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Chapter 1070 Lord of the Rings Background

"The designated scenario "The Lord of the Rings" is open"

The moment Zhao Wuji opened his eyes, cold rain was dripping down the edge of his helmet. He subconsciously raised his hand to wipe the water off his face, but found that his arms were wrapped in heavy chain mail. The sound of metal colliding and shouts came to his ears, and the air was filled with the smell of damp earth and a faint burnt smell.

"Where the hell is this?" The voice was drowned out by a burst of urgent horn sounds.

"Archers in place! East wall needs reinforcements!"

An officer in a dark red cloak ran past Zhao Wuji, splashing mud and water onto his boots. Zhao Wuji looked down and found himself standing on a magnificent white city wall, with a steep cliff at his feet. On the distant horizon, a dark army was surging like a tide.

[Ding! The crowd security system has been successfully activated. Host's identity confirmed: Gondor wall guard soldier, background character number CT-7421.]

A mechanical sound rang in Zhao Wuji's mind, and he almost screamed out.

"War starts so soon?"

[Correct. The host accidentally traveled to the plot world and needs to wait until the main plot ends before returning to reality. This system will ensure the host's safety. If the host exposes the system, he will be directly wiped out.]

Zhao Wuji's mind was in a mess. This extra cast was a background board without even a name?

The city wall suddenly shook, and a huge explosion was heard in the distance. Zhao Wuji stumbled and held onto the battlement to avoid falling. He looked towards the source of the sound and saw a huge siege tower being engulfed in flames, and in the distance, dozens of siege engines taller than the city wall were slowly advancing.

"Is this... The Battle of Minas Tirith?" Zhao Wuji recognized this classic scene and his heart started beating wildly.

[System prompt: The host is currently on the eve of the Battle of Palano Plains, and the main storyline cannot be changed. As a background character, the host needs to complete side quests without affecting the main storyline to earn gold coins. The gold coins can be exchanged for real currency at a ratio of 1:100 after returning to reality. ]

A translucent system interface appeared in front of Zhao Wuji's eyes, showing his basic information and an empty task list. In the lower right corner of the interface, the number of gold coins was displayed as 0.

"Wait, are you saying that as long as I live here until the end of the war, I can become a rich man when I go back?" Zhao Wuji suddenly felt that this time travel didn't seem so bad.

[The theory is correct. But please note: any attempt to change the main storyline will trigger the mentor's intervention, causing the timeline to reset.]

Before Zhao Wuji could ask if his mentor was Gandalf, a shrill horn sound interrupted his thoughts. The soldiers on the city wall suddenly became agitated, pointing to the sky in the distance.

"The Ringwraiths! The Ringwraiths are coming!"

Zhao Wuji looked up and saw nine dark shadows swooping down from the dark clouds, led by the skinless flying dragon and the black-robed Angmar Witch King on its back. Even at such a long distance, the terrifying scream still made Zhao Wuji's legs go weak.

"System, what is my current mission?" He swallowed and clenched the longbow in his hand.

[Current main quest: Survive until the end of the Battle of Palano Plains. Side quests to be triggered.]

Zhao Wuji took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. As a die-hard fan of "The Lord of the Rings", he knew every detail of this battle. In theory, as long as he stayed in a safe position and did not make any extraordinary moves, he could survive this battle safely.

But the side quests and gold coin rewards mentioned by the system made him itch. If he could earn more gold coins, he could pay it back when he returned.

"A breach in the east wall! The orcs are climbing up!"

A shout brought Zhao Wuji back to reality. He followed the other soldiers and rushed to the damaged part of the city wall. He saw dozens of ugly orcs pouring out of the cracks. Zhao Wuji instinctively drew his bow and aimed at the orc in front.

At the moment the arrow left the bow, he noticed that a young Gondor soldier was being besieged by two orcs and was about to be killed. Zhao Wuji remembered that there were indeed many scenes in the movie where background soldiers died tragically, and this young man was probably one of them.

"System, if I save him, will it be considered a change in the main storyline?" Zhao Wuji asked quickly in his mind.

[This character is an unnamed background character. Saving him will not affect the main storyline. Side quest trigger: Save the dying soldier. Quest reward: 5 gold coins. ]

Zhao Wuji turned his bow without hesitation and shot an arrow through the throat of the orc who was about to chop at the young soldier. The other orc froze for a moment, and the young soldier took the opportunity to pierce his chest.

"Thank you, brother!" The young soldier nodded to Zhao Wuji breathlessly.

Zhao Wuji was about to respond when he suddenly felt a strange stillness. The whole world seemed to have been paused, the raindrops solidified in the air, the flames stopped jumping, and even the sound disappeared. [Warning! Abnormal plot fluctuations detected, the instructor intervened. The timeline is being reset.]

