The matter with Ogawa was perfectly resolved, while Shiki was still struggling. The number of workers they had registered had not yet reached the expected amount.
The planned construction team of one thousand people had only recruited over a hundred so far.
However, at the current rate, registration should be completed by around four in the afternoon.
After all, it was just Ayaka alone before, but now there are two people.
The people of Inazuma were still very short on money after the war, especially the workers. Previously, they had a stable source of income from the Mikage Furnace.
However, the Mikage Furnace has not yet resumed production, so they don't have a stable income. Seeing a job with good pay and three meals included, they naturally felt tempted.
As for why the Mikage Furnace hasn't resumed production, Shiki believes that the Mikage Furnace is not yet ready to resume production.
The smelting facilities were too severely corroded by the Tatarigami. Rash production might cause the smelting furnace to explode, and the explosion would further collapse Tatarasuna, causing a large number of casualties.
Shiki is no longer the Ronin she once was. She is an attendant of Inazuma, and in her position, she performs her duties. Every command she issues concerns the safety of the people.
Great power brings with it heavy responsibility. Every step of her plan must be carefully considered, not acted upon impulsively.
Moreover, Tamahagane is more profitable when sold externally than when circulated within Inazuma.
Therefore, it's not too late to repair the Mikage Furnace and resume its production after the Sakoku Decree ends.
The Sakoku Decree has caused Inazuma's commercial development to be decoupled from the continent for several years, and commodities like Tamahagane, with their special value, are key to catching up.
Several years are enough for other nations to undergo tremendous changes, and those new things will impact Inazuma's local commerce.
To ensure that Inazuma is not led by the nose by other countries in international commerce, a strategic commodity is needed.
And weapons are the top priority. In this Teyvat continent, where monsters run rampant, anything can be lacking except weapons. Therefore, Tamahagane, which can improve weapon quality, naturally becomes a strategic commodity.
Relying on Tamahagane, Inazuma will be able to stand in an invincible position commercially after the Sakoku Decree is lifted, and then slowly catch up in other aspects... Time came to evening, it was already 5:30 PM, and the time spent registering workers was longer than Shiki had anticipated.
But it doesn't matter, there's enough time for them to gather in Ritou tomorrow morning, and the Kamisato Clan's fleet has always been on standby in the harbor, after all, there's nowhere else to berth ships, right?
"Oh, it's finally done."
Shiki stood up and stretched, her mature body lines fully visible to Ayaka. Although her B-cup wasn't large, its shape was beautiful, appearing full and perky, one of the common cup sizes among Inazuman and Liyue people.
In fact, ethnicity also determines the cup size to some extent. Those 'big, big, big' older sisters generally come from Mondstadt or Snezhnaya.
However, at the sight of this, Ayaka couldn't help but feel a bit pessimistic. She was almost seventeen, yet she still looked as she did a few years ago, just beginning to develop.
"Alas..."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Ayaka shook her head. Breast development was such an embarrassing topic. Should she try some folk remedies? She remembered it was something about eating papaya...
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