Chapter 19 New Ingredients for Gu Refining
Looking at the wine jar containing a superior wine Gu that evolves by devouring Gu worms of the same level, Shi Lin thought of many things.
"If I can synthesize high-quality Gu worms from a large number of low-quality Gu worms, it will indeed allow me to refine high-quality Gu worms even without good materials." Shi Lin looked at the superior wine Gu in the wine jar with eyes full of surprise.
Why did Shi Lin refine Gu worms? It was to obtain powerful strength. Why did he need a large amount of soul beast materials? It was to refine higher quality Gu worms.
However, the high-quality Gu worms synthesized through devouring do not consume gold soul coins, but rather time.
In that case, it would be a case of losing more than you gain.
After all, Shi Lin's talent is only at the third level of soul power, not that of a genius, so he should focus on cultivation.
"It seems that before my father's brewery becomes profitable, the only way to obtain high-quality Gu worms is through this mutual devouring," Shi Lin sighed.
When they had money, they could still spend it as they pleased, using materials from soul beasts to refine Gu worms. But now the conditions don't allow it. Their family's finances are insufficient, so they can only use more time-consuming and laborious methods.
However, Shi Lin didn't have the extra energy to refine other Gu worms. He needed to focus all his efforts on refining wine Gu and getting the brewery up and running first.
Once the distillery is running smoothly, they'll have money to buy soul beast materials and use them to refine Gu worms.
Just then, there was a knock on Shi Lin's door.
"Young Master, are you up yet? It's time to go home." Shi An's voice came from outside the door.
Shi Lin looked at the superior wine Gu in his hand and shook his head helplessly. Then he put down the wine jar, went to the door, and opened it.
"Greetings, young master! You have the day off today, so I've come to pick you up." Shi An bowed respectfully to Shi Lin.
"Okay, let's go, Brother An, let's go home." Shi Lin patted Shi An's arm and said to him with some frustration.
"Young Master, don't we need to take the wine jar back?" Shi An asked Shi Lin, scratching his head.
"Don't move them, I have a use for these wine jars," Shi Lin said, shaking his head helplessly.
Next, each of the Gu worms to be refined will need its own private room, and these wine jars will be used as private rooms for the wine Gu worms.
Seeing Shi Lin's constipated expression, Shi An knew that Shi Lin had suffered some setback, so he didn't say anything more and left Notting Academy with Shi Lin, heading towards Shi Family Village.
The carriage bumped along the way until sunset before the group finally returned to Shijia Village.
Shi Zhen led a group of people to personally welcome Shi Lin. Time flew by, and before they knew it, Shi Lin had been attending school for a month.
"Father!" Shi Lin exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Shi Zhen, then jumped down from the carriage.
"Wow, my son has grown so strong! Becoming a Soul Master really makes a difference!" Shi Zhen looked Shi Lin up and down with excitement and said with a smile.
"Dad, I haven't been exercising, how could I be strong? By the way, there was a little accident, let's talk about it when we get back." Shi Lin said to Shi Zhen with a slightly embarrassed expression.
Shi Zhen was taken aback for a moment, but despite his confusion, he returned to the courtyard with Shi Lin and went to the restaurant.
"Father, this is the Gu worm I've refined over the past ten days." Shi Lin took out the last remaining high-grade wine Gu from his pocket and handed it to Shi Zhen, his expression quite grim.
"Only one? It's taking a bit longer to refine it." Shi Zhen frowned slightly, but still smiled as he spoke to Shi Lin, not wanting to put too much pressure on him.
Shi Zhen estimated that at least ten high-grade wine Gu and three hundred mid-grade wine Gu would be needed to maintain the normal operation of the brewery.
Shi Lin's current speed in refining Gu is indeed a bit insufficient.
But judging from Shi Lin's current pace, it seems the brewing plan will have to be shelved.
"Dad, don't be too nervous. Actually, I've refined twenty Gu worms recently, but... I didn't know that these things would devour each other when put together. Here, this is the result of them devouring each other." Shi Lin shrugged helplessly and could only briefly tell Shi Zhen what had happened.
Shi Zhen was also stunned for a moment after hearing Shi Lin's words.
Fortunately, Shi Zhen had stored these wine Gu separately in order to increase the production of alcohol.
Otherwise, Shi Zhen would probably have found out about this before Shi Lin.
After listening to Shi Lin's introduction, Shi Zhen nodded. Twenty Gu worms could be refined in ten days, and forty Gu worms in a month. In half a year, it would be enough to meet the daily needs of the brewery.
"It's alright, it's not a big deal. As long as we don't put these Gu worms together, it'll be fine. Come on, let's not think about it anymore. There's always a solution. I made all your favorite dishes today, let's go eat first." Shi Zhen ruffled Shi Lin's hair and said to Shi Lin with a smile.
Seeing his father's expression, Shi Lin felt much better, so he went to the restaurant with Shi Zhen to eat.
Shi Lin quickly finished eating.
"Dad, how many wine Gu does the brewery need?" Shi Lin asked Shi Zhen, rubbing his bulging belly.
"To be honest, my plan is to use ten high-grade wine Gu and three hundred mid-grade wine Gu. Isn't that a lot?" Shi Zhen, having finished eating, put down his chopsticks and said to Shi Lin with a smile.
"In that case, I'll refine the high-grade wine Gu first. As long as I have enough high-grade wine Gu, the speed of refining mid-grade wine Gu will be very fast," Shi Lin said to Shi Zhen after thinking for a moment.
"That's what I think too. However, although the Gu worms are important, they are not nearly as important as your cultivation. Don't let the refining of Gu worms delay your cultivation." Shi Zhen earnestly instructed Shi Lin.
The Shi family finally produced someone with cultivation talent. If this talent is wasted on cultivation because of these gold and silver items, Shi Zhen will probably regret it to death.
"Don't worry, Dad. Refining Gu worms is also a form of cultivation for me," Shi Lin said with a smile to Shi Zhen.
"Hearing you say that, I'm not worried about you anymore. You've always been a man of your own mind. Alright, now that you've eaten and drunk your fill, I'll take you to see something good!" Shi Zhen patted Shi Lin on the shoulder, then stood up and led Shi Lin out of the restaurant.
After leaving the restaurant, Shi Zhen led Shi Lin to a warehouse in the backyard of the Shi family.
Shi Lin knew that this warehouse was used to store fresh meat.
Shi Zhen arrived at the warehouse, unlocked it with a key, stepped back from the gate, and led Shi Lin into the warehouse.
As the door opened, a strong smell of blood wafted out, but Shi Lin and Shi Zhen were already used to it and entered the warehouse without a care.
"A 120-year-old armored black boar only cost three gold soul coins. This soul beast corpse is much cheaper than we imagined." Shi Zhen pointed to the black boar corpse in front of him, a bright smile on his face.
Following the direction Shi Zhen pointed, Shi Lin saw a pure black wild boar lying on the ground, three meters long and one and a half meters high, with a head larger than its body and tusks a meter long.
Shi Lin originally thought that this was a black pig that his father had bought from the nearby villagers.
He never expected this to be the corpse of a soul beast!
Shi Lin stepped forward, looked at the armored black boar's corpse in front of him, and excitedly reached out to touch it.
What lies beneath the bristles of this black pig is not skin, but rather hard armor plates!
He wondered what kind of Gu worms this armored black boar can refine.
"Alright, I'll leave the soul beast corpse to you. I'm heading back now. If you need any help, just ask Xiao An." Shi Zhen patted Shi Lin on the shoulder and said with a smile before standing up and leaving.
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