I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

After lunch, Charlotte, Vivian, and Martha headed to the apothecary workshop.

He handed Leo's order to Martha, instructing her to load the medicines onto the carriage, and then told Kerry to deliver the goods to Calva later, and to also bring back a cartload of frozen bovine pancreas on the way.

Leo's order for 250,000 copper coins emptied almost half of the warehouse.

Linda's apothecary is now on track, proving Charlotte's decision to establish the apothecary workshop was correct.

Otherwise, with such a large order, he and Vivian would have been crying while refining the medicine in their small alchemy room.

At the same time, the company has begun to consider developing more distributors. Currently, the pharmacy workshop has entered the mass production stage, and the output is gradually increasing.

Because of the limited shipment volume, some production capacity was wasted, which is really not worthwhile.

Developing more distributors and increasing order volume would be of great significance to the pharmacy workshop.

The factory started operations, but Charlotte, carrying a headlamp, crawled into the ventilation slit at the back of the workshop.

As soon as Charlotte stepped into the cave entrance, which was more than three meters high, the powerful suction almost sucked her in. The wind whistled behind her, as if a high-powered vacuum cleaner was running in the dark cave.

The chimney of the medicine workshop protruded five or six meters into the cave entrance, and the coal smoke and a small amount of medicine waste gas were directly discharged into it and instantly sucked away. Standing at the cave entrance, you could not smell anything at all.

Thankfully, no one is inspecting the environmental protection department.

Charlotte thought to herself, turned on her headlamp, and walked into the cave.

Upon entering the cave, it is initially very wide, more than two meters wide, and the ground is quite flat. There are traces of human activity everywhere, indicating that people often come here out of curiosity to play.

After walking forward 500 meters, the passage suddenly narrowed, becoming a narrow slit only half a meter wide. Moreover, the ground below was no longer flat, but two almost vertical stone walls that continued to converge downwards.

Most explorers stop here.

  

However, for Charlotte, who could walk through meteorite turbulence, this level of terrain was like walking on flat ground.

After walking about 300 meters, the sound of waves crashing against the rocks could be faintly heard from ahead, but it was mostly masked by the sound of the wind.

Continuing forward, after walking about 500 meters, a ray of light appeared at the end of the passage, and the stone walls began to become slippery.

Charlotte quickened her pace and soon arrived at the cave entrance.

There was a small platform of about seven or eight square meters at the entrance of the cave, outside of which was the boundless blue sea. The sea breeze was blowing in her face, white seagulls were soaring in the sky, and the bright sunlight was shining on the sea, making the waves sparkle. Charlotte, who had just come out of the dark passage, squinted her eyes.

The cave was indeed connected to the sea, and it wasn't high above the sea level, only about four or five meters. The seawater crashing against the rocks soaked his clothes.

Upon arriving in this world, this was Charlotte's first time seeing the ocean, and the sunlight falling on her face was also a rare resource in the abyss.

I must say, after being in the abyss for so long, standing on this platform, basking in the sun, and feeling the sea breeze is incredibly soothing.

Looking north along the coastline, one can see the golden sands outside the city of Calva, several kilometers away, and countless ships anchored in the harbor.

The developed maritime and river transport systems made Kalva a very important resource transit point on the continent of Aesop, and also created this young, large city.

"Sunshine, the sea, fresh air..." Charlotte murmured to herself. What did the Abyss lack most? Not food, but sunshine that brought joy.

This place is practically a haven from the abyss.

Charlotte reached out and pinched the rock beside her. The rock was very fragile due to the constant erosion from the humid sea breeze, and it crumbled at the slightest touch.

This means that by reinforcing the underground, it is easy to excavate a large platform on the cliff, and even build structures on it.

Didn't Diana ask him how to develop this neighborhood?

A sunny ocean view property should be an attractive project, right?

Charlotte stood there, closed her eyes, the sea breeze gently blowing in her ears, accompanied by the sound of waves crashing against the cliffs and the cries of seagulls rising and falling, which quickly calmed her mind.

Why not keep this pure land for ourselves? Why build a bunch of stone houses on this cliff?

When Charlotte opened her eyes again, she had already made her decision.

This is a good location to conduct experiments on the Red Moon. On the night of the Red Moon, the entrance to the Abyss will be sealed off, but no one will be in charge here. He can bring the Gold-Eating Rats here and put them into a demonic state.

Therefore, he will not propose developing this place to Diana for the time being, otherwise he will not be able to find a better experimental site.

Charlotte enjoyed the sea breeze and basked in the sun for another hour before getting up to return.

The latter part shows almost no signs of being reached. After all, the gap is so narrow that if someone accidentally gets stuck, they would be trapped with no way to get out from either side and would really be stuck there.

On his way there, he saw two skeletons stuck in the sand, which must have deterred many people who wanted to explore.

Back at the exit, Charlotte stood there for a while and decided to build a fence around the opening when she had time.

