Chapter 29 Plotting Against Yan Jin
After flipping through the pages for a while, Shi Lin slowly raised his head. After all, the Shi family was an ordinary family, so they had no way of obtaining much information about Yan Jin.
Therefore, there is not much information about Yan Jin's background in the materials, only some of his well-known resume.
However, based on the information the Shi family possessed, they could basically deduce Yan Jin's character and determine whether he was someone they could turn to.
Yan Jin was not a member of a Soul Master family, but a Soul Master from a commoner family. He was once a member of the Heaven Dou Royal Knights, but later retired.
However, he still enjoys the trust of Xue Ye. Because he offended the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, he came to Notting City to seek refuge and served as the dean of Notting Junior Academy. He should be promoted in the future.
"Son, judging from this information, Yan Jin is someone we can rely on. I'm thinking of offering 50% of the brewery's profits in exchange for Yan Jin's protection," Shi Zhen said to Shi Lin with a serious expression.
"Okay, Dad! Although our brewery still needs some investment, it mainly relies on wine Gu to produce alcohol, so the cost is much lower than normal brewing. Even if we sell 50%, we can still make a lot of money." Shi Lin stroked his chin, analyzed the situation with Shi Zhen, and then said.
"Haha, although your old man isn't a Soul Master, my business acumen is unmatched by most people. And with the quality of our family's wine, I believe many people will want to buy it," Shi Zhen said with a smile to Shi Lin.
"More importantly, Yan Jin has just arrived in Notting City and has no power. We are ready-made, so instead of training subordinates, it's better to just take us in directly," Shi Lin continued to say to Shi Zhen.
Xiao Tianhe's behavior was too unseemly; otherwise, the Shi family would have sided with him, even if it meant sacrificing some profits.
The last merchant who sought refuge with Xiao Tianhe is now buried with grass three meters high, and the businesses he ran have all been transferred to the Xiao family.
Yan Jin was an outsider and had no influence in Notting City. Even if he obtained the Shi family's brewing recipe, no one could brew wine for him.
Therefore, sheltering the Shi family is Yan Jin's best choice.
"Dad, when are we going to visit Yan Jin?" Shi Lin looked up and asked Shi Zhen.
"Don't worry, your father has already made arrangements. I believe Yan Jin will agree. I'll take you with me this time. If we're lucky enough to have Yan Jin become your teacher, then the Shi family will be secure!" Shi Zhen said with a smile, ruffling Shi Lin's hair.
Shi Lin nodded in agreement upon hearing Shi Zhen's words.
If they could become master and apprentice, the safety of the Shi family could be improved even further.
However, Shi Lin's talent is only at level three, and Yan Jin may not be interested in Shi Lin's talent.
"Okay, Dad, I'll go with you tomorrow." Shi Lin nodded and said to Shi Zhen.
"By the way, don't go to the Academy these next couple of days. Just rest at home. After all, Xiao Chenyu is already a Soul Master, and you'll likely suffer if you go to the Academy," Shi Zhen suddenly said to Shi Lin with a serious expression.
"Yes, I'll also rest at home for a while." Shi Lin nodded in agreement.
Shi Lin also knew that there was no going back to Notting Junior Academy now. Today, with Yan Jin's help, he had escaped Xiao Chenyu's troubles, which had completely offended Xiao Chenyu.
Given this guy's personality, he'll definitely make things even harder for him. Going back to the Academy would be like suicide.
Shi Lin isn't a masochist, so there's no need for him to suffer.
Moreover, Notting Junior Academy is no longer of much help to Shi Lin. In the past month, Shi Lin has already finished studying the textbooks from first to sixth grade, selecting the ones that he found useful.
In fact, Shi Lin had already considered dropping out of school. After all, he had reached the required age and soul power level, and even without attending a primary Academy, he could directly enter an intermediate or advanced Academy.
Shi Lin shook his head, stopping his wild thoughts.
"Father, since there's nothing else, I'll head back now. I need to rest for a bit; I still have a batch of Gu worms waiting for me to train." Shi Lin shook his head at Shi Zhen, then prepared to stand up and leave the study.
"Alright, go back and rest. The brewery will take at least another six months to complete. Take it easy, rest more when you have time, and cultivate more often to try to absorb the soul ring as soon as possible." Shi Zhen ruffled Shi Lin's hair and said with a smile.
"Understood, Father!" Shi Lin replied, then left Shi Zhen's study and headed towards his own courtyard.
Watching Shi Lin's retreating figure, Shi Zhen revealed a bright smile.
After returning to his courtyard, Shi Lin finally relaxed.
Just as he sat down, Shi An came in from outside.
"Young Master!" Shi An bowed to Shi Lin.
"Brother An, you've come at the right time. Take this token and go to Notting Junior Academy for me. Find a girl named Lin Yu in the fourth grade. After you give her the token, bring her here." Shi Lin took out a token from his pocket and handed it to Shi An.
"Yes, young master!" Shi An accepted the token without hesitation, then turned and left to carry out the mission.
Shi Lin watched Shi An's retreating figure, then turned and went back to his room.
Next, they need to refine some wine Gu to prepare for the opening of the brewery.
In addition, they need to cultivate bitter wine Gu, produce bitter wine, and then use the bitter wine to refine new bitter wine Gu, so that each member of the Shi family has at least three bitter wine Gu.
It is unknown whether the bitter wine Gu has any effect on ordinary people.
But Shi Lin still wanted his father to give it a try.
If feasible, Shi Lin could use those magical Gu worms to help Shi Zhen properly embark on the path of a Soul Master, which would greatly improve Shi Zhen's safety.
Shi Lin took out the bitter wine jar, found a wine jar, threw the bitter wine Gu into the jar, filled it with water, and waited for the water in the jar to turn into wine.
"I wonder how much bitter wine Lin Yu can produce in a day, given her full effort in creating it. And when the Bitter Wine Gu advances to the second-tier Gu worm, it will probably need Lin Yu's bitter wine as well," Shi Lin muttered, stroking his chin.
In fact, Shi Lin could have used the Bitter Wine Gu in his hand to cultivate a large number of high-grade Bitter Wine Gu, but Shi Lin guessed that when the Gu worms advanced to the second tier in the future, he might need to use the bitter wine produced by the original Soul Master.
A Tier 1 Bitter Wine Gu can slightly enhance one's talent, while a Tier 2 Bitter Wine Gu should enhance talent even more.
Therefore, the Bitter Wine Gu has become one of the most important Gu worms in Shi Lin's hands.
After all, this thing can enhance talent, although it's a bit slow, but as the quality of the Gu worm improves, the talent enhancement will also increase.
It's not impossible that Shi Lin's talent will surpass that of a Soul Master with innate full Soul Power in the future.
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