Chapter 125 Special Wine, Lantern Fish Monster's Luminous Organ, and the Snake Monster's...
Like a lost ship seeing a lighthouse, it calms its mind and races towards its goal.
She blew her conch shell and met Soraya that very evening.
Upon learning that Shen Dixin wanted to cultivate his spiritual power, Soraya thought for a moment, reached out for the Moonlight Necklace, and said in a serious tone, "I'll ask Senior Lotus."
"Huh?" Shen Dixin was surprised; this was not the outcome she had anticipated at all.
If methods for cultivating spiritual power are commonplace, Soraya herself can become the bishop for her. If it is more valuable, then she should consult the king of the merfolk and ask about the fate of Lotus, whose soul is almost fading away.
Soraya explained, "You may not understand how high the status of the predecessors who were able to leave behind relics was during their lifetime. None of them had a voice weaker than the king. If the predecessor Lotes thinks it is okay, then there is no problem."
Then, she muttered under her breath, "There are mermaids dying almost every few years. Five hundred years ago, when the mermaid race was at its peak, they could produce two or three a year. I'm getting dizzy from memorizing all that history in class!"
Although Shen Dixin cannot communicate with Lotus, her fellow mermaids naturally have a way.
She said yes.
Upon receiving approval, Soraya seemed even more excited than Chen Dixin.
"I never imagined I'd become a tutor at such a young age! This is so cool."
She seems really unreliable... Shen Dixin sighed, but a mermaid is a mermaid after all. Kids who can be let out to play can't be too bad. Soraya wasn't bragging when she said she was very talented. She's really good at this!
Guided by the mermaid, Shen Dixin gradually sensed the existence of spiritual power, as well as her soul and body.
"Empty your mind, touch the points of light in the air, and draw them into your body..."
Soraya was very serious, revealing a rare composure.
After an unknown amount of time, the soul was gradually drawn out of the body by the floating spiritual energy points, and Chen Qingxin saw the world outside the house.
It was already dark! Chen Dixin, who had been immersed in the state of "inner vision," did not notice the passage of time, and the strange tide outside had already begun.
Lu Mingang, carrying his Dark Night sword, hacked at the sea monsters one by one. Zhu Sha and Yuan Bao were still asleep. Han Ming did not attack the sea monsters; he single-handedly held them off without disturbing them.
His movements were not as crisp and clean as Shen Dixing's, and he could barely be described as having a lot of skill. He only occasionally suffered a few superficial injuries. When did his skills become so impressive?
Soraya waited until three cycles had been completed and it was confirmed that Shen Dixin had mastered the cultivation method before she called a halt.
"Not bad! You were able to leave your body on your first attempt at channeling your spiritual power. Compared to your clansmen, your soul strength is the highest I have ever seen."
Of course, after two lifetimes of training, there probably isn't a single player who can rival Chen Dixin in this aspect.
"I'm so hungry." Shen Dixin rubbed her stomach; she hadn't eaten anything for almost half a day!
Since her appetite has increased, she feels uncomfortable if she doesn't eat four or five meals a day, and her eating speed has also increased day by day. Anyway, she's not eating steamed buns anymore, so eating faster is no problem for her.
"If this weren't a game, this kind of binge eating and wolfing down of food would surely make me sick sooner or later," she thought to herself inexplicably.
As soon as she opened the door, Lu Mingang looked up, seemingly having been watching her the whole time, and said with a smile, "You must be hungry after being in seclusion for so long. I've put the food on the table, including some from Soraya."
Even though he was the one who started making eye contact, he turned his head away shyly and touched the tip of his nose. "Soraya said it was best not to disturb you, so I took the liberty of fighting the monster tide. Some of the sea monsters that look like mud drop earth essence, which I put in the box by the door."
Shen Dixin was stunned for a moment before she understood his meaning: Earth Essence is an advanced material for Thorns.
Lu Mingang usually helps with the acquisitions, so he knows exactly what materials are needed. Shen Dixin had completely forgotten about it!
The day she unlocked the cellar, she had already decided to have an engineer customize a weapon, and she naturally didn't plan to upgrade the Thorn Thorn. Little did she know that Lu Mingang still cared about it.
She wanted to tell Lu Mingang that there was no need to collect these anymore, but she just nodded to indicate that she understood, and quickly picked up her bowl of rice!
"Children shouldn't drink alcohol."
Shen Dixin quickly stopped Soraya from pouring the wine. This was a new batch of fruit wine, and she was preparing to try out the differences between wines made from different fruits.
