Chapter 816: The Hole You Dig Yourself
"Alice, why...why are you willing to let Lolita marry Gervis?"
Caroline suppressed the pain in her heart and asked Alice a question.
"I have no choice, otherwise Saint Ann City and the gathering place would have lost countless lives today!"
"Moreover, Lolita is really sincere to Gervis, so the Sea King also agreed! They are now in the guest room in the back garden, and they should discuss the engagement between Gervis and Lolita at the lunch later!"
Alice looked at Caroline, then at the jewel necklace around her neck, and seeing that her face looked very bad, she pretended to be ignorant and asked.
"Caroline, are you okay? Do you want to call the medical team to check on you?"
"I...I'm fine! I'm just a little tired from running!"
After hearing what Alice said, Caroline looked as pale as death.
In response to Alice's question, he could only pretend to be nothing and answered.
When Gervis saw Caroline in this condition, he felt distressed and guilty.
"No, this matter is all my fault. How can I let Caroline bear the responsibility alone?"
Although Gervis was a scumbag, he was still a responsible man. He immediately made up his mind and prepared to confess to Alice.
Whether Alice beats him or scolds him, he will accept it.
However, Caroline cannot be allowed to endure such a great injustice alone.
"like……"
"Sister Alice!"
"Grevith!"
"Sister Caroline!"
Just as Gervis was about to confess, Lolita came to the temple with the washed-up Sea King! Lolita had completely recovered her mood at this time, and even changed her previous indifference, with a happy smile on her face.
Lolita's lively appearance even made Aquaman look sideways!
In the past, Lolita would only show this look to a few of her closest relatives.
"Um!"
Seeing Aquaman, Lolita and others coming out, Gervis could only hold back the words he was about to say.
He smiled and nodded to Lolita, then focused all his attention on Caroline.
"Sister Lolita, His Excellency the Sea King!"
Alice on the side greeted Lolita and Aquaman with a smile on her face.
"Sister Lolita!"
Of course, Caroline spoke as well, but her smile was a little forced.
When she saw Lolita's smile at this moment, she could foresee that in the future Lolita would become Gervis's legal concubine like Alice.
And she, as a lover, may always be a lover!
After the group greeted each other, Gandalf and Ghost arrived at the door, so Alice stood up from her seat.
"Your Excellency Sea King, lunch is ready! Let's go and take a seat!"
Because there were more than a dozen powerful sea creatures who needed to protect the Sea King closely, the lunch was arranged directly in the temple.
At this time, two long tables had been set up in the temple. Alice knew that there was still a gap between Gervis and Aquaman, so she took the initiative to invite Aquaman and Lolita to sit over on Gervis' behalf.
"Thank you for the treat!"
The Sea King didn't show any displeasure towards Alice. He nodded immediately and walked towards the long table with Lolita's arm in hand.
When Gervis saw Alice greeting everyone, he deliberately fell behind and came to the side of Caroline who was hesitating.
"Caroline, let's go! Let's go together!"
"I...I'm not going!"
However, Caroline rejected Gervis and prepared to walk out of the temple!
She was afraid that if she continued to stay here, she would hear about Lolita and Gervis's engagement and would not be able to hold back her pain and grievance.
"Grevith, Caroline, come here quickly!"
At this time, Alice, who had already walked to the long table with Aquaman, Lolita and others, found that the two were still there, and immediately greeted them.
This greeting immediately drew everyone's attention to them.
"Let's go! Caroline!"
Gervis immediately continued to urge Caroline.
Under the gazes of everyone, Caroline could no longer refuse and could only force a smile and follow Gervis towards the long table.
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When they arrived at the long table, Gervase and Alice sat at the main seats, while Gandalf, Guster and Caroline sat on both sides.
The Sea King, Lolita, and Vaodin sat opposite, and the rest of the Sea Clan masters were naturally at another table.
Everyone sat down, and the servants who had been waiting for a long time quickly brought up the barbecue and soup that needed to be kept warm.
When the dishes were almost served, Alice poked Gervis inconspicuously under the table.
After being poked by Alice, Gervis naturally knew what she wanted to do, and immediately complimented Aquaman helplessly.
"Your Excellency Sea King, don't be polite, let's start eating!"
"oh!"
Facing Gervis' words, Aquaman's expression was also reluctant.
"Father, hurry up and try this barbecue! Gervis's cook is very different. The food he makes is even better than the cooks in the palace!"
Seeing the delicate atmosphere at the table, in order to ease the mood, Lolita quickly cut a piece of barbecue for Aquaman with a sweet smile and handed it to his plate.
"Then I'll give it a try!"
Hearing his daughter speak, Aquaman nodded reluctantly, then picked up the barbecue and put it in his mouth.
"How is it, father? Isn't the cooking skill of Gervis here great?"
