Chapter 379: Li Ke is about to arrive at his loyal...
Two weeks later.
"I'm sorry, Matriarch, the market is not very good this year. The price of food in Demacia has skyrocketed, and the sale of gems is not very good... You may not know that Noxus and Demacia are going to go to war."
A merchant wrapped like a bear stood in front of Ashe, who was wearing thin silk clothes, and talked to her. He was not afraid of the muscular Freljord warriors who were holding various weapons in their hands.
His face was full of righteousness, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
“So, the price.”
Ashe tried hard to look at the other person with a kind expression and asked her question, but unfortunately, her murderous aura was as cold as winter, which made the businessman shiver.
But, even though he felt that he might die at any time, he still stated his request.
"So the price of grain will change this year. One kilogram of sapphire can only be exchanged for twenty kilograms of grain, and one kilogram of leather can only be exchanged for half a kilogram of grain. But don't worry, they are all new grains and of good quality. You will be fine until next year."
Ashe resisted the urge to kill the other party and asked word by word.
"sapphire?"
"That's right. For various reasons, we no longer accept sapphire mines. We only accept pure sapphires."
"You are blackmailing me."
"I'm sorry, but what you said is too harsh. If you ask around, you will know that Demacia and Noxus are going to go to war. Everything is going up in price, and there is nothing we can do about it."
The businessman spread out his hands.
"Also, I don't mind if you find another merchant. As a friend, I will stay here and wait for you, but..."
The merchant gave Ash a smile.
"When that time comes, please settle the cost of our stay here. After all, we can't stay in this hellhole for a long time like you."
It's much warmer here than in the Freljord.
Ashe looked at the other party, and then looked at the fully armed Demacian soldiers. If it were Sejuani, the other party would definitely swing her flail and smash the bastard in front of her into meat.
The other party is just intimidating, intimidating with confidence!
"I have always believed that the Demacians are people full of honor."
She made this sarcastic remark, but the businessman just smiled with a helpless indifference on his face.
"But unfortunately, I am not a Demacian. If a Demacian buys this magical sapphire, he will be hanged. But I won't, I am not a Demacian."
Ashe did not comment. The other party was a real Demacian, and any feature on his body could confirm his Demacian identity.
But such a person said that he was not a Demacia.
"I know, but you know, I want the friendship of Demacia."
"I'm sorry, but I'm not Demacian."
“…”
Ashe was very disappointed because she was doing this kind of business which was somewhat unprofitable. One reason was that only these few merchants could bring large amounts of food to Freljord, and they were protected by Demacia soldiers, so they didn't have to worry about being robbed by some small tribes.
Also, she wanted to gain the friendship of the Demacians, and preferably form an alliance with them.
But unfortunately, she always gets disappointment.
"Okay, but at least you're still a businessman."
With a sigh, Ashe chose to compromise.
The other party offered such a low price because they calculated that they could not refuse it.
Mercenaries and the like who come to explore the Freljord may be cheap, but they cannot supply a tribe.
So she had no choice at all.
“Happy trading.”
The merchant smiled, and Ashe just looked at him, turned around and left.
This was not a pleasant transaction.
As she calculated the food supply of her tribe using her limited arithmetic skills, Ashe felt dizzy.
Because it was just barely enough, the Demacia merchant accurately calculated her bottom line and gave her the bottom line price.
“Is this the gap…?”
She made such an exclamation, but she also knew that being able to do this, in addition to personal ability, was probably also related to the strength of the tribe.
It seems that she really needs a blood alliance to further enhance the strength of her tribe.
So she started thinking .
at the same time……
"So, being an emperor is a life of hard work."
Looking at the ice field in front of him and the Frost Cold in his hand, Li Ke was so excited that he almost sparked. He sighed.
The thing called Skyfrost is completely useless in Shurima, and even its damage is related to the environment of Shurima.
But here, in the Freljord, its might has almost tripled...
This is not even the core area!
It's the coastal border between Ionia and Freljord!
"It's not because of what you made. If it weren't for that thing, you would have been sleeping on Lana's lap by now."
Meimu blew air onto her hands and rubbed them, trying to make herself feel more comfortable.
To be honest, she hated places like this. The thick clothes made her mobility plummet.
"Actually, I'm not going to bed too late now, but it's a pity that she has to take care of five children and can't come with us."
Li Ke counted Ahri, who insisted on coming here, as one of Lana's children, but he didn't let Ahri come because, firstly, it was easy for Ahri to shed hair when riding on a boat, and secondly, he might have to do some bad things here, and Ahri would easily have a stress reaction.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. Even if he had 100,000 people under his command who fully understood his ideas, shared the same goals as him, and whose vision, knowledge and methods were more or less comparable to those of modern primary school students, he would not follow the path of his simulator.
"I always feel like once you make up your mind, you become a scumbag."
Mei Mu curled her lips in disdain. She was not surprised that Lana agreed to this. She had seen Lana grabbing Li Ke's clothes and acting crazy several times when she secretly got up at night to eat supper. She just couldn't say anything.
But Li Ke's self-righteous look still made her want to kick him.
Although she was the one who forced herself to eat first, she was actually the least qualified one.
But her sigh was real. After Li Ke really decided to take action, she always felt that he had become a different person.
"I can't help it. The imperial family is the most ruthless. Even though I am extremely powerful, many things are still the same... So, my beloved, why don't you thank me for not killing you, so that I can forgive you for kicking me off the bed after you used me last night."
Meimu rolled her eyes.
“Come on, you should think about how to win over those Freljordians. You didn’t bring any of those things this time, how do you plan to convince them?”
Meimu was very curious. Although she knew that it was not possible to conquer Freljord with just food, Li Ke didn't bring any food. This was too...
To use the carrot and stick approach, you have to first tempt someone with the carrot.
As for her? She went to Ionia to make contact with the Kinkou.
"That's because..."
Li Ke looked ahead and saw the Freljord raiding ship vaguely appearing in front of him.
"Only after the investigation can you have a say."
Simulation is not completely credible, the real way still needs practice!
