Demon King, you just need to conquer, and your husband will come up with the solution.

After becoming a servant, Bolu also caused some troubles because of his silly energy, but fortunately he was able to avoid major troubles every time.

He even once inexplicably caught a spy hiding among the servants of the Demon King's Castle because he had to urinate at night. He was even commended by the head maid and given a black flame stone pendant.

All these things tell Bolu that his sister is a very blessed person.

To be honest, Bolu was once jealous of his extremely lucky sister. After all, he had worked diligently in the Demon King's Castle for so many years, but had never received any praise from the head maid.

But anyone would feel unbalanced that his sister inexplicably received such an honor just because she had to get up at night to urinate.

But what happened later made Boru's jealousy disappear. Polly then tied the black flame stone pendant on Boru with a playful attitude.

Looking at his sister's smiling face that was as bright as ever, Bolu felt relieved. Isn't it his luck to have such a lucky sister?

Bolu patted his sister's head lovingly and said, "Okay, let's go to Mr. Irons's bedroom quickly. Lady Margaret asked us to invite Mr. Irons to the hall. We must be respectful to Mr. Irons later."

"Good good!"

At the same time, on the other side, Ains was squatting on the floor of the bedroom, studying some local ingredients from the Demon Realm that he had obtained from the kitchen of the Demon King's Castle.

There were some things that Irons was familiar with, such as the big-leaf yam. Of course, this time Irons paid attention not to the rhizomes, but to the leaves of the big-leaf yam.

Unlike the common emerald green leaves that grow in the sun, the leaves of the big-leafed sweet potato are a dark green with a hint of purple. The leaves are large and thick and taste bitter.

This thing is quite unpalatable, but the demons in the Demon Realm are not qualified to be picky. After all, the leaves of the big-leafed sweet potato are one of the few vegetables that can supplement them with vitamins.

In addition to the big-leafed sweet potato, there is another one that Irons is more familiar with, which is the bearded melon.

The name of this crop is very reminiscent of the past. Why is it called Bearded Melon? Because in order to absorb more water and nutrients from this barren land, Bearded Melon will extend a lot of thin and long roots.

When the bearded melon is dug out of the ground, these roots look like a bunch of beards growing underneath, hence the name bearded melon.

The bearded melon has a thick skin and rough flesh. Although it tries every means to absorb water, the water content in the flesh is still low, and it is mostly very tough cellulose.

Therefore, this thing tastes crunchy when eaten. After trying it, Irons felt that it tasted like watermelon rind.

The texture of the melon flesh is comparable to that of watermelon rind, so one can imagine how heavyweight the rind of the melon is.

Irons remembered that there was a special saw in the kitchen of the Demon King's Castle, and its function was naturally to saw the melons.

Of course, although the taste of the bearded melon is not outstanding, its flavor is okay. It smells a bit like winter melon. Apart from being difficult to chew, it is also a relatively "friendly" vegetable in the Demon Realm.

In addition to the two types that Irons was more familiar with, the kitchen also provided him with some other vegetables from the Demon Realm. He picked up a long strip of vegetable that looked a bit like bamboo.

The chefs in the kitchen explained that the skin of this vegetable is not edible and the core needs to be cut open. It also needs to be pickled with salt to remove the toxicity of the swamp water cattail.

This thing grows in the Gor Swamp where the tentacle monsters live, and is also the main food of the tentacle monsters. To ordinary demons, the toxicity of swamp water cattail is higher than that of sweet potato.

However, the tentacle monsters are not afraid. On the contrary, they will eat swamp water cattails, accumulate the venom in special poison sacs in their bodies, and transform it into their own weapons.

With the simple idea that if the tentacle monsters can eat it, then other demons should be able to eat it as well, later other demons also began to try to eat this water cattail, and finally summed up a set of detoxification methods.

First, peel off the skin of the water cattail, take out the inner core, pile it in a ceramic jar and marinate it with salt for ten days, then it can be eaten normally.

