I, the heir of the great Eastern nation

Christine still felt a good impression of the villagers of Red Fruit Village, with whom she had fought side by side and who genuinely admired her.

Therefore, after hearing Liu Zhao recount what had happened in Hongguo Village, she was furious almost instantly.

"Eliminating the demonized wolves is actually good for his territory; we haven't even asked him for money yet!"

"While the academy's teachers and us noble mages were still around, he didn't dare demand compensation himself, but after we left, he's putting the blame on the villagers?"

The blue-haired girl's tone clearly conveyed obvious disgust.

"Such a person is unworthy of being called a knight; he has absolutely no noble demeanor whatsoever."

She looked at Liu Zhao.

"Tell me, what do you want to do? He's just a knight under a viscount. We can go to him and make him return all the silver coins to the villagers. I doubt he'd dare disobey."

Liu Zhao shook his head upon hearing this.

"No, don't you know the true nature of this kind of person? Even if he pays back the money this time because of our request, as the lord, he has a million ways to get it back after we leave."

Our initial goal was to help the villagers, but if it ends up making them the target of their anger, wouldn't that be counterproductive?

Christine frowned slightly.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Liu Zhao smiled slightly.

"The best way to get a nobleman to voluntarily give up a small benefit is naturally to offer a much larger one."

Under Christine's questioning gaze, Liu Zhao continued to speak.

"As far as I know, Hongguo Village is a village that produces a lot of red fruit, but there is not much market for this fruit, so it is difficult to make money. In fact, most of the time, the fruit just rots on the ground."

"And I happen to know a production technique that can turn hawthorn berries into a valuable resource."

Christine frowned slightly.

"Turning waste into treasure? What useful treasures can such a cheap and worthless fruit like hawthorn be turned into?"

Liu Zhao shook his head at this.

"The fruit itself isn't worth much, but once it's processed into dried fruit, candied fruit, fruit vinegar, or jam, its value increases more than tenfold!"

Christine looked curious.

"What are all these things? I've never heard of fruits being prepared in so many ways. How do you know all of them?"

Liu Zhao smiled slightly.

"I know a little."

Seeing Liu Zhao's confident smile, Christine gave a soft hum.

"Tell me, how do you want me to help you?"

Liu Zhao thought for a moment, then continued.

"When I get back, I will write down the recipes for dried fruit and candied fruit as soon as possible and give them to you. As a nobleman in the capital, you must have a lot of connections and resources. You just need to have your subordinates verify them a little, and you'll know that my recipes are feasible."

Then contact the Chamber of Commerce. They will see the business opportunity and will have no pressure to invest or expand sales channels. Then you, the young lady of the Lance family, can personally communicate with Viscount Kevin and express your desire to buy his red fruit for the next few years. He doesn't care about these worthless fruits anyway, so he will definitely be happy to give you face.

Finally, once everything is in place, we'll build a processing workshop near the village where hawthorns originated. We'll hire villagers to grow the fruit and process it when it ripens, and we'll personally pay them their wages. Wouldn't that solve everything?

Almost naturally, Liu Zhao told Christine his plan in one go.

After hearing this, the young lady of the Lance family was stunned for a while before slowly coming back to her senses. She frowned and stared at Liu Zhao carefully for a while.

Then he slowly opened his mouth.

"How long did it take you to come up with this plan?"

"Just now, what happened? What went wrong? What part of the process was incorrect?"

Liu Zhao looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Christine shook her head at this.

"No problem, so far I haven't found any issues with this plan."

As he spoke, he stared at Liu Zhao intently a few more times.

"I'm just curious, what were you thinking? You went to all this trouble to devise such a plan, and the ultimate goal was just for a few villagers you'd only met once."

Liu Zhao shrugged in response.

"I'll do it because I want to, so what, is that not allowed?"

The flippant tone made Christine instantly drop her serious expression and give Liu Zhao her familiar look of disgust.

"Alright, I agree to everything you said. Now I just need you to send me the production instructions, and I'll tell my people to get started."

At this point, her expression suddenly turned serious as she looked at Liu Zhao.

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Then he slowly opened his mouth.

"How long did it take you to come up with this plan?"

"Just now, what happened? What went wrong? What part of the process was incorrect?"

Liu Zhao looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Christine shook her head at this.

"No problem, so far I haven't found any issues with this plan."

As he spoke, he stared at Liu Zhao intently a few more times.

"I'm just curious, what were you thinking? You went to all this trouble to devise such a plan, and the ultimate goal was just for a few villagers you'd only met once."

Liu Zhao shrugged in response.

"I'll do it because I want to, so what, is that not allowed?"

The flippant tone made Christine instantly drop her serious expression and give Liu Zhao her familiar look of disgust.

"Alright, I agree to everything you said. Now I just need you to send me the production instructions, and I'll tell my people to get started."

At this point, her expression suddenly turned serious as she looked at Liu Zhao.

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