Chapter 229 Battle of Five Armies



Seeing the young man's proud look, Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but laugh.

The boy seemed to feel that he was not involved, and thus gradually lost his confidence in Lin Zhongtian's laughter.

He blushed and asked, "How do you prove that you are a friend of Legolas?"

"Hmm, let me think about it..."

Lin Zhongtian blinked his eyes, thought for a moment, then walked into the room under the young man's vigilant gaze. He picked up the broken silver armor that was neatly placed beside the bed. Without any special movements on his part, the silver armor that was broken into dozens of pieces quickly began to heal.

In the blink of an eye, the broken silver armor became complete again.

The young man widened his eyes and looked at the complete silver armor in Lin Zhongtian's hand in astonishment. Then he suddenly realized something and quickly shifted his gaze to the silver armor on Lin Zhongtian's body that seemed to be made of the same material.

“You…you…”

"Yes, I gave him this armor."

Lin Zhongtian smiled and nodded, then looked at the compound bow in the boy's hand: "This bow and arrow is also."

The young man swallowed and stared at Lin Zhongtian in a daze, as if he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Lin Zhongtian ignored the boy's reaction. He placed the silver armor on the bedside and reached out to stroke Legolas' forehead.

The gray mist turned into thin threads and flowed into Legolas' body, repairing the wounds on his body and his sleeping soul.

Finally, under the nourishment of the gray fog, Legolas slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the familiar face belonging to Lin Zhongtian, Legolas was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and kept looking for something.

"Are you looking for this?"

Lin Zhongtian gently placed an exquisitely decorated wooden box on the table.

Legolas quickly turned over and sat up, opened the wooden box, and saw the tiny white diamonds stuffed inside, as well as the exquisite and luxurious white diamond necklace lying among the white diamonds, which seemed to contain pure starlight. He then breathed a sigh of relief and closed the wooden box again.

Seeing his appearance, Lin Zhongtian smiled and turned to look at the boy who was still in a daze.

"Can we talk for a moment in private?"

“…”

The boy came back to his senses and looked at Legolas hesitantly.

Seeing Legolas nodded slightly, the young man put down his compound bow, stood up and left, and considerately closed the door for the two of them.

Lin Zhongtian turned around and looked at Legolas, whose eyes seemed a little tired.

He suddenly asked, "Why don't we let the humans in Changhu Town send the white diamond necklace back?"

Legolas glanced at him and shook his head, "I don't trust them."

Lin Zhongtian raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

Legolas said softly, "Both humans and dwarves are greedy by nature. I cannot rely on human nature, which cannot stand the test, to retrieve the white diamond necklace with so much difficulty. Unless Bard escorts it personally, he still has to take care of these townspeople, so..."

Legolas shook his head and didn't finish his words, but his meaning was self-evident.

Lin Zhongtian laughed upon hearing this and said meaningfully, "Is it just because of these?"

Legolas was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "What else?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "You are still worried that the humans in Changhu Town will use the white diamond necklace as a threat to force the Woodland Kingdom to send troops, right?"

Legolas fell silent upon hearing this.

Lin Zhongtian said softly: "Then have you ever thought that without the Woodland Kingdom and the 3,000 elven army, the Battle of Five Armies would inevitably fail. By then, the humans of Long Lake Town and the dwarves of Lonely Mountain would all die at the hands of the orcs..."

Legolas suddenly said, "I am the Elf Prince of the Woodland Kingdom, Your Majesty the Valar. Do you think I care about the lives of dwarves and humans?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "Of course not, but what about your friends, such as the Hobbit named Bilbo and Bard who slayed the dragon with you, do you really want to see them die in the war against the orcs?"

“…”

Legolas frowned tightly, but suddenly the corner of his mouth curled up, he looked at Lin Zhongtian, shook his head and smiled: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my offense, but your words reminded me of a disgusting word."

"What word?"

“Moral kidnapping.”

Legolas said calmly.

Lin Zhongtian couldn't help laughing and shook his head, "You misunderstood, I don't have such an idea."

Legolas said calmly, "You want me to persuade the Woodland Kingdom to send troops..."

Lin Zhongtian shook his head and interrupted, “No, I want you to lead another army to participate in the Battle of Five Armies.”

