Farming in the Magical World

Since Tiffany interrupted, she must have considered it.

She gently put down her knife and fork, and confidently stated, "The problem is simply transportation and processing; we can consider them separately and solve them from two different angles..."

At this moment, she finally regained some of her intellectual charm, and spoke with greater clarity and logical thinking.

You should know that she read a lot of books in the Eno family, and she has an intellectual beauty about her.

She had only two ideas: either the castle would send horses and people to Black Mountain Village to help with the transportation, or the hunters would pickle the meat in advance and the castle would increase the purchase price.

“I think we can use both methods together. That way, we can do some minor secondary processing after we get these prey!” Tiffany said, then stared intently at Lanny’s reaction, her slightly pale face full of anticipation!

Having the rare opportunity to help Lanny with some tasks, she naturally wanted to be in her best condition, even though she still looked a little haggard, her eyes were exceptionally bright.

But this was a rare opportunity for her to handle something independently, and she couldn't help feeling uneasy.

In short, I have very mixed feelings.

After listening to Tiffany's solution, Lanny nodded, also favoring the option of using both methods simultaneously.

Although arranging for transportation could ensure a better taste—after all, uncured meat always tastes best—he hadn't forgotten that this was still an era where many people were starving; having anything to eat was a blessing, and most people didn't care about taste at all.

What's the texture like? Is it edible?

"Haha, it turns out my wife is quite the talented woman!" Lanny said with a teasing smile, making a rare joke as he looked at Tiffany.

Tiffany ignored her husband's teasing and instead turned to Frank, instructing him to quickly find someone to notify the hunters who had made the agreement.

While listening to his wife's instructions, Frank kept glancing at Lanny. Seeing that Lanny was just smiling at Tiffany, he naturally understood what Lanny meant and nodded to Tiffany in agreement.

After Tiffany finished explaining, Frank turned to Lenny and started talking about something else.

"I took care of the apprentices while I was recruiting for the propaganda guard. All eight apprentices have been confirmed and they will report to the castle tomorrow!"

At this point, Frank paused, then hesitated before speaking, "Grandma May heard about the apprenticeship, and it seems she wants an apprentice herself."

"What? Why does she need an apprentice? Has there been progress on her work?" Lanny, who was eating with her head down, looked up at Frank in surprise when she heard this.

Frank nodded first, then shook his head. Realizing he might have misunderstood, he quickly said, "Well, she said some experiments require a certain amount of physical strength. She's getting old and hopes someone can help her, and she specifically requested a girl!"

"As for whether things have progressed, I'm not sure. You can ask her yourself."

Upon hearing that she was old, Lanny twitched the corners of her mouth, unsure of what expression to make.

There was something strange about this person in Lanny's eyes. Although he didn't quite understand it, judging from her previous behavior, she was definitely not as old as she appeared.

At this point, the fact that he used his age as an excuse made him both amused and exasperated.

He suddenly remembered that on the day the count came, this woman seemed to have something to say to him, but she was interrupted by the count's sudden visit.

Is this what it is?

Speaking of which, he hasn't checked on Granny Mei's progress these past few days since the Earl arrived, and he doesn't know where she is now.

I made up my mind that after lunch I would go and see what was going on. Since I had no idea what to do, it would be good to change my mind.

"I'll handle Granny Mei's matter; you don't need to worry about it!"

However, in the end, he still did not agree to assign an apprentice to Granny Mei, and decided to go and see for himself before making a decision.

After lunch, he gave Tiffany some more instructions about the guards' meals before summoning Cody to his study again.

He didn't plan to continue trying to manufacture glass until he had a clear idea of ​​what to do with it. In his view, it would only be a waste of time and materials. The castle was still poor and couldn't afford to go through such trouble.

He planned to have Cody work on the power unit first. The blower was still not very reliable; it could make even a strong guy like Hammer pant like a bull after just a few experiments. That was something else.

