Chapter 30 Lin's Restaurant 2.0! The infrastructure-building maniac's blueprint is now online! ...
After Lin Yue's research on Lin's nutrition entered the stage of "I have a bold idea," he felt that his thinking had suddenly broadened considerably.
Previously, the approach was to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause, patching up whatever was wrong. Now, however, we're taking a strategic, holistic view and starting to think about how to solve problems at their source, creating a sustainable, harmonious, and loving community where everyone can have meat at every meal!
To achieve this ambitious goal, he couldn't just rely on his own wild guesses; he needed a plan, a blueprint, and he also had to motivate all his employees!
So, on a rare night when there were no urgent infrastructure tasks and everyone was eating and drinking their fill and gathering around the fire to digest their food, Lin Yue cleared his throat and announced a major event.
"Ahem! Fellow shareholders of Lin's Restaurant... oops, I mean partners!" Lin Yue stood on a large, temporarily moved rock to enhance the sense of ceremony, holding a newly polished stone slab as his "PPT."
"After careful consideration and scientific planning over this period of time, I have decided to carry out a comprehensive, systematic, and future-oriented upgrade and renovation of our Lin's Restaurant and the surrounding area!"
The audience members seated below reacted in different ways:
Gray silently looked up, his eyes asking, "What kind of physical labor do we have to do again?"
Shi Quan snorted, crossed his arms, and gave me a look that said, "I'd like to see what kind of trouble you can cause."
The Old Bard family looked at Lin Yue with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation, trying their best to appear attentive.
Xiao Fen: Wagging her tail, thinking it was time to eat again, she excitedly let out a "woof".
Lin Yue ignored these minor incidents, picked up a charcoal stick, and began to gesticulate wildly on his PowerPoint presentation:
"First of all! We need to clarify the positioning of our Lin's Restaurant!" He drew a crooked house icon in the center of the stone slab.
"This is our home! It's our safe, warm, and well-fed haven! So, safety must be our top priority!"
He pointed to the lines on the stone slab that represented a fence: "Our existing wooden fence is just a stopgap measure! It's too weak! It's easily breached! Our goal is—a stone wall! Tall! Strong! Ideally, it would also have crenellations and watchtowers!"
Upon hearing "stone wall," Shi Quan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but interject, "Stone wall is good! It has to be made of granite! When building the wall, we also need to use clay and lime to grout the joints! The corners should be rounded so they won't collapse easily!"
[System notification: Received [Dwarven Basic City Defense Suggestions: Key Points for Stone Wall Construction]. Knowledge Base [Architecture - Defensive Structures] module experience +30.]
"That's right! Uncle Stone Fist is right!" Lin Yue quickly wrote down these key points.
"Besides the walls, we'll dig several more trenches outside! And set up some more concealed and effective traps! Like... rope traps? Log traps? Combined with Uncle Stone Fist's precise stone-throwing skills, we'll guarantee those fools won't come back alive!"
Stone Fist stroked his beard smugly, clearly pleased with the arrangement.
"With the security issue resolved, the next step is planning the living area!" Lin Yue drew several circles around the "house" icon.
“We’re all crammed together right now, it’s so inconvenient! Especially Uncle Stone Fist, your snoring… cough cough, I mean, everyone needs some private space too!”
He pointed to one of the circles: "Here, we're going to add a few separate bedrooms! They don't need to be too big, just big enough to fit a bed!"
He then pointed to another circle: "Here, we're going to build a bigger kitchen and dining room! The current stove is too small; it definitely won't be enough when there are more people! We also need a place where everyone can sit down and eat properly!"
Then he drew a circle: "Here! We're going to build a proper warehouse! Specifically for storing grain, tools, ores, and my precious salt and spices! It must be moisture-proof! Rodent-proof! Fireproof!"
Old Bader's eyes lit up when he heard "warehouse": "Sir! The foundation of the warehouse needs to be raised! And ventilation openings need to be left! Otherwise the grain will easily get moldy!"
[System notification: Received [Old Farmer's Tips: Precautions for Building a Grain Warehouse]. Knowledge Base [Architecture - Storage] module experience points +10.]
"Well said! Old Bard! I've got it!" Lin Yue nodded approvingly.
"Of course! Most importantly! The blacksmith shop needs to be upgraded too!" Lin Yue drew a building with a chimney and hammer symbol.
“This open-air stall is too rudimentary! We can’t work in wind and rain! We need to build a real blacksmith shop with a roof, a fixed forging furnace, bellows, and maybe even a water-powered forging hammer in the future! Uncle Shi Quan, what do you think?”
