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

“The problem is that our population isn’t wealthy either,” Roland shrugged.

"Population is like a woman's...you can always squeeze some out!" Yun Feng winked at Roland, making Nyx blush and bury herself in Roland's arms.

"Ahem, don't make dirty jokes! Is this something you can talk about in public? Let's discuss this in private!" Roland said seriously.

“… Nyx.”

"Ouch!" The soft flesh at their waists was being pinched, and the poor Roland brothers were almost squeezed to death.

"Hmph!" Nyx snorted and jogged away, leaving Roland alone, grimacing and rubbing his injured back.

"Stop looking! Think about how to settle the people!" Roland shook his head and tapped the table in front of Yunfeng.

“Oh! Is that so? I suggest we set aside one village first! We can place it near the Tuput Forest! It would be a bit safer, close to the centaur settlement! Besides, the centaurs are currently loyal to us, so it’s always good to strengthen the relationship between the two races!” Yun Feng spread out the map and spoke eloquently.

“Hmm, that makes sense, but is sending out just one enough? Should we send out another one to the south? That way, our connection with Lulong Fortress will be even closer!” Roland approved of Yunfeng’s plan, but still added his own suggestion.

"Hmm, you might as well not build a village at all! Build a city instead!" Yun Feng said irritably. How could the entire southern region be influenced and controlled by a mere village? To serve as a hub, it should at least be a small city with complete defensive facilities! Otherwise, it would be impossible to stop the enemy from bypassing Lulong Fortress. Besides increasing casualties and delaying time, it would be better to let the enemy soldiers besiege the city!
"Uh..." Roland gave an awkward smile, realizing he had acted too hastily! After thinking it over carefully, he understood Yun Feng's concerns. After all, how many troops could a village possibly garrison? It was still too much of a stretch to make it a hub.

"Let's try to build up the villages outside the Tupt Forest first. As for the hubs of Swiftstream City and Lulong Fortress, we'll talk about that later!" Roland tapped the table, signaling the decision.

“Alright! I’ll personally lead the team there!” Yun Feng nodded seriously. After all, this was the first village separated from Jiliu City, and everything was still in the process of being explored… One couldn’t help but marvel at Roland’s bizarre rise to power!

Most people start with a small village and slowly develop it into a city... Roland starts with a half-ruined city, never experiencing the pain and hardship of building a city. If he did... well! Old Master Radil can only say that he took full responsibility for everything. Every brick and tile of Swiftstream City was built by this old man with magic!

……

"Your Highness! The White Wing King of Los Santo Niel has come to pay a visit!" a guard suddenly announced.

"Please invite King White Wing in!" Roland, who was chatting with Yunfeng, paused for a moment, then reacted.

"King Roland! My friend! Congratulations on your safe return from your expedition!" White Wing, wearing a crown and a simple robe, opened his arms to embrace Roland.

"White Wing King! I accept your blessing and thank you for your visit!" Roland opened his arms and embraced White Wing tightly.

"What happened? I heard that your territory was attacked by orcs after you left?" Whitewing, which is separated from Swiftstream City by a river, also received a warning from Nyx, and only lifted its state of emergency in the last few days after seeing that everything was fine.

“Yes! I was attacked by orcs and Ringwraiths in a city in the south, but our people managed to repel them!” Roland shook his head, his expression somber. After all, the two Swift Legions he had painstakingly given him were almost wiped out! “Your casualties were very heavy?” White Wing cautiously probed.

"It's not just heavy casualties! It's crippling! At least four thousand ordinary soldiers have fallen on the battlefield!" Roland sighed.

"Ah!" Bai Yi jumped up in shock. Four thousand people? If that happened to the Kingdom of Akvia, it would be an instant annihilation! Although their total population was constantly growing, it was still only around five thousand people.

“Send more of your soldiers to the north to plunder more people! The soldiers still need to be trained! Otherwise, they won’t be able to stop the advance of those dark forces!” Roland advised.

"Could you explain in detail what exactly happened? I mean, the course of the war!" Bai Yi said solemnly.

“There’s nothing I can’t tell you!” Roland shook his head, indicating that he could tell you the specific details of the White Wing War, and then began to recount the story.

"A large number of orcs..."

"Our two Swiftflow Legions, which were lost elsewhere, attempted to storm these orcs, but their assault failed..."

"...In the end, the Ninth Ringwraith, Uvatha, rescued the Ringwraiths and the Black Knights but spared the two Dragon Knights who were completely unprepared at the time!" Roland recounted the part that puzzled him.

“I don’t understand why that Ringwraith didn’t take the opportunity to kill my dragon riders? Given the situation, he could have easily ambushed at least one of them! The power of a space-type Ringwraith is not something an unsuspecting dragon rider can withstand!” Roland scratched his head in frustration.

"Perhaps, as you said, the last glimmer of humanity still remains in his heart! The glory of the knight did not completely perish with his fall into darkness!" After a moment of thought, Bai Yi could only offer this explanation, which was hardly an explanation at all.

“I am terrified of the existence of this Ringwraith!” Roland said without any attempt to hide his worries.

“It’s a real headache that they come and go without a trace!” Bai Yi affirmed.

"I never knew that these Ringwraiths had spatial abilities! God! Why do spatial heroes have to do so many things instead of serving Sauron as his lackeys?" Roland complained helplessly.

"I suggest you send someone to inform the Lonely Mountain Twins! I'll send someone to inform the two elven kingdoms! A sixth-tier space-type cultivator deserves our attention! If we can confirm he's in Dolgodor... I suggest forming an allied force to launch a siege!" Whitewing's eyes were filled with ferocious killing intent! The existence of this Ringwraith has seriously affected the survival of the Kingdom of Akvia. Without high-level combat power, the Kingdom of Akvia is like a naked girl, at the mercy of these Ringwraiths! Of course, the Lonely Mountain Twins also lack high-level combat power, but their location is advantageous! They have become the rear of the battlefield!
"Surround and kill a sixth-tier space-type expert? Pfft!" Roland shook his head with a laugh. If a sixth-tier space-type expert could be so easily surrounded and killed, he would have sent Yun Feng, Omske, Radil, Renault, Ajax, Lavian, and Caslo to Dolgodo to play with him long ago.

"Damn it! Are we just going to wait for them to come knocking on our door?" Bai Yi angrily waved his fist.

"Don't rush! At least we can develop in peace for the next year or two. The orcs are almost all dead, and the Ringwraiths need cannon fodder too! It will take some time for the cannon fodder to be generated!" Roland looked at Whitewing with composure. The orcs killed in these few battles have almost wiped out the orcs in the North. If the fighting continues, it will be the Mordor orcs that come next.