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

Chapter 661 Creed Assassin
“I see!” Radu nodded knowingly. If they were facing infiltration by orcs, they would naturally need a magical barrier to investigate, and Radu was clearly well-suited for the job.

"Yes, some laborers have already been injured by the infiltrated orcs!" Apophis Breo said with distress. Those short goblins often scaled over the wooden and stone walls of King's Landing fortress to sneak in and attack them. However, ordinary soldiers were armored and could not be easily injured by them, and the knights, who were the backbone of the city, were even more untouchable! They could only focus their attention on the unarmed laborers.

"I will set up the barrier as soon as possible. Those orcs are too rampant!" Radu nodded solemnly. The harm that orcs posed to the territory goes without saying!

“Then I’ll have to trouble you!” Apophis Breo nodded.

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"Oh ho? Where did Apophis Breo recruit a fourth-tier wood mage?" Roland checked the system as usual and was surprised to find that Apophis Breo had recruited a fourth-tier wood mage!
Roland knew that professionals could be found among the refugees. Many professionals among the refugees in his territory had registered their identities with the Adventurers' Guild. However, he had not even seen many Tier 3 professionals. As a result, Apophis Breo directly produced a Tier 4 professional.
"Wood magic seems pretty good! It'll be very useful in the Misty Mountains!" Roland chuckled at the thought of the Misty Mountains' environment, guessing those orcs were in for a lot of trouble! What place could be more suitable for wood-type practitioners to fight than a forest?

"System, I advise you to be kind!" Roland warned the system. He hadn't even checked in today, and Apophis Breo had already become a fourth-tier mage. The system should at least give him something good, right?
"Sign in!" Roland threatened the system before signing in.

"Congratulations, host, on successfully checking in! Reward: 1 Tier 6 Creed Assassin!" The system's emotionless voice rang out.

"What kind of trash did they give me this time? Let me see... Holy crap? Tier 6? Assassin?" Roland's eyes widened as he stared at the system panel in disbelief.

"System, tell me honestly, are you about to die? Otherwise, why are you suddenly being so nice today?" Roland asked timidly, wondering if the system was giving him a farewell gift before leaving him.
"..." System, do you want to hear what you're saying?

Roland collapsed instantly, lying flat on his back, quietly waiting for his creed assassin to come knocking.

Assassins are a relatively rare profession, as it's a sub-profession of the main class. The thief's career advancement chain is Apprentice Thief, Thief, and Flying Thief! After the fourth tier, it branches into two lines: one is the main thief career chain of Master Thief – Divine Thief – Rogue Thief, and the other is the rarer career chain of Assassin – Assault Assassin – Creed Assassin. In short, assassins are few, and high-level assassins are even fewer! Especially top-tier Creed Assassins, whose creed encompasses everything; when fighting under the influence of their Creed, their individual combat power is comparable to that of hero units!
Creed is a talent skill for Creed Assassins after reaching Tier 6. It allows them to choose any affix to become their own Creed, and when the Creed is activated, they enter a state of berserk, damage reduction, enhancement, etc.! For example, if a Tier 6 Creed Assassin chooses Water as their Creed, they will receive a Creed bonus when near water. However, many Creed Assassins choose Shadow as their Creed, so the night is the Assassin's killing field.

"I'm really looking forward to it. What kind of creed is this?" Roland was quite excited, after all, assassins' creeds are varied, and most of them use dark words such as night, shadows, and darkness.

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At this moment, at the foot of Gangbada Mountain, a figure flashed out in the sunlight, followed by the roar of orcs, clearly indicating that the orcs were chasing this person.

"Whoosh!" The young man flicked his robe hood, and several cold glints flew out from under the hood.

"Thud thud thud!" Sharp throwing knives instantly felled the orcs at the front gate. "Awoo!" A wolf howl came, and the orc reinforcements arrived. This wolf rider squad, which was patrolling outside Gangbada Fortress, discovered the commotion. With the sound of the orcs' alarm horns, they learned that the place had been invaded, so they rushed over without stopping.

"Tsk! Troublesome!" Under the hood was a young face, with a head of black, tousled hair swaying in the wind. He leaped onto a nearby rock with a spring kick, then appeared on the mountaintop with a few more nimble movements, looking down at the orcs with a mocking expression and sticking out his tongue.

"Hey! Stop chasing me! I just went in and took a look, I didn't do anything! What's the point of you chasing me for so long? Did I dig up your ancestral graves?" The young man squatted on the mountaintop, spewing trash talk incessantly.

"Grab him! I'll tear him to pieces!" The orc captain roared furiously, pointing his sword at the youth. The remaining orcs immediately charged towards him, howling.

"Oh my god! They're as stupid as pigs!" The young man helplessly covered his eyes, speechless as he looked at the half-orcs below who were so stupid their genitals were turning purple.

"No! Excuse me, I can't insult pigs! I think the phrase 'worse than pigs and dogs' is an insult to pigs and dogs!" The young man shook his head and casually flicked a pebble. The pebble, imbued with battle aura, whistled and hit a half-orc on the head. The half-orc screamed and fell to the ground.

"Tsk tsk tsk! There's a slope over there that leads up!" The young man looked at the orc who was still diligently climbing the pile of stones and pointed helplessly to the side of him. Following his perspective, a crooked stone slope led to the ground.

"Awooo!" The wolf riders, who had been idle, immediately rushed over like flies seeing something. It was obvious that they wanted to circle around and capture this human who had infiltrated the vicinity of Gambada. It would be troublesome if this human obtained any information!
"That's more interesting!" The young man nodded and smiled. Playing whack-a-mole with a bunch of pigs was so boring; he preferred the thrill and excitement of walking on the edge of a knife.

"Let me see what you so-called elite orcs are really capable of!" The young man narrowed his eyes, a cold glint in them, and slowly gripped the hilt of his sword behind his back...

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"We'll seal off the entire camp after setting up this little bit today!" Ymir wiped the sweat from his brow. Even a half-giant like him was exhausted. It's safe to say that the outer wall of Windhelm was built entirely thanks to Ymir, this "big beast"! Can you believe that Ymir single-handedly rammed the entire one-mile-diameter wall into the ground in just two days, leaving a meter and a half-high log exposed outside? These will be the foundation of the future city wall.

"You've worked hard! Once we finish building these walls, we can start preparing to build the castle!" Ismir said with anticipation. Although ordinary small castles are damp and humid, castles are prestigious! How can you call yourself a nobleman without a castle? Even nobles in the empire without fiefdoms would build a castle on their estates to show off their status. Of course, their castles were luxurious and grand, not for defensive purposes, but more for displaying their extravagance.

“Hmm, collecting stone is not like collecting wood. I guess collecting suitable stone will be very troublesome!” Ymir thought for a moment. Apart from the quarrying along the Swift River, which relies on the weather, there are no suitable quarries at present.

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