The Immortal's Wine Store Chapter 72
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The next day.
Inside a lavish big manor situated at the center part of Beltran City, a group of men wearing thick battle armors was kneeling respectfully in front of a man in his late twenties.
The man was wearing a luxurious-looking embroidered robes. He had a kind smile on his face as he glanced at the soldiers in front of him.
"Are you sure that what you saw was the Earth Origin Dragon Tree?" The man asked gently.
"Your highness, I can never be wrong about it. It's definitely the Earth Origin Dragon Tree and there are four such spiritual plants inside the wine store." A soldier answered while facing the ground, not daring to face the man.
"Oh? What an interesting store." The man let out a brilliant smile which highlighted his gentle countenance.
"But ah- there is something weird about that store, your highness." The soldier added.
The man glanced at the soldier with the same mellow expression on his face and asked with a curious voice. "Eh? What is it? Tell me."
"A woman is protecting that store and she doesn't seem to be weak. Not just her, even the owner himself is also believed to be a strong expert. We also heard of the news that this owner is actually an Alchemy Saint..." The soldier replied.
The man's mild and warm eyes suddenly flickered because of the soldier's words but it swiftly reverted back to normal.
"An Alchemy Saint opening an inconspicuous store in Beltran City... Prepare my carriage. I want to see this man for myself." He said with an unchanging smile.
"Yes, your highness!"
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"The Frozen Origin should be prepared by now." Jiu Shen muttered to himself as he opened his eyes after his daily meditation.
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He then stood up and directly went inside the Time and Space Chamber.
Yesterday, he brewed the Frozen Origin and aged it inside a huge wooden cask. And with the accelerated time inside the chamber, the wine's aging process should be done by now.
Jiu Shen had high expectations for this new wine. Not with its taste, but its profitability.
Although the system is taking all the revenue, Jiu Shen felt that if the store earned a specific amount, he might get an unexpected surprise.
Considering the system's profligate nature, Jiu Shen was sure that whatever it gives him would never be ordinary.
With the addition of the Frozen Origin, his store would surely earn more than usual since it's way cheaper and affordable compared to the Deep Sea Spring Dew.
Jiu Shen slowly opened the wooden cask while taking out the spatial bottle from his storage earring.
After opening the cask, Jiu Shen saw an ocean blue wine liquid that had a faint golden hue.
Before the aging process of the mixture, the wine liquid was still golden in color. But after the aging of the liquid is done, the Frozen Cloud Glacier's natural color will become the dominant one.
Jiu Shen transferred the wine inside his spatial bottle. The amount of wine liquid inside the wooden cask should be enough to fill hundreds of wine bottles but everything was perfectly stored inside the spatial bottle with no hints of it being fully filled.
After that, Jiu Shen stepped out of the Time and Space Chamber. He still had to transfer the wine liquid inside the display bottles so that he can already sell it.
The store was still closed, so it was fairly quiet and tranquil.
Jiu Shen then saw the three ladies whispering to each other at one corner of the store.
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"Where's master? I knocked on his door, but no one answered me." Lu Sulan asked the two ladies in front of her.
"Don't worry about him. Master should be preparing the new wine inside the Time and Space Chamber." Hestia smiled as she looked at Lu Sulan.
Theia remained silent, but she eagerly listened to their conversation.
"Time and Space Chamber? What's that?" Lu Sulan knitted her eyebrows as she took a glance at Hestia with a curious look on her face.
Hestia giggled and said. "It is the place where master brews his wines. As for what kind of place it is... That's a secret. Hehe."
"Ehem!" Jiu Shen cleared his throat to gather the attention of the three. When he saw them glance at him, Jiu Shen gestured for the three ladies to come near him.
"Prepare your cups. You guys will be the first ones to taste the Frozen Origin." Jiu Shen said calmly.
Lu Sulan and the other two were exhilarated at Jiu Shen's words. They had already tasted all the wines sold by the store and not even one failed to impress them, so they were expectant about this new wine.
Their master even had to gather for its ingredients, so it shouldn't be ordinary right?
"Hehe. Master, I have already prepared the cups for all of us." Hestia chuckled as she took out four silver cups. She then placed it on a table near them while winking at Jiu Shen playfully.
Jiu Shen's lips curved upwards for an instant at the sight of it. He then shook his head before heading straight to the table.
The three ladies quickly found themselves a seat while looking at Jiu Shen with shining eyes.
Jiu Shen ignored their gazes and poured the four cups with an ocean blue wine liquid from his spatial bottle.
A burst of cold air struck their faces but every one of them took it with a pleased look.
The feeling they got was similar to someone eating an ice cream in hot sunny weather.
"How cold!" Lu Sulan glanced at her silver cup filled with blue liquid. She took the cup in her hands and took a sniff of the wine's aroma.
Jiu Shen and the others did the same. The former was more reserved since he had already smelled the wine inside the Time and Space Chamber.
The Frozen Origin had the distinct smell of grapes but it was accentuated by the cold and glacial aroma of the Frozen Cloud Glacier.
He then placed the cup in his mouth and drank its content with his eyes closed.
A cold sensation wrapped around his tongue and throat as he swallowed the wine. It was then followed by a mild grape-flavored aftertaste that burst forth in his taste buds.
"Not bad." Jiu Shen muttered to himself.
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