What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

Cough cough!

Fran coughed twice, bringing Vanessa back to reality.

Vanessa said quickly, "I'm sorry, Master Priest! Now, let's start our journey!"

"Okay! I'll leave it to you then." Galannodiel smiled faintly, as if he was already accustomed to such scenes.

"Our first stop today is the Three Little Lambs Garment Factory." Vanessa said, "The Three Little Lambs is the largest garment factory in Vienna... no! It should be the largest garment factory in the entire continent. It covers the entire industrial chain of raw material processing, spinning, weaving, cutting, garment making and sales."

"A garment factory actually covers the entire industrial chain? How many people are needed to meet the needs?" Born into the lower class, Jialannodil is not completely unrelated to production and has some understanding of the textile industry.

"The number of people working in the entire industry chain is conservatively estimated to be more than 12,000."

More than twelve thousand!?

Galannodiel couldn't help but gasp.

This number of people is too much!

Vanessa continued to explain: "But these people are not all in Vienna. The Three Little Lambs has branches on every continent and employs local people to engage in production, so there are so many of them. For example, the orcs from the Orc Empire come to collect and transport wool, etc...."

"Having branches in every continent? It's incredible that they can achieve this."

"Lady Fran calls it a multinational corporation and says it's a trend. But the ownership is still in Aurora City." Vanessa said, "If we have to classify it by attributes, the Three Little Lambs is a state-owned multinational corporation."

Multinational? State-owned?

These terms were the first time that Galanodier had heard them. They were so unfamiliar that she had no idea what they meant. However, she had already been deeply shocked by the previous information, so she did not ask any further questions.

"Because of cost and land issues, the Three Little Lambs' spinning and weaving mills have now moved to other places. Only the garment processing factory remains in Vienna," said Vanessa.

"What are these mechanical sounds?"

"These are from other clothing factories. However, as land costs increase, these factories are gradually moving out of Vienna." Vanessa said, "The entire textile industry cannot be limited to the Three Little Lambs. There are other chambers of commerce investing. If the priest is interested, he can also buy machines, buy land and hire workers.

Hahaha. "

"The city lord is actually willing to sell advanced machines to other chambers of commerce? The textile industry is obviously so profitable." Galannodil was a little puzzled.

"This industry is too big." Fran said, "How can I handle it all by myself? Only through cooperation can the entire industry become bigger and stronger. Besides, there must be competition. Without competition, even the most advanced productivity will slowly decay."

Galanodil nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing this, Vanessa continued, "Our destination today is a factory that specializes in clothing design and cloth cutting and processing."

"Come to think of it, the tailors in the garment factory are the old enemies of the elves." Fran also added with a smile: "I hope Jialan won't be too surprised when she sees them."

"The old enemy of the elves? Could it be the troll?!"

"No, no, no! This enemy's hatred is far deeper than that of the trolls." Fran paused, then said, "It's the dark elves."

What???!!

Galanodiel looked at Fran in disbelief, as if she had told a joke of the century.

Chapter 276 Five Good Citizens Dark Elves

"Dark elf?"

"Dark Elf."

"In Vienna?"

“In Vienna.”

"A tailor?"

"Being a tailor."

Galanodiel's questions were heartfelt, and Fran's answers were insightful.

In the end, Galanodiel stood there for a long, long time, and it took him a long time to recover.

"This... Is there anything wrong with dark elves being tailors?" Vanessa, who was standing by, was a little confused and asked in a low voice: "Other races can do it, so why can't dark elves do it?"

"Um..." Galannodiel knew that he had lost his composure a little, so he straightened his appearance and restored the elegance of an elf priest. Then he said, "Do you know the origin of the dark elves?"

"I remember that dark elves and elves were born from the same origin." Vanessa said, "Later, the evil goddess Rose seduced several elven kings who were in the limelight at the time, and made these elven kings and their people abandon their faith in the goddess Hero and convert to Rose, and then they became dark elves."

"That's roughly it." Galanodier said, "But after that, Rose showed her fangs and began to corrupt these elves. Rose not only changed their appearance, but also their hearts! Making them extremely lustful... er, indulgent. Not only that, Rose also gave them special abilities, allowing them to gain strength from sensual pleasures."

"But even so..." Vanessa said, "They can also be tailors. It doesn't sound contradictory."

"No!" Galanodier said: "Rose's power is not that simple! In order to make the believers devote themselves to that matter..."

At this point, Galanodi paused, then continued: "It completely twisted the minds of the dark elves, making them only think about that one thing! Over time, they will only use their bodies, conspiracies, and force to exchange and obtain everything they need. The entire tribe can no longer calm down and learn any labor skills."

