Chapter 73

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Chapter 73: Hillenbrand New Oriental, Training Begins!

Isabella originally wanted to stop some people from eating Lolth’s roasted meat, but the fragrance was just too tempting!

Even though she usually doesn’t care much about enjoyment, after tasting the roasted meat, she felt a bit uncertain too!

After all, the Ryman people themselves love to eat roasted meat.

But for anyone who likes eating meat but has never tried barbecue before, the first sight of barbecue can be deadly.

No one can resist this deadly temptation.

"Darn, this succubus really knows how to intentionally make these foods incredibly tempting!"

Isabella thought angrily while eating grilled skewers.

Well, but one’s willpower won’t be corrupted by the magic of these foods, so it’s okay to have some.

It’s just a pity for these innocent residents of Hillenbrand Town, getting closer to corruption!

With the blessing of this barbecue meal, everyone’s work efficiency in the afternoon improved.

After all, Lolth promised a barbecue after work with a drink called "beer," naturally sparking everyone’s enthusiasm.

Moreover, this barbecue itself has the effect of replenishing energy and increasing strength for everyone!

It works even better than a regular Magic Potion!

Following this pace, Lolth realized that the first phase of the project, originally planned to be completed in one month, could probably be finished in just over a week.

Especially because everyone really didn’t work overtime or tirelessly.

She always felt like there was a problem somewhere that she hadn’t noticed, but couldn’t figure it out at the moment.

However… finishing early would be a good thing for her.

So Lolth didn’t think too much about where the problem was.

The afternoon passed quickly in the bustling Southern New Development Zone. After spending the afternoon fishing by the river, Lolth caught some big fish for a barbecue dinner, which was highly praised with beer!

However, Lolth decided it was time to hire some people for training.

No matter how much she loves cooking, she can’t do it all by herself.

Isabella and Tina don’t seem like they know how to cook.

In Hillenbrand Town, there are many women and elderly people who are staying at home without work.

You can also show off Earth’s original cuisine in Otherworld, why not give it a try?

After a day’s work, before nightfall, Lolth drafted another recruitment notice and posted it on the bulletin board.

"Recruitment Notice for Hillenbrand Town Southern New Development Zone:

Hiring 10 cooks and kitchen helpers to provide meals for the construction workers in the Southern New Development Zone.

Salary of two silver coins per week, with Lord Lolth personally responsible for training, providing full guidance.

Interested parties please come for an interview in the southern area."

This is also considered a type of experiment, as there will be lots of training to do in the future.

When the farms, ranches, fisheries, and forestry are built, Lolth will definitely hire helpers for Tina and Isabella.

In fact, Lolth plans to try out a contracting system, dividing these areas further and hiring different farmers who will receive a share of the produce.

There is an old saying that goes, "Give the lord his share, keep enough for the collective, the rest is yours!"

Many of the magical devices created by Lolth, along with the novel crops, livestock, and farming techniques for the local farmers, will require training.

Some of this training can be done by Tina, and once the first group of people is trained, they can pass on their knowledge to others, without Lolth having to teach every batch.

The additional "reward" this time is to select smart, capable, and efficient individuals as the first group of trainees for the contracting agreement.

So, training a group of chefs is a good practice for Lolth.

Tina, the Elf Princess, is the only person Lolth has taught before. She is unsure of her teaching skills and how well common folk in this world can adapt to new things.

If she can’t even teach her best skill of cooking properly, then Lolth will need to practice hard for the upcoming training sessions!

So, the next day, Lolth picked out a few chubby-looking aunties who seemed to be good at cooking among the applicants and built some simple houses next to the market construction site. She placed stoves and cooking utensils inside, serving as a basic kitchen and teaching area.

"Starting from today at noon, I will demonstrate how to use some kitchen tools while actually cooking lunch. You can help me out and ask questions if you don’t understand. In the afternoon, you can practice freely. By evening, you must work together to make the same dishes as me for the construction workers’ dinner. Do you understand?"

At noon, Lolth stood in the kitchen, looking at ten aunties dressed as chefs, with her hands behind her back, she asked.

"Understood!"

The aunties answered meticulously.

"Great, full of spirit—let’s get started!"

Lolth had also carefully planned the menu for these days!

She planned to teach the aunties classic home-cooked dishes, fast food, and snacks for the next week.

These foods were affordable, loved by the common people, and easy to learn. They were the most suitable choices in terms of practicality and difficulty.

On the first day, she chose to teach the classic Chinese fast food box meal, the rice bowl with toppings!

Sour and spicy shredded potatoes, tomato scrambled eggs, mapo tofu, braised pork, flavored eggplant, all common dishes found in canteens and box meals. Each dish, from cutting to cooking, was prepared with Lolth’s classic Chinese vague teaching of "plenty of oil and salt for stir-frying evenly", presented to the aunties.

These simple and down-to-earth aunties from Hillenbrand Town, who were used to cooking peas, stewed vegetables, and baking bread, had never seen such a grand display before and looked at each other in amazement.

"No wonder you are a noble lord… Your cooking skills are truly exceptional!"

"I have never seen these cooking methods before… ‘stir-frying’, it looks really difficult!"

"Can we really learn this?"

The aunties even started to back down.

But at the thought of a reward of two silver coins, they gathered their courage again.

"Alright, I’m not asking you to be as skilled as me, the taste can be slightly inferior, but, by tonight, what I want to see is at least a passing grade work!"

Aunties looked at each other when Lolth said this.

"Master, I can do it for sure!"

"That’s right, even a young girl like the Master can do it, I’ve been cooking at home for twenty years!"

"We can’t embarrass Hillenbrand Town!"

"We need to live up to the Master’s silver coins!"

The aunties all quickly became fired up too!

Lolth watched everyone full of fighting spirit, nodded, and left.

She didn’t notice that, at the window of this temporary kitchen, a small head was peeking out, watching her cooking process!