CHAPTER 370: CHAPTER 12 THE BRAVE QUITTER

This world had a more complete salt production process... They didn’t even eat coarse salt usually; it was snowflake salt that had been filtered multiple times through brine, which was quite an impressive product already.

This was very advanced technology, and Mana was not involved in the process; Yila did not need to improve it any further.

However, sugar, which was just as important as salt, was very scarce in this world... No, that’s not quite right. This world did not lack sugar content but lacked something more pure.

Sugar, or rather... sucrose (modern sugar production)

But it was very difficult to make it that cheaply.

This world had no sugarcane, no sugar beet... not even good substitutes, making Yila speechless. However, wheat was ultimately the same, so Yila had some ideas.

...

"Just like this, wrap the steamed glutinous rice and malt in cloth... then squeeze out the juice."

Yila said this, watching as the little demon effortlessly squeezed the cloth. He looked at the Mage apprentices, whose eyes were wide open, then turned to Topps and said, "Boil the juice to get thick syrup."

Seeing Topps, who seemed to have some ideas already, Yila instructed Vera, saying, "Input Mana, boil the juice... be careful."

"..."

Vera, conscripted for the task, sighed while stirring the big pot. She input Mana into the Automatic Magic Wand, causing the flames to continuously boil... She could actually use spells and have Arcane Servants stir it.

However, what Yila wanted to simulate was that anyone with Mana Adaptability, even someone with no Mana skills, could make sugar.

Because of Topps’ presence, in a world where there was no Cutting Magnetic Field, and fuel was scarce, this world had the opportunity to... quickly enter an industrialized era.

Although there was still the limitation of Mana Adaptability, it was said that recently born children had more or less some Mana Adaptability. With the advent of Calamity, it seemed that mortals were becoming stronger.

Races would naturally find their own paths.

"It’s done. This is the simplest sugar."

Yila said this, putting his hand into the bubbling semi-fluid syrup. The burnt and amber-colored sugar slowly flowed back into the pot through his fingers. Mana swiftly swirled in his hand, cooling the sugar and turning it into the appropriate color of maltose.

*How nostalgic...*

Thinking this, Yila tasted it and said under everyone’s curious gaze, "It’s a bit bitter... This means that during boiling, it wasn’t stirred thoroughly enough, and the flame temperature was too high."

At this, Vera rolled her eyes...

"Don’t blame me; you didn’t say to minimize the flames before."

Vera said this, stopping her actions, then ran up to lick Yila’s hand, smacking her lips slightly, her eyes brightening, "Wow, it’s so sweet, and different from honey, so fragrant!"

Yila knew it was not as sweet as honey, but maltose had the advantage of being convenient... quick, easy, high-yield, easy to store, and could quickly replenish energy.

"I didn’t intend to blame you."

Yila said this, glancing at the Mage apprentices from the Three Towers who had come to the Demon King Territory to help... He had helped Topps apply for these students, each very interested in the Automatic Magic Wand.

Not all Mages couldn’t accept that "they would be eliminated by the world". These students thought differently; they craved to personally send traditional Mages to their graves.

Or rather, they longed to pave the way for the future.

"Topps, it’s up to you... Based on the original Perfume Factory, establish a maltose factory, provide enough workspace for workers, limit the maximum output of the magic wands, and build conveyor belts to automatically transfer items."

Yila said this, seeing Topps and those enthusiastic Mage apprentices, "Have those with Mana Adaptability, be it magical creatures or other races, input Mana continuously to keep the factory running."

This was the first project handed to them.

Now the Demon King Territory’s location was no longer in its original place; it had moved a significant distance inland and no longer intended to produce perfumes... Almost no one spent money on luxury goods now.

The current necessity was production...

*Whether facing a harsh Calamity or another kind, having ample stored supplies would always be beneficial... If there were no Calamity of Rot, ample supplies would be one of the best ways to deal with disaster.*

Yila took a big step directly to automation, bypassing the assembly line... If this world’s equipment for storing Mana wasn’t so poor and expensive, he could have propelled the world into the Mana (Electrical) era.

"Little demons, cooperate well with Topps. If you get hungry, eat some sugar... Vera, shall we go?"

Yila said this, leaving the temporary and simple experimental site without hesitation. Vera followed him, yawning and asking, "Yawn~ Where are you going next?"

*Recently, Yila had been working like crazy... How should I put it?*

*First, researching brick firing with Mr. Lime, Senata, and Youyou, then studying soap with the fairies and Insect Men, followed by animal cub incubators... Now it was maltose.*

"Everyone in the Demon King Territory had been mobilized; there was no excess work needing to be done."

Yila said this, even assigning the Beastman girls to dry meat, vegetables, and fruits... After all, they probably did this often in the Beastman Country, maybe it was even their specialty.

*Now, the whole world was preparing for the potential Destruction of the World under his call, but none might compare to the Demon King Territory’s terrifying and absurd mobilization and unity.*

*Perhaps only the Pure Empire, now entirely under Yila Faction’s control, could barely compare. However, the empire’s base was civilian mortals, whereas the Demon King Territory’s base was little demons and goblins who could single-handedly kill two or three farmers.*

*So it was still far behind.*

"Next, I will be traveling to another plane. You can go to Hell with Satan Ye and Hilena to move the Underground Demon King Territory back to the Main Plane... I mentioned this in the previous meeting."

Yila said this, then paused, stopping his steps and turning to Vera, who had been nodding. "But, Vera, are you afraid of death? Are you afraid of Calamity?"

*If you asked whether she was afraid, of course, she was afraid.*

"With you around, Yila, I’m not afraid."

Vera answered this way.

"Thank you for your trust. Although... I don’t trust myself, so I made two preparations. You can go to Hell or to the Pure White Tower for secret work."

Yila said this, looking seriously at Vera, "Only the three principals and my mentor know about the second preparation. Do not spread it; I actually have one final plan..."

"..."

Vera waited for the next words...

"..."

"..."

"Escape."

Yila said this.