According to the land division, the land at the entrance of the cave also belongs to the medicine workshop, and he has the right to dispose of it.

Firstly, it prevents people from accidentally entering and encountering danger; secondly, it prevents people from entering and damaging the passageway, causing a blockage.

Kerry had returned from Calva with a truckload of frozen beef pancreas. Charlotte stored the pancreas in her well-insulated spatial ring and then drove off.

Towa Street, in the alley.

The tailor shop was bustling with people coming and going.

There were young, beautiful girls and young women with children. Many of them came out carrying a small cloth bag, with smiles on their faces, and left satisfied.

Charlotte waited at the alley entrance for a while, and only entered the tailor shop after the number of customers had gradually decreased.

"Doctor, what brings you here?" Ivan, who was tidying up the shelves, looked up and exclaimed in surprise.

"It's been a while since I've been here. I came to check it out and buy some clothes for the staff," Charlotte said with a smile. "Looks like your transition to ready-to-wear is quite successful; you have a lot of customers."

Five or six shelves were almost sold out. Of the dozen or so styles of dresses, only a few sizes that were hard to sell were left, either too small or too large.

Ivan couldn't hide his smile and nodded, saying, "To be honest, there have indeed been a lot more customers these days. I've been working late into the night making clothes, and I'm starting to fall behind schedule. I'm planning to hire an employee to help with customer service so I can focus on making clothes."

"That's good, then you won't have to worry about business anymore." Charlotte nodded, happy for Ivan.

"Customers find it novel; they don't need to take measurements, they just come in, try on the clothes, and buy them if they like them—it's a new way to buy clothes," Ivan said with a smile. "Moreover, your Lolita dresses and maid outfits are the best-selling items. I've kept track; so far, we've sold 58 Lolita dresses and 32 maid outfits, all priced at 300 copper coins. According to our previously agreed-upon 10% commission, I need to pay you 2700 copper coins."

As Ivan spoke, he handed over twenty-seven silver coins.

"An unexpected income." Charlotte gladly accepted it; it was the first design fee he had received.

Selling hundreds of pieces of clothing in a short period of time must have been a rather new experience for Ivan.

"300 copper coins per unit? Isn't that a bit too low?" Charlotte couldn't help but ask.

"Not every piece costs 300 copper coins. Skirts made with more material will be slightly more expensive, but none will exceed 500 copper coins. Excluding labor costs, the profit is about 3%," Ivan said.

Ivan's dresses are made of good materials and are very finely crafted. If they were custom-made, they would cost at least a thousand copper coins.

With a price of less than 500 copper coins, it was practically crushing its competitors.

No wonder it has attracted so many customers so soon after its transformation.

His current predicament is not that the clothes are not selling, but that production is insufficient.

Even if Ivan recruits another salesperson and focuses all his efforts on making clothes, the increase in production will be limited.

After all, making clothes is not like making potions; it's impossible to make a hundred pieces at once. Each piece must be handled by a tailor and carefully sewn together.

"I have a suggestion for you," Charlotte suggested. "The cost of hiring experienced tailors might cover your current profit margin, or even cause you to lose money. You could try setting up an assembly line. Once the size and process are fixed, separate the garment-making steps, with each worker completing only a portion of the steps. This would allow you to quickly produce a garment and increase production."

"An assembly line?" Ivan looked bewildered.

"Whenever you have time, you can come and visit my potion workshop. You'll understand once you see it." Charlotte didn't try to explain the concept of an assembly line.

"Okay, I'll definitely go once I finish my current orders." Ivan nodded.

Charlotte picked out two outfits for Martha, including a pink Lolita dress.

This girl is quite wild, so I chose a girly pink for her.

Charlotte left a spot in the potion workshop for Ivan and returned to the workshop.

I went into the workshop and discussed with Vivian how to optimize some of the potion-making processes. I also took stock of the herbs in the warehouse and noted down the herbs that needed to be restocked.

"How are you doing? Are you settling in here?" Charlotte asked, walking up to Nora, who was packaging medicine.

"Yes, apart from the fact that there aren't many people around, everything else is great. Every morning, Brother Kerry brings back fresh vegetables, so it's quite convenient for us to cook for ourselves." Nora nodded with a smile, looking at Charlotte with gratitude. "The workshop is especially safe, and I feel safe sleeping there."

What others called a chaotic abyss has now become their family of three's new home, and they feel very safe in this workshop shrouded in a magical shield.

Charlotte nodded: "That's good. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me, and I will try my best to help you solve them."

"Okay, thank you," Nora quickly replied.

As dusk fell, Charlotte announced that she was off work, and Kerry drove the three of them back to the clinic.

"These are your new clothes." After entering the clinic, Charlotte took out the three new outfits and handed them to Martha.

"This is too pink!" Martha's gaze fell on the pink Lolita dress, and she frowned. This didn't quite fit her image as a strong woman.