Chapter 22 Moving on

With the arrival of spring, everything on the earth begins to come to life, and the beautiful Carrasgalaton can be seen from time to time with some blooming flowers dotting the buildings everywhere, which makes this forest dwelling even more natural. The naïve little hobbits, Merry and Pippin, even met an elf lady some time ago - she had come out of the treehouse to collect some flowers to decorate her room.

You must know that before that, apart from Legolas, Zhao Mian had the most contact with the city's elves in the expedition - because a giant dragon had been feeling a little unwell lately, and he seemed to feel some stomach cramps after sleeping comfortably for nearly three days. So when Sassdom was uncomfortable, two beautiful fountains were fatally hit - thankfully, before he could destroy the third fountain, Zhao Mian stopped him. The diagnosis was clear - the dragon was a little uncomfortable.

"I think I'd better go back. Sarsdom said a little tiredly, his wings hanging weakly by his side, and his front paws were a little struggling to make himself look not so sluggish, but this feeling of not being able to support it made it easier to feel his inadequacy, "Although the food in this place is very delicious, it doesn't seem to match my stomach and intestines. I can't digest them well, and thousands of years of eating habits aren't that easy to change. ”

So Zhao Mian sent him back to Azeroth - anyway, thanks to the group of mad mages in Dalaran, they worked day and night on various projects, among which they were able to produce items such as passage disks that could pull people from other worlds, which was very powerful to make Zhao Mian's travel much smoother. -- Since then, the team has been by his side.

Zhao Mian has been packing up lately, packing up the things that may be used on the road - he has lived in this beautiful city in the forest for a long time, and Zhao Mian can feel that the footsteps of leaving are slowly approaching.

"Hey, Zhao Mian, what are you doing?" Pi Ping walked over with his pipe in his hand and his cheeks flushed - judging by the look on his face and the foam at the corners of his mouth, he had just had a drink, well, of course, it could have been a beer. He staggered to Zhao Mian's side, and then fell to Zhao Mian's side, he laughed, "What are you packing for?" In other words, we should stay here for a while -- maybe until the summer...... Uhh He put the pipe in his mouth and took a deep breath - in which he inserted the pipe spout into his nose twice, once on each side, "Well, I said." Has winter passed?"

Zhao Mian ignored the drunken cat - because he had just finished speaking, and by the time Zhao Mian turned his head to look at him, he had already fallen asleep on the ground snoring like thunder.

This day was February 13 after the New Year, and after that, Zhao Mian and others lived in the city for two more days. It was not until the night of the fifteenth, when Zhao Mian woke up from his dream that he was approached by the crowd, he knew that the time to leave this place had come.

Sure enough, when everyone was gathered in the city's palace, when Selepeng and Galadriel stood in front of the throne and nodded to everyone, when the great crowd of elves gathered in this not-so-small space, and they all looked at the members of the expedition - it was all clear when Zhao Mian came in and found Sam and Frodo standing in front of the queen, and Sam had already taken care of his bags.

"Good night, everyone, this night is still as beautiful as ever. Salepon said this, greeting everyone politely.

"It seems that the time has come. After Aragorn and the emperor and empress had finished all those troubled words, when they were all speechless and Selepeng was brewing words, Zhao Mian spoke, he raised his head to look at the two masters here, and said solemnly, "I was thinking a few days ago that it should be time, but I still lived a comfortable life for two days. And today, that time has finally arrived. ”

"Yes, the time has come," she said, "and those who wish to continue their journey must harden their hearts and get out of here, and those who don't want to continue can stay here for the time being." Whether they go or not, no one can be sure that there will be a peaceful future, because we have come to the brink of the end. Those who wish to stay here can stay until then, until the fate of the world changes, or we call them to assist Rorian in his last needs. Then, they can return to their own land, or to Valhalla, where the souls of the fallen heroes are killed. There was silence. "They all decided to move on," Galadriel said, looking into everyone's eyes.

"My home is ahead. "The way home is ahead, how can I turn back." ”

"Indeed," said Celebon, "but will all the members of the expedition go with you to Minas Tirith?"

"We haven't decided on our future journey yet," said Aragorn, "and I don't know what Gandalf wants to do after Rothlorian? ”

"Then let's go to Rohan first. Zhao Mian said, he stood up, turned to look at the people of the expedition, "Xiyudun must have been ready for battle now. Rohan's knights had already sharpened their swords, and their horses were ready to charge, waiting for an opportunity. ”

"You mean...... We?" Merry said thoughtfully, stroking his chin and reaching his waist with his other hand - but alas, his pipe wasn't there.

"That's right, us. Zhao Mian said, "As long as our team goes out from here, according to the eyeliner that the other party has arranged in the wilderness now, we will definitely be discovered before we reach the next destination-then, since this situation is unavoidable, we will simply plan and let them discover us! In this case, the enemy will definitely send troops to capture us......"

“…… And on the endless plains, the knights of Rohan must be invincible!" Aragorn took Zhao Mian's words and said, his eyes shining with confidence in his countenance, "And the closest to here is Saruman, the Demon Lord will definitely let him carry out this mission-no! Even without the Demon Lord's orders, Saruman will definitely send his own elite troops! Because the ring is with us! This is a temptation that he cannot resist!"

"I agree with this action. Boromo then said, looking at Zhao Mian and Aragorn, "If this operation is successful, Saruman's forces will be destroyed - and according to the ancient covenant, Gondor and Rohan will watch each other out! Since Minas Tirith can't send troops while defending against the Demon Lord, then I can go! Not to mention......" He turned his head to look at the four hobbits and paused. As long as we can eliminate Saruman's forces and remove Rohan's threat, then with the combined efforts of Gondor and Rohan, the Demon Lord will not have any more energy to find us - because he himself is exhausted!"

"I agree. Merry squinted her eyes and said, "When our power grows stronger, the enemy will surely panic. And compared to an army that is more powerful than ever, we pawns who are not easy to find have become very insignificant, and it will be easier for us to enter the Doom Volcano!"

"Perhaps," said Celebon, "but when you get out of here, the Great River Anduin will be your only option." Some of you should know that a traveler can't carry his luggage from Gondor to Lorian unless there is a ship. Moreover, hasn't the bridge of Osgillias also been destroyed, and all the lands have fallen into the Demon King's sphere of influence?"

"So, then, the master of this room, the elven king of Karascaradon, Celepon. Zhao Mian said with some exaggeration, with a smile in his eyes, "Can you give us a few insignificant boats?"

"Well, why not?" said Empress Galadriel, smiling.

"Everything will be ready for you tomorrow by noon, by the harbor. "I'll send someone early tomorrow morning to help you prepare," said Salpeng. Now, I wish you all a dreamless sleep. ”

"Good night, friends!" said Galadriel, "sleep well! Perhaps each of you is already in front of you, but you don't see it. Good night!"