I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

Setting a lease term isn't surprising; even at twenty years, she'd only recoup the construction costs, and monthly rent would be more acceptable. But why prevent him from opening a new clinic in Calva for three years?

He is currently still on Calva's deportation list, and it is unknown whether he will be removed within three years. This condition does not seem difficult to accept.

Diana cut to the chase: "I'll bet 20 million that you can make the Abyss Medical Clinic famous in Calva within three years, attracting a group of patients to Calva for treatment."

Charlotte chuckled. She knew she couldn't underestimate this woman. She said languidly, "So you're guaranteed to make a profit. Tying me up for twenty years, you'll definitely make your money back from the rent. And if the Abyss Medical Clinic becomes popular, your Bacca Street will also benefit. Should I try to haggle a bit?"

"It's already this price, how can you bear to cut it? I won't be able to explain it when I get back, I'll have to pay for it myself!" Diana spread her hands, somewhat helplessly.

"Alright, alright, it's settled then." Charlotte knew that Diana still needed to get the decision on the 20 million copper coins approved by the family, so it wouldn't be appropriate to try to lower the price further.

"But you're so busy, doesn't the rent need to be paid annually?" Charlotte asked finally.

Diana said quietly, "What, you only want to see me once a year? Don't you even want to give me the joy of collecting rent?"

Charlotte smiled without saying a word; who wouldn't want to experience this kind of joy?

"By the way, are you free tonight? I have something I'd like to talk to you about," Charlotte said, looking at her.

Diana stepped forward, a smirk playing on her lips, and whispered, "I'll have Buddy pick you up tonight. We can go to my room and chat over drinks."

After saying that, she turned and left, her trench coat billowing in the wind, exuding a captivating charm.

"Hey? I wanted to talk to you about something serious! Why are you acting so ambiguous?" Charlotte looked at her retreating figure, somewhat speechless.

"This woman is so cool!" Lina and Ino were completely mesmerized, their eyes shining.

Amiro and Myron were also somewhat shocked, and at the same time felt a little envious of Charlotte's charm.

Charlotte didn't bother explaining anything to them. Just then, Kerry arrived in his car to pick up Vivian. He looked somewhat surprised when he saw the four elves standing behind Charlotte.

"Kerry, an employee of my apothecary workshop, was originally an excellent blacksmith, and now he is in charge of processing medicinal herbs in the apothecary workshop," Charlotte introduced Kerry to the students.

Then he introduced her to Kerry: "This is my new student. Eileen isn't going to work this afternoon. Can you take us to Tova Street and take them to Ivan's tailor shop to order clothes?"

"Okay." Kerry nodded and smiled at the group of future doctors.

The group boarded the carriage and headed straight for Towa Street.

"Teacher, did you also set up a potion workshop?" Ino asked curiously, she seemed very interested in potions.

Charlotte nodded: "That's right, the small alchemy room was too inefficient, so I built a potion workshop specifically for mass-producing potions. One batch can produce hundreds of potions, increasing efficiency by more than ten times."

"So many at once! That must be a super huge alchemy furnace!" Ino's eyes widened. To refine more than a hundred bottles of potions at once, how big must that furnace be? This was completely beyond her imagination.

  

Seeing everyone's curious expressions, Charlotte smiled and said, "I'm going to the potion workshop later, I'll take you all there to have a look."

Everyone nodded in agreement; a specialized potion workshop was a very novel concept to them.

Guided by Charlotte, the carriage stopped outside Ivan's tailor shop.

Charlotte stepped out of the carriage and saw a dozen women selecting clothes in the small tailor shop. A middle-aged woman he didn't recognize was in charge of greeting customers, and business was booming.

"Is this a store that specializes in selling ready-made clothes? I can't believe there's a store like this." Lina walked to the door and looked at the clothes hanging on the racks inside, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, aren't all these beautiful clothes and skirts custom-made?" Ino also looked surprised.

