Chapter 123 (continued)

This is a level two magical wine!

The Pixie's eyes sparkled, and upon receiving permission, they immediately opened the wine jar.

They used tiny leaf spoons to scoop the wine from the jars into leaf cups.

As they scooped the wine, a wonderful aroma wafted out, smelling like a giant cluster of flowers blooming in a basket.

The Pixie couldn't resist getting closer and closer to the wine jar.

The Pixie held up the leaf cups with their tiny hands, tilted their heads back, and poured the liquid into their mouths.

When they tasted the sweet Star Berry wine fermented with Tammi Golden Wine, their eyes shone as brightly as stars.

"Chirp chirp!" the Pixie chirped contentedly.

"Chirp chirp chirp!" Habu and several of his Companion Beast chirped smugly beside him.

This indicates that the yeast was brought back from a great distance, and the wine brewed from it will be very sweet.

They also stated that these yeasts are connected to the Pixie, being yeasts chosen and blessed by another Pixie on a distant highland.

The Companion Beast and the Pixie communicated fairly smoothly and could understand each other.

Upon hearing news from another Pixie, several of Pixie paused for a moment.

Moli used the wolf's kiss to gently push another jar of wine. "Awooo."

It gestured for the Pixie to also try the wine.

The Pixie opened another jar of wine and tasted it. The mellow flavor initially sobered them up a bit, but they quickly became intoxicated by it again.

Harper forcefully changed the subject with her Companion Beast, no longer talking about the other Pixie.

The Pixie drank their fruit wine and, quite happily, gave the furry creatures a large basket of nuts as a return gift.

Moli and the others quickly carried the nuts back to report.

Xie Juanhan took the basket from Moli's mouth. "How are the Pixie feeling?"

"Aww!" the furry creatures exclaimed in unison, indicating that the Pixie really liked this wine.

Xie Juanhan smiled, quite satisfied with the wine his family had brewed this year. He planned to put the wine into barrels and then send it to the cellar for aging once autumn arrived.

He had just sent a letter to the Dwarf, inviting them to come and discuss the making of wine barrels.

Both parties agreed that the Dwarf craftsmen would come in person to negotiate the price in a couple of days.

--The Dwarf are good at making barrels and the Dwarf who are good at building houses are not the same group; they need to specifically invite their own kind who have the expertise to come.

Xie Juanhan carried the basket into the kitchen.

The nuts given by the Pixie are perfectly dry and can be stored directly in earthenware jars without needing to be dried separately.

Xie Juanhan put the nuts inside, and then thought about writing another note to label the earthenware jar.

To avoid the tragedy of the nuts inside spoiling before they could be eaten.

Just then, Xie Juanhan heard a faint sound coming from outside.

He listened intently.

It was so subtle that he wouldn't have noticed it if all the furry creatures in the house hadn't gone to sleep in the study, and the house hadn't been so quiet.

Xie Juanhan put down the jar in his hand and walked out.

The Magic Wand Tree in the yard stood tall with its branches and leaves, its canopy pointing outwards towards the fence, the magma stored in its leaves poised to erupt.

They're like vicious guard dogs.

It's normal for the creatures outside the courtyard to linger, too afraid to come in.

Xie Juanhan had already clearly seen the creature outside the fence and called out, "Little Tree, it's a guest, don't spit lava."

The eager Magic Wand Tree had no choice but to stop.

Although it can spew magma, it doesn't want to be burned by Dragon Flame or frozen by dragon breath.

It had experienced the taste of both.

After Xie Juanhan stopped the Magic Wand Tree, he followed the cobblestone path to open the courtyard gate. "I'm sorry, ever since the giant came last time, the Magic Wand Tree has been particularly wary of guests."

The Pixie lingering outside the fence. "Chirp chirp."

The Pixie still seemed a bit hesitant.

Xie Juanhan noticed their flushed cheeks and their somewhat wobbly flight, and suspected they were a little drunk.

That's why they took the initiative to come to our door.

Xie Juanhan softened his voice. "Come in and sit down, I'll make you some honey water."

Harper and the others heard the sound and all ran out, huddling around Xie Juanhan's legs to greet the Pixie.

Upon seeing their familiar friends, the Pixie finally calmed down a bit.

"Chirp chirp." The Pixie greeted Xie Juanhan in soft voices.

After exchanging greetings, they popped the small jars out of the air with a "poof poof poof".

That small jar was carved from pure wood.

The small jar looks a bit heavy.

Perhaps the Pixie were too small.

Several Pixie were carrying a wooden jar together.

With their bellies bulging, they laboriously lifted the wooden jar above Xie Juanhan.

"Chirp chirp chirp." The Pixie gestured for Xie Juanhan to take the wooden jar.

Xie Juanhan didn't quite understand the Pixie's movements.

