Chapter 59 Harold: Doctor, times have changed

Chapter 59 Harold: Doctor, times have changed

The corners of Harold's mouth rose. He was not surprised at all that Dolly would say that.

In the past, it was always Dolly who tried every means to trap him, and today it's finally my turn to set a trap for you.

Thinking of this, the smile on Harold's face grew even wider.

Seeing Harold's expression, Dolly felt more and more itchy, as if a small hand was tickling her heart. She clasped her hands together and looked at Harold, her big eyes full of longing.

"The first study, as you already know, was about making sugar from peach nectar and peach sugar," Harold said.

Dolly nodded.

If she could get involved, she could definitely make a fortune.

However, Harold handed the research report to the Council of the Church, and the Great Sage has already allocated funds for this project. Therefore, whether it is the nectar of the Peach Blossom or the refined sugar made from the peaches, it will eventually be included in the control list of the Council of the Church.

As a researcher on this project, Harold will definitely get a share of the profits, but a businessman like her who apparently has no connections in the Council of the Church should forget about it.

Dolly twirled her long fur with her little hands and waited for Harold to continue.

Harold naturally knew what she could think of. She knew that what Harold said was just an introduction and the main event was yet to come.

Harold: "In my research, I discovered a new business opportunity. Have you ever eaten the liar flower?"

"Ah?!" Dolly's eyes suddenly widened with an expression of disbelief.

"It seems that there is no more," Harold said with a smile, "Then let me ask you again, have you ever eaten slime?"

"I haven't eaten them. I believe that almost no one in this world would think of making them into delicacies, even though slimes are elemental creatures that can be found everywhere. But are slimes and lily pads really delicious?" Dolly has already started thinking about how to cook slime.

Having dealt with Harold many times, she knew his character too well. Harold would not say anything he was not sure about.

Harold: "I once tasted a dessert called 'Sugar Slime' in a foreign country. It tasted as good as any expensive dessert, but the only ingredients needed were slime gel and sweet flowers.

As for the lily flower, I am still researching it. Based on my current progress, I can only tell you that the lily flower is edible. How it tastes depends on you. Cooking is not my strong point, but I believe that there are no unpalatable ingredients, only wrong cooking methods. With Master Dolly's ability, it should be no problem for him to develop the correct cooking method."

"It's not difficult to research new cooking methods for new ingredients, but can these foods really be accepted by the public?" Dolly spread her hands. "Most of our ordinary people are afraid of monsters. If they don't taste really delicious and addictive, it will be difficult for us to sell these foods.

It should be said that even if they are really, really, really delicious, I still need to work hard to put them on the tables of ordinary people. Using elemental life forms as ingredients is indeed eye-catching, but considering the costs we spend on early publicity and recipe development, will its profit really be higher than that of food made from ordinary ingredients?"

"Why don't we give it a try? It's always better to let facts speak for themselves than for me to list a series of data for you. Well... let's start with the simplest way to eat it. I think you must have fresh slime gel, black tea and milk here?" said Haroldt.

"Black tea and milk? Do you want to add slime to milk tea?" Dolly thought about it. "That's a good idea. I'll have someone try it out."

Harold was not surprised that Dolly knew about milk tea. In the game, Inazuma had milk tea, and milk tea was also the favorite of the brother-in-law.

There is a lot of money to be made in the milk tea business. In his previous life, the Japanese gangs would all get involved in this business. In their own words, "Pearl milk tea makes huge profits." But in Xumi, no one thought of selling milk tea. That's perfect, let him make the money, he just happens to be short of money.

Milk tea with slime gel, isn't that pudding milk tea? He hates that taste, but many people love it.

Dolly immediately asked the hired workers to bring the raw materials.

"That one, and that one," Dolly pointed at several boxes in the air.

"Hey! Not that one! There are very valuable things in it! Look at you, you are so clumsy. It's your second day here and you still need me to remind you what is in each box. If you continue like this, I will really deduct your salary!" Dolly shouted.

Dolly sighed heavily and complained to Harold, "Some of these workers are new hires. They are not familiar with the goods. I have learned my lesson and know to keep an eye on them when they are moving things. Otherwise, I would have made a fool of myself in front of you again today."

