There are two rows of oranges planted in front of the Golden Orange Tavern, which is very suitable for the occasion. It's just that there are no oranges now, only two rows of dark green branches and leaves. It was afternoon, but music and voices were already coming from the tavern, and it sounded very lively. After several renovations, the tavern was expanded into the main building in front, a row of houses in the back, and a yard. The main building is used as a tavern and is divided into two floors. The row of rooms at the back is also in the nature of a hotel, which is used for the rest of the drinkers and also provides some special services.
When Allen pushed open the door of the tavern and walked in, he could smell alcohol, wheat, women's perfume and other strange smells in the air. He frowned and picked a seat by the window. There was a drunken man there, but he occupied a large table, so the bartender spread him out, and Regis gave him a gold coin for this. Ask the bartender to bring orange wine, smoked fish, and greens, and the rest is his tip.
The bartender left happily, after all, there are not many generous guests.
It's just that the actions of Alan and the others attracted the attention of several men nearby, especially the beauty of Lucy and Laura made them breathe heavily. However, considering the blood that Laura left on the table and the sword that Regis placed on the table, reason finally overwhelmed the impulse and continued to immerse himself in drinking.
The guests in the tavern talked loudly, and there was a burst of knowing laughter from time to time. No matter what town you're in, a tavern is always a good place to ask for news. Allen didn't plan to inquire about any news, but from the conversations of the drinkers, he could somewhat hear the latest important news from the empire.
Among them, two news are most interesting.
One is the crown prince of the royal family; the other is the Shadow Principality gathering troops from the north and the south.
It is no secret that the royal family is now the heir, and this town is not far from the emperor, so it is only natural to receive news. Moreover, there is a lot of news from Olisga, such as the secret wrestling between the three princes, Emperor Tangleo's comments on the princes, and even the factions behind the princes. These major events have become a topic of conversation in the tavern, and even these drinkers know more than Allen.
As for how much of this information is true and how much is false, it is impossible to know.
However, it seems that from the ministers of the imperial capital to the ordinary people, the second prince Julian is generally not optimistic about him. After all, on the surface, Julian's mother came from an ordinary background, even though the second prince had a teacher from the former Prime Minister. But Naibert was also from a commoner background, and most of the friends he made were people from the same background. The most deadly thing is that the second prince's family lacks the force to hold the scene. It is said that they suffered a big loss in the wrestling with the first prince Haosen not long ago because of this.
On the contrary, the eldest prince Howson and the fourth prince Seves are powerful in force. With the support of the Imperial Army behind Hao Sen, there is no lack of strong men in the army to serve him. His force is strong, and he ranks first among the three princes. As for the fourth prince, Serves did not have many powerful people around him, but he had an uncle who was ranked among the ten holy ones, and he was extremely tough in terms of force.
Comparing the two, Julian, the second prince, has nothing to praise except for his good at dancing from his teacher Naibert. Although the prince has great insights in military strategy, he was even praised by Tangliou. But the lack of real strong men under his command is an unavoidable fatal injury.
As for the actions of the Shadow Principality, it even affected the hearts of ordinary people. after all crown prince
The dispute is too far away from them, it is the game of the emperor and nobles, who becomes the crown prince has little impact on the common people, at least until the crown prince sits on the throne, the empire will not be affected in any way. But the Shadow Principality is different. Looking at the history of the Balegon Empire, it is not difficult to see that a war must break out between the Empire and the Shadow Principality every few decades. This has become the historical norm, but the scale of the war is slightly different.
The hatred between humans and alien races spread with the continuation of the blood. Every once in a while, either the humans marched westward, or the army of the Shadow Principality came eastward. But this time, it is obvious that the Shadow Principality intends to take the initiative to attack. It is no secret that the troops of the foreign races gather in the north and the south, but it is quite surprising that the foreign races intend to open two fronts this time.
Even civilians who don't care about military affairs know the truth that when we divide we are weak and when we unite we become strong. The military strength of the Shadow Principality does not have an absolute advantage, and the outcome with the Imperial Legion is only a 50-50 split. Now divide the battle line into two sides, even if the Imperial Legion has to divide its troops for this, but the Imperial Army has a geographical advantage no matter what, the Shadow Principality's move gives people a sense of unwiseness.
This news also made Allen feel uncomfortable.
As early as in the mountain city, he already knew that the Shadow Principality had plans to attack the north from the south, but the plan of those foreign races who wanted to occupy the mountain city and then quietly invade the southern border was destroyed by him. But now, instead of retreating, the foreign races have assembled their troops. This is not good news for Allen, whose territory is in the southern border and next to the border. Once the war starts, his territory will definitely be implicated. Even if the imperial army arrives, the war will happen on his territory, and the result can be imagined.
