Chapter 36: The Four Kings' Banquet
"Cut, let me come here to watch this farce of yours, bastard!"
After Zhou Xiaoning fed Artoria more than fifty dishes, Gilgamesh finally appeared, obviously the latest to come, and he was a full fifteen minutes late, but Gilgamesh did not mean to apologize, and still had that arrogant posture, as if Zhou Xiaoning and others were waiting for him as a matter of course. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
If Gilgamesh was a beauty, Zhou Xiaoning could treat her words as a tsundere lady and laugh it off. But obviously he is not, so Zhou Xiaoning will not get used to him.
"Jin Shanshan, why don't you listen to persuasion, do you always scold yourself like this, is it interesting?"
Zhou Xiaoning waved his hand indifferently, and all the dishes on the table disappeared, making Artoria, who had not yet eaten all her heart, reluctant for a while.
However, Artoria also knew that the next time was the time to talk about business, and it was not okay to eat and drink like this, so she tried her best to restrain the craving worm in her heart and prevent it from attacking.
Looking at Artoria's pitiful appearance, Zhou Xiaoning couldn't help but shake his head funny, and then his divine sense said: "Don't worry, after the banquet is over, I will let you eat enough." ”
Zhou Xiaoning's voice suddenly appeared in her mind, which startled Artoria, but she quickly regained her composure, from Emiya Kiritsugu, she already knew that Zhou Xiaoning had this ability, there was nothing to make a fuss about, and the previous surprise was just due to the sudden normal reaction of the incident.
In contrast, Artoria is more concerned about the content of Zhou Xiaoning's words.
Zhou Xiaoning saw Artoria look over, and his eyes were full of expectation. This reminded him of Sakura-chan and the way Shiro looked when he asked him for candy.
Zhou Xiaoning subconsciously reached out and touched Artoria's head and said, "Don't worry, I promise something, and I won't break my promise." ”
Zhou Xiaoning's move made Artoria's body stiff, all along, she mostly showed the image of a man, and no one had ever touched her so affectionately, especially after she pulled out the sword in the stone and became the king, others respected her even more, and it was impossible for anyone to do this to her.
It can be said that Zhou Xiaoning took Artoria's first head touching kill, and even touched Artoria's stupid hair, which Artoria regarded as a symbol of honor, but Artoria unexpectedly didn't hate it.
In fact, not only Artoria, but even the conquering king and Gilgamesh felt that they could not accept such a plot development.
"When did these two guys get along so well?"
"Don't ask me, I'm blindfolded too."
After a brief eye contact, the King of Conquest laughed loudly and said, "Now that the Golden Shining has arrived, then the King's Wine Banquet will officially begin." ”
"Hmph."
Gilgamesh snorted coldly and sat down on the only wooden chair that remained, he obviously didn't like the nickname "Golden Shining", and always felt some kind of irony in it. But this time it's a contest at the wine table, wouldn't it seem that he is inferior?
So even though Gilgamesh was eager to fire a few Phantasms at the King of Conquest, he held back in the end.
However, he woke up Zhou Xiaoning with a cold snort in this life, and looking at the movements of his hands, Zhou Xiaoning suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, for fear that Artoria would hack him alive in the name of blaspheming the king.
"That...... I didn't mean to, I can't help it, you know. ”
Zhou Xiaoning was a little incoherent, this was the first time he had behaved so nervously in front of girls, if this scene was seen by the girls, they would definitely laugh at him.
"No, it's okay."
Artoria was also a little unnatural, she didn't know why she was like this, was it because of those delicious dishes that Zhou Xiaoning promised? That's right, it must be.
Artoria had found a reason for her actions, and now she was finally relieved.
"Tsk, what kind of cheap wine is this, do you think this kind of thing can test the real heroic pattern?" Gilgamesh took a sip of the wine handed over by the King of Conquest and said with a disdainful expression.
"Really? But this is already one of the best wines in the market in this area. ”
Unlike local tyrants like Gilgamesh, the material conditions of the conquering king during his lifetime were not good, and wine like this was already the best wine he had ever drunk.
"It's because you don't know what real wine is."
Gilgamesh began to show his superiority again, and he took out a golden jug from the king's treasure, which was filled with mellow wine, and the mere smell of it made people want to drink a full glass.
"Look, now you should know what is the king's wine."
Gilgamesh took out four more golden wine glasses, which were beautifully made, apparently in the same setting as the jug.
"That's top-notch."
The King of Conquest sighed and poured a glass for everyone.
Zhou Xiaoning picked up the golden wine glass and took a sip, although he was not a drinker, but he had stayed by the side of the Wine Sword Immortal for a while, and there was no problem with the most basic wine tasting.
To be sure, Gilgamesh is indeed the best wine, and the so-called elixir is probably nothing more than that.
"Hmph, I've seen it, whether it's wine or a sword, my treasure trove is the top thing, and I can use this to determine the style of the king."
