[Hobbit+HP] The truth of elves

The walls of Minas Tirith stood so high that they seemed unshakable, day or night.

The condescending windows can bring most of the city into sight.

The regent King Tegang stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, overlooking the whole city, his face full of impatience.

Because of the curfew, the light spots that can be seen under the window sill from far to near are all from the torches of the night patrol soldiers.

Tonight is a rare sunny day, and the long-lost bright moonlight can even illuminate the curious and ignorant faces exposed in the gaps between the towers and buildings.

In contrast, Turgang prefers those expressions of respect and even trembling with fear.

Therefore, what he saw made his mood even worse.

"His Royal Highness, Lord Rivendell has sent a new battle report." The knight took the battle report sent by the horse and entered the meeting hall after the guards passed it on.

"What is it this time?" Tegang asked impatiently without showing any restraint on his face.

"It's...it's about the trail of darkness." The knight froze in embarrassment.He knew that the regent had always been very contemptuous of the "top priority" sent by the elves, so he shouldn't bother him when he knew the content of the battle report.However, he came anyway, picking out the most important part and explaining to Turgang, "In the middle of the dark forest, there are nests of dark creature spiders, and they have spread from south to north. The lord thinks this situation is extraordinary , please pay attention to the situation in Mordor and take precautions early, otherwise the century-old catastrophe will not be spared."

"A hundred years! Huh!" Tegang said angrily, "You know it's a hundred years! For a world that we don't know if we are still alive! Since time is so cheap for elves, why don't you just send people over? Mordor ? Why don’t you see them taking care of the pirates? Isn’t that also the ‘People of Darkness’?”

The knight was silent for a while.

The problem of rampant piracy has re-emerged in recent years, and the whole of Gondor has been troubled by it.

A hundred years later, the dark war will probably not destroy Tegang's grave. If the current pirate problem is not resolved, the rioting people may kill him.Which is more important?

As Tegang thought about it, he felt that the situation outside the window was an eyesore.Turning around in a rage, he asked viciously, "What does he want us to do?"

"The lord said that the activities of the dark forces must be echoed. He asked us to send people to investigate the Ithilien area, look for possible clues, and find out the situation of the rise of the dark forces, so as to prepare and prevent in advance."

"Send someone! Are all the elves dead?" Turgang said violently, "If we don't bring the army back from the west, one of our soldiers will die! Instead of doing this, it's better to open the city gate and surrender to the darkness. , isn’t it just belief. Since I believe that they still need to rely on their own strength, what’s the point of changing the family?”

As Tegang spoke, his tone became more and more gloomy.He has long been impatient with the elf's aloof appearance, full of resentment.The people of Middle-earth believe in light, but in the final analysis, they are not very pious.So when Te just mentioned it, he didn't have much scruples.

But while he was talking, he found that the knight in front of him seemed to have suffered a devastating blow, showing a horrified expression.

"What are you doing!" Te Gang shouted in shock, but his tone suddenly weakened by three points, accompanied by an inexplicable flustered noise, and his throat tightened.

Hearing the shout, the knight took three steps back in fright, looked palely at the direction behind Tegang, raised his finger, and even his voice trembled: "His...His Highness...Shan...Shan...Huo... ..."

Te Gang turned his head abruptly, and lost his voice in horror.

In the distance, the dark zenith was all red, and the clouds were burned black and red by the tongues of fire that soared into the sky, pressing heavily towards the direction of Gondor.

The power of darkness bursts upwards with the flickering of the flames, and pours down over the edge of the clouds. The ink line outlines the outline of the Shadow Mountains. From east to west, it seems to be awakened by this terrible power little by little, and it turns into a human being. And the giant eating beast opened its blood-red eyes.The things incinerated by the magic fire were burnt orange red, and slowly slid down from the sideline of the mountain top, like a giant beast drooling greedily.

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The demon fire burned the sky, and the mainland was shocked.

Thranduil got more accurate news from the mouth of the birds.

The fire that ignited in the Shadow Mountains covered the sky and the sun, and the entire Gondor and Rohan could see it clearly.Even if they didn't see it from as far away as Changhu, they could faintly feel that breath.

The vegetation and soil of the entire mountain range seemed to be unaffected by the fire, but the birds and beasts that walked a little slower were all annihilated by the flames.A frightening aura spread from there, as if a terrifying hand was about to reach out to the inescapable human kingdom.

However, Asuka's wisdom is limited, and the information conveyed is only the facts he has seen.They don't know anything about the subsequent situation or even the deep meaning it may contain.

"What the hell is he trying to do?" Lucius stared at the marked map, equally confused.

"Gondor excluded the messenger from Rivendell." Thranduil had read the briefing sent by Elrond: "But Mordor made no further moves, and Rivendell had nowhere to go."

