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Chapter 206 Bizarre Witchcraft

Upon seeing Richard, Desor, whose hair was a mess like a bird's nest, gave Richard a big hug and laughed heartily:

"Li Wei, by the Titan Father, I truly don't know what's in your head, to come up with such a brilliant formula!"

"You know what? I was really shocked when I took my first sip!"

"I've never tasted such a refreshing, fragrant beer with a sweet aftertaste. Taking a big gulp is just so amazing!!" Dessall exclaimed, gesturing wildly, his wrinkled face beaming like a blooming chrysanthemum.

From the moment Dessall entered until now, he has been constantly talking about how delicious this new beer is, and Richard has not been able to get a word in edgewise, so he can only smile in response.

However, Richard did not feel at all that Dessall was overshadowing him.

Judging from the messy hair and beard, you could tell that the other person had been paying close attention to the brewing process for the past three days.

When it comes to new-style beer, they've found the right people.

Richard could understand how a drunkard felt when he encountered good wine, especially when it was wine he had brewed himself.

A few minutes later, Dessol seemed to calm down a bit and took a few more gulps of wine.

At this point, Richard was finally able to interject.

"Dissol, it seems my recipe has earned your approval."

Dessol shook his head violently and said, "No! Not praise! It's admiration! Do you understand? Levi, my brother, why didn't I meet you sooner?"

"So, does that mean this new beer will definitely be popular with the gray dwarves once it's released?"

"No! It won't just be a welcome! It will be a frenzy! Levi, once this beer becomes popular, one day your fame will surpass that of His Majesty the Emperor of the Grey Dwarf Empire," Dissol said excitedly.

Richard looked at Dessol's impassioned manner and realized it didn't seem like he was simply flattering him.

Indeed, the Grey Dwarves love fine wine, and the fame of renowned winemakers that has been passed down for thousands of years is not a myth, but a true story.

"No, Dessol is your name, not mine," Richard said with a mysterious smile.

"Me? Why me?" Dessol looked blank, seemingly not understanding what Richard meant.

"We've established a beer guild to oversee the brewing and sales of new-style beers, and you, Dessall, will serve as the guild's president and chief brewer," Richard slowly announced his plan.

"No, this is clearly the wine you brewed! I cannot steal the honor that rightfully belongs to you!"

Dessall's eyes widened, and he shook his head vigorously, as if he couldn't believe that Richard had so easily given him such an incredible honor.

"Can we understand it this way: as long as there's enough hops, you can continuously produce this new type of beer?"

"Also, once sales begin, can you keep up?" Richard didn't answer Desall's question, but instead asked two more questions in a row.

"Of course, no problem, don't worry, Li Wei. As long as you have enough of this stuff called hops, I'll have no problem at all!" Dissol patted his strong chest heavily.

"I own seven or eight breweries myself. If they all produce new-style beer, there shouldn't be any problems in the early stages!"

Richard nodded and said, "Dessol, how about you invite Fana to my villa tomorrow? I'm planning to sell some of my shares."

"What? You're actually going to sell a portion of your shares in this incredibly profitable business? Levi, my brother, have you got your head smashed with a hammer?" Dessol stared wide-eyed, his beard bristling, with an incredulous expression.

Richard shrugged and said, "Dessol, I urgently need the money right now. Besides, what do you think will happen if this business only involves the two of us, as it expands and even goes to other cities?"

Richard's words gradually calmed Dessol down from his state of ecstasy.

Once his reason returned, Desol completed his magnificent transformation from a drunkard to a first-level high-ranking wizard.

"Li Wei, I think I understand what you mean. If that's the case, selling some of your shares is indeed a good option. However..."

"If that's the case, I suggest you not only invite Fana, but also Alehan from the Grey Dwarf Brotherhood, or even a few higher-level wizards. Let them name their own bids, hehe~"

As he spoke, a cunning glint appeared in Dessall's narrowed eyes.

Richard instantly understood Dessol's thoughts and couldn't help but feel grateful to the gray dwarf old man who had considered his needs so much.

It does!

Previously, he had been thinking that someone needed to cultivate hops in large quantities, so he thought of bringing Fana into the project.

However, if the only buyer of the shares is Fana, it will not bring Richard much benefit.

Only through competition can Richard maximize his profits from this share sale.

"Thank you, Dessol, my brother, cheers!" Richard unusually raised his glass in celebration.

"Cheers!"

The two eventually agreed to establish the Dessall Beer Chamber of Commerce, with Dessall as the nominal head, holding a 30% stake and responsible for all aspects of the brewing and sales of the new beer.

Richard owns 70% of the shares, but 30% of that will be sold to other powerful wizards in the next couple of days to ensure that the sales of the new beer will not be suppressed or sabotaged.

Then, from the remaining 40%, 10% will be allocated to benefit the bulk growers of hops.

