Chapter 389: Soul Gathering Wine Cellar

"Now the spirit gathering array is easy to handle, but the fermentation barrel is difficult to handle. The shadow wood that the lord brought back from the sealed land has been all used up. Their negative energy conductivity is also very critical. If there is no such For fermentation barrels made of wood, the degree of negative energy inside and outside the barrel will be very different. The higher the negative energy index of Juling Winery, the higher the requirements for the negative energy conductivity of the fermentation barrel. "

This property is related to polymerization inertness caused by excessive energy concentration.

When it is below 1, negative energy is still in an invisible and shadowless gas state.

Above 1, it will basically become a black fog state.

The higher it is, the more serious it is. When there is no obstacle, the liquidity is not felt. Once there is a physical obstacle, the judgment will be made.

"So fast?" Gavin was somewhat surprised.

The amount of dark wood he brought back from the Sealed Land was quite a lot, but it was all consumed in just a few days?

"Lord, there is indeed a lot of shadow wood that was brought back from the sealed land, but it needs to be used in more places in the manor. It has to be used wherever negative energy transmission is involved. Shadow Spinning Yarn, textile loom, shadow fermentation barrel, gathering spirit wine cellar array arrangement, new type of wine barrel device..." Daphne began to take a detailed inventory of the whereabouts of the shadow wood.

"Needless to say, I know where it was used, I just didn't expect it to be so fast. This is good. It shows that you have done a lot of work during my absence."

Gavin gave affirmation and praise, "I will figure out a solution regarding the shadow wood. Before that, I will make do with ordinary wine barrels, and then I will change them after I get a new shadow wine barrel. After all, ghost wine Absorbing negative energy is also a step-by-step process, especially before 0.2, try to use the manor’s own concentration as much as possible.”

"Understood." Daphne understood. Gavin did this to save costs.

After all, it costs money to maintain the spirit gathering array.

The higher the ghost index of the spirit-gathering wine cellar, the greater the cost of maintaining the spirit-gathering circle.

Once all seven spirit-gathering wine cellars are up and running, it is initially estimated that at least 100,000 gold coins will be spent on maintenance costs per year. This does not include the casting materials used by Daphne to set up the spirit-gathering magic circle.

The substantial increase in cost will also mean that the price of ghost wine will rise next year, especially those with high ghost index, which will be several times or even dozens of times higher than ordinary wine.

It depends on whether more powerful uses of ghost wine can be discovered in the future, and whether anyone has special needs in this regard.

"Let's go, take me to see it first." After listening to Daphne's introduction, Gavin's curiosity was aroused and he decided to go to the new wine cellar to see it in person.

The new wine cellar is not an extension of the old one.

Instead, they are all newly excavated. This is not only to make it easier to arrange the spirit gathering circle, but also to make use of its own geography.

Each Juling wine cellar is separated by a stone wall of one meter. This alone can effectively prevent part of the negative energy from escaping.

The new wine cellar is located directly below the main building, and is built in the form of a basement.

In fact, this is also the main expansion direction of Weizeme Manor in the future.

Compared to scaling out.

Vertical development is more suitable here.

After all, there are too many secrets here that are not suitable for exposure.

Even if the horror haunted house is not developed, there will be many visitors here in the future. After all, the manor has a good reputation.

Those guests who want to visit here can't refuse, right?

Another reason is that the land area on the estate is limited.

Although the bearing point was opened, Gavin was not sure whether the overall coverage of this bearing point was built outside the existing area of ​​​​the manor.

There must be no problem with the underground one, after all, the old wine cellar is there.

Another advantage of building underground is that the Vizeme Manor is also located on a small rocky hill, which is strong enough and only needs to be excavated on it.

Follow a dark stone staircase, go down thirty steps, and you will find a huge stone door.

Walking to the stone door, it opened in response.

Of course, this stone door, which is half a meter thick, cannot be opened by itself.

It was the two Enlightenment Trees behind the door who pulled away from inside after hearing the instructions.

With them guarding the door, even if dozens of people work together, there is no way to push the stone door open.

Behind the huge stone door is a hall, which is used to station and guard the Enlightenment Tree. If necessary, two squads of troops can be deployed.

There is a dark passage on the left, right and front of the hall.

From the dark passage on the right, there was a rhythmic clicking sound.

That's the sound of a machine.

That's where the Ghost Textile Factory is.

In the dark passage in the middle, there are roaring sounds from time to time, which is where the wine barrel device research and development room is located.

Compared to the other two channels where movement comes from time to time.

The passage to the left was silent.

It was dark and deep, with bursts of cold wind blowing from the other two passages.

This is a manifestation of the rapid flow of negative energy in this direction.

No need to ask, this is the destination of Gavin's trip - the location of Juling Wine Cellar.

At present, the spirit gathering circle in the wine cellar has not been filled with the most critical gems and fully activated. It has caused quite a stir just relying on its own strength.

But when I actually entered the corridor, I found that besides being a bit cold, the negative energy here was surprisingly low.