Myron and Amirlo didn't know anything; their clothes were just hand-sewn by the old lady next door, as long as they fit.

"Let's go in and take a look." Charlotte led the way into the shop. The women who were picking out clothes couldn't help but glance at him a few more times when they saw a man come in, especially a handsome and tall one.

"Dr. Charlotte, what brings you here? Are you here to buy clothes too?" One of the ladies recognized Charlotte at a glance and asked with considerable surprise.

The store mostly sells women's clothes, and the few men's clothes are all oversized and loose-fitting, not suitable for a fit young man like Charlotte.

"Hello, madam, what a coincidence. I'm here to order uniforms for my students." Charlotte smiled gently. He didn't actually recognize her, but she looked somewhat familiar. She must be one of the wealthy women who had bought moisturizing serums from the store.

"Oh, I see." The noblewoman glanced at the four elves who followed her in. Although they were simply dressed, they were all quite handsome.

"Excuse me, where is Boss Ivan?" Charlotte asked the salesperson.

The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "The boss is in the back. Are you planning to have clothes custom-made by him? He doesn't take custom orders anymore. You'd better find another tailor."

"Okay, I'm his friend. Since we're already here, go say hello to him." Charlotte nodded and then said to Lina and the others, "You guys go ahead and choose. Pick a couple of outfits that you like and that fit. I'll come out and pay later."

He turned around the door and walked towards the back.

Behind the shop, there was a large room where Ivan was sewing clothes. His needle flew across the fabric, and a red dress was soon completed.

"Finding a professional salesperson was definitely the right choice. Otherwise, having you deal with a dozen or so wealthy ladies would have worn you out," Charlotte said with a smile as she entered the room.

Ivan looked up and saw Charlotte. A smile immediately spread across his face as he stood up and said, "Doctor, what brings you here?"

"We recently recruited a few students and were planning to bring them here to order some uniforms, but the salesperson said you're not taking custom orders anymore, so we'll have to find another place later." Charlotte said with a smile, "Since we're already here, we thought we'd come in and see you."

"What are you saying? She doesn't know our relationship. She's your student, so of course I have to make custom-made products for her." Ivan suddenly became anxious and said seriously, "Bring her here, I'll take her measurements, and we'll make them for her today."

"I see your business is doing so well, I think I won't keep you occupied any longer." Charlotte was being sincere; even wealthy women were coming to Ivan's shop to buy clothes, so he must be incredibly busy.

Custom-made clothes are definitely less efficient than ready-made clothes that he has mastered, and therefore not as cost-effective.

"Have you brought them? I'll go take their measurements now." Ivan put down the needle and thread in his hand, picked up the measuring tape, and headed out.

"Alright, I'll call them in later," Charlotte said quickly.

Ivan then sat down and said with a smile, "Recently, we've had more customers coming from far and wide. We can basically sell all the clothes we make, and some styles even sell out quickly. We've even had customers placing pre-orders."

"You said you were going to expand production and find a few tailors to work with you, so why are you still doing it all by yourself?" Charlotte asked, puzzled.

Ivan's eyes dimmed, and he sighed, "Hey, don't even mention it. I've been ostracized by the tailors of the Abyss. Those guys ganged up on me and said that I broke the rules by making clothes and that I'm not fit to be a tailor."

"Is that so?" Charlotte was a little surprised, but then she thought it was normal. Ivan makes ready-made clothes and can sell more than a dozen pieces a day.

However, it is already quite remarkable for a tailor to be able to make ten sets of clothes for a customer in a month.

Ivan stole business from his competitors, which aroused jealousy.

His competitors were unwilling to cooperate with him, so his idea of ​​expanding production had to be abandoned.

Currently, tailoring is still in the stage of manual sewing, which is not efficient and requires a high level of skill from the tailor.

Ivan was an experienced tailor, and with some racial talent, he was able to make more than a dozen identical outfits a day.

Even if he wanted to take on apprentices and expand production, he didn't know when his apprentices would graduate.

