In the study, Noins was sitting relaxedly behind the brown desk, while Nickler was standing opposite him.
Perhaps Colin knocked on the door when he arrived at the study, and stepped in after Noins said please come in. Nickler knew it was him, so he didn't react or even turned around.
However, Colin didn't know that Nickler was inside, so he was a little surprised to see the latter at this moment.
"Colin." Noynes greeted with a smile.
"Sir Noynes," Colin replied.
"Wait a moment, Nickler and I will have a few more words."
"Okay..." Colin paused, "Do you need me to avoid it?"
"Need not."
Noins shook his head, then looked at Nickler and continued: "According to the arrangements of the Supreme Councilor, I need to stay on the front line for most of the next six months.
This cannot be changed, so I don’t have time to attend the Miracle Meeting on behalf of my family, so I need to find another representative.”
"Okay." Nickler nodded.
Colin stood behind him and couldn't see his expression clearly, but Nickler's voice sounded gentle and calm at the moment, and there was no tense atmosphere between the two of them as he had imagined.
But think about it, Noins is the nominal patriarch of the Tate family after all. Even though Nickler, as the patriarch, has conflicts with him, they are members of the same family after all and will not act like enemies.
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Nickler nodded and turned around to leave.
Colin looked calm and did not intend to have any conversation with him.
"Congressman Colin, long time no see, I still haven't congratulated you on your successful solution to farmland pollution."
Unexpectedly, Nickler turned around and looked at him, with a smile on his face and said with a sincere expression.
"It's a fluke." Colin looked at the smiling Nickler, a little surprised by his attitude.
As if thinking of something, his heart suddenly moved slightly and he used world perception.
There was a sense of consumption that was different from magic power and spiritual power.
"It can be used about twice." Colin thought to himself as he felt the unique consumption of using world perception.
It can be used twice. This does not mean that World Perception can only be used twice in total, but it can be used up to two times in a row.
A certain amount of energy required to activate world perception has begun to slowly recover after being consumed.
Presumably when he fully recovers, he can cast World Sense three times again.
Thinking like this, Colin was suddenly shocked to realize that the world in front of him had changed at some point.
A halo of mist-like translucence appeared on the bodies of Nickler and Noins, and certain areas or objects in the study, such as the crystal ball that Noins was playing with, were also shrouded in a halo.
The sizes and colors of these halos are all different.
The halo on Noyins's body was a soft and warm pale white, the crystal ball in his hand was a pale gold, and the body of Nickler in front of him... was a slightly blackened gray.
No need to explain, Colin naturally understood the meaning of each of these haloes.
"Sure enough... this person's attitude towards me is just a disguise."
He glanced at Nickler calmly and thought to himself.
The black color among the gray represents Nickler's hatred for him. Although it has not reached the point of sworn hatred, it has reached the point where he will bite his teeth and curse a few words behind his back, and secretly stumble when things happen.
The point!
"Luck has always been a part of strength. Congressman Colin is so humble."
"I still have something to do, so I'll leave first. Your Excellency and Noins will chat slowly."
Nickler continued to smile, as if he was not the one who mocked and advised Colin not to come to Noins again.
"Sir, please walk slowly." Colin smiled and watched Nickler walk out of the study.
Although I know that this person's friendliness is just a pretense, I still hate myself in my heart, but in life and getting along with people, many times it is not all based on what I like in my heart.
"Have you met the Supreme Councilor?" Noins asked with a smile.
"Yeah." Colin nodded.
"When using the blood of gods, be sure to avoid contact with the flesh." Noins nodded, glanced at the closed study door and said:
"Nikler was recently punished by the family council for signing a food purchase contract with Senator Jonson of the Insta School to give priority to the family and family forces in the coming year."
"Although the grain purchase price set is not expensive, now that you have solved the farmland pollution, the food supply in the coming year is no longer a problem.
So that contract now seems to be very uneconomical. The family council ordered Nickler to find a way to cancel it. He has been having a headache recently... I'm afraid his impression of you is not as friendly as it seems, but don't be fooled by it.
Already."
Noins had a smile on his face, obviously happy to see Nickler deflated.
As for the family's loss of profits, the left and right are just some grains. If they can't buy it, it will be a problem. But now that the food crisis has been solved, it doesn't matter even if Jonson's price is higher, the left and right won't be much higher.
"I understand." Colin nodded, paused and then said: "If Mr. Noins needs it, the Tireme Plain can now provide food for the Tar family."
