Chapter 185: The Beorns and Honey

Chapter 185: The Beorns and Honey

"You are not the only humans living in this area." The Eagle King reminded.

Gandalf reacted immediately and slapped his head.

"Look at my memory."

"Levi, do you remember how we drove out the Orcs and evacuated the residents of the Anduin Valley a few years ago?"

"Of course I remember."

That was the beginning of the spread of the Nemesis' name among the enemies. At that time, the Orcs had not yet noticed what they were facing, and still dared to fight it.

"Then you must also remember where all the humans here have gone."

"Some of them traveled around and joined nearby kingdoms and settlements, while others followed my advice and headed north, uniting in the north of the Anduin Vales."

Gandalf stroked his beard and said, "I happened to pass by there recently, and they did listen to me and gathered together in the north to form a tribe."

"The tribe recently got a name."

"What?"

"The Beorns."

"Beorn... sounds familiar. Could it be the skin-changer Beorn I know?"

"That's right."

Gandalf explained: "At first those people gathered in the North. Their life was still not good, but they could barely protect themselves by sticking together, instead of running away when they saw an Orc."

"It was probably not long after the Battle of Five Armies that Beorn's name spread, and his brave performance on the battlefield was remembered by some people."

"I visited Beorn about three months ago, and he told me about his situation there. When he returned home from the Lonely Mountain and the rumor of the battle spread, many people came to his residence and asked Beorn to be their leader to lead them to fight against the Orcs."

"At that time, River Valley City had not yet begun to rebuild, and Long Lake Town was also in a state of depression after the relocation. Well... if the time was a little later, perhaps many of them would choose to join your territory."

“It’s not too late now.”

After Levi said this, he immediately put on his elytra.

"I'll be back in a minute."

Whoosh——

The familiar sound of fireworks rang out, and Gandalf was suddenly stunned when he saw the figure suddenly flying up.

"Come back later?"

No, they’re back, all back.

Old Gandalf complained helplessly: "I thought he would be more restrained after becoming a lord, or at least calmer."

"This 'adventurer' has really never changed..."

Listening to Gandalf's mumbling, the Eagle King was speechless.

This legendary lord was indeed a man of temperament. He was talking one second, and suddenly flew away after making a decision the next.

The action is really strong.

How did he fly? Was that thing that suddenly grew out of his back wings? I don't understand.

"Let's go too. Beorn's warriors are currently outnumbered, so this may be a tough battle."

The Beorn clan was not established too long ago. Although all its members are brave and good at fighting, they have not been developed for long after all. Moreover, the war came hastily, leaving no time for people to prepare.

but…

Hard fight?

Gandalf shook his head, not seeming to agree with this statement, but he still accepted the Eagle King's proposal.

The next moment, the Eagle King flapped his wings and jumped off the huge rock, carrying Gandalf and flying closely after the black figure.

…

"Everyone who can take up arms, take up arms!"

In a village located on the west side of the Mirkwood, in the upper reaches of the Anduin Valley, Beorn gathered all the adult men and strong enough boys in the village and ordered them to arm themselves.

But even so, there aren't that many people here, only about a few hundred.

If the army of River Valley City were deployed in this way, these few hundred people would definitely be able to crush the Oak cavalry numbering thousands.

But the problem is, we are poor.

But not every place is the territory of a legendary lord.

The Beorn clan was only formed a few years ago, and it was thanks to the recently built Sky Road that everyone gathered was able to possess weapons.

The construction team opened a lift in the area where the Beorns lived.

Yes, it is a passage specially opened for the thousands of people from the Beorn clan.

When Bard and Beorn brought this up, Beorn was genuinely surprised.

For such a big project, they were willing to open a separate passage for our small village.

This passage was obviously useful. It promoted communication between the east and west sides of the Black Forest and brought a large amount of honey and wild fruits to River Valley City and Long Lake Town.

But they can't go through so much trouble just for a little honey and wild fruits from us, right?

In any case, this is indeed a good thing. It is precisely because of the great convenience of circulation that hundreds of young and strong people present can get weapons, but that's all.

The village has been able to achieve the highest quality weapons for everyone in the past two years. As for armor, most people wear leather, which they basically make themselves.

After gathering all available forces, Beorn gave a pre-battle speech.

As a strong and combative skinchanger, Beorn's speaking style is also quite direct:

"I believe that none of those who were called here are cowards. Those Orcs dared to challenge us and tried to plunder something from us. Then we will give them death as they wish!"

The tribesmen roared, and fighting spirit burned in everyone's eyes.

Looking at the white air that came out of his nostrils and then slowly rose, Beorn suddenly realized something.

It's winter.

Yes, it's time.

It was at this time that the Orcs would start their raids, for they were not the kind to settle down and manage their territory and store food.

Just as I was thinking about it, there was a whooshing sound in the air, and a black shadow fell rapidly, splashing into the small pond next to it.

"call--"

Levi swam out of the icy pool and put on armor.

It’s like I can’t feel the cold.

"It's not frozen yet."

"Good afternoon," he greeted.

"…good afternoon."

After seeing who was coming, Beorn opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.

After a moment, he gave up probing Levi's actions and said in a rather calm tone:

"You have come at a very bad time. As you can see, we have a war to fight."

"The enemy is the Orcs north of the Misty Mountains, and they are trying to attack us beyond their capabilities."

Beorn had no intention of hiding anything from the friendly legendary figure in front of him, and he told him everything he knew right away.

"It's true that I'm a little too arrogant. I'll be one of you in this fight."

Levi patted the sword at his waist.

"Then please..."

Beorn wanted to ask you to take care of your own life, after all, if something happened to the person in front of him, it would be a serious matter.

But, think about it carefully.

Judging from his performance in the last Battle of Five Armies, the probability of him being killed by a goblin in giant bear form was greater than that of him getting into trouble in a battle of this scale.

Beorn changed the subject. "Please do not refuse our thanks."

"Of course, I'd love to take some souvenirs back."

Levi nodded slightly, but his mind was no longer on the conversation - nor on the upcoming small battle.

His eyes had already been fixed on the large beehives near Beorn's hall.

The bees there were extremely large, so large that even the dwarves in the expedition were frightened when they saw them for the first time.

Since the demand for honey is not very great, Levi has always ignored bees.

But... although it doesn't matter if you don't have it, it's still good to have it.

Honey, like milk, has special effects if it is produced by Levi.

Milk can remove all buffs, good or bad.

Honey is different, it is a directional removal, it can remove the poison buff alone without affecting other effects.

And compared to milk, another important point about honey is that it can be stacked.

An inventory can hold 16 bottles, equivalent to 16 powerful antidotes.

Take a few sets of this stuff with you when you go out next time. When you meet a Ringwraith, no matter how hoarse his throat is, he won’t be poisoned.

“I do have something I want…”

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