The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 140 Meeting
Being able to come to Wilderness Town wearing the Star of Dunedan, Abinas never thought of completely hiding his identity. The specific meaning represented by this silver brooch is actually rarely known at this period, even in life. The Hobbits in the Shire, or the humans living in Bree, do not know what this pin represents. In fact, they acted too secretly in order to hide their identities, which aroused the suspicion of the local people. Others Always call them vagrants contemptuously.

As for those who know about the Star of Dúnedain, apart from themselves, there are only a very small number of forces and individuals who are friendly with it. robe wizard.

In Abinas' view, if the owner here is really of the blood of the Númenoreans as Lord Elrond said, and has always been very concerned about what happened to the Dúnedain, then in one It didn't make any difference whether he took the initiative to reveal his identity at the beginning, and he was just a front-runner. It was Aragorn's mother, Ms. Gillean, who really talked to King Rovanian.

The life of the Dúnedain people is not particularly easy now. The previous patriarch has been dead for a long time, but the current patriarch is still a young boy. As the widow of the former patriarch, Ms. Gilleen, who is living in the valley at this time, naturally has the ability to manage Tribal rights and duties.

Gilleen, who learned the news from Lord Elrond, did not make a reckless decision, but summoned the elders of the Dúnedain who lived in Eriador.

Due to the long distance, it took a lot of time just waiting for the elders of the Dunedain people living in various places to gather in the valley. Abinas was one of them. Don't look at his middle-aged appearance. He is nearly a hundred years old.

During the meeting, Abinas, one of the elders, advised Ms. Gilraine to be cautious and not rush to the Great Wilderness to meet a stranger who only met once. Gilraine felt that since Lord Elrond Recommended, Allen should be a trustworthy clansman, and he made this trip to get back the symbol of royal power belonging to the kingdom of Arno. It is difficult to come up with matching wealth, knowing that they once paid the Snowman quite a lot to redeem the Ring of Barahir.

At the end of the meeting, most of the elders agreed on a compromise, that is, arrange a few people to go to Allen's territory to observe first, and analyze how Allen is from the actual living conditions of the residents in Wilderness Town. It's even better if it comes out, and positive contact can better understand a person's character.

If he didn't recognize him, it meant that this person didn't pay much attention to the current living conditions of the Dúnedain as Lord Elrond said.

Abinas, who was worried about Ms. Gillean's safety from the beginning, enthusiastically recommended himself. Then, with the consent of the lady, he led two elite men and arrived at Wilderness Town first.

At the beginning, Abinas' plan was to stay in an inn in the city first, observe for a few days, and then decide whether to meet the owner of this place. If the owner of this place is really like what Ms. Gillane described, If he is a benevolent and wise king, then the life of the subjects should be healthy and prosperous. On the contrary, flooding the territory is likely to be chaotic and cruel.

Having just entered Wilderness Town, Abinas doesn't have enough information yet to analyze how the residents live here, but he found that the management of public security here is still very good.

According to Abinas’s observations, no matter who enters the city, they will follow the law and hand over their weapons to the guards at the gate, and those who leave can also get their own weapons back from the guards without paying any fees. No fee, and for several days, no one has clashed with the guards because of weapons. This kind of detail shows that the lord here has both recognized high prestige and iron-like means.

At the same time, after entering the city, Abinas found that the sanitation here was excellent, and he must have spent a lot of energy to maintain it. The flowers on the roadside and the patrols that can be seen from time to time all represent the residents here. They all have a stable and comfortable living environment, which made Abinas very satisfied with it, so in the evening, he readily agreed to Allen's invitation. After all, the owner here recognized him, which means that El Lord Lund's words are not false.

In fact, what Abinas didn’t know was that just half a year ago, the management of weapons in Wilderness Town was not so strict, and there were not so many patrol teams on the road. At that time, ordinary people could still keep personal weapons when they entered the town. Such as daggers, short knives, etc., but due to the prosperous development of commerce in the city, several gangs vying for territory appeared on the streets, and they began to collect protection fees for foreign caravans on the streets. Several incidents of bloodshed broke out.

This kind of vicious incident caused Alan, who initially got the news, to ignite raging anger in his heart. He knew that with the prosperity of business, such disgusting things would definitely happen, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon, and he didn't Thinking of how courageous these people are.