Seeing Aquaman eating the barbecue, Lolita thought that Aquaman would follow up her words with a few compliments, which would ease the atmosphere at the long table.
But she still underestimated how depressed Aquaman would be about going to see his beloved jewel in the palm. After eating the barbecue, Aquaman frowned slightly and then spoke.
"It's OK! Just a little bit stronger!"
There was a lot of reluctance in Aquaman's words, as if he was complimenting him just to save face for his master.
After saying this, everyone at the long table suddenly had strange expressions, and Lolita became extremely embarrassed.
Could Chef Jimmy's cooking skills be so bad? Of course not. In fact, the moment the barbecue entered his mouth, the Sea King, the lord of the ocean, couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
The barbecue tasted more delicious than ever before, and was indeed much better than the cooking of those chefs he cooked.
But no matter how delicious it is, he is determined to embarrass this kid Gervis today.
After all, this kid had actually taken advantage of his precious pearl without him even saying a word.
He had carefully cared for the pearl for twenty years, but in the blink of an eye, it was taken away by Gervis. He was naturally furious! "This old bastard!"
Seeing that Aquaman was lying with his eyes open, Gervis felt indignant and cursed inwardly.
If Alice hadn't been pressing him down, Gervis would have stood up and challenged Aquaman, asking him to find someone who could cook barbecue better than Jimmy.
"Grevith, you should eat too!"
Alice was afraid that Gervis would fight back, so she immediately cut a piece of barbecue for him and comforted him.
So, Gervis continued to eat in frustration.
When the Sea King saw Gervis's frustrated expression, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
"Father, come and taste the wine! This wine is more delicious than before!"
Faced with Aquaman's temper, Lolita was somewhat helpless.
However, in order to make her father agree to the marriage proposal more readily, she still had to coax her father.
As for Gervis, I can only compensate him after the marriage agreement is signed.
At that moment, Lolita immediately poured a glass of wine for Aquaman and placed it in his hand.
"Wine? You gave your father the wine, but he only drank one sip! Then he gave all the wine to your brothers!"
"Because this wine is too light, it's only suitable for you girls. Father usually drinks the dwarf's fire wine, which is really strong!"
This time, Aquaman was ready to press on with his victory. He didn't even pick up the glass. He just took a look at the wine in the glass and started talking.
On the other side, Gervis, who was swallowing the barbecue and raising his glass to drink some wine, froze.
Seeing Gervis frozen in his tracks, Aquaman was delighted and continued to speak.
"Lord Gervis, you probably haven't tried the dwarven fire wine yet! Here, these few bottles are my gifts to you. They can help you broaden your horizons! Haha!"
The Dwarven Firewine is considered a niche alcoholic beverage, after all, it is very strong.
Of course, it doesn’t matter even if Gervis has drunk it. Aquaman himself likes to drink Dwarven Firebrew on weekdays. He feels that his drinking capacity can definitely crush Gervis.
So I am going to write something about this.
"Father, forget it!"
It was just that the Sea King had just finished speaking and Gervis hadn't responded yet, but Lolita was the first to speak up to persuade him.
Lolita and Vaodin followed Gervis's trip to the City of Hope throughout the entire process, and naturally knew about Gervis's gambling on alcohol.
But they haven't had the time to tell Aquaman about this, after all, Aquaman has been arranging a war in the God's Falling Land.
Now the motive of the Sea King in taking out the dwarf's fire wine is obvious.
But this was simply like actively stretching her face towards Gervis and letting him press and rub it!
In order to avoid embarrassing her father, Lolita naturally did not dare to neglect and immediately spoke to persuade him.
"It's okay, Lolita. Father still believes in your vision. Since Gervis is pleasing to your eyes, I believe this dwarf's fire wine is nothing!"
"Gervis, isn't that right? Today you and I will each have three pots. You are not allowed to use your power to dissolve them. Just drink them directly. After you finish drinking, I will immediately start discussing Lolita's engagement with you. Otherwise, there will be no discussion!"
It would have been better if Lolita hadn't tried to persuade him, but as soon as she did, Aquaman immediately concluded that Lolita was worried about Gervis.
Instead, he became more determined to use Dwarven Firebrew to embarrass Gervis.
As the saying goes, what is tolerable must be tolerated, and Gervis finally couldn't bear it anymore.
The old man offered his face to him for rubbing, and Gervis felt that he had to curb his arrogant attitude.
So, just speak directly.
"Thank you, Aquaman! But..."
"But Lord Sea King, I have a kind of Hellfire Wine here, which is even better than Dwarf Fire Wine. Let's drink this!"
As he spoke, Gervis took out the Hellfire Wine directly from his space ring, and without waiting for the Sea King to speak, he had someone deliver it over.
Seeing this, Aquaman originally wanted to say something, but when he heard that the wine that Gervis took out also had the words "Hellfire Wine" on it, he immediately wanted to see what this Hellfire Wine was, and then say something based on the situation.
