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The first feeling of being in a busy harbor is that Dorwinian is not an elven city, but rather a human city.

Nine out of ten of the pedestrians are human.

There are all kinds of dresses, such as Gondor, Rohan, Northern Dendan, and of course, the most common are the Rune with turbans and black circles.

After asking, I found out that the elves had only opened up a vast wine estate on both sides of the river valley outside the city, and there were not many elves living in the city.

The prosperity of the Dowinion is inextricably linked to the wine estates. For a moment, Wu Chen thought of the equally prosperous town of Buri and the legendary Prancing Horse Hotel. Later, he actually saw a few hobbits.

The lineage of Middle-earth, well, is complicated. And it's not a shame to mix with each other. Like humans and elves, dwarves and hobbits, orcs and trolls (→_→...... There are many varies, and the more prosperous the trade, the more common the mixed blood becomes. It is not uncommon for many people to have a good night in a hotel, wake up and pluck the bird and leave, and then come back many years later to be surprised to be a happy father.

In this era, especially on the human side, there are no good families and prostitutes. Females are so clearly defined. It's normal for the hostess in the tavern to have an occasional appointment or something. And if you go, you will leave, if you are really pregnant, most of them will be born alone and raised happily.

Therefore, it often appears in fantasy adventure novels that a young man from a humble background suddenly discovers one day that he is the blood of a powerful hero, a powerful lord, or even a king!

The method of judging whether it is the descendant of a big man is also extremely simple and crude. Looks, hair color. Familial characteristics. Family ornaments. Even the color of the eyes is a way to tell the difference. In general, each teenager seems to have a token that can be used to recognize father and son.

Wu Chen didn't understand it at first, but then he suddenly woke up.

Which prostitute. Prostitutes don't give money!

Pull a ring jade pendant or something, it's very reasonable, wow!

Fortunately, there are lords in the city, as well as a guard formed by mercenaries to maintain the chaos and law and order.

Having said that, in fact, Wu Chen's oriental appearance. It's not so conspicuous here. When I heard that he was from the town of Changhu in the north, people would look at him twice.

I am not familiar with the place, and accommodation is the first choice.

Where trade thrives, the safety of the tavern is absolutely guaranteed. Because serious business can make money, no one wants to take advantage of it.

found a medium-sized hotel at home and asked for an exquisite suite, Wu Chen spread himself comfortably on the bed.

The costume faded into his navel like a tide, and Bayonetta and the others had already come to freshen up for him. The wolves were running along the banks of the rushing river, and it wouldn't be long before they could join him. Wu Chen, who doesn't plan to be the main line, has too much to spare.

When in Riverdale. Ophelia had the Dwarven Craftsmen craft a lot of alchemy equipment. Although compared to the science fiction world, it is 108,000 miles away. But it was enough to support her in doing basic research. These days, she's looking at Flynn's dragon slaying notes, trying to decipher the secrets of the dragon's genes.

Wu Chen, who is accustomed to the near-future world of science fiction, has had an inexplicable burnout since he was in Middle-earth. Even with the company of two beauties, he can still fall asleep. In addition to being slightly seasick, of course, this is also related to being too relaxed in the electronic world some time ago.

When I woke up, I was refreshed.

After eating breakfast early, Wu Chen asked the innkeeper about the wine estate.

Maybe it was still early, there were not many guests in the inn, and the boss, who was very free, told Wu Chen about some of the recent situations in the city. First of all, wine production has not decreased, and the age of wine in major estates has been arranged for tens or even hundreds of years. The reason for the supply cut is related to the rising trade tax.

Because the supply agreement is made every few years, especially for the elves of the dark forest, it is concluded every few decades. However, as the trade tax continues to rise, it has become much higher than the price of the supply contract between the winery and the forest elves.

In other words, instead of making money, selling alcohol is also a loss. As a last resort, the supply can only be stopped.

This answer is reasonable. But when you think about it carefully, it is full of flaws.

First of all, the elves of the Dark Forest and the Dowinian elves belong to the group that has not migrated westward, so they should be very close to each other. If it's just because of the fluctuation of the price, isn't it negotiable? As far as Wu Chen knows, the Elf King should not lack this little money.

On the other hand, the elven winery in Dowinian, which can produce the best wine in Middle-earth, and even give birth to the prosperous Dowinian, should be very profitable. Even if the contract with the distant relatives of the dark jungle is signed for decades, it has lost a little money in recent years, and it is necessary to make up for it after the next order. Lack of vision and integrity?

So, from both sides, this kind of thing is not going to happen.

And yet it happened.

This is why Wu Chen is interested.

Leaving the inn, Wu Chen rented a few fast horses and went straight to the elf winery outside the city. However, when he arrived at the winery according to the signpost, he found that it was actually a war castle!

