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

Chapter 110 The Function of the Shadow Tree
After summoning the troops Latarn needed, Tanes ordered him, "You've seen the portal in the courtyard. Lonely Mountain is on the other side. I'll give you ten days to make the round trip. Lead your soldiers to Red Lion City and then return to Stonewell City, where you'll reach your destination through the portal."

Latarn thought for a moment and replied, "It won't take ten days. The Red Lions also possess the technology for teleportation. The stone tablet materials needed to build the portal are also available in Red Lion City... No, to prevent the materials from losing their effectiveness over time, I'll bring some from here."

Tanes said he would have someone prepare the materials Latan needed, but then he remembered something and frowned. "But soldiers can arrive quickly through the portal, but war equipment cannot. Even now, it will take several months to travel from Red Lion City to Lonely Mountain. Do you have any solution to this problem, Latan?"

Latarn replied, "Of course. Since I requested the use of these war machines, there must be a solution. Do you remember my gravity magic?"

Tanes nodded first, then suddenly said, "Are you planning to use gravity magic to lift those things up and fly over there?"

Latarn said, "About the same. I will reach my destination within a month."

Tanes asked caringly, "Do you have enough magic power to use gravity magic for such a long time? Do you need me to give you some magic recovery items?"

Latarn pondered for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement. "To ensure I can immediately join the battle upon arrival, please provide me with some magical supplies."

Tanes took out some star-speckled [Starlight Fragments] from his space backpack and said, "It's a pity that there are no craftsmen in the territory who can make a Dew Drop Holy Grail Bottle right now. Otherwise, I would definitely give you one."

[Starlight Fragments] are precious materials used in the Eternal City to make potions in the past. Tanes heard Melina introduce them to him. They are fragments of starlight that passed by in an instant.

After using it, magic power can be slowly restored, but the speed is very, very slow and cannot be used as an emergency recovery item.

But in the absence of any means of restoring magic power, having [Starlight Fragments] is better than having nothing.

When Latan saw these familiar [Starlight Fragments], a look of surprise appeared on his face. After saying thank you, he carefully took them from Tanes' hands, fearing that he would accidentally use too much force and crush these illusory fragments emitting blue light.

He put the fragments away and remained silent for a few seconds before asking, "The fact that you were able to obtain so many [Starlight Fragments] means you've met Lani—my sister, right? From what I remember, she loved these little trinkets related to the stars."

Tanes grew inexplicably nervous and quickly changed the subject to distract Ratan. "Since I've become the King of Elden in the Borderland, how could I not have met the Moon Princess, Lani? Anyway, you left something with me. It's time to return it to you."

Latan's attention was indeed attracted by Tanes' words, or to be more precise, by the two giant swords that suddenly appeared in his hands.

Each greatsword was as tall as an adult man, and even Tanes's strength was a bit of a struggle. The sword was forged from jet-black meteorite iron, and the blade, three palms wide, was covered with cracks like starbursts, like a lion's mane.

Latan couldn't hide his smile, and his golden pupils seemed to be looking at an old friend.

That was indeed his old friend, the weapon he had fought with throughout his life: the Star-Breaking Greatsword.

In his youth, Latan was famous for the legend of "Broken Star". The pattern on the sword is actually a gravity emblem, which was also carved by Latan when he was young.

"This is exactly what I long for." General Latan smiled rarely, his eyes as sharp as torches, staring intently at the Star-Breaking Sword in Tanes's hand, and slowly opened his broad and powerful palms.

The Star-Breaking Greatsword seemed to sense the call of its master, and the broad sword body trembled slightly. The patterns on the hilt seemed to come alive, flashing with a faint purple light, like a child who had been away from home for a long time finally seeing his father's arms, too excited to control himself.

Tanes understood and gently released his control over the Star-Breaking Sword.

In an instant, the giant sword seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, floating up into the air, drawing a graceful arc in the air, and flying steadily into Latan's hands.

The moment the hilt of the sword touched the palm, it seemed as if the two were one and fit together perfectly.

