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

Chapter 18 Nobles and Teachers (1000 Collections Thank You!!!)

Hundreds of Orcs and Wargs?
Although the strength of those orcs and wargs is average, their numbers are still a bit annoying.

Tanes felt that orcs were like cockroaches. Killing them was no different from stepping on cockroaches, but the same cockroaches would be found in the same place again a few days later.

This is the situation with Oaks. After killing one batch, another batch appears out of nowhere.

Tanis thought of this and gave Fili, Kili, and Dwalin an apologetic look. "If Fili is right, then the orcs hiding in the ruins must have discovered all of our wagons entering the ruins. I'm sorry to have put you in danger."

Then he said in a firm tone: "But please rest assured, no dwarf friend will be harmed until all of us from the Golden Tree have died on the battlefield."

But to Tanis's surprise, Fili, Kili, and Dwalin, the three dwarves, looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Dwalin laughed heartily and said, "What are you talking about, Mr. Tanes? We dwarves are not cowards who hide behind our friends and watch them fight. Thorin has sent us to guard you, and we will fulfill this duty until we return."

Fili and Kili waited until Dwalin finished speaking, then nodded vigorously at the same time.

Fili crossed his arms and said fearlessly, "These Orc scum have the blood of my kin on their hands. I will personally use my axe to teach those cowardly Orcs a lesson and avenge my kin."

Qili followed suit, "And my bow and arrow!"

After the dwarf brothers finished speaking, Dwalin continued, "But I need to tell the people who came with the wagon about the orcs' planned attack. They may not be professional warriors, but they are determined to kill orcs."

Tanes nodded. "Well, that's fine. Neferi Lu, take Fili and the other three to the carriage first. By the way, why don't I see Roger? What is he doing?"

Neferi Lu said, "It's his turn to be on guard at the outpost today. You'll see him when you get inside."

Tanes said a few more words to Philip and the other three, said goodbye to them and went into the outpost.

As he approached, he heard Roger's happy voice coming from a watchtower: "I saw those carriages. Thank you for traveling such a long distance these days, Tanes."

"Although I really want to tell you what happened on the road and how hospitable the dwarves are, unfortunately I don't have free time now. The Orcs may attack at any time, and I will explain the specific situation to you in detail later. Roger, let the soldiers in the outpost be vigilant from now on, and two groups will take turns to stand guard on the watchtower." Tanes raised his head and spoke to Roger quickly.

Roger's originally relaxed expression turned serious, and he said to Tanes, "I will always pay attention to the movements in the distance."

"I leave it to you. By the way, I've also found an apprentice for you, you'll see him later."

Tanes nodded and continued to walk quickly towards the golden tree, leaving Roger alone with his eyes wide open.

Wait, what does it mean you found me an apprentice?
Roger wanted to open his mouth several times to ask what was going on, but when he saw that Tanes's hurried steps towards the golden tree did not seem fake, he finally suppressed his questions in his stomach.

Anyway, he said we would see each other later.

As for Tanes, the reason why he was in a hurry to come to the golden tree was because Nepheli Lu just said that when he was away, two more groups of orcs who attacked at night were destroyed and the golden tree absorbed their souls.

Therefore, Tanes believed that the Golden Tree should be able to summon again.

"I haven't seen you for ten days. You've grown a lot bigger." Tanes came to the golden tree that was emitting a soft golden light. He looked at the trunk that was twice as big as before he left, and gently stroked it and said.

When the Golden Tree heard Tanes' words, it seemed very happy, like a child who was praised and commended by his father.

Tanes felt the emotions coming from the tree trunk, and couldn't help but smile faintly. Even the irritation caused by the possibility of the orcs attacking at any time was alleviated a little.

On the surface of the tree trunk touched by his palm, the golden multi-ring shape of the Elden Ring gradually emerged.

The moment Tanes came into contact with the Elden Ring, his mind was immersed in it, and the scene of the familiar border area emerged in his mind again.

Sure enough, compared to when he left, the reserves of blessings were much greater.

It seems that not only does it absorb the souls of the two attacking Orcs, but the growth of the Golden Tree itself can also accumulate blessings that can be used to summon units at the border.

Tanes calmed down. Fili had reminded him before that this night raid was most likely a major attack by the Orcs on the land of Minchirias, and the number of enemies must be over a hundred.

This number will not be a problem for Tanes for the time being. The Holy Spear of Mongwen has proved that the weapon he used to clear the miscellaneous soldiers along the way at the border can still be used normally, and the storm caused by Neferi Lu is also a good tool for clearing the miscellaneous soldiers.

The problem now is that although the combat power on our side is very strong, even overwhelming the Orcs and Wargs, the number is too small.

Even if we count the dwarves like Fili, there are less than thirty people in total.

In other words, our side can only passively defend and cannot take the initiative to attack.

What's more, among these people, only himself, Fili, Kili and Dwalin can fight on horseback.

but……

Tanes thought about the ponies that the dwarves rode, then compared the size difference between the wolves and the ponies, and silently crossed them off the list of people to fight on horseback.

