Chapter 436: Chapter 436: Prisoners Moved into the Prisoner Camp
When they saw Ye Nai leading a group of soldier-dressed people out, they all curtsied to her.
"Honorable Great Witch, is today the day we leave?"
"Yes, the Prisoner Camp is set up. We will place you women and children there first. Have you packed your personal belongings? Everything else will be taken care of by others."
"Most of the big items are packed. Only some daily essentials are left, but they’ll be ready soon."
"Okay, go ahead and pack up. Once you pass through this Transmission Port, on the other side is your Prisoner Camp. Register when you get there, and you’ll be assigned rooms. Be sure to listen to the administrators; you can speak to them if you need anything. They all understand your language and script."
"Understood."
The women and children immediately went back to their tents to pack the remaining small items, collecting the clothing that was drying and wrapping it in bundles to put in their bags.
Those who were ready crossed the Transmission Port first, watched over by warriors on both sides.
Each prisoner had a single room. At the end of the room was an open balcony for drying clothes, and the layout was the same upstairs and downstairs, with all necessary electrical appliances, including lights and ceiling fans.
Common pools, toilets, and bathrooms were in the communal area outside, and the dining hall was shared by the entire large Prisoner Camp.
The Prisoner Camp was divided by gender, with different courtyards for men and women. Only boys under three could stay with their mothers in the women’s courtyard, minors shared rooms two-by-two, and adults had single occupancy.
Since this group of women and children had been captured together, and there were many children, they ate, lived, and worked together. When assigning rooms, they could decide among themselves who shared with whom and register with the administrator to get the keys.
Ye Nai only opened this one Transmission Port, observing how long it took to settle this group of women and children, to estimate the time and manpower needed for others.
Leaving things to the administrators, Ye Nai followed logistics staff to the Prisoner Camp warehouse, unloading the grain, cloth, salt, sugar, and other Otherworld materials she had accumulated in her Space.
The Logistics Department had specially prepared mobile raw grain storage bins, delivered by Space Storage Awakened. Each small grain store could hold fifty tons of grain, with ten in total prepared.
Ye Nai climbed a tall ladder to the top of the grain storage to unload, filling all ten bins, with a large reserve of grain still in her Space. The five hundred tons just unloaded were only a small part of her total stockpile.
Next, she filled the warehouse with cloth, oil, salt, and sugar, allowing the Prisoner Camp’s dining hall to start operating.
The logistics staff credited her account with points.
Actually, she could be paid money, but Ye Nai didn’t want money. She had tens of millions in savings, a steady monthly income, and didn’t need to spend on rent, utilities, or dining cards at the Academician District. Money didn’t attract her much anymore.
Only points interested her because she needed tens of millions to reach Gold Level.
Grain was calculated at seven points per kilogram, amounting to 3.5 million points for five hundred tons.
Five hundred tons of grain seemed like a lot, but with twenty thousand prisoners, adults and children averaged, it would last about fifty days at a pound per person per day.
Based on these fifty days, thirty tons of oil, six tons of salt, and twenty tons of sugar were needed, filling the remaining warehouse gaps with colorful cotton fabrics.
Oil was ten points per liter, totaling over 320,000 points; salt was eight points per kilogram, totaling 48,000 points; sugar was six points per kilogram, totaling 120,000 points, with the total being over 494,000 points.
These materials were taken by Ye Nai from various countries established by Otherworldly people on Blue Star.
Think about it; the Otherworldly occupied Blue Star, claiming lands and forming countries, but with limited population in the new territories. Every seven days, a shipment of grain, cloth, oil, salt, and sugar was sent from home, often more than they could consume, leading to many large warehouses being built, all benefiting Ye Nai.
Ye Nai also engaged in businesses across Blue Star, trading materials for money and money for materials, accumulating quite a few mines in addition to those delicious exotic fruits.
The invasion war launched by the Otherworld continued, but it was now at its limit for them.
The Otherworldly occupied most of Blue Star’s lands yet couldn’t conquer the industrial superpower Dahua Country.
Both sides were at a stalemate, straining resources to maintain the situation.
Though Dahua Country faced difficulties, the enemy was in worse shape. They were unsuited to Blue Star’s environment, and the Blue Star resources didn’t suit them, so everything had to be supplied from home.
The Otherworldly who migrated to Blue Star were either nobles or wealthy middle-class civilians. Reducing their life quality wasn’t an option, increasing the demand for resources from home, causing cross-border transmission costs to skyrocket.
Over the years, the Otherworldly had extracted so many resources from home that it disrupted their economic cycle, making life hard for Great Nobles and even harder for minor Nobles, many bankrupt or deprived of titles.
Ye Nai acquired several mines from these Nobles, seeding spores to seal them, causing severe pain for anyone near, which only eased with distance.
"How much grain exactly have you stockpiled?"
"A lot, but I’ve only taken reserves from the storage warehouse, not from the daily-use warehouses. I can’t starve the Otherworldly people on Blue Star."
"Could you sell us a bit more? These fifty days’ worth of food might not be enough; the prisoners will probably stay until after the war, several months more."
"Sure, I’ll sell another batch. It’ll help me reach Gold Level."
The logistics staff all smiled, but no one remarked on how easily Ye Nai earned points.
No matter how many resources, they were gathered at great risk, collected place by place in enemy territories on Blue Star, and traded by the nation for virtual points in exchange for so much actual material. The nation was truly the one profiting.
"By the way, I suggest not letting the prisoners eat too much; stick to a pound of grain per person per day. If someone isn’t full, let them clear land—it should be exchanged at a rate you set."
"Alright."
"I’m serious, no jokes. Otherworld countries are in civil war, significantly affecting grain production. Soldiers trample fields, free citizens become wanderers, tenant farmers are taken as cannon fodder by lords. I’d rather use any extra grain post-war to soothe the population than give invader prisoners an extra bite. Understand?"
"Understood, we’ll pass your suggestions to superiors," said the logistics staff solemnly, nodding.
Given Ye Nai’s current status, her suggestions would be seriously considered by the higher-ups.
Treating prisoners well had always been a tradition of Dahua Country, but Ye Nai wasn’t keen on it.