Accompanied by Baozi's seductive screams, Shi Tou excitedly tapped and banged around in the ring space.
Since Ironforge's grand opening, Stone's life has become unusually busy. Every day, she would use the excuse of going to Ironforge to leave the Huo family, and then secretly enter her ring space in her private lounge to tinker with her inventions.
As time went on, Shi Tou developed numerous "miracle gadgets." For example, the clocks at the beginning, the "bang" at the opening ceremony, and later flashlights, lamps, vacuum cleaners... There was nothing Shi Tou couldn't do, only things she couldn't imagine.
Well, in her past life, Stone had heard a famous saying: "Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration." Back then, Stone was a naive little girl who believed that with hard work, nothing was impossible. But later, when she grew up, she realized that the original quote was actually:
Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration, but that 1% inspiration is far more important than the 99% perspiration.
Well, Stone felt that she no longer lacked inspiration, so becoming a genius was just around the corner.
"Gah gah, Master! Are you really going to continue down this path of depravity? Aww aww~~~" Baozi started rolling around on the ground, wailing in despair. Oh no, oh no, if this continues, it'll definitely fail to complete the task given by Prince Sassy, and then it'll never be able to return to its original form?
"Shut up!" Stone finished his work. "If you can guess what this is, I'll stop falling into depravity."
"Huh?" Baozi suddenly leaped up and landed right in front of the stone: "Baozi, guess it's a toy?"
Stone rolled his eyes. In Baozi's eyes, it was all about food and play. Stone knew this way of thinking belonged to a one- or two-year-old child, meaning Baozi's intelligence was only so-so.
"Giggle, no? Could it be food?"
Stone was speechless. He stood up, sorted the parts around him, and wrapped them in kraft paper. As a capitalist, Stone felt he was now perfectly competent. First, he plagiarized everyday items from his previous life, then modified them, presenting them using otherworldly mechanical forging techniques. Next, he separated the necessary parts one by one, having his employees forge them sequentially. Of course, the final assembly was done by Stone himself.
There are several advantages to doing it this way. First, it's much faster. Second, it eliminates the worry that employees will learn the skills and then manufacture the products themselves.
However, even if her work is copied, Stone isn't afraid. After all, her creativity is limitless, and she has top-notch product refiners—MiFen'er.
Products assembled from stones. Usually, the most exquisite pieces are selected and handed over to rice flour fans for further processing. And often, after the rice flour fans' processing, those products immediately increase in value.
Stone hesitated, wondering whether he should run to the elven settlement and try to recruit a few more elves.
"Giggle, Master must have cheated! Baozi guessed right, it was either a game or something to eat!"
Stone was truly speechless. He glanced down at the finished product beside her and replied with a twisted expression, "Baozi, do you want to know what this is? Okay, I'll tell you, it's called a flush toilet..."
After saying that, Stone moved directly outside the space, of course, she didn't forget to take the toilet with her. Speaking of which, ever since Stone transmigrated to this other world, her biggest complaint has been about going to the toilet. Damn it, squat toilets are such a pain!
A flush toilet, umm!
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"Wushuang, come up here!" Sitting on the soft sofa, Shi Tou comfortably brewed himself a pot of milk tea and happily drank it.
Sofas and milk tea makers are both inventions of stone. Of course, compared to milk tea makers that use fire crystal for automatic heat preservation, sofas aren't as technologically advanced. However, for stone, things are simply categorized as either useful or not.
"Good day, beautiful master!" Always dressed in a crisp tailcoat, always with a monotone voice, Hua Wushuang, the head steward, always gave Shi Tou a sense of unchanging unease.
"Wushuang, look at this!" Shi Tou pointed to the toilet next to the sofa: "What do you think of this?"
When Steward Hua heard the words "Peerless," his eye twitched slightly, but he quickly recovered, so quickly that even Stone wondered if he was seeing things.
“Beautiful master, this chair is truly beautiful. Your taste remains as refined as ever,” the head steward praised Stone in his distinctively stiff voice.
