The villain also has spring

Thanks to Guying Kohao for the monthly pass.

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In the first impression of being in a busy seaport, Dorvinian is not an elf city, but a human city.

Ninety-nine percent of the passers-by are human.

There are all kinds of dresses, Gondor style, Rohan style, and northern Dundan style. Of course, the most common ones are the runes with black circles on their turbans.

After asking, I found out that the elves only opened up vast wine estates on both sides of the valley outside the city, and there were not many elves living in the city.

The prosperity of Dovinian is inseparable from the wine estates.For a moment, Wu Chen thought of the equally prosperous town of Bree, and the legendary Prancing Horse Hotel.Later, he did see a few hobbits.

Bloodlines in Middle-earth are, well, complicated.And there is nothing shameful about mixing blood with each other.For example, humans and elves, dwarves and hobbits, orcs and trolls (→_→)... There are so many things, the more prosperous the trade, the more common the mixed blood.It is not uncommon for many people to have a good night in a hotel, wake up and leave, and come back many years later to find that Xi is a father.

In this era, especially on the human side, there is no such clear-cut boundary between a good family and a prostitute.It's normal for a waitress in a tavern to have an occasional hookup or something.And if she left, she would leave. If she was really pregnant, she would probably be born alone and be raised happily.

Therefore, it often appears in fantasy adventure novels that a certain boy from a humble background suddenly discovers one day that he is the blood of a powerful hero, powerful lord, or even a king!

The method of judging whether it is a descendant of a certain important person is also extremely simple and crude.Looks, hair color, family traits, family accessories, and even eye color are all ways to tell.Generally speaking, every teenager seems to have a token that can be used to recognize father and son.

At first Wu Chen didn't understand, but later he realized it.

Which prostitute doesn't give money!

It's very reasonable to grab a ring and jade pendant or something!

Fortunately, this city has a lord and a guard formed by mercenaries to maintain the chaotic law and order.

Having said that, in fact, Wu Chen's oriental appearance is not so conspicuous here.Hearing that he is from Changhu Town in the north, people will pay more attention to him.

The place of life is unfamiliar, so lodging is the first choice.

In a place where trade flourishes, the safety of the tavern is absolutely guaranteed.Because serious business can make money, no one wants to take advantage of it.

Finding a medium-sized hotel at home, and asking for an exquisite suite, Wu Chen spread himself out on the bed comfortably.

The grooming clothes faded into the navel like a tide, and Beunita and others have come to freshen him up.The demon wolves were running wildly along the bank of the rushing river, and it would not be long before they came to join him.Wu Chen, who doesn't plan to be the main storyline, has too much free time.

When she was in River Valley Town, Ophelia asked dwarf craftsmen to create a lot of alchemy equipment.Although compared with the sci-fi world, it is far behind, but it is enough to support her to do basic research.These days, she is referring to Flynn's dragon slaying notes, trying to decipher the secret of the dragon's gene.

Wu Chen, who is used to the near-future world of science fiction, felt an inexplicable burnout from the moment he was in Middle Earth.Even with the two beauties in his company, he could still fall asleep.In addition to being slightly seasick, of course, this is also related to being too relaxed in the electronic world some time ago.

When I wake up, I feel refreshed.

After breakfast early, Wu Chen asked the hotel owner about the wine estate.

Perhaps it was still early, and there were not many guests in the hotel, so the boss, who was very free, told Wu Chen about some recent situations in the city.First of all, wine production has not been reduced, and the aging wines of major estates have been queued for tens or even hundreds of years ago.The reason why the supply is cut off is related to the rising trade tax.

Because the supply agreement is signed every few years, especially for the elves of the Mirk Forest, it is signed every few decades.However, as the trade tax continued to rise, it was far higher than the supply price signed by the winery and the jungle elves.

In other words, instead of making money from selling alcohol, you will lose money.As a last resort, the supply can only be stopped.

This answer makes sense.But after careful scrutiny, it is full of flaws.

First of all, the elves of the Mirkwood and the Dovinian elves belong to the group that did not migrate westward, so they should be very close to each other.If it's just because of price fluctuations, can't it be negotiated?As far as Wu Chen knew, the Elf King should not be short of this little money.

On the other hand, the elven winery in Dovinian can brew the best wine in Middle-earth, and even gave birth to the prosperous Dovinian, so the profits should be very considerable.Even if the contract with the distant relatives of the Misty Jungle Forest is signed once every few decades, it has lost some money in recent years, and it will be made up after the next order.Don't you have the foresight and integrity?

Therefore, from both sides, this kind of thing is impossible.

And yet it happened.

This is why Wu Chen is interested.

After leaving the hotel, Wu Chen rented a few fast horses and went straight to the Elf Winery outside the city.However, when he arrived at the winery according to the road signs, he realized that it was actually a war castle!

