Chapter 499: Preparation for the Westward Journey (3/3)
The arrival of the Treants was just a small episode, and these kind forest people were much kinder to the elves than to the humans in the future. Of course, they hated orcs, but at this moment, Mordor had not yet been established, and the orcs had not yet spread from the west to the east. In the East, orcs are very rare. Although, in the vast land of Middle-earth, there are sparsely populated, and it is often impossible to see an intelligent life after walking hundreds of miles, so the range of activities of the tree people is limited to the major forests. At this time, because of the relationship between the vast land and the sparse population, there are many forests on the earth, and they have not suffered from the indiscriminate deforestation of various intelligent life, and they have not caused the area of the forest to shrink because of the arrival of intelligent life.
As a result, the footprints of the tree people are found in almost all forests. After the Treants of Fagon Forest visited the Isvel Elves, everyone was extremely curious about the Treants. After learning that the Treants were created by Velia Vanna and that Iluvita was born as an intelligent being. The Elves of Iswell, on the other hand, are interested in searching for traces of the Treants in their lands and forests. Eventually, they found the traces of the Tree Man, beech, oak, pine, and marquee, a beautiful tree, very tall, with silver bark that blooms golden flowers in the spring, and its leaves turn yellow in the fall, but it lasts for the winter until the next spring. In the land of the Elves of Iswell, it is the only place to grow east of the sea.
When the Elves of Isvel discovered the Treants living in their land, they awakened the protectors of the forests. And after seeking Jiangning's approval, a garden and botanical garden were opened in a corner of the city, so that these trees could make their home in the city's garden. Moreover, they also taught them the Elven language of Iswell, which was loved and cared for by the people. In addition, the tribesmen have a new place to go and a place to play and relax. In this garden and the botanical garden, there are parks, fountains, various resting benches and swings. In addition, many precious and cherished medicinal herbs were planted, and under the conscious teaching and guidance of Jiang Ning, the medical skills of the Isvel elves were the most developed in the world. Not only that, Jiang Ning also taught them the basic meditation method, and selected the best people from them to train them and train them to become wizards.
He wants to use the race of this world to develop his own power. And the elves also have such a talent, coupled with a long life, a long time of thousands of years, it is enough to cultivate a group of excellent talents for themselves! And these grown-up clansmen will become his sharpest sword and strongest shield.
In this way, he can be regarded as using different worlds to help him cultivate the talents he wants and shorten his time. And as time passed, a mysterious feeling appeared in his heart, and as time passed, this feeling became clearer and more pronounced. What exactly is going on, to be honest, he doesn't know very well in his heart. This mysterious feeling is difficult to describe in words, and it is difficult to explain, it is the mysterious feeling, but he probably knows what he wants to express, that is, it cannot be said in words or written on paper. Neither the language of humans, nor the language of dwarves, nor even the language of wizards can describe it. However, Jiang Ning had a prediction about this, so he accelerated his plan to cultivate talents, and in other worlds, he also made corresponding layouts and plans. It's just that it's not yet to the point where he can harvest.
The chaotic construction sites began to gradually disappear, and the humble city became more and more solid and beautiful little by little. With the completion of the city walls, the elves and dwarves began to speed up the construction of the interior of the city, first completed his royal palace, followed by the residential area, followed by the military area, followed by the noble area, the trade area, the recreation area, and the botanical garden. His royal palace belonged to a separate area. Because it was the residence of the elven king, the area of the palace was very large, and the height of the palace was placed on an artificial mound, reinforced by mountain rocks and foundation stone pillars. As a result, the palace was stable enough to defend itself against the continuous attacks of the catapults and to survive earthquakes.
After the completion of the palace, the first work will be carried out in the residential area, and the remaining facilities will be completed after these are completed. However, the entire city has not been fully built, and there are still many places that are idle. These can only be built slowly by the elves, and when the walls and bastions of the city are completed, the whole city will be safe. Never worry about being raided again, and you only need to keep a handful of people to monitor the entire city. The elves' precious human resources have also been released. At this time, Jiang Ning's heart began to sprout the idea of going to the West, after all, the main gathering place of Kundi was in the West. Moreover, he also wanted to know what was going on in the West at the moment, and he also knew the situation of Sinda and the others. Therefore, Jiang Ning was in his palace, anxious about the members of his noble regency council. And, in front of them, the result was announced!
"What? Your Majesty, are you going out again? "The members of the Regency Council who heard this result had mixed feelings. Their king finally returned from the east, but he did not have long to settle down, and he was about to flee to the west. The king of a good family, who doesn't stay in the city, likes to go far away with such a willful attitude, which makes everyone very helpless.
