Chapter 70: Cloud Movement
"Ding, congratulations, you have successfully completed the main quest 1: Hymn to the Dragon Slayer (Harder). Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Main quest 2: Treasure (General). It's officially open. Description: The dragon's lair is home to a vast collection of treasures, the collection of the dwarven kings. If you have slain the dragon, why do you leave the treasure to others? take the essence of it, and when it is determined that the transferred wealth exceeds one-third of the total value of the treasure, the task is complete. ”
"When you're done with the task, you can choose whether or not to go back to your personal space right away. If you choose to return immediately, you will retain the basic attributes improved during the mission, retain the basic skills, special skills, and general equipment obtained during the mission, and leave the current plane immediately. If you choose not to return, you can stay until you complete the optional tasks before making relevant selections. ”
Ling Qi, who was in a reverie about the dragon's death and trickery, finally let go of his last luck after receiving the notice from the master.
However, what followed was full of hesitation and shock.
Could it be that someone forcibly killed Smaug? Could it be that the three elven kings Qi Zhi? Or could it be that the Holy White Council has wielded its power? Could it be that Iluvita has appeared?
The dragon is dead, the mission is complete, and that should have been a good thing.
It has now become Ling Qi's biggest loss!
Of the several scripts he expected, none would have Smaug die at the hands of someone else!
Smaug, he must have killed it with his own hands!
Even now, this necessity seems ridiculous. Some people even think it's good to sit back and wait for the task to be completed.
But is that really good?
At least in the plan at that time, according to the mission prompts, there was actually no way to judge the standard of mission completion!
Slay the dragon, as long as the dragon dies, or must you kill it with your own hands.
Of course, it was now clear that the mission goal was only for the dragon to be slaughtered, and it didn't matter who killed it.
But whose hands it dies is still at stake!
The dragon is full of treasures, dragon skin, dragon tendons, dragon blood, and even dragon souls are all rare things, could it be that only the charr will covet, absorb and use the power of the dragon soul?
is also a dragon slayer, and it is definitely different from the one who makes a fatal blow on the list of unannounced dragon slayers who dominate the list of dragon slayers, and the tasks that are completed by the air.
Moreover, even if the dragon was killed by someone else, it shouldn't have died as clearly as it is now! Ling Qi may not be the most direct dragon slayer, but at least he must be an eyewitness!
Smaug died, he died simply, he died happily, but he left behind a lot of questions! The biggest question is, to whom does the treasure of the dragon's lair belong?
Treasures don't grow legs, they don't disappear into thin air, but they don't necessarily stay where they are! A direct dragon slayer may also be the biggest profiteer, unless the dragon flies out of its lair and is killed, which can only be said to be too weak.
Others covet treasures, and it can be said that they are greedy, and they deserve it if they don't get it. The reincarnators, however, must unconditionally obtain more than one-third of the total value of the treasure in order to complete the task and leave this plane, which has a lot to do with it!
Therefore, Smaug really shouldn't be so unclear as he should die, and this will increase the variables!
Fortunately, Ling Qi already has the Arkon Treasure Diamond, and it seemed that he still had some impulsive behavior yesterday, but today it is the wisest thing to do!
It was the most valuable thing in the dragon's treasure, and it wasn't enough, but... Something is better than nothing.
After only a few seconds of hesitation, Ling Qi gave up guessing about the identity and strength of the dragon slayer, jumped directly from the narrow window, and fell into the middle of the road with a bang, accidentally stepping on a few wooden planks.
In the abrupt exclamations of sporadic passers-by, he began to march in the direction of the lonely mountain with all his might, racing against time!
No amount of planning can catch up with small changes, and now that changes have appeared, to hell with the plans!
When Ling Qi came to the foot of the Lonely Mountain, he couldn't help but take a deep breath of the rancid air.
He was stunned to find that before he knew it, more than one major event had happened on the lonely mountain! Smaug's death was only the first to be known, and there were some great changes that would have shocked the whole world if they had been revealed in advance!
Army! Orc armies all over the mountains! Overgrown like weeds! Overwhelmed from the north!
They came in a hurry, and they hadn't yet lined up at this time, but the surging posture was really like an endless tide! There was no need for any tactics at all, as long as they pressed over, they could destroy everything!
Looking at the pennant, the howling of wolves, and the deformed heads are almost more lush than the ears of wheat in the fields! How many people do you have to be able to form such a spectacular scene! These are not all!!
Ling Qi stopped at the foot of the lonely mountain, and his solemn gaze looked straight in the direction of the extreme north!
To the south of the mountain is the town of Long Lake, to the southwest is the forest elven kingdom of the dark and dense forest, and to the north is the home of the Haradians. But since the defeat of Sauron, the lackeys of the evil forces and the traitors of the Justice League should have also been wiped out, and it should be a barren land now!
