“Isn’t it simply drawing a blueprint? Although they have high expectations, at least they didn’t ask for a squarer round-shape.” Mag raised his eyebrows and looked at Hannah. He still carried her up to her beddings that they set on the study’s floor, and covered her up with a blanket.

  There was floor heating in the study, so the temperature was perfect. It was a great place to sleep.

  “Let’s hope this machine does work properly.” Mag went to the blacksmith next door with a stack of blueprints.

  Mag handed the job of making the brewing machine to Mobai. The latter knew many dwarven blacksmiths, and after making sure that there wasn’t any problem with the blueprints, he accepted this business from Mag. Apart from the payment agreed upon, Mobai also requested three servings of Yangzhou fried rice a day, and they had to deliver them to his door.

  He would be very busy once the project started, so there was no way he could spend one to two hours lining up in front of the restaurant for a meal every day. Hence, Mag agreed to his request readily. He just needed to get Hannah to deliver the meals for Mobai as she had nothing else to do, anyway.

  “Boss Mag, don’t go yet. I need to show you something.” Mobai called out to Mag, who was about to leave, and then brought him to an empty adjacent room.

  There were some scraps of iron and tools scattered in the empty room, and in the center of the room was something that was as tall as a human, and covered up by a black cloth.

  “This is?” Mag was a little puzzled.

  Mobai went forward and pulled off the black cloth. An imposing cannon appeared in Mag’s vision.

  Mobai excitedly explained, “This is the latest modified automatic firing cannon. I changed the method of ignition, and the firing efficiency was greatly elevated. The shooting range and hit rate have increased too. It could now hit a fixed target 500 meters away accurately. Its damage radius is 100 meters, and its farthest projectile range is 800 meters.”


  Mag’s eyes lit up as he circled around that cannon. He nodded his head, and praised, “It’s a great improvement.”


  “I have to thank you for your suggestions, Boss Mag.” Mobai scratched his head embarrassedly. He wouldn’t have known how to make the improvements if Boss Mag hadn’t given him the ideas.

  “I only provided you with some suggestions. It’s all because of you that such standards were achieved,” Mag replied smilingly. He was indeed amazed by Mobai’s practical ability and talent at building cannons.

  “However, to a giant dragon, such prowess is not even comparable to a 3rd-tier magic caster’s fire ball magic.” Mobai sighed lightly. Nonetheless, he soon revealed a confident smile again. “However, recently, I had a discussion with a few fire magic casters. If we add some materials with active fire element into the explosive, we could perhaps make it even more powerful. But I still haven’t decided how to implement it yet.”


  “That’s a good direction to explore.” Mag nodded in agreement. He didn’t know much about explosives in his previous life, nor did he know how to make a powerful explosive. This was a world where magic existed, after all, so adding in materials with restless magical elements was indeed a good idea to increase the explosives’ power.

  Initially, Mag wanted to return to the restaurant after coming out of Mobai’s blacksmith shop, but after seeing that the weather was sunny, he decided to walk to the park.

  Aden Square had the biggest park in Chaos City. It hadn’t snowed for some time, so most of the snow on the ground had melted. Only some ice was left in the dark corners where the sunlight couldn’t reach.

  Children were playing in the park, while the adults were sitting around and chatting with one another.

  The warm sun chased away the coldness of the winter, and made people feel relaxed and happier too.

  “Did you say you have kidney deficiency[1]? Let me tell you a good place to go. Go to Mamy Restaurant, and order a helping of ‘Buddha jumps over the wall’. It’s an excellent nourishing tonic that cures kidney deficiency, and it’s sugar-free. A helping of it is equivalent to you taking six months’s worth of medicine. It would make sure that you could subdue your wife at home.

  “Did you say that your memory is getting bad recently? Then, go to Mamy Restaurant too. Eat more helpings of the steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers. It would ensure your brain will be smarter than your grandson’s, and you’ll never have a headache when you tutor him on his homework again.

  “Did you say your skin is getting dryer, and you are having pimples? Your wrinkles are getting deeper, your complexion is getting sallow, and your husband has been staying away from home? Go to Mamy Restaurant to have the tofu pudding quickly. Have one bowl every day, and within one month, your husband will come home to you every day.”


  “What is this Mamy Restaurant? A pharmacy?”


  “Don’t you know? That’s the best restaurant in our Chaos City. However, it’s not wrong if you want to say that it’s a pharmacy. After all, many intractable diseases that neither the magic casters nor doctors could help with were cured after the patients had a meal at Mamy Restaurant. No injections or medicines are needed, and it’s an enjoyment to eat scrumptious food. Where else can we find such a good deal?”


  Mag blushed when he walked past a group of elders chatting in the park. He didn’t expect to hear such rumors out here. Wasn’t he the best chef ever? Why did he sound like a quack doctor?

  However, he felt rather accomplished when he heard that so many people had surprises while having a delicious meal at Mamy Restaurant.

  Mag didn’t want to consider himself as a doctor, as this would be disrespectful to the profession. However, he didn’t mind continuing what he was doing now, and letting even more customers benefit from it. It was also a great encouragement to him if he could change some of their lives.

  After walking around in the park, Mag went to the ice cream shop. Although the weather was cold, it didn’t stop the children and young people’s enthusiasm. The ice cream shop’s business was still brisk. Miya and the ladies were rather busy. They would still have to go to the restaurant for the afternoon’s service after they were done here.

  “Isn’t ice cream just ice? Why do so many people love it? And they are having it in such cold weather?” Angela was standing next to the ice cream machine, and looking at Miya handing the ice creams to the customers with perplexment.

  It wasn’t difficult for ordinary people to obtain ice in such weather, either. As for the different colors of the ice cream, some coloring stuff should be added into it.

  Miya turned around after she handed the last ice cream to a young girl, and smilingly asked, “Angela, do you want to have an ice cream? You should have never tried one before, right?”


  “I……” Angela wasn’t really very interested in the ice cream. She didn’t feel like eating cold things in such cold weather even when she was in such a warm place.

  “The ice cream is really super delicious. Let me give you a treat. Which flavor would you like?” Yabemiya smilingly asked.

  Angela looked at Yabemiya after a moment of hesitation, and said, “I’ll have a strawberry one.”


  [1] Chinese associate sexual performance with the kidneys’ functions.