"Hi, Disol. I'm here because there's something I might need your help with." Richard walked up to Disol with a smile on his face and gave him a warm hug.
"Oh, Levi, this is the first time you ask me for help. Even if you ask me for my favorite thing, I have to give it to you."
"Tell me, are you interested in the housekeeper in Fana Mansion?" Disol said with a wink.
Richard was speechless for a moment. "Oh! I see, you are attracted to Fana herself!" Disol said with sudden realization.
"But this is quite difficult. Fana is known as the flower of dwarfs. She is powerful and beautiful. There are many official wizards pursuing her. But it seems that you have left a good impression in her eyes, and she has always been quite interested in you." As Disol spoke, he became serious and spoke very clearly.
"But the most important thing is your height and her body shape." Disol looked at Richard suspiciously and said.
Immediately, Richard's mind flashed with Fana's delicate face, her long lavender hair, and most importantly, her curvy figure that was less than 1.2 meters tall. This immediately made Richard's face darken, and his steps stumbled. He hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Stop, let's get down to business."
Fingart on the side couldn't help laughing. If he let Desol continue talking, he would be embarrassed! "Desol, what I want to ask you is, are you familiar with brewing beer?" Richard said with a serious face.
"Hey, Levi, don't you like drinking? Why did you suddenly think of asking this? Of course I am familiar with beer brewing. I have a few good beer recipes, such as rye beer recipes and Gothus beer recipes. I have brewed some of them myself, and they have unique flavors."
Richard didn't listen to what Desol said next. Since Desol knew how to brew beer, that was enough.
He immediately interrupted Disol's endless introduction and said:
"Desol, I designed a new beer. How do I describe its taste? It's definitely different from all the beers you've tasted before. It's more refreshing, fragrant, and sweet."
"Haha, Levi, my brother, although you are a master of alchemy, I am definitely better than you when it comes to beer." Disol said disapprovingly.
As soon as Richard saw Disol's expression, he knew what he was thinking. It was obvious that the other party didn't quite believe it.
Yes, I'm afraid that in Disol's mind, at his age and not liking to drink, it is obvious at a glance that he has not drunk much beer, so how can he design any good beer!
It seems that if he doesn't show something real, Disol will definitely not believe what he says, and naturally there will be no talk of follow-up plans.
"Disol, please follow me." Richard smiled and stopped explaining.
Richard believes that facts speak louder than words.
The two walked underground, and Richard took Desol to his newly built alchemy room on the second underground floor.
The basement of Richard's newly purchased villa is a storage room, which is used to store flour, vegetables, food, etc.
The second underground floor of the villa was originally designed as a wine cellar, but since Richard didn't like drinking, he converted the entire second underground floor into his own private alchemy room.
"Swish, swish." Disol's nose twitched and he said, "Hey! Levi, this should have been a wine cellar. I can smell a lot of good wine that was stored here."
Richard was surprised and thought to himself, Desol is indeed a drunkard, he can even distinguish this smell! But this is also good, I can do a quick experiment later and let Desol taste it.
Based on his sensitive sense of smell, he would be able to tell it out in an instant.
Since you can't convince a person, let the facts speak for themselves. They will move people more than thousands of words!
"Yes, Disol, take a look at this first." Richard handed Disol a small bottle filled with yellow powder.
Disol, who looked puzzled, opened it and sniffed it. He still didn't understand why Richard showed it to him. He said, "What's wrong? Is this some kind of pollen? It has a special fragrance."
"But pollen basically has a scent, right? This is nothing special."
Richard smiled mysteriously and did not answer Disol's question, leaving Disol chattering on the side.
On his own, Richard carefully operated the utensils and started to make the beer. Due to lack of time, he used witchcraft to speed up the fermentation and purification process. He added hops to the existing beer for secondary fermentation, filtration and purification.
Although the taste is quite different from the beer produced by the normal brewing process, Richard believes that Desol should be able to find the difference.
After a while, Richard picked up a glass with a light yellow liquid, handed it to Desor, and said, "Desor, try it, and tell me how you feel."
Out of trust in Richard, after taking it, Disol took a small sip and smacked his lips a few times.
The next second, his little eyes opened slightly, a gleam of light flashed in them, and then he gulped down another big gulp!
"Hiss! Such a taste! Such sweetness after a slight bitterness!!" Disol was shocked.
This refreshing taste was the first time he tasted from a beer. Although it was not very obvious, Richard had just said that this was due to limited time and he had done the experiment in a hurry.
Richard's words were still ringing in his ears. He instantly understood what Richard meant.
If this yellow powder is added to the beer brewing process, the refreshing taste and slightly bitter aftertaste will be more than ten times stronger! What does this mean! !
At this time, Disol's eyes were wide open, and he looked at Richard as if he had seen the Titan Father!
Because he himself was an alcoholic, he immediately realized how huge the business opportunities would be if this new type of beer was promoted!
At this moment, Richard was at ease, looking at Disol with a smile on his face.
"It's coming, you are going to get it! Levi, do you know what this means!!" Disol was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
"No! Let me correct you." Richard said with a smile.
Looking at the puzzled Disol, Richard said slowly: "It wasn't me who sent it, it was us who sent it!"
"No, no, these are all your discoveries, Levi, my brother, I can't take advantage of you for nothing." Disol shook his head like a rattle.
"Disol, I forgot to tell you that regarding the brewing of this new type of beer with hops, I think I'll need to trouble you in the future." Richard said with a smile.
Disol was so moved that his eyes suddenly turned red!!
How could he not know that Richard deliberately took him flying with him?
"Oh, Richard! My brother! There is absolutely no need for you to do this." Disol said with tears in his eyes.
"This is what I thought of a long time ago, Disol. Otherwise, why would I call you over at this time today instead of choosing someone else?" Richard blinked.
