Compared to the Bright Five Elements Continent, the more turbulent situation on the Dark Five Elements Continent was clearly better suited to Ji Dong's growth.
Therefore.
Over the past few years, Ji Dong had mainly developed his influence on the Dark Five Elements Continent, while the forces he had established on the Bright Five Elements Continent were managed in his stead by Bi Su and Carl, his Bing Fire and Ding Fire companions, in a twenty-eighty and eighty-twenty split respectively.
"Knowing how to assess the situation and develop somewhere more suitable instead of stubbornly grinding away on the Bright Five Elements Continent is quite good," Zhou Qing praised.
"Of course!"
Ji Dong wore a smug expression. "I'm not some rigid young fool, hehe. By the way, how are things on your side?"
"We'll be founding a nation before long."
Zhou Qing said it casually.
"Damn! That's awesome!"
Ji Dong gave him a thumbs-up. "I'm still farming!"
In truth, the farming Ji Dong spoke of was farming in the literal sense—personally tilling the fields.
Wine was brewed from grain. To create truly fine wine, one had to personally grow the grain, experience the farmers' labor and hardship, as well as the joy of the moment before harvest. Only then could that sentiment be infused into the wine during mixing. Otherwise, no matter how delicious the wine was, it could only stimulate the taste buds, not touch the heart.
This was also the principle Zhou Qing had taught him back then—
As a bartender, judged solely by technique, Ji Dong was already unrivaled in the world. But when it came to brewing wine that could move people's hearts, the experiences of both his past and present lives were not enough to blend all of history, ancient and modern, into his wine. He