Witcher's Atelier

More than 50 farmers, more than 160 people working hard, plus the owner is a young man who is good at spending money. After a few days, the Corleone Manor can be said to be dying and sick, sitting up and celebrating the New Year with vitality.

The house has been renovated and looks brand new. The main building has two floors with five suites and seven bathrooms, an integrated balcony and an arched loggia. Three fireplaces, a formal dining room with a bar, and a luxurious kitchen leading to an underground wine cellar.

The courtyard garden has just been planted and its beauty is not yet visible. However, stables, barns, warehouses and winemaking facilities are ready, as well as the infrastructure needed to support large-scale operations - workers' housing, pig and cattle pens, water supply pumps connected to Lake Sidi Liga... etc.

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At first, Victor thought that receiving a vineyard was just about spending money and signing the land and house deeds, but it turned out that he was too naive.

The royal butler Sebastian and the principality's treasurer Lafayette Surman visited the manor together, accompanied by Vivienne. Tabris came as a representative of Lady Anna to supervise. The guards included Horace Funes, deputy commander of the Principality Guard, and his twenty men. It is worth mentioning that Horace was the young man who gave Gillaume the Barrel Festival gift.

In addition, there were many nobles who came to watch the ceremony. The two closest friends were the knight Milton Peraperin and Baron Palmerin Lauenfar, as well as his nephew Gillaume who came with him.

The process of receiving the vineyard began. First, the treasurer handed the land deed and the house deed to Victor for signature. This was the most basic part.

The next part was the highlight - the transfer of the winery documents, which included the rainfall records since the establishment of the winery, the soil changes, and the sweetness indicators of different varieties of grapes. There were also several relatively mature wine recipes that Corleone Manor had successfully developed in the past, including "Sansredore Lost" worth a baron title.

In addition, the wine tasting masters or winemaking masters invited in the past, their evaluation books of the winery's wines were the foundation of a vineyard. Without these documents, people will not recognize you as a winery with history, and the value of Corleone Manor will evaporate by half on the spot!

Each item is crossed off the list, and the documents are finally handed over from the treasurer Lafayette. Then the royal steward Sebastian comes on stage, and he wants to transport the other half of the value of Corleone Manor to the wine cellar intact.

Two full oak barrels of wine - this is the 'Sansrato Confusion' sample wine that was stored by the principality before the Corleone Manor was closed in the past, and the original flavor is certified by the public office. After all, the taste of wine in the mouth cannot be fully expressed by text description, and even the year has a huge impact. Only by comparing and tasting with the original wine can the formula be truly restored.

It is through such double insurance that the intellectual property rights of red wine are ensured. Victor deeply admires this system. Sure enough, where there is interest, there is infinite wisdom.

At the same time, this also greatly increases the difficulty of plundering. If a crisis occurs, whether the wine cellar is smashed or the formula is burned, the value of the winery will plummet! It may even be difficult to recover.

In short, everything was done according to the tradition of Toussaint.

With the witness of Vivienne, the representative of the baroness, Victor first signed the documents from the treasurer and registered the red and white "protection umbrella" of the Corleone family's coat of arms, and then received the sample wine from the royal steward, officially completing the transfer procedures of the vineyard.

When the whole process was finally completed, Vivienne Tabris came to the witcher, with her blonde hair naturally draped over her shoulders. Today she was wearing a conservative green and white high-pleated collared dress, and her green eyes were shining.

"Mr. Victor, congratulations on becoming the owner of Corleone Winery. The Duchess asked me to tell you that she has high expectations for you and hopes that production can be resumed as soon as possible. She looks forward to tasting the newly brewed 'Sansrato Confusion' at the wine tasting next year!"

Promoted to the owner of the manor, Victor, in a good mood, smiled and responded, "Why next year? Miss Tabris, please tell Ms. Kaiming that I will bring the new products of Corleone Manor to the wine tasting next month, and ask her to look forward to my performance!"

Hearing the witcher's words, Vivienne frowned slightly, feeling that the future prospects of this winery were not good. Although she was not an expert, she at least had basic common sense to be sent as a witness.

After fermentation, most red wines will go through the step of oak barrel aging, which can be as short as one year or as long as several years. There will be new products next month, which means that they have not been aged. Although there are many types of wine that do not need aging, Corleone Manor does not have such a historical accumulation.

