Chapter 63: The Brewer

This failed mission caused nearly half of Dongliu Cangshui’s men to die once—three directly killed under the Prajna Madness Staff, and over ten more Players who were outside clearing small monsters later died as well.

However, Ye Rong saw that Dongliu Cangshui did not seem too discouraged or upset. Mainly, he and Manzhu Lver, the two most important fighters, had not died. The losses were relatively acceptable.

They agreed to contact each other again in three days. Once everyone had improved their strength a bit more, they would deal with the Iron-Armed Battle Ape. Then, Ye Rong parted ways with Dongliu Cangshui and the others and went off to do his own things.

“If I just had a little more time, to level up a dozen or so times, and equip a Fifth-Rank Flying Sword, I could probably take on this Iron-Armed Battle Ape alone!”

Of course, Ye Rong kept these words to himself and would never say them out loud.

It wasn’t arrogance. Although today’s battle was a failure, it gave him a detailed understanding of the Iron-Armed Battle Ape’s strength and fighting style. As long as his own power increased a bit more, it wasn’t impossible for him to capture it alone with just his sword.

Still, Ye Rong did not look down on Dongliu Cangshui and his group at all. The Magic Treasures they possessed were truly powerful.

Not to mention Manzhu Lver’s fire-type Magic Treasure, Dongliu Cangshui’s Dragon Sparrow Ring was indeed extraordinary. If he could restrain the Prajna Madness Staff not for just ten breaths, but for seventeen or eighteen minutes, he might even be able to kill the Iron-Armed Battle Ape on the spot.

Ye Rong couldn’t help but think: if he faced a Magic Treasure like the Dragon Sparrow Ring himself, how would he deal with it?

“Control and restraint-type spells are indeed the best. I wonder if Qingcheng’s spells have any that lean in this direction. I should pay more attention to this from now on, and put more effort into this area.”

Ye Rong wandered around, thinking about where he should go to grind monsters and level up. Suddenly, he remembered he still had an unidentified item on him.

Green Jade Jingsheng Wine Gourd, Odd Object, use unknown.

This wine gourd, snatched from Young Master Wei, was something Ye Rong intuitively felt should have a great use. Otherwise, Young Master Wei wouldn’t have had a face like he’d lost his parents. But whether it would be as useful in his own hands as it was for Young Master Wei was hard to say.

Today happened to be a new appraisal cycle, so Ye Rong could bring three pieces of equipment to Senior Brother Chen Taizhen for identification.

…

“Alright, take it. It’s just a trinket from a Heterodox School. Junior Brother, don’t spend too much effort on it.”

“Understood.”

Ye Rong curiously took back the Green Jade Jingsheng Wine Gourd. After Senior Brother Chen Taizhen’s appraisal, a hazy mist now swirled around the gourd.

Green Jade Jingsheng Wine Gourd, Odd Object, tool for taking the Life Profession Brewer.

Life Profession! Brewer!

Ye Rong suddenly understood. No wonder Young Master Wei valued this item so much; it was related to a Life Profession.

High-rank Flying Swords and Magic Treasures appeared quite often, but at this time in Far Shore, there wasn’t a single Player confirmed to have a Life Profession. The key reason was the rarity of the profession-taking item.

“It’s not one of the most popular professions, but it’s not bad. Anyway, a Player like me probably wouldn’t invest a lot of time and experience into a Life Profession.”

True Life Profession Players usually devoted themselves entirely, so their Levels wouldn’t be very high. Furthermore, the materials and experience required to level up the profession were enormous, not something a single person could afford. Usually, a Faction would specifically cultivate a few.

The Life Professions Ye Rong originally had in mind were preferably Sword Refiner and Shipbuilder.

The former could forge Flying Swords for him, but more importantly, it had a branch skill specifically for repairing damaged Flying Swords.

The Shipbuilder profession might not be very useful in the early stages, but in the later stages, when the Overseas World truly entered the Players’ sight, Shipbuilder would become the most sought-after Life Profession among the major Factions. To roam the seas, hunt high-level Monsters, and explore the Immortal Manors of Scattered Immortals overseas, you needed massive sea vessels. Even in the early game, if you lived near water, a Shipbuilder could still be quite useful.

Ye Rong clapped his hands together, and the Green Jade Jingsheng Wine Gourd transformed into a stream of blue light and flowed into his body.

System Notification: You have become a Brewer. You need to learn brewing recipes to make wine.

On the personal stats panel, under the Life Profession section—

Yijian Kurong, Brewer, Jingsheng School, effect +10% when brewing recovery-type fine wines, currently studied brewing recipes: none.

“Huh, so Brewers are divided into different schools?”

Ye Rong muttered quietly to himself. The information revealed about Life Professions was currently very scarce, let alone for a Life Profession like Brewer that he knew nothing about before.

“Correct. This Green Jade Jingsheng Wine Gourd grants you the Jingsheng School, specializing in brewing recovery-type fine wines. Additionally, there is the Jiarong School, which focuses on the taste of the wine, producing wines with richer aroma and mellower flavor than other schools; the Yangzai School, whose brewed wines that temporarily boost stats have better effects… Ah! Greetings, Master!”

An old man holding a staff suddenly appeared silently in the courtyard, startling Chen Taizhen, who quickly bowed, interrupting his explanation to Ye Rong.

Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu looked just the same as always, holding a wine gourd and staring at Ye Rong with a smile.

“Disciple, I heard you took the Brewer profession?”

“Yes, I just took it.”

Ye Rong immediately realized: his master was a huge drunkard! The very first quest he encountered was to fetch Monkey Wine for him.

“Good, good, good! This old man now has a great source for wine in the future!”

Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu tossed two pieces of paper into Ye Rong’s hands and clapped him heartily on the shoulder.

“Good disciple, quickly practice the craft of brewing. In the future, you can brew fine wine for your master. Recently, the number of Spiritual Monkeys in the Endless Forest Sea has greatly decreased, and along with it, the amount of Monkey Wine is becoming less and less.”

Isn’t this forcing me to become a full-time Brewer? That won’t do. Suddenly, Ye Rong had an idea: “Master, how about issuing a decree, designating the Spiritual Monkeys as Qingcheng Spiritual Beasts? Forbid all Qingcheng Disciples from killing them. Those who violate the rule lose one hundred Karma Points per Spiritual Monkey killed.”

“Good disciple, that’s a great idea!”

Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu danced with joy, his lips murmuring and buzzing. Soon, Ye Rong found he received a Sect message.

“Effective immediately, Spiritual Monkeys are Sect Spiritual Beasts. Killers will be deducted one hundred Karma Points.”

Damn, the old guy is a man of action!

Ye Rong muttered to himself. As one of the Qingcheng Sect Leaders, issuing such a decree was naturally very simple for Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu.

As for whether this decree would affect other Qingcheng Players’ leveling, that wasn’t Ye Rong’s concern. As long as he himself had to do less manual labor for the old man, that was fine.