"...Abba sent someone with news. He said that a team of envoys from the clan will come to see you in a while."
While eating, Lena suddenly spoke.
"okay."
Allen looked calm, not surprised.
"Did something happen in town?"
Although she rarely pays attention to tribal affairs, after all, she lives in Green Lake Town, and Lena still has some feelings about it.
"What can happen, I'm here!"
Allen looked up and gave Lena a relieved smile. Although Lena's belly was not up to par so far and she had not been able to give birth to a descendant of Allen, they still had feelings for each other after getting along for decades.
"That's good."
Lena smiled softly, relieved, and stopped paying attention to these things that she was not interested in. Instead, she turned the topic to which family in the town had another baby boy, and which family's baby was very impressive, and the combat level was upgraded to At the high level, the family's benefits have reached a new level.
A warm dinner took place slowly in a relaxed atmosphere.
A month later, sure enough, a team from the Ajinaga tribe, led by elder Manolan Jin and commander Fisher, entered the east gate of Green Lake Town.
"Elder Mano, it's an unlucky time for you to come. Our clan leader has been out for half a month."
Shi Sheng, who was slightly hunched over, apologized to the hobgoblin legend in front of him.
"snort!"
Mano, who originally had a hearty smile, changed his expression on the spot. He snorted and asked angrily, "Isn't your clan leader hiding from us on purpose?"
"How could it be! He really didn't know that you, elders, were coming, otherwise he would have gone to the plains to greet you."
Shi Sheng waved his hand quickly.
Without seeing the rightful owner, Mano and his party could not achieve their goal. Although Shi Sheng, the real person in charge of Green Lake Town, had been accompanying them, Mano and the others also knew that on truly important matters, the one who had the final say was This guy Eren has been avoiding and never showed up.
Another half month passed until Mano became bored and couldn't hold back his emotions. He got angry in front of Shi Sheng several times, but all he got was Shi Sheng's innocent and helpless expression.
At this time, in the southern mountains and forests more than two thousand miles away from the Green Field Plain, a bugbear was carrying a boulder that looked like a hill and was moving forward steadily step by step. The bugbear's thick hair was soaked with sweat, and heavy footprints were left on the soft ground. When the bugbear raised his head and looked straight ahead, Allen's calm bear face was revealed.
After learning from Lena about the imminent arrival of the Ajinaga tribe's envoys, Allen has been thinking about how to get along with Bilaire, a tribal neighbor of the same race, in the future.
After following Kirill and the others on a trip to Cold Wind Ridge, Allen had already made his choice in disguise, just like Bilaire had spoken in unison with Philemon, the Northern Priest of the Church of Nature, although not yet. Substantively breaking up with the Oak Church, but he has already explained everything with his actions.
But if it was really necessary for Allen to draw a clear line with the Ajinaga tribe, he would be a little reluctant. After all, through the profit sharing of the two fortresses over the years, the Green Field tribe has successively received hundreds of thousands of gold coins, as well as various Supplies and materials that are difficult to purchase on the market.
The purpose of Mano and his party this time is unknown, but in Allen's opinion, the most likely goal is to persuade Allen to leave the oak camp and join the Church of Nature with their Ajinaga tribe.
The reason for this speculation is that, firstly, when Albad came back, he brought him a letter written by Priest Philemon, which implicitly revealed his intention to win over him; secondly, Allen believed that This is weaker than Patriarch Lyle's turning to join the Natural Church. He must hope to have more support. If Allen can be persuaded to join the Natural Church, Bilal will naturally have more confidence in the Natural Church. At the same time, he can be regarded as a member of the Natural Church. He has made a contribution in his merit book.
But for Allen, not to mention that the value of the Oak Holy See and its allies far exceeds that of Ajinaga, a neighbor of the same race. Just considering the future of the Green Field Tribe, Allen cannot go with the Ajinaga Tribe. Come together.
It is very simple. If the Green Field Tribe follows the Ajinaga Tribe and falls into the arms of the Church of Nature, then in the future the Green Field Tribe will definitely become a vassal of the Ajinaga Tribe and become their prey. After losing the care of the Oak Holy See, considering the strength and interests of the two tribes, it is self-evident who the Natural Church will pay more attention to.
Therefore, in a dilemma, instead of facing the persecution and inducement of the Ajinaga tribe, it is better to hide for a day like now, and at least maintain a friendly relationship with each other on the surface.
