Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 61 Production Accident
"Impossible, the dead cannot be resurrected, this is an iron law."

"After a person dies, his soul dissipates. This is irreversible, and no amount of vitality can prevent it."

"My Lord, do you wish to resurrect the dead?"

Ash's expression grew serious.

Because of their innate ability of symbiotic contract, the Banshees have a much clearer perception of souls than other races.

"If it's simply a physical death, like the fishman whose life force was drained due to the contract, then it can still be saved."

"For example, if you infuse it with a large amount of vitality, it can quickly recover without any side effects. Previously, in the cave, before you signed the contract with the other banshees, your vitality was almost drained, but you recovered quickly."

"The opposite of this is the death of the soul."

"Once the soul is dead, no means can save it."

"Even if I were to be resurrected, I would no longer be the same soul as before."

『.』

The mind link fell silent again.

"What if"

"I mean if"

"If the soul is transferred to another place, is it possible for the body to be resurrected?"

"That's impossible, my Lord. The soul cannot exist independently of the body. The soul and flesh of mortals are inseparable."

"What about the extraordinary ones?"

"I have no idea."

『.』

"But I have a guess."

"What? 』

"A soul that can exist alone in the world must be a god."

Ash thought he heard a sigh.

After a while, another message came through the mind link:
"Ash, I need a favor from you."

"Go to the deep sea, the abyss, and bring me some pollution."

"I've always had a feeling that deep-sea pollution is different from other pollution."

"Our life pool is now large enough, so you don't have to worry too much about the loss of life force from those who leave the contract."

Pollution? She frowned. That kind of thing could no longer threaten the banshees. After signing a contract with Xius, all the life force flowing through him would be purified by an inexplicable force.

But what's the point of studying that kind of thing?
She didn't understand, but she was willing to obey.

Ash nodded and wanted to leave, but hesitated for a moment, then opened the mind link again and replied:
"receive. 』

『.』

With a complicated expression, Zeus closed the mind link and looked up at the clerical manager in front of him.

"Well, please continue."

Alexi looked at him strangely, wondering why his lord seemed to be getting more and more distracted recently.

He took out his notes and flipped through them:

"The soap production is very successful. We started to use olive oil to press oil when we renovated the workshop. Now we use olive oil directly to make soap. We have already produced the first batch of finished products. I sent two boxes here a while ago."

"The olive oil reserves are running low, aren't they?"

"Yes, I've already assigned more people to level the roads, so things will improve." "The school classes have officially started. Currently, most of the enrollment is for night classes, not many for daytime classes. Adults on the island generally have to work, and as for children, people aren't too comfortable letting them come to school alone, but the situation is slowly improving."

"The above is good news, but there are also some troubles."

"First, there are those secret workshops, you know, where nitroglycerin is made."

Hughes nodded. Although he had not yet started the formal preparation of nitroglycerin, he still set up a workshop to experiment and let the craftsmen go through the process to see if there would be any problems.

“We didn’t actually put the materials in, we just had the craftsmen try to do it according to the standard process, and we ran into too many problems.”

"First, the craftsmen are unwilling to accept your safety procedures, such as the requirement that the finished product cannot be significantly damaged. They stubbornly believe that the traditional winemaking methods are sufficient."

"Have you told them the dangers of these things?"

"Yes, we have people specifically assigned to supervise them. They are very obedient when they are being watched, but once there is no one around, they do whatever is convenient for them. Some even deliberately break the rules when there are many people around to show that they are very brave."

"This kind of thing also happens in soap workshops. Some craftsmen, for the sake of convenience, do not follow the regulations. Several people have been burned, but fortunately, none of them are serious."

Hughes sighed.

That's why he insisted on opening the school first.

This kind of thing can easily happen if you don't have basic education and a basic understanding of the industry.

Because they don’t understand, they lack reverence. Because they know nothing, they don’t care much about their own lives. If they want to upgrade their industry, education is always the most important link.

Even when dealing with a boiling pot that you can see directly, people have gotten hurt by trying to save time, let alone the invisible danger of nitroglycerin.

Nobel himself had many accidents.

When Zeus came last, the factory owners in Rhine directly filled the factories with human lives. With so many deaths, they naturally felt awe. Not to mention whether this was humane, Zeus ran an explosives workshop. If something went wrong, everyone would be in trouble.

Given the current situation, he was completely unable to let these craftsmen take on slightly more complicated production processes.

"Let's temporarily seal that workshop. Also, in the soap workshop, repeatedly publicize the story of the injured craftsman so that others can learn from it. The injured should receive prompt treatment, and we will cover the medical expenses this time."

"We need to formulate new reward and punishment measures. If workers don't follow the rules, their wages will be deducted. The reward measures must also keep up, and we need to organize workers to learn. This trend cannot continue."

"Since not many people come to school during the day, we should slow down the classes. I'll talk to Zoe."

Zoe is now teaching people to read at school. Because she is very patient and teaches well, she has received unanimous praise and is the one who basically teaches the daytime classes.

"What about the nitroglycerin thing?"

"Let's do this for now. Let's focus on making soap for now. Let's put that aside for now."

Alexei nodded and left. He didn't dare to let the craftsmen continue to produce nitroglycerin. He had seen the power of this thing.

The study was empty, and Xiu Si sat in a chair and fell into deep thought.

"At the moment, it seems more appropriate to let the Banshees run the nitroglycerin workshop."

“They don’t have the stubbornness and arrogance of craftsmen, and they remain cautious about the production process.”

"And with the symbiotic contract in place, even if you get injured, your life won't be in danger."

"We just need to find a place to set up a new workshop."

Hughes sighed.

The underground cave where the banshees are now located has good confidentiality, but it is not suitable for the manufacture of explosives.

An underground explosion would almost certainly cause a collapse, and those buried underneath would not necessarily be saved even by the symbiotic contract.

Besides, this underground cave is above his manor.
Suddenly, he thought of something and his eyes lit up.

"I remember Chloe said that the Candlelight Society was going to exile a group of skilled workers here?"

(End of this chapter)