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

Chapter 108 [Star-Breaking General] Latarn
The location of Red Lion City was chosen near the Greywater River east of Minchirias. If you go south along the waterway, you can reach the port of Longdale in less than two days.

In this way, the port of Longdedale where the hybrids live will no longer be isolated and helpless.

If they really encounter an attack that they cannot handle, Red Lion City can provide support quickly.

Similarly, if Red Lion City is attacked, the hybrids in Longdale Port can also quickly provide support.

Although Tanes doesn't think Red Lion City needs support after being attacked...

Unless he later summons [Valkyrie] Marennia or [King of Blessing] Mungot, they will confront Latan again.

But Tanes would definitely not let this happen.

If there were anyone near where Tanes decided to summon the Red Lion City, they would see a huge war-torn city rising suddenly with a golden light.

As the golden light faded, the city wall built of dark red sandstone stood tall on the earth.

The city walls were covered with lava-like cracks, with a golden-red glow seeping from the cracks. Broken arrow towers and bronze cannons were frozen in various places in the city, as if time had been paused.

Twelve faded brown battle flags still fluttered on the city walls, the remaining lion emblems on the flags scorched by the flames.

The battlements of the city wall were filled with broken lances, with dry ceremonial ribbons wrapped around the lance shafts. It seemed as if one could still hear the roars and fighting of the soldiers on the day of the festival.

The Red Lion City is like a sleeping lion, lying here, waiting for the return of its master.

On the Tanes side, as the Red Lion City was successfully summoned to the land of Minchirias, the name of [Star-Breaking General] Latan also lit up as promised.

Tanes' mind was immersed in it, and he chose to summon Latan without any hesitation.

In the Stonewell courtyard, the moment Tanes confirmed the summoning of Latan, the twin golden trees suddenly burst out with a dazzling glow, but in the next breath they burst into purple light.

A strange amethyst-colored light is floating in the dazzling golden light. If you look closely at the leaping purple light, you will find spider-web-like spatial cracks floating on the edge of each ray of light.

It was as if countless transparent fangs were gnawing at the curtain of reality, twisting the light into a broken kaleidoscope, and even the shadows of the trees cast on the ground were torn into fragmented ripples.

But in the end, the gold color overshadowed the purple, and the entangled yellow and purple light condensed into a human figure like a hill, and finally landed in front of Tanes.

The light faded, and [Star-Breaking General] Latan appeared in the courtyard of Stonewell City. His huge body blocked the light shining on Tanes, casting a shadow over him.

Tanes just stood quietly in front of Latan, looking at him with his head raised, without saying a word.

The pressure of the shattered stars seeped out from the cracks in Latan's heavy golden armor. Compared with Tanes's body, Latan's body seemed as tall as a mountain.

The eyes he looked down at Tanes were like molten gold, with stars that never fell burning in the depths of his pupils. His sword-like eyebrows slanted into his temples, his long fiery red hair was tied up with a golden hairband, and his red lion helmet made him look like a real lion with bared fangs and claws.

Latan also looked at the other person silently, crossing his arms across his chest.

The two of them faced each other for a long time, and the air seemed to be frozen between them.

It was unknown how much time had passed until the sun set, the moon rose, and the golden tree's radiance once again shone upon the two of them. Only then did Latarn ask in a deep voice, "How long are you going to stand here with me? Summon me!"

Wait, he can talk?
A hint of surprise flashed in Tanes' eyes, and he blurted out: "Can you communicate?"

Then he saw the speechless look in Latarn's eyes. The other party sighed heavily and said, "Did you originally intend to summon a madman who had lost his mind?"

Tanes coughed awkwardly. "Because I summoned you from Red Lion City, not the you resurrected by Michaela. So I assumed your mind would still be in a frenzy due to the influence of the Crimson Corruption. I had planned to summon you, have a fierce battle with you, and then use the Golden Tree to suppress the Crimson Corruption in your body... but it seems that's not the case?"

