Chapter 146 - 146. Main Ingredients Are Ready (2/2)

”Furthermore you had informed me that there would be more than a hundred new products and the 22 production lines would be better off handling the new ones as we would be able to monitor them.”

”Therefore, the work would be halved so production still would be moving at a much slower pace but the output would be the same.”

Patricia shared with me her ideas and I find it very feasible since it would greatly increase the outputs for the new products. I drew up a plan where 5 production plants would be handling the nail polish of 70 hues with and without glitter.

1 production plant was assigned to enhance the eye shadow with glitter while 2 production lines would be handling the perfume and acetone.

Patricia liked the idea of delegating of the following tasks and wished to follow me to meet with Pointus and Joan for the pigmentation, glitter, acetone and organic polymer.

The interns were briefed on their next menu and they had gotten the rough idea on how it would be prepared and served. Since there weren't many people in the Castle, the jobs are now much more relaxed and they were able to be more creative in recreating their own styles and preparation of the cuisine.

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Patricia and I arrived at Joan's and we peered from her glass from that she had a pair of bright yellow dishwashing gloves on, a bright green apron and a pair of steampunk googled over her face.

From the looks of it, she was busy pouring her whole head into the projects and from the looks of it, she had gotten to the part where the organic polymer was being processed.

We knocked on the glass window and Joan looked up and gestured us to enter the alchemist store. We opened up the glass door and peered inside for any kind of boobie traps that may be lying on the floor or any test tubes that might topple over if she walked carelessly around.

We walked in and I could smell the familiar scent of organic polymer that smells like rubber but with a non-intoxicating after effect unlike glue for woodworking. I sniffed around and much to Joan's liking, she asked what this organic polymer would be used for.

She showed me a vial containing a clear colourless liquid that swished and swirled and I knew that she had found the right ingredient for nail polish.

”Well, Joan... This clear, colourless and slightly odourless liquid organic polymer is what is used to make your fingernails as tough as nails.”

”You need not worry about chipped fingernails as it would coat it very nicely. After the organic polymer hardens, it protects your nails and nourishes them as well because the organic polymer is a breathable compound.”

I explained and she exclaimed in a very ecstatic manner, ”I am so glad that I am involved with this project. Uh... Does it mean that this store becomes a subsidiary of Castle Keating-Macleod?”

”Err... Not really, only a small part of it when you are being contracted to make this organic polymer for us. So how many litres have you got for us already?” I questioned as I am as excited as Patricia as she starts dabbing her fingernails with the organic polymer and made a mess with it.

”You don't dip your fingertips inside dear. Later I will see if Paul have the right porcelain bottle for us or not.” I shook my head at Patricia as she and Joan had wiped their fingertips clean with a piece of rag and smirked foolishly at me.

”How about this ethyl acetate that you had asked me to? I've got 500 flasks of 1 litre of them ready in my backroom. Do you want them now? I could get it for you, you know.” Joan just casually spoke up that she had accomplished the main ingredient for nail polish remover as well as a base ingredient for perfume.

”Oh wow... That's wonderful. 500 litres had already been produced. How could you manage it alone, Joan? You really surprise me.” I praised Joan for her effectiveness and she simply replied, ”Arch... You are not the only one with the wisps you know. Hah hah hah... I got mine as well and how do you think I would come up with 500 flasks of that? What are you going with that?”

”Heh... 200 of those would be made into nail polish remover. While 300 of them would be made into perfumes. It would be filled with all kinds of scents and it would be used to dab on your points where you would be smelling great all day long.”

Joan and Patricia looked at one another and held their fists under their chubs and gleefully giggled like elementary school girls. I looked at them and rolled my eyes instead.

So after taking the 500 flasks of the ethyl acetate, I paid 500 credits per flask and for a total of 250k credits. It was actually a small sum to pay since her mana and health generation potion already costs 500 credits each and the adventurers had bought quite a lot from her already.

We went to Pointus and found out that he had already gotten the 8 colour pigmentation that I had asked for and they were ready in 10-litre barrels. There was 5 barrels per colour and a total of 40 barrels altogether. We chatted for a while and I paid the same amount per litre as I handed him 500 credits per litre and he received 200k credits.

He was surprised at the amount and he informed me that he would generate more in the next few days and I could come and collect them when it's ready. I agreed as I swiped everything off into my storage.

Next would be Paul's in the Northern porcelain shop of his and after scouring the types of bottles for the perfume, nail polish remover and the nail polish with its applicator, we had found what we are looking for and paid for the three items and made our way back to the Castle.

”Darling, help me with these barrels and flasks, please. We are going to store them in the HQ first and from there I need to wait for 4 more days before the equipment has been completely forged by the wisps.” I requested for Patricia's help as she assisted in stacking those precious, volatile, ethyl acetate flasks in crates filled with hay and stacked them maximum two crates high.

After labelling the crates and arranging the barrels of 8 colour pigmentation accordingly, we left the HQ and went to Keating's Day Care Centre that we had not been visiting for quite some time.