Chapter 322 The Possibility of Restoration
"Feasibility report on the complete cleanup of Angmar."
In 2992, in the roadside fort, Levi looked at a new proposal submitted by the Ranger Corps and suddenly became alert.
After decades of hard work and Levi's assistance, the Etten Wasteland close to Angmar had been almost cleared a few years ago.
The mountain trolls and orcs that once plagued the wastes were all destroyed, and those who remained retreated deeper into the mountains.
As for the forest between the roadside castle and the valley, which was named "Troll Forest" because trolls often appeared there, it is no longer worthy of its name.
The ogres were long gone among them.
This has been verified - in recent decades, rangers have swept back and forth in this dark forest hundreds of times, and indeed have not seen a single ogre.
It was therefore marked as a 'relatively safe area', and many merchants and travelers would go in to take a look when passing by, mainly to see the three terrified ogre statues.
Because there were too many people visiting, the road from the roadside to the three ogres' homes was even flattened, becoming a small path that only pedestrians could walk on.
Speaking of which, behind the Trollwood is the Ettenmoor, and behind the Ettenmoor is Angmar.
In the past, the danger levels of these three places increased gradually, and no one wanted to take a second look at them, for fear that some man-eating monster would rush out in the next second.
However, now the Troll Forest and the Etten Wasteland have been completely cleared. The former has become a relatively safe area, and the latter has basically no enemies at present, so it is relatively clean.
As for the last remaining area of Angmar...
Looking at the report in front of him, even Levi felt a headache.
If these three areas are considered as dungeons, then the difficulty of the Troll Forest strategy can be considered "slightly challenging". If you find the right method, you can safely eliminate the enemies.
The Etten Wasteland behind can be considered difficult. After all, there are a large number of mountain trolls, orcs, and wargs living there, and they often appear in groups. Even if there are enough troops, it is still necessary to make careful plans and have sufficient preparation and confidence before taking action.
Of course, Levi's Great Wall project has reduced the difficulty here by a level, providing the Ranger Corps with a retreat route that is almost impossible to break through.
Beyond the Ettenmoors is Angmar.
In fact, it did not take the rangers much time to clear the Etten Wasteland. In recent years, they have been racking their brains to find ways to deal with this place with a very high density of enemies.
——From the personal account of a legion champion:
"There are enemies everywhere, big and small, trolls, orcs, and packs of wargs... If you walk a hundred meters inside, you will feel like you are stuck in a quagmire, unable to move. After you have finally dealt with the enemies in front of you, when you look up, you will find eyes everywhere on the mountains, in the woods, in the pits, in front and behind you. It makes your scalp tingle."
The difficulty of Angmar's strategy is 'Purgatory'.
According to this "Feasibility Report on the Complete Cleanup of Angmar", if we want to minimize losses and fight in the most stable way, it will take at least another ten years before we can launch the final cleanup.
Of course, this is the option with the least loss. If you are more aggressive, this time can be greatly shortened.
However, Levi always refused to adopt radical strategies that might cause greater losses.
"There's no need to be so anxious. It's not like you're being pushed by anything."
After reading the report, Levi concluded with this sentence.
"We must learn to cherish our lives. I don't want to cause unnecessary damage because of my eagerness for quick success."
Roadside Fort’s strategy…is generally conservative.
Very conservative.
Although to many outsiders this seems extremely radical.
After all, at this moment in the situation, apart from the Free Cities, even the most peaceful and prosperous forces would not think of completely destroying the lairs of the terrifying mountain trolls and the large number of orcs and wargs.
Just thinking about the manpower that will be lost in doing this makes my scalp numb. There is no need to continue developing after this war. Just disband it on the spot and reduce it from a country to a tribe.
Just like the homeless do.
"Speaking of which..."
One night, Levi found Farodan who was resting in a roadside fort on the city wall.
He is still looking at the stars.
"You have met Aragorn, haven't you?"
"Yes, and I have seen the Star of Elendil."
Farodan smiled happily.
"Thank you again, sincerely."
Levi patted his shoulder.
"Don't say such irritating words between you and me."
He brought up the previous topic again and asked, "What do you think of Aragorn?"
“He is a leader who can convince people.”
Farodan's answer was quite affirmative and decisive.
Levi nodded and said nothing more.
There was only silence on the city wall.
After a moment, Li Wei suddenly said, "Have you ever thought about restoring your country?"
"Restore the country?"
"Yes, rebuild Arno, rebuild your kingdom."
Hearing this, Farodan couldn't help but retract his gaze and look directly at Levi.
"You do know that you are called the Lord in the North, right?"
"Of course I do."
"Then you should also know that when Arnor still existed it was called the 'Northern Kingdom'."
“It’s not a conflict.”
Falodan was speechless for a while at this answer.
Yes, at present, the entire Lonely Land is directly governed by the Free City-State, and a large area nearby is also receiving the radiation and influence of many cities in the Free City-State and has become peaceful.
But Levi did not continue with large-scale expansion or claim more territory.
Such as the Minthriath area by the sea in the north of the Shire, as well as the Dark Hills, the North Downs, the South Downs, and Bree in the middle.
These places were once the territories of the Kingdom of Arnor in history, and there are ruins of cities, fortresses, and watchtowers that the Kingdom of Arnor once built.
Levi did not move to these places with obvious landmarks.
"I always remember that it was your home, right?"
Not only Levi, people also remembered, even the library of the Shire also recorded that the Kingdom of Arnor fought for the freedom of the people. They vowed to resist the fierce invasion of the Witch Kingdom of Angmar led by the Witch-king, and in the end they defeated themselves and disbanded.
Fortunately, the Witch Kingdom of Angmar was also defeated and destroyed, leaving only a few remnants who hid and survived.
Both sides perished together.
As for why this incident was recorded in the history books of the Shire - we have to mention again that the Hobbits also participated in that battle, and they mobilized a team of archers to provide support.
This can be considered as fulfilling one's responsibility. After all, the Shire originally belonged to Arnor. Later, with the permission of the current king of Arnor, the Hobbits settled here.
The king at that time only required the Hobbits to "assume the obligation to maintain roads and bridges, and to be loyal to the king and ensure that the king's messengers can pass smoothly."
And then there's nothing else.
The Dúnedain of Arnor must have been somewhat surprised that the Hobbits also took part in the war against the Witch-Kingdom of Angmar.
This race is quite courageous and always seems to brighten the eyes of those who look down on them.
“If there comes a day like that, I will express my support.”
"It is a reward to the nomads of this land and your current clan leader for serving me for so long."
(End of this chapter)
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