Rivendell, one of the Noldor High Elves' colonies and the residence of King Elrond! If you leave Rivendell and head west, beyond the homeland of the former Arnor Kingdom of the Dendans of the Northern Kingdom, you will reach the White Tower of the Berry Hills and the Grey Harbor in the Far West.

And the shore of Grey Harbor is still one of the inherent territories of the Noldor High Elves, and it is a must for the elves of Middle-earth to leave here and go to Amen!

Of course, our story is still in the beautiful and peaceful Rivendell!

This beautiful elven city is hidden in treacherous valleys, forests, and valleys, besieged by the steep Misty Mountains, dense troll forests, and dangerous trolls.

And the reason why Rivendell was able to exist in this kind of place for a long time was not only the strength of the Noldor Elves themselves, but also thanks to the protection of the Elven King Elon, because Elrond owned Viya, one of the three elven rings, Viya, with the power of this elven ring, he could protect Rivendell from the invasion of evil.

However, in recent times, the Noldor High Elves here in Rivendell have found that their originally peaceful city has begun to become a little different, in addition to the vague feeling of being watched by evil, and the outskirts of the city have begun to be infested with orcs, there are also humans, wizards, hobbits and ...... A little human wizard girl who makes trouble every day?!

"I ...... Where is this ......? ”

Originally, Frodo, the hobbit, who felt that he had completely fallen into darkness and could not see a trace of light, found that a dazzling white light seemed to appear in front of his eyes when he became conscious again? Then, he couldn't help but start moaning in pain, trying to open his eyes in an effort.

"This is King Elon's mansion, Rivendell! At the same time, it is also the last refuge of all the elves of Middle-earth, east of the sea......"

As Frodo struggled to open his eyes, an old voice that sounded familiar to Frodo sounded right in time next to him.

"Oh! If you want to know the exact date, it's October 24, 3018, around 10 o'clock in the morning? ”

"Frodo, you've been in a coma here in Rivendell for four days......"

As the old voice next to Frodo became clearer and clearer, at last, in this luxurious room full of elf style, Frodo the Hobbit was lying on the soft bed, he finally managed to open his eyes and saw the bearded old man sitting and silently smoking a pipe in a chair beside his bed.

"Gan...... Gandalf?! ”

After seeing that it was indeed his old acquaintance Gandalf, the frail Frodo was slightly surprised, and then he suddenly realized that he himself did not seem to be dead?

"Yes, Frodo, I'm right here...... Luckily, you made it to Rivendell in time......"

Gandalf sat down on the big backrest chair beside the bed, and continued to swallow the fog while looking at the little hobbit lying on the bed with a relieved look at the little hobbit who finally opened his eyes.

"You should be happy, Frodo...... You probably don't know yet, do you? If you come here a few hours later, you probably won't have any hope of being rescued......"

"You're not easy, my dear hobbit brother......"

At this, Gandalf nodded in satisfaction.

That is, the hobbit in front of him, if it is replaced by other humans or elves, even if it is Gandalf himself, who was seriously injured and dying by the sword of the demon cave and is about to fall into darkness, and is still under the constant bewitchment of the Lord of the Rings, he believes that no one can hold on to such an extreme situation for so long like this hobbit, let alone be successfully rescued in the end!

"Uhh......h

Frodo just wanted to prop up his weak body from the bed, and then the next second, he had to reach out and cover his left chest, and then he felt: A few nights ago, this part of the place where he was stabbed by the ring spirit at the top of the wind and clouds, there was still a heart-wrenching pain and a strange chill?!

"What the hell is going on, Gandalf?"

"Why didn't you meet us at the Prancing Horse? We didn't see you there after we left the Shire......"

After settling down, and struggling to recline on the bed, Frodo quickly asked about it.

I think it was Gandalf who told him about the One Ring and the end of the world, and tricked him out of the Charr with clever words, saying that he would meet at the Prancing Horse Inn in Bray Town!

But the result?

When he Frodo and his three friends risked their lives to arrive at the Prancing Horse Inn on schedule, in the inn, except for a ranger 'Freelander' he didn't know, there were only those black knights who followed them to kill them, so to speak, they almost lost their lives there!

"I'm really sorry, Frodo...... I had something to do that that delayed for a while......"

