Chapter 5

After Yi Xingchen carefully examined the items in the hall, he couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. Among these items, there was almost nothing of real value.

Originally, Yi Xingchen had hoped to find some gold, gems, or other precious minerals that could be easily sold on Blue Water Star to exchange for money. Unfortunately, the results were far from satisfactory.

The items piled up in this rock hall were truly a mess. Besides animal skins, there were also branches, leaves, and pitch-black stones...

"Is this all there is? Nothing else of value?" Yi Xingchen asked.

Xian's face also looked somewhat unpleasant, and he said apologetically, "Your Majesty, when we fled, we didn't have the chance to bring many valuable items. On the way, we spent all our gold coins... These furs were obtained by our hunting teams at great risk after we arrived in the Valley of Forgetfulness. These animal skins are the most valuable items we can collect.

There is also this obsidian, which can be made into amulets by alchemists to ward off evil spirits and protect against evil. It is the most precious alchemical material we have. In the old kingdom, the market price of this obsidian would be at least ten gold coins per piece."

Seeing Xian speak with such enthusiasm, Yi Xingchen couldn't help but take a closer look at the so-called obsidian. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see why this pitch-black stone was called obsidian or why it was valuable. In his nearly twenty years of life, the only valuable things on Blue Water Star were diamonds and gold; he had never heard of obsidian.

Yi Xingchen looked at the pile of items before him and said helplessly, "Xian, these items may not be very valuable where I come from and might not fetch a good price. Do you have anything else? Like gold coins, for example?"

Xian shook his head and repeated with guilt and sadness, "After the kingdom's defeat, we fled and spent all our gold coins..."

Yi Xingchen sighed. He had indeed been too optimistic. The people here were essentially refugees from a fallen kingdom, who had survived through great hardships. How could they have much wealth?

Seeing Yi Xing's disappointed expression, Xian felt uneasy and waved to a nearby servant holding a tray. The servant, seeing Xian's gesture, immediately brought over a tray of drinks and some food.

"Your Majesty, why don't you have some wine to relieve your fatigue and relax?" Xian respectfully took a bottle of wine from the tray, poured a glass, and offered it to Yi Xingchen.

Yi Xingchen looked at the wine glass in Xian's hand and felt even more disappointed. The wine glass was an extremely ordinary ceramic cup, with a dull, earthy yellow color.

However, seeing the anxious look on Xian's face, Yi Xingchen felt a pang of sympathy and took the glass, drinking it in one gulp.

In the next moment, a wonderful sweetness spread across Yi Xingchen's taste buds, and the smooth wine flowed down his throat into his stomach. A warm sensation slowly rose and spread to his limbs.

Unconsciously, Yi Xingchen felt a sense of contentment, as if all his worries had vanished in an instant.

"What kind of wine is this?!" Yi Xingchen asked with delight, as if he had found a treasure.

"This is a new wine created by our court winemaker, Mr. Lucas. He uses a special wild fruit from the Valley of Forgetfulness to brew it, called the Wine of Forgetfulness." Xian replied.

Yi Xingchen gestured for Xian to pour another glass and said, "How about we call it the Wine of No Worries?"

"Wine of No Worries... Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name." At this moment, an old man in a linen robe, who had been standing quietly among the people in the rock hall, bowed to Yi Xingchen and responded. This old man had been silent all along, but his expression had changed the most when Yi Xingchen tasted the wine, showing particular interest.

"He is our court winemaker, Mr. Lucas. The Wine of No Worries is his creation." Xian handed another full glass of wine to Yi Xingchen and introduced him.

Yi Xingchen raised the glass to Lucas and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lucas. Your wine is very good."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty!" Lucas bowed again, expressing his joy to Yi Xingchen.

After finishing the glass of wine, Yi Xingchen had a sudden idea and asked, "Lucas, how much Wine of No Worries do you have left? What is the average production?"

"About three jars, around thirty pounds. The wild fruit trees are abundant at the edge of the Valley of Forgetfulness. We can brew at least ten jars, about a hundred pounds, every month." Lucas thought for a moment and replied.

"Can you increase production in a short time?" Yi Xingchen looked at Lucas and Xian and continued.

Lucas calculated in his mind and answered, "The wild fruits cannot be stored, so I need some people to collect them. If there are enough people, this process can save some time. If we brew day and night, we can increase production to fifty jars, about five hundred pounds, per month."

"Very good!" Yi Xingchen walked a few steps and looked at the wine bottle next to Xian. He suddenly realized that these earthy yellow ceramic bottles weren't so ugly. Their simple appearance and exquisite contents proved their understated elegance and taste.

After some thought, Yi Xingchen asked, "Can we produce such ceramic wine bottles? How many do we have now? Try to fill as many as possible and seal them tightly. I will take them to another world to sell the wine."

Regarding this, Xian had some doubts and replied, "Your Majesty, we don't have enough fuel, and preparing the kiln takes a long time. The production might not be very high. At most, we can produce a batch every three months, with about fifty pieces each time. So, these wine bottles are for the royal palace's use only, and we currently have only ten in stock."

"Then fill all ten bottles with the Wine of No Worries, seal them tightly, and I will take them all." Yi Xingchen said.

"Yes, I understand!" Xian replied, turning to instruct the servant and Lucas to prepare the Wine of No Worries. Lucas bowed and left.

When everyone in the rock hall heard Yi Xingchen's order, they were filled with anticipation. Facing their eager gazes, Yi Xingchen said firmly, "Rest assured! I will make sure everyone lives a good life."

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