Moreover, their ponies were not specially trained for war, and they could not move flexibly in this land full of ruins and trees. Moreover, Tanes felt that these poor horses would panic and lose control when they heard the howl of the warg or smelled the scent of the warg.

Fili and Kili had told Tanes that dwarves only rode ponies that were suitable for their height when they went on long journeys.

If it comes to war, the dwarves raise a kind of large goat with a ferocious temperament and strong physique, which is their true war mount.

There was no way the Orcs could attack, but it would also be difficult for Tanes and his men to chase them out and kill them all.

As I said, the Orcs are like cockroaches that can never be completely eradicated. They will suddenly pop up from time to time to disgust us.

Thinking of this, Tanes understood why Fili always looked unhappy when talking about Oak.

Tanes has decided that once he has gathered enough people, he must completely wipe out the Oaks from all of Minsilias.

But for the next attack by the Orcs, Tanis could only destroy as many of the Orcs' forces as possible.

If only Neferi Lu's Storm Eagles were there, they would be able to quickly pursue the fleeing Orcs.

Tanes thought with some regret in his heart, and the image of the border area in his mind rotated with his thoughts, and finally stopped at the dark name of Storm Eagle.

He seemed to hear the cry of the storm eagle and the hook sword with a cold glow in its claws.

Unfortunately, summoning the Storm Eagle requires summoning the Stonewell City together.

But Tanes did not give up. Another creature emerged in his mind - the flying dragon Yakir.

It turns out that the summoning condition for the flying dragon Yakir is to summon the entire Yakir Lake and the village south of the lake together in order to unlock it.

With the current blessing reserves of the golden tree, the village south of Yakir Lake can be summoned, but it will not be enough to summon the Yakir Lake, which has a shallow water level, all at once.

This made Tanes feel a little itchy. It was obvious that there was no restriction on bringing things from the border area to Middle-earth. As long as there was enough blessing reserve, he could summon them.

However, the huge amount of blessings consumed by summoning these things made Tanes frown.

However, Tanes quickly relaxed his frown, for he knew that rebuilding the border was a slow and arduous task, and that impatience would only lead him further down the path of haste. Perhaps one day in the future, he would plunge into an abyss of no return, along with his hometown.

So he shifted his attention away from Yakir's name and began to scan the buildings or people that could be summoned.

When Tanes discovered that a certain person who was very important to him and the inn she was in could be summoned, his peripheral vision inadvertently swept across a huge building with its name lit up, indicating that it could be summoned.

This made Tanes look over quickly, and the image of the fortress appeared in his mind.

It was a military fortress located at the border, backed by the sea, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Behind it lay the vast blue sea. Like roaring beasts, the waves crashed against the solid rocks again and again, stirring up white foam. Above the fortress, flocks of seagulls circled, emitting sharp, piercing cries. Their shadows cast erratic shadows across the blue sky and white clouds.

Outside the fortress, the soldiers of King Grek's army, clad in uniform iron armor and armed with spears, greatswords, and tower shields, engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the short but exceptionally agile demihumans. The demihumans, clad in tattered cloth, resisted stubbornly, braving the bolts fired from the crossbows mounted on the towers.

In the most open area of ​​the fortress, the corpse of a gigantic demi-human queen lay.

Her body, three meters long, now lay silent on the cold, hard earth. The blood flowing from the demi-human queen seemed like the veins of the earth, seeping deep into the soil and causing the surrounding roses to bloom in a strange crimson.

The stone platform looked particularly bleak in the shadow of the platform above the fortress.

A knight wearing the armor of the Grek King's Army was standing there, slowly putting his blood-stained knight's sword back into the scabbard.

The wind on the platform was not strong, but it was enough to make the knight's red cloak flutter gently like a blood flower.

[Hyde Fortress], this is the name of this military fortress.

If it is summoned, not only can the king's army of a fortress be supplemented, but there is also no need to worry about being harassed by the orcs all day long.

After all, they couldn't breach the fortress walls unless they planned to bring siege engines.

If the Orcs had indeed brought siege engines, Tanes would have laughed out loud, for it would have greatly slowed the Orcs' movement, and given him a chance to annihilate these troublesome Orcs.

In addition, a friend of his who is also a subordinate of Storm King Neferi Lu can also unlock his summoning after being summoned in Hyde Fortress.

Kenneth Hyde, a noble from the Golden Tree faction stationed at Hyde Fortress.

A good old man with short golden hair and beard, full of old-school royal style and a commitment to keeping his promises.

The brass dagger that Tanis had given to Bilbo was the reward given to him by Kenneth Hyde when he helped Bilbo recapture Hyde's Fortress when they were still unfamiliar with each other at the border.

Originally, Tanes felt that he had worked hard to kill the rebellious knight commander and recapture the fortress for the other party, but in the end he was given a dagger that had no lethality and was not worth much.

Later, Tanes learned from Melina that the dagger given to him by Kenneth Hyde was one of the symbols carried by the members of the Golden Tree royal family.

