Global Game: Ten Billion Spirit Energy Coins From The Start

Chapter 739: 736, Triple Grain Price_1
 

After about ten minutes, the gourmet Sandberg, hands tied up in ropes, was “invited” over from the neighboring city by several high-ranking powerhouses dispatched by Duke Gran.

By the time he arrived, Sandberg was completely terrified.

His face was ashen, without a trace of blood, and his legs trembled so hard he could hardly stand.

Especially when he saw Duke Gran himself, he nearly fainted on the spot.

It was as if his world was falling apart — Had he violated the Empire’s laws or offended any important figure? Why were all the dignitaries present staring at him and scanning his body with spiritual energy, as if they were about to dissect him in public?

The God Level powerhouse of Duke Gran’s party was a woman hidden in the black fog. Su Yu couldn’t see her face clearly or know her profession.

Three minutes after Su Yu appeared, she arrived at the top of Duke Gran’s head, fully on guard against Su Yu.

But Su Yu appeared as calm as ever.

He smiled and gave a mage’s greetings to the God Level woman, then stood motionless, pretending to be a statue.

…

Once Sandberg arrived, Hunter stuffed the two roasted corn cobs Su Yu had into his mouth without waiting for an order from Duke Gran and forced him to chew and swallow.

The other generals also quickly clustered around, using their spiritual energy to sense the changes in the food in Sandberg’s stomach.

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Sandberg was so astonished that he almost lost control of his bodily functions.

What exactly was this yellow lump-like thing that the Duke was force-feeding him? Was it some kind of new type of poison?

But he didn’t dare to resist at all.

He could only tremblingly swallow the food and pray to the Fire God, hoping he would survive the day.

…

Sandberg’s talent was rather special; as early as seven or eight years old, his parents discovered that he could digest food rapidly and convert a portion of the energy in the food into his own strength.

It should have been a powerful ability. Unlike others who had to train hard to become stronger, all he needed to power up was to eat a lot, a trait that seemed like a template for novel protagonists.

However, the unfortunate part was that Sandberg’s conversion rate of food into power was incredibly low! Less than one thousandth.

Due to this pitiful conversion rate, this special talent could be considered quite useless. Thus, after struggling for half his life, he hadn’t become a powerhouse. His fame was all tied to the title “Big Stomach Gourmet”.

…

But now, it was time for his unique gift to shine!

Upon the activation of his talent, the corn kernels entered his stomach and almost instantly were drawn into his intestines, where they were broken down into energy.

Gradually, the furrowed brows of Duke Gran and the others began to relax.

Based on their observations, Sandberg’s digestion process was basically the same as for an ordinary person, showing no difference.

Now they could confirm — the food Su Yu was selling differed from their local crops only in appearance.

“Sandberg, how does it feel?” asked Duke Gran cordially.

“Ah? You’re asking me?!”

“Nonsense, is there anyone else here called Sandberg? If I’m not asking you, who else would I be asking?” A line of annoyance marked Duke Gran’s forehead.

At this moment, Sandberg exclaimed joyfully, “By the Fire God! The Duke actually spoke to me! If word of this gets out, it would be enough for me to brag for a lifetime!”

“Alright, alright!” A second line of annoyance marked Duke Gran’s head: “Let’s get to the point, what do you feel?”

“Feel? Feelings… If you’re asking about feelings, I think it tasted quite good.” Sandberg stuttered.

He was telling the truth; the taste of the roasted corn was indeed excellent.

But another line of annoyance marked Duke Gran’s forehead, the third one now.

With a dark face, he said angrily, “By ‘feel’, I mean what do you feel inside your body! Like discomfort, pain or unease!”

Sandberg was taken aback by Duke Gran’s fury.

He fell to his knees and, prostrating on the ground, said, “Forgive me, Duke! There’s no particular feeling inside my body. It’s the same as when I eat something normally!”

After hearing his words, Duke Gran’s face eased a bit. Communicating with this idiot was absolutely exhausting.

…

But since there were no problems with the food, their dilemma was easily solved!

Of course, Duke Gran wouldn’t neglect such an honored guest as Su Yu, and quickly put on a smiling face, “Honorable guest from another world, how much food do you have?”

Su Yu smiled faintly, “Rest assured, I have as much as you need, enough to go around!

If you’re really worried about the food being poisoned, no problem. I can give you the food first and you can pay me after half a month.”

“That’s fantastic!”

Hearing the word “enough”, a wide smile spread across Duke Gran’s face.

He was utterly ecstatic, “It seems the Fire God is still looking after me! The food problem is completely solved, my ascension to the Fire Nation’s throne is as good as certain!”

Chief of Logistics Hunter, however, wasn’t as thrilled as the Duke.

This merchant from another world was giving them much needed help in desperate times; surely the price of this “help” wouldn’t be low, would it?

He asked, “Honoured guest from another world, regarding the price for this food, may I ask what price you’re considering?”

Upon hearing Hunter’s words, the excitement in Duke Gran’s heart cooled down somewhat.

Wait a minute, this merchant from another dimension wasn’t planning to extort him, was he?

If he were to throw out an astronomical price that he couldn’t afford, wouldn’t that be getting his hopes up for nothing?

However, Su Yu had no intention of overcharging him. He simply wanted to sell the goods as quickly as possible so he could return to his training.

“Based on my understanding,” Su Yu nonchalantly said, “With the onset of the harsh winter and the ongoing war, the market price of food has already surged six to seven times, hasn’t it?”

“Yes, that is indeed the situation,” Hunter nodded in agreement.

“In that case, I’ll sell you this food at only four times the usual price! What do you all think?”

“Four times… I think the price is a bit high.”

“Then three times, I won’t go any lower, and the payment must be made in full with Spiritual Energy Stones or Warcraft materials above rank six.”

“Deal!” Duke Gran immediately responded.

He could well afford a price three times the usual rate, as he would not be able to purchase grains this cheap on the black market!

He could even consider procuring extra and having his men sell the surplus on the black market. That way, he could even make a profit!

“Then it’s settled.” Su Yu took out a fist-sized recording crystal from his necklace, saying, “Let’s do the trade now.

However, during the transaction, I’ll need to record the entire process to provide as a proof, which will make it easier for me to report to my superiors.”

“Superiors?” Duke Gran noted Su Yu’s choice of words.

This strong seventh-rank powerhouse, Su Yu, actually had a superior?!