darknovel #176 - Underrated ancient fruit wine
#176 - Underrated ancient fruit wine
“Liang Yue~! King Thranduil has arrived with the elven army and is currently stationed in the nearby town. Gandalf is here as well.
He says that he needs the half bottle of wine that was previously stored with you, so he would like to invite you over.”
Just as Liang Yue was leading the five women from the base world through the treasure vault via video screen, somewhat lingering and reluctant to leave.
The little hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, once again descended the spiral staircase and called out to him from afar.
“Got it~”
Liang Yue responded immediately upon hearing this, and then headed towards the war room.
Now that Thranduil had arrived, and since he had previously acted as an intermediary between Thorin and the King of the Woodland Realm, promising to return the Arkenstone, he should go over there now.
Moreover~ regardless of whether Thorin would personally return the Arkenstone, he had to go.
As for Gandalf, the old wizard specifically asked for the half bottle of ancient fruit wine, which meant his condition was somewhat bad and he urgently needed nourishment~
At the same time, this also reflected the extraordinary nature of this top-tier brew from the Stardew Valley world.
“Nourishing, purifying, detoxifying, if I remember correctly, this seems to be the evaluation Gandalf gave after drinking this ancient fruit wine.
However~ when I drank it before, why didn't I find anything special about it? I just thought it was a kind of wine with a very good taste and a better texture.
Could it be that there really is something I haven't tasted?”
Thinking of this, Liang Yue couldn't help but tell the people on the other side of the video about his doubts. Now that the base world is the production place of ancient fruit wine, Teacher Shizuka and the others have naturally tasted it.
Seeing this, Liang Yue didn't say any unnecessary nonsense. He directly swiped his hand across the table in front of him, and the half bottle of wine immediately appeared on the table.
Along with it, Liang Yue also sent him a tall-stemmed glass.
Seeing the wine, Gandalf didn't say a word, directly bit open the bottle stopper, poured himself a small half cup, and then sipped it little by little with his dry lips.
Just as the first sip of wine went down, the old wizard's face immediately showed a look of intoxication, and his tightly frowned brows gradually smoothed out.
His originally sallow face also began to have color, and he kept making comfortable sighs in his mouth.
That appearance was just like an old-fashioned drug addict after finishing a line of cocaine~
“Speaking of which~ is this wine really that magical?”
Seeing this, Liang Yue couldn't help but ask curiously and unashamedly.
“Nourishes the body, eliminates toxins, and most importantly, it can help me purify the black magic and curse power remaining on my body, ah~!
I was seriously injured when I fought Sauron in Dol Guldur, luckily the Elven Queen, Lord Elrond, and~ Saruman arrived in time, this wine~ is perfect for me now.”
Gandalf was now sitting in the chair with a completely comfortable look, holding the tall glass in his hand and popularizing science for everyone, completely unaware that wealth should not be exposed.
“Purify black magic, and the curse power in the body?”
Thorin's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, and then he took the half bottle of wine without any politeness, and then took a few silver wine glasses from the side and poured himself a cup.
Legolas, who was beside him, also took the wine with a surprised expression and poured himself a cup.
Then, the two smiled and clinked glasses, and began to taste it with relish.
Following that, the white-bearded dwarves would naturally not be polite to Gandalf, directly holding the bottle and quickly walking out of the room with a stack of wine glasses.
“Hey~”
The old wizard must have been regretting it at this time. An old, withered hand trembled twice at the dwarves' sneaky departing backs, and finally helplessly put it down.
Seeing this, Liang Yue shook his head with a smile, and then gently brushed over the table again.
duang~ duang~ duang~
Three bottles of ancient fruit wine were immediately placed side by side in front of Gandalf.
“This is the wine I promised to give you before, keep it safe~”
“Oh~! Thank you, Liang Yue! I thought you had forgotten~ Hehehehe, you really helped a lot, your wine is indeed a good thing, and it is very rare.
When I see Queen Galadriel later, I can give her a bottle as a gift, and then I, Saruman, and Radagast can drink a bottle together.
The remaining bottle will be my collection.”
After carefully putting the wine on the table into his gray pouch, Gandalf's face finally lost the pain it had before.
He shook his pipe, added some tobacco to it, and then began to sip the wine and smoke leisurely.
Looking at the old wizard's stingy appearance, Liang Yue also felt something at this time, and then directly said to Teacher Shizuka and the others on the other side of the video.
“Later, let's plant more ancient fruit trees at home.”
……
“Thorin, your cousin Dáin has arrived, leading our dwarven Ironfoot army!”
After only a cup of wine, the black-braided dwarf ran in excitedly from outside the door and shouted loudly.
Listening to the neat footsteps that were faintly coming from the air, Thorin's eyes lit up, and then he ordered the dwarves.
“Open the gates of Durin, now, we will go out to welcome the dwarven army!”
After speaking, Thorin turned his head and nodded to Liang Yue, turned back and picked up the jewelry box containing the Arkenstone from the table, and then straightened his back and walked out without looking back.
Liang Yue, Legolas, Arwen, and Gandalf followed closely behind.
“Crack~ crack crack~”
Accompanied by a burst of stiff friction, the long-sealed gates of the dwarven king's city finally slowly opened at this time.
Under the dust, Thorin led a group of dwarves out of the gate first.
The fat dwarf Bombur stood on top of the gate tower, took a deep breath, and blew the horn on the city head.
In the blink of an eye, Liang Yue had already put on his full set of armor and stood side by side with Arwen and Gandalf. Legolas had already ridden his horse to the nearby town of Dale.
Thranduil was leading the army of the Woodland Realm and stationed in that abandoned town.
Under the double joy of reunion and recovering the capital of the homeland, the dwarves seemed very excited at this time.
Thorin and his cousin Dáin Ironfoot embraced each other intimately.
The Ironfoot army behind them suddenly erupted with loud cheers.
After a while, in another direction, Thranduil also rode his great stag and slowly came this way accompanied by Legolas.
Liang Yue, Arwen, and Gandalf took the initiative to step forward at this time, and together with Thorin and others, completed this reunion with the King of the Woodland Elves.
Soon, under everyone's testimony, Thorin, on behalf of the dwarves, handed the jewelry box containing the Arkenstone to Thranduil.
The lid of the box opened, and looking at the gem that was shining brightly in the sunlight, King Thranduil's eyes suddenly flashed with tenderness and sadness.
He couldn't wake up from the memories for a long time.
“Screech~ ~ ~! !”
At this moment, a cry of an eagle suddenly resounded through the earth in the distant sky.
Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look, only to see a divine giant eagle flying quickly from behind a mountain opposite the Lonely Mountain, spreading its wings.
That was Liang Yue's current villager, the little female eagle Rachel~!
With the convenience of the Language Proficiency skill, Liang Yue understood its meaning almost the moment the cry sounded.
Immediately, this guy curved the corners of his mouth, and a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.
Gandalf, on the other hand, for some reason, obviously understood the language of the giant eagles.
At this time, he sighed, subconsciously touched his Glamdring sword on his waist, and then said to the people around him with a solemn expression.
“The war is about to begin, the army of orcs is on the other side of the mountain, they have now been reduced to Sauron's pawns, so this invasion of the dark forces will inevitably be even more powerful!”