Chapter 47: Doctor Bird's Beak, Witch, and Hops (Part 2)
Although Dr. Charles repeatedly stated that he had no ill intentions, Jiang You still did not feel relieved and let him check his bones.
Although she is a [failure], the so-called "failure" is only relative to the [finished product], which has complete functions, looks almost the same as a living person, has special magical talents, can absorb soul energy, and maintain eternal life. The failed product has countless defects such as [inability to eat food from living people], [strange appearance like a corpse], [lack of normal taste, smell and other senses, and the sense of touch is also greatly weakened], etc.
From the perspective of [obtaining immortality in some temporarily acceptable form] alone, Takumi Yu has already achieved success inexplicably, and there is no need for him to risk lying on the dissection table and becoming someone's guinea pig.
Mi You still holds numerous doubts, and the unexplained connection between her, her mother, and the Evil Moon is a source of deep concern for Takumi. While Takumi believes Mi You is simply a mediocre mage, and that summoning her as a lich was an unfortunate accident, there's no guarantee that Mi You isn't being manipulated, manipulated, and manipulated by the Evil Moon.
According to Andre, anyone can be a member of the Evil Eye Moon. So, the Witch Forest Commune, which is independent and self-contained, and doesn't require any identification to join, is likely to be infiltrated by members of the Evil Eye Moon.
Although Jiang You understands and recognizes the concept of the Witch Forest Commune, and feels that these mutual aid organizations that spontaneously provide shelter for the weak are as beautiful as a utopia, but then again, isn't this kind of utopian organization actually just a gathering place for homeless people?
Even though both Lolisa and Matilda said that joining the commune required a series of magical oaths to verify that the newcomers were indeed, as they claimed, "innocent weaklings who were persecuted and in need of protection," Jiang You, a layman in magic, felt that these spells might not be able to detect the whole truth.
——After all, even liches have emotions that they cannot appreciate, so there may not be magic that can counteract them.
Nothing is absolute in this world; almost every poison has an antidote. As a folk mutual aid organization in the mountains of another world, the Witch Forest, in the eyes of modern-day Takumi Yuu, has the word "makeshift group" etched on its forehead.
But their winemaking skills are really good!
Just as Aunt Wolf Talia said before, these witches are good at growing wheat and hops. The draft beer, lager and dark beer they brew are all excellent. They also use barley, oats, wheat and rye in different proportions to ferment a variety of flavors.
At least from the memories of the few people who had tasted it, Jiangyou found that the taste was indeed wonderful and similar.
For the witches, fruit beer is indeed an area they have not yet begun to explore, and Jiang You is surprised that the witches really have magical means to detect bacterial strains.
"Actually, this was invented by a doctor," Lolisa said. "Before the doctor came here over a hundred years ago, the Witch Forest was plagued by a strange disease."
"People will experience numbness in their limbs, convulsions in pain, and screaming. They will appear to be dancing inexplicably and performing bizarre movements. They will also see non-existent ghosts and even die of exhaustion, foaming at the mouth...
"If we weren't in the Witch Forest, some fools would probably think this was a devil's curse or witch magic," Matilda shrugged. "Luckily, the doctor heard about this strange disease and came all the way here."
"Is it ergot?" Takumi asked. "Is your rye... or wheat moldy?"
"Exactly!" Doctor Charles leaned forward, his eyes sparkling. "You've heard of this disease, too? As expected of an immortal, you're truly knowledgeable!" He murmured thoughtfully, "Ergot? Indeed, it looks a lot like horns growing out of wheat... That's a much more descriptive name than 'ergot'!"
"Hehe!" Jiang You scratched his skull and smiled embarrassedly, "Some useless little knowledge~"
In his previous life, Jiangyou, who was bedridden due to illness, would always read some strange books when he had nothing to do, and thus gained all kinds of inexplicable knowledge.
For example, the infamous Salem witch trials were nothing more than a case of someone accidentally ingesting rye products contaminated with ergot. However, this case brought out the worst in humanity, as people became suspicious and accused each other, ultimately pinning down several unfortunate, innocent women as witches and brutally murdering them as the instigators of all the misfortunes.
Natural disasters turned into man-made disasters, and food poisoning caused by fungi and mold became a means for people to eliminate dissidents. The death of those so-called "witches" did not put an end to this large-scale food poisoning incident. Instead, the severe drought the following year put an end to everything.
The people in the Witch Forest were luckier, as they had ruled out curses and magic from the very beginning. In the eyes of these magic professionals, they could easily tell which effects were caused by magic and which were not.
The incident was truly resolved thanks to the night elf bird-beak doctor, who was well versed in microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi, and had developed a whole series of special magic with various functions, including identifying bacterial species, killing specific bacterial species or viruses, and completely disinfecting and sterilizing within a specific range.
"At first, I only used this magic for medical purposes, cleaning wounds and preventing infection... I have to say, this method has greatly improved my patients' survival rate. People no longer bother my lovely and respectable Goddess Dreyar so often."
Dr. Charles talked about his goddess like a fanatical toxic fan, but after thinking about it carefully, Jiang You felt that this attitude of "preventing all patients from seeing my death idol" might be the best for both doctors and patients.
She was instantly relieved: So be toxic, the key is that people can survive!
"After the 'poisonous weed incident,' we learned this magic from the doctor and began using it extensively in our daily lives," Matilda said. "We use it to detect whether wheat is contaminated by poisonous weeds, separate weeds and impurities, and disinfect...
"Not only that, this magic spell also plays a huge role in fermentation, bottling, and beer preservation! Killing off unwanted bacteria and retaining only specific strains allows the beer to ferment better! Sterilization after fermentation stabilizes the beer and allows it to be stored longer, allowing it to be transported and sold further afield."
Jiang You nodded. She felt that these witches had already taken one step towards the development of the modern beer industry. "Can I learn this magic?"
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