But when the Hellfire Wine was placed in front of him, Aquaman's eyes lit up slightly.
"There is actually such a strong fire wine!"
The Sea King could clearly tell from the rich aroma of the wine that this Hellfire Wine was as good as the Dwarf Fire Wine!
"Your Excellency the Sea King, I'll drink first as a sign of respect!"
While Aquaman was still surprised at the Hellfire Wine he had seen for the first time, Gervis had already poured himself a glass and started drinking.
He was not going to give Aquaman a way out and was determined to give Aquaman a warning.
"Come on, kid, do you think I will lose to you?"
When Neptune heard what Gervis said, and was curious about the fire wine, he immediately served himself some and started drinking it.
Gulp! Gulp! "Hiss! Why is it so fierce!"
However, after taking a sip of the wine, Aquaman's eyes widened. This Hellfire Wine was much stronger than he had imagined, which was far beyond his expectations.
"If I drink three pots, wouldn't that be equivalent to drinking six or seven pots of dwarven fire wine?"
Aquaman immediately made a calculation in his mind and hesitated for a moment.
As an elder, the embarrassment he would suffer when he got drunk would be much greater than that of Gervis.
"Your Excellency the Sea King, second cup, I continue to toast you!"
But when the Sea King was still hesitating, Gervis's voice came again, and then he began to drink the second bowl of wine! Seeing this, the Sea King could only helplessly pour himself a second glass of wine.
Then, one cup, two cups, three cups... The more he drank, the more frightened Aquaman became, and he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
After drinking a whole pot of wine, Gervis on the opposite side finally took a moment to rest.
At this time, Aquaman's face was already slightly red.
"Father! Are you okay?"
When Lolita saw the appearance of Aquaman, she immediately asked in a low voice.
"Lolita! Father is fine! This is just my level of alcohol tolerance!"
Aquaman felt his stomach churning and his head was dizzy.
However, when he saw Gervis on the opposite side looking at him with a smile, he simply waved to Lolita who was concerned about him, indicating that he could still fight.
"See how long you can hold out!
Hearing what the Sea King said, Gervis laughed in his heart. He could see that the Sea King was already close to being drunk. Seeing that he was still pretending, he immediately spoke up! "In that case, Your Excellency the Sea King, let's continue drinking!"
Having said that, Gervis continued to pick up the second pot of wine and started pouring it!
Then, one cup, two cups, three cups...
Just four or five minutes later, another pot...
"Father!"
After the second pot was finished, Gervis on the opposite side remained calm, but Aquaman was a little shaken! "I'm fine! Lolita!"
At this moment, Aquaman only felt that his tongue was a little numb, and he thought to himself that the guy opposite him might be a monster. With two pots of wine, even his body as a purple flag knight began to get a little tipsy, but he remained calm.
However, he was the one who initiated this competition. If he admitted defeat now, he, the Sea King, would not be able to stand up in front of Gervis in the future. So in the face of Lolita's concern, he could only hold on.
When Lolita heard her father's words, she naturally didn't believe it this time! No one knows a daughter better than her father. In fact, the one who understands her father best is often the daughter.
Lolita knows Aquaman very well. In the past, Aquaman would basically not drink anymore after reaching this state.
Because Aquaman once told her that if she drank any more she would be really drunk, which would affect her ability to handle affairs.
Lolita is now very worried that her father is drunk, and how to discuss the engagement later.
Thinking of this, Lolita continued to speak.
"Father, Gervis, if you don't want to drink, then don't drink!"
When Aquaman heard Lolita's proposal, he wanted to agree to it. After all, it would be embarrassing for a dignified Aquaman to get drunk here.
But it was he who suggested drinking three pots of wine. If he wanted to end it now, he could only wait for Gervis on the opposite side to speak first, otherwise he would be embarrassed as well.
At that moment, Aquaman said nothing and did not respond to Lolita.
Gervis knew Hellfire Wine very well, and he estimated that after drinking a bottle of Hellfire Wine, Aquaman would be so exhausted that he would have trouble walking, so he actually planned to continue drinking.
"Grevith!"
However, Gervis didn't want to let Aquaman go, but Alice couldn't really let the relationship between them become strained.
The slender little hand reached under the table inconspicuously and placed it on Gervis' waist.
Feeling the extra hand on his waist, Gervis smacked his lips in satisfaction!
"Okay then! Let's stop here for now!"
With Gervis speaking, Aquaman immediately went along with it and nodded and said something in a fake manner.
However, although he failed to pursue the enemy relentlessly and embarrass Aquaman this time, Aquaman became much quieter during the following meal time and no longer made sarcastic remarks to trouble Gervis!
The atmosphere at the table gradually began to become harmonious! (End of this chapter)
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