The autumn sun seems to be golden, making the acres of farmland around Wilderness Town seem to be shining with golden light.
Thanks to Lady Galadriel's gift, some soil containing the power of "Nengya".
This year, the crops in most fields have grown very rapidly. The wheat planted in May was already in early August. Karl, who is in charge of agricultural affairs in Wilderness Town, thought it was ready for harvest.
Otherwise, if the crops are too mature or encounter rainy days, they will fall off and scatter into the soil, causing great waste.
Faced with this magical phenomenon, Carl, with Allen's reminder, prepared to take advantage of the increasing number of crop types in Wilderness Town in recent years, such as soybeans, wheat, potatoes, peanuts, corn, etc.
Open up a piece of land specifically and test whether it can be combined with planting to achieve two crops a year. In this way, the benefits brought by the land will be even more outstanding.
But now, in the golden fields, groups of people are working and harvesting crops, just like in the past autumn.
In the town, a fierce quarrel came from the conference room of Lord Allen's house. Those were the voices of James and Artiman.
"If you build it like this, it will be a waste of manpower and material resources. There will be a war soon. I need to build some reservoirs in the city. There will not be so many people to build a house for you."
"It's precisely because a war is about to begin. According to Allen's character, he will definitely not give up any of his subordinates who are still alive. There will definitely be a large number of sick and wounded returning from the battlefield. The hospital will not be able to accommodate them by then.
Are they out there waiting to die?"
It turns out that James came here today to discuss the expansion of the hospital with Jamila. He took into account the post-war situation.
Although the people summoned by Allen have great advantages in recovering from injuries, the indigenous people do not possess these qualities.
With the current ratio of military personnel, a large number of injured patients will inevitably flow into the hospital after the war, and he will need more space to deal with this situation.
And Artiman, just as he said, wanted to build more reservoirs throughout the town.
Because according to Allen's plan, the number of people living in the town will greatly increase, and there will even be horses. The existing water reservoir will not be enough. He took this into consideration and came here to discuss with Jamila.
Sitting in the main seat, Jamila, who was still young and beautiful, looked helplessly at the two old friends in front of her.
Among Allen's important subordinates, these two can be said to be the oldest, but they are also the two who quarrel the most.
The two of them are typical intellectuals. Regarding knowledge, James is more inclined to be innovative and practical, while Artiman is more willing to believe in tradition and classics.
Because of this, the two often don't see eye-to-eye with each other. As long as the things they are responsible for overlap, they will inevitably have a big quarrel.
Of course, Jamila, who has managed thousands of people for several years, is not a vegetarian. At the beginning, she was worried that the two people would take action because of a quarrel, and she often tried her best to dissuade them.
But now, she has become accustomed to it. The two of them are both fighting scum. Even if they use weapons, they can't beat her together.
Now, Jamila is no longer worried about what will happen to them. At most, the two of them just talk and never take action.
What Jamila is more worried about now is the taciturn Fatis sitting across the table.
After Allen left, the commander who was qualified to recruit all the troops in Wilderness Town came to Jamila to discuss sending troops.
Since the march of the large army was far slower than that of the small group, especially after reaching the forest, in Fatis' plan, the army would set off in September.
He hoped that in the near future, all the troops could be gathered together for a several-day marching exercise to test the camp, reconnaissance, defense and other related matters of the large troops, so as to avoid any unexpected situations when setting off.
However, now all the labor force in Wilderness Town is obeying Jamila's orders and harvesting grain in the fields.
Seeing the three people in front of her, all of whom came to ask for money or people, Jamila was a little irritated.
Of course, this kind of thing has become commonplace in the past few years since she became the mayor.
"Okay, stop arguing."
The seemingly gentle and considerate blond girl slammed the table with a clear voice, stopping James and Artiman who were getting noisier. Fatis, who was sitting opposite, also sat up straight. He knew
, things should have come to an end.
"A few things. First, all the labor force is now harvesting this year's harvest in the fields. This is the most important thing at the moment and cannot be delayed."
