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

Chapter 834 Familiar People
Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and the year 2951 of the Third Age seemed unusually peaceful. All the forces seemed to have retreated into their shells. Not only was Mordor completely silent, but the Eastern Chariot Peoples also remained quiet. Even the most unruly Dolgodor had become docile. Apart from Apophis Breo and Ismir, both under Roland's command, who were active, all other forces in the North were in a state of utter stillness.

Roland is such a clever man! He knows the future course of history and is familiar with military strategy. Does he know how to strike the hardest with a fist? Of course, it's by pulling back the fist before throwing it! Roland has no doubt that Sauron is consolidating his forces in preparation for a powerful attack, but as for the others… Roland doesn't agree… Apart from the kingdoms in the North, most other powers are just trying to survive. Roland doesn't expect Gondor to make any progress in the past decade or so. He only hopes that those old fogies in Gondor can distract Sauron and prevent him from turning his attention to him—that would be a blessing!

"I have some breaking news that requires your decision, Your Majesty!" Adolf Heinrich said to Roland, waving the magical envelope in his hand.

"What's wrong?" Roland asked as he took the letter.

"The Crown Prince of Gondor has come to our North!" Adolf Heinrich rubbed his temples, unsure of what was going on. He couldn't determine the intentions of the prince from the Southern Kingdom and could only leave the decision to Roland.

"Hey! The main course is here! The White King City's most durable champion?" Roland burst out laughing when he saw it.

“We’re exchanging gifts with our old friends, the Swan Knights! But this time it’s a full-scale reorganization of a hundred knights!” Adolf Heinrich added, though Roland was watching, he still had to give a reminder.

"Caslo, an old friend is here!" Roland happened to see Caslo walking in in military uniform and quickly waved to him.

"Who's here?" Caslo was taken aback. Who was this old friend of his? In the kingdom, besides his comrades-in-arms and His Majesty, who did he have any friends?
"Holfa! You're in for a good time!" Roland chuckled.

"Who? Holfa? Does the kingdom have such a general?" Caslo's gaze was somewhat unfocused. For a moment, he couldn't remember who it was. This made Caslo feel inexplicably ashamed, after all, he was a Dragon Rider Commander and he couldn't even remember all the kingdom's generals and nobles.

“This belongs to Gondor! Not ours…” Roland said awkwardly. Good heavens, Caslo is quite a talent. With just a few words, he placed the Swan Knights’ commander under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Lagrange.

"Gondor's? Huh? Isn't that the Swan Knights..." Caslo pointed at Roland, looking as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"What's he doing here? Is he in a hurry to get beaten up?" Caslo asked, puzzled. After all, the feud between Horfa and Caslo had a long history. As someone of equal caliber, Caslo had been challenged by Horfa quite a few times when Horfa was stationed in Swiftstream City. However, Caslo, with his background in the Kingdom's Dragon Knight System and his status as a dragon knight, could easily beat Horfa even without using a dragon...

Finally, Horfa, covered in bruises, left Rapids City to escort the goblin prince Jessie Ava to the Eastern Mountains. On the return journey, while resting, he was still unwilling to give up and continued to be thrashed by Caslo…

This matter should have ended there, but then Prince Adromlos's son arrived. Holfa, familiar with the route, rejoined the group and, unsurprisingly, went to find Caslo to avenge his previous defeat. He felt that after a period of training, he was ready again...

As Roland predicted, the powerful Swan Knight Commander Horfa once again became the game experience for the great Dragon Knight Caslo. Horfa was completely defeated and only then did he realize the difference between knight commanders...

“...See how anxious you are!” Roland said after a two-second silence.

“Denetor II has arrived. He will be the future Regent of Gondor! Horfa has come to escort him!” Roland shook his head.

"Is he at the door? Then I'll go and greet him on your behalf!" Caslo fastened his helmet and walked outside. After all, he was just the future king, and his status was not high enough for Roland to greet him. It wouldn't be disrespectful for Caslo, as the Dragon Knight Commander, to go.

“Don’t worry! They’re still in Rushmore!” Roland waved for Caslo to come back. “Rushmore? What are they doing in Rushmore? We’ve all moved to Rag… I forgot, they’re Gondor.” Caslo slapped himself; what a stupid question.

"When will they arrive?" Caslo asked curiously.

"The Swift Stream Road has been extended to the former Beidu Fort area. They should arrive in about two weeks!" Roland silently calculated the time. Without the aura skills of paladins and priests, and the status skills of mages, their knightly order would take at least two weeks! After all, this was an envoy, and there was no need for a forced march. They would arrive around that time, albeit with some swaying and staggering.

“Alright, I’ll patrol that area more often these days!” Caslo nodded.

"I'll leave those three children in the care of Maple Forest Orchid!" Caslo instructed.

"No problem! I'll pull him out of his wife's arms in a minute!" Roland patted his chest and assured him, looking very reassuring.

“…” Adolf Heinrich.

“…” Caslo.

"..." Darian Nightblade's lips twitched. Having been used to being invisible behind Roland, Darian Nightblade felt particularly uncomfortable when faced with the gazes sweeping towards Roland, so he quietly moved two steps to avoid the two people's gazes sweeping towards Roland.

“There’s no need for that…” Caslo reached out in alarm. What was King Roland doing?
……

Although Roland didn't personally go and drag that lazybones Fenglin Youlan over, he still sent a servant to summon him. It took quite a while for Fenglin Youlan to finally dawdle in.

"What is it, Your Majesty? Lilith said she wants to eat fruit. I was planning to go find some wild berries and see if there are any magical plants. If there's nothing else, I'll go and get busy!" Maple Forest Orchid, who was trying to make amends to her wife, gave Roland a perfunctory bow and spoke.

"..." Everyone turned their gaze to Caslo, their eyes conveying an unspoken message—is this guy really reliable? He's good at taking care of women, but can he really take care of three kids?
"How about we switch to another one?" Roland said to Caslo with an awkward laugh. It was clear that Maple Forest Orchid would have to stay by Lilith's side like a fly for a while longer until Lilith was fully recovered.

"Forget it, Weiss's all grown up... let him take care of the two little girls." Caslo thought for a moment and said to Roland. After all, there weren't many people left in Lagrange City. They couldn't very well let that charlatan Charlie Pros take care of the children, could they? What if Caslo was returned with three little charlatans after a few years? Wouldn't Caslo be devastated?

Although everyone still sees Weiss as a child, he is now a 19-year-old adult. It's just that Caslo always felt that the kid hadn't grown up yet, but he is barely capable of standing on his own as a third-tier dragon knight.

"Then let's do it this way. Youlan, where are you...?" Roland agreed after hearing Caslo's words. No one wanted Charlie Pros to take care of the children, so having Viss take the two girls was the only option. Roland looked up to congratulate Maple Forest Youlan on her liberation, but who knew that she had already disappeared without a trace.

I've had a fever for two days in a row, please give me your monthly tickets and tips, gentlemen, please lend me some money...

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