abnabooks Chapter 2074: Mutual Need and Fighting
Chapter 2074: Mutual Need and Fighting
Chapter 2074: Mutual Need and Fighting
All three are fried foods. One is a sesame ball that is crispy on the outside and hollow on the inside, with a concave center when you bite it; the other is taro dates that are covered with sweet taro paste on the outside and have a salty filling on the inside. The filling is a mixture of winter bamboo shoots, dried tofu, green onions and minced meat, which has a wonderful salty and sweet taste when eaten.
The last item was the cabbage dumplings, which were juicy as soon as Xin Yi took the first bite.
If this happened in spring, it would be chive dumplings.
He Lingchuan also took out two green bamboo tubes and placed them on the table.
Xin Yi asked curiously, "What is this?"
"The freshest sea buckthorn juice from bamboo sap." He Lingchuan uncorked the bottle and took a sip. "It's not easy to find sea buckthorn in the Panlong Desert nowadays."
Sea buckthorn is a drought-resistant and barren-resistant plant, mainly growing in sand dunes and Gobi deserts. It used to be everywhere in the Panlong Wasteland. In recent years, with the revival of spiritual energy, the wasteland has turned into forests and grasslands, and the speed at which sea buckthorn grabs territory is far behind other plants.
Drink this on agar-agar days, it’s sour and refreshing.
Fortunately, neither of them is afraid of the cold, and drinking something sour can help to relieve the greasiness.
"It tastes really good! And it's only three cents each." Xin Yi ate a box of cabbage directly and gave a thumbs up, "General He, have some too."
He Lingchuan knew that he particularly liked fried food, and the most famous shop in the west of Panlong City was Xue Siniang's fried food shop.
"This cabbage box has risen to four cents, and the taro dates are two cents each. It is said that the price will increase next month." He Lingchuan also took a taro date and ate it slowly. "I have only been away for a month, and the price of goods has increased by 20% to 30%. Even during the war, the price of goods in Panlong City hardly increased."
Since Panlong City opened up to the outside world and started doing business with the outside world, although there have been dozens of battles, prices have remained stable due to official efforts. Unlike other countries, prices soared and supplies were in short supply when war broke out.
"It's really not cheap." Xin Yi didn't seem to understand his implication and dipped the taro dates in the hot sauce. "No wonder you can still buy Xue Si Niang's fried food. I remember that people used to line up before dawn."
He Lingchuan smiled and asked more directly: "Do you know what the reason is?"
Xin Yi swallowed the food in his mouth, looked at him, took another sip of sea buckthorn juice, and said vaguely: "I knew you wouldn't treat me to breakfast for nothing!"
"If we can settle this first, I can even treat you to breakfast for a month. The five-spice fried vegetarian balls made by Sister Xiang, Xue Siniang's mortal enemy, are also the best in Panlong City."
"You haven't been back for a long time. Now the best fried vegetarian meatballs in Panlong City are no longer sold at Xiang Sao's." Xin Yi has been in Panlong City for almost a year. He is like half a Panlong City resident and is more familiar with this place than He Lingchuan in some aspects. "I'm a little surprised that you are the one to talk to me about this."
The last time he talked to Zhong Shengguang, neither of them was happy. Xin Yi thought that the next person Zhong Shengguang would send would be his think tank or commanding officer, after all, this involved professional knowledge such as finance and water pumping.
Unexpectedly, the visitor was General Hu Yi.
It seems that he has to add another label to General Hu Yi besides being alert, good at planning and fighting, and handsome.
He Lingchuan also drank a sip of sea buckthorn juice: "I heard that there are many sects and forces that also provide for Lingshan?"
Not to mention the recent ones, the Rongshan Sect where Qiu Hu and others came from also had to pay money to support Lingshan.
The word "offering" is not a derogatory term for immortals and gods.
From ancient times to the present, the immortal sects, who are high above and seem to be detached from the mundane world, have always relied on the devout support of humans;
Not to mention the gods, whose temples can be seen all over the world.
But the existence of Lingshan has its important significance. Apart from anything else, how many Taoist sects in the world have to communicate, trade and cooperate with each other through Lingshan's matchmaking, bridging and witnessing?
At critical moments, Lingshan can also provide strong combat support. When facing Beijia and Tianmo, any force will feel sincerely powerless and instinctively want to find another backer. At this time, Lingshan stood up.
Of course, this is not provided free of charge. Panlong City has gradually felt the pain of entanglement.
Xin Yi said nonchalantly, "That's right, but it's up to the individual to decide how much to spend. Lingshan never forces anyone to do anything."
The more casual he was, the more He Lingchuan knew there was something fishy going on here. "Commander Zhong's proposal is 900 kilograms of top-grade black crystals every year," He Lingchuan said with a smile. "Although the amount is a little less, Panlong City is facing the threat of Beijia, and it has to continuously improve its armaments and train its troops. In addition, in the past two years, there has been a steady stream of foreigners entering the wasteland, and Panlong City has to settle them and subsidize their livelihoods, and the cost is also staggering."
"I understand, I understand." Xin Yi agreed.
But he is also very cunning. He will not agree unless Panlong City offers a number that Lingshan is satisfied with.
The frequent occurrence of Emperor Flow in recent years means that obtaining Xuanjing will no longer be as difficult as before. Xin Yi also received a secret report that several Xuanjing veins have appeared in Panlong Wasteland, and Panlong City is also quietly mining.
Therefore, the quota of 900 kilograms a year is really not much. Lingxu City's Tianxin Island teleportation array consumes 500 kilograms of low-grade black crystals every day. If converted into high-grade black crystals, the 900 kilograms of black crystals offered by Panlong City is just the transportation fee for two months.
You should know that Panlong City is no longer the isolated city in the wilderness seven years ago. Its territory has expanded more than three times, and the land irrigated by the Emperor's River has become more fertile. The trade routes in the Maohe Plain are also booming, and both the people and commerce are thriving. It is like a golden goose that lays eggs.
Nine hundred kilograms of top-grade black crystal, how stingy.
In fact, both parties understood that the Lingshan Lion’s high demand was not only for money, but also a test.
Panlong City is a little, um, reluctant.
Lingshan was unhappy because the test failed.
In Xin Yi's opinion, Panlong City also has the capital to be proud. There are more than one force in the world that resists Beijia, but so far, Panlong City is still the most promising local force in Lingshan, and it is also one of the bridgeheads against Beijia. Its will to resist the demons is more resolute than Lingshan, and its political situation is stable and the people are harmonious, and its prospects are bright.
If Panlong City was under the jurisdiction of Lingshan, Lingshan would even be willing to spend money and effort to subsidize it.
In order to straighten out this relationship, Lingshan cannot act like it is only taking advantage without suffering any loss. Xin Yi immediately continued, "We also deeply understand the difficulties faced by Panlong City. Now that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has revived, we should have more in-depth contact and mutual assistance in the future. At the very least, the magical skills of the Middle Ages can be handed over to Panlong City for study, so as to train more good soldiers."
A strong military force is the foundation of Panlong City and the basis for dealing with the threat from Bega.
He Lingchuan nodded, agreeing with it.
It’s strange that the automatic release I scheduled today didn’t get updated.