The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

To Gray's surprise, it was little Cai'er who finished her big bowl of rice first.

Although it was indeed the little girl who was given the food first, it is quite amazing that a child with such a small mouth could finish it before the adults.

It's clear the little one was really hungry. (That's what most people would think...)

Lick the bowl clean, not letting a single grain of rice escape.

Little Cai'er blinked as she looked at the empty rice bowl, then looked up at Gray with her big, watery eyes, looking adorable and cute.

Gray quickly understood what the little girl meant.

I wanted another bowl, but knowing how precious food is, I was too embarrassed to ask for more.

Hunger shaped a sensible little girl, something rarely seen in aristocratic families.

Gray chuckled and patted little Cai'er's head: "There's plenty more, how much more do you want?"

Before the words were even finished, the little girl raised her rice bowl high, as if she were about to jump up excitedly: "Same as before!"

Gray was slightly taken aback.

The same thing I just mentioned refers to the 2.5 times the volume of rice in the architectural marvel.

Gray wouldn't be surprised by this amount if it were the food of an adult male who hadn't eaten a meal, but it's a bit frightening for such a small girl to eat such a large bowl.

Will we be able to finish it?

The moment a similar thought crossed his mind, Gray immediately dismissed it.

Compared to her own comfortable life, the little girl who suffered from hunger understood the value of food better and would never waste it, as evidenced by her act of saving food by licking her bowl clean without leaving a single grain.

Little Cai'er is a novice with only a faint fluctuation of magic power; she probably hasn't even reached the next level.

Even so, she is still a professional, and her appetite cannot be measured by the standards of an ordinary little girl. It is not surprising that she can eat the amount of rice that an adult would eat.

One by one, the young men inside the house also finished their 2.5 times the height of rice.

Gray said, "You can add whatever you want, but only after you finish this pot..."

Upon hearing this, the men handed over bowls one after another, and the middle-aged and elderly townspeople who were still working hard also quickened their pace.

……

The earthenware steamer was emptied, and the simple hut was transformed from a canteen back into its original temporary meeting room.

Alice Villa cleared her throat and said, "We still need to discuss the distribution of relief food today."

Don't you all feel that queuing up one by one to register for food rations is too time-consuming and laborious? After the rations are distributed, there's not much time left in the day, and without enough time for farming, it's highly likely that self-sufficiency will not be achieved. Relying on relief food indefinitely is not sustainable.

Upon hearing this, all the townspeople nodded in agreement.

Everyone felt that this method of distributing food in queues ensured fairness but was too time-consuming.

Alice Villa then proposed an improvement plan: "I have a reform plan for this."

Starting today, we'll be grouping the townspeople into groups, starting with...

Gray, how many people can a single pot of rice typically feed for one meal?

Gray estimated that if each person had a normal bowl...

"Around 50 people."

"Alright, then we'll divide into groups of fifty. Each group of fifty will elect a group leader, and the election of the group leaders will be entrusted to the village chiefs."

The group leader comes to me every day to collect enough rations for the group. The distribution of the rations is handled by the group leader, which ensures that the rations are distributed in a short time.

The team leader needs to learn how to cook rice using a clay pot.

When farming, they also work together in pre-assigned groups.

After he finished speaking, no one said anything for a moment.

Among the middle-aged and elderly people in the town, some were deep in thought, probably digesting Aliceville's words.

Little Cai'er didn't think about anything. She couldn't understand, so she simply stopped listening. When is dinner served?

Um... you just ate two big bowls (actually two small bowls).

Group management, huh?

Gray listened silently to Aliceville's speech.

Indeed, group management is much more efficient than queuing up one by one to receive relief food. As long as each group leader receives the food, the problem of having too much food can be solved by having two people carry it.

Only by increasing efficiency, spending spare time on labor, and increasing working hours can one achieve self-sufficiency in farming and harvesting.

However, while allocating food by the group leader improved efficiency, this method also harbored some hidden dangers.

It may be a bit premature to bring this up now, but to prevent sowing the seeds of future trouble...

If no one else sees the problem, Gray will chime in.

"Your Highness, Second Princess..."

The speaker was still the old village chief, who looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Alice Vil smiled gently: "Speak freely. The purpose of gathering everyone here is to raise questions, discuss them, and find solutions."

The old village chief paused for a moment before saying, "I'll be frank."

The Second Princess's proposal is good.

However, this means that the allocation of rations is entirely entrusted to the group leader. What if the group leader doesn't distribute them fairly?

The selection of the team leader needs to be more careful…

Upon hearing this, Gray thought to himself.

There are still smart people out there who don't need to bring it up themselves.

The so-called hidden danger is that the team leader has too much power.

Right now, everyone is just a town resident, so the elected group leader might be trustworthy for a short period of time and wouldn't abuse his power for personal gain.

But it's hard to say what will happen in the long run.

There are countless examples of dragon slayers who, having tasted the sweetness of power, end up becoming dragons themselves.

Aliceville's expression turned serious upon hearing this. She had indeed overlooked the issue, but thankfully someone had brought it up.

Aliceville dared not deny this; in fact, those in power, the early royalty and nobility, were born step by step in this way.

Aliceville sighed softly and asked, "Does anyone have any good solutions?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in shock.

They wouldn't dare say such a thing wouldn't happen; rather, they were quite certain that the problem of abuse of power for personal gain would inevitably arise.

The room fell silent, and no one offered a good solution for a long time.

Aliceville sighed inwardly.

It's very troublesome. Nobody has a good solution and there's nothing we can do but do it this way for now.

This is better than wasting too much time distributing relief food, which leads to insufficient working hours and poor farming.

Is there no other way?

Let's leave it at that for now and see how things go.

At this moment, Gray suddenly interrupted:

"It is impossible to completely eliminate the abuse of power for personal gain, but we can reduce the frequency of such abuses."

First, strengthen the supervision of each group leader, assign more people, and ideally, you should handle it personally.

There aren't many people yet, and we don't need to monitor all the team leaders every day; that would be too much of a burden.

Regular, random checks on a few team leaders are sufficient; this effectively prevents the problem of people doing one thing in public and another in private, thus avoiding any attempt to shirk responsibility.