to the grain warehouse for everyone to see. Anyone passing by could see that there were only dozens of boxes of food left in Nuo Da's warehouse.

And these grains were purchased from the nobles.

Of course, people are worried about famine. The market where food is usually distributed has been closed and replaced by a ration distribution office. The Paradise Cult has divided four areas at the junction of the inner and outer urban areas to provide the people in the city with satisfying food, mainly the classic two-piece set of meat porridge and bread.

At the same time, they also dispatched a price supervision team to strictly control hotels, bars, inns and other industries that provide food, and ordered them not to increase prices without authorization. Bosses can choose to close their doors, but any shops that remain open during this period will receive tax exemption status for the next two years.

Grain storage is like a sponge, most of it is gone, but each household will save a little bit, so that it will not be exhausted on the same day. But even under such circumstances, there were still more than 100,000 people coming to collect food, and the queues lasted from morning to evening. And everyone who receives the hot porridge will have an inwashable stamp stamped on the back of their hand, so some people who want to steal more chicken have to give up the idea.

With things developing to this point, panic should have spread long ago. However, to the astonishment of all the nobles, another bigger news also spread throughout Thousand Limburg, and its level of discussion even overwhelmed the food shortage incident. One reason why not everyone comes to receive food is that there is still enough food left at home to last for a while, and the other reason is that they all want to join the engineering team formed by the Paradise Cult.

Twenty coppers a day, one silver coin every five days, this unprecedented high-paying job hits the hearts of every resident like a flood!

They have worked for Qianlin Lumber Camp and Jianlin Company all their lives, but they have never seen such an astonishing basic salary.

The desire to make money once outweighed the threat of famine.

There were also some "rational people" who chose to flee Qianlimbao immediately. The Paradise Cult did not stop them, but only made a simple count, which was about five hundred.

Ranch Brinton did not become one of them.

The next day, he took Alice and the two children to the south of Qianlimbao. This place has turned into a large construction site in full swing. Thousands of people are working at the same time. From a distance, there is no chaotic scene at all. Whether it is excavation, filling, stone removal, or paving, everything is arranged in an orderly manner.

These construction workers even wore vests of different colors. For example, those who dug soil and planed the ground wore yellow jackets, and those who backfilled the gravel wore green jackets. Even as an outsider, he could tell what work everyone was busy with at the moment.

As a lord, Lan Qi deeply understands that organization is a profound knowledge, and the leader who leads these thousands of workers is undoubtedly a master in it. With such organizational skills, one would definitely start as a school officer in the army.

What’s even more incredible is that there are far more than just one or two people with such abilities. God knows where the Paradise Sect found such a large group of talents to serve them.

"My dear, aren't you planning to go to Tower City?" Alice asked worriedly. She could smell the coming storm in the city. Those nobles would never calmly let an unknown sect ride on their heads. Their force is not enough to fight against the Paradise Cult, but they have endless bad ideas and can always find their opponents' weaknesses in some dark corner.

"Alice, what do you think they are doing?" Lan Qi asked instead without answering.

"It will definitely be too late to dig the ground to grow food." Alice was a little embarrassed. "Could it be that they were digging for acorns stored by squirrels? I heard that during the famine, some people relied on this method to survive. What do you think? "

"I don't know, I don't even have a clue." Lan Qi made no secret, "And I bet that no one in the entire Thousand Limbs knows - except themselves."

Although the explanation given by the wife is very unrealistic, in this case, being able to make up an answer is already considered a quick thinking.

"Does this have anything to do with us going north?"

"I was thinking about it last night, and even now." Lan Qi murmured, "I will definitely survive if I go to High Tower City, but it's just a matter of survival."

He lost his power, wealth, and reputation, and took his wife back to his in-laws' house. As you can imagine, it was definitely not a good experience. Alice married here, not to mention how high-class her life was, but at least she had no worries about food, clothing, and freedom. It's okay to feel a little wronged, but can Alice and the two children really endure the life of being dependent on others? Leaving Qianlin Castle meant completely giving up the count title. No matter whether the Yue Gui family took power or the Long Jiu family ascended the throne, this title would never be returned to him.

But if you stay here, there is still a chance.

Not just relying on it, but becoming an influential person again.

He didn't believe the "promise" made by Sergey and others at all. Instead, what came back and forth in his mind was Mr. Chao's half-joking persuasion - "Join us, starting from a clerk, and climbing step by step to the mayor of Qianlimbao." How is the location?"

"I'm not afraid of your jokes. I have a hunch that what the Paradise Cult did is either a shocking joke or a shocking move. It's so bizarre that it will definitely make people's jaws drop...for example, let the real gods appear. Body." Lan Qi rubbed his hands and said with some hesitation, "The first time I saw Mr. Chao, I felt that he was not an ordinary person. What's more, if you want to be a clown, you can do it at any time. There is no need to spend so much money to support him. People make fun of it.”

Alice took his hand.

Lan Qi followed his arm and looked into his wife's eyes, wondering what she would say. Was she in agreement or objection, or was it all just her own whim?

But the other party did not make any judgment.

She just said something.

"I'll listen to you."

A wave of heat surged into Lan Qi's heart, and he looked away slightly embarrassed, "Why don't you ask a few more questions?"

"Ask a few more questions? I can ask a hundred questions." Alice smiled. "For example, what is the connection between digging the ground and summoning the gods? Farmers plow the ground almost twice a year. For example, you can teach a little about paradise. I don’t understand either. Any judgment may be an illusion caused by the grace of saving your life. Isn’t it inappropriate to take a gamble on this? Also, if you choose to continue to wait and see, you have the idea of ​​​​taking back the lord’s seat. What about the follow-up plan? Do you have any arrangements..."

It turned out that she had considered every aspect, and what she had in mind was no less than herself.

Lan Qi scratched his forehead, "Okay... you do have a lot of questions."

"But I believe you must have done this to give me and my child a better life." Alice said softly, "Since there is a profit in the risk, then we will take this risk together."

"Alice..." Lan Qi couldn't help but hold her hand tightly.

"But you have to agree with me on one thing." The wife added, "The children are still young, and sending them away from Qianlimburg will not affect their future. I want to write a letter to my family and ask them to send a reliable person to pick them up. Child. If you hurry up, mother can send someone here in two days. If you change your mind..."

It’s too late to follow along.

The second half of the wife's sentence is self-evident.

The only drawback is that no matter whether he can overcome this difficulty in the end, he still owes the Gaota family a big favor.

But in this case, small shortcomings are no longer a concern.

"Well, I agree with your request." Lan Qi nodded.