Chapter 6: The Rock Fortress (2)
The architectural style of the dwarves is really different from that of humans, Ryan's biggest feeling is the dimness of the light speed in the Rock Fortress, if it weren't for the fact that he practiced martial arts with Galib for a period of time when he was young, he has some experience in such a dim environment, it is estimated that he can't even identify the direction, Rao is so, Lane's guards are also completely blind, and have to light torches to light the way forward, so that Jebina keeps looking back at this group of humans with "strange" customs.
From Freya, Ryan understood what was going on, it turned out that dwarves and elves, like elves, were born with the ability to see dark, even if there was no light, they could identify the surrounding environment, in that desolate era, the flames had not really been mastered and used by the creatures of this continent, and the elves and dwarves relied on this ability to survive in this world, until later humans relied on magic and technology to slowly rise, and then the two races were replaced.
Ryan walked on the passage inside the Rock Fortress, and admired the dwarves very much in his heart, Ryan walked here in the feeling of no difference from walking on the streets of the new city of Iron Fist Castle, the height from the top of his head to his feet exceeded 5 meters, which would not bring people any sense of oppression, Ryan even estimated the width of the passage, and felt that even if he walked side by side on two carriages, it would be no problem, but this place was underground, which had to make people feel amazing.
After several turns in a row, after passing through several levels, Ryan's front suddenly opened up, and there was a huge space in front of him, which looked very much like a square, and many dwarves were sitting around the fire drinking and chatting together, and the originally quiet environment became lively.
Caves had been carved out of the stone walls of the square on all sides, and it was evident that they were dwellings for the dwarves, and the captain of Jebina led them directly to a cave with a wooden sign hanging a wine glass in the doorway, and shouted loudly to the inside: "Lord Lombard, Her Majesty the Venerable Elven Queen has come to visit! β
Jabina's words made Ryan almost laugh, the dwarves were so cute, there was no idea of respect for each other, which also made Ryan a little envious, but then when the Lombard steward came out, Ryan finally couldn't help laughing, because he saw a drunken dwarf holding a large wine barrel as tall as him and thicker than his waist and swaying out, and when he was about to walk in front of Jebinah, the dwarf tripped for some reason, and the barrel filled with golden liquor swung out a little and fell to the ground, and Ryan's nose immediately smelled a pungent aroma of wineγ
Before Freya could speak, a more burly dwarf immediately popped out of the cave marked by the wooden sign of the wine glass, he looked at the little golden wine syrup on the ground in distress, and angrily pointed at the dwarf who was carrying the wine barrel and scolded: "Lombard, you bastard, do you know how much effort this thunder wine has cost me, and you dare to spill it, you ...... You're really ...... Lang fee, really Lang fee!"
"Hiccup!" the dwarf who came out with the barrel burped, then put the barrel in his arms on the ground, and said to the dwarf who rushed out from behind, "Don't you just spill a little, you just think I'm using it to smell it." I said, Sam, don't worry about it, I'm going to greet the guests, and sometimes things are counted when I'm drinking in the evening. β
The dwarf named Sam muttered a few words and stamped his feet back, while the dwarf who came out with the barrel looked around with his drunken eyes and said to Freya, "Hello, noble elven queen, please forgive me for being drunk, but Sam's strong rum is so good that I just drank a big glass, hiccup!"
Freya had been here a few times, and she knew very well that the dwarves were alcoholics, so naturally she would not have any thoughts of blaming Lombard for his gaffes, so she smiled and said, "Since we are all friends, and we elves, dwarves and humans have also formed allies, don't care about these boring rules." Come, Lombard, allow me to introduce you to my husband, the human mage Ryan. β
Lombard followed Freya's finger and saw Ryan standing aside, he shook his head and said, "Looking at this thin figure, I guess it's not okay to drink, uh, wait, Your Majesty, when did you get married?
"Not ...... yet" Freya's voice became smaller and smaller, and her face turned red again, after all, it is inevitable to say that Ryan is her husband, after all, Ryan's only wife is Farath, but if Freya says that she is just Ryan's lover, then the face of the entire elf will be lost, which is also the reason why her guards hate Ryan, in their opinion, Ryan is a typical flowery man, there are so many women around him, and their supreme Queen Majesty is only one of him, or has no nameγ
"Oh, it doesn't matter, it's the same thing anyway, if you want to drink in Demon Moon City, you can drink at Rock Fortress. Lombard staggered to Ryan's side, his height was only up to Ryan's chest, but his strength was amazing, and he pulled Ryan back to the barrel, and then picked up the barrel vigorously, handed it to Ryan and said, "Drink!"