It was already difficult for the new operator who had just taken over to reproduce the old formula, let alone create a new flavor.

So what Victor asked her to relay sounded like the absurd delusion of an outsider. Could it be that he thought he was the legendary "master of brewing"?

Looking at the witcher's strange mutant eyes, Vivienne opened her mouth, but didn't say anything after all. I think when he really gets into brewing, he will know the cruelty of reality! When she decided to report to the baroness, she interpreted the bold words of the new product as a joke, which was considered to help Victor retain his dignity.

After nodding and greeting, she said goodbye and left. Recently, she felt a little uncomfortable and had some minor abnormalities. She was worried about whether she should ask the "respectable lady" for help?

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The wolf faction badge trembled slightly at a speed of 0.1 times, and it calmed down after Vivienne Tabris left. Victor touched his chin. She was a blooming girl who had just turned 15! The magic reaction was so slight, which meant that the "curse" was still in the incubation period?

Although there is a willingness to help her in advance, the objective environment is not yet mature. It is abrupt and rude to suddenly announce that Vivienne is cursed. It should be noted that the other party is a palace maid and walks around in front of Fringilla every day. There is a sorceress to solve it. You may not be thanked for helping others, but you certainly cannot be blamed for helping others.

What's more important is the method Geralt used to break the curse - I can't do it! I have never seen the book on Kaer Morhen that set of spells. It may be the experience of the white wolf traveling north and south, or the skills passed down by witchers orally, or the knowledge shared with him by his "girlfriends".

Although it was convenient to discuss with Fringilla, Victor didn't want to get involved with the sorceress, and it was her turn to take action against the locals in Toussaint.

Knocking the breastplate in greeting to Victor from afar, Guillaume. Launfar Baba followed up and escorted Vivienne and her party back to the city.

Seeing his nephew who fell in love away, Knight Palmyrene shook his head and sighed. He originally planned to introduce Guillaume to Victor. In his opinion, the witcher has superb skills and a bright future, and is a friend worth making, so today he specially introduced him to Victor. The nephew called, who expected to meet Vivienne, he said hello and ran away with the girl.

Knight Milton was not so emotional. He came closer and joked, "A new product will be released next month? Are you really working hard... Are you sure you can do it, or are you planning to make white wine?"

The reason why he said this is because generally speaking, white wine does not require as much aging time as red wine, and short-term fermentation can also produce high-quality products with fragrant and fruity aromas.

Victor shook his head confidently and denied, "No! What I want to do is red wine, and I want to get the title in a dignified way!" For the newly appointed silly landlord, the results of this game to win the title are not to make people feel helpless. Red wine, which is worth talking about, is boring.

Palmerin came to the side and added to Milton, "Don't doubt it! Victor is very serious. Before I came, I went around the orchard and saw that the workers he hired were rushing to harvest grapes, and the workers in other manors were on strike. It was also borrowed by him. Depending on the situation, it should be picked in the next two days. "

"The harvest will be completed almost tomorrow night, followed by crushing, juicing, fermentation, and then the finished product will be released at the wine tasting next month. It may not be a duke, but it should be no problem to get a viscount of red wine!"

Victor boasted confidently, but did not deliberately lower his voice, so someone approaching him did not agree with his words and made sarcastic remarks.

The man was tall and majestic, dressed in gorgeous and noble clothes, and had a beard that was half black and half white. "What a regrettable reality! The new owner of the Corleone Manor is actually an outsider in winemaking. The grapes that are picked must be all." Crying in the night!"

"Excuse my ignorance, standing on other people's land and humiliating the owner, who is this rude idiot?" Shrugging his shoulders, Victor controlled the volume just right to ensure that only the three people nearby could hear him.

Milton laughed outright, and the more traditional Parmelin couldn't help laughing, "Pfft!" chuckled, while the face of the idiot whom Victor accused darkened.

"Civilian, you should maintain enough respect! You are facing the owner of Belgaard Manor, Count Vladimir Kresp! Especially you may not know whether I have any role in the 'Coopers Guild' Few friends.”

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! It turns out to be my good neighbor, the 'operator' of Belgaard, who owns the star vineyard, and the 'honorary' former knight, Earl Crespe."