Gandalf did feel a little embarrassed to talk about his no-show, but in fact, where was it just a delay? At that time, he almost delayed his own life!

But Gandalf can't say this to Frodo, the hobbit who has just woken up, now: for the sake of the One Ring, he himself had gone to Isenger to find the white-robed wizard Saruman, and wanted help! But what he never expected was that Maia, the most powerful and respected leader of the Holy White Council, would also betray their faith and join the command of the Demon Lord Sauron? And then, he locked up Gandalf and abused him?!

If he really wanted to tell the truth like this, Gandalf was really a little worried, would he have frightened the hobbit who had just woken up from a serious injury?

“……”

Thinking about what had happened to him at the top of Isengard's Ozek Tower, Gandalf's lips opened and closed, and after thinking about it, he still couldn't bear to say something like this that would seriously dampen his morale right now.

A few days ago, just before Frodo came to Rivendell, if he hadn't been rescued in time by Manvi's messengers and those giant eagles, I'm afraid that crazy Saruman would never let himself go easily, right?

At that time, when Gandalf jumped off the top of the tower of Ozak and let the giant eagle who arrived in time to carry him away, Saruman was actually capable of using magic to force him to stay on the spot! It's just that maybe it's because of the jealousy of Manwei, the head of all gods, so the other party will let the giant eagle take him away?

As soon as he remembered what his original best friend, the white-robed wizard Saruman, had done when he was in Isengard, Gandalf could only feel secretly sad in his heart!

The other party has been completely bewitched and degraded by Sauron......

Then Saruman really thought that Sauron's power and magic were unstoppable? You know, the gods didn't really give up on Middle-earth completely, they just didn't want to show too much in the mortal world so as not to mislead the greedy humans!

"Gandalf......? What the hell is going on? ”

Seeing Gandalf looking at himself in a daze, as if he was caught in some kind of memory, Frodo felt a little curious and puzzled, so he hurriedly asked again.

"Nothing, Frodo."

Gandalf, who came to his senses, quickly shook his head, signaling that the other party didn't mind too much, it was just some not-so-wonderful memories of an old man of his.

"Frodo? That's great! You've finally woken up! ”

Just as Frodo was about to ask something, a familiar figure suddenly rushed in from outside, it was Sam, one of his little friends!

"Sam ......"

"Frodo, all of us are really worried about you! Isn't it, Mr. Gandalf? ”

"That's right! However, thanks to King Elron's superb medical skills, you will be able to recover gradually. ”

Seeing that the two hobbits were still in good shape, Gandalf didn't know what to think, so he nodded with some satisfaction.

"Welcome to Rivendell, Frodo Baggins!"

At this time, the elf king Elon, who had rushed to hear the news, followed behind the hobbit Sam, who had run in first, and slowly walked to Gandalf's side early, smiling at Frodo, who was still lying weakly on the bed.

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The days passed quickly, and in Rivendell, in the heart of this Lynn Valley, on the cliffs where waterfalls and rivers meet, in this fairyland-like elven city, the hobbit Frodo's injuries improved day by day, and he began to walk around normally, and began to return to Gandalf's expectations.

Now, after this righteous lord is finally restored, some things have begun to have to be put on the agenda.

"He's starting to regain his energy and he's able to move freely......"

King Elon and Gandalf were in one of the council halls above the Rivendell Canyon, looking out of the railing at the two hobbits below, Sam and Frodo.

"But his wounds can't be completely healed, at least not in Middle-earth...... This will stay with him for life! ”

As an ordinary hobbit with no special abilities, he was stabbed by the Ring Spirit's demon cave sword, and it was already a blessing in misfortune that he did not die on the spot!

Gandalf felt that in this mortal world, it was almost impossible to completely heal the other party? Although the hobbit made him feel very magical in some aspects, the other party's physical fitness was still a little too poor.

"Hmm...... The ring never left him, but he was safe and sound......"

"Gandalf, you're a good guy to pick this time! The hobbits have a magical ability to resist the evil power of the Lord of the Rings, and I don't deny that! ”

After one last glance at the two hobbits on the elven platform below, King Elon began to pace the open hall and nodded in satisfaction.

