Volume 5 The Return of the King 148 Everything is as it was
Something like "you have to change your mindset" I recommend trying not to tell anyone because it's pure.
What is the mentality...... Whether it is positive or negative, happy or sad, this is not to say that who comforts two sentences can be changed, of course, some people are cheap, you must find someone to touch to comfort it in order to make yourself calm and calm. But what kind of mentality to adjust to depends entirely on the person's inner cognition at this moment.
For a man who has experienced a lot of wind and waves, losing two dollars shouldn't make him so sad that he can't sleep that night. And for someone who hasn't experienced it and doesn't know what happened to it, losing two dollars may be frustrating for a week.
So try not to persuade people, my feeling is to try not to persuade, because persuasion is useless, he should not be uncomfortable without you to persuade him, and when he is really uncomfortable, you can't let her break into tears and laugh.
So...... Rely on yourself!
Before I came to Stormwind, I trimmed my beard, cleaned my hair, took a shower, and even got someone to wash my clothes and dry them for me. From now on, I have to be a decent person, at least not to treat myself too badly.
As a martial artist, my outfit is an eye-opener for the countrymen outside of Stormwind, a village that was rebuilt after the orcs were driven away, and the people in this village were originally landless tenants around them, but now they have become the owners of the land, and they are living a relatively prosperous life, and because of their proximity to Stormwind, they can support their families with a small business.
But this family is more honest, just a vegetable seller. The old couple is very real, I used a lot of bath water, and they were busy boiling water for me that afternoon, of course, I will not treat others badly after that. The old man has a son and a girl, the boy's desire is to become a soldier, and the girl's desire is to go to Stormwind to become a tailor.
I can't say whether other people's wishes are good or not, whether they have a future or not, this is their own choice, other people's goals, as an outsider, don't point fingers and show off my knowledge that is not profound and can't help at all. Besides, given the family's situation, I don't think that even if they are shown a good way out, their family will have enough ability, enough money and connections to bear the fate of that choice.
So all I can do is give them more money, and the jingle of the silver coins will make them smile in what I think is the most earthy, and it will bring them joy and some material changes in their family.
The boy was thrilled to see my weapon, his thin stature and not at all strong arms showed that he was a severely malnourished fellow, but nevertheless he was full of hope that one day he would be able to wear military uniforms and armor and be a respected knight on his horse.
I looked at him with a smile and told him what he needed to pay attention to and what he needed to work on to become a knight, and his eyes showed a look of adoration and yearning. It's also good to give people hope! But I don't really want him to go out to be a soldier, although there is no country and no home, but in such a chaotic era now, even if he dies on the battlefield, or is really sent to a foreign land and unfortunately dies in the far north, it is estimated that the body will not be transported back, let alone remember his name. The only thing his little life can bring to this family is that it may not be able to be paid, or it may not be able to pay the full pension.
But! If his ideal is to be a knight, he is brave, fearless, dedicated, willing to be a good person, and realize his own life values, I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
It is said that weapons and weapons are murder weapons, and even if they are used for self-defense, this thing is evil, so I still didn't give him the sword I carried, besides...... I also don't want him to get my sword and get it with a fire that will never be extinguished. After all, buying armor is absolutely unaffordable for the average family.
I feel that his father and mother would prefer him to find a wife and have a son as soon as possible, so that there will be more labor in the family in the future.
The west gate of Stormwind is getting better and better, there are more and more farmhouses on the way from the west gate to King's Port, the village relies on the port and the city to make money, the more you go in the direction of Stormwind, the more you can feel the breath of the city getting heavier and heavier, and the road has changed from ordinary dirt roads to solid dirt roads, from solid dirt roads to stone roads. The surrounding houses are becoming more and more ornate and beautiful, and the people on both sides of the road are dressed and talk more than the peasant family can match.
Places far from the war do attract money. When I came to Stormwind, I realized how much the city had changed from the previous time, both in terms of population and busyness. The streets are full of people, and there are even several blocks of people crowded, and people are quite busy! Seeing this scene, I was very conflicted.
I barely managed to squeeze in when I arrived at the familiar Pig and Whistle Hotel, and the business in the tavern was already so good that I felt a little too far away.
Stormwind City was quiet at night, although there was no curfew, there were really a lot of guards patrolling the streets, and the sudden quiet made me a little uncomfortable. Once back at the hotel, it lost the hustle and bustle of the day, like the rest of the city, with no music, no quarrels, no shouting, only the whispers of people and the occasional melodious jingle of glasses.
The shop didn't light more candles because of the daily money, and the humming whispers in the slightly dim environment were like a lullaby, and I felt like I wanted to fall asleep. The drinkers who fell asleep on the table were also sleeping quietly, and the drinkers lying on the floor would be helped up by the waiter and put back on the table.
The bartender is no longer a bartender during the day, and when I sit at the bar, I suddenly feel like I'm back in time, but the person who could drink with me is no longer there.
After ordering a glass of ale, I slowly savored the pungency of the wine and the gradual changes that took place in my mouth, from the middle of my tongue to the base of my tongue, and then from my throat to my esophagus. From the middle of the tongue to the sides of the tongue, the saliva spreads to the tip of the tongue, and then the taste circulates from the mouth to the nose, and after a circle in the mouth, it is accompanied by a satisfied "Ahhhh Or "um" to indicate that the quality of the wine is really good.
When I got to the second drink, the bartender stood in front of me, "Alone? ”
"Hmm." I glanced at him, and he was a very handsome young man. "You're on the night shift?"
"Hmm." He answered. "Your first time."
"How do you know?"
"As long as I sit here and have been served by me, I have an impression." He speaks softly, but not without confidence.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"Twenty-one." He said.
