Becoming a God by Raising a Witch

After Locke briefly asked Lisa a few questions, he was afraid that the two upright young girls with strong hormones might misunderstand him, so he turned his attention to Mrs. Armor.

"Mrs. Armor, I estimate that the price of food will drop in a while, so please be sure to buy more and stock up."

"Why, why?"

Mrs. Armor looked at Locke in confusion.

"I saw a three-tailed rat appearing on the street some time ago. The three-tailed rat is aware that a disaster is coming, so it won't go wrong to prepare more food and hoard it."

There is some folklore in Kosolk that believes that where there are three-tailed rats, there will be famine, so Locke said so.

Mrs. Armor covered her mouth in surprise.

"Three-tailed rat? This should be told to the church."

"I go to church to pray every day. I have told Father Buster, so you don't have to worry."

Locke immediately added.

Mrs. Armor nodded and decided to use her meager savings to buy more grain. Of course, she had to wait until the price of grain dropped.

Locke bid farewell to Mrs. Armor's family and went to the apartment where his former friends Parker and Para lived.

"Locke, why are you here?"

"I thought you went to the East District and never came back."

Parker and Parra opened the door enthusiastically, wanting to invite Locke into the smelly apartment.

In the past, Locke didn't think the smell here was so bad, but now he just felt that he couldn't stay for a moment, who made his sense of smell so sharp.

"Oh, damn Sickert, do you know him? An arrogant old sheriff, he actually asked me to deal with the dead bodies in the sewer. I still can't forget the smell. I feel the rotten smell following me, and I can't Go in, I have to go on duty soon, poor Sheriff, I don’t have a free day.”

Locke used a white lie to cover up his act of holding his nose.

"Well, it's true that not everyone can do the job of a sheriff, especially since there are so many homeless people freezing to death this year."

Parker said.

"Since you are so busy, why did you come to us?"

Parra asked with raised eyebrows. Although Locke complained that the Sheriff's job was very hard, it still sounded like he was showing off to Parra, because he and Parker had just lost their jobs not long ago.

"I hear a friend from my past needs help."

Locke took out 2000 grams and put it in Parker's hand.

"Don't let Parra touch her, otherwise he will buy wine again or patronize Miss Jenny."

"Locke, how come you have so much money? Have your family's debts been paid off?"

Parker asked in surprise.

Parra's eyes widened.

He didn't expect that Locke came here to give money to the two brothers. In fact, they were about to be kicked out because they were in arrears with their rent. They asked many people to borrow money, but no one could lend it to them, even meat. Shop Bedem.

Those friends in the past were either as poor as they were, or they were too busy taking care of themselves, or like Bedem, the money was in the hands of their parents and they were helpless.

If the two brothers can no longer find jobs, they may become homeless.

These 2,000 grams are undoubtedly a life-saving straw.

"Don't worry about this. I'm a sheriff now and have a stable salary. This is an IOU. I won't give you 2,000 meters for free."

Locke took out the written IOU, Parker and Parra swallowed, and hurriedly pressed their fingerprints, unable to believe that it was true.

"Locke, are you really lending us this money?"

"Of course, we are friends."

Locke said with a smile.

"We thought you moved secretly because you didn't plan on wanting our poor friends. Locke, we were wrong. You are such a good person."

Parra said movedly.

Locke waved his hand, "The truth is, if you continue to be poor, you will lose my friend who is getting better and better. What are your plans next?"

"Pay the rent first, and then go to the church's alchemy factory to try out and see if you can get a job."

Parker spoke first.

Parra nodded, "If the alchemy factory doesn't want us, we can only go to the dock."

"Why don't you go to the farm?"

"The wages on the farm are very low, and they are all in the suburbs. We are already used to living in the city."

Parker said.

"The farm provides food and accommodation. Even in the suburbs, it is a good place. You don't need to pay rent. You can save a lot of money. If I were you, I would go to work in remote farms. They need strong labor force like you." ”

Locke suggested.

"If we really can't find a job, we will consider it. It's better than becoming a homeless person."

Parra said.

"Yes, now that we have travel expenses, we can even go to York County to find a job. I heard that some new factories have been built in York County and need a lot of people."

Parker said.

Locke chatted with them for another ten minutes before leaving the simple apartment on the excuse that he still had to be on duty.

The streets were still filled with an unpleasant smell, so Locke could only take out a special aromatherapy to save his nose.

After rescuing the two friends who were about to become homeless, Locke got on the carriage and returned to the East End, where he went to the largest Bakery Bakery to look for Lucy.

He had great luck today, Lucy was in the bakery.

Wearing an apron, Lucy looks like a professional pastry chef, but she still exudes the elegance of a wealthy lady. Her golden curly hair is like wheat waves, and her emerald-like eyes are shining.

"Oh, Locke, why are you here?"

Lucy looked surprised.

"Miss Lucy, please forgive me for my unexpected visit."