After finishing speaking, Jamila stopped her eyes on Fatis and continued: "Fatis, preparations for the army drill will be started when most of the farming work is done. At that time, the auxiliary army and supplies will be ready.
I will prepare weapons and equipment for you, do you think that’s okay?”
Fatis nodded, said "thank you", then stood up and left the conference room.
James and Fatis both looked at Jamila, waiting for the mayor's decision.
"James, I will discuss with the dwarf Tyr about building a hospital, but your hospital can't start construction until the food is completely in storage."
Jamila turned back to Yatiman and said: "The construction of the reservoir is indeed very important. This should be something I consider. Thank you for the reminder. Similarly, you will also wait until the food is completely stored in the storage.
Start construction. When the time comes, I will arrange enough manpower and materials to support the two of you."
James and Artiman exchanged vague glances, and after saying "Thank you" and "Sorry for the trouble," they left the conference room.
Jamila covered her forehead and breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Then, she stood up and called some guards, saying that she was going to check on how the work in the fields was going.
Now, Lord Allen, the lord of Wilderness Town, is searching for the secret door on the map in the mountains on the west side of Lonely Mountain.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The day after arriving in Changhu Town, Allen followed the expedition team towards Gushan.
At that time, he had already changed into a knight attire. He handed the armor to Hermione, and he told Hermione to put away the wind crossbow in Changhu Town. He would be of great use in the future.
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Horemion then returned to the Woodland Kingdom, preparing to join the army led by Fatis there.
Allen and his party first rowed on the Long Lake for two days, then entered the Running River, and after traveling upstream for more than ten miles, they set foot on the Wasteland of Smaug.
This place is part of the river valley city-state, and the environment is very desolate, with almost no living creatures, sparse trees, and withered vegetation.
Smaug is indeed a dark creature created by Morgoth. Even though he didn't do anything deliberately, he just lay on the Lonely Mountain every day and ruined the once green, prosperous and rich place into this.
This land has been ruled by evil dragons for more than 170 years.
In fact, Thorin Oakenshield was already 195 years old in 2941. For the royal family members of the Durin family, this was the time when they were in their prime.
At this time, the closer the dwarf prince got to his hometown, the more uneasy he felt. After all, he had personally experienced the power of the evil dragon.
But he did not retreat because of this. Instead, according to the instructions on the map, he ordered most of the people to go to the west of the mountain range to find the location of the secret door.
At the same time, Thorin Oakenshield personally took Alan, Kili, Fili, Balin and Bilbo along the southern branch of the mountain to Raven Ridge, where Thorin and Azog died together in the movie.
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At that time, Allen was standing on a high ground in Raven Ridge, looking at the situation at the Lonely Mountain Gate and River Valley City.
This is also a very important purpose of his coming to Gushan, which is to observe the terrain and location of the battlefield in advance so that he can prepare for his next plan.
Riverdale City has been abandoned for too many years, and most of the city's defense facilities are no longer usable. Allen hopes that he can repair some of the defenses there by then.
As for Raven Ridge, it is also a military garrison abandoned by the dwarves. There is a winding road leading to the gate of Lonely Mountain.
Allen carefully observed the road. It was possible to come up on an elf horse, but after coming up, there was not enough space for the cavalry to fight on horseback. At that time, they could only dismount and fight on foot.
He had to seize the time to familiarize himself with the terrain here. By the time the enemy was approaching, it would probably be too late to familiarize himself.
Others began to look for the entrance to the lonely mountain.
It is too difficult and time-consuming to find a secret door that is a few people wide in the mountains. Time passes little by little, just like running water.
At first, the dwarves who came to Lonely Mountain were very excited, but as time went by, their enthusiasm gradually faded away, and some even began to doubt the authenticity of the map.
Even Thorin Oakenshield was silently looking at the location of the gate of Lonely Mountain at night.
But Bilbo Baggins and Alan, who were already familiar with the terrain, were not negative. Bilbo Baggins was because of his extremely optimistic character, and Alan knew that there must be a secret door here.
