The heavens begin with the king of gotham

Chapter 767 I came to Bree for three things
"Since you are all here, please take me to visit Rivendell after we conquer Bree."

Li Ming thought for a while and said.

But these words made Halda's body tense unconsciously.

visit?

Two or three people or two or three thousand people?
"Three people." Li Ming added.

Halda felt relieved, and the three people were just visiting normally.

"Okay, Rivendell welcomes you. I'll let my companions go back and inform the Lord of Rivendell." Halda turned his head slightly, and immediately an elven scout left the hill and rushed towards Rivendell.

Seeing that Li Ming did not stop him, Halda believed that Li Ming really had no intention of attacking Rivendell.

Halda has lived in Middle-earth for two or three thousand years and has witnessed the humans on this land fighting each other for power, so he has always been wary of Li Ming.

Looking at Halda's expression, Li Ming knew what he was thinking at a glance, so he silently complained in his heart: "One judges others by one's own standards."

Li Ming is the leader of the righteous path. Why would he attack the elves for no reason?

He doesn't need 100 beautiful elves...

But Li Ming really planned to visit Rivendell properly.

Because although most elves in other places do not care about worldly affairs, Rivendell, under the leadership of Elrond, often comes out to clear out the scattered evil creatures in the North, and is very prestigious among humans and even the entire Middle-earth.

Li Ming didn't want Rivendell to conflict with him over Bree's rule, so it was necessary to pay a visit first.

Of course, after visiting the dock, whether to choose this hall or not also depends on Elrond's attitude.

They soon returned to the army, accompanied by four elves led by Halda.

The army set out again and arrived in Bree the next day.

Li Ming did not rush directly to the city of Bree, but first led the soldiers of Shabad to clear out all the villages around Bree, and then surrounded the city of Bree.

Elves like Halda will not interfere in the affairs of the human world, and on the distant hills, a group of humans are also standing by and watching.

"Chieftain, are we really going to sit back and watch Bree be taken?"

From their words we can learn that these people are the Dunedain tribe, once formed by the royal family of Arnor and their followers, and they usually guard the north of Eriador in secret.

"The Kingdom of Arno has disappeared. If the Territory of Shabad can bring stability, it can be a good choice."

replied Aragorn, their chieftain.

"But you should be the king of this land!" His men were somewhat indignant.

Aragorn waved his hand: "He who can protect people is a qualified king."

But he was smiling bitterly in his heart.

What's the use even if he wants to?

There are only more than twenty people here.

Even if we include the tribal warriors who are on their way, they are only a hundred people at most. How can they fight against the enemy's army of 3,000 people?

And... the king?
Aragorn laughed at himself. Although he was the only remaining descendant of the royal family of Arnor, he should be the heir to Gondor, the largest human kingdom, by virtue of his bloodline.

But Aragorn knew that he had nothing but a title, and he fell into self-deprecation and could not extricate himself.

Even though he was in love with Arwen, the elf of Rivendell, Aragorn still couldn't convince himself to take the step of becoming king when Arwen's father Elrond proposed that if he wanted to marry his daughter, he must first become the king of Gondor.

Thinking of this, Aragorn felt a little envious of Arthas, the Lord of Shabad. He had no noble blood, but he built up a huge family business with just one magic ring.

He is completely different from the current him. Although this kind of lord is usually very talented in the early stage and extremely foolish in the later stage, at least now Lord Arthas has indeed protected the stability of the area.

But Aragorn thought again of what Gandalf had told him about the Ringwraiths, and a shadow fell over his heart again.

Aragorn once changed his name and served the Kingdom of Rohan. When he was leading the army, he encountered the Ringwraiths. That was a tragic memory.

"We can't let him be corrupted and become a Ringwraith!" Aragorn thought to himself, and decided to pick a time to meet with the lord.

The gates of Bree were closed. Li Ming made no secret of his intentions and conquered the surrounding villages. The residents in the city had already heard the news.

The city was in chaos at this time, and people were having a heated discussion about whether to fight or surrender.

After Akshan's two rounds of speeches, Buli still failed to reach a consensus.

So Li Ming directly ordered an attack on the city.

Of course, I didn't use my full strength.

Although some people were tough on the outside, their bodies made the decision tacitly within less than ten minutes of the fight.

"My lord, Bree has surrendered!" General Akshan ran over to report.

"Okay, just handle it as usual."

Li Ming waved his hand as he had expected.

Along the way, he had harvested a large amount of fear energy, of which Bree contributed the most, and he certainly had no intention of resisting them.

Soon, all the important figures in Bree City were brought to Li Ming by Akshan.

"I came to Bree for only three things."

Li Ming raised three fingers.

"fair!"

"fair!"

"Still... fair!"

The nobles of Bree looked at each other in bewilderment; they had never encountered such a style of fighting before, and they were all a little confused.

Li Ming then explained: "I must be fair to my people and to different races. As long as anything enters my territory and abides by my laws, it will be protected by the law!"

This is Li Ming’s policy, which is very strict, but can really protect people.

Moreover, for Bree, the new lord did not break the tradition of peaceful coexistence between Bree and other races, so it also reduced resistance to a certain extent.

Because Bree is adjacent to the Shire, over a long period of time, Bree has become a city where humans and hobbits live together. Even the doors of the taverns in the city have communication windows specially set up for hobbits.

Although Bree has changed its owner, this tradition is still preserved. No matter what humans think, at least the Hobbits can accept it.

The reason why Li Ming attacked here was for the Hobbits.

He preserved the traditions of Bree precisely for the purpose of laying out the future plot of The Lord of the Rings.

If Frodo were to embark on the Fellowship of the Ring in the future, the first boss he would encounter would not be the Ringwraiths, but the great devil Li Ming.

Because Li Ming thought that although everything was going according to the plot now, Gandalf was already a reincarnation after all. Even if the previous things were in line with the plot, he estimated that Gandalf, the reincarnation, would not be able to fight the Balrog alone to cut off the retreat.

Therefore, Li Ming also had to take the initiative from the very beginning.

(End of this chapter)