Latarn stretched his body, his golden lion armor rustling as his shoulder armor rose and fell. "I don't understand what happened to you or what you went through, but now that my body is free of that annoying crimson corruption, I feel much more relaxed."

He then raised his head, gazing at the moon in the night, which retained its own hue even under the glow of the golden tree. He spoke, "Come to think of it, although my memory is a little hazy, it seems that during your summoning, besides the golden tree, I first encountered someone. It seems that this person removed the scarlet corruption within me, and only then did my consciousness emerge and condense into a physical form within the blessing of you, the golden tree."

"Then you looked at me with hostility, without saying anything, and just stared at me for hours."

Tanes waved his hand: "That last sentence is completely unnecessary."

Latan turned around in the courtyard, his back to Tanes, and stared at the golden tree. Then he turned back and asked in a deep voice, "This golden tree... I didn't expect you to acknowledge the existence of the Shadow Tree. This alone is different from the borderland. You, the Nameless Faded One, who defeated me countless times and never feared or succumbed to my power, why did you become the King of Elden and accept this mess?"

Tanes answered without hesitation, his tone firm, "It is for the people of the borderlands that I became the King of Elden."

Latan's expression remained unchanged after hearing this. "That's what Chief Blood Knight Monger said to you before his death, right?... You don't need to refute anything. I don't mean to deny you. As long as you firmly believe in the path you're on and continue on it, there's no need to explain it to others."

Tanes shrugged: "I know it without you telling me."

Then he looked at Latarn hesitantly and asked, "So you still want to fight me?"

Latarn simply shook his head: "My memory has already told me, your skills need no further explanation, and there is no need to prove them to me again."

To summarize: You’ve beaten me so many times and I’ve always won, I’m not stupid.

Tanes then said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go to the city lord's hall. Speaking of which, since you don't want to fight me again, why didn't you tell me directly when you were summoned?"

Latarn was silent for a moment. "At that moment, a lot of memories suddenly flooded into my brain. I didn't have time to speak."

Tanes: "Okay... follow me."

So Latan followed behind Tanes, and every step his huge body took caused the ground to tremble slightly.

"Is this the city of Stonewell? Could it be that the timid guy Greg has been summoned before me?" Latan looked at the buildings in the city and identified where this place was, and asked Tanes.

However, when he mentioned the name "Grek", Tanes could hear the disdain in Latan's voice.

Then Tanes remembered that he had seemingly forgotten that Stonewell City had another master named [Limb Removal] Greg. Even though he was a demigod, he had been subconsciously ignored by Tanes. Greg was truly unfortunate.

After summoning Latan's army, if there is still enough Golden Blessing left, summon Greg as well.

After all, Greg is a demigod in the border area. He should be able to lead the support troops, right?

Tanes thought about it and replied, "No, the current owner of Stonewell City is a descendant of the Storm King, named Neferi Lu, and is also the current acting lord of the Golden Tree."

There was confusion on Latarn's face, and it was obvious that he had never heard of this name.

Tanes introduced her succinctly: "She and I have always fought side by side, facing the axe of [First King] Ge Fulei."

Latan immediately understood the other party's strength and couldn't help but praise her: "Then she must be an extremely outstanding warrior."

Along the way, many storm knights and maids noticed the situation on Tanes' side, and started talking about it after the two left.

After all, it is difficult not to pay attention, after all, Latan's huge body is like a moving hill.

"If I'm not mistaken, the little giant beside Lord Tanes is General Latarn, known as the strongest demigod in the borderland?"

"Red hair, golden lion armor, and that massive body, you guessed it right, it must be General Latarn."

"Oh, that's going to be difficult."

"What's so difficult? Why do you look so lost?"

"Since Lord Tanes has summoned General Latarn, the Red Lions will definitely be the chosen army for this expedition."

Latan watched as the patrolling soldiers and cleaning maids saluted them and said, "You truly hold a very important place in their hearts."

Isn’t it? In their eyes, I am the incarnation of the golden tree that can walk and communicate.

Tanes exchanged a few polite words and then entered the city lord's hall.

