Chapter 106: The Tavern (5)
Mr. Derek, the spokesman of the Earl of Conrad, immediately greeted Paulus, the tribune, who was nearby, as soon as he walked out of the alfalfa tavern, and immediately walked over to him to report what had just happened inside. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
In other words, Lord Mage Reze is a signature figure from Elondale in the Elven Kingdom, and he himself is willing to accept the friendship of the nobles and become a part of the Order of the North. ā
Paulus, the tribune of Blackwater, continued to groan, stirring up his mind that had not yet been dried up by his rich life, wondering if he could reap enough of it.
"It took decades before and after the Great Retreat of the Elves, and it is a fact that most of the forces left Middle-earth. ā
"When our ancestors could not bear the turmoil of the turbulent years and came to the north to open up the desert wasteland, the Elven Kingdom was friendly and helpful. ā
"However, in order to gain a foothold, our ancestors did betray the friendship of the elves, and continued to expand into the surrounding area, establishing starry settlements, and devouring the territory of silkworm ** spirits, until they were forced to the last reservation of the Gray Forest. ā
"Since Blackwater Town, which is adjacent to the gray forest, can be successfully developed, the elves who insist on closing the country cannot be ignored silently. After being conquered by us, it is integrated in, or actively integrated in, and the treatment is very different. ā
The Razor Hills, not far from Blackwater, are known for their rugged terrain, like an eagle looking down on its territory, and a team of elite knights has been stationed on it for a long time, obeying the orders of the lord at any time, and striking a thunderous blow at anyone or force who does not follow the order regardless of the overall situation.
Meanwhile, Lord Nell Austin's Wuthering Heights, the Lord's staff is circulating inside information, including records from the time "Mage Rez" was tested by the Adventurer's Registry.
Although it was only two thin sheets of paper, the weight was a little heavy, and it was believed that in the near future, information about "Lord Rez" would be piled up in a bookcase, just as Count Conrad had done to his investee.
Lord Nell Austin was a good student, and almost copied his "teacher's" model of governance, except for the successful application for the Pioneer Order, he recruited other powerful nobles of the Great Council as backers to downplay the influence of the Earl of Conrad.
Although there are a bunch of big people behind him to serve, they compete with each other for interests and contain each other, but Lord Nell Mason Austin can completely control his territory.
This kind of clever political skill is not at all like that of a rookie pioneer knight, and many "tavern observers" believe that all this must have come from the hand of the lord's mother's family, after all, the Mason family is rich in aristocratic clerks, military staff, and strategic masters and has been famous in the north for many years.
Lord Nell Mason Austin was silent, listening to the unscrupulous speeches of his staff, he was also a person who had been killed in the sea of corpses and blood, and he had his own channels to know some information that only the upper echelons of the Great Council knew, and he knew very well the details of Elundal, the elven kingdom in the north, although it was just an empty shell, but no one dared to touch it.
"The Moon Well Water incident that happened not long ago must undoubtedly be a tentative move by some people, but fortunately, the impact is limited to the bigwigs and adventurer mercenaries in the underworld. And now, according to reliable sources, the valley where Elondale is located has turned into a white field, like the city of Sin Imola that has been wiped out by the gods, could this be some kind of divine punishment?
All sorts of thoughts were stirring in the mind of Lord Nell Mason Austin, and he instinctively found that "Reze the Mage" was covered in fog, even if the artifact ring he showed in front of everyone's eyes was not necessarily some kind of cover to hide the real hole cards.
Just like the magician with a unique status in the circus, when performing tricks, he usually uses the trick to attract the attention and gaze of the audience, but secretly carries out his own unknown secrets.
"Don't bother Lord Reze for now, I'm sure many big names are waiting for his next move. My order was to wait quietly until I knew what he was really doing in Blackwater, and just keep watching. ā
Lu Bin understood that he had stepped on the face of the Vigilant Eye Church and stepped on the big stage in the north, which had attracted the attention of all forces, but he didn't care about it, but sometimes there were too many flies that were in the way, and he was annoyed.
Not only the small characters such as ruffians, gangsters, and hooligans, but even dynamic organizations such as merchants' guilds, adventurers' unions, and mercenary groups all took a fancy to the outstanding strength of "Mage Rez", and they came to visit them in an endless stream and handed out olive branches to solicit.
Nina Wild, an aristocratic girl who returned as scheduled, had a thin body that could not resist the surge, and with such an enthusiastic visitor, Lu Bin was a little unbearable to see her suffer, mainly because he didn't want to see her taken advantage of.