A high wall similar to the Helm's Deep fortress that killed countless orcs blocked the entrance of the valley, and the highlands on both sides were full of vines.Different from the vineyards in Wu Chen's impression, these thick vines that climbed the slopes and covered the hills were even thicker than the trunks of many trees that Wu Chen had seen!

Is this still a vine?

The vines with vines entangled with vines are erected high, turning the vast land into a whole piece of green forest!

Stretching out from the high wall, it fell to the vines at his feet, and Wu Chen vaguely saw the corpses of many birds and beasts that were tightly entangled by the vines!

No wonder the wines that appear here are number one in the world.It turned out to be sucking the blood of living things!This is the same as adding virgin blood to wine!

"Master, these vines..."

"That's right, just like the tree shepherds in Fangorn Forest, these trees are alive." No wonder the elves can thrive under the iron hooves of the runes.Thinking about the fate of those orcs who escaped into Fangorn Forest at the end of The Lord of the Rings 2 Extended Edition, Wu Chen immediately understood!

This is also a tree that can eat people!

Looking around, although it is not marked as a forest on the map of Middle-earth, these vines with vines everywhere are almost like a forest.

Wu Chen was still in a trance when the subtle and melodious sound of the flute suddenly sounded, and the vines receded to the sides like a tide, revealing the outline of the ancient castle gate.

"Who are you?" A crisp question came from the gate tower.

"Oh, I'm the emissary from Changhu Town, and I have full authority to handle the wine orders of the Dark Forest King." Wu Chen gave himself a decent title.

"So it's like this..." The voice didn't seem to be surprised, "Please wait a moment."

The ancient gate slowly opened, and a group of elf archers rushed out immediately.

Although there were no arrows pointing at Wu Chen, all bows and arrows were in hand, ready to be fired at any time.Wu Chen believed that with their abilities, they no longer needed to aim.

"Human, show me your messenger certificate." The leading archer was the one who spoke to Wu Chen earlier.

"Here." Wu Chen leaned over the paperwork given to him by the tavern owner with some trepidation.

The elf looked at it, and immediately showed a smile: "The imprint is correct."

Is the boss too supernatural, or the elf is too simple!

"Come with me." The female elf waved her hand, signaling Wu Chen to follow her.

Wu Chen immediately drove his horse into the castle.

Although he knew that he was still far away from the top of his head, Wu Chen would subconsciously raise his head and take a look at the lush grape trellis.Afraid that behind the bunches of crystal clear, blood-red grapes, a vine hand would suddenly stretch out and drag him up.

"Don't be afraid, grapes don't eat people." The female elf who led the way comforted with a smile.

"Well, do they eat anything else?" Wu Chen saw many dead bodies of birds and beasts outside.

"No, they don't eat anything. Those dead birds and beasts you see are because greedy birds want to peck ripe grapes, so..."

"Understood." It turned out that it was not blood-sucking but self-defense, Wu Chen felt a little relieved.

Like all elf castles, the wineries built in the river valley are beautiful and elegant, full of artistic atmosphere.Wu Chen discovered that the inner wall of the castle is not high from the ground, but because of the natural drop of the highlands on both sides surrounding the valley, people standing in the low-lying place outside can see that the castle wall is very high.

Wu Chen discovered that this is not so much a war castle as it is a giant support frame for the vines...

The castle in the center, the towers surrounding it, and a solid wall formed the complete support frame.Let each vine, which is strong and powerful, embraced by several people, or even dozens of people, obtain perfect support.Fully stretch out the body, get enough sunshine and rain, coupled with fertile soil, let the vines of the elves grow into towering giant trees.

However, compared to the size of the vines, the fruit is much sparser.

"So, it's not because of the price." Wu Chen murmured.

"That's right, it's not because of the price." The female elf who led the way heard it.

In fact, the elves of Middle-earth are not far behind humans in terms of appearance.Otherwise the wood elf wouldn't fall in love with a dwarf and think him handsome.Therefore, Wu Chen, who is used to good looks, has no feeling of surprise for the elves in Middle Earth.

It's like slipping from a high-magic world to a low-magic world all of a sudden, but it's all kinds of discomfort.

In other words, Middle-earth is a typical low-magic world.

This can be seen from the number of wizards and the magic used.

In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the chairman of the Holy White Council, the powerful white-robed wizard Saruman also sent a fireball before his death.

And fireball is the lowest-level fire spell in many high-magic worlds...

Handing the horses to the elf driver in front of the stone steps, Wu Chen and his female companion stepped on the stone steps to the arch bridge leading to the castle under the guidance of the female elves.

Walking into the main tower of the castle, Wu Chen suddenly realized what a huge vine is!