Soon, the time came to early October. Alan accompanied Bilbo Baggins and discovered a hidden staircase on the cliff of the western mountain range.
Allen looked at the stairs and knew that his mission was completed, and now there were less than twenty days before Durin's Day.
The overjoyed dwarves climbed up one after another. After comparing the map, they finally determined that this was the secret door.
Thorin Oakenshield breathed a heavy sigh of relief at this time and looked at Alan and Bilbo gratefully.
The expedition is basically over here, and the only thing left is to watch the performance of the great snitch in the team, Mr. Bilbo Baggins.
Yes, after Bilbo rescued them all from the dungeon, the dwarves thought that Bilbo Baggins's snitching skills were extremely superb, almost a master level.
And such a powerful snitch would definitely be able to get back the "Arkenstone" from under the evil dragon's nose.
It has to be said that this group of dwarves may be more confident than the Snitch himself at this time, and Bilbo Baggins, who is smiling at this time, does not know what he will face next.
But Allen was leaving. He said goodbye to everyone in the expedition and told them to pay attention to safety. If that didn't work, they could wait for Gandalf to arrive before entering the Lonely Mountain after opening the secret door.
Allen can no longer wait with the members of the expedition team. There is not much time left for him. After all, there are still many things in Long Lake Town waiting for him to complete.
According to Allen's speculation, by the time he walked from Gushan to Changhu Town, Fatis should also be stationed in the dense forest near Changhu Town with his army.
Facing Allen's farewell, Thorin Oakenshield didn't say anything to persuade him to stay. After all, according to the contract, Allen's responsibilities ended here.
The rest of the matter is up to the Snitch. As long as it goes well, after Thorin Oakenshield gets the king's royal treasure, he will assemble the dwarf army and with the help of the wizard, drive Smaug away and take back the Lonely Mountain.
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In fact, Thorin Oakenshield did not expect that the expedition team could really achieve this step. When he set out, he came with an all-or-nothing mentality.
But now, the secret door was right in front of him. Standing in front of Allen, he felt a little confused. He quickly reacted, thanked Allen for his efforts along the way, and waved goodbye to Allen.
After that, Allen left Gushan under the watch of everyone, and waited for him to row a boat alone and arrive at Changhu Town.
His captain of the bodyguard, Hermione, was already waiting for him at the Lake Town Bridge.
In fact, this Twilight Knight would wait here every day. At that time, he couldn't understand why his master was unwilling to take him with him to the mountains in the distance.
But these days, he chatted with nearby humans and learned some reasons, and then he felt relieved.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Today, with sharp eyes, he saw the lord on the ship from a distance, and he began to wave to attract Allen's attention.
After the human lord arrived, he asked about the things he cared about without tidying up his messy clothes.
"Hermione, has Fatis arrived with his army? Is the journey going well?"
Hermione handed the reins to Alan.
While saying: "It went very well, sir, Adjutant Fatis, Commander of the Alleyn Army, and Commander of the Bandak Army have all arrived here with their troops, and most of the townspeople in the auxiliary army have also returned successfully.
Village, oh, by the way, several dwarf craftsmen followed, they hope to take this opportunity to go home and visit."
After hearing this, Allen nodded, got on his horse with Hermione, and continued to ask after sitting firmly: "Is there any news in Changhu Town?"
After hearing this, Hermione thought for a moment and said: "It's not like anything big happened. It seems that some time ago, a town citizen spread the word that an evil dragon was coming to attack Changhu Town, and then he was suppressed.
The chief was arrested for spreading rumors."
After hearing this, Allen nodded, thinking that this was right. It fit the character of Bud. He also hoped that after experiencing this incident, he could understand some truths. Some things cannot be accomplished just by talking.
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In fact, before Allen left Long Lake Town, he specifically told Bard to wait for him to come back and discuss how to deal with the dragon. It was obvious that the descendant of the lord of River Valley City did not take Allen's words seriously.
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"Okay, I understand, hurry up and return to camp."
After speaking, Allen and Hermione drove their horses and ran towards the camp of the Wilderness Town army.