Workers in the shipyard also worked three shifts to ensure that the ships in each dock were being built at full capacity. For this reason, the owner of the shipyard did not hesitate to significantly increase the workers' wages.

There is no way, there are only so many orders now, the faster we make them, the more we make.

Not to mention raising wages for workers, some bosses even spend a lot of money to hire magicians for help, just to dehydrate the wood and dry it faster.

Although with the intervention of the Church of Gond, the God of Craftsmen, and the Inventors' Association, several shipyards in the empire have the technology to use steel frames to build keels.

But the hull still needs to continue to use traditional wooden boards.

The only thing that makes the shipyard bosses feel lucky is that the great Emperor Soth cleared the druids from the two forests near Baldur's Gate and also opened permission for destructive logging.

Therefore, there is no shortage of wood supply for the time being.

And since the introduction of steel frame keel technology, the size and length of ships have also increased significantly.

In the past, ships of two to three hundred tons could be considered large ships, and only a handful of shipyards that mastered key technologies could build them.

But now, after expanding the dock, one can easily build a thousand-ton shipping vessel.

This was simply unimaginable before.

In addition to the shipyard, a large number of workshops, mills, blacksmith shops, oil presses, etc. in the city's industrial areas also use hydraulic machinery, and their output can surpass their counterparts in other places by several times.

There is no doubt that Askatra is the first city in Faerûn that is developing in the modern direction of Earth.

In some places, tall chimneys were even erected, and a large amount of black smoke came out from them.

Although some of the physical and chemical rules of this world are very different from those of the earth, the fact that coal can be used to boil water to provide power is still the same.

Inspired by Gond, the god of craftsmen and crafts, the primitive steam engine had apparently been invented.

However, due to its high cost and frequent failure, it can only be used as an experimental toy for the time being and is still far from being put into mass production.

"Master, are you really a big devil?"

Succubus Loli suddenly raised her head and asked.

Zuo Si raised his eyebrows and asked, "What makes you doubt my identity?"

Atona pointed to the prosperous scene outside and said: "Because you are making the lives of these mortals better and better. This does not seem like what an evil devil should do."

Hearing this sentence, Zuo Si couldn't help laughing immediately: "Hahahaha! No, my little cutie, you seem to have misunderstood something. Why do you think I have to spend all my efforts to improve the quality of life of these mortals and make them produce

Strong expectations for the future?"

"Hmm - I don't know."

Succubus Loli thought for a moment and then shook her head.

"Then you should know that the number of souls born in a world depends on the total population, right?

For devils in hell, the soul is the most important resource and source of power.

Therefore, the better mortals live, the more children they have, and the population density of this world is maximized, the more beneficial it is to me.

Moreover, the higher the quality of life, the more rewards can be obtained through labor, and the easier it is for mortals to be tempted by instinct and desire to fall.

Therefore, whether it is to provide a better living environment to increase the population, or to allow mortals to obtain more rewards and continue to fall under the temptation, it is ultimately to achieve the goal of obtaining souls.

You can understand that I am playing the long game to catch the big fish.

In addition, population growth is also a good thing for many gods, who can enhance their divine power through faith.

This also means that I have also won some powerful allies through this process.

Real evil is not as bloody, cruel and terrifying as you imagine.

Rather, it should be like the gentle breeze blowing in spring, quietly changing a person's thoughts, consciousness and cognition.

In this process, mortals should not be in pain, but should be happy.

Only in this way can this evil penetrate into their bone marrow and even their souls and continue to exist."

Zuo Si taught the succubus loli a lesson in a persuasive way.

"That's it!"

Atona's eyes burst out with bright light, and she seemed to have an epiphany, frantically digesting this information.

Although she is essentially a devil, she gradually develops into a lawful evil devil under Zuo Si's training.

In this way, after instilling some thoughts and concepts into the succubus Loli, Zuo Si returned to his room and began to prepare to welcome Aberdare and his party.
Chapter completed!