This time it was Stone's turn to twitch. What the hell does a flush toilet have to do with taste? Elegance, my foot! Is your toilet elegant?!
“This…is not a chair.” Shi Tou’s face turned red as he managed to squeeze out the words through gritted teeth: “Wu Shuang, take another look. I trust your judgment.”
The head steward, with a stern face, walked around the toilet, tapping it lightly with his fingers as if checking the material.
Stone calmly sipped his milk tea, watching as Manager Hua enthusiastically experimented with her new product. Tsk tsk, the toilets that came out of her hands were no longer the ordinary toilets you could find everywhere in her previous life.
You asked what the difference is?
There are many.
For example, the material. Hehe, ceramics are beautiful, but do you think stone could produce something like that? Stone, very self-aware, smugly substituted refined iron for ceramics.
What? Iron can rust?
What's the big deal? Just add a layer of kryptonite powder to the outside of the refined iron. Not only will it not rust, but it will also look exceptionally beautiful, and the price will skyrocket. As for how to clean up the excrement, that's even simpler.
This toilet requires a crystal to activate. Crystals are a type of mineral found only underwater. Unlike fire crystals, crystals are produced in vast quantities; while not ubiquitous, they are still a common consumable. Crystals cost about one-thousandth the price of fire crystals, and their sole purpose is as a portable water bag.
As the name suggests, crystal is essentially compressed water. A palm-sized crystal, once melted, can fill a wooden bucket as tall as a person. Don't mistake crystal for ice; firstly, their densities differ, and secondly, crystal isn't cold. Moreover, melting crystal has nothing to do with temperature.
If it were a water-based mage, melting the crystal would be an easy task. If not, they could simply crush it with mental power or battle aura. However, Stone didn't intend to do that. She simply made a small device on the back of the toilet seat, the device's function being to activate the crystal instead of using mental power.
If you gently press it with your hand, the crystal will immediately shrink by about the size of a fingernail, and a glistening spray of water will rush down. Wow, what an eco-friendly toilet!
"Wushuang, have you figured it out yet?"
Manager Hua squinted, having thoroughly examined the toilet from all angles. He even stuck his head inside for a closer look.
Stone, seeing his intensely focused expression, genuinely didn't want to disturb him. But seeing him stick his head into the toilet again, Stone finally couldn't resist: "Wushuang, please sit down!"
Manager Hua was very obedient to Stone's words and sat on the toilet without saying a word. Well, some of the holes were making his butt very uncomfortable.
"Wushuang, do you feel relaxed?" Shi Tou stared at Steward Hua with his dark eyes, his tone full of seduction.
Steward Hua's face contorted slightly, but his voice remained calm: "Beautiful master, you are indeed very relaxed." Relaxed my foot! You can't relax sitting on a hole!
Stone was also misled by her ingrained way of thinking. In her past life, anyone sitting on a toilet would feel "relaxed," but in this different world…
Holy crap! Does anyone even know what this thing is for?!
Seeing that Steward Hua was stiffly saying that he was very relaxed, Shi Tou personally poured him a cup of milk tea: "Wu Shuang, have some tea."
The head steward took the cup: "Beautiful mistress, you are such a kind girl."
Stone smiled and nodded, watching as Steward Hua finished his cup of milk tea while sitting on the toilet. Then he handed him two pastries before slowly explaining the function of the toilet.
"...So, from now on you can drink tea, eat snacks, and..." Before Stone could finish speaking, Steward Hua's face turned green, and an abnormal sound came from his throat.
“Once everything is done, you can do this!” Stone reached out and patted Steward Hua, gesturing for him to stand up: “Look here.”
Stone mischievously recalled a lame joke he'd seen in a past life: After using the toilet, 90% of people will glance back at their poop before flushing...
“Alright, now you can press this button. I put a crystal inside, which can be replaced when it runs out.” Stone pointed to the toilet base: “The base is removable, and a drain can be installed underneath to handle sewage. Of course, I also have another good method that can solve the sewage problem once and for all.”
