Baron and Fame

"What's this? " Baron of Lump, Orochi asked as he was examining the pots. "They are pots sir. They are used to store food." His butler said. They had noticed the crowd on food street but paid no attention as it was a daily occurrence. But when they got their hands on these pots, the chefs of the house were very happy as the food won't go unspoiled.

"Hmm.... anything new from that shop? " Orochi asked. He did not particularly dislike commoners, but it was just that he couldn't digest the fact that a commoner made this valuable commodity. "They also sell this white powder called salt. It gives a flavor to the food. You had eaten it yesterday and even praised it. " The butler replied.

Orochi did like the food. Was it the magic of this salt? "Bring that owner of the shop to me. I will personally ask him about the goods of his shop. Anything else from the shop? " Orochi ordered. "Well, they are saying that they have made paper. They exclaim that it is a replacement of parchment as it is very cheap and easy to write on. "

"Order those paper in bulk. Those damn parchment sellers always try to sell it for a high price. If this paper really is cheap and efficient as it says, then there would be a time when we won't need parchment. " Orochi said as his butler bowed and left the room.

The word about Lui's pots, salt and paper had reached to nearby towns and there was an influx of traders. All this put a heavy toll on the production as it can't put up with demand. So Lui ramped up the production of pots by expanding the number of kilns and putting more people to work. All of them were Thumba's associates. This Thumba was really mysterious.

Lui put Bill incharge of salt production as he expanded to more salt traps hiring more people. As the newly made paper couldn't be put to display in bulk, Lui put only some of the finest papers he made in display and kept a separate record for paper orders.

Today was deadline day. Any moment now the system would come up. By Lui's calculations, they wouldn't achieve the double investment target given to them.

DING!