I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

"A brand?" Diana and Ivan both looked puzzled.

"That is, consumers' awareness of a certain product." Charlotte looked at Diana: "For example, when you think of perfume, what comes to mind?"

Diana blurted out, "The Blanche Perfume Shop in Calva."

Charlotte smiled and nodded: "That's right, that's brand awareness. What we need to do is build our ready-to-wear brand into this way, so that when consumers think about buying ready-to-wear, our brand is the first thing that comes to mind."

Diana said thoughtfully, "The owner of Blanche Perfume Shop is named Blanche, so let's call the clothing factory Ivan Clothing Factory."

Ivan quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, no, using my name is too masculine and doesn't sound good. If you don't mind, I think using your name 'Diana' as the brand name would be much more grand, obviously feminine, and more likely to attract customers."

"I agree with Ivan on that point. Although Ivan is the key figure in the garment factory, we want to promote this brand to a wider range of women, and using your name would obviously be more advantageous," Charlotte chimed in. "Besides, as the major shareholder, you have absolutely no problem with naming the brand."

Seeing the determination in their eyes, Diana hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement: "Alright, let's do it your way. Naming it after me will at least make its promotion within the Abyss area smoother."

We didn't discuss the minor details today. Anyway, the three of them will need to meet frequently over the next month, and we can optimize them later.

After leaving the tailor shop, Diana took Charlotte to the apothecary workshop.

The potion workshop still stood alone on a vast wasteland, but Charlotte knew that it would soon no longer be alone.

"Which piece of land do you think is suitable for a garment factory? Which piece of land is suitable for a textile factory?" Diana asked Charlotte, standing on the carriage shaft.

"A garment factory can be built anywhere, since it's all handmade and there's no pollution problem. Being close to residential areas will make it easier for workers to get to and from get off work," Charlotte said.

"What about the textile factory?"

"Do you plan to do the dyeing and printing process yourself, or outsource it to an external dyeing and printing factory?" Charlotte asked.

Diana pondered for a moment and said, "I've heard that dyeing and printing are not easy to master, so initially we plan to only do textiles and provide basic fabrics. But if we want to obtain greater profit margins, we will definitely have to build our own dyeing and printing factory in the later stages to obtain a complete industrial chain."

Charlotte warned, "Dyeing factories produce significant pollution. Not only does it smell terrible, but it also generates a lot of wastewater. The air circulation in the Abyss is already poor. If you build a dyeing factory here, even if it doesn't kill people with the fumes, it will drive them away."

"I see." Diana frowned.

Charlotte said, "It's not like there's no way to solve it. A couple of days ago, I rode a treant up there and took a look. There's actually a large area of ​​abandoned land at the top of the abyss, near the sea. You could build the dyeing factory there. However, the wastewater must be properly purified before being discharged; it absolutely cannot be discharged directly into the sea or onto the land. As for odor removal, you could also learn from other dyeing factories in Calva City how to minimize the impact."

"Okay." Diana nodded. This was indeed something she hadn't considered before. "However, why can't the sewage be discharged directly into the sea? Wouldn't that be simpler?"

Charlotte explained, "That method is indeed simple, but if the sewage goes into the sea, it will harm the fish in the nearshore waters, and the seafood caught by fishermen will also be contaminated. In the end, we will be the ones who suffer. As for discharging the sewage directly onto the ground, it is very likely to pollute the groundwater, which is the source of the Abyss's water supply."

  

"Okay, I'll consider that." Diana nodded.

Charlotte thought about it again and realized it made sense. There was no environmental protection bureau in this world, so direct emissions were obviously the way to maximize profits.

However, the terrain of the abyss is somewhat special. This kind of heavily polluted factory must be moved outside, otherwise his potion workshop may also be affected.

Diana had Buddy drive the carriage around the area, and in the end, she set up the spinning mill and clothing factory to the left of the apothecary workshop, about 300 meters apart.

Charlotte naturally had no objection to this, since neither of the two factories caused much pollution anyway. At most, the textile factory might cause some noise pollution later on, but with a garment factory in between, the impact on the potion workshop would be minimal.

With three factories here, it immediately feels like an industrial cluster.

The pharmacy workshop has fewer than ten employees and stands there all alone, looking rather lonely.

Once the garment factory is built, one hundred female workers will be employed in the first phase.

Harriman Textile Mill was even larger, and according to Diana, it planned to recruit a thousand employees.

A thousand workers may seem like a lot, but Charlotte had briefly inquired with Diana and learned that spinning and weaving were still in the purely manual stage, resulting in low efficiency. Even with a thousand workers, the output might not be very high.

On the continent of Aesop, the textile industry is not yet developed, mainly consisting of small private workshops, and the profits are not high.

More than 100 kilometers south of Kalva lies the city of Sigah, famous for its cotton production. It is said that every household there runs a textile workshop, making it a very important source of cotton for Kalva.

