I reforged the glory of the magic ring in Middle-earth

Chapter 10: Oak's Night Raid

After hearing Tanis's words, Gandalf opened his mouth, his beard twitching, and finally he couldn't help but say, "If that evil dragon could be killed so easily, then the dwarves wouldn't have been displaced for hundreds of years, afraid to return to their homeland."

After listening to this, Tanes took off his White Wolf War Ghost Helmet and put it aside.

He took a breath of fresh air, then said seriously to Gandalf, who was studying him, "Just because the dwarves can't do it doesn't mean I can't, Gandalf. Although you may find it hard to believe, I have slain many flying dragons and ancient dragons, even the kings of these two races. If you need me, I can help you kill the evil dragon, even if it's just me alone."

Although they did not defeat each other in their heyday, even Tanes himself felt a little regretful about this.

But when he thought of the two battles with the [Ancient Dragon King] Platonshanks and the [Mad Dragon] Beile, even now, Tanes could feel the surge of emotion in his heart.

It was as if the red dragon thunder and flames were still tearing the sky and destroying the earth beside him.

Gandalf took a drag on his cigarette and asked, "Perhaps you do have the power to kill Smaug, Mr. Tanis. But can you guarantee that you can incapacitate him with one strike? Otherwise, Smaug, enraged, will vent his wrath on the humans living in Lake-town at the foot of Lonely Mountain."

He added, "And I don't know what the flying dragons and ancient dragons you killed in your homeland looked like. But Smaug, he was about one hundred and forty meters long. His scales were like steel, and he had flames that could burn a man to death in an instant."

Tanis listened quietly to Gandalf telling him about Smaug's characteristics. He did not become arrogant because he had killed many flying dragons and ancient dragons, and did not think that dragons were creatures that were easy to defeat.

No, quite the opposite.

Even when fighting with an ordinary flying dragon at the border, Tanes had to concentrate fully, otherwise he would be burned by dragon fire or crushed by dragon fangs if he was not careful.

The reason why he was able to kill so many flying dragons and ancient dragons was not only because of his own strength, but more importantly, Tanes did not lose the idea of ​​taking the enemy seriously.

At the border, never underestimate any enemy. This is the first lesson Tanes learned from blood.

After Gandalf finished speaking, he looked at Tanis who had fallen into silence and felt that he would no longer have the idea of ​​hunting Smaug alone.

As a result, Tanis came back to his senses and said something to Gandalf that surprised the wizard again.

Tanes said, "At over one hundred and forty meters, it is indeed larger than most of the enemies I would kill. However, the difference in size does not scare me. I promise you, Gandalf: if you need me to, I will use all my strength to kill it."

Gandalf glanced at Roger who was silent beside him, as if asking him if he had always been so brave.

Roger sensed Gandalf's inner thoughts and smiled. "Please understand, Tanis's courage is not recklessness. Quite the contrary. From what I've heard, he also feels fear when facing foes stronger than himself, but he always overcomes his fear and fights again and again, facing the challenge head-on until he defeats them."

There is fear ahead, but be fearless.

Roger witnessed in the Hall of the Round Table how Tanes went from being beaten to the point of being unable to fight back against the veteran Knight of the Round Table, Alperich, the "Mad Tongue," to skillfully defeating him.

Gandalf nodded with a smile and said, "It seems that I still know too little about you, Mr. Tanis. I accept your kindness and will seek your help when necessary. However, now is not the time to kill Smaug. I have not yet fully investigated the situation in the north. Besides, you and your friends should not be able to leave Minchirias for the time being, right?"

Tanis understood what Gandalf meant, that the golden tree outside the house still needed his protection, and without enough manpower, he really couldn't leave here.

"You are right, Gandalf," he said, as he poured various dried vegetables into the broth, which already smelled of the ham.

Gandalf said, "I already know your courage and determination. When the time is right, I will certainly find you and ask for your help."

Tanis smiled. "When you come here again, I promise you, Gandalf, everything will be different."

"I believe you too, so when can we enjoy the thick soup you cooked? Hobbits are always so particular about food, and what Bilbo prepared for you was carefully selected by him, which makes me a little greedy. In this quiet wilderness, drinking a bowl of hot vegetable soup and chatting with new friends, even the cold cannot dispel the warmth in my heart." Gandalf took over Tanis's words and then turned the topic to the food stewed in the pot.

This old man speaks in a really humorous way.

Tanes thought to himself.

He said, "It will take a while. The portion I prepared is enough for the four of us."

At this moment, Nepheli Lu's footsteps quickly approached here. She knocked on the wall, drawing the attention of the three people in the room to herself.

