Chapter 167 Renovation Settlement

"What a perfect design," Jiang You couldn't help but exclaim. "It's fully automated, with purification and recycling all included! It's so environmentally friendly!"

"Yes, all you need to do is input magic power into the water tank from time to time when it indicates it's running low on energy," said a troll. "This device is the latest cutting-edge product developed by the Land of Scholars! After inputting magic power, it can automatically capture water elements to supply water—similar to how a magic faucet works—and then use the collected fire elements to provide heat and insulation.

"When the magic power supply is sufficient, the water tank will operate normally on its own. When the fire element is insufficient, magic power will be used to gather more fire elements. When the water element is insufficient, water elements will be gathered. Both will always be maintained at a fixed level. When the magic power supply is insufficient, for safety reasons, the water tank will prioritize stopping the use of fire elements for heating and convert the fire elements into neutral magic power for automatic recharging.

"That way, no matter what the situation, the water tank will at most stop operating, and there won't be any dangerous situations like dry burning. Of course, it's best to check the magic power supply once a week."

"Amazing!" Isn't this a magical anti-dry-boil water heater?! The thought of enjoying a happy bath in the future filled Takuya with joy... until she saw the bill from Ferias, and instantly felt her nonexistent heart ache return.

"...80 gold coins?!" She took a breath. According to the prices in the Principality of Huntington, this is almost equivalent to 800,000!

"Well! Originally, our selling price was 100 gold coins! You know, we had to go through a lot of connections and put a lot of effort into ordering this equipment from the Rusman Federation. The transportation costs alone were more than a dozen gold coins!" Ferias said, "But you and the Lord have been very supportive of our business lately, giving us so many projects to work on. For your sake, I'm offering you a 20% discount!"

Jiangyou covered his ribs and watched Ferias demonstrate how to charge the water tank and how to fill the bathtub with hot water - to be honest, this thing is really convenient to use. Just input magic power and turn on the faucet on the bathtub to get constant and comfortable hot water. The water temperature can also be set by yourself, and there is no need to bother adding cold water!

The restroom also has a one-button automatic flushing function, which looks very similar to a modern toilet... Although magical creations are really super expensive, it seems worth it to be able to enjoy such convenient facilities in this era.

After looking at the first floor, Jiangyou followed the trolls to the second floor.

The rooms on the second floor were also renovated. The original two large rooms were divided into three rooms, one large and two small: a master bedroom, a slightly smaller second bedroom, and a lounge.

The master bedroom is furnished with a large bed that looks very soft, a dressing table with a built-in dressing chair, a wardrobe, and a soft couch in the corner; the slightly smaller second bedroom is furnished with two single beds, a desk and a wardrobe.

The lounge is Jiangyou's favorite place at the moment. It faces east, gets perfect sunlight, and faces her garden restaurant. The trolls also added a small balcony so that the Lich Sauce Queen can lean on the railing and look out over her culinary kingdom.

There was a soft double leather sofa in the lounge, suitable for lying down, sitting, or snuggling. Opposite the sofa was a small bookcase, currently empty, but soon, it would probably be filled with the picture albums that Takumi liked.

In the corner is a tree-shaped wooden hat rack that can be used to store Takuya's various and ever-growing collection of hats.

There is also a small round table and two small round chairs near the balcony. This set of table and chairs can be easily moved to the balcony, or moved into the house according to one's mood. In the future, Jiangyou can drink tea and have breakfast here, and watch the guests flock to her restaurant and bring her more gold coins.

Even if you just imagine that scene, you will feel that future life will be beautiful.

The third floor hadn't undergone much of a transformation. The clutter that had previously accumulated there had been cleared out, and the still-usable dressmaking mannequin and used sewing machine had been given to Alexi by Takuyou. After all, these items could only be put to their greatest use in the hands of a weaver.

Currently, the third floor only houses Takumi's label maker, gauze, parchment paper, and a bunch of bottles and jars. A lot of space is still empty, but Takumi has no idea how to arrange or utilize it.

She was quite satisfied with the renovations, so she returned downstairs and happily settled the recent project bill with the troll Ferias. After building so many factories and restaurants, renovating the workshop, and purchasing all sorts of alchemical equipment, even if the trolls broke their bones, Jiangyou still paid a full three hundred gold coins.

The high price almost made the Bone Boss's eyes go dark and she almost couldn't breathe - but considering that she was now a skeleton that didn't need to breathe, it was not a big deal.

Such a large expenditure wiped out all the gold coins that Jiangyou had received from Heidi and Annina, and even lost a lot of money from the Garden Restaurant. But fortunately, she spent a lot and earned a lot quickly. These restaurants and factories did not need to buy or rent land, so the biggest expense was infrastructure costs.

After spending this money, you can make steady profits and earn a fortune every day.

"You've worked so hard these days, why don't you go to the Garden Restaurant and treat yourself?" Jiang You asked with a smile as he sent the trolls out. "There are still seats available."

"That's right!" Ferias's appetite was immediately aroused. He looked at his elders and said, "After being busy for so many days, it's time to take a good rest and have a good meal!"

"Let's go, let's go!" The trolls immediately changed their route and turned to walk towards the Garden Restaurant. Jiangyou waved to Jericho at the restaurant door, and the guardian spirit immediately ran over.

"Recommend more delicious and expensive dishes to the trolls," the cunning lich boss whispered into the cat employee's pointed ear. "They just received a large sum of project payment from us, and they are very rich now!"

Jericho understood and gestured to her, "I understand." He quickly caught up with the trolls.

Jiang You chuckled and said, "The project payment recovery plan has started!"