It's not that Allen has never thought about the beauty of having both sides, but no one is a fool. Without enough chips, anyone who thinks he can sit on the wall between two huge forces is a fool.
Of course, if Allen can work harder, Lena can be more confident, and the two of them can combine to give birth to a successor with the blood of the Ajinaga tribe, perhaps the relationship between Allen and the Ajinaga tribe will be better. Be easy to get along with.
It's just that everything never conforms to people's hearts. Perhaps after Allen himself was promoted to legend, the nature of his life changed, so he and Lena mated and reproduced, and so far they have not been able to give birth to a child of his own.
After leaving Green Lake Town, Allen's destination this time was Mansha City, which he had not been to for a long time. Allen, who was alone on the long road, did not waste time. He simply performed basic weight-bearing exercises while moving forward, cherishing every minute. Opportunities to improve self-strength.
During the long journey, no one dared to cause trouble for Allen. Even the unintelligent beasts ran away knowingly when they saw Allen carrying a hill from a distance. Of course, there were also some unlucky guys among them who were caught by Allen and used as food for the day.
Soon, the huge and dense outline of Mansha City appeared in front of Allen's eyes. After cleaning up his body, Allen walked back to the business road. Following the crowds of people in the business road that gradually became lively, he calmly entered Mansha City, which he had not seen for a long time.
Compared to Green Lake Town, which seems to change a little every day, Mansha City seems to be frozen, almost exactly the same as when Allen came last.
"Chief, you are here!"
In the inner city of Mansha City, in front of a stone and wood building with three floors and hundreds of square meters, a male dwarf gnome wearing bright satin and a friendly smile on his face suddenly discovered Allen and trotted over quickly. .
Above the hall door of the small building, there are four common red letters written on the front door of "Allen Restaurant", which are very conspicuous. From time to time, people come in and out of the wide door in groups. The faces of those who come out have satisfaction and comfort on their faces. Most of the people's eyes are full of expectation and joy.
However, without exception, most of the people who came and went were very gorgeously dressed or wore exquisite adventure equipment. It was obvious that their status was not simple.
Jimmie, a male dwarf, is the heir of Ciel and Roberta. He was cultivated and influenced by his grandfather. Jimmy began to learn how to do business since he was a child. When Ciel grew old and returned to the Green Plains, Jimmy inherited Ciel's legacy. His position was assigned to manage the Green Field tribe's industry in Mansha City.
Nowadays, 'Ellen' pasta has made great progress. It is no longer limited to ordinary simple buns, pasta, etc., but relies on its beautiful taste and exquisite cooking skills to become a well-known industry in Mansha City. .
Especially the 'Allen Restaurant' in front of us has become the first choice place for dining and banquets for the city's dignitaries and wealthy businessmen. It can be said that they are making money every day, and their ability to attract money is really amazing.
Of course, with such a huge temptation of profit, there are bound to be people coveting it. As a medium-sized tribe that cannot yet join the Mansha Alliance, having such a powerful industry that attracts money is an original sin in the wilderness.
Fortunately, the Oak Church has declined over the years, and the tribes that once relied on it have dispersed, resulting in great losses in power, territory and interests. Allen relied on his close relationship with the Oak Holy See, and through the two legendary powerhouses Oscar and Nordin, and finally obtained the Oak Holy See as a backer, and then established this restaurant in the center of the inner city.
Of course, the price paid was that 40% of the industrial profits of Allen's Catering in Mansha City were distributed to the Oak Holy See, Sprout Church and other forces.
"How's business?"
Allen nodded slightly, looked at the face in front of him that was vaguely similar to Ciel, and asked kindly.
"Fortunately, the clan sent a new chef some time ago and brought more than a dozen new dishes. Many guests came here to taste it."
Jimmy replied cautiously.
The two of them walked into the store one after another, and Allen didn't need anyone to lead him. He walked through the kitchen familiarly and came to the clean backyard. He asked Jimmy about the recent news in Mansha City in a routine manner.
To be honest, since the war broke out between the northern and southern continents almost at the same time, the number of merchants traveling in the wilderness has become much rarer than before. The impact has naturally been on the depression of Mansha City. However, after the war between the four major civilizations gradually turned into a stalemate, the trade routes began to regain their vitality.
The Mansha Alliance is also in a state of exhaustion. The three royal courts on the Centaur Grassland are licking their wounds and recuperating. In fact, the major members of the alliance have also suffered heavy losses and have fallen into silence. This has made Mansha City recently , little big things happen.
