He didn’t even realize the importance of food in times of war!

At the moment, inside the Imperial City, the remaining wealthy few spent each day in fear. To avoid being robbed of their food, they had fired almost all their staff. But this hardly mattered anymore, because there was no more vegetables, no meat left in the city. The little food left had been infested with insects or grown moldy.

They still had countless treasures of gold and silver hidden in their houses, secretly stashed away from the Emperor’s searches. But at this point, they couldn’t exchange it for any fresh food because no one was doing business in the entire Imperial City market anymore.

"Why is it like this? Didn’t small countries always export food to us?" Yake roared in anger.

"Because we had Black Dragon attack those countries before, they’ve all shrinked back. Their fields remain unattended; they no longer have the capability to export," Tilian said.

"Where else is there? Where else is there food?!" Yake hollered, eyes ablaze. He hadn’t eaten meat in a long time; he even ventured outside the city a few days ago to catch and eat a rabbit. But a rabbit was barely enough for a Black Dragon like him!

"I’m afraid... only the Fertile Plains Federation has some left," Tilian said.

"We will raid... no, we can’t raid. Attacking the Fertile Plains Federation will mean they won’t have any food left to give me. Use my gold coins to buy food! Buy meat! Buy vegetables! I want to eat meat! Eat meat!"

Yake at this moment was like a wild beast, repeating the mechanical words his mouth.

Purchasing things with money, it sounds easy but trade and economic aren’t that simple.

The economy of the Black Dragon Empire had collapsed. The unprecedented inflation had devalued their currency. The same amount of food, even if one offered ten thousand times the previous price in Black Dragon coins, might not get the same quantity of food as before.

When Yake heard the horrific price, he instantly threw into a rage.

"Damn opportunists! Attack the Fertile Plains Federation! Steal their food!"

However, before that, the armies of the White Dragon Empire had already stationed themselves around the Fertile Plains Federation.

Protecting the food supply is equivalent to protecting their lifeline; this is something Yake did not understand, but Kirei did.

The councilors of the Fertile Plains Federation were almost driven mad by fear. Although they had anticipated this day, the actual arrival of it still struck them with incomparable terror. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

If surrendering would bring peace, they would have submitted long ago. But these councilors were no fools; they knew well that the Black Dragon Empire was a bottomless pit and that they carried absolutely no credibility.

The White Dragon Empire, well-rested and fully fed, battling against the starving forces of the Black Dragon Empire - the outcome posed no surprises to anyone. The battlegrounds were littered with tens of thousands of shattered bodies of the Black Dragons; once again, the Black Dragon Empire had been defeated.

This fight for food was even more brutal than the previous confrontations. The Black Dragons charged like beasts with no regard for their own lives. For them, death would simply lead to reincarnation, but the torment of hunger was far more unbearable than anything else.

Even with their desperate attempts at breaking through, the Black Dragon Empire did not gain any advantages.

Thus, the starved Black Dragons had no choice but to leave.

At this time, the White Dragons were in a state of bliss. The White Dragon Empire enjoyed an abundance of food; the Fertile Plains Federation applied machine cultivation and harvested a surplus of crops. A large part was given to the White Dragon Empire while a small portion was sold at a low price to the smaller states. Consequently, a thriving livestock industry emerged, supplying all sorts of meats to the White Dragon Empire.

On the other hand, the Sea Clan continued to provide an abundant supply of seafood in myriad varieties. Even on Dragon Island, the White Dragons had not experienced a food supply as ample as this.

Seeing the current contrast between the White Dragon Empire and the Black Dragon Empire, Long Yi couldn’t help but admit that Kirei’s decision to give the Fertile Plains Federation the machinery was incredibly insightful. It allowed the benefits of mechanical cultivation to be realized in such a short period.

The consecutive victories in several wars made the War Committee realize that it was time for counterattack.

The Hell tree was ineffective in winter, and the starving Black Dragons were drained of their battle capabilities. If they were not going to counterattack now, then when?

We!

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