"There is filth in the wind that cannot be blown away. Something evil is approaching here." Nepheli Lu reminded Tanes while looking at the places in the city ruins where the light of the golden tree could not reach.

Tanes stopped cooking, looked at the vegetable soup in the pan that was almost done with some regret, collapsed the simple stove built with small stones, and extinguished the fire.

Then he and Roger looked at each other, stood up at the same time, took out their weapons, and walked out of the stone house to be on guard.

"Can you feel where the other party comes from?" Tanes put on the White Wolf War Ghost's helmet again and asked Neferi Lu.

Upon hearing this, Neferi Lu extended her right hand, holding the battle axe. The moonlight shone on the axe blade. She pointed the axe tip toward the east and north and said, "Here, and here, the wind carries a scent that makes me feel uncomfortable."

Roger, holding his staff in his left hand and his rapier in his right, asked, "Could it be some kind of beast?"

Gandalf happened to come out as well. After hearing Roger's question, he said, "Beasts in nature will not head towards the light at night, Mr. Roger. This is because it would expose them to the darkness, which means danger."

"Aww-wow-!"

At this moment, several chilling wolf howls suddenly resounded in the night sky. In the two directions pointed by Nepheli Lu, flocks of birds were startled from the city ruins occupied by trees.

Roger heard the howling and asked, "Is that the howling of wolves?"

Neferi Lu followed up his words, saying, "This sound doesn't sound like the howl of an ordinary wolf. These are more dangerous wolves. Roger, prepare your magic."

The expressions of Tanis and Gandalf became extremely solemn the moment they heard the wolf's howl.

Even beneath Tanes's solemn expression, there was a hint of pain.

Although Tanis was wearing the helmet of the White Wolf Warrior, Gandalf could sense the emotions emanating from him, so he said, "It seems you also understand what this howl means, Mr. Tanis."

Tanes' tone was filled with helplessness. "Yes, after all, I was attacked many times by these creatures and the orcs riding them on my way here."

Roger crossed his staff with his rapier, applying a magic damage buff to his rapier, and asked curiously, "This creature? Is it really not a wolf? And what is an orc?"

Gandalf couldn't help but stare a few more times at the blade of the rapier in Roger's hand, which was emitting a brilliant blue light. Then he said, "Of course they are wolves, but they are not ordinary wolves looking for food. They are Gundabad Wargs, loyal to darkness and evil."

Then Gandalf looked at Tanis and said, "The approach of the Wargs means that a large group of Orcs are approaching here. Were they seen when you came here?" Tanis thought for a moment and finally said, "Although I was not attacked by Orcs when I came to the ruins of the city, I encountered a group of Orcs earlier. I killed most of them and left. I'm afraid the Orcs who escaped found the main group and followed the trail that I didn't have time to clear."

Gandalf glanced at the golden tree that still shone brightly in the night, standing out among the dark ruins of the city.

He tactfully expressed this to Tanes: "Perhaps these orcs didn't follow your trail, but were drawn here by the light."

Tanis immediately understood that Gandalf was referring to the golden tree that glowed all the time and was too conspicuous at night, and he showed a headache expression.

Then Gandalf asked, "So, Mr. Tanis, is there any way you can control the brightness of this tree? Make it less noticeable."

Tanis replied helplessly: "I can't control that, Gandalf. It's the nature of the tree."

Gandalf opened his mouth, but could only sigh. Then he said, 'Then please give me a sharp sword, and let me help you in the fight. Judging by the sounds, there are more than fifty Orcs and Wargs in this pack.'

Neferi Lu heard Gandalf's request and looked over. "No, you should stay in the house. I can feel from the wind that those beasts are very dangerous. But I will keep you safe. It would be a shame for me to let an old man go to the battlefield."

Gandalf smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, kind warrior. But just as these are no ordinary wolves, I am no ordinary old man. Moreover, a wizard would never sit back and watch his friends being attacked by his enemies, and then hide behind them with a clear conscience."

Just as Neferi Lu was about to say something, Tanes pulled out a fully reinforced one-handed sword from his space backpack and handed it to Gandalf. He said to Neferi Lu, "Believe what he says, Neferi Lu. Besides, he is a spellcaster."

After Gandalf took the sword, Tanis came to Neferi Lu and whispered, "We just need to pay more attention to him when the time comes. I know many warriors who refuse to accept their age, but the facts prove that they have all been defeated by time."

Neferi Lu nodded imperceptibly: "I think so too."

With Gandalf's hearing, the whispers between Tanis and Neferi Lu were actually no different from speaking in his ear.

But after listening to it, he just smiled gently and didn't say much.

