The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 1006 Rune's Grassland Elf!
"What's going on?" Maple Forest Orchid walked up to the city wall, looking expressionlessly at the towering trees in the distance.

"Why are there three more giant trees? Hmm? No! These are the kingdom's ancient war trees! Verweir has arrived!" Maple Forest Orchid raised an eyebrow.

"They were just chasing a fleeing man, and he ran towards us but we shot him back with a hail of arrows!" The garrison on the city wall looked like they were asking for a performance.

"Well done! Assemble the Knights! Come with me to greet them!" Maple Forest Orchid glanced at the ancient war tree that remained motionless, gave a few instructions, and then mounted Dragon Xi and flew away.

"Roar!" The roar of the luminous dragon echoed through the sky, casting a vast shadow on the ground. The dragon soared through the air and disappeared into the distance...

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"Greetings! Lord Verway! Lagrange welcomes you!" Maple Forest Orchid landed on the ground on his dragon, dismounted, gave an elegant knightly salute, and spoke slowly.

"Welcome? I don't think that's right. We were just raining arrows on them!" Verway said sarcastically. It wasn't that he didn't understand, but as soon as Maple Forest Orchid landed, he knew there must have been some misunderstanding. However, that didn't stop him from talking trash and giving Roland a dirty look. After all, such a big blunder was already a slap in the face for Roland!
"Hmm? What do you mean, Lord Vanville?" Maple Forest Orchid frowned subconsciously. He seemed to remember something, but he absolutely could not admit it in the current situation, otherwise he would lose face big time.

"Do you see those arrows over there?" Verway pointed to a clearing in the distance, where the grass was rolled up and there were holes everywhere, but there were obviously no arrows to be seen.

"..." Although Maple Forest Orchid had the blessing of Dragon Eyes and excellent eyesight, it was obviously impossible for it to see the arrow that had already penetrated deep into the ground, not to mention that it was pretending to be stupid at the moment.

"Huh? I didn't see it?" Maple Forest Orchid said dryly.

"..." Verway remained silent for a moment.

"Where is Roland? I want to see him!" Vervey's lips twitched as he voiced his new demand.

"I'm sorry, His Majesty has gone to Jiliu City..." Maple Forest Orchid did not hide anything, but simply nodded apologetically to Verway.

"So that's how it is! No wonder! I was wondering why I was suddenly attacked with arrows. It turns out King Roland is gone!" Verviers' anger inexplicably dissipated by more than half.

"Please come into the city with me, Your Excellency. You have been traveling and sleeping in the open for a long time. The banquet is being prepared. Let us welcome you and wash away the dust of your journey!" Maple Forest Orchid did not respond to the previous sentence, but casually changed the subject, and then nodded to Verway.

"What about these three big guys?" Verway muttered to himself. After all, the War Tree couldn't possibly enter Lagrange City, even though Lagrange City was built very tall! But it wasn't the imperial capital with its hundred-meter-high walls from history, so it was unrealistic for these behemoths to get in.

"...No one would steal the Ancient Tree of War, right?" Maple Forest Orchid's eyelids twitched. This thing could be left lying around in the countryside without any problem. Did you really expect an orc to cut it down? You're overestimating orcs... As for stealing it? That's even more impossible!
"Hmm!" Verway turned to look at the War Tree and realized that Maple Forest Orchid's words made a lot of sense.

"By the way? Where will we be stationed from now on?" Verway frowned. The fact that the Ancient Tree of War couldn't enter Lagrange City meant that the elves couldn't either. After all, with the Ancient Tree of War, no grassland elf would want to return to a place devoid of natural energy. The Magic Well and the Ancient Tree were the sources of the elves' power; they probably preferred to sleep in the wilderness with the Ancient Tree of War rather than live in the city. "You're going to live with the Ancient Tree of War?" Maple Forest Orchid understood from Verway's expression. With his knowledge of the McDoug family, he could easily tell that the elves didn't want to leave their homeland. After all, without the aid of miracle items like the Ancient Tree of War and the Magic Well, the elves' strength would decrease and their lifespan would be significantly reduced!
"Yes!" Verway nodded. He no longer wanted to be what others called a wild elf! Because they lacked their own magic well and ancient tree of life, the grassland elves, who worshipped nature, were called wild elves for a long time! Homeless, they were beings even orcs could trample on. Without a fixed abode, the grassland elves also lost their ability to smelt. Those were painful days…

“Alright! Just let the War Tree stand next to the city. We can help if anything happens!” Maple Forest Orchid nodded. She wouldn’t force the elves to do what they wanted.

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"Good day! Your Majesty!" Although Verway and Roland were exchanging barbs, Verway genuinely respected Queen Nyx, a woman of quiet grace and dignity. The elves had received much kindness from her in Stream City, and compared to King Roland who had sheltered them, they preferred this benevolent queen! (Roland: I'm not benevolent enough? Watch me transform into the Great Western King of Middle-earth! Slaughter, slaughter, slaughter!)
“Welcome, Your Excellency Verway! The conditions here are simple, please don’t mind!” Nyx said gently.

"Your Majesty is overthinking it. The grassland elves are not afraid of hardship... The conditions here are quite good!" Verway nodded with a smile. Compared to the chaotic wasteland, the kingdom with the protection of the city was already very good. In addition, the elves had moved into the ancient tree they loved. Compared to their previous conditions, it was like heaven and earth!

"I heard you had a little disagreement when you first entered the city?" Nyx asked with a light laugh.

"It's a misunderstanding...it's all a misunderstanding!" Faced with Nyx's gentle words, Verway was at a loss for words and could only awkwardly smile and say it was a misunderstanding.

“If it’s their problem, I will have the person in charge apologize to you…” Nyx gave a graceful bow.

"I dare not accept such praise!" Verviers quickly stepped aside, his resentment long since dissipated.

“That’s really neglecting everyone… Roland went to the west to reorganize the army and prepare for war, and these soldiers have been a bit lazy since no one has been supervising them for a while!” Nyx’s lips curled into a beautiful smile, and his golden hair shone brightly in the sunlight.

"It's alright, Your Majesty, it's just that we... were delayed on the road for too long..." Verway stammered, trying to find an excuse. Nyx's bowed explanation made all of Verway's original grievance disappear, leaving only a few traces of fear.

Nyx breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw Verway's expression. It was only because the elves were so simple-minded that his performance made even the Elf King feel embarrassed. If it were any human nobleman, the royal family would have had to pay a hefty price today!
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“By the way, there’s something I should tell you, Lord Valverde!” Nyx said at the banquet, seeing Valverde wiping his hands after putting down his knife and fork.

"Oh? Your Majesty, please speak!" Verway gave him face and pretended to listen attentively.

“Our scouts have spotted traces of the grassland elf tribe in the Rune region on the south bank, but they are very wary and we cannot get close!” Nyx said slowly.

“Hmm…that’s what grassland elves are like!” Verway nodded as he listened to Nyx’s description, after all, that was what he used to look like.

“If you agree, I want to go deep into the south bank and see if you can save my people!” Verway finally raised his head and pleaded with Nyx.