episode_0194

“Boss, boss.”

After entrusting the work regarding the Rosy Skeleton to Amy, while riding with Jienna on the cart skeleton and moving to the elf area, Jienna poked my side with a curious expression.

I wondered why that was, but it seemed like I was curious about what they were going to do to the elves by going to the elf area.

“To make some changes to growing crops. There is something else to do.”

“Something to do separately?”

“I talked to you briefly last night, right? They said they would import flax and cotton from other nobles.”

“Then when you say you are changing crop cultivation, you are probably trying to reduce cultivation?”

“That’s right. And, we will also entrust the quality inspection of crops to be imported.”

Ziena looked puzzled at the mention of quality inspection, but I did not give a detailed explanation. Anyway, I was planning to explain it to Jienna as well as explaining it to the elves who would be in the elf area.

Jiena was disappointed that she didn’t tell me right away, but when I laid down on the cart skeleton and hugged her, she snuggled into my arms as if it had been a while.

Even while Giena was playing around with her long elf-like ears fluttering, the cart skeleton moved towards the elf area without stopping. Thanks to this, even though it felt like a very short time had passed, we had already arrived at the elf area.

“It’s been a while since I saw you.”

As I arrived at the elf area riding the cart skeleton, Rajbub, who made me look slightly downwards almost as if it was a conditioned reflex, approached me with a light greeting.

At the same time, he seemed to be quietly checking behind me, and he seemed to be expecting that I might have bought another slave elf.

Of course, since I had not brought another slave elf, Rajbub looked a little sullen.

“Your people will be brought later. It was busy, and there were no elves sold as slaves.”

“Is that so? In some ways, this is good news. It could be that there are not many of our people who are suffering.”

I shrugged my shoulders at the sight of Rajbub smiling lightly as if he was sad but glad. It was just amazing to see him caring so much for his people.

Anyway, after exchanging a quick greeting with Rajbub, we headed straight to the house where the elves were staying.

It was a house built so that they could live comfortably, but it was decorated according to their taste. The walls were full of vines, and the surrounding area was also full of nameless flowers.

As they were looking at them for a while, Jienna, along with Rajbub, called the other elves together without any instructions.

Seeing the elves gathering around me, I immediately tried to give them instructions. But even more than that, a question came to mind first.

“I have one question: If I grow crops with care, will the quality change?”

“Of course it will change. As plants are also living things, it is natural that if you grow them with care, they will grow well.”

The elves looked at me as if they were asking the obvious. Even Gienna.

“Well, that’s true. First of all, what I want to ask is how much of a difference there is. Is there a difference between raising something roughly without paying attention, raising it with a moderate amount of care, and raising it with all the sincerity and care?”

When I asked the question in detail, only then did the response change. The gaze that was looking at me as if asking something obvious was withdrawn, and the elves exchanged glances among themselves.

“The difference is big. If you don’t pay attention to it, it’s not much different from growing in nature. They differ depending on the surrounding environment, such as region or weather, so in fact, they can be said to be polar opposites.”

“It can be good or bad depending on the situation.”

“That’s right. And, the more you pay attention to it, the better it gets. What do you mean by laying something that you didn’t pay attention to as a base and then adding to it? If you really grow it with great care, you will grow better crops than what you are making now. The best thing is that even if it is linen, it will be softer than regular cotton.”

It was added that if plants are grown with care rather than using methods to force them to grow faster, the quality will be better.

Of course, it was really good news for me.

This was because they planned to sell the existing elven fibers at a premium price and sell the flax and cotton that came through cooperative families as regular products.

To be able to call it premium, there has to be at least a significant difference in quality, and it was fortunate that a difference could be made starting from raw materials.

“The flax and cotton I will grow from now on will be grown with great care. The goal is not simply to grow quickly and in large quantities like now, but to grow products of excellent quality.”

“Yes? Then there will be a shortage of production… … ?”

“Don’t worry about that. Because I plan to sell high-quality products in small quantities at a high price. Oh, if you do that, your incentives will also increase?”

“I will raise you hard and with all my heart!”

The elves showed their determination to grow crops according to my instructions, saying that more money would mean saving more of their people.

