Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 88 : Rise Up, Lord of the Domain 4

—This is simply a miracle!

Campbell had already excitedly said these words at least 5 times this morning, his mustache raised high and unable to come down.

But it's natural for Father to be so excited,

Because after sowing, in just one night, new shoots had already emerged from the soil, growing vigorously.

All this was due to the high-quality magic power catalyzing the plants' growth. One could already anticipate the bountiful harvest scene come autumn.

"This is all thanks to our Elsa, come, eat more!"

"Mmph mmph mmph!!"

"Papa! She can't eat that much!!"

Seeing Elsa's plate piling up with more and more food, Yvonne hurriedly called for a stop.

"By the way, these 'korokke' made according to Evie's method are quite popular."

Lena smiled and brought out a large plate of freshly fried korokke from the kitchen.

"Ahaha... is that so?"

Looking at the golden-fried food piled like a small mountain in front of her, Yvonne didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

No matter how delicious, eating only this would cause big problems!

It's too unhealthy! The calorie count is explosive!!

The so-called korokke is actually potato croquette.

The main ingredients are cheap mashed potatoes and onion bits, simply seasoned with salt, coated in beaten egg, rolled in breadcrumbs, and deep-fried until golden brown. It's very delicious and easy to make. The neighbor's kids would be drooling!

For a healthier version, mixing in carrot bits, cabbage, and corn kernels to make vegetable croquettes is also a good choice.

For a more luxurious version, you can add some minced meat to the filling, be it chicken, pork, or beef, each with its own unique flavor.

Even more indulgent would be to stuff it with cheese, biting into it for a gooey, stringy explosion of flavor—

After hearing the Young Miss's new culinary ideas, Linda's maid spirit was ignited. She enthusiastically made all the varieties she could think of at once, resulting in the current scene.

Deep-frying is very efficient, able to produce a large batch in no time.

"How can we eat all this? Isn't it too wasteful!"

"It's fine, we'll distribute the rest later."

To celebrate the successful completion of the sowing ceremony, Father planned to let the whole village taste this.

"Evie~ Aah—"

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Elsa cut the korokke on her plate with a small knife and lifted it with a fork, preparing to feed the person sitting across from her,

"...I've already eaten."

Yvonne coughed lightly, wanting her to mind the situation.

It's fine normally, but now the parents are watching! She didn't have the thick skin to be fed in front of the parents.

However, after being refused, the extended fork just stayed suspended in the air,

Looking at her, she showed an expression of utter dejection, like an abandoned puppy,

Damn it~~~ Making it seem like I did something wrong!

It must be said, she's getting better and better at dealing with me,

Under Lena's warm, smiling gaze, Yvonne had no choice but to blushingly eat the food from Elsa's feeding.

"Oh right, oh right—This could be our local specialty food!"

After tasting, Lena was also very excited, this is a great opportunity!

"Yes, it's indeed quite suitable."

After all, when it comes to North Kalos's specialty, it's potatoes.

Although cooked food can't be preserved for long... it can indeed be promoted as a specialty dish.

"But if it's to be a signature product, let's not call it korokke anymore, let's change it to North Kalos Cake!"

"Great! I think it's excellent! Very good!!"

Father was so happy he couldn't say anything but praise.

"North Kalos Cake~ That's great! What do you think, Ellie?!"

Elsa couldn't speak.

"Madam... you're overexcited, please be more mindful."

"Oh my, sorry, sorry."

Thankfully Linda stopped her in time, otherwise Elsa would have been struggling to breathe from Lena's bear hug in her excited state.

Mother spent the first half of her life on a sickbed with books, now being able to experience so many interesting things, she's living happily every day,

As a daughter, although Yvonne now finds it a bit overwhelming to deal with her overly energetic mother, nothing makes her more grateful than seeing her mother in good health.

The impression left by food is often the deepest.

Once the reputation spreads, more people will know about this place.

If it can attract more wanderers to settle here, gaining more manpower and labor, North Kalos can develop sustainably in the long run.

However, relying solely on agriculture is too risky, after all, farming depends on the weather. As the saying goes: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

So, other industries are needed for support.

"By the way, Father,"

Putting down her utensils, Yvonne sat formally in front of her father,

"Hahaha, what is it? Why so formal?"

"Is the proposal I mentioned in my letter the other day feasible?"

"Ah... you mean about establishing a pastoral area."

"Yes."

On the way here, Yvonne had already seen, just as Father described in his letter, that the northern frontier region has vast grasslands, very suitable for animal husbandry.

Or rather, she found it quite strange why, with such good natural pastures, she didn't see anyone herding.

Although some villagers raised a small number of pigs and poultry, let alone 'seeing cattle and sheep when the wind blows the grass low', she hadn't even seen a single hair.

Campbell sighed,

"...As you can see, the residents here basically have no savings. Asking them to spend their own money to buy a large number of cattle and sheep to raise would be extremely difficult."

He had thought of these plans too, but implementation was really too difficult, and this was the reason.

Most of those who settled here were serfs from the original northern territories, unable to live under the extreme exploitation of other lords, they could only choose to run to North Kalos where tax requirements were lowest.

Apart from bringing their own two hands, those people had absolutely no savings.

However, this was still within Yvonne's calculations,

"Then—what if we provide the herds?"

"...What do you mean?"

Campbell's expression changed slightly,

This was an unexpected approach.

"We can sign simple contracts with villagers interested in animal husbandry—the ownership of the livestock belongs to us, and the profits from sales can be transferred to them according to the profit ratio."

"You mean... we invest?"

"Yes."

Indeed... this way, they only need to provide labor, which should be acceptable to those villagers.

Campbell carefully considered his daughter's suggestion.

He knew his daughter had been a very intelligent child since she was young, giving him many valuable suggestions, so Campbell took Yvonne's words very seriously.

"But there's still one difficult problem—"

This place is sparsely populated with poor transportation, surrounded by rugged mountains. The only accessible 'El Logistics' can only transport packaged vegetables for centralized sale. Given the long distances, the feasibility of transporting large numbers of live animals is basically zero.

Even if we want to develop animal husbandry, there's no stable source of livestock.