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

Chapter 930 Coincidence

“Your Majesty, I know you may find this hard to believe, but I must say it…” Duke Joelster said earnestly, looking at Roland, who had a displeased expression.

"So, is there something important you need to tell me at this time? Or is something wrong with them?" Roland pointed to his pajamas and then to the group of people behind Joelsteria.

“It’s like this, we’ve detected a signal from the Empire in the northeast. Although it’s only been there for a short time, I think it’s necessary to take a look…” Joelster organized his thoughts. As the highest-ranking person in Lagrange City, it was most appropriate for him to communicate with Roland.

"So why don't you go look for him?" Roland raised an eyebrow. Was he some kind of heartless emperor? Or did he have a sensitive nose for military power? Why did they have to disturb him when he and Nyx were sleeping?

“That place is in the eastern mountains… We need your order to mobilize dragon knights or wyvern knights…” Joelsteria rubbed his hands awkwardly.

"Great!" Roland's large head, which had been controlled by the small head, gradually regained consciousness. This must be the system reward! No wonder it hadn't made a sound! It had been grinding at the edge of the map!

"..." Joelster and the others looked at each other, not understanding what Roland meant by suddenly saying "beautiful".

"It's too dangerous for dragon riders! The journey is too long... We need to gather a few dragon riders to go and take a look!" Roland shook his head. Although dragons are powerful, this sky doesn't belong to them. On the contrary, dragons don't need to worry so much! I've seen top-tier magical beasts hunt dragons, but who has ever seen magical beasts hunt dragons? Isn't that just courting death?

"You agree?" Joelster exclaimed in surprise.

“Of course, if there’s even the slightest hope that they might be our people, we’ll welcome them home! After all, the word ‘abandon’ doesn’t exist in the Empire’s dictionary!” Roland shook his head. Under normal circumstances, Roland would never risk sending dragon knights far from home to pursue that elusive possibility, but since it’s a system reward, there’s no problem with it! Roland’s family is currently short of people!

Judging from the situation in *The War of the Ring*, Roland likely holds a significant advantage over Sauron. For example, if Roland were to launch a full-scale attack on Mordor, Mordor would likely be unable to withstand it. Before the Black Tower was even built, Mordor would be defenseless against the dragon riders, and Sauron would be bogged down in the Forbidden War with Lagrange. The fall of Mordor would only be a matter of time! But what good would defeating Mordor do for Roland now? Besides leaving behind a ravaged kingdom and women and children waiting for their families to return…

Roland is not a saint; he has no reason to pay the price for all of Middle-earth! In other words, Middle-earth is not worth Roland's risk at this moment! Roland is not prepared to confront Sauron head-on until Gondor and Rohan are brought to their senses! A showdown now would only result in heavy casualties for him and at most a perfunctory thank you from the two nations. After all, one only feels the pain when the whip strikes!

"Then who should we send?" Duke Joelsteria asked the most crucial question. After all, the selection of personnel is an important issue. Sending too many strong individuals would affect the kingdom's national defense, while sending two "small fry" would be easy to kill. Therefore, we need to be careful in choosing the right people.

"Need to choose? Caslo and Weiss!" Roland waved his hand and said. The kingdom's top two dragon knights were a perfect example of a balanced team, and over time, Weiss's combat power had also improved considerably. While he might not be able to dominate a battle, he was at least capable of protecting himself and wouldn't hold Caslo back. As for Caslo, he remained the kingdom's undisputed "big daddy." Roland intentionally concealed Maple Forest Orchid's strength. His sixth-tier paladin power might leak out, but the news of his dragon's recovery would certainly remain unknown. Don't underestimate this move; if he jumped out at a crucial moment, he could kill a demigod!

"Lord Caslo has not yet returned..." Giorstja said.

"Let's wait until he gets back. There's no rush!" Roland waved his hand. After all, it's only natural for couples to reunite, and the system rewards are there for sure, so there's nothing to worry about!

……

"Those are the devils! The devils from the south are attacking!" Chief Han Xuyang of the Manshi tribe went weak in the knees upon seeing the familiar red flag with a golden dragon. The fear from the depths of his memory surged back. As the chief of the Manshi tribe, he was actually quite valiant. Sensing the danger, he had fled beforehand, then fled towards the northeastern wilderness, annexing many smaller tribes along the way. By the time he reached this place, he had become a large tribe with tens of thousands of people! But even facing that red flag with a golden dragon, he still dared not issue the order to attack…

"Damn it, we've been targeted!" Oakrian Ryujin narrowed his eyes and whispered to Oakrian Yasuo beside him.

"Where?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso asked calmly.

"East! On the snow-covered hill..."

"I see them. It looks like they're scouting?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso whispered. Even from thousands of meters away, Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso could only vaguely make out the orcs.

“How do we do it?” Oakrian Ryukin asked.

"Norman! Go and get them! Don't let them get away!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso summoned Oakrian Norman and whispered the order.

Upon receiving the order, Ocrean Norman remained calm. He quietly led a squad of knights and began to wander towards the outer edge of the migrating caravan. As the caravan moved, he stealthily approached the snow hill, clearly to avoid alerting the orcs and causing them to scatter. In the vast wasteland, it was impossible to capture all the scattered orcs, so encircling and annihilating them while they were still together was the best approach!

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"Keep your body low! Those knights are very close! Let's prepare to retreat..." Chief "King Han" of the Barbarian Stone Tribe was already having second thoughts. Although hundreds of wolf riders lay on the snowy slope behind him, these elite orc wolf riders offered him no comfort! He knew all too well that being discovered by these humans would mean an endless chase! After all, he had already fled to such a desolate region, yet these humans still pursued him with their families! Such relentless spirit left this orc chief, whose luck was "not bad," drenched in sweat!

"Quiet down! Let's go!" As the group approached and the knights drew closer, Chief Han Xuyang of the Barbarian Stone Tribe gave the order to retreat covertly.

"Charge!" Before it finished speaking, Okrian Norman, hundreds of meters away, suddenly burst into action with a savage grin, and the ten knights he led instinctively followed their commander and charged forward.

"Boom!" Enveloped in flames of battle aura, Ocrean Norman was already imagining the scene of his lance piercing the orc warhorses and crushing their bones...

Then, the scene took a dramatic turn! Just as the knights climbed the snow-covered hill and were about to feast on blood with their lances, they witnessed a scene that left them completely bewildered...

Hundreds of wolves and orcs with their large buttocks sticking out were stealthily retreating down the hill, while the two sides stood there staring at each other in disbelief.

"Oh dear!" The awkward atmosphere made Oakrian Norman hesitant to make any rash moves, especially since the orc leading the group was also exuding the aura of a high-level fifth-tier cultivator.