Chương 229: I support Miss Roland as the person in charge.

Mass-produced version of Yulong spicy strips.

The core product used by the Roland Group to expand into the snack market.

If this were on Earth, in an era when we were just beginning the Industrial Revolution, it would be very difficult to mass-produce spicy strips.

But this world has both magic and sorcery, and Roland designed a high-temperature extrusion puffing device that is half magic and half engineering.

That is, the core machine of a spicy snack factory on Earth.

The machine was rather rudimentary, but it couldn't withstand the magical power that sent the bricks flying.

The specific principle is to use earth and wind magic arrays to squeeze and propel raw dough through a high-temperature, narrow pipe, ultimately producing cooked gluten directly.

This extrusion puffing technology is not only far more efficient than manual labor, but also produces gluten with a smooth and chewy texture, many air holes inside, fluffy and stringy, and absorbs oil and flavor.

At the same time, it can also take advantage of the excess heat from the hot water workshop, eliminating the need for steaming, boiling, and frying, thus further reducing costs.

The cooked gluten produced will then undergo manual oil spraying, seasoning mixing, packaging, and finally become the "Feeding Dragon Spicy Strips" box in Jenny's hand.

The oil used in this product is seaweed crab oil supplied by the Krusty Krab factory, and the flavoring is the alchemical magic potion from Sheep Meow Meow.

The latter, being an alchemical potion, naturally gives spicy strips preservative properties.

With its metal can packaging, the shelf life is sufficient for long-distance transportation.

These factors combined ultimately led to the creation of recreational snacks that even ordinary people could afford.

Its flavor is rich, with plenty of oil and salt, far surpassing all other handmade snacks.

The Roland Group also achieves self-production and self-sales of the white salt used in production.

The old port area is a port, and after the group enters spring, the excess heat from the hot water workshop can be used to extract salt from seawater.

After Roland and Jenny shared and tasted the mass-produced spicy strips, Roland made the decision to start full-scale production of this product.

Three days later, Roland arrived at Green Street in a magic carriage, carrying three boxes of samples.

This is the commercial center of the old port area, and also the location of the succubi's pink harbor, not far from the Roland Group.

However, Roland wasn't going to indulge in debauchery; instead, she entered a newly constructed, impressive building.

Above the building's main entrance is a metal emblem consisting of a circle of wheat ears surrounding a gold coin, with a line of large characters written in Common Language below.

Old Port District Joint Chamber of Commerce.

This was a business alliance established by Marcus, a lackey of Roland, after Roland used high-yield fire wheat to kill off a large number of merchants who speculated on grain.

Its main members are local chambers of commerce that went bankrupt and were being manipulated, as well as chambers of commerce under the Royal Capital branch of the Church of Light that made their fortunes with Roland.

As for why the headquarters building is not next to the Roland Group, but on Pink Harbor's territory.

Everyone knows what I mean.

Nobles and merchants, after all, always need to relax a bit after a lot of arguing.

The monthly meeting had not yet begun, and Bishop Marcus sat in the lounge, chatting and laughing with his colleagues.

"Haha, this time it's all thanks to Miss Torran. Not only did we not lose money, we actually made a profit."

"It's been a long time since His Highness Seraf has come to power and we've had such a large amount of extra income."

As Marcus spoke, he couldn't help but break into a bright smile on his round face.

It wasn't that he couldn't control his expression; he was just too happy.

It's important to know that after Serafie arrived in the capital, he cracked down on and investigated the shady businesses within the church, which gave the interest group led by Marcus a lot of trouble.

During the Great Famine, Roland's actions directly cut off the source of the problem, exposing the hidden wealth of a group of grain merchants.

The profits were almost equivalent to the total of six months of shady business, and they subsequently successfully acquired a bunch of valuable chambers of commerce, making a fortune.

Now, they have successfully formed a business alliance, gaining both power and influence.

Such gains would make even someone with depression laugh out loud, let alone Marcus.

The white-robed bishop standing to the side smiled upon hearing this, his fingers constantly rubbing the spatial ring on his finger, which was filled with various gems and gold coins—all the wealth he had amassed by following the Roland Group.

The white-robed bishops all thought that the hoarding of grain would be exposed, and that he and Marcus would be tied to a rack and burned at the stake by Her Highness Saint Seraphim.

As a result, the Roland Group suddenly appeared and directly made a fortune for them, the group of lazy bishops.

It was so exhilarating!