Diana plans to send people to Sgar City to recruit several masters to come to the Abyss as the technical backbone of the factory, so that they can train workers who have no experience in spinning and weaving.

Charlotte also wanted to see the true level of spinning and weaving in this world, and specifically asked Diana to let him observe it after their master came to find them.

Of course, this didn't stop him from tinkering with spinning machines and looms. He had played with those two things since he was a child, and he could even make them by hand from wood.

If Diana's textile mill could use it, that would be great; if the textile technology in Scarcity was more advanced, that would also be fine.

"I'll have Buddy recruit craftsmen in the next couple of days. You prepare the blueprints so as not to delay the construction schedule," Diana said to Charlotte. "Also, I'll give you the two million in cash today. You can decide how to use it."

Charlotte took the heavy money bag and nodded, saying, "Okay, I will record the details of how this money was used. Once we recruit a suitable accountant, we can hand over the bookkeeping to them."

Diana looked at him curiously: "How about you get me a copy of the textile factory's design drawings too? You always talk about assembly lines, wouldn't that make things more efficient?"

"I don't really know much about textile factories, I don't even know how they do textile work, what equipment and tools they use, so I can't design a process flow for you." Charlotte shook her head, "You can visit other textile factories, or find your mentor and listen to their opinions."

Diana could only nod in agreement.

"I'm going to the apothecary workshop. If you're busy, you can go ahead. I'll take the workshop's carriage back later," Charlotte said, jumping off the carriage and looking at Diana.

Diana glanced at the potion workshop 500 meters away and asked with a smile, "By the way, your potion workshop has been open for half a month now, how's the business?"

"I just got a big order. If all goes well, it'll be enough to feed the factory's employees for six months," Charlotte replied with a smile.

Diana said with some anticipation, "That's great. I'm already looking forward to whether I'll receive a generous bonus at the end of the year."

"It might be a bit difficult at the end of this year. If sales are good, the profits will definitely be used to expand the factory, but there will definitely be no problem getting dividends next year," Charlotte said confidently.

Diana stood on the carriage shaft and waved her hand, saying, "After the factory is built, I plan to preserve this wasteland for future factory use. The three blocks over there will be completely demolished and rebuilt, with a unified plan to create the most prosperous commercial street in the Abyss. Small apartments will be built in the alleys, which can be rented out at low prices to workers in the industrial area. What do you think?"

"If I had extra money in my pocket, I would invest in this project no matter what," Charlotte said with a smile.

Diana smiled upon hearing this. Looking at the wasteland in front of her and the dilapidated streets with broken walls and ruins not far away, she felt for the first time that the remote piece of land she had been allocated was not so bad after all.

As Charlotte said, the prosperity of a city or a neighborhood depends on whether it has a sufficient population.

The once bustling Nightmare Street became desolate immediately after the downfall of the Judson family, and even homeless people dared not go there.

She is now confident that she can build a bustling district on this wasteland, and that confidence comes from the three factories that can support thousands of people.

Thousands of workers with stable monthly incomes live in dormitories with very low rents, driving commercial development in the area.

The value of shops on the main street will naturally increase as a result.

If more factories can be built or their scale expanded in the future, and the population gathered in this area increases, the value of this neighborhood will also increase.

The two parted ways; Charlotte went to the apothecary workshop, while Diana planned to see Roland before the council meeting that evening to tell him about the Ironwood Nettle Wall.

Charlotte walked to the entrance of the potion workshop and saw Vivian sitting in a recliner at the entrance, leisurely cracking sunflower seeds with her legs crossed.

"Hey, you seem to have a pretty relaxed schedule," Charlotte said with a smile as she walked up to him.

"Boss, what brings you here?" Vivian looked up in surprise, then quickly asked with a gossipy look, "How did your date go? Did you manage to win over that lady?"

"Children shouldn't meddle in other people's business." Charlotte, not wanting to satisfy her gossipy nature, continued, "Are the potions all ready?"

"I'm not a child anymore, I'm an adult!" Vivian puffed out her well-developed chest with a hint of dissatisfaction, then pointed towards the high platform and said with a touch of admiration, "You recruited a potion genius. I only taught her twice, explained the ingredients and time intervals to her, and she could start making potions right away, and her success rate is about the same as mine."

Charlotte walked through the workshop gate and looked towards the high platform. The alchemy furnace was still burning hot, and Ino was standing on the platform, pouring various alchemy materials into the furnace with a serious expression. She looked quite professional.

"How many batches have you refined?" Charlotte asked, unable to hide her surprise.

Vivian shrugged and said, "We've refined three batches so far, this is the fourth. I taught her how to make the low-level hemostatic agent, and she taught herself how to make the low-level cleaning agent using the formula and process."

It's all tears when you think about it. She suffered a lot to learn how to make potions.

I was planning to give Ino a good lesson today and experience what it's like to be a teacher.