Seeing the elves like that reminded me of Jienna, who was giving money like a miser to get relief, and I burst out laughing without knowing it. Nowadays, Jiena doesn’t reveal the amount of money that she is crazy about, but there was a time when she could easily make money with just one incentive.

“Boss? You said earlier that you had something else to do. Is it quality inspection?”

I was laughing for a while and then Jienna came up next to me and reminded me of something I had forgotten for a moment. It seemed like he hadn’t forgotten what he had briefly said about the cart skeleton.

“Oh, that’s right. Rajibub.”

“My name is Bub, not Bub… … . Huh, no. Yes, why are you like that?”

“Could it be possible for elves to determine the quality level of a plant by looking at it? Not just freshly harvested, like flax or cotton. Including everything such as the quality level of the crop itself and its drying condition.”

“Uh, um… … . Not all elves can do this, but it’s not impossible. Just like humans, elves also have differences from person to person. Something like sharp eyes. First of all, among us right now, it’s just me, Balang, and my partner.”

The sharp-eyed elf nodded when he heard that it was possible. It was impossible, but it had to be done.

I looked at Jiena to see if she could, but she shook her head as if she didn’t know what to do. Of course, since Jiena had a lot of work to do for me, I had no intention of having her determine the quality, so it wasn’t a waste.

Anyway, after hearing that it was possible to determine quality, I decided to give the elves one more job.

“Good. Soon, large quantities of flax and cotton will arrive, and when they arrive, check their quality. What you have been cultivating so far is considered the upper class, and what you think is difficult to make fiber is considered the lower class. ah! For your information, as I said earlier, the ones raised with the most care are of the highest quality.”

Rajbub nodded, saying that it was not difficult to determine the quality.

I decided to let Jiena know when the goods arrived in the future, and got up from my seat. A lot of time had passed since I was traveling to and from the capital, so I couldn’t spend time leisurely in the elf area.

Starting with tasks such as identifying minor incidents and accidents that occurred in the territory while I was away, I also carry out tasks such as checking the progress of the city’s development, which is steadily progressing, and checking the status of not only the Smith Skeleton, but also the Logis Skeleton and the Cloth Skeleton. There was quite a lot of work.

Still, I guess I should say it was thanks to him, but time passed very quickly. It would have taken several days just to see with one’s own eyes how much development had been done on the territory.

Of course, while time was passing so quickly, several things happened.

As soon as I returned to the city with me, the princess, who had been confined to the magic tower and wandering around, succeeded in improving the alchemy solution that can give elasticity to fibers, and through Amy’s mercenary group, I figured out the route to the cooperative family and found the Logis Skeleton. It was something like that the operation had started.

Naturally, as the Logis Skeleton officially began operation with partner families, the delivery of flax and cotton from partner families also began.

And the flax and cotton so delivered were immediately headed to Closkeleton’s weaving mill to be made into fiber.

In addition, some of them were reborn as elastic fibers through an additional process of treatment with an alchemy solution that gave elasticity to the fibers, which was improved by the princess.

“Wow, this… … . What can I say, it’s a very strange feeling.”

Immediately after making the newly created product, elastic fiber, Amy came face to face with the elastic fiber and showed how she was holding the elastic fiber and pulling it around as if it were very fascinating.

If you look at it simply on the outside, it is ordinary linen, but when you touch it in person, it feels very different. The fiber itself seemed very flimsy, with a somewhat rough yet soft texture. Moreover, if you pull on it, it stretches out, so in a way it feels like a toy.

Jjoljak!

“Ah… … !”

Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s a toy that can be pulled with all your might. As if to prove that it was a fiber, the elastic fiber that had been stretched to the limit was torn in Amy’s hands.

“I used alchemy liquid, but that doesn’t mean it won’t tear, so be careful.”

The alchemy solution only increased elasticity, but did not prevent it from tearing with force.

I smiled at the sight of Amy quietly hiding the torn elastic fiber behind her buttocks.

“Boss. By the way, are you going to sell this elastic fiber in stores like other fibers?”

As Amy laughed at her actions, Gienna, who was experiencing the elastic fibers by looking around her body, looked at her curiously.

“I might just sell it, or I might make a separate product and sell it. Things that even nobles of the aristocratic faction have no choice but to buy.”

As I spoke with a grin, not only Jiena but also Amy looked at me curiously.