Fortunately, Ark Port and Iron Spear Ridge have now become a family, and there is a war in the south, and Huo Yi has to deal with it no matter what. With the Marquis of Iron Spear, the losses in the war may be reduced by one or two.
At this time, another person entered the tavern door.
The traveler in a black cloak walked into the tavern in a hurry. When he pulled down his hat, his long, slender silver hair attracted the attention of the people in the tavern. Some men even whistled at him and laughed maliciously. The silver-haired man remained expressionless, and sat down at the long table at the bar and said calmly, "Give me a glass of orange wine with ice."
When the bartender put a glass of iced fruit wine in front of his eyes, there was a series of shouts and curses in the tavern, and then a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman staggered out and fell at the feet of the silver-haired traveler. The man bent down and gently pulled her up, and the pretty woman said "thank you". A few tall and thick men came out from behind and grabbed her by the hair and cursed, "Bitch, where are you going?"
They pulled the woman's hair and walked to the back of the tavern. The woman screamed, and finally cried helplessly to the silver-haired traveler: "Help me, sir. Please, don't let them hurt me... Ah!"
She was punched in the stomach and couldn't even speak. One of the men with a bushy chest said to the travelers on the bar: "Don't mind your own business."
The black-clothed traveler snorted, drank the orange wine in the glass, put down a few silver coins, and got up to walk to the back of the tavern. The bartender stopped him and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't bother with this kind of thing."
"But you are not me." The traveler in black said indifferently.
The bartender shrugged and let go. Seeing the figure of the silver-haired man disappear at the back door of the tavern, he rolled his eyes: "It's another white-haired man.
Crazy. "
Allen narrowed his eyes and stood up. Lucy looked at him and said, "What are you doing?"
"Go mind your own business."
"That gentleman's intentions are good, but you don't think he has a long lesson to teach, but the bartender has already reminded him."
"You have to know that there are not many idiots like this now. And sometimes, people need such an idiot, and I just don't want him to be disappointed in the world." Allen said lightly.
The back door of the tavern was pushed open by the traveler in black, and a corridor led to the small courtyard behind the door. Several men dragged the woman to the other side of the corridor, and the traveler in black shouted, "Hey, let her go!"
The men really let her go, and a few of them laughed grimly, and the man at the head said: "Look, how brave this gentleman who upholds justice is, I guess he will pay a few gold coins for this chick, so that she won't be killed." We screwed the chick."
The woman crawled and ran from the ground, came behind the traveler in black and cried, "Please, don't let them hurt you. I will repay you. You can do whatever you want me to do, just don't let them take me away." .”
A man with a dagger exposed at his waist said, "That's right, this bitch has a good oral job, or she can lick you comfortably, but the premise is that you have to pay the money she owes us."
"How much does she owe you?" the traveler in black asked.
"Not much, just ten gold coins."
"Okay, I'll give you money." The traveler put his hand into his arms, and suddenly the woman behind him screamed. He looked back and saw a young man standing behind him, holding the woman's arm with one hand, and there was a dagger in the woman's hand.
Allen said lightly: "You were fooled, they are actually a gang. If you hand over the money, this lady will stab you. It seems that she also painted something on her dagger, maybe it was a drug, I guess They didn't have the guts to commit crimes near the imperial capital. But if you are knocked out, your belongings will definitely be stripped off and you will be thrown into the cold street, am I right?"
He exerted a little force, the woman screamed, and the dagger fell to the ground with a bang. There is some abnormal color on the edge of the blade, it really is smeared with medicine. The traveler in black sighed, as if he was very disappointed in the woman. Alan pulled her, passed the black-clothed traveler, pushed the woman towards the men and said, "You go, I don't want to cause trouble, I just pretend nothing happened today."
Then he turned around, only to see the traveler in black pointing his finger behind him. Catching the sound of the fast approaching wind in his ears, Allen sneered, and slammed straight back into the arms of the man who wanted to hug him from behind. Immediately there was a sound of broken bones, and the man flew out in response, screaming continuously. Allen turned around and said, "I don't want to cause trouble, but it doesn't mean I'm afraid of trouble."
When he and the black-clothed traveler returned to the tavern, the men in the corridor were all lying on the ground, and everyone had broken bones and bruises. They couldn't recover after a few months of recuperation. When he came to the bar, the traveler in black said to Allen, "Thank you, how about I buy you a drink?"
"No need, I've already had some drinks just now, and now I feel a little drunk." Alan smiled and said, "Be careful next time, you are a good person, but in this world, bad people rule, so it's always right to be careful."
"Thank you for your suggestion, sir." The black-clothed traveler nodded.
PS: Explosion, explosion, explosion, everyone cheer up~~
(end of this chapter)