Locke took off his hat and saluted.

Lucy held up her skirt and bowed slightly,

"Mr. Locke, I welcome you very much."

Lucy invited Locke to the lounge in the bakery, poured him a cup of black tea, and presented him with a delicate cream cake.

"You arrived just in time for me to finish it. Her name is Sweet Heart."

Lucy introduced the name of the cake.

"Is it free?"

Locke asked.

"Of course, how can you charge money for entertaining friends?"

Lucy smiled and took off her apron and sat opposite Locke.

The other clerks in the bakery sensibly left the break room, leaving the two of them some time alone.

Locke took a bite of Sweet Heart and felt a sweet taste in his mouth.

"It is too sweet."

He gave a fair evaluation, "It's a bit unfriendly to people who are not sweet tooth. If you like sweet tooth, you can only accept such a small piece at most."

"ah?"

Lucy showed a regretful expression. She couldn't help but dig out a piece with her hands, put it in her mouth, and tasted it.

"It is indeed a bit sweet. I will improve it. Thank you, Mr. Locke."

"It doesn't matter. It's my honor to be able to help Miss Lucy."

Locke said.

Only then did Lucy realize what she had just done. She actually ate the same piece of cake as Locke, and she still used her hands. This action was very inelegant.

"Feel sorry."

Lucy blushed and lowered her head.

"It doesn't matter, I appreciate Miss Lucy's character."

Locke said with a smile.

Lucy tugged at the hem of her skirt, still not daring to raise her head and look into Locke's eyes.

Considering that Locke might be a playboy as experienced as Sigurd, Lucy mustered up the courage, raised her head, and asked,

"What's the matter with Mr. Locke's visit today?"

"Actually, I want to buy a batch of grain, but I don't know how to contact Baker Grain Company and the farm. I can only come to the bakery to find you."

"food?"

Lucy looked at Locke quizzically.

Locke nodded slightly, "But I will only accept a price that is 10% higher than the cost price. I don't know if Miss Lucy is willing."

"I do."

Lucy stood up and made her father's decision openly.

Locke looked at Lucy in surprise.

Miss Lucy, you are such a prodigal.

Lucy blushed and sat down again,

"You are my partner. There is nothing wrong with selling you some grain at a low price."

"Thank you, Miss Lucy. Your heart is as beautiful as your appearance. I am so lucky to have a friend like you."

Locke said with a smile.

If it were Sigurd, he would have already taken Lucy's hand and performed an informal kiss on the hand.

"You're welcome, Locke, how much do you want?"

Chapter 117, Miss Lucy! You are truly an angel!

"300 tons of grain, of which 100 tons are rye flour, 150 tons of wheat flour and 50 tons of rice."

Locke calculated that based on the average daily consumption of 800g of grain per person, 300 kilograms would be needed in a year. Based on the weight of 1,000 people, this would be equivalent to 300 tons.

Considering his current economic situation, he first stockpiled 300 tons so that even if a war broke out, he would be able to ensure enough food.

The market price of rye flour used to be 5 meters per catty, the price of wheat flour was 6 meters per catty, and the price of rice was 60 meters per catty. But now the price of grain has risen to 10 meters per catty of rye flour. The price of wheat flour is 12 meters per catty, and the price of rice is still 60 meters.

After all, rice is a high-consumption product, few people can afford it, and the price range is relatively stable.

Locke thinks that at 110% of the cost price, rye flour is about 2 meters per catty, wheat flour is 3 meters per catty, and rice is 10 meters per catty.

Then you need to spend 2.3 million meters, which is a lot of money.

According to the conversion ratio of 1 gold meter equals 10 silver meters equals 100 copper meters equals 10,000 meters, a full 230 gold meters are needed.

But Locke can only get 10 golden grams now.

So if he wants to buy these grains, Locke has two options. The first is to get a loan from a bank, and the second is to sell a strange object of his.

The witch's red crystal necklace is worth 300 gold grams. Selling this necklace is enough.

Its effect on him is minimal now, and it is useless except for the charm bonus. And he already has a stable job and does not need the benefits brought by the necklace.

It's just that 300 tons of grain is not a small amount. When the price of grain is soaring, buying it at such a low price will undoubtedly take Lucy a lot of advantage. I wonder if she will be embarrassed, and maybe she will need to ask her for help. If the father applies, he may eventually need to buy it at market price.

The reason why Locke proposed such a low price was because he hoped there would be room for negotiation. If the market price was really restored, he would only buy half of it.

Even if it was 150 tons of food, it should be enough for him, Lucy, Irene and others to survive the war. As for helping civilians, even 300 tons of food would be a drop in the bucket. You have to know that Kosork has a permanent population of 600,000, and most of these 600,000 are civilians.

Lucy was relieved when she heard that Locke needed 300 tons of food.

She thought Locke would ask for a lot, but it turned out that he only needed 300 tons of food, which was not a difficult task for her.