35: Money... can be made like this?!
The middle-aged man filled the wine glasses, and almost everyone around had a cup in hand.
When the wine jar was opened, a rich, mellow fragrance wafted out, causing some to become involuntarily intoxicated.
"Everyone, please point out any flaws promptly."
The middle-aged man bowed slightly, appearing very humble.
After tasting it, Su Feng found the wine to be of high quality, but it lacked sufficient fermentation time. He felt its foundation was lacking, and it didn't have that lingering sweetness on the palate.
It felt somewhat rushed.
"Excellent wine! Mellow on the palate and endlessly memorable—truly a rare find!"
As this person finished speaking, the surroundings were filled with praise; not a single person held a differing opinion.
Kong Ye saw Su Feng's brow slightly furrowed, seemingly deep in thought.
He immediately said, "This brother just mentioned he has tasted thousand vine flower nectar. Why not tell us the difference between these two wines? It would help us appraise them."
Su Feng: "??"
It looks like this kid is intentionally looking for trouble!
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Su Feng didn't shrink back. Since he was protected by a mask, these people couldn't see through him anyway.
"Then I shall make a fool of myself!"
"This wine is not mellow enough; the production time was too short, and it lacks natural, rich fragrance."
"What they call mellow on the palate and endlessly memorable is only because you added some special ingredients. The only difference between this and ordinary wine is that the materials used were more expensive!"
After Su Feng finished speaking, the entire venue was astonished.
Seriously, doesn't this guy know the name of the Wine Brewing Imp?
That fellow absolutely cannot tolerate the truth!
Be careful not to bring disaster upon yourself!
A successful, scheming smile appeared at the corner of Kong Ye's mouth. Naturally, he hadn't finished telling that story.
The Wine Brewing Imp is extremely difficult to deal with.
Previously, one person had refuted him, and later, that fellow, using some unknown method, actually managed to find him in reality.
As for the result... it wasn't publicized, but that person was never seen again afterward.
"Since you speak this way, you must certainly be carrying fine wine yourself. Why not let everyone taste it so we may have a reference point?"
Kong Ye put down his wine glass, then looked at Su Feng and spoke lightly.
Anyone who dares to interrupt his pleasure must be taught a lesson.
Killing with a borrowed knife—this was a trick Kong Ye learned when he was just a few years old.
"That's right. Since this gentleman gives such an evaluation, he must produce something genuine, or it will be hard to convince the crowd!"
"Makes sense. I've been busy improving my strength and haven't researched wine much, but isn't whether it tastes good something you can judge in one sip?"
"Exactly... hurry up and let everyone see! We are all getting impatient!"
...This kind of drama plays out almost every year, just in a different form.
Don't look at the fact that some here are Sixth Turn and Seventh Turn big shots; most are just people looking for fun.
For their dull and boring lives, this kind of incident adds spice, making things quite flavorful.
What's more, they won't suffer any loss no matter what.
They came to the island purely for enjoyment, so who cares about the format?!
Everyone here is a stranger to everyone else—isn't that great?!
Su Feng sneered internally. If you want to drink thousand vine flower nectar, you must be qualified!
"I do have thousand vine flower nectar, but I'm afraid you can't afford it!"
"Hahaha... is this kid out of his mind? How could you get something that has been aged for a century? Be careful not to embarrass yourself later."
Discordant voices rang out in the crowd, but Su Feng remained calm and composed.
However, Wang Yue felt indignant internally; these guys were simply arrogant!
"If you wish to taste it, it's ten million dragon coins per person, or materials containing rare elements. Only then may you taste it!"
After Su Feng finished speaking, he stopped looking at the crowd. He wanted to see if these people would swallow their pride!
Either way, he stood to gain.
Before coming, he had planned on gathering materials for the Third Profession Advancement here.
Not to mention, since these guys were so arrogant, not fleecing them heavily would truly make this trip a waste.
"What do you mean by this? Isn't the main purpose of everyone here to share? How can you only think about making money?"
"Furthermore, while thousand vine flower nectar is precious, a bottle costs at most twenty or thirty million. Yet you demand ten million from us? What are your intentions?!"
A well-built middle-aged woman walked out and pointed accusingly at Su Feng.
Why can't I get it for free?!
Isn't this how it should be?!
"If you can't afford it, scram and stop being an eyesore!"
"You!"
"Fine, here is ten million dragon coins. But if you fail to produce the thousand vine flower nectar, I believe that no matter how high your status is, the people present won't let you off!"
The middle-aged woman looked stern and shouted loudly toward the crowd.
"Everyone, don't you want to see how this guy will end up after his trick is exposed?"
"Ten million isn't much for you, but it can ensure that certain clowns can never participate in the Tianming Chamber of Commerce again, and they might even compensate us for emotional distress!"
"At least double compensation!"
..."Well said! Ten million dragon coins is indeed nothing. I'll pay!"
"I didn't bring cash, here is a piece of Blazing Thunder Light!"
"An Undulating Raft containing Dark Element—its value is more than enough for ten million dragon coins!"
...The crowd immediately grew excited, continuously placing their storage rings or materials on the table in front. Just like that, Su Feng directly received several hundred million dragon coins.
This completely stunned Wang Yue.
Money... Can it be earned like this?!
If these people find out later that Senior truly produced the thousand vine flower nectar, she really looked forward to seeing their expressions!
Wang Yue stood quietly observing from the back. With her status, she could only stand on the periphery and watch.
Su Feng's gaze lightly swept over the items on the table. Why was the Light element the only one missing?
This is a bit troublesome!
It seems he won't be able to collect everything in one go.
"Forget it, I'll figure out a way slowly!"
Su Feng shouted toward the crowd, "Is there anyone else willing to taste the thousand vine flower nectar?"
"If not, I'm going to start."
"Me!"
"And me!"
"Count me in!"
...Su Feng estimated that there were now items worth at least seven or eight hundred million on the table.
But thousand vine flower nectar is inherently rare. Selling it drop by drop is quite appropriate, right?!
Once Su Feng saw no one else joining, he took out an antique and delicate wine jar from his storage ring.
Although Kong Ye and the middle-aged woman felt a slight sense of foreboding, they still reassured themselves that it couldn't be true!
"Yue'er, you distribute the wine to everyone."
"Three drops per person is enough."
Wang Yue: "Huh?!"
Senior really knows how to play the game!
Three drops of thousand vine flower nectar selling for ten million dragon coins—a whole bottle would be worth hundreds of millions!
But Wang Yue quickly composed herself, took the wine jar, and began drawing out the liquid using magic...
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