8 Episode 7 In Search of Food (1/2)

Grand Palace of Nova Lemuria.

It is the political center of the current Lemurian Empire, and is also where Hercule resides.

The Grand Palace of Nova Lemuria is the largest palace in the world, at least as far as Hercule knows.

Built by many craftsmen, including dwarves, the building itself is a work of art.

The inside of the palace is decorated with stained glass, mosaics, and a beautiful purple carpet that only emperors are allowed to use.

The walls of the palace are made of marble, and if you look closely, you can see that they are finely carved.

It is the pride of Lemuria, and the greatest work of art in the Lemurian Empire.

Now, ......

This is also true for roads and other infrastructure, but buildings cost more to maintain than to build.

The Grand Palace of Nova Lemuria is no exception to this rule.

The beautiful carvings, mosaics, etc. are quite durable and do not need much repair.

The problem is not that it is opulent.

It is spaciousness.

The bigger the building, the more prominent it is.

This is the truth.

The Grand Palace of Nova Lemuria is huge.

So it takes a lot of work to clean.

And the bigger it is, the more expensive it is to guard.

So Hercule thought.

Let's seal off two-thirds of it.

In this way, Hercule succeeded in reducing the maintenance cost of the Grand Palace to one-fifth.

If the room had to be used for a ceremony, it could be cleaned immediately after.

At least once a month should be enough for most rooms that are not in use.

It would be ridiculous to clean the room exactly once a day.

That's why.

Hercule's financial health has been improved by eliminating waste. ......

However, in some areas, he wastes more than Hadrian III.

One is the uniforms of the servants of the palace.

From the very plain uniforms of the past, Hercule has adopted a beautiful and cute design, the mini-skirt maid uniform.

Of course, only cute young unmarried girls can wear the mini-skirt maid uniform.

Aunts are the same as before.

Not to mention the eunuchs.

What happens when they get dirty?　Just buy a new one at taxpayer expense.

The young female servants working at the Grand Palace are ......

Thirty humans.

Twenty half-elves.

The total number of servants is only fifty, so it doesn't cost much money.

Incidentally, these fifty are the most beautiful women in the world.

The design is by an artist who has known Hercule for a long time.

This artist has designed dozens of lovely maid outfits.

And Hercule has adopted almost all of them.

So the designs change from day to day.

Why did he choose the miniskirt maid outfit?

It was for the pleasure of Hercule's eyes.

In addition, he thought that if there was a cute girl, he would eat her (s*xually).

This makes Hercule sound like a prick. ...... Well, he is a prick. ......

In the first place, the young girls who serve in the Grand Palace are candidates for the Emperor's concubines.

The fact that the recruitment criterion is the face speaks for itself.

And of course, the girls know this.

In fact, they are more than willing to become the emperor's concubines.

Hercule is one of the most beautiful men among the elves, muscular, well-built, young, and above all, the most powerful man in the country.

He is muscular, fit, young, and above all, the most powerful man in the country.

Well, since Hercule is currently obsessed with Karolina, the chances of the girls embracing her are slim at the moment.

Incidentally, young servants leave the palace after about ten years.

If they don't take notice of you after ten years, you'll have to compromise with another man.

Well, it's easy to marry a half-elf, not to mention a human, because their beauty won't change in ten years.

However, I still want to be the emperor's concubine.

These girls blushed slightly, but they wore mini-skirt maid outfits and fluttered their asses in front of Hercule today. in their minds.

There is one more thing that Hercule wastes his time on besides the miniskirt maid outfit.

That is cooking.

”Yes, it's delicious again today.

Hercule scoops up the soup with a silver spoon and drinks it while cooling it down.

Then he twirls the pasta with a silver fork and brings it to his mouth.

The meal, including the cost of labor and ingredients, cost 100,000 yen per meal.

Salad, pasta, fish, meat, soup, and dessert.

All of the ingredients were fresh and in season from all over the Lemurian Empire, and they were prepared by the best chefs in the Lemurian Empire.

Without a doubt, the food in front of Hercule's eyes was the best in the world.