"I will make a proposal to the family council." Noyins smiled, but did not postpone it. Instead, he joked: "I am afraid that many forces will come to discuss grain transactions with you during this period, and then we must give the Tate family a discount.
"
"Of course." Colin smiled.
There are comings and goings, which is friendship.
But...he suddenly had some doubts in his heart, because no force had come to him to discuss grain transactions in recent days.
However, the White Flower Sea celebration has just passed, and the farmland pollution has only just been resolved for a few days, so perhaps we haven’t had time to get over it yet.
After continuing to chat with Noins for a few words, Colin turned around and left, returning to Golden Wheatshear.
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"Master, Senator Nickler is here again."
In Jonson's study, the maid's voice came from the crystal on the brand-new desk.
Jonson was sitting in an armchair with his eyes half closed. Perhaps because of the recent bad things, his face looked obviously worse than before.
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After a long time, Jonson rubbed his eyebrows before speaking slowly.
The Tate family... was still someone he couldn't mess with after all.
Why not just be a favor and let Nickler cancel the contract? Anyway... this operation of reclaiming farmland is destined to be a loss.
"Good afternoon, Congressman Jonson." Nickler walked in.
"Good afternoon, Senator Nickler, I probably know the reason for your visit. Sit down and talk." Jonson straightened up, smiled, and motioned for the latter to take a seat.
"Your Excellency, have you figured it out?" Nickler was slightly happy when he saw Jonson's performance and asked with a smile.
"Last time I was busy dealing with farmland affairs, so I didn't have time to reply to you. The Carmen family has always been on good terms with the Tate family, so naturally they won't damage their relationship just because of some grain transactions." Jonson shook his head and said magnanimously.
But his heart was bleeding. As the direct leader of the farmland reclamation operation, he was also the first person responsible for the losses in this operation... The price paid was really difficult to describe.
"What Congressman Jonson said is not unreasonable. The Carmen family has indeed always been good friends of the Tate family." After hearing what Jonson said, Nickler finally relaxed and agreed with a smile, and then said:
"In that case, why not cancel the contract now?"
Jonson's heart twitched, but his expression did not change at all. He took out the contract neatly, put it on the desk, and was about to destroy it with Nickler.
However, at this moment, Jonson's heart suddenly moved and he pressed the contract again.
"Lord Jonson, what is this?" Nickler frowned.
"I wonder how the Tate family will prepare for the food supply in the coming year after canceling the contract?"
Nickler narrowed his eyes slightly, "All the farmland in the Tilaimei Plain has been restored. Everything is the same as before, so the food supply will naturally be as it was in previous years."
"Although the farmland has been restored, it is not necessarily the case that everything is the same as before... Today's Tireme Plain is the territory of that Senator Colin." Jonson stepped back from the contract, let go of his hand and continued.
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"I have an idea, would you like to hear it?"
Nickler took the contract in his hand, paused and said, "If it's about that Congressman Colin, I'd be interested in hearing it."
Jonson smiled and said, "What I want to say is actually very simple - has the Tate family considered changing the source of food supply?"
"The fields I'm looking for are almost all cultivated. Although most of them have been given up due to cost constraints, the land cultivated in the Kingdom of Kege is still there."
"Although it is not big, and the food it can produce is probably less than half of the Tilaimei Plain, it is still more than enough to supply the Tate family."
"Congressman Jonson...can you give a lower price for grain?" Nickler asked, stroking the contract in his hand.
"Exactly." Jonson smiled and nodded.
Nickler held the contract in his hand, considered it carefully for a moment, and said with a smile: "If we can reach a grain deal at a lower price than in previous years, the Tate family has no reason not to choose you."
"Then it's settled, would you like to sign a contract of intent to purchase grain with me on behalf of the Tate family?"
Jonson laughed and took out another contract.
As he said, most of the farmland reclaimed this time was because the geographical conditions were not very favorable, and he had already chosen to abandon it after the farmland was restored in the Tilaimei Plain——
After all, if we insist on growing food in those places, the input-to-output ratio will definitely be inferior to that of the Tireme Plain.
If the farmland in the Tilaimei Plain has not yet been restored, it doesn't matter if the investment is slightly higher. Food is always in urgent need, so if you set the price a little higher, you don't have to worry about no one buying it.
But now, it is not a wise choice to continue cultivating those farmlands. The price of the grain produced will be higher than that of the grain in the Tireme Plain, and there is a high probability that it will not be sold. If the price is the same, there may be losses.
