"In the past few days, the initial brewing of White Ball Wine was completed. Yesterday, a few finished barrels were also tasted by everyone. The primary target market will be the empire, and I think we can price it at a premium."
Yila reported this. Not many things had happened recently, and the important matters only involved him. He said, "Youyou, please follow up on this and keep track of the normal monthly output for pricing purposes."
Looking at Youyou nodding, Yila then turned to Senata and said, "When delivering the next batch of Bee Flower Snow Moon, ask Duke Novak if he wants to act as an intermediary distributor. If he does, it will save us the trouble of selling it ourselves."
After all, if magical creatures opened a store in the empire now, it would undoubtedly cause a lot of trouble.
If they found an agent within the empire, it was hard to say if it would be even more troublesome... It would be best if Novak was willing to help with the sales, as taking a portion of the profits was completely acceptable.
However, everyone was somewhat confused by the term Yila used. Although they could roughly guess what he meant, Satan Ye voiced the question that was on everyone’s mind, "An... intermediary... what’s that?"
To explain "intermediary," one must first explain what a "medium" was, but that was almost impossible to clarify. So Yila had to change tack after hesitating, "It’s just..."
But Yila also didn’t know how to explain.
"Got it, got it. Anyway, it just means someone helps us sell it and takes a commission, right~"
Vera waved her hand dismissively, with a look that said "you’re really impossible," and continued, "Yila, just go on with the main points. We’re used to it~"
*Although annoyed, at least she helped defuse the situation.*
Yila nodded and continued with the next topic, "Regarding the high plasticity material I’ve been researching recently, named ’cement,’ the research has also entered its final stages."
"This is quite an important material. As I mentioned to you before, we hope to keep it confidential. We’ve also added Forbidden Magic Stone Powder. It won’t affect the performance of the cement and ensures it won’t be easily detected... Vera, how long can this amount of Forbidden Magic Stone Powder ensure the formula remains undiscovered?"
In response to Yila’s question, Vera shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Analysis spells are completely useless, but if the composition were guessed for other reasons, there’s nothing we can do. After all, making it doesn’t seem very complicated."
*Yila nodded confidently, communicating internally with Tipcapu and signaling for him to bring the cement slabs. As Tipcapu appeared before everyone’s eyes, Yila said,* "This is the finished product... Do you understand the significance of road construction?"
Vera glanced at Yila and said, "If we say we don’t know, you’re not going to bore us with a long speech, are you? Anyway, it doesn’t mean much for people, but it does make it easier for carriages to move... is that right?"
It seemed Vera understood very well, and the others also had some idea... People in this world were not ignorant beasts; they had already worked on road maintenance, but were limited by materials.
"Yes, that’s right..."
Yila said this while looking at the solidified cement slab and planning the subsequent road layout with everyone, "Since cement needs time to dry, we’ll pave the main roads in a left half-right half manner."
"Since the distribution of buildings in the Demon King Territory may have significant changes later, we won’t touch the branch roads for now... We’ll lay crushed stones where the roads need to be built first, then evenly cover them with cement."
Yila said, gesturing in the air. He looked at Hilena and said, "The raw materials are very cheap, and we already have enough people gathering them to finish planning the Demon King Territory. Hilena, you coordinate the manpower."
Seeing Hilena nodding in agreement, Yila added, "As for production, I might need to transfer a batch of werewolves with burning experience. Is that okay with you, Wolf?"
Wolf almost immediately nodded, her wolf ears drooping listlessly as she said, "Lord Yila, please transfer them quickly. Many werewolves simply cannot become Magic Equipment Craftsmen; they can’t remember even a single Demon Mark."
*It seemed like Wolf had been driven crazy during this period... but she had to work harder.*
"For the paving, I hope Xiao Gang can lead his clan to watch for a while. The subsequent construction work for the Demon King Territory will be completed by the Mechanical Bodies... Is that okay?"
Seeing Xiao Gang nod, Yila felt he had arranged the cement matters and nodded to Satan Ye to signal he was ready to end this topic.
Afterward, the leaders seemed to have nothing to report... After all, Yila had been working tirelessly, and he had already reported everything that needed reporting.
"Um, I have a question for Mr. Yila."
However, before announcing the meeting’s end, Senata spoke up, analyzing as everyone watched, "So, when do we pave the cement roads towards other territories? Um, I suppose I understood correctly?"
Senata shook her head as she said this, her beautiful red eyes reflecting her silver hair as she stared at Yila and continued, "The primary function of cement roads, besides facilitating trade, is to strengthen Lord Satan Ye’s control... right?"
Satan Ye looked a bit surprised and said, "Huh?! Aren’t cement roads just so we don’t get mud on our feet when we go out?"
Under everyone’s gaze, Satan Ye shrank her neck, recalled Vera’s words, and finally understood something, "Yeah, thinking about it, if it speeds up carriages... offerings would be more convenient, right?"
*Yila thought this, feeling satisfied with Satan Ye’s quick understanding. He looked at Senata playing with her twin tails and said,* "There’s no rush... strengthening control requires control in the first place, and there are still some traitors who are secretly laughing."
*How to put it? Yila was skilled at stirring others’ emotions. With this short sentence, everyone looked up, realizing his attitude towards those incorrigible territories.*
"Once we finish the work at hand, we will slowly... settle accounts."
Yila said this, smiling as he had in the past.
This "past" was when he had been his most terrifying on the battlefield; those leaders who had seen him in action felt their hair stand on end, goosebumps rising on their skin.
Non-tax-paying magical creatures: Hehehe, surely Satan Ye has forgotten about us. Yay~ But, maybe because the weather hasn’t warmed up yet, our necks feel a bit chilly.