Therefore, they advised, "Your Majesty, you are the lord of a people, the king of a country, and your safety is at stake in the stability of our people. Where do you think of our people when you travel so far away? In the unlikely event that you encounter an untouchable accident, what should the future of our people be? Therefore, please consider carefully, Your Majesty, and be cautious for our people. β
Jiang Ning waved his hand and said, "I see everyone's concern and kindness. I was touched by the fact that everyone had traveled tens of thousands of miles to come here and that they had chosen to follow me. But it's like the question I asked you before we left. In Middle-earth, in the West, everything is threatened by Morgoth, and our kindred people are also persecuted by Morgoth. We have come to Middle-earth to fight Morgoth and settle our people. As I was heading east, I returned to my native land of Quavienn! β
Everyone's eyes lit up, focusing on Jiang Ning's body and listening to him.
"When I returned to Quiveenen, I didn't see well-planned farmland, wonderful buildings, beautiful cities. It's ruins, the ruins of the fire and the bones of the people! β
"What !!" The members of the Regency Council instantly tensed up, and their mouths opened in disbelief. Immediately, a wave of anger rose and the fire of anger that could not be extinguished even by pouring the water of the sea rose. The solemn meeting room of the royal palace immediately became noisy and noisy, like a vegetable market.
"Who did it, who did it!"
"Your Majesty, have you found out who burned down the city of Quevièren? Who killed our people! Hassan's eyes were filled with tears, his voice choked, his trembling body and clenched fists, and his murderous aura.
"Orcs, orcs under Morgoth, his loyal dogs and minions!" Jiang Ning told the truth with a murderous face, and everyone's anger boiled again, calling for the whole clan to return to the west and take revenge on the brutal Morgoth. Jiang Ning calmed them down, he said: "Everyone is calm and don't be impatient, the whole clan returns to the west, so what about here?" What about our minaret White City? Did the city that the tribesmen had worked so hard to build be abandoned like this? Looking at the people who had gradually subsided, he added, "It's one thing to take revenge like Morgoth, but our city must also be saved. As far as I know, although the orcs have not yet appeared in the east, from the eastern mountains, to the vast north of Utamo and even Angban, are filled with the evil life created by Morgoth. In the wilderness, in the dark and deep underground, they are also everywhere. Therefore, you need to guard against possible raids by orcs and Morgoth's minions. They don't know where we are, but one day this place will be exposed. Therefore, as I explore the West, your task is to build our cities stronger, to erect more minarets and watchtowers, and to watch out for enemies from the north, east, west, and south! β
"Your Majesty, we will follow your orders, but you will no longer be able to go to the West alone this time. You should have the military with you, so that we can rest assured of your safety. After all, you are tied to the honor and disgrace of your clan! Hashan said, Jiang Ning thought slightly after hearing this, and nodded after a while, "Yes, although this time I am exploring the West, I can't do without an army by my side." We don't know what's going on in the West, and we don't know what the situation of the people living there is. Bring a part of the army, and in the event of war, perhaps my arrival will be the last straw that overwhelms Morgoth! Then he continued, "Then Hassan, you can go down and prepare later, and I will send two thousand cavalry from the Praetorian Guard back to the west, and prepare all the necessary supplies and tents. Three days later, I set out to return to the western lands. β
"Yes, my majesty!" Hassan said, hesitating, "Only, Your Majesty. Two thousand cavalry, will the number be too small? How many troops Morgoth has, we don't know. We don't know how many powerful evil beings there are under his command. It's only 2,000 cavalry, I'm afraid it's difficult to guarantee your safety, shouldn't you bring more men and horses? β
Jiang Ning waved his hand and said, "No, Hassan." I know all the cavalry I trained myself, and the Praetorian Guard is the elite of the elite. Although the clansmen had never been on the battlefield, it had little impact on them. Morgoth's army is not yet a threat to our people! Moreover, our population is sparse, and if we send 2,000 cavalry to the west, our manpower will be stretched. If more troops are drawn, who will build the homeland? Who can protect against threats? Daily patrols also need the army to carry out, and just as monitoring the dwarves also needs the army to deter! He took out a gold badge from his bosom, surrounded by a double tree and a half-open eye in the center, and said, "In case of emergency, you can contact me through this 'all-seeing eye'." β
The regent nobles, knowing that their king had made up his mind, could only go along with him, and then began to go down and prepare the supplies needed for two thousand cavalry.