However, apart from those farmlands that were not worth cultivating, during this reclamation, they still found some farmland with superior geographical conditions.
The input-output ratio of these farmlands is no less than that of most of the farmland in the Tilaimei Plain, and can already compete with them!
Of course, the premise is that it can occupy the market share that originally belonged to the Tilaimei Plain.
"Sir Nickler?"
Thinking of this, Jonson's smile became more enthusiastic and he pushed the new contract over.
Nickler's eyes flickered... If he could find a cheaper food supply channel for the family, he might be able to make up for the mistake.
But he thought of Colin, paused and said: "I can't decide this matter. I need to go back and respond to the family council."
Although he was disgusted with Colin, a wizard of mixed blood, he did not dare to look down upon him.
If the Tireme Plains were not ruled by Colin, he would definitely agree to Jonson's current proposal immediately, but now... he still needs to go back and consider it carefully.
"It doesn't matter. If the Tate family has any ideas in the future, they are always welcome."
Jonson did not continue to persuade. In his opinion, as long as he contacted them in advance and was willing to lose more profits and lower the price of food, these forces had no reason not to choose him as their new food supplier.
At that time, the market for these families will be opened, and the price of food will slowly return to normal.
In this way, as long as the farmland in hand can be profitable in the future, this operation of reclaiming farmland cannot be regarded as a complete failure, and there will eventually be a day when the money is recovered.
It's a pity... there are still too few suitable farmlands in hand. Even if we seize these market shares, it is unlikely to affect the grain business in the Tireme Plain.
"...Colin Leonard."
Jonson thought silently in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but darken.
Now, whenever he thinks of this name, the anger in his heart can't stop boiling.
Taking a deep breath, Jonson stood up, ready to contact familiar forces to discuss a new grain business.
In any case, even if it cannot pose a substantial threat to the food business in the Tireme Plains, it can at least disgust the new congressman whom he hates so much!
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The plains of Tiraime, the ears of golden wheat.
As soon as Colin returned, Xue Lai came to the door.
"Improved farm tools?"
"Yes." Xue Lai smiled, "The assembly line suggestions you mentioned before were very helpful to me. I guess you may also have different opinions on farm tools.
It’s just that you weren’t a member of the Truth Society before, and you didn’t have much to do with the Tilaimei Plain, so there was no reason to bother you.”
"But now -" Xue Lai looked at Colin and said with a smile: "You are the Lord of Tilaimei."
Colin also smiled and said: "Actually, if you don't come to me, after I have dealt with my own affairs in the past few days, I will come to you to discuss the farm tools..."
Having said this, he paused and then said: "As you can imagine, I actually have many ideas about agricultural tools... Well, if possible, I actually want to achieve fully automated agricultural production in the Tireime Plain as soon as possible.
, Only in this way can we better develop other industries."
"Comprehensive...automation..." Xue Lai frowned slightly and muttered this somewhat awkward word.
"That's still too far for now, we have to start simple..."
Colin smiled. He had never farmed before, but he knew the general development direction of cultivating high-yielding crops and replacing labor with agricultural machinery. This was enough to bring about a huge change in agricultural production in the entire Tireme Plain!
Among other things, if high-yielding crops can be cultivated, suitable agricultural machinery can also be developed.
So with the sudden drop in costs, if he wanted to, he could seize most of the grain market in the Neuinstadt area at extremely low prices.
I am afraid that within a few years, most of the food supply in the Neuinstadt area will be monopolized by the Tilaimei Plain!
Of course, this is just an optimistic estimate. To achieve this, we must do a good job in keeping the confidentiality of mechanical farming.
This is obviously difficult.
However, Colin had no intention of developing agriculture only in the Tilaimei Plain in the future, so it didn't matter if he couldn't keep it secret by then.
Anyway, the geographical conditions of the Tilaimei Plain have determined that its position in agriculture is unshakable.
In the evening, the sun sets below the horizon.
Just when Colin and Xue Lai had finished discussing the design of farm tools and were about to take a break, they suddenly felt a little anxious.
Guided by his intuition, he uneasily activated his world perception.
After the familiar feeling of consumption, the world changed.
Without looking around, Colin stared south.
There, an eye-catching black energy shot straight into the sky, and a strong sense of crisis suddenly enveloped him, as if some kind of gaze was projected from the sea.