A powerful aura instantly emanated from Latan, announcing that the Star-Breaking Greatsword had finally returned to the hands of its original owner.

The moment he grasped the Star-Breaking Greatsword, Latan noticed something strange, because the feel was completely different from what he remembered.

He swung the sword lightly, and the sword broke through the air, bringing up bursts of fierce and unparalleled sword wind, whistling past.

However, at this moment, Latan let out a light "Huh", raised his eyebrows slightly, and was full of surprise.

He turned his gaze to Tanes, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and then he slowly held the Star-Breaking Sword upside down and handed it back to Tanes.

"Tanes, I must thank you for your meticulous care of this sword." Latarn's voice was low and powerful. "I can feel that it is sharper now than when it was in my hand, and the magic flows more smoothly through it. Although I am its former owner, I can also sense that it seems to be quite fond of you. You must have spent a lot of effort and money to forge it to this state... Are you really sure you want to return it to me?"

For a special weapon like the Star-Breaking Greatsword, Tanes naturally consumed forging stones and runes to strengthen it to the extreme.

Tanes waved his hand nonchalantly. "I'm accustomed to many weapons. This sword is nothing more than a mere ornament in my hands. Its true stage lies in your hands, where it can truly shine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tanes suddenly looked at Latarn from head to toe.

A trace of thought flashed across his eyes, and then he seemed to remember something and patted his forehead. "Hmm... I always feel like you're missing something. Oh, right! I forgot to summon your beloved horse. It just so happens that I haven't summoned Jeremiah and Freya yet, so I'll call them over later."

Latan has never been a coy person. Seeing that Tanes had no attachment to the Star-Breaking Greatsword, he no longer refused. He withdrew his hand and hung the sword steadily around his waist. The hilt of the sword tapped lightly against his belt, making a crisp metal collision sound.

After hearing Tanes' words, Latan solemnly expressed his gratitude to him again: "Thank you very much."

Tanes's gaze swept across the pairs of fiery eyes on the parade ground. The Red Lion Knights and the soldiers of the King's Army were staring at him and Latan, their eyes full of expectation and respect.

He chuckled and said jokingly, "Alright, I'll leave this place to your Red Lion Legion. Look at your soldiers, their eyes are full of things they want to say to you, so I, an outsider, won't get involved. I'll have Neferi Lu arrange for people to deliver the things you instructed. Now I have to go back to Lonely Mountain to inform our dwarven allies and tell them about our plans."

With Latan's farewell, Tanes turned and left, returning to the Golden Tree Courtyard.
Before summoning Jeremiah and Freya, Tanes did not forget his previous promise to Latan. He decided to try to summon the deceased Red Lion Knight Oga first.

But, can it really be summoned successfully?
After all, Oga is different from other creatures in the border area. He has long been confirmed dead and now only a wisp of soul remains.

Tanes really lacked confidence in this. After all, summoning the souls of the dead and resurrecting them was a somewhat fantastical thing.

But even so, you still have to try.

If he could really summon a special bone spirit like Oga, then there would be many more powerful bone spirits in his backpack waiting to be summoned.

Tanes pulled an object from his space backpack. It was a gray bell, palm-sized, densely engraved with inscriptions. It was these mysterious inscriptions that granted Tanes the ability to command the ash spirits into battle. The summoning of ash spirits was extremely limited; they could only be awakened from their slumber when a resurrection monument was nearby.

However, there is no such mysterious creation as the Resurrection Monument in Middle-earth, and Tanes does not understand the principle behind it. Therefore, the Resurrection Bell in Tanes's hand has never been used. Naturally, he gradually forgot it in the corner of his memory.

At this moment, his fingers gently stroked the inscriptions on the metal surface of the Soul Summoning Bell, and the uneven lines passed through his fingertips.

Tanes recalled that Melina had said that he was the bell-ringing servant of King Elden.

Although Tanes would use the Soul Summoning Bell every time he found that he could summon the ashes, he felt that he was not as bad as Melina said. After all, he defeated most of the enemies himself.

Tanes pulled himself out of his memories and gently suppressed the smile that unconsciously bloomed on the corner of his mouth when he thought of a certain girl.

