The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 140 Return to Swiftstream City

"System! View territory information!" Roland silently commanded, and soon the light screen appeared in front of him.

Swiftstream City:
Area: One kilometer in radius.

Building units: 1 ruined lord's castle, 200 ordinary wooden houses, intermediate magic-inlaid walls, stone well, blacksmith shop, barracks, archer's temple.

Commanders: Caslo (Tier 3), Renault (Tier 4), Radil (Tier 4), Yunfeng (Tier 6)
Special personnel: Ivy (Tier 3) Grand Duke Nyx: Nyx ​​(Tier 2)
City Defense Officer: Marcus (Tier 4)
Political Officer: Lance (Second Rank)
Troop strength: 2242
Holy Knights Order: 100 Tier 2 Knights.

Lagrange City Guards: 100 Tier 2 Warriors

Battanian Shooters: 700 Tier 2 Shooters.

Dovenian Heavy Swordsmen: 100 Tier 2 Swordsmen.

El Niño Ranger: 50 Tier 2 Rangers.

Lagrange Royal Guards: 200

Swiftflow Legion: 683 Swiftflow Infantry

Recruit 200 light infantrymen.

Lagrange Heavy Cavalry: 100 heavy cavalrymen

Priests: 8 Tier 2 Priests

Mage: One second-tier fire mage

Population: 2516 (1086 civilians who can be trained)
Evaluation: The lonely king led his surviving people back to their homeland and built this city with high walls. The city now has some residents, giving it a more vibrant and lively atmosphere. Everything is developing in a positive direction. The city has a strong military and a sufficient number of eligible soldiers! The city can easily defend itself even against small-scale attacks. Note: The Grand Duke of the Principality of Nyx fled here; the country is currently without a mistress or heir.

Abilities: 1. As the only territory of the Kingdom of Lagrange in Middle-earth, she will attract the remnants of Lagrange. The system will guide a group of wandering Lagrange civilians to her territory every day, hoping that the lord can properly settle them.

2. Allow the recruitment of local civilians to train swift infantry.

"Damn!" Roland blushed when he saw that there was no mistress or heir. This was too blatant!
“Let’s go home!” Roland said gently.

“Hmm…” Nyx nodded obediently.

"What does Swiftstream City look like now?" Nyx imagined the magnificent city from his memory. After all, it was once the largest city in the north. Even though the empire has declined for many years, it should still be quite large, right?

"Your Highness, what is the current situation of the kingdom? How many towns do we still have? Which nobles are still alive?" Nyx asked in a low voice. "Cough cough cough..." Roland choked for a moment. What was this damned awkwardness all about?
“Currently, only Swiftstream City is still under the kingdom’s control… As for nobles…” Roland touched his nose sheepishly, after all, his family’s wealth was indeed somewhat unworthy of the kingdom’s title… Fortunately, the existence of the Dragon Knights and the Knights Order greatly enhanced Lagrange’s reputation!
"Even Longlake Town has fallen?" Nyx exclaimed in shock. Even Longlake Town, a once important town in the north, has been lost!

"Long Lake Town has been destroyed by the evil dragon, and we don't have the ability to rebuild it yet!" Roland sighed, the large population base being their biggest weakness.

"Ah!" Nyx's eyes widened. The Kingdom of Lagrange, which possessed dragon knights, had its towns destroyed by a dragon? This was simply a joke! If Roland knew what Nyx was thinking, he would definitely cry foul! During the Battle of Smaug, Caslo was still a pathetic dragon knight, a weak wind-attribute four-legged dragon good only for melee combat. If he had actually gone up and had a passionate 1v1 battle with Smaug... Lagrange would have been finished.

"Don't worry, we will eventually reclaim what we've lost!" Roland seemed to understand Nyx's surprised expression and said casually. In fact, even with the system's help, it wouldn't be easy for Roland to recreate the glory of the Lagrange Empire in the game's history. Roland had long seen through this damn system, which was nothing like the systems in other transmigration novels. In other people's systems, the host is the father, but he is the grandson... There are very few times when the system can truly grant Roland's requests... Roland didn't even know how to complain about the pile of junk he got from signing in every day! Since the Lordaeron Ranger, Roland hadn't signed in any new troops. The best he got were equipment and supplies, which made Roland so angry that he wanted to find the complaint page.

“Yes, I believe you!” Nyx nodded, gazing intently at the young king before her. Roland’s slight frown and the sadness in his eyes, along with his resolute face, momentarily stunned Nyx.

"Could you tell me about your battle?" Roland asked softly, glancing at Nyx beside him. He was curious about how this Crusader army of 5000 men had been almost completely wiped out. However, much better than in history, Grand Duke Nyx was still safe and sound, instead of being impaled on a spear and displayed to the public.

“Sigh…” Nyx sighed deeply, and finally decided to tell Roland the whole story…

"..." Roland remained silent for a long time after listening. The Crusaders' courage and the Swift Infantry were so similar. It was these soldiers who faced death without fear in adversity that forged Lagrange's reputation!
“They are all heroes, heroes of Lagrange…” Roland said after a moment of silence.

……

"This is the once largest city in the North, Swiftstream?" Nyx asked, stammering as she looked at the small city before her. Clearly, she had greatly underestimated the city; she hadn't expected to overestimate it after seeing it in person! Aside from the magic-inlaid stone walls, the city was practically unremarkable. No mage towers, no heavy crossbow towers, no defensive magic arrays… If Nyx were to compare it to anything else, Swiftstream, currently considered the capital of Lagrange, was at best comparable to the size of a baron's town during the Lagrange Empire's most glorious period…

"Yes, the city of Swiftstream was originally destroyed, but the city of Swiftstream you see now is one that we rebuilt from the ruins!" Roland said with great pride.

"Actually, this city was built by the system in the wasteland!" Roland murmured to himself.

"Oh! I see!" Nixon was immediately relieved. Building a city that rises again from ruins is much more difficult than building a city in the wilderness.

Later, during their casual conversation on the way into the city, Nyx learned Roland's real age and when the city was founded. She immediately became a fan of Roland, her eyes filled with admiration and adoration...

"Did I overdo it?" Seeing Nyx's bright, sparkling eyes staring at him every now and then, Roland immediately regretted his actions. Showing off might feel good for a moment, but if you keep doing it... you'll be in deep trouble!
“Welcome home, Ms. Nyx!” Roland gave a graceful bow with his hand on his chest the instant he stepped through the city gates.

"A qualified candidate for Queen has been detected—Nyx!" The system's voice suddenly popped up.

"Holy crap?" Roland was completely dumbfounded. I treated you like a vassal, and you want to be my husband? This system shouldn't be called the Lord of the Rings System anymore, let's just call it the Prank System!

"Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the mission—Empress of the World! Reward: A random Tier 6 hero!" The system then announced in a heavenly voice.

"Sixth rank... I have sixth-rank combat power... I... Waaah..." Roland suddenly choked up. This was too much for him! The kingdom's top combat power was actually a fourth-rank knight commander. Even if he was a dragon knight, that was unbelievable! A fourth-rank dragon knight wouldn't stand a chance against most sixth-rank professionals, unless his dragon was an adult! When the Kingdom of Lagrang truly possessed sixth-rank combat power, it meant Lagrang had truly entered the Kingdom Club! (Yun Feng: Good grief? I'm not sixth-rank? Should I leave?)
(End of this chapter)