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

Chapter 31: Home must be built with one's own hands
"Oak."

Roger said in a low voice.

Oak?

D frowned. "Is that the evil creature that attacked the golden tree you mentioned?"

Roger nodded, then immediately reached out and grabbed D, who was about to stand up: "Wait for me, don't be impulsive."

D said somewhat dissatisfiedly, "These evil creatures who dared to attack the golden tree are right in front of me. How could they let me just stand there and watch?"

Roger said helplessly, "I didn't ask you to wait here. I said wait. Don't be so impulsive. These Orcs may not be strong, but they are numerous, and some are cunning and insidious. I don't trust you to go alone. And how will you cross the Greywater River? What if the Orcs on the other side of the river set up sentries at all nearby crossing points?"

After hearing what Roger said, D no longer had any intention of getting up.

But he looked at the Oak on the other side of the river with some resentment and asked, "So what do you think we should do? Just watch the Oak do something at our destination?"

Roger glared at D, a rare sight, and said, "Stop arguing. Let me see what the Oaks on the other side of the river are doing."

Seeing his friend's tone getting heavier, D realized that he was indeed too impatient, so he calmed down.

Roger took off his wizard's pointed hat, squinted his eyes and carefully observed the fire on the other side of the river, counting the number of orcs and watching what they were doing.

Those Orcs did not seem to have just arrived at the abandoned port of Longdale. There were iron baskets for holding torches installed on the long-abandoned walls. The Orcs put the burning torches into them one by one, illuminating one area after another.

In the flickering firelight, Roger discovered that the Oaks had brought in polished rocks and tree trunks, using them to repair the port while clearing the debris from the streets.

Has Oak changed his gender?

Roger suppressed his doubts and continued to observe.

Soon, he discovered something was wrong.

Because the Orcs who carried the stones and wood, at the urging of an Orc captain, separated and left the original place.

Soon, the orcs who had left came back, but this time they brought not stone and wood, but ragged and dirty humans.

There were men, women, young and old, their faces sallow, and they looked as if they had not eaten a proper meal in a long time. Their hands and feet were bound with crude shackles, and at the urging of the orcs, they stumbled to the piles of stone and wood.

Captain Oak pulled out a whip from his waist and whipped an old male human, who fell to the ground.

Although Roger couldn't see clearly what Captain Oak was saying, he could only make out that he had opened his mouth wide and was laughing. Then he waved his hand, and the surrounding Oaks rushed forward and carried the old man who had fallen to the ground away.

It was obvious that these orcs had no intention of saving the poor old man.

Because Roger had seen that when the old man was lifted up, an Orc's iron knife was already stuck in his chest.

The remaining humans were obviously numb to this scene, not even showing any fear. They just mechanically moved towards the piles of stones and wood, and carried those things with difficulty to repair the damaged streets and houses in the harbor amid the roars of the Orcs.

A small number of people passed their compatriots who were starting to make repairs and came to the port near the Greywater River to start repairing the dilapidated docks.

"Those orcs are enslaving humans to repair Longdedale." Roger told D what he saw.

D replied indifferently, "My eyes are still working fine, so I can see what you're saying. The question is, why are the Oaks repairing this port?"

Roger shook his head: "I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing."

D looked up at the other side of the river again and said, "In that case, we should find a way to cross the Greywater River at night, fight our way in, and rescue those enslaved people."

Roger said helplessly, "My dear Darion, is there no word 'calm' in your mind? We don't know how many Orcs there are, and we are not as familiar with the terrain as those who arrived earlier. And even if we really kill all the Orcs, what will happen to the people we rescue? We don't have enough food to feed them."

Then, seeing D's hesitant expression, he immediately asked, "You could say you'll feed them the food the orcs eat, but after you've fed them, what then? Are you going to just leave them here?"

D was speechless after being told this by Roger. After a while, he finally said, "We can take them back to the Golden Tree."

Roger pursed his lips and looked at D without saying a word.

D shook his head helplessly at Roger's gaze. "Alright, stop looking at me. I know it's not realistic to bring so many people across the wilderness back to the Golden Tree, but do you want me to just watch those evil creatures enslave humanity right in front of me? I can't do that either."

"So, we need to return as soon as possible and report the situation in Longdedale to Tanes." Roger said word by word, "Don't try to be brave, Darien. Only if we tell Tanes about the situation here will he send people to rescue those enslaved humans. You weren't a fool to rush in when facing the Deadborn, were you?"

