Chapter 160 Grapes
"I should remind you to stay alive."
Farodan sighed.
I really didn’t expect that the killing was too fast...
"What's the point of living alive?"
Levi asked, walking this way, but did not put away the sword.
"Sometimes you can still get some useful information out of torture."
"All right."
The long sword that was still shining with azure light was pressed against the neck of an Oak. Even though he was lying on the ground, his body was covered in blood and he seemed to be dead.
"If you want to keep pretending, I won't mind cutting your neck off immediately."
The health bar is not empty, who are you kidding?
"hiss--"
Oak opened his eyes and took a breath with some difficulty.
Falodan immediately held him down so that he could not move.
"Tell me, why are you here?"
"Tell me everything you know, and I can consider giving you your freedom."
"Hehehe..."
Oak grinned, revealing his big black and dirty teeth, and sneered: "You won't live long, the master will swallow this place up soon, and you will all die. No one will live long..."
The breath was completely consumed as he said these words. As the voice gradually became smaller, the body of the Oak gradually became stiff and became motionless.
Farodan pulled Oak's eyes twice.
"No need to look, he is indeed dead."
This Oak was already in a dying state, with only a drop of blood hanging there. If he left it alone, he wouldn't survive for long.
"It seems that just like the information you found, Sauron has been making a lot of noise here recently."
"We need to move faster."
This night, there was no rest.
The two shadows continued to run on the road.
It goes on like this until the sun rises completely and the horses' hooves step on a fertile green land.
Levi jumped off the horse and could clearly feel the difference between this place and the wilderness behind him.
It looked much richer, with lusher, taller plants and grass, and bright colors.
And the road looks smoother.
As we walked, it didn't take long before a large shelf covered with grapevines appeared in front of us. Big, plump bunches of grapes hung everywhere, looking sweet and juicy.
However, when Levi tried to reach out and pick one to taste, Falodan suddenly grabbed his arm.
"Don't, don't do that."
"Although these grapes are growing on the roadside, they all have owners."
Farodan said bitterly: "I really don't want to recall that incident, but the Dorvinians... they value grapes and wine more than their lives."
"The last time I passed by, I was so thirsty that I couldn't help but pick a small bunch of grapes on the roadside. This action happened to be seen by two guards. They shouted and chased me. No matter how I explained, they didn't listen. Then I chased from noon to dusk, and didn’t stop until I couldn’t hold it any longer.”
"Listen, Levi—never, never pick their grapes without permission."
"In order to protect their grapes, even small animals such as rabbits and birds are often wanted. I think they will not mind adding another person to the wanted list."
"Furthermore, the grape guards of Dovinion are not servants or bodyguards of the manor. Each of them is a soldier with a record. If you can't afford to conflict, it's best not to do this."
"ah?"
So scary?
Levi froze in the air with one hand.
Although I say that, but... those are new crops and seeds!
"This grape field is so large, how many guards can there be?"
He said: "Let's pick a little secretly, just a little, so we won't be discovered. And I won't take it for free. I will leave some silver coins here. A few bunches of grapes are definitely not worth so much..."
"That makes sense."
Falodan nodded seriously, staring directly at the grapes.
"I know the local prices. Two bunches of grapes only cost..."
"What are you two doing!!"
The sudden shouting frightened the two of them, and they quickly took several steps back.
The two of them looked away from the grape trellis, one rubbed his hands, the other had his hands on his hips, with a look that almost showed guilt written on his face.
These two people, who would not even blink in the face of an army of tens of thousands of Orcs, were so frightened by a guard's roar that they did not dare to look at him.
This guard can be regarded as completing a rare achievement.
"I saw you being sneaky, what are you doing here?"
The guard looked at the two of them with a rather unkind look on his face.
This Grape Guard is well-armored, with a sharp-looking sword hanging on his waist, and a round shield on his back with Dovinion's characteristic gold goblet logo engraved on it.
He does have the capital to hold suspicious persons accountable. “I want to buy some grapes from the owner here, but I don’t know if it’s convenient or not.”
Levi stood up and explained.
"You'd better want to buy..."
The grape guard looked at the man who took the initiative to stand up, and the hand holding the sword suddenly became a little stiff.
Even if some legends have not yet unfolded in this far east land, experiences and past will always turn into some kind of natural temperament, making people involuntarily take corresponding actions.
Although the person in front of him looked gentle at this moment, he was not hostile at all.
But judging from the equipment and some kind of intuition that burst out from the bottom of his heart, the guard only felt that ten of him might not be able to defeat this person.
When someone you can't beat wants to talk to you well, it's best to talk well.
After taking a breath, the guard said in a calm tone:
"I can make the decision on this matter. I will charge according to the market price. You can go to the market to see for yourself. I guarantee fairness."
"Also, remember to think before you set your sights on grapes next time. We will not be polite to thieves."
"I will pay attention."
Levi nodded to him and paid for three bunches of grapes.
It was very cheap, so cheap that it seemed that it was almost a symbolic fee.
As soon as the grapes were in hand, Levi put them in the synthesis column.
Now the seeds are also in hand.
Three bunches of grapes, one of which quenched Farodan's thirst.
The other two bunches all turned into seeds.
One of them was purple grapes, and the other was green grapes. These two kinds of grapes can be made into red wine and green wine.
"In the future, we will have endless grapes and endless wine."
"Are you going to buy all this land?" Farodan guessed.
With Levi's financial resources, it would be easy to buy all the wine estates in this area, let alone this one.
"No, of course I plant them myself. I've got the seeds."
Plant...
Thinking back to the production efficiency of Roadside Castle, Farodan was silent.
Well, there is indeed no shortage of grapes.
Two days later.
In a city east of Dorwinian where most of the people live, an adventurer in a linen robe and a man dressed as a rare ranger sat in a tavern, eating and listening to the conversation of the guests at the next table.
"Dongyi invasion? Where did this rumor come from? It's nonsense."
A border guard on duty said while drinking the wine on top: "Our trade is going well."
"That's right."
Another guard sitting opposite him said: "It's not a big deal, and it shouldn't be regarded as a threat. After all, no matter how fierce the fight is, they only want our wine, not blood."
"Compared to these, it's better to pay more attention to those thieves who steal grapes."
The guard said, and suddenly shook his head:
"Hehe, but it's really ridiculous that the once greatest guard has now become a policeman who catches thieves..."
"Be careful with your words."
Hearing this, the guard opposite sobered up a little and immediately issued a reminder.
"I'm very interested in Dongyi."
A voice interrupted the conversation between the two.
Levi stood up slightly and moved to the next table, put a small bag of silver coins on the table, and said:
"Can you tell me in detail?"
The two guards looked at each other, and one of them looked around and made a gesture.
The other person put away the silver coins quite naturally and said:
"Okay, it's not a secret."
"Those Dongyi people, even though they are barbaric, are very rich. In their land, gold and gems are everywhere, just like our wine here. Even the armor worn by their sentinels is gold-plated. I saw it with my own eyes, but their weapons are indeed a bit worse. Steel is not very common there."
"We usually get along well and there are no conflicts."
"But I think this is just because they are afraid of our guards. Once we lose the guards, it's hard to say what will happen in the future."
Hearing this, the guard on sentry next to him suddenly frowned.
Is this what you should say to a trading partner?
Ignoring his companion's abnormality, the talkative guard came a little closer and asked Levi in a low voice:
"What should I call you?"
"Adventurer."
"Well, my dear adventurer, I welcome you to Dorwinian. You can taste the most mellow wine in the whole Middle-earth and see beautiful scenery that you can't find anywhere else."
"But listen to my advice. If you are just here to travel, then stop here and don't go east anymore."
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