> "God bless my king!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

The coronation ceremony came to an end with the crowd cheering, and the crowd gathered to watch the king's coronation began to disperse.

As they walked, they were all smiling and talking about the miracles that had occurred at the previous king's coronation ceremony, especially those who had been cured of their illnesses and had become completely brainless fans of the new king.

However, for the common people, the coronation ceremony was over, but for Ma Shen, his task was not yet complete, and he still had to deal with the envoys and nobles who came from all over the world to congratulate him.

As night fell, the banquet of the corrupt nobles began, and the jewels of the slave owners' treasury adorned the banquet hall, decorating the whole hall with grace and luxury.

The emissaries and nobles dressed in gorgeous and elegant clothes did not need to be greeted by others at all, and as old drivers, they skillfully walked around the hall and communicated.

In the face of these old foxes, some Storm Kingdom administrators who had experience in aristocratic banquets took the initiative to deal with their exploratory searches, either overt or covertly.

As for the high-ranking officers of the Storm Kingdom, who had no experience in aristocratic banquets at all, they could only sit at the edge of the hall and chat.

It's a pity that not long after the banquet began, someone stared at these officers who were obediently sitting at the edge of the hall, only to see a nobleman with long sleeves fluttering and coordinated facial features chatting with another nobleman, and then "unconsciously" moved to the edge of the hall.

"I'm telling you, many of the habits of the Stormwind Kingdom are completely different from yours. ”

"Master Shakespeare, I think it should be about the same. ”

"Then let's just ask the people here. ”

The two cooperated with each other, pretending to be arguing, and then the nobleman, known as Lord Shakespeare, turned his head and pretended to unintentionally turn to an officer next to him who was bowing his head and drinking silently: "Hello, this warrior, I wonder if you can introduce us to some of this slave. No, the customs of the Stormwind Kingdom. ”

"Absolutely. The officer who was accosted showed a look of surprise on his face, as he expected.

Humble slave, honor, if you don't want to ask you some questions, you will never be able to talk to a noble viscount in your life, and the Viscount Shakespeare, who accosted him, looked attentive on the surface, but in fact he had already spit in his heart, and heard that most of these officers were born as lowly slaves, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

"Your Excellency. A hint of strangeness flashed in the officer's eyes, and he stood up and bent down politely, "One of our customs here is to ask each other for a glass of wine before the table exchange. ”

"Please. After speaking, before Viscount Shakespeare could react, the officer boldly swallowed the wine in the bowl, and then the mouth of the bowl turned downward, indicating that he had completely drunk the wine.

"I remember not having this at all. The nobleman next to Shakespeare chimed in.

"Shut up. Viscount Shakespeare glared at his companion next to him, then frowned, thinking that he would have to inquire about the information later, so he could only reluctantly take a sip of wine.

"My lord, don't you want to give me face?" For Viscount Shakespeare, taking a sip of wine was already a big step backwards for the person in front of him, but the officer was still not happy, and waved his fist and said in a thick voice, "In our place, if a guest does not drink the whole glass of wine in one sip, it means that he is disrespectful to the drinker." ”

This sentence is right, I just don't want to give you face, who wants to give you face, lowly slave, Viscount Shakespeare's face is a little unbearable, and he feels that he has regressed enough, but he didn't expect this lowly officer to have to gain an inch.

But when he was about to say something, for some reason, the officers who were sitting in a precarious position all turned their heads neatly.

"Uh. "Maybe it's uncomfortable to be in the limelight, Viscount Shakespeare hesitated slightly, and took a deep breath, this is someone else's territory, it's not good to offend too many officers for this little thing, maybe this is really the custom of this bullshit storm kingdom.

After drinking this glass of wine, he hurried away from these barbarians, Viscount Shakespeare's mind turned quickly, and then he took the glass and motioned to the others, and drank the little red wine that was left in one gulp.

"Well done, sir!"

"Good!" the officers excitedly stood up and clapped their hands.

Where is this, why is it a little panicked, Viscount Shakespeare swallowed lightly, and then the battle-hardened Viscount wisely wanted to withdraw and leave.

Unfortunately, it was too late, and a large group of officers who were already hungry and thirsty had already surrounded him and the nobles next to him.

"My lord, you are indeed our friend, come! I toast you. ”

"I'll give you a toast too, my lord."

"I must tell His Majesty that I have made a new friend, come, have a drink. ”

According to the orders of His Majesty the King, the downfall of one nobleman who accosted them was considered one military merit, and the downfall of ten people was counted as ten military merits.

"You... What are you going to do?" Viscount Shakespeare and the passers-by beside him had never seen such a scene, facing the toasting etiquette from the ancient country, looking at the enthusiastic officers in all directions with a bewildered expression.

"Warriors ... ”

Viscount Shakespeare wanted to come out but couldn't get out, because a group of big men were surrounding him.