Then, he narrowed his eyes and looked across the river. "Furthermore, from what I know about the Orcs, if these unscrupulous creatures discover that you are consciously trying to rescue the humans they enslaved, they will definitely use these humans as a means of blackmailing you."

D also glanced at the Longdedale Harbor across the river. The frail and thin bodies of the enslaved humans cast distorted shadows in the torchlight. Finally, he sighed, "You're right. I'll listen to you this time. We must return as soon as possible and report the situation here to Lord Tanes."

Ten days later.

By this time, the Golden Tree had grown into a massive tree over fifty meters tall, its trunk reaching into the sky, its trunk as thick as the back of an ancient beast. Its light, like a beacon guiding people home at night, could be seen even from a great distance.

During this nearly one month, the residents of Golden Tree, with the guidance and help of the elves and dwarves, reclaimed several fertile fields on this desolate land and built a fishing dock next to the river where the city ruins were previously located.

Perhaps it is because the crops grown under the blessing of gold have high nutritional value, and the fish feed made from these crops is fed to the fish in the river, making the size of these river fish a bit larger than before, and the meat is more tender, juicy and plump.

Although the fish scales did not turn golden.

However, the eyes of the dwarves who lived here and ate food rich in gold gradually turned golden. And the elves also had golden light flashing from time to time in the depths of their eyes.

But this does not mean that they have become the people of the Golden Tree, it is just a physical change.

The dwarves reported that they felt their spirits had improved and their strength in work had increased, while the elves said that they felt they had more and more inspiration to create more poems and songs.

Tanes was currently at Hyde Fortress, receiving recent reports from Kenneth Hyde and his two colleagues, Roderica and Irena, who were responsible for keeping records. The reason they weren't receiving reports from within Morn Castle was, firstly, that Tanes didn't think it was necessary for the three of them to travel so far, and secondly, that Tanes himself was often busy in the castle and out on patrol.

Today, he happened to be leading a team of Greg soldiers who had voluntarily followed him on patrol back to Hyde Fortress, and was stopped by Kenneth Hyde.

"Regarding this week's patrol intelligence, according to the lion hybrid, under his leadership, the scale hybrid wiped out a ten-man team of Orcs that intruded outside the territory. And after eliminating them, he ordered the winged hybrid patrol to scout the area about two kilometers outside the Golden Tree territory to ensure that there was no trace of Orcs." Roderica's capable voice sounded, and she looked at Tanes in front of her with her eyes that had returned to gold with a sweet smile.

Tanes nodded: "What about the casualties of the hybrids?"

"Only one flake-scale hybrid was injured by the wolf. The injury was not serious. He has recovered and returned to the team." Rodlika answered skillfully.

Tanes looked at Irena, who was half a body length behind Roderica, and asked, "Irena, do you have anything to report?"

Irena shyly shook her head. "Everything is normal in Morn City. There's just one thing. Father... ahem, Deputy City Lord Edgar said the golden tree is growing quite rapidly. I'm afraid Morn City won't be able to accommodate it in a few months. So, Deputy City Lord Edgar is asking for your help. Please come up with a solution as soon as possible."

"I understand. I will solve this problem as soon as possible." Tanes pinched his eyebrows and said.

After completing the initial budding stage, the golden tree entered the growth stage and its growth rate exceeded Tanes' expectations.

He originally thought that the size of the space in the castle of Moren City would be enough to accommodate the golden tree for a period of time, but he didn't expect that it would be unable to accommodate it so soon.

Finally, Tanes looked at Kenneth Hyde, asking with his eyes if the other party had anything to report to him.

It would be better if there weren't any, so I wouldn't have to sit here stupidly.

Tanes thought to himself.

He would rather face the attack of dozens of orcs than sit here and listen to the clerical staff's report.

Unfortunately, Kenneth Hyde smiled faintly, saluted gracefully to Tanes, and said, "Your Majesty, the new fields have been cultivated. You can now summon more residents from the border areas. Our current food reserves are sufficient to support an additional 50 people. This is the optimal result I calculated, assuming we have emergency food reserves."

Tanes nodded weakly, "I understand."

When he heard Kenneth Hyde mention "calculation", he thought of his previous plan to summon Mr. [Golden Mask], but unexpectedly discovered that the number of blessings required to summon the other party was a bit terrifying.

