Let's talk about Dimensional City.
Takumi didn't know what Asuna Yuuki had gone through, and he didn't really want to know.
He simply turned around and started working again.
He went back to teach a few girls how to make wine. When they were almost done, he let them try it out first. When the results were produced, he came over to inspect and accept the results. Then, he would point out the shortcomings and areas for improvement.
After all, the brewing process takes a long time, at least a few days.
After that, Takumi went to the fourth-floor office of the City Lord's Mansion and began to teach Riveria Chinese and how to use a computer.
The reason for learning Chinese is that it is currently the main language used in Dimensional City.
Not to mention himself, the two hundred girls all spoke Chinese.
If the rest of the people don't learn it, although the communication system helps with translation so there will be no problem, the written work will be a major obstacle.
Riveria previously needed Tomoko's help to manage Dimensional City.
Otherwise, she might not even be able to write the documents she wants to convey.
Therefore, it is necessary to popularize Chinese.
Fortunately, this was only a minor problem. Under Takumi's memory instillation magic, the knowledge of this language was directly passed to Riveria. Once she became familiar with it, there would basically be no problem.
Then there was the use of computers.
This is mainly to facilitate the transfer of information and files while reducing the use of paper.
Once the regional network is established for information and file transmission, Dimensional City can officially enter the information age.
Everyone understands the improvement it brings; in short, it is incredible.
Reducing the use of paper accounts for issues such as environmental pollution and production costs.
At present, Dimensional City has not introduced the kind of slimes found in the original work, and its methods of purifying pollution are not mature enough.
As everyone knows, papermaking is an industry with high pollution emissions.
Takumi, who has regarded the Forest of Death as his territory, will not let such highly polluting industries bring disaster to his land.
Although he could remove this pollution by tilling the land with a universal tool.
But it takes time!
His own time is precious!
Another issue is production cost.
The current population of Dimensional City is only over two hundred, and the demand for paper is actually not very large.
For such a small demand, if you built a factory to produce it yourself, the initial investment would be far higher than the return, which is not cost-effective.
Therefore, Takumi decided that the paper demand of Dimensional City will mainly depend on imports from various worlds for the time being.
After all, there are quite a lot of worlds connected to Dimensional City now.
If you just import paper, it is available to all worlds.
In the three worlds of Demon Slayer, DanMachi, and Akame ga Kill, which are relatively technologically backward, paper can be easily purchased.
Not to mention, there are also the newly connected Sword Art Online, as well as Harry Potter, and even the world of Apocalypse.
In these technologically advanced worlds, paper is easier to obtain and better quality can be purchased.
But they cannot always rely on imports.
At the same time, in addition to daily needs, office paper should be used as little as possible.
When the demand for household paper increases in the future, or when pollution purification methods are solved, it will not be too late to start the papermaking industry.
Therefore, out of efficiency improvement and such considerations, Takumi began to carry out preliminary informatization in Dimensional City.
The main reform was the introduction of computers.
Most of the girls have received modern education and have no pressure at all using computers.
But girls like Riveria and Kanae Kocho, who come from worlds with relatively backward technology, need to be taught from scratch.
Especially Riveria, as she is the internal affairs manager of Dimensional City.
If she doesn't know how to use one, then this information reform will be a bit unsustainable.
After all, if you don't know how to open a file sent to you and don't know how to reply, how can you work?!
However, this does not actually require much teaching. As long as there is no problem with comprehension, computers are easy to get started with.
After Takumi gave some pointers, Riveria basically learned it.
"This thing is too convenient. Is this technology? It can be really useful."
Riveria tried using the computer to work and successfully printed out a document. She couldn't help but admire it in surprise. It is not only convenient but also less likely to cause problems.
For example, when writing on paper, if you make a mistake, you have to cross it out or write it again.
But if you input it on a computer, you can modify it in any way.
This greatly reduces the cost of errors and improves work efficiency.
"After all, this is technology researched for popularization and convenience. Understanding the principles, utilizing them, and even optimizing the conditions of use is the essence of science and technology."
Takumi looked at her surprised expression with amusement and couldn't help but kiss her.
"Don't cause trouble."
Riveria rolled her eyes and gently pushed Takumi away.
Then she returned to her seat and continued to study the use of the computer.
"I don't need your help here anymore. You can go do whatever you need to do."
She really doesn't dare to stay alone with Takumi for too long.
If something happens, she won't be able to bear it.