A high wall similar to the fortress of the Valley of the Helm, which had killed countless orcs, blocked the entrance to the valley, and the high ground on either side was planted with vines. Different from the vineyards in Wu Chen's impression, these thick vines that climbed all over the slopes and occupied the hills were even thicker than the trunks of many trees Wu Chen had seen!

Is this still a vine?

The vines were entangled in vines, and they were raised high, turning the vast land into a whole green forest!

Stretching out of the high wall and hanging down to the vines at his feet, Wu Chen vaguely saw the corpses of many birds and beasts entangled in the vines!

It's no wonder that the best wine in the world is here. It turned out that he had sucked the blood of a living creature! This is the same as adding virgin blood to wine!

"Master, these vines ......"

"That's right, like the shepherds of the Fagon Forest, these trees are alive." No wonder elves thrive under the iron hooves of the Rune. Thinking about the fate of those strong orcs who fled into the Fagong Forest at the end of the Lord of the Rings 2 Extended Edition, Wu Chen suddenly understood!

It's also a tree, a tree!

As far as the eye can see, although it is not marked as a forest on the map of Middle-earth, these vine-covered vines are almost like forests.

Wu Chen was still distracted, and the subtle and melodious flute suddenly sounded, and the grapevines receded to both sides like a tide, revealing the outline of the ancient castle gate.

"Who are you?" A crisp question rang out from the gatehouse.

"Oh, I'm an emissary from Long Lake, and I'm in charge of the wine orders of the King of the Dark Forest." Wu Chen gave himself a decent title.

"I see...... the voice didn't seem surprised, "please wait. ”

The gate of Gulai slowly opened, and a group of elven archers immediately rushed out.

Although there are no arrows pointing at Wu Chen, they all have bows and arrows in their hands, and they can be fired at any time. Wu Chen believed that with their abilities, there was no need to aim for a long time.

"Human, show me your emissary proof." The leading archer was the one who had spoken to Wu Chen earlier.

"Here." Wu Chen leaned over the paperwork given to him by the tavern owner with some trepidation.

The elf looked at it and immediately showed a smile: "The mark is right. ”

Is the boss too supernatural, or the elf too simple!

"Come with me." The female elf waved her hand and motioned for Wu Chen to follow her.

Wu Chen immediately drove his horse into the castle.

Although he knew that he was still far away from the top of his head, Wu Chen would still subconsciously raise his head and take a look at the verdant grape trellis. For fear that behind the bunches of crystal clear, red grapes, a vine hand suddenly stretched out and dragged him up.

"Don't be afraid, grapes don't eat people." The female elf who led the way smiled and comforted.

"Well, do they eat anything else?" Wu Chen saw the corpses of many birds and beasts outside.

"No, they don't eat anything. The carcasses of birds and beasts you see are because greedy birds want to peck at ripe grapes, so they ......"

"Understood." It turned out that it was not bloodsucking but self-defense, and Wu Chen felt a little at ease.

Like all elven castles, the winery built in the valley is elegant and full of art. Wu Chen found that the inner wall of the castle was not high from the ground, but because of the natural drop of the highlands on both sides of the surrounding river valley, it seemed to those standing in the low-lying places outside that the fort wall was very high.

Wu Chen found that this was not so much a war castle as a giant support frame for the vines......

The central castle, with the towers surrounding it, together with a strong enclosure wall, forms the perfect support. Let the vines that are strong and powerful, hugged by several people, or even dozens of people, get perfect support. Stretch your body to the fullest, get plenty of sunshine and rain, and the fertile soil will make the fairy vineyard grow into a towering tree.

However, compared to the size of the vines, the fruit is much thinner.

"So, it's not the price." Wu Chen muttered.

"That's right, not because of the price." But the elf who led the way heard.

In fact, the elves of Middle-earth have not thrown many streets off human beings in terms of appearance. Otherwise, the female wood elf would not fall in love with a dwarf and think he is very handsome. Therefore, Wu Chen, who is accustomed to good looks, has no amazing feeling at all for the elves of Middle-earth.

It's like slipping from a high-magic world to a low-magic world all of a sudden, but it's all kinds of uncomfortable.

In other words, Middle-earth is a typical low-magic world.

This can be seen in the number of wizards, as well as the magic used.

In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Speaker of the White Council, the powerful white-robed wizard Saruman, also cast a fireball spell before he died.

And the fireball spell is the lowest level of fire-type spells in many high-magic worlds......

Handing over the horses to the elf driver in front of the stone steps, Wu Chen and his female companion, under the guidance of the female elf, stepped on the stone steps and stepped on the arched bridge leading to the castle.

Walking into the main tower of the castle, Wu Chen suddenly woke up, what is a huge vine! (To be continued......)