Now, as if he were a servant in the past, Alleyn led the horse and followed Allen, and kept talking about what happened during this period, from the surrounding environment to the cultivated fields, from the construction of the camp to the visit to the north.
people's understanding.
From time to time, this young man would say a few good words for the northerners who were employed by Allen, such as "working hard and down-to-earth" and "being very honest and honest".
He has a good impression of the people in these three villages.
"okay."
Allen, who was listening on the sidelines, nodded calmly and responded to his subordinate's chatter with brief words, but in his heart he was thinking about what Allen wanted to express.
You know, as a subordinate, Alleyn spared no effort to speak good words for the northerners in front of Allen. The meaning of this is too obvious. If translated, it probably means.
"Sir, could you please take more care of these northerners for the sake of me serving you for so many years?"
Allen knew that Alleyne, who was once the heir to the lord, had received a complete aristocratic education, so the meaning of these words must be clear to this young man.
If Allen was not a noble, but just a commoner with an ordinary background, Allen wouldn't think much about it, because in Calradia, ordinary commoners don't express themselves so implicitly.
If it were Kress, she would directly say: "I like it, I want it." Instead of praising this thing from the side, it must be very beautiful when she wears it.
If they were replaced by more ordinary civilians, facing a leader like Allen, they might not dare to speak out their demands.
Only those nobles would be keen on these tortuous things and express their thoughts in obscure words.
If this is not the case, the only possibility is that Alleyn became stupid within a month and did not know what he was talking about.
Allen would not think that Alleyn is stupid. He is a very smart young man and has a strong self-awareness. He knows what he wants and what he is doing.
Of course, Allen will not have any objections to Alleyn because of this matter. It is just human nature. These subordinates who follow him are not cold NPCs after all. They have their own preferences for good and evil.
He also has his own rules of conduct and has his own purpose in doing things.
Could it be that just because of this matter, Allen would think that Alleyne was disloyal to him?
Allen deeply understands that asking others to be absolutely loyal to him is a violation of human nature and an impossible assumption. Even with the help of a simulator, he doesn't think he can achieve this.
He was just a little surprised. It had only been a month and a half. What had happened that made it worthy for Alleyn to show such an attitude in front of him for the sake of these northerners.
Allen's doubts did not last long, because he saw Caroline waiting at the entrance of the camp.
In Allen's impression, this girl was somewhat shrewd and straightforward. After seeing Allen, she actually showed a trace of embarrassment. It was not obvious, but Allen caught it.
Seeing the demeanor of Caroline's little daughter, Allen frowned and thought to himself, "What's going on? Could it be that she likes me? This is impossible!
"
Then he reacted immediately, turned back to look at Alleyn, and saw an equally embarrassed face, and an extremely absurd idea suddenly came to his mind.
“Fuck!
It's only been a month and a half, less than forty-five days, how did you two do it? I'm sorry!
Aileen, don’t you only like noble ladies?”
After Allen understood everything, he was surprised, and a smile appeared on his face. He nodded to Caroline in front of him, and then walked into the tent.
Allen will not make this matter clear. If Allen can successfully marry Caroline, it will also be a good thing for Allen.
Lundu will gain basic control of Shanmu Village.
Unless Alleyn, who has been with Allen for seven or eight years, wants to be independent, the possibility of this happening is so low that Allen has not considered this issue.
Moreover, Allen always felt that something was a bit strange, and the time was indeed too short. Although the young man Alleyn was very handsome, his fighting ability was also very strong under Allen's training, and he still had an aristocratic temperament in his movements.
Huh? Wait, if you put it this way, there seems to be nothing wrong with this matter.
Forget it, let it take its course. You can't rush this kind of thing, you have to take your time, and it's useless for Allen to rush. It depends on what Alleyne and Caroline want.
Allen, who wanted to understand, no longer struggled with the matter, but his eyes kept wandering between Alleyne and Caroline, making the two young people more and more embarrassed. Allen looked at the two of them.
In response, the smile on his face became even brighter.
Soon, Tire and Stephen, who knew Alan was coming, hurried back, and then they reported in detail the progress of the project and the recent costs.
Till told Allen that based on the current progress, it should only take half a year to open the dense forest road. As a professional engineer, Till swore that he would build this road smooth and straight, and his words revealed a source of wisdom.
Confidence in the dwarves' superb skills.
Stephen actually told Allen that he contacted several familiar village leaders and negotiated the purchase of grain. Since the quantity purchased was not large, the price of grain did not change much.
After the dense forest road is opened, he will immediately arrange to purchase more food.
At the same time, he also reported some other situations to Allen, such as the fact that no major safety accidents occurred during the construction of the Northerners, and their enthusiasm for work was also very high.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! These things are not managed by Stephen, but he still pays extra attention to them, and Alan can see that Stephen's pregnant belly has increased in the past month and a half.
