Chapter 646 Taste-Testing As chaos slowly made its way into Arcadina, the same could not be said for Baymard's situation. The only real chaos they faced was taking care of all new territories. And so with that said, over the past few days, Landon and his men had viewed the pros and cons of each suggestion... as well as voted on them too. For sure, they followed everything up by drafting several contracts for all industries involved with development. After all, they needed the current water, power, and other daily essential industries to be expanded. They also needed several sub-industries to be built within 2 out of the 4 cities given to them. Not to talk of building the walls and Landport there. In short, all of these issues could take 2 to 4 years to complete or more. But patience was the key here. Nonetheless, as for what could be done presently... they sent out spies towards each village, city and town to get a better idea of the issues involved with each community. Of course, the spies were also sent out to find the hideouts and usual routes used by any bandits within the territory. After all, the bandits sometimes demanded village heads to head towards their lair and give them protection fees and other 'gifts'. So it wouldn't be hard for them to find these lairs. Anyway, it was essential for them to get the overall situation of each territory before they making any changes to it. . Landon sat in his office and busily went over some new documents that had been sent his way for approval. The weather was somewhat sunny and clear, and the sounds of birds chirping away merrily could be heard coming from his window. The faint Spring breeze gently caressed his cheeks, giving it a subtle pinkish colour that seemed like he was blushing. Landon spun his pen in his hand as if he were bored, but in actuality, he was more concentrated than ever. 'Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!' 'Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!' "Good day your highness. Overseer Lyore was just on the line, and he asked me to pass a message to you regarding the projects that were assigned to his industry. Your majesty, the last samples from each project had been completed. So he wanted you to come for taste-testing if or when your majesty is available." "Oh? And what's my schedule like for today?" "Your majesty, you have an appointment in an hour and a half's time. Followed by 2 other meetings. But from 3 P.M to 5 P.M, you have nothing scheduled then. So would you like me to mark that period as occupied, as well as contact Overseer Lyore to give him the details?" "Hmhm.... that would be for the best," Landon said, before hanging up. He scratched his head and sighed for a bit. Today, he had secretly planned to meet up with his mother and take her out as per usual. But now, he could only push back his plans for another time. Luckily, he didn't tell her what he had in mind, since he just wanted to surprise her. The woman loved going to the Zoo but never really had the time to do so. Well, it was more like she had the time, but usually felt too tired to go. After teaching, she still had other official government work to do. . One should know that within her sector, she sometimes went for food inspections and looked over some trivial issues within her ministry. So her calendar was also booked as well. One should know that kindergarten to Highschool hours ended at 3 P.M, and government office hours also ended at 5 P.M. So even if she had early classes and later branched to the ministry. All in all, she would never be occupied above 5 P.M....except she had to visit the hospital or show support to those who needed it, which was once a week on Saturdays. So with all that said, mother Kim usually got too tired to go to the zoo. But today, she only had a single class from 9 to 9:45 A.M. And she had just 3 hours of work to do within her ministry. So around 1 P.M, she would be as free as a bird. And Landon had wanted to secretly take her out in disguise of course. But now, that dream wouldn't happen anytime soon. Landon thought for a while and made up his mind to take her, Lucy, the kids and everyone else there on Sunday. With that, he readied himself for his next meeting and made his way towards its location. And soon, after finishing up with all scheduled appointments, he finally made his way towards the food industry, alongside his secretary Brian. The more tasters available, the more accurate feedback they could get. . Brian looked at the day pass that had been given to him excitedly. In truth, this was the first time that he had ever entered the lower industry. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚 And his excitement at this point was off the roof! He kept looking around from left to right, as if he was out sightseeing. Everything about the place fascinated him. The huge tanks and other heavy equipment made him feel somewhat tiny in size. But that was fine! Immediately, he and Landon were brought into a room filled with other workers who also had their badges on as well. And before them, were several 3-layer trays filled with some strange delicacies... as well as several question sheets before them. Brian looked at everything in confusion, but after briefly glancing at the document booklet before him, his eyes immediately shone with clarity. Of course as he looked over the booklet, someone also explained how the tasting would go. And with everything explained, the person standing before them clapped his hands and looked at them eagerly. "Alright! Now that everyone has a general sense of what to do, then let's begin taste-testing." (^_^)