Boom ——!

A sudden and loud thunder caused a large flock of birds in the forest to fly in a panic, and the elves in the towns on the banks of the river also turned their eyes to it.

"What happened?"

"Possibly His Majesty's new creation?" There are elves who guess, but the guesses are basically correct.

In a remote glade, a pile of rubble was piled up indiscriminately at this time, and the smoke and dust were everywhere, and it was obvious that this pile of stones was actually a whole boulder before.

A group of tall Noldor elves gathered in front of the boulder, guarding a battering ram in the center that reflected a dark golden sheen in the sunlight.

Although the group of black-armored elven guards standing around them were a little far away, their eyes were more or less focused on the battering ram.

"As you can see, it's not heavy, but its effect hasn't diminished, and the tip is more likely to break through defensive surfaces."

Standing in front of the rubble, Charles said to the red-haired elf beside him, "This loud noise can also be used to demoralize the enemy. ”

Mezlos nodded subconsciously, in fact, at this time, he was concentrating on this rather ordinary-looking siege weapon, and his originally steady heartbeat gradually accelerated.

"It's a holy artifact!" He finally held back a sentence.

Although he had many expectations, he did not expect such a gain.

It was a boulder, and although it was not as hard as the gate of Simrin, it was smashed into pieces by a single blow......

"With this sharp weapon, Simrin will definitely be recaptured!" In excitement, this sentence blurted out.

However, the charr was not as optimistic as he was: "But it has a limited number of uses, and the vibration will destroy its own effect, and after ten times it will only become a normal battering ram...... I haven't found a solution to this yet. ”

"Ten times is enough!"

Mezlos replied.

"I know how well the gates of Shimrin are defended, and they will not be able to resist. It's just ......," he said, his tone hesitant.

"Lord Garnier, make sure this artifact is functioning properly."

"Naturally, I'm not going to cheat on that." Charles wasn't offended by his words, as the lives of a large number of elven soldiers were at stake.

"I've experimented many times before Lord Mezlos arrived, and I'm mostly stable."

"That's good, Lord Carnior." Myzlos breathed a sigh of relief, "But I won't let you work in vain. ”

"I just hope that everything will go well for my people." Charles waved his hand.

His words didn't sound like much, but with the one who was accompanying him, it seemed to be meaningful.

Mezlos smiled, "That's what I'm hoping for, too." ”

The last time he came, he saw the princess of Dorias visiting, and from some news he had learned in the past, he was actually mentally prepared for some aspects.

It's just that although he is a little jealous of this, he thinks that Linton is on the same front as him about the north.

He did not believe that Garnier would refuse to help them win the battle because of his selfish motives.

And so it was, and although it seemed that the relationship between him and Dorias seemed a little more intimate now, Carnier's attitude towards him remained the same.

"I just hope it doesn't turn hostile in the end."

Sighing secretly, Mezlos said: "Then I will take my leave first, we have not yet determined the date for retaking Simrin, but we must inform Linton in advance, and I hope that Lord Carnir can rush to watch the battle." ”

Normally, this is not necessary, but who called Charles an amazing record, although he was not expected to do anything, but if he had been present at the beginning of the war, Mezlos would have felt safer.

"I'll go if there are no accidents." Charles nodded.

Seeing the other party's back gradually disappear, he thought for a moment, and then said to Lucien: "After this battle, I will secretly go to Doriath. ”

"But if you do that, you and my father ......," Lucien understood as soon as she heard it, but frowned at it.

"I like you, not your father." Charles replied, but he knew what the other man was really worried about, so he said half-jokingly, "Besides, your father may be angry at the moment, but he will never do anything out of the ordinary, unless he thinks that the diamond is more important than his daughter." ”

The reason Charles said this was not that he wanted to steal the diamond and give it to Myzlos to settle the grudge, in fact, even if the diamond was in his possession at this time, he would not hand it over directly.

Because he is still concerned about the attitude of the West and Eol.

However, he doesn't want to send it himself, but that doesn't mean he can't send it in other ways.

Last time, he didn't think about it carefully, because he didn't think it was necessary to go through his own hands, but now that it had developed to such a point, with so much thought, there was always a way to get the best of both worlds.

Overall, he didn't want the elves to fight among themselves, especially before Morgoth in the North was completely wiped out.

……

If 370 was a year of war, then 371 was a relatively peaceful year.

In just one year, Linton's population finally exceeded 20,000, and the number of troops reached 3,000.

Due to the stimulation of war, the number of elves joining the army has gradually increased, and at the same time, more and more foreign elves have been driven in.

So although the total number is still small, Cele Boudill, who is in charge of all things in Linton, is very excited about it, and often even "works overtime" until late at night.

Fortunately, the elf has a unique physique, otherwise he would have a good chance of becoming a bald man.

Lucien returned to Dorias after a two-month stay, and despite all her reluctance, she had actually agreed on a time to return before she arrived.

At the same time, the matter between her and Charles also needs to be explained to her parents.

Secretly, of course, she actually had another idea.

Although Charles claims that stealing the diamond won't be much trouble for him, Lucien doesn't want to make his impression of Doriath worse because of it, so she wants to get the diamond back herself.

Lucien's departure was a little dismayed by Charles, but then he was in a state of hustle and bustle.

Myzlos's "order" was complete, but many of the things that had been extended by it had inspired him - for example, he could actually try to build a ladder that could retract freely, a catapult with a strong projectile distance, or a sturdy siege tower.

However, large objects have a lot of problems with various details, and at the same time, they are difficult to make, so it is very time-consuming.

In addition, he also studied a lot of the leaf sent by Queen Meian, and studied it deeply.

After all, Doriath's Charm Ring is extremely powerful and effective.

It was only when he discovered that there was a kind of fastening on the caster after the spell was cast, and his original interest waned—

This band can only be maintained if the caster is inside the spell, and will dissipate if it is far away.

Despite the size of the Seven Rivers and the fact that they are his own territory, it is obviously not suitable for him to bind himself to this place because he wants to hide.

"So if Queen Mirian walks out of Doriath, the belt of Dorias will cease to exist?"

Instead, he discovered a weakness in the Grey Elf Kingdom.

So he decided to keep the leaf safe.

In addition to delving into various things, he is still researching himself.

Gradