Chapter 448: The Great Banquet Begins
After three quiet days, it was finally time for the big banquet to be held.
Early in the morning, Ji Ran was dragged away by the cooking masters...... This kind of free coolie does not have to be used in vain.
Chris and Phyllis are members of the legation, and although they are not core personnel, this kind of banquet is a must-attend. So they didn't come over today. After Rice and the others finished breakfast, they had nothing to do.
"It's boring anyway, how about we go out and see? We couldn't get into the banquet for the envoys, but it was quite lively outside...... Watch the dwarves sing and dance! ”
After scratching his ears and cheeks in the room for a while, Baker finally mentioned yì to the crowd. He was a person who loved to be lively, and he didn't attend the dwarven banquet last time because of Krees and the others, and this time, he didn't want to miss it again.
Les thought for a moment and stood up.
"It's good to go out and hang out...... Maybe what's going to happen today. Take everything you need to bring, maybe it's an adventure you've never had before......"
Les glanced meaningfully outside, and slung his two-handed greatsword behind his back.
This two-handed greatsword was almost inseparable from him when he was promoted to the Golden Rank, and it was also subjected to a huge energy impact. Although it has not become a gold tier now, it has also undergone a huge change. At least as a Golden-tier and powerhouse weapon, it's already qualified.
Moreover, it still has a huge potential for development - as long as Les still carries it with him, and nourishes it with his fighting spirit from time to time, sooner or later she will become a real gold-level weapon - maybe a weapon soul will be generated!
When the time comes, this weapon will be very different from the previous one. All low-grade materials are automatically rejected. Instead, it becomes filled with the condensation of Rice's fighting spirit. Don't look down on these vindictive condensations. As long as it's long enough. Those vindictive condensations can even be turned into tangible special materials - of course, this requires not many low-level materials of the weapon itself. Otherwise, Les wouldn't have been able to condense so much fighting energy to fill it......
The weapon had become Rice's treasure, and he barely left his side even when he slept—either on his back or in his hand.
After Les said this, Erin sighed leisurely.
"At the end of the day, you still can't let go of this. But it doesn't matter, since I'm teaming up with you. You have to be aware of this. You're right, maybe it's an alternative adventure. ”
Erin took her longbow and let Warlot land on her shoulder, and walked out as well.
"Sounds interesting, doesn't it?" Alice, with a little black cat-like apple lying on top of her head, turned to Lydia and said. Lydia, on the other hand, smiled slightly: "I want to be strong, and I have to be brave in the face of danger...... In this way, I can help Brother Ji Ran in the future, and let me control my own destiny! ”
The group left the room, but Les suddenly turned his head in confusion: "Huh." I seem to have forgotten something...... Forget it, no matter. It shouldn't be a big deal anyway. ”
With a bang, the door slammed shut. The room was silent—though the dwarf noise was still heard outside, it had been somewhat weakened to the point of little impact. Especially in the basement of the house, the noise outside is almost completely inaudible......
Today is indeed a day of celebration for the dwarves, almost indistinguishable from the day the envoys arrived. Obviously, the dwarves are just looking for an excuse to start a feast...... Do they really know what the envoys have to celebrate?
Unlike that day, there were no retinues from the Kingdom of Liber at today's banquet...... For the retinue were invited into the halls of the palace. However, this did not affect the interest of the dwarves in the slightest, and the tables were placed at the doors of the rooms, and the dwarves were still laughing loudly, drinking heavily, and running out into the streets to sing and dance......
In fact, there is nothing too good about the dwarves' banquets, nothing more than meat from hunting and some bread and vegetables. But these things are enough to give the dwarves a festive atmosphere...... Make it easy for other people to get infected and then throw themselves into it.
Les and the others walked all the way to the square in front of the palace, which can be said to be a high concentration of banquets. Tables and chairs are placed around each stall, and these places have become ready-made good places for banquets. After all, this place is close to the royal palace, so it can be regarded as a little bit of the light of the envoys?
The surrounding dwarves kept inviting Les, and Les finally chose a banquet to sit down, and then took out a few bottles of amber wine for the dwarves to drink. This made them even more popular - amber was now considered a high-end commodity in Ironforge, and it might not be possible to buy it even if you wanted to...... This guest actually took out several bottles at once! Pal! Good friends!
Sometimes, being a friend of a dwarf is as simple as that......
Les and the others attended the banquet in the square, while Ji Ran was cooking with the culinary masters in the kitchen of the palace.
