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

Chapter 755 Eagle Trainer

Roland dared to send this goblin knight order to the front line because he knew that this goblin knight order was different from other goblin knights. These goblin knights, who were trained by humans, were far more powerful than the original barbaric goblins. Moreover, the number of goblin knights, numbering in the thousands, had already reached a qualitative leap!

“They will surprise us!” Roland said softly. He believed in these goblin knights just as much as he believed in his Holy Glory Knights! There was no reason why a thousand goblin knights would be less powerful than a hundred Holy Glory Knights.

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"Hurry! Replenish supplies! We're ready to set off! Travel light! Discard all other burdens except for war supplies!" Alistar commanded as he moved among the tribe.

"Hey! Kid! Put that pot down! Are you planning to use it as a shield?" Alistar snatched a giant iron pot, taller than a goblin, from his tribesman with a gruff expression. The weight made Alistar frown.

"Hurry! Everyone take five days' worth of rations and water, and pack medicine and tents!" Alistar commanded. The reason for only taking five days' worth was to facilitate the team's rapid movement. As for three days later, Alistar would use the reserves prepared in advance in the spatial equipment bestowed upon him by Roland!

"Go! Forward!" Alistar spurred his people out of the ranks, and soon the dust raised by the goblin knights obscured their figures.

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"Darian! Be on guard! The dragon knights will handle the aerial spying, but I need you to catch the rats on the ground!" Roland said, glancing sideways at Darian Nightblade. He checked the sky—perfect! It was still light; if it got dark, it wouldn't be realistic for Darian Nightblade to sneak up and catch the rats. After all, the yellow flash in the darkness... *splat*!
“Yes, Your Highness!” Darian Nightblade nodded silently. He flicked the Garuda in his hand and disappeared into the air, leaving only a ripple like water.

"I hope only the eyes of heaven are watching over us!" Roland sighed.

"Order the army to set up camp! We can't march any further, it'll probably be dark soon!" Roland ordered. After all, the soldiers were human, not cattle. Nearly ten hours of high-intensity marching a day was already insane enough. Keep in mind that Roland's troops were all heavily armored! These armored beasts of burden were already insanely marching dozens of kilometers on foot every day!

"Yes, sir!" The men accepted the order and turned to notify the various teams. Soon, the army stopped advancing and stood still.

"Thump, thump, thump!" The soldiers nimbly unloaded the logs from the horse wagons and hammered them into the ground to build the outer wall of the camp. The rest of the men went to cut down trees and collect stones to reinforce the camp. The camp of nearly 10,000 people was built with remarkable speed. These tall and strong northern men built the camp in no time. Their speed and efficiency were impressive.

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"Open the gate! I'm back!" Omske stood outside the camp, holding the reins in his hand, with the knights who had returned with him behind him.

"Creak!" The camp gate was opened with difficulty by the soldiers, and Omsk immediately led the members of the knight order into the camp.

"His Highness has ordered you to go find him immediately upon your return!" The captain of the guards at the gate said respectfully to Omsk. "Yes, I understand!" Omsk nodded, signaling his soldiers to leave first. He then handed his warhorse to the other soldiers, straightened his clothes, and headed towards Roland's tent.

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"You're back?" Roland looked at the map without even lifting his eyelids.

“Yes.” Omske nodded, puzzled. He sensed the silence and coldness in Roland’s tone and had no idea how he had offended Roland.

"Take a look at this!" Roland threw the training eagle, still with arrows strapped to it, at Omske's feet.

"After you left, someone used a training eagle to conduct aerial reconnaissance against us, but I spotted it and shot it down! I reckon there will be more and more surveillance in the future!" Verway shrugged.

"Good heavens! Falconry? Are these tankers bored out of their minds? They're using falconry to spy on us for no reason?" Omske laughed in exasperation. Where had he gone before falconry was already spying on him?

“Looks like we’re in for a lot of work!” Omske’s lips curled into a cold smile, clearly recalling some “pleasant” memories.

“These are all ordinary training eagles! Their eagle handlers can’t be far away! I bet their eagle handlers are still hanging around us at a distance!” Omsk thought for a moment and said with certainty. These training eagles are not magical beasts; they don’t have the ability to cross the entire Lagrange Plain to transmit information.

"I reckon they're relaying messages! We might have only shot down one training eagle in a certain area. Don't tell me there's only one training eagle in the entire Lagrange Plain!" Omske pursed his lips. If they really relied on this one training eagle to transmit messages to the Eastern Barbarians, its speed would probably be only a step behind Roland's army!

"Find him and kill him! I don't like having rats around when I sleep!" Roland said with a dark face. Being watched by the eagle trainers once was enough; there was no reason to be watched by them every day! Besides, for the Dongyi people, eagle trainers who could train eagle trainers were highly sought-after! If Roland didn't take down those eagle trainers, it would be like running naked in front of them!
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"What is this?" Roland stared at the corpse in front of him, its neck broken in half. The corpse was wearing a heavy leather jacket, its face smeared with blood, and blood was gushing from the broken neck wound!
“A beast tamer! He must be the owner of this falcon!” Darian Nightblade pointed to the falcon still lying on the ground, kicked the falcon’s corpse next to its owner, making it seem like a family had passed away in perfect harmony!

“That’s right! It’s that hyena!” Omsk gritted his teeth. Their actions were like those of clowns in the eyes of these falconers, which made Omsk very uncomfortable. He had painstakingly planned the route to conceal their actions, and the knights who set off first were also responsible for keeping all the creatures along the way quiet. Therefore, after breaking into the camp, Omsk directly ordered everyone to be disposed of. Unexpectedly, this thing did not leak any information from the escapees, but instead scouted out most of the information from the sky.

"Caslo, this thing is yours! Clean them up!" Roland kicked the training eagle on the ground. Roland didn't have the habit of letting others notice him so that he could be seen naked from the sky.

“Yes, Your Highness! We will do our best to ensure that these things do not appear in front of you again! Unless they are dead!” Caslo nodded and accepted the task.

"Thank you all for your hard work!" Roland bowed to everyone in gratitude.