In the town hall, facing Xiang Qian's sudden interrogation, Xiao Xiao said helplessly, "We are solving it, and it will be solved soon."
"The Yang Kingdom court has begun to mobilize the entire nation's resources. Moreover, the Four Seas Trade Alliance has now joined in, directly reaching an agreement with the Yang Court to guarantee sufficient supplies in the three commanderies within the Yang Kingdom with the Alliance's strength."
"Furthermore, our Qingyang Town was the first to take the plague seriously, and our reserves of supplies are the most sufficient. I can't guarantee anything else, but at least no one will starve to death within the town domain. Do you know how rare that is in the current situation?"
Her words implied nothing more than that the "Master" had spent a lot of money and effort, and that Xiang Qian had no right to criticize.
Xiang Qian didn't seem to listen, asking directly, "Where are there eggs?"
"Eggs?" Xiao Xiao was not just confused, but almost driven to madness.
You came aggressively to demand an explanation, and in the end, you ask me where there are eggs?
You are an Extraordinary Cultivator, is it necessary to be so desperate for food? Have you never eaten eggs since you were young?
"I need two eggs now. Where can I get them?"
"There is a warehouse established by the Four Seas Trade Alliance in the east of the town. The supplies there should be very sufficient." Xiao Xiao said with a blank face, only to realize that Xiang Qian had already disappeared.
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The headquarters of the Four Seas Trade Alliance is in the Qi Kingdom, one of the largest trade associations in the Qi Kingdom, traditionally known alongside the Jubao Trade Association. It also has a branch in the Yang Kingdom, a giant existence.
It can be said that in terms of material allocation, the Four Seas Trade Alliance's operational capability can even exceed that of a small country like the Yang Kingdom in a short period of time.
With the participation of the Four Seas Trade Alliance, the Yang Court can invest more energy in blocking the plague and eliminating the plague virus. It should be said that this is a good thing.
But the Four Seas is a Trade Alliance, not a relief center, nor does it have the obligation to assist the people of the Yang Kingdom like the Yang Court.
Their participation in the disaster relief in the Yang Kingdom is naturally because there is profit to be made.
In fact, all external procurement in the entire Yang Kingdom is now handled by the Four Seas Trade Alliance, and they are also responsible for the allocation of supplies in most local areas.
Apart from necessary food, the Qingyang Town government has no other material reserves.
Therefore, even if Xiang Qian is a high-ranking member of the Qingyang Town, to get two eggs, he also needs to go to the Four Seas Trade Alliance's warehouse.
In front of the Four Seas Trade Alliance warehouse in the east of Qingyang Town, Xiang Qian arrived in a hurry.
"I want two eggs."
At this time, the sun of the June day had risen high, and the entire street began to scorch.
Several Alliance guards in front of the warehouse door were hiding under the awning gambling, rolling dice to bet on big or small. They turned a deaf ear to Xiang Qian's voice.
"I want two eggs!" Xiang Qian repeated.
"Who are you?" The guard leader, who was acting as the banker, didn't even turn his head, asking while rolling the dice.
To dare to work in the Yang Kingdom at this time, he had obviously also manifested his Dao Pulse and was an Extraordinary Cultivator.
For a mere local from Qingyang Town, he couldn't be bothered to look more than a few times.
Xiang Qian knew the significance of the Four Seas Trade Alliance to disaster relief. He had worked hard for this place for many days and didn't want to affect the entire Qingyang Town because of himself. Therefore, he held back and said, "I am Xiang Qian. Two egg..."
"Regardless of who you are or what you want. To take something, either bring real gold and silver, or bring an official document stamped by the Town Hall." The guard leader interrupted him directly, put down the dice box, and shouted, "Place your bets now!"
Only then did he take a moment to turn his head and glance at Xiang Qian: "Understand?"
Seeing that the other party was also an Extraordinary Cultivator, his tone softened slightly: "It's the same rule for everyone."
"I only want two eggs."
"Friend." The guard leader couldn't help butintensified his tone again: "Eggs are a small matter, rules are a big matter! Today you take one egg, tomorrow he takes one egg, do we still want to manage our warehouse? What will you tell the people in the disaster area to eat?"
If Xiao Xiao were here, she could accurately point out the allocation quotas for various places, "tell" this guard leader that the supplies in the warehouse are not allowed to be traded privately, and that the child suffering from the plague has a quota for eggs, and both the Yang Kingdom and Qingyang Town have paid for it.
And that child did not receive the eggs.
That child was dying of the plague, and on his birthday, he wanted to eat two eggs, so he could only turn to the "Bodhisattva" in his eyes.
This was the dereliction of duty of the Four Seas Trade Alliance!
But Xiang Qian was here, and he didn't know the ins and outs.
He could only endure repeatedly, saying, "The official document will be made up later. Now there is a child who must eat eggs immediately!"
The guard leader became impatient: "The eggs will also be made up for you later, okay?"
He shouted to the others: "Hurry up and place your bets, no regrets once the hand is off!"
"I bet!"
"I'm not selling!" The guard leader, repeatedly interrupted, roared: "Do I care about the money you spend on a few eggs? Go away, go away!"
The Alliance guards who were gambling together all laughed loudly.
Perhaps it was the principle that the good are bullied, the more he retreated, the more those people felt he was easy to bully.
Yes, what kind of rural place is Qingyang Town, what kind of broken small country is the Yang Kingdom?
And the Four Seas Trade Alliance is a massive organization that has dominated the Eastern Region and even did business in the Central Region!
It also has a voice in the Qi Kingdom, and countless people depend on it.
Here, who dares to offend them?
They laughed happily, with a sense of superiority that arose spontaneously.
Xiang Qian let go of his hand reaching for the Origin Stone.
He fell silent.
He realized that these people could not be reasoned with.
If they were truly committed to disaster relief, what could an Extraordinary Cultivator do now...
If they were truly committed to disaster relief, they wouldn't have the mood to gamble at this time, nor would they be so arrogant.
Even he, who was so discouraged and desperate about life, felt it was unbearable.
He simply turned around, took a few steps forward, and kicked open the warehouse gate with one foot!
"You mother..." The guard leader roared in anger, flipped the table, and was about to grab his weapon to step forward.
But Xiang Qian just pointed back with his hand, and a cold light flashed past!
The guard leader didn't even have time to see clearly what it was, before he felt a lightness on the top of his head, followed by a coolness, and his hair fell in showers.
He reached out and touched it, the sensation was smooth.
His long hair had been shaved clean.
At that moment, he stood frozen on the spot, not daring to move an inch.
If the opponent could easily shave off his hair, he could easily cut off his head!
"Good, good man!" He said tremblingly, very sensibly: "The valuable things are in the innermost part, please help yourself!"
Xiang Qian ignored them. In the warehouse where supplies were piled up like mountains, he quickly found the place where eggs were piled and took two eggs with his hand.
Then he went straight out and went directly to the west of the town.
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After Xiang Qian left, after a long time, an Alliance guard asked in a low voice, "Boss, are we still gambling?"
"Gambling your mother's leg!" The guard leader slapped him on the head.
"Report to the Alliance, saying that someone has raided the warehouse!"
"Just took two eggs?" Another guard asked, "Do we need to report that too?"
"Are you blind?" The newly bald guard leader roared: "We have lost supplies worth a thousand gold! I, an Extraordinary Cultivator, was in a bitter fight and almost had my head cut off! Isn't this dangerous, isn't this terrifying, shouldn't we report it to the Alliance?"