Chapter 600: The Treasure of the Country
Someone withdrew his finger a little embarrassed, this guy doesn't play cards according to the routine at all!
You are also the head of the Five Witches of Middle-earth, and you are also a famous villain in the entire Lord of the Rings, why didn't you even have time to explain a cruel word, so you knelt directly?
Saruman got down on one knee and bowed to someone.
"Your great holy god, your humble servant Saruman, I am here to receive your teachings, your will is my lifelong faith, I will take your teachings as the goal of my life, I will be born and die for you......"
Looking at Saruman, who was kneeling in front of him and swearing, Li Qingyuan instantly felt a punch hit the cotton.
"Get up and speak!"
He directly interrupted Saruman's oath of allegiance and commanded.
"Yes, master!"
Saruman quickly stood up and bowed his head respectfully.
This guy is so cooperative that people don't know how to clean him up.
But this is not incomprehensible, after all, Saruman is originally greedy for life and fear of death, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, in the original plot for his own power he first secretly took refuge in Sauron, but when his army of strong orcs was defeated, and the lair was served by the tree man, Saruman thought about surrendering Gandalf again.
It's not so much that he's a wizard, it's that Saruman is a mature politician!
As long as this guy can keep his power and status, he doesn't care about the so-called justice and evil, and he never wants to lose face.
"How many men do you have now?" Riding directly into the Black Tower, someone sat on the main seat and asked Saruman.
"There are now 12,000 strong orcs under my command, and there are 9,000 black barbarian landmen, all of whom are warriors who can directly join the battle!"
When talking about the forces under his command, Saruman's face was full of pride, because he had such a large army, so whether he took refuge in Sauron or the new master in front of him, he was full of confidence.
There is no way, if 20,000 people are thrown into other planes, they may not even be able to make a splash, but in Middle-earth, it can already be regarded as a terrifying number that makes people shudder.
You must know that the total population of the entire Rohan Kingdom is less than 100,000, and the Gondor Kingdom may be a little more, but it will definitely not be much!
After deducting the old, weak, sick and disabled and women, even if all the people are soldiers, the entire Rohan Kingdom can only pull out 20,000 people.
This is also the reason why when the Rohan king Xiudon heard that Saruman's army was about to approach the capital Idoras, not only did not organize people to fight back, but only thought about leading people to escape, because the entire king added up to only about 10,000 people, and in the face of 20,000 troops, a person in his right mind knew how to choose.
However, what made Saruman a little puzzled was that after hearing his report, the mysterious person sitting on the main seat not only did not show a smile of relief, but showed a strange expression on his face.
That's it?
Someone rubbed his head a little helplessly, it is true that he knows that the Lord of the Rings is vast and sparsely populated, but this person is also too rare!
If according to the actual proportions, the entire kingdom of Rohan is at least the size of France, but the number of people living on such a large territory is less than 100,000, what is this concept?
In modern society, there are more than 100,000 people in a slightly larger community.
It's also a shame that this world is too small because of the population, which leads to all kinds of fierce beasts and monsters, and human beings can only survive by living in castles or villages, or with this mere 20,000 people, they can't find anyone if they want to find them.
"If I want to unify the whole of Middle-earth in three months, then what should I do?" After thinking about it, someone felt that it was better to throw this difficult problem directly to Saruman to consider.
Isn't his role to help the master solve problems?
"Three months?" Hearing this, Saruman was stunned and looked at his new master with some incredulity.
In three months, it was enough for the soldiers to rush from Linton to Mordor, and all of them were in a hurry.
Due to the poor road traffic conditions and the impressive quality of the soldiers, it was common to carry out general mobilization half a year in advance for the first battle, and then after the autumn harvest when the crops were harvested, they organized to fight in twos and threes, and the troops were suspended after the first snowfall.
So it's normal to fight a battle for several years, even when the allied forces of various races attacked the Demon King Army, it was a full year or two!
"Yes, three months! I want to unify the tribes in three months! Someone held out three fingers and said firmly.
