Chapter 557: The Great Darkness That Sweeps Everything

The fall of Eregian had a profound impact on Middle-earth, and its rapid fall was shocking, and panic ensued. Although the First Age passed, almost all of the Noldor Elves who remained in Middle-earth were evacuated. But there are still a large number of Noldor elves who choose to stay, and as the millennium passes, the elven population grows very rapidly. After all, no matter how low the ability to reproduce is, thousands of years have passed, and time has accumulated a large number of people. Therefore, the power of Eregian is definitely not weak. But it is precisely because of this that its rapid fall is all the more alarming.

Thousands of years have passed, but are the remnants of the First Age so powerful? And Sauron, who was by Morgoth's side at the beginning, has become so powerful? Attacking a powerful elven realm can destroy it in a short period of time. This strength is incomparably terrifying, and now everyone in Middle-earth is in danger, and several elven kingdoms have begun to connect with each other and step up their contacts. At the same time, almost everyone unanimously recruited troops to prepare for war.

Gil Galard of the Kingdom of Linton, Celeborn, Galadriel, Chirdan of Grey Harbor in addition to Wislier, and the Hilvan Elves who settled in the Great Woods (Black Forest, southern part of the Dark Forest), their ruler was the Sindar Elf Olophael (Thrandil's father) He gathered a group of Dorias immigrants and migrated to the Great Forest with his son Thranduil, who was unanimously approved by the Sylvan Elves and was honored as king, and his capital was settled in Amenrank (Amenrank, Dogurdu) happens to be interdependent with Wesliel, to which the Elves of Isvel belong. After all, they belong to the same family, and for Olophil, these people are still a family despite changing their names (e.g., when they change their name to Sinda). It's better to live next to a family than to be with a group of Noldos, who have many sins.

Although the Noldor have conquered the kingdom of Doriath, all the surviving Sindar elves hate them to the core. However, they can't do it now. Because, the people who were evil at the beginning have long since died, and the descendants of Fernor are almost dead, except for Jill Garrard. As for some of the Noldor elves who participated at the beginning, most of them died in battle, or they saved their lives and returned to Valinor. The rest, mostly civilians who remained in Middle-earth, were not involved in the attack on Doriath. Therefore, Olophil and they have revenge and cannot be avenged. However, insecure, they choose to be neighbors with their powerful kindred, trade with the Elves of Iswell, promote communication with each other, and so on. After all, they had lived in the Blessed Lands for hundreds of years, and they were the only people in Middle-earth who were all High Elves. Most importantly, this group is strong and has not lost much in the wars of the First Age. Now, after thousands of years, their power has accumulated stronger. Regardless of whether the Elves of Iswell participate in the communication between the Elven races, even if they do not say a word, no one ignores their existence.

Although their current state is somewhat strange, it is equivalent to the appearance of "closing the country". Although the council of nobles in the temporary regent ruled over the vast kingdom (with only one giant city, like the city-state, but claiming to be a kingdom), they asked little about Middle-earth. Just hide away in the beautiful delta land and live. However, the situation is different now, and Olophil plans to go to Wesley himself to discuss matters with the noble councils.

With a hundred elven cavalry, he left Amenranker for Wislir under their escort. It had been a long time since he had come to this elven country, which had already become extremely beautiful, and at first glance, a majestic giant city spanned both sides of the river and occupied a large area of land. Outside the city walls, there are well-planned cultivated fields and beautiful country estates, which are immensely wealthy, plus the population does not grow explosively like humans. As a result, the residents not only have estates in the countryside, but also a property in the city. All that Olophil saw along the way was neat cultivated land and manors located in it, with magnificent and tall walls, on which were densely packed with bed crossbows, stone throwers and other offensive and defensive weapons. Inside the city, at intervals, spires are erected, and large stone throwers are installed at the highest points. These spires are either libraries, or government offices, or wizards' magic towers.

The knowledge that Jiang Ning had spread at the beginning, after thousands of years, the gifted Elves of Iswell had already made considerable progress and perfection on the foundation, and their strength was increasing day by day. At the same time, the power of the entire race has become stronger, and the heritage is incomparably deeper. They even created a system associated with wizards, allowing the tower to connect with the entire city and protect the entire city. These are very big improvements, and they are very effective.

In addition, there are many, many more of their progresses, which are basically the result of the transformation and creation of the various knowledge left by Jiang Ning at the beginning, which is in line with the profound knowledge of the elves.

With emotion in his heart, Olophil walked into the city with his cavalry. When he passed through the huge city gate, which was nearly twenty-five meters high, he looked up slightly, and no matter how many times he walked through here, he would subconsciously feel his own insignificance. After passing through the outer city and entering the inner city, you can understand more deeply how profound this change is.

If any building in the outer city is for military considerations, then the scene of the inner city is completely a bustling metropolis. Every day, the city trades with merchants of many races. In order to be able to trade with the elves for a long time, they have gone to great lengths to obtain a fairly short period of residence. After all, Iswell's elves are notoriously xenophobic. However, even so, there are still countless businessmen of all races who have sharpened their heads and want to come in.

They sell everything, everything but slaves, they come here to sell. All kinds of food, iron ore, copper ore, gold and silver ornaments and so on. Almost everything will be transported here by merchants of all races. They trade in designated trading venues, and they are not allowed to enter residential areas, government offices, and military zones. With such harsh conditions, there is still an endless stream of people.

Olophil was only slightly envious in his heart, and then they entered the magnificent Minaret Palace under the guidance of the guard. The regent councils of the nobility held their meetings in a side hall of the palace. When Olophil arrived, the members of the Regency Council, who oversaw the country, had already arrived, and they welcomed their fellow citizens with kindness and friendliness. This makes Olophil feel a warm atmosphere of family here.