The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 29 No.20 VII: Time flies by like a fleeting horse (Da Zhang wishes everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance)
Summer goes to winter solstice, spring goes to autumn, and a few years have passed in a blink of an eye.

Over the past few years, Wilderness Village has finally developed into a small town.

In the fourth year, all the city walls were replaced with bricks, and the scope of protection was much larger than the previous design.

This is because the population has grown again, but the growth rate is far from as rapid as the first year, and the overall population has stagnated at more than [-] people.

Subsequent growth is basically all newborns, and so far it has not broken through the 6000 mark.

At that time, Allen analyzed it, and it should be within the range that Wilderness Town's reputation can radiate.

The population has all gathered here, and those who have not come will not come in the future.

If you want to break this deadlock, you can only wait until after the Battle of the Five Armies.

When the dark power in the Black Forest is cleared, Allen will arrange for people to open up the old dense forest road and connect the trade between the east and west of the Great Wilderness.

With the transmission of information, a part of the population will naturally flow into Allen,

At that time, it is necessary to compete with the king of the valley, Bard the Dragon Slayer, for a wave of population.

The benefits of opening up the old dense forest road are not only the population problem, but also the taxation of the checkpoint.

After several years of management, Alan knew that the tax he collected was too low, but Alan still didn't make any changes.

Because most of the townspeople are still not rich, they just have food and clothing.

Part of the extra harvest is exchanged for daily necessities, simple weapons and equipment, and part is reserved for rations.

The townspeople who worked very hard or had some family background began to overthrow the simple wooden houses and live in mixed brick and wood houses.

The food and property eventually flowed into Allen's hands through other channels.

Coupled with the trade support of the Woodland Kingdom, Allen's financial situation has always been relatively good.

Especially after the construction of the city wall was completed, Allen turned his attention to road construction and expansion.

Bring more convenience to your own caravan and the daily life of the villagers.

It's just that Allen's simulator treasury has shrunk very badly, and Allen's simulations in recent years have not been smooth.
He finally realized how lucky he was when he first came here, otherwise, it would be the simulator trying to put water on him.

In the past few years, Allen has maintained a rhythm of simulation several times a month. Most of the time, the simulation is very painful, and death is almost like a shadow.

Even in the continent of Calradia, he can be called invincible.

But when you enter the battlefield where the two armies are confronting each other, it is difficult for your personal power to play a big role. Even if you are strong, you will not be able to block attacks from all directions.

Especially when he was unlucky, once he just entered the Pendor Continent, he was captured by Cato's raiding team.

Then these guys, in order to avenge their own people, tied Alan behind the horse with a rope, and dragged him to death on the grassland.

After the simulation, Allen looked at the cruel description, and didn't want to recall what happened at that time.

The more unlucky thing is yet to come. Recently, Allen managed to save 5 honor points, and spent 200 prestige in exchange for the status of a baron.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he was actually standing on a gallows, surrounded by hundreds of nobles and hundreds of soldiers watching him, and in a state of bewilderment, he was hanged to death.

After reading the description of the emulator, Alan was depressed for half a year. How difficult it is to earn such a reputation.

This bad luck forced Allen not to choose the identity of the Son of Prophecy for simulation.

If you die in the simulation, you really want to cry but have no tears.

Allen didn't dare to increase the frequency of simulations, because after the business route between Wilderness Town and Woodland Kingdom was opened.

There have always been short-sighted wolf cavalry or half-orcs to carry out small-scale harassment and looting.

Because of this incident, as many as a thousand orcs died in Alan's hands.

It is only recently that he has settled down a little bit, and Alan doesn't need to worry about it anymore.

Of course, there are still some harvests in the simulator. In the past few years, Alan has left tens of thousands of dinars in addition to consumption. Gained two points of honor.

At this time, it is the autumn of the year again, this is the season of harvest, and it is the season when the villagers are busy sweating every day and still smiling.

Allen thought, according to Gondor's calendar, this month should be a month of abundance.

According to the elves' calendar, it should be April now, because most of the trees and flowers begin to wither at this time, so April is also called the withered month.

But it may also be May at this time, which is the winter moon, because Allen doesn't know the first day of the elves every year.

Is it the same day as the first day of every year in Gondor.

