The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 243 Dwarf Subordinates
Although the day is approaching the end of the day, the heat still retains the last trace of stubbornness. There is no breeze in the study room with the windows open, and a wisp of smoke rises from the roof.

Alan, who was smoking a pipe, looked quietly at Tehar who was sitting opposite, without urging or impatient, but taking a sip of iced mead from time to time when he was free.

The weather is still a bit hot. Although Alan's body is not afraid of the heat and winter, drinking something cool and sweet in this season will always make people feel happy.

As for Tehar, who was holding the letter, his face was full of sweat. For him, it was still difficult to fully understand the meaning of the letter.

Few of the dwarves living in the east are proficient in Western languages, because most of the time they don’t communicate with outsiders, and they use more of their mother tongue, "Kuzdu", of course, they can also be called dwarves language.

This is the language created by the craftsman Oli. When he created the dwarves, he taught them. The dwarves cherish it and rarely pass it on.

As an out-and-out dwarf, Tiehal is also the same, but with some exceptions, he can speak some Western languages, thanks to his father who participated in the "Battle between Dwarves and Orcs".

After coming to Gushan, in order to communicate smoothly with human beings, Tiehar still studied for a long time, and now he can be regarded as proficient in Western languages.

The parchment on which Thorin wrote the letter was not large, and there were not many words on it. If an anthropologist, it would only take a few minutes to read it and fully understand the meaning.

After all, the dwarves speak relatively directly. For example, the expedition agreement signed by Allen and Bilbo directly stated that this adventure is likely to die, and there are many ways to die, and the probability is not low, which is enough Explain many problems.

It's just that Tiehar spent a lot of time reading it over and over again, until he confirmed that he fully understood the content of the letter, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Alan calmly.

Regarding the death mentioned by Sorin in the letter, Tiehar, who had learned everything from Manid, had already prepared for it. As the leader of a dwarf tribe, he naturally understood the truth that if he made a mistake, he would be punished. One of the many good ways that his late father passed on to him.

And Tiehar, who had "visited" the entire battle, naturally knew how big a mistake he had made. The weird black smoke, the terrifying figure, the rain that shone with blue light, the lightning and the holy light that illuminated everything, It is enough to show how dangerous this duel is.

Anyway, Tiehar had never seen such an unheard-of scene, not to mention that nearly a thousand humans fell down at the scene, causing countless injuries, and the follow-up treatment was even more costly, and it was said that extremely precious medicines were used.

The dwarves under house arrest thought wildly for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that they might go to the Mandos Hall to serve their only faith, Mahal, which is what the elves call Vilaoli.

It's just that facing death, or this kind of death that is not honorable at all, Tiehar still can't accept it, and he also dragged down the clansmen who followed him from thousands of miles away. It can be said that this day has just gotten better! !
But in the letter to Sorin, Tiehar admitted his crimes frankly, and was willing to give his all to recover the loss. If death could not be avoided, he hoped Sorin could save his people.

But now, Tiehar could clearly feel from Sorin's letter that in order to save the lives of himself and his tribe, the King of Durin had done his best, and even mentioned his friendship with the human king.

This is not easy for a stubborn and unspoken dwarf, not to mention that the letter was written by a king, but now, the right to choose is in the hands of the king who is stuffed with tobacco leaves.

Looking at Tiehar with a calm face, Allen tapped the cigarette pouch in his hand lightly, which would make the shredded tobacco in it tighter and also make them taste more intense when they ignite.

Allen, who has been dealing with government affairs for a long time, has developed a habit of smoking. This sweet taste will make his thinking clearer.Well, this may also have something to do with his reluctance to bury his head in the papers, smoking a pipe will always relieve some boredom.

However, Tiehar, who heard the sound, looked at the lit cigarette pipe unconsciously.

"I remember that some of your clansmen were captured by the Rune tribe, right? If you want, I think I can help."

These calm words resounded in Tiehar's ears like a thunderbolt, breaking his barely maintained calm face.

A look of astonishment quickly appeared on the rough and gray face, as if he had heard something impossible.

Then the flash turned into a deep surprise. He knew that the lives of himself and his clansmen were saved, and the human beings in front of him were indeed worthy of the name of "kindness". Understand what a rare quality this is.

"Ah? Ah! Yes, my lord, my tribe and I were attacked by rune cavalry on the way here. It is far away from our tribe, and I don't know which tribe it belongs to. , but the banner they unfurled was a dragon without wings, the dragon was silver, and the banner was black."

"Would you like a bag?" Allen took out a brand new cigarette pouch from the desk drawer, and pushed the box containing the shredded tobacco to Tehar's face, but the dwarf shook his head very cautiously.

First, relying on Tehar's financial resources and the demands he wants to accomplish, he has not yet learned the conditions for this art. Second, the dwarf feels that he has just turned around the edge of death and immediately begins to enjoy it. It's just too big.

Tiehal, who was considered very young among the dwarves, was far from having such concentration.

Alan didn't force it, but just quietly thought about the way to save his "subordinates". Even if he didn't need to explain it clearly, he believed that Tehar understood his choice, and Tehar's reaction was also very similar. Suffice it to say something.

If the dwarf in front of him wanted to die, Alan didn't know what to do.

"Actually, I have a relatively reliable cooperation partner among the Dongyi people. Now that I have the characteristics, it shouldn't be difficult to find them. Maybe we can redeem your clansmen through trading. I think You had this plan before, didn't you?"

Tiehar nodded embarrassingly. It was because he had such a plan that he was fascinated by those cheap jewelry. The magic hidden in the black spar might not have affected him, but for wealth, Appeal, or let him fall into the trap.

