Chapter 98: Weaver Girl (Part 2)
"The case is solved..." Jiang You murmured.
All the vague feelings of incongruity that had seemed to be there before were suddenly explained: fear of magic, inability to read, avoidance of anything that would make them lose control, strange behavior, and the suspicious word "hatching eggs" that appeared in the conversation... It turned out that these women of the Discipline Sect were not ordinary people, but spider spirits and spider brides!
Being afraid of magic is because of low magic resistance. If you lose your mind, you will turn into a crazy giant spider... This is not just an individual dining choice of whether to eat pork or beef, but a real safety issue that will actually affect everyone!
No wonder none of these "Discipline Sect" members looked at her skeleton with even a hint of confusion... They were already Spider Spirits themselves, so a White Bone Spirit wouldn't be surprising, right? Ah, was she telling another bad joke in her head? This wasn't the world of Journey to the West!
But then again, why is it that when the same character is placed on an ordinary human, it feels strange and out of place, exuding a "sick" aura of moaning and looking for trouble... But once the person becomes a spider spirit, she feels that these strangenesses are explained away, and the style suddenly becomes normal? Could she be subconsciously holding racial discrimination against ordinary humans?
Jiang You couldn't help but reflect on his own "ordinary human discrimination," which might not even exist. He repeatedly reminded himself that he was already in a magical world with many fantastical races. Since there were creatures like her who were friendly to magic, there must also be races like the spider spirits, whose magic resistance was extremely low and who could easily lose control and transform into giant spiders that devoured the world...
...Hmm, wait a minute, does this mean that these guests actually have great appetites and can eat a lot, and are all potential foodies?
Hiss, they can make peace with these spider spirits and do business peacefully. The witches are so terrifying.
"How do the Discipline Sect make a living?" Jiangyou continued to ask Lolisa.
"Cicadas, cicadas, of course they're best at weaving and tailoring!" Lolita pointed at the little skirt she was wearing. "We asked them to make our skirts! But their daily expenses are said to be very high, so they live a very frugal life. Every morning at the market, they would buy a lot of candy and a lot of meat.
"Uncle Wolf alone killed over a hundred chickens for them today!"
Jiangyou took a look at his completely empty stew pot and instantly understood how those fresh and clean "leftovers" came about.
In short, despite some minor common sense blunders caused by their differing worldviews, Takuyu and Lolisa still managed to sell quite a few [Soy Sauce and Marinated Combination Sets]. Fortunately, the novel marinades and dishes didn't cause the spider spirits to go berserk, and they were perfectly fine with eating them.
The humanoid species in this world have evolved incredibly powerful digestive organs and physical abilities, vastly different from those of ordinary animals, and simply not considered a single species. For example, Aunt Wolf can devour a wide variety of fruits and vegetables with impunity, while ordinary wolves find those foods completely unacceptable.
Despite their racial traits of low magic defense and susceptibility to frenzy, these 'Discipline' cicadas apparently accepted the food and sauces provided by Jiangyou well. They even took away quite a few flyers and seemed to have the potential to become regular customers.
Perhaps the extra spending at Takumi's had emptied their wallets early, but the knitting girls arrived and left just as quickly. Just after noon, they disappeared, apparently having completed their monthly shopping spree.
As the guests dispersed, Jiangyou finally found time to brew a few more jars of soy sauce, while Lolisa settled accounts with the vegetable vendor. When Jiangyou came out of the warehouse with another 500 bottles of soy sauce, Lolisa handed her a bag of silver coins: "Here, I used your recipe, this is your share~"
The price of the marinade package is twice as expensive as selling each ingredient separately. This difference is the net profit, which is divided among Jiangyou, Lolisa and the vegetable stall owner. The vegetable stall owner takes 20%, Lolisa who came up with the idea of setting up an intermediary takes 20%, and Jiangyou takes 60%.
The same star anise, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, licorice, and ginger could be combined to yield 1.2 times the profit. The vegetable stall owner was very pleased with the deal and offered to continue working with Jiangyou. Jiangyou also thought it was a good idea. The weavers had to go to the Witch Forest every month to purchase goods, so this long-term business had to continue.
Luo Lisa said with a smile: "Then I will continue to be responsible for the matchmaking. From now on, I will send you the monthly income when I go to the city every month."
"That's great!" Jiangyou weighed the heavy silver coin in his bone claws, his eyes flashing again. "By the way, Lolita, do you want to start a crayfish business with me?"
"Eh? Is that okay?" Lolita said happily, "Sure, sure! But I can't cook... Hey, I have an idea. Wait a minute, I'll go get someone."
Jiangyou chuckled and watched Lolisa scamper off again. This little witch had a sharp business acumen, was smart and honest, and had a wide network of contacts. She could definitely be recruited as a partner.
Before Lolisa returned, the dwarf craftsman Tux appeared, grunting and dragging a small cart. "Boss Bone, here comes the goods!"
Jiangyou rubbed his bony claws impatiently, not paying any attention to Ix's strange name, and walked over to the cart. On the cart was a pile of octagonal metal pieces, each as big as her wok. Jiangyou was confused: "Is this a lobster cage?"
Tukes picked up a piece of metal and examined its front and back. He found the hook in the center of the front of the metal piece, gently pinched it with his fat fingers, and shook it—
With a "swish" sound, the metal frames popped out and the metal sheets instantly turned into a hollow shrimp cage, which was about the same height as Tukes. A layer of soft metal wire mesh was sandwiched in the hollow metal frame, and there was a mesh opening on the side wall to lure shrimp into the cage. It was large on the outside and small on the inside, which could absolutely ensure that the shrimps could get in but not get out.
"Wow! This is amazing!" Jiang You took the lobster cage and examined it carefully. The top octagonal lid can be opened, and there is a hook under the lid for hanging bait. Of course, you can also throw the bait directly into the cage without any problems.
"Well done, quick and well done!" Tux said proudly. "Dwarven craftsmanship, absolutely honest! The metal frame is made of Orichalcum steel, and the metal wire mesh is made of Mithril. The magic resistance is excellent, it can defend against most magic and physical attacks. The claws of the magic lobster will never be able to cut it!"
Jiangyou was very satisfied. Now she can take the new cage and continue to catch shrimps!
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