I have become much smaller over time, my skin has become darker, and my whole person looks energetic.
Whether these changes in Stephen are due to concern for his family or his desire for power, Allen has no idea. As long as Stephen can do things well, Allen will not treat him badly.
In short, according to the two people's reports, everything on the dense forest road went very smoothly.
Alan had already seen some of the things Tier and Stephen said on the way here. The working attitude of the northerners was indeed very enthusiastic, which showed that there were no major problems with the work of these two people, and the progress of the project was in line with the requirements.
Tire's statement.
Allen was very satisfied with this and praised the three people who had worked hard on it without hesitation, and said that after the project is completed, there will be corresponding rewards for them.
After all was said and done, the sky was getting dark, and Allen thought about having a little something to eat and resting. He was going to leave here early tomorrow morning, return to Wilderness Town, and take a look at Beorn's garden.
There were things there and he needed to check on the progress.
At this moment, Gale walked in. The leader of Pine Tree Village, after arriving at the construction site, asked for leave and left Allen's team, saying that he was going to visit the people of Pine Tree Village and his grandfather Hank.
Allen agreed. In his opinion, this was a matter of course.
Gale, who returned, brought a piece of news to Allen, that is, his grandfather wanted to meet Allen, and when Allen asked, the strong man hesitated and couldn't say anything.
It was obvious that Hank did not tell his grandson what he was thinking. Gale just said that his grandfather was already waiting outside the camp.
In this case, what else could Allen say? He said in a somewhat harsh tone: "Then what are you waiting for? Invite people in quickly."
Whether it was out of respect for the elderly or Allen's desire to rule more northerners, he needed to deal with the actual manager of Pine Tree Village well.
After all, in this critical period when darkness is growing, Allen can only do more meaningful things by gathering more power to deal with the invasion of dark forces in the future.
After a while, a man wearing simple clothes and showing strong muscles opened the tent door and walked in. He had blond and white hair, and a bearded face with dots of age spots.
This shows that this man is quite old, at least he should be around sixty years old.
However, Hank is not actually sixty years old, he is actually only fifty-two years old, but his years of hard life make him look a little older.
In particular, Gale's parents died at the hands of a giant spider active in the black forest during a certain hunting. While managing many affairs in the village, he worked hard to raise Gale. This busy life made it even more aggravating.
Hank's old demeanor.
In the past two years, he transferred the rights of the village chief to his grandson, and he only assisted on the side, so the pressure was slightly relieved.
Now, this experienced old man wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of temperament the lord of Wilderness Town who hired his own group of people to work was like.
During this time, Hank also got to know a little bit about Tyr, Stephen, and Alleyn, but all that poured into his ears were words of praise, kindness, fighting skills, generosity, integrity, friendliness, and other words of praise. From here,
The words that came out of several people's mouths frequently made the old man feel that their lord was a bit too good to be true.
So Hank wanted to have some personal contact with the dragon slayer before deciding what to do next.
Allen, who was sitting in the main seat, also understood that the old man who came in must be Gale's grandfather.
Allen felt that in this situation, he should maintain a certain degree of dignity, so he did not stand up to greet the old man. Just out of courtesy, he couldn't help but take the initiative to say hello to the visitor and express his feelings.
identity.
"Good evening, Mr. Hank, I heard Gale said you want to see me if you have something to do?"
Hank, who was in his fifties, looked at the young man sitting in the main seat talking with surprise in his heart.
"This lord who has ruled tens of thousands of people is actually so young. He is probably not even thirty years old, right? And he also killed Smaug's dragon? It's hard to believe!"
No matter how surprised Hank was at this time, he did not show it, but with a smile on his face, he respectfully said to Allen: "Good evening, Mr. Allen, I didn't expect that you, who is famous in the north, would be like this
You're so young, it's really amazing, isn't it? I just learned about your arrival from that bastard Gale, and I came here to thank you for giving us this job so that we can survive this difficult winter."
With that said, Hank bowed deeply to Allen. At this time, in order to show his respect, Allen stood up and stretched out his hands to help the old man up. After all, this was not his subordinate.
.
While supporting him, Allen said: "No need to be polite. We are all humans living in this wilderness. We should help each other in these difficult years. This is nothing. Please sit down."
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As Allen spoke, he let Hank sit in his seat. He didn't quite understand what the old man had in mind, and he didn't believe any special words of thanks.
If you really want to thank you, just ask Gale, the nominal village chief, to bring you a gift to thank you. There is no need for the old man to come in person, and there is no need to show such respect.
Allen felt that the old man might have something to ask of him, and this feeling was very strong, so he was waiting.