Seeing Tiehal's reaction, Allen smiled slightly, and did not continue this topic, but inquired about the living habits of the black-haired people. After all, he may have quite a few dwarf subordinates in the future. Prepare a comfortable living environment for them.

Regardless of the race of dwarves, they actually like to live in the mountains, because their ancestors were born in the mountains, so they will also dig tunnels containing many spectacular caves and mansions, and live in them.

It's just that compared to the Firebeard, Broadback, and Bronzebeard tribes living in the Misty Mountains and Blue Mountains, the dwarves who originated in the East have a much more difficult life, because the East was poisoned by Morgoth earlier, and After the failure of Morgoth, it became the base camp of Sauron.

However, the Noldor elves who returned from Valinor did not bring the glory of Valar to the east. The vast black forest almost blocked everything, and the Ainu clan with many powers gave most of their love to Arda. , and another small part is given to humans.

As for the dwarves, they are just the adopted sons of Yiru. Although they are also part of the grand movement, they receive very little care. Inherited a ten out of ten.

The same is true for the black-haired people, who are obsessed with forging every day and cannot extricate themselves, but they have no cooperation with humans, but they have to find a way to get daily supplies by themselves.

And planting is also a part of their life, but the dwarves in the east will reclaim the fields in the mountains, or in the hidden valleys to avoid the dark believers that exist everywhere.

It's just that such a difficult planting environment often doesn't produce much, and it can't raise too many dwarves, and this kind of life also indirectly leads to a problem, that is, the dwarves that originated in the east are not like the Durin family. All gathered in one city to serve one king.

They have become a loose tribal system.

Although the ancestors of each tribe are the same dwarves, the connection between tribes is more like an alliance than a centralized country, and the leaders are elected most of the time, rather than Thorin. This is inherited from his father.

The management method in the alliance is not as centralized as that of the king, and the leader has the right to command other tribes only when the tribe is facing a major crisis. Usually, everyone lives in their own way and occasionally helps each other, but this is only Limited to friendship rather than obligation.

This is also the reason why Tiehar was able to bring some of his tribe to Rovanian. Otherwise, the loyal dwarves would never abandon their leader and go to other dwarf kings when they did not suffer disaster.

Tiehar, who was chattering about everything, was finally no longer as restrained as he was at the beginning. He himself was a very cheerful dwarf. He quickly returned to his original character.

Allen asked some questions from time to time, and even asked Tehar if he had seen two tall wizards, or had news about them.

This question made Tiehar fall into memory.

"My lord, in the limited communication with human beings, we have indeed heard such rumors. The two you mentioned should be preachers in blue robes. They preach all kinds of evil deeds of the enemy. Being able to get rid of the control of darkness, but as far as I know, the effect is not very good, the number of humans who obey Mordor these years is far more than before, especially when the black knight riding the monster is flying in the sky."

Speaking of this, Tiehar's face showed nostalgia, and there was a sense of helplessness and loneliness in his words.

"I had no choice but to take my family and leave my home, hoping to find a stable mountain range in Rovanian. Now the living environment in the East is getting worse and worse, and the area controlled by the enemy is getting bigger and bigger. Sooner or later We would have clashed before, leaving us with fewer options then."

This passage reminded Allen that he does control a relatively stable mountain range now, that is, the half-orc town he barely controls, which is now called Steele Mining Town.

It is said to be barely controlled because there are indeed too few soldiers in Allen's hands. He only controls the front and back doors of the tunnel and the cave where the iron ore was produced, while most of the other tunnels were blocked by hired dwarf craftsmen. Get up, lest the residents living in the mining town be suddenly attacked by orcs.

Perhaps, there will be the new home of the Tiehar people, and Alan has not forgotten that there is still a gold vein there.

However, it is still too early to talk about these things now. Tiehar and his people are full of a dozen dwarves in Rovani, and just finding a few houses is enough for them to live in. The matter of saving the dwarves Alan is going to hand it over to Fatis to test out his partner first.

And this Dongyi who could barely become Alan's partner was Barr who once occupied Red River Town, that is, the Rune warlord who killed Malhebi's father in the war, and the only one in Ashur who was able to retain his freedom. With the minions of life.

Barr, who once occupied Red River Town, escaped from Rovanian in desperation when facing the army led by Fatis, but he did not give up. He has been quietly sending envoys over the years to bring the northerners captured by other tribes. Human beings, come as a gift to pay homage to Fatis who has become a prince.

As for Barr's request, it is actually very simple. It is still trade. He hopes that his tribe can propose a trade relationship with Fatis. Fine fine salt, sweet honey, fine weapons, he needs them all.

What Barr can provide to Fatis is hounds, war horses, fur, meat, and countless captives. These are not limited to northern humans, and there are also Dongyi people.

Of course, this is a secret. His master, Ashur, is not dead yet. Some time ago, he returned to the tribe with a rather strange dark force, and once again took control of the power.

Allen considered that he was very short of population, especially the hundreds of knights who migrated to the east of Rovanian. When they built farms, the more population they needed, the better, so in Fatis' request, Reluctantly agreed to cooperate with Barr.

It's just that Allen didn't fully agree to Barr's request, but agreed to provide daily necessities such as wine, tobacco, tea, honey, and fine salt to the Rune warlord, and then exchanged them for captives one after another, occasionally mixed with sporadic things. Dongyi prisoners of war.

And this time, the matter of saving the Tiehar people had to be dealt with by Barr, but this required some methods, and Allen didn't want to be blackmailed by a Dongyi.

(End of this chapter)