The words "operator" and "honorary" mentioned by Victor here are also ironic, because the earl actually has a very bad reputation. He was once an official knight who swore allegiance to the duchy, and won many "knights" held annually. Tournament" champion.

However, as he grew older, he abandoned his sworn knightly duties and instead ran a wine estate like a businessman. Palmerin once commented privately that after taking the oath of allegiance, one should serve for life. Crespu claimed to be a knight, but he insulted the spirit of knights.

After being ridiculed again, Count Cresp's eyes were cold, but he did not fight back angrily. Instead, he took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped his face. He raised his voice and said: "Very good! Young people are young people, full of vitality. I, Ke Count Resp wishes you the best, may you really be able to make excellent red wine, shine at the wine tasting next month, and let Toussaint gain a Viscount of red wine!”

After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Victor to respond.

Seeing this situation, Milton. Pera Peran put away his smile and looked at Victor worriedly. He didn't know the other party's identity at first, so retaliating with his words was nothing. The baron planned to come out and smooth things over after laughing, so that he could get through this.

After all, they had worked with each other when they were young, and there was a certain amount of affection between them.

However, the situation changed too quickly. In a few words, which was completely different from his usual humility and self-control in interpersonal relationships, Victor showed no mercy and humiliated Count Crespe to his skin.

The consequences of this matter may be quite serious. You don’t need to be an expert to know that the secret to the delicious wine of Toussaint comes not from the grapevines on the hillsides, but from the oak trees in the woods.

The wine barrels made of these oak trees are so important. They add unique aroma and flavor to the red wine. It can be said that without oak barrels, there would be no Toussaint red wine, so the Wine Barrel Festival is the most important festival in Toussaint.

As the Count threatened, he did have several friends in the Coopers' Union. If he exerted his influence and made Victor unable to buy or only buy inferior oak barrels, then not only would the nobles' vision of Corleone Winery be shattered, but it would even be difficult to produce qualified red wine.

As for the fact that he deliberately loudly announced that Corleone Winery was about to produce a new red wine before leaving, it was obviously to wait until Victor broke his promise or produced inferior red wine at the wine tasting next month, so as to completely ruin his reputation.

Because they had worked together before, Milton knew very well that the other party's character and fighting skills were two different things. He touched his bald head and sighed, "Alas... You really shouldn't have said that just now. Although he is a bastard, the power he weaves is genuine!"

"Victor, you have to be more vigilant next time! I heard that Count Cresp is not popular in the wine business because he is famous for playing tricks, and there are rumors that he will do something bad to the opponent's vineyard." Palmerin, who also sensed something was wrong, also reminded him.

Reaching out to grab the witcher's arm, Baron Pera Perrin suggested, "Otherwise, I'll help you tell the enlightened lady to cancel the promise of the new red wine. Without this promise, even if it takes several years to restore the 'Sansrado Confusion', no one has any reason to blame you! After all, you have just joined this industry. After accumulating a few years of experience, he will naturally not be able to continue blocking it."

The two knight friends helped to find a solution in unison, and Victor was moved. However, what they didn't know was that the channel where the monsters invaded under the Corleone Manor could directly reach the Belgard vineyard, which has been prosperous and disease-free in recent years.

In addition, Angouleme also got a message from the court ladies. It is said that Count Crespe originally proposed to the Duchess that he wanted to buy the abandoned Hortense vineyard at a low price, but because of the witcher's sudden appearance, his plan was in vain.

It was because of these two things that others didn't know that he didn't give Vladimir Crespe any lip service to his temptation! This scumbag is suspected of letting monsters commit crimes, and the conflict of coveting territory is irreconcilable, so there is no need to pretend to be friendly with him.

Moreover, it is a good thing that Crespe takes the initiative to help promote and increase popularity, which can save a lot of advertising expenses. Maybe the speaker Mr. Harold will receive a big order in the evening, allowing him to continue to promote the new products of Corleone Vineyard in the next month.

Reaching out and stroking the exquisite clothes to smooth out the wrinkles on them, Victor was calm and comforted his two friends, "Don't worry, everything is under control. Even without the help of the coopers' union, the launch of the new red wine is unstoppable!"

"Okay, you are sure, don't tell me you have even thought of the name of the new red wine," Milton muttered casually.

Victor smiled slightly, "You guessed it, right! Because it is produced on the hill of Corleone Manor, this red wine will be named "Lafite"!"