"Dear master, please forgive my offense!" Saruman stood up with his newly-worn staff.
"If you're talking about the occupation of Rohan and Gondor, then three months might be enough, but if the whole of Middle-earth ......"
Saruman didn't say anything more, after all, as a general who had just surrendered, his superfluous words would affect his status in the eyes of the leaders.
"How many independent forces are there in Middle-earth at the moment?" Someone also knew that this time was indeed a bit tight, and besides, he was completely blind to the current situation in Middle-earth.
Except for knowing that the Great Demon King is Sauron, and that there is a Rohan and Gondor in the human kingdom, he doesn't know anything about the rest of the situation!
By the way, there seem to be several kinds of elves, and a few of them are quite good-looking!
"At present, there are two human kingdoms, namely Rohan and Gondor, the country of knights, and Gondor, the southern kingdom, in addition to some scattered human forces, such as the Valley Kingdom and Rovanian, as well as Arno and Acedan, but compared to Rohan and Gondor, these forces are very weak, as long as Rohan and Gondor are occupied by us, they only need an edict to persuade them to surrender." Hearing the new master's question, Saruman immediately began to explain.
"The dwarves are mainly distributed near the Gray Mountain, mainly divided into the Lonely Mountain Kingdom and the Iron Hill, as for how much power they have, because those guys are all hiding in the mountains, so their subordinates are not very clear."
"And the elves!" Speaking of this, Saruman was slightly sluggish, after all, although those pointed ears were few in number and did not participate in the wars outside, their strength was undoubted.
"The elves are mainly divided into three parts, Elrond, the lord of Rivendell in the Glen, and Thrandui, the elven king of the woodland kingdom, as for the last elven old capital, Lorthrorian-"
Speaking of this, Saruman was visibly hesitant.
Obviously, for everyone else, Saruman was confident that he could fight, but for this last guy.
"You mean Grandma Kai? No, Galadriel? ”
Someone thought for a moment and asked bluntly. tower
Galadriel, the strongest elf in Middle-earth, the owner of Nanya of the Water Ring, and the lord of Lothlorion.
No, it's the lord's wife!
It stands to reason that the lord of Rorien is Calle Peng's guy, but compared to Galadriel, Calle Peng's strength and fame are too far behind, and everyone will forget about him over time.
No way, it's so sad to have a strong wife, just like those well-known heroes, who will remember what his wife's name is?
(Except for those with certain special hobbies!) )
"Yes, as the most powerful and oldest elf in Middle-earth, no one knows what the strength of Queen Galadriel is, not even the Demon Lord Sauron dares to fight her head-on!" Saruman fully showed the proper cultivation of a dog's legs, and said with bated breath.
"The oldest?" Someone suddenly got a little sexually interested.
"Yes, Queen Galadriel was born in the Age of the Two Trees, when there were no humans in Middle-earth, and according to the calendar, she should be more than eight thousand three hundred years old this year."
As a white-robed wizard, Saruman is a science expert in the Lord of the Rings, he is not only proficient in the astronomical calendar biological transformation, but also makes gunpowder forging weapons by the way, if this guy continues to develop, maybe he can directly bring the entire Middle-earth into the era of industrialization.
It's just that this guy has been distracted and studied too many miscellaneous studies, so his strength has been stagnant, otherwise with his status, status and ability, he would not have been overtaken by Gandalf.
"More than eight thousand years old?"
Someone who heard the news was instantly stunned, it was true that everyone jokingly called Galadriel Kai's milk, but this age was really beyond his imagination.
This is not only a family heirloom, but also a national treasure!
It is said that there was a man named Green Tofu back then, who drew a cartoon about the elven kingdom, and I don't know if the heroine was replaced by Galadriel......
No, don't think about it, if you are a decent person, you won't be so shameless!
Shaking his head and putting the absurd thoughts behind him, someone came back to his senses.
"Except for the elven dwarves and humans, the rest should be the demon lords and those barbarians under Sauron's command, right?"