It's not enough to shout for help, and these officers don't have weapons or anything like that, they just seem to be enthusiastic? At this point, it would be too much to call for help.

What should I do at this time? Before I could figure out a solution, something more drastic happened, and Viscount Shakespeare was horrified to find that in the face of a large group of toasting officers, you can't drink it, and they will let you pour the wine down before you know it.

"Well done!"

"That's it, my lord"

Because of the loud movement at the edge of the hall, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone at the banquet.

Rude guy, I didn't expect Shakespeare to have such a happy chat with these lowly officers, it seems that he will keep his distance from him in the future, some nobles who think they are noble show a look of deep hatred to Viscount Shakespeare standing in the center of the officers, as if Viscount Shakespeare has done a lot of bad things.

However, most of the nobles still showed admiration and admiration for Viscount Shakespeare, they did not expect Viscount Shakespeare to be so powerful, and he was so quick to mix with these officers, this skill really amazed them.

"Let them do it in moderation, not too much. Ma Shen, who was the protagonist of the banquet, glanced at the poor Viscount Shakespeare in the crowd, shook his head helplessly, and summoned an attendant to whisper an order.

"Yes, Your Majesty"

"Your Majesty, I am Sorova, an emissary from Kohor, one of the nine free trade city-states, and I have come to congratulate His Majesty on behalf of my lord. ”

Ma Shen, who had just let his attendants leave, turned his head when he heard the sound and found a middle-aged man in a light brown robe on his right who was saluting respectfully to him.

As soon as Ma Shen's eyes flashed in Kohor, one of the nine free trade city-states, he immediately recalled the map of the distribution of forces he had written down earlier, and there was a detailed description of Kohor on it.

Cohor is one of the nine free trade city-states in the Eastern Continent, and one of the inland free city-states, it was built along the Chine River, a tributary of the Lorne, on the edge of the huge Cohor Forest, east of Norfoss and north of Valantis.

The most famous specialty is the artisans, and yes, it is the artisans who make the city famous all over the world, whose blacksmiths have mastered a technique of infiltrating color into metal, and some even claim to have mastered the art of recasting Valyrian steel.

In addition to this, Kohor also produces beautifully woven tapestries and high-quality wood from the Kohor forests.

Kohor is also the most closely associated city of Slave Bay among the free trade city-states, as after they successfully resisted the Dothraki invasion four hundred years ago with the Unsullied, its garrison was made up entirely of Unsullied, each holding a spear with a bunch of human hair in braids.

"Hello, Messenger of Sorova. Ma Shen nodded slightly, "Please help me send my thanks to your master." ”

"I will convey Your Majesty's thanks to the host. The Messenger of Saurovar saluted and continued, "In addition to congratulating Your Majesty on his coronation, I also hope to be able to buy some Unsullied, for some reason, there have been many thieves outside the city of Kohor recently. ”

"I'm sorry, but the Stormwind Kingdom will no longer train the Unsullied, let alone sell the Unsullied. Hearing this, Ma Shen refused without thinking about it.

"It's a shame that without the Unsullied, we're going to have to spend more time and energy training some of the undesirable soldiers. The Saurovar Emissary shook his head in disappointment, "Even a child knows the strength of the Unsullied by now. ”

"If His Majesty is willing to resell the Unsullied, we in Kohor will be willing to buy it for twice the price. ”

"I'm sorry, but one of the Stormwind Kingdom's national policies is not to engage in any slave trade. Ma Shen refused again, and then raised an eyebrow mysteriously, "And even if there is no Unsullied, there may be other things of interest, I will announce some new products later, and the Saurava Emissary can come and take a look." ”

The Kingdom of Stormwind is no longer a slave city-state that sells slaves, so the slave trade, which is the largest source of income, is gone, so it is necessary to find another source of income.

It didn't take long for Ma Shen, a traverser, to find an alternative to the slave trade: glass and distilled spirits.

Glass is a must-have product for travelers, and there are only some low-quality glass at a high price in the world of ice and fire.

As for distilled spirits, to be honest, the technical level is not very advanced, mainly the construction of distillation tools, a cauldron to withstand the heat, an iron drum for the wine, an outer cover for collecting steam, and two conduits form a simple distillation facility, and then you can start brewing.

Nowadays, there is no concept of distilled spirits, and they are all some ale dark beers with low concentration, so most people regard ale and the like as a drink or a warm thing, which is why people in the north or Dothraki eat meat and drink in large bowls without getting drunk.

If you replace these with distilled spirits, people will shake them in one sip, blush in two sips, and fall down in three sips.

In addition, these distilled spirits are mainly sold to cold weather regions and some people who love spirits, such as Dothraki, and it is believed that high-purity spirits will definitely be able to win their love.

"Yes, Your Majesty. That was to say, but looking at the look of Sorovard's expression, he knew that it was just a polite remark from him.