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Chapter 295: Industrial Progress

「Just sit down. I’ll also give you some, Kiel. 」

Auro and Charles elegantly shifted their bodies diagonally. Refined or whatever, it was clearly a stance that covered their sausages. They were wordlessly cutting them.

I like biting mine, while these two cut theirs into bite size pieces and ate them one by one.
Seems like Dean’s way of eating meat dishes might be the most delicious. He might be eating heartily, but he doesn’t open his mouth disgustingly while munching, and even though it’s a bit rustic, it wasn’t vulgar in the least.

「Just confirming, you can taste it, right? 」
Based on the two’s attitude, they probably tasted it, but I still asked to confirm while pushing my share towards Kiel.

「Indeed. However, the taste is faint compared to the dish that we have partaken earlier, and the impression is somewhat average compared to before. It is the same as the snacks — no, the snacks also have taste, but… Kiel, don’t accept MiLord’s things as if it’s natural for you to do so. 」

「I rarely eat things that are different from the ones I usually have — it’s better than the ones that don’t have a taste, but it’s bland. Plus this might taste good because of the meat, not necessarily the seasoning. Auro, you don’t like this kind of taste, right. 」
Even Kiel was also cutting the sausages into bite sized pieces before eating them.

Oh right, Auro didn’t have that much of a reaction towards the snacks before, come to think of it. And this person, whatta guy, he doesn’t even know the taste but he’s so finicky.

「It’s bland because the spirit’s influence isn’t that much. I bought those sausages from a stall. 」
After all, only tiny fragments that spilled and scattered from the fire lizard spirit’s power fell on the sausages while grilling.

「Setting aside your preferences, the factor that determines whether you can taste it or not depends on how much influence that spirits have on the food. 」
「Ahh, I see. Yeah, I remember drinking medicine that’s so mortifyingly bitter made by a pharmacist that was possessed by a spirit. 」
Kiel grimaced, as if remembering the taste. No, wait, you should’ve noticed back then!!

「We might be able to grow vegetables that Changelings can taste once the spirits come to the fields on this island. The main goal is to cultivate seedlings that will be sold to Nalluahdid, but you can also distribute 30% of the yield to the island — the water is already influenced by the spirits, so we just have to look for possessed cooks. If possible, I also want to scout folks that are favored by spirits of good harvest to manage the fields. .」
Taste preferences vary, so I want to hire several cooks.

I already gave up on the idea of establishing an industry that deals with staple food, such as wheat, considering the sheer size of the island, but in exchange I decided to make a lot of things.

「MiLord, do you wish for me to manage the fields too? 」
Charles asked.

「Nah, you’ll be too busy if you are to do that too. I also looked around the town and 『Fae’s Bough』today, and I’m looking forward to the growth of the greenery within them. 」
That’s why please stop considering changing your job from that of a gardener to a farmer.

「Thank you very much. The stonemasons are still in the midst of doing their construction of the castle, but I also plan to cultivate the gardens of the castle. 」
Charles smiled gently. As expected, this guy’s looks can seduce the young noble ladies; he got the face that can make the ladies swoon as he stands in front of their window sniffing a flower while working in the garden.

The stone masons are working hard on a lot of places, like the castle, or should I say mansion, or maybe it’s the castle gates… A few people even grinned and told me that they found the place they’d like to settle — they’re not planning to work endlessly, do they?

「Ack! This isn’t the time for this! Soleil is asking if you’re coming, but looks like she wants you to drop by. 」
Behold Kiel, the guy who forgets his errands in the face of food.

「Yeah, I’ll go. The priests already went back, right? 」
Since I got the reply that they already returned to the inn, we headed towards Soleil together. Blue fabrics with the crest embroidered on them hang from near the ceiling left and right as we entered the main castle through the facade. I wanted to emphasize Riche’s cuteness, but coat arms depicted the usual handsome wolf.

The place where guests are received is already finished and the result is magnificent. The dyeing business has also started, so the hanging fabrics are also there to showcase the products. The size of the island makes it impossible to grow mulberry trees and raise silkworms, so the silk is imported.

Cotton is also dyeable, but silk yields deeper blues. Although it’s possible to create various shades ranging from pinkish hues to turquoise, for now, intense, clear blues are in high demand and fetch a hefty price when sold in Nalluahdid.

In order to make the indigo dye, the layer of liquid atop the sediments is discarded and all slaked lime and impurities are removed as much as possible. The resulting dye will have a very refreshing and beautiful shade of blue, but the dye easily fades if not treated multiple times. Even so, the resulting prussian blue shade after undergoing that process is absolutely breathtaking.

The artisans also dye threads and fabrics, apparently. I wanted to increase the number of artisans, but because of the scarcity of manpower, the wages they demand are absurdly exorbitant.

So far so good, we started off great. The thought of thanking Soleil crossed my mind, but what awaited us after entering the office was a frozen face reminiscent of a bisque doll.

「Why! Why the heck!? Three boughs and all of them are genuine!! 」
That doll expression crumbled as soon as Auro and Kiel closed the heavy doors, though.

「I requested something handy, but the visual aesthetics seemed quite lacking, so in the end, I topped it up. 」
Frankly speaking, I expected a bough but got a haniwa instead, so yeah.

「What the heck do you mean by ‘handy’? What about ‘topping’ it up!? — Argh! Say something that makes sense, what’s going on!!! 」
Soleil slammed her hands onto the table as she stood up, clutched her head then sprawled herself onto the desk before vigorously raising her head to complain at me.

Soleil-san prefers wearing titillating dresses that both ‘reveal’ and ‘conceal’, and it seems she’s in a state of raving bewilderment that her chest is about to spill from that dress.

Ahh, youth, the era when you toe this delicate line of being torn between being troubled on where to put your eyes or being taken aback because of that intense confusion she’s in.