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

Chapter 865 Chasing the Giant
"I've always been the one robbing others! This is the first time I've been robbed!" Ismir was shaking with anger. As a sticky Romanian, he had been robbing orc camps and monster lairs for years, but this was the first time he was chased and robbed.

"Okay, stop talking! Haven't you learned your lesson yet?" Ymir complained.

If it weren't for Ismir's greed in late autumn, why would they have come to this? Because of the winter, Ismir hoped to make a fortune before the snow blocked the road. Hunting and gathering became the main source of income for Windhelm City!
The fresh mushrooms in the Dark Forest have become the new favorite on the table of the Kingdom of Lagran! Especially after Roland shamelessly "invented" the hot pot, the mushrooms in the Dark Forest have become a delicacy in the eyes of everyone! By picking mushrooms, Windhelm City has miraculously maintained a balance in food revenue and expenditure! Bags of dried mushrooms are exchanged for boatloads of food. Although the staple food of ordinary residents in Windhelm City is mainly potatoes, they have achieved food and clothing!

In addition, Ismir's men were almost turned into soldiers of the hunting team. The low-level monsters and wild beasts with high meat yields in the Dark Forest were all their prey. Relying on these, Baron Ismir was able to maintain the normal operation of the territory, and he could also free up his hands to upgrade the industry and expand the city defense!
As a result, when winter was approaching this year, Ismir and his team unexpectedly encountered a Cyclops. This legendary creature gave everyone a great shock! After all, they had seen living dragons, but it was the first time they had seen a living Cyclops! However, nature was full of wildness, and these Cyclops directly attacked Ismir and his team. With their excellent mobility, Ismir and his team returned safely, but they never expected that the giant catcher could track them based on their traces!

The outskirts of Windhelm were looted unexpectedly. In addition to the financial and livestock losses, what made Ismir sad was that many of his people suffered casualties.

This is how the above battle happened. The revengeful Ismir assembled a fairly good army and asked for help from the Lulong Fortress. Thinking that he had won the battle, Ismir planned to end it all before midwinter! However, the powerful fighting power of the Cyclops dealt a heavy blow to everyone!
"They are too tough!" said Nogai, the fourth-level dragon knight instructor, somewhat bitterly. The breath of a flying dragon is naturally not comparable to that of a giant dragon. Similarly, their spells are more primitive, and they basically don't know much dragon language magic.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Ismir hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern. If it weren't for the dragon knights helping from behind, it would probably not have been so easy for them to retreat.

"How did you get involved with these things?" Nogai looked at the two men helplessly. Rare creatures that ordinary people rarely see appeared in groups around Ishmir's territory. Nogai didn't know for a moment whether to say that they were lucky or unlucky.

"Is it possible that it's not us who provoked them! But they who provoked us?" Ismir said speechlessly. Not everyone can encounter a Cyclops wandering around for food!
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"Ah? Cyclops? Ysmir was defeated by the Cyclops? Isn't that normal?" Roland muttered immediately after he came to his senses.

After all, the powerful fighting power of the Cyclops is not inferior to those high-level monsters! They are thick-skinned and strong in hands-on ability. Once they are in groups, even the legions will be daunted!
"Giant Catcher? There's such a thing? If we don't inform the dragon riders in the Rapids to kill them, will they keep them for the New Year?" Roland raised his eyebrows when he looked at Ishmir's report letter (a letter for help). The intelligence of the Giant Catcher is not low, and he can use a catapult, so his danger level is even higher than that of an ordinary Cyclops! Ishmir has already experienced this in advance! Those stones as big as human heads flew like rain, and the casualties of his troops were all caused by the Giant Catcher!
Roland also knew the danger of this thing. Compared with the muscle hammers that can only swing the sticks, these muscle hammers with brains are more deadly and dangerous! Roland didn't want to plant mines at his doorstep. If the giant catchers appeared, they must be annihilated!
"We have lost track of them!" Adolf Heinrich said with some regret.

"How could it be? That was a five-meter-tall Cyclops! Not a five-centimeter-tall ant! How could it miss such a big target?" Roland seemed to have heard a big joke that made him laugh! "Our dragon riders were dispersed by those giant catchers! Doss went too late and didn't catch the tails of those Cyclops!" Adolf Heinrich explained.

"..." Well, Roland was not surprised now. With the dragon's body, the giant catcher of the Cyclops might really be able to kill one with a trebuchet! Don't overestimate the defense of the dragon knight. You have to know that Lagran is just a kingdom! It's not as big as the empire! Those dragons wearing mail and leather armor can easily be surrounded and beaten by various weapons! Being hit head-on by a stone thrown by the giant catcher of the Cyclops is no different from flying at high speed and hitting a city wall!
"Tell them to search quickly! Of course, if Ismir is not in a hurry, I don't care! After all, those things can't swim over here, right?" Roland waved his hand and instructed. The residents of Windhelm City who were really anxious now actually had no impact on the Kingdom of Lagran! It was hard to imagine how clumsy these huge guys were in the water. It was already good enough that they didn't drown themselves!
"I think it's more reliable to let them come to us themselves!" Adolf Heinrich suggested.

"After all, winter is here, and those Cyclops can only eat their own reserves! And I don't believe that the Cyclops will not be interested in Baron Ismir's city!" Adolf Heinrich explained. Compared to digging grass roots in the forest and eating reserve food, Windhelm City, located by the Rapids River, can be said to be peaceful and comfortable. The abundant supplies there will definitely attract the hungry Cyclops!
"That makes sense! Just order Ajax and Doss to stay in Windhelm permanently! I mean until this matter is over!" Roland shrugged and decided to follow Adolf Heinrich's advice. After all, the one who took the initiative to attack and died was not his vassal, but he was still a citizen of the kingdom!
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"Hahaha! His Majesty's relief food has arrived! Ymir! Take a few guards with you to provide disaster relief!" Ismir looked at the galleon approaching the dock and immediately guessed what was inside.

"You are quite self-aware, Your Excellency the Baron!" said Dos Anthony, leaning against the mast.

"Tsk! It seems that what was delivered here is not just food! Hello, Your Majesties!" Ismir looked at the figure walking towards him and saluted respectfully.

"No need to be so polite, Your Excellency the Baron! We are here to quell the crisis on the orders of His Majesty!" Ajax smiled friendly.

"Dragon God! Thank you so much! The impact of those Cyclops has caused us to have refugees. If we don't contain them, Windhelm City will probably be useless soon!" Ismir expressed his concerns.

"It is precisely because of this that His Majesty asked us to come here. Compared with flying dragons, giant dragons have a natural advantage in pursuit!" Dos Anthony said as he delivered boxes of goods to the dock.

"Hurry up, tell the workers not to leave after unloading, and let them leave with us after finishing!" Ajax warned the boatmen, worried about their safety.