Stone Fist's breathing became noticeably heavier! A real blacksmith shop! This really struck a chord with him!
He was so excited that his beard was shaking: "Good! Good! The furnace must be made of firebricks! The anvil must be a whole piece of refined iron! The bellows must be bigger! There must also be a quenching pool and a grinding table!" He rattled off a whole bunch of requirements.
Lin Yue quickly wrote them down: "No problem! I'll satisfy you! As long as you're willing to help, I'll give you whatever you want!"
“Besides these basic living and production facilities,” Lin Yue continued with his grand plan, “we also need to plan an agricultural zone!”
He pointed in the direction of the experimental field, "The potato field needs to be expanded! The wheat field also needs to be expanded! In the future, we will also try to grow some other things! Such as vegetables? Fruits? Even... hops and grapes for brewing?" The last sentence was said to Shi Quan.
Shi Quan's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously.
“And then there’s animal husbandry!” Lin Yue drew a few more strangely shaped animals. “Relying solely on hunting is unsustainable! Could we try domesticating some docile animals that produce meat or milk? Like those slow-running ‘stone-skinned chickens’? Or… ‘milk-producing goats’?” He made these up, but the principle was the same.
"Finally! And this is very important!" Lin Yue's expression turned serious. "Public sanitation! Although our five-star eco-friendly luxury dry toilet has passed inspection, one is definitely not enough! We'll need to build a few more as the population grows! We'll also need to plan a garbage disposal area! And... when conditions allow, we'll even build a public bathhouse so everyone can have a hot shower!"
Upon hearing "hot shower," everyone's expression turned longing. In this place where even clean water is a luxury, a hot shower is practically a heavenly experience!
Lin Yue looked at everyone's excited, expectant, or hopeful expressions and nodded in satisfaction. Excellent, the atmosphere was just right!
“Of course,” he changed the subject, “achieving these goals can’t be done by Gray and me alone! We need everyone’s help! So, I suggest that starting tomorrow, we should have a clearer division of labor!”
He looked at everyone and said, "Grey, you are the most skilled and the strongest. From now on, you will be mainly responsible for hunting, guarding, and heavy physical labor in infrastructure projects."
Gray nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
"Uncle Shi Quan, you are our technical core! Once your leg is fully healed, the blacksmith shop will be entirely in your hands! Until then, please take care of us and guide us in our engineering construction and tool improvement."
Shi Quan snorted, which was taken as an agreement, with a smug look on his face that said, "You're a smart kid."
"Old Bard, you have a wealth of experience. From now on, we'll mainly entrust you with the responsibility of agricultural planting! Seed selection, seedling cultivation, and field management will all depend on you!"
Old Bard nodded excitedly, "Rest assured, sir! I will do my best!"
"Amu, you're young and strong, so continue working with Gray, learn and observe more, and strive to become a key member of our little restaurant's infrastructure team as soon as possible!"
Amu smiled憨厚ly and nodded vigorously.
"Mia, you're thoughtful and skillful. From now on, I'll be handling the logistics, sewing, food preparation, and... um... bookkeeping for our little restaurant! Also, learn to cook from me and strive to become a sous chef as soon as possible!"
Mia blushed and quietly agreed.
"As for me..." Lin Yue puffed out his chest, "I'm in charge of overall planning, technology research and development, external communication, and... cooking for everyone!"
"Finally, Xiao Fen!" Lin Yue picked up Xiao Fen, who was wagging her tail at his feet. "You're in charge of... being cute! And... using your special abilities when we encounter danger or... treasure hunting!"
Xiao Fen didn't understand why, but she happily licked Lin Yue's face.
[System Notification: Initial community management framework and member roles established. Management skills proficiency improved. Community cohesion slightly increased. Achievement unlocked: [The Beginning of a Makeshift Team] .]
Looking at the system notification and then at his companions who came from different backgrounds and had different personalities, but were all full of expectations for the future, Lin Yue's heart was filled with lofty ambitions.
Although the road ahead remains long and challenges are numerous, at least they share a common goal, a clear blueprint, and a hopeful home that is gradually taking shape!
"Alright! The blueprint is complete! The tasks have been assigned!" Lin Yue held the stone slab high. "Starting tomorrow! For our 'Lin's Restaurant' 2.0! For a better life! For... braised goose in an iron pot and ice-cold beer!"
"Strive! Fight!"
His voice echoed in the night sky, full of power and infectious energy.
This time, no one thought he was talking nonsense or wasting his time. A glimmer of hope shone in everyone's eyes.
The future of the restaurant is in their hands, and they will create it brick by brick, hammer by hammer, and chisel by chisel!
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