Since she started selling alcohol, she found that things were developing in a way that was completely beyond her prediction. There were actually players buying alcohol to drink themselves, and quite a lot of it!
The feedback that emerged was all sorts of questions like, "Can you brew some other kinds of wine?" and "Do you have any stronger wine? The ones I'm drinking now aren't very potent."
Furthermore, statistics show that there are quite a few such players, accounting for about a quarter of the total.
They can really drink! They're not even afraid of getting drunk, arguing that "alcoholism is much more harmful in real life! Let the blood drop, it's not like it'll suddenly jump out and kill someone."
A few days later, another batch of new wine came out of the cellar. Since the building was upgraded, the winemaking process has become much faster, and it can basically supply half of the channel.
Seeing her making a fortune, many people were tempted to try it too. However, once they calculated the costs, they found that the profit from brewing was very low, and only two or three players who had also opened the cellar could get a share of the profits.
Therefore, Chen Dixin is preparing to study how to increase the brewing time, so that the output is less but the unit price is increased, so that there is no need to worry about product backlog.
The reason why alcohol sells so well now is largely because pale-faced people don't have alcohol on hand. No matter how much they love to drink, alcohol can't replace water, as it is consumed much slower than food.
After selling for a while longer, players will find that the white-faced man is not so keen on buying wine.
She has discovered that using high-quality fruit can produce fruit wine that takes longer to brew, and rice wine can be repeatedly brewed to improve its quality. The results will depend on the fermentation process.
“There’s no rule in the Merfolk clan that says little mermaids can’t drink alcohol!” Soraya said, hands on her hips. “Besides, I’m just a child in the Merfolk clan. The combined age of the two of you isn’t even as old as me.”
Shen Dixin remained silent, finding her reasoning sound, and let her go.
Having spent so much time with Soraya, I always unconsciously started to see myself as an elder, but in reality, she, with her innocent girlish appearance, was the real elder.
Soraya left after the meal, taking a lot of wine with him, but not forgetting to leave behind the dozens of pearls he had brought with him.
"You like pearls, right? I picked these myself, and I'm giving them to you. Please accept them quickly, otherwise I won't feel at ease coming over for a meal next time. The food your chef makes is much better than the communal meals in the tribe!"
Shen Dixin chuckled, "Your pearls have been a great help to me; I can eat as many as I want."
Listening to their conversation, Lu Mingang kept his eyes down, his mind focused, though his ears secretly turned red. This kind of conversation reminded him of his parents entertaining guests together; they were so close, sharing everything, honor and disgrace.
After indulging in his fantasies for a while, he quickly pulled himself back to reality. A sense of guilt welled up inside him. Di Xin considered him a reliable partner, yet he was thinking about these strange things.
Shen Dixin carefully put the pearls away. She was helping someone buy jewelry on her behalf, and Soraya's pearls would soon come in handy.
Half of the pearls she acquired in those two months were given to Xingtu Wanli to improve her skills, while the gems on the shop's acquisition list never disappeared.
The cost-effectiveness of exchanging a large number of gemstones for one or two exquisite pieces of jewelry is very low, so Shen Dixin did not make the move and continued to invest in his own jewelry artisans.
Now that she's preparing to enter the arena, upgrading herself to the highest level is a must. She obtained the remaining 90% of the gems from Xingtu Wanli and has accelerated her acquisition efforts considerably.
If you exchange all her gems for dwarf points, you'll have at least 100,000, enough to buy one top-tier gold accessory and one mid-to-high-quality gold accessory.
The remaining supplies were used to buy dusty books, one by one, to cleanse the mind and take them all regardless of quality!
At that moment, she seemed to see something funny, and raised an eyebrow with a lazy smile.
Buddhist Watermelon: Does nobody dare to say anything? The top-ranked person on the leaderboard is practically all-powerful in the channel! She's been collecting scrolls lately, and everyone knows about it. But when I tried to sell them to others, they wouldn't buy them, saying they were afraid I'd steal them.
Qingtian Bairi: You're practically asking for their ID number. I don't see anything wrong with it. The prices have always been fair. You're the one trying to rip people off.
Lava River: Hilarious, try saying that to her face @AAA Materials Wholesale Lao Shen
This guy actually spoke up for her? Shen Dixin rested her chin on her hand. She didn't care at all what the Lava River thought of her. She only cared about when he would come back to challenge her to another fight so she could get some more benefits out of him!
