Chapter 797: Thunder and Lightning
"Gevis, I heard you came from the Sky City!"
Edward looked at Gervis, then at his granddaughter who was lowering her head with a blushing face. In the end, he couldn't pursue the scene that had just happened.
Edward did not expect that Gervis would come to St. Osquey. After all, it was a long journey of several days from here to St. Ann.
Therefore, Gervis's motive of seeking the far-flung destination instead of the near one must be suspicious, so he immediately changed the subject and started to make a fuss about this matter.
"Yes! Duke Edward!"
Gervais nodded.
Seeing a hint of doubt in Edward's eyes, Gervis thought for a moment, immediately found a small reason for himself to come here, and continued.
"I originally planned to return from Saint Di City, but I still have some wine left! I thought it's not far from the Sky City, so I specially sent it over for you to taste and see Adela by the way!!"
Edward was no longer in the temple just now, so Gervis came to look for Adela first.
Unexpectedly, Edward caught her red-handed when she was being intimate.
However, although it is a bit embarrassing, the ugly daughter-in-law still has to meet her parents-in-law.
Being caught by Edward, Gervis had actually rehearsed it in his mind, he wanted to test Edward's bottom line.
Now it seems that although Edward opposes his relationship with Adela, it is not too strong.
It was probably because he doted on Adela too much. After understanding Adela's thoughts, he was extremely reluctant, but he could only try his best to be on guard.
"How come there are still some left? How are the wine sales?"
After hearing Gervis's reason, Edward's focus was diverted a little.
Edward had heard from Gervis a long time ago that the orcs had cut off the caravan's route to the sacred forest.
So he knew that Gervis personally led a team to the City of Hope to sell wine.
But now when I heard Gervis say that the wine was not sold out, I thought he was serious.
"Well! The wine is selling well, and there aren't too many left! Just a few dozen barrels!"
I didn't expect that Edward actually believed the excuse I made up.
Gervis felt a little guilty. If he knew the true situation of the City of Hope in the future, he might want to beat him up! Gervis immediately replied in a perfunctory manner.
"Well! There are only a few dozen barrels left. That's good. Move the wine into the temple later! I'll buy it!"
Edward nodded and spoke.
He also knew that Gervis wasn't having an easy time either. His soldiers were not strong yet and required huge amounts of gold coins to train them. Naturally, they would not accept his wine for free.
"Duke Edward, you don't have to pay. I brought these wines here for you and Adela to drink!"
Gervis was not lying. The fifty barrels of wine left behind were specially prepared for the Sky City, and twenty of them were potion wine.
"Grandfather, let's go sit down in the small building and talk! Gervis must be tired after coming from so far away!"
Just as Edward was about to refuse, Adela suddenly interrupted and said something.
She was naturally happy that Gervis had sent her something, and she thought to herself that her grandfather also liked to drink this wine. If she drank more and more in the future, maybe her grandfather would not object to her and Gervis' relationship.
"Okay, let's go inside and talk!"
Edward looked at his granddaughter and nodded.
Then the three of them walked into the small building next to them.
The conversation lasted for half a day and ended only at dinner time.
During this period, Edward informed Gervis of the movements of many other forces during this period.
For example, the Orcs and other holy cities have already driven out the natives in their areas and are currently consolidating their occupied territories and developing nearby mineral deposits.
The sea people also started attacking cities a few days ago. In the sea area to their right, many indigenous sea people were driven to the shore to hide.
Other than that, everything else is normal.
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At the dinner table, only Gervis, Edward and Adela were sitting at the table tonight.
Of course, wine was indispensable at such a private dinner. Even Adela ordered half a glass and drank until her face turned red.
With the help of fine wine and delicious food, the conversation between the three people at the table became more harmonious. Gervis also mentioned that he made the strongest wine and got thousands of people drunk.
After hearing this, Adela's eyes widened and her mouth slightly opened, she looked so adorable.
Edward had drunk the dwarven fire wine before, and was very curious about why the hellfire wine that Gervis mentioned had such a high strength.
Immediately, the two of them switched from wine to Hellfire wine.
After drinking a few bowls of Hellfire Wine, Edward gave Gervis a thumbs up.
Just three or four bowls of wine made this Red Flag top-level warrior feel a little tipsy.
"Grevith, considering the strength of your Hellfire Wine, I believe no dwarf can resist the temptation! Just stay in Saint Ann City and wait for the dwarves to come to you!"
After Edward and Gervis drank a pot of wine together, his face turned slightly red and he said something to Gervis before leaving the table.
"Haha! Thank you Duke Edward for the compliment!"
It was a rare occasion to be so drunk, so neither of them used their fighting spirit to neutralize the alcohol, but drank like ordinary people until they were a little tipsy.
"Well, then you should rest early! I'll also take advantage of today's opportunity to get a good night's sleep!"
Edward said something to Gervis and left the restaurant first.
Adela was already halfway through the meal when she was taken to her room by the servants because she was drunk from the wine.
After Edward left, Gervis was led to the guest room by the servant.
Adela had prepared the guest room herself in the afternoon, and when Gervis saw the pink quilt on the bed, he knew the thoughtfulness of this rich young lady.
Lying on the bed, smelling Adela's scent on the quilt, Gervis fell into a deep sleep in a moment.
"Um?"
In the middle of the night, when Gervis was still drowsy, he discovered something crawling into the quilt.
He touched it immediately and felt a soft and warm touch on his fingertips.
"who!"
Gervis woke up instantly, he didn't expect that someone had crawled into his bed.
In other words, he drank a lot of wine today and relaxed his vigilance, otherwise he would have definitely discovered someone entering the room on a normal day.
"Grevith...it's me!"
But a voice came from under the quilt that made Gervis pause. It was the rich girl Adela.
"It was thundering outside just now, I was scared!"
The room was dark, and Adela's voice continued to be heard from under the quilt.
Boom! At this moment, a flash of white light passed by the window, and there was a loud rumbling sound. It was indeed lightning and thunder.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Gervis then covered the quilt and patted Adela's back gently.
The young lady hid in the quilt like a kitten, trembling with fear, which made Gervis feel distressed instantly!
(End of this chapter)
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