The Demon Realm army is incredibly efficient.
The next morning, the square in front of the main hall was filled with piles of crow corpses.
Zhu Changyang was shocked at the time and wondered whether the demon army had destroyed the old nest of the Mang Crow.
Of course, this is not the case. There are a large number of crows, and many of them hide in the cliffs of deep mountains. It is not easy to destroy their nests, otherwise they would not have become such a disaster.
However, after the banquet yesterday, the army marched down the mountain in a mighty manner and ambushed in various villages. As soon as they saw a group of crows coming out to look for food, they would rush over, some using hand gestures, some pulling nets, some releasing arrows, and in an instant they would catch them all in one fell swoop.
Those crows usually fly in groups and show off their might. Even caravans have to avoid them when they see them. They have never seen such a scene before.
Not to mention the crows, the villagers in every village were confused.
The Demon Realm has suffered from the crows for a long time, but most of them are passive defense, because dealing with these things is time-consuming and laborious, and they can neither kill them all nor have any practical benefits. Therefore, it is often when the crows come that people are quickly summoned to kill and expel them.
Who would have thought that one day, the army under the command of the Demon Lord would take the initiative to hunt crows in various villages, and after killing them, they would actively clean up the crow's corpses and drag them away.
The villagers were confused but also very happy.
Originally, the army went out to seize resources from the Demon Realm, but there were so many powerful and righteous people that it was not so easy to defeat them.
After the battle, many demons suffered casualties, and the best things they had captured were given first to the upper-level envoys and generals.
The income of ordinary demons is limited, and they even have to supply supplies to the demon army.
The demon army withdrew midway, and many demons whose families had relatives in the army actually breathed a sigh of relief.
But overall, most people are dissatisfied. After all, millions of troops were mobilized just for the purpose of fighting. It is always unwilling to retreat when the situation is obviously good.
When the army went down the mountain to hunt and kill the crows, much of the dissatisfaction in the villages was immediately eliminated.
The demon army is well-trained and has skills, so they are much more efficient than ordinary villagers in hunting birds.
Overnight, all the crows in the villages within a hundred miles of the Demon Palace were killed, not even a bird feather was left.
It is still unknown how much benefit the demon army expedition will bring to ordinary demons, but the effectiveness of hunting crows is obvious.
At least this winter, the safety of warehouses in so many villages in the surrounding area is guaranteed.
What was even more unexpected was that the demon army was not satisfied after killing all the crows nearby. One team of people transported the crows away, and the rest actually headed further away, as if they were going to sweep all the crows in the area.
The villagers couldn't help but shed tears, and they all sighed: The Demon Lord is indeed a natural born demon who has changed the Demon Realm. He really cares about the concerns of other demons and does real good things!
When the villages were rejoicing at getting rid of the great trouble of the crow, news came from the Demon Palace that a large number of skilled craftsmen were recruited from the villages.
The villagers were confused. There was only one master, the Demon Lord, in the Demon Palace. What kind of work required so many people
I'm still inquiring about the situation. Some people whose family members are in the military have already strongly recommended their family members to apply.
The Demon Palace then offered conditions that all successful applicants would be provided with food and lodging, as well as additional wages.
This condition was very attractive not only in the Demon Realm but also in other continents, and there were many people who responded.
It turned out that the demon army had killed too many crows, and not everyone in the demon army was suitable for handling crow feathers.
Zhu Changyang simply ordered the powerful demon army to continue to go deep into the snow area to catch birds, and then recruited skillful demons from various villages as workers.
With the Demon Lord's consent, Zhu Changyang directly used all the palaces in the Demon Palace except the main hall and the bedroom as temporary workshops.
So the side hall was used to pluck the down, the meeting room was used to blow the down, the garden was used to wash the down, and the various rooms in the harem were used to dry the washed down, cut cloth, blow the down, fill the down, etc.
Because it was just an illusion, Zhu Changyang didn't get too many instruments and equipment. Many processes of making down jackets could be done manually, but the efficiency was lower.
In addition, many of these native cultivators have some skills, so they can act very quickly.
In less than half a day, the entire magic palace turned into a huge down jacket processing factory.
As far as the eye can see, all the demons are processing crow feathers, working in an orderly and enthusiastic manner.
The palace attendants were heartbroken and spoke to the Demon Lord, saying that the Demon Palace was where His Majesty lived, it was so noble, how could he allow so many ordinary demons to enter it and use it for such things!
In the end, the Demon Lord only said one thing: Then you should move out.
Servant: Shut up.
Zhu Changyang had no psychological burden about this. As a person who grew up in modern China, he had no class concept.
In modern times, the imperial palace is open to the public for visits.
This Demon Palace is such a large area with few people. Tourism is underdeveloped these days, so it can only bring out its maximum value if it is converted into a factory.
After the first batch of down jackets were produced, Zhu Changyang directly gave one to each worker.
After the demon workers put on the down jackets they made themselves, they immediately understood why the demon army was so active in catching crows, and they worked even harder in production.
The light is poor on snowy days, and there are no light-transmitting glass windows at this time of year, so the room is very dim even during the day.
