Because Luka sped up the flow of time, after the four of them returned to the 3K era and rested for two days, a year had passed on the Rostov II.
A lot has happened in a year, but overall not much has changed.
The battle in the A7-012 area has turned into a trial ground. General Gregory found that sending a combat team directly into the area would be tantamount to suicide, so he changed his strategy and used fresh flesh and blood to lure out the skinners, and then concentrated his fire with heavy firepower.
However, as the Sisters of Battle completed their training, the trial quickly turned into the Sisters fighting the lured Flayers head-on, with the Defense Force soldiers providing support.
General Gregory also ruthlessly selected the elite guards who passed the first trial to form a combat team to cooperate with the combat nuns to enter the sewers to carry out a cleanup to prevent the Skinners from multiplying too much.
Even though only five out of ten defense teams could come up, after such a test, the defense soldiers who originally looked like a group of rookies clearly had a more elite and tough aura, and looked like a group of battle-hardened veterans.
This was not surprising to Luka. After all, it was a Skinner. He and Guterres had personally dealt with this thing and knew clearly how difficult it was to deal with this thing that came with a fear aura and dimensional space.
Even the Astartes used by Guterres would be dazed and stunned for a moment when facing the Skinner. Any mortal who could withstand the aura of fear and fight against the Skinner would be considered the elite among the elite.
If the Ministry of Military Affairs wants to recruit soldiers, the defense forces on Rostov II are now qualified to become Astra Militarum, and they are elite Astra Militarum with special attacks against ribs.
Luka was also very satisfied with the performance of the first batch of combat nuns who completed the training. Although they still had a long way to go before becoming qualified combat nuns, at least they were qualified in terms of combat effectiveness.
Although they are still trainee nuns, they have obtained their own power armor and equipment such as grenade launchers and melta weapons in advance because they have to face the Flayers.
Although they were equipped with equipment far superior to that of PDF, the combat nuns suffered heavy casualties. More than 10% of casualties was a considerable burden for this newly born order of nuns.
But generally speaking, both the Battle Sisters and the Planetary Defense Force were fully trained in the battle with the Flayers, and they also realized what kind of monsters they would have to face in this purgatory galaxy.
The dead were naturally buried properly. The defense soldiers were buried in the cemetery near the monastery, and the combat nuns were buried in the tombs under the monastery, which was also used as a wine cellar.
The disabled nuns were not abandoned. They received implants of mechanical prosthetic limbs. Although they could no longer assume the responsibilities of combat nuns, at least they could still manage the vineyard.
One year is enough for the first batch of grapes to mature and be brewed into wine. Olivia's ability as a biological sage allows these vines to start bearing fruit in the first year after planting. If this technology were used in the 3K era, it would be epoch-making.
However, the various knowledge involved is probably not something that the scientists of the 3K era can understand. Unless they can come to this world and receive a full set of education from the Mechanicus and become a qualified geneticist, they will be able to understand how Olivia did it.
This is not simply ripening, but rather correction and adjustment of these grape seedlings at the genetic level so that they will grow rapidly once planted and reach the point where they can bear fruit in the first year.
Originally, Olivia was planning to modify the taste of the grape to make it sweeter, but Luka stopped her from doing so. Instead, he asked her to keep the original sweetness of the Cabernet Sauvignon and just add some flavor substances to it.
When Luka and Guterres re-entered the world, they happened to taste the first batch of successfully brewed new wine.
"How do you feel?" Luka asked Guterres.
Although everyone else in the Governor's court praised the new wine, Luka still wanted to hear Guterres's evaluation.
After all, compared to everyone in the Warhammer world, Guterres can better taste the quality of this wine.
This is not only because he has tasted many kinds of red wine in the 3K era and can taste the quality better than people in the 40K era, but also because he is a Space Marine, and his superhuman senses allow him to taste the taste of wine more delicately.
"It's very good, with a rich fruit aroma, a very typical Cabernet Sauvignon flavor, firm and delicate tannins, and a long and layered aftertaste. If it can be aged, the taste will be even more tempting." Guterres gave a very high evaluation.
"Do you think it can be sold at a high price?" Luka was more concerned about whether this wine could bring enough income to the planet.
As for the taste? Luka's best comment on the wine is that it's smooth and not intoxicating. Besides that, his most common comment is that it's not as good as Sprite.
"It should be possible. While it might not reach the exorbitant prices of Catalina White, I think it should be able to sell for one or two thousand Throne Coins a bottle." Guterres gave a satisfactory price based on his own judgment. "After all, this is a new wine and not very well-known. If you are willing to hype it up a bit through the state religion, you can probably get a higher price."
"It would be nice if it had some special properties. It seems that there is no special bonus when a nun steps on grapes!" Luka sighed with a hint of helplessness.
If the nuns could add one or two special effects to the wine, then it wouldn't be expensive even if it was sold for 10,000 throne coins a bottle.
After all, the most expensive Catalina white wine in the empire only costs 10,000 throne coins per bottle, and that is just to satisfy the appetite.
"On this point, I think we need to wait until the wine is aged before we can draw a conclusion. What we are drinking now is just new wine, which lacks the changes brought about by aging." Guterres did not seem to care too much about this.
After all, even if it is like this now, it can still be sold at a high price, just not that high.
"Maybe, I think…" Luka was about to say something else to Guterres, but suddenly noticed that in the corner of the banquet hall, an aristocrat seemed to be behaving a little strangely.
His whole body was on fire, literally on fire. Golden flames burst out of his mouth and eyes, and in just a moment, he was completely burnt.