Chapter 24: The Essence of the Moon
The effect of the small purification potion exchanged in the Book of Truth was beyond Donald's expectations, and after mixing it with the inferior wine he bought, he found that the original cloudy wine was instantly cleared, with a bright and clear burgundy liquid on top, and a layer of crimson impurities precipitated at the bottom of the glass.
But even bigger surprises are yet to come.
Donald handed the glass to the butler again and said, "Uncle Cod, taste this wine again and see what the difference is!"
Although Ke De had some doubts, he still obeyed his young master's instructions, took the wine glass and drank it all with a frown.
Unlike the previous low-quality wines, the second glass of wine slides into the mouth and into the throat like the softest honey.
The refreshing and sweet taste is evocative, and the previous sour taste has also changed to another slightly astringent sweet and sour, and the tongue can't help but shudder when you feel this wonderful taste.
After a glass of wine, a coolness slowly came from the whole body, and the mind was clear, and after a while, Kode exclaimed from his intoxication:
"This is wonderful! This is the most delicious wine I have ever drunk in my life, and I am afraid it is even better than the best red wine exported by the Kingdom of Celt to the countries of the continent!"
Donald also drank his own glass of blended wine, which was delicious, and he felt much refreshed after taking it.
Blending wine? It was also an idea that occurred to him after seeing the vineyards in the countryside along the way.
If you ask what the most famous product of the Kingdom of Celt is, eight out of ten people would say that it is their wine.
The Kingdom of Celt is located in the northern part of the continent, the climate is slightly drier, the temperature is lower than the rest of the continent, and the temperature difference between day and night is obvious, which is suitable for the growth of wine grapes. Especially in the mountainous areas of Buk-gun, grape varieties with excellent sweetness and taste are produced.
Therefore, the wine of the North County has always been one of the top three excellent varieties in the entire kingdom, and the high-quality wine exported by the Kingdom of Celt is also one of the most valuable drinks in the entire continent. A bottle of the finest Celt red wine can fetch a dozen gold soles in other parts of the continent, and is still sought after by the aristocracy.
Because of the scarcity of fine wine production in Celt every year, and the two major dangers of being separated from the continental countries, the territory is not connected with other countries, and can only be transported by sea. And the sea transportation in this world is a very dangerous adventure, although there are magic and other means to assist the navigation, but the risk of sea trade is far greater than that of Donald's previous life during the world of great exploration.
This is the reason for the high price of Celt wines.
Seeing the vineyards in the village and thinking of Baron Red Maple's vineyards, Donald decided to convert the vacant farm on the estate into a grape plantation. With the advanced knowledge he brought with him from his previous life, it would not be a problem to experiment and make good wines.
He bought these ready-made home-grown wines just for experimentation.
You must know that the Kingdom of Celt is located in the north of the continent, the climate is relatively cold, and among the three most commonly drunk alcoholic barley wines, fire wines and wines, barley wine is the fastest sold in summer, and the spirit wine with a degree comparable to the low alcohol of Donald's previous life is the most popular in the harsh winter.
As for wine, it was generally only consumed by merchants and nobles because it was generally expensive. However, wine has a mellow taste, and when drunk in small amounts, it also has the effect of calming the mood and slowing down aging, so it is the best choice for spellcaster classes such as mages who need to be calm all the time.
The purpose of Donald's purchase of these inferior wines was to experiment with the effects of some potions in the Book of Truth when they were exchanged for wine and diluted with wine.
The cost of potions in the Book of Truth is quite cheap, and if it is taken out and sold, it will definitely make a lot of money. But Donald has some concerns.
After all, the origin of these potions in his hands is unknown, and he has not really mastered much alchemy and potions that he has only learned at a beginner's level, and suddenly taking out these many kinds of potions can certainly sell them at an extremely high price, but at the same time he can earn a lot of money, it will also arouse the suspicion of others. His career has only just started now, and his strength is not strong enough to have no scruples, and if he attracts the attention of some powerful professionals, then the secret of the Book of Truth may be difficult to keep.
At that time, death may also be a relief for him, and you must know that among the professionals of this world, the skill of torturing souls is not unavailable.
Therefore, he is ready to try to sell these potions in a safer way, that is, he can earn enough funds for his own development, and at the same time will not arouse the suspicion of some forces.
Donald first experimented with the cheapest small purification pill, but the result was more than unexpected success.
So Donald instructed the butler to go to Red Maple and Boulder City at once, to buy as many crystal bottles as he could for high-end wines, and to order seedlings of several excellent wine grape varieties. It seems that he is already planning to carry the brewing industry to the end.
After drinking the best wine just now, the butler Kede was very optimistic about his young master's winemaking business, and immediately hurried to do what the young master ordered.
After the butler left, Donald wasted some energy and exchanged for three magic potions: life potion, magic potion, and recovery potion.
After mixing them separately into wine glasses, the results were not satisfactory.
In addition to the purification potion, although the other three elixirs still have a certain potion effect after dilution, they do not have the effect of purification potions that can turn inferior wine into mellow aroma, which is undoubtedly difficult to enter the mouths of those mages and nobles.
