Chapter 181 Palace Conversation Rumors from the East

Chapter 181 Palace Conversation - Rumors from the East

"You mean you traveled to the East and back within a year and participated in a war?"

As soon as this question was asked, Bud couldn't help but turn his head.

Philip, who was about to leave, stepped back.

“Although it’s a bit one-sided, it’s okay to say that.”

"All right."

Gandalf couldn't help lighting his pipe and asked, "Can you tell me what's going on over there?"

"You were in the war, weren't you?"

Levi nodded and said, "This matter is a bit complicated. I don't know if you still remember one of the blue-robed wizards over there, Alatar."

"Alatar..."

Gandalf frowned and tried hard to remember.

"Oh - it's him. The last time I heard this name was so long ago, so long ago that I almost forgot it."

"I have never inquired about the news from the Far East. Is he doing well there?"

“It’s hard to say.”

Levi spoke slowly, narrating how Alatar found him and Farodan, hindered the gathering of the Easterling army, returned to Khand to prepare for defense, and how he fought against Sauron and suffered a certain degree of corruption.

Gandalf and the two people at the conference table pricked up their ears and listened carefully, afraid of missing any details.

"He possesses a kind of magic that can bewitch people's hearts. The King of Khan has been controlled by him for many years."

Hearing this, Gandalf commented: "Perhaps his starting point is good, but his actions are just as you said, which is indeed not very just."

"You're going the wrong way."

Gandalf sighed, and suddenly thought of the bewitching magic.

A little familiar.

Being able to use words to distort people's minds and even cause lifelong cognitive impact, why does this sound so much like Saruman's magic voice?

"He learned it from Saruman," Levi reminded.

Gandalf bowed his head in thought.

really.

"Saruman should never have taught him that. He must be corrected."

"It has been corrected. The King of Khan has returned to normal. Don't worry. In addition, Alatar has also awakened and has broken free from Sauron's shadow."

"That's good. I knew there wouldn't be too many accidents with you around."

Levi had some other ideas about Alatar's affairs.

He asked with a hint of something else in mind: "Will a wizard also surrender to the enemy?"

“This possibility exists.”

Gandalf replied: "They, including Saruman, came to this land many years earlier than me. In the long mortal life, no one can guarantee that he will not get lost."

"Our memories of home are already vague, and the little yearning we have left is always challenged in various ways."

Gandalf felt the same way about Alatar's experience.

There are still many free camps in the land west of Mordor, and there is enough space to maneuver between the various camps to fight against the darkness.

In contrast, the Far East is almost entirely filled with enemies. One can imagine how difficult it would be to carry out a resistance in the enemy's rear surrounded by dangers.

“They are worthy of admiration.”

"Let me guess." Gandalf said, "In the end, did you use Khand as a base to help them defend the royal city and repel the three-party coalition forces?"

"I guessed half right."

"oh?"

Several people pricked up their ears and waited for what would happen next.

"By that time, the Khan's king had already awakened, and Khan had become an enemy, so -"

"Mordor, Easterlings, Khand, Harad..."

"I beat everyone present."

Bud couldn't help but turn his head and look at Levi.

He had a new understanding of his lord.

Although it is unclear how powerful the forces of the dark humans outside of Mordor are, it sounds like the total number is at least tens of thousands.

Tens of thousands of troops were repelled just like that? Bard suddenly thought of the expedition against the Orc town a few days ago.

At that time, a total of 3,500 soldiers wearing the best armor and carrying the sharpest weapons in the city were dispatched. This force cannot be ignored by any country.

But compared with the war that took place in the Far East, it really seems a little less.

If we throw these people onto the battlefield with the three-party coalition forces, I'm afraid they won't even make a splash.

The armor has high defensive capabilities, but it is only suitable for bullying goblins and the poorer Gundabad Orcs. The Orcs, Uruk-ks, and the giant beasts in Mordor and the steel-armored Olog who are not afraid of the sun are no pushovers.

This does not include the Dongyi's grenadiers and cavalry, and the Harad's mammoth war elephants.

That scene makes people despair just thinking about it.

Beside Bud, Fili's big eyes suddenly stopped blinking, and it was obvious that his brain was a little overwhelmed.

The man and the dwarf looked at each other, and each saw the same message in the other's eyes: if this tripartite coalition attacked not Khand, but the River Valley and Lonely Mountain, it would definitely be difficult to defend.

It is hard to say even with the solid wall several dozen meters high in front of the Valley City.

"By the way, the Ringwraith lieutenant Kehamul and three other Ringwraiths also participated in the battle. One of them was killed by Farodin. He helped me relieve some of the pressure."

Okay, now it’s completely gone.

In the absence of Levi or wizards, a roar from any Ringwraith would reduce the morale of their team by half.

That thing is unsolvable for ordinary people.

Okay.

Bud understood.

No wonder this guy fought so casually, it turned out he had fought too many large-scale battles and didn't take those miscellaneous soldiers in Goblin Town seriously at all.

Of course, we should not underestimate the enemy, but...

Bud continued to walk in a trance.

Looking back, throughout the entire battle, although there was a little accident at the beginning, and the words spoken were all about looking down on the enemy.

But in terms of tactics and actual actions, when he and the dwarves proposed a plan, he adopted the most stable and least-reserved approach.

They are dismissive in words and attitude, but pay great attention to actual actions and details.

This seemed to be. Not noticing Bud's distraction, Levi continued to explain the details.

Gandalf listened quietly, his expression very focused, and there was no sign of any disturbance in his mood.

However, the tobacco in his pipe, which had burned out but he forgot to refill it, showed that his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

"Good, very good."

When Levi stopped telling his story, Gandalf finally noticed that his pipe had gone out naturally.

No wonder it’s tasteless.

"cough."

He got everyone's attention and said, "Okay, fine, I've got it, these things are not surprising at all."

"I thought you would stay in the territory and focus on business operations. Now it seems that I underestimated your enthusiasm for adventure."

"Alatar and..." Gandalf seemed to be stuck for a moment, and took a puff of pipe weed before recovering: "And Palando, yes, that's his name. I hope everything goes well for both of them."

"I'm asking this out of consideration for the unexpected."

Gandalf leaned forward.

"Where else do you want to go recently?"

"Well, I want to go home, I mean Roadside Fort. I brought back a lot of new and exotic crop seeds from the east and the south, and now I just want to plant them."

Sugarcane, cactus, grapes…

Sugar, paper, dyes, experience, wine...

Each of these is a new output project.

(End of this chapter)

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