Gilgamesh put on an understatement, as if all this was normal, and it was really a tyrant.
"It's not necessarily, don't talk about the sword first, if it's just wine, you're not necessarily the best."
Zhou Xiaoning shook the golden wine glass, and the disdainful expression on his face was the same as that of Gilgamesh before.
"What did you say?"
Gilgamesh's face turned cold, his pride could not accept such a derogation.
The King of Conquest, by contrast, looked interested and asked, "Oh, so you have better wine there." ”
"Well, I'll let you see it."
Zhou Xiaoning waved his hand, and there was an extra white jade wine jug in front of the four of them, as well as a matching white jade cup.
Don't look at the size of the wine jug, but in fact it is hidden inside, a small wine jug, can hold a hundred catties of wine, but also with its own separation function, as long as it is within the range of one hundred catties, how many kinds of wine is no problem, and do not have to worry about mixing together, what kind of wine do you want to drink, just think about it, very convenient.
These four white jade wine jugs were all refined by Zhou Xiaoning with reference to the wine gourd of the Wine Sword Immortal, but it was a pity that his ability was limited, and he only got four wine jugs for wine, but he couldn't make the gourd fly like the Wine Sword Immortal, and even fight against the enemy.
Gilgamesh never believed that there was a better wine in the world than his wine, so he poured a glass first. I saw that the wine poured out was extremely clear, like clear water, but it had a faint fragrance that Qing Shui said did not have, which made people can't help but be intoxicated by it.
The people present are all powerful people, so naturally they will not be confused by the aroma of this wine, but this alone is enough to show that the wine in this cup is extraordinary.
Gilgamesh picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, not worrying that Zhou Xiaoning would poison the wine. It was this courage alone that made him worthy of the name of king.
Seeing this, the King of Conquest and Artoria were not reconciled, and they took up their glasses and drank them all.
"Big Dream Thousand Autumns" is extremely light when it is entered, and it is not comparable to the king's wine that Gilgamesh took out.
Just when the King of Conquest and Artoria looked disappointed, and Gilgamesh was full of disdain, the faces of the three suddenly changed, as if they were nostalgic and confused.
In the illusion, all three of them returned to their own lives, once again recalling their experiences as kings.
"What kind of environment and smell will my words produce?"
Zhou Xiaoning watched Artoria, Gilgamesh and the King of Conquest enter the environment, and seeing the complex and changeable expressions on their faces, Zhou Xiaoning was also curious about his illusion.
He poured himself a glass and drank it, and it didn't take long for all the past to come to mind.
The first time I met Tsumiko, I swam in the sea in the One Piece world, I met Shiro in the Hokage world, I made a life and death promise with Baguio in the Qingyunzhi world, and I lived and died with Shizuni and Sagetsu in the Holy Sword World......
Zhou Xiaoning saw the bits and pieces when he was with the women, the taste of the wine was sometimes sweet and delicious, sometimes bitter and difficult to swallow, and sometimes even extremely spicy, in short, Zhou Xiaoning tasted the sweet and sour, bitter and salty.
However, just when the illusion was about to end, a phantom of a divine dragon appeared in front of Zhou Xiaoning, which was very similar to the space-time dragon god in his impression.
Zhou Xiaoning shook the wine jug, it was already empty, and he unknowingly drank all five catties of "Big Dream Thousand Autumns". Without the impetus of the power of wine, the illusion was naturally broken, and the spirit was brought back to the present world.
"Eh~, what the hell is that......"
Zhou Xiaoning let out a long sigh, the environment produced by "Big Dream Qianqiu" is the clearest only when you drink it for the first time, and then drink it, although you can also see the illusion, but it is like a flower in the fog, the moon in the water, and it can't be seen. This time, he didn't hear the message of the Divine Dragon Phantom, so no matter how much he drank the "Great Dream Thousand Autumns", he wouldn't hear it.
If you want to know the answer, it seems that you have to think of another way.
At this moment, Artoria and the others also woke up one after another, and the four of them were silent for a long time, and finally it was the King of Conquest who broke the silence first.
"Hahahaha, if the golden wine is the king's wine, then the king of the other world, your wine is the wine of the soul, which makes me feel that the state of the whole person is better than ever."
I don't know if it's Zhou Xiaoning's delusion, he seems to have heard the cheers of thousands of troops from the laughter of the conquering king, as if the army returning from victory is facing the test of his own monarch.
Not only the king of conquest, but also Gilgamesh and Artoria had some unspeakable changes. Gilgamesh's arrogance was a little more restrained, but instead revealed a strong fighting spirit, and Artoria's eyes became more determined, she seemed to have figured out something, the whole person was sharp, and her sharp eyes made people dare not look directly at her.
"Ale~, I seem to have made three amazing opponents."
Zhou Xiaoning put on a distressed look, but his mouth was smiling.
That's fun, isn't it?