Legolas was slightly startled and asked in confusion, "Another army? What army? Is there an army nearby that can rival the elves of the Woodland Kingdom?"

“Who told you it was the nearby army?” Lin Zhongtian chuckled and said, “You have passed the test. Now, let me introduce myself again. My name is Lin Zhongtian. Like the Fritz soul in your body, I am also a traverser…”

"Are you a time traveler?"

Legolas stared at him.

Lin Zhongtian was surprised and asked, "Can't you see it?"

Legolas shook his head and said, "I thought you just read my mind. After all, this world has gods and creators... Wait, if there are gods and creators, how can you become a Valar?"

Lin Zhongtian sighed: "I've already said it, I'm not Vera. If your father doesn't believe me, what can I do!"

Legolas hesitated and said, "Then the gods and the Creator..."

Lin Zhongtian said calmly: "We maintain a good relationship with Ilúvatar, so He will not interfere with us."

Legolas was stunned and asked, "You guys?"

Lin Zhongtian chuckled and said, "That's right, I'm not a traveler from this world, nor am I alone. The test you passed was the test of our Traveler Alliance. Now that you have obtained the qualifications, are you willing to join us?"

"The Traveler Alliance?"

Legolas couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Lin Zhongtian had seen this expression many times, and said with a smile: "As long as you join us, the members of the alliance will provide you with troops, and you can join them in the upcoming Battle of Five Armies. This way you can save the lives of your elves as you wish, and you can also win the Battle of Five Armies and save the friends you made on this journey. It can be said to be the best of both worlds. What do you think?"

"What if I don't join?"

Legolas suddenly asked.

Lin Zhongtian shook his head: "Then I can only apologize, we have no obligation to provide assistance to non-alliance members."

Legolas laughed at himself, "Well, it seems I still have no choice."

Lin Zhongtian said calmly: "No, you have a choice, but you have no choice on the road to a happy ending. If you want, you can choose to watch humans and dwarves being drowned by the sea of ​​orcs, but will you do that?"

Legolas thought about it and shook his head: "No."

Lin Zhongtian chuckled and said, "That's it. This is the choice caused by your personality, which is the so-called destiny. You want the ending to be what you want, but you don't want to sacrifice the freedom of choice. There is no such a cheap thing in the world..."

"Been taught a lesson."

Legolas sighed, then grabbed the silver armor on the bedside and said softly: "I am willing to join you, take me to find your army!"

Lin Zhongtian took out the Void Jade Card and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll go get someone right away!"

Legolas: "..."

Does that mean we haven't started recruiting people yet?

For some reason, he suddenly felt that his decision was a bit hasty.

In the world of Game of Thrones, after receiving the message from Lin Zhongtian, Daenerys couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Attend the Battle of Five Armies? Fill in for Thranduil? And Ilúvatar?

What’s going on? Is the Boss now on equal footing with the Creator?

The huge amount of information contained in these short words caused Daenerys's thoughts to surge violently.

After digesting the information from Lin Zhongtian, Daenerys tentatively replied, "How do I participate?"

Lin Zhongtian said: "I will open a portal to allow your army to enter the world of the Lord of the Rings. After this battle, the Transmigrator Alliance will have the power to enter the world of the Lord of the Rings, and can even actively interfere with the plot and establish your own forces, and will not be affected by Ilúvatar and the gods."

"..." Daenerys was silent for a long time, but couldn't help asking, "How did you reach such an agreement with that person?"

"Don't worry about that. Just tell me whether you're coming or not... Oh, by the way, there is a thing called the 'Great Barrier of Ilúvatar' in Middle-earth today. All hot weapons and supernatural powers other than the physical body will be restricted. It would be best if it were forever."

“…”

Daenerys glanced at the battle report on the table and said with a strange expression: "Boss, you didn't come to me by chance, did you?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "Of course. I heard that your army is galloping on the Dothraki Sea. You should have captured a lot of tribes by now, right?"

Daenerys looked at the news of the capture of the Horse King's City in the battle report and nodded silently: "Indeed."

Lin Zhongtian continued, "These Dothraki are plunderers by nature, bloodthirsty and cruel. It is difficult for them to become good citizens under your rule. Instead of leaving them in the kingdom to create chaos, it is better to send them out to expand the territory. Anyway, they are not your direct troops, so you should not feel bad about using them, right?"

