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

Chapter 19 Is it really a night attack?
[Witch] Selian, Tanes’ only magic mentor in the border area.

If Roger was the one who introduced Tanes to the door of magic, then Seren was the one who trained Tanes to become a master of pyroxene magic.

Se Lian supported his chin with his right hand and crossed his chest with his left hand, his blue eyes looking calmly at the blue sky.

She did not find any stars that she was familiar with.

So Se Lian turned her gaze to her apprentice, and eight similar and repetitive memories flooded into her brain, making her a little dizzy.

The same thing happened to Kenneth Hyde standing next to him. The flood of memories made him a little dazed.

But as a highly skilled magician, Serenity was not like Kenneth Hyde, who could organize her memories in just a few seconds due to the simple influx of memories.

Then, Se Lian looked at Tanes with a complicated look, and revealed a self-deprecating expression. "Oh, I never thought that the path I pursued would be nothing but a useless cycle of reincarnations again and again. Disciple, should I say that you are dull or stubborn? In eight reincarnations, without exception, you chose to stand by my side. If that fellow Jie Lian had been summoned by you... I'm afraid he would be pissed to death by you."

Tanes smiled and shook his head. "Once a teacher, always a father. Furthermore, you didn't despise me for being a Faded One and taught me magic. A person should be grateful. This alone is enough for me to stand by your side forever and fight the enemy together when you are in danger."

After hearing this, Se Lian's lips curled up slightly. "You're still as talkative as ever. Aren't you a weirdo who fearlessly learned magic from a 'witch' like me? Okay, tell me what trouble you've run into?"

Then she looked at the golden tree, which was completely different from the one she remembered, and asked, "You want me to help you cultivate the golden tree? Well, that's very simple. Disciple, you should know that the most suitable nutrients for cultivating the golden tree are the souls of living things. All you need to do is bring a large number of living things to the golden tree and kill them."

Tanes listened to his teacher's familiar cold response, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Not to mention where else could he trick so many living creatures here except for the Oaks? The creator god of this world would not allow him to rebuild his hometown by killing innocent people.

What's more, Tanes' values ​​do not allow him to kill innocent lives. If he really did that, he would be just like the Blood Fingers under the Blood King Mung who were addicted to killing and lost their minds.

Seeing his apprentice's familiar expression, Se Lian teased, "But I know you wouldn't resort to such methods, so please come to me whenever you encounter difficulties with magic."

She looked at Kenneth Hyde, who had come to his senses with an incredulous expression. "It seems this member of the Golden Tree's royal family has sorted out his memories. You two can chat first. I have plenty of time."

Tanes nodded to his master and said, "I'll also keep the basement you were in. I'll take you there later."

Se Lian hummed softly with a nasal sound, then put on the witch's stone mask inlaid with grass-green gems, covering her delicate face and meditating.

At the same time, Kenneth Hyde, a middle-aged man who hadn't trimmed his stubble for a long time, had his Adam's apple twitching a few times before he finally sighed, "Your Majesty Tanes, I don't know what to say anymore."

Tanes stepped forward, gave the other a welcoming hug, then released it, stepped back, and said, "To make a long story short. For some special reasons, I left the Borderlands and came to this land called Middle-earth. I then reached an agreement with the Creator God, who allowed me to recreate everything in the Borderlands here. But the problem now is that an evil creature called an Orc has set its sights on the Golden Tree, and it's unclear when it will launch an attack."

Kenneth Hyde quickly suppressed his chaotic thoughts and, after sorting out the information Tanes had shared, asked, "What are the enemy's numbers and individual soldier strengths, and what are our defensive strengths?"

Tanes quickly replied, "The enemy's individual strength is very weak. An Orc is roughly as powerful as a Demihuman, so victory depends primarily on numbers. However, Orcs have ferocious mounts called Wargs, which are much more powerful than Orcs, and the two often appear together. Preliminary estimates put the number of Orcs attacking us at over a hundred, but the upper limit is unknown."

