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

Chapter 22 The Difference Between a King and a Warrior

Tanes could no longer count how many Orcs had died at the hands of his sword, nor did he know the results of the battles of Neferi Lu and King Gregor's army.

When the first rays of morning sunlight echoed with the fusion light of the golden tree, the bodies of the orcs and the wargs turned into golden particles and were absorbed by the golden tree in front of the astonished eyes of the dwarves.

The dwarf brothers Fili and Kili looked at the golden tree swaying gently in the breeze, with expressions of amazement in their eyes.

"It's so beautiful."

"Yes, and Mr. Tanes said that this golden tree is still a sapling. It's hard for me to imagine how magnificent it will be when it grows up, brother."

Dwalin slammed his axe, stained with the black blood of Orcs, into the ground, raised his head, and said with a smile, "Perhaps then we, even from the Blue Mountains, will be able to see this golden light."

Then Qili said quickly, "Forget it. I don't want to sleep at night when it's as bright as day."

Philip looked at the corpses around him that were gradually turning into golden particles and returning to the tree, and asked curiously, "Were these corpses absorbed by the tree?"

Kili and Dwalin looked at each other and began to express their opinions.

It wasn't until Tanes came over and heard the discussion of Fili and the other three dwarves that he smiled and said, "It's not the corpses, but the souls of these orcs and wargs that have become the nourishment for the growth of the golden tree. It's the only contribution these evil creatures have made."

Fili and the others did not have any other opinions about the golden tree absorbing the souls of orcs and wargs. Instead, they agreed with Tanes' words.

It would be better for these hateful and evil creatures to make some contribution to human wizards after death than to slaughter innocent lives everywhere when they are alive.

After Tanes finished explaining the problem, he immediately asked with concern, "Fili, Kili, and Mr. Dwalin, thank you for your support. Are you injured?"

Fili shook his head. "You need not thank us. We did nothing. The soldiers of your land are truly formidable. Those Orcs were defeated by your soldiers. When we rushed out of Hyde Fortress, we encountered only Orcs who had fled to this post."

Dwalin pointed to the pumpkin-headed soldiers who had quieted down under the light of the golden tree and asked, "Mr. Tanes, are they trolls?"

Curious baby Qili also nodded repeatedly, he also wanted to ask this question.

Tanes was stunned for a moment, then looked at the pumpkin-headed soldier sitting obediently on the ground surrounded by golden light, and shook his head slightly: "No, they are just poor, pitiful people who have gone mad. Something bad happened in my hometown, and some soldiers became mentally ill and panicked. Those oval, heavy helmets are worn by them to calm their emotions and prevent them from hurting others."

"After they arrived in Middle-earth, I tried to remove their helmets... but unfortunately, even without the helmets, they couldn't regain their normal minds. They could only continue like this."

After hearing Tanes' explanation, the three dwarves all looked at the pumpkin-headed soldier with sympathy.

Qili tried to find a topic and said, "Actually, when they're quiet, they're quite cute in a way."

Then Fili quietly kicked him in the foot.

Dwalin gave the two pumpkin-headed soldiers a dwarven salute and said, "They are reliable warriors."

"I believe that once the golden tree fully grows, the symptoms of these soldiers will be cured. Now let's go back to Hyde Fortress. After fighting all night, I think you may need a rest. Let's enjoy the victory food together, and then have a comfortable sleep." Tanes greeted.

When they heard the word "delicious food", the three dwarves' stomachs growled in unison, making them burst into laughter.

"Then I'd better obey your command." Philip said.

After the dwarves left the inn, Roger's elegant figure just walked out of the inn.

"Why didn't I see you in the battle last night?" Tanes opened his arms and hugged Roger in a friendly manner, then separated, and then he teased.

Roger adjusted his wizard's pointed hat and said with a slightly tired tone, "A few Orcs were frightened by the pumpkin-headed soldiers and fled from the inn, which happened to be where I was hiding. So I went to hunt them down, but unfortunately, I encountered more fleeing Orcs and Wargs on the way. They saw that I was alone and not wearing armor, so..."

Roger shrugged helplessly at the end, and was speechless about those Oaks who attacked him when they saw him alone.

"The only good news is that many orcs died in this land, and you should be able to summon some things from the border area. I wonder which familiar faces I will see this time." Roger said this with a smile on his face.

Tanes jokingly said, "Actually, if you don't mind, I can bring Dallion here right now."

Roger heard the name "Darian" and an awkward expression appeared on his face. "Well, you still have to give me some more time. I'm not quite ready to face him if I meet him now."

Tanes shrugged. "Whatever. We're no longer in the border area, so the conflicts between you and D are nothing. And even if you part ways with him, D will still be paying attention to you."

Roger sighed and said, "I know, I know everything. It's just..."

