In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

"How could this be? Lady Ramiris secretly drank from an entire ice cellar of wine?"

Torene looked at Lady Ramiris in disbelief.

Ramiris felt a little embarrassed, her face burning hot.

I never imagined that this ancient demon lord, caught stealing wine from an icehouse, would not only be punished but also forced to pay for her labor. Ramiris is definitely the most tragic of all demon lords; where is her demon lord dignity?

"Lady Ramiris, how can you drink alcohol? You're still so young."

Torene's expression showed a hint of anger.

Ramiris lowered her head and covered her head with her hands, which made Torene really angry.

"Torene, I...I understand. Don't worry, those drinks won't affect me."

"And the more you drink it, the more addictive it becomes..."

Seeing Lady Ramiris's attitude, Torene didn't say anything more.

He sighed.

He then looked at Gransta, stood up and bowed to him.

"I'm very sorry, Lord Gransta."

"Lady Ramiris has caused you trouble. I will compensate you for all your losses. Please do not make things difficult for Lady Ramiris."

Gransta hadn't expected Torene to be so polite, so he helped her up and said with a wry smile.

"Miss Torene, there's no need for compensation. It's just some wine. Besides, we didn't make things difficult for Ramiris; she chose to stay herself."

Gulansta was telling the truth.

Torene wanted to continue speaking up for Ramiris, but Ramiris stopped her.

"But......"

"Torene..."

Ramiris tugged at Torene's sleeve, her eyes full of disapproval, as if she had something to say.

"Lady Ramiris, what is this...?"

Torene was puzzled; she couldn't bear to see Ramiris suffer.

"Torene, this is my own choice."

Why?

Ramiris chuckled and flew to Torene's ear to whisper something.

"The time-flowing space I created allows for the rapid production of finished wine, and they've also promised me that I'll receive one-fifth of every batch produced."

Ramiris secretly held up five fingers in front of Torene, then held up one.

"Isn't this a great deal... I'll have an endless supply of wine."

Torene: ......

So it was all for that one sip of wine. Oh no, Lady Ramiris has become an alcoholic.

.....

A thought from Rimuru reached Gransta's mind.

Gransta looked at the group of people still chatting in front of him.

"Rimuru has already prepared a banquet to entertain King Gazel and has informed us to go there."

"Oh? The Dwarf King is here too?"

Ramiris, who was comfortably resting on Torene's back, raised her head in surprise.

"It's been many years since we've seen this friend. Let's go see him."

"I think you're going to a dinner party for drinks."

Granstas directly exposed Ramiris's lie, causing Ramiris to scream in the air.

"Hmm... no way!"

Gransta had originally planned to bring Ramiris along, after all, he had promised Gazel a favor last time, and now it was time to fulfill his promise.

Looking at the Ice Demon Sword radiating an eerie blue light in the resource library, this was the weapon he had promised Gazel for, and he still found it very easy to use.

Moreover, these are two S-grade materials from the sword, analyzed by the evolved Overlord...

During the dinner

Gulansta wore a traditional Chinese robe with wide sleeves and a black belt that accentuated her slender figure.

"Yes, Julai has really skillful hands."

Hearing Lord Granstas's praise from behind, Julai's face lit up with joy.

He stepped forward and carefully straightened out the wrinkles.

Then she spoke softly.

"Lord Gransta, this outfit was inspired by your design, and I must say it suits you perfectly."

Gransta patted Julai's obedient little head. Julai squinted her eyes, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

Entering the banquet room

They found a place to sit down, and Zhu Lai and Xue Qing each sat down next to them.

Gransta glanced at the food on the table; it was quite novel in this world.

"Rimuru really prepared a lot."

Each table was laden with food, with the most prominent feature being a boiling iron pot placed in the center.

Meanwhile, Torene, who was following behind Gransta, was holding Ramiris and looking curiously at the novel food on the table.

Ramirez, on the other hand, kept scanning the table, and her eyes lit up immediately when she saw the bottles of wine.

Rimuru is now seated in the main seat, with his secretary Shion sitting next to him.

Upon seeing that it was Gransta, he happily waved to Gransta.

Gransta looked over curiously.

"What's wrong with Rimuru?"

Rimuru moved closer to Gransta, seemingly having a question for her.

"Gransta, today when I was touring our town with the Dwarf King, he suddenly said that he wanted to form an alliance with our country and have the neighboring countries recognize the establishment of our country."

"This isn't good news, you didn't agree?"

Rimuru patted his chest.

"Of course this is in our best interest, how could I possibly refuse?" He then explained to Gazel that the alliance agreement would be formally concluded after the dinner.

Gulansta nodded and poured himself a glass of wine.

Gazel entered at that moment, followed by the short-haired, blond knight commander. The two had changed into casual clothes specifically for tonight's banquet.

Upon entering, I noticed Gransta and Rimuru sitting together, seemingly chatting about something.

After giving a polite greeting, Gazel sat down in the other seat.

Rimuru, as the host, raised his glass first to welcome Gazel.

"Senior brother, you've finally arrived! This banquet was specially prepared to welcome you."

Gazel politely raised his glass in response.

"Lord Rimuru, you are too kind. From this day forward, our two nations will be allies."

"Yes. Friendship can coexist!"

After clinking glasses across the room, the two drank their drinks in one gulp.

The crowd around immediately burst into applause.

The most excited person was Rigurd, who was sitting to the side. He had witnessed the town's development from the very beginning.

At this moment, Rimuru announced the official start of the banquet.

Gazel smiled and sat back down, then looked around. His gaze swept over Granstas and Rimuru; almost all the important members were there.

But when Gazel saw a blond elf guzzling a bottle of wine at the banquet, and a tree spirit behind him...

His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he gasped in disbelief.

"The forest manager...and Ramiris?"