Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
There are many idle warehouses within Winter Fort.
Xi Wei brought Nina to an empty warehouse.
Since servants cleaned it every day, it was very clean with not much dust. However, it was a warehouse after all, and without magic lamps, the environment appeared somewhat dim. The footsteps of the two echoed in the warehouse, and Nina couldn’t help but move closer to Xi Wei.
She heard that rats tend to appear in warehouses.
Rats were what she feared the most.
But where was the great treasure her master just mentioned?
Nina looked around, but it was pitch black, and there was nothing. Yet, Xi Wei led her deeper and deeper. The warehouse door also slammed shut with a bang, plunging the entire warehouse into complete darkness. However, two dark shadows stealthily sneaked in through the gap in the door.
Xi Wei saw them but didn’t pay them any mind.
He wasn’t planning to do anything bad anyway.
“Master, where is your great treasure?”
Nina couldn’t help but ask.
Connie and You Ye, who were hiding in the darkness, immediately perked up, their eyes shining.
“Master is going to unleash the great treasure!”
Connie said with a serious face.
“Once Master unleashes the great treasure, Nina will be utterly defeated! Of course, you will also be like this when you face the great treasure in the future. Today, I’ll let you see it in advance, so be mentally prepared!”
You Ye nodded solemnly at this, clenching her little fists.
“By the way, how big is Master’s great treasure?”
She asked nervously.
“Very, very big! Very fierce!”
Connie exclaimed with lingering fear. “That thing bites hard! Even as a Giant Dragon, I couldn’t handle it the first time!”
Upon hearing Connie’s words, You Ye’s pretty face turned pale. She finally understood why Bai Yao had to recuperate for so long back then; it was all internal injuries…
At this moment, Connie’s soft voice reminded her.
“Look quickly, Master is about to take out the great treasure! Let’s broaden your horizons!”
You Ye followed Connie’s gaze, feeling a mix of fear and anticipation.
She saw Xi Wei reach towards his waist.
Her gaze followed Xi Wei’s hand.
Then she saw Xi Wei pull out… a crystal tube.
You Ye: “＼(`Δ’)／Connie, is this the very, very big great treasure you were talking about?!”
This time, Connie was also stunned.
This was nothing like what she had imagined!
Previously, Xi Wei had told her he was taking her to see a great treasure, and then they really saw it, and she was even bullied by it. Why had Xi Wei suddenly changed his mind today?
Could it be that Xi Wei was playing hard to get?!
“Don’t rush!”
Connie said confidently, believing she had seen through Xi Wei’s intentions. She chuckled, “Master sometimes plays new tricks and takes out various strange props. This crystal tube is definitely one of them, look at its appearance, right?”
“I see.”
You Ye thought it made sense and calmed down to continue watching.
She saw Xi Wei take out a crystal cup?
“Connie, is this crystal cup also a prop?”
You Ye looked suspiciously at the Silly Dragon beside her.
Connie frowned and thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up: “Aha, so Master is thirsty! Look at the crystal tube and the crystal cup, put them together, do you understand what I mean?”
She winked at the Cat-eared girl.
You Ye felt it made sense again, so she settled down with a hint of doubt.
Then she saw Xi Wei pull out a large pile of bottles and jars of all kinds, and finally, he took out a table. He then skillfully assembled the bottles and jars into a distillation apparatus that looked quite complex.
“Connie… is this Master’s great treasure?”
You Ye asked the soul-stirring question again.
This time, Connie wasn’t so confident. She felt like she had misunderstood something, but how could she explain this to You Ye…
Her small hands circled around her chest a few times.
Her eyes darted around. With her hands cupped around her mouth, she whispered in a hushed voice:
“That’s right, this is Master’s great treasure. Soon, Master will use the great treasure with Nina. Let’s watch how they use it. Aren’t you curious, You Ye?”
You Ye: “…”
That wasn’t what she was curious about at all!!
Ah well, since she was here, she might as well see what Xi Wei and Nina were up to.
…
While Xi Wei was assembling the apparatus, Nina stood obediently to the side. It wasn’t until Xi Wei finished assembling the apparatus that she timidly asked:
“Master, is this the great treasure? What is it used for?”
“That’s right.”
Xi Wei inspected the distillation device, which could be powered by Magic Crystals, and nodded with satisfaction.
“This is the great treasure, a great treasure that can drive all Dwarves crazy. Its sole purpose is purification. This is needed for both brewing alcohol and manufacturing perfume.”
This was Nina’s first time seeing a distillation apparatus, and she couldn’t understand the meaning of each part. However, this didn’t prevent her from thinking that the distillation apparatus and Xi Wei were amazing.
“Below, I will demonstrate how to use it. Watch carefully. You will have to complete the assessment. I will only provide the tools, and the specific process will be done by you personally.”
As Xi Wei spoke, he took out a bottle of Wuliangye from his Space Ring.
Nina recognized it.
This was one of the wines she often drank from the cellar.
Its taste was mellow and rich, far superior to the Dwarves’ “Flames and Cannons.”
It also far surpassed the Moonlight Wine brewed by Elves using diluted Life Spring.
Perhaps the only drawback was that it couldn’t produce healing effects.
