Chapter 310: The Economic Backbone of Green Shade Town

Compared to Bryan’s unsettling experiments, Emily’s were even more outlandish. She had actually succeeded in cloning herself! As soon as Owen arrived at her experimental area, he saw over a dozen Emily clones of varying ages, all in white coats, busily conducting experiments. Clearly, she had not only achieved self-cloning but also solved the problem of memory transfer.

Owen considered himself a scientific researcher now, but after witnessing all this, he was deeply grateful that he wasn’t twisted enough to fit in with this group. These two were probably not planning on being human anymore.

Compared to the two who were gradually leaving the realm of humanity, the Flame Empress was much less troublesome. Besides being busy perfecting the database, she provided computing power services to those with access, like Maya, Bryan, and Emily.

Thanks to a stable magic supply, the Flame Empress’s analysis of the otherworldly knowledge system, and the fusion of technology and magic, although progress was slow, it was steadily advancing. Otherwise, the territory’s technological updates wouldn’t be so rapid.

The only pity was that there were still too few scientific talents in the territory. After all, not everyone could do research.

Even if Bryan could now multitask and Emily had achieved self-cloning, it only increased the progress of their respective research, not a comprehensive development.

This made Owen even more determined to establish Hydra in the Academy City. Only by absorbing the nutrients of the Academy City could Hydra grow stronger, eventually giving back to the territory, surpassing the Empire, and breaking free from this world.

Having gained a lot of inspiration here and collected some interesting technologies and knowledge, Owen decided to visit Green Shade Town first to check on the adventurers and inspect the Magic Academy. He also wanted to meet his witch mother and inquire about witches and the Empire’s secret forces, hoping to get some answers.

When Owen emerged from the fireplace at the Great Tree Hollow Tavern in Green Shade Town through the Floo Network, he found the place much quieter than before, though there were still quite a few patrons killing time with Gwent.

The tavern’s food and drink offerings, as well as the variety of waitresses, had become much richer. Many beast-eared humanoids from the mountains had chosen to settle here. Owen even saw a lady who he had met in a certain special alley in Ghost Valley Town serving drinks to guests. Her professional smile and well-timed swaying hips all screamed “professionalism.”

And there were indeed people who had a thing for this, with no resistance to the fluffy beast-eared humanoids. This included some female customers. Were they treating them like cats to pet?

Although he felt they would have something in common, his current appearance wasn’t really suitable for discussing such topics. Owen shook his head and walked out of the Great Tree Hollow Tavern, just in time to see the portal in the square in front of the tavern preparing to teleport.

Because it used the teleportation technology from Heroes of Might and Magic, the cost of teleporting between the two portals was low. For example, to travel to an adjacent Secret Realm space, over a hundred people could be transported in a day.

However, to save costs, it usually went back and forth once a day, with no more than fifty people each time, just like a shuttle bus. This could meet the adventurers’ needs. After all, adventuring didn’t end in a short time, and with a new adventuring environment, it took a lot of time to explore. So unless they planned to rest for a while, they wouldn’t choose to return. Therefore, there was no need to worry about these issues in the short term.

The returning adventurers were all disheveled, like wild boars that had rolled in the mud. So the first thing they did when they returned was to go to the public bathhouse to wash away the grime. Even the injured ones would take a bottle of White Fresh with them. Nothing could stop them from throwing themselves into the hot water, especially the female adventurers who were even more eager, their legs moving quickly.

After entering the bathhouse, they would first take off their entire set of clothes and put them in a basket. The bathhouse staff would take them out for the women outside to beat, wash, and dry. Usually, they charged by the piece, and if there were any damages that needed mending, there would be an additional charge.

As long as they weren’t too unlucky, most of the returning adventurers had bulging pockets and didn’t care about this small amount of money. Soaking in hot water and getting a massage from a slime maid, they felt refreshed and were very generous. It could be said that Green Shade Town’s economy was driven by the adventurers.

After cleaning up, the adventurers’ second stop was often not the Great Tree Hollow Tavern, but the place with pink lights.

Owen couldn’t help but follow the adventurers to the Dream Demon Hall. Good heavens, this was a real tax contributor; otherwise, it wouldn’t be worthy of this amount of customer traffic.

Nova, the unlucky demon warlock who was being hunted down, was now living a comfortable life, as evidenced by her plump figure, the kind that would ooze water with a pinch, the kind that was mixed with honey and thick enough to be stringy.

And now she wasn’t working alone. Besides the star attraction, Apo, she had also summoned a number of succubi to work part-time. So even though the special alley in Ghost Valley Town across the mountains had opened a branch here, she still firmly held onto the majority of customers.

There was no other way. Succubi were simply too good at what they did. Whether the customer was male or female, liked men or women, they could get meticulous and personal care, inside and out. The fact that there had never been a single bad review showed the quality of their service.

If the hardware conditions allowed, Owen would have gone to broaden his horizons. Don’t let his delicate appearance fool you into thinking he would go easy on them.

“What a pity.” Gesturing at his height, which could only be used to show off the two mountains on his head, Owen sighed and turned to take care of business, choosing to avoid the sight.

Green Shade Town had always been managed by the former Goblin General, now the evolved Berserker General. At first, it was a wild and untamed growth, but after obtaining the Liao Hua template, it got on the right track. Now, every aspect of development was in order, and it could also take care of the construction of the ruins. It seemed that Liao Hua was not only capable of being a vanguard but also had a knack for governance, easily managing a small town.

Owen, who was quite satisfied with this, didn’t rush. Instead, he chose to ride a sheep cart and slowly head towards the ruins along the road through the fields.

This road, which had been forcibly opened up through the Magic Horn Tree Forest, had to rely on the super farmland to be maintained. Once the super farmland was removed, the seemingly half-dead Magic Horn Trees on both sides of the road would immediately regain their vitality, extending their thorns and eventually making the road impassable.

However, such vitality also reassured Owen about the various industrial applications of the Magic Horn Tree, as it had been proven that this energy source was renewable.

Of course, Owen knew not to put all his eggs in one basket. Not only did he preserve a large number of Magic Horn Tree seeds, but he also tried to plant them on Hydra Island and in the mountains.

Thanks to the special fertilizer from the System’s super farm, initial results had been achieved. However, to prevent any impact on the local ecology, it had been restricted and not expanded in scale. Otherwise, it was only a matter of time before it turned into another Magic Horn Tree Forest from the other world.

Although it would only take a few years to increase the output of Magic Horn Trees, Owen strictly prohibited the export of anything related to them. The most strictly controlled was the Black Glue Bug, which relied on the sap of the Magic Horn Tree to survive. This thing was a strategic resource.