Hank personally made this trip, not for anything else, but to consider the future of his grandson Gale and hundreds of other villagers in Pine Tree Village.
This old man, who has been tenaciously surviving in the dark forest all his life, knows very well that it is definitely not a good thing for three villages to become neighbors with Allen's power, even if this neighbor is also a human being.
Because in the future, the two sides will definitely have frequent conflicts for resources and space, and with a huge gap in strength between them and Allen, they are the weaker side, and they are very weak.
According to the information brought back by Gale and Caroline, the dragon slayer's soldiers alone were more than their total number. After the conflict, they had no way to resist.
After hearing the news, Hank was filled with worries, because as time went by, there were only two roads before the three villages, either to surrender or to migrate.
He is not as naive as his grandson, nor is he as short-sighted as Barron. Just because he can continue working for a few years, he does not consider what may happen in the future.
But what makes Hank more gratified is that the little girl Caroline has made her own decision and chosen the other party's important subordinate as her partner. As long as things go well, she and her tribe can survive in this powerful force.
, has a good backer.
Moreover, Hank saw that the two of them were a good match, so he helped Caroline from behind, otherwise things would not have gone so smoothly.
As for the remaining two villages, Hank needs to consider it. After all, Barron is also the grandson of his old friend. It can be said that he has watched him grow up, and he cannot just ignore it.
However, Allen's first impression on Hank today made the old man feel a lot more at ease. The young lord was indeed very friendly.
Hank, who was chatting with Allen, suddenly felt a little hopeful. If this young man was really as good as Stephen, Alleyn and the others said, then he wouldn't mind handing over a thousand tribesmen to Allen's rule.
It's just that he still has a few years to live, so he wants to continue to observe and observe. After all, Allen has not shown any intention of accepting them. If he talks about this matter rashly, some unnecessary problems may arise.
Even if Allen is chatting with Hank, no matter how smart he is and no matter how many novels he has read, he can't completely guess what the old man in front of him is thinking. If he knew that Hank had the idea of defecting to him, he would definitely raise his hands immediately
Express a warm welcome.
Allen has always accepted humans who come to him, but he has never made a voice, asking other human gatherings to surrender to him. He feels that the loyalty obtained by forcing others is unstable, or far from voluntary.
Those people are stable.
He believes that as long as his reputation is thoroughly resounding throughout Rovanian, there will be a steady stream of humans coming to seek refuge with him. As long as he does well enough, he does not have to worry about those people who come to seek refuge with him abandoning him and migrating.
Go somewhere else.
It is precisely because of Allen's thinking that both his soldiers and his people have a high degree of recognition for Allen. In other words, they are at least barely loyal.
The two people with their own thoughts kept chatting, ranging from the environment around the Black Forest to the progress of the project, from daily life to future plans. During the chat, the two people continued to test and express their opinions.
Time passed quickly, and dinner was served under the care of Alleyne and Caroline. The food available in the military camp was very simple, including a grilled fish, an unknown barbecue, and a large piece of bread.
Allen likes food, but he is not picky about food. At the same time, he warmly invited Hank to stay and dine together. Hank stayed gratefully and asked Gale to take out a bottle of unknown fruit wine and stood up.
Pour a glass for Allen and myself.
In order to express his gratitude and respect, Hank picked up the wine glass and drank it first as a token of respect. Then Alan also drank the clear and transparent fruit wine in the glass in one gulp. A sweet and sour taste spread in his mouth, and the wine fell into his stomach.
, the aftertaste has some alcoholic flavor.
As more and more wine bottles were placed on the table, the atmosphere of the dinner gradually became more lively, and Alan and Hank talked about more and more things.
In such chats, Hank always felt that Allen did not look like a young man. The figure of the Númenóreans vaguely flashed in his mind. After all, the northern humans had a relationship with Gondor that lasted for hundreds of years.
Covenant, there will always be some information passed down.
And Allen finally heard a truly useful word from Hank's mouth.
"Sir Allen, I heard Gale say that you rule a vast land, but you don't have enough people to cultivate it. It seems that you are also recruiting people to open up more farms now, is that true?"
To Allen, this sentence sounded like an old classmate of his asking himself, is your company recruiting people? Do you think I can do it?
"Yes, since the battle in Gushan, the surrounding areas of Wilderness Town have become much safer. I do have a large manpower gap now to reclaim land and complete other tasks. Look, don't I
Have you been hired?"
Allen's words actually expressed his intention to recruit northerners, but Hank did not continue what Allen said.
He changed his tone, picked up the wine glass and toasted Allen again, and said:
"Yeah, thank you again for helping us get through this winter."
Allen was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, raised his neck and drank all the fruit wine in the glass, and said: "Don't be so polite, friends should help each other."
"Yeah, yeah", in the smile, the wrinkles on Hank's face deepened.