Zhu Changyang installed light bulbs in each workshop and started the generator. Suddenly, the entire magic palace was shining brightly, like a heavenly palace.
Not to mention the workers, all the knowledgeable envoys were greatly shocked.
It was not until the evening that Zhu Changyang had some free time. He took some time to go to the workshop to continue optimizing the craftsmanship of down jackets and clicked on the live broadcast panel.
I thought that this kind of factory assembly line would not be seen by many people on a daily basis, but when I saw the data, I was shocked.
The popularity of the live broadcast room has been rising steadily, and the price of nutrient solution has also increased a lot.
Zhu Changyang: ?
He clicked on the barrage and took a look, then he understood what was going on.
It turned out that someone posted a related post on the Pujiang Forum, which attracted many newcomers who like to watch infrastructure construction and farming, and then many people got lost in the factory live broadcast.
[Fuck, I came here from a link in a forum post. When I saw the title, I thought it was a spoof, but I didn’t expect it to be realistic…]
[The first time I clicked into this live broadcast room, I confirmed the channel classification three times. Is this really a cultivation live broadcast? ? ? ! ]
[The demons in my imagination: brutal, violent, and terrifying; the demons I actually saw: working in a factory to make down jackets.]
[Hahaha, but the story of getting rich is also exciting! Changing your life step by step with your own hands, this is the charm of farming! ]
[Clothes that should be worn in the winter in the cultivation world: high-quality robes ×; down jackets √]
Zhu Changyang: “…”
It is possible!
Live broadcast new theme get√
There were many talented people in the down jacket field among the audience. While watching with great interest, they also commented on the current technology and pointed out the shortcomings of the Magic Palace processing plant.
Zhu Changyang: Thank you, I learned something.
After the down jacket production line was started, the demon army's willingness to fight slowed down a lot, and Jun Shu immediately sent all the envoys out to catch birds and pick up rags. However, just like when he was outside the illusion, he spent most of his time in the bedroom and rarely stepped out of the door.
Zhu Changyang was used to this, but he always thought that Jun Shu was sleeping in the room before, but now he vaguely understood.
Jun Shu should be adapting to something.
On the night of the Ji Jin Sect’s party, Jun Shu said after drinking that he slept for a long time and when he woke up he was in Bu Chen Di.
So when Zhu Changyang met him, he had just woken up.
Zhu Changyang now has a deeper understanding of the world of cultivation. If what Jun Shu said is true, then the cultivation level he has displayed during this period of time may not be his real cultivation level.
This also explains why Jun Shu’s power flexibility is so great and he can often fight across realms.
And after they approached the Demon Realm, Jun Shu's cultivation became obviously stronger... or rather, he remembered more and more things.
After entering the illusion, Jun Shu's cultivation level can even suppress Dong Yaoyan.
Is this really just the function of the Water-Repelling Sword
Under such circumstances, Jun Shu once again locked himself in the room for a long time, obviously not to be lazy.
The truth of this illusion is likely to be much more complicated than expected.
Zhu Changyang couldn't figure out the whole picture at once. The only thing he could be sure of was that Jun Shu's decision to ask him to lead everyone in making down jackets was not a spur of the moment decision.
In that case, he would first do the job at hand.
It just so happens that the audience likes to watch it, so it’s worth it!
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The fighting power of the demon army was amazing. On the next day, another large number of crows were sent to the palace.
It is said that the usually domineering crows have been frightened by the news and flew back to their nests, but the demon army followed closely behind and went deep into the snowy mountains.
Zhu Changyang: “…”
It seems that anything that becomes rampant quickly becomes a protected species once its value is discovered.
He had to remind everyone to remember to catch the big ones and release the small ones, and not to harm the roots of the crows, as they would still need them next winter.
The messenger in charge of delivering the message was in a state of confusion at that time. For so many years, they had wanted to kill all the crows, but they did not expect that one day, they would actually worry about the survival of the crows.
It's really a changing world.
As batches of crows were transported into the factory, no, into the palace, the team leader of the plucking workshop soon became troubled by the problem of the skeletons left after depilation.
Normally, after killing the crows, they would just throw them away. But now there are too many crow skeletons. It is obviously not appropriate to throw them near the Demon Palace, and there is no extra manpower to transport them to a distant place.
There is no other way but to consult Zhu Changyang.
When Zhu Changyang heard this, he immediately said, "Don't throw it away yet. I still have use for these bones."
The team leader exclaimed, "Ah!" and asked in confusion, "What use can crow bones have?"
He knew that the bones of many rare and magical birds and animals, such as the weaving bird and the eared mouse, were very useful, but he had never heard of what the bones of a crow could be used for.
Zhu Changyang rubbed his hands and said, "Then it will be of many uses."
Bones contain large amounts of calcium and phosphorus. After being ground, they can be made into good natural fertilizers and can also be used in livestock breeding.
For Zhu Changyang, it has more practical uses.
When he was making down jackets in the workshop, he found that the bones of the crow were particularly large. So when he had some free time last night, he tried to deal with the large amount of bones left after removing the feathers.
First crush it and treat it with acid solution, then wash it with water to remove all the fat in the bones.