"Our fighting force includes your new master, Storm King Neferi Lu, and Roger, a magician skilled in Kalia sword magic and pyroxene magic. Oh, and now we have to add my teacher, Selen..."

Tanes found that with every point he said, Kenneth Hyde's expression became more peculiar.

So he asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Kenneth Hyde opened his mouth, then thought of Tanes's identity. He took a deep breath and asked, "Your Majesty Tanes, are you worried that a hundred enemies with only demihuman strength could break through your defenses and Lady Neferi Lu's and enter Hyde Fortress? I think this would only be possible if the number of enemies increased tenfold. And because there are too many of them, they would have slipped through you and Lady Neferi Lu's grasp."

Tanes slapped his head and said with a smile, "You misunderstood me, Kenneth. I'm not worried about these Orcs coming in, I'm just telling you the current situation."

You spoke in such a hurry just now that I thought something big was going to happen.

However, Kenneth Hyde only dared to mutter a few words in his heart. On the surface, he remained respectful and said, "Please rest assured. With me here, Hyde Fortress will not let any enemy in."

At this moment, Neferi Lu's voice came from far outside Hyde Fortress: "Tanis, I didn't expect you to get out of Hyde Fortress."

Not only that, he also heard the dwarves' noisy discussions.
Tanes came to the battlement, leaned over and shouted, "Not only that, but Kenneth Hyde is here too. Just come in."

Se Lian then walked over and said calmly, "Disciple, this place is already a bit too crowded. I don't like being in crowded places. Where is my basement? Take me there."

Tanes nodded and first took Teacher Seren back to the basement under the inn. In the middle, they passed by Nepheli Lu and the dwarves she brought with her.

Then Tanes hurried back from the post station where Seren was. When he returned to Hyde Fortress, the King's Army, led by Knight Captain Greg, had already begun to deploy and patrol on the city wall.

Kenneth Hyde stood respectfully behind Neferi Lu, while the dwarves were looking at everything in the fortress curiously.

As for the fact that the demi-human cluster was no longer in the center of the square, Kenneth Hyde told Tanes who had returned that under his orders, the demi-human cluster did not assist with the defense with Knight Commander Greg, but instead arranged for them to go out and scout the terrain around Hyde Fortress.

"Their prejudice and arrogance towards subhumans will not disappear in a short time, so I made such arrangements. Fortunately, the rebellious Knight Commander respects you particularly for some reason, and he will not refuse an order in your name." Kenneth Hyde glanced at the Knight Commander on the top of the city wall and sighed to Tanes.

At this time, Fili, Kili and Dwalin came over. They all showed incredible expressions, especially Kili, who had a hint of excitement in his expression.

"What amazing wizard power, Mr. Tanes! I've never seen a fortress this strong rise from the ground," Kili exclaimed with shining eyes. Fili and Dwalin nodded in praise of the defensive arrangements of Hyde Fortress.

Because of Neferi Lu's introduction, Kenneth Hyde did not regard these dwarves as evil soldiers or other short subhumans or mutant hybrids.

Tanes said to Fili, who was almost stamping his feet to test the fortress's real existence, "Fili, let your compatriots live in the fortress for the next few days. It may be a bit crowded, but it's better than living outside and possibly being threatened by orcs."

Fili's wheat-colored beard twitched at the corners of his mouth, and he grinned. "We dwarves are not pampered humans. Having a place to shelter from the wind and rain is a very comfortable place for us."

Dwalin hesitated and said, "We just saw a group of goblin-like creatures leave the fortress..."

Kenneth Hyde heard this and quickly explained, "You've misunderstood, this... uh, dwarf. They are demihumans from the borderland, not the same species as the 'goblins' you're referring to. While they may seem unremarkable and shabbily dressed, I assure you they possess reason and intelligence."

Tanes also said: "Kenneth is right, I also have a demihuman tailor friend."