It was a little more than the blessing needed to summon two Royal Cities of Rodel. Tanes originally thought that Mr. Golden Mask, who did not have much combat power, would not need too many blessings.

But judging from the reminder given by Elden's Ring, the reason why the Golden Mask needed to consume so many blessings was because the other party could create the perfect law rune to repair Elden's Ring just by calculation.

Kenneth Hyde continued, "There's one more thing. The subhumans have made a request to me: Please summon some of their people and their queen, and grant them a forest outside Hyde Fortress as their habitat."

Tanes looked over and asked curiously, "Why did they suddenly make this request?"

Kenneth Hyde's face showed an awkward expression. "Because there are too many humans in Hyde Fortress now, the demihumans aren't used to living with humans. They prefer the wild woods and caves to being confined within walls. Honestly, I can't understand their thinking. It's like they've voluntarily abandoned civilization and returned to barbarism."

Tanes said, "I don't understand, but I respect the demihumans' perspective. Perhaps in their eyes, those woods and caves are their true haven."

Kenneth Hyde breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then we have nothing to report."

However, just as the honest nobleman finished speaking, Roger's breathless and exhausted voice came in: "Wait, I have something to say."

"Roger?! When did you come back? Where is D?" Tanes asked with some surprise when he saw Roger.

Roger rarely lost his usual elegance and hurried into the house. He put one hand on the table in front of Kenneth Hyde and picked up the wooden cup on the table with the other hand and started drinking.

Kenneth Hyde blinked, and after Roger finished his glass of water in one gulp, he asked considerately, "Do you want me to refill your glass, Mr. Roger?"

After catching his breath, Roger heard Kenneth Hyde's words and an apologetic expression appeared on his face. Then, anxiously, he said to Tanes, "Tanes, there's an unexpected situation in Longdedale: a group of Orcs have occupied the abandoned port at some point and enslaved many humans, forcing them to build the port."

Tanes' expression suddenly grew serious. He stood up and asked, "What about the number of orcs? And why didn't D come back with you?"

Roger replied, "Darian is resting outside. After all, traveling in armor takes more energy for him than it does for me. As for the number of Orcs, I can only roughly tell that they are more numerous than the ones who attacked us last time, and I don't know if any Orcs are resting in the buildings in Grand Harbor. Therefore, I advised Darien to return first. I must tell you this."

Tanis carried with him the map that Bilbo had given him. After listening to Roger's words, he took it out and spread it on the table to observe it.

He asked, "Roger, how many days did it take you and D to get to Longdale?"

Roger thanked Kenneth Hyde for refilling his glass of water and replied, "According to our return journey, it took us ten days to get here without losing a single moment."

The expression on Tanes' face grew more serious.

"If the Orcs really repair Takiedel, they will have a supply base for their activities in Minchirias, which is equivalent to driving a nail in our face. Takiedel cannot be given to the Orcs, we have to send an army to eradicate them." Tanes pointed his finger at the distance between the golden tree and Takiedel and spoke.

You know, it only takes Roger and D ten days to hike back. If they were replaced by those more mobile wolves, the time would probably be shortened by more than half.

A hostile force that could send an army to harass you in a few days is no different from being able to go to the toilet by walking out of your bedroom.

But Kenneth Hyde then spoke up, "Your Majesty, I understand your feelings, but where would we find an army to march to Longdedale? The King's Army doesn't even have enough manpower to defend Hyde Fortress and Morn City. Furthermore, our food reserves aren't enough to sustain a war."

Tanes was about to say something when a fiery red figure appeared at the doorway of the room. The lion hybrid walked in with a hybrid greatsword tied to his back. He walked in with heavy steps and said to Kenneth Hyde, "Yes, my compatriots and I can go to Longdedale. I know it sounds like I'm being sarcastic, but we hybrids don't need to eat too much or too good food to have good fighting power. Also, my compatriots with wings can fly, and their marching speed will only be faster."

The lion hybrid turned his gaze towards Tanes and said, "More importantly, Your Majesty Tanes, you said that Longderdale is the new home you have bestowed upon us hybrids. In that case, our own homeland must be won by us hybrids ourselves with blood and fire."

Tanes nodded heavily: "Okay."

　The hybrids are about to fight against Oak~
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