"Low price? Are you crazy!"
Dandan'er suddenly stood up.
Not only him, but Qimor and Bessie also looked grim.
In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through their minds, and a terrible guess emerged from their hearts.
— Could it be that the God of the Internet is on good terms with the Goddess of Music?
If that were truly the case, it would be extremely unlucky!
The Goddess of Music is called a god, and she is a deity recognized by the Five Great Orthodox Gods. Her presence on the Azea continent is not low, but few people revere her.
The reason is simple:
The divine authority she holds is very limited in power;
Her followers are spread throughout the Azea continent, but are limited to musicians kept by nobles;
She established the earthly divine kingdom of Viaes in the Lanlun Mountain Basin, but in the end, it is merely a city-state;
Her divine kingdom does not engage in production; everything is inferior except for music. If a commoner can compose beautiful music, their status will instantly surpass that of a palace guard captain.
The only external influence of her divine kingdom is that all nobles on the Azea continent recognize musicians who come from the Viaes Music Academy.
Or rather, being able to have musicians from the Viaes Music Academy has become a luxury item for nobles in various countries to flaunt their wealth and status.
How can such a neutral and gentle god inspire reverence?
Of course, from a certain perspective, the Goddess of Music is also an extremely intelligent and self-aware deity.
No ambition, content with her own small circle.
A small country with few people, making small profits with sharp tools.
Neither the Five Great Orthodox Gods nor the various evil gods would generally make trouble for her over her small piece of land.
After all, she is a genuine deity holding divine authority.
No matter how weak, even if she cannot achieve things, she can still mess things up.
If truly provoked, even at the cost of her earthly divine kingdom Viaes, she can still disgust you to death!
In contrast, the God of Contracts, Dunn, who had considerable strength, was besieged and fell. Her survival strategy is not without success.
However, while she is successful, if the God of the Internet is on very good terms with her, then it will be disastrous for the Kvir Empire.
Selling the grain that was so hard to grow to her at a low price, who could feel comfortable with that?
Even if the seeds were developed by the God of the Internet.
"Do you have an opinion?"
Yu Shen'an looked at Dandan'er, and his peripheral vision glanced at Qimor and Bessie.
"Your Excellency, please do not be angry. Grain concerns the bellies of the empire's citizens, but it concerns the stability of your Fountain of Origin even more! Now the Internet is increasingly penetrating all aspects of the empire, and a large number of people are leaving the land and entering the cities. If there is a problem with grain, your Fountain of Origin is in danger!" Qimor spoke up.
It must be admitted that those who can become Archmages are not fools.
When advising Yu Shen'an, they completely adopted the posture of "I am standing from your perspective and thinking for you."
"That's right, I admit that the crops improved by Your Excellency have greatly increased grain production, temporarily saving the empire from the risk of famine. But as grain yields increase and literacy becomes widespread, more and more farmers will leave the land, so we must store sufficient grain to prevent unforeseen troubles." Bessie also spoke.
"Your Excellency, grain can be sold, but it must never be sold at a low price! Otherwise, farmers will not make money, they will no longer be willing to farm, and under a vicious cycle, the empire will fall apart in an instant."
Dandan'er also began to exaggerate the danger.
Yu Shen'an listened to the three of them singing in harmony and immediately laughed.
He straightened his back, clasped his fingers, and placed them on the table, saying:
"I was not willing to participate in your country's politics, but since you said it concerns my missionary area, participation is also necessary. So why refute my suggestion?"
"Let me tell you, in the future, the empire will not only sell grain to Viaes at a low price, but to all other countries, all at a low price!"
Yu Shen'an's astonishing words directly made the three Archmages' expressions change dramatically!
The three of them exchanged glances,
Each saw the thorny intent in the other's eyes.
Dandan'er narrowed his eyes: "Your Excellency, you don't really think that flattering the gods can bring long-term peace, do you?"
The only female Archmage, Bessie, also looked cold and aloof: "Your Excellency, do not try the path of the Goddess of Music. The Kvir Empire is not that small place of Viaes! Here are sixteen cities with a million people each, controlling six million square kilometers of land. The gods will not give up this piece of fat."
Qimor did not speak, only his magic projection suddenly flickered, sometimes illusory, sometimes solid, as if his real body could be replaced at any time.
The three Archmages for the first time showed a strong side.
They had to be strong.
The Internet has completely penetrated the empire, and they will not allow the God of the Internet to implement a policy of appeasement.
Yu Shen'an chuckled.
"Haha..."
It could be seen that Yu Shen'an was laughing very happily.
It was just that the expressions of the three Archmages became even colder, saying nothing, as if they might attack at any time, but were hesitant due to something, not daring to act rashly.
"I have always found it difficult to understand why your country can maintain independence under the watchful eyes of the Five Great Orthodox Gods? Now, I understand."
Yu Shen'an waved his hand: "I like your attitude very much. Relax, I am not as spineless as you imagine."
The three Archmages exchanged glances, all a bit confused by Yu Shen'an's attitude.
They still said nothing, looking at Yu Shen'an.
Yu Shen'an, on the other hand, became more relaxed: "Haven't you thought about why I want to implement a low-price grain strategy? However, your reaction has made me breathe a sigh of relief. Even you can't see through it, so I think this strategy is highly feasible."
Under the surprised and uncertain gaze of the three Archmages, Yu Shen'an began to speak eloquently.
"Have you thought about what consequences our low-price grain export strategy will cause? Let's not talk about the empire for now, let's talk about foreign countries. They will no longer be willing to grow crops due to the influx of a large amount of low-price grain."
"After three to five years, their grain will be heavily dependent on imports. At that time, as long as we cut off grain exports, no matter how devout the followers of the Five Great Orthodox Gods are, after seven or eight days of hunger, they will go crazy and rebel!"
"During this period, we can even encourage and induce them to plant magic plants that have higher economic benefits but consume a lot of soil fertility. They can exchange magic plants for grain, and after we get the magic plants, we can use our magic advantage to process them into high-value-added magic items and sell them back to them."
"In this way, we will never lose money, and we can even use this part of the profit to subsidize farmers, purchase grain at high prices, and encourage them to farm."
"Oh, by the way, at that time, we can even induce domestic mages, telling them that the missionary areas of the Five Great Orthodox Gods are all magic plants. If they want more magic resources, they can only go further by taking their territory."
Yu Shen'an slowed down his speech: "Now you understand what I mean, right? My goal is to use low-price grain to destroy their grain self-sufficiency system."
The pupils of the three Archmages dilated, all of them shocked by Yu Shen'an's words.
They had always thought that grain was a good thing, the foundation of the empire's stability, and naturally had to be desperately protected!
But they had never thought that this good thing could have such a terrifying and vicious effect.
If all this could be implemented smoothly, they would be able to weaken the enemy countries from within, conquering without fighting.
In an instant, the way the three of them looked at Yu Shen'an completely changed.
Where was he the God of Agriculture, rumored among the common people to have saved countless lives?
He was clearly a Demon God of the Abyss!
No, the Demon Gods of the Abyss who only know how to fight and kill are not even fit to carry his shoes!