Chapter 22 - Stirring Up Food Prices!

Chapter 22: Stirring Up Food Prices!The amount of food harvested this time was much more than expected.

However, the biggest gain was the 75 white crystal stones, which could significantly enhance their current strength.

Although the physical exertion of everyone was relatively small this time, it was still not enough to support another battle.

“Clean up the battlefield and return,” Lin Feng ordered his soldiers.

“Yes!” all the soldiers responded in unison.

It wasn’t necessary to have the cook prepare a meal now, as the soldiers ate before setting out. A battle lasting less than an hour wouldn’t have left them hungry. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Nʘvᴇl(F)ire.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

On their return, the soldiers transported all the loot back to the shelter.

It was already past 8 PM, and Lin Feng decided not to undertake any further actions until the next day.

Lin Feng could clearly sense that the zombies were stronger and more active at night.

Sure enough, the system’s prompt appeared in the world chat.

【Nighttime makes the zombies, which are sluggish during the day, more active. Survivors are advised to avoid launching attacks at night.】

Following Lin Feng’s instructions, all the soldiers went to rest. Although their physical exertion wasn’t significant, sleep was still necessary. Physical stamina and mental state were two different things.

Lin Feng now had nearly 700 jin of food and over 1600 liters of drinking water, which he needed to quickly exchange for other essential resources.

With a daily consumption of 30 jin of food, he only needed to keep 180 jin in reserve. The rest could be traded.

However, Lin Feng noticed that the price of food was already driven down.

Many other survivors also acquired substantial resources, as it was common to find some food in one’s own house. Lin Feng’s location just happened to have a larger food reserve.

However, the balance was disrupted by a survivor who was born in a grain store. He had a reserve of four to five thousand jin of food, which directly impacted the market balance.

A market with hundreds of thousands of people wouldn’t collapse just because of four to five thousand jin of food. Instead, it was the stampede effect caused by people. When they saw someone starting to sell large quantities of food, others with food reserves feared they wouldn’t get a good price for their own supplies, so they followed suit and sold their food.

As a result, the price of food rapidly decreased due to the mass selling by people in the market.

Currently, the market price for food was seven jin per crystal stone.

Lin Feng’s expression took on a peculiar look.

So, he directly initiated a trade.

【Survivor Lin Feng proposes a trade: 100 white crystal stones for 650 jin of food. This trade is open to all!】

【Survivor Lin Feng proposes a trade: 4 yellow crystal stones for 300 jin of food. This trade is open to all!】

【Survivor Lin Feng proposes a trade: 1000 liters of water for 200 jin of food. This trade is open to all!】

In an instant, Lin Feng’s three trade offers surged through the market like a tidal wave.

Lin Feng’s name was well-known among all survivors.

Initially, Lin Feng offered more food in exchange for crystal stones, which was one of the reasons the price of food gradually decreased.

And now, Lin Feng was directly using 100 white crystal stones and 1000 liters of drinking water to exchange for food!

It was important to note that Lin Feng was already at the top of the survivor pyramid, always leading the major actions.

However, due to many people engaging in free trade and seeking maximum profit, Lin Feng’s crystal stones and water were quickly snapped up.

What appeared in Lin Feng’s inventory was 850 jin of food, consisting of various types, but primarily rice.

The four yellow crystal stones remained untraded, as most survivors didn’t have enough food to exchange for them, except for a few.

“What are yellow crystal stones? Are they head crystal stones from higher-tier zombies?”

“It seems so. There was a yellow crystal stone in the market before, but it was quickly taken. Now Lin God is using yellow crystal stones for this trade…”

“Hiss…”

“Why does Lin God need so much food? Is he facing a food crisis?”

The market quickly buzzed with chatter, as Lin Feng’s reputation was significant.

This sudden large-scale trade to acquire so much food left everyone feeling shocked.

So, the survivors in the market began to wonder if the future development would require a lot of food, since Lin Feng was undoubtedly ahead of them.

“Damn, grab the food quickly!”

“Keep it quiet!”

Many quick-thinking survivors immediately exchanged all their white crystal stones for food, and they did so swiftly.

As a result, the price of food quickly rose to 6 jin per crystal stone.

The price of food skyrocketed, and all the survivors assumed that Lin Feng must be stockpiling food for some significant future need.

The market was flooded with trade information.

【Survivor Wang Shuangshuang proposes a trade: 30 crystal stones for 150 jin of food. This trade is open to all!】

This was another survivor who was previously at the forefront and even mentioned in the system’s global announcements!

The price of food was rising at an unbelievable rate!

A large number of survivors were scrambling to buy food in the market, hoping to better secure their survival in the potential crisis ahead.

In the market, the price of food was climbing rapidly!

Meanwhile, Lin Feng, watching everything unfold from behind the scenes, had a slight smile on his lips.