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Chapter 5078-5081 [Pippin the Hand]

"Send word to all our allies, and to every free corner of Middle-earth, that the enemy is preparing to attack, and we must know where his target is." Gandalf said to King Theoden.

Since Saruman did not tell them any useful information, they could only take comprehensive defensive measures.

King Théoden nodded.

At this moment, as the waterwheel swung, Saruman's body was taken underwater, and a volleyball-sized stone ball rolled out from his sleeve and fell into the water, flashing a strange golden light.

Seeing this, Pippin was very surprised. He quickly got off his horse, walked to the stone ball and picked it up.

It turned out to be a round, black-gray transparent crystal ball. There seemed to be some flames dancing inside the crystal ball, so it looked very magical.

But before Pippin could examine it more closely, Gandalf said, "Give me the orb, Pippin Took!"

As he spoke, he reached out and picked up the crystal ball, wrapped it in cloth and put it into his sleeve, while giving Pippin a fierce look.

All wizard's things must not be touched, as they may contain powerful magic or curses.

And it wasn't the first time that Pippin had acted rashly. When the Fellowship of the Ring was passing through the mines of Moria, Pippin threw something into the well, making a noise that attracted orcs and Balrogs, almost leading to the demise of the Fellowship of the Ring.

In the end, Gandalf and the Balrog died together, which saved most of the members. But if Gandalf had not been resurrected by Ilúvatar and became a white wizard, I am afraid that the Lord of the Rings expedition would have failed.

Because Gandalf was not resurrected, King Theoden could not regain consciousness, and the Kingdom of Rohan would most likely be defeated when facing the attack of Saruman.

Without the support of Rohan, Gondor will eventually be destroyed. By then, the strength of mankind will be greatly reduced, and Sauron may dominate Middle-earth.

So the consequences of Pippin's carelessness were very serious, and no wonder Gandalf hated his curiosity.

Pippin was given a cold look by Gandalf and was immediately embarrassed. He stood there blankly, like a child who had just been scolded by his parents, feeling aggrieved but also a little unwilling to accept it.

"Saruman's filth has been washed away, and trees will return here and take root again, both new and wild." Treebeard used these last words to put an end to Saruman's life.

……

Afterwards, the army returned to the capital and held a grand celebration in Edoras, the capital of the Kingdom of Rohan.

On the one hand, they defeated the invasion of tens of thousands of orc legions; on the other hand, they eliminated their arch-enemy Saruman. It can be said that it was a double happiness and was naturally worth celebrating.

"Tonight let us remember the warriors who sacrificed their lives for our country and toast to our dead compatriots!" King Theoden raised his glass and said.

Although Xiang Nan helped prevent anyone from dying in the Battle of Helm's Deep, the Kingdom of Rohan had fought against the orc army several times before that, and even Theoden's son died on the battlefield.

Therefore, these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country are certainly worthy of remembrance and commemoration.

Everyone raised their glasses when they heard this.

Soon, everyone was drinking.

Merry and Pippin jumped onto the table and started dancing happily, while Legolas and Gimli began to compete in drinking capacity, each of them drinking from a cup in big gulps to see who could drink more.

Aragorn, Gandalf and others were not so complacent, they all knew that this was only a small victory, and the dark forces were not seriously injured, and there would be arduous struggles in the future.

"No news of Frodo?" Aragorn asked Gandalf worriedly.

As long as the One Ring is not destroyed, Sauron will not be destroyed, and all the free people in Middle-earth will face a huge threat.

"No, there is no news at all." Gandalf shook his head. "But we still have time. Every day that passes brings Frodo closer to Mordor."

"Can we be sure?" Aragorn looked at Gandalf expectantly, "What is your hunch?"

"Frodo is still alive." Gandalf nodded, "Yes, he is still alive." "As long as we are alive, there is hope." Xiang Nan said to the two people.

Both men nodded.

At this moment, Jin Li shouted, "Ah, I won~" Then, he rolled his eyes, leaned back, fell off the high stool, and fell on his back, causing laughter from the whole room.

……

After the banquet, Aragorn and others slept on the floor of the palace hall, while Xiang Nan chose to live in his own tent.

Rohan is a nomadic people, so even though Edoras is the royal city, there are not so many vacant rooms.

What's more, now that Edolas has gathered a large army and civilians, it would be good enough to have a roof over their heads.

Because everyone was drinking, they soon fell into a deep sleep.

At this moment, Pippin suddenly got up and tiptoed towards Gandalf.

"What are you doing?" Merry stood up and asked, "Pippin, Pippin, Pippin~"

"I want to see it, just one look," said Pippin, waving his hand and staring at the bag in Gandalf's hand, which contained the crystal ball.

"Don't think about it, Pippin~" Merry advised.

But Pippin ignored the advice and quietly took up the cloth bag and unfolded it, and saw that the crystal ball was indeed inside.

He then held it up in both hands and examined it carefully.

But as his attention was focused on the crystal ball, it immediately underwent a strange change. The crystal ball became brighter and brighter, as if it was burning with flames.

Pippin then fell to the ground in agony, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Pippin~" Merry was startled and quickly asked Gandalf for help, "Gandalf~"

Gandalf was suddenly awakened from his sleep, and Legolas and Aragorn, who were on duty at night, also rushed over.

Aragorn snatched the crystal ball from Pippin's hand, but he couldn't bear the pain from the crystal ball and rolled it to the ground.

Gandalf also quickly threw the cloth over the crystal ball, and the crystal ball stopped glowing and returned to silence.

"Pippin, you fool Took, tell me, what did you see?" Gandalf came to Pippin and saw that he was still in a state of dismay and shock.

"Gandalf, forgive me~" he said tremblingly.

"Tell me, what do you see?" asked Gandalf.

"A tree, a white tree, in the middle of the stone courtyard, it was dead, the city was on fire..." Pippin painfully recalled everything he had seen in the crystal ball.

"Minas Tirith." Gandalf recognized immediately what Pippin had seen. "Is that all you see?"

"I also saw him, a huge fire-breathing eye~" Pippin continued, "He asked me who I was, I didn't tell him, and he hurt me, Gandalf~"

"Did you tell him about Frodo and the Ring?" asked Gandalf hastily.

Pippin shook his head.

Gandalf observed his expression and confirmed that he was not lying, and he was immediately relieved.