Hearing this, Fran frowned.

"Can't concentrate on studying?" She immediately raised her objection: "I admit it. The dark elves used to have a bad reputation, but that was due to their physique, history, social structure, and the intentional or unintentional guidance of various races in the main plane. Why do you say they can't study?"

"Um..." This question made Galanodil speechless for a moment. After a long time, he said: "This... I really haven't thought about the reason. But all races have similar rumors. The dark elves are twisted by the curse and cannot engage in production. They can only plunder with force, obtain with their bodies, and cheat with conspiracy. They are an evil and dirty race. This has become a consensus across the continent."

"Let's not talk about consensus or not..." Fran said, "In Orila City, there are more than 30,000 dark elves, and there are more than 2,000 dark elves employed by the Three Little Lambs! Compared to humans, they have more dexterous fingers and more delicate senses, and the clothes they make are of very high quality! Most importantly... they are happy to do these things."

"How could that be?" Galannodiel looked incredulous.

"We select the best female workers every month." Fran said, "One third of them are dark elves. Considering the proportion of dark elves in all female workers, this is far above the average. And... they are very willing to stay and work overtime! Because for every extra work they complete, they will get a commission and earn more money! This is no different from other people."

This sounds like a five-good citizen who loves to work, is thrifty and manages the household well!

On ordinary days, Galannodiel could never imagine that this would be used to describe the dark elves.

"There's no point in talking any more!" Vanessa said, "Why don't you ask Miss Priest to go and see it yourself?"

Vanessa brought Galanodier to the Three Little Lambs factory, where they saw countless workers sitting behind tables and chairs in a wide hall, busy and skilled at handling a pile of fabric in front of them. Their work was simple, often requiring only a few cuts and a few stitches before passing it on to the next person.

Jialannodier knew this method, which was invented by Fran. It was an assembly line that divided a complex project into several simple processes, and each person was only responsible for his own process. Because they focused on doing one thing, they could often hone their proficiency, thereby increasing efficiency.

As a priestess, she had never seen so many people doing the same thing in an orderly manner. She was stunned for a moment.

These workers, though they had not undergone the brutal military training, looked like soldiers.

She originally wanted to ask the workers something, but seeing how focused they were, Galanodiel couldn't bear to disturb them. She just asked Vanessa to take her around to see the machinery, work processes and other details in the factory.

Among these workers, Galannodier also saw a large number of dark elves with black skin and white hair.

Among the many workers, they did not seem special.

This made Galannodil fall into deep thought.

Fran accompanied him along the way, but her thoughts drifted far away.

Fran was somewhat concerned about Galannodier's previous description of the dark elves.

From the signs I observed, the bad reputation of the dark elves may only be due to the physical condition of the race, and the more important thing seems to be the intentional or unintentional guidance and smearing by other races, just like they did to the Feather Tribe.

If Fran had not come into contact with the Feather Tribe, she would have believed, like other races, that the Feather Tribe was an evil race that was unwilling to engage in production and only plundered passing ships. She would not have believed that the Feather Tribe had once established a powerful and prosperous civilization in its history - the Thousand Feather Empire.

Perhaps one day, the history passed down orally by the Feathered People will be constantly lost and deconstructed, and finally their glory and past will be completely lost, until they themselves think that they are born thieves on the sea.

This is so similar to the dark elves.

The only difference is that the dark elves have been discredited for thousands of years, while the Feathered Tribe has not been discredited for long.

According to Petrekhey's description, the culprit for the destruction of the Qianyu Empire was the Holy Alliance, which was a matter of the invasion of the demons. The appearance of the dark elves was long before the invasion of the demons.

God knows what happened to the dark elves. Whether they have ever created a splendid civilization like the Feathered Tribe and Goblins.

There is even a question of whether Rose is really the embodiment of darkness and evil as the rumors say, and that she used shameful means to seduce the elves and bring them down.

After seeing some of the secrets of the Goblins and the Feathered Tribe, Fran had already begun to doubt the rumors that had been circulating for thousands of years, as well as the consensus of the various tribes on the continent. After today, she was even more so.

So the question is, who is behind this and pushing this thing?

Holy Alliance? Gods?

Or someone else.

Chapter 277: Success and Failure

After visiting the Three Little Lambs factory, Galanodier stood at the door for a long time, obviously deeply shocked by the scene.

Although the textile industry cannot directly affect the lifeblood of a country like agriculture, military and other industries, the profits it contains and the impact it brings are really huge!

Of course, the most important reason why Galannodier was shocked was that she came from the Elf Empire, a textile giant.

In her original mind, even though Fran's textile industry was now unrivaled in the world, the gap between her and the elves should not be too big.

