A glass of sake that looked colorless and tasteless was served to the table.
"Sir, the spirits sold in our store have extremely high alcohol content, so I suggest you take a small sip first to prevent discomfort."
Kallio waved his hand and asked the servant in the store to retreat.
joke!
I, Kallio, have been traveling in the Norman Empire for many years, and I have never tasted any kind of wine!
With a little curiosity, Kallio raised his glass like he usually does when drinking beer, and then drank it in one gulp. He was actually bored just like that.
When he first took the vodka into his mouth, he didn't feel any difference, he just felt it was extra refreshing. But just a moment later, he suddenly felt as if his tongue was being torn apart by daggers. Although he couldn't taste anything for a while,
But it's hot.
From the base of the tongue to the throat, everything became burning, and it was so pungent that it was as if a piece of red-hot iron had just been swallowed, burning the person until his face turned red.
"Cough cough~ cough~"
Kallio, who had never drunk such a high degree of distilled liquor, started coughing violently almost immediately.
For people like them, most of the wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages they usually drink do not exceed 10 degrees Celsius. Therefore, as soon as they take in the 50 degree Celsius vodka, they will naturally feel uncomfortable in every possible way.
In addition, Kallio did not listen to the servant's dissuasion and drank a big gulp. At this time, he felt that his throat was so dry that it was smoking.
"Water...ahem...water..."
The servant of the shop hadn't gone far in the first place, so when he saw Kallio coughing repeatedly, he rushed over almost immediately.
In these days, there are not only guests like Carlio. They all think that they have drunk all kinds of wine, so they are not afraid of so-called spirits. However, after one sip, they are completely overwhelmed by this high concentration.
The spirits were put away docilely.
It took a while for Kallio to finally come to his senses and stare blankly at the glass of wine in front of him.
After taking the first sip, Kallio felt like he was about to be poisoned, but when he calmed down and savored it carefully, he found that it had a sweetness that ordinary wines do not have.
No wonder……
It’s called a strong drink!
Since this vodka is so unique, what about the more expensive whiskey?
With full expectation, Kallio ordered a bottle of whiskey.
But this time, he was much smarter and would no longer be as bored as before.
Kallio took a small sip and felt a slightly spicy feeling coming from the tip of his tongue when it touched the wine.
As Calio took a sip of whiskey into his mouth, he seemed to taste a bit of the aged oak flavor in the whiskey, and behind this flavor there was also a trace of flame-roasted carbon.
The taste and the sweetness of wheat are very strong in the mouth, but they are full of flavor after drinking.
And after Kallio drank two glasses of strong liquor, he felt his stomach was burning, and his whole body felt warm.
Kallio felt a little dizzy, and in a daze, he seemed to recall his previous experience...
The savings he had gained after a life of running around... were actually thrown away by himself in St. Lawrence...
"One more drink..."
Kallio slapped the wallet tied around his waist on the table. The strong whiskey seemed to make him temporarily forget his previous worries and anxiety, allowing him to get a moment of respite and tranquility on this continent.
According to Kallio,
Idar…
It is indeed a place full of miracles...
…
When Kallio was drunk and dizzy in the tavern, all the important officials of the Idar territory gathered together again in the lord's castle.
But what is different this time is that almost everyone, including Bruno, has a solemn look on their face.
Cape Saltworks was attacked by pirates!
When the news came, the entire Idar territory became restless.
The Cape Saltworks can be said to be the top priority of the entire Idar Territory!
Nowadays, the seawater sun salt industry in the Cape Salt Farm can be regarded as one of the most important economic pillars related to the development of Idar Territory.
Idarland can earn stable profits of thousands of gold coins every year from the salt sales business, and the amount of this profit is still growing steadily with the expansion of the Cape Salt Farm.
Therefore, upon hearing that the Cape Salt Farm had been attacked by pirates, almost everyone present became nervous instantly.
After all, the construction of the Namur Fortress and the paving of roads in Idar did not require the support of huge amounts of money.
The Cape Saltworks plays an extremely important role in this.
It can even be said that if there is a problem with the Cape Saltworks, the construction of roads within the Namur Fortress and the Idar Territory will definitely be greatly affected.
Nowadays, although the construction of Idar Avenue connecting Mann Fortress and Idar City has been completed, there are still several roads that need to be constructed urgently.
This is a major event related to the development progress of the entire Idar Territory!
However, as a blessing among misfortunes, the Idar Territory did not suffer much loss in this attack.
This is also thanks to Bruno, who previously set up a garrison at the Cape Saltworks to protect the saltworks.
Although these original saltworks guards have been reorganized into members of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau, out of concern for the Cape Saltworks, Old Ford did not reduce the number of troops stationed at the Cape Saltworks.
This also meant that the pirates did not take advantage of this sudden attack.
As for the Idar Territory, eight serfs and six soldiers were lost in the chaos. In addition, more than a dozen soldiers were injured.
Even in the Battle of Glen Highlands, where hundreds of people participated, only three soldiers on Idar's side died!
Therefore, this attack on the Cape Saltworks can be regarded as the biggest loss Bruno has suffered since his journey!
You have been provoked by pirates right at your doorstep!
"Who can tell me why there are pirates in Idarland?" Bruno said in a deep voice.
After all, in the original memory, the Idar Territory had never been plundered by pirates, which led Bruno to relax his vigilance towards the ocean.
Think about it, if this time the pirates plundered not the Cape Saltworks with its garrison, but the fishing port wharf with almost zero garrison, then what kind of losses would the Idar Territory suffer!
If these pirates take a longer view and follow the Idar River to the west, they can directly hit the city of Idar!
There was such a huge omission in the Idar territory's defense system, which undoubtedly frightened Bruno.