Ryan had a bitter face, he just smelled the smell of the wine, and he felt dizzy in his head, but looking at this posture, if he didn't drink it, he would immediately be considered by the dwarves to look down on them, not only could he not be friends, but he was afraid that it would cause more disputes. Helpless, Ryan had no choice but to ask Freya for help with his eyes, and the latter gave Ryan a helpless look, and then looked at the large wine barrel in front of Ryan, indicating that he had only the only solution was to drink.
Ryan sighed secretly in his heart, he has always been a drinker, but he didn't expect to have to break his vows today, he lowered his head and drank hard by the barrel, the stimulating wine syrup poured into Ryan's throat, and suddenly made Ryan feel a scorching heat in his chest and went down, Ryan drank this sip, he actually felt that his upper body was paralyzed, as if he was struck by lightning, the only thing he could do was quickly close his mouth tightly, lest he would spit out the wine syrup just now as soon as he spoke, it was really rude.
"Uh, did you really drink it?" the Lombard steward looked at the barrel in his arms, the syrup in it didn't seem to change, and said to Ryan with a skeptical expression, "You're welcome, this is Sam's carefully brewed thunder wine, and it can only be drunk at this time of the year." β
Ryan only felt his head dizzy, his stomach churned, and the sour feeling soon swam all over his body, as if he would spit out the wine he drank at any time, so Ryan didn't dare to open his mouth to speak, but gestured to Lombard a few times, signaling that he had drunk some.
"No, no, we dwarves choose men according to the amount of alcohol, how can you, as the husband of the elven queen, drink so little?" Lombard seemed to understand what Ryan meant, and he greeted Sam's hotel, and then continued: "Maybe you are not used to drinking in this kind of large barrel? β
Ryan was secretly happy, thinking that if he used a small wine glass, he should be able to delay for a while, so he quickly opened his mouth and said, "Okay......" But the wine syrup that Ryan drank before had been churning, and as soon as he opened his mouth like this, the boiling wine immediately returned the same way, and Ryan spit it out with a "wow", how embarrassed and embarrassed it was.
After Ryan hurriedly wiped his mouth, he looked up and saw a large wine glass that was enough for him to wash his face, as well as a large glass of wine in the wine glass, Ryan hurriedly opened his mouth to refuse, but Lombard took advantage of his mouth to pour the wine glass directly towards Ryan's mouth, Ryan struggled desperately, but his physical strength and completely could not compare to Lombard, and he could not use magic, after all, the other party had no malicious intent, so the big cup was all poured into Ryan's stomach.
"Well, so-so, barely you passed. Lombard looked at Ryan with some dissatisfaction, but he was too embarrassed to force the other party to drink, after all, it was the husband of the elven queen, not his dwarven compatriots. However, the reluctant Lombard rolled his eyes, and immediately remembered a solution, so he roared loudly: "My compatriots, the Venerable Elven Queen has come to the Rock Fortress, and brought her husband, let us welcome them with the warmest ceremony!"
In fact, when Freya and the others entered the square, they had already attracted the attention of all the dwarves here, after all, the characteristics of the dwarves and elves were very prominent, but the vast majority of dwarves did not know Freya's identity, and now when they heard that the dwarves' best friend, the proud elven queen, was actually married, everyone was curious about who she chose, and they all gathered around.
Ryan's reputation for not being a drinker spread almost all over the continent along with his magical prowess, and Freya immediately walked by Lane's side worriedly after he was poured a large glass of spirits to support him. At this time, Ryan's appearance was very bad, his body was soft and leaning on Freya's body, it seemed that as soon as Freya let go, he would immediately fall to the ground, and then fall asleep, which made Freya very worried.
At this time, many of the dwarves in the vicinity have been all surrounded, after the description of Lombard adding oil and vinegar, Ryan, who does not drink alcohol, has become a human mage with outstanding drinking, so the dwarves are either holding wine glasses or carrying wine barrels, ready to have a drink with the human man who has won the heart of the elven queen, which is also the most common ritual of the dwarves, and the most enthusiastic one is to rely on his own alcohol to "annihilate" all the dwarves who toast Although there are very few people who can do this, once they can do it, they immediately gain everyone's recognition and become the dwarf's best friend.