Bringing the MC system to Middle-earth.

Chapter 108 Brewing and Trade

Unlocked along with the wine barrels is the brewing system.

By filling the barrel with different raw materials, you can brew different kinds of wine.

For example, wheat can be used to make ale, and adding some honey can make mead.

Water plus apples makes apple cider, adding plums makes plum wine, there is also carrot wine and corn wine, as well as wine, rum, vodka, etc. There are quite a lot of types of wine that can be brewed.

Depending on the raw materials, a variety of different wines can be produced.

Moreover, the brewing method has also been simplified. You just need to add water, put in the raw materials, seal it and wait quietly.

The mountains of food in the territory are also useful.

That day, under the curious gazes of his subjects, Levi took out a large pile of building materials and built a large warehouse in an open space. He then dug and modified the warehouse underground and built a fairly large multi-story underground wine cellar.

The warehouse above is used to store raw materials, and the cellar below is used for brewing and storing finished products.

The space below was not too big, so Levi dug just enough and stopped.

I estimate that it can only hold a few thousand barrels of wine.

He stayed in the wine warehouse for many days. When Levi came out, hundreds of barrels of wine had already been brewing.

All the wines are classified and arranged in sections, with separate signs indicating that only a certain type of wine can be brewed in a certain section to prevent confusion.

As the brewing time increases, the alcohol content in these wines will slowly increase until it reaches the natural brewing limit.

Opening the bottle before this time will cause the brewing process to stop immediately and the alcohol content will no longer increase.

It is worth noting that with the help of the winemaking system, some wines do not seem to need to go through the original distillation process, and can be brewed directly to a very high degree...

For example, the brewing limit of vodka in the brewing system is fifty-five degrees.

Who wouldn’t feel dizzy after taking a bite of this?

After finishing everything, when Levi walked out of the wine cellar, it was just dawn.

As soon as Levi came out, Wade immediately ran over and explained some recent problems.

"Sir, everyone asked me to help ask if we can use some grain to make wine."

"Some of us learned some winemaking skills when we were still relatively wealthy. In fact, they have always wanted to ask you, but because they have never seen you drink, and have never seen any wine in the territory, they always thought you didn't like it, so they didn't dare to say it."

After more contact with Levi, Wade discovered that his lord was completely different from other nobles he had met before. He was not arrogant at all and did not care about complicated etiquette.

At least until now, Wade didn't know how to greet Levi when he met him, so he could only use common etiquette to fool him.

But Levi didn't care at all.

He couldn't understand it anyway.

Having said that, due to Levi's characteristics, gradually, old Wade was no longer so cautious when speaking, for fear that he would behave incorrectly or be disrespectful enough to anger Levi.

Instead, it tells some of the emotional details of the residents while maintaining respect, loyalty and self-awareness.

"Just let them do it, you should know what I mean."

"I understand, my lord."

"Take as much as you need, and don't waste it."

Wade repeated what Levi often said, and went back to convey the message to the residents with Levi's instructions.

Food has always been a very precious thing in the past. It was good enough to have enough to eat. No one would dare to use it for other purposes.

But it's different here.

As long as you don’t waste it, you can use it as much as you want.

After hearing the news brought back by Wade, several veteran craftsmen stood up on the spot, rolled up their sleeves and began to prepare for this matter.

But after they started brewing, they discovered another problem.

They don't have many of the tools and raw materials needed for winemaking.

Things like tools and containers are easy to make by yourself since there is no shortage of materials.

But when it comes to the actual brewing process, they are not Levi after all, so some other processes are still needed.

With the skills these people have mastered, they have actually met the requirements to be employed as winemakers, but their current reputation is not enough. They have not reached the [Practitioner] level and cannot take up the job.

In this case, there will still be a little obstacle in brewing, lacking some key materials. Although the roadside fort is not short of supplies and you can use whatever you want, after all, some things that cannot be synthesized take a long time to make.

But residents always find a way themselves.

--peddler.

The merchants of Dorwinion inspired them.

Other traveling merchants can come to the Roadside Fort to sell goods, so can the Roadside Fort also set up caravans to trade in other places?
Some residents have already started discussing and asking the lord for permission. If they get permission, they will form a small caravan to trade in other cities and exchange some things.

It just so happens that some of the residents have been to big cities and know the approximate prices today.

This matter was quickly approved by Levi.

With the recommendation of the residents, a small caravan of eight people was quickly formed to represent all the residents of Roadside Fort in external trade exchanges.

When they set out, many people entrusted them to bring things back, and these requests were noted down one by one.

Although Levi did not make specific regulations, the residents still spontaneously made an agreement: the caravan would bring back whatever everyone needed, neither more nor less.

A moment later, under the gaze of the residents, this improvised small caravan set off from the roadside fort, dragging a small cart of goods.

Four of the eight people used to make a living by hunting in the village. They have some skills and can solve most troubles.

Although as long as they reveal their identity as lords, ordinary troubles will not come to them.

For some reason there was very little Orc or bandit activity along the route from Bree to Weathertop and the Wayford.

Perhaps a few years ago there might have been an occasional orc or warg roaming around here.

But starting this year, this place has completely become a forbidden zone for Orcs, and even the Wargs dare not approach it.

Sometimes, even when they were just hunting rabbits, if the rabbit happened to run nearby by luck, the wolves would just stand at the edge and growl unwillingly, letting the rabbit run away.

As for the bandits, they haven't been seen since the news of Levi's activities in the vicinity spread.

Even some of Bree's villains began to restrain themselves. Some stayed at home to farm, some found jobs, and started to live the way they used to disdain.

I really don’t dare.

If the guy from the roadside fort was in a bad mood one day and came for a stroll, no one would say anything if he killed them all. The townspeople might even applaud.

As gangsters, no one will pity them.

After all, they have become gangsters. If the residents still look at them as normal people, then wouldn’t it be in vain for them to be gangsters?
The title of "hooligan" that allowed these people to act recklessly in the town in the past suddenly became a sword hanging over their heads after that man passed by here twice.

Legend has it that the evil nemesis hates people with dirty hands and feet, and some time ago he even personally intervened in a property dispute case in Charles.

He is a righteous hero who would not let go even if a hobbit made a small mistake.

It's hard to imagine what would happen if he knew that this gang of hooligans had done so many petty thefts and bullied the villagers.

All the gangsters became quiet at once.

——Even if this is only temporary.

The caravan's journey was very smooth, and the eight people reached Bree in a few days. However, it was obvious that Dorwinion's caravan had been there before them, which resulted in them not being able to sell much of their goods.

Everything that needed to be bought had been bought from the previous caravan.

In desperation, the team had to continue heading towards Shire.

This time it was much smoother. On the one hand, there were enough towns in the Shire. Even if Dowinion's caravan had come here before, there were still some towns they had not visited.

On the other hand, most of the goods they brought were vegetables, fruits and steaks, and the Hobbits showed great enthusiasm for these fresh foods that appeared in winter.

Indeed, every Hobbit hoarded mice, and every Hobbit had a large store of food in his house.

But how can food that has been stored in a warehouse for a long time compare to fresh food?
This is also why Bilbo chose to go to the market to buy food when he and Levi first met, rather than serving him the old stock at home.

Thanks to the enthusiasm of the Hobbits, the small cart of goods was sold out before leaving the first town.

And this small caravan also achieved their goal, either by bartering or using the silver coins they had just earned to make purchases, and they collected all the things that the residents of Roadside Fort had asked them to buy.

The truck was full of goods when it came, and it was also full of goods when it left.

A trial trade was successfully completed.

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