Chapter 479: Grocery shopping
Theoretically speaking, so far, Su Wen, who does not have any official status, has no way to enter and exit the palace casually. Especially, when the state of emergency has not yet ended.
Su Wen originally wanted to avoid trouble and use stealth techniques to get out of the city, but before he could activate the skill, the people sent by Emperor Malenor found Su Wen and gave each of them a token that could enter and exit the palace.
In addition to entering and exiting the palace, this token is also required to pass through the streets near the blockade area, otherwise it will have to deal with a series of checks.
"Mr. Su Wen...... What are we going to do now?"
"I went back and looked at the corpse of the monster, I was a little uneasy, by the way, buy some more things. Su Wen replied, "By the way, what's the situation on Markwei......'s side?" Didn't bother you again, did you?"
"No...... Although I haven't gone out much since I went back, I heard from my family that the security on Markwei's side seems to have improved a lot all of a sudden, not to mention the Black Rope Club, even those small organizations and even adventurers are usually much safer. ”
Su Wen thought about it for a while, and then understood the reason.
After being escaped by Remington, the Black Rope Society's lair has been exposed, so that place, along with the nearby city of Markway, is likely to be searched by the Cult and official soldiers.
The Black Rope Society naturally slipped away early, and the Lord of Markwei, who stayed there and was inextricably linked with the Black Rope Society, after considering this problem, would of course do something to clear his suspicions, and at the same time, he could also deal with the "inspection" of the people sent from above and earn a wave of performance points for himself.
It is also reasonable that the public order and the environment in the city have improved.
From this aspect, it also proves that the high-level of the Black Rope Society named Vera contacted the Earl of Oswales for a transaction, which is also the true intention of the Black Rope Society.
Therefore, the black rope will have nothing to do with the gray giant.
When Su Wen passed by the battle site, the clean-up personnel on the Arenno side were already in place with various instruments and equipment. The gray giant has died until now, and the corpse has not disappeared, which means that this monster is not a "heavenly demon" created by the system, but a native monster of this world.
Most of the gray giant's body was burned to ashes by Su Wen and Yumi's purple fire when it turned into a small monster, leaving only the pedestal part left on the ground.
Su Wen took a look from afar and found that these pieces of flesh seemed to have lost their wriggling activity and turned into a hard substance similar to a stone. From the disappointed expressions on the faces of the researchers, it can be seen that these "stones" should be completely useless scraps.
However, in the spirit of the rigor of the technical workers, they still got a few pieces and prepared to transport them back to the research institute to analyze the composition of these substances.
Su Wen originally wanted to use these things as nourishment for Fei, but when he saw this scene, he gave up. Compared to the meat pieces that the unknown monsters have no security on and don't know if they can use it, it is still their daily food for humans, which is more reassuring.
The two of them walked all the way through the blockaded rich area to the eastern part of the city, and after asking a random person, they found out the location of the market. But what Su Wen didn't expect was that this market was already crowded.
The cries of the vendors rose higher and higher, and some of them even began to be hoarse. Among the crowded people, there are also constant inquiries from vendors, but it seems that for some reason, the sound of bargaining is much less and almost completely absent.
"Mr. Su Wen...... What are you doing here?"
"Grocery shopping. Su Wen looked at the black crowd in front of him and said, "But it seems that I have collided with these people......"
"What...... Who?"
Kuntu didn't dare to ask Su Wen why he came to "buy vegetables", but he subconsciously chose a questionable question behind him and asked it.
"For fear of another disaster, O man who has stored food. Su Wen explained: "These people are not short of money, but they were awakened by the monster just now to awaken their hidden sense of distress, so in order to avoid the recurrence of the disaster, they chose a method that can improve their sense of security." Storing food is something that people generally do. ”
"That's ......"
This phenomenon is also very experienced by Kuntu, on the Markwei side, when the monsters are active, the price of food will rise a lot. Although it is not the same thing, the principle is still roughly the same.
"Remember to follow me, don't get lost. ”
"Oooh!"
After speaking, Su Wen took a deep breath and rushed towards the group of people in the black pressure at the gate of the market. Although Quintu didn't know what Su Wen was going to do, he still followed in.
Quintu was still in his formative years, so because of his height, he could only see the chests of these adults. So this market is like a dense forest for him. As long as one is not careful, he will be squeezed out of the crowd and separated from Su Wen.
After entering the market, Su Wen found that the situation seemed to be much better than expected. Because of the "shelf-stable" characteristic, the people snapped up all the things like flour, hard bread, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and at most some cured meats and dried vegetables. Su Wen's target is fresh meat, fresh milk and animal blood.
As a resident, it is indeed difficult to store fresh meat without freezing equipment, but for businesses, it is still feasible to find a professional refrigeration magician to make some ice cubes to refrigerate, and this line has gradually formed a cold chain industry, constantly expanding the business of refrigeration, insulation and transportation.
There are still residents who rush to buy fresh meat, but there are not so many as to let merchants take the opportunity to raise prices, on the contrary, they can also take this opportunity to dispose of inventory and increase sales.
As for fresh milk, there are stable suppliers of fresh milk that deliver milk to households in Wangcheng, and residents rarely go to the market to buy fresh milk. Generally, the merchants who come here are those who do cake and dessert business.
So, it didn't take much effort for Su Wen to buy what he needed—two whole sheep with processed heads, and a bucket of milk that had just been taken out of the ice cellar.
As for animal blood, when Su Wen was about to give up, he found a small bucket in a fresh food stall.
When slaughtering livestock, the slaughterhouse collects the blood and sells it to merchants who need it, or simply gives it to some regular customers as a supplement. Although it is a small niche, there are still some gourmets who like to eat flavored snacks made with animal blood.
"Hey, little brother, you are so good at it, why do you become diligent if you don't want to be an adventurer?"
"Whereever, it's just a little more strength. Regarding the merchant's question, Su Wen just smiled.
After all, Su Wen was carrying two sheep and a bucket of milk...... This is not something that ordinary "strong" can do.
After leaving the market, Quintu finally couldn't help it and asked the question in his heart.
"Mr. Su Wen...... What are you buying these things for?"
"Of course, you buy food for eating. Su Wen replied as a matter of course.
This natural tone made Quintu even more confused, but he didn't dare to ask again. He was afraid that his question would seem too childish and make Su Wen feel troubled.
In the palace...... Is there still a lack of food?
Or is this the custom here, and you have to bring something as a gift when you go to someone's house?
You'll find out in a moment...... However, it seems a little strange to walk on the road like this until you know the truth...... After all, Su Wen's fierce behavior of resisting sheep and barrels is not commensurate with his size at all......