Chapter 1081 1063. The Mayor and Assistant
The guard who was originally holding a spear and preparing to question Bard was choked by Lan En's preemptive question.
If an ordinary person spoke like this to the guard, then of course the guard would not be good-tempered.
But the key point is that Lan En's temperament and appearance are too... in short, they are not in the category of ordinary people.
On the way to the mayor's mansion, Lan asked Bud about the mayor's situation.
This mayor is very different from what Lan En expected. He is greedy for money, authoritarian, bullying, and hesitant. Most of the gold he cares about most is obtained from trade with the Woodland Kingdom.
This is not beyond Lan En’s expectation.
After all, although this area was once prosperous, after Smaug massacred it, there were only two settlements of intelligent creatures left.
The woodland kingdom in the dark forest, and the town of Changhu.
Gold does not appear with fishermen when they catch fish. If you want gold, you must have trade and contacts.
In other words - the elves are the financial sponsors of the mayor of Changhu Town.
"My lord, who are you?"
The guard, who was sniffing due to the cold air, was now at a loss in front of Lan En.
On the one hand, his hair now smells like oil, and his body also smells like a hangover. He looks decadent and panicked. He felt completely uncomfortable in front of a person like Lan En, and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
On the other hand, everyone knows that the mayor earns gold coins by trading with elves.
The townspeople live a hard life, and the mayor's mansion keeps a large amount of treasure like a miser. This is why the mayor has strict management of ordnance.
He actually knows how much he is hated.
Lan En is called 'Adanisil' by the elves, which means: a human being with elf-like beauty.
The guard had never seen such a person in his life, and he took it for granted that this was the elf coming to talk to the mayor.
The guard’s sponsor is the mayor, and the mayor’s sponsor is the elf.
Facing the menacing Lan En, the guard naturally lost most of his confidence.
"I have something to see your mayor. Please report it to him, sir."
Lan En said it politely, but his tone was tough and full of emotion. Of course it cannot be refused.
This is so right.
Which financial owner doesn’t talk like this?
The guard was completely oppressed in terms of momentum, and he looked helplessly at the other guard who was also standing at the door.
But the guard looked like a model soldier now, standing straight and looking straight.
He made it clear that if he didn't find me, he would have nothing to do with it and burn more incense.
"Hurry up, sir. I don't have time to waste here."
Lan looked down at the helpless guard, which gave him greater psychological pressure.
Immediately, the guard sniffed, holding on to his unstable helmet, he turned around and prepared to open the door behind him.
But with a creak, the door opened from the inside first.
The guard who was originally taking the lead and preparing to walk in, now turned his steps very smoothly and naturally stood back at his original position on guard.
Someone came to take over halfway, whether passively or actively, the guard felt that he was relieved and irresponsible in front of this elf with extraordinary temperament.
The person coming out of the door made Lan En subconsciously take two steps back.
This is not because the other party has an amazing momentum or anything
This man has a normal human figure, with shiny and braided hair, and wears a cloth hat. Wearing all black, he has a stooped back and shoulders, and he has acne on his face.
These are all commonplace, and his expression is even better than that of the townspeople.
But there was a shit-yellow mark on his shoulder. Lan En didn't want to know what that mark was at all.
"Who is making a noise in front of the mayor's mansion? Are you not working, huh?"
As soon as he went out, the man twisted his shoulders and looked around menacingly.
It feels like a chihuahua with bared teeth.
"Don't you need a rest, Lord Mayor? It's already afternoon. Do you know how tired you are from having to deal with so many things every day? Fortunately, you still have me, Lord Alfred!"
He enjoyed talking to him very much. It felt like the guards were lecturing him, so much so that Lan En's footsteps moved and the shadow cast completely enveloped him before he came back to his senses.
"Your name is Alfred?"
Lan En asked calmly.
"It's Sir Alfred! Sir! Do you understand? You are a poor man fishing for fish...?!"
Before turning around, Alfred was habitually scolding, But before he could finish saying the word 'pauper', he had already swallowed it back when he turned around and saw Lan En.
He stared blankly, then subconsciously swallowed back the saliva and swear words, and finally put on a flattering smile.
A set of procedures are smooth and flowing.
"Ah! Who is this distinguished lord?"
Seemingly unintentionally, Lann revealed the hilt of Arondette's knife at his waist.
After being adjusted by Lady Galadriel, the artistic style of this knife has added the aesthetic mark of the elves in this world.
For example, smooth and gorgeous arc-shaped patterns.
