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

Chapter 121 Making a Lot of Money

"Alright! It's a deal! Yunfeng, prepare the magic contract!" Roland clapped his hands hurriedly.

Magical contracts contain the power of rules, and anyone who signs a contract cannot break it, otherwise they will be punished by the power of the rules! It can be said to be the safest method in this plane.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Yun Feng nodded with a smile, his eyes filled with eager anticipation for the goblin alchemy knowledge he was about to acquire...

"Take a look. If there are no problems, as long as you sign it, these 100 heavy cavalry will escort you all the way south!" Roland smiled kindly.

"Yes, Your Majesty...King Roland..." Jessie Ava stretched out trembling hands, his eyes already brimming with tears! The goblins' southward expeditions had ended in failure for countless years, the reason being their lack of wealth! They were universally reviled! They couldn't even afford to hire a powerful mercenary group to escort them south. And the desolate and cruel northern wastelands became the burial ground for generations of goblins...

"Okay, I've signed it..." Jessie Ava nervously raised her head and secretly glanced at Roland. Only after seeing Roland's gentle smile did her uneasy heart calm down a little.

"Baron Lance, heed my command!" Roland said solemnly.

"Your subject is here!" Lance quickly walked over and knelt on one knee, expressing his loyalty.

"Integrate the heavy cavalry and get them ready with their supplies. I need you to safely escort this goblin king to the capital of Gondor," Roland said calmly, looking at Baron Lance with anticipation in his eyes.

Lance was taken aback and immediately realized that he was the only one under his king's command who was good at playing along with the nobles. Besides, wasn't this exactly what he, as a court baron, was doing?

"Yes, Your Highness, I will go and inform them immediately!" Lance nodded to indicate that he understood Roland's order, then turned and left.

"Alright! Lord Jessie Ava! I hope you won't let us down, right?" Yun Feng smiled gently.

“Of course…” Jessie Ava gritted her teeth and painfully pulled out a ring and handed it to Roland.

“This is… the culmination of thousands of years of goblin wisdom… all gathered here… I hope Your Highness can help them carry it forward once again. I’m a little tired, could you take me somewhere to rest?” Jessie exhaled a breath of stale air, her eyes filled with desolation. The treasure left by her ancestors, she had ultimately failed to protect.

However, Jessie's gaze instantly hardened. The goblins were on the verge of extinction, and there was no one to inherit these things if they were left behind. It would be better to sell them for a good price...

Some might say Jessie was foolish; why not use such valuable knowledge to trade for resources with Roland instead of heading to Gondor? Firstly, after a brief reconnaissance of the area around the Lonely Mountain, Jessie discovered that the entire region had just been ravaged by war, struggling even to be self-sufficient, let alone spare any resources for the goblins. Gondor, on the other hand, had enjoyed long-term peace and was incredibly wealthy; even a small amount would be enough for the goblins to consume for a long time. Secondly, without protection, Jessie couldn't travel far. Both monsters and orcs posed a significant threat, enough to kill him. Trading knowledge useless to the goblins for a chance to travel to Gondor and bring back wealth was a wise choice for Jessie; after all, as long as one is alive, there is hope, regardless of race.

"Hahaha! It was my oversight! Caslo! Arrange for Lord Jesse Ava to go and rest!" Roland said softly to Caslo.

"Yes, sir!" Caslo bowed deeply, clasped his hands in a salute, and led Jessie Ava to the tent to rest. Roland looked at Caslo, who was emanating a faint dragon aura, and smiled with satisfaction. Although the dragon aura was extremely faint, it was exceptionally pure!

"Perhaps I can acquire a genuine dragon knight without even completing the Battle of Moria!" Roland thought to himself. "Your Highness, let me see quickly, what's here?" Yun Feng excitedly rubbed his hands together, a sight that instantly disgusted Roland! From any angle, he looked like a giant fly rubbing its hands…

"Give it to me! Look at you! Like some country bumpkin entering a castle!" Roland lamented. No wonder they say scientists are either geniuses or madmen! This applies to alchemists too! Upon encountering unknown knowledge, these alchemists would dare to tear the sky apart...

"This...this...this...thump!" Yun Feng happily took the ring from Roland's hand, and her mental energy instantly surged into it like a burst dam. The dazzling magic array patterns lit up, and then Yun Feng almost fainted from happiness.

"I've struck it rich! I've struck it rich! Hehehe!" Yunfeng hugged the ring and grinned foolishly.

"Speak like a human!" Roland kicked him. This guy just knows how to keep people in suspense.

"Hehehe, let me give you an example. This contains 90% of what alchemists know! It even includes many forbidden spell alchemical scroll crafting methods!" A rare look of fear appeared in Yun Feng's eyes.

Forbidden spells are forbidden magic cast only by sixth-tier spellcasters, with grand forbidden spells being the most terrifying. These spells all share one crucial prerequisite—forbidden! Even sixth-tier spellcasters can only chant and release them when they wish. However, the goblin alchemists, through tireless effort and long-term research, have actually created scrolls capable of storing and sealing forbidden spells! This is practically a closely guarded secret among the goblins. Clearly, the fact that the goblin king, Jessie Ava, could produce such a thing surprised Yun Feng and alarmed Roland. They had already witnessed the power of forbidden spells outside Los Saint Neil, and now the meteorite lake, known as Dragon Star Lake, constantly reminded everyone not to forget the terror of forbidden spells…

“What else…” Roland paused for a moment, then his eyes cleared instantly.

"Gulp! There are at least a hundred ways to make forbidden spell scrolls..." Yun Feng swallowed hard.

"What's wrong? It's just a forbidden spell! We'll have one in the future!" Roland, not understanding what was going on, could only try to comfort the stunned Yunfeng.

"No! Your Highness, you probably don't know, this scroll is quite different from the usual scrolls that store magic! As long as the scroll is made according to the recipe, it will automatically generate the corresponding forbidden spell... In other words, as long as you have enough materials... you can throw forbidden spells around like fireballs." Yun Feng's eyes were filled with fear. It wasn't that he didn't know that goblins had once had a glorious era, but he was surprised that they had actually reached the pinnacle of alchemy!

"Holy crap!" Roland snatched the ring and instantly released his not-so-large mental energy to probe inside. Ultimately, this ring was just a slightly more sophisticated spatial device, filled with various documents and materials...

"Besides that, there are also a lot of blueprints for magical equipment inside..." Yun Feng gasped. These were treasures that couldn't be measured in wealth.

"What a pity, too many of the raw materials for the forbidden spell scroll are missing!" Roland sighed.

"Not bad, at least there are many low-level equipment items that we can consider equipping the soldiers with!" Yun Feng smiled.

“Looks like we’ve hit the jackpot on this trip! This Jessie Ava is a real treasure trove of goblins! 100 heavy cavalry isn’t enough! Let’s bring those 50 Lordaeron rangers along too; we need to provide them with proper protection!” Roland chuckled.

(End of this chapter)