"Oh, that's a wine bug, a butterfly larva that parasitizes the plants that make this wine, called Gusano." Ringer looked at the coral-colored larvae in the bottle and explained to Lil with a smile.

Gusano, which means insect in Spanish, resembles a silkworm and is parasitic on the agave, which is originally white, but when it is steeped in wine for a long time, the color changes.

Alcohol can bring dead bugs to life like formalin, and the longer it is soaked, the darker it becomes, and eventually it turns coral.

Like a walnut that has been coiled for more than a decade, the coral-colored wine worm can also make the bottle it rest in rest sell for a higher price.

Instead of immediately drinking the glass of mezcal that Ringer had poured her, Liel stared at the plump worm in the bottle, and now she somewhat believed what Ringer said, alchemy and bartending did have something in common, such as the use of strange biological materials......

"Does soaking it in wine have any special meaning or effect?"

"Well......" Ringer looked at the worm in the bottle.

There are rumors that this bug can be strong, but there is no data to support this claim, and it is likely that it was spread by wine merchants in order to sell cheap mezcal for a higher price, and in fact served as a very good advertisement.

But it's too rude to say such a thing as a strong 〇 in front of a pure girl.

If she knew what it meant, the atmosphere would inevitably become awkward, and if she didn't know, she would definitely ask questions.

He didn't want to make the girl blush with such a lewd topic, and some bartenders might find it funny, but he found it rude.

But if it was Karina, Maiser and the like in front of him at this time, then he would have no scruples to say it.

He looked at Lil in front of him, she was staring at the wine worm in the bottle with an innocent and curious expression, and from what he knew about her so far, she didn't look like a girl who could accept large-scale topics, so he decided not to mention it.

He smiled and said, "This is actually an advertising gimmick and a marketing method used by wine merchants to sell alcohol. ”

"What's that?" Liel blinked, a puzzled look, clearly unaware of what advertising and marketing were.

"It means that soaking bugs in wine doesn't have any special purpose, just to better sell the wine."

"Huh? Will it sell better if you add bugs? Lil was even more puzzled.

Ringer patiently explains: "This wine is produced in a country called Mexico, and in a small part of the southeast of the country, this bug is used as a specialty snack.

There was a young man who sold alcohol on the street, in order to sell his cheap home-brewed mezcal to outsiders, on a whim, he stuffed a gusano into a wine bottle and gave it a function that it did not have, which made this kind of insect-infused mezcal very popular.

Inspired by this, the wine merchants followed suit, giving foreign tourists and guests from afar a sense of exoticism and tradition, which not only boosted sales, but also provided an opportunity for the pub boys to prove their masculinity, and the bug wine was once very popular. ”

"Oh, it's edible."

Ringer glanced at Lil: "This one should have been soaked for several years, and if you want to eat it, it's not impossible, but I heard that it doesn't taste very good......"

Liel looked up. "Doesn't Mr. Ringer eat it?"

"Nope."

"Hey, let me try it." When Lil usually does experiments, she doesn't eat a lot of strange alchemy materials, so she doesn't worry too much.

Ringer uncorked the bottle again, and with a movement of his index finger, the amber bug soaked in the bottom of the bottle suddenly came to life, flew out of the bottle, and stopped in front of Lil.

Lil pinched it with two fingers, then put it in her mouth and chewed it twice, frowning slightly.

"Well, it tastes like wet leather washed with soot, and it doesn't taste good."

"Do you want to rinse your mouth?" Ringer was always available to provide her with hot water.

"Um," Lil swallowed, "No, I've eaten a lot of things that are much more unpalatable than this." ”

Ringer looked at Lil's gaze with a hint of admiration. But what the hell is she usually eating......

So it seems that it was not for nothing that she rushed into the bar to borrow the restroom last week.

Lil picked up the glass containing Mezcal again and took a long sip, which was half empty when she put it down.

Ringer paid attention to her face, which did not turn red or white, and her expression was as usual, without any change in the slightest.

The alcohol content of this bottle of mezcal is about 40 degrees, which is not low, and she takes a big sip, but her face does not change, and it seems that she has a strong tolerance for alcohol.

"Whew, it tastes good, better than most alchemy potions I've tasted, but I still like the taste of pure water."

Well, it seems that after her tongue is accustomed to being exposed to complex alchemical materials and potions, the simplest pure water can stimulate her taste buds more, and the colorless and odorless water becomes a delicious liquid for her.

So Ringer made her another cup of magical hot water that was absolutely pure.

After that, the two talked about alchemy, which made Lanya and Elise, who were eavesdropping, lose interest.

During the conversation, Ringer found that although Liel was only a freshman in the first year of the Alchemy Academy, she had quite a wealth of alchemy knowledge and had her own unique opinions.

After inquiry, I learned that her family had an alchemy workshop, which had been in Xila for decades, and it was of course possible to establish an alchemy workshop in the alchemy capital for so long.

She also developed a strong interest in alchemy, and began to know alchemy materials from a very young age, and before entering the Alchemy Academy, she already had a considerable degree of understanding of alchemy.

On the one hand, she enrolled to study alchemy more systematically, and on the other hand, to get a diploma from the Alchemy Academy, with which her family's alchemy workshop could enjoy the official tax reduction policy.

Her grandfather and mother were both great alchemists, but they didn't go to college at Thera. After her grandfather set up his own alchemy workshop in Thera, he was busy keeping it running.

Her mother also stayed in the workshop to help, and later married the only apprentice in the shop and gave birth to her. It wasn't until she grew up that the store was both free and had the money to go to school.

"So, in order to live up to the expectations of my grandfather, as well as my father and mother, I will definitely graduate with the first grade, get a diploma and scholarship from Thera Alchemy, and then inherit the family's alchemy workshop, making Fiona's alchemy workshop the most famous alchemy workshop in Thira." Lil's eyes were confident and wistful, and her eyes gleamed like stars.

"I'm sure you can do it, come on."

With that, Ringer poured her another cup of magical hot water.

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