To Ains, this sounds like pickling pickles. Perhaps this water cattail is the Demonic version of pickled mustard tuber.

Because of its toxicity, Ains was not brave enough to try eating it raw. He just observed it for a while and then put it aside.

There are many other ingredients, including Ghana microgreens, which are very similar to water shield, and are a specialty of the Ghana River where the Sirens live. This thing is a rare vegetable in the Demon Realm that is not poisonous and delicious.

However, due to the restrictions on its origin and its extremely short shelf life, basically, except for the Sirens and the demons living along the rivers, other demons have no chance to enjoy it.

The little bit of Ghanaian greens in Ains' hand were also picked urgently from the Ghana River after learning that Ains wanted to study the crops in the Demon Realm.

There is also the dragon fruit, a specialty of the Dragon Valley. The skin has dragon scale patterns and you need to peel it to eat the red flesh inside. This is one of the few fruit species in the Demon Realm.

Irons thought this thing might taste like dragon fruit, but after actually biting it, he found that it didn't taste like dragon fruit at all, but more like dates, and tasted very sweet.

The sweetness should be high enough, but I don’t know what the sugar content is and whether it is worth becoming a sugar crop.

Oh, no, I just want to open a restaurant in the Demon King's City, why do you care about this? Go away, go away, it's not a vegetable...

……

Forget it, I'd better write it down first. After all, sugar is an indispensable part of cooking. Yes, all this is for the sake of opening a restaurant in the future!

Just as Irons took out his notebook to write down everything he had just studied, the Poluboli sisters came to the bedroom respectfully.

"Mr. Irons, Lady Margaret said she wants to invite you to the hall for a chat."

"Hmm? Let's go to the hall?" Irons raised his eyebrows, put away his notebook and quill, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."

Chapter 52 What is an Employee?

"Well... Queen Margaret, you have indeed chosen an excellent human as your consort, as you are able to use big-leafed sweet potatoes to make food that is more palatable to ordinary demons."

In the hall of the Demon King's Castle, the huge beast lord Engla sat in his seat, eating a bowl of noodle soup that was almost the size of a washbasin brought by the maids.

While eating her noodle soup, Engla expressed her admiration for Irons. Although the admiration was directed at Irons, it also made Margaret feel proud.

"Of course, Engla, my vision is never wrong. I had my own reasons for choosing Ains as my husband."

As she spoke, Margaret smiled slightly and snapped her fingers. Several little devil servants flew in from the air and spread a map on the round table in the hall.

Looking at the map on the table, Margaret continued, "Moreover, Engla, Ains not only made vermicelli, he also gave a method on how to promote vermicelli in the Demon King's City. Of course, this requires your assistance."

As she spoke, Margaret pushed the map to Engla, and Engla pushed away the soup powder that was in the way and leaned over to observe the map.

"Engra, I need to open two factories around the Demon King's City to specialize in making starch and vermicelli. I need your assistance in the allocation of construction personnel. Of course, in addition to the allocation of personnel, where do you think is suitable for building factories around the Demon King's City?"

"Build a factory? Something like... an arsenal?"

"almost."

"Hmm... building an arsenal specifically for food... is this the suggestion made by the prince?"

Hearing the words "king's husband" from Engla's mouth, Margaret smiled slightly, which meant that Engla had agreed with Margaret's idea. It seemed that the Lord of the Ferocious Beasts was on her side!

"Yes, what? Engla, do you think this is unnecessary?"

Engla immediately shook his head and responded, "No, I think this is a good idea. I have followed several former demon kings on expeditions. Do you know what my biggest experience was?"

"what?"

"Sufficient food is the key to victory... Only by feeding those demon soldiers can they have the strength to kill the enemy on the battlefield. It's a pity that I never had the chance to express this idea.

Moreover, the Demon Realm has not sent out troops for more than a hundred years, and I have somewhat forgotten this experience. If it weren’t for Queen Margaret mentioning it today, I would have almost forgotten about it.”

