Volume 5 The Return of the King 45 Set off again
Edwin wanted it very simply, he said he just needed a fair evaluation, a fair treatment.
I kept trying to ask him where he had gotten to Varian, but I swallowed it because it didn't feel like it was right. If he wants to tell me, he will tell me, and since he doesn't say it, there are some things that he doesn't want me to know for the time being. But I'm sure Varian isn't dead, he's still alive.
I promised him that I would stay and help him. Oh, yes! He is the only person in this world who is related to me by blood and closest to me. He is my brother, and I don't believe him, who do I believe? If I don't help him, who will I help? He looked at me seriously, I winked and nodded, he smiled at me and came over and hugged me, it was the first time he had smiled at me other than the goblin technique he smiled at me happily, and the only time I remember that he took the initiative to hug me. What appeared on his face was a relief, a joy from the heart!
Edwin said I'm not fit to be a security guard here, I'm not a security guard material. He told me what he wanted me to do, and he wanted me to go through all the towns and villages across the country. He asked me to assist the liaison in various places and gather some people, and now the work needs more people, more people need to be involved in this grand cause. In addition, he asked me to familiarize myself with the situation in various places, and if I met people and things that met the requirements of the Brotherhood, he also gave me absolute right to dispose of them, and if I met people who were uncooperative and got in the way...... In his words, he was dealt with properly. He allowed me to do anything, he didn't care what I did, he believed me, he said I was mature. If necessary, he can even go around the world to find like-minded people, or if they are not human, he wants to build a new home, a new home with fairness and justice.
To be honest, I didn't feel like he was praising me or making me feel a little moved, I felt that this matter was a bit troublesome. He said that in those days there were members of the Brotherhood in all the villages where there were people, and that I would not be embarrassed when I got there, and of course he believed that I was now able to handle everything.
My first stop was Mooncreek, a place I had probably visited when I was looking for Lothar, but now I don't recognize my surroundings at all. The size of this town is indeed not small, and the construction is no worse than that of Shining Gold, in such an arid place, there is a fountain in the center of the town, can you believe it? We don't know what this group of workers thought back then, maybe there is really an inexhaustible underground water resource here to make them so squandering, compared to Rolling Grass Town...... Well, it's over there.
Because I already knew that this place was mostly Brotherhood people, I didn't look at it that closely, after all, this place was right under Edwin's nose. It is estimated that for this reason, it is still very good that it is managed by the people of the Brotherhood.
There were several taverns here, and I went to each one, some rather chaotic, and some more elegant than the one in Treasure Bay. In terms of temperament, cultural level, and artistic level, those goblins with the smell of copper in their blood are definitely not comparable to human beings.
I asked the bartender, and the bartender said that this is the rule, the rules set by the town, the laws of the town are not exactly the same as the laws of the kingdom, and the laws here are more discussed and formulated by the mayors and councillors of the town, and simply saying that the rules in the tavern can be punished by hanging, which is not to say that the crime of murder is committed. Of course, the different signs at the entrance of each tavern mean that the rules are also different. If it's a rose, then this tavern is elegant and high-end, and there is no room for noise here, no fights. Those who knowingly commit crimes are likely to be dragged to the square at the entrance to the town and executed. And if there is a skull of a cow hanging at the door of the tavern, if there is to fight in that place, a war letter must be issued, and everyone will supervise, and it is permissible to kill people in a duel, and there will be no punishment.
If you just want to drink, then all taverns are fine, but if you still want to continue to indulge in the gentle country, you have to say hello alone. This kind of thing is not advocated here, and what you want to do is generally introduced and led by acquaintances, otherwise it is impossible to see prostitutes and prostitutes standing on the side of the road to solicit customers. There is also a kind of ...... In the casino. Women who make money in the casino are forbidden to go out on the streets, that's the rule. And if they make enough money and want to leave, they say that they will not embarrass this group of women, and they will generally send them away. Of course, the rules are the rules...... Saying is saying, and I don't really care about how well it is implemented.
The control of entertainment venues here is very strict, and if you want to go in to gamble money, you need to bring documents, and locals will generally be persuaded to gamble, but outsiders don't need to come, and if it is a local who brings someone to play, the person who brings him will get a certain degree of commission according to the tourist's consumption. You can't see this anywhere else. After all, this is not a place to make money by gambling. As a town that produces all kinds of metal gemstones, the oil and water in it are already considerable. In Edwin's words, some money cannot be made more.
There are even more types of industries under the sun here, and not only do the crops grown here have enough for the locals to eat, but also a large number of them are shipped to the towns of the north and Alvin and even to the Red Ridge Mountains every year. Because of the wide wilderness and mountains, animal husbandry has also developed here, and the quality of dairy cheese is very good.
It can be said that there are many opportunities to make a fortune here, but I have heard them say that it is extremely difficult for outsiders to squeeze in and buy a house and land here, or it can be said that it is impossible at all! It is true that outsiders can come here to drink some soup, but it is unlikely that they want to eat meat. But there is no way, there are still a large number of people who want to stay and do business here, and the resources here are really too rich! As a result of the policy protection of the locals, there are countless young people from other places who want to come here for a chance to make a fortune, but in the end, not many are allowed to enter, and even if they do, they will not be allowed to work in core or too lucrative industries.
