The next day, after breakfast, Mo Bai dragged the village elder along, carrying a crossbow, into the mountains. He remembered his agreement with the village elder: as long as he could prove he had the ability to hunt in the mountains, the village elder would not stop him.
Although he has now obtained the hunting crossbow, breaking his promise is not Mo Bai's style. Since he made a prior agreement with Old Man Li, he must obtain his approval.
After entering the mountains and forests, Mo Bai began to search in a seemingly serious manner. In reality, Mo Bai was using the Blood Refining Secret Technique to enhance his perception of his surroundings.
After searching for less than an hour, Mo Bai seemed to have discovered something. He stopped and turned the knob of his crossbow, pulled the bowstring, nocked an arrow, and shot it at a low bush about 130 meters to his right. At this time, Old Man Li had not yet realized what was happening. Then he saw the bush shake and a group of wild boars ran out. One of them ran a few steps and fell heavily to the ground.
Seeing this, Old Man Li was so happy he was speechless. Wild boars had always been a major concern for the surrounding villages, but because they had no good solutions, the villagers had been on the defensive. He never expected that Xiao Bai would kill a wild boar in just one hour. How could Old Man Li not be excited?
The two quickly approached the wild boar, and only then did Old Man Li realize that he had just shot a nearly adult male wild boar weighing over 300 pounds.
After calming down a bit, Old Man Li immediately prepared to disassemble and pack the pork, but Mo Bai stopped him.
"A wild boar is good, but if we can use it to lure and kill other carnivorous animals, that's far more valuable than killing a wild boar," Mo Bai said.
Hearing this, Old Man Li hesitated. He understood what Mo Bai was saying: wild boars usually only destroy crops, but carnivorous beasts can hurt people.
But those beasts were cunning and treacherous, and Village Chief Li worried that the two of them alone wouldn't be able to handle them.
After some thought, Village Chief Li agreed to Mo Bai's suggestion, and the two of them worked together to drag the wild boar to a tall tree with many branches.
During this process, Mr. Li discovered that Mo Bai was stronger than him, which surprised him again.
After climbing the tree, the two sat on the trunk. Mo Bai held a crossbow, while Old Man Li held a spear used to protect against animals and fish.
After waiting for more than an hour, a fox finally came over, circled around twice, and when it found no place to bite, it quickly ran away.
Two hours later, several wolves arrived and began tearing at the wild boar. Soon, the wolves had ripped open the boar's belly, and in no time, the boar's internal organs were almost completely eaten. Each wolf had a round belly from eating. At this point, the village chief became restless. He was naturally very unhappy that the wild boar he had worked so hard to hunt had been fed to the wolves.
But before he could even persuade Mo Bai to take action, the wolves seemed to have discovered something and quickly left. Seeing this, the village chief calmed down.
About half an hour later, an adult male grizzly bear leisurely walked out, glanced at Mo Bai and the other person, and went straight to the wild boar, tearing off the remaining internal organs.
Old Man Li was somewhat bewildered. A 500-pound adult male grizzly bear would require a large group of experienced hunters to handle. Now, Village Chief Li only hoped that the remaining wild boars could feed the grizzly bear so that he and Mo Bai could be safe.
At this moment, Mo Bai seemed somewhat excited. Mo Bai had never hunted on Blue Star. Although he had just killed a wild boar, the wild boar was not very aggressive and did not bring Mo Bai any sense of accomplishment. Now that he saw the grizzly bear, his interest was immediately piqued, and he directly aimed at the grizzly bear's heart and pulled the trigger.
With a bang, the grizzly bear met the same fate as the wild boar, both pierced through the heart by an arrow. The grizzly bear let out a miserable cry and collapsed.
"Haha, haha," Old Li burst into laughter when he saw the grizzly bear fall. He had thought he would be eaten by the bear, but he didn't expect that he would not only survive, but also be able to eat bear meat soon.
After waiting a while and making sure there were no other issues, the two climbed down from the tree.
They quickly dismembered the remaining wild boars, used the ropes they had brought to hoist the grizzly bear and some of the wild boars up, and then each of them carried a pig leg back home.
As for why it was hung up, it's because with Mo Bai and Old Man Li's current strength, they simply couldn't get rid of the grizzly bear. They would have to go back and call for help, and hanging it up would also keep out other wild animals.
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In the evening, a dozen men sat around a large table that had been temporarily put together at the village chief's house. After a busy day, the group finally cleaned up the grizzly bear and wild boar and stewed a large pot of meat.
"That kid Xiaobai is amazing! He's so young and he managed to bring back a grizzly bear," a burly man exclaimed. The others echoed his sentiments.
At this moment, Li Youfu walked in carrying a wooden wine barrel of about five liters, and the others were pleasantly surprised to see him.
