Counting from the beginning of the village, Wilderness Town has been established for almost ten years. Some infrastructure has already existed in this town from the very beginning, such as the inn that once hosted the Lonely Mountain Expedition, and
For example, the longest-standing grocery store with a wide range of goods, or the Spear Tavern, which is popular with all male townspeople.
This tavern is a location specially reserved by Artiman when he originally designed the village structure. It is in the center of the town and not far from where Allen lives. It can be said that the location is excellent. After all, the overall structure of Wilderness Town is now
It is surrounding Allen's residence, spreading out layer by layer like a spider web.
At that time, Allen, in order to allow his subjects to have an extremely comfortable environment to relieve the fatigue of the day after hard work during the day, so he built the entire tavern to be extremely spacious and provided a variety of drinks and snacks.
to meet the needs of their own people.
In the beginning, drinks were distributed free of charge in limited quantities. After all, the environment at that time was difficult to have a commercial atmosphere. If the guests wanted to continue drinking, the forest residents and Allen's original subordinates would have to pay real money.
Silver for purchase.
With the development of the territory and the increase in population, the tavern's business strategy is also constantly changing. In order to make the tavern worthy of its name, Jamila even used the heavy stick that Allen broke when he killed the troll.
The lance was placed directly behind the bar of the tavern. Even after several years, the cold light on the tip of the lance still made people shudder.
Next to the broken gun are two dried troll heads. One of the troll heads has a throwing spear nailed to it. Any guests who have questions about this will hear the tavern owner telling him
The story of that night is that Allen single-handedly killed the killer demon and led his soldiers to repel the attack of the orcs.
The tavern, which is open as usual today, received three unfamiliar guests in the morning. They were wearing unattractive clothes, with gray-green cloaks behind them, and the hoods covered their faces tightly. What is more eye-catching is that
, one of them wore a silver brooch on his left shoulder, shaped like a radiating star.
The proprietress, who has been in the tavern for nearly ten years, has extremely sharp eyes. She can tell at a glance that the three people in front of her are not simple people. Their sturdy bodies are definitely warriors with extraordinary skills. However, she doesn't care. She has to know the current wilderness.
In addition to families with special permission, only the military maintaining law and order can legally hold weapons in the town.
When strangers enter the city, they will be asked by the guards to disarm at the city gate. Even a dagger is not allowed to be brought into the city. If they do not agree, they will not be allowed to enter the city. If they break in by force, Steele Mining Town will always be short of weapons.
Mining workers.
After the three strangers entered the tavern, they took out a silver dollar to buy some food and drinks. The proprietress who warmly entertained them could hear Eriardo's accent from their low conversation.
, As for what they said, the landlady didn't hear much, only words like "stay for a few days" and "wait".
In fact, through Manid's efforts and the publicity of passing businessmen, in the past two years, some unemployed people, or people who think they have skills, have come all the way from Eriador to Wilderness Town to seek shelter.
A place to live, or a decent job.
From these people, Wilderness Town also has other names. Some people call Wilderness Town the "City of Happiness" that produces sweet products, while others call it the beautiful "City of Flowers". No matter which name it is, it is related to honey.
The sales are related to the flowers all over the mountains and plains. Not only in the wild, but also on both sides of the planned streets in Wilderness Town, flowers bloom most of the year. This is a move made by cabinet officials in order to increase honey production.
There are many people coming to Wilderness Town from Eriador, which is not unusual for the proprietress. Many merchants and guards guarding the caravan have drank in the Spear Tavern. She has seen such things many times.
However, something happened not long ago, so the landlady quietly called her son, who was already a knight's apprentice, and asked him to inform the patrol team in the city about the stranger.
If she were an ordinary person, the landlady wouldn't mind her own business. After all, her only responsibility is to run the tavern well, and she doesn't receive the salary of a secret agent.
But these three people are indeed very different. Even with a simple contact, the boss lady knew that they must be elite soldiers. When such a stranger came to the center of the town, she felt that she still needed to pay attention.