Add water to the defatted bones and boil them to dissolve the glue. After taking out the glue, continue boiling it, and repeat this process. Finally, evaporate all the glue to remove water, concentrate and cool it to form frozen gel, and then dry it.
In this way, we get bone glue of excellent quality. Bone glue has a wide range of uses and is an important supporting material in the fields of food, medicine, and industry.
Workshop Stock 999
The team leader had no idea what was going on and was about to ask more when someone from the kitchen came over to report that dinner was ready.
Zhu Changyang then ordered the factory to stop work and have a meal.
Because there were so many workers, it was impossible for them to eat together in the canteen, so the kitchen put the food in large barrels and moved them to the workshop to distribute them to each worker one by one.
Zhu Changyang took a look and immediately lost his appetite.
It's not that the kitchen is being deliberately harsh. Jun Shu had already issued an order that all the food stored in the palace could be used.
It's just that the cooking here is just at this level. Even the food and wine served to the Demon Lord and the envoys at the celebration banquet were just so-so, not to mention this big pot meal, which was basically just cooked with a little salt added and served.
However, Mo Yu usually eats like this and doesn’t think there is anything wrong with it. He even thinks the food in the factory is very good.
Zhu Changyang didn't pay much attention to it, as long as everyone had no objection. However, there was something in the food that caught his attention.
Zhu Changyang said, "Why is there still dry food?"
That thing was dry, and looked like both bread and rice crust. He often saw it in the mortal realm. It was a very common dry food.
It was only after he traveled to the world of cultivation that he discovered that the kind of things in ancient costume dramas where one could just grab a steamed bun and eat it whenever they went out was actually very rare.
It is not easy for ordinary people to store food, and they cannot always make a fire and cook on the road, so most of the food they carry when they go out is dry food that is as durable as rice crust.
This kind of dry food is made by frying flour or other grains, adding water, pounding it, kneading it into shape, and finally drying it.
It really can be stored for a long time, but it really tastes bad.
The kitchen staff explained: "This is embarrassing noodles. We usually eat it this way."
Originally, the Demon Realm could not grow spiritual crops, so it could only import some ordinary food. Wheat was one of them, but the cultivation level of the Demon Realm was average, and the flour and other food produced each year was only enough to barely fill the stomach.
However, flour is too common in the world of cultivation, and it is very difficult to exchange it for slightly scarcer materials. The mortal world itself has grains, and the wheat flour produced is more abundant than that in the Demon Realm, so there is no need for it at all, not to mention fasting in the world of cultivation.
In the trading place on the banks of the Kudu River, the Demon Realm often uses a large amount of local products to exchange for a piece of animal skin with spiritual power or an ordinary magic weapon.
The grain produced in the Demon Realm is just enough for its own use, and there is not much surplus to engage in such transactions.
This is also one of the reasons why the Demon Realm is dissatisfied with other continents.
The ordinary demons' consumption of common foods such as flour is basically similar to that of mortals. In addition to various pasta, they also make dry food like this rice crust, which can be eaten for a long time because it is durable.
The kitchen does this also considering production needs. After all, dry food is easy to store and take, and is most suitable for this occasion.
Zhu Changyang also knew this. In fact, when mortals went to work in the fields every day, many of them just brought some dry food like this to make do.
But when he saw this hard thing, his teeth started to ache. Modern people must have a good life.
The food that anyone can eat in daily life in modern times is much richer than what the Demon Lord eats.
Zhu Changyang thought about it and simply went to the kitchen himself and asked them to bring out the flour.
The kitchen didn't understand why, but still did as they were told.
Zhu Changyang inspected the flour and confirmed that it was roughly the same as modern wheat flour, so there shouldn't be any major problems and began the operation.
While making bone glue, he also tried stewing some bird bones in a pressure cooker, and now he can use the bone soup to make dough.
Add a little egg white, salt and alkaline water to the flour and mix well.
After kneading, it is pressed into thin dough sheets. This step is usually done with a dough pressing machine. However, the quantity he is dealing with is small now, so he presses it directly by hand. With his experience, it is easy for him to achieve the effect of machine processing.
Then cut the dough into strips and shape it into a wavy shape, and finally cut it into even pieces. The pancake is basically done.
While he was kneading the dough, he had already asked the kitchen to boil water, and after the dough was ready, he would put it into the steamer and steam it.
The steamed noodles are blown with air to increase the contact area between the noodles and the air. Finally, the noodles are fried in hot oil to complete the dehydration and hardening.
"Alright." Zhu Changyang took out the fried dough and placed it on the drain rack. He observed the state of the dough and nodded with satisfaction. "It should be successful!"
Just as he finished speaking, a tall figure suddenly came over and asked, "What are you doing?"
Zhu Changyang was startled to find that Jun Shu had left the bedroom and gone to the kitchen without him noticing.
The man was wearing a long black down jacket, with his hands in his pockets. He stretched his neck out to look at the cakes curiously and took a deep breath. "Hey, they smell good. I want to eat some."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
Jun Ge really loves junk food all his life.
Studio:
[Fuck, it’s instant noodles! ]
[Jun Shu was overjoyed!]
(End of this chapter)