I came back to the study room I had been to in the morning, but this time the person sitting opposite me was Diego instead of Deron.

"Your mulled wine, my lord."

The guard who had been following since entering the castle went outside for a walk and then brought back a tray. The guard placed the three silver wine glasses on the tray in front of Diego, Livia, and Will in turn, and then used a small silver wine pot to pour steaming light red wine into the glasses in front of the three people.

"Okay, put the wine jug aside and go guard the door first."

"yes."

The guard placed the tray and the wine jug on the table, turned around and walked out the door, closing it gently.

"This is?"

Livia looked at the steaming wine glass in front of him in confusion. It was the first time he had seen hot wine.

Diego held the wine glass with both hands, took a sip, looked at Livia and said with a smile: "This was brought over from a country in the north many years ago. It is now a traditional drink popular in many human countries on the continent in winter. You can try it."

Picking up the wine glass on the table, Livia's nose twitched slightly, and she immediately smelled a familiar scent from the hot air, which was the aroma of orange and lemon.

Livia's eyes lit up. There are oranges and lemons in this world?

“Is this with lemon and orange?”

“You know this?

Indeed, this drink is made by heating red wine with spices, probably with dried lemon peel, dried orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and other spices. It is quite troublesome. Since the monsters have proliferated all over the continent and transportation has become increasingly inconvenient, these ingredients are now difficult to obtain, and we don’t have much stock left.”

Diego's eyes lit up and he looked at Livia and said with a smile.

Will on the side silently picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and nodded in appreciation.

"It tastes really good. It warms my stomach. It is indeed a rare drink in winter."

"Indeed, I have heard of it before, but since lemons and oranges are only available in a few areas, basically only nobles and wealthy merchants can drink it."

Diego nodded in agreement, then sighed, "This is the stock from last summer. It's not that good anymore, otherwise it would taste better. It's a pity that it's getting harder and harder to get in the past two years. The situation in the territory isn't that good either, so I didn't buy these specifically."

Listening to the two of them talking, Livia also raised her glass to her lips and took a sip.

Tsk…

It's a little sweet and sour, a bit like the lemon black tea I drank in my previous life, but there are still some subtle differences.

There was a familiar taste coming from the tip of my tongue.

Diego glanced at Livia and continued, "It's not difficult to make this, but the ingredients are hard to get. The flavors include sweet, sweet and sour, and sweet and spicy. Deron and I both prefer the sweet and sour taste. I hope you don't mind."

Will smiled and shook his head. "It's already good to be able to drink a cup like this in winter. I would pay special attention to the taste."

Livia nodded in agreement.

"Yes, in today's world, it's good to be alive. When I woke up from my coma, it felt like an era had passed since Kovagor."

Diego sighed and said with emotion.

Will drank mulled wine sip by sip, his eyes fixed on the table, and did not respond to the conversation.

Livia was silent, not knowing what to say to comfort him. After all, his lord was dead, and half of the home he had grown up in was destroyed. This was like a completely different world for him.

"Okay, there's nothing more to say. Do you have anything else to say? I still have to deal with the affairs of the territory later. As you know, there are many things to deal with in the territory every day after the incident."

Diego took a deep breath and said to the two people opposite him with a smile on his face.

"I do have something to say. I should be leaving early the day after tomorrow."

Will raised his head and looked at Diego calmly and said.

"Well, I'll tell Delong and have the city guards open the door for you."

Diego frowned slightly at first, then relaxed and nodded in agreement.

"I should be leaving in a few days."

After hearing what Will said, Livia thought it would be better to say it all now.

"You're leaving too?

Why not stay a little longer?"

Diego turned his head and looked at Livia confusedly.

"No, it's not good for people in our profession to be too comfortable."

"Too……

Okay, I will tell Deron, what's the exact time?"

Diego thought about it, and finally nodded slowly and agreed, and asked about the specific time.

"Not sure yet. I'll tell you a day in advance."

"Um."

"That's ok, I'm going to rest first."

Will had finished the mulled wine in his glass without knowing when, and stood up and spoke to Diego.

"Okay, Smooth..." Diego raised his head and nodded, and was about to give instructions to the guards outside the door.

"No need, it's been so long, I know where my room is and I won't wander around."

Will interrupted Diego and spoke calmly.

Livia subconsciously wanted to stand up when she saw this, but Will pointed to the wine glass on the table in front of him and said with a smile, "As a guest, you should at least not waste it."

"Ah..." Livia sat back in her chair in a daze, looking at Will and then at Diego.

Will smiled, turned around, opened the door and walked out.

Creak~ The door was closed gently, and then a few words from Will and the guards were heard from outside, followed by the sound of footsteps gradually walking away.

Livia awkwardly picked up the wine glass on the table and was about to drink it in one gulp, but was suddenly interrupted by Diego.

“Livia…” “Hmm?”

"I heard that your iron sword was lost on the street. After I woke up, I sent people to look for it for an entire afternoon but couldn't find it. I think someone picked it up and lost it somewhere."

"Ah, it's okay. Delon has already given me two magic items."

Livia smiled and waved her hand, indicating that it was nothing.

Although the iron sword was produced by the system, even if it was an ordinary item, its effect was close to that of a magic item. But if it was lost, it was lost. After all, the quality of Toharne was much better than that iron sword. He was not too uncomfortable losing an iron sword. Maybe it was because he was not used to the iron sword and the silver sword.

Although iron swords are generally used against ordinary races and animals, while silver swords are used against non-human monsters, in previous battles, Rivia did not feel much difference. Toharne was able to deal with them just the same. This might be because the quality of Toharne was much higher than the previous iron sword of ordinary quality.

But later on, Livia will know the importance of the iron sword. Some monsters can only be killed by silver weapons, while others are afraid of iron.

"No, that's different."

Diego said, looking at him firmly.

"My sword was broken in the previous battle, and there are no good iron swords in the castle now. However, I have sent someone to take a rare ore to find the best blacksmith in the city to help you make a good iron sword. It should be ready before you leave."

"Ah..." "Thank you very much."

Livia was a little stunned at first, then hurriedly thanked Diego.

After all, witchers are equipped with an iron sword and a silver sword as standard, so if possible, it would be better to continue this tradition.

"It's okay, just consider it as my thanks."

Diego smiled and waved his hand, then took the books and papers on the table and began to handle government affairs.

Seeing this, Livia picked up the wine glass and drank it quickly...

...Thanks to the monthly ticket of Yueyueguangzu