"I've been here before Stormwind fell." I smiled at him as I spoke.
He stopped wiping his cup and looked at me carefully. "Really?"
"What am I lying to you for?"
"You...... Not old. He said.
"I'm just young." I say.
"I still don't believe it." He laughed too.
I didn't explain it anymore, and there is no need to explain. "Your business is much better than it was back then."
"No more fighting, it's time to be okay now." He said.
"Isn't there a war going on now?" I asked rhetorically.
"You mean the North?" He wiped the water from the cup and picked up another one.
"What else but the north?"
"The war in the north has nothing to do with us." "The more wars there are in the north, the better our business will be," he said. ”
"Why?"
"More merchants will come here, it's safe here." He said. "And...... The materials needed to fight a war in the north are not only bedding, bed sheets, knives, guns, and sticks. ”
"You know quite a bit." I praised him.
"Listen to them a lot, that's all." There was also a hint of childishness in what he said.
"Is Stormwind still recruiting now?"
He glanced at me, "You want to go too?" ”
"I'm just asking."
"Move." He said casually, "Of course, the more the merrier." ”
"I heard that two groups of people have already been sent to the north, right?"
"Yes, two batches." He said: "Now the whole kingdom is talking about it. ”
"Really? Who is the general? ”
"What general?"
"The commander of these two groups of soldiers."
"It's said to be Gavinrad." "That general is our hero," he said. ”
"Hero ......," I snorted softly, "who's that...... Call...... Why didn't Wendsol go? ”
"Field Marshal Windsor was sent elsewhere." He said.
"Elsewhere? Is there anything bigger than that? ”
"I don't know, but Marshal Windsor has taken someone to investigate Blackstone Mountain." He said.
"Blackstone Mountain? What did he do when he went to investigate Blackstone Mountain? Dwarves are in turmoil? ”
"It's not riot, it's ......," he frowned, as if recalling, "it's ...... It's said that some dragon has appeared over there. ”
"Dragons?" I opened my mouth wide in surprise, "You're not kidding, are you?" ”
"Why are you kidding, the news from the military department."
"How long has he been there?"
"Ah, how long have you been there...... I never seem to have been paying attention to how long he's gone. He said and looked at the waiter to the side, "How long has Marshal Windsol been there?" ”
At this time, a man not far from the bar interjected, "It's going to be at least a month." He said.
"A month." I looked at the bartender and then at the man.
"It will take ten days and a half months from here." The man said, "Besides, maybe we're already on our way back." ”
"Just because there was a dragon on Blackstone Mountain?" I asked, "Do you want to go dragon hunting?" ”
"Humph!" The man laughed disdainfully, "They hunt dragons? It's not that I look down on them, Wendsol has been doing nothing all these years, and I feel like he's getting dumber and lazy. ”
The bartender glanced behind me and said, "Don't talk about it." ”
"How?" I looked at him in amazement.
"The upper echelons are not allowed to talk freely." He said.
"Don't talk about state affairs?" I smiled and looked at the guy to the side, "You've been a soldier before?" ”
He looked at me, "You did, too." ”
"Well, yes." I say.
"Whose subordinate are you?"
"Anduin Lothar." I replied.
He stopped his movements and looked at me, and after a while he said, "I thought all of Anduin's men were dead." ”
"Why do you think so?"
Anduin...... Hmph, no, he shouldn't be called Anduin, the current prince is called Anduin, he should be called ...... Sir Lothar. He didn't answer my question.
"You're not one of his men, are you?"
"Of course not, I'm Grayson's soldier." He said.
Grayson...... Duke? I smiled.
"Yes, Shadow Breaker." There was a hint of pride in his eyes.
"Hmm......" I was going to say that I knew Grayson and had some friendship with him, but I blinked and closed my mouth.
"You seem to be very young, when did you become a soldier?"
"Three years before the Dark Gate." I say.
"You're so old?" He looked at me with a frown, "You're not kidding. ”
"Of course not." I said, "It's my ability to stay on the face." ”
"Then you can be the richest part of the people in Stormwind." He snorted.
"Why?"
"Bring your methods to the ladies and ladies, and don't let them rejuvenate themselves, but just make their faces a little tender, and a little money they will give you will be enough for you to buy several houses in this city, and then buy some land, and find a young woman to have a bunch of children."
I pursed my lips, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who serves those women?" ”
"Hah!" He laughed.
"How many wars have you fought in?"
"I was abandoned here, I hid with a group of people while the orcs were here, and when Varian returned, I was incorporated into Grayson's army. Later, I only participated in some clean-up operations. ”
"There aren't so many orcs telling you to clean it up."
"The Brotherhood of Defia counts, too." He said. "And these guys aren't any worse than the orcs."
"Defiia...... Hehe, they're gone, aren't they? ”
"Annihilation? Who knows, it's been a long time since I've heard from them, but it's a good thing they're gone. ”
"These guys aren't so arrogant on Alwin's side."
"Don't you know?"
"Know what?"
"Now there is almost only one illegal organization in this kingdom, and almost all the bad things are also done by them." He said: "It is true that they have been treated badly, but if they continue to be so tormented and ruined by ordinary people...... Then they really deserve to die. ”
"If they get an apology from the king...... Maybe they won't. ”
"But the king has ...... Lost. He said: "As far as I can deduce, they did it, and they must have disappeared without holding back any good fart." He looked at me, "If they show up again, I'm sure they'll be the worst enemy, the enemy of all." Seeing that I didn't speak, he continued: "Now the kingdom is absolutely not allowed to have people make trouble inside when the army is on the march, absolutely not. ”