"Well! It's not that it's so resistant, it's just that the ring's approach is a bit too stupid! ”

At this time, a very inappropriate little girl suddenly interjected into the conversation between the two with vague words. It turns out that little Anne is here now, and it seems that Gandalf and King Elon have no intention of avoiding each other?

"Oh? Why do you say that? The mighty Anne Witch? ”

Hearing this, King Elon and Gandalf turned together and looked into the distance of the hall.

On the balcony near the hall, there was a hammock dotted with vines and flowers, and then, while a little human girl was lying on it and swaying slightly, while comfortably using the mage's hand, from the fine elven wood table beside her, she took the elven melons and delicate pastries that she was very satisfied with, and let them line up and put them into her mouth one after the other.

This little human girl is Anne, who was invited by Gandalf to come to Rivendell with Frodo, a wounded hobbit!

And then she's been living here ever since.

Because of the powerful magic power and various magical spells on the other party's body, coupled with his innocent and rotten character, he was soon regarded as a guest of the elf clan by the elf king Ailong, and has been enjoying all kinds of the highest and best treatment!

At the beginning, when he saw this little girl for the first time, King Elon almost thought that the other party was a certain Maia or Vera who had come to Middle-earth from Amen! The level of magic on the other party is by no means something that any human or ordinary wizard can possess.

But where did he think that after some conversation, he learned that the other party was indeed a human being? And, it really seems to be an eight-year-old little human girl?!

"It's very simple, it's just that the temptation of the broken ring is wrong!"

After spitting out a few grape seeds on the ground at random, Anne sat up cross-legged from the vine hammock and continued with a serious face:

"Think about it, that hobbit named Frodo, he's just a mortal who has never seen the world, doesn't understand power, and doesn't understand the benefits of power? Moreover, it seems that he is still a hobbit who has just come of age?! ”

"And what did the machine spirit in that ring and the existence in the void realm that wanted to bewitch others through the ring? There are only a few things that come and go: nothing more than temptation to give power, strength, or eternal life? You see! Stupid and stupid, I don't know how to easily tempt that little man from the countryside with a little flexibility? ”

Speaking of which, Anne pouted dissatisfied!

After all, that Sauron or that Morgoth is not skilled in business, and if he wants to win over his subordinates, how can he rely on temptation alone? It's better to learn what she used to be best at, rescue the other party's soul and stamp it directly, and then solve all the problems!

In general, the good guys and bad guys in this world are too simple, and they have been fighting in this small world for a long time, and they can't even be flexible! Is it a tall ring, but it still depends on playing with temptation?

"If it were me, I should first send someone to his hometown of Shire, first make a good adjustment, study it carefully, and see what those short hobbits want most, and then tempt him to his liking?"

"In that case, I promise, within three or two days, I will definitely be able to give you a whole depraved Frodo!"

That's right, that's how it should be!

That broken ring, in fact, as early as the two days when Frodo just woke up, Anne had directly taken it to her hand and played with it, and she also knew that in addition to a piece of Sauron's remnant soul and powerful magic power, it seemed that it could also hook up with a fool named Morgoth who was imprisoned in a prison in some Void Realm?

At that time, Anne, who reached out to take the ring with a big grin, frightened Gandalf and Elon, the elven leaders, for fear that she would be tempted to fall and kill or run away with the treasure.

But where would they have thought that in Anne's eyes, this tattered ring would not be on the table at all? Even, the same Morgoth who had touched her through the ring at the time, and the few things that had been promised back and forth to her: power, wealth, power, and endless life, could not enter her eyes?

Who is she, Queen Anne? After experiencing several worlds, the appetite and vision have long been nurtured!

You must know that Lady Anne is a great demigod, an immortal, the cute lord and queen of the Flame Alliance, the supreme head of the Federation of Heroes, a world shuttle, and the greatest being!

Anyway, how could she, who had traveled through several worlds, look down on power or money on this broken planet?

No one should come to give her money and rights, whoever dares to mention this kind of thing, she will be in a hurry! How could she possibly look at these things? By now, Queen Anne has no shortage of power, let alone money! Those who are crying and cheating to hug her thighs, to be pendants, or little followers, can at least line up from the Prukh star sector to the edge of the galaxy?

When she was in the interstellar world, the planets she owned were all in tens of thousands! The entire Krupstar Zone is the territory of her Hero Federation! A small sheriff under her command can almost manage one or more planets larger than Middle-earth?