Allen understood that this kind of matter can only be resolved quickly by means of thunder, so he scattered the spies in his hands as quickly as possible, and at the same time ordered Bundak to investigate the incident with all his strength, and began to strictly control it. Weapons that appear in the city.

In Wilderness Town, it was actually very simple for Allen to do something. It took only three days for Bundak to arrest all the gang members in Wilderness Town, and a report was also sent to Alan. Lun's study.

Through the content of the report, Allen found that these gangs have actually existed for some time. Half of the members are unemployed vagrants from other places, or to put it bluntly, hooligans, while the remaining half of the members are locals. Basically, some half-children who are unwilling to study or join the army, and because of the existence of locals in these gangs, none of the caravans that were extorted dared to report to officials or patrolling soldiers, and these The matter was discovered only because a local child died in a bloody incident, and the whole thing was uncovered after his mother cried to the patrol team.

Afterwards, Wilderness Town began the largest execution in history. Those foreign hooligans were all hanged after their crimes were read out. There were as many as five or sixty people, and after they were hanged, they were displayed in the square for three days. In the end, under the arrangement of cabinet officials, he was buried in a barren grave outside the city without even a tombstone.

As for those local children who joined the gang, in addition to confiscating their illegal gains and making their parents pay a large fine, they were also given ten lashes each, and they had to mine in Steele Mining Town for a year to make them Realize how precious freedom is and how important it is to abide by the law.

In fact, many of these children lost their fathers on the battlefield. They lacked care and discipline, so they were easily led to the road of hooligans by those outsiders with a little favor. For these children, this In the past six months, there have been countless officers who have come to Alan to intercede, and they all hope that his lord the king will be lenient and give these children a chance. Every time Alan takes the trouble to explain to his subordinates that he is giving these children a chance, As long as they perform well, they can still be treated fairly by Allen after they leave the mining town, and they will not be discriminated against or restricted by their status.

Not long ago, Fatis, who was far away in Changhu Town, also arranged for his subordinates to send a letter, hoping that Alan would not be too harsh on these children and end their punishment as soon as possible. After receiving the letter, Alan was quite upset. Depressed, could it be that in the minds of these subordinates, he has become a cruel and heartless tyrant?Alan had just finished writing a reply to Fatis in his boredom, when Bandak brought news about Saruman's spies and the Dunedan people.

As for the five spies, Allen and Bundak had already come to a conclusion. As long as they were under strict supervision, they could find a chance to have a reverse osmosis. It doesn't matter if they can't reverse osmosis. Can't turn over any big storm.

The arrival of the three Dúnedain men made Allen feel a little better. In fact, he had already begun to estimate all the power he could muster to see when he would be able to deal with the forces entrenched in the eastern part of Rovanian. The Dongyi people launched a counterattack, because the tearing between Mordor and Gondor in the past few years will definitely attract most of Sauron's attention, which is the best opportunity that Allen can grasp at present, and the arrival of these people is likely to It will effectively increase his power to counterattack the Dongyi people.

That night, the banquet was held in the dining room of Allen's residence. In order to show his importance to this meeting, Allen asked the kitchen to prepare a variety of food, whether it was from Shire's cooking skills or Kugit People's barbecues or skin-changing desserts, these foods are full on the table. In addition, Allen also prepares a lot of drinks, including wine, beer, and mead.

No matter what the identities of these three people are, as the first group of Dunedain who came to Wilderness Town, Allen must show a good attitude towards these people, just like the Lonely Mountain Expeditionary Team in the deep valley, even if the dwarves Noisy and restless, no matter how rude and impolite they behaved, Lord Elrond treated them very well. This kind of behavior can effectively let the guests feel the enthusiasm of the host at the first time, so as to draw them closer. the relationship between the parties.

Faced with such a grand hospitality from Allen, the three of Abinas were still a little surprised, and at the same time, they naturally had a little bit of affection for Allen in their hearts, because they felt that Allen valued them.

So before the banquet started, they thanked Allen very solemnly for his hospitality. Although the kingdom of Arno had fallen, the three of Abinas still behaved quite politely, and they kept quite quiet during the meal, and No bad impression was left in the face of food and wine.

Allen was holding a glass of wine on the main seat, waiting for the three of them to finish their meal, while thinking about the topic to be discussed next, and a wooden box was placed on the table in front of him, which was the Kingdom of Arno The symbol of kingship, the Star of Elendil.

