Section 20
Mondstadt has reached such a difficult situation, but the people of Mondstadt are still hurting each other.
Now, many people in Mondstadt have regarded her as a member of the evil nobles, believing that her previous promise was just a lie to stabilize the situation. Moreover, due to the active underground fire, the knights stationed outside the city to resist monsters were recalled, resulting in a rise in the risk factor outside the city and a sharp increase in casualties.
Even if this order was not issued by her, outsiders only know that she is the leader, so it must be her problem.
These things, coupled with the news that came from nowhere after the recent noble meeting, are now spreading the news that the nobles ignore the lives of the people of Mondstadt and are unwilling to give even a Mora to help Mondstadt overcome the difficulties.
There is no doubt that it is the means of the underground fire, and she, the acting leader, bears the brunt of the responsibility.
Not long ago, the Knights held a meeting internally, and the majority agreed to let the Fatui help deal with the dragon disaster. The next step is to connect with the Fatui.
Qin suddenly felt very tired, and even left the connection to others, and came to this church alone.
"Lord Rustan... What kind of mood did you have when you made the choice back then?"
Try your best to protect, but be questioned and opposed.
This mood is not good.
As soon as the voice fell, a voice sounded.
"I guess Captain Rustan didn't think about anything at the beginning, just wanted to achieve the goal in his heart."
Qin was stunned, turned around and saw Su Chen sitting next to her.
"Speaking of which, I have been in the Knights for so long, this is the first time I see you lazy."
Lazy... She really rarely does it, and even in the past six months, there have been few holidays.
"You just said that Captain Rustan wants to achieve his goal in his heart... What do you think it is?" Qin changed the topic.
If someone else said this, she would definitely ignore it.
After all, few people outside the Knights know about Rustan's affairs.
But Su Chen seemed to know everything, so Qin subconsciously asked this question.
"As the leader, the goal is naturally to protect Mond, is there anything else?" Su Chen said as a matter of course.
"But he was forced to step down by countless Mondstadt people. He was clearly devoted to Mondstadt. Is this fair to him?"
Su Chen chuckled: "Fair? He was too busy at that time to think about such things."
Qin said helplessly: "You said it as if you really knew... Alas~ I am really a little stupid to ask you such a question. Sorry, just ignore what I said just now."
Perhaps she was too confused. She had read about the deeds of Captain Rustam at least ten times.
It can be said that in Mondstadt, few people know Rustam better than her.
But now she is asking Su Chen, how can someone from outside Mondstadt know Captain Rustam?
"So, do you regret it?"
"Regret... No, I just don't know what to do."
Qin sighed softly. She didn't know how to solve the current situation.
"Actually, it's not that difficult."
"Eh? Do you have a solution?"
"It's just an immature suggestion." Su Chen smiled faintly, "Ask yourself what you really want to do. As long as you determine the goal, I think you can make a decision that you won't regret, just like Rustan."
"You asked me if this is fair, why don't you find the answer yourself? Until the end, ask yourself, is this fair?"
"Make a decision that you won't regret..." Qin murmured to herself, "Can I really be like Captain Rustan? He is the second only to Captain Vanessa in the history of the Knights."
"In my opinion, you won't do worse than him."
"Huh~"
Qin exhaled, stood up, and said solemnly: "Thank you, Su Chen, I know what to do!"
"That's good, cheer up quickly, Captain Qin, otherwise it will be difficult for me, your assistant, to do everything." Su Chen said with a smile.
Qin also laughed.
She left the bench and walked quickly towards the church door.
Ding! ——
The evening bell rang.
Su Chen leaned on the bench, his deep eyes staring at the afterglow from the church's stained glass windows, and a faint smile appeared on his handsome face.
...
The next day, all the grain-related shops under the Gunhild family's name made large-scale price adjustments and sold them at prices lower than the market price.
Gunhild's actions represented Qin's attitude, which made the voices in Mondstadt slightly reverse.
And then, Angel's Gift suddenly issued an announcement that the Dawn Winery would also sell grain to the people of Mondstadt in the next period of time, and the price was the same as that of the shops under Gunhild's name.
Dawn Winery, Mondstadt's uncrowned king Diluk, his actions undoubtedly shocked the people of Mondstadt.