Disol couldn't hold back any longer, he patted Richard's chest hard, and hugged Richard tightly again.
Disol is a wizard who is proficient in both dark and fire elements, and is not suitable for managing the large-scale cultivation of hops.
"Hop? Is this newly added plant called hop?" Disol looked at the yellow powder curiously.
"As for plant cultivation, Fana is a suitable candidate. She has rich experience in this area."
"That's good, Desor. Pick a time for the three of us to meet and discuss the specific division of labor. However, I may need you to make a few bottles of the finished product according to the normal brewing process first."
"Then, we can discuss this with Fana. Also, after you brew it, I will take the time to standardize some of the brewing processes to ensure that the taste of the new beer is above a certain level."
The two of them had a brief discussion and decided on the general direction of the new beer.
Watching Disol hurriedly leaving with the small jar of hops, a smile appeared on Richard's lips.
Since there is no special brewing equipment in Richard's alchemy room, Disol will go back to his place and brew a few bottles of new beer with hops.
According to Desor, he plans to add it to the high-end beer recipe - rye beer, and Richard agrees with this.
It is obviously easier to make money from rich people than from poor people.
This is consistent with Richard's original plan, starting with high-end beer.
The normal production cycle of rye beer is two weeks, but if Desol uses witchcraft to speed up, the entire process can be compressed into three days to complete a series of processes such as saccharification, fermentation, filtration and purification.
If nothing unexpected happens, in three days, Disol should come to meet me, shouting and shouting, holding a new type of beer.
Thinking of this scene, Richard couldn't help but smile. ——Near Tug City.
The shores of Lake Tokar.
The strong smell of blood filled the air.
The merman camp at Lake Tokar was littered with merman corpses, all of whom died in a miserable way. One could even tell among the corpses that they were those of merman children. The murderer's methods were truly cruel.
It doesn't look like a tribal conflict, because in normal conflicts, not all women and children would be killed.
At this moment, the corpses in the camp were being dragged by a group of gray-robed men wearing black hoods towards the central square of the merman camp.
The central square where a huge totem pole was originally placed has now had its totem pole uprooted and thrown aside. In the open space in the center, a giant blood-colored witch formation is drawn. Intricate and strange runes flicker, and tremendous energy surges.
These corpses were being piled up on top of a giant blood-red witch formation by these men wearing black hoods.
After a while, the stacking was completed, and then an unusually tall man in a black robe stepped forward and began to chant a long spell.
"Great Jade Fire King Xavius, please listen to the request of your humble servant. These sacrifices will serve as..."
As the low chanting sounded, the blood-red light became stronger and stronger. Irene, who was watching from afar, turned to Grace with a worried look on her face and said, "Grace, do you think that by cooperating with the Jade Fire Church, we can really get back the Nightmare Mirror and the Black Dragon Blood?"
"I have a bad feeling that we are heading down the wrong path."
"Don't worry. Although the methods used by the Jade Fire Church are too cruel, their activities are mainly carried out in the territory of the Gray Dwarves. The Gray Dwarves have been our mortal enemies for thousands of years. The weaker the enemy's strength is, the better it will be for us."
Grace comforted him, "As for the Nightmare Mirror and the Black Dragon Blood, I don't know how confident I am in getting them back, but I believe in Nicol. Since he promised me, he will definitely try his best to help me complete the task."
After hearing this, Irene stopped talking, but the worry on her face became even more intense.
"What a pity! This tribe of murlocs should have had a prophet who was a full-fledged wizard. Unfortunately, he was not here this time. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only a half-finished product like this."
Nicole came over, playing with a blood-red ball similar to amber in her hand, and said.
Obviously, the one who just performed some evil ritual was Nicole in front of him.
When Nicole's tall figure came over, the smell of blood instantly made Grace and Irene stop talking and look at each other warily.
"Dear Grace, relax, I'm preparing for your mission now." Nicole laughed.
"Nicole, the methods of your Jade Fire Church are too bloody and cruel. You slaughtered all these merman children. And I don't see that what you are doing now has anything to do with my mission." Grace frowned and said.
"Haha, dear Grace, you have to be more patient."
"You may not know this yet, but the old gray dwarf Disol has returned to Toug City. But Shadra is nowhere to be seen. But what's interesting is that the human male servant who used to be by her side is actually a rare alchemist master, and now he has also joined the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood."
"So, I think there must be some problems with your night elves' information channels. The current situation seems to be very different from what you said before." Nicole said with a hint of sarcasm.
"What?!"
What Nicole said just now really surprised both Grace and Irene. After looking at each other, Grace asked in a deep voice: "Is this news true?"
"Of course, our Jade Fire Church has already infiltrated all walks of life in Tug City. Even in many wizard organizations, there are many of our loyal believers."
Nicole raised her hands and said with a hint of pride.
"We've wasted several days, Nicole, when will you be ready?" Grace continued to ask.
"Dear Grace, don't worry. The strength of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood should not be underestimated. Moreover, they are in Tug City and have never come out. As long as Disol or the human alchemist leaves Tug City, we will immediately get the news and take action."
"What if the other party keeps hiding in Tug City and doesn't come out? You know I can't wait for several months!" Grace paused and said.
"Don't worry, it won't take a few months, at most a month, for all the preparations on my side to be arranged. Then, I will give you a surprise." Nicole smiled mysteriously.
At this time, a gray-robed attendant wearing a black hood came up, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully: "Master Nicol, the scene has been cleaned up and there will be no traces left. Master, shall we set off for the next point now?"
Nicole nodded and said, "Let's go!"
"Let me think, our next destination is the Green Scale Lizardman Tribe in the Black Mist Swamp!"
(End of this chapter)