The other party was telling all the nobles within the Golden Tree's sphere of influence that Tanes was a distinguished guest with close ties to the royal family.

It’s a pity that the magic circle at the border was broken, and Tanes never met a mentally normal golden tree noble in the end.

Tanis gave the dagger to Bilbo with the same intention.

Although he had only been with the Hobbit for a day and a night, his optimism, sincerity and hospitality made it easy for Bilbo to have a good impression of him.

As for Kenneth Hyde, Tanes believed that he was one of the people who had to be summoned.

Although he did not have the military strength like Neferi Lu, nor could he use magic like Roger, one thing that neither Neferi Lu nor Roger could replace Kenneth Hyde was that the other was a politician.

It would be more accurate to say that there are only a few people who can convince the Asians in the border area, and that only Kenneth Hyde is one of them.

This shows that he really has some ability.

Moreover, Tanes can now feel more and more that this land is different from the border area after the Ring of Magic was broken.

At the border area after the magic ring is broken, there are not many normal people communicating with you, so you just need to draw your sword and chop them away.

But in Middle-earth, Tanis found that the border area approach did not work, so he needed more talents like Kenneth Hyde to help him.

As Tanes was thinking, the golden tree seemed to sense his intentions and gently shook its branches, as if having a silent conversation with him.

Countless golden rays of light spread from the tree trunks like a surging tide, enveloping the entire outpost in a golden halo. They intertwined in the air and on the ground, forming a vast golden net that gradually spread outward, accompanied by slight earthquakes.

The slight tremors in the ground did not disturb the sacred tranquility; instead, it was like the whisper of the golden tree. Far from alarming the surrounding Grek soldiers, they all turned toward the golden tree, silently praying.

Eventually, a large military fortress with walls eight meters high, an internal diameter of one hundred meters, and equipped with lathe crossbows replaced the original outpost's location.

The previous outpost was under the control of Tanes and was located about a hundred meters away from the fortress.

In addition to this brand new Hyde Fortress, an inn that had also been blessed and repaired appeared between the outpost and Hyde Fortress, and the people hiding in the inn were also summoned out by Tanes.

It can be said that this person who is extremely important to Tanes is the one who consumes the most gold blessing to be summoned, except for Hyde Fortress.

At the center of Hyde Fortress, a group of about ten demihumans stood on either side, clearly separated from the army of King Grek, who had betrayed Kenneth Hyde.

The leader, Knight Commander Greg, who had fallen into the path of blood, looked around with his bright red eyes under his helmet, his face showing an uncertain expression. He didn't know what was going on.

But soon the Knight Commander felt a familiar scent of blood, and looked up suddenly to see a faded man with black hair. The power of the Blood King was continuously flowing out of the other's body, declaring his sovereignty over him.

"Kara."

Even though the Knight Commander was wearing armor, he knelt on one knee in the direction of Tanes and held up his knight's sword with both hands.

He lowered his head in submission.

As the Knight Commander knelt, the soldiers standing behind him also knelt on one knee, except for a strong and muscular soldier whose vision and hearing were blocked by a large pumpkin helmet.

At this moment, Kenneth Hyde's voice, like that of an actor, rang in Tanes' ears: "Where is this place? Great King Elden, why is the blood-mad Knight Commander here?"

"Yes, my dear disciple. Why has the golden tree become so small? Why is the sun's light so bright? You have truly summoned me to a magical place."

Before Tanes could answer Kenneth Hyde, a lazy, mature female voice also reached his ears.

Tanes turned around, opened his arms, and smiled to welcome the two friends who had just appeared: a middle-aged blond man with an elegant posture and luxurious clothes, and a young and beautiful woman with long black hair in a blue robe.

"This is Middle-earth. I desperately need your help, wise Mr. Kenneth Hyde and Mr. Serenity!"

　1000 collections! Thank you all so much! Thanks to you all for your recommendations, monthly tickets, and rewards!

　　Special thanks to [牧之艮] for the tip! Just like yesterday, I rarely receive such a tip, so I was a little excited.

　　I saw some readers talking about the issue of combat power, but there is no need to worry about that at all.

　　I am a fan of both Tolkien and Miyazaki, and I will feel uncomfortable no matter which side I support.

　　Just like some readers said, these hundreds of orcs are no match for the protagonist + Neferi Lu + Roger and the army of King Greg, that is for sure.

　　It is also impossible for me to make the protagonist unable to win or deliberately save skills to win with difficulty.

　　But like I said, the most disgusting thing about Oak is not his fighting ability, but the fact that this thing is really impossible to kill completely, just like a cockroach.

　　This thing is really good at disgusting people in Middle-earth. It runs around everywhere, killing one batch after another.

　　So what I arranged was to summon Hyde Fortress so that we wouldn't be afraid of the Orcs' night raids.

　　Then you can go out without any worries and scare the Orcs so that they won't dare to come again.

　　In addition, I will appropriately enlarge the proportions of the buildings at the junction. After all, for the sake of gameplay, many buildings do not occupy such a large area. (The height is quite restored)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)