Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 279: Camp of King Xiqi
It was not only the orc tribe's milk wine that did not use distillation techniques; the fruit wine of the human race also lacked this process, which puzzled Zhao Hai greatly. There was another point: in the Ark Continent, the common wines were generally fruit wines, while the orcs primarily drank milk wine, with no grain wine available at all, which further added to Zhao Hai's confusion.
The orcs loved alcohol, which was related to their living environment. During winter, it became extremely cold here, and the other three seasons weren't much better. They had to endure the elements daily while herding cattle, and the unpredictable weather meant that a bag of good wine could be lifesaving.
Because of this, orcs not only enjoyed wine but also preferred strong liquors. Unfortunately, there weren't many strong liquors on the continent at present, and since they could brew milk wine themselves, they mainly focused on that.
Back on Earth, Zhao Hai occasionally drank alcohol, mostly beer or baijiu. He rarely had fruit wine, so he couldn't discern the quality well, but he found baijiu quite good for its high alcohol content, and if brewed well, it wouldn't give him a hangover the next day, which he really liked.
However, upon arriving in the Ark Continent, he could only find some non-distilled fruit wine, which honestly didn't taste very good.
Thus, Zhao Hai had been wanting to brew wine for a long time, but he didn't know how. Galen and the others also had no experience, and although many of Laura's subordinates were quite capable, they had no knowledge of winemaking. If they just followed the methods written in books, they wouldn't be able to produce good wine, which is why Zhao Hai hadn't conducted any brewing experiments.
But now with Ares and the others, even though they didn't know how to brew grain wine, they were skilled in brewing milk wine, which was sufficient. Let's not forget that Zhao Hai could now buy dairy cows at his ranch, which had an astonishing milk yield.
Moreover, Zhao Hai wanted to experiment to see if it was possible to brew grain wine. With the increasing amount of grain produced in his space, if he released it all, it would have too great an impact on the food market in the Orc Prairie and definitely attract everyone's attention. If all the countries on the continent investigated and found no one named Zhao Hai, that would lead to even bigger troubles for him. Thus, he wanted to transform this grain into another form of commodity, and wine was undoubtedly the best choice.
Whether it's bamboo rice or corn, both are excellent brewing materials. By brewing white wine and going through simple distillation, he could produce white wine with over twenty degrees of alcohol. Such wine would definitely be considered strong liquor in the Ark Continent, and the orcs would surely enjoy it.
Thus, brewing wine was added to Zhao Hai's agenda. However, there were still many difficulties. They were primarily focused on milk wine for now, and Zhao Hai wanted to first test how well the milk wine turned out.
Currently, Zhao Hai had raised two hundred dairy cows and a thousand mountain goats in his space. This meant he had milk for making milk wine and wool for wool products, genuinely capable of producing milk wine and dairy products, rather than solely relying on selling rabbit meat to earn gold coins as before.
However, these tasks required considerable preparation time, and Zhao Hai and his team weren't in a hurry. After all, they had plenty of time and could take things slowly.
In ten days, Zhao Hai could reach the destination in about four days since the horse-drawn carts would not stop at all, and the undead beings wouldn't feel tired or bored. They could just keep going.
The orc tribe's Mighty Bull carts were not suitable for being pulled by Scaly Horned Horses or Wind Chaser Horses. In the end, Zhao Hai made a tough decision to turn those pulling cattle into undead beings, allowing them to travel day and night without stopping.