"I can understand that. I believe they will become good movers once they get used to their jobs, so even if they bring the wrong goods to me and are about to open them, I won't laugh at any of you. We are friends, aren't we?", Harold said.

A little surprised at best.

Harold added in his mind.

"Yes, my friend, you are so considerate of me, but I still hide things from you. I really shouldn't have done that," Dolly slapped her forehead in annoyance. "Now that I think about it, why should I be so nervous? Even if you saw what was in the box, what would happen? Would you report me to the disciplinary officer?"

"Is there anything dangerous inside?" Harold asked casually.

"Hey, there are some great treasures in there. If you are really curious, I can show you. This is my special treatment for you," Dolly said mysteriously, and then she shouted to the movers, "Move that box over there!"

Several porters hurriedly moved the box that Dolly pointed to in front of the two men.

Dolly waved her hand: "Okay, we don't need you here for the time being."

Upon hearing this, several people bowed to Dolly and left quickly.

Harold cast a curious look at the boxes. He was indeed curious about the "contraband" that Dolly mentioned.

The value of the cargo that made Dolly take such a risk is self-evident.

"Open it and take a look," Dolly extended her hand to Harold, indicating that she had generously handed over the right to reveal the secret to him.

Harold nodded slightly, then put his hands on the lid of the wooden box, paused, and quickly opened the lid. Then he was stunned.

gun?

You're still selling arms?

But then he calmed down. Obviously, in Teyvat where large-scale battles were fought with magic, guns were only self-defense tools used by ordinary civilians.

It's no different from buying Molotov cocktails and heat bottles for a few thousand Mora at a street stall.

Harold said this to himself.

But he couldn't hide his eager gaze.

There's a revolver inside! It looks so cool!

Who hasn't dreamed of having a gun of their own?

"These are the good things I brought from Fontaine. I wonder if you have seen them. You are really knowledgeable. The introduction I prepared is of no use at all," Dolly saw Haroldt's reaction.

"Are you going to sell these guns?" Harold asked after thinking for a moment.

“Sell it, but only to people I trust. Although the Ministry of Religion has not issued a gun control policy, it is not a good thing for the residents of Xumi if this thing circulates too widely.

Of course I can stop in time before things get out of hand and get away with it, but the security of Xumi is also the guarantee of my prosperous business, and I won't ask for trouble," Dolly shook her head.

"Some merchants without the Eye of God need weapons to intimidate the Hillocks and the Gilded Brigade who are looting their supplies. Some wealthy people who are worried about guarding huge amounts of wealth need weapons so that they can sleep peacefully. They are my customers.

But if you want, I am willing to sell it to you, but as your best friend I want to remind you that the power of the gun may be far less powerful than your elemental power," Dolly said.

If you just use a gun, the lethality is indeed not as good as using the Eye of God, but what if you use elemental power?

Harold felt a familiar voice of an NPC appear in his ears: How cool it would be if we could attach telekinesis to bullets!

This possibility also made him extremely excited. He originally had no interest in improving his combat effectiveness. The Eye of God was enough for hoeing the fields and saving money. Anyway, if the sky fell, there were the Seven Gods and the Traveler to support it. As a weak academic, he was already doing his best to cheer them on and provide them with food from the rear.

But now he has an imaginary enemy - Azan. Ever since the little slice appeared, he couldn't help but think, what if he really faced him? Can he beat him?

He even considered moving his research site to another place, or setting up a circle of traps outside the institute...

In short, it feels really great to battle wits and courage with the air every day.

Harold knew that if he didn't want these irrelevant factors to continue interfering with the progress of his experiments, he'd better find a way to make himself feel truly at ease. It was necessary to spend some time on improving his strength.

More importantly, as a former resident of Blue Star, the sense of security that guns can provide him is irreplaceable by other cold weapons.

If that little slice of the doctor really wants to cause trouble for me, I will shoot him in the head first, then turn around silently and say handsomely:

"Times have changed, Doctor."

"Haha," Harold's mood became particularly comfortable because of this imagination, and he even couldn't help but chuckle.

Facing Dolly's slightly suspicious gaze, he coughed lightly and regained his polite smile: "I know, I just want to try to develop some new fighting methods. This is also part of the research."

And there are other advantages to using a gun, such as silencing a person without leaving any trace of elemental force. Well... it is a must-have for outlaws.