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

Chapter 857: Rapid River Route

"Get up! Get up!" At the urging of the officers, the confused Gondorian soldiers and militiamen were dragged out of their beds. They were shivering in the autumn wind and looked very helpless.

"Why are you still sleeping at this time? Not training anymore?" The knights who were instructors were just as confused as them. They had been waiting for them on the parade grounds for half an hour this morning but hadn't seen anyone. Thinking something had happened, the Knights ran to their camp to investigate. It would have been fine if they hadn't looked, but when they did, they were furious. They saw these Gondorians lying on their beds, snoring loudly, and the knights almost killed them on the spot.

"Is today a day off?" Arthur said after calculating the time.

"Where do soldiers get a day off? How can you sleep with them like this?" The knight who was holding the Gondorian soldier asked with a gloomy look on his face. After looking at his comrades who were standing crookedly, Arthur also closed his mouth.

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"What a poor foundation!" Fenglin Youlan complained to Roland.

"There is no other way. You have to accept these Gondorian farmers who have put their weapons into storage and let their horses roam the mountains... After all, they have enjoyed peace for a long time!" Roland shrugged. He had nothing to say about Gondor's performance. He believed that bravery and fighting skills were not something that Gondor had in common with today. The corrupt nobles were leading this country into the abyss!
"Alas, their quality is shockingly poor. Even the basic formations need to be taught countless times! Can you believe that these soldiers can't even tell left from right?" Fenglin Youlan has a big head. Will people who can't even tell left from right go on the battlefield and cause trouble for their teammates?

"You have to overcome all these. After all, I'm handing these people over to you! You won't bring shame to the McDougal family, will you?" Roland looked at Fenglin Youlan with amusement.

"Bang!" Fenglin Youlan slammed the table.

"You can question my ability, but you cannot question my honor!" Fenglin Youlan's face was dark.

"Then I'll wait and see!" Roland nodded with satisfaction. Whether it succeeds or not, he won't suffer any loss! Win-win means I win twice in the same thing!

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"Plop!" Baron Ismir put down the mud in his hand and wiped the sweat off his face with the back of his hand.

"Sir, would you like to take a break?" Ymir, who was holding a huge rock and a log, put down the items in her hands and turned to Ishmir.

"No hurry, let's build this place first!" Ysmir declined Ymir's suggestion to take a rest, and instead took out a ball of mud from the bucket again and started to fill the gap! Looking further away, a dock located outside Windhelm was quietly landing! Although it was just a simple wooden and stone dock, and a crude dock made of mud, it was also an amazing job!

"Your Excellency the Baron!" Just as Ismir was working hard, a call came from the rushing river. Upon hearing this, Ismir immediately looked up.

"Is this dock ready for use? I need to unload the goods!" There were several galleons floating on the river, and on the ship docked was the leader of the Lagrande caravan, Ruhl.

"Mr. Ruhl, welcome! Of course you can use it!" Ismir nodded and rubbed his hands happily.

"Okay! These are the shopping lists, take a look and see if there are any problems!" Ruhl took out a piece of paper and handed it to Ishmir, which recorded Ishmir's needs in detail.

"Okay! Let me see!" Ismir took the list and started reading it. All of it was his life and property! Compared to the dragon knight that Roland promised, which was far away, the materials purchased with the bounty were what he needed most at this stage. After a long time, he finally had the manpower to build a stable port terminal. Maybe this terminal would develop into the largest port terminal on the west coast, but now, he could finally use this convenient water transportation to handle large quantities of goods!

As baskets of weapons, armor and food were carried down from the ship, everyone smiled happily. At least they could have a good winter! This allowed the territory of Ismir, which had a population of over a thousand, to have a comfortable winter!
"All of this? So many?" Ismir looked at the endless stream of porters behind Ruel curiously. Although he had purchased a lot of small items, it shouldn't be this much, right? All for a whole ship?
"How can there be so many? Many of them are for His Majesty!" Ruel smiled bitterly and said helplessly. How big is Ismir's territory? Can it afford to consume all these things? Besides, Roland is not a fool. He has the Rapid River and the fleet but doesn't know what to do with them? Some of the supplies here are from the Beidu Fort gathering place, and some are for the workers in Pingnan City! The rest are all living supplies for Lagran City! Compared with the dragon knight riding a dragon and using space equipment for air transportation, this not only liberates high-end combat power but also reduces costs!

"Oh!" Ismir nodded in understanding. It turned out that this fleet was delivering supplies to King Roland. That was no problem!
"Okay, everything is ready! Count them, I'll be taking everyone away soon!" Ruel nodded. "Okay!" Ishmir and Ymir immediately checked the list and started counting.

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"No problem! Have a safe journey!" Ismir patted his chest and greeted Ruhl.

"Thanks to your good words, the Dragon God will protect us!" Rul also nodded solemnly.

Under the gaze of Ismir, Ruhl led the fleet to continue sailing south to the city of Lagran, leaving behind the excited people of Windhelm Town who were looking at the goods all over the ground.

"Put the materials into the warehouse and count them first!" Ismir ordered with a wave of his hand.

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"Can this thing really hold up?" Roland asked the servants behind him with some concern as he stepped on the creaking dock planks.

"It shouldn't be necessary, right? We built this thing with our own hands!" Darien Nightblade popped up and pondered.

"Is it possible that we built it ourselves? That's why I'm afraid!" Roland knows everyone's craftsmanship too well! It's a blessing from the Dragon God that this thing hasn't fallen apart yet!

After all, you can't expect these reckless men to do fine work. They just drove in the wood stakes and tied up the planks to build a mature dock, which can be said to be at the highest level of hands-on skills. However, the shaky posture when walking on it is a bit worrying.

"I see the fleet!" Kaslo rode his dragon and landed beside Roland.

"There's no messy creature following us. Long Wei has driven away most of the aquatic monsters. They seem to be in very good condition!" Caslo expressed his own judgment.

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"Your Majesty~" Ruel looked at Roland, who was so moved that tears were streaming down his face. He didn't care about anything else and just picked up a bag of supplies wrapped in linen and rushed over. According to the script, it should have been a scene of the king and his subjects recognizing each other, but Ruel chose the humiliation over losing his life...

"Click~"

"Go back!" Roland's ears moved, and he retracted his raised foot.

"Plop!" Ruhl's disappearance technique was activated! In an instant, Ruhl disappeared from the dock, and only the broken and slightly swaying wooden planks proved that someone had just stood there.

"Help!" Seeing Ruhl fall into the water, Roland rushed over.

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"So this route is open?" Roland looked at Ruhl curiously. You know, the water conditions in the Rapid River are not simple, and it takes a lot of effort to count them, not to mention that they also need to clear out the monsters along the way!