Chapter 356 - 29: Black Iron Princess
Kao came from the White Corner River, his wooden paddles churning, the fleet loaded with grain.
This millions of catties of grain was enough to sustain Black Castle for over a month.
The Black Castle Iron Guard had made contact with the grain transport team early, not waiting for Kao to enter the city, a welcoming team had already come over.
The defending force of Black Castle was called the Iron Guard, totaling two thousand men, equipped with helmets, breastplates, armguards, and such, all made of Black Iron material—mixed copper and iron, which was pitch-black, strong, and durable. Each set of this equipment had an average price of three to five Gold Coins and could last ten years without damage.
The Captain of the Iron Guard was named Turner Marlowe.
He greeted Kao warmly and then began to unload the grain impatiently.
There had been a shortage of food in Black Castle for some time.
Merchants in Black Castle, backed by the Nobles, hoarded grain and sought exorbitant profits, utterly indifferent to the starving masses who died because they could not afford food.
The grain transported from the outside world was robbed by thieves batch after batch. The supply that made it into the city was less than a million catties.
Turner had led his men to quell poor people’s assemblies and marches many times. The conflict had already intensified to a certain point; it was on the brink of eruption, and without killing tens of thousands, quelling the public’s anger would be impossible.