Chapter 50: Minas Tirith

When the event comes, everyone will be able to play their part and make things go in the direction of hope, and what Zhao Mian should be doing now is to move towards Minas Tirith as soon as possible - but he obviously didn't do it well.

"Although Gandalf counted a lot of things, it was like he didn't count the true knowledge spar...... Ah, that glass orb, like he didn't count that Sauron had a glass orb, and he had apparently forgotten something else. Zhao Mian looked helplessly into the distance, where the sky and the ground meet, a volcano was emitting its majestic red light, and the magma in it was surging out of the earth's crust, spraying into the air and lighting up the sky with dark clouds, "That is-he didn't give me a map to Minas Tirith." ”

The next day, after the darkness of the night, Zhao Mian and Sarsdom were flying quickly above the clouds - although according to the estimated time, he should have reached the vicinity of Minas Tirith, but for various reasons, the famous city in this world did not appear in front of him, but the volcano in the distance became clearer and clearer. Both Zhao Mian and Sarsdom knew very clearly - at this moment when every second counted, he was very stumped into the most undeserved situation, they - they didn't know where Minas Tirith was!

"Humans, if we follow my advice, we should probably go south. Sarsdom didn't look back, his voice distorted in the strong wind, but it was still clear, "I've seen a lot of scattered orcs moving below, and their density is gradually increasing, and even the huge strange birds and survivors that we met not long ago are flying under us, and we are almost certain that we are about to enter enemy territory." Obviously, we will not be in front of us - provided that the city is still not taken, of course. ”

"But we don't know exactly where that city is. Zhao Mian took off his helmet, took out a rag and wiped the condensed water droplets on it—although these things would not appear on the back because of the Safras, but in front of him, especially for the head protruding from the outside, the water vapor in the high altitude would condense on it at any time due to the cold of the metal, "Although I had heard that the city was at the easternmost point of the White Mountains before leaving, and I also knew that Idoras and the Valley of the Holy Helmet were on the periphery of the White Mountains. But Sarstrom, it's been a long time since we've seen a mountain other than the mountains around the volcano on the horizon, and we're all algae underneath!"

"No, we just crossed a hill not long ago, right next to the river. If my memory hadn't deteriorated to that point, it would have been a rocky place. "I don't think it's part of the White Mountains, though, because the so-called mountains aren't something that can be broken in the middle." ”

"It should be Eimingmore, where we tried to pass through when we first headed for the Rohanate, but were ambushed nearby. Zhao Mian sighed, he shook his head vigorously, moved his already somewhat stiff neck, and then put the helmet back on, "But if it's Irmingmore...... Let me think - ah, down that river we would cross Lalos, and we had intended to go ashore at Anorien after that, and then go west into Idoras, but it backfired, and the encounter at the Sarn Gaipp rapids forced us to go ashore and do something else. But that doesn't matter anymore, and if that place is really Ageinmore, I think I've probably found the right path. ”

"If you go ashore at Anorian and go west is Idoras, it must be not far from the White Mountains, for the city is built on the slopes of the White Mountains. Sarsdom nodded his massive head, and then changed the direction of his flight and flew straight south, "Then if you go ashore at Anorian and want to go east, you should be able to reach Minas Tirith - that is, if we go south at this time, the direction should not deviate anywhere." ”

Now that the direction has been calibrated, there is no need to describe the scenario in between, and in this task where time is the only criterion, the only factor is to get to the rumored city as quickly as possible. So, soon, one man and one dragon avoided the poisonous gas above the swamp from the air above the upper floors, and once again crossed the Great River of Anduin, which spanned most of Middle-earth, and before them was an endless plain - and a city as dazzling as a crown in the wilderness. Minas Tirith appeared in front of these two visitors from the other world.

Zhao Mian has seen a lot of cities, whether it is a typical ancient castle or a modern city, he has seen enough - not to mention that because of racial differences, many places will build some strange buildings, and those various cities have opened his eyes. However, in terms of pure human architecture, the city in front of him can indeed be said to be the most spectacular he has ever seen, whether it is the ancient city of the East that he was lucky enough to know about, or the human capital Stormwind City, which has lived for a long time, it cannot compete with the impact of the buildings in front of him.

In the field of vision, the hills of the white mountains seemed to be abruptly broken in the endless mountains, and a pure white peak rose from the plain, as if it were the last sparkle of the mountains, becoming the brightest star in this huge place. And there it was Minas Tirith. Zhao Mian didn't know how the ancient Nunormans had built the city, but the hardships were evident from the rocks that were chiseled. The city has seven floors, each with its own walls and structure, and the gates separated in different directions turn the city into a winding path, making it necessary for anyone who wants to attack the city to have a huge force - not to mention a huge outer wall that completely envelops the city and its nearby plains, such a town is extremely strong and advantageous on this plain. And in that city, except for the outermost seventh floor, a huge rock from which the city was turned into two sides, Zhao Mian Mingrui found that there are many buildings carved directly on this huge rock, exquisite and complex patterns decorate the ancient civilization - from a distance, it looks like ancient craftsmen on this protruding lonely mountain carefully carved this ancient craftsman. At the highest point of the city, on the rock that split the city like a blade, the military fortress and the consulium overlooking the city stood, and a white tower towered into the clouds, looking down on all the surrounding conditions from a height of more than a thousand feet, and above that, the banner of the Regent of Gondor fluttered in the wind.

"Minas Tirith—here. (Recently, in the production of the year-end summary, it seems that the update side is a bit sluggish - in other words, it is really painful to make silhouettes with PS, because using a pen to buckle the border pixel by pixel is very boring and egg-breaking, especially when the original pixel is particularly high...... The high pixel count of the DSLR looks surprisingly annoying in this situation...... Anyway, I'm sorry for breaking my promise once again, and I'll try to finish by Thursday if possible. In addition, there will be an update on Christmas, and if nothing else, there will be three more - the so-called accident refers to the occurrence of a series of events such as earthquakes, fires, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, etc., and it has had an extreme impact on me - because in fact, two of the three articles that are ready to be sent have already been stacked, although they are all extra...... ）