Kili then smiled smugly and patted Dwalin on the back. "See, Mr. Dwalin, I told you those weren't goblins."

Kenneth Hyde also laughed and said, "But I hope Lord Dwalin can tell me about the goblins. I'm quite curious."

Dwalin shrugged. "Well, although we have said this to Lord Tanis along the way, if you want to hear it..."

——Not long ago——

An orc hiding in the woods and ruins watched with its bloodshot eyes as seven carriages entered the ruins of the town.

Only after all seven carriages had driven in and disappeared did the orc stand up from his hiding place, call the wolf who was yawning with boredom beside him, and take him away in the direction they came from.

Soon it came to another wild forest, where among the rocks and trees hid Orcs and Wargs.

"Dorguz, Khozdayin! (My lord, there are dwarves!)" Orc uttered a strange and distorted language to a sturdy orc with multiple iron plates inlaid on his arms and a human skull as a helmet.

The Orc Captain narrowed his eyes and grabbed the Orc in front of him. "Dwarf, are you sure you see clearly?"

The orc's voice cracked with fear, and he nodded frantically. "I am absolutely not mistaken, my lord! There are seven carriages in all, and dwarves are sitting in them. It was the wizard in armor who led them in."

"Hmph, wizard." Captain Oak threw the Oak in his hand to the ground with a fearful expression.

The Oak on the ground crawled to his feet, lowered his head and dared not speak.

Then another Orc, about the same size as the captain, approached on his warg and asked, "Captain, the wizards have returned. Shall we attack them again tonight?"

Captain Oak glared at his deputy fiercely, his teeth bared and saliva dripping from his mouth. He growled in a low voice, "Why not? According to human custom, when they return to their homeland, they celebrate that night and vent their energy. At this time, their defenses will be at their lowest. So, we will chop off their heads while these humans sleep. Even if the wizard loses his head, he will not survive."

Vice Captain Oak was frightened by the captain's roar, took a few steps back, and said, "You are right."

Captain Oak was very pleased with the deputy captain's show of weakness. He opened his ferocious mouth and continued to roar, "What's more, we still have the wizard's territory and the dwarven scum. I must bring the heads of those dwarven scum and the head of the human wizard back to see Lord Azog!"

"Roar." The wolf under Captain Oak's crotch seemed to feel his excitement and also let out a low roar.

The other orcs wanted to shout along with their captain, but he stopped them, saying, "Be quiet, you fools! Do you want the wizard to discover that there are orcs near?"

Captain Oak looked around and saw that almost all the orcs of Minghirias were gathered here. There were far more than a hundred of them, and the number should be around 300.

Those Orcs who escaped death let the Orc captain know how powerful the human wizard was, so he used his force to force other Orc captains to submit to him and then gather here.

If it weren't for those disobedient Oak captains, it would have assembled a team here and launched an attack on the human wizard territory in the ruins.

The sun, like a bloody blade, slowly sank towards the horizon, and the night devoured the afterglow like a giant beast.

On the horizon, dark clouds spread like stains, blocking the light of the stars and obscuring the brightness of the moon.

The air was filled with a moist and cold breath. The wind passed through the forest, swaying every branch and leaf, making a rustling sound.

The mountains in the distance are looming in the night, and the occasional cry of one or two night birds breaks the silence, causing a sense of inexplicable panic in people's hearts.

The shadows of the orcs twisted and stretched across the night, their sharp eyes gleaming with the desire for prey. Their footsteps rustled the dead leaves of the wild forest, like war drums in the night, stirring the impending attack.

Evil and darkness marched swiftly in the shadows, until Captain Oak stared with his mouth wide open in shock at the gray and ancient fortress that had appeared out of nowhere, and the crossbows on the battlements of the fortress that were flashing with cold light and aimed at him.

"Fire arrows!"

Kenneth Hyde's voice was like a thunderclap, echoing in the empty night sky.

(End of this chapter)