"Fine."
Seeing that Riveria was about to chase him away, Takumi rubbed his nose awkwardly but did not argue. He turned around and left.
Then, Takumi went to other offices on the fourth floor and set up the office computers.
These offices are used by other girls.
There are only three of them for the time being, which are the offices of the infrastructure, production, and logistics groups.
However, except for the logistics group, the other two groups will not use them frequently.
After all, although Dimensional City has a certain scale, it is actually only so big.
Everyone basically works on the front line, and there is only so much time and office work to do.
At most, there are only a few team leaders and deputy team leaders who might write a work report or something similar. The ones who are truly busy with this kind of written work are mainly the logistics team responsible for life support and material management.
Just the daily salary payments, store sales, and material expenditures are enough to require several reports.
At the same time, they are also the main beneficiaries of this wave of information reform.
The improvement of work efficiency means a reduction in actual workload.
After all, there are only so many tasks in Dimensional City, and Takumi is not a capitalist. The workload will not be increased for them just because of the improvement in efficiency.
Of course, this is also because there simply isn't more to add.
After finishing the office setup, Takumi went to work on other things.
The main issue was the housing problem.
The rooms in the City Lord's Mansion were too many; it would be a waste to leave them alone.
So Takumi picked some out from the lower four floors and prepared to rent them to the girls.
This could be regarded as optimizing the living conditions for the girls.
After all, the environment of the City Lord's Mansion Building is definitely better than the current low-rent housing.
Needless to say, the furniture layout is the best in Dimensional City.
Moreover, the space of the single rooms is also large, more than three times that of the low-rent housing.
As expected, as soon as this news came out, many girls were excited.
In addition to having choices and no longer wanting to squeeze into low-rent housing, it was also because the single rooms in the City Lord's Mansion are so luxurious. The living facilities are also better, with three bathrooms and two washrooms on each floor.
Although it is shared, it is certainly better than going to public toilets and bathhouses with everyone else in the low-rent housing.
And it will be a full month soon, at which point they have to pay the rent for the low-rent housing. If they change now, they can do it in one step and save money.
Another thing is that they have a lot of savings!
There are still too few consumption channels in Dimensional City, so many of them now have savings of more than 2,000, and some even have three to four thousand.
The rent Takumi offers for these luxury single rooms is only one thousand five hundred yuan a month, and even the water and electricity bills are free!
In total, it is only about four times that of low-rent houses, but to have such luxurious single rooms and supporting facilities, it is incredibly cost-effective!
Especially for those dozen or so people with high incomes, it is very cheap.
Moreover, they can live closer to Takumi, and the chances of promotion in the future are also higher. Because of this, they rented rooms on the spot.
"Anyone else want to rent? Quantity is limited, first come first served."
The number is indeed limited. Considering the future demand for offices, Takumi didn't release too many at once. It would be troublesome for them to move out in the future.
So he only released 20 rooms across the first to fourth floors, five rooms each.
But now, all the rooms on the fourth and third floors have been taken away, leaving only two rooms on the second floor and five rooms on the first floor.
Hearing Takumi's words, the remaining girls finally stopped holding back and took action.
Some people even teamed up with others to rent together on the spot.
Mainly because of the money; taking out so much at once is very painful.
In addition, the deluxe single room is large enough for two or even four people to live together.
In this case, why not find a sister to share the burden?
But by the time other girls realized this, the remaining seven rooms had already been rented.
This result made many slow-handed people regret it.
But no matter what others thought, the twenty or so girls who had rented rooms happily moved into the luxurious suites in the City Lord's Mansion that night.
While making other girls envious, they are also aware of this housing situation.
That night, many people sent letters of opinion to Riveria. The contents were almost the same: they hoped that urban housing construction would start as soon as possible. They wanted to live in big houses too!
Sometimes people are like this; they don't think about it when no one else has it, but when others do, they want it for themselves.
Riveria also told Takumi about this situation.
Takumi was naturally happy to see the girls so enthusiastically wanting to build Dimensional City.
Early the next morning, another big project was given to the infrastructure team.
It is called the Residential Area Plan.
Yes, what Takumi wants to build is not just a single house, but a residential area!
In addition to the enhanced version of low-rent housing, there are standard single apartments with one bedroom, one bathroom, and one living room.
There are also some two or three-story buildings with front and back yards, similar to self-built houses in modern rural areas.
And some more luxurious single-family villas not only have front and back yards, but even swimming pools.