Perhaps, in the eyes and ears of many members in Mansha City, the raid on Hanfeng Point by the strong men from the North, organized by the Ranger Church, was considered a big deal.
After resting in the store for a few days, he called the supervisors of several stores in the city to come over and do a thorough inspection. At the same time, he did not forget to review the account books of these stores. When he saw that there were no major errors or omissions, Allen let it go. group of children.
In the past few decades, dozens of corruption cases have been discovered one after another. Although Allen did not pay much attention to it, he would inevitably hear some rumors from his clan: These corrupt scum were often escorted away Return to the tribe, and then brutally and mercilessly torture him in front of all the tribesmen until he is dying and hung on a flagpole on the mountaintop square.
Even the relatives of these guys were probably implicated, and after being deprived of their valuables and property, they were directly kicked out of the tribe.
All kinds of cruel methods eventually made the tribesmen cautious in corruption matters, and also made the people in charge of the 'Ellen' pasta business, where the stall became bigger and bigger, restrain their hands and feet, and did not dare to indulge their desires easily.
Of course, the Green Field Tribe has always been generous to these tribesmen who have made contributions far away from their hometown, and the salary they provide is considered high even in the area where the noodle shop is located.
He took out a set of old mail armor that had not been used for a long time from the dimensional bag, put it on his legendary leather armor, and then put a gray and black hooded cloak behind him. After dressing up, Allen slipped out quietly. Restaurant.
Mansha City is still lively, with adventurers of all races wearing all kinds of equipment and wearing various expressions, constantly shuttling through the streets and alleys of the city. Since being betrayed by Kaiya, Allen himself has rarely walked around the streets of Mansa City. Occasionally, if he needs to come to Mansa City for something, he will try to solve it quickly and not stay here too much.
Most of the guys in the city who were familiar with Allen and had some friendship with him have left Mansha City: Alba, the ogre, resigned from his position in the city guard and returned to his tribe to contribute his final abilities. He went there, but he failed to find his legendary path until he was 50 years old; Richard, Allen’s human friend and partner, has not been heard from since he went south to the land of ice and snow decades ago. As for the Elf Assassin Albian, this guy has been active in Mansha City. However, due to his identity and some unknown gray professional relationships, Allen has rarely contacted Albian.
The population of the slums in the north of the city seems to have increased a lot, but if you think about it, it is normal. In the past few decades, there have been constant wars between the two continents and the four major civilizations. Many of the guys from the major races who hate killing have followed the merchants. The team arrived at Mansha City. At least there was not much jurisdiction over races like humans and dwarves.
The wilderness itself is not peaceful either. Scattered demons and devils are always causing trouble for the souls of the indigenous people. In addition, the major tribes have lost a lot of people on the southern battlefield, and they are constantly using secret methods to annex other small and medium-sized tribes to make up for their own losses. loss.
Countless weak tribesmen had no choice but to flee to Mansha City in order not to be enslaved by their enemies. At least here, they still had a chance to survive.
Arriving at a remote tavern with a ring of thorns hanging in front of the door, there were completely two worlds inside and outside the door. When Allen pushed the door in, he smelled a strong smell.
Adventurers of all races were sitting in small groups in the small front hall of the tavern. When Allen, a guest whose features were mostly obscured by a hooded cloak, appeared in front of the door, the adventurers turned to spy. gaze.
Pulling the brim of his hat down, Allen did not stay in the front hall of the pub. He came to the bar and found the bartender. After vaguely showing a mysterious badge, the other person pointed back expressionlessly. Allen was familiar with it. He walked slowly through a dark corridor, then opened a door and went down the stairs.
Underground is the real cave. In the lobby, which is much wider than the front hall of the tavern, there are still many adventurers, but most of them, like Allen, wear hooded cloaks, or simply wear them on their faces. A strange mask.
This was not the first time that Allen came to the mission hall of the Assassin's Guild. After continuing to show his emblem to the managers at that level, Allen went straight to the hall on the lower floor that was dedicated to entertaining legendary powerhouses.
The dim fluorescent light spreads around the wide hall. Compared with the figures on the upper floor, it is much cleaner here. However, anyone who can appear here has a very important status in Mansha City.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Please come in!"
