As long as there is capital participation in the market, the information received by ordinary people will inevitably be a big step slower.

The news of disaster is coming, and so is the news of rising food prices.

Perhaps when the game notified the major territorial lords in advance half a month ago, those large dominant territories had already notified them in advance and planned the entire plan.

At first, they may have promised these lords some benefits, or they may have made some promises to these lords, which is why the news has been hidden.

But now, at least one thing is certain.

The hail disaster has passed.

But in the wasteland, the disaster that belongs to ordinary people has officially arrived!

"What, the price of food in our territory has actually risen to two trading points per kilogram, a full seven times increase. This price is even more expensive than that in Tianyuan territory. Is this old man Filippo crazy?"

"Damn, one kilogram of old grain contributes 2.8 points, and one kilogram of new grain contributes 3.1 points. Why doesn't he grab it?"

"What? You asked me to bring food back from Tianyuan Territory. How is that possible? Don't you know how much tax an individual in such a large territory needs to pay to transport food? It is several times the price of food!!"

"No, the price of food in Tianyuan Territory has also increased. Now one kilogram costs 3 contribution points."

"It's also gone up? Damn it, am I the one who was still thinking about stocking up on some food before the disaster? Now it's really bad."

"It's so awesome. Our small territory of more than a thousand people is now more expensive than the Tianyuan territory. It's so awesome!"

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The disaster had only ended for about half an hour, but the public liaison booth in Sangtian Town was already crowded with people.

At first, these migrant workers just wanted to come here and spend some points to ensure that their relatives at home were safe.

But when they walked in, when more and more people learned about the sudden surge in food prices.

The noise inevitably grew louder in the dark night.

Squeezing in the back of the crowd, Ge Jian'an also carefully inquired about the news, trying his best to distinguish which ones were deliberately spread false news and which ones were real intelligence.

But unfortunately, after listening for a while, he became a little silent.

Nothing else.

Those who made the phone call and claimed that the price of food in the territory had increased several times, or even ten times, had lifelike expressions and urgent emotions, and they did not look like they could perform.

Several people he knew well were standing in front of the crowd, shouting and cursing loudly.

"The Dragon Phoenix Territory is only four hundred kilometers away from the Tianyuan Territory. It is not a remote place."

“I hope food prices won’t rise too much!”

"otherwise."

Opening the game panel and looking at the transaction points on his account that had dropped to double digits, Ge Jian'an couldn't help but feel depressed and anxious.

Calculated based on the income from previous summer harvests, as long as he can complete the process, he can basically earn no less than 200 trading points of goods with his labor.

Converted into grain, it’s a full 400 kilograms!

This food, brought back to the Dragon Phoenix territory, would be enough for their family of four to no longer have to worry about food for a whole year.

And if you add in the income from the autumn harvest and the odd jobs you usually do in the territory.

Ge Jian'an was even able to free up some space and create a sturdy underground shelter that could be used as a refuge, thereby improving the family's living standards.

But this time, things are worse!

When he came to Tianyuan Territory and worked in Zizai Liangfang for three days, he only earned 90 survival points.

It seems to be much more than at the same time in previous years, but the key is.

The crops in the fields have been destroyed by hail, which is equivalent to a forced end to the summer harvest.

What he earns now is what he earned from this summer harvest.

And this income does not include the 20-point ticket to and from Tianyuan territory, as well as the recent expenses of more than 10 points.

"Throwing aside the expenses, I can save 60 points, but if the price of food increases to 3.0 points per kilogram"

"This is equivalent to earning 20 kilograms of grain."

Taking a deep breath and seeing that the queue in front of him was finally getting smaller and smaller, Ge Jianan stepped forward nervously and once again spent one transaction point to buy a "ticket" that could last for two minutes.

Insert the ticket into the contact device and quickly enter the number in memory.

Hearing the familiar beeping sound, Ge Jianan felt relieved and waited quietly for the sound coming from the other side.

"Hey, this is the communications office of the Dragon Phoenix Territory. Please name the person you want to transfer to in ten seconds."

"Transfer me to No. 17 Longji Road, Guan Taohua"

"Okay, transferring now"

A larger and more generous territory will have a dedicated communication device for each person, connected to the main communication tower in the center of the territory.