Ivan's idea was actually sound, just a little ahead of its time.

Ready-to-wear garments are industrial products. Mass production can effectively reduce costs and enable products to be mass-produced, standardized in quality, and uniform in packaging.

However, this is contingent on mechanized production, which would significantly improve production efficiency and reduce production costs considerably.

Furthermore, the garment manufacturing process is refined and produced in an assembly line manner, thereby reducing the learning curve for individual jobs and significantly improving garment manufacturing efficiency.

One summer, Charlotte worked for two months at a medium-sized garment factory, doing cutting, sewing, and even working part-time as a mechanic apprentice.

However, during that period, whenever the sewing machines in the garment factory broke down, he and an old mechanic would tinker with them, so they had a very thorough understanding of the internal structure and operation of the sewing machines.

The old mechanic was getting on in years and his eyesight wasn't good, so many jobs were assigned to him, and he learned some machine repair skills.

But you want him to make you a piece of clothing right now?

That really won't work; he can't even cut out the shape of the clothes.

Large and medium-sized garment factories have very sophisticated production lines. The workers who make the cutting pieces only need to cut out the required parts according to the molds every day. Collars, pockets, and sleeves are all cut by specialized people.

The workers in the sewing workshop also have a strict division of labor: some are responsible for sewing sleeves, some for sewing collars, and some for sewing pockets.

This minimizes the technical requirements for workers. Those who make collars only need to know how to make collars, and those who make sleeves only need to know how to make sleeves. Their skills will naturally become proficient, resulting in high production efficiency and fast factory output.

Of course, even without mechanization, simply streamlining the process can still enable large-scale garment production using ordinary people, which is arguably the best solution to Ivan's current predicament.

However, this involves issues such as finding suitable factory buildings, increasing investment, recruiting a large number of employees, and developing suitable production line processes.

The mere fact that they need to increase investment is enough to stump Ivan.

Charlotte could invest a little; he's quite optimistic about the ready-to-wear market.

Ivan's humble tailor shop in the alley could attract wealthy women who spend lavishly, which shows that ready-made clothes that allow customers to directly select styles and try them on are very popular with consumers.

Once the ready-to-wear market takes off, those stubborn and unskilled bespoke tailor shops will be crushed to pieces and won't even need a second glance.

However, building a garment factory requires land, which inevitably involves the three major families.

Roland's position in the family is not yet secure, but thanks to Dorra, Ivan is quite close to him.

Diana, on the other hand, still has a large tract of vacant land near his potion workshop. She shouldn't refuse if he offers the land as equity.

I'm going to see her tonight anyway, so I might as well talk about this.

Charlotte looked at Ivan and said, "Ivan, how about we start a garment factory together? I'll take care of the land, the factory, and the investment. You can contribute your technology as equity. Let's make it big, the kind that can produce hundreds of garments a day."

Ivan paused, realizing Charlotte wasn't joking, and pondered, "This... what do you plan to do?"

Even a skilled tailor like him can only make twelve relatively simple garments a day. Now, the tailors in the Abyss don't associate with him anymore. Where can Charlotte find a tailor to make hundreds of garments a day?

Moreover, the market in the Abyss is only so big. Even if you make hundreds of clothes, who can you sell them to?

Charlotte smiled and said, "After we take your measurements, I'll take you to my potion workshop, and you'll understand."

"Okay, then go and call them in, I'll take their measurements." Ivan nodded, he had a very strong sense of trust in Charlotte.

Charlotte came out, but the rich women had already left.

Lina changed into a black long-sleeved dress, which looked quite elegant. The cotton material was comfortable and warm, and it was still wearable in this season.

Meanwhile, Ino changed into a blue and white maid outfit, which Ivan must have modified. It wasn't a long skirt; the skirt was above her calves, revealing her smooth and slender legs. She looked youthful, cute, and quite refreshing and neat.

The two stood in front of the mirror, looking at their beautiful dresses from left to right.