"We used to only get to drink Sister Youfu's wine during festivals, but today we're lucky to be able to drink it thanks to Xiaobai," a man said with a smile, getting up to take the wine barrel.
Mo Bai looked at the wine barrel with some curiosity. He had been in this world called Douluo Continent for several days, and this was the first time he had seen wine from this world.
Of course, Mo Bai didn't have high expectations. After a few days, he had gained a general understanding of the continent's productivity.
This world is still in a feudal society, and the mode of production is only traditional handicrafts and small-scale agriculture, which is not much different from the mode of production in the feudal society of Earth.
One of the most obvious differences is that the extraordinary and the mundane societies in this world are seamlessly integrated, which leads to a completely different direction in the development of handicrafts compared to Earth.
Mo Bai only realized this after witnessing Tang Hao's forging skills.
However, the villagers of Baige Village are clearly ordinary people, and the wine they brew at home is mostly very rough and primitive.
The burly man took the barrel of wine and poured a small bowl for everyone, including Mo Bai. Clearly, there was no concept in this world that minors couldn't drink alcohol.
Mo Bai looked at the somewhat cloudy wine in the bowl, took a small sip, and then swallowed it with some difficulty.
Mo Bai doesn't have much of an appreciation for wine, but he was still shocked by this wine. The low alcohol content was expected, and the poor taste was also fine. However, why did it have a burning sensation in his throat? It wasn't spicy, but rather a burning sensation.
"If we could develop a good wine here, wouldn't we be rich?" Who would have thought I'd one day be using a money-making strategy from a novel?
Seeing that Mo Bai had taken a sip, the burly man asked, "Little Bai, how is it? This wine is pretty good, isn't it?" He then tried to pour Mo Bai another glass, but Mo Bai quickly refused.
...
Seven days later.
In these seven days, Mo Bai hunted a lot of prey, including wild boars, wild goats, and even several wolves and an adult male tiger.
Because they caught so much prey, even though Mo Bai made most of the meat into cured meat, there was still a lot left over. So these past few days, Hundred Pigeon Village has been like a festival every day.
Today, Mo Bai did not go hunting in the mountains. Instead, he took out the various animal bones he had picked off, sorted and organized them, and then took out the cinnabar he had obtained from the villagers. He mixed it with the blood of seven kinds of animals he had collected, and after a simple purification, he made the blood talisman ink that was most commonly used in talisman making on Blue Star.
Once the talisman ink was made, Mo Bai used a specially made 97-beast-hair brush to draw talismans on the animal bones. It wasn't until dusk that all the necessary bone talismans were completed.
"If I were to continue with the Qi Refining cultivation method, I could simply use a few supernatural spells to modify my aura. There would be no need for all this trouble. However, the success rate of advancing to transcendence would not be as high as with Blood Refining cultivation." With a sigh in his heart, Mo Bai put away the bone talisman he had made, told the village elder that he was going hunting in the mountains that night, and then left.
Transforming the energy field of a region is different from setting up an array; it must be done at the right time using the right method. Otherwise, it will not only be useless but may even bring disaster.
Mo Bai's method required him to act at midnight, so he had been going back late these past few days to allay the village elders' concerns. Now, the time had finally come to officially begin.
Mo Bai first buried different bone talismans in different places, some in the mountains, some in the river, and even buried several skulls and tail bones at the entrances and exits of the village.
At midnight, the activation point left by Mo Bai in the mountains was activated. After an extremely faint tremor, the aura marker of Hundred Pigeon Village was transformed.
If someone skilled in aura observation were in the vicinity, they would discover that the previously chaotic aura had undergone a dramatic change. Now, with Hundred Pigeon Village at its core, the aura within a hundred miles has become orderly and regular. Hundred Pigeon Village is the convergence point of all aura flows, and the aura of Hundred Pigeon Village will become stronger and stronger over time.
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"Auntie, can I learn to brew wine from you?" Mo Bai asked when he arrived at Li Youfu's house. After learning that the winemaking technology in this world was backward, Mo Bai planned to do something and give this world a little shock.
"Okay," Aunt Zhang did not refuse. After all, she didn't have any special tricks for this. She just had a more sensitive sense of taste and a better grasp of timing, which made her brew better wine than others.
A few days later, Mo Bai was shocked after learning all the winemaking techniques from Aunt Zhang.
Because Aunt Zhang's uncle had worked at a large winery in Nottingham, Mo Bai learned a lot of information from Aunt Zhang. For example, there are currently two main types of wine in mainland China: one is grain wine, such as the common rice wine, which is widely popular and available everywhere in mainland China; the other is fruit wine, which is generally only affordable for wealthy families.
For example, the winemaking processes in mainland China are similar. Even professional wineries only have larger barrels, better environments, and more filtration times, resulting in better results.
Mo Bai was shocked by the brewing process. Not to mention the high-end technology of refining and extraction, the filtration in this world was so crude that there was not even a decent distillation technology.