But it doesn't matter, everything will tell you what time it is.

For example, today, the golden yellow wheat waves are rolling under the blowing of the breeze. It doesn't need others to say, what season is this?

On this day, Allen came to Beorn, and he was going to get to know Radagast through Beorn.

In the past four or five years, Beorn's life has become more and more comfortable. The manor has been well-built and has raised many animals.

And Ellen recently looked at Marianne's belly, as if showing signs of pregnancy, Beorn is really a winner in life.

Now Alan looks at the domesticated ponies and dogs in Beorn Manor, and thinks about Beorn's life, he is really envious.

Beorn, who was standing next to Alan, said with a smile: "Alan, if you like it, how about letting the best of them follow you? They say they like you very much."

Allen looked at the radiant Beorn, waved his hands helplessly and said, "Forget it, forget it, I really want it, but I'm too busy to take care of them."

Beorn smiled heartily after hearing this, "Then wait until you're not busy, I heard from Kress that you're not in a good mood recently?"

Allen was taken aback after hearing this, "What about Kress? Does she often come to play?"

Speaking of Kress, Beorn looked very happy,
"Yeah, a very interesting little girl. She complained to me a lot about you, saying that you often go out to play, and then you don't take her with you."

Allen touched his chin, which had just trimmed his beard, and sighed,

Said: "It's not that she doesn't want to take her with her. With her temperament, going out may not cause me any trouble."

Beorn was a little surprised and said: "No, I think that little girl is pretty good, and she often plays with my son Grim recently."

But Beorn didn't bother with this, but invited Allen,

"Okay, let's stop chatting here, go in and have something to drink. Recently, I brewed a new batch of mead, which is just right. You can have a taste."

While talking, she brought Alan to the wooden table in the courtyard. Marianne had already prepared drinks and food for Alan, greeted Alan with a smile, and went busy.

The two sat at the table and chatted while drinking.

Allen would occasionally tell about his experience of going to the Woodland King and the Iron Hills several times. Beorn listened carefully and continued to comment,

Beorn said that he didn't like the dwarves. He felt that the dwarves were too greedy, mining the mines endlessly, which would cause disaster sooner or later.

But sometimes, Ai Lu can feel that Beorn has a certain affection for the Silvan elves. He feels that the elves there are closer to nature and more straightforward and direct.

After saying this, Allen pretended to be unintentional and asked: "Beorn, a few years ago, my subordinates told me that there was a neighbor living here, have you met him?"

Beorn nodded and said, "Yes, there is one who lives in a forest not far away. He calls himself the brown-robed wizard Radagast. He is a very good person, but he is a bit strange. on a sled drawn by rabbits, have you not seen him all this time?"

"Yeah, I've been busy all the time, and I'm not ready. Now I want to get to know him. Do you know where he lives?"

Allen continued: "I have heard of his name, and I am looking forward to meeting him."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go, his home is not far from here."

The straightforward Beorn took a bottle of mead and left his manor with Allen.

Radagast is a Maia who belongs to Yavanna, the giver of the fruit after the earth.

Therefore, he is very fond of creatures such as flowers, birds, fish and insects on the land of Zhongzhou, and he is also proficient in herbal medicine and the skills of driving birds and beasts.

Many small animals are his friends and often bring him the help he needs.

Because when Maier left Aman Continent, she abandoned most of her abilities and original wisdom, as if she was reborn, and came to Middle-earth in the appearance of a mortal.

So Radagast sometimes appears a little less intelligent, he lacks the ability to see things, and he doesn't have much quick wit.

But his ability is not weak, and he has a strong sense of responsibility, and he never slackens in his duties.

The brown-robed wizard is not often at home, he often drives around in his rabbit sled, watching the evil forces in the dark forest.

This is one of his responsibilities, and he happened to be at home today, and he was not alone, but also one of his colleagues.

The colleague wore a tall, pointed blue wizard's hat and a dusty cloak.

The hair and eyebrows are neglected, the gray beard hangs down on the chest, and there are a pair of wise eyes on the kind face.

This is another Maier, the holder of Naya, the Ring of Fire, and Gandalf the Grey.

At this time, Gandalf's eyes were looking at Radagast, the brown-robed wizard, asking some questions and communicating recent discoveries.

