Sword and Magic and Taxi

The crystal ball of true knowledge showed a big river, flowing out from Isengard and heading towards the sea without looking back. Along the river, there are countless working residents, but they are unaware of the orc army lurking aside, or they don't want to worry about it if they see it. These paralyzed humans know nothing about the changes in the world, and they continue to live a short and boring life in a muddle.

A bunch of fools, Saruman said. His strengthened spell commanded the gnosis crystal ball to see farther. The image trembled, and a figure in the dark mine fell from the bridge following the flames. But the pattern flashed by, and then returned to the river. The image became clearer and clearer, and a stalactite cave appeared in the picture.

Yes, very good. A stream leads to an underground cave. Are they hiding here? Saruman concentrated, trying to see farther and clearer. Suddenly, the river water turned red and then burned, and red flames gathered and rose. No! Saruman forcibly swallowed the second half of the sentence, then changed to a calm voice, and said with his head held high in front of the True Knowledge Crystal: Zauron.

The crystal ball made no sound, and Sauron's words directly rang in Saruman's mind: Saruman, report.

We have a cooperative relationship. I don't report to you. Saruman snorted. He thought highly of himself and never thought that he had served Sauron.

You want to betray our alliance. You went to Rivendell to get my ring, right?

Saruman raised the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully: You only have eyes for your own ring, and you don't care about anything else. Don't forget, you sent the Nazgul to Rivendell, and you didn't tell me about the Supreme Being. What about the appearance of the Lord of the Rings? If you had told me earlier, I would have been better prepared and could have given you the ring at this time.

I smell a conspiracy, White Robe! Don't try to deceive me! Where is the army you said you prepared for me? Where is the Rohan you said you offered me? You said you could make it for me. Where is the device that destroyed the walls of Minas Tirith? I'm watching you, I've been watching you!

The crystal ball of true knowledge shook for a while, and the pattern of the flame magic eye disappeared instantly. Saruman staggered back a few steps, his forehead covered with sweat. Sauron concentrated all his strength on his mental state. The mental pressure on people from the Flame Demonic Eye was too great. Just standing in front of it was a severe test for people's will.

Saruman knew that he could not wait any longer. Sauron had begun to doubt his motives, and there was not much time left for him to snatch the Supreme Ring. He picked up the cloth on the ground with trembling hands and covered it on the crystal ball of true knowledge before he could think peacefully. Terrifying orders came out of his mouth one after another, and the black smoke above Essinger became thicker.

Zhao Mai, who was far away in the cave, frowned, raised his hand and put it down again, and sniffed around with his nose. Reserve Liang tilted his head and looked at Zhao Mai, jumped up and went to guard the surroundings, while Xiaohua asked: What, what happened?

Someone tried to use magic to spy just now, which aroused the vigilance of the Insect Heart Ring. However, the power of the magic slipped past and retreated at the entrance of the cave. I don't know why. Zhao Mai licked his lips and waved his hand, saying : I guess Saruman is looking for us everywhere. It's okay.

Are you sure it's him? Then shouldn't you tell Glorfindel about that? Xiaohua said.

That's right, it's time. Zhao Mai stood up and gave his seat to Gardener Long: Come on and continue cooking the fish. Don't let the reserved food eat! I really don't know whether it is a dog or a cat, even the small fish Rob!

Xiaohua chuckled, stretched out her little hand, picked up a piece of almost cooked fish from the pot, and threw it directly towards the food reserve. If you give it to him directly, it won't be counted as something he ate secretly. Zhao Mai didn't expect this at all.

The elves have entered a state of rest, and Glorfindel used his own power to heal their wounds and speed up their recovery. An elf warrior took out a piccolo from his arms, cleaned it and put it to his mouth. The dark cave was accompanied by distant and beautiful music.

When Glorfindel saw Zhao Mai, he washed the blood stains on his hands with the underground river water and wiped the rocks beside him. Zhao Mai sat down while thanking him, and said straight to the point: Just now I felt someone peeking at the cave entrance with magic. It was probably Saruman. It seems that he was already anxious and used the power of the True Knowledge Crystal Ball.

Has Gandalf been prepared? Can the True Knowing Crystal Ball see them?

Yes. Gandalf saw the True Knowing Crystal Ball in Orthanc Tower, and just in case, he used magic protection detection on the Fellowship of the Ring. However, Saruman is the leader of wizards, and his magic is far stronger than Gandalf's. Daofu, so those magics cannot always be effective. Zhao Mai said: This time, the detection spell was withdrawn when it reached the entrance of the cave. Maybe it was for fear of being noticed by us, but it cannot be ruled out that Saruman could see through us.

That's true. We have no way of knowing Saruman's actions, so we have to prepare for the worst expectations, and then keep fighting with confidence. Glorfindel looked at Zhao Mai with sincere eyes and said, These days I see you’ve been thinking about things, do you have any plans?”

I plan to go upstream, penetrate Isengard, and kill Saruman.

Okay! I have psychological expectations of going up the river and directly inserting it, but... Glorfindel said: Even if Saruman sends all the troops, Isengard will definitely have a defense, and there may even be Rohan's cavalry. Help with defense. We can’t kill so many enemies.”

I can... Zhao Mai swallowed the last word, and then said: We actually have reinforcements, very powerful reinforcements. Do you know the tree people in Fangorn Forest?

I know. The tree people have been living in Fangorn Forest and have a good relationship with Saruman. They will not come out to fight. Even if they fight, they will probably help Saruman.

That's not necessarily true. The tree people are all honest, but they have a duty that is engraved in their blood and they will never forget it. Even if they are blood allies with Saruman, they will still fight each other because of their duty.

Are you so confident? Glorfindel nodded: Last question, do you think we must turn to a strategic attack? Don't forget, our goal is to deceive Saruman and distract him. Cover the Fellowship of the Ring.

Yes. But this mission will lose its meaning when we cross the Isen, cross the White Mountains, and enter the borders of Gondor. We do not have Boromir and Hart, and the real Fellowship of the Ring is without these two people. We will not choose Gondor. Therefore, as soon as we enter Gondor, our identity and mission will be directly seen by Saruman. Rather than that, it is better to turn the time across the river into a time of transfer. Saruman thought that we We can't go across the river. I can still block his detection power a few times. We can catch him by surprise, attack him unprepared, disrupt his position, and buy the Ring Guard team more time.

I agree. Is it okay to give the elves half a day to recuperate?

Of course. I also know a little bit about treatment, so let's come together.