Sword and Magic and Taxi

After passing through the pack of wolves, the road ahead was temporarily unobstructed. But Zhao Mai dare not take it lightly, because Saruman will definitely not give up, and Sauron will not give up. There may be greater and more evil waiting for them ahead.

Therefore, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Glorfindel and the one hundred elven warriors under his command. It can be seen that the elves have endured many fierce battles. Their armor and weapons are stained with blood, and their brows show fatigue and sadness. Even when facing orcs, even when fighting evil, they grieve over the loss of life.

Did you encounter any trouble along the way? Glorfindel looked up and down at the knights on the two horses. A group of wargs passed through our northeast two days ago. We basically lost all our horses, so we couldn't catch up. We can only pray silently in our hearts that you are safe.

The wargs didn't cause us much trouble. Gandalf used light to force them back. Zhao Mai replied.

Glorfindel glanced at Gandalf, and the smile that raised his lips was filled with relief and approval. Although Elladan is more than two thousand years old, in the eyes of Lord Golden Flower, he is still a young child. Come on, let's go to the camp and take a rest first. After all, you have traveled a long distance.

The elf's camp is on a hill. There is a clear spring on the top of the mountain. Although there is not much water, it tastes sweet and is still slowly gushing out in the cold winter wind. The spring water flew away from the cliff on the side of the mountain along the stone cracks and turned into a faint ice mist in the air. I don’t know who built a circle of stone pillars on the top of the mountain. They probably wanted to build a pavilion here, or there was indeed a pavilion or even a warning stone tower here in the past. But time slowly passed, taking away the secrets here, leaving only the mottled pillars. This place is protected by Glorfindel's magic, and from a distance you can only see ruins or clouds. Even if there is a crow flying in the sky, the real situation cannot be seen.

The elves arranged several tents at the foot of the mountain for rest. This is not for themselves, elves only need to meditate to rest, unlike humans who need to fall asleep. Glorfindel was an excellent general and he naturally knew the importance of maintaining good relations with the surrounding villages. He showed the orcs he had killed to the villagers, and received help from humans. Some villages and towns would send them food and medicine, and more importantly, thin wooden poles, feathers, glue and metal arrowheads. With the help of tools, the elves can maintain their combat consumption. These tents are prepared for the human villagers who are unable to return before dark after arrival, so that they can also experience the feeling of resting under the protection of elves.

The camp was in good order, and several people found a sheltered place to sit down and rest. When I received word that Tervildor, Gandalf, and Frodo were coming, I immediately sent a messenger back to Elrond, saying it was a bad idea. But after I saw you, I knew what was going on. Although this is a decoy mission, we must treat it as a real weapon and cannot slack off at all.

Zhao Mai nodded: You are right. What situation are we facing?

There are two enemy camps to the south of us. One is a temporary assembly point for Saruman's orcs. Groups of orcs have come from the Rohan Pass in the southeast and assembled in the camp, allowing the orcs who are relatively familiar with the terrain to gather. The orcs lead the way, looking for traces of us... you. This camp has a growing trend. Since it is adjacent to the Misty Mountains to the east, if you want to bypass it, you have to go west, and you will run into another camp. A group of human mercenaries, possibly bandits, horse thieves, and bandits, are entrenched on the other side. Saruman bribed them with money, a ragtag group of people, but there were thousands of them and they were connected to the surrounding villages, so it was really difficult to deal with. It is said that farther south, the Eisen River blocks our way to Gondor, and it is said that orcs are seen near several ferries and bridges.

There will definitely be more in the future. Zhao Mai said: What do you think we should do? Is it better to be trapped here or somewhere else?

Your statement is quite vivid. Glorfindel smiled: I suggest that we find a way to break through the two camps in front, reach the Essen River, and then pretend to be blocked. Orthanc Tower is at Essen. The upper reaches of the Sen River, this river never freezes. We also provide Saruman with some conveniences for transporting troops, increase his confidence, and allow him to exhaust all his resources and invest them all in our direction.

You elves are really not afraid of death?

Death will only bring us back to Valinor early. Glorfindel replied: The elves in Middle-earth have been allowed to return to Valinor and live happily with Valinor. Some elves like to return peacefully, while others like to The justice of Middle-earth will contribute again and return heroically. So don’t worry about this, we elves are not afraid of death.”

If you are not afraid of death, you cannot die in vain. Zhao Mai said: You have connections with the surrounding towns. I think you will be able to find someone to contact the mercenary camp, right? You elves are leaving Middle-earth, leaving behind the golden treasure. It’s meaningless, it’s better to use it to hire humans to fight and level down the orc camps together.”

Gold treasure? Do we have dwarves who are not interested in gold or anything like that? The elves in the Black Forest like the Star Diamond, and that is just a special case.

For humans, you are rich and beautiful, so you should naturally have a lot of gold and gems. Zhao Mai picked up a handful from the ground and rubbed it vigorously in his hands. Soon, a chest-suffocating and uncomfortable smell emanated from the palm of his hand, and after he opened his hand, three golden beads were rolling.

Later, Zhao Mai used his psychic powers to directly press elven words on the golden ball, including Forever Health, Full of Vitality and Moonlight Blessing. Look, this is your elves' treasure. It's best used to bribe human mercenaries. You can ask how much it costs not to block our way, and then try to ask how much it costs to attack the orc camp. Remember, we don't have any. No matter how much you bring, I agree to any price.”

You know humans so well, why don't you go and talk? Glorfindel took the golden bead from Zhao Mai's hand, looked at it under his eyes, and then picked it with his nails: Yours really looks like gold, and it feels like gold. The weight and shine are no problem.”

That's gold, it's real. But I can give you this idea, but it's hard to come forward. According to my character, Tverdo, I must find a way to do it directly instead of using this kind of trick, right? You can't let it happen. Saruman sees something wrong.

Well, you take the blame. Glorfindel pointed at Elladan: Who told you to like selling fireworks when you go around? You are doing well in business, you should be quite rich.

Gandalf nodded, stretched out his hand to pinch his gray beard: Okay, this is my idea, I will execute it.