The spy responsible for monitoring Tehar watched helplessly as the target entered the cave, and the tracking ended there.
He couldn't let his animal companion risk entering that gate.
No matter how careful you are, untimely movement in a man-made cave can easily arouse the target's suspicion.
Moreover, caves can be said to be the home ground of dwarves. They have good vision in the dark and their hearing is enough to detect something wrong around them.
"Stay hidden. His Majesty the King has follow-up plans. Don't alert the target, because it will be very troublesome."
Before the mission began, the stern-looking Finance Minister Manid solemnly warned all his subordinates present, allowing the young secret agent to suppress his anxiety and continue to wait.
Time passed bit by bit, until the bright moonlight gradually faded to the west, and the white light piercing the darkness appeared in the east.
The secret door that was extremely hidden on the stone wall finally opened again, and the first person to walk out of the cave was Tehar, who had disappeared all night. Although this dwarf had a trace of exhaustion on his face, his expression was extremely excited.
It's obvious that you got what you wanted.
Sure enough, the two ponies who followed Tehar out of the cave had cargo loaded on their backs. They followed their master on the return journey with fairly brisk steps.
After a while, a bird with bright feathers soared into the sky from the black forest and flew quickly in the direction of Feslite.
And a little squirrel holding a nut jumped to the secret door. His dexterous eyes looked around at the environment in Western Zhou Dynasty. After confirming that there was no problem, a clear urine was poured on it without hesitation.
above the wall.
Then, the little squirrel turned into a gray flying shadow and disappeared into the jungle. I believe that when it comes to the vicinity again, it can clearly find the location of the door.
Tehar, who had already left first, was naturally unaware of all this. By the time he arrived near Feslaite, it was already broad daylight.
The residents of the city appeared on the outskirts of the city in twos and threes, preparing to go to their fields to start the day's work.
While a few people were chatting, a piece of news reached Tehar's ears.
"How reliable is your news? Would His Majesty the King really randomly invite people like us to attend a banquet to celebrate the princess at Wintry Castle? You are not lying, are you?"
"Why don't you believe it? The cabinet announcement has been posted. The herald has been talking to the illiterate people there for a long time early in the morning. I was passing by, so I listened for a while. Also,
Not everyone is qualified, there are requirements.”
"What request?" "What request?" "What request?!"
An incompatible and loud voice suddenly appeared in the conversation, and it was Tehar who was listening to it and subconsciously asked the question in his heart.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Tehar, the steward of accessories and armor? Why are you also interested? Didn't His Majesty invite you separately?"
The middle-aged resident who spoke was a little surprised. He knew the dwarf in front of him, or most of the married men in the city knew him, because his wife always wanted to go to the dwarf shop to buy something.
piece of jewelry.
Tehar shook his head. In front of Allen, he was just an ordinary dwarf. Except for a somewhat embarrassing trip, the two parties actually had no friendship. In fact, Allen did not invite him when his daughter was born, and even
There was no decent banquet, just a small gathering of friends around me.
Not long after, the news that the princess had been born spread naturally throughout the taverns and alleys in the city.
Tehar did not have enough confidence to think that he would be able to attend the banquet this time.
"Hi, actually this request is very simple. In order to celebrate the birthday of little Princess Andrea, our respectable Queen hopes that everyone can wear their best clothes and wear their favorite clothes in the city starting from tomorrow.
When you go out with jewelry, it doesn’t need to be gorgeous or expensive, as long as it’s the one you like the most.”
"What does this have to do with attending the banquet?" A companion carrying a hoe next to him was a little confused. He was going to the field to loosen the soil. This would help clear the newly grown weeds in the gathering and also allow crops to be grown.
Grow faster.
"Don't worry, the queen will be taking her daughter on a carriage tour throughout the city these days. If you want to attend the banquet, you'd better wear all your best and most beloved things as I said.
If you're lucky, you'll be able to get an invitation to Fort Winter."
"Do you know? The expressions of disbelief on some businessmen from other places after hearing the news are simply funny. Our Queen is so approachable. There is nothing surprising. I have been lucky enough to eat it before.
Here is the meal cooked by the Queen."
The person speaking was a Rhodok who had followed Allen to Middle-earth from the beginning. When he first set up a camp to reclaim farmland, Jamila would personally get some food, especially after the defensive battle.
, a large number of people were slightly injured, and the manpower was extremely short.
"However, Mr. Tehar, the herald responsible for the explanation said that this event is only limited to residents living in the city. You live in the market outside the city. You probably don't have such luck, Xiao, Ritou.
I’m already so tall, I have to hurry up and get to work, let’s see you later.”
After finishing speaking, the middle-aged resident waved his hand and passed over Tihar, who looked a little ugly. He also hummed a little song from his hometown. He looked down upon the dwarf in front of him. It was actually because of his family.
His wife has been nagging him for too long, saying that she wants to buy a piece of brass jewelry, but he has never agreed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Because he has received better rewards in previous battles, he really can’t figure out why those brass gadgets are worth buying.
After learning that he had no chance, Tehar's originally brisk pace became heavier, and the good mood that he was about to make a fortune was gone, and he was left with only loss and depression.
If possible, he still wants to establish a good relationship with Allen, who rules here, so as to facilitate more business activities and make more money in the future.
He discovered that the humans living in Rovanian are very wealthy and have extremely considerable spending power. It is a good place to accumulate money. It is very necessary to have a good relationship with the ruler of this place.
But Allen is always busy, and the people from outside who want to meet the king have been queued up until this time next year, and Tehar doesn't want to trouble Thorin for his own affairs. Favors always become less and less.
