Two monsters as high as a mountain...

Ma Wei's cheeks twitched uncontrollably, and two names popped into his mind:

Kraken, the giant monster of the North Sea, and the ancestor of the whale, Saida!

In addition to them, are there monsters as high as mountains near the Far North Sea?

And both at the same time?

It's been half a month since the Kraken woke up, and they're still fighting... Let's fight, I even ran into the Third and Fourth Army, which planned to retreat to the mainland, really....

It's a delight.

"Report!"

The voice of a soldier sounded outside the command room, and everyone turned around to see a middle-aged man in a tuxedo, who was the internal affairs officer in charge of the king's daily affairs, walking in.

"Your Excellency Katerina....", the Interior Officer bowed a peugeot palace etiquette and took out the envelope in his arms, "Your Majesty has invited you to the evening at the Central District Academy of Sciences at 8 o'clock tonight, this is an invitation, please be sure to attend in formal attire." ”

"The enemy has already arrived in the city, and Your Majesty still has the heart to hold a party?"

"Many nobles were invited to the party, including many high-ranking officials of the army." The internal affairs officer seemed to have expected Katerina's question, and patiently explained: "So this is not only a party, but also a discussion meeting about the war, but Your Majesty likes the name party." ”

"He really hasn't changed at all..."

Katerina sneered: "Go back and tell him that I will attend on time." ”

"Yes."

The purpose was achieved, and the internal affairs officer glanced at Onufri and the others in the command room, and turned to leave.

"Your Highness! How can you go to this party?! ”

As soon as the internal affairs officer left, Onufri and the others shouted: "Your Majesty has always had political disagreements with you, even if you are sisters and brothers, you can't be careless!" ”

"We really need to work together at the moment of the great enemy." Katerina said calmly: "As long as their brains are not flooded, it is impossible to do something to me at the party, at most to give me some orders." ”

"What's more..."

Her blue eyes swept to Mavi, who was standing aside, and Katerina asked, "Father, do I need to be afraid?" ”

Ma Wei smiled: "No need, Your Highness. ”

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In the evening, two carriages drove into the city of Tyumen, and the sunset streets and towering houses of black stone were crowded with civilians wrapped in thick clothes and turbans, huddled together, resisting each other from the cold wind, and every time the carriage passed, they raised their heads like bows and retracted their numb and stiff legs and feet at the reprimand of the coachman.

The once wide streets, which now only accommodate one horse-drawn carriage, are only a small group of refugees, many of whom have been sent to other cities further afield because there are no vacant seats.

Yunia leaned on the window of the car, looking at the refugees on the street, her eyes widened, and among the refugees, there were also ragged children looking up at her.

"How many refugees are there in the city?" Mavi asked.

"Nearly two million, and that's not counting the original inhabitants of Tyumen." "Now that the city is in a situation of food shortage, the price of a piece of black bread has risen from 10 kopecks to 50 kopecks, a fivefold increase in a few days. ”

The kopeck is the currency of the Romanov Kingdom, and on top of the kopeck, there is a higher value of rubles, which is simpler than the pennies and shillings of the Windsor Kingdom, which are all 1:100.

1 ruble = 100 kopecks = 2 shillings, and 10 rubles is not much different from the purchasing power of 1 gold pound.

"5 times more?" Ma Wei's eyelids jumped: "Someone is speculating on food prices? ”

"It is not known for sure at the moment, but it was during the war." Dino sighed: "There are too many civilians affected, the material reserves of Tyumen City are not enough to support the two million refugees who suddenly arrived, 50 kopecks a piece of black bread is still in short supply, and the civilians with some assets can still survive, but those serfs who came to Tyumen City with the old men... You can only eat the rations you brought, or pawn things and buy a few raw potatoes. ”

When the war broke out, the Romanov Kingdom, which had lost nearly a third of its land, suddenly entered a critical moment, even if Siberia kept digging potatoes day and night, it was difficult to supply so many refugees, and when the sea was blocked, the prices of many imported materials, such as sugar and vegetables, also skyrocketed.

Now that the river is frozen, there is no way to catch fish, and refugees, who have lost almost all their food sources, have to stay in the city and wait for the government to help.

"I've sent a letter to Aaron asking him to secretly ship the batch of wheat flour you bought to Tyumen City, but it will take a little time." Dino licked his lips: "Fortunately, I also bought a lot of grain before, and hoarded it in the warehouse in Omsk City, which can solve my urgent needs." ”

"How much food have you stockpiled?"

"1000 tons." Dino did the math: "If all the bread is baked and it is full, it will only be enough for these refugees to eat for about three days." ”

Three days, can the war end?

Impossible.

What refugees will eat will always be a question if they are unable to return home, and it is impossible for Mavi to watch them starve to death, both internally and utilitarianly.

"Didn't the Romanov Kingdom distribute relief food?" The source asked: "They brought these refugees to Tyumen City, it is impossible not to give them something to eat!" ”

"You ask me, I ask who to go!"

Dino trembled with his pen and counted the accounts, he knew what Ma Wei wanted to do, and he was willing to take out all the food he bought and distribute it, but... Can...

But he just couldn't control his heart from dripping blood, and he grinned in pain.

He has never done a loss-making business in his life, and this time I am afraid that he will lose all his money...

"I'll ask the king tonight about the food for relief." Katerina looked out the window and said: "They are the people of the Romanov kingdom, and I will not watch them starve to death no matter what." ”

Having said that, Katerina didn't know how much money those nobles were willing to pay to help refugees, and she didn't know whether the kingdom would be able to buy food in times of war.

The coastline was blocked, and not only imported goods could not be brought in, but even what was produced in the Romanov kingdom could not be shipped out.

The only way is to buy supplies from the bordering kingdom of Frederick, but the road to there has long been occupied by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor, and it is impossible to bring in the goods!

Fortunately, the war went too quickly, and the refugees who fled to Tyumen City carried food with them were frugal, and they could still support them for a few days without falling into a situation of running out of food, which gave Ma Wei and others who had just arrived a great buffer time.

"Edward, tonight, you accompany Your Highness to the party to protect her safety."

"No problem, can I find something to eat when I'm hungry?"

"Whatever you want, just don't panic."

After a short thought, Mavi said the plan of action that he had thought of in advance: "Fat Orange Black, you go and take the stray cats near Tyumen City under your command and form a branch of the Cat Legion." ”

"Okay."

"Dino, incoming, let's rent a church as a temporary base for staying, and then we will start evangelism."

"I've already found the church." Dino said: "Before leaving the Romanov kingdom, I asked Lissell to stay and act as an opportunity, and he followed the flow of refugees to Tyumen City, and rented a church in advance in the center of the city, called Znamensky Cathedral, which is a legacy of the Apocalypse. ”