Man in the Ark: Revitalizing Kazdel

"Nian is such a jerk. He put Ling's calligraphy and painting on his face when he went to bed. It was useless except that it made him fall asleep easier. When I got up in the morning, Liz looked at me with strange eyes. It was so embarrassing..."

Roy looked at the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall with some resentment, and thought that when Nian came to find him again, he would definitely punish her severely.

Fortunately, a lively good morning came from outside the door at this time, interrupting Roy's evil punishment plan.

"Hello~~~Good morning, Roy!" Muirseth poked his head out from the crack in the door to greet him, then made a playful little jump on one foot and landed steadily on the ground.

She held an umbrella under her left armpit and in her right hand she held the same Orange Storm as yesterday. The elf girl was always so lively, cheerful, and full of energy, which made Roy sigh that being young was good.

"Muirseth, good morning. You came so early today, is there something wrong?" Roy temporarily put aside his boredom and asked with a smile.

"I want to know your feedback on Orange Storm, and I brought a new model for you to try." The elf girl put the Orange Storm in her hand on the desk and invited Roy to taste it with a warm smile on her face.

"It's worthy of being called Orange Storm. It's the sourest drink I've ever had. Will the new model be even sourer..." Roy looked at the Orange Storm in front of him, frowning and his body trembling.

Before drinking the beverage, the taste buds already feel the sourness and are secreting a lot of saliva. This is the principle of the idiom "looking at the plum to quench thirst".

"Hehe... that last cup was an accident. I prefer sour drinks. I made two cups that day, and I was in a hurry when I went out, so I forgot to add sugar to your cup..."

Muirseth smiled awkwardly and explained the reason for the super lime-flavored Storm yesterday.

"Don't worry, this cup has enough sugar in it, so it should be fine."

"Actually, it doesn't need to be too sweet. Sour and sweet is just right." Roy felt relieved when he heard Muirseth say that sugar was added. He picked up the cup and took big gulps.

Muirseth felt a little uneasy as he watched the Orange Storm in his glass gradually run out.

She didn't know whether Roy noticed the lip print on the rim of the cup yesterday. If Roy had found out, she would be very embarrassed.

But even so, Muerseth still secretly hoped that Roy would discover that the two cups of Orange Storm had differences other than the sourness and sweetness.

Maybe the umbrella he carried with him brought him luck, because Roy stopped drinking halfway through, smacked his lips, and muttered in confusion, "No, why doesn't this Orange Storm taste like that?"

Seeing Roy discover something unusual, Muirseth's bright eyes flashed with joy. He placed his hands on the table and asked with a smile, "I modified the recipe a little bit, and you found it. Let me test you to see what flavor is missing."

"...Well, it lacks mint flavor. Why don't you add it? I think it's pretty good." Roy raised his head and finished the rest of the Orange Storm, seeming to be reluctant to leave.

"What's wrong?" Muirseth continued to ask impatiently, without noticing that his pointed elf ears were a little red.

"Well, the sudden appearance of a refreshing minty flavor in the strong sour taste is a very novel experience. I thought you added it in because you like the refreshing taste of mint, isn't it?" Roy asked back with a puzzled look on his face.

"Yes, I like mint very much. What about you, Roy?" Muirseth leaned closer and asked with a smile with squinted eyes.

"The mint flavor is fresh and refreshing, which is quite suitable for me during work hours." Roy secretly glanced at Muirseth's moist and shiny lips and answered without blushing or beating his heart.

"Then I'll add it back for you next time." Muirseth was very satisfied with Roy's answer. He took out a folded note from his arms and pressed it on the bottom of Roy's empty cup.

"Watch again in five minutes, and don't peek." After doing all this, Muirseth left first, saying that she had work to do at the institute. Her brisk steps showed that she was in a good mood.

Five minutes passed quickly, Roy picked up the cup and unfolded the note.

"Actually, I couldn't help but secretly take a sip of that Orange Storm yesterday. It turns out that the sour taste suits me best."

In the corner of the note, there was an abstract image of Muir Seth, and the smile on his face was also extremely abstract.

"You are indeed a fashion expert. Your true mental state is so abstract. When I go to Colombia, I must meet you offline and stock up on endless mint lip balms for you."

After Roy read the content of the note, he picked up a pen and wrote on it: "Read."

Then press the note back to the bottom of the cup. During the lunch break, Muirseth will come to collect the cup himself.

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"Your Highness, the Originium refining production line you ordered from Rem Billiton has arrived at the port..." Miss Lich, who had just returned from vacation, looked radiant and full of energy, as if she was hundreds of years younger.

"Okay, please help me deal with the documents on the desk. I'll be back soon." Roy took this opportunity to go out for some fresh air and temporarily handed over the work to Miss Lich who had returned from vacation.

"I remember Frankie said that he used to work at the Kaiyuan Stone Refinery, so this time he's a professional match."

Roy asked the HR staff who had previously assigned Frankie to work, about his current workplace.

"Oh, is it also at the Originium Refinery? That's perfect, we don't have to build a new factory." Roy naturally thought that all he needed to do was replace the production line.

However, when he saw the huge advanced source stone refining production line, he suddenly felt that his knowledge was still too short-sighted.

In order to improve the source stone refining efficiency and ore utilization rate, the ore crusher is designed with multi-stage crushing and the volume is also increased.

At the end of the refining process, a source stone dust exhaust gas filtration and recovery device was added. While ensuring the health of factory workers to the greatest extent, it can also save ore consumption.

As expected of a mining country, Rembitor's production line has a box full of product manuals in various languages.

Roy looked through it but didn't find any version written in Kazdelwen. Even if there was one, the lower-level Sarkaz workers wouldn't understand it because they could only do manual labor.

The literacy work for school-age children in Sakazi is going smoothly, and the vast majority of children have entered school.

However, adult Sarkaz generally do not choose to go back to school for boring studies. Even though reading and writing skills can bring a lot of convenience to their lives, most people are still content with the status quo.

"Well, then we'll organize a literacy campaign for adult Sarkaz. For those who can read and write, we'll increase their wages by 50 percent, and I'll take some from my little treasury."

Roy made a decision immediately. After he had dealt with the matter of the Originium refining production line, he would go back to sign the documents and notify all city residents.