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

Chapter 206 The Grasp of Centaur
"Good heavens!" Roland had just cut off a piece of meat and turned to look in the direction of everyone. He was speechless. The grilled fish, which was as long as an arm, had been quickly cut into pieces by everyone with knives and forks, leaving only the fish head alone on the plate.

Looking at the three men with their faces glistening with oil, Roland sighed helplessly and buried himself back in the earth-eating boar, diligently cutting meat from its body.

I still have to give it a shout-out! It truly lives up to its reputation as a high-level magical beast! Its flesh is indeed beautiful; a single cut can easily reveal the finest "snowflake" meat. The quality of the meat is comparable to Wagyu beef from countries where people live comfortably.

"Sizzle~" Roland casually drew his Dragon Slayer Sword and placed it over the fire, spreading slices of meat, about the size of a palm and a finger's thickness, evenly across the blade. No iron plate? No problem for our ingenious Roland! How about some epic teppanyaki? With the Paladin's unique Demon-Slaying Flame, the pork quickly changed color. Roland casually sprinkled on chili, cumin, and salt, then used chopsticks made from tree branches to flip the meat slices, repeating the same routine.

"Come on! Taste the flavors of home!" Roland looked at the roasted meat he had made with longing in his eyes. Who could understand the intense homesickness of a traveler in a different dimension?

"It actually has that flavor, doesn't it?" Roland looked at the yellow ale in his glass and took another deep breath of the fragrant roasted meat. He chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"Ah! Are you reincarnated starving ghosts?" Roland's eyes widened. He had no idea how much of a shock a pinch of cumin and chili could bring to these natives in Middle-earth, a world where spices were incredibly precious!

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A soft burp came from the room, and Roland looked at Nyx, whose face was flushed, with a mischievous look in his eyes.

"Are you full?" Roland smiled as he brushed a stray strand of hair from the corner of Nyx's eye.

"Mmm, I'm so full~ The meat you grilled is still the best." Nyx smiled sweetly, breathtakingly beautiful.

"Let's go for a walk, rest for the night, and then go back. We can't stay out too long; a couple of days off is enough." Roland casually ruffled Nyx's hair, giving her long, smooth hair a "golden lion's mane."

“Oh!” Nyx nodded obediently and followed Roland, tidying her messy long hair.

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"System? Sign-in!" Roland felt the sunlight streaming through the wooden window, raised his hand to shield his eyes. Hmm! It was the daily routine of signing in! Roland affectionately called it "collecting trash"!
"Congratulations, host, on successfully checking in! Congratulations on obtaining—Centaur Grip!" The system's cold voice brought Roland to his senses.

"Not bad! Centaur's Grip?" Roland thought to himself, "Another piece of junk," while casually opening the item description. Centaur's Grip: Legendary Weapon! This is a bowstring forged from the sinew of an earth dragon! A bow body made from the branches of two sacred trees! Glued together with dragon glue, a weapon blessed and enchanted by numerous centaur high priests! A centaur-exclusive longbow! Attached Skills:
Grasp of the Earth: When a centaur wields this bow and stomps on the ground, his stamina and battle spirit will be rapidly restored! (Passive)
Child of the Earth: When a centaur equips this bow, stepping on the ground will double its defense and increase its maximum battle aura by 50%! (Passive)

Child of the Jungle: When a centaur equips this bow, he will continuously regenerate his injuries while in the jungle until he is fully healed! (Passive)

Dragon Slash: The centaur consumes some of its battle energy to unleash a powerful strike with its longbow, dealing massive soul damage to the target hit! Cooldown: 30 seconds!
"Heartless!" Roland was so shocked that he sat up abruptly, ignoring even the coquettish reproach of the beauty beside him.

"What kind of 'Ox and Horse Grip' is this? You might as well call it armor instead of a weapon! It's a mobile health pack and mobile armor! Can centaurs fly?" Roland thought to himself.

"Wait... it seems that the Celestial Centaurs can actually fly..." Roland suddenly thought of this rare species of centaur.

After calming Nyx down, Roland got up and left the house to quietly examine the legendary weapon exclusive to the centaur. The more he looked at it, the more speechless he became. This thing truly allowed its wielder to take kiting tactics to the extreme! Infinite sustain and targeted healing—who could defeat a centaur wielding this in the jungle? Aside from instant kill, there was nothing you could do! Roland was instantly disgusted by these descriptions. He thought of those cheating items in certain cheesy online games, where you couldn't even keep up with the healing after dealing damage…

"What are these high priests blessing...? It's all buffs..." Roland was speechless at the centaur high priests who had blessed the bow. They'd turned a perfectly good weapon into armor! And the only active attack skill was melee! Roland really wanted to grab those high priests and ask them: "Guys, tell me what's the point of putting a melee skill on a longbow?"
Roland stood there like a fool, holding the longbow that was over two meters long, completely stunned. The material of this bow was absolutely top-notch! Dragon sinew and sacred tree branches! But Roland was now considering whether to give this thing to Baldr, since this bow was a bit of a waste of its purpose... In Roland's mind, centaurs should be heavy tanks with archery as a secondary skill and charging as the primary skill!
"Fine, let's just consider it as him having some defensive gear..." Roland grinned and could only accept this "problematic" legendary weapon. Although it was successfully obtained, Roland was still quite uneasy! Whose longbow has those kinds of attributes... This is even more extreme than the Battanian archers.

"Good morning, Baron Bader!" Roland stopped Bader, who had just gotten up.

Comrade Bader was instantly drawn to the bow in Roland's hand. Though he didn't know why, he felt a spiritual call emanating from the longbow: "Take me! Take me!"
"Good morning, Your Highness. What is this bow?" Badr asked meaningfully, looking at the exaggerated longbow. It was obvious that Roland could not use this thing. Have you ever seen a bow that is two heads taller than the user?
"Here you go. I forgot yesterday. It's a legendary weapon. I hope you won't betray your principles." Roland sighed and laboriously handed the bow to the big, clumsy man. He meant for Baldr to remember the Centaur Charge technique, but clearly... Baldr was wrong.

Taking the longbow and probing it with his battle aura, Badr instantly sensed the bow's information. Feeling the seamless integration of his energy with the bow, Badr immediately knelt down and swore to Roland, "Thank you for your generous gift, Your Highness! I will certainly live up to your trust! Wherever your will goes, my arrow will follow!"

Badr fervently expressed his loyalty to Roland, knowing that the entire Tuput tribe wouldn't be worth as much as this bow! A legendary weapon—priceless! Moreover, it was a weapon exclusive to the tribe; for those who needed it, its value was fatally high!
Generally speaking, specialized weapons are much more valuable than general-purpose weapons because, due to compatibility, a race-specific weapon can provide a greater boost to the user! Similarly, specialized weapons are also very expensive! After all, "specialized" also has another name – "customized"!
"Get up. I'm just returning it to its rightful owner. This was a treasure from the old treasury. Since you can use it, I'm giving it to you." Roland found an excuse to explain the origin of the item. After all, who could know the true legacy left behind by the Lagrange Empire? This was the best pretext.

"We plan to head back today, so we'll leave this place to you, Baron!" Roland glanced at the sky; the sun was already high in the sky. It was time to leave after dinner, or Caslo would probably come riding a dragon to capture him, Roland.

(End of this chapter)