He tapped his forehead and said helplessly, "It's just that I suddenly have eight more similar memories. Meeting him now is more awkward."

Tanes said, "At least there won't be any more tragedies, right?"

Roger was silent for a moment, then he sighed, looked up at the Golden Tree, and smiled. "You're right, Tanes. At least we're not breaking up over the 'Deadborn' anymore. He and I both owe each other an 'I'm sorry.'"

"Although I don't really want to interrupt your conversation about friendship between you men, I think it's time for breakfast. It was too noisy outside last night, and I couldn't even read in peace." Selian's sleepy voice abruptly interrupted the conversation between Tanes and Roger.

When Roger saw Seren wearing the witch's chrysanthemum stone mask walking out of the tunnel, he subconsciously touched the hilt of his rapier.

But Roger soon realized that Seren was not his enemy and removed his hand from the hilt.

However, he was still a little uncomfortable with the title of "witch" and the rumors about her in Kalia Academy.

"Heh." Seeing Roger's subconscious action, Se Lian chuckled.

Tanes smiled when he saw Seren appear. "Kenneth should be ready at Hyde Fortress. You can go there directly, teacher."

Se Lian nodded slightly: "Yeah."

But before she had taken a few steps, she was attracted by the corpse of the oak that was returning to the tree, and she moved closer to observe it carefully.

Tanes knew that once his teacher entered this state, he would not do anything else before satisfying his desire to observe, so he took Roger away from the inn first.

When he arrived at Hyde Fortress, he saw that Neferi Lu had already arrived, followed by the Knight Commander who had fallen into the Path of Blood.

The Knight Commander was relatively quiet at this time. It might be that there were really too many Orcs last night and he was tired of killing them.

Neferi Lu pointed at the Knight Commander and said to Tanes, "I brought him back in your name, otherwise he would have continued to chase us to the plains outside. He clearly didn't even have the strength to hold his sword and was seriously injured. I helped to treat some of his wounds. But these people who believe in the Mother of Truth are really..."

The young Storm King shook his head, and after seeing Tanes, the Knight Commander dragged his exhausted body to one knee and said in a hoarse and trembling voice, "Your Excellency, I killed a total of 54 Orcs last night."

Grass, so much?
Even Tanes was surprised by the number of enemies killed.

Last night, after the Orc captain who was giving orders was killed by Neferi Lu, the Orcs were defeated.

Except for the dozen or so Orcs who dared to come to Tanis at the beginning and were smashed to pieces by the giant sword, Tanis did not kill as many Orcs as at the beginning when they fled later.

He counted himself and found that the number of orcs killed by him was only a little over thirty.

Of course, this also has something to do with Tanes only fighting within the outpost. The Knight-Captain killed 54 Orcs all by himself, and it's possible that the Wargs were only used as mounts and not considered enemies by him. That's pretty impressive indeed.

Tanes looked at the Knight Commander, whose body was shaking and straining his strength to the limit: his gold and green knight armor was stained with the black blood of Orcs, and Orc weapons left marks on it. The dark green knight cloak on his back was tattered, and several broken arrows were stuck in the mail at the joints.

But the Knight Commander still insisted on standing here, waiting for Tanes to arrive.

Tanes nodded and praised: "Well done, you deserve a reward."

Tanes then pulled out a beautifully crafted amulet from his space backpack. It was a blood-red amulet crafted in the image of the Blood King's joy. Picking it up, he could almost feel the Blood King's gaze.

The name of the amulet is [The Pleasure of the Blood King].

When the Knight Commander saw the amulet in Tanes' hand, he stood up with trembling legs and walked towards the other party step by step.

Perhaps out of excitement or fatigue, he stretched out his trembling hands, solemnly took the amulet and held it against his chest.

"Thank you, sir." The Knight Commander said hoarsely after taking a few breaths.

Tanes replied, "This is proof of your bravery, but it's not enough to earn you the Pureblood Knight Medal. Go down and treat your wound first, or you'll develop a hidden illness."

The Knight Commander nodded and left, dragging his injured and exhausted body.

Neferi Lu withdrew her gaze from the Knight Commander and reported to Tanes, "We eliminated over 70% of the Orcs and Wargs last night. Seven of our men were slightly wounded, and three were seriously injured. Don't worry, the seriously injured soldiers are out of danger. They are in good health and have no problems moving around."

Tanes breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, then asked seriously, "How did they get injured?"

Neferi Lu's eyes turned strange. "You could say it's partly your fault."

Tanes felt strange and pointed at himself in confusion: "Me?"

Neferi Lu nodded vigorously. The female warrior said helplessly, "You may have underestimated your position in the hearts of those soldiers. Your words are no different from oracles to those who believe in the Golden Tree. Because you ordered to kill as many attacking orcs as possible, those soldiers, like the Knight Commander, are desperately pushing their physical strength to the limit to kill one more orc for you. The seriously injured soldiers are all exhausted and struggling."