"It is reasonable to infer that Sauron was injured before the Battle of the Five Armies, and it is impossible to recover his full strength now." Lucius clicked on Mordor, "If he really has considerable strength, he should Try to go directly to the city." He nodded Rohan again.

"Now, the humans of Gondor and Rohan have begun to move north. But they have too little choice." Thranduil watched the valley area between Dol Guldur and Lothlorien.From Rohan to the north, the area west of the Anduin did not leave much room for humans.Both Fangorn Forest and the Brownfields lurk with formidable risks.If you go north and cross the big river to come to Changhu Lake, it will be a commercial route that most ordinary people cannot use.

"Unknown dangers will inevitably magnify human fear, because unpredictability indirectly means ubiquity. If there is no way to resist, public unrest is an inevitable situation."

"Is this his purpose?" Annis, who was always by the side, took the initiative to ask.

"Shaking people's hearts?" Lucius repeated, shaking his head to himself, "This will not be the ultimate goal. If it is for the subsequent attack, the effect of shaking people's hearts will be obvious. Moreover, even if it is dark, The process of expanding power also requires faith and the support of new forces.”

"Then it's impossible for him to do nothing, right? What can he gain by doing this? If no one can understand his intentions, is there any point in doing so?" Annis asked, "Or, he just wants the entire continent to be in chaos." stand up?"

"The chaos caused by deterrence is meaningless, it will only make his enemies more united." Lucius overturned Annis' conjecture, "Gondor's initiative to ask Rivendell for help is the best evidence."

"But Sauron doesn't necessarily know about the discord between humans and elves?"

Lucius shook his head immediately: "He must know."

This reaction immediately attracted Thranduil's attention.The Elf King, who was only studying the map, turned his head and looked at Lucius' side face thoughtfully.

Annis muttered, "Then he doesn't do anything, and he doesn't have any purpose, is it just to show his strength?"

Lucius didn't notice Thranduil's attention at all: "What's the reason for pure display of strength?"

"To awe, or to show off." Thranduil said, "It's all for the purpose of conveying information. If what he needs is someone to act because of it, no follow-up is actually the real key."

"Humans have already moved, right? Besides humans, who would move because of his movements? Neither Rivendell nor Roselorian responded." Annis deliberated along the line of thought given by the Elf King, "The previous The same is true for the little spiders, which seem to be acting without purpose. If you want to connect these two things, it seems that there is no connection. The jump is too big."

"Sauron can't be in Mordor and Dol Guldur at the same time, right?" Hadien couldn't help interjecting, "Could it be that the little spider really has nothing to do with Sauron?"

The little spider and the magic fire.

Lucius frowned, then turned to shock.

The little spider and the magic fire, these two pieces of information really don't seem to be related.However, this disconnect is not true for everyone.

He couldn't guess how other elf lords would think about this matter, but he knew that if Sauron wanted to send him a message, everything would be logical.

If Sauron's words to him when killing the dragon spirit were a clear indication that the visit of the little spider was a reminder and hint, then the appearance of the magic fire was a kind of showing off.This can be regarded as the "sincerity" of attracting profit and temptation, or it can be a kind of straightforward intimidation.

Lucius originally thought that Sauron would not easily reveal his existence, and use secret methods in exchange for the gray space to recover and develop his strength.As long as Sauron doesn't make it clear, it will be difficult for Elrond and the others to unite the power of mankind.This point, with Saruman's internal response, it is impossible for Sauron not to know.

Lucius wanted to use Sauron's silent time to find a solution to his troubles, but he didn't expect Sauron to be so eager.Eager to make his presence known despite the risk of uniting humans and elves.

To avoid control of this continent, the appearance of the magic fire will undoubtedly increase the difficulty for Sauron himself.

Then, the only reasonable explanation is that Sauron wants more than just this continent.

Lucius always thought that his value to Sauron was the dwarf ring he kept on his body.

But if Sauron is looking forward to so earnestly at this time, if it is the ring.Sauron should have shown up and intercepted Ithilien regardless of the risk of exposure when he met them.

So what exactly is Lucius's that Sauron coveted?

magic?It seems not.Because this is the biggest bargaining chip he can use to lure Lucius.

What value is left in Lucius?

There are only two things that can make Lucius so different from other elves.Magic, or the different world he came from.

Sauron is coveting that world?

But didn't Thranduil mean that the passage had been damaged and the connection between the worlds had been severed?

Could the channel be reactivated?Or Sauron can activate the channel through Lucius?

Does Sauron know something that Lucius doesn't?

However, the Stone Gate and the Passage are all within the Woodland Kingdom.In the territory that Thranduy guarded strictly, is there anything Sauron can know that Thranduy does not know?

What else had Thranduil concealed from him but that prophecy?

Looking up at Thranduil again, Lucius felt as if he saw a bottomless vortex that was getting bigger and bigger.

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