They have the same responsibilities and often get together to exchange the information they have acquired.

When Alan and Beorn came near the hut, they happened to be talking about Wilderness Town.

Gandalf, who traveled around Middle-earth, was very curious about this human town that appeared in the wilderness.

In fact Gandalf had been here some years ago, and had seen Beorn cruising about the Old Ferry.

At that time, he had other more important things to do, so he didn't stop here.

Unexpectedly, a few years later, a small town inhabited by humans appeared here.

This surprised Gandalf very much, so today he came to Rose Gobel to find out about the situation in nearby Radagast.

However, Radagast's answer did not satisfy Gandalf.

Because when Allen was building the village, Radagast was observing the situation in Dol Guldur at the southern end of the Black Forest.

When he came back, a village with a large number of people had already appeared there out of thin air.

The answer given to him by the little animal was also vague, it just said that there were signs of human activities when everything was revived.

And also learned that Alan had a few fights with the half-orcs in the Misty Mountains.

Then Radagast spoke to Gandalf of his new neighbors, Beorn and his people.

While the two were talking, a bird flew in and informed Radagast of the arrival of Alan and Beorn.

Allen came here alone with Beorn without any personal guards. He didn't want too many people to disturb this Maiya.

This young man from another world was a little worried. This was his first time facing the gods of this world.

Although Radagast doesn't look very smart, it can't hide his identity as a demigod.

Most of the creatures in Arda are the creations of Iluvita, the father of all things, and Vera, and Vera is the change of Iluvita's thoughts.

In a word, everything in Middle-earth is inextricably related to Iluvita.

But Alan didn't, neither Alan nor the villagers he summoned were children of Iluvita.

He didn't know what the consequences would be when this information was learned by others.

So Allen has always resisted contact with the overly high-end indigenous people in this world, but avoiding is not the answer.

Allen decided to take a look at Ladagast and start fishing in troubled waters with low difficulty.

In the end, fate still played a great joke on him, and two wizards appeared in front of him.

Radagast, the brown robe wizard, and his colleague, Gandalf the gray robe wizard.

Looking at the two uninvited strangers, Gandalf thought a lot in his mind.

Gandalf knew something about skin-changers, and he learned a great deal in his long days in Middle-earth.

But he didn't know Alan. He was very interested in this young man who dared to lead his tribe and settle in the wilderness.

So he introduced himself before Radagast.

Gandalf took off his hat, held it in his hand, and nodded slightly to Ellen and Beorn.

There was a kind smile on the old face, very friendly.

He said, "Good afternoon, two guests, and welcome to the hut in Radagast. I am a wizard named Gandalf, Gandalf the Grey."

Allen looked at Gandalf who was two meters tall, his heart was already numb, and the expression on his face was very stiff.

He said cautiously, "Good afternoon, Gandalf, my name is Allen, and I am the leader of Wilderness Town."

Beorn looked at this person he didn't know, and said dryly beside him,
"I am Beorn who lives nearby."

At this time, Radagast had time to speak: "Oh, let me introduce. This is my colleague. He seems to have already introduced himself, so I won't say more. These two are my new neighbors. Ah, they should have introduced themselves too.”

Radagast scratched his head, "Okay, everyone, stop standing here, let's go into the room and talk."

A group of people entered the hut at the invitation of Radagast and sat down.

At this moment, Allen's mind was spinning crazily, thinking about how he should deal with Gandalf.

And Gandalf has expressed his doubts at this time,

"Young leader, please forgive my presumptuousness. When I traveled around here a few years ago, I didn't seem to have seen this prosperous town."

Gandalf paused, looked into Alan's eyes and continued to ask,
"I really want to know, why did you build a town in such a dangerous place? Can you satisfy the curiosity of the next old man?"

The voice was mellow, as if it had a soothing effect, and Alan suddenly became less nervous after hearing it.

Allen knew in his heart that Gandalf did not see that he was abnormal.

If you can see it, this so-called old man will definitely yell "Monster", swing the wooden stick in his hand, turn into a berserker, and teach Alan why Hua'er is so popular.

Now that Gandalf didn't recognize his identity, Alan's heart immediately settled down, and his thoughts suddenly turned to other places.

