Bringing the MC system to Middle-earth

After a simple meal of grilled fish by the river, Gandalf walked back with Levi and Bard.

They crossed the outermost high wall, passed the cordon of heavy crossbows and sentry towers, and headed straight to the center of the city.

"The First Bonfire."

This was the name given to the bonfire that Levi first set.

Bard looked at the simple little camp that was still exactly the same as a few years ago and said, "I heard that you were ambushed here."

"With a king and a prime minister."

Upon hearing this, Gandalf looked over in surprise.

"When did it happen?"

Levi responded, "Just a few years ago, we were investigating the road from Dale City to Gondor, and happened to meet some blind Orcs."

Gandalf frowned and said, "Fortunately, nothing happened, and you guys are really tight-lipped. I never heard of this."

"Now you've heard it."

"Yes, now."

Chatting, the three of them walked up the wall again and looked at the land.

Of the two cities, the one in the southern Hetao is a pure fortress city with strict defense, while the one in the northern Hetao integrates defense and transportation, playing the role of a transit node.

The flow of people and goods between the north and the south basically cannot bypass this city.

Including Gandalf.

In fact, his main purpose of coming here this time was not to find Levi, he just used this place as the best route for traveling between the north and the south, and simply passed by.

Meeting Levi was purely a coincidence.

On the wall, Gandalf chatted:

"Thunger and Ecthelion II, they are both good rulers."

"Thunger's governance is quite wise. Except that his private life is often discussed, everything else is good."

"As for Ecthelion, he recently issued a new order: regardless of status, all talented people from far and near can go to serve Gondor, and he will give generous rewards and due respect."

"For those who are truly talented, his attitude has always been quite open-minded."

In the north, there is the impenetrable defense line of Levi, the Lord of the North, which is desperate for the enemy. In the south, there is an enlightened and wise prime minister, and in the middle is the wise Thunger, who has a young man named 'Thorongil' to assist him.

The situation in Middle-earth is getting better again.

Gandalf thought so.

But the garrisoned ringwraiths and orcs in Dol Guldur don't think so.

In recent years, Levi and his subjects have been building at such an exaggerated speed that when they reacted, they suddenly realized that the road back to Mordor was cut off.

One careless move and they were trapped.

However, despite their panic, the Ringwraiths never stopped developing.

The power of Dol Guldur grew just as fast. Large units such as trolls and Ologs were cultivated one after another. Some of them were combined with the characteristics of local species and were naturally poisonous.

In addition, as mentioned before, the local species - those big spiders are quite distinctive.

Inspired by Sauron, the Ringwraiths went to catch a bunch of spiders.

As they belonged to the dark camp, the power of spiders was not as strong as that of the Ringwraiths. Naturally, the Ringwraiths successfully tamed a group of spiders and made them work for them.

Thus, a new type of soldier was born.

The Spider Legion, and the Spider Riders.

These giant spiders have a very strong climbing ability. Even if they carry an Orc and face a smooth 90-degree angle wall, they can directly climb up a long section.

Without the Orcs, they could have climbed even higher.

The cancer is spreading silently and secretly in the Black Forest.

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Anduin Valley, Carr Town.

This small town located between the Eagle's Nest and the Woodland Kingdom has expanded a lot compared to two years ago. The most obvious point is that it has expanded to the riverside.

At the widest part of the river, a dock was built, and many ships were stationed here.

There are cargo ships and frigates for maintenance.

There are also some merchant ships. These merchant ships go south along the Anduin River, passing through the Golden Iris Swamp, passing through the Golden Forest of Lothlorien, and reaching the North Bridge between the North Plateau of Rohan and the North River.

The North Bridge was designed with ships passing through in mind. The space reserved under it is quite large. Except for Levi's huge flagship, other ships can pass through without any pressure.

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But that flagship can't go here.

So far, the last route is completed.

From the outer Belegaer sea route to the inner river transport and the sky road across the mountains, there is no longer any obstacle to travel in the entire Middle-earth.

As long as you are not going to Mordor or further away, there are safe and smooth routes available no matter where you go.

The previously closed camps have also become a little more active due to the influence of the caravans running around.

Needless to say, the road to the Woodland Kingdom has been built to their doorstep. Originally, they had a lot of exchanges with the people of the Valley. In recent years, affected by the development of Levi's territory, their various exchanges with the outside world have become more frequent.

This can be seen from the wine warehouses that are usually full.

In addition to the woodland elves, Lothlórien also rarely communicates with passing merchant ships. They occasionally come out to purchase some goods and bring back some novel products.

It adds a touch of change to the dull life.

The days passed one by one, with occasional fights, but no major wars broke out.

After many years of hard work, the number of Orcs in the Rhovanion region has dropped sharply, and they have been forced to retreat to the outer periphery, concentrated in the area near the Black Gate and the War Plains.

The area north of Wayside Castle is still in constant friction. Angmar, Ettenmoor, Leng Plain, Gundabad... Orcs, trolls, and mountain people gather in these places and live in them.

Facing the Ettenmoor full of clouds and the mountains connected to the former covered with snow all year round, Wayside Castle chose the strategy of maintaining the status quo.

This terrain is really not easy to take action.

It is enough to drive all the enemies from the plains to the mountains and dark forests to live now, and there is no need to go deeper.

The rangers take turns to watch the wasteland and snow-capped mountains full of enemies further north than the Lonely Land.

Near the Riverside Castle, located in Eregion, the former place where the elves lived, and also the gate of Moria, an outpost was established.

Soldiers are stationed here, watching the west gate of Moria at all times, but since the last war, there has been no movement here, and no Orcs have escaped.

Some people speculate that the Orcs inside were wiped out in the war, and others say that it was because the lord walked through it again after the war and killed all the remaining Orcs.

Under various rumors, Moria seems to have become a safe place.

But if anyone tries to pass through it, they will still be warned by the rangers immediately:

"You don't take the Heavenly Road, but you insist on going through Moria. You live too idle and are afraid that something will happen to you, right?"