Anyway, they had been in the tavern long enough, and the nobles who had been in the north for a long time digested the news and accepted "Mage Rez" as part of the order.
Therefore, when Lu Bin saw the aristocratic buyer Derek rushing to meet him again, he knew that his worries had been completely solved, and he summoned the only two remaining fortress-level tree people from the Buried Bones - Elondell was swallowed by the Buried Bones Land as a whole, and they also succumbed to the unique rules and became summoned creatures that Lu Bin could drive with the identity of "guardian".
The crisscrossing straight in the center of Blackwater Town was wide enough to accommodate ten carriages in parallel without interfering with each other, but when the twelve-meter-tall fortress-level treeman appeared, it immediately became a little cramped - compared to the treeman.
Due to the endless flow of visitors, there was no time to fill the subsidence pit in the area around the Alfalfa Flower Tavern, and the high-level officials of Blackwater Town, including the tribune Paulus and others, were still waiting for the edict of the direct lord, and they had no time to pay attention to these trivial matters.
As for Lord Nell Mason Austin, he is also waiting for the big names behind the scenes to decide the winner, although Count Conrad has a head start thanks to the buyer Derek, but things continue to evolve, and who can say which side "Rez the Mage" will eventually lean into.
Therefore, Lu Bin saw that the traces of the damage he caused had not been erased, so he recruited his subordinates to help solve it, and the summoned creatures that could walk in the sun were definitely not undead from the land of bones, but only the tree man of the "Elven Waste Capital Elondale".
Lu Bin saw that the two-story tavern was just past the waist of the tree man, and the enthusiastic guests were shocked by his hand and were speechless.
Who would have thought that with a random wave of his hand, a space-time gate filled with golden veins and green leaves would appear out of thin air, and out of it came a bent treeman, a twelve-meter-tall fortress-level treeman!
The desert shook with its arrival, and every step was like a thunderbolt, the canopy of trees was large enough to shade the blue sky, and the countless rings of the years were recorded by the legendary bard Rue Tolkien.
Could it be that the "Lord Rez" with an indifferent face in front of them was not a lucky person who received an artifact ring, but a human legend with real value?
With Lu Bin's order, the tree man squatted to his knees, and his right hand, covered with rough bark, stretched out to the waterlogged tunnel, only to see dozens of vines like air roots, sticking out of the cracks in the bark and falling, touching the muddy muddy water.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Bin saw these air root-like things, sucking the stagnant water in the tunnel to the ground, looking up at the tree man who was about the same height as himself standing on the balcony on the second floor, and nodded secretly approvingly.
"This unique way of drinking water is really impossible to understand if you don't look at the characteristics of the Treant through the Book of Traveling Mages. ā
Then he turned to look at the noble buyer, who was also dumbfounded: "Mr. Derek, before building a road connecting the two realms, please allow me to introduce this forest treeman who is as big as the Bronze Titan, he will be the best porter and the most efficient crane. ā
Derek's hands trembled like sick "chicken claws", and he grabbed the sleeve of "Mage Rez" without etiquette, "Your Excellency, this is the unique road building technique you mentioned!"
Lu Bin shook his head humbly, "The amount of labor of thirty hired workers on the ground of this tree man, and he can work continuously day and night, it should be worth sixty manpower, plus he doesn't need to eat, he only needs to bask in the sun and drink water to meet his daily consumption, which is equivalent to saving a lot of money." It's just that he can only do ordinary hard work, and we have to do the overall planning and design drawings, now you understand?"
Derek, the buyer, immediately withdrew his somewhat offended hands, "Understood, fully understood! Treants are not only our good helpers, but also the elves, druids, and friends of the forest deserve the respect they deserve. ā
Lu Bin's expression was stunned for a moment, then he nodded lightly and smiled: "Mr. Derek, your observation is very keen, this is a plan that has been set a long time ago, I am just an ordinary executor, fortunately, I have obtained a little success." ā
"Your Excellency, you are really too modest. Then he lowered his voice, "Your real goal is not only to normalize the status of elves, there must be other plans, right?"
Lu Bin groaned, originally wanted to talk about his plan, but when it came to his lips, it became: "Let's work together to repair this road first! ā
He clasped his fingers, and the blurry halo of the water ring Lanya almost blinded the buyer Derek's eyes: "I have already received part of the payment, I can't do it if I don't work hard!"