Facing this wise man who has many titles such as "Mage of Berserk", "Middle-earth Human Trafficker", "Central State Courtesan", Allen wanted to make a joke with him.

"Of course, of course, the sages in our family often teach us that respecting the old and loving the young is the way to stabilize the society. Of course, satisfying the curiosity of an old man is what I should do, but I also have a doubt. I want to ask The famous gray-robed wizard Gandalf, please answer."

When Allen said this, he smiled on his face,
"According to the records of our family, it may have been 1000 years ago. At that time, there was a wise man who called himself the gray robe wizard Gandalf, who visited my ancestors. May I ask who Gan Is Dolf also you? If it is you, then you should be an elf or a half-elf? If not, then I am curious about your identity, after all, human beings do not have such a long life."

Gandalf was taken aback when he heard it, and then he responded quickly and answered Alan's question with a smile: "I didn't expect to be an old man, yes, that's me, I'm neither an elf nor a half-elf, I'm an elf A wizard, you know, wizards always have mysterious abilities and know many strange things, this is just one of my insignificant abilities."

Gandalf continued: "Well, it is time for you, young man, to answer my old man's doubts."

Alan raised his brows, knowing that Gandalf said these words as if he didn't say anything, but Alan didn't care, he was just joking.

"I come from the East."

As soon as these words came out, Alan saw that Gandalf's kind face instantly became serious, and his right hand suddenly clenched the wooden staff tightly in his hand.

"Now there are followers of the Demon Lord Sauron everywhere. Civil wars among humans break out extremely frequently, which is no longer suitable for us to survive, so I brought my people back here, and there should be some more in the future." The tribe will come."

What Alan said later made Gandalf's serious face relax.

In fact, when he heard Allen say that he came from the east, he immediately became nervous. After all, it was Sauron's base camp, and there were countless believers in the dark power. He himself never went to the east.

But he quickly remembered the conflict between Alan and the orcs, and Radagast also told him that Alan ran to the Misty Mountains regardless of the danger and rescued the people of the skin-changing Beorn. And the captives of the dwarves and elves.

In Radagast's words, it is absolutely impossible for Allen to be the minion of the dark power.

Gandalf is also very willing to believe that Alan is a good man.

If Sauron's subordinates were already so shrewd and cunning, they could sacrifice the lives of their own people at will in exchange for the trust of kind people.

That would be too scary. Gandalf believed that Sauron had such a mind, but he did not have such power. Anyone affected by the dark power would not make such a move.

In this short period of time, Gandalf thought a lot, and suddenly, he thought of a way.

He opened his mouth and said: "So that's the case, I was too worried, Your Excellency Allen, I wonder if you still intend to continue the friendship between me, an old man, and your family thousands of years ago?"

Allen thought to himself, it must be continued.

If you don't continue, you bring the vagrants from the north, the elves of Rose Lorien, and your big bosses from the White Daoist Society, and come over and wipe me down, what should I do?Dare I not continue?

"Of course, having such a wise wizard as a friend will definitely be very beneficial to the future development of Wilderness Town. I am very happy to have one..."

Allen said as he thought of Radagast next to him, "No, it's the friendship of the two wizards, and I really hope to get the friendship of the brown-robed wizard at the same time."

In fact, Gandalf didn't even remember who Alan's descendants were.

For more than 1000 years, he has visited too many human gathering places, and there are not many people who look like Alan, but this does not prevent him from using Alan's words to get in touch with the young people in front of him.

Gandalf kicked his colleague Radagast, who had already wandered away, and then the two expressed their willingness to be friends with Alan at the same time.

Now that everyone in the room is already friends, the atmosphere of the conversation that follows is much more relaxed.

Gandalf tentatively asked: "Your Excellency Allen, is it boring to manage the affairs of the town? Are you interested in traveling with an experienced old man?"

The solution Gandalf thought of was very simple, that is to take Allen out for a walk, and put it by his side to observe.

At that time, whether Alan is black or white will naturally show his feet, and he doesn't need to speculate too much.

It just so happened that Gandalf recently had a plan to take Ellen with him.

Allen was stunned when he heard the invitation, because Allen would think of many things.