Roger nodded in agreement. "She's right about that. As the master of the golden tree, you're a walking symbol of faith in the eyes of the soldiers, not to mention the title of King of Elden. It's remarkable that you can maintain your composure, even when your own faith and the king who commands them personally issue orders."

After hearing what Neferi Lu and Roger said, Tanes sighed and said, "It seems I really need to pay more attention to my identity in the future. I am no longer an unknown faded person in the border area."

After seeing Neferi Lu finish speaking, Kenneth Hyde also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty Tanes, I also have something to report to you."

Tanes wanted to tell Kenneth Hyde not to call him that, but thinking of what he had just said, he could only nod and agree: "You say."

Kenneth Hyde immediately said, "Although the Orcs did not break through Hyde Fortress last night, they consumed a large number of arrows."

Kenneth Hyde coughed lightly, a slightly embarrassed expression on his face. "It's mainly because the demihumans aren't very good at archery or operating crossbows, so many arrows were wasted. Furthermore, Hyde Fortress didn't receive any supplies for a long time during our time at the border, so our arrow reserves are running low. So, if possible, Your Majesty Tanes, please replenish the arrows as soon as possible. This way, we can maintain the same suppression as yesterday if we encounter a large-scale Orc attack next time."

"We also need to inspect and repair the weapons of the knights and soldiers. If any weapons are damaged, we need to consider replacing them. Oh, and I just saw you reward the Knight Commander. You also need to give the soldiers and demihumans who fought bravely their due rewards..."

Kenneth Hyde's words gave Tanes a headache. He now missed the days when he and Melina walked at the border.

At that time, he didn't have to worry about whether he had enough arrows or food, he just had to take care of himself.

But now, he has to worry about more people and things all of a sudden.

However, Tanes listened carefully to Kenneth Hyde's words, then said, "I understand. I'll take care of the reward, and I have a temporary solution to the arrow and weapon issues. However, relying solely on the reserves I seized at the border isn't a long-term solution. Kenneth, how did Hyde Fortress handle these issues in the past?"

Kenneth Hyde said, "Well, before the Ring of Magic was broken, most of Hyde Fortress's supplies came from Morn City on the Weeping Peninsula, with a smaller portion coming from Stonewell City. This is because Morn City is very close to Hyde Fortress, making it very convenient to transport supplies."

He added, "Even before the Ring was broken, Morn City already had the ability to produce arrows and weapons. After all, Hyde Fortress was just a simple military fortress, while Morn City was a large castle inhabited by a large number of Golden People."

Moen City?

When Tanes heard the name, what came to his mind was not the ancient gray castle, but the figure of an innocent girl lying in a pool of blood and the sad appearance of Edgar, the lord of Morn, kneeling on the ground and howling.

But soon, Tanes' eyes became deep, and the figure of the girl lying in a pool of blood overlapped with a blind witch of the same appearance.

What this witch represented made Tanes groan angrily: "Madness."

The word made him clench his fist.

In a certain reincarnation, Tanes was bewitched and believed that by becoming the King of Mad Fire he could save the girl who was destined to burn herself and resolve the reincarnation of the borderland.

But the result was that everything in the border area fell into chaos and all lives were lost.

The servants of madness deceived him.

Tanes could not forget the look Melina gave him during that reincarnation.

The girl walked through the ominous orange flames, her eyes filled with surprise, sadness, disappointment, anger, disbelief and... hatred as deep as the sea.

"Your Majesty Tanes?" Kenneth Hyde's cautious voice brought him back to his senses from his anger.

Tanes nodded to Kenneth Hyde and said, "It's alright. Go enjoy your breakfast first and let me think about some things alone."

Nepheli Lu was closer to Tanes, so she naturally heard what Tanes whispered.

She, who also possessed the memory of that reincarnation, understood what Tanes had just been angry about, so she simply patted him on the shoulder and said in a firm tone: "I will turn into your wings and face the twisted and evil flames with you."

Then she sent Roger and Kenneth Hydra away, who had no idea what was going on. Before leaving, she paused and said, "I'll have someone leave you some breakfast."

Tanes nodded, and after they left, he looked up at the golden tree and let out a breath.

The food problem can be solved by relying on the rations and crop seeds sent by the dwarves, but for weapons, one must rely on oneself.

Moore City, Moore City...

Tanes had already made a decision in his heart to summon the city.

According to Kenneth Hyde, the city of Moen has the function of producing arrows and weapons, and there are also a large number of civilian residential areas inside.

These two points alone are enough for Tanes to summon this city.

What's more important is that the city of Moren has a large automatic defense magic puppet called a golem guard.

With it, soldiers' early warning work will become very easy.

(End of this chapter)