Chapter 10

Looking at the smile on Baron Hogg's face, Fiona really wanted to slap him hard.

Tang En stopped Fiona and said with a chuckle, "Baron Hogg has invited us to dine so warmly, I am very grateful."

After saying that, Tang En led Fiona and sat down boldly.

Seeing where Tang En sat, Baron Hogg's eyes twitched, and the butler loudly scolded, "How rude! That seat is for the lord!"

"Oh? What did you say? Sorry, you're old and your voice is too low for me to hear."

Tang En acted as if he hadn't heard, and had no intention of leaving his seat.

Is he declaring his authority to me?

A shadow of gloom flashed across Hogg's face, but he quickly covered it up and laughed loudly, "Ha ha, don't mind it. Now that the guests have taken their seats, let the cook start serving the meal."

Hogg then sat opposite Tang En, facing him directly, while Fiona sat to Tang En's right.

Soon, the appetizers were served, some local specialties of Ellington, paired with red wine, which tasted quite good.

After tasting a few bites, Hogg snapped his fingers, and the butler immediately respectfully brought a bottle of red wine. Hogg boasted, "This is the Elven New Moon Wine I bought at a high price. Ordinary people can't even taste it. This time, to thank Mr. Tang En and Miss Fiona for helping us Ellington repel the bandits, let's all taste this bottle of New Moon Wine."

The butler opened the bottle and carefully poured three small glasses, then closed the bottle and put the remaining New Moon Wine away.

"New Moon Wine?"

Fiona looked doubtful, "You say this is a bottle of New Moon Wine worth at least ten thousand gold coins?"

"That's right!"

Hogg said proudly, "Ordinary people can't even taste this wine."

"Ah! What a fragrant and enchanting aroma..."

Hogg looked intoxicated, raising his glass high, "Come, let's drink to this!"

Fiona sniffed the wine, then swirled the glass, glanced at it, and then laughed.

Tang En looked at the wine in the glass and smiled strangely, stopping Fiona from speaking. He snatched the glass from her hand and said eagerly, "This is New Moon Wine worth over ten thousand gold coins, and I've never tasted it. Fiona, don't drink it, it's all mine!"

Fiona was stunned, about to say something, but noticed Tang En's expression and closed her mouth.

Hogg smiled, but his heart was full of disdain. Indeed, they were just country bumpkins. A bottle of New Moon Wine worth only ten thousand gold coins, and they lost their composure like this, where is the demeanor of a noble?

Drink... drink it all, and then, your life and the Blood of the Goddess will all be mine...

Tang En gulped down the two glasses of red wine, then smacked his lips and said, "Is there any more? It's not satisfying enough."

"Hmph!"

The butler snorted coldly, "Do you think New Moon Wine is some cheap red wine that costs one gold coin a bottle? Can you drink as much as you want?"

"Hey?"

Tang En looked surprised, "Isn't this a red wine that costs one gold coin a bottle?"

The butler sneered, "What a country bumpkin, you can't even taste the flavor of red wine."

"I don't know if I can taste the flavor, but I know this is definitely not New Moon Wine."

Tang En chuckled and took out a bottle of wine from his pocket, then poured a glass for himself and Fiona.

"This wine's aroma—!"

Fiona exclaimed, deeply sniffing it, then swirled the glass and saw a crescent moon glow on the surface of the wine, immediately excitedly saying, "New Moon Wine! This is the real New Moon Wine!"

"What!?"

Hogg was stunned, then he also smelled the intoxicating aroma.

Compared to the red wine he had just brought out, this wine had a completely different aura. The red wine he had brought out, though rich, had a vulgar scent. The red wine Tang En brought out, however, exuded a spiritual and natural aura. Just the aroma alone was enough to make one drunk, as if all fighting spirit was lost, and one just wanted to lie down and enjoy a leisurely life.

This was the characteristic of the New Moon Wine produced in the Elven Kingdom.

Hogg's face turned ashen; he had been cheated!?

To store a bottle of fake wine as if it were New Moon Wine was a disgrace to a noble!

After taking a small sip, Fiona was completely enchanted. A long time ago, she had tasted New Moon Wine, but after the Golden Rose family fell, let alone New Moon Wine, even good jewelry was a luxury...

Thinking of this, Fiona couldn't help but look at Tang En. Whether the Golden Rose family could rise again depended on whether Tang En was willing to help her!

Tang En swirled the glass, drank the delicious New Moon Wine in one gulp, and said, "New Moon Wine is indeed very good, but the red wine you just served was also quite nice—especially the poison in it had a unique flavor."

