Chapter 6: Wine Produced by a Hundred-Year-Old Soul Beast
Shi Lin took the money bag back to his courtyard. Suddenly having money, Shi Lin didn't know how to spend it. After all, in a poor and remote place like Notting City, there was nowhere to spend money.
As soon as Shi Lin returned to his courtyard, he saw Shi An cleaning up.
"Young Master, you're back!" Shi An saw Shi Lin walk in from outside, and quickly put down the broom in his hand, stepped forward and greeted Shi Lin with a smile.
"Brother An, it's perfect that you're here too. Come on, let's have breakfast together and chat." Shi Lin waved his hand, inviting Shi An to eat with him.
"Okay." Shi An nodded with a smile.
Although Shi An was a slave bought by Shi Zhen, Shi Lin treated him very well. The two often ate together, and others were used to it.
More importantly, Shi An is a Soul Master, so the other slaves wouldn't dare to express their thoughts, since Soul Masters have a very high status in Douluo Continent, even if they are slaves.
The two sat down at the dining table, and the other servants brought out breakfast. Shi Lin and Shi An then sat down and began to eat.
"Brother An, what's new in Notting City lately?" Shi Lin asked Shi An after taking a sip of milk. Now that he had some money, he had to think about spending it.
Upon hearing this, Shi An scratched his head and began to think.
Suddenly, Shi An had an idea, and his eyes lit up.
"Young Master, a few days ago, Notting Restaurant received a few jars of wine. It's said to be produced by a pitcher plant with a hundred-year cultivation. Each jar costs ten gold soul coins, but it's said to taste not very good, not as good as ordinary ale, so not many have been sold." Shi An put down the bread in his hand and told Shi Lin about it.
"Wine produced by the century-old soul beast pitcher plant? This is a rare item. It doesn't taste good, yet it can still be sold for ten gold soul coins. What a business genius!" Shi Lin became interested when he heard this.
Originally, Shi Lin planned to refine two wine Gu after breakfast, so that his cultivation speed could be increased again and he could reach level 10 as quickly as possible.
After breaking through to level ten, not only can he absorb soul rings, but he can also form a contract with his natal Gu worm. At that time, Shi Lin's combat power will increase dramatically!
However, the newly discovered soul beast materials gave Shi Lin a boost of energy.
After all, ordinary wine can only be used to refine low-grade Gu worms. If you want Gu worms of higher quality, you probably have to start with those produced by soul beasts.
I wonder if this wine can help me concoct a higher quality wine Gu.
If he could really refine a higher quality wine Gu, Shi Lin's cultivation speed would increase significantly, and he would be able to break through to level ten even faster.
"Brother An! Do you still have this kind of liquor? I'd like to buy some!" Shi Lin stood up and said to Shi An.
"Young master, what do you want that for? You're only six years old, you can't drink alcohol, or Uncle Fugui will beat me to death!" Shi An saw Shi Lin stand up and quickly stood up as well, then earnestly tried to persuade Shi Lin.
Although Shi An wasn't very bright, he knew that children shouldn't drink alcohol.
"Don't worry, Brother An, I'm not drinking it. I have a purpose. Besides, didn't you say it doesn't taste good?" Shi Lin patted Shi An's arm and said seriously.
"Young Master, are you really going to use it? Not drink it? Uncle Fugui said you can't drink alcohol!" Shi An was straightforward, so he would believe whatever Shi Lin said.
"Don't worry, Brother An, I promise I'll use it, not drink it!" Shi Lin earnestly assured Shi An.
"Alright, young master, actually we only have one jar at home. The master took a sip and then spat it out. The rest are in the corner of the kitchen." Shi An was naive and told Shi Lin where the wine was.
Upon hearing Shi An's words, Shi Lin's eyes lit up. His father had never tasted wine produced by a soul beast, so it was only natural to buy some to try. He quickly stood up and patted Shi An on the shoulder.
"Brother An, continue eating, I'll go get that jar of wine!" Shi Lin rushed straight out of the kitchen.
Shi An was confused, but he still listened to Shi Lin and continued eating his breakfast.
Half an hour later, Shi Lin returned to his room carrying a wine jar the size of a basketball.
As for breakfast, Shi Lin had no appetite for it at all!
"Although it doesn't taste good, it's perfect for refining Gu worms. I wonder if soul beast materials can be used to refine mid-grade or high-grade Gu worms!" Shi Lin excitedly placed the wine jar on the table.
Next, Shi Lin picked out a relatively healthy-looking insect from the bamboo basket in the corner of the room.
After a day of hunger, some of the bamboo worms had already starved to death.
However, bamboo worms are produced in large quantities, so once a batch dies, another batch can be caught.
Shi Lin prepared wine and bamboo worms, then circulated his soul power, and a dark golden light flashed by.
The Divine Wood King Cauldron appeared on the table.
"I wonder if the restaurant still has any soul beast materials like this. If it does, I'd like to buy them all and refine at least three high-grade wine Gu!" Shi Lin looked at the wine jar in front of him and smiled broadly.
Hopefully, this jar of wine will bring me a wine Gu of even higher quality!
Shi Lin closed his eyes to rest and adjust his state, preparing for the next step of refining Gu worms.
A few minutes later, Shi Lin's body was full of soul power, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Next, Shi Lin carefully picked up the wine jar, opened the lid, and poured the wine inside into the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
Putting everything else aside, this jar of wine has a very strong flavor and a high alcohol content. However, in addition to the smell of alcohol, it also has a cloyingly sweet aroma that is very unpleasant to smell. Moreover, the wine has not been filtered, so it is very cloudy and even has a slightly sticky feel.
It's a bit disgusting...
In short, if it weren't for the possibility of refining a high-quality wine Gu, Shi Lin would have thrown this thing out the window long ago.
Shi Lin poured the wine into the Divine Wood King Cauldron, aiming for a 50% success rate, and then threw the Gu worms into the cauldron.
I glanced at the wine jar; the remaining wine could be used to make another wine Gu.
With everything prepared, Shi Lin slowly channeled a strand of soul power into the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
[The wine Gu... 70% success rate]
Seeing the 70% success rate, Shi Lin nodded in satisfaction, thinking to himself, "As expected of soul beast materials, it can even increase the success rate by 20% with the same alcohol tolerance!"
Then Shi Lin began to inject the soul power in his body into the Divine Wood King Cauldron, officially starting the refining of Gu worms.
As a dark golden light shone, the originally cloudy wine slowly turned white and began to boil.
The bamboo worms inside tumbled up and down with the boiling liquor, and soon disappeared into the liquor.
This time, refining the Gu worms consumed more soul power than the first time.
Three minutes later, Shi Lin weakly withdrew his hand and waited for the Gu worm to be successfully refined.
[end of the chapter]