"It wasn't me who brought it up, it was Irons who brought it up," Margaret corrected.

Seeing Margaret's determination to clear Irons' name, Engla smiled knowingly and nodded in agreement, "Yes, His Excellency the King mentioned it."

At this moment, Ains was also brought to the hall by Poluboli. Looking at the demon lord who gave him the Fang of the Beast King, Ains nodded to Engla in a friendly manner.

And Engla responded kindly like an elder. Such a gentle response made it hard for Ains to imagine that such a demon king was essentially a ferocious beast known for his tyranny and cruelty, and he was also the lord of ferocious beasts.

"Ah, Ains, you're here just in time. Engla and I are discussing the starch factory you proposed, as well as the location of the vermicelli factory. You can tell Engla about your requirements."

Margaret quickly called Irons to come forward, and Irons came forward to look at the map on the round table, and couldn't help frowning.

This map... is so simple, and feels too old.

"Um... well, let's not talk about building the factory for now. This map... isn't it a bit too old? How many years old is this?"

Margaret looked embarrassed, and Engla responded, "Your Excellency, this map should have been made 230 years ago. If I remember correctly, the Demon King at that time had someone ride on the back of a dragon to overlook the Demon King's City and draw this map."

Two hundred and thirty years ago? Irons' expression suddenly became interesting. An antique from two hundred and thirty years ago is still in use today? Is this really okay?

Oh, and... Your Excellency, what the hell is this title? I haven't married Margaret yet...

Margaret coughed lightly and defended herself, "Ahem~ Although it is an old thing from 230 years ago, it has been enchanted. Although it is a bit old, it is still intact and can be used again."

"...No, no, no, Margaret, this is not a question of whether it is good or not, but your map is obviously too outdated. You need to find someone to redraw a more detailed map of the Demon King's City..."

Hearing this, Engla nodded in agreement, and Margaret also nodded awkwardly in agreement.

After discussing the map, everyone began to discuss building factories. Ains told Engla about the conditions required for each factory.

"First of all, the location of the starch factory should be close to a water source and in an open area. A large amount of water is needed in the starch production process, and the demand for starch in the future will only increase.

At this stage, it can only be used to make vermicelli, but we must prepare for subsequent expansion. The conditions of the vermicelli factory can be slightly looser, but it is best to choose a well-ventilated and open area for easier drying..."

After screening the conditions proposed by Ains, Engla, after some consideration, placed his claws on two locations next to the Demon King's Castle.

"North Wind Highlands is more in line with your requirements, Your Excellency Wang Fu. The north wind blowing from the Gobi Desert is warm and dry here, which is very suitable for drying as you mentioned. It is perfect for building a vermicelli factory.

As for the starch factory, I recommend the Black Rock River south of the Demon King's City. The land there is flat and few people are farming there, so we can avoid those big-leaf potato fields. However, there are some minor problems here that need to be dealt with."

It was His Excellency the King's Consort again... This title... Irons wanted to correct it, but seeing Margaret's satisfied smile next to him, he gave up in the end and asked about another thing that made him curious: "Little trouble? What little trouble?"

Margaret at the side immediately explained: "It's the scavenger hounds. There is a group of scavenger hounds entrenched in that place, causing the local demons to not dare to go there to farm.

This group of beasts is a bit disgusting. Because they have been eating carrion for years, corrupt toxins are stored in their bodies. If they sense a fatal crisis, these hounds will twitch wildly and then explode, splashing out the corrupt toxins in their bodies.

The infected demons will not die immediately, but their bodies will begin to fester and they will have to watch their bodies rot in agony for two days before they can finally die.

So for a long time, we didn't want to clear them. After all, clearing them would only give us a small piece of arable land, which was not cost-effective at all.

But since we are going to build a factory here, we should clean up these scavenging hounds. Engla, you should be able to handle them, right? "

Engla nodded and said, "Of course, Queen Margaret, I said it was just a few minor inconveniences."