You know, Dawn Winery's own grain was purchased at a high price. They need to use grain to make wine, but now they are selling it at a low price. This kind of business that is bound to lose money can only be done by the wealthy Master Lu.
However, his attitude clearly supports Captain Qin.
Although this arrogant Master Lu has never expressed his position.
"You asked me to help, and I did what you asked, but I don't think it will work."
Angel Gift.
The red-haired young man wiped the wine glass and said to Su Chen in front of him.
"Don't underestimate the power of those nobles. They know how much inventory my winery has, and I'm afraid they will take action soon."
"Don't worry about this." Su Chen smiled slightly, "It will be troublesome if they don't take action, but it will be easier to handle if they do."
Diluc glanced at Su Chen: "Have you already had a plan?"
"It's just an immature idea... Speaking of which, you agreed quite simply. Are you worried that the junior will not be able to support it?"
"Hmph! I don't have any expectations for the Knights, but if she falls, no one in the Knights will be able to take on the responsibility. I don't want the chaos in Mondstadt to affect the business of the winery. With the current price of food, I don’t have much profit from my wine.”
"Yes Yes Yes."
Su Chen shook his head secretly, thinking about Grandpa Lu, these days the tsundere has already withdrawn from the environment.
But maybe there is a market for male tsunderes unexpectedly?
The two chatted casually.
It was as if the disturbance outside the tavern did not exist.
It was not until the afternoon that the noble group took action.
You must know that behind the large chambers of commerce in Mondstadt are basically the shadows of aristocratic groups. They use their power to run the chambers of commerce and amass unimaginable wealth.
After Gunnhild and Morningside Winery took action, the nobles did not take advantage of the price advantage to compete in the market. Instead, they spent a large amount of money to buy all the grain sold by the two companies.
Then put these grains into your own chamber of commerce and sell them at a higher price.
Because people who buy food come in batches and their identities are difficult to trace, there is no way to be on guard.
...
"How stupid."
Inside the Earth Fire Stronghold.
In the dark basement, the lady sat sideways on a chair. After hearing the report from her subordinates, she made a disdainful sound.
In her opinion, Jean and Diluc were too naive. Although they had the intention to do things for Mond, they did bad things with good intentions.
Now that the food is gone, the nobles will become even more unscrupulous, and it is the ordinary people who will suffer in the end.
Only those Mondstadts could do such a mindless thing.
"But it's okay, let them ignite the anger of the people of Mondstadt. Only when the accumulated anger has nowhere to put can it explode with greater power in silence."
The operation of the Earth Fire has begun, and the Fools have successfully obtained the right to dispatch troops from the Knights.
Next, she only needs to use Tevalin to lure the Wind God out, and then capture the God's Heart to complete the task assigned to her by the Queen.
But before that, let the flames of Earth Fire burn away Mondstadt's corrupt and ignorant thoughts.
"Lord Judge, what should we do?"
asked a person in charge of ground fire.
The lady said coldly: "Don't pay attention to them. Everything will proceed as planned. The more unscrupulous those nobles act, the smoother our trial will be."
trial.
The lady still plans to wash this decayed city with blood.
She doesn't want justice.
She wants to bleed like a river!
But soon, something unexpected happened in Mondstadt.
Just as the nobles were preparing to take advantage of the price difference to make a fortune, countless small shops in Mondstadt began to sell food, and the prices were the same as those of the Gunnhild family and Dawn Winery!
Now the nobles were confused.
Why are there people here to join in the fun?
Although the grain reserves of one shop are not large, it cannot support the number of shops.
These small shops are basically run by individuals, and are naturally incomparable to the large chambers of commerce run by nobles. At first, the nobles did not take it to heart, but as the food continued to be purchased by the people of Mondstadt, they finally began to worry.
So they repeated their old tricks and tried to deal with these small shops using the same methods they used to deal with Gunnhild and Morningside Winery.
"Buy! We will buy as much as they have!"
At the aristocratic gathering, Andre said angrily.
"Even the Gunnhild family and Morningside Winery have compromised. These small traders can't make any waves."
Another nobleman raised his glass and smiled.
But the joy of the nobles did not last long.
They were surprised to find that no matter how much money they spent on buying grain, the small traders seemed to have grain fields at home that would automatically produce grain.