But in a small territory like the Dragon Phoenix Territory, they can only rely on secondary distribution signals and use homemade receivers to communicate.

Although this kind of homemade receiver, the monitoring signal is unstable and disconnection often occurs.

But just because its cost is only one-tenth of that of a regular communicator, it is still popular in small territories.

After a while, fortunately, there was no problem with the communicator today.

After several long beeps, a slightly tired female voice finally sounded:

"Jian'an, how are you doing there? Is it safe?"

"I'm fine. What problems can I have here in Tianyuan territory? I'm fine. Is our family okay?"

"Everything is fine at home. It's just that a few big holes were drilled into our house. Dabao has already moved a ladder up to repair it. There are no other major problems. You don't have to worry."

The two first informed each other that they were safe. After ensuring that both parties were safe, the topic suddenly changed.

"How much is the price of food in our Dragon Phoenix Territory now?" Asked this question, Ge Jianan's heart was in his throat.

But the answer he received next made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.

“What, it takes 4 trading points to buy a kilogram!!!”

An outrageously high number destroyed Ge Jianan's psychological defense almost instantly, causing him to tremble uncontrollably like the person he communicated with before.

In the powerful and rich Tianyuan territory, the price of Xinghuo No. 3 wheat is only 3 trading points per kilogram.

But in the remote and small Dragon Phoenix Territory, the price of ordinary economic wheat is actually one-third higher!

What is this concept?!

"We... how much food reserve do we have?"

"And." Guan Taohua did not answer immediately, but carefully asked a few questions about the children at home, and then replied with a trembling voice: "Jian'an, we still have seventy-six kilograms, save some to eat until the autumn harvest!

"

A fairly impressive number is the result of the long-term efforts of the hard-working and intelligent Ge Jianan, Guan Taohua and their two children.

Among them, Ge Dabao was only 16 years old and joined the construction team of Longhuang Territory, running around under the scorching sun all day long.

Ge Xiaobao is 11 years old, and he has to follow Guan Taohua to do small handicrafts every day to earn a meager handicraft fee.

But even so, these food reserves are only enough for their family to eat for two months.

Going forward, we will have to face the crisis of running out of food!

"Taohua, don't let Dabao repair the roof first. Ask him to quickly place the hunting traps I prepared before according to the positions given on the plan I left. As well as the food, hurry up.

Move the point to a secret room in our shelter and don’t let anyone see it.”

"I'll come back by car tomorrow. Before then, you guys should hide inside and make sure no one finds out that we still have so much surplus food!"

"Tomorrow?" Guan Taohua was startled: "Master, are you going to stop doing the summer harvest?"

"Why don't you give me a hammer? The ground in Tianyuan territory has also been smashed by hail. The summer harvest ended three days ago." He rarely used a curse word. Looking at the only thirty seconds left, Ge Jianan quickly comforted him.

road:

"Don't worry, although this year is short, there is a very powerful man named Su Youzong in Sangtian Town. He happens to work in the Liangfang where I went. He has developed a special harvester and has already harvested all the wheat in advance.

It’s put away!”

"I made 90 points. If I keep it up, it will be enough for us to survive until autumn comes!"

"90 o'clock? That's good, that's good!" After hearing this harvest, Guan Taohua's heavy tone finally brought a hint of excitement.

However, due to the tight time limit, they only waited until the last five seconds, and the communicator had already issued a warning in advance, so the two could only say goodbye reluctantly.

"Oh, it's true that natural and man-made disasters come at the same time. Every disaster makes people lose hope!"

Putting down the phone and turning his head to look at the waiting crowd behind him, Ge Jian'an let out a long sigh, feeling extremely sad in his heart.

A small territory is indeed a small territory and has no ability to resist risks at all.

The dignified Tianyuan Territory, with who knows how many thousands of people under its command, can withstand this wave of pressure and keep food prices from skyrocketing too much.

But a small Dragon Phoenix territory with a population of only a few thousand people actually experienced such violent fluctuations.

"If possible, who wouldn't want to join Tianyuan Territory!"
To be continued...