But now it seems that the gap is not just big, it is simply hopeless.

Before this, the leaders of the textile industry in the entire main plane were undoubtedly the Elf Empire and the Dwarf Empire. The clothing and fabrics produced by the two empires have always been of the highest quality. The former has a high artistic value, while the latter has a large quantity and a high quality limit.

But Galanodier clearly knew the reason why these two countries could dominate the textile industry.

As for raw materials, the Volsas Plain where the dwarves live is very suitable for animal husbandry, and the wool produced every year is too much to use up. The Elven Empire uses precious plant fibers that are only produced in the country as raw materials, and with the help of the Ancient Tree of Life, it can be said that the supply is inexhaustible.

In terms of production, the Dwarf Empire relies on mechanical cores, while the Elves rely on divine magic. They can both produce a large number of finished products in a short period of time, at a low price and very fast speed.

But Orila City is different

First of all, the Holy Roel Empire does not produce wool at all, and the raw materials are 100% imported from overseas. At the same time, the Holy Roel Empire has been in constant war for hundreds of years, and the population is declining. There is not enough manpower to provide basic materials. Developing the textile industry is simply a joke.

However, even under such extreme disadvantages, Fran managed to turn Vienna into the textile industry center of the main plane. The cloth and clothing produced every year were directly exported to the entire main plane, and even posed a threat to the textile industry of the elves and dwarves.

People only know that Fran’s army was invincible and had made great achievements, but few people know that countless fields like the textile industry are the most terrifying.

As the sun slowly set, Galanodier finally left the factory reluctantly and came to the back. He saw cart after cart of packaged clothes being loaded onto carriages and then sent to further places.

Looking at the long procession of carriages, Galanodiel sighed slowly and asked, "Fran, in terms of efficiency, which one is more efficient, divine arts or steam cores or your machinery?"

"Of course it's the divine arts and the steam core." Fran answered without even thinking, "Our machines are simply incomparable to the first two. Their efficiency is not even on the same level."

This comment was beyond Galannodil's expectations.

"I know the efficiency of the mechanical core very well." Fran found a stone pier to sit down, drinking the beverage she just bought under the setting sun, and said: "The steam core is small in size, powerful, and does not require fuel. It only needs to be recharged and replaced every once in a while. This efficiency is not comparable to our current machines.

of.

At this point, Fran added: "I don't know much about the elves' magic. But since they have been competing with the dwarves in the textile industry for so long, I think their efficiency can't be very high."

"Then why... you will be the winner in the end." Galanodiel said, "Is it just because the divine arts and steam cores are too expensive? The quantity is scarce, and using them in the textile industry is really an exaggeration?"

"This is certainly an important reason." Fran said, "The expensive divine power and steam cores mean that the prices of the items they produce will not be very low. But if the products of the textile industry are expensive, then the advantage over ordinary manpower will not be that great. It is very easy for elves and dwarves to surpass me in the textile industry.

If I use all my divine mages and mechanical cores to produce cloth, I will have no chance of winning."

“But they can’t possibly do that.”

"Yes." Fran said, "But I think this is not the main reason."

“That’s the main reason.

"Success or failure depends on magic." Fran shook her head and said, "In my opinion, using magic... is taking a shortcut, using the shortest speed to achieve very high efficiency. But shortcuts are like a dead end."

"Dead end?" Galannodiel pondered.

Fran did not answer directly, but said, "Garlan, think about it... when did the elves' textile industry appear?"

"Um... I'm not sure about that." Galanodier said, "But it must be several hundred years."

"Is there any difference in efficiency between hundreds of years ago and today?"

After hearing this, Galanodier suddenly realized.

There is no difference!

It was the same hundreds of years ago as it is now.

why?

Don't elves know how to improve?

Obviously not. If you can increase efficiency a little, you can earn more magic crystal coins. No life doesn't like magic crystal coins, even the elves who think highly of themselves are no exception.

But can it be improved?

It can't be changed. How can divine arts be improved? That is the ability given by the god Xiluo, it is perfect. Even if it is to be improved, it must be improved by Xiluo himself. You said you want to improve? I think you want to eat barbecue.

As for improvements in other areas... the elves are indeed trying

But the main source of efficiency lies in divine arts, and no matter how much improvement is made, it is just a drop in the bucket, and the input and output are not proportional. Therefore, the elves have hardly made much progress in the textile industry, and no one is willing to develop it.

Dwarves are a little better in comparison. After all, apart from the mechanical core, other machines have to be designed by themselves. When Fran first entered the textile industry, she bought looms and spinning machines of dwarven style and then modified them.