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

Chapter 117 Taking advantage of the situation
Bard naturally knew that the fat mayor who liked to exploit the residents of Long Lake Town had actually had his soul enslaved by Smaug and become a puppet of the evil dragon.

But he only knew that the fat mayor's activities with Oak were stopped by Tanes and others, but he had not had time to find out what the specific activities were.

Therefore, when Bard learned from Tanis and Gandalf that a group of Orcs had ambushed Lake Town, he was also shocked.

But Bard didn't complain quietly. Instead, he asked loudly, "Are the equipment of those Orcs you killed still there?"

Tanes said he didn't know, then looked at Bernal. He remembered that Bernal was responsible for this matter.

Bernard shrugged and said, "Originally, I wanted to throw them all into the lake, but those dwarves in Thorin's team, what were their names... Oh, yes, Dori, Ori, and Nori, the three of them said that those scraps of copper and iron could be melted down into iron ingots and sold for a lot of money, so they asked me to take off the armor. I didn't want to bother, so I let them take it off themselves and then threw the bodies into the lake. As for the armor, you have to ask Thorin if he knows."

Thorin was also stunned: "Did the three brothers Dori do this?"

Then he frowned and looked at Bard. "But why are you asking about the Orcs' equipment? The equipment worn by the Lake-town guards may not be as good as our dwarven soldiers, but it is still much better than the Orcs' ragtag equipment."

Bard explained helplessly, "I don't want to give the armor to the guards of Long Lake Town. I want them to disguise themselves as orcs led by Bolger."

Tanes' eyes lit up. "That's a good idea. Azog doesn't realize I've killed his son yet, and he still believes Lake Town is under their control. According to Bard's suggestion, we can clear out an area in Lake Town ahead of time, lure the orcs in, and then surround and kill them."

Bard nodded. "As Tanes said, I do think so. However, there are three problems with this plan that need to be improved. First, how can we be sure that this is not a conspiracy set up by Azog? Second, is the orc armor that the fat mayor brought into Lake Town still there? Third, after the first two problems are solved, what if the number of orcs chasing Dain's remnants is too large, and the Lake Town guards and Dain alone cannot destroy them all? What should we do?"

Gandalf paused for a moment, then said, "I don't think this is a plot by Azog, for the information he gave in his letter to Bolger was not a disguise. And given Smaug's aloof character, he probably couldn't even tell an Orc apart."

Thorin said dissatisfiedly: "You humans just like to think too much and miss many opportunities. Regardless of whether Azog knows about the situation in Long Lake Town, we have to go to support Dain, right? As for the armor of those orcs, I will go back and ask Dori and others. It would be better if we can destroy the orcs chasing Dain, but don't forget that our goal is to support the remnants of Dain, not to eliminate those orcs. As for the number of orcs, you don't have to worry. If Dain hadn't been ambushed by Azog, those orcs would not be the opponent of the dwarves of the Iron Hills. I will also lead my people."

Bard resisted the urge to roll his eyes at the dwarf and complained in his heart: It's easy for you to say, but in the end it's our Long Lake Town guards who have to be dispatched. If it really is a trap, it's the Long Lake Town guards who will suffer losses.

Tanis raised his head and said to Gandalf, "How about this? I'll go to the Golden Tree now. Although I can't bring an army, if I just want to support Dain, I can still bring this many people."

Now it was Thorin's turn to have his eyes light up. "Soldiers of the Golden Tree! That's great!"

Tanes waved his hand and said, "Don't expect me to bring many soldiers with me. I'm very short of manpower right now. I was already at my limit by promising to send you a regular army."

This statement is true. The last time Tanes went back, he had already used up most of the souls he had collected and the golden blessings accumulated by the golden tree.

There is no way, it is really not enough, there is a shortage of manpower everywhere.

When Tanes was summoning Red Lion soldiers for Latarn, Kenneth Hyde came privately and cried that Hyde Fortress needed more King's Army soldiers, otherwise, the Golden Tree's territory had expanded so much, and he wished he could split the soldiers in his fortress into three.

After Tanes finally managed to appease Kenneth Hyde and he left, Edgar came over secretly and kowtowed three times when he saw him kneeling. This frightened Tanes so much that he thought his daughter Irena had gone crazy and committed suicide to apologize.

As a result, Tanes was aware that he was furious with Dian, and when he asked, he found out that Edgar also came to ask him for help.

Because Moren City is larger than Hyde Fortress, there are more things to be responsible for.

What Edgar wants is not even just soldiers, but normal residents as well.

He said that many places in the Golden Tree's territory are now empty and no one lives there, but they have to send soldiers to patrol, so the pressure is very high.

Moreover, Edgar also said that his daughter Irena and Miss Roderica, the spirit trainer summoned by Tanes, only have four hours of rest time a day, including eating and sleeping, and are almost always busy.

Because they are mainly responsible for mediating minor frictions and conflicts caused by different customs between the locals in the border areas and foreign humans, elves, dwarves, etc., this not only requires them to learn many customs of the Middle-earth races and tell their compatriots, but also to tell the customs and culture of the border areas to the people in Middle-earth.

It was already quite busy, but the territory occasionally had hybrids returning from Longdedale to deliver supplies. Those hybrids and the nobles of the original border region had a bad relationship, and although Tanes' orders prevented them from fighting, a few insults were certain to occur.

This will require Roderica and Irena to mediate again, and they are almost becoming the designated mediation ambassadors of the Golden Tree.

Edgar felt sorry for his daughter and was also concerned about Roderica, a sensible girl of the same age as his daughter, so he begged Tanes to send more people to help.

Tanes sighed and said that he understood. After Edgar finally left, he thought that he could finally summon all the Red Lion soldiers first. Then he turned around and saw Nepheli Lu walking towards him without saying a word.

Nepheli Lu did not cry like Kenneth Hyde, or kneel down and kowtow like Edgar.

She just said, "There's a shortage of manpower everywhere in Stonewell City. Get me more." Then she left Tanes alone in the courtyard, disheveled in the wind, and left.

This is also the reason why after summoning Oga, Tanes immediately summoned Oreg and Ingwill and sent them to Neferi Lu.

So after saying goodbye to Gandalf and the others, Tanis returned to Stonevale through the portal. Without waiting for him to speak, Nepheli Lu helplessly said, "Latan has already set out with the Red Lion Army. I can only give you five Storm Riders and 5 Storm Troopers at most. Any more will be a problem for the defense of Stonevale and the surrounding areas. However, the crossbows, flamethrowers, and other such devices are in the warehouse. You can take them if Latan hasn't already cleared them out."

"Enough, enough." Tanes nodded repeatedly, then took these people back to Long Lake Town.

He originally thought that Nepheli Lu could only give him a few Storm Knights, but he didn't expect it to be a pleasant surprise.

(End of this chapter)