Although they are both cows, he only wants the first one.

Because he had something on his mind, he didn't intend to guide the other party step by step. After Cody came in and sat down, he directly handed over the one-way wheel design plan that he had prepared in advance.

"Cody, take a look at this. Try to get this up and running these next few days. I call this—a clutch."

When designing this thing yesterday, Lanny was thinking that if it was only to solve the problem of the one-way wheel of the current manual blower, it might not be a fundamental solution.

What if we use water power in the future? Or animal power? Or even steam power?

He plans to develop this one-way wheel using a modular approach, iterating on it based on the driving source and optimizing it as an independent module.

This modular approach is very popular in the automotive and software development industries, and it offers many advantages.

And coincidentally, he had been a programmer in his previous life, so he was very familiar with this design approach.

According to the new clutch design method, the manual blower will be divided into three parts: the power source for manual pedaling, the transmission part of the clutch, and the most crucial working part - the turbine.

Explaining the changes in design philosophy took Lanny quite a bit of his breath. Of course, when talking about these things, he inevitably talked about some common mechanical structures, such as hydraulic torque converters, gear shifters, universal joints, and so on.

When talking about power sources, he also mentioned that there might be water-powered, animal-powered, and steam-powered power sources in the future.

Hearing that Lanny had broken down such a small one-way wheel into so many different types and methods was like opening Pandora's box for him. All sorts of ideas and thoughts came to him, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

On the one hand, he worshipped Lanny as if he were a god, and on the other hand, he wished he could do everything the master had said right now.

However, he eventually calmed down and raised the current difficulties.

"Master, Iron Hammer is about to start forging the Dark Pattern Sword with full force, so he probably won't have time to make these things for me. I'm not familiar with blacksmithing either. What do you think of this..."

Lanny smiled slightly and waved his hand to indicate that he was not worried about the problem at all. "A new apprentice will be reporting for duty tomorrow, he will have time!"

After thinking it over, he told Cody about some of his future plans, as a way of asking for Cody's opinion.

"Cody, I'd like to hand over the management of Workshops One and Two to you. What's your opinion?"

As the number of people in the workshop increased, so did his responsibilities, making it inevitable that he would hand over the workshop's affairs.

But now there are very few people he can trust. Not to mention his apprentices, Iron Hammer is honest and reliable, but that kind of personality isn't suitable for management.

Jimmy is indeed outgoing, but perhaps too outgoing. He was very ambitious when he first arrived, but since getting involved with Cora, he's become somewhat complacent and content with his current situation.

After much thought, and having thoroughly searched his pockets, he realized that the later Cody was actually the most suitable.

He can read some words, has ideas, is quick-witted, and is relatively steady; among these three, he is truly the best choice.

Sigh... Lanny sighed inwardly. The castle was still short-handed, not only of ordinary people, but even more so of those with skills and knowledge.

Upon hearing that Lenny was going to put him in charge of two workshops, Cody did not immediately show great joy. Instead, he looked somewhat worried and hesitated to speak.

“Are you worried about your brother-in-law? I’ll handle that!” Lanny noticed Cody’s hesitation and casually indicated that it wasn’t a big deal.

He used the same old tricks as the security guards, employing the same hierarchical system.

Although the method is simple, it is undeniably effective. What else can you use if not this?

According to his plan, Iron Hammer and Jimmy, as the first people to work in the castle and now the most skilled craftsmen in the workshop, will be awarded the title of craftsman by Lanny, and their monthly salary will be increased to 10 silver coins.

Cody, as a formal craftsman, also served as the head of all the workshops, and received a monthly salary of 10 silver coins.

He did not give up on the apprentices and gave them hope for promotion, stipulating that as long as they passed the corresponding craftsman's assessment, they could be promoted to formal craftsmen and receive 5 silver coins per month.

Those who fail the assessment or are newly admitted apprentices will all be called craftsman apprentices, and of course, they will receive the lowest pay, only 2 silver coins.

