The Lord of the Rings.

This is a great fantasy work and is also regarded as the originator of modern fantasy literature. Of course, the main plot of the story itself is actually very simple. In order to fight against the evil dark tyrant Sauron and prevent his conspiracy from succeeding, the wizard Gandalf gathered a group of people and took the One Ring to Mount Doom to destroy it. As long as the One Ring is destroyed, Sauron's power can be weakened, and then he can be defeated and the entire Middle-earth can be saved from Sauron's clutches.

Of course, any story is bound to be controversial, such as "The Lord of the Rings". Whether after reading the novel or watching the movie, many people will have a question.

So why did this group of people have to walk to Mount Doom? Aren't there flying species like eagles? Wouldn't it be better to just let the eagles take them to Mount Doom and throw them down?

This question was not answered in the original book, because both parties seemed to have lost their minds and no one ever raised this request or idea.

Of course, similar questions also appear in Journey to the West, and many readers have raised the question: Sun Wukong can travel 108,000 miles with one somersault, and going to the West is as easy as going home, so why does he have to walk such a long distance with Tang Seng?

But strictly speaking, this question is easy to answer. After all, Tang Seng's journey to the West was a journey of practice and test. He walked to the West to prove his sincerity. Besides, whether Tang Seng succeeded or not would not have much impact on the world (of course, from a certain perspective, failure would be better).

But the Lord of the Rings is different. If you fail, the whole of Middle-earth will be in trouble. There is no question of sincerity or insincerity.

Of course, there are also people who would ask why Sauron, who is so awesome, doesn't just fill up Mount Doom. If the crater is blocked, then all their efforts would be in vain...

In novels and movies, this is probably a requirement of the game, but in reality, this is probably part of the setting.

Of course, many Lord of the Rings readers have also given their own explanations - for example, the ring can bewitch people, and the Eagle may also be bewitch the ring, and then find a place to abandon the hobbits and take the ring to find Sauron. Moreover, the Ringwraiths can also fly in the air on monsters, and the Eagle is obviously no match for the Ringwraiths, etc...

This is probably why the Lightning crashed, because in principle, all flying vehicles are prohibited in this world. After all, if the Lightning were to take action, it would solve all your problems in three minutes.

Considering that the Lord of the Rings is the core theme of this world, everything surrounding the Lord of the Rings has the highest priority - of course, if Fang Zheng wants to resist, that's fine, but in this case, it would be hard to say whether Sauron or himself has caused more damage to the world.

"…So, it's not that there's something wrong with the warship you built."

Fang Zheng explained to the worried little girls in front of him, and they were relieved after hearing this explanation. After all, Tita, Tio, and Ling had been desperately trying to find the cause of the malfunction, and no one knew why it suddenly fell down.

"So the battleship itself is fine, right? Big Brother?"

"Well, it's not you who's wrong, it's the world."

Facing Ling's question, Fang Zheng smiled and patted her head. In fact, Fang Zheng had experienced a similar thing once at the third coordinate point. At that time, the City of the Dead lacked information exchange module fragments for aerial vehicles, causing Fang Zheng's Void Glow Ship to crash directly. The reason was basically the same as here.

"So what should we do next? Is it impossible to fly anymore?"

Tita asked with some uneasiness. After all, the Lightning was the fruit of their hard work. To think that it would be scrapped like this... they would definitely be unwilling to accept it.

"No, if my guess is correct, this should only be a temporary condition and will be fine after a while."

After all, the biggest reason for this "air ban" is the ring, so as long as the Fellowship of the Ring reaches Mount Doom and throws the One Ring into the volcano, everything will be fine and they can continue their journey.

But before that... they still have to repair the entire battleship. Although the recoil mode was activated before the crash to resist the impact damage, there is still some damage that needs to be repaired. Of course, this is definitely no problem for the little girls.

After instructing them to repair the damage to the Lightning as quickly as possible, Fang Zheng walked out of the battleship again. At this time, he found that there was a new group of human cavalry not far away. They were wearing the same armor. The leading man was talking to the previous commander. Then the two men walked up to Fang Zheng and saluted him.

"Hello, Your Highness, what can I do for you?"

Fang Zheng looked at the commander before and asked. He had learned from the other party's self-introduction that the commander he had rescued before was the prince of Rohan, Théodred. Of course, Fang Zheng had no impression of this person...

When it comes to European and American series, he is basically face-blind, and the only one he can barely remember is the elf prince. As for the other human characters, to be honest, they all look pretty much the same in Fang Zheng's eyes: big and strong, with long hair and beards... There were several times when he couldn't recognize who was who while watching a movie.

At least the elf prince didn't have a beard.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, we are about to set off back to Meduseld. What are your plans next?"

"As for me... I'd better fix this thing first."

Fang Zheng turned his head and glanced at the Lightning behind him, then shrugged helplessly at Theoded in front of him.

"After all, you saw it too. This thing fell really badly."

"Haha, I have never seen such a creation before..."

Having said this, the prince hesitated for a moment, exchanged glances with the man beside him, and looked at Fang Zheng again.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, may I ask...are you a wizard?"