Hops are essentially a type of hemp grass, which is relatively easy to grow and cultivate.

Therefore, almost any formal wizard majoring in the natural sciences can easily cultivate hops to meet the demand for producing five thousand bottles of rye beer per day, with just a little guidance from Richard.

After Dessall left again to prepare for the new beer.

Richard was in an exceptionally good mood!

"Fingart, go buy some ingredients. Let the kitchen have a good celebration tonight."

"Yes, Master!"

"Gorkan, prepare for the reception tomorrow and the day after. You're more familiar with the etiquette of the Grey Dwarves."

"Yes, Master!"

"Stephena, come with me for a walk in the garden."

"Great, Master," Stephania said with a smile, her heart filled with joy. Those two annoying third wheels were finally gone.

To be honest, this was the first time Richard had ever seen his villa's garden, filled with all sorts of flowers, since he bought it.

This time, apart from the fact that the sky in the dark area was always so gray and hazy, making the colorful flowers not as bright as they were under the sunlight, it had a different kind of charm.

At that moment, a soft, warm body gently embraced Richard from behind, and a unique fragrance wafted over.

Richard felt a surge of heat throughout his body; he knew, of course, who was behind him.

A warm sensation touched her ear, and Stephania's sweet voice rang out again, "Master, it seems this body of mine has never been used before~"

I couldn't hold back anymore!

Richard turned around and embraced the curvaceous, hot body behind him. Faced with her alluring face, he was about to advance towards her tempting cherry lips.

suddenly!

"Boom!" The sound of an explosion came from the street not far away.

Richard was startled. Could it be those cults?

"Crash!" It seemed that a house in the distance had collapsed, and dust billowed up!

The enchanting atmosphere in the villa garden vanished instantly.

Richard strode toward the gate and saw more than ten gray dwarves dressed as Tug City guards, who were originally patrolling the streets, rushing toward the place where the explosion had come from.

Suddenly, a dark figure sped from the road corner not far ahead, and with a wave of its hand, a cloud of green mist spread out.

The dozen or so guards from Tug City who were coming towards them instantly became as if they were drunk, each guard's face showing a blissful intoxication, as if they were immersed in some kind of blissful dream.

But the next second their expressions changed instantly, and fear, despair, and grief appeared on the faces of these guards.

Before long, some of the dozen or so people started attacking each other, smashing their former companions' brains out with heavy hammers.

Some of them were hacking at the walls of shops along the street like madmen.

The whole situation didn't last long; all the Grey Dwarf City Guards were lying on the ground.

Richard and Stephanie were dumbfounded by the bizarre fog attack.

At this moment, the hooded man in black robes got closer and closer to Richard's villa.

"Stephena, retreat!" Richard's pupils immediately contracted. The opponent's aura was very strong, at least a high-level formal wizard, and the attack methods were strange.

Clearly, he didn't want to come face to face with the other party, let alone fight!

Suddenly, a roar came from behind the man in black robes.

A figure rushed towards them, clad in heavy plate armor, wielding a steel shield and a single-handed heavy hammer, dressed as a gray dwarf city guard commander: "Nightmare Church scum! Die!"

With a roar, the commander's heavy hammer shot straight at the black-robed man's back like a meteor.

The man in black robes turned around and released a dark green semi-circular barrier, which instantly collided with the heavy hammer. "Boom!"

The powerful hammer, after shattering the barrier, still had enough force to strike the black-robed man's right arm, sending him hurtling rapidly toward Richard's villa.

Immediately, the man in black robes, clutching his injured arm, glanced disdainfully at Richard, a first-level wizard, and charged towards him, seemingly intending to break through his defenses.

With a wave of his hand, a dark green mist rushed rapidly towards Richard.

"Oh no!" Richard's heart sank.

"Magic Armor Technique!!"

A menacing black bone armor knight's outfit, complete with a skull mask, instantly enveloped Richard.

I didn't want to get involved in other people's business, but now it seems that avoiding it won't solve the problem!

"Mental shock!!"

This immediately caused the man in black robes to stumble.

The man in the black robe, hidden by a hood, looked both shocked and furious!

He suddenly realized that he had underestimated this human boy who was only at the first level of cultivation, and that the boy actually knew rare mental magic.

Although the effect on him was only a dizziness of about a second, but...

"Haha, you scum, you can't escape now."

The gray dwarf leader at the rear seized the opportunity, quickly closed the distance, and immediately engaged the black-robed man in combat.

The man in black robes had no choice but to flee in another direction!

Richard, meanwhile, had already been struck by the dark green mist.

However, what puzzled him was that the dark green mist seemed to have no offensive power, and it did not seem to have any effect on his magic armor spell.

Just as Richard was filled with doubt, he looked up and suddenly found that the surrounding environment was rippling like waves, hazy and indistinct.

Cracks began to appear on the smooth ground.

The villa's thick walls began to crumble like mushy noodles.