As a well-known middle-earth human trafficker, Gandalf asked you to go on a trip. It is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is definitely not a good thing.

For the journey can be very dangerous, just look at what happened to the Bagginses in the Shire, Bilbo and Frodo's uncle and nephew.

During this time period, there was only one thing Allen could think of.

That is, the incident of the Lonely Mountain Expedition Team may be triggered. Allen felt a little excited that he was finally going to join the main world line.

In fact, Allen thought too much, and the incident of the Lonely Mountain Expedition was indeed already under Gandalf's consideration.

But today the gray-robed wizard was not talking about this matter.

Recently, there have been rumors everywhere that Thrain II is haunting the Black Manland, and Gandalf wants to go there.

Although this kind of news is often rumors, Gandalf must take a look. Thrane still has something extremely important in his hands, but he is not willing to give up if there is a glimmer of hope.

Gandalf's idea is that from this position to the Black Barbarian, he can go up to the Cloud Peak and cross the Misty Mountains through the Dark Brook Valley.

As long as you are careful and lucky in that place, it will be considered safe, provided that there are not too many people.

In the middle, I will pass by Rose Lorien by the way. Gandalf thinks that Lady Galadriel should also have a look, this young man who claims to be from the East.

Looking at Alan who was stunned, Gandalf thought that Alan didn't want to go.

He continued: "Your Excellency Allen, I don't know if you have heard of Rose Lorien. It is a very, very beautiful place, where hospitable elves live. After you go, you will definitely linger, even Will you forget the passage of time and really not think about it?"

Allen raised his eyebrows, thinking that it was the first time he heard about the hospitality of Rose Lorien's elves.

Isn't it that if you enter their forest, you will disappear?

But it is really beautiful in the records, you should go and see it yourself.

"Dear Gandalf, I've heard of that place. Is it really as beautiful as you say? I'm very interested. When are we going to set off? To be honest, dealing with these tedious government affairs every day has made me overwhelmed. Tired, I think a walk-and-go trip will definitely relieve my fatigue."

Allen knew that Gandalf would not give up if he didn't follow this trip.

There has never been anyone in Middle-earth that Gandalf can't kidnap. Secondly, Alan also really wants to go to Shire to have a look, meet the great snitch Bilbo Baggins, and taste the hobbit's cooking skills. Is it recorded? So well said.

Besides, if you don't participate in this kind of world mainline, what's the difference with salted fish?
Thinking of this, Allen asked about the end of this trip,

"So Gandalf, where is the place we traveled? Is it Rose Lorien? I can't wait to see the scenery you described."

"No, no, Lord Alan, not only Rose Lorien, but also other places, please leave a little room for imagination for this adventure, I will be ready soon, and I will go to you when the time comes , it will take about a month."

Seeing that Allen agreed to his suggestion, Gandalf was very happy.

He began to talk endlessly about what he had seen and heard, and chatted with Beorn and Alan who interrupted from time to time.

I have to say that Gandalf is indeed a very charming old man.

His words are humorous and full of wisdom, plus he has a wealth of experience and knowledge.

It is easy for people to have a good impression of him. In this atmosphere, Allen felt that the first meeting between himself and Gandalf left a good impression on both parties.

At the time of parting, Gandalf once again confirmed the adventure with Ellen.

After getting a clear answer, he happily left Radagast's hut.

From the beginning to the end, Gandalf did not consider the danger of this matter. After all, during this period, there were really few people in Middle-earth who could beat him.

Alan didn't think about safety either, but on the way back, Alan suddenly remembered.

Why did I agree to Gandalf's invitation so easily?

As soon as he mentioned Rose Lorien, he thought of the beauty there, and finally persuaded himself that he must follow.

Thinking of this, Allen broke out in a cold sweat.

Allen can only analyze that this matter may be because he has a good impression of Gandalf, so it happened.

There is another possibility that Gandalf used some kind of magic that he didn't know, which affected his judgment.

Allen couldn't figure out what this Maya was thinking, but this kind of thing had to make him feel a little bit vigilant.

Beorn noticed Alan's strangeness from the side, and asked Alan if he was okay, Alan shook his head.

　Because there is a high probability that I will be with my wife and children during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the update will be released regularly. Thank you for your support, thank you, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)