Chapter 349 It turned out to be a high-end operation
With the help of alcohol, Jiang Beiran chatted with Lu Yangyu for a long time and got a general understanding of Lu Yangyu's formation level.
On defensive formations, he could tell a lot of useful knowledge that opened his eyes to Jiang Beiran, but when it came to other types of formations, his level suddenly dropped a lot.
This made Jiang Beiran understand that in the Sixteen Arts of Xuanmen, not only were there few masters who mastered multiple Xuan arts, but even some masters who were only proficient in one Xuan art would appear to be "partial".
Let’s take formation as an example.
There are many types of monitoring formations, defensive formations, offensive formations, environment-changing formations, etc.
Jiang Beiran originally thought that he knew everything, but after having an in-depth chat with Lu Yangyu this time, he found that it was not the case.
Many formation masters are only proficient in one type of formation. When arranging formations that they are not good at, both the formation speed and the effect will be much worse.
In addition, Jiang Beiran also read a message from it.
That is, even within the Six Kingdoms of the Central Plains, formation mages seem to be very rare.
This Lu Yangyu has not reached the eighth level of formation mage, and is only good at defensive formations, but he is already able to sit in the formation hall in a top family like the Shi family.
It can be seen that even top families like the Shi family cannot recruit higher-end formation masters, let alone other families or sects.
'No wonder Master Wuxiang wanted to accept me as his disciple as soon as he saw me... It seems that even in the Six Kingdoms, the formation mage is a very popular profession.'
"Gudu... Gudu... Gudu..." After another bottle of Qiyun Qinglu wine was poured out, Lu Yangyu spat out a breath of wine and said, "Brother, you've wiped out all your money, so you're just going to keep listening?"
He also took out a jar of Qiyun Qinglu wine from the Qiankun Ring, put it in front of Lu Yangyu and said, "Aren't I just waiting for my brother to tell me about the formation connection?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Lu Yangyu slapped his palm on the table, "Do you have to tell me clearly? I'm only proficient in defense. The other formations are half a bucket of water, and I don't even understand them. How can I connect them? Hiccup.
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After burping, Lu Yangyu scratched his messy hair and continued: "What do you think is the difficulty in connecting the formations? Isn't it just that you have to be proficient in various formations? Once you have that ability, the formations will
Dharma connections and other things were naturally studied."
After hearing Lu Yangyu's words, Jiang Beiran almost said, "It's nonsense to study this" and then spat out.
However, Lu Yangyu's words woke him up. It turns out that if you want to study formation connection, the minimum requirement is to be proficient in all types of formations, and this seems to be a very high threshold for most formation masters.
'Isn't this embarrassing...'
Jiang Beiran originally planned to find a colleague to have in-depth exchanges with him to see if he could inspire some inspiration. But now it seems that it may be difficult to find a colleague who can have in-depth exchanges with him on the connection of formations.
'Is this invincible loneliness?'
Now that Lu Yangyu had talked about this, Jiang Beiran naturally couldn't ask any more questions.
However, Jiang Beiran gained a lot from this conversation. Although he didn't find anyone to communicate with in depth, he gained a certain understanding of the "industry ecology" of the mage. He can also have a clear target when chatting with others or setting up formations in the future.
Picking up the wine bowl and toasting Lu Yangyu, Jiang Beiran wiped his mouth and said, "I'm not afraid that big brother is just being modest. I also want to listen to more of big brother's teachings."
"I think you want to have empty hands..." After Lu Yangyu finished speaking, he glanced at the Qiyun Qinglu wine in his hand, "Okay, it's not empty-handed. Hey, hey, now I have said everything I can say. You should talk about you.
What about the distillation method? How can we make the wine so mellow and intoxicating?"
"This is actually not difficult. Since brother wants to hear it, I will explain it to you in detail."
In fact, the wine on Xuanlong Continent has the same problem, that is, the alcohol content is too low. Even ordinary people can drink ordinary turbid wine without getting drunk after a thousand cups, because the alcohol content is only one or two percent at most.
That's all.
Many of them use the fungi produced by the natural fermentation of leftover rice as koji, so naturally they cannot brew high-concentration wine.
Of course, there are so many people in this world who are good at wine, and naturally many people are always trying to improve it, but Jiang Beiran sees that now, the best wine is just so-so.
Take the bottle of Shizhou Chunse that Lu Yangyu planned to use to entertain him at the beginning. It was a standard green wine with an alcohol content of only 5% at most. However, such a wine could indeed be considered a standard in this world.
It is considered a good wine and generally only rich people or cultivators can drink it.
As for spiritual wine, what improves is not the alcohol content and taste, but the effect. As for spiritual wine that can take into account both taste and effect? Yes, very few.
After all, even among cultivators, few have the luxury to drink spiritual wine to satisfy their cravings.
After pouring some Qiyun Qinglu wine into a bowl, Jiang Beiran picked it up and fanned some of the wine with his hands before sending it to Lu Yangyu and said: "The so-called distillation principle is actually very simple. It is to refine the fermented wine-making raw materials many times.
, to extract the high-concentration liquor inside, and this extraction method is called distillation."
"Hey! It sounds so tempting. Tell me, tell me how to refine it." Lu Yangyu said while wiping his saliva.
"Haha, brother, don't worry. This distillation method is divided into solid distillation and liquid distillation. I prefer liquid distillation, so I will focus on this."
After briefly explaining the refining method, Jiang Beiran added: "The cooling of the wine vapor and how to collect the distilled wine are the two most important steps. They need to be done carefully and carefully."
Lu Yangyu, who had already heard his mouth watering, nodded and said: "Don't worry, I am the most careful about good wine. Just say it, I promise to do it."
Taking out a pot-shaped object from the Qiankun Ring, Jiang Beiran handed it to Lu Yangyu and said, "You haven't given me a greeting gift so far. My brother should like this condenser, so consider it a little bit of my appreciation."
After taking the condenser, Lu Yangyu observed it for a while and then asked, "How to use it?"
"I have a formula here. Please remember it, brother. The water from Tianhu Lake should be steamed every two or three times. It depends on the length of the flowing wine and the temperature of the time. It will stop when the flowers are scattered and the taste is light."
"I'm afraid my brother won't understand this just by talking about it. I'd better distill it on site and show it to him."
"Okay! I'm just waiting for your words! I'm very familiar with the curator of the wine pavilion, so I'll go there. He's also a drunkard. As long as I build a bridge for you, I guarantee that you will get to know each other right away.
, he has a lot of good houses with top-quality spiritual wine. With your ability, brother, how can you cheat a few of them and not just get something out of your pocket? Let’s go, let’s go! Brother, I’ll take you to enjoy the autumn wind!”