Whether it is the lords of the human world or the three elven kings, few people have set their eyes on the north of the lonely mountain, just as few people pay attention to the boundless ocean!
It's really hard to imagine that the orc army will come in a big circle from that barren land!
If it weren't for the fact that they've been planning for a long time and have learned new tactics. Then in that barren land, the wilderness, may already be a different scene!
Since the people of Dengland can survive in the wasteland like dogs, they continue to this day. Who is sure that the Haradians will not be able to rebuild their homeland in what is considered barren land in people's minds!
When the victors occupy the most fertile land, but because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, they create conflicts, while enjoying the fruits of victory, and complaining about the lack of fruits. The losers, in the dark corners, in the filthy nests, and on the bone-streaked wilderness, silently licking* their wounds, looking forward to a comeback!
They had already gathered enough strength to start communicating with each other.
The resurgence of evil, what they are waiting for is not the restoration of vitality, but the ascension of the evil king!
Probably this is the biggest reason why Gandalf insists on letting the dwarves reclaim the lonely mountain! Only he, an old immortal who wanders around the world all year round, can detect the clues of evil resurgence in advance from the movements of some border towns and abandoned ruins!
Everyone underestimated the evil forces that had been defeated, they were no longer defeated! Now, it doesn't take a hundred years for Sauron to raise a large army tomorrow!
The idea of killing dragons is not only because Smaug itself is an unstable factor, but also because it is entrenched where it should not be!
Once upon a time, the Lonely Mountain was the biggest barrier to the southward movement of the evil forces from the north, and the Turin clan was the gatekeeper of the Lonely Mountain!
A long, long time ago, the scene that happened in front of Ling Qi's eyes had been staged countless times, until the later heroes fought hard to drive foreign enemies out of the country! Now this scene is staged again, where are the heroes of the year?
It's too late to say anything!The orcs look like they've taken the Lonely Mountain!
Looking at the orc warriors all over the mountains, short and obscene, and a single militia whose combat effectiveness was not even as good as that of humans, Ling Qi couldn't help but frown!
They have hideous faces, bared teeth and grinning, and they are full of ferocity.
There are so many of them! 10,000, 20,000, or 30,000?
Ling Qi, who chose to enter the state of seclusion for the first time, wondered if this was the orc army mentioned by a certain elven envoy!
Where is this an army with a full range of arms, it is simply a reorganized corps!
Orc infantry, goblin assaulters, armored trolls, and even giant trebuchets beyond!
Such an army, not to mention besieging and killing Thorin and his party, even if they run to Gondor to surround the White City, whether the Gondor people can defend their hometown or not will have to say twice!
If they weren't the army that was chasing Thorin, did it mean that in Middle-earth, where everyone thought evil was still silent, there were other evils waiting to be stirred up besides the powerful orc army in front of them!
After truly seeing the ant tactics of the orcs, Ling Qi realized that he had really underestimated Sauron's power!
Gandalf is right, the righteous side can only defeat the evil again if they unite in advance, otherwise they can only be broken by each one!
Orcs and goblins are very weak, but their fertility is so strong that after each defeat, in a very short time, they can regain their grandeur and easily defeat enemies stronger than them!
In the face of those weak and ugly creatures, any disregard can lead to a fatal mistake. Even if it is the current Ling Qi, how many orc infantry can be killed in a battle? a hundred, two hundred?
On the second day of the Turin Day, the first day of the frost month, the haze that shrouded the lonely mountain all year round had just dissipated, and it was not yet a morning when the boundless darkness gathered again!
The clouds are rolling and the wind is moving.
This time, the clouds became heavier, thicker and deeper. They are like a whirlpool in the sky, a black hole outside the boundary wall, connected to another terrifying plane. They resemble a black city of destruction, with countless devils roaming the city, lightning and storms brewing in the city, and... A fiery red eye!
Ling Qi, who was in a state of seclusion, saw more.
He saw a human figure in the dark red storm vortex, and he felt a familiar eerie aura from the huge figure!
He looked up and felt the suffocating coercion, as if he had foreseen that in the near future, this dwarven homeland would become the second source of evil, Mordor!
"Sauron!!
Ling Qi lowered his head and withdrew his gaze.
The fiery red figure had just shifted its face, and moved back.
The new mayor of Long Lake strolled the mountain steps, occasionally stopping among the herds to observe their weapons and equipment. Although it cannot be touched, the picture in front of me is extremely blurry and distorted, and its poor quality can still be seen.
Sharpened pieces of iron, rusty iron plates, and rotten wood with nails are maces.
Is this kind of thing, really a weapon or armor, able to tear armor and block arrows?
Of course, they are outnumbered, and if they rush up, they will still easily stab the holes between the gaps in the enemy's armor, causing damage.
Moreover, the equipment of human soldiers will not be very good, and the rudimentary leather armor will not be able to stop those iron pieces that are only sharpened. Some greedy lords, the militia under their command, may not even be much better than these orcs.