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

Chapter 933 Beating

"All the logistical supplies for the Fourteenth Legion are here. These were originally intended for the Fourteenth Legion, but due to the special circumstances, they have been urgently requisitioned..." Marquis Al-Tegran Franz said calmly.

"All of them? That's great! We need arrows!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso's eyes lit up. The remnants of the Fourteenth Legion had brought with them a thousand-strong Battanian archer squad! These archers could easily unleash a terrifying barrage of arrows! No one wanted to endure their torrential rain of arrows! However, the consumption of arrows was also alarmingly high. Using battle aura for firing would not guarantee sustained firepower, so Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso urgently needed a batch of arrows as a backup.

“Alright!” Marquis Al-Tegran Franz nodded without refusing. After all, he had witnessed the scene of those archers forming a square formation and using arrows to bombard and kill the orc scouts. Once those arrows were fired, there was basically no time or energy to retrieve them, so it was normal for Grand Duke Okrian Yaso to be running out of supplies.

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"What's wrong?" Awakening from a gentle dream, Roland opened his sleepy eyes and saw Nyx's fair and rosy body lying in front of him. Roland subconsciously nodded and saluted.

“Get up, it’s time to deal with official business…” Nyx looked at Roland with affection.

"Hmm? Government affairs?" This was such an unfamiliar term to Roland! (Adolf Heinrich, Joelster, Yunfeng: Ah, right, right!)

"..." Nyx looked at Roland's sincere, innocent, and bewildered eyes and couldn't help but chuckle helplessly. They were cut from the same cloth! Now, if anyone said Roland wasn't of Lagrange royal blood, Nyx would argue with them! Just look at the royal family's consistent laziness in governance to know how stable and powerful their genes are!

"Alright, go to sleep, cover yourself with the blanket!" Nyx tapped Roland's head, signaling Roland to look away from the two snow-capped peaks, then straightened up and began to get dressed.

"Hmm...hmm?" As Nyx put on the clothes, she felt something was wrong. Why were there four hands busy on her body? Nyx stopped what she was doing, but the other two "pig trotters" continued to juggle the ball as if they hadn't received the signal.

"Slap!" A crisp sound of a hand hitting someone rang out, followed by Nyx's angry voice the next second.

"Roland! Get up right now!"

"Aaaaaah!" Roland screamed like a pig being slaughtered as his ears were being pulled...

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“Let’s begin!” Nyx said in a deep voice, sitting next to Roland inside the palace.

"..." Joelster and Adolf Heinrich, who were just going through the motions at the bottom of the steps, looked at each other and stood there dumbfounded.

"What's wrong, Duke? Is there a problem?" Nyx calmly looked at the nobles and generals below the steps.

"No, it's nothing! Oh! It's like this, because of the heavy snow, we provided assistance to nearby villages, and the total expenditure was food and fodder..." Looking at Roland, who sat on the throne looking utterly hopeless, Duke Joelsteria, who was quite surprised, came to his senses and began to give a report. After all, as the head of the Swift Hand family, one of the two powerful families of the empire, no one knew how to report better than him.

“Yes, no problem! You did a great job. Pay attention to the safety of civilians. We need the strength of the civilians! They are the lifeblood of the kingdom!” Nyx was very satisfied with Joelsteria’s report. As political veterans, any one of his family members could handle these things with ease.

"Your Majesty, Commander Asef wishes to purchase some meat and supplies, and also requests that the soldiers' purchasing authority be expanded to allow them to trade with the residents," said Maple Forest Orchid, patting his chest. Although Caslo held a higher position as the military commander of Lagrange City, the one who truly wielded real power was the relatively unknown Maple Forest Orchid.

Nyx turned his gaze to Roland, who immediately propped his head up as if deep in thought, a comical scene that added a touch of amusement to Nyx's calm gaze. "Alright, in His Majesty's name, agree to it, but they need to keep their soldiers in check! I don't want their soldiers to clash with our residents!" Nyx sighed helplessly as Roland continued to feign deep thought, and said to Maple Forest Orchid.

"Yes, Your Majesties!" Maple Forest Orchid nodded with a sinister grin. Surely no fool would actually try to cause trouble in front of the Dragon Rider Commander? No way! Surely not? The Gondorians wouldn't!

“There’s another important matter: what should we do with Aragorn and Legolas?” Adolf Heinrich stepped forward. After all, these two had followed Roland here shamelessly, so they couldn’t just be left unattended.

"Is Gondor hostile to us?" Nyx asked, glancing at Roland who was almost asleep.

“No, in a sense they are allies… well, partly allies!” Adolf Heinrich thought of Prince Adorhames and Denesol II, and carefully considered his words.

"What about the Dúnedan?" As Roland's capable assistant, Nyx had already begun intelligence work when Roland suggested paying attention to Aragorn.

“Of course, there’s no conflict of interest between us for the time being…” Joelsteria replied, looking at Nyx.

“Very well then. When did the Kingdom of Lagrange become so intolerant of even two travelers from a foreign land?” Nyx asked calmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand!" Adolf Heinrich was a very clever man, and he immediately understood what Nyx meant. After all, how could he let the two of them cause trouble in the palm of his hand?

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"Ah~" Roland stretched comfortably.

"Kiss! My wife is amazing!" Roland didn't hold back his sweet words, gently kissing his tired wife beside him. Nyx's face, which had been showing some emotion, slowly broke into a smile.

"You're always talking nonsense! What are you doing? Are you just a figurehead as a king? I feel like Adolf and the others are more like kings than you!" Nyx scolded.

"...Absolutely not! My loyalty to the Dragon God is evident!" Adolf Heinrich, who hadn't yet retreated, fell to the back. He vaguely heard Nyx's words, and in a fluid motion, he slid to his knees in front of the two, then knelt on one knee, placing his hand on his chest and bowing his head—all in one smooth motion! Roland was utterly dumbfounded. His first thought was: if it were him, he could probably avoid that bowl of spicy soup!

"Oh? Rise, Lord Adolf, you've misunderstood. I was just joking with Roland." Nyx smiled and used a magically formed hand to help Adolf Heinrich up. Although he was joking, there was no smile on his face.

"The Heinrich family has never betrayed the royal family!" Adolf Heinrich was so shocked that he almost swore an oath to the heavens!

“Of course I know your loyalty. Well, you still have work to do, so I won’t keep you any longer!” Nyx nodded gently as he watched Adolf Heinrich leave, a smile returning to his face.

"???" Roland belatedly realized that something was wrong.

“It was just a casual reprimand! The Heinrich family has a history of such behavior. If a hands-off manager like you encounters a family like this, anyone who has any ulterior motives… will inevitably cause some chaos!” Nyx smiled gently at Roland.

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