"Lina, it's amazing! This is the first time I've tried on this beautiful dress, but it fits my body so perfectly, like it was made for me. It's incredible, and we've only just arrived in the Abyss!" Ino turned to look at Lina, her face full of amazement.

"My dress, too, fits perfectly." Lina also looked puzzled.

Myron and Amilo stood at the doorway, seemingly lost in thought, perhaps too embarrassed to look at the women's clothing in the store.

"Do you like it?" Charlotte asked with a smile as she stepped forward.

Ino nodded, then immediately shook her head: "It's beautiful, but too expensive."

"Miss, the clothes in our shop are already very cheap. This dress only costs eight hundred copper coins, while if you were to order a dress made of this fabric from another tailor shop, it would cost you at least three thousand copper coins," the saleswoman said with a smile.

That's the truth, and other tailors might not be able to capture the essence of a maid's outfit.

"Excuse me, I'll go change." Ino gave an awkward smile and prepared to go into the fitting room to change her clothes.

Lina followed suit.

Eight hundred copper coins was a huge sum for them; how could they possibly use it to buy a piece of clothing?

"No need to change, just wear them, they're fine." Charlotte stopped them, smiling as she said, "Consider it a gift from your teacher to you as a token of your acceptance into the family. The custom-made clothes might not be available until tomorrow, and dressing appropriately is a doctor's most basic quality. They're fine as they are."

Ino and Lina looked at Charlotte, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

"Don't you two have any suitable clothes to choose from?" Charlotte asked, looking at Myron and Amilo.

"Teacher, these clothes are all too big," Amir said helplessly, spreading his hands.

"We can just wear our uniforms, and let the two female students handle the beauty," Myron said with a smile.

Charlotte thought about it again and realized that it made sense. Men weren't that particular. She could just give them an extra set of uniforms. So she invited them inside to have their measurements taken.

Four people, eight sets of uniforms. Each set of uniforms includes pants, a top, and a jacket. Just make them according to the patterns Charlotte gave Ivan before.

The previous price was 1200 copper coins per set, since it was a three-piece set, and one of the outer garments was a winter cotton coat, so the total price was 12000 copper coins.

This is quite a considerable expense, enough to keep Ivan busy for two days.

After leaving the tailor shop, Charlotte pulled Ivan into the car as well, and they headed straight for the potion workshop.

This was Ivan's first time visiting the apothecary workshop. He watched as the carriage drove further and further into the distance, until it stopped in front of a solitary factory building standing tall in a wasteland.

Because the surrounding area is desolate, the solitary apothecary workshop stands out as quite spectacular.

He hadn't expected that Charlotte had such a large business here, besides the Abyss Medical Center.

"What a huge building! Is it all used for refining potions?" Ino looked up at the spacious and tall factory building, her eyes filled with surprise.

Charlotte noticed that Amos wasn't by the workshop; he must have gone outside to sunbathe. As she walked towards the workshop door, she said, "Come on, I'll show you around."

Upon entering the gate, one is immediately struck by the two enormous alchemy furnaces standing in the very center, with an equally massive stove beneath them.

The black furnace, over three meters tall, was covered with exquisite and intricate runes, overturning everyone's imagination of potion making.

"Wow, it's huge!" Ino arrived in front of the alchemy furnace, looked up at the towering furnace, and was shocked.

In her childhood memories, her maternal grandmother's medicine-making furnace was just a small earthenware pot. Patients would come to her when they needed medicine, and she would make medicine on the spot.

Jacob and Nora's family were sitting by the fireplace warming themselves when they saw so many people suddenly arrive, and they got up somewhat awkwardly.

"I brought my students and friends over for a visit. Jacob, you start the fire first; I'm going to make some potions later," Charlotte said.

"Okay," Jacob replied, grabbing a shovel and starting to add coal to the stove.

"You can tour around on your own first," Charlotte and Lina said, then led Ivan toward the materials warehouse, saying, "I'll show you how my potion workshop works, and you'll understand how I plan to build a new garment factory."