"I know a little bit of magic."

Fang Zheng waved his hand and looked at him curiously. After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the latter's face suddenly showed joy.

"Well, Mr. Fang Zheng, we have something we would like to ask you for help..."

According to the prince, their country is now under attack by the Orcs, and all signs indicate that these Orcs are from Saruman the White. He and his friends have advised the king several times to fight against these Orcs. But the king is not sure whether he is poisoned or controlled by the White Wizard, and he is very abnormal. This is also a headache for the two of them, after all, when it comes to this kind of mysterious knowledge, generally only wizards can deal with it.

However, wizards are quite rare on this continent, and as warriors, they don’t know what to do even if they want to intervene.

However, Fang Zheng's appearance gave the prince hope. After all, he defeated the orcs and healed his wounds. He didn't look like one of Saruman's gang. And judging from the huge metal creature behind him, this young man was likely to have very powerful strength.

Although it was a bit risky, considering that his father was becoming increasingly haggard and looked almost useless, the prince had no choice but to grit his teeth and give it a try even though he knew it was reckless.

"Um……"

After listening to the prince's story, Fang Zheng thought for a moment. He had some impression of Saruman, and he seemed to have some impression of the king as well, but Fang Zheng had only seen the movie of The Lord of the Rings after all, and that was many years ago.

But Saruman is not the main storyline anyway, so it doesn’t matter.

"sure."

"Very good."

Seeing Fang Zheng readily agree, the prince breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked at the Lightning behind Fang Zheng in embarrassment.

"Then, how should you deal with this? Excuse me, Saruman's army is not far from here. Although you have repelled them before, they will definitely attack again."

"Don't worry about that. I've thought about it a long time ago."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng took out his personal terminal.

"Ling, switch to ground mobility system."

"Hey? Do you want to use that, big brother? Didn't you say it can't be activated?"

"It's just that I can't fly. I can run on the ground without any problem."

"I see. It's a strange place."

After the communication was completed, Fang Zheng took a few steps back, and the prince and the man beside him looked at everything in front of them in confusion, but soon, what happened next surprised them.

“Boom boom boom!!!”

In front of everyone, the huge metal bird that was as big as a palace suddenly began to tremble, and then its two wings that were stretched out quickly retracted and closed. At the same time, several huge wheels suddenly appeared under the body of the metal bird. Driven by them, the metal bird slowly turned around and drove towards the direction of them.

"Very good. Everything is fine."

Seeing this, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. Fortunately, for the sake of safety and to adapt to various environments, Ling and Tida installed accessories for the ground and deep sea, otherwise they would have been stranded. But now... I'm just walking on the ground, and the rules of your world shouldn't affect me.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng's mouth curled up slightly, then he turned around and gestured to the two men behind him.

"Okay, you two, let's get going."

In this way, the prince led his remaining soldiers and the reinforcements who came after hearing the news and marched towards the royal city of Rohan. Although he escaped from the hands of the Orcs, everything he saw still surprised him.

"I never thought that wizards could create something so amazing."

Riding beside the giant metal bird, the prince couldn't help but sigh at the huge thing in front of him. You know, it was so huge, it was completely beyond his imagination. Even just a wheel was taller than himself on the warhorse. Not only that, this giant metal bird was not afraid of any terrain at all. No matter if it was a ravine or a river, or a solid tree, it was like nothing in front of it, and was completely crushed into a flat ground.

It was like a giant monster that no one could stop. Even if all the cavalry of Rohan were assembled, they would be completely defenseless in front of it.

"Is this really something a wizard can do?"

Next to the prince, Eikenbrand expressed his own thoughts in confusion. It's not like he had never seen wizards before, whether it was Gandalf or Saruman, but that young man seemed different from them. Moreover, wizards could indeed use powerful and mysterious powers, but this... no matter how he looked at it, he felt that it didn't seem like something a wizard could create.

If Saruman possessed such power, what kind of conspiracy would he have? He could just attack directly and no one in the entire Rohan would be able to stop him.

"Anyway, we have no choice."

Faced with the doubts from his friend and companion, the prince looked solemn.

"The attack of the orcs has reached a point where it can't be delayed, but my father is becoming more and more powerless. We can't find out why the once wise and brave father has become like this. The only thing we can think of is the influence of witchcraft. But Gandalf is still unknown. Although this gentleman doesn't look very old, he easily wiped out the orc army and healed my wounds. I don't think he is a bad person. Anyway, we have to give it a try."

Eikenbrand seemed a little confused by the prince's answer. After all, he did not witness the orcs being engulfed by flames, nor did he see the prince's seriously injured body heal instantly. Therefore, Eikenbrand was still a little worried about the young man.

After all, aren't wizards usually white-bearded old men? Although it is impossible to tell an elf's age from his appearance, it is clear from his appearance that the man is a human, not an elf. Even if he is a wizard, he doesn't seem as wise as Gandalf or Saruman.

But anyway...

At this moment, everyone had walked out of the forest. Looking at the castle in the distance, Eikenbrand also sighed.

As the prince said, there are probably not many choices now.