Most of the negative energy was absorbed by the soul-gathering wine cellars with closed stone doors.

There are seven stone chambers in total.

They are marked with ghost index 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, and 0.5 respectively.

The first three stone doors are already flashing with obvious magic auras, and all the negative energy is gathered on them.

Although the others are marked and the stone doors are also closed, they are still ordinary stone chambers.

Gavin pushed open the first one, and there was no disgusting scene of bones and blood donations. They can only be said to be the easiest and cheapest materials for casting negative energy-related spells, not necessities.

Ghost wine may be food in the future, so how can it be possible to use these spellcasting materials.

Gavin also does not allow his territory to become a real ghost den.

The soul-gathering wine cellar is composed of stone walls as a whole, in a rectangular shape, and the walls are inlaid with a large number of magic arrays composed of shadow wood.

Daphne used these shadow woods to replace the bones as materials for spellcasting. Although many of them were leftover scraps from making large utensils, the large number of them was enough to make the shadow woods a great destination.

In the rectangular stone chamber, there was only a huge fermentation wine barrel placed horizontally. The whole body was made of shadow wood. At the top of the stone chamber, there was also an unsealed skylight.

Daphne explained: "We are now directly below the old wine cellar. When the ghost wine is brewed there and the initial fermentation is completed, it can be directly filled in through this filling port, and then the port is sealed to open the spirit gathering array."

Having a new wine cellar does not mean that the old wine cellar is abandoned.

Instead, it is divided into two layers, representing two steps of the process.

At the same time, one is in the open and the other is in the dark.

The open one is not afraid of being seen by people, and the dark one is not allowed to be seen by people.

You don't need to see the others to know that no matter the size or appearance, they are all printed out of the same mold as here.

The only difference is the concentration of negative energy floating around.

On the 0.5 and 1 side, it was just a little thick, but on the 2 side, it turned into a faint black fog.

Entering it, not only the vision is affected, but even the perception will be blocked to a certain extent.

This is not their peak state yet. This is probably the level of 0.5 officially opened. When it really reaches the level of 2, even if the negative energy here does not vaporize, it will be pitch dark.

Gavin showed a satisfied smile and nodded, "Very good, your recent performance is very good, and you have made great contributions to many things. Without your assistance, many things cannot be completed. I am a fair and just person. There must be rewards for punishment. Tell me, what reward do you want? As long as it is not excessive, I will satisfy you."

He was not lying. It was definitely a wise choice to keep Daphne.

It is not known whether her nature is evil or not, but her ability is definitely outstanding.

In fact, not only her, but also the abilities of those drow shadows are relatively top-notch.

Let's put it this way. Anyone who can survive and grow up in the fierce competition environment of the drow, which is full of internal strife and assassination, is an elite.

Those idiots have long been dead.

There is a wise saying in Faerun that is recognized by all races. When the drow stop fighting, unite, and face the outside world together, the whole world will tremble and surrender to them.

But this situation will never happen.

Their beliefs and their natures are destined to focus most of their energy on internal strife rather than external strife.

Even if they turned into shadows, this point could not be completely changed under Gavin's pressure.

Any one of these drow shadows is outstanding.

But if two are put together, it is not one plus one equals two or greater than two, but less than two.

The more people gather together, the more serious the situation of dragging each other down.

Now when Gavin arranges tasks, he rarely arranges several drow shadows together. Instead, he tries to break them up as much as possible, with each person responsible for a part, or directly makes it clear that they each lead a team of personnel to present a competitive situation and stimulate their potential. No matter who wins, they will benefit in the end.

Daphne was stunned. Gavin's sudden reward caught her off guard.

After all, she was not his subordinate, but a prisoner.

It was natural to serve him.

It was also natural not to have any reward.

If it comes to wishes, resurrection and restoration of freedom must be ranked first.

But according to her understanding of the man in front of her, this wish will never be granted to her.

No.

This wish cannot even be said.

If it is raised, it means that she still has a rebellious mentality.

A good thing has turned into a bad thing.

Greater power cannot be asked directly.

This man has a strong desire for control, especially for those of them who are of evil origin. When using it, he is even more cautious.

As long as I show my ability, he will naturally give me the power if he needs me.

This was the case with the surrendered mercenaries.

I should take this opportunity to accumulate my own bargaining chips.

Daphne's eyes lit up, and her virtual body began to solidify - virtual-real transformation, this was a new ability she had just acquired.

In her physical form, Daphne is thin and weak, barely 1.6 meters tall, with a waist as slender as a willow branch, chocolate-like skin, and a natural sheen. She has long silver hair that reaches her waist, but her chest is a pair of magnificent breasts that do not match her petite figure. She is wearing a black and white maid outfit.

This is the latest design by the Pixie girl Nicole, and it is said that the idea came from the man in front of her.

The black material is Shadow Spin, and the white one is Spider Silk Shadow Yarn.

Both are magic and semi-magic fabrics produced by the Ghost Textile Factory in Vizeme Manor, which can be transformed into virtual and real according to Daphne's ability.