Chapter 157 Wayne Manor
Bilbo ran barefoot in the Shire Village and soon reached the village market.
It was still early in the morning, and before he could get closer, he saw that the entire market was already crowded and very lively. Almost half of the residents of Shire Village were crowded here.
The current governor of Shire Village, also their village chief, the eighty-three-year-old Ford Constance stood on a semicircular high wooden box, holding a trumpet rolled with oil paper, and shouted loudly. Shouted:
"Villages of Shire Village, we are recruiting workers. This is a big project!"
"Dear Mr. Wayne, I want to recruit some workers from our Shire to build a large manor outside the birch forest on the other side of the river."
"The construction period is one year, and the salary is twice the market price. Now we need bricklayers, carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, porters, and handymen. There is no limit to the number. Three meals a day are included. There are three days off every month, even if it rains heavily. You can also get paid vacation."
"This is an unheard of high salary package. Mr. Wayne is really a generous person." "
Sign up now and start work the day after tomorrow. Regardless of whether you join this project or not, Mr. Wayne will invite us this afternoon. The villagers of Er Village held a grand open-air party next to the birch forest." "
This is a noble and generous gentleman. As hospitable hobbits, we should be more enthusiastic to help our future neighbor. ."
"Okay, Mr. Wayne has purchased the ingredients. Now I want to select ten hobbits with excellent cooking skills. Bring your kitchen utensils later and come with me to the birch forest on the other side of the river to cook for you. Prepare food for this open-air banquet."
"We are going to use the hobbit's best delicacies to entertain this gentleman who has come from afar."
After saying this, Archon Ford smiled and looked at the man behind him who was nearly 1.9 meters tall. The handsome man nodded, and the handsome man nodded in response, looking at the short hobbit residents who were only half his height, with a gentle smile on his face.
Then, the old consul picked up the trumpet and shouted:
"Move, move, boys, show your enthusiasm and show the hospitality of our Hobbits." "
Today will be a happy day, and it is also a day worth remembering."
Listening to the rough smoke of Old Ford Bilbo stood at the back of the crowd, stood on tiptoes, and finally looked over the heads of his companions and saw the big man clearly.
He has a handsome face, short blond hair tied into a ponytail, and wears a gorgeous and decent satin robe. He has a strong build and looks young, with amber pupils and a pair of pointed ears.
It was very different from the big man he had seen decades ago. At the very least, Bilbo had never seen a big man with pointed ears, but he was somewhat similar to the legendary elves.
Moreover, Bilbo also noticed that although the big man named Wayne was wearing a satin suit that only decent people could afford to make, he was carrying a huge sword on his back. The length of the sword alone was longer than the average The hobbit is a head taller.
This made Bilbo, who was born with the adventurous gene in his blood, full of curiosity. He guessed that Wayne must be a man with many stories and an experienced warrior.
If you can drink milk tea, eat snacks, and smoke a pipe while listening to these adventure stories from the outside world, it will definitely be an unforgettable time.
Although the consul, Old Ford, was old, he was very efficient in his work. Soon, under his leadership, a large group of people went home to collect the pots and pans, surrounded Wayne, and headed to the White Birch on the other side of the lake. Forest.
Bilbo also took this opportunity to sneak up to Wayne. The cat was in the crowd and secretly looked at this strange big man, especially the huge sword with a gorgeous blue scabbard behind him. , this weight, at first glance, is not a weapon that ordinary people can use.
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And Wayne, who was surrounded by a group of hobbits, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
These lovely halflings are indeed as shown in the movie, kind-hearted and hospitable. When facing guests from afar, they will always bring out their best food to entertain them.
Today, he just wanted to give it a try and found the village governor, hoping to hire a group of workers to help him build a house.
Unexpectedly, the consul, Old Ford, would be so enthusiastic. Not only did he accompany him throughout the process of recruiting workers, but he also enthusiastically gave him advice. Even when he proposed to hold an open-air banquet to entertain the new neighbors, Old Ford was very enthusiastic. I enthusiastically helped him and arranged the relevant matters.