At this time, everyone else in the city lord's hall had left and returned to their posts.

Only Nepheli Lu and Kenneth Hyde were inside, as they needed to discuss matters related to food and fodder.

"General La, General Latan... Hello, I really didn't expect you to come here safely. Lord Tanes really did it, it's really the blessing of the golden tree." Kenneth Hyde saw the huge figure behind Tanes, and after a brief surprise, he immediately resumed his noble demeanor and greeted Latan elegantly and politely.

Latarn's golden eyes looked over and nodded slightly to Kenneth Hyde. "Ah, Mr. Kenneth Hyde, it's a pleasure to meet you again here. Are you still working on getting demihumans to help you do things?"

Kenneth Hyde nodded proudly. "Of course! General Latarn! Lord Tanes has also summoned some demihumans, and it turns out they can do a lot. Our previous views on demihumans were clearly flawed."

Neferi Lu interrupted Kenneth Hyde's excited words and said, "Alright, let's talk about these things later. Tanes brought General Latan here, obviously he has something more important to explain."

Tanes introduced: "She is the Nepheli Lu I mentioned before."

Latan nodded. Seeing no seats in the City Lord's Hall that fit his size, he simply stood there. "So, why did Tanes summon me here? Is there a formidable enemy he also finds formidable, or is he simply playing house with a borderland reunion?"

Neferi Lu shook her head: "Neither. Let Tanes explain it to you himself."

After Latarn's gaze fell upon him, Tanes pointed to the spread-out map of Middle-earth on the Speaker's table. "For some reason, our allies are about to face a war. Apart from us, they are isolated and helpless. Therefore, we must also face a support battle. I summoned you because of your ability in military command. I hope you can lead your Red Lion Legion to support our allies and fight this war."

When Latan saw the map on the chairman's table, his eyes lit up. He stepped to the side of the chairman's table and leaned over, eagerly memorizing the pattern on the map.

Before he became a demigod, he was a general.

There was no way Latarn could turn down the opportunity to make a name for himself in the New World.

So he asked Tanes a series of questions: "Who are the enemies? What is the source of their power?"

Tanes pointed to the Lonely Mountain on the map and replied, "The enemy is a creature called Orcs. Their individual combat capabilities are very weak, similar to our auxiliary troops. But there are a lot of them, really a lot. In addition, there is a dragon that can fly around in the sky and breathe fire. I believe this dragon is the main problem we have to face."

Latarn sneered, "Giant dragon? Is it a flying dragon or an ancient dragon? It doesn't matter. Whether it's a flying dragon or an ancient dragon, it has to lie on the ground obediently in front of me."

Tanes warned, "Neither. It's a giant dragon from this world. From what I know, it's about 140 meters long, and its dragon flame can easily melt steel."

Latan nodded. Even though he despised the dragon, he actually took it very seriously in his heart.

After all, it is a dragon, not a cat or dog that can be slaughtered at will.

He said, "I have noted it. What else? What are the numbers and distribution of the Orcs? What are their weaknesses? What is the terrain like? Are there any positions that could give us an advantage?"

"What's the status of our soldiers? Do we have enough supplies and support?"

"What is the weather and environmental factors like on Lonely Mountain? Will they affect the operations?"

"What is our strategic goal? Is it to help our allies eliminate the enemy, or to capture a key stronghold? If it's the former, should we destroy the enemy's main force first, or cut off their supply lines first?"

"By the way, are there any other forces that might intervene? Are they friends or enemies? What impact will they have on the battle?"

"Of course, more importantly, if the operation fails, what is our retreat plan? Soldiers following orders may not consider the consequences of failure, but as commanders, we must consider this. I won't blindly assume that we will definitely win. Thinking in the worst-case scenario can prevent many soldiers from sacrificing their lives in vain."

Latarn's barrage of questions made Tanes' head spin. He quickly said, "Stop, stop, wait a minute. Let's ask one question at a time and I'll explain it to you slowly."

(End of this chapter)