The Golden Lord has a perverted SSS-rank summoning system!-Chapter 64: Path to fortune

Right after giving Alice the skill book, Ethan regretted it a little.

He found himself alone in his office.

Evelyn was calming her aura, and Alice was studying the new skill in his bedroom.

Since he didn’t want to disturb either of them, he ended up, once again, alone in that cold night.

Well, that wasn’t all bad.

Finally, he could take a look at the other items he’d won.

Among the common and free gacha tickets, nothing really caught his eye. Tools, weapons, healing potions, and a single bottle of wine.

Other than that, only two things truly caught Ethan’s attention.

The first was a production bonus card, similar to the growing bonus, but very different and, honestly, a bit strange.

It increased the population’s work efficiency.

But how on earth was that possible?

Did the population gain super strength? Super speed? Was the work doubled?

The effect was smaller than that of the farming bonus, with only a 100% increase in production for the citizens of Goldenveil, lasting two months.

It was good, but Ethan couldn’t help feeling confused.

He would use the card during the day to observe how the population would change with that item.

But first, there was something else deserving of attention.

[Item: Complete wine fermentation and production system.

Description: A complete system for wine production, including instruction manuals and all necessary tools.

Rank: D

Special Effect: Increases the sweetness of all wine produced by 10%, accelerates production by 20%.

Effect is only applicable when the complete system is in use.]

After examining the item without removing it from his inventory, Ethan turned his attention to two others he had received from premium tickets.

The first, rank C: Recipe for Rising Red Flower Wine. The second, rank D: 50kg of Lunar Green Grass Spirit Seeds.

Both were valuable for a single reason.

Lunar Green Grass Spirit Seeds were a type of spiritual grass with great healing powers and, above all, easy cultivation and reproduction, serving as the main ingredient in healing potions across the continent.

Rising Red Flower wine, despite using the much rarer Rising Red Flowers, had something very interesting in its recipe.

From what he had read, it was possible to swap the ingredients and use Lunar Green Grass Spirit in place of the Rising Red Flowers.

Since Lunar Green Grass Spirit was a common spiritual herb, the mansion itself already had some in stock. Probably enough to produce about twenty or thirty bottles of wine.

If he could produce enough, he could sell them at a huge profit to the merchant who would be visiting Goldenveil in a few months.

And that would be just the beginning of the path to creating a functional economy in Goldenveil.

Ethan wanted to build a massive industrial hub.

Clothing, weapons, armor, beer, wine. Whatever could be produced in that region, he would produce.

With an excited smile, he sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

The next day, he woke up early.

[Thanks to your relentless training, your aura has increased! 925 -> 950.]

He couldn’t hold back his smile.

Spending the night meditating instead of sleeping had been worth every second.

After washing his face and brushing his teeth, he confirmed that Alice and Evelyn hadn’t left yet and walked through Goldenveil.

It was seven in the morning, but the people were already wide awake, starting their work routines.

A few days earlier, their Lord had ordered the clearing of a path toward Lake Azur, and everyone was working with visible dedication.

They had already cleared about two hundred meters of the two kilometers needed, using the settlement’s only two oxen and Ethan’s horse to transport the logs to the center of Goldenveil.

There, a group of ten workers sorted them and, by hand, using axes and saws, transformed the wood into raw material for construction. Material that was already being used to repair holes in the palisade and erect six towers around it.

The slightly more than sixty adult men and teenagers of Goldenveil worked nonstop.

Many of them, including the guards, were Awakened. Because of this, they performed the work much more efficiently.

A job that would take months for non-Awakened people would be finished in weeks by them.

Watching the men work, Ethan smiled and then pulled the production bonus card from his robes, tearing it open.

[You used 1x Production Bonus Card (Rank C)

All citizens of Goldenveil receive a sudden surge in their energy, determination, and dopamine while working.]

Following the notification, all the workers stopped for a moment.

A subtle golden light ran through their bodies.

They gasped, as if overcome by an intense burst of energy, their eyes shining with excitement.

It was strange, and many were clearly confused.

But when they turned their faces and saw the Lord standing there, with a small card crumbling into golden fragments between his fingers, they understood.

That was a blessing from the gods.

Glory to the Lord! Glory to the Nine!

With that, Goldenveil’s loyalty grew a little more, reaching 72%.

Ethan could only laugh with satisfaction, walking toward the home of one of the elders, Goldenveil’s brewer.

The house was one of the largest in the entire settlement.

Alongside Ulric, who had betrayed everyone and lost his position, he had always been one of the most respected elders.

Old John, as he was called.

Even though other people brewed drinks, he was the one who produced the tastiest beer in Goldenveil, distributing it only on special occasions.

Unfortunately, he was already sixty years old. With advancing age and his inability to progress to the second stage, he would hardly continue working much longer.

The old man was sitting outside his house, a pipe between his lips.

His eyes fell on Ethan as he approached.

A subtle smile played across the old man’s thin lips. He rose slowly and bowed.

"My lord... to what do I owe your visit?"

Ethan didn’t answer immediately, slipping his hands into his robes.

From there, he pulled out a single item: the Rising Red Flower wine production recipe, his path to fortune.