In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

Because the windbreak forests of Rhodes were selected in a crude and simple manner.

To ensure that these mature trees maintain sufficient vitality after transplantation.

After the trees mature and are planted.

Rhodes deliberately sprinkled a circle of fertile soil under each tree.

The same applies to the relatively more fragile saplings.

Dolly saw it all and kept it in mind.

Instead of criticizing Rhodes for wasting the precious bounty on these vigorous date palms, she carefully recorded every step Rhodes took.

"A tree wall to block the wind and sand?"

"That is indeed a novel approach."

The sharp-eyed Dolly immediately saw through Rhodes's idea in arranging the date palms that way.

"If it works well."

"We'll use this method to market date palms from now on."

Dolly looked at it while stroking her chin thoughtfully.

Date palm trees are worthless.

Date palm seedlings are worthless.

Moreover, the transplantation process is very complicated and requires a lot of manpower and resources.

For example, the shipping and labor costs she incurred when delivering date palms to Rod were several times higher than the value of the date palms themselves.

But words are not enough to prove anything.

These tree walls need to withstand a sandstorm to see how effective they are.

If it's very effective at preventing sandstorms, then it will be a good selling point when promoting date palm trees in the future.

Dolly nodded in satisfaction.

Although she was still in a stomachache from the anger she felt at Rhodes' house, seeing the little surprise Rhodes showed her now made Dolly much more excited about what he was going to do next.

It took a day.

A windbreak forest, already taking shape, was beginning to take shape.

Are you going back to Kawan Post Station today?

"Still staying in Aru Village?"

Seeing that Dolly showed no sign of leaving, Rod asked with a smile.

Standing in the center of the windbreak, the cold wind that had started to rage again as night fell had been greatly weakened.

Although it is impossible to completely isolate sandstorms.

But the weakening breeze that brushed against my face was surprisingly pleasant.

To Rhodes' question, Dolly replied, "I'll be staying at your house!"

"Oh."

"also."

"It's getting dark now, let's do the rest tomorrow."

Rhodes glanced at Dolly's guards, raised his chin, and said, "What about them? I can't accommodate so many people here, and besides, I don't have that much food prepared for them."

As the wealthiest merchant in Sumeru, Dolly naturally needed to bring enough guards to protect herself when she traveled in person.

Rhodes just glanced at it casually.

They discovered at least five guards with divine eyes, not to mention the guards stationed outside the village who had not shown themselves here.

Such a protective force.

Even when placed before a thirty-man squad employed by the Church of England, they would be no less formidable.

It seems.

Dolly is quite willing to spend money when it comes to protecting herself.

"whispering sound--"

On the other side, Dolly snorted coldly at Rhodes's stingy words: "They're staying at the inn in Aru Village, you don't need to worry about it."

"Hehe, that's settled then."

Rod extended his hand in invitation, satisfied.

Rod treated Dolly to a simple dinner.

Sunset fruit stew with meat, stir-fried leafy greens, and a large bowl of mushroom soup.

"what?"

"Your cooking skills are pretty good!"

Dolly took a bite, smacked her lips in praise, and then asked, "Did you study cooking in Liyue?"

The traditional methods of preparing Sumeru vegetables are nothing more than stewing, roasting, and cold salad.

The technique of stir-frying is rarely used.

Dolly watched Rod cook for quite a while.

From Rhodes's skillful technique, she could easily tell that he hadn't learned to cook in Sumeru.

"more or less."

Rod wasn't in the mood to reveal his identity as a transmigrator to Dolly, so he gave a vague reply.

"What do you mean by 'more or less'?"

"Humph."

"If you don't want to say it, don't say it."

Dolly didn't bother to argue about such things, and seeing that Rod was unwilling to talk about it, she gave up.

Subsequently.

Dolly then turned her gaze to Cole, who was reading a book while eating.

"Wow, this little girl is quite eager to learn."

The book Cole was reading was the Teyvat Literacy Book, which surprised Dolly when she saw it.

In the desert.

Such diligent and studious children are a rare sight these days.

Unexpectedly.

Cole replied, "If you get all the practice questions right, you can get an extra milk candy."

"Milk candy?"

Dolly raised an eyebrow, showing some curiosity about the milk candy that Cole was talking about.

What kind of delicious candy could inspire such strong motivation to study in a desert dweller?

Rod noticed her confusion, took a piece of milk candy from his pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards her: "Here, this is it."

Milky white candy without outer packaging.

Dolly examined it from all angles, then smelled it before finally putting it in her mouth to taste.

"Well--"

"Um--"

"The taste is alright, a few flaws, but acceptable. The texture is quite novel. Did you make it yourself?"

Unlike Desia and Cole, who were completely flawless, Dolly's taste was obviously much more discerning; she found many faults after just one bite.

Problems such as insufficient sugar cooking time, excessive cream addition, and incorrect milk addition timing are all possible.

"The recipe is good. If we add some fruit juice or something, the flavor would be even richer."

What else can be said?

Rhodes had nothing to say.

It can only be said that she truly deserves to be the richest woman in Sumeru; her knowledge and experience are indeed unmatched by ordinary people.

He can now even foresee a milk candy craze sweeping through Sumeru in the future.

Fortunately.

Rod had never intended to make money from milk candy.

He wasn't a professional sugar maker. This simple milk candy was just a common household recipe in his previous life, good enough to coax children, but far from being a commercial product to be mass-produced and sold, and certainly not qualified to be a patented formula.

But here's the surprise.

Rhodes originally thought that since Dolly could tell what the milk candy was made of, he could just go back and replicate it for mass production.

But she started to estimate the price very seriously.

"A candy recipe that has never appeared in Sumeru."

"Although the recipe is simple and the method is easy to learn, it is novel and has never been seen before. Before others start to replicate it on a large scale, it is still possible to make a profit in a short period of time."

"100,000 Mora".

"I'll buy your milk candy recipe."

"Don't try to bargain."

"That's all it's worth. If you think my price is too low, then go find someone else to sell it to."

Dolly's nonchalant words made Rhodes feel like he was seeing her all over again.

This is described by the people of Sumeru as a morally corrupt and extremely unscrupulous merchant.

She's truly a person of extremely high principles!