It can only be said that the Middle-earth world written by Tolkien is really a fantasy world where good and evil are clearly distinguished. In this world, there is a clear distinction between the forces of darkness and light. The races on the light side are all kind, brave, and noble, and are representatives of various positive emotions.
The races on the dark side are inherently bad, evil, depraved, filthy, and hopeless.
In this world, there are not many conspiracies and deceptions. As long as you are on the side of justice, you can be loved, respected and admired by many people, make close friends, and find unforgettable memories. love.
But if you stand on the evil side, you will be hated by all the righteous races, corrupted by the power of darkness, and become a complete monster.
All in all, it is infinitely better than the social environment of the Witcher world, where people are unruly, bloody and barbaric.
A group of halflings surrounded him. After leaving the village, a group of hobbit children could be seen reluctantly standing at the entrance of the village, watching them go further and further away.
Apparently they were too young to be allowed to leave the village.
Wayne, who was looking at the beautiful environment of Shire Village, suddenly noticed that among the group of halflings following him, there was a very familiar figure. After looking at it for a few times, he immediately guessed who this person was.
Bilbo Baggins is the male protagonist in the Lord of the Rings series of movies that he once loved very much. He is a good man with a righteous heart, and even the Lord of the Rings cannot corrupt his heart.
Although the appearance is slightly different from the one in the movie, it is still recognizable overall.
However, after seeing him, Wayne didn't feel any surprise. This was what he had expected.
According to the last news he got, Bilbo Baggins should be forty-one this year, and there are still nine years left before his fiftieth birthday and his trip to the Lonely Mountain.
And nine years is quite a long time. Even if converted to the world of the Demon Hunter, it would take close to two years, so it is still early. He still has a lot of time to plan and get to know the heroes in this world. There is no rush to get in touch with this future protagonist now.
Time passed quickly. Under the command of Old Ford, the enthusiastic Hobbit villagers quickly built a banquet venue for Wayne. Tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans were all provided by these villagers for free. Saved Wayne quite a bit of trouble.
However, Grandpa Wayne was not short of money. He spent money to buy all the good wine, food, snacks and fruits at the market. He was not stingy about entertaining these future neighbors and took all these things. Come out and let the villagers enjoy it as they please.
Moreover, in response to the enthusiastic help of these hobbit villagers, he also personally prepared several special dishes, such as cream of mushroom soup, roasted whole lamb, roasted whole pig, roasted whole fish, etc., making full use of his superb skills. With his cooking skills, he has cooked many gourmet recipes from other worlds.
As the Hobbits who pay the most attention to food and life in the entire Middle-earth world, these dwarves were immediately conquered by Wayne's superb cooking skills.
Coupled with his handsome appearance, gentle personality, and generous ways of doing things, the Hobbit villagers in the Shire Village quickly accepted this mysterious Mr. Wayne from out of town as their new neighbor. .
In the next few months, the kind-hearted workers in Shire Village received high wages and benefits. Under the command of various foremen and the consul Old Ford, they all transformed into diligent architects, and based on the drawings provided by Wayne. With the help of his friends, construction began on this huge building named Wayne Manor.
During this period, Wayne lived a few hundred meters away in a simple wooden house built by a small river.
The most important task every day is to train the direwolf White Fang and the hatched Deathclaw cubs. While improving his animal training level, he also establishes a true master-slave relationship with these two little guys.
However, the money spent to build a manor is undoubtedly very huge. Although Vivian helps him exchange the coins of Middle-earth, which saves him a lot of trouble and expenses, it is not Wayne's character to sit back and have nothing.
After he stayed in Middle-earth for two or three months, he gained a certain understanding of the local environment and people's customs through the books he bought from the hobbits.
As a demon hunter and a mission master, he decided to visit those crowded gathering places.
In this world filled with all kinds of magical creatures, there are often bounties waiting for warriors to pick them up.
(There is another chapter in the evening. If I’m lazy today, I’ll just update two chapters. Huh!)
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