As luck would have it, just as the proprietress's son pushed open the door of the tavern, another group of people also arrived at the door of the Spear Tavern. At this time, a gray-brown squirrel behind them was watching the five people enter the tavern.
After that, he nimbly jumped from the roof to the distance.
"Please come in. Guest, you can sit wherever you like."
Seeing that five more strange guests had arrived in her tavern, the proprietress greeted her warmly, and at the same time gave her son a wink, signaling him to leave quickly, and then the door of the tavern was gently closed.
The security work in Wilderness Town has always been in charge of Bandak. Unless a full-scale war breaks out between Allen and other forces, Bandak will lead his subordinates throughout Wilderness Town most of the time.
When patrolling, sometimes Allen would half-jokingly say to his retainer: "You are the commander of my guards."
Of course, the army in Allen's hands does not currently have a guard organization, but in Bandak's view, it is only a matter of time. Any king will always have guards guarding his castle.
As for the leader of this imperial guard, no one is more suitable than himself.
On the morning of this day, Bandak led people to patrol near Allen's residence as usual. Don't look at the fact that Allen only lives in a small three-story villa. In fact, his house has a yard, and the yard takes up
The area of the land is huge.
Because from the very beginning, Artiman wanted to build a palace for his eldest son, but Allen finally rejected it. At that time, Wilderness Town was in dire need, and there was really no need to waste people and money for comfort or other reasons.
They went to build a lot of construction for themselves, but the place Atiman was reserved and surrounded by a wall.
Therefore, it takes a little time for Bandak to circle around Allen's residence, and most days, Bandak will circle several times. Most people who are familiar with his habit know that
, as long as you run around Allen's residence in the morning, you will definitely find him.
By the time the landlady's son found Bandak, a young girl was already saying something to Allen's "Commander of the Guards", and there was a smart squirrel standing on her shoulder.
It delivered food into its rapidly moving mouth, and its dark eyes frequently looked around, as if it was worried that someone would come and snatch what belonged to it.
"Sir, they have entered the Spear Tavern, do you want to arrest them?"
Looking at the excited little girl, Bandak smiled and shook his head, then took out a golden dinar from his pocket, put it in the little girl's hand, and then touched the girl
With some messy hair, he said: "This is the reward I give you. You have worked hard these days, go and play."
"For me?"
The little girl with wide eyes looked at the gold coins in her hand and asked slightly uneasily.
Although she didn't get the answer she wanted, and she didn't see the scene of arrest that she longed for, the little girl was filled with surprises when she was able to get a commemorative gold coin. She also had some of these gold coins at home, and these golden coins were
Her mother always kept her treasure in an extremely secret safe at home, along with the medal inlaid with rubies.
According to the little girl's understanding, from a very early age, the king's first subordinates would no longer receive such gold coins, including her father, and this kind of gold coins are actually very precious in the circle of descendants of soldiers.
, sometimes some people will pay a greater price in exchange for it.
"Of course, don't let your mother take you away. Go and play." Bandak said to the little girl in front of him with a smile.
"Thank you Uncle Bandak!!"
As she spoke, the little girl put the gold coins properly in her pocket, then grabbed the squirrel from her shoulder and jumped away. When she left, there was an embarrassed expression on her face and a few words in her mouth.
They all muttered: "There are several people, how to divide them?"
Watching the little girl leave, Bandak's smile quickly disappeared and returned to his usual expressionless state. He waved to his men and said calmly: "Let's go, it's almost noon, go shoot."
Let’s have a drink at the Spear Tavern and meet a few people.”
After hearing this order, the subordinates behind Bandak looked at each other in surprise.
Under normal circumstances, soldiers patrolling the town are not allowed to drink while on duty. They can only enter the pub when they are on duty or taking a break. Moreover, according to Allen's order, no pub is allowed to receive soldiers who are on duty.
Soldiers can report to the cabinet after discovering it. After verification, there will be rewards. Anyway, just take the law enforcement team to the tavern to arrest the person. It is very simple. If it is reported by other guests in the tavern, then the owner of the tavern will also be arrested.