As for wealth...... Then she will be even more disdainful!

It's not that she's bragging, if she wants to, just pull out a few asteroids made of all gold or gems, and throw them here in Middle-earth, which will definitely scare these old hats who have never seen the world alive!

Not to mention the last strength! The one who was still locked up in the Void Realm prison and couldn't get out of Morgoth, what power could he have that could make her look good? The last of Sarnagaorus, who had cried and cried and begged to transform her into a high god, but what about her? At that time, they all rejected each other fiercely!

Therefore, it is impossible to bewitch her with power or something!

So, because of this, when playing with the Lord of the Rings that day, little Anne was able to weigh it twice and then casually throw it back to Frodo's short hobbit, without taking the temptations and threats of Sauron or Morgoth to heart in the slightest.

Who is she afraid of, who is she afraid of? If you really provoke her, believe it or not, immediately open a teleportation to summon the deep space fleet that once hardened Emmon to come out and drop a nuclear bomb or launch a star spirit star destroyer cannon to show you?!

"So, the ring is barely strong, it's just that its owner is a little too stupid!"

Of course, Anne still hasn't said a word: that is, the hobbit Frodo, sooner or later, he will also be bewitched or controlled by the power of the ring! After all, there are always flaws in the mortal mind, and no matter how stupid that ring is, there will always be a day when it will succeed.

“……”

Hearing this, King Elon and Gandalf looked at each other before shaking their heads with a smile.

"It's a good thing you're not on Sauron's side, otherwise, the people of Middle-earth would have suffered......"

After pouring a little elven wine, King Elon smiled and raised his glass to the little girl in the distance.

"However, with that said, I would like to mention that this should not be his responsibility in the first place, and we can't ask Frodo for more......"

Looking down at Frodo, who happily walked away with Sam, Gandalf sighed again. He really didn't know if it was appropriate for him to involve this little hobbit in such a big event about Middle-earth.

"Gandalf! The enemy is approaching! ”

"Sauron's army is gathering in the East, and Sauron's evil eye is watching Rivendell! Moreover, you also said before, Saruman, that he has betrayed us?! ”

"So now, our allies are getting fewer and fewer......"

After the first harsh tone, King Elon suddenly lowered his tone, he himself knew that their situation was getting worse and worse, and that a decision must be made about the matter of the Supreme Ring as soon as possible, and this Gandalf could not be allowed to hesitate indecisively!

Since the One Ring is fine in the hands of the little hobbit, then you should continue to let the other party finish the rest together! Anyway, apart from Frodo, King Elon definitely doesn't feel comfortable handing over the Ring to anyone who might be bewitched by the Ring!

"No...... Actually, there are some ...... I haven't had time to tell you yet."

Saruman ...... He used evil magic to cross orcs and goblins in the Foggy Mountains to create a terrifying strong orc...... His army should now be being bred in the caves beneath Isengard......"

"It's a kind of army that can march during the day and not be afraid of the sun...... Even...... Elite orcs who can also run long distances! If I'm not mistaken, it won't be long before Saruman comes to snatch the Ring......"

At this moment, Gandalf finally told what he had seen when he was locked up at the top of the Esinger Ozan Tower! At that point, he saw: Saruman's orc minions, who were cutting down the age-old forests of Fagon, and then, in the forge of demonsmithing beneath Isenger, began to mass-manufacture equipment and his army of orcs!

"The power of our Noldor High Elves cannot fight against this evil, and we do not have the ability to fight against the power of Mordor and Isengar at the same time!"

King Elon had just said this, but when he saw Gandalf turn away with his head bowed, he knew what the old man was thinking.

"So, Gandalf! The Lord of the Rings must not remain with Rivendell! ”

Looking into the other party's eyes, Elf King Elon bluntly stated his own bottom line.

Their elves can help each other heal Frodo, and even allow them to recuperate here temporarily, but the One Ring must not stay here forever! Otherwise, you'll be dragged into a doomed Ravendell or the Noldor High Elves!

“……”

When Gandalf was confused, he seemed to secretly decide, perhaps, that he could still carry out the previous plan? Anyway, they had already sent someone to spread the message and let some people from the big forces participate in this matter.

"This is a crisis for the whole of Middle-earth, and they must collectively decide how to end it......"