"I mean, you're also members of the Council of Elders, don't you have to go with those envoys?" While Ji Ran was cooking, he chatted with several culinary masters.
"Of course not, I'll go when the dishes are ready. We dwarves don't pay so much attention to it, just treat the guests well, and not all the members of the elder body have to accompany the guests...... We cook more than they do, don't we? ”
The redbeard cooking master said with a smile.
That's true...... Others can just go to chat, but they can make a big contribution to the delicious dishes of the guests. Of course, this is also due to the character of the dwarves, and if it is on the human side, it will definitely be seen as an insult for you to let a member of the Presbyterian Church not show their faces in front of the envoys but sit in the kitchen to cook......
Although it is said that they will not play a role in accompanying the guests, but the problem of face is bigger than the sky for those nobles.
The dwarven palace is not as magnificent as the human palace, but it is not small. There is a huge hall in front of it, where general meetings and banquets are held. The kitchen is next to the hall and is not small...... After all, it is a kitchen prepared for banquets, and it is too small to be used.
Now the hall is a lively scene. The King of the Dwarves sat in the center, next to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. The conversation was very pleasant - at least it seemed so. The rest of the retinue sat at long tables, alongside the dwarven elders and other officials...... This is also to deepen the exchange between the two sides.
The hall was also noisy, echoing with the laughter of the dwarves. No way, dwarves are like that, no matter what the strict occasion, you don't want to make their voices quiet.
And that strange magic channel, the Cup of Glory, was now on the table, in front of the Dwarven King and the Crown Prince.
"This is the cup of glory refined by Grandmaster Zack's alchemy. Although this magic guide is considered by most alchemists to be unworthy of its name, in reality, its effect is quite magical...... It is almost impossible for other magicians to make this kind of wine out of thin air. Moreover, every thirty years, there will be a cup of strange wine that can greatly enhance people's strength and help them break through the level. In this respect, this magic guide is well-deserved as the work of an alchemy master! ”
The crown prince introduces the cup of glory to the King of the Dwarves. Even if this thing is really an expensive waste, it is impossible for someone from the Liber Kingdom to say it directly, and it has to be whitewashed...... No way, Zach is the alchemy master of the Liber Kingdom! Moreover, this cup of glory was also brought over as an exhibit of this mission, so it can't be underestimated, right?
If you send an envoy to another country to bring this cup of glory, maybe it will really cause dissatisfaction among the other party...... What's the matter with you bringing this useless magician? What is it to look down on us?
But for the dwarves, it's a different story at all. A magic guide that can produce your own sake! It is said to taste wonderful! How can such a magical thing be said to be useless? It's a total rarity!
"That's right, yes, I also think this Cup of Glory deserves to be a super magician! Producing wine out of thin air is beyond the realm of ordinary magicians...... Other magic guides require raw materials even if they can produce things, but the Cup of Glory can be created out of thin air! Grandmaster Zack deserves to be a grandmaster of alchemy......"
The Dwarven King nodded with a smile. It's not an excuse, he really appreciates this cup of glory......
"So, let me present a glass of Glory to the King of the Dwarves! It's not a 30-year-old wine with a peculiar effect, but the taste is the same. And we also stored a certain amount of this fine wine before we came, and we invited all the dwarves present to taste it. This is the freshest cup, of course, to the great dwarven king! ”
The Crown Prince was also a talker, and stood up and picked up the Cup of Glory—a cup about the size of an adult's fist, metallic, smooth, and faintly shining—and it looked a little crystalline. There is no pattern, but it does not detract from the striking beauty and mystery of this cup of glory.
If it weren't for the fact that the function of this thing was too funny, it would already be worthy of being a super magic guide with this refining technique alone.
The King of the Dwarves also raised his glass with great joy to receive the Crown Prince's wine. Several officials from the Liber Kingdom stood up, picked up a few bottles, and began to pour wine for the dwarves present...... Although the shelf life is not long, this wine can still be preserved for a while. Although it is not much to get on the heads of each dwarf, at least everyone can taste it.
“…… Sure enough, it's the best wine! The entrance is mellow but not spicy, and the aftertaste is endless in the mouth...... This is one of the most delicious wines in the world that I have tasted! ”
After the dwarven king took a sip of the glorious wine, his eyes widened and he praised it. The dwarves' straightforward nature was widely known, and this compliment immediately made all the humans present feel like a face...... You see, our magic guide isn't useless, at least the dwarves like it, don't they? (To be continued......)