Hogg's smile froze as soon as he heard the second half of Tang En's words.

"What!?"

Fiona was shocked, "There's poison in the wine!? And you still drank it!?"

Tang En looked indifferent, "Just a little poison, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Hogg was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Tang En, I have to admit, I underestimated you! But you also underestimated the poison I used!"

"Underestimated? No, not underestimated, but completely ignored."

Tang En chuckled, "As long as you don't put poison in my shit, I'll drink it even if you add dozens of poisons."

Poisons of just a few levels were negligible to Tang En, who was already at the maximum level, so he wasn't afraid at all.

"Hmph, you won't be so arrogant for long."

Hogg sneered, "Do you think I used ordinary poison? I used the special poison used by the assassins of the Dark Serpent. Even a Silver-tier Awakened would become a useless piece of meat, and a Gold-tier expert would suffer severe damage. For an ordinary person, the moment you drank that glass, you were already dead."

"Dark Serpent? I seem to have heard some significant news... Unfortunately, you're going to be disappointed."

Tang En said with a sneer, "Who taught you the foolish idea of putting poison in an alchemist's wine?"

Hogg was stunned, then remembered that the guy in front of him was actually an alchemist!

And the most famous thing about alchemists was their various magical-like abilities!

"So what if you're an alchemist? Today, this is where you die."

Hogg gritted his teeth. Since he had made the decision, he couldn't back down. Tang En must die today. Only his death would prevent the news from leaking out, and Ellington would remain under his control.

At this moment, Hogg suddenly took a few steps back, waved his hand, and shouted, "Jorden! Kill him! Capture the woman alive!"

"Ha ha, finally, it's my turn to step in."

Jorden, who had been hiding in the shadows, stepped out with a contemptuous smile, "Kid, you really made me wait."

Tang En looked puzzled, who was this fool?

As if sensing Tang En's confusion, Jorden heavily slammed his giant axe into the floor, shattering the marble. He said proudly, "I awakened my talent at fifteen and became an Awakened. I'm already a Bronze-tier third-rank warrior at thirty-four. I will definitely reach the Black Iron tier before forty. Dying at my hands is your honor!"

Tang En's expression was complicated. Just as Jorden thought Tang En was afraid, Tang En said with sympathy, "Thirty-four and only Bronze-tier third-rank, you must be really struggling to live..."

Jorden was furious, "You're asking for death—"

"Brother, listen to me," Tang En said sincerely to Jorden, "You should find a block of tofu and smash your head against it. Don't come out and make a fool of yourself."

Jorden awakened his talent at fifteen and became an Awakened, which might be something to be proud of in a remote place like Ellington, but as far as Tang En knew, the world of Plandar had many extraordinary geniuses. Jorden was already at the bottom of the barrel, barely better than ordinary people.

"Arrogant! Die—Talent: Frenzy!"

Jorden activated his talent, his eyes glowing a deep red, his body swelling, his skin turning red, and his veins bulging. He panted heavily.

He swung his giant axe, creating a fierce hurricane in the dining room.

"Ha ha ha—You're too stupid! You actually provoked Jorden!"

Hogg, standing at the dining room door, laughed maniacally, "Jorden's talent is Mighty Frenzy! After activating it, his combat power can increase by a factor of two, instantly reaching Bronze-tier fourth or even fifth rank! You're dead today!"

Hogg's eyes were filled with greedy desire, "The Blood of the Goddess is mine, and so is this woman! Ellington is my territory, and no one can take it from me!"

"Talent is good—"

Tang En looked at Jorden with a playful expression. When he played the game, he only knew his talent after his character was created. Tang En's talent was "Quick Learner," which increased his experience points by fifty percent.

Although this talent became useless after reaching the maximum level, it had allowed him to level up faster than anyone else, completing many unique tasks in the game and obtaining many unique spells. In a way, this talent also increased his combat power and gave him a valuable head start.

Jorden panted heavily, his muscles bulging, and he swung his giant axe as easily as a straw.

"Roar! Die!"

Jorden roared, his giant axe cleaving through the air, heading straight for Tang En's face!

Tang En could clearly see the cold light on the axe blade, but...

"—But it's useless against you."

Tang En calmly raised his left hand, two fingers lightly pinching the axe blade. The whistling sound disappeared, the hurricane subsided, and the scene froze instantly.

Jorden was immobilized!

At the same time, a magic vortex appeared in Tang En's right eye...