The things he had ordered the steward to do were to create these fine wines with attributes, and then sell them to wealthy mages and nobles, deducting the negligible costs of inferior wines, which, if successful, would be able to earn himself in advance the profits of the normal ten years of the manor's production in advance. This has incalculable benefits for his own career advancement and the future development of the estate industry.
"How so, could it be that only the purification potion has a purifying effect, so it changes the quality of the bad wine?"
After most of the day's research, it was already evening, and the housekeeper who took out the errands had already brought back most of the goods, except for the seedlings of the vines, which would not arrive until a few days later.
At this time, Donald finally developed a fine wine with various magical effects. After many comparisons, he found that the wine could be purified with a small amount of purification potion and then mixed with other properties to achieve both a wonderful taste and those magical effects.
However, he also found that if he did so, the cost would increase significantly, and the profit would be reduced by half after deducting the exchange price of the purification potion and other potions, so Donald gave up on the idea for the time being.
After a sumptuous dinner, I looked up and saw that the moonlight outside was like water, and the pale silver moon of this world had risen.
This couldn't help but make him suddenly wonder if the moon well on the tree of life had already started working!
Thinking of this, Donald hurriedly mounted one of the horses of the manor and hurried towards the position of the tree of life in the rear.
In just two minutes, Donald was in front of the Tree of Life.
Ordering the Tree of Life to send itself above the canopy, Donald spotted at first glance a small pool of crystalline liquid had gathered in the pool of the moon well hidden in the dense canopy.
Carefully use a bottle to collect the shallow pool of liquid, which is not the weight of a teacup.
After carefully dropping a few drops in his mouth, he immediately felt as if his body was surrounded by a gentle coolness, and his physical and mental strength were instantly replenished.
"It tastes good! This effect should be similar to the same amount of life potions and magic potions! Moreover, the essence of the moon produced by this moon well is different from the dull potions with a single effect manifested in the Book of Truth, and it also has the vitality of the power of nature, and if taken for a long time, it also has a good effect on restoring dark injuries and improving vitality!"
"It's just that this amount is too little, isn't it!Tree of Life, and there is no way to increase the production of the Moon Well?"
After questioning the Tree of Life, Donald came to the conclusion that the Tree of Life is still of a low level, so it can only build three Moon Wells at present, and any more of it will not be able to control its transformation effect, and it will be in vain to build it.
Each moon well only absorbs the essence of the moon generated by the moonlight energy every night, and it is only about a large cup, and it will take at least half a year to fill a pool.
Donald then spent his energy ordering the Book of Truth to build two more moon wells for the Tree of Life to wrap around in the canopy, and then he returned to his room with a small half-bottle of Moon Essence that he had collected, picked up a glass of wine and experimented with it again. It's just that this time the test material is not the magic potion that was exchanged, but the essence of the moon produced by the tree of life and the moon well.
After a few drops of the essence of the moon, the result is not surprisingly improved in the quality of the wine.
"As I expected, the natural essence of the moon can improve the water quality very well, and naturally it can also achieve the effect of improving the quality of the wine!
Seeing this result, Donald immediately called the butler excitedly, ordered someone to boil two large pots of hot water, sterilized all the purchased crystal bottles, and then filled the wine after Donald blended. It is then covered with a cork stopper that has been roasted and sterilized by fire, and then sealed with wax.
He bought five barrels of wine in the village, three of which were red and two were white, and in addition to experimenting with a small half-barrel of red wine, he had canned seventy bottles of red wine and fifty bottles of white wine.
Donald found that red wine is the most suitable for the essence of the moon, and each barrel of red wine is blended with undiluted moon essence, which is not only excellent in taste, but also has a small amount of physical and mental recovery and nourishing effect.
The two barrels of white wine were mixed by him with two bottles of purification potion, which made the taste excellent, and the effect of this large bottle of purification potion was much stronger than that of small purification potions, so that the white wine had a very good effect of restoring mental power, and it could also make people get rid of distractions and concentrate on something. This is the result of the purifying potion's effect on purifying mental power, increasing mental cohesion, and driving away the effects of negative states.
With the cost-free Essence of the Moon, half of the cost of Donald's potions was saved, allowing Donald's previous plan to be better implemented.
The cost of a crystal bottle ranged from two to three silver moons, and a bottle of purification potion only consumed a small amount of energy, and Donald priced two of his fine wines at least fifty gold soles for a bottle, several times more than the best of Celt's wine. If all the 120 bottles of wine were sold, he would be able to return 6,000 gold soles in total, of which the net profit would be as high as 90 percent.
That is to say, the profit of this business will be close to a hundred times the cost, a hundred times the profit, if it can continue to operate for a long time, the richest man in the mainland may have to be him Donald.
"Of course, we also have to take into account the balance of supply and marketing, after all, the nobles and mages of the mainland are a small number of people, and it is impossible to consume these fine wines without limit, so it is enough to sell a batch every once in a while, otherwise it is easy to cause a flood of goods, and then the depreciation of goods will not be able to sell at such a high price. ”
So he immediately instructed the butler to order the coachman to prepare the carriage tomorrow morning, and he was to go to the boulder city with two kinds of wine to try the water!