He reached out and took several wooden jars, waiting for the Pixie to explain.

The Pixie handed him the wooden jar, panting heavily, and their voices gradually grew louder.

"Chirp, chirp chirp."

I don't know if it was from drinking or from being in a hurry.

The Pixie spoke at length and earnestly.

The Pixie said that the wooden jar contained their usual fruit wine yeast.

They had carefully selected these yeasts beforehand.

Having just drunk the level-two magic wine, and with their Magic Power abundant, they even bestowed three Pixie blessings upon the yeast in the wooden jar.

They performed each time with great seriousness.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei can use these yeasts to brew wine.

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

Their Pixie are just as good as those from other places!

The Pixie expressed their agreement earnestly.

He was indeed a little drunk.

Xie Juanhan looked at the Pixie's serious faces and was a little worried about their expressions after they sobered up.

However, Xie Juanhan responded very sincerely at this moment, "Yes, your Magic Power is very strong, and you use Blessing Magic very well. I still use the Blessing Magic I learned from you from time to time, and it works very well."

The Pixie were satisfied. "Chirp chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "I will cherish the yeast in the jar. I'll go pick Star Berry later and brew another jar of Star Berry wine."

The Pixie looked up at Xie Juanhan and chirped!

The Pixie were so drunk they were staggering and could barely fly.

Xie Juanhan went back to the kitchen and got a basket. Inside the basket, he placed a soft down pillow and lined it with a cloth. He then invited the Pixie into the basket. "Shall I take you back?"

The Pixie looked at Xie Juanhan's face.

After watching for a while, they fluttered into the basket and lay down in a row, chirping.

Xie Juanhan carried the basket and led the Pixie back to the Magic Forest, to their territory at the foot of the rocky hills.

The Pixie returned to their familiar place, disappearing with a "poof, poof" sound as they went back to their respective homes.

Xie Juanhan was worried about the Pixie, so in the evening he sent the furry creatures to deliver Cold Melon to them again to inquire about their situation.

The furry creatures said the Pixie were very nice.

However, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei did not see the Pixie for quite some time afterward.

The Pixie might feel embarrassed about being drunk.

When Telingewei returned home, he saw the wooden jar the Pixie had given him and asked, "What's this?"

"The yeast chosen by the Pixie."

Xie Juanhan couldn't help but laugh whenever this was mentioned.

He suppressed a laugh and told Telingewei the whole story.

Telingewei: "That's normal. If they weren't competitive, they wouldn't keep throwing berries at me."

Xie Juanhan smiled, his eyes crinkling. "Don't let it slip, or the Pixie might not want to see us anymore."

Telingewei: "They don't talk to me at all, and I can't even let something slip."

The Pixie are so cute.

Xie Juanhan didn't want to disappoint them, so he specially picked a basket of Star Berry, intending to make them into fruit wine.

They crushed the Star Berry, filtered out the seeds, and then poured the berry mixture into three wooden jars.

These three wooden jars must have been used by the Pixie for a long time; you can scoop up a thick layer of fine lees by scraping the bottom with a spoon.

Wine lees are basically sediments formed from a mixture of fruit pulp, and they contain a lot of yeast.

To increase the success rate of fermentation, Xie Juanhan deliberately lowered the temperature, allowing the wine in the wooden jars to ferment at a low temperature in a cool, dark place.

The yeast that the Pixie carefully selected is indeed very useful.

In just three days, when the wooden jar was opened and stirred, the initially fermenting wine already had an extraordinary, sweet and refreshing aroma.

Xie Juanhan was almost certain that once these wines were fermented, they would have a completely different flavor from Tammi Golden Wine, but the quality of the liquor would not be low.

Just as Xie Juanhan and his group's wine was fermenting day by day, the Dwarf craftsmen who were skilled at making wine barrels finally arrived from afar.

The Goddess Wood that Xie Juanhan's family cut down last autumn has now gone through the complete cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter by the end of this summer.

These planks, catalyzed by wind, frost, rain, and dew, slowly mature, their sharp, raw taste disappearing, leaving only a mellow wood flavor.

The Dwarf craftsmen circled the wood several times, exclaiming, "This batch of Goddess Wood you've made is truly excellent!"

Xie Juanhan: "The Goddess Wood that has grown in the Magic Forest for hundreds of years must be of better quality than those outside."

The Dwarf craftsmen nodded. "Good wood deserves good craftsmanship; we will certainly use the best techniques to make these barrels."

Xie Juanhan looked at them. "How much?"

The Dwarf craftsmen puffed out their chests and said solemnly and earnestly, "One gold coin for one large wooden barrel, made entirely by hand using the Dwarf's finest craftsmanship."

Xie Juanhan looked down at the unfamiliar Dwarf were barely up to his knees.