Because of the locust plague, Ciri had to soak in the government hall every day, and occasionally came back to rest for a while.

Yang Chen was not affected in the slightest, except for being a little surprised when Ciri told him that the chickens and ducks were in a state that something was wrong after eating the locusts.

Did the locust plague that swept through the central and western Everbright region of Nonan really have no impact in the slightest?

Not necessarily, for the ordinary citizens living in Cecil City, it is natural to feel that the price of food is skyrocketing, and it can be said that it is the same every day.

But for people at a higher level, it is nothing at all, after all, with their channels, they have naturally hoarded a large amount of grain and piled up the entire warehouse......

There is no food price suppression policy in this world, and the rich and nobles will not care about the life and death of ordinary people, for them, hoarding food is not only for peace of mind, but also to make a lot of money at such a time!

In the past, there was a locust plague that led to a decrease in grain production, and then there were rich nobles who maliciously hoarded grain and raised the price of grain.

She's discussed a lot of things with Serrot these days, but after all, it's only a symptom and not a cure!

They believe that this increase in food prices is certainly affected by the locust plague, but the more important thing is the nobles and traders who are unscrupulous for profit!

They first negotiated with the relevant nobles, hoping to sell some of the grain at a low price to the market. However, although these aristocratic merchants all agreed very well, when it came time to actually sell grain, they still pushed back and used various reasons to prevaricate.

Ciri and Serrot felt that this way would not work, so they prepared to directly investigate, and if anyone dared to take the opportunity to raise prices, they would directly close down the store and confiscate the grain.

But unexpectedly, this move is in line with the hearts of a group of nobles, and now every household has grain in stock, coupled with the inflated price of grain, many people are not in a hurry to buy grain, and they are still in the wait-and-see stage.

Now that the government affairs department has checked it, many grain merchants have just pushed the boat along the river and stopped selling it directly, and the price of grain has been much higher for a while!

It was a frustration for Ciri, who had never had a problem like this......

At the beginning, it was much easier than this on the battlefield, and it was cut directly to see who was unhappy. But now, the aristocratic grain merchants are just secretly raising prices, and they are not violating the laws of Nonan, so there is nothing they can do about them.

Yang Chen has occasionally met Xili these days, and Xili sighs with a sigh, some things really can't be done well with stronger strength!

Going into battle to kill the enemy, Ciri is naturally not false, and Ciri is really not good at governing the place.

Not to mention Ciri, even Noonan's Chief Consul Serot is also a little anxious these days.

Although some relatively close supplies have arrived these days, they are still unable to meet the needs of so many people.

Not only that, many farmers are not able to farm with peace of mind under the locust plague, they want to do something to keep their crops, but it is useless, and the overwhelming locusts are really alarming.

As a result, a huge wave is sweeping from the central and western plains of Noonam in all directions!

Even Serrot couldn't hold it anymore, so he could only silently hope that the insecticide could be developed as soon as possible.

On this day, Ciri found Yang Chen with some excitement, "The method you said really works, chickens, ducks and other poultry can only destroy hundreds of locusts every day!"

Yang Chen, who was preparing to practice his sword, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the news, "Didn't you say a few days ago that this method doesn't work?"

"Yes, although chickens and ducks devour adult locusts, they can eat the eggs and larvae in the crops......

"Huh?" Yang Chen was a little puzzled.

"Strange to say, the alchemist in Cilo City said that he found that locusts contain toxins when they gather, but if they are scattered in the fields like larvae, they will not form toxins......

"That's ......" Yang Chen didn't know what to say for a while, he never expected that locusts would have such magical attributes.

"Alas......" seemed to remember something again, and Ciri couldn't help but sigh.

"This is a good thing, what are you sighing for......" Yang Chen was a little puzzled.

"That being said, there is still a huge food shortage, and most importantly, farmers in many fields are desperate and are harvesting their unripe crops. Ciri explained.

"Didn't you just say that chickens and ducks can devour locust larvae, why would anyone still do this?" Yang Chen really didn't understand, why did he do this?

Hearing this, Ciri couldn't help but glance at Yang Chen, "We also just discovered that chickens and ducks can devour larvae, and we haven't had time to send someone to inform us." By the time our correspondent arrived, everyone had already harvested their crops......"

Yang Chen was silent, he had always felt that the magic civilization should be completely not inferior to the previous life, whether it was magic communication that could communicate face-to-face, or the extremely convenient and fast griffin knight......

At the very least, in his opinion, communication should be comparable to that of the earth's civilization.

But I ignore that the development of this world is deformed, and magic is a skill that can only be mastered by a few people, not to mention the communication technique that is more difficult to master, and it is impossible to cover the entire territory of Noonan, even with the help of the griffin knight, it is difficult to decentralize the decree to the countryside!