Stone looked at Steward Hua with deep affection: "We can place a space below, not a space bracelet, but one of those space items that can always be opened. Of course, that depends on you. Can you hire a space mage to specially create this kind of sewage disposal space for us..."
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I spent the whole night researching toilets, and my mom was yelling at me from outside, asking why I was wasting so much water!
Um, I'm a little dizzy from the smell of the toilet, I'll make up for the second update tomorrow~\(≧▽≦)/~
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Chapter 152: The Divine Sword of Bodhisattva Tia!
A week later, the entire capital city was abuzz with excitement.
"Have you heard? Another masterpiece is on display in Ironforge!"
"Yes, yes, that's definitely a rare gem. I heard there's going to be an auction about it!"
"An auction? Does this mean Ironforge is going to fight the auction house in the capital city?"
"Look at what you're saying, it's not about fighting or anything, but of course they should earn the money for what they produce themselves!"
"..."
Of course, no amount of lively rumors can compare to asking the person in person. Others may rarely get to see the master of Ironforge, but it's different for Miss Huo.
"Xiao Yi, are you planning to hold a large auction in Ironforge?"
"yes."
"Are you planning to open an auction house in the future?"
"yes."
"My God! What are you planning to do? Steal business from the royal family?"
"yes."
"Huo Yi! Would it kill you to say two more words?!"
"meeting."
Huo Xiaoxiao lay down on the sofa in Shi Tou's private lounge: "I'm dead, don't bother me."
Stone glanced at Huo Xiaoxiao with disdain and casually pulled the bell. A moment later, Steward Hua entered: "Beautiful mistress, why did you summon me so urgently? Is it to have a wonderful date with me?"
puff!
Huo Xiaoxiao has come back to life...
"No, it's my sister who wants to have a date with you that you'll never forget." Stone used someone as a shield: "Now, you can take her out."
Huo Xiaoxiao was about to retort when Hua Da, the head steward, beat her to it: "Her?" His tone was incredibly disdainful.
"What's wrong with me? Going on a date with me is a blessing you earned in your past life!" This time, Huo Xiaoxiao wasn't spooked. Instead, she was furious: "Hmph! You dare to look down on me?"
Shi Tou glanced at Huo Xiaoxiao in surprise, then instantly understood. Someone was probably provoked: "Wushuang, you're not allowed to bully Miss Huo. And going on a date with her is my order, you can't object."
Steward Hua gave Shi Tou a resentful look, his eyes like those of a girl sold into a brothel by her own family: "Since it is the master's order, then I will obey."
Steward Hua took Huo Xiaoxiao out, and Shi Tou quickly locked the door and slipped back into his ring space. Meanwhile, Huo Xiaoxiao began to ponder a serious question. She had made this special trip today specifically to try and get some inside information out of Shi Tou, right?! What the hell was she doing?!
Inside the ring's space, Stone greeted Rice Noodles happily: "Hi. Lovely Rice Noodles, how's your work going?"
Without looking up, Mifen'er said, "It's almost done."
You can't judge a book by its cover. Before, Stone didn't know that elves were all such picky people. But ever since he let Mi Fen get involved in the fine processing of her products, Stone has completely understood.
What are elves? Isn't that nitpicking?
In Mi Fen'er's hands, an ordinary lamp can be transformed into a world-renowned work of art. Even the crystal chandeliers in state banquet halls can't compare. Although Mi Fen'er may not be the most beautiful, her artistic taste is anything but low!
Sometimes, Stone even wondered if an elf's appearance and artistic taste were inversely proportional.
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Stone glanced at the toilet next to Mi Fen'er, a toilet so perfect it was no longer recognizable as a flush toilet, and his admiration for her was boundless. Originally, Stone had asked Steward Hua to find a way to seduce a space mage. Although Stone didn't have high hopes, he hadn't expected Steward Hua to be so capable, actually succeeding in seducing one.
Although he was only a one-star space mage, and could only create one space device per month.
But what does it matter? As the saying goes, scarcity makes things valuable!