"The age of our elves is over...... My people are answering the call to evacuate from the seaport to the west, Gandalf, who else can you rely on when we are gone? ”

"Dwarves? They only know how to hide in the rocky caves of the mountains to hunt for treasures, and they don't care about other people's lives or deaths! ”

As he paced toward Gandalf, King Elon questioned and persuaded.

"Perhaps...... We must put our hopes in human ......"

After thinking about it, Gandalf said that he couldn't think of any other power in Middle-earth that could stop Sauron besides humans.

"Humans? Humanity is too fragile and the race is in decline...... The blood of the Númenóreans is no longer mighty! Their glory and dignity have been forgotten......"

"It is because of the human race that the Lord of the Rings has survived to this day! I was there, Gandalf ......"

As he spoke, Elon recalled the great battle at that time.

At that time, three thousand years ago...... When Essidor received the Ring...... That stupid human, he could have thrown that ring into the lava of the Doomsday Flame and ended it all!

However, he, the Essidor, in the end, could not resist the temptation of the Ring, and greedily took it for himself, despite his own pleas......

"I was there...... I have witnessed the fall of humanity with my own eyes......"

After saying that, King Ayron sighed again, unwilling to recall the events of that time.

"Today's human world has long been weak...... They are already a plate of scattered sand, and they are leaderless! ”

So, he instinctively didn't want to trust those greedy humans!

If it weren't for the humans, Sauron's return wouldn't have happened right now! If it weren't for the humans, they Noldor High Elves would not have been forced to leave this Middle-earth and take refuge in Amen and return to the realm of the gods......

"That's!"

Anne interjected again at an inopportune time, and raised her little fist.

"We humans are not weak! Look at me, I can kill a dragon with one punch if I want! You can also burn down a city directly! Or even ...... Directly blow up the entire Middle-earth world, and make those gods cry all over the streets! ”

After grabbing a fireball, little Anne said proudly.

She has never felt that humans are weak, as long as someone guides them, they can grow into very powerful individual beings! For example, the Galen, Darius, or Sarnagar Kerrigan that she raised when she was in the Kpru's Sector were all ordinary humans!

Moreover, humans also have superior intelligence, think of the technology of the Terrans in StarCraft, and think of the big Ivan in her own private collection! Wouldn't blowing up the whole of Middle-earth be fun if she wanted to?

Now, even Anne herself doesn't dare to say that ordinary humans are weak!

Now the human beings in Middle-earth are only in the age of cold weapons similar to the medieval period of the earth, if guided a little, Anne even has the confidence to let them rely on their own strength to fight that kneeling song conquest called Sauron?

“……”

Well, King Elon glanced at the little girl, and slightly wanted to retract what he had just said.

This little human girl is indeed an exception! However, what use can she be used for alone? Do you want to go to the Cave and kill Sauron? Don't make jokes!

"Your Excellency Anne the Witch! Didn't we say it before?! ”

"In this world of Middle-earth, where the gods are gazing at, you must not use magic that is too powerful, and you must not use weapons or objects that are incomprehensible to the prisoners! That would only stir up humanity's never-ending greed and cause the catastrophe of the previous era! ”

"This is not only the will of Eru and the Vera, but also the most basic rules of this world! So, I beg you, Lord Anne, to stop using your magic and that strange and incomprehensible object to mortals, which will have very serious consequences......"

Speaking of which, Gandalf remembered the magic that had frozen the entire river on the banks of the Spirits River and the terrible weapon that could easily kill the Ringwraith.

Then, during the time when the elven king Elon was treating Frodo, Gandalf took time to talk to the little girl heartily, and while knowing the origin of the other party, he also gave the other party a detailed analysis of the basic rules of this world, and obtained a promise that the other party would no longer use magic and not use items that could not be understood by mortals.

"Cut! If you don't use it, you don't need it, what are you doing in a hurry? Can't you say it?! ”

Seeing that the other party was so boring, little Anne lay back in the vine hammock in the Forbidden Forest again, and used magic to make the bed under her sway.

Hum! What's the big deal?

Or Eruvilla? Isn't it just the strength of the people to make such messy rules? Anne is the one who hates being tied down by others!