After understanding the true level of brewing in this world, Mo Bai immediately took action, designing a relatively simple but fully functional distillation and extraction device, and had Tang Hao build it.
When they went into the mountains to hunt, they collected many wildflowers and fruits, which they then brewed with grains.
Half a month later, Mo Bai finally got a small barrel of wine. The reason he only got a small barrel was because he didn't know what the outcome would be, and it would be embarrassing if he broke it.
Once the quality of the wine was confirmed, Mo Bai instructed the village chief to give each household a jug of wine so that the whole village could taste it together. The people of Baige Village had never seen such a mellow and rich wine before, and they all came to the village chief wanting to ask for another jug.
At this moment, Mo Bai revealed his idea of making this wine the signature product of Hundred Pigeon Village. Although the other villagers were very shocked, they were also quite tempted. If they could succeed, their village's reputation would be no less than that of Holy Soul Village.
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A month later, the village elder and Uncle Youfu drove somewhat dejectedly to Nottingham City, carrying the Hundred Flowers Wine they had brewed that month.
Because a variety of wildflowers were added during the brewing process, the villagers decided to name the wine "Hundred Flowers Brew".
Before arriving, the village chief and several respected villagers discussed the price of Baihua Wine. Since Baige Village and Huaguo Wine were not well-known, they did not set the price too high.
Mo Bai strongly opposed their pricing and demanded that the price be set half a percent higher than the best wine in Nottingham. His reasoning was very simple: Baihua Wine had a limited production volume and excellent quality, so there was no worry about selling it. Rather than developing slowly step by step from the low-end market, it would be better to directly enter the high-end market.
The village chief and his colleagues were worried that if they couldn't sell the goods, they might be forced to lower the price and not even be able to recover their costs. After arguing for half the night, they finally decided to start with Mo Bai's price and lower it if necessary.
...
Upon arriving in Nottingham, the two quickly found a wine shop. After tasting the wine, the owner said he would buy it if the price could be reduced by 30%.
Li Youfu was somewhat tempted and wanted to make the deal immediately, but the village chief hardened his heart and refused outright.
After that, they went to several liquor stores and restaurants, but they couldn't sell a single barrel.
"Village Chief, this Linyun Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Notting City. If even this isn't enough, we'll really have to lower our prices," Li Youfu said worriedly. The village chief nodded without saying a word.
After tasting Baihua Wine, the restaurant owner did not directly ask about the price. Instead, he asked if they sold the wine to other restaurants and what the production volume of Baihua Wine was. The two village chiefs answered truthfully. After hearing the whole story, the owner of Linyunlou was also surprised. After thinking for a long time, Linyunlou finally bought all of Baihua Wine at the original price.
This surprised the village chief and his companion greatly, and in their delight, they offered a 2% discount.
Back in the village, everyone was troubled by the huge sum of money. Dozens of households in the village had contributed their labor during the brewing process, and Mo Bai had even selflessly shared his brewing techniques. Several respected villagers discussed the matter back and forth, but they still couldn't come up with a distribution plan that would satisfy everyone.
As they discussed, Mo Bai spoke up: "Why can't we distribute the profits according to each family's contribution? Baihua Brewing is the village's brand. Although many villagers didn't participate this time, it's mainly because it's their first time. More villagers will participate in the future. If we do it like other wineries, the villagers who join later might not put in the effort, and might even leak the Baihua Brewing process. But if we distribute profits according to contribution, we can not only motivate the villagers, but also unite all the villagers and protect our Baihua Brewing process..."
Upon hearing Mo Bai's proposal, everyone fell silent. At this moment, the village chief spoke up: "Xiao Bai, you brewed the Hundred Flowers Wine and designed the distillation equipment. If the distribution is done according to your plan, you will end up with very, very little money."
The others were somewhat pleased, but more so they were filled with emotion. In the plan they had just discussed, Mo Bai would receive at least 50% of the shares and dividends. The reason for their endless debate was mainly due to their discussion of management rights.
But now, the share dividends from the plan proposed by Mo Bai are less than two percent, which makes them sigh with regret.
Mo Bai's proposal to regularly disclose financial accounts to villagers involved in production, jointly elect management personnel, and jointly formulate management systems was far more reasonable than they had imagined, so how could this not make them happy?
Ultimately, following Mo Bai's suggestion, everyone formulated a reasonable profit-sharing system, an election system for business managers, and a management system. Baihua Brew officially became the signature product of Baige Village.
Of course, since Mo Bai had not yet awakened his martial soul at this time, he did not know that due to the change in aura, the wine brewed with the well water of Baige Village had the effect of nourishing low-level martial souls, and the possibility of people who lived in Baige Village for a long time possessing soul power was greatly increased.
If one lived here for generations, the possibility of possessing soul power would be almost certain.
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