Chapter 955: Another Headache
In short, his territory’s affluent people hoarded food immediately upon learning about the truth.
They feared that they might be locked down next, so they immediately made huge purchases to ensure they had ample food.
This was exactly one of the reasons why they did not announce it publicly immediately until the pests were at least cleared, and there was assurance that the disease would be controlled soon.
And yet people still panicked. Their fears might be even worse than the pests and the plant disease actually reaching them.
It had just been two days since the announcement was made, yet it already led to this.
Their fears caused a food shortage faster than the pests or the plant disease.
It was hard to control people’s reactions even if they tried.
Arabella glanced at the other territories bordering the Naia River and had bridges leading to Edra.
They reported the same happening to their territory, plus other problems.
"Due to the possibility of a lockdown, merchants in my territory stopped all exports to meet the demands but increased the prices more than twice the usual," one reported.
"On my territory, since local supply ran out, those who could afford it had bulk orders from nearby territories, and merchants from these territories increased the prices exorbitantly, knowing everyone wanted to store supplies at all costs," another reported.