Chương 37: Hot Krabby Patty

A week has passed.

After the Krusty Krab opened, Laura's life returned to a brief period of calm.

The Krusty Krab is becoming increasingly popular, with a constant stream of customers coming to dine.

With foresight, Roland designed several convenient windows on the street-facing side to provide pedestrians with on-demand takeout service.

Packing bags are paper bags similar to oilcloth paper, made from a type of fibrous plant found in the world, and are inexpensive and of good quality.

Roland printed her own chibi-style head on it, surrounded by a ring of wheat ears, with an "M" at the bottom.

This can be considered a tribute to our counterparts on Earth.

It must be said that printing trademarks is a very effective method.

In addition, the oilcloth paper was of very good quality, and customers in the slums often used it to store other things after their meals.

For a time, paper bags printed with Q-version Roland could be seen everywhere, from the docks and slums to New Sprouts Street.

People with meager wages simply cannot resist the ten-copper-coin Krabby Patty and the thirteen-copper-coin "Worker's Meal".

……

Early morning on New Sprout Street.

A woman dressed in an elegant maid's uniform hurried along, glancing around at her surroundings.

She is Lywind, Princess Elizabeth's head maid. Today, she is here to trade milk and, incidentally, to find out about the Newbud Street Church.

To be precise, it's news from Laura Krusty Krab.

She deliberately took a longer route, walking from the dock area to New Sprout Street.

The streets were bustling with people, mostly ordinary workers from the docks and factories.

In the past, Xinya Street would never have been so crowded.

Although New Sprouts Street leads directly to the pier, it is adjacent to slums, resulting in poor security and a stagnant business environment.

But ever since the Krusty Krab appeared, almost every worker has chosen to pass by New Sprouts Street and buy a Krabby Patty to have as both breakfast and lunch.

Therefore, every worker who passed by Lywind's maid carried an oil paper bag with a cartoon version of Roland's head printed on it.

Thanks to the strong support of Pink Harbor, the surrounding GG signs are all advertisements for Laura Krusty Krab, featuring Laura Krusty Krab's chibi-style head.

Looking around, it's like being immersed in a sea of chibi-style Roland.

……

"Have you heard? The Krusty Krab has launched a new product. You can buy a big bag of fries for just five coins. I bought two servings."

"My goodness, not only is the portion generous, but it's also so oily and fragrant."

Hearing this, the worker next to him craned his neck to look at the hand of the passerby who was speaking.

Sure enough, the paper bag was full of golden fries, emitting a rich, oily aroma.

"Wow, you're really generous with oil. Is Miss Roland really not making a loss? It feels like I'm taking advantage of Miss Roland every time I buy something."

The slum workers who were passing by immediately got angry when they heard this.

"Whose advantage are you taking? Don't you dare insult Lady Roland! Lady Roland is a great benefactor who brought us cheap meat and allowed us to live a good life!"

His angry expression startled the passersby, who quickly offered an explanation.

"I'm not insulting Miss Lauren. I'm saying, don't you think the Krusty Krab is making a bad deal? It feels like you're getting a bargain when you dine there."

"Oh... that's true."

……

As Head Maid Lywind listened to the workers' conversation, she took out a small notebook from her spatial ring and began to write it down with a pen.

Meanwhile, at a street corner in the distance, a man dressed in traditional monk's robes was doing the same thing, holding a small notebook.

"The Church of Light, it seems they've finally noticed Miss Roland."

Head Maid Lywind muttered to herself, casually jotting down the discovery in her notebook.

Then we continued walking and eventually arrived near the Krusty Krab.

The crowds here are incredibly dense, it's like a sea of people.

The queue stretched from inside the store all the way outside, and some people even sat by the fountain pool, resting while waiting in line.

The convenient windows facing the street were also overcrowded, with long queues almost blocking traffic.

"Miss, I'd like a worker's meal and two Rowland Burgers!"

"Sir, that's called a Krusty Krab... Okay, please wait a moment. It'll cost 33 copper coins. Please put them into the box in front of you."

The customer put the copper coin into the box in front of the counter, and as the magic lamp lit up green, the waiter handed him a food packaged in an oil paper bag.

"Thank you for your patronage. Please move aside and do not block the next customer."

"That's what the succubus waitress said," and then she got busy again.

The customers who received the food did not leave immediately. Instead, they went to the church and prayed to the simple shrine, put a few more coins into the donation box, and then went to work.

Lywind began writing in her notebook again.

"The popularity and foot traffic of the Krusty Krab have significantly boosted the church's religious services, and people's trust in Miss Roland and the Church of Light has grown day by day."

"And as the news spreads further, I'm sure that Miss Roland's reputation will spread to almost every commoner in the future."

"It can be observed that workers spontaneously refer to the Krabby Patty as 'Laurand's Burger,' and a ritual of thanking Miss Laurand before meals has begun to appear."

"This pre-meal ritual of thanking Miss Roland is most common among slum workers and is trending towards becoming a form of prayer."

"Considering that Miss Roland has not promoted the Church of Light much, I personally suspect that she is not loyal to the Church of Light."

"And there may be deliberate acts of collecting faith."

……

On the second floor of the church, Roland was using healing magic to massage the lower back of a sheep that was lying down.

"Achoo!"

Roland suddenly sneezed.

"Who's talking bad about me? Is someone trying to take me down again?"

"Sheep said with a look of enjoyment."

"Maybe he's been working too hard these past few days and is catching a cold."

She strained her back because of overworking.

Although a single healing spell would have cured her, she stubbornly persisted, acting cute and pitiful until she finally received a massage from Roland.

Feeling Roland's soft little hands sliding around her waist, coupled with the continuous nourishment from the healing spell.

It's simply heavenly!

Roland agreed with what the sheep said.

"These past few days have been incredibly busy. If Khalil hadn't assigned me more staff, the few of us wouldn't have been able to keep going."

The Krusty Krab is so popular that employees now work in three shifts to keep up with the demand.

This is not a sustainable solution.

Pink Harbor's employees are all highly qualified individuals and should not be wasted on assembly-line work like making Krabby Patties.

Moreover, these little succubi are paid very high wages, so we should try to recruit employees from the common people.

For example, Alice, who bought a hamburger for her mother before.

She and her mother had started working at the Krusty Krab, where Roland paid them only 3 copper coins each a day, and they worked diligently.

However, the Krusty Krab provides three meals a day, and there is also a small room in the chapel for the mother and daughter to stay in.

This was such a generous treatment to them that it made them question the meaning of life.

Over time, even Alice's mother became a fanatical follower of Roland.

According to Roland's estimates, as long as Roland's Krusty Krab continues to grow, it will further expand its influence among the lower classes.

Within three months, he will be able to unlock his first intermediate skill.