The various flowers on the garden lawn, once vibrant and beautiful, suddenly sprouted sharp teeth, opened their blood-red maws, and charged towards Richard.

Richard was taken aback and quickly swung his sword to block!

But the next second, he found that the Frost Guardian he was holding suddenly softened and turned into a crystal-colored venomous snake, which suddenly bit his wrist.

Richard was so shocked that he immediately let go and flung him away!

The surrounding scenery suddenly changed again.

Pairs of dark green eyes began to appear in the hazy surroundings. Suddenly, an ugly monster never seen before sprang out, brandishing its sharp claws and roaring as it charged toward Richard.

"Have I been pulled into an illusion?"

"But the attack power is too realistic!" Richard glanced at the scratches on his black knight armor, which were caused by the bites from those mutated flowers.

The stinging pain in his wrist just now seemed to tell him that this was real, not an illusion!

"Whether it's true or false, just kill them all!"

Richard didn't take any weapons, nor did he summon any abominations, fearing that the summoned vengeful spirits would also be altered by some evil force.

Therefore, I must use my fists to smash them, one punch at a time!

Huh, the mental shock didn't affect them!

I don't know how much time passed.

Richard was panting heavily from exhaustion!

But it felt so good!

He seemed to have killed all the monsters around him.

Suddenly, a monster with the lower half of a human and the upper half of a giant octopus charged toward Richard, making strange noises.

"Bang bang!" To Richard's surprise, this big guy was quite easy to deal with. He was knocked away with a few punches and lay motionless on the ground.

At this moment, the surrounding gray fog began to dissipate gradually, and the surrounding environment, like the surface of a lake, rippled once again.

Richard felt a moment of disorientation, and found himself back in the familiar villa garden.

The ground looked as if it had been plowed.

But the surrounding walls were intact.

The Ice Guardian was left aside.

The flowers on the lawn were a complete mess.

To Richard's surprise, Stephanie lay unconscious on the ground nearby.

Looking around, Richard realized that the man in black robes was no longer there.

Hundreds of fully armed grey dwarf city guards had already surrounded the streets.

Meanwhile, the gray dwarf leader and a group of people were standing not far away, pointing at the ground.

It seems the man in black robes has escaped.

Richard deactivated his magic armor, revealing his handsome face, and walked over to pick up the unconscious Stephanie.

Seemingly remembering something, the gray dwarf plate-armored commander called out from afar:

"Hey! Human kid, how are you doing?"

"Brahm, the man before you is Lord Levi, the alchemist of our Grey Dwarf Brotherhood." A Grey Dwarf wizard standing next to the plate armor commander, having clearly recognized Richard's face, said as he approached.

Richard recognized the grey dwarf wizard; his name was Revel Koch, the vice minister of the Grey Dwarf Brotherhood's combat department, and Richard had once communicated with him about alchemical combination bombs.

"Master Li Wei, it's so good to know you're alright."

"Who was that person just now??" Richard's forehead was still covered in fine beads of sweat, his back was already soaked, and his whole body ached.

That dark green mist from the other party was really too strange; it didn't seem to be just a dream.

Richard discovered that he still had bruises on his wrists and body.

"They were remnants of the Nightmare Church. I've already killed that guy. But poor my brothers." Bram, the gray dwarf city defense commander, said angrily as he looked at the corpses of the gray dwarf city guards lying haphazardly on the ground.

Clearly, Bram was furious that the other side had killed so many of his men right under his nose.

"I'm going to hunt down the remaining followers of the Nightmare Church throughout the city and smash them all into mincemeat!!"

The Nightmare Church? I just heard Gorkan mention it a few days ago. And now it's appearing before my eyes so quickly? This is truly…

"Brahm, it's good that we can kill the priests of the Nightmare Church. What's the use of killing more ordinary believers? Before long, they will be able to develop another group of followers," Revel comforted him.

"Revel, you know those bastards never confront us head-on; they always prefer underhanded tactics. However, this time I killed their priest, and they won't be able to recover for a while."

Revel's expression was grim. He shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. The Nightmare Church has grown to the point of having priests right under our noses. The situation might be worse than we imagine. I think we should report to our superiors separately!"

"Hopefully, there won't be any cult members at the bishop level!"

"That can't be!" Bram's expression froze when he heard the word "bishop," as if he was recalling some unpleasant memories, and his expression became solemn.

So, the man in black robes was killed by Bram?

Richard glanced at the ground in the distance where the crowd had just been pointing and gesturing.

It seems that only a tattered black robe and a pool of black water remained.

but

Richard felt that the other party had been dealt with too easily.

Although two top-tier first-level wizards, Bram and Revel, were involved, he had a feeling that things wouldn't end so easily.

Suddenly, Richard shuddered!

Because he was surprised to find a notification in the inspiration panel:

[Gained 85691 energy points.]

(End of this chapter)