In the south corner of the lobby, in front of a closed room, Allen gently knocked on the door. When he heard the response from inside, he opened the door and walked in.
"Did you get any results from the two pieces of information I requested before?"
No introduction is needed. The small goshawk on the Assassin's Guild emblem on Allen's chest is his identification in the union, so after entering, Allen directly asked the seemingly old man in front of him. of kobolds.
The kobold had a small pair of glasses hanging on the tip of his nose. The table in front of him was filled with piles of books and account books. After looking up at Allen's emblem, the other party slowly pulled out two sealed documents from the pile of account books. Here comes the envelope.
"Here's the information you need, Eagle."
A flash of light flashed in Allen's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel happy. At the same time, he touched the dimensional bag behind him, and a full money bag as big as two fists appeared in his hand.
Throwing out the jingling money bag with one hand, Allen took the envelope from the kobold's hand with the other. Then, regardless of whether it was a suitable place, he opened the sealed envelope and read it carefully.
"...The target once appeared in the Centaur Grassland, fought with the Centaur army, and penetrated into the Human Rose Principality. Later, he went eastward with a group of adventurers to help disrupt the logistics of the human legion that invaded the Orc Empire..."
"... In the Flowery Moon of Ogli 13425, the target was plotted by the human army during an operation. There was a legendary ranger hidden in the attacking baggage team who intercepted and killed the target's team. The target fled in panic..."
"...In the end, the target fled to the Mass Burial Valley of the Orc Empire, and there is no trace of it..."
The first letter contains a lot of content. It details the whereabouts of the person Allen cares about until she disappeared. Lines of common characters represented fierce and dangerous battles. Allen, who had always been calm, was reading the contents, and his heart was filled with ups and downs.
The subject of the investigation in the secret letter was Cole, who Allen had high hopes for. Not long after the little girl was promoted to the high-level peak, she began to walk out of the plains and go outside to find her own path to legend. Counting now, she has been traveling outside for nearly thirty years. If she were still alive, she would be almost 60 years old.
The original rule Allen set for Cole was for her to return to Green Lake Town before the age of 45, regardless of whether she finally found her own path to legend. However, Allen still underestimated this girl's temper. When she was about to reach the required age after traveling outside for more than ten years, she suddenly severed contact with the clan.
Over the years, Allen has been thinking about this junior. After all, he has no descendants, and Cole's talent and personality are really similar to his, so Allen has always cultivated her as his successor.
Allen also activated the information channels between the tribe and himself, and inquired about Cole's whereabouts in many ways, but no trace of her was found. In the end, Allen could only seek the intelligence system of the Assassin's Guild, and at a high cost, the current secret letter existed.
Allen had actually been mentally prepared for the fact that Cole, a girl who had not been heard from for many years, might have died in various dangers like many warriors in the tribe who disappeared during adventures. But he still held on to the idea of just in case, hoping that this girl just had an accident and was living peacefully somewhere.
Even Allen knew in his heart that even if Cole was lucky to survive in the end, a 60-year-old old woman would not have much to contribute to the current Green Field Tribe, but Allen still couldn't help but want to Know the result.
"The Valley of Mass Burials?"
Allen murmured to himself, his eyes a little dazed, and then quickly returned to normal.
The second secret letter was opened. This was another goal and the most important purpose of Allen's trip to Mansha City.
"...The target profession has a high probability of being a strongman. He is good at using a two-handed heavy hammer and may have specialties such as heavy hitting and tenacity. The heavy hammer is a magic weapon and has released a gravity strike spell in battle..."
"...The target joined the Wild Wolf Adventure Team three years ago. He accepted a mission to hunt down human spies a month ago. He is now probably searching for human spies in the Grand Canyon of Os..."
"The Mad Wolf Adventure Team has a total of eight people, including one level 13 kobold warlock, one level 14 troll shaman, and two ogre mad fighters..."
One hundred rubies were well spent. Not only did he find the target that Allen was looking for, but he also found out the approximate location of the opponent, which saved Allen a lot of trouble.
After roughly scanning the contents of the two secret letters, Allen slightly expressed his gratitude to the old kobold man in front of him, then opened the door and walked out.
After getting the information he wanted, Allen stopped staying in the underground space of the union and went directly out of the bar and returned to the Green Field Tribe's restaurant.
One day later, a bugbear adventurer wearing full body armor and a heavy helmet slowly walked out of the south city of Mansha City and disappeared into the vast wilderness.