"jingle--"

Then he slowly raised his hand and gently shook the bell in his hand.

The sound of the bells echoed in the courtyard of the Golden Tree, sending a summons to Oga's soul.

However, fate did not seem to favor Tanes's attempt. He observed intently, only to see that Oga's soul was still sleeping in the soul-summoning bell, with no sign of waking up.

At the same time, the golden tree did not respond to the bell, but quietly emitted a soft and sacred golden light.

"Sure enough, without the Resurrection Monument, it's impossible to awaken these souls..."

Tanes whispered to himself, his tone full of helplessness and regret.

He sighed softly, shook his head, and prepared to immerse his mind in the Elden Ring within the golden tree.

However, Tanes suddenly caught a glimpse of a strange gleam out of the corner of his eye, and his attention was instantly drawn to it.

"Shadow Tree?"

Tanes's surprise and astonishment burst out. The golden tree remained unresponsive, quietly emitting a golden glow, as if unresponsive to anything around it.

But the shadow tree that coexists with it has been gently flashing with black and gold light since the moment Tanes rang the bell.

If Tanes had not caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, he would have missed this strange vision.

Yes, the Shadow Tree is responsible for guiding souls back to the tree, and it should be the one that responds to the soul in the Soul Summoning Bell.

Tanes suddenly realized what was going on and immediately pointed the Soul Summoning Bell at the Shadow Tree and rang the bell again.

"jingle--"

The crisp ringing of bells echoed in the air.

This time, the trunk of the shadow tree became even darker, as if it was dyed by the night, and the black and gold blessing slowly flowed down from the branches like flowing streams.

At the same time, Oga's soul awakened from his slumber, a silver-gray soul-summoning bell floated out silently, and his tall and majestic figure appeared in front of Tanes.

The black and gold shadow blessing immediately enveloped Oga's soul, and Tanes' heart couldn't help but tighten.

Wait, are we going to return this soul to the tree?
He was about to cancel Oga's summons, but he found that the Shadow Blessing had completely flowed into Oga's soul, and the silver-gray spirit gradually turned into the same black and gold color.

Tanes suddenly discovered that the connection between Oga's soul and the summoning bell had been broken.

It’s over!

Tanes wailed in his heart, but he soon realized that after the Shadow Blessing dyed Oga's soul the same color, it did not take any further action.

The branches and leaves of the shadow tree swayed gently, as if soothing Tanes's anxiety, and as if conducting a silent communication with the golden tree.

After a moment, the golden tree finally responded, seemingly somewhat reluctantly.

It sent down a bright golden blessing, soaking Oga's soul in it. The golden blessing was like a warm glow, slowly flowing over Oga's soul, and the black and gold gradually gave way to gold.

Finally, when this soul gently landed in front of Tanes, it was no longer an illusory spirit, but a living person with flesh and blood. His body shone with the luster of the living in the golden blessed light.

However, what was a little embarrassing was that Oga was not wearing any armor or clothes at this time.

Although he was originally fully armed as a spirit, after being given a new body, he was not given clothes along with it.

Tanes' eyes widened. He never expected that the ashes of the spirit could actually be resurrected. What was even more unexpected was that the Shadow Tree played a role in all this.

While Oga was still asleep, Tanes quickly took out a set of Red Lion Knight armor with complete lining from his space backpack and threw it on the golden grass in front of Oga's feet without hesitation.

"For Lord Latan—! Follow me and charge towards those damned corrupted knights!!! Stop that woman Fenley at all costs!! We must not let her bring Marennia back to the Sacred Tree!!! Avenge the General!!"

Oga seemed to be awakened by the sound of armor falling to the ground. The first thing the strong man did after opening his eyes was to shout the name of General Latan, and with a roar before death, he punched Tanes.

Of course, Tanes did not let the other party off the hook. He easily caught Oga's fist and then threw it back next to the armor.

"Put on your armor, Oga," Tanes said unhappily. "I am not your enemy. Latarn is also waiting for your return."

Knight of the Red Lion:
(End of this chapter)