Although this sentence was cruel, it really touched Daenerys' heart.

She had no idea what to do with these marauding Dothraki warriors. The opportunity provided by Lin Zhongtian was good news. It allowed her to temporarily ignore the adult Dothraki warriors and instead focus on training and educating the next generation of Dothraki children.

"The scale of the Battle of Five Armies is not very large, and it does not require too many troops. A few thousand Dothraki cavalry will be enough. I forgot to ask, how many Dothraki cavalry do you have now?"

"About 300,000 or 400,000," Daenerys said uncertainly. "I don't know the exact number. After all, all of them are soldiers, and their education level is very low, so it's a bit difficult to count them. But I should be able to confirm that the real number is definitely more than this number!"

"..." Lin Zhongtian fell silent, then instructed, "Send fewer people, don't send so many, I'm afraid someone will get angry."

Although the Battle of Five Armies is a classic battle of The Hobbit, the number of troops participating in the war is indeed embarrassingly small. There are only 3,000 elven spearmen and archers from the Woodland Kingdom, and only 500 dwarf troops in the Iron Hills. Although the number of orcs opposing them is as high as more than 25,000, their combat effectiveness is really not worth mentioning.

Given the bravery and fighting skills of the Dothraki warriors, it is estimated that a few thousand cavalrymen would be able to wipe out the 25,000-plus orc army.

However, we cannot be careless. After all, the orcs also have powerful giants and countless bats, so we still have to show some respect to them.

Daenerys thought for a moment, then said, "Thirty thousand Dothraki cavalry, a thousand Unsullied guards, and three dragons. I will go personally."

Lin Zhongtian said: "Okay! I will change my identity and reunite with you when the time comes. I will absolutely guarantee your safety."

On the other hand, Thorin in Erebor was affected by the dragon disease as in the original book. He began to have the same fanatical greed and possessiveness for the treasures in the Lonely Mountain as the dragon. In order to prevent Smaug or others from robbing the treasures of the Lonely Mountain, he blocked the entrance to the Lonely Mountain and began to build fortifications.

Bard led hundreds of soldiers from Lake Town to the foot of Lonely Mountain, told them Legolas' promise, and asked Thorin to share the wealth of Lonely Mountain with them.

Not surprisingly, Thorin rejected Bard's request and firmly stated that he would not negotiate with them unless Legolas came in person.

There was no choice but for Bard to lead hundreds of human troops to surround Lonely Mountain.

Taking this opportunity, Thorin sent a raven to ask for help from his relative Dain Ironfoot.

He claimed that he had recaptured the Lonely Mountain and obtained the Arkenstone, the 'Heart of the Mountain'.

With the Arkenstone in his possession, Thorin will officially become the King under the Mountain of Erebor.

Dain responded to the call of the King under the Mountain and led more than five hundred dwarves from the Iron Hills to provide support.

At the same time, Gandalf finally arrived at the Lonely Mountain and learned from Bard the reason why the human army besieged the Lonely Mountain.

Bilbo didn't want the confrontation between the two sides to reach a white-hot stage, so he stole the Arkenstone and gave it to Bard, hoping that Bard could use the Arkenstone as a condition to make a deal with Thorin. Afterwards, the kind-hearted Bilbo did not follow Bard's advice to stay, but returned to the Lonely Mountain.

The next day, the two sides continued negotiations, but this time, the human side seemed more confident.

Faced with Gandalf appearing behind Bard and holding the Arkenstone in his hand, Thorin finally realized Bilbo's betrayal.

Not surprisingly, he went into a rage, but even in his rage and dragon sickness state, Thorin still didn't kill Bilbo, he just drove him away.

At this moment, Dain, Lord of the Iron Hills, finally hurried over with his army, and the two sides confronted each other outside the Lonely Mountain.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate and war was about to break out, darkness suddenly enveloped the earth. Rolling dark clouds appeared with overwhelming force, carrying restless thunder and strong winds to rage on the top of the lonely mountain.

Amid the roar of thunder, giant earth worms broke through the solid earth and rock of the Lonely Mountain outside Erebor, leaving behind several huge black holes, from which dense black shadows poured out like a tide. They were the orc army led by Azog, the king of the northern orcs, and his son Bolgar.


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