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

Chapter 616 Preparing for the Marriage
“The dragon riders have already reduced them to ashes.” Roland patted Renault on the shoulder.

"That's good!" Renault nodded. He knew that the kingdom's dragon riders were fully capable of keeping the Ringwraiths.

"By the way, what exactly happened this time? Can you tell me the details?" Renault looked at Roland sincerely, after all, this turmoil almost brought the kingdom to its knees.

Roland sighed, not feeling ashamed, and told Renault everything that had happened.

"Another dragon knight?" Renault's attention was clearly focused on Dos Anthony, after all, a new dragon knight could change the course of the kingdom.

“Yes, from now on, Lulong Fortress can have a dragon rider permanently stationed there!” Roland nodded with a smile.

“I’m more concerned about how you plan to handle Caslo and Ajax than that,” Renault said, glancing at Roland.

"?" Roland was stunned, clearly not understanding.

"How long have you been dragging out their wedding? It's time to give us an explanation!" Renault said, rubbing his forehead. It seems you really don't care about this at all!

"..." Roland smacked his lips, realizing he had indeed forgotten about it again.

"After this is over, we will give them a happy and complete wedding!" Roland gave an awkward but polite smile.

"Yunfeng!" Roland called out without hesitation, immediately summoning his old ox or horse, clearly a habit he had developed.

"..." Renault looked at Roland with the kind of pity one would show someone mentally challenged, clearly confused by Roland's actions.

"I almost forgot, that thing is at Lulong Fortress!" Roland smiled and scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"Anyway, you'd better watch out." Renault shook his head. Roland was quite qualified as the king of empty promises in Middle-earth; his skill in conning people was top-notch!

"I'm going back to Lulong Fortress! The remaining soldiers should be back soon, and Yunfeng and the others should be reorganizing the troops!" Renault bid farewell to Roland after everything was settled.

"Don't you want to stay a few more days?" Roland asked, trying to persuade him to stay. After all, since the establishment of Lulong Fortress, he had only met Renault a handful of times. Roland cherished the time he spent with him. As the kingdom's power grew and its territory expanded, it was foreseeable that Renault, as an important general, would be even busier traveling around the kingdom's territory.

"No, I need to win back the soldiers' hearts! This farce has thrown the army into a panic; it's time to quell the unrest!" Renault shook his head. He needed to help Roland go to Lulong Fortress to restore morale. This incident was too bizarre, a complete farce from start to finish. Renault knew perfectly well that many rank-and-file soldiers were still confused about what had happened. As the commander of Lulong, Renault had the obligation and responsibility to go back and reassure them.

"Thank you for your trouble!" Roland thought for a moment and understood Renault's intentions, and immediately expressed his gratitude, after all, Renault was working hard for the throne under his nose.

……

"Yo! Welcome home!" Roland stood at the wide-open gates of Swiftstream City and greeted the generals and nobles who were leading the former Swiftstream City garrison back home.

"..." It's clear that Roland's words had a good silencing effect, leaving everyone speechless.

Yun Feng turned to look at everyone and saw that they had all buried their heads in their chests like ostriches. He was both annoyed and amused, and in the end, he could only bite the bullet and face Roland himself.

"Your Highness, please forgive me!" Yun Feng bowed low, kneeling on one knee to show his loyalty.

"No, no, no, I wouldn't dare blame you..." Roland quickly waved his hand. "Oh! And you, my friends! You are the real heroes!" Roland then turned his gaze to Omske and Adile and casually gave them both a thumbs up.

"Your Highness! I am guilty!" Omske drew his longsword and knelt on one knee.

"Your Highness, please forgive my foolishness! I only resorted to this desperate measure because I did not want the kingdom to perish." Adile, being an old man of great wisdom, not only adopted a humble posture but also stood on the moral high ground.

"Oh? Lance? You're joining in the fun too?" Roland said with a smile, looking at Lance, who was dressed in eye-catching clothes.

"Cough cough!" Lance didn't say anything, but he knew that if he was going to be hit, he should stand at attention and kneel down on the ground without saying a word.

"Don't hide! Marcus! Why are you hiding behind the soldiers? Do you think there's gold behind the infantry?" Soon Roland caught sight of the Marcus brothers trying to hide behind the soldiers.

At that moment, Marcus was crouching behind the soldier, but after Roland pointed it out, he stood up with an embarrassed look on his face. However, he quickly adjusted and knelt down respectfully, begging Roland for forgiveness.

Well, Roland had to admit that for a moment he wanted to kick them to death, but he quickly let out a long breath and suppressed his anger. He decided to let the matter go and not pursue it further.

"Go back, everyone! Yunfeng, stay here!" Roland glanced at the old man Radil, who was swaggering into the city with the group, and shook his head. This old man could be considered a veteran forward/guard swingman. In this incident, this old guy was completely slippery and slippery. Even Roland couldn't catch him red-handed. A smooth old man, that was Roland's assessment of him.

"Your Highness?" Yun Feng approached with an air of utter indifference, knowing that Roland wouldn't kill him anyway, he would just spit on him. Yun Feng stood there, waiting for Roland to start criticizing him.

"Start preparing for Caslo and Ajax's wedding," Roland said to him with a dark expression.

"???" Yun Feng was completely dumbfounded. He had been singled out just so that he could prepare a wedding for the two dragon riders?

"You're unwilling?" Roland narrowed his eyes. If Yun Feng still didn't know what was good for her and tried to make things difficult for him, he did know a little bit of martial arts.

"No, it's just a bit sudden..." Yun Feng quickly shook his head. He was stubborn, no doubt about it, but that didn't mean he was stupid. Wouldn't it be crazy to go head-to-head with Roland at this time?
So Yunfeng willingly transformed into a beast of burden once again and began to toil and busy himself in the city of Jiliu. It is estimated that even capitalists would praise Roland for his skillful management of his subordinates!
……

"Marriage?" Caslo exclaimed in surprise.

"Bang!" Before Roland could speak again, a loud bang made his eyelids twitch.

"What? You don't want to!" Ajax was so angry that her eyebrows shot up as she looked at Caslo, who was squatting on the ground clutching his head.

"Tsk tsk tsk!" Roland couldn't help but exclaim, "A nice-sounding name is a good name!"

"Yes! Yes!" Caslo quickly looked up at Roland and nodded like a chick pecking at rice, afraid that Ajax would hit him again.

"Isn't this a bit rushed? I haven't prepared yet..." Ajax suddenly changed her fierce demeanor, looking at Roland somewhat shyly, with two blushes appearing on her cheeks. Although she was the one who kept saying she wanted to marry Caslo, she was still a young woman waiting to be married. The sudden wedding caused this dragon knight who commanded the wind and rain on the battlefield to be thrown into a state of turmoil.

"..." Caslo glanced at Ajax, who was still immersed in shyness and joy, and couldn't help but sigh that women's double standards were so simple.

"It's alright, Yunfeng still needs time to prepare. It'll probably be early summer by the time everything is really ready," Roland said with a shake of his head and a smile.

(End of this chapter)