The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 954 Dovenian Tribute Wine

Thanks to the chefs' tireless efforts, Roland managed to avoid embarrassing himself at the dinner party. The hastily prepared dishes weren't particularly refined, but they were still plentiful and filling!

"Mmm~ (chewing)" Caslo made a satisfied chewing sound.

The founding fathers were not picky about the food at the banquet. Don't forget that these "Khorneans" who had crawled through piles of corpses were born to be excellent Lagrange barbarians. Their appetite was to satisfy their spiritual needs, but they didn't have high requirements for eating to maintain their physiological needs. After all, not everyone can live a good life eating dry bread and potatoes!

"Looks like it's to your liking?" Roland raised a glass of fruit wine to Caslo, who was wolfing it down.

"By the Dragon God! Can you drink that sour wine?" Caslo glanced at the yellow liquid in Roland's glass; the dark color of the wine clearly indicated it was not of high quality.

"The last barrel of ale with plenty of hops has long been used up! This sour fruit wine was saved by the people as a tribute to us!" Roland raised his glass, took a sip, and then sighed.

Didn't he know that this wine made from wild fruits didn't taste good? But it was the only wine the kingdom could produce itself at the moment, and even then, only a portion could be stored during the autumn and summer harvest seasons. After all, the Kingdom of Lagrang had only been using wheat to brew wine for a very short time, and after a few days of abundance, it was always facing a food shortage! Fortunately, the kingdom wasn't lacking in oil; the oil from smoked fish provided a good source of fat for the people, otherwise, the shortage of bread to feed the people would be even greater!

"I really can't recommend it!" Caslo was rather disgusted by the sour fruit wine, preferring not to drink it rather than have his taste buds ruined by it.

"That's a real shame!" Roland downed the fruit wine in one gulp, then smacked his lips; it really didn't taste very good.

Roland then looked around. Nyx was mingling with a few women, and Roland didn't know what they were whispering about. The others were gathered in twos and threes, raising their glasses... no! They were raising their bowls! After all, no one touched the sour fruit wine except Roland; everyone was drinking soup.

"Hey!" Roland's eyes lit up as he suddenly remembered that he still had some good stuff in his system space. Apart from the regular daily check-ins, Roland had almost forgotten that he even had a system! With his honor points almost depleted, Roland basically had no desire to open the system. Checking on the kingdom's development every day was already his limit. Roland didn't even expect to get any loot from the daily check-ins!

"Ta-da! Dovinian wine! Authentic stuff!" Roland casually pulled out a few bottles of sealed Dovinian wine. As tribute from Dovinian during the imperial era, its value goes without saying!

"Pop!" As Roland uncorked the bottle, a strange fragrance immediately wafted out, and everyone sniffed it, then looked over at Roland.

"Good heavens! Your Majesty, you're actually keeping some for yourself!" Caslo snatched the bottle from Roland's hand without hesitation.

"Youlan!" Caslo called out to Maple Forest Youlan, who immediately complied by pouring the wine from the decanter containing the inferior fruit wine into a kettle, rinsing it with water, and then bringing it over.

"Gurgle~" As the purplish-red liquid slid gracefully down the transparent glass, the surface area of ​​the liquid in contact with the air increased, making the aroma even more enticing, which made everyone unable to help but be intoxicated.

"Your Majesty, this is not right! How can a banquet be without wine? Why hide this?" Duke Giorstra immediately poured a glass for Roland, then handed another to Nyx, and finally took a small sip for himself. With just one sip, he knew it was a tribute-grade Dovenian wine. "Tsk tsk tsk! Alas~ Has it really been forgotten..." Caslo, standing to the side, pretended to wipe away tears without leaving a trace, his acting very fake.

"I forgot I had these things hidden away!" Roland shook his head with a laugh, amused by Caslo's antics. Since the system had given him so many odds and ends, Roland naturally forgot about these items that didn't offer much combat benefit.

"Hmm? This is tribute-grade wine?" Adolf Heinrich and Charlie Prosper's eyes lit up after taking a sip.

Lilith, who was standing to the side with a sense of awe but not understanding, also took a sip under the signaling gaze of Maple Forest Orchid. The smooth wine slid into her stomach and was fragrant and rich. As her blood flowed faster, Lilith realized that her magic power was also quietly starting to circulate, and even her damaged magic source was slightly warm.

"?" Roland looked at the spellcasters' eyes, which were lighting up in surprise, and then looked at Duke Joelster with a puzzled expression, hoping that he could explain.

"..." Duke Joelsteria's lips twitched. He almost forgot that this generation of King Lagrange was a Muggle, a representative of those whose family traditions were not prominent. He obviously did not know what the tribute-level Dovenian wine meant.

“The effects of this tribute wine are comparable to those of a magic potion, Your Majesty!” Marquis Al-Tegran Franz muttered quietly, noticing Roland’s confusion.

"Dovenian in the Rune region is famous for its wines. Even ordinary wines can shine in the empire, so the effects of tribute wines are naturally beyond question! In addition to their fragrant and smooth taste, their special magical amplification effect is comparable to that of ordinary potions, which makes many minor nobles flock to them!" Marquis Al-Tegran Franz winked at Roland.

It's important to understand that potions weren't cheap even during the Imperial Age when the alchemist system was fully developed. Lesser nobles with limited resources could easily use Dovenian Tribute as a cheaper alternative! This was especially true for families training mages; the price difference between using potions and Dovenian Tribute was enormous! The savings were undoubtedly a lifesaver for these lesser nobles!

"I see!" Roland nodded in understanding. No wonder the spellcasters were surprised. That's right, they were just surprised! For them, this wine could no longer permanently enhance their strength, but could only slightly increase their magic power limit. However, the comfort brought by the magic power circulating on its own was indeed something they enjoyed.

"Then please enjoy yourselves! Don't be shy! We won't leave until we're drunk! Cheers!" Roland said, raising his glass.

"Cheers!" Everyone drank it down with Roland, except for a few spellcasters who stared in astonishment at the boorish men who were devouring the peony without any appreciation, and fell silent.

“What a waste…” Charlie Prosper, the charlatan, was unusually serious for once.

“Indeed…” Even Adolf Heinrich, who had always been at odds with him, unusually agreed with his point of view.

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