Upon hearing Lanny's solution, Cody breathed a sigh of relief, and his worries disappeared.

Just as Lenny thought, if Lenny really promoted Cody to supervisor regardless of the consequences, Jimmy, though he wouldn't say it, would probably feel bad, and it might even affect his relationship with his sister.

As his most important family member, he desperately didn't want his own situation to affect his sister's happiness. She had already tragically lost a husband, and he didn't want her to experience that pain again.

Looking at Lanny, who was speaking eloquently, he thought to himself that he was indeed a nobleman, and he could come up with such a good idea so easily.

He only needed to think for a moment to guess that once this method of ranking was announced, all the newcomers and the previous apprentices would try their best to learn and observe as much as possible, and no one would think of slacking off.

How could he not know what was wrong with the villagers? Although they were so poor that they were almost starving, they would avoid working whenever possible. This was the second headache that came to his mind when he heard Lanny say that he was to manage the workshop.

The master's method was a brilliant stroke of genius, solving both his brother-in-law's resentment and the problem of the group coming tomorrow trying to shirk their responsibilities.

Although the language of the Kingdom of Andrew was limited and there were no idioms of this kind, his thoughts were similar.

Seeing the adoration in Cody's eyes, Lanny felt a surge of pride and spoke even more enthusiastically. After all, the pursuit of spiritual achievement is one of everyone's fundamental needs, and he was no exception.

"So? If this system is implemented, are you confident you can manage the workshop well?" Even though he enjoyed the other person's admiring gaze, the method was not complicated, and there wasn't much to say. Lanny quickly finished his speech and then turned to ask Cody for his opinion.

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely manage the workshop well for you!" Cody straightened up and made a loud promise.

"Alright, since you have no objections, I'll announce the new appointments tomorrow when the new apprentices arrive! Oh, and take these pictures with you, think about them first!"

After Cody left the study with the blueprints, Lanny tidied up the mess on the table and got up to leave the study.

He planned to go and check on Granny Mei's situation, but he didn't know how far she had progressed.

He was still somewhat hopeful about the other party's progress. He figured that since they were already asking for people, there must have been significant progress, right?

Thinking of Granny Mei, he couldn't help but recall some of her strange traits.

The first issue was her hair color. As soon as she arrived at the castle, Lanny noticed that Granny Mei's hair color seemed a bit off. Although it appeared to be white hair, the roots didn't seem to be white, but rather a black color rarely seen in Caster Ridge.

He had seen few people in other parts of the kingdom and didn't know if they were all like that, but the people in Caster Ridge rarely had black hair. Most had gray hair, and there were also red, yellow, and even blonde hair. For example, Lanny had blonde hair, while Tiffany had beautiful blonde hair.

Black hair might not evoke many associations for others, but for Lanny, it's a color that brings back many fond memories, so he can't help but be sensitive to it.

After all, that country, where almost everyone has black hair, holds too many of his fond memories and longings.

Of course, besides her hair color, her movements were also very strange, making Lanny feel extremely uncomfortable no matter how he looked at her.

If a woman frequently strokes her hair, it's understandable, but the way she jumped away in fright when I approached her last time didn't seem like a frail old woman at all; she was more like a mature woman like Tiffany.

Then there's the smell on your body.

Lenny had also met elderly people before. Leaving aside those from his previous life, take Frank for example. He wasn't that old, but as soon as you got close, you could sense a special aura about him.

Lanny knew that this was a common stale smell on the bodies of the elderly, mainly due to the aging of their organs, and there were very few exceptions.

But he had never smelled such a scent on Granny Mei.

Thinking about these strange things, he felt a vague unease rising in his heart, and for a moment he even hesitated in his steps toward the first floor.

However, considering that the other party hadn't made any moves even after being at the castle for so long, he felt slightly relieved.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and walked down to the first floor again, where Grandma Mei's laboratory was located.