Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1262 - 1142: The Fun Escalates (Part 2)

"Haha, today I am delighted, so I shall drink this cup with you, my beloved ministers!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone began to realize that the Emperor wanted each person present to drink this mysterious substance.

What secrets does this water in the bottle hold? Why does the Emperor choose to drink this instead of wine?

But no matter what the reason is, since he is the Emperor, the exalted ruler, naturally, the civil and military officials do not dare to show the slightest negligence when he instructs them to drink this type of water.

And so, everyone began to follow Lin Yi’s example, picking up the bottles from the table.

Then they started to pour the liquid from the bottles into the glazed cups in front of them, but soon someone noticed something unusual.

When one glazed bottle after another was opened, a rich aroma immediately wafted out, making the person who opened it involuntarily sniff deeply, a look of shock on their face:

"Huh? Such a strong aroma of alcohol! Who brought the wine? Why do I smell such a rich aroma without seeing any wine? What is this? Is this from the Three Happiness River? No, no, the Three Happiness River doesn’t have such a rich wine aroma."

"Hey, Lord Zhao, the aroma seems to be coming from your hand."

"Indeed, indeed, I smell it too. The aroma is emanating from the glazed bottle in Lord Zhao’s hand. This aroma is so rich, I have never smelled such a scent of wine before in my entire life."

"It truly is, the aroma is coming from this glazed bottle in my hand. Could it be that what’s inside isn’t water, but wine?"

"How is that possible? How can wine be so transparent?"

"Exactly, even the finest Three Happiness River doesn’t have such a color."

"Of course, if the wine were made so clear and transparent, it would surely be bland."

"Lord Zhao, don’t just stand there, quickly share some of this water with us so we can taste it for ourselves, can’t we?"

As soon as this official finished speaking, Lord Zhao came to his senses, quickly poured the water from the bottle into his cup, and then passed the bottle to the next person.

However, when his own cup was filled with such clear water, he immediately brought it to his nose, and after a sniff, his eyes widened in shock, his face full of astonishment.

What scent did he detect?

He smelled an incredibly rich scent of wine, a fragrance he had never experienced before.

It was even richer than before. Just one deep breath of it made him feel a little like he was floating on air, and the dizzy feeling made him quite excited.

If the Emperor hadn’t begun to drink the first sip, he might not have been able to resist taking a taste himself by now.

Fortunately, the people around him did not delay for too long.

After all, the Emperor was waiting for them, so no matter how surprised or curious they were, they did not dare slack off. Instead, they quickly divided the liquor among themselves.

However, there wasn’t much of this alcohol, only enough for a few people to share, which meant that several glazed bottles on the table were quickly opened.

But as each glazed cup in front of each person was filled with this water, the rich aroma intensified, filling the entire hall, even overwhelming the fragrance of the dishes on the table.

Once everyone had poured their drink, Lin Yi finally raised his cup slightly to the others and said:

"Ministers, let us drink this cup together."

While saying this, Lin Yi raised his cup, tilted his head slightly, and took a small sip.

As the sip went down, Lin Yi felt a burning sensation in his throat.

Indeed, what was brought out was none other than future-era white liquor, which, although not especially high in proof, was still much stronger than liquor available today.

However, seeing Lin Yi’s actions, the civil and military officials naturally dared not linger and immediately followed by raising their cups to their mouths, each downing the entire cup in one go.

Kidding aside, the Emperor said to drink the whole cup; could they possibly drink only half a cup?

Moreover, even if they guessed it might be wine inside, it didn’t stop them from chugging it all at once.

It is well known that these officials are accustomed to drinking, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that at home, they could down more than half a jar of wine with every meal.

Some even go so far as to never drink water, sipping green wine instead when thirsty.

After all, the alcohol content in this era was still much less than future beers.

Even the women and children would drink several large bowls without changing color.

Yet, none of them could have anticipated that as soon as the alcohol entered their mouths, the intense aroma mixed with a powerful spiciness filled their throats immediately.

As they swallowed it down, they felt as though a fiery tongue traveled from their mouth to their abdomen. They couldn’t help but open their mouths to inhale sharply.

Some older officials nearly spat it out, but recalling the aroma of this liquor, they forced themselves to swallow it despite the spicy assault.

As soon as they swallowed, their faces instantly flushed red.

Seeing this, Lin Yi widened his eyes in disbelief that they had downed it in one go.

No matter how you look at it, this is nearly 50-degree white liquor. It’d be hard to handle without a strong tolerance.

At least as far as he was concerned, he would never dare to do it himself.

Watching the officials down their drinks, Lin Yi could only shake his head helplessly, fully aware of the liquor’s potency. He hastily gestured to everyone to sit down and signaled them not to be polite and to eat some dishes quickly to balance it out.

Hearing Lin Yi’s words, they dared not hesitate any longer. The burning sensation in their throats made them immediately reach for their chopsticks to grab from the spread of dishes on the table.

Once they tasted the hot food and swallowed it, the spicy sensation in their throats subsided a bit.

But that was just the beginning; after the food went down, many of the civil and military officials began to feel dizzy.

Some of the older ones even collapsed onto the table with a thud.

Even those who were military generals felt their heads spinning.

It prompted them to quickly dive into the fragrant dishes, rapidly maneuvering their chopsticks, until after what felt like a whirlwind, the spicy feeling in their stomachs and dizziness in their heads lessened slightly.

Though the effects lessened, they felt a bit out of control as if standing up would make them stumble.

These military generals naturally enjoy drinking, and they’re all too familiar with this feeling.

It was identical to the feeling they got when they drank too much.

The only difference being they had just drunk a small cup to feel this way, whereas on a normal day, they could drink five or six vats and feel no different.

This scene was beyond Lin Yi’s expectations; in his excitement, he had forgotten this.

He overlooked the fact that after he took a sip, all the officials followed by downing it in one gulp.

Thus, the trouble became quite significant.

There were nearly a thousand civil and military officials at least, but after this drink, it laid waste to quite a few of them,

[To be continued...]