"Even if you don't use magic, you don't need Big Ivan, as long as the queen is willing, she can turn the world upside down for you casually! We'll see! ”

After returning to the hammock, Anne ignored the two old men who were still muttering and began to ponder to herself.

"Hmm...... What to do? Tibbs, tell me, is there any way to turn the world upside down without using magic and without Big Ivan?! ”

After holding the bear in front of her eyes, Anne asked in a whisper.

Asking the bear when she is in trouble, this is already Anne's style, most of the time, she likes to solve things with her fists and doesn't like to use her brain, she has long been used to letting her bear give her own ideas.

Although, sometimes the bear is not very reliable, but in general, it is still a little bit stronger than himself, and it is so strong that it can not be more!

（…… ）

(My little master!) As for playing so tired? If you really don't like those Eru and Vera, then you can run directly to that Amen Island when you are ready to leave here, leave a bunch of Big Ivan behind, and then open a portal and run away! Anyway, the kind of measures made by those indigenous gods to restrict mortals from going to the divine realm can't stop you at all?

- Hearing his little master's inquiry, Tiebs didn't even think about it, and directly gave a good idea that seemed to him to be very enjoyable and fun! Doing so is completely in line with the consistent style of his master Anne! ）

"No...... Tibbs, you're really bad! Can you come up with such a good attention? Forget it, this idea is put on hold for the time being, let's change to another one first! ”

The idea that this little bear just mentioned was quite to her own appetite, but Anne felt that she couldn't do it now, otherwise, it would be equivalent to her admitting defeat, so how could she do it!?

She had already decided: she was going to disgust those gods in her own way without violating the rules set by the indigenous gods!

So, that great idea from Tiebs the Bear just now, she decided to stay in the middle and not send it!

Wait until the end, before you leave this Middle-earth, if you don't have fun, or if the gods don't follow the rules? Or, if she loses, then she will think carefully about whether to do it or not!

（…… ）

(Well, in that case, do you remember the history books you saw in the library when you were in New York?)

- After the first good idea was rejected by his little master, Tibbs didn't mind, because he quickly remembered another good idea that could make a mess of the world without breaking the rules. ）

"So what? Bad bear, if you have something to say, hurry up! ”

Seeing that Tibbs dared to sell money to herself, Anne was so angry that she directly pulled the other party's two furry ears and began to pull them hard to both sides.

(Ouch!) Little master...... Stop! Okay, okay! Just say! The little ones are talking about it now......

- After begging for mercy for the first time, Tibbs hastened to tell everything he knew. ）

"Aha! Bear, you are really so useful! Come on, poof! ”

After a loud cheer, little Anne took her bear in her arms and began to jump up and down in the hammock, with an occasional smug laugh or two.

“……”

“……”

Gandalf and Elven Elon, who had just been whispering by the window about the handling of the Lord of the Rings, turned their heads in unison and looked at the little girl who was there with some inexplicable joy.

"Gandalf, aren't all you wizards like Lord Anne, this strange bunch?"

I don't know what this little girl is crazy about, King Elon can only look at Gandalf beside him with a little curiosity, as a magic swordsman, he really can't understand, why is this little girl suddenly happy like this?

"Nope! Elrond, I've always been normal! ”

"And, we're wizards not surprised! That Lady Anne, perhaps, people just thought of something funny? You know, although she is powerful, she is only an eight-year-old girl, and in the human world, she is still a child......"

Although he didn't understand why the little girl had suddenly become so happy, Gandalf excused himself a little.

After staring at the name of wizard for so many years, Gandalf never felt that there was anything strange about the wizard's profession! Anyway, as a melee mage who wields a sword with his left hand and a staff with his right, he has always felt that he is normal, and he has never changed because of his identity as a wizard!

"Okay, where did we just talk about? Oh...... That's right! It seems to be talking about how to deal with and prepare for the Fellowship of the Ring? ”

With that, Gandalf stepped forward and took King Elrond's hand slightly, and walked to another window, intending to stay a little away from the crazy little girl while he was talking about business.

"Now calculate the time, those envoys from all sides should be almost there, right?"

Looking at the still-quiet and peaceful valley, this paradise of Rivendell, Gandalf asked with a deep groan.

"According to the day of the messenger's departure and the reaction time of the various ethnic forces, if you add the consumption on the road, it should be these two days......