It's just that in the far east, there are still many people in Tihar who are suffering, and he also wants to redeem his companions who were captured by the Dongyi people. This is something that requires a lot of money to complete.
Even though the Durin dwarves in the Lonely Mountain were very friendly to him, there was always a price to pay for helping each other.
The price can be knowledge or favors, and the most convenient ones are of course gold and silver. As long as he has money, he will have the opportunity to hire a powerful goat cavalry to accomplish what he wants.
When a person begins to feel lost, all kinds of weird thoughts usually appear in his mind, which may be related to the cause of the loss. Some people will also have some weird thoughts similar to "Don't bully young people who are poor" and secretly vow to let go.
People who look down on themselves pay the price.
This kind of random thinking usually consumes a lot of time, and it was in this state that Tihar returned to the store he was responsible for.
A young man with a smile on his face had been waiting near the store early. He was wearing a very decent black and green uniform, and behind him was a strong war horse.
Tehar recognized the young man in front of him at a glance by his appearance. He was a herdsman living further north. He should be from Muma Village. This surprised the dwarf because he had no friends there.
"Good morning sir, are you Mr. Tehar?"
The young man's proactive greeting interrupted Tehar's thoughts and cheered up the dwarf. Businessmen always have to greet people with a smile. What if they are cooperating customers?
"Yes, I am, what can I do for you?"
After getting a positive answer, the young man's smile became even brighter. He reached out and took out a roll of parchment tied with a ribbon, and said unhurriedly: "His Majesty the Great King invites you to
We will go to Winterreich Castle in three days to attend the princess's first birthday. I hope you can arrive on time."
Tehar, who was shocked by the news, took the roll of parchment in a daze, and the barely maintained smile on his face suddenly became natural, and he nodded frequently, indicating that he would definitely go to the banquet on time.
After receiving the answer, the young man quickly got on his horse and left the market in a flash.
This is Tuo Ju's son Asudan. He has stayed with Allen for almost two years, and he has done this kind of letter delivery task many times.
The "first birthday" thing was naturally a plan laid out by Allen. The moment he saw his daughter, he thought of this reasonable and unmistakable method. Through this normal reason, he could completely remove the affected person.
The residents gathered in the castle.
After closing the solid door, all that's left is to solve the problem of them being bewitched by darkness.
At this point, Allen summoned his most trusted retainer Bandak overnight and handed him the necklace inlaid with black stones. After explaining the situation, Bandak put on the necklace without any hesitation.
He has absolute confidence in his master and knows that Allen will never harm him.
But what happened next was completely beyond the imagination of the commander of the Imperial Army.
Even without the help of the simulator, theoretically speaking, Bandak's loyalty to Allen can be said to have reached the pinnacle of the secular world. However, with a strange expression after putting on the necklace, he still subconsciously rejected Allen's offer.
He took off the necklace on command.
Although Bandak quickly came to his senses and realized that he had actually disobeyed the king's order, he immediately knelt down on one knee and repeatedly apologized to Allen, but he still made no move to take off the necklace, as if he ignored the idea.
The magic hidden in the black gem has a huge impact on human thinking. It contains Sauron's extremely vicious power, which is no less powerful than the bewitching words of the white-robed wizard.
Allen is not surprised by this phenomenon. He has known for a long time that soldiers are loyal to him and cannot completely resist evil dark magic. They may be able to maintain morale when facing normal enemies.
But it doesn't work in special circumstances. Those cavalry who were unable to continue fighting when the Nazgul howled have already shown this.
Through long-term companionship, Allen has known a long time ago that the simulator is not the kind of golden finger with strong priority. It only helps him to better complete his rule from the side, rather than turning everyone into just following orders.
's puppet.
If Allen himself doesn't do well enough, his subordinates will really leave him.
So while retaining the soldiers' independent thinking, it will naturally reduce their resistance to abnormal conditions, so Bandak's performance was normal and fully in line with Allen's expectations.
But Allen, who had been prepared for this, waved his hand gently, and a drizzle of blue light began to fall inside the house, and Bandak also had a very obvious black air coming out of his body, which seemed to be
Fighting against the blue light in the rain, I was quickly defeated.
Bandak suddenly woke up and took off the necklace from his neck without hesitation in the rain. While throwing away the jewelry, he also showed an extremely shocked expression on his face. He never thought that one day he would
Will disobey Eren's orders.
For a time, there were so many thoughts in his heart that he didn't know what to do next.
"It's okay, this is not your problem."
Allen's comforting words soon rang out. At the same time, he helped Bandak, who was still kneeling on the ground, and distributed a little of his strength to his personal guard captain to clear away any possible influence.
Allen, who has suffered from this situation himself, naturally cannot let Bandak wear that necklace without any confidence. He knows that his power can suppress the influence of magic, but he just doesn't know the effect of "Tranquility Rain"
, that’s why there was such an experiment.
Although Bandak was frightened to a certain extent, the result was very good. The effect of "Peaceful Rain" was excellent and it could take effect in a short time.
Then the next thing to do is a simple but complicated job, which is to select all the affected residents among more than 10,000 people, and then invite the "lucky" ones to Wintry Castle.
This matter had actually already begun on the first day of monitoring the city. The Queen's request in the notice was very likely to allow residents who had hidden their jewelry to wear them.
Even if there are still people who are unwilling to take out the jewelry, Allen believes that they are only a very small number of people. As long as most of the problems at hand are solved, the remaining points can be dealt with slowly.