Chapter 16 Making Money Through Gu Poisoning
Although the price of soul beast materials is not high, Shi Lin frowned after careful consideration.
The Divine Wood King Cauldron only left Shi Lin with some methods of using it, so Shi Lin had to explore and experiment with the recipe for refining Gu on his own.
In this way, developing a new Gu worm recipe requires a massive amount of experimentation, and the experimentation requires a large amount of soul beast materials.
The first-tier Gu worms that Shi Lin is currently refining are relatively easy to make, as the materials required are quite simple.
However, the materials required for second-tier Gu worms will be more than those required for first-tier Gu worms.
As the rank increases!
The amount of soul beast materials consumed is also increasing!
Once you reach the ninth rank, each type of Gu worm is like a bottomless pit, requiring a massive amount of materials to fill it!
The Shi family is considered wealthy in a remote place like Notting City, but in reality, they don't have much operating capital in a year, given the limited spending power of the villages near Notting City and the city's own limited resources.
In that case, the Shi family's income simply cannot meet Shi Lin's expenses.
If Shi Zhen makes arrangements for Shi Lin regardless of everything, the Shi family will inevitably go bankrupt in the end.
Shi Lin finally had a home, and he didn't want to destroy it because of his Gu cultivation.
Therefore, in addition to improving his own strength, Shi Lin also needs to figure out ways to make money for the Shi family.
Shi Lin sat on the bed and began to ponder deeply.
Many things in his previous life required an industrial base to manufacture, and Shi Lin knew that graduate students from agricultural colleges wouldn't know how to make those things.
So after thinking for half a day, Shi Lin realized that the best way to make money was to use the characteristics of Gu worms.
For example, a wine Gu can be used to brew wine!
The wine brewed from the superior wine Gu is already considered the top-grade wine in Notting City, and it can make a lot of money if sold.
More importantly, brewing wine in a wine Gu has no cost!
With a large number of wine Gu, a large amount of wine will be produced every day. This is a business with no capital!
Moreover, Notting City doesn't have any famous wine merchants, which means there's no good wine in Notting City, giving the Shi family a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
If the Shi family can control the profitable liquor business, then Shi Lin will have the money to buy soul beast corpses!
Just then, Shi An brought a bowl of noodles into Shi Lin's room.
"Hehe, young master, these noodles are fresh out of the pot. Eat them early and go to bed early." Shi An placed the noodles on Shi Lin's table and smiled honestly at Shi Lin.
"By the way, Brother An, how are those bugs I left with you doing?" Shi Lin asked Shi An with a smile.
"Everything is fine. We can produce quite a bit of wine every now and then. Besides the wine that the master gave away a few days ago, there are still seven or eight jars left, all of which are kept in my room," Shi An said to Shi Lin as if reciting a familiar story.
He will definitely complete the tasks assigned to him by Shi Lin in a serious manner.
"Brother An, bring me a jar of the best wine later. I don't drink it; I have a use for it," Shi Lin said to Shi An while eating noodles.
"No problem, young master, I'll go get it right away!" Shi An quickly replied, then rushed out of the room and went back to his own room to get the wine.
Shi Lin watched Shi An's hurried departure and shook his head helplessly. Shi An's temperament still needs to be tempered.
Not long after, Shi An came to Shi Lin's room carrying a wine jar.
"Young Master, here's the wine you ordered, but you absolutely mustn't drink it, or Uncle Fugui will beat me to death," Shi An said to Shi Lin with some fear.
"Don't worry, Brother An, I won't drink. It's getting late, you should go back and rest too," Shi Lin said with a smile to Shi An.
"Yes, young master, I'll head back now." Shi An nodded, then left Shi Lin's room, closing the door behind him.
After watching Shi An leave, Shi Lin put down his chopsticks and ate half a bowl of noodles, feeling full.
Shi Lin came to the table, summoned the Divine Wood King Cauldron, and took out a few bamboo worms that he had been raising in his room. Shi Lin planned to use the wine produced by the wine Gu to refine the wine Gu.
It's unclear whether it's feasible, since Shi Lin has never tried refining Gu worms this way before.
If it were feasible, Shi Lin could possess an unlimited supply of wine Gu.
Shi Lin opened the seal on the wine jar and then began to refine the wine Gu according to the recipe.
With all the materials poured into the Divine Wood Cauldron, Shi Lin channeled his soul power and began refining the Gu.
The churning of the liquor was no different from normal Gu refining.
It was finished in less than a minute.
However, Shi Lin was unlucky this time and failed to refine it. All that was left in the Divine Wood King Cauldron was a black bamboo worm corpse.
"Again!" Shi Lin was not discouraged and continued to refine the wine Gu.
After three consecutive failures, Shi Lin finally succeeded once.
A white and tender wine Gu lay inside the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
[Gu Insect: Wine Gu]
[Level: Tier 1]
[Quality: Medium]
[Functions: 1. Increases cultivation speed and soul power purity after contracting; 2. Transforms water into alcohol after being placed in clear water for seven days]
[Introduction: One of the few basic Gu worms that can increase cultivation speed and purify soul power. The refining method is average, and the refining materials are limited. It can be used as a material for refining second-grade Gu worms.]
[Note: Spring and Autumn Annals enter the altar, a great dream has lasted for a thousand years.]
"Since the wine produced by the wine Gu can be used to refine Gu worms, doesn't that mean I have an endless supply of wine Gu? Selling wine is a completely feasible path!" Shi Lin looked at the wine Gu in the Divine Wood King Cauldron, his eyes filled with excitement.
It was as if the Divine Wood King Cauldron contained not a mid-grade wine Gu, but a hen that could lay golden eggs!
Shi Lin glanced at the wine jar; the dozen or so kilograms of wine had been almost completely consumed.
Shi Lin's soul power was almost exhausted.
"Forget it, I'll go back to sleep. Since it's proven to be feasible, we'll start mass production of the wine Gu tomorrow!" With that thought, Shi Lin happily returned to bed and fell asleep shortly after lying down.
[end of the chapter]