The hobbit's charr can't be regarded as an independent force at all, after all, those little guys can wipe them all out as long as they send a team of knights at will, except for running fast, the hobbit's combat effectiveness is too low.
"Yes, my master, there are about fifty thousand orcs under Sauron's command, and about twenty thousand of the barbarians and pirates who have taken refuge in him."
Saruman had a look of fear on his face, and it was clear that in addition to his strength, he was also terrified by the huge army under Sauron's command.
Otherwise, he would not have to run to give the other party a hand, would he?
Seventy thousand horses is still a terrifying number anywhere, and if Saruman's army and Sauron's army were to merge, then the army in the hands of the two would reach a terrifying number of 100,000!
100,000 horses, rounded up to millions!
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Just as someone was discussing with Saruman in the Black Tower about what to do, Aragorn, the protagonist of the original plot, and his party also chased the orcs to the Rohan Pass.
In fact, the distance between the place where someone landed and the protagonist of the plot is only a few dozen kilometers, and if he is willing to look for it carefully, he will definitely be able to find this group of people in a short time.
It's just that because of someone's laziness, he directly missed out on the protagonist group!
"There are traces of strong orcs here." Legolas, the elven prince, crouched on the ground and looked at the footprints.
Legolas is the son of the Elven King of the Woodlands, Thrandui, and is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring along with Aragorn and Golden Thunderbolt.
A few months ago, Gandalf discovered his old friend, the hobbit Bilbo. The ring that Baggins picked up during his adventure was actually the legendary One Ring, and in a panic, he immediately mobilized the connections he had saved over the years and convened a meeting of the three clans to discuss how to solve this big problem.
The final result of the discussion was naturally determined by the hobbit Frodo. Baggins keeps the One Ring, and each of the three clans sends good people to form a team of the Ring, ready to throw the ring that is closely related to the Demon Lord Sauron into the Doom Volcano to destroy it.
However, when the team passed through the Moria Pit, they encountered an attack by the Fire Demon, and the gray-robed Gandalf and the Fire Demon died together, and the rest of the people had just escaped and encountered an attack by the Orcs, and the team suddenly fell apart, and a group of people scattered, and the hobbits Pico and Merry were captured by the strong Orcs under Saruman.
Aragorn, Legolas, and the dwarven Golden Bolt followed the clues left by Pique and the others, and followed the orc forces to the Rohan Pass.
As for why these three guys didn't follow Frodo to Mordor and instead chased the two captured dwarfs, no one knows what they thought!
It is true that not abandoning one's comrades is a virtue that every soldier should have, but there is always a priority in things.
Compared to the important matter of destroying the Lord of the Rings and saving the world, the life and death of two hobbits are not so important at all!
It's just that most people in this plane have pits in their heads, and many people think that dying in battle is the best destination, so their brain circuits, someone said that they are difficult to understand.
"It's not just orcs here! You elven ears! The dwarf Golden Thunderbolt scoffed disdainfully.
Because dwarves and elves have always been prejudiced against each other, even if Golden Thunderbolt has accepted Legolas as a friend, he will definitely suppress the other party whenever he has the opportunity.
"Didn't you say that the elves have good eyes? You can't see such a big giant eagle? ”
Golden Thunderbolt pointed to the giant eagle hovering in the sky and gestured at Legolas.
"Manway Condor, how did you end up here?" Legolas ignored Golden Thunderbolt's taunt, he had been trying to observe the ground just now, and he didn't look up, so naturally he didn't see such a big eagle.
To his surprise, how could the Manwei Giant Eagle Clan be here?
You must know that the Giant Eagle Clan has always been transcendent, although they are also the enemies of the Demon Lord Sauron, but because the Giant Eagle lives on the top of the snowy mountain, they actually do not have much conflict with the Demon Lord.
Besides, as long as these eagles obediently stay in their own territory, Sauron will not be full enough to run and fight them.
The current leader of the Giant Eagle, Wind King Guan He, is not under Saruman or Gandalf, even if Sauron wants to move them, he has to consider whether it is worth it.