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Chapter 5080 [Minast Tirith]

Xiangnan, Gandalf, Pippin, Tauriel, Boromir and a group of five people set out from Edoras and rode on horseback. After three days and three nights of sleepless journey, they finally arrived at Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor.

There was a magnificent stone city made of white stone, standing majestically on the plain, with the White Mountains behind it and the Anduin River in front of it.

Minas Tirith was protected by two great natural barriers, and in addition, Minas Tirith itself was indestructible.

It has seven floors, about 700 feet high, and the highest floor is the Royal City of Gondor. The walls of the White City are made of white stone, and only a violent earthquake can shake them.

In addition, each floor has a wall and a gate, and the gates face different directions. Only the main gate and the gate on the seventh floor face east.

The gate on the second floor faces southeast, and the gate on the third floor faces northeast, so the distance traveled between the two is much greater than the straight-line distance.

A huge rock as high as the seventh layer divides the rest of the White City into two halves except the last layer, and the ring road on the White City therefore passes through it five times.

Therefore, to attack Minas Tirith, one must break through layer by layer, and the difficulty can be imagined. Therefore, Minas Tirith has not been conquered for thousands of years since its construction, and is also known as the "Guarded City".

When Xiang Nan saw the city, he couldn't help but sigh.

Seven hundred feet is equivalent to two hundred and thirteen meters. Even in modern times, it is not an easy task to build such a tall building, let alone in the era of cold weapons.

This shows how powerful Gondor was in the past. It is truly amazing that they were able to build such a huge fortress.

……

Afterwards, Gandalf, Xiangnan, Boromir and others rode into Gondor.

"Boromir is back~"

"Our hero is back~"

"Long live Boromir!"

When Boromir entered the city, he attracted the attention and welcome of all the people.

It turns out that Boromir is not only powerful and good at fighting, but also has great leadership and personal charm. He led the Gondor army many times, defeated the invasion of the orcs, and made great military achievements.

As a result, he was extremely popular and well-received in Gondor. People generally trusted and loved him, making him the most popular person in Gondor.

Boromir didn't bother to greet everyone, and took Gandalf and others through the seven gates to the top of the royal city. There was a dead white tree in the central square of the royal city.

"It is it, that is it, the white tree I saw in my vision," said Pippin at once.

It turns out that this white tree growing on the square of the royal city on the seventh floor of Minas Tirith is the symbol and emblem of Gondor.

This white tree was migrated from Numenor. In the past, Numenor was close to the holy land of Aman and could also bathe in the glory of the gods, so it was very prosperous.

However, greed is insatiable. Finally, under the instigation of Sauron, the Númenorians decided to attack Aman and take the holy land for themselves, so as to achieve immortality like the elves. As a result, this move aroused the anger of the gods, who jointly exerted their divine power to destroy Númenor and sink it to the bottom of the sea. The remaining Númenorians were forced to migrate to Middle-earth and established kingdoms such as Arnor and Gondor.

The Númenorians were also called the Dunedain. Aragorn was the leader of the Dunedain, and his life span was much longer than that of ordinary humans, and he could live for more than 200 years.

……

After arriving at the royal city, Boromir immediately took Gandalf, Pippin, Xiangnan and others into the palace to meet his father, Denethor, the regent of Gondor.

"Boromir, my dearest child, have you brought the ring back to me?" Denethor's eyes lit up when he saw Boromir and asked.

He also longed to obtain the One Ring, so that he could use its power to defeat Sauron and become the Lord of Middle-earth.

So when Elrond convened a meeting of all the major forces in Middle-earth, he sent his favorite son Boromir, hoping that he could bring the One Ring back to Gondor.

"Father, I'm sorry. Not only did I fail to bring back the ring, I also brought back bad news." Boromir said to Denethor regretfully.

"What bad news?" Denethor asked disappointedly.

"The Dark Lord Sauron will gather a great army and attack Minas Tirith," Boromir explained. "So we must be prepared, otherwise we will most likely be defeated."

"You failed to bring back the One Ring? But you brought back such terrible news?" Denethor asked dissatisfiedly, "Sauron wants to attack us, is this still news?
That is why I sent you to retrieve the Ring. I did not expect that you would fail. You are such a disappointment to me!"

"Lord Denethor, respected Regent, please listen to me. Boromir has tried his best. He was once shot by Saruman's orcs and was on the verge of death.

If it weren't for my herbs, you would probably be looking at a corpse now." Xiang Nan explained to Denethor, "You can't ask for more."

"Who is talking?" Denethor looked at Xiang Nan and asked with some disdain.

"This is Lord Kili, brother of Fili, the King under the Mountain," Boromir introduced hastily. "Hand of Justice, Hand of Light, Slayer of Orcs."

"It's you." After hearing his introduction, Denethor's eyes showed some respect.

"Lord Denethor, the battle is imminent and the enemy is approaching. As the regent of Gondor, you must defend this country." Gandalf advised, "Where is the army of Gondor? And you have allies, you are not fighting alone. Light the beacon and ask for help from King Théoden of Rohan."

"You think you are smart, Gandalf. You are shrewd but not smart. Do you think I know nothing about the outside world? I know more than you do." Denethor looked at Gandalf and sneered, "On the one hand, you want to use me to fight against Mordor, and on the other hand, you want to overthrow my rule.

I know who aids King Théoden, Aragorn, son of Arathorn. And I tell you now, I will not bow down before a ranger from the north, the last of a fallen line of kings..."

"Lord Denethor, you have no right to refuse the return of the kingship." Seeing her say this, Gandalf immediately warned, "You are only the regent of Gondor."

"Yes, father, I have fought alongside Aragorn and I know him very well. In my opinion, he is qualified to inherit the throne of Gondor and is capable of shouldering the responsibility of ruling Gondor," Boromir echoed.

"Only I can rule Gondor, and no one else can replace me." Denethor shouted, refusing to give up the power in his hands.