Gandalf's attention was drawn to the sword that Tanis had handed him. He observed the slender golden blade and murmured, "This is a magical sword full of holiness. How could you lend it to me so casually?"

Then Gandalf poured a small portion of his own magic power into it, and the whole sword emitted a golden glow, exactly the same as the brilliant golden light of the golden tree behind him.

The golden tree seemed to have sensed the presence of someone with similar power to itself. Gandalf could feel more golden light gathering on the sword, which was even brighter than before.

Tanes' voice echoed at this moment: "This sword is called the 'Ritual Straight Sword.' Its previous owner had some connection to the golden tree behind you, and it can condense the tree's power. Aren't you curious about the tree's power? I hope you can learn more about it through this sword."

The ceremonial straight sword is actually a pair of straight swords, but Tanis noticed that Gandalf always held his staff, so he gave him a separate one.

Gandalf stood beside Tanis with a standard sword-holding posture and said, "Then I must understand it carefully..."

But before he could finish his words, he asked with a strange look on his face, "Wait, what are you doing?"

Gandalf saw Tanis take out a pile of stones that sparkled with sky blue light from somewhere, and he could feel the unstable magic in them.

[Azalea pyroxene], this is exactly the little gadget that Tanes took out from his space backpack.

"This is a wonderful tool we will use later. There are too many enemies, and we have to think of a way. I don't like facing a large group of enemies without any preparation, but those large-scale killing spells will destroy the surrounding terrain. This is where the golden tree is, and I don't want to mess it up. Roger, come and help me bury these stones in the direction they are coming from." Tanes said, calling Roger to come and help.

As Roger walked over, he was also a little surprised and said: "Where did you get so much rhododendron pyroxene? Did you rob those rhododendrons?"

"Well, it's okay if you understand it that way," Tanes replied.

Tanes was responsible for digging the pits, and Roger was responsible for infusing his magic power into the rhododendron pyroxene. Then, he dug a pit for each rhododendron pyroxene, ensuring that when the wargs stepped on it, it would bring them a "surprise" they had never seen before.

Gandalf watched the impending battle of Tanis while he stuck his butt out and dug traps like planting carrots.

He looked at Neferi Lu, his eyes seemed to ask: Has he always been like this?
Neferi Lu didn't know what to say. She gestured a few times with her hands before finally lowering them. "Anyway, everything he did proved to be useful in the end. That's why those who frequently battled him have become accustomed to Tanes' seemingly bizarre behavior."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tanes and Roger quickly buried the rhododendronite in the soil.

At this time, Tanis walked towards Neferi Lu and Gandalf again, and said with some regret, "If they hadn't moved so quickly, I would have liked to dig a little more."

Roger smiled bitterly after hearing this. "If you bring on more, my magic power will be drained away by these azalea pyroxenes before we even fight."

Tanes simply patted Roger on the shoulder, and then, under Gandalf's curious gaze, he took out five or six cracked pots emitting golden lightning from his space backpack.

He had previously used two thunder pots to rescue the dwarves he encountered, so Tanes thought that the thunder pots might be of great effect against this group of orcs and wargs.

It’s a pity that he didn’t have enough materials to make a thunder and lightning kettle, otherwise he could have taken out more thunder and lightning kettles.

Tanes divided the Thunder Pot equally between Nepheli Lu and Gandalf. He then briefly explained how to use it to Gandalf, who had never used it before, and then reminded him, "Remember to throw it where there are many enemies. Don't throw it too close, or you and your teammates will be easily blown up."

Gandalf still held his staff and ceremonial sword, so he could only fold his arms to hold the three thunder pots Tanis had given him in front of his chest. He said, "This is the first time I've seen such a complicated fighting method."

Tanis narrowed his eyes, because in the darkness he could hear the deep roars of the wargs. He replied, "Complicated? No, you will love this way of fighting. Believe me, Gandalf."

　Well, I'm here to ask for some recommendation votes and monthly tickets? (The tough guy kneels down)

　　The size of Smaug I quoted is the movie version, which is 140 meters long.

　　The Ancient Dragon King in the magic ring is 24.5 meters tall, and the Mad Dragon is 37 meters tall.

　　The general size of other ancient dragons is 40 meters, and the big ancient dragon in the royal city is 310 meters in size.

　　Dragon Queen Guior is 262 meters (the largest enemy known to be able to attack and kill in the game)

　　Of course, size doesn't tell the whole story.

　　What's more, the dark abandoned child Esti is also more than 100 meters in size and has also been eliminated by the protagonist.

　　Therefore, when the protagonist heard Gandalf say that Smaug was 140 meters long, he realized that he was different from the ancient dragons and flying dragons he had killed before, and there was also a golden tree that needed to be protected, so he did not rush over.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)