Warhammer 40K in a Box
Chapter 17

The Girl Treading Grapes

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Chen Xi, controlling the Inquisitor's pawn, arrived at the forge workshop where Ovilia was located.

The scale here wasn't large; it was just a small forge workshop. The equipment inside could probably handle the processing and production of some small devices and produce some simple individual weapons.

But if the parts were slightly larger or required some heavy firepower, it exceeded the upper limit of what this forge workshop could provide.

Moreover, relatively speaking, Ovilia, as a Bio-Sage, was more involved in biological experiments than holed up in a forge workshop tightening screws.

When Chen Xi arrived at her laboratory in the workshop, he saw rows of person-high culture tanks, each containing grapevines in various stages of growth.

Clearly, Ovilia was cultivating these grape seedlings for Chen Xi.

"If you've come to check on my progress, I've completed the cultivation of fifty grapevines so far. They can now be transplanted into the vineyard for planting. Assuming their growing conditions are guaranteed, they are expected to bear fruit for the first time in nine months." Although Ovilia was very dissatisfied that Chen Xi's arrival interrupted her work, she patiently introduced her current progress to Chen Xi: "In addition, two hundred seedlings are being cultivated, and they will gradually mature over the next three months.

Considering the losses that may occur during the cultivation process, the expected final output will have an error of ±10%."

At this point, Ovilia paused and used the mechanical arm on her back to retrieve the parchment scroll containing the planting guide and brewing guide.

Then she continued, "According to the attached information, the yield of a grapevine is 10-15 kilograms, and 250 grapevines can produce 2500-3750 kilograms of grapes.

Every 1000 kilograms of grapes can be pressed into 700 kilograms of grape juice for brewing, which can eventually produce 400-600 liters of wine.

I have initially completed the analysis of the brewing recipe, and the relevant brewing equipment is being manufactured, but a key step is missing, which requires your assistance."

"What's missing?" Chen Xi heard Ovilia say that a key step was missing and quickly asked with concern. This was related to Rostov II's future source of income, and he didn't dare to be careless.

"It's the grape-stomping maiden. According to the notes in the brewing recipe, young and pure maidens are required to crush all the grapes barefoot during the grape brewing process, so that wine with the best flavor can be brewed." As Ovilia spoke, she pointed out the relevant paragraphs on the parchment to Chen Xi: "This paragraph is marked with a special gold font. Although I cannot understand why this can brew wine with the best flavor, in the spirit of pragmatism, I still hope that you can provide relevant personnel to complete this step in order to conduct relevant comparative verification."

Seeing the text on the parchment that was specially annotated with bolded gold font, Chen Xi felt a surge of heat rush to his head, almost causing him to have a cerebral hemorrhage and faint.

There was no doubt that this paragraph was not something that would be written in the brewing guide he got from the merchant.

Even if there was, he wouldn't have specifically asked the Servo-skull to bold and annotate this paragraph with a gold font when copying and translating it.

This could only be the work of some psychic old geezer sitting on the Golden Throne constipated!

As expected of someone who has eaten and seen everything in the Commorragh Dark Eldar brothels! Big E, you're really playing it up!

Chen Xi restrained his urge to complain with amazing willpower and calmed his emotions before saying, "Regarding this matter, you can contact the Sisters of Battle who will be stationed on the planet later. All the sisters are pure maidens and have devout faith.

It would be very appropriate for them to recite Adeptus Ministorum classics while completing the wine-making process."

Chen Xi didn't omit this step. Since Big E had specifically marked this paragraph, Chen Xi didn't dare to disobey.

This was the Warhammer world, and Big E could really slap him with two psychic big hands.

And who could guarantee that this wasn't Big E wanting to drink JK foot-stomped wine? Can't the old man's little hobby be satisfied?

This is old Terra tradition! This is how wine was made in the 1k era! The old Terra imperial flag guys drink this authentic stuff!

"Let the Adeptus Ministorum sisters participate in the brewing process? This information has been recorded." Ovilia nodded and recorded Chen Xi's order.

It was only at this time that Chen Xi was able to talk to Ovilia about serious matters: "Magos Ovilia, regarding the alien ruins, have you explored them?

Can you introduce me to the relevant information? I plan to form a reconnaissance squad in the near future to conduct a preliminary exploration of these alien ruins in order to prepare for large-scale excavation and exploration work."

"Send out a reconnaissance squad for preliminary investigation? That's a great suggestion!" Ovilia's eyes lit up when she heard that Chen Xi planned to explore the alien ruins.

It was literally glowing! Although this Tech-Priest didn't seem to have undergone large-scale mechanical modifications to her body, how could the body of a Bio-Sage not have some tricks!

Looking at Ovilia's glowing eyes, Chen Xi swallowed and realized that he had underestimated the Tech-Priest's fanaticism in this regard.

"Please come with me, the creations excavated from the ruins have all been preserved by me." Ovilia said to Chen Xi, then turned and walked towards the workshop's warehouse.

Chen Xi quickly followed, and the two soon arrived in front of the warehouse door.

After Ovilia opened the warehouse door with a complex process, she gave Chen Xi additional temporary authorization before taking him inside.

"The alien creations excavated from the ruins are all here. Because of the lack of Adeptus Ministorum and manpower, my excavation of the ruins has not been in-depth, so I have obtained very little." Ovilia showed Chen Xi what she had dug up, her tone full of regret: "According to my analysis, this is a race that has completed metallization modification. Their bodies are made of a special self-regenerating metal material and have quite advanced technology.

But currently, too few alien creations have been excavated from this ruin, and I cannot analyze its technology.

Omnissiah be praised! If possible, please start the investigation and excavation of the ruins as soon as possible!"

"Please allow me to study it carefully before giving you an answer." Chen Xi didn't say anything definitive, but walked to these alien creations and carefully observed them.

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