In Takumi's plan, apartments are temporarily rented, while the small buildings and villas are bought out, so that the girls can own their own real estate in the future.
If this construction plan is completed, then the real estate system of Dimensional City will basically be established.
The economic system will also get a solid foundation.
After all, don't you make more money to buy a house?
Otherwise, how can you pay the down payment or pay back the property?
Although Takumi didn't want to exploit these people who had signed the contract.
But he couldn't give away houses for free, right?
Therefore, they still have to pay what they have to pay. At most, they will be given some discounts, the pricing will not be too high, and there will also be some welfare and other assistance policies.
As for what price will be set?
It's up to Tomoko to figure it out.
In terms of the economy of Dimensional City, Takumi mainly controls the general direction, while Tomoko does the rest of the calculations.
After the girls received this project, they burst out with high enthusiasm and devoted themselves to the construction.
Takumi looked at all this with satisfaction, and then he was ready to start studying the improvement of the Grace.
But at this moment, news came from the girls on the construction site.
A group of people, or elves, came out of the forest.
Upon hearing the news, Takumi immediately thought of the high elf girls who appeared in the original work.
He just couldn't help but wonder why they had arrived early. Lulucy, who was the first to appear, hasn't even arrived yet!
"By the way, the fireworks from the day before yesterday!"
Takumi quickly realized that it was the result of setting off the fireworks the day before yesterday.
It was mentioned in the original book that these elf girls had actually been wandering in the Forest of Death for a long time and were finally discovered by the patrolling Kuro.
In addition to the seven in the early stage, there are dozens more later, all making a living in various places in the Forest of Death. The fireworks the day before yesterday were so obvious that they could be seen in the entire Forest of Death.
It was equivalent to showing the way to these elves, so they came here in advance.
After figuring out the cause and effect, Takumi also hurried over.
And Riveria, after hearing that a group of elves from this world had arrived, followed them curiously.
Then, the two of them saw seven beautiful girls with different hair colors.
The leader was none other than Leah, who looked very familiar to Takumi. She had long lavender hair and a single ponytail.
"Hello, welcome to Dimensional City. I am the City Lord here. My name is Takumi."
"Hello, I am Leah, their eldest sister, and we are high elves who wandered into this forest to make a living."
When Leah heard Takumi's words, she understood that Takumi was the lord here and quickly responded politely.
Then she looked curiously at Riveria next to Takumi.
She was also an elf, but her aura didn't look like that of their race. She felt strange to Leah.
At this time, Riveria was also looking at them and came to a similar conclusion.
It's a bit magical to be able to confirm they are elves through their breath, yet realize they are of a different race from her.
"Come inside. Since you are guests, it is not convenient to talk outside."
Takumi didn't pay attention to the interaction between the two, but smiled and invited them in.
"That would be appreciated."
Leah also happily agreed upon seeing this.
A friendly exchange is exactly what they hoped for.
Takumi took them to the reception hall on the first floor of the City Lord's Mansion.
After they sat down, they were served tea and snacks.
Leah and the others were shocked by everything they saw in Dimensional City along the way, as well as the luxurious pomp in front of them. They never expected that Dimensional City would be like this, completely different from what they imagined.
Originally, they thought that this place was a small group of people working hard to develop and build a tribe.
Unexpectedly, there are more than 200 people, a magnificent building, and all basic living facilities are already in place.
"Well, Miss Leah, I wonder what the purpose of coming here is?"
Takumi's question brought Leah back to her senses and she quickly explained: "That's it, we were originally..."
Leah told Takumi their story.
From the time when the tribe was destroyed by the war, to how they narrowly escaped, to how they wandered around, and finally ended up in the Forest of Death, the causes and consequences were explained in detail.
"When we came here, we mainly saw the fireworks the night before yesterday, so we came to take a look and wondered if it would be suitable for you to take us in."
Whether it is suitable or not mainly depends on the attitude of the people here towards elves. The reason why they have not settled down for so many years is mainly due to that common issue.
In addition to the trouble caused by beauty, there are also the issues of lifespan and strength.
Long-lived elves are rarely accepted as equals by short-lived races.
And their strength is not easily accepted by those in power.
After all, if such a group of highly armed people are let in, the people in power may not be able to sleep well for fear that one day it will overthrow their power.
There is also the issue of livelihood. This is mainly because of the war; everyone's life is difficult, and there is no spare capacity to help outsiders.