Back when Lyle had not yet left Chaos City with Mia, Ron had discussed this matter with him.
At the time, Ron had urged Lyle to first follow Mia and establish hotpot restaurants in the Human Empire.
Once he had accumulated enough experience in that area and built up sufficient capital, he could consider returning to the Dwarf Kingdom to start a business.
He could bring the hotpot restaurant model to the Dwarf Kingdom.
Lyle had also continued working toward that goal.
So, in Ron's view, the answer to his question was obvious.
"Once the hotpot restaurants in the Western Frontier have finished expanding, I plan to take a break for a while," Lyle said after considering his words. "After that, I'll visit and look around the hotpot restaurants in the various regions again."
"Our expansion plan was rushed, after all. There might not be any major problems visible during the early days after opening, but all sorts of issues could emerge after some time."
"I plan to conduct another round of inspections, and pick up some more experience for myself along the way."
Ron stroked his chin and nodded. He was somewhat surprised by Lyle's plans, but not entirely.
Lyle clearly had not been dazzled by his current achievements. He still retained his steady, methodical nature.
Even though he was now capable enough to return to the Dwarf Kingdom and make a grand showing, he could still patiently fill in the gaps and correct his shortcomings.
Ron took a sip of ale and continued listening as Lyle elaborated.
"Originally, after that, I planned to resign from your side and return to the kingdom to open hotpot and barbecue restaurants."
"But after thinking it over, I always felt as though there was a stone lodged in my heart. No matter