.
After the personal experiments of brave men, and the fact that Bandak personally wielded a whip and whipped him in full view of the public, soldiers drinking on duty had not happened in towns for a long time. Not only ordinary soldiers, but also
Bandak himself obeyed this order.
Today, despite the approval of their boss, these soldiers still find it a bit incredible, but they also know that drinking may be a casual thing, and the few people they know are the really important thing.
At this time, the son of the tavern proprietress also came to Bandak's side and briefly reported what happened in the tavern.
"Yes, I understand." Bandak nodded slightly.
After all, we have to go to the tavern, so we can all get to know each other.
Soon a group of more than ten people arrived at the door of the tavern. Seeing Bandak brought in, the proprietress did not show any strange expression, as if these fully armed soldiers were not summoned by her son. She was still full of enthusiasm.
He greeted with enthusiasm: "Isn't this Mr. Bandak? Why do you have time to come over for a drink today? But I have to remind you, I don't dare to sell wine to you at this time. You will take me away by then.
, I have no place to complain about my grievances, and Lord Jamila will not care about my matter."
"I'm thirsty and hungry. Give us a glass of juice and a fish set meal, and charge it to my account." Bandak gently knocked on the bar of the tavern, stated his needs, and then turned around in the lobby.
He found a random table and sat down, while his men sat down around Bandak, waiting for the boss lady to bring juice and food.
Ever since he knew that Saruman would place spies in his town, Allen and Bandak discussed how to deal with them. The easiest way was to identify them, capture them or drive them away. Although this method is quick and effective,
, but it can only be effective for this infiltration. Saruman will continue to send other spies later, and it will be difficult to find them accurately.
And direct killing is not among Allen's considerations. Unprovoked killing is not a good thing in Middle-earth. It will greatly damage Allen's reputation, even if you execute it quietly in the wilderness, after all, this is
In a world with magic, who knows what methods those wizards or elders have. The most important thing is that before Saruman completely fell into darkness, Allen did not want to do this. Everyone belongs to the camp of the free people.
, we are all human beings, there is no need to draw a sword to see blood.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After discussing for a long time, the final result of the two people's discussion was to let them stay in the town, but under relatively tight surveillance.
, if it is inconvenient for people, let animals monitor them. If conditions permit, you can also send loyal subordinates to sneak into them and provide them with some untrue information, which may be able to play an extraordinary role at a critical moment.
Effect.
Therefore, after Bandak learned that the spy he needed to monitor had arrived in Wilderness Town, he brought his men to identify him first, so that he could start the work later.
By noon, many guests had already sat down in the Spear Tavern. In addition to the nearby residents who lived a relatively good life and some soldiers and officials, there were also some foreign businessmen who had lived here for a period of time.
In addition to buying some honey in the "City of Flowers", there are also some products that need to be sold here, so I often meet my needs for three meals a day in the tavern. Moreover, the location of the Spear Tavern is very good, and
Business is booming, but the consumption here is not expensive, not much different from the few pubs in other urban areas, and the people who eat here are all well-known. If you can make a few friends, it may be a good idea for these out-of-town businessmen.
A very important thing.
Bandak ate the food in front of him amidst the greetings of his colleagues. At the prompt of the tavern proprietress, Bandak glanced at Saruman's spies. Their appearance was deeply imprinted in his mind, and he also took a look at two
The three people sitting on the other side of the tavern were nothing. Bandak had seen a lot of elite soldiers. There were many among his colleagues. He had seen more elite soldiers. For example, they were always surrounded by his own family.
The dozen or so people around the boss.
But the silver pin that looked like a star on the shoulder of one of them made Bandak raise his eyebrows. He naturally knew what this meant. Allen had asked him to pay attention to the arrival of these people a few months ago.
Already.
After finishing eating, Bandak did not take any action. Instead, after taking a short rest, he left the Spear Tavern with his men.
Three Dúnedain men from Eriador were stopped by a uniformed official in the evening, saying that the owner of the place invited them to be guests.