The Alfred in front of him had obviously seen the silver candlesticks and gold dinner plates from the elves in the mayor's treasure. He didn't understand art, but just looking at the patterns and styles, it was obvious that they came from the same source. "Take me to see the mayor. I have wasted too much time, both on the road and here."
The ambiguous and threatening words made Alfred put aside his last doubts.
He bent down diligently, showed a flattering smile, and made a gesture of inviting people inside.
"Wait? Bud? What are you"
"He came with me, stay away from him."
"Oh! Of course, sir! Of course!" Facing Bud, Alfred gritted his teeth and twitched the corners of his mouth. But as soon as he turned around to face Lan En's back, he immediately and seamlessly switched to a flattering smile.
This is considered a very powerful skill.
It seemed that Bard rarely received such treatment in front of Alfred.
So he, who was a little nervous just now, even pretended to adjust his collar.
"Don't think that being with an elf makes you a person, Master Bard."
After smiling at Lan En's back, Alfred changed his face and whispered to Bud behind him.
“You’d better know who has the final say in this town!”
“Of course it’s the mayor.” Bud said pretending to be innocent, “Could it be you? "Master Alfred?"
"Except the mayor?"
"No! But please forgive me, I have to follow this elf now." Go see the mayor and ask you to make way.”
Bud raised his hands to show that he was innocent and harmless, walked sideways in front of Alfred, and followed Lan En's footsteps.
The foundation rock of Changhu Town determines that the mayor’s official residence cannot be built very big. Lan En’s long legs walked a few steps and saw the mayor sitting behind his desk holding a dinner plate. long.
He had thin blond hair. In order to cover up his bald head, he covered the hair on both sides toward the middle, but it couldn't be covered at all, and it only looked greasier.
He has a paunchy figure and a small mustache.
The clothes he is wearing are bright and gorgeous.
"Huh? Who are you?"
The unsightly mayor, who was eating the food on his plate, suddenly raised his head.
At the same time, he shouted out: "Guard! Alfred! Who allowed you to let people in! If anyone can enter the mayor's office, how can I maintain my dignity? How can I work with peace of mind? Are you thinking so much about the people? ”
“Oh my god! I’m so tired, can’t you save some time for me?”
I didn’t realize it. The guy eating the lamb testicles in mushroom sauce was thinking hard.
While complaining in his mind, Lan En kept walking and approached the desk through the shadow of the bookshelf.
And until his figure completely emerged from the shadow of the bookshelf, the mayor's voice stopped abruptly.
Obviously, he also felt that he had seen the financial owner.
"Uh" He was stunned for a moment, then pulled his lace scarf to wipe the mushroom juice from his mouth.
“Oh, this noble elf, welcome to Changhu Town!”
He probed cautiously: "Excuse me, is there anything wrong with the wine we sent to the Woodland Kingdom? Will it affect our friendship?"
But Lan En did not come to follow him. Let’s talk about business issues.
Lan En naturally lowered his left hand to hold the seal, and the cold white magic aura was hidden in his clothes.
"It has nothing to do with wine, Mr. Mayor. I'm here to remind you that a group of orcs have arrived in this area. They have passed through the Woodland Kingdom and are here to rob you of your wealth and kill you. "Robbing my wealth, this."
There is no doubt that the latter sentence, 'kill people', is not as important as the previous sentence to the mayor.
But this doesn’t make sense. The orcs walked through the woodland kingdom and did nothing, and then came to my remote place to rob? Are you trying to rob me?
How do they know I have gold?
It stands to reason that there are many loopholes in Lan En's rhetoric.
However, the mayor's already confused eyes suddenly dilated, and then condensed again.
"This is too dangerous! It's too dangerous! Orcs! A group of murderers, robbers, and thieves! How could they come to my town!"
In the confused eyes of Bard who followed him , his eyes wandered back and forth between Lan En and the mayor, with surprise and confusion.
Although the mayor is bad, Bud doesn't remember him being so stupid.
But the fact is that the mayor started calling Alfred loudly.
"I'm here! Mr. Mayor! Your assistant Alfred!"
"Stop dawdling! Hurry! Let the guards be alert and protect my gold! Without this gold, how can my poor townspeople survive?"
"Winter is coming, and the town may People will starve to death, and now there are orcs coming, and people will die. But it’s better than losing the gold! You hear me, there is absolutely no chance of losing anything!”
Red was also confused. He had just come in two steps behind Bud, and he was told so many things as soon as he came in.
I don’t understand why the orcs are suddenly involved.
Haven’t all those guys disappeared in this area for a long time?
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(End of this chapter)