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

Chapter 1039 Escape (Hehe, I survived!)
"It's definitely a good product, but figuring out how to catch it is a real test of skill..." Caslo sighed helplessly.

"It seems we don't have any sixth-tier spellcasters with us this time?" Omske asked, puzzled.

“No, there aren’t any. The kingdom doesn’t have as many high-level spellcasters as warriors…” Roland shook his head and sighed.

"What a pity, if only the charlatan were here..." Roland muttered.

“What? My lord?” Caslo asked.

"No, it's nothing!" Realizing his slip of the tongue, Roland quickly shut his mouth. It was fine for the people below to call Archbishop Charles Prous a charlatan, but as the monarch, he couldn't be too biased. After all, that charlatan was a legitimate Cardinal of the Dragon God Temple, a leading figure among the loyal followers of the empire and a double-flowered red-robed official under the temple. Roland needed to avoid using titles that might cause ambiguity, because if others took it seriously, it would be troublesome!

"Does anyone have a clue how to get our hands on this thing?" Roland decided to brainstorm.

"These are elemental spirits! By the Dragon God!" After a brief moment of daze, Lavian finally came to his senses, and his gaze towards Roland became clear. Even the stubborn Lavian could feel the favor that fate had bestowed upon this not-so-legitimate King of Lagrange. If the dragons and high-ranking armies in front could be considered the legacy and foundation of the empire, these rare resources that kept appearing as if Roland had activated auto-pickup made Lavian look at him in a new light. Perhaps this man was truly the chosen one?
(Roland: Open? Sorry! I've never closed it! Do you understand the power of the system?! Dragon Riders! Attack!)

"Pull your jaw down, don't let this thing scare you away!" Caslo was exasperated. If these untamed elemental spirits really started running, he might not be able to stop them. If it was an earth elemental spirit, then they were doomed. If it burrowed into the ground, everyone could just go home!

"Without a mage, this is all we can do..." Caslo helplessly pulled out a white, fluffy thing.

"???" Omske was stunned. Dude, we're here to catch elemental spirits, why are you taking out a net?

"Pfft!" Roland was also stunned, and then almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He thought to himself that he had transmigrated to Middle-earth, not the Pokémon world! Why did he have to become a bug catcher?

"Is this your solution?" Ravian's eyelids twitched.

"..." Only Mogus stood silently to the side, without saying a word or showing any expression, but the fluctuations in his eyes still proved the turmoil in his heart.

“Of course! This is a top-notch anti-magic net! Once activated by inputting battle qi and magic power, it will spontaneously form a barrier within the net! It is specifically designed to suppress these elemental life forms!” Caslo said proudly.

"No... why would you bring a few nets with you?" Omsk's focus was entirely on Caslo's motives.

"That's obvious! I specifically asked Duke Yunfeng for them! Our destination is the Magic Forest and the Misty Mountains! Both places are rich in insects and magical beasts! Duke Yunfeng even asked me to catch some materials for him!" Caslo rolled his eyes. If he didn't use these magic-suppressing nets to catch those insects and magical beasts, was he supposed to go and use dragon breath to bombard them?
“That makes sense!” Roland nodded. He had forgotten that Middle-earth also had its own insect-catching youths. The large number of insect magical beasts produced by the two forests were indeed famous. Things like the Vajra Ant did need to be suppressed and captured with the anti-magic net.

"...And then we just go and fish like this?" Omske subconsciously waved the light net in his hand. With the transmission of his battle aura, the white net emitted fine golden magic patterns, and the mesh was also covered with mysterious patterns. It did look much more high-end than before.

"Otherwise what? Guess why I called you guys?" Caslo was taken aback at first, then said frankly, "If we weren't sixth-order guys who can fly, would I have dragged you guys over to watch the show?"
"What about me?" Lavian looked at Caslo as he handed the nets to others one by one, and pointed to himself with some unease. He was only a fourth-tier, and at most he could only take off a short distance. He was still far from flying... Wasn't this just making him look like a little... half-orc?

"You? Just watch it go towards you and attack to intercept it. Anyway, the speed of the Battle Qi Flame Blade makes it very difficult to hit it!" Caslo shook his head. It's a pipe dream for Lavian, a knight with wide, sweeping movements, to hit this thing. Intercepting it for a moment is already considered a success!
"Okay!" Ravian finally put away his awkward expression, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing for him to stand there like that.

"Hey! Interesting! This thing isn't afraid of people at all?" Roland smiled as he watched the elemental spirit still happily flying in mid-air. How wonderful it is that it's innocent! It's easy to catch something innocent! Otherwise, it would be so difficult to get it!

"Because he knows he can't be caught! These kinds of spiritual creatures born from heaven and earth are coveted by all kinds of magical beasts from birth. Those that have survived until now must be the fastest runners! Plus, there aren't any powerful magical beasts nearby, so this little guy is extremely at ease!" Caslo shook his head. His buddies were very reliable from the start. They sealed off their auras without him even having to remind them. How could the elemental spirits sense any danger if they couldn't detect that they were sixth-tier? Roland and Lavian's fourth-tier auras? Or the knights responsible for staking out and sealing off the area? At most, they could only make the elemental spirits laugh. To put it bluntly, these people would have a hard time even consuming its exhaust fumes.

"My lord, you're in luck! It's a wood elemental spirit!" Caslo looked with delight at the elemental spirit that had landed on the bushes in the distance. When it came to a stop, everyone could see the elemental aura surrounding it.

"Grab it, and the kingdom won't have to worry about famine for the next ten years!" Omske's eyes gleamed with malice. This thing was too important for Lagrang at the moment. Lagrang's biggest problem was the disproportion between its population explosion and land productivity, and the abnormally high proportion of professionals made the army's consumption terrifying! If Roland hadn't had the system to support it, with just those civilians? It's estimated that even if the entire nation starved to death, it wouldn't be able to support half of the current army!
"Don't let him get away!" Roland patted Mogus on the shoulder and instructed him. Roland trusted Caslo and Omske, the two oldest heroes, but Mogus, as a hero who joined later, obviously held a different place in Roland's heart. Compared to the first two heroes whom Roland trusted, Roland needed to give him a separate instruction to show his importance.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Mogus nodded. Since Roland had spoken, he naturally composed himself, a resolute glint in his eyes.

"What are you doing?" A slightly childish voice suddenly broke the tense atmosphere.

Everyone turned around and saw that the voice was coming from Roland's arms. Then a golden head popped out from Roland's breastplate.

"Lord Doss!" Caslo quickly nodded in greeting. As the Dragon Knight Commander, he also needed to bow to show respect when meeting a high-ranking dragon.

“We’ve discovered an elemental spirit! The kingdom needs him!” Roland said succinctly, then pointed to the wood elemental spirit in front of him.

"Oh?" Doss became interested. After all, his knight had spoken, so he had to do his best.

"No! Stop it! It's trying to escape!" Caslo exclaimed. At that moment, the wood elemental spirit sensed Dos's presence and immediately transformed into a streak of light to flee.

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