Carranas Mountain

Aragorn's hunch was correct. He Lin has become no longer safe, that place has been watched by the enemy from all directions, and the whole sky is the enemy's sight - crows from Dengland and flying eagles from unknown places fill the entire sky, and they are constantly relaying the situation there to the enemies of Zhao Mian and others.

There was no time to think about it, and although Pipin complained in the afternoon that he had woken up to find that the hot food of the afternoon had gone to naught, it was only a small episode before being discovered by the enemy and losing their lives, and the group quickly packed up and approached Mount Karanras under the cover of night, led by Aragorn.

At dawn on the third day, the body of Mount Carranas appeared before the crowd - a towering mountain that seemed to mock the insignificance of man, its peaks covered with snow, and all that was still exposed shimmered in the morning light with a blood-red glow.

"I don't think it's a good idea to climb over a high mountain in this situation, don't you have a more suitable choice?" Zhao Mian glanced at the north behind him, the sky was covered with a thick layer of dark clouds, and in the extreme eyesight, white had become the color of the horizon, "This is not a good time to climb the mountain - there is a good chance that we will die in an avalanche or a snowstorm before we reach Mordor." ”

"There is another way, but it is too much time and danger. Gandalf said, "A road that would take us nearly half a year to wrestle with all sorts of vicious algae, and Mordor and our enemy spies are rife with them, and in that open space we can easily be spotted - and then fall in front of the enemy who keeps pouring in. As for the rest of the ......"

Gandalf was about to say something, but Aragorn, who had just walked up to him, grabbed his arm and shook his head at him slightly, so Gandalf could only turn around and shake his head at Zhao Mian.

"Oh, it looks like we're going to have to go this way. Zhao Mian sighed, turned his head to look at the Karanas Mountain on the side, the mountain seemed to be roaring, and the oppressive hostility was emanating from it, and the cold feeling made people's instinctive cold hairs stand on end, "Then, I'll go and collect some things that we might need during this time, this may be our last chance to replenish other supplies before going up the mountain." Climbing at night is not a wise choice, let alone in the midst of a dark night with a blizzard approaching. ”

The journey to the mountain was not as smooth as everyone expected, the blizzard came earlier than anyone expected, and after continuing the difficult trek in the violent storm for a while, except for Zhao Mian, even the strongest Boromo said that he could no longer continue in this extreme weather, so Gandalf could only choose to hide under this cliff that was enough to withstand the wind and snow for the time being. For according to Aragorn's observations, there was no place on the way to protect them more than here. Of course, the extreme weather was a reason, but the howls of certain creatures in the wind and the evil laughter also proved that the rocks coming from the heads of the people were not swept by the wind - it seemed that the native creatures of Mount Calranras did not welcome the Fellowship of the Ring.

"We should raise a campfire, Gandalf. Zhao Mian watched Boromo dig Frodo out of the accumulation of wind and snow - this short hobbit was almost buried alive by a strong blizzard, although this cliff was safer than before, but those frenzied storms were still mixed with wind and snow mercilessly attacked everyone, Zhao Mian shouted at Gandalf loudly, "No spy will see us in this climate! The fluttering blizzard seriously affects our vision - this is the same for the other party's spies!" Moreover, although we are physically stronger, we are okay for the time being, but Frodo and they are about to lose their hold! The Shire, where the hobbits live, don't have much cold weather, and their resistance to the cold is too poor!"

"If you can make a fire, just do it. Gandalf replied helplessly, he reached out and took out a small bottle from his robe and handed it to Zhao Mian, "Give them this! This is Imra Cui's divine elixir, a refreshing elixir, given to me by King Elon before we set off, it should make them much better, and I think each of us should take a sip!

"Okay. Zhao Mian nodded, took the bottle handed by Gandalf, but did not open it, but handed it directly to Boromo, who was checking on Frodo's condition, and he himself took out a flower that looked like a burning flame and threw it into the firewood pile in front of him-Sam had been working hard for a long time, but the damp firewood pile didn't even pay any attention to him.

When the flowers came into contact with the damp firewood, they turned into dots of fire powder, which quickly covered the whole piece of firewood, and then the firewood quickly dried out in the cover of this fire powder until it burned as if it had come from within.

"Oh, thanks. But no, I don't need this kind of thing, I'd better keep it for these little hobbits, they need more than I do—as for me," Zhao Mian refused the refreshing medicine handed over by Legolas, and took a small sip of a bottle of Safron spirits from his space bag, and then in Legolas's surprised eyes, his skin quickly turned red, and then a little flame emanated from Zhao Mian's body like an illusory shadow, "Ha, I haven't drunk it for so long, and it's still so strong." ”

Although the flames on Zhao Mian's body made the people around him feel a lot better, after the medicinal power subsided, everyone could only slowly wait for the dawn to come around the fire that was gradually about to be exhausted.

"The firewood is about to run out, do you still have that wine?" Pi Ping watched Jin Li throw the last bundle of firewood into the fire that was about to be extinguished, and turned his head to Zhao Mian, whose crimson color had completely faded, and asked, "And can't you really give me a little drink?"

"I'm afraid it won't work, Pipin. Zhao Mian shrugged his shoulders, took two bundles of firewood from his space bag and threw them on the ground - everyone was already numb to the fact that this guy didn't take something out of the air, and there was no surprise at the beginning, "This thing is not something you can bear, your body is not strong enough, and the heat contained in this thing will directly burn you to death." ”

The snow faded, the snowflakes in the air thinned out, and the howling wind that surrounded Mount Calranras gradually stopped, and a faint glow illuminated the cliff where everyone was staying through the thick clouds.

Jin Li poked his head out, and then looked up, the top of the mountain was still shrouded in heavy clouds, and the blizzard could continue to hit here at any time, he shook his head and said, "Mount Karahoras has not forgiven us," he said, "If we continue, I am afraid that there will be many snowflakes that can be thrown on our heads, and we better turn back quickly." ”