Who would have thought that the timid and hesitant Ino in the operating room would suddenly unleash a powerful attack on her after standing on the alchemy platform, displaying astonishing talent?

She fully demonstrated to her the gap between people, far exceeding her amazing talent in potion-making.

"That's great. We lost one thing but gained another. It wasn't for nothing that I brought her back from the Elf City from so far away." Charlotte nodded with a smile.

Vivian looked at him: "So you planned to take her in as a pharmacist from the beginning?"

"That's right. She was selling fish balls on the street back then, and her skillful and precise seasoning technique attracted me. At that time, I felt that she might be a good candidate for apothecary." Charlotte nodded with a smile. What prompted him to choose Ino that day was indeed her skillful craftsmanship.

In his view, there is not much difference between potion making and cooking, especially with his standardized method of making all the steps.

"Boss, are you planning to replace me with Ino? Do you think I'm getting paid too much?" Vivian suddenly looked at Charlotte nervously. Looking at Ino, who was skillfully concocting potions on the platform, she suddenly thought of a certain possibility.

Charlotte looked at her and asked with a smile, "What do you think your master wanted to do with me tonight? Does he also want to go to the beach and hold hands with me?"

"he……"

Vivian naturally knew why her master had sought out Charlotte. During this time, he had complained to her quite a bit about how Charlotte had assigned her too much work, delaying her studies and leaving her with insufficient energy to properly learn magic.

He's probably here tonight to confront his boss, so... he's already prepared for this?

Charlotte nodded and said, "Since Ino has a good talent for potion making and can adapt to the work in the potion workshop, I do intend to let her gradually take over your work in the potion workshop. That way, you will only need to complete the surgeries at the clinic every day, instead of having to work two jobs at the same time."

Vivian remained silent for a long time, her mood clearly downcast, before finally asking, "Do you think I'm stupid?"

"No, I don't want your talent in magical cultivation to be wasted on potion making." Charlotte shook her head with a smile. "You are a more talented and beautiful girl than I was back then. Your future achievements in healing magic may rival or even surpass your master."

"Your master is actually right. I just want you to help me earn more money. For example, I still need you to help me run an operating room and treat sixty or seventy patients every morning. I can't find a more suitable person than you."

"I'm glad to hear you say I'm more talented than you." Vivian's lips curled up, a hint of smugness in her eyes. "But we agreed to make money together. If you don't let me refine potions, won't my income drop drastically?"

She was quite satisfied with her income of over 50,000 copper coins last month, nearly half of which came from potion making.

Charlotte just received a large order for 10,000 bottles this month, which is a commission of 10,000 copper coins. Not to mention that the clinic sells hundreds of bottles of medicine every day, which is all money.

"Now that the clinic has gained recognition, your commission from treating patients this month will easily exceed last month's salary. All you need to do is perform the surgeries well," Charlotte said with a smile.

"Really?!" Vivian's eyes lit up.

"Think about it yourself, how many surgeries were performed this morning, how much were the treatment costs, and how much commission can you get?" Charlotte said.

"Today I treated 57 patients, some with minor injuries and some with serious ones. The average treatment fee was about 400 copper coins, which means..." Vivian calculated carefully for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "My commission will be around 2300?!"

"That's right." Charlotte nodded with a smile.

Vivian's face immediately lit up with a smile: "That's great, that's great. If that's the case, then let Ino handle the potion-making work. I can take a nap every noon, practice some magic in the afternoon, and go to class in the evening. That kind of life will definitely be more comfortable and pleasant."

Excluding the few days before and after the Red Moon Festival (the off-season), her income can still reach around 50,000 yuan, which is considered a very good income.

The key point is that she only needs to work half a day.

"Oh ho."

Jacob let out a soft sigh, drawing the attention of the two men.

Black smoke billowed from the boiler. Ino turned her head and cast a pleading look toward the doorway.

Charlotte was about to walk over when Vivian jumped up from her chair and strode towards the platform, saying with a smile, "It's alright, it's alright. Occasional failures are normal. When I first started learning, my failure rate was much higher than yours. Just wash the pot and start refining again."

Charlotte stopped with a smile. Since Vivian was so eager, he decided to let her take over the work, and he watched from the side.

As Vivian said, thanks to her excellent control over ingredients and good sense of time, Ino quickly mastered this standardized potion-making method, demonstrating amazing talent.

After each failure, the reason can be quickly found, experience can be accumulated, and the next refining can be made more perfect.

After practicing with basic hemostatic and cleaning potions, she began to try refining golden stamina potions.

Because golden vines are not easy to obtain, and the cost of one batch of materials for one hundred bottles of potions is relatively high, Charlotte personally took the stage to guide her, carefully teaching her the techniques and secrets of refining.

"Teacher, is the cost of this batch of materials very high?" Ino asked him nervously. The golden powder looked unusual, and the fact that her master, who had been watching from below the stage, had come up to guide her made her feel some pressure.