Chapter 143

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Chapter 143: The Huge Business Opportunity Hidden in Hillenbrand Town

While Lolth was busy in the kitchen and Isabella was sitting outside, resting her chin on her hand and smelling the delicious aroma as the Ryman meat pie baked, a small problem arose in the second phase of construction that was ongoing in the Western Development Zone.

In Lolth’s plans, she aimed to build a bridge at both ends of the tributary of the Larech River.

The river on the north side was winding and swift, but it was the main path leading out of town, so she planned to construct a suspension bridge at the shortest point of the river.

This suspension bridge was not the simple wooden type you might find in a small town; instead of using ordinary materials, it was made with enchanted refined abyss iron and mithril strands as steel reinforcements to evenly distribute weight. The bridge also had strengthening structures underneath, making it flat and stable enough for several carts to pass at once—though since it was narrow, they could not drive side by side.

Although it looked expensive, the craftsmanship was not overly complicated. With materials gathered by Lolth, three dwarf craftsmen and about ten clever young men from Hillenbrand Town quickly completed the job, and by the time Lolth returned after secretly throwing away the New West Line, the project was practically finished.

However, the problem lay with the large bridge on the south side.

The river on the south side, next to the agricultural area, had a wide, calm surface and a depth of over ten meters. It even had a canal for irrigation and fish farming. Given that there would likely be many agricultural machines and grain transport crossing in the future, and because it was nearly the same width as the main Larech River, Lolth did not plan to build a small bridge and then upgrade it later.

She intended to build a large cable-stayed bridge right from the start.

This was a massive undertaking and was one of the largest construction projects in the Western Development Zone, personally overseen by Maider.

However, during the recent construction process, there were great difficulties in the work.

To ensure the bridge’s safety, even though using magical materials for the entire bridge deck is very expensive, the suspension cables and bridge towers must definitely use magical materials for stability.

During the construction of the bridge towers, Maider discovered that in a certain spot on the west bank of the river’s midsection, there seems to be a strong repulsion against magical power.

Whenever magical materials get close to that spot, there is a high chance that the magic will fail or even become uncontrollable.

The area is not small; about one-fourth of the bridge deck will be affected.

Maider is quite a knowledgeable guy, but faced with such a situation, he feels a bit helpless.

Because of this, the project has already been delayed for two days, and even Her Excellency Tina has come here.

Maider, wearing a red safety helmet, and Tina, wearing a white one, are both puzzled, while a group of dwarves in blue helmets are scratching their heads, discussing for a long time without finding a solution.

"What is going on?!"

"Not only magic materials, but enchanted tools don’t work either…"

"How about trying this section with non-magic materials?"

"But that’s not strong enough… There is no dwarf forge here, making it from scratch will take too long."

"What about reporting to Master Lolth?"

"Today, Master Lolth seems mysterious, as if she has something important… Maybe we should try to solve it ourselves first."

"Right, we can’t ask Master Lolth for everything."

Everyone was talking at once, when suddenly, a "creak creak" sound came from not far away.

A uniquely shaped cart was approaching everyone!

It was made entirely of metal, its four wheels rolling very fast, and it seemed to be radiating intense heat.

This surprised Maider and the dwarfs.

"What is this—an explosion car?"

Feeling the strong waves of fire magic above, the dwarfs were very nervous.

Before everyone could get into battle positions, the little cart stopped in place.

From the back of the cart, a small girl stepped out, wearing a chef’s outfit—it’s Kanor Fuen!

In the days that Lolth stopped teaching, Kanor also kept busy.

Because Lolth told her in magic lessons, "Everything must come from practice and return to practice," Kanor felt this saying seemed to apply not only to learning magic.

This saying… also applies to learning cooking.

So, Kanor thought, she shouldn’t just learn recipes; she should, just like before when she helped in the cafeteria, let people taste what she makes to truly make progress.

Although she couldn’t compete with the cafeteria ladies for jobs, Master Lolth had told herself before about a magical thing… called a snack cart!

This was just perfect for her right now.

So Kanor Fuen decided to make some snacks for everyone between meals.

Seeing Maider and the others in a fluster, Kanor waved to everyone.

"Uncle Maider, dear dwarf uncles, and Her Excellency Tina, when you have worries, take a break first. Master Lolth also said that work and rest must go together—come and try my fried chicken!"

As Kanor spoke, she took out the pre-marinated fried chicken and started to fry it.

In just three to five minutes, the fried chicken started to smell delicious.

Maider and the others really couldn’t refuse this kindness, so they gathered around the snack cart and began to taste the tasty fried chicken.

The tempting aroma wafted away, even attracting Little Devil Doyle Candice, who was "running an errand."

"What a wonderful smell…"

Doyle Candice, who was visiting Hillenbrand Town, noticed the scent and her eyes lit up.

In fact, her "personal matter" was to explore this small town and look for business opportunities.

Previously, while carrying out the Demon King’s orders to inspect the conditions in various places in Vera Plain, Doyle also keenly noticed that the human cities under demon rule had many "business opportunities"!

The Little Devil Guild definitely has a chance to grow and thrive.

Those nobles from Seychelles contacted her, not only because they feared losing everything if Seychelles fell, but also because some new nobles, like herself, noticed the same things as the Little Devil.

The Abyss is rich in magical materials and magical items, some of which may be harmful to humans, but still have many uses.

In Vera Plain, under the Abyss’s rule, the common people still need food, clothing, and shelter.

All of these are business opportunities.

However, recently the negotiations with the Little Devil Guild have not been going well.

Although those nobles need protection from the Demon Army because they are afraid of being discovered as traitors, this is something Little Devil can use as leverage.

However… those nobles seem confident that the Demon Army cannot provide for the basic needs of the common people, especially food. Whether it is farming, supplies, or the delicious foods that the people long for after becoming prosperous, they must be imported from them.

This makes Doyle very worried because now most of the demon race has realized that humans eat different things than everyone else!