"Thank you again, Master Allen for your hospitality."

After the meal, the three of them were represented by Abinas, and thanked Allen again for his invitation. After that, the three of them turned their eyes to the wooden box in front of Allen. Obviously, they had already guessed what was in the box.

Allen nodded and said with a smile: "You're welcome, let me have a bag of old Toby from Shire. I think you should all have your own pipes."

After finishing speaking, Allen waved his hand to let the maid on the side take away the leftovers on the table, and at the same time delivered the lighting utensils and the wooden box containing the tobacco, and he had already started filling the tobacco pouch with tobacco .

In fact, as long as they live in the Shire or the male residents near the town of Bree, especially the hobbits, most of them are smokers, and Abinas, who is a Dúnedain, is no exception. Every time they have time, they will smoke a bag of cigarettes and take a break. In fact, even Aragon, who is an adult, has not escaped the level of tobacco. He is a senior smoker.

Amidst the smog, the relationship between several people seemed to be getting closer quickly, and they started chatting with some parents in less than half a bag of cigarettes. Alan told the three of Abinas that he was in an adventure, so Glen had met Estelle and Ms. Gillean, and he praised Estelle's intelligence and hard work, saying that this young man would definitely be an outstanding patriarch in the future.

After hearing these things, Abinas thought that Lord Elrond had revealed the news about Estel to Allen for some reason, so he immediately let go of his guard, because This is a very important secret, and Elrond will never reveal it to ordinary people. Since Alan has already known them to this extent, there is naturally no need to hide many things.

"My lord, I think you must be clear about the purpose of our coming here, so I won't go around. What price do you need us to pay to return the Star of Elendil to us? I think you also You know, this treasure is very important to us, since it has appeared, we have a reason to bring it back to the clan."

After finishing speaking, Abinas took a puff of the pipe lightly, exhaled the lingering smoke, and said again: "Actually, I have another presumptuous request, can you let me take a look at the contents of the box? You also know that it has been a long time since this treasure left the Kingdom of Arno."

"Okay, it's just a normal request."

Allen gently pushed the box not far from Abinas, and soon the three Dúnedain opened the box, their eyes widened in the light of Eldir Star.

When Allen filled the second bag of old Toby, the three of Abinas finally recovered from their absence, and at the same time, with reluctant eyes, pushed the box back to Allen.

"This is not false. I think you can already put forward your conditions, my lord. Although I can't give an immediate reply at this moment, I can pass it on to Ms. Gillane. Don't worry, we will do our best prepare."

Before Abinas arrived, he never thought that things would progress so quickly. At the same time, he also did not expect that he could really appreciate this beautiful treasure at close range. Now he has confirmed that Elendil in front of him The star is no different from the records handed down in the family, so the rest is naturally how to exchange this treasure from Allen.

Allen gently closed the box under the eyes of the three, while organizing the next words in his heart.

"In fact, in exchange for this treasure from Saruman, I paid a huge price. I don't want to use this treasure as a bargaining chip to ask you for anything. I can return it to you for free. Don't worry, see you When I get to Ms. Gillean, I will return this treasure to her with my own hands, and you don't need to pay any price."

Allen said here, sighed softly, and continued: "Of course, I do have some things I hope to get your help, and that is the war between my kingdom and the Dongyi people. Now I have a possibility There is also an opportunity that cannot be encountered, and a large amount of combat power is urgently needed. I hope to talk to Ms. Gillane about this matter, but I can promise that no matter what the result is, I will return the Star of Elendil to you. As for As a reward for assisting in the battle, I can pay other prices."

Just like what Abinas said, participating in a large-scale war was such an important matter, he naturally couldn't give an answer for the Dunedain clan without authorization, and maybe only Ms. Gillean convened another elders meeting to make a decision.

Hearing Alan's words, Abinas stood up, saluted Alan and said:
"I have already remembered your thoughts, so please allow me to resign, because I will leave early tomorrow morning to rush back to Imladris and report this matter to Ms. Gillean. I hope we have the opportunity to meet again, Ai His Majesty Lun."

Allen nodded and said with a smile: "I think there must be a chance, and you are welcome to visit Wilderness Town again."

　I originally planned to ask for leave for a company dinner today, but I wanted to save the leave slip for the Chinese New Year. I thought everyone would have no time to read at that time, so I hurried and finally wrote today’s content , then that's it, thank you for your support, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)