The town has kindergartens, schools, churches, and even botanical gardens and zoos and amusement parks! If you don't look outside the town, you can hardly believe that there are so many beautiful and elegant women in such a rotten place, their lives are so rich, stable and harmonious, and the town is so peaceful, quiet and prosperous in this vast wilderness, it is definitely a dazzling pearl.
But the law and order in and around this place is quite well managed! But when I walked out of Yuexi Town and rode all the way north, the further north I went, the more desolate it became, and there were still some villages that could borrow light from a little closer to Yuexi Town, but after a day's journey north, I couldn't believe that it would be under the same blue sky. I even encountered bandits who got in the way and robbed!
Those villages stand alone in the wilderness, with farmland, haystacks, mills, windmills! The low houses are very different from Yuexi Town! I stayed at the peasants' house, and they did eat very poorly, and even in Edwin's village the food was used to feed the pigs, and although I gave them money, the meat they bought was old bacon.
"Didn't you think about getting out of here?" I asked them.
They lifted their ruffled eyelids, and those cloudy eyes looked at me, and they didn't say a word, but they seemed to say a lot. Later, I told me that they had lived on this land for several generations, and their ancestors had relied on the sky for food here for generations, and they were not rich, but they starved to death without saying anything, and they could live!
"I met bandits." I say. "They don't seem to be making any money."
"Those bandits never robbed homes like us." The old man said, "They are all children of poor families, and they really don't have a good life to embark on this road." The old man even recognized them a little.
"Isn't there anyone to clean them up?"
"After the death of the previous king and the destruction of the kingdom, all the nobles here ran away, but the new king returned, but the nobles did not all come back." The old man said, "This is the king's kingdom, but it is also the land of the ownerless." Without the nobility, we would have fallen easily. ”
His words made me a little puzzled, they should have a better life without layers of tax exploitation! The old man shook his head, "When did the peasants who watched the sky eat ever become rich?" ”
I'm sure he's lying, but I'm reluctant to expose him, I'm just curious as to why. The next day I passed through the village and found that there were no young people at all, not a single one!
I left the village with that in mind, I wouldn't tell them that going to Rolling Grass to the west of Mooncreek would change their lives. It's not that such people can endure hardship, their endurance is better than the average person, it's not that they don't have the idea of wanting to change, there must be a reason why they can endure current or further poverty! I don't believe that there is anyone who can guard this poor place and refuse to let go and not want to find a better life, and some must be because of some special reason.
Along this north-south highway all the way to the north, one after another passed some villages along the way, and they were not rich, the same scene, the same statement. When I came to a place called Grand Cross Town, I finally met normal people. This place is called Grand Cross Town, but there is also a name here called Sentinel Ridge, and the origin of the name is because of a touching love story.
This town is one of the most critical intersections in the west, east, west, north and south, I have been here many years ago, and that is because of the Lothar incident, but after all these years, it seems that there is not much change here, the old houses are still there, and the new houses are in stark contrast to the houses when the orcs invaded. I don't understand why this place is still like this, this is the last town of size to reach Yuexi Town in the south, and it is still so half-dead in such a convenient place. Of course, it is much stronger than the surrounding villages.
I thought that the young people around me had come here to make a living, and that there were some caravans stationed here, but there were not many people on the streets, and even the street vendors were drowsy. The most vibrant part of the town is the taverns, which are never short of people, and I'm looking forward to discovering something in this crowded area.
Coincidentally, I met bandits I had encountered.
Since it was the second time we met, they were quite polite to me, and I generously invited them to a drink, after all, everyone was reckless, and they also knew that I was a member of the Brotherhood.
They thanked me again for my generosity, and when they learned my name, the man at the head immediately looked surprised.
"You know me?"
"More than just knowing!" An expression of admiration appeared on his face. I don't think it's pretended.
"You're Edwin's brother." He lowered his voice and said, "The assassin who went to Stormwind to assassinate the king alone. ”
I was a little confused, but I said softly, "But I didn't kill him." I said, glancing around.
"It's already remarkable!" He said. "But now that the king is missing, your brother's last wish has been fulfilled."
I chuckled in my heart!
I looked into his eyes, but there seemed to be ...... in this man's eyes It's not like talking nonsense. Sighing softly, "How did you know I was back?" ”
"We've got our own way, ha!" He smiled. "But the news of your return is not only known to us, but may soon reach every corner of this kingdom."
I didn't understand what he meant.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm sure you're real." He smiled sincerely. Indeed, their group of people is really not enough to see under me. But some people may not believe it, especially ...... Those who have a grudge against the Brotherhood or ...... People from certain fraternities. ”
I narrowed my eyes at him, and he nodded, "You need to be careful." ”
"What do you mean by some Brotherhood person?"
"Your brother...... After death, the Masonry Brotherhood ceased to exist, and you should know the name later. Those who admit to being Defia are the ones who carry on the will of your brother, and some of the Brotherhood are not. He said, "I heard that you have returned from the north, right?" ”
"You know that in such detail?"
"You're no ordinary person." He said, looking to the side, "You'll have to be careful further north from here." He looked at me seriously, "We are not all the same as Defia, but we have received some care from them, and further north we are out of our sphere of influence. He tapped his finger at the table, "Don't look at us all of us, but there's a bunch of on the road in this place, and we all know who pulled it." ”
"You're safe here, but be careful when you leave here, especially Duke Berval's cavalry patrol." "They have dogs that are more ferocious than people," he said. ”