Chapter 183 Two "Shady" Merchants

In the heart of the ocean, stretching to the horizon, a lone sail glides slowly with the wind. Two men sit facing each other in the cabin, exuding an air of refined elegance.

Unfortunately, the bubbling hot pot on the table between the two ruined this beautiful scene, while Qin Mo's swift knife skills sliced ​​thin pieces of meat, and Wang Yushi's mouth kept moving as a beef leg quickly disappeared.

"You can't eat anymore! If you eat any more, then..."

"Hmm? What will happen if I eat any more?"

Wang Yushi clearly doesn't understand the intricacies of the Earth's workings and doesn't grasp that eating too much will lead to weight gain, which is one of the standard manifestations of the law of conservation of energy.

"Oh! Eating too much will make you very strong, like the Prince of Yan. Those bulging muscles aren't very attractive..."

Qin Mo told the truth, but Wang Yushi clearly didn't care about the muscle, "I'm not full yet, cut me another leg of lamb..."

Qin Mo was furious. She hadn't even eaten a single bite! Was His Highness Prince Heng going to become a cook? Of course not, absolutely not.

Qin Mo finally showed his strength. He cut meat with one hand and started eating it with the other. His chopsticks became weapons. His speed and skill were amazing.

A leg of lamb went in and out of the pot, and Qin Mo's stomach finally felt at ease, and she felt a little smug. It wasn't easy to regain some face from the formidable Empress.

"Your combat skills are impressive. It seems Allen has put a lot of effort into you. The combat skills of the Elven race are indeed extraordinary."

Wang Yushi's fighting style is based on force and strength. When using chopsticks to maneuver skillfully, she naturally cannot fully unleash her vital energy. This is why Qin Mo was able to fight her to a draw by relying on her strong physical speed and skills.

“Alan! He did teach me a lot, but if I weren’t exceptionally talented, his strength would be useless.”

Wang Yushi looked at the smug Qin Mo and said disdainfully, "You have been in the Profound Realm for several years and have been carefully guided by a famous teacher, yet you still can't even touch the threshold of the Earth Realm. How dare you call yourself outstanding?"

"I...."

Qin Mo wanted to refute but couldn't find a way to do so. He couldn't possibly have a unique dantian essence!

Ever since Qin Mo started using Nie Yan's indiscriminate eating habits to aid her cultivation, whenever Nie Yan ate until she was stuffed, she would exhale a wisp of concentrated primordial energy essence. After this essence seeped into her dantian, the primordial fluid changed from its previous bright yellow color to... an even brighter bright yellow color.

As Qin Mo cultivated, his Yuan Liquid became brighter and brighter, but its volume increased at a snail's pace. At this rate, it was uncertain when it would even fill his entire dantian, let alone transform into crystals.

"However, while your cultivation level may not be top-tier among the younger generation, it is still outstanding. And your miscellaneous skills are at the master level. Your lineage of the Heng King should flourish greatly." Wang Yushi commented fairly, seeing Qin Mo's predicament.

"That's not miscellaneous knowledge, it's... science... never mind, you wouldn't understand anyway. Did you come to Dayuan this time about the recipe for strong liquor?"

"...Yes,...I am indeed here to get the formula. This matter is of great importance and cannot be entrusted to others."

Wang Yushi had indeed come for the alcohol formula. The three-year deadline had passed, and the military's opinion had changed; after all, she was the Empress, not His Majesty. But she hadn't expected Qin Mo to ask so directly; she had actually been looking for an opportunity to bring it up.

"Tomorrow I will take you to see the alcohol workshop. If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask. I will make sure you understand it thoroughly, how about that?"

“Very good. I brought thirty rubbings of ‘medicine’ this time, consider this the last exchange.”

"Okay, okay, thank you, Danfeng!"

Wang Yushi's face darkened slightly upon hearing Qin Mo's address, but Qin Mo, who was happily grinning, was completely oblivious.

The next morning, Qin Mo took Wang Yushi into the wine-making industrial zone. Regardless of whose wine-making workshop it was, they were all gathered in a unified area, which facilitated management and also made it easier to keep secret.

The Prince Heng's mansion's winery was naturally the largest, and its equipment was the most advanced. Qin Mo explained the principles of alcohol purification to Wang Yushi in detail, standing in front of the large distillation equipment, leaving Wang Yushi completely dumbfounded.

"You made alcohol from ordinary wine using such simple methods... and then used the alcohol to exchange for the royal family's precious 'medicine' rubbings?" Wang Yushi was a little excited. She had always thought that alcohol was made from some precious materials, but she never expected that it was just purified from ordinary low-alcohol wine.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"You even sold the liquor at exorbitant prices, making it a hot commodity for powerful figures and soldiers on the front lines."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Looking at the smug Qin Mo, Wang Yushi felt her anger rise twice, but she forcibly suppressed it each time. However, the urge to beat Qin Mo up was growing stronger and stronger.

"Qin Mo, I always thought you were a grandmaster, but now it seems you are... a shrewd businessman."

Qin Mo then realized that Wang Yushi was venting her dissatisfaction. Compared to the cheap materials and simple process of alcohol, the royal medicine rubbings were extremely precious. These two completely unequal items had been exchanged for three years, no wonder she felt unbalanced.

Qin Mo was also furious. She had kindly shown Wang Yushi the most advanced alcohol distillation equipment, only to be branded a "shady businessman"—it was truly hateful. She should have shown her the most primitive, broken copper pot and let her figure it out herself; even in thirty years, she might not reach her level.

"Danfeng, I'd like to ask, how far are you from entering the realm? How many more years will it take before you can enter?" Qin Mo asked Wang Yushi coldly.

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