Chapter 203: Farm Cafe and Tourism
According to Oliver‘s merchant intuition, a farm cafe seems likely to attract customers.
If we can turn the farm into a tourist destination, I think it will be an important step toward bringing prosperity to the undeveloped lands that will eventually become my territory.
I had originally been thinking about town planning for the farm, whose population has been increasing.
So, along with the cafe matter, I decided to consult the four Apostles.
Since the Apostles are people walking alongside me, I want to consult and decide important matters with everyone as much as possible.
I contacted them via the communication device and adjusted the date and time for everyone to gather.
The meeting place became the Royal Castle’s courtyard at Flora‘s suggestion.
Theo had never been to the Royal Castle, so it seems Flora had been wanting to invite him for a while.
On the appointed day, I first teleported to Wrexham, the capital of the Cardiff Margrave territory, with Theo and Oliver to meet up with Letty.
Then, we teleported to the courtyard of the Royal Castle.
Arriving at the courtyard, Theo looked around.
“It’s a calm and beautiful garden.”
“I am glad to hear you say that.”
Flora welcomed us with a smile.
“Thank you for the invitation, Flora-san.”
“Welcome, Theo-san.”
Theo used to call Flora “Your Highness,” but Flora persuaded him that she disliked formalities since they were fellow Apostles.
Now they call each other with “-san”.
When the five of us sat in the courtyard gazebo, the lady-in-waiting, Cecilia-san, brewed tea for us.
“This is delicious.”
Theo, drinking it for the first time, widened his eyes.
I know the feeling. The tea here is a cut above.
“Fufu, Cecilia‘s tea-brewing skills are the best in the Kingdom, after all.”
“Princess, you praise me too much.”
Cecilia-san blushed shyly.
While drinking tea, we talked about our recent updates for a while.
It’s nice to have such a relaxing time.
“Now then, shall we start the discussion? Today I want to consult you about the farm cafe in the undeveloped lands and town planning.”
“Then, shall we sort out the situation first?”
“Yeah, please do, Oliver.”
“Recently, the number of people saying they want to see the Golems working at the farm in the undeveloped lands has been increasing.”
“It seems they want to see the Golems that played an active role in the Woodpole campaign. I’m having trouble because some people ask me to show them, too.”
I see. The nobles know that Letty commanded the Golems to great success.
“Therefore, I think tourists will come if we set up a tour where they can see the Golems working at the ranch.”
“The sight of Golems taking care of cows and pedaling the centrifuge is cute, so it seems it would be popular.”
“It is just as Theo-san says. Wood Golems are cute, after all.”
“Furthermore, there is the refrigerator newly made by William-sama.”
“Refrigerator?”
“Yes, it is like a box that can store meat, cheese, and the like at low temperatures.”
“Will has made something amazing again, hasn’t he.”
“No, I just recreated something that existed in my original world.”
“We will build a cafe equipped with a refrigerator at the farm in the undeveloped lands, and serve refrigerated butter and cheese to the customers. Furthermore, if we serve cheesecake, it will surely become popular.”
“Cheesecake? This is my first time hearing of it.”
“Would you like to try some?”
“Yes, please, by all means.”
“I thought this might happen, so I brought some in storage.”
When I took the plates with cheesecake out of sub-space, Cecilia-san quickly set out forks for us.
Truly refined movements as expected.
“Here you go, please enjoy.”
“Wow, this is delicious.”
“It has sourness and richness; it is very delicious.”
Letty and Flora, eating it for the first time, also seemed to like it.
“Furthermore, we are currently developing sweets using the fresh cream produced during the butter-making process.”
Oliver and Baker-san are making prototypes of cakes using fresh cream.
It seems they gained the knowledge from the Akashic Records without me teaching them.
Fresh cream cake is nostalgic. I want to eat it soon too.
Oliver‘s concept goes even further.
“I am thinking of making the plates and forks at the farm cafe out of plastic.”
“People will surely find that novel.”
“I see, it might also lead to the spread of plastic tableware.”
The commoners in this world use wooden tableware.
Plastic is easier for hygiene management, so if it spreads, it will also serve as a countermeasure against infectious diseases.
Once everyone finished eating, we returned to the original topic.
“I was surprised at first by Oliver‘s idea to gather tourists at the ranch in the undeveloped lands.
But I think it’s one way to make the undeveloped lands prosper.”
“Yes. If tourists increase, the profits of shops and inns will also rise, so places will newly open for business.
If that happens, employees will be needed, and employment will increase.”
“I see, hearing Oliver-sensei’s explanation makes perfect sense.”
“Thanks to the efforts of the Fairchild knights and Elves, the monsters have decreased, so I think it’s safe to invite tourists now.”
“It seems everyone agrees. Then, let’s build a town near the farm in the undeveloped lands.”
“That sounds good. However, will it be a little difficult to gather carpenters and send them to the undeveloped lands?”
“No, I think Theo, the workshop staff, and I can manage it with our Production Skills. What do you think, Theo?”
“Yes, I think there is no problem. The Dwarves will cooperate with Earth Magic, and we have Golems for heavy labor.”
“Production Skills really were undervalued, weren’t they.”
“Exactly. With William-sama being unrivaled in the undeveloped lands, the evaluation of Production Skills will surely rise.”
