Monkeys collect fruits from the mountains and pile them up. The fruits at the bottom are squeezed and broken by the fruits above, producing pulp. At the same time, because the fruits above block oxygen, the pulp reacts with wild yeasts attached to the surface of ordinary fruits, fermenting into wine.
This is what is known as monkey wine. In the world before Iraq, it was touted as a powerful product, along with spinal correction clothing called Bebe's and Brain Blue Gold, which was claimed to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
But monkey wine is at least a normal wine... which is fruit wine.
It seems to have a light, refreshing aroma.
"Sniff~"
Ira sniffed the somewhat cloudy fruit juice in the tree hollow, pushed the fruit aside and threw it on the ground, then dipped it in and tasted it... It's worth mentioning that the governor doesn't drink alcohol.
Well, at least the governors of the Ira and Elkaras families don't drink alcohol. After all, alcohol can damage a governor's super rationality, and once a crack appears, it's easy for the governor to become angry.
That would be the beginning of alienation.
However, the alcohol in this world isn't something that can easily make people drunk, after all, the level of productivity and technology is what it is... However, some mages have the technique of fire distillation to purify potions, which can also be used to increase the alcohol content of alcoholic beverages.
Yuther, that guy, really likes to drink... After drinking, he likes to say some very strange things, things that even Ira, a transmigrator from the previous world, finds strange.
For example, you could say something like, "Sir Isabella! It's raining and thundering! Isabella must be terrified. Go and comfort my daughter!" But Isabella was already thirteen or fourteen years old at that time, and if you actually went over, you would probably only see her puzzled look.
"It's very sweet."
Ira sipped the wine, and a peculiar sweetness filled his mouth. The wine itself was relatively mild, but it suited the tastes of people in this world.
Beverages...sweet...
Monkeys... brewing?
Thinking of something, Ira looked at the insectoid leader and Sirina beside her, and asked under their curious gazes, "Do the monsters in the Demon King's territory have the habit of drinking alcohol?"
"Nothing much. I... Senata and the little fairies might like to drink it. Others drink it occasionally, but it's not a necessity. After all, blue mushrooms can't be used to brew wine, and there's only a small amount of grain left for Mr. Lime to brew wine."
Ira nodded slightly at the words of the insectoid leader named Rainbow Shell... In other words, the slimes do know how to brew alcohol, but they are already quite busy.
The process of processing the tree-eating process already takes enough time.
As Ira pondered this, he picked up the fermented fruit from the ground. From the rotten skin and flesh, it was hard to tell what kind of fruit it was... but there was no need to tell, because there were some fruits growing on the tree next to him.
Judging from their appearance and size, these should be the wines that have fermented into liquid and have a unique sweet taste.
Seemingly noticing the direction of Ira's gaze as she looked up, Rainbow Shell, who knew quite a bit about fruits, spoke up to explain: "That's a [White Ball]. It's very sour and has a lot of seeds. What's wrong?"
Indeed, the insectoid race's diet consists mainly of blue mushrooms, fruits, and vegetables, so they should be very familiar with the food in the forest.
"Try the white wine."
As Ira said this, he found the white ball that had fallen to the ground, and crushed the round fruit with his foot. He looked inside at the white seeds that looked like densely packed rice grains.
After Rainbow Shell, Celina, and Satan Leaf curiously tasted the fruit wine brewed by White Ball, the first two raised their eyebrows slightly, while Satan Leaf smacked his lips, stuck out his tongue, and curled his tail slightly.
It seems that Satan Leaf doesn't really like the taste of alcohol.
"A refreshing and delightful sweetness...it's amazing."
As Hong Ke said this, he looked around at the white berry trees. He never imagined that the particularly sour fruit would turn into a sweet wine after fermentation. Xilina, on the other hand, thought of even more.
"If it were brewed into wine, it would make a very good product."
As she said this, Shirina looked at the surrounding trees with shining eyes and said, "Soon we will be preparing for our first long-distance trade, so let's use White Ball Wine to open up the trade route."
"When I get back, I'll talk to Mr. Lyme about the wine and ask him to try making wine with white berries. If it's successful, this special wine should be popular in many countries."
This idea is similar to that of Ira. Apart from the dwarves who prefer stronger liquor, the other races and nations would probably be quite satisfied with this sweet fruit wine. However, Ira has come up with a better idea.
"Satan Leaf, stop for a moment..."
At Ira's prompting, Satanie, who was rapidly severing the monkeys' bodies, turned her head, wiped the blood from her face, and blinked, asking, "What's wrong?"
"..."
The monkey troop had been almost completely wiped out. They had no will to resist anymore, their eyes filled with fear as they trembled and moved away from Satan Leaf, making squeaking noises.
Of course, because of the encirclement by the insectoids, they couldn't escape.
"Since these monkeys can brew wine, then perhaps they still have some use."
Ira looked at the few hundred monkeys that remained, and at those monkeys that seemed to sense something and avoided his gaze, and asked, "Sylina, among those lesser demons, have any become demon hound trainers?"
Demon Hound Trainer is a demon unit that can corrupt ordinary creatures to serve its purposes. Although it is called a hound trainer, it is not only capable of training dogs.
And naturally, it evolved from the lesser demons.
The most basic evolutionary path is from dwarf demon, demon soldier, dog trainer, little fire demon, little shadow demon... and then different branches will emerge. But if it's just a little monkey, the most basic demon dog trainer is enough to tame it.
"More than ten people."
Somewhat unable to keep up with Ira's pace, Shirina replied, then took a moment to understand what Ira wanted to do, and said clearly, "Indeed, the number of slimes is no longer sufficient to shoulder the mission of brewing."
However, at this time, Ira was already talking to Rainbow Shell about having the insect people capture the monkey alive and bring it back to the Demon King's territory.
"..."
Shirina paused for a moment, glancing at Satan Ye, who was casting an adoring look at Ira. She didn't know how to react... She could more or less understand why Ira was ostracized in the Empire.
Working with Ira often makes you feel useless, inadequate in your knowledge, and slow in your reactions. It's as if he can come up with solutions to make the Demon King's territory stronger no matter where he goes.
...
But it's so good that he came to the Demon King's territory... Perhaps this is the biggest difference between the Empire and the Demon King's territory.
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