Zhao Wuji's eyes went dark, and when he opened them again, he found himself back to the original position, with rain just beginning to drip along the edge of his helmet.

"Archers in place! East wall needs reinforcements!"

The same officer, the same shouting, the same mud splashing on his boots. Zhao Wuji realized that time had really been reset.

"System, what's going on? I just saved a background character!"

[Although the host's behavior did not directly affect the main storyline, it indirectly caused a deviation in the distribution of the subsequent 37 orc kills, and the cumulative impact value exceeded the critical point. Tip: The side quests must be completed without causing chain reactions. ]

Zhao Wuji gritted his teeth. It seemed that this system was much more stupid than he thought. He had to find a way to earn gold coins without triggering a reset.

In the next few hours, Zhao Wuji carefully observed the development of the battle, looking for the right opportunity. He noticed that there was a small material storage room in the northwest corner of the city wall, which was destroyed by a cannibal in the plot, crushing three soldiers inside.

When the ogre began to ram the wall, Zhao Wuji deliberately shouted to warn the soldiers near the storeroom to evacuate in advance. The ogre rammed the storeroom as expected, but this time there was no one inside.

[Side quest completed: Prevent three soldiers from dying. Reward: 15 gold coins. Current accumulated gold coins: 15. ]

Zhao Wuji's mouth curled up slightly. It seemed that as long as it did not affect the fate of the main characters and key battle nodes, it was allowed to slightly change the fate of the background characters.

As night fell, the battle became more intense. Zhao Wuji was exhausted, but the temptation of gold coins made him continue to look for opportunities. He remembered that in the plot, the cavalry led by Faramir would launch a suicide charge at dawn and almost wipe out the entire army. If he could warn them in advance.

[Serious warning! Faramir's cavalry charge is a key plot point. Any interference will result in a timeline reset and system penalties.]

Zhao Wuji sighed and gave up the idea. It seems that earning gold coins is not that easy.

When the first ray of sunlight broke through the dark clouds, Zhao Wuji heard the familiar sound of the horn. Rohan's cavalry had finally arrived, and King Theoden's passionate speech could be faintly heard even from such a distance.

"Hold the shield! Hold the spear! For death. For destruction. For Rohan!"

Zhao Wuji lay on the battlement, watching the cavalry rush into the orc army like a silver torrent. Even though he knew the outcome, this scene still made his blood boil.

At this moment, he noticed that several civilians below the city wall were trying to escape through the battlefield to the inner city, and a team of orc patrols were approaching them. This scene was not in the script, which means that their fate was not determined.

"System, will rescuing those civilians affect the main storyline?"

[The target in the analysis is a civilian who does not appear in the original plot. The rescue behavior is acceptable. Branch mission trigger: rescue civilians. Reward: 2 gold coins for each person rescued. ]

Zhao Wuji quickly gathered several nearby soldiers, lowered the city wall with ropes, and attacked the group of orcs unexpectedly. After a brief battle, they successfully rescued five civilians, including two children.

[Mission completed: rescue 5 civilians. Reward: 10 gold coins. Current accumulated gold coins: 25. Congratulations to the host for achieving the "Primary Rescuer" achievement and unlocking the "Plot Deduction" function. ]

Zhao Wuji felt a stream of information pouring into his mind, and suddenly he had an intuitive sense of the "plot weight" of the people and events around him. He could vaguely sense which actions would trigger a chain reaction and which were relatively safe.

"This is so useful!" Zhao Wuji whispered excitedly. With this ability, he can find opportunities to earn gold coins more accurately without triggering a reset.

When the sun was high in the sky, the situation of the war took a decisive turn. The Witch King of Angmar was killed by Eowyn of Rohan and the Hobbit Merry, and the Orc army began to collapse. Zhao Wuji knew that the most dangerous moment had passed.

He leaned against the city wall, looking at the gold coin numbers on the system interface with fatigue but satisfaction. Although he was still far from becoming rich, this was just the beginning. As long as he could find a few more similar side quests.

"System, in the movie, next Aragorn will come with the army of the undead to rescue, and then there will be the Battle of the Black Gate. How can I participate in it and earn more gold coins?"

[Host warning recommended during analysis! Abnormal energy fluctuations detected! Mentor intervenes for the second time! Timeline reset]

The sound of the system suddenly became intermittent, Zhao Wuji felt a severe headache, and the scene in front of him began to distort and break.

At the last moment before he lost consciousness, he saw a vague figure appear above the city wall. The figure was wearing a gray robe, holding a staff, and looking at him with sharp eyes.