"Very good! Now that the location has been chosen, the next thing to do is very simple. Engla, you order the beast-headed demons under your management to quickly build the factory, and then have them start working quickly, so as to popularize vermicelli throughout the Demon King's City as soon as possible!"

"Follow your instructions, Lady Margaret..."

But just when Margaret was full of enthusiasm, Irons said, "Uh...wait a minute, you can't just think about building a factory, what about employee training?"

“Staff training?”

Irons' words left Margaret and Engla somewhat confused.

Margaret asked, “What is training?”

Engla asked, “What is an employee?”

"..."

Irons was silent. You two are truly two heavyweight managers!

Chapter 53: Troll Batum

Life in Demon King's City is indeed much easier than in Troll Ridge. At least, that's what Batum thought.

As a member of the group that immigrated from Troll Ridge to Demon City, it has been almost 60 years since I settled in Demon City.

When he came here, Batum was still alone and helpless. Now, he is the father of three children. His eldest son is now an adult, and perhaps soon he will have to go out on his own to make a living.

Of course, no matter how far they ventured, they would never be able to leave the area around the Demon King's City. After all, apart from the Demon King's City, the demons would have no other choice.

The other settlements were more of a gathering of species, and the only settlement that could accept trolls was Troll Ridge. But sending his own children back to Troll Ridge?

Batum felt that was something only a crazy person would do.

Not to mention anything else, he just occupied a few acres of land outside the Demon King's City to grow sweet potatoes, which was enough for him to support his three children and his wife. If he went to Troll Ridge, it would be difficult for him to even support himself!

Batum definitely didn't want to leave the Demon King's Castle. Even if he was only living in a small shack in the outer city of Demon Castle, it was better than starving in Troll Ridge.

Moreover, he had personally felt that the Demon King's City had been getting better and better over the years, starting probably four years ago. First, the public security in the city had improved a lot, and many demon guards had appeared to maintain order.

Then suddenly something called cement appeared, and it was said to be very magical, and it was said that houses could be built very quickly with it. As a result, the buildings in the inner city of Demon King's City have undergone a wave of renovations in the past few years.

Later, he also saw the first human caravans appearing in the Demon King's City. After the human caravans appeared, he discovered that every once in a while, some fruits and vegetables that were special to the human empire would appear in the market.

Although the price was so high that a commoner like him in Demon King's City could not afford it, just taking a look at it could teach him a lot about the world. For example, he remembered something called radish, which was white and delicious just by looking at it.

I heard from people who have eaten it that it is juicy and much tastier than the melon, and it is not poisonous. It tastes spicy when eaten raw, but much lighter than the roasted pepper. It is no longer spicy when cooked, but has a sweet taste.

Sweetness, Batum had no idea what this taste was like. His neighbor had once given him some dragon fruit, but he didn't taste it. Instead, he shared it with his children and wife.

Anyway, they were laughing very happily at that time and said it was so sweet, so it seems that sweetness is the smell that can make people laugh.

Batum has been smiling a lot these days, not because he tasted the sweetness, but because the sweet potatoes he bought were very good and the price was a little higher than before.

In the past, the big-leaf sweet potatoes might not be sold out in a day, but now they can be bought up by the demons in half a day. The demons that come to buy are usually beast-headed demons, and they will buy up the big-leaf sweet potatoes on the whole street in one go.

And his appetite was astonishingly big. No matter how many big-leafed potatoes Batum brought into the city, he would always harvest a bag of magic crystals in the end.

Batum had made a lot of money in the past few days. He bought a piece of linen and gave it to his wife to buy some new clothes for his children. Life was getting better and better.

"Hey, Brother Niutou, I brought 200 kilograms of big-leafed potatoes today. Do you want to harvest them?"

Batum was carrying a sack of sweet potatoes and asked the Minotaur who came to buy them with great expectation.

The Minotaur simply patted the scale and said, "I'll take whatever you have. Just weigh it and sell it."