Seeing that Yang Chen was listening to himself seriously, Ciri couldn't help but start pouring bitter water for a while.

What aristocracy is not a thing...... Many people don't have the heart to work anymore...... No one cares about any large areas of farmland, and they are simply abandoned...... What kind of alchemy guild is a bunch of waste, and even a simple insecticide can't be developed......

Yang Chen listened silently, he didn't expect the situation in Nuonan to be so bad.

The more Ciri spoke, the more he spoke, and for a while, his eyes turned a little red, and he said with a slight cry, "Why are they so bullying? Noonan is not from our Cecil family...... It's all together...... Why can't we unite as one......"

Yang Chen looked at this girl who could kill the enemy on the battlefield without changing her face, and looked at this girl who was still strong after being seriously injured, and actually cried because of some bad things between nobles.

For a while, I couldn't help but feel a little distressed, in the face of such natural and man-made disasters, it was difficult for Serrot, who had been in politics for decades, to break the situation, let alone this little girl who had never been involved in politics at the age of about 20......

For a while, Yang Chen subconsciously hugged Xili, still wetting his clothes from Xiri's tears.

At this moment, Yang Chen always felt that he should do something, but it was just a plague of locusts, just some nobles who were faint in their minds...... What's so hard about that?

Yang Chen half-hugged Xili and gently comforted him...... Gradually, Ciri's crying gradually became quieter, and when she realized that she was actually being held by Yang Chen, Ciri was already ashamed and forgot her sadness......

Xili secretly wiped away her tears, quickly pulled out her head, and looked straight at Yang Chen.

At this moment, Yang Chen looked at Xili's eyes that were still slightly red, and the pear blossom with rain on her face, and only felt that he should say something......

It's just that he has no experience in this area, so he has to open his arms and say, "Look you got it for me...... It's ...... so wet."

Ciri couldn't believe his ears at this moment, his mouth was slightly open, and his face was incredulous.

You hugged my mother and didn't say a word, and you blame me for getting your clothes wet?

Looking at Ciri's eyes staring at the boss, Yang Chen was a little weak-hearted, but he didn't lose the battle, and he kicked back again.

The two stared at each other like two children, and for a moment they felt a little overwhelmed.

In the end, Yang Chen relented, looked away and said, "I'...... What's that...... I'll help you with all these troubles...... That is, can you stop glaring at me......"

Seeing Yang Chen's softness, Ciri couldn't help but snort proudly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"It's long overdue, our Cecil family doesn't raise idlers......"

Only then did Yang Chen remember that, strictly speaking, he seemed to be really an alchemist recruited by the Cecil family.

For a while, the atmosphere changed a little......

At this time, the maid who was outside the door suddenly knocked on the door and said, "Miss Ciri, there is news from the guard at the door that someone is looking for His Excellency Yang Chen." ”

"Oh, did that person identify himself?" asked Ciri in a flat tone.

"He said his name was Bruce, and he was a subordinate of His Excellency Yang Chen......"

"Bruce, okay, I see......" Ciri didn't remember who it was at first, and when he saw Yang Chen nodding, he remembered that it was the person who had been arranged in Blue Moon City before.

At that time, Chris took Yang Chen and Ciri to Cecil City first, and Yang Chen asked Bruce to help Tool Man No. 1 establish a stronghold and then rush over......

It's been almost a month, and these people are finally here.

Yang Chen couldn't help but feel a little emotion in his heart.

Seeing Xili looking at him with a smile, Yang Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes, "What do you see, my vassal's vassal is not my vassal......"

"Hey, look at your stingy appearance, aren't you just a few extraordinary...... Have you forgotten what I did before?" "When Ciri saw Yang Chen's appearance of protecting food, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

Yang Chen originally wanted to refute, what are a few transcendental? Transcendent is already very powerful, okay?

However, after hearing the second half of the sentence, Yang Chen stopped talking, he also remembered that Xili was the commander of the Yu Guard Army before, and there were hundreds of transcendents under him.

Yang Chen couldn't help but sigh, although he had the magic ring, it was the limit to control a dozen or so people of the same level, and there was no way to command an extraordinary army of hundreds of people like Ciri.

But at the moment when he lowered his head, Yang Chen saw the water stains on his chest, and couldn't help but tilt his mouth at Xili, as if to say, he was still crying when he was twenty years old.

For a while, Ciri was angry enough.

I couldn't help but push the door and leave.

Yang Chen couldn't help laughing in the back and followed.

Yang Chen was already a little eager to see his dear tool people at this time, he had been researching alchemy potions before, and he was worried that he couldn't find a suitable test subject......