"Don't overthink it. I can't control the whole world, but I can still maintain my own kindness when it comes to my own matters!" Corvinus glanced at Agif and said.
He hoped this woman wouldn't think too much.
His actions were simply because the nine years of compulsory education he had received did not allow for the existence of a class that trampled on life, such as slaves.
He couldn't control other places, but perhaps he could in the future when he had the strength.
However, under his command, he would not allow the existence of slaves.
"Mm!"
Agif nodded obediently at Corvinus.
This was the man she loved, who was indeed very special and confident.
"By the way, you bought these werewolf slaves... werewolves. Are you planning for large-scale production? So when do you plan to buy the nearby houses?" Agif asked curiously.
"Not for now. I'm planning to return to the tribe in a couple of days!"
Subsequently, Corvinus explained to Agif why he had purchased the slaves.
"Are you returning to the tribe? When will you come back to Canyon City?" Agif was not too surprised that Corvinus was returning to the tribe.
After all, Corvinus was the chieftain and had explained the situation of the tribe to her. She understood the crisis that the Silver Mane Tribe was facing.
"I'm not sure. This time, I have tribal plans to execute when I return," Corvinus sat down somewhere and said.
The food issue was the biggest problem for the Silver Mane Tribe. Since he had resolved this issue, the tribe would be stable for a while.
However, the stability of the Silver Mane Tribe did not mean that the other tribes nearby were also stable.
As the saying goes, strike when the enemy is unprepared!
Not to mention the medium-sized tribes near Silver Mane, the smaller tribes must be having a tough time. This was an opportunity for the Silver Mane Tribe.
He still had seven or eight thousand gold coins on him, enough to annex another five thousand werewolves.
Corvinus was not willing to miss such an opportunity. He planned to turn his tribe into a ten-thousand-strong tribe in one go.
"What about your business here?" Agif became a bit anxious. It seemed that Corvinus would not return to Canyon City for a while after going back to the tribe.
Wouldn't that mean she wouldn't see Corvinus for a long time?
Agif was definitely not willing.
"Tyton and Cadia will handle things here. They are familiar with the brewing and sugar-making processes, so nothing will go wrong," Corvinus said with a smile.
The reason he was so confident was because of the ironclad rule in Canyon City that no fighting was allowed.
As long as they were in Canyon City, Casa Restaurant was incredibly safe. Even if someone was eyeing them, would they dare to make a move openly?
Hadn't there been many legends killed in Canyon City?
So Corvinus was not worried at all. Plus, Tyton was reliable, and he had been grooming him to be the commercial pillar of the Silver Mane Tribe.
"What about me?" Agif looked straight at Corvinus.
Corvinus was taken aback; he hadn't really thought about that.
"How about you come back to the Silver Mane Tribe with me?" Corvinus asked tentatively.
He was uncertain because Canyon City was like a first-tier city, while the Silver Mane Tribe was like a poor, remote mountain village.
"Really?"
"Would you really take me back?" Agif asked with a face full of surprise.
Was she that happy?
Shouldn't she refuse?
"If you're willing to go, I'll take you with me," Corvinus said with a smile.
"Of course I want to go!"
Agif's face lit up with excitement. She had heard that Corvinus had accepted her into his family, with his father having died in battle and his mother still at home.
For Agif, Corvinus truly accepting and acknowledging her would be when he introduced her to his mother.
So, naturally, Agif was very excited.
Moreover, she was curious about the Silver Mane Tribe. What was the tribe like?
How big was it?
Was it beautiful?
Was it fun?
Agif's mind was filled with imagination. For her, the world outside Canyon City was very vague and unfamiliar because she had never left the city.
Her family often told her that the world outside Canyon City was extremely, extremely dangerous.
Thus, she was both curious and wary and timid about the world outside Canyon City.
Corvinus's willingness to take her back to the Silver Mane Tribe meant not only acknowledging her status but also an unprecedented sense of anticipation for her.
Seeing Agif's excitement, Corvinus didn't understand but didn't disturb her. He simply walked into the kitchen to check on the fermentation of the rice white wine.
...
Time flew by, and it was already five days.
In these five days, the first three were extremely busy, but they managed to brew all twelve thousand pounds of fermented rice into wine.
Since he had more experience this time, Corvinus extended the fermentation by an extra day, which significantly increased the yield to over eighty-nine percent.
Twelve thousand pounds of rice, minus four to five hundred pounds of head distillate and tail wine, resulted in approximately ten thousand and two hundred pounds of finished wine.
This time, he was more relaxed as most of the processes were completed by the twenty-seven apprentices while he provided guidance on the side.
After the second brewing was done, Corvinus didn't idle around. Since he was preparing to return to the tribe, he also wanted to give Tyton and the others some time to adjust.
So, he also fermented another twelve thousand pounds of rice and ten thousand two hundred pounds of wheat for germination treatment.
"Young master, Mr. Fisher has arrived!" While in the kitchen, instructing the apprentices and explaining some key points about the sprouts, Tyton came to report.
So soon?
Corvinus nodded. His brother-in-law was really efficient, as if afraid that his share would be gone.
The wine had been brewed for two days, and the sedimentation was complete. Naturally, it was time to call Fisher and the other wine merchants to divide the spoils.
Because he was returning to the tribe tomorrow!
He couldn't wait any longer. He had already been out for twenty-two days. If he didn't go back, perhaps his tribespeople would have to flee en masse.
Corvinus and Tyton went to the restaurant hall, where they saw Fisher coming forward: "The brewing is done. How many pounds of wine do we have?"
Fisher looked at Corvinus as he approached, somewhat impatiently.
"Don't rush. Let's wait for the others!" Corvinus said with a smile.
"How can I not be anxious?"
"I mean, you're my brother-in-law. Why aren't you siding with me? Why did you seek out other wine merchants? Don't you trust me?" Fisher was a bit frustrated.
How could he not be anxious?
Such fine wine, when transported to the human world, could bring in thousands, if not tens of thousands, of gold coins in profit.
"Fourth brother, you're overthinking. I had already started collaborating with others. How was I supposed to know you were going to switch to being a wine merchant?" Corvinus replied evasively.
He indeed had no idea that his brother-in-law Fisher had such grand ambitions, wanting to do everything.
But even if he had known, he would still have involved others. There was no way he could sell the wine on his own in the short term.
So he had to rely on wine merchants. Since he had to rely on them, he couldn't let the lifeline, which was the sales channel, be controlled by one or a few wine merchants. Otherwise, if the wine merchants became greedy and united to squeeze him out, with only one or two merchants, it would be easy for them to band together, and he would really have no way to deal with them.
Therefore, he had to develop as many downstream wine merchants as possible, letting them check and balance each other. No one would be able to dominate the market. In the future, when adjusting the price of rice white wine or launching other types of wine, even if some merchants couldn't accept the changes, there would always be others who would.
Corvinus believed that it was always wise to have a backup plan!