He smiled and echoed Marcus.

"Ah, Miss Roland is truly an exceptional person."

"With such a wise leader as Miss Roland, why should we worry about not being able to afford the Supreme Clam King meat of Ice Bay?"

Saying this is somewhat outrageous.

After all, the actual leader of the Church of Light in the capital is still Her Highness Saintess Seraf.

Not Sister Roland of the New Sprouts Church.

However, none of the church members present refuted this; some even smiled knowingly.

There's no way around it, hanging out with Roland is just too awesome.

Not only do they have huge amounts of gold coins and exclusive distribution rights for the Krabby Patty, but after the greenhouse is built, they also have a variety of rare off-season fruits to sell.

Those fruits were made using some special technology; they were large and tasted great, and there were no signs of alchemical modifications.

Not only could they enjoy their own food, but they could also make a fortune selling it to nobles.

Compared to the past practice of exploiting the lower classes through shady industries, it's much easier to make money off the nobility!

This only represents the commercial benefits.

What convinced them even more of Roland's inclusive governing philosophy was her approach to governance.

As soon as the business alliance was established, Roland gave each of the bishops and chief priests who had surrendered a Pink Harbor VIP card.

The discounts aren't huge, but you can be among the first to experience various newly launched food and entertainment options.

That's right, Roland didn't forbid them from enjoying themselves at all; in fact, she even provided secret channels for it.

Is Seraf closely guarding the land route?

No problem, come to the old port area for a life of pleasure.

Loyal partner of the Roland Group, a pink haven for succubi, welcome to all bishops.

The archbishop issued a supreme gold card.

The bishop issued a prestigious purple-gold card.

The chief priest issued a VIP gold card.

Go inside and you're a debauched tycoon; come out, straighten your clothes, and you're a dignified, upright church leader.

Pink Harbor not only had a bunch of novelties, but also exotic delicacies specially supplied by the Roland Group, which directly charmed the bishops who had been suppressing their emotions for so long.

During the trip, there's no fear of being discovered by Prince Seraf and then being captured and burned alive.

Because the Roland Group will provide perfect cover under the guise of business work.

Upon hearing that it was the Roland Group, Prince Seraf didn't even bother to ask any further questions.

At this moment, one of Marcus's comrades, who was close to him, couldn't help but speak up.

"Sigh, Lord Marcus, how about we go to Pink Harbor after the meeting and give those evil succubi a piece of our minds?"

"I heard they've recently introduced a new feature where guests can personally play the role of a priest, hehehe."

Marcus blushed and coughed twice, feigning seriousness.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Is this something we should be discussing right now!"

"We should talk after the meeting; this is a work setting!"

Immediately, joyful laughter erupted in the room.

In the rest area on the other side, the merchants in the old port area were not so happy.

They lost their family fortune due to hoarding food, and after being recruited by the Roland Group, they became the Alliance's underlings.

The opportunity to make money off the nobility was impossible for them given their status, and they lived a very miserable life.

The old port area was already underdeveloped in terms of industry and had no special products. It was further damaged by man-made famine, which caused production and trade to shrink even further.

They barely manage to maintain a respectable upper-class lifestyle by doing business with the Roland Group.

Over time, resentment inevitably builds up.

So, when the meeting officially began and the members took their seats, the representative of the old port district merchants finally couldn't help but stand up.

He complained.

"Lord Marcus, may I ask how our Chamber of Commerce Alliance plans to develop in the future?"

"The old port area has now declined to this point, and it can't compete with the outside chambers of commerce at all in the market. Our chamber of commerce's income has been declining."

"Compared to before the famine, we're probably earning less than a fifth of what we did before, and that will likely decrease further in the future."

Marcus didn't really care whether these merchants lived or died.

But Roland asked him to run the business alliance, and as a lackey branded with the deadly poison, he was bound to do his best.

So he immediately started thinking and called on everyone to come up with ideas.

However, after discussing it for a long time, everyone discovered a tragic fact.

"Guys, it seems like our Old Port District is really dying out."

"We have nothing but the Roland Group and Pink Harbor."

"The Krusty Krab is no longer the only one from the Rowland Group; there are also crab meat canned goods as competitors."

Upon hearing this, the representative of the Old Port District Chamber of Commerce turned ashen-faced and his voice trembled.

"What will become of our old port area...?"

He knows he was wrong.

If given another chance, they would still stockpile food, but they would definitely not target the Roland Group with food stockpiling!