Dusty scrolls don't offer the opportunity to buy low and sell high. Everyone knows they're useful, and their price is very stable. In fact, during disasters, many players will sell them at low prices just to get some supplies to survive.
Shen Dixin made no secret of her acquisition of the books, so even if other players had ulterior motives, they posed no threat to her.
In fact, ever since the rankings came out and she was exposed to the public eye, there have been quite a few people who have been secretly attacking Shen Dixin in the chat channels every day. Over time, people have become too lazy to attack her when they see such comments, resorting to pure passive-aggressive tactics.
Now, after making a few sarcastic remarks about watermelons, no one is responding anymore.
Desperate Old Farmer: Have you tried all three stores' wines? Which one tastes the best? I like fruit wines that are smooth and sweet.
I'm definitely a genius: Urgent! Monster Hunter is recruiting fighters online, anyone want to sign a contract with me?
Call Me Your Majesty: The explosive liquor sold at Encounter is delicious! It's incredibly stimulating, similar to popping candy. Does anyone know what the ingredients are? I can never find it anywhere, so I'm thinking of brewing some myself.
Explosive liquor?
Shen Dixin seemed to be deep in thought. Among the brewing ingredients she had collected, there were indeed many unexpected things, such as a kind of red fruit that did not exist in the real world.
She always felt there was more than that, because she had seen all sorts of strange wines, but they were too expensive, and Shen Dixin had never bought any, nor did she know the recipes.
It's okay if you don't know, you can still buy it!
She immediately contacted the player, Encounter the Devil, and paid twenty forging stones in exchange for the new recipe he had developed. Encounter also gave her several bottles of his brewed wine.
The ingredients were both unique and perfectly balanced, and Shen Dixin was about to try them all when he saw the recipe and stopped pouring the wine.
Green slime, frog eyes, snake scales, seaweed... these are all very ocean-themed liquors. Moreover, special liquors require a starter culture, and each type of liquor has a different starter culture, making it difficult to combine them together.
Shen Dixin gritted his teeth and downed the drink in one gulp. It was the "Explosive Wine" that His Majesty had so enthusiastically recommended. Its main ingredients were the light-emitting organs of the Lanternfish Monster and the venom sacs of the Snake Monster.
The moment it entered her mouth, her eyes lit up. It was indeed very stimulating. The liquid seemed to churn in her mouth, and each impact released a captivating fragrance, making it impossible to imagine that it was made from the droppings of a sea monster.
After glancing hesitantly at the remaining wine, Chen Dixin picked up the glass again. Fortunately, just like in the game, when a player touches a dead sea monster, it turns into a speck of light and falls to the spot, looking as good as new.
There's no need to dissect the corpse, and she won't get covered in sticky tissue and blood, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to overcome her psychological barrier.
Sea monsters are mostly half marine creature and half human, and if they were to bite... Shen Dixin felt that the ethics and morals she had been taught since childhood were attacking her.
"Try this!"
Chen Dixin raised his glass from afar, inviting Lu Mingang to drink together.
He had intended to politely have a drink and continue working, but when the drinks were all gone, Lu Mingang naturally sat down next to him and accompanied him to try all the different kinds of wine. During this time, he also brought out a few dishes to go with the drinks.
Of course, this "drinking" refers to the kind where each person shares half a bottle and finishes it. The wine brewed by players doesn't come in glass bottles; it's all stored in empty plastic water bottles. Once their appetite increases, finishing it isn't a problem.
Shen Dixin hadn't forgotten that homemade wine might cause adverse effects, so he checked his status bar and discovered an unexpected surprise.
[Slightly tipsy: Restores 1 health point every five seconds.]
It's a small benefit, but it proves that drinking alcohol doesn't only have negative effects.
"I've never heard of this effect," Shen Dixin thought, surprised as he went to poke the devil.
"I thought it was because the wine I brewed was of good quality. I've never experienced any loss of health or condition while drinking it. How can it actually restore my health?"
The two of them were probably choked up after drinking two or three bottles in one go. They muttered, "No wonder he's a big shot. I wouldn't even dare to drink like that myself."
However, this is good news, proving that the effect of alcohol changes with the improvement of quality, rather than discouraging players from drinking.
There are two ways to improve the quality of wine. One is the formula. The homemade wine from Encounter the Devil was of exceptional quality from the very beginning.
Secondly, there's the "wine starter." Adding a wine starter has a chance to improve the quality of the wine. Then, you can keep the good wine as a starter and keep repeating this process to get even higher quality wine.
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