I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

The woman was dressed in black, just like a man. Seeing that she was actually the princess's friend, Lin Chen spoke frankly, "I am a retainer of your princess's. I believe we should have met before. I came to you this time just to tell you something."

The salt merchant, however, was a little worried when he heard this and asked, "What else could you possibly want to do that requires you to come here in person? Could it be that all the carriages and horses for delivering letters are gone?"

The salt merchant obviously felt very strange. He had no contact with Lin Chen on a daily basis, and he was just a servant under the princess. Why would he think of entrusting something to him instead of the princess?

The more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He asked, "If you really want to talk to me about something, why not tell me about your own business instead of trying to establish connections here? No matter who you are with the princess, I treat you all the same."

"After all, people come and go in this mountain, and some are starving to death. There is no food here. If you want to stay here, you will only starve to death."

When Lin Chen heard this, he wanted to answer her, but he said, "I only came to you for the sake of the lives of these people, but your words made me understand that you are a heartless and ungrateful person. It is a waste for you to live in this world."

The salt merchant wanted to speak after hearing this, but the more he spoke, the more he felt that what Lin Chen said made sense. But weren't the people in the mountains under the jurisdiction of the imperial court? He was just a salt merchant, so why should he care about these things?

His words directly excluded himself from the situation. Seeing that he was very unhappy, Lin Chen asked, "If you think this matter is insignificant, then you can think so. Later, when these people rebel and attack, you will know what it feels like."

He knew that the people in the city were able to live a short life in this world only by obeying the orders of the court and the will of heaven.

Although Lin Chen came to the villa to save people, he also knew that the princess's friends might not be able to help. It was just tears if he said too much. He had to gain something from the long trip instead of talking about insignificant things.

The mountains are thick with lush jungle, and a gentle breeze blows through. It is the season of autumn, bringing a refreshing coolness. The wind already has the flavor of autumn, but it seems a little bleak.

Since these people have no food to eat, Lin Chen might be able to help them, but are the salt merchants so unreasonable?

Lin Chen wanted to ask, "Could it be that when you live in this mountain, you only care about your own interests and don't care about the lives of others?"

The princess's friend didn't seem to understand what Lin Chen meant.

He felt that he had made himself clear. He was just a salt merchant. Even if he helped to save people, it would not bring him any benefits. So why should he do it?

But Lin Chen actually knew what the princess's friend was thinking, but he thought of one thing, "Do you want this princess to step into that spotlight?"

Without needing to be reminded, this friend knew what Lin Chen meant by the position he was talking about. It meant sitting on the throne and looking down on the world. Even so, this friend was a little shaken and asked, "Do you have any insights? You are talking to me about this topic. Why don't you want to save those people anymore?"

"Yes, that's right." Lin Chen smiled faintly and pointed to the imperial city not far away. "That's the way I came here. There were people following me all the way. Do you know who they are?"

The princess's friend looked at Lin Chen suspiciously: "Didn't no one follow you in? There's a maze here, and you're the first person to break through it yourself, so you can come in. That group of people can't get in. Don't you think I don't know?"

Lin Chen had some ideas when thinking about these things, so he asked: "At this moment, there are starving people everywhere in this city. You should know how to help them. The people cannot see the sun because they lack salt. The vegetables they eat are all green leaves. There are no crops to sow and no salt to eat."

"As the largest salt merchant here, you are bound to make a fortune wherever you do business. Wouldn't you be willing to extend your precious hand and give them a few bags of salt?"

The salt merchant hesitated, but Lin Chen pressed the issue, saying, "If you're unwilling to save these people, your salt won't sell and no one will eat it. You'll still be making money from the world, but you won't contribute to the world. You're useless as a salt merchant, just a profit-driven guy."

Lin Chen stared into the salt merchant's eyes, as if he wanted to understand what was in his mind.

The salt merchant was stunned for a moment. In fact, no one had asked him this question for a long time. The last time he asked it was when he passed by a salt merchant who also sold salt. The man asked him, "You have so much salt, can you share some with the people?"

But the friend sighed and said, "If a businessman doesn't value profit, then there's no point in being a businessman. If I give away a few bags of salt every day, it will be a huge loss to me."

After hearing what he was thinking, Lin Chen actually found it understandable. However, he felt that this businessman was easy to talk to, at least he was willing to explain some of the things in his heart.

Lin Chen immediately had an idea and asked, "If you think these people shouldn't be saved and can only be saved if they are paid, why don't I give you some money first? You can give the salt to these people first and let them eat it for a while. After they are cured, I will find a solution."

Because Lin Chen thought that he had a system. The system not only contained many methods of growing crops, but also had seeds of crops. If the crops were cultivated and developed here, it was estimated that the entire village, not only here, but even the whole world would not have to worry about food and clothing.

Although the grain you grow cannot be worn, you can sell it for money, and naturally you can buy the cloth you want.

Moreover, these grains also need to be planted with great effort, and there are so many people, who are the best sowers.

All he wanted was to give up a few bags of salt so that the people could have salt to eat first before deciding how to provide them with food. Regardless of whether the salt merchant gave it or not, Lin Chen would always find a way.

After all, there are so many people in the world. If so many people died, then this world would no longer be called a world, but a chaotic world.

Although it is almost like a chaotic world now, Lin Chen also understands very clearly that since he has come here, he naturally has to use his energy to save some things. Even if these things will be troublesome, it doesn’t matter.

Lin Chen looked at the people passing by and suddenly thought that these people had gotten much better after drinking the potion he gave them, but it would take some time before they could fully recover.

The salt merchant saw Lin Chen's calm expression and felt that he was indeed an extraordinary person. He immediately asked, "You only have the ability to care about the world, but you don't have any real ability. Don't you feel unhappy about this?"

Lin Chen didn't know what he wanted to ask, so he smiled and said, "What's there to be unwilling about?"