Chapter 385 Silent Levi
After completing the necessary etiquette, the next step is the classic items of the banquet.
"No stopping, no spilling, and no ruminating exercises."
Gimli took the glass of wine handed to him by Théodred and explained the rules of the banquet.
Legolas also picked up a glass of wine and asked curiously, "So, this is a drinking competition?"
"Yeah, you've never had a drink?"
At this time, Boromir also came over with a glass of wine.
He was talking to Theoden just now and seemed quite happy. The two had a lot in common.
Especially when it comes to speeches, they both agreed that a solemn occasion does not require too many fancy words. What is more important is sincere emotions and respect. As for the content of the speech, it should be brief.
"Why, didn't your father teach you how to drink at home?"
Boromir joked with Legolas as he stared at the barleywine in his cup with a frown on his face.
Gimli ran over to add fuel to the fire and said with a big laugh, "What's wrong with our little woodland princess? Do you want a glass of juice?"
The dwarf and the elf are now very good friends, and quarrels like this have become the norm.
But this time Legolas rarely retorted. He just shook his head quietly and said, "No, I will still drink a little."
"It's just that the taste of this wine always feels a little bland."
"light?"
Gimli leaned closer to the cup.
That’s right, it’s top-quality barley beer, a stronger kind with a high alcohol content.
Is this guy's nose malfunctioning?
"Then tell me what kind of wine you usually drink."
He was a little curious.
"Normal? I don't usually drink."
Legolas thought for a moment and said, "However, on some special festivals, my father would bring out fine wines from Roadside Castle and Dorwinion for the tribesmen to taste."
"The one that left the deepest impression on me was a white transparent liquor. The first time I got drunk was because of it. It was a long time ago when I went to visit Levi in Roadside Castle. The liquor seemed to be called... called 'vodka'. I drank several barrels."
"I haven't heard of it. I still prefer wine made from wheat."
Gimli shook his head.
"What could be more intoxicating than the fresh aroma of barley and the sweet aftertaste of wine?"
"Stop making excuses, Legolas, come on, drink!"
"Let me join in." Boromir was eager to try, and sat next to the two of them with his own wine glass.
"Wait a moment."
Legolas suddenly called a halt.
"What happened again?"
"I want to invite someone to come with me, is that okay with you?"
"Of course I have no objection. The more people there are, the more fun it will be. By the way, who do you want to call?"
"Levi, I got drunk in front of him last time, but I always felt something was wrong. I want to drink with him again."
"That's great, go!"
Gimli was suddenly excited.
“I’ve wanted to try it for a long time, but never had the chance.”
"Interesting, I am also interested." Boromir seemed quite expectant.
He looked around and said, "But Levi doesn't seem to be in the hall."
Levi was indeed not in the hall.
At this moment, he was celebrating with his soldiers in the more lively open-air banquet hall outside the palace. While celebrating, from time to time, the Rohan defenders would come over to communicate, and the two sides were chatting happily.
At the happiest moment, Theoden and Theoded also came to express their gratitude on behalf of Rohan, and they chatted with Levi for a while.
As we were chatting, Legolas came.
He explained his purpose.
Levi naturally wouldn't refuse.
However, when he was abducted into the palace by Legolas, he suddenly felt a little regretful.
With Boromir and Gimli as witnesses, Legolas stared at Levi and said:
“This time, no milk.”
The smile on Levi's lips slowly disappeared.
not good!
A smile is something that is always constant. When it disappears from one person's face, it will always appear on another person's face.
Legolas raised his glass with a smile and said, "I will always be watching you. Come, let us celebrate this victory."
After saying that, he quietly held the wine glass and drank it all.
"Not bad, quite brave."
Gimli was not to be outdone, so he raised his glass and drank it all.
Boromir followed suit, raised his glass, and drank it all in one gulp without even a burp.
The three of them looked at Levi together and showed him the empty cups in their hands.
Levi began to sweat profusely.
An unprecedented sense of crisis rose from the bottom of my heart.
It's late at night.
As the banquet reached its climax, the atmosphere became increasingly heated.
"Hiccup~"
After drinking for an unknown amount of time, Gimli burped and began to talk nonsense.
At this moment, there was a huge pile of empty cups on the table in front of him, and there were several empty wine barrels on the ground.
"Haha, ha, come on, keep having fun!"
Tons of tons of tons…
Gimli continued to drink, while Boromir beside him had a flushed face and began to cover his head, unable to sit still.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these two have almost reached their limit.
On the other side.
Levi leaned quietly in his chair, drinking his wine sip by sip, looking very elegant.
Legolas remained standing, drinking at the same pace as before.
"I'm feeling something."
After drinking another glass of wine, Legolas looked down at his fingers.
Theoded, who was walking around, was attracted by his words. He stopped, held on to the wooden beam beside him, looked at Legolas and raised his eyebrows.
Legolas continued, "My fingers felt slightly numb."
"This wine is starting to work on me."
Theodjed's face was suddenly filled with astonishment.
No, this elf?
"What did I say? He can't drink!"
Gimli, who had drunk to the point of insanity, laughed: "I told you so, he...hiccup~"
Boom! Before he could finish his words, Gimli fell down.
He fell asleep.
Some wine foam flowed out from the corners of his mouth, which was not very elegant.
"You lose."
After sentencing Gimli to exit, Legolas looked at Boromir on the other side, whose head was shaking slightly.
He slowly approached and said in a caring and concerned tone: "If you can't drink it, don't drink it..."
Bang! Hearing this, Boromir suddenly slammed his wine glass on the table, pointed at Legolas and said word by word with gritted teeth as if he had been greatly insulted:
"Don't be complacent, elf, there is still one person here who has not fallen down..."
Then he relaxed and fell asleep on the table.
Obviously, the person who didn't fall was definitely not him.
As for the remaining person who has not fallen, it is naturally Levi.
"Then let's continue."
Legolas raised his glass and took small sips.
Levi leaned back in his chair, silent, just repeating the actions of pouring and drinking.
He kept repeating this action until all the wine in the barrel was gone, trying to get some wine from it.
Theoded, who was passing by, noticed this and immediately replaced Levi's wine barrel with a full one so that he could continue.
"As expected of a legend, he drank down the commanders of the dwarves and Gondor one after another without batting an eyelid."
"Now it's a showdown between him and that elf."
The drinking party lasted for a long time.
As time went by, when the empty wine barrels were stacked up several layers high, Legolas finally couldn't hold on any longer.
He said to Levi: "My head feels numb and my fingers don't quite work, but you are still the same as you were at the beginning, without any change."
"I originally thought that your drinking capacity was demonstrated by some trickery, but now it seems that I was probably too suspicious."
"The game is over, you win."
Legolas left to rest, convinced.
Levi remained silent and just continued pouring and drinking wine.
"My Lord, I offer you a toast."
After Legolas left, Theoded, who also felt convinced, came over and picked up the wine glass, trying to clink it with Levi.
But Levi didn't say anything and continued to mechanically repeat his previous actions.
At this moment, Theo Jed, who had been watching the whole drinking party, finally noticed something strange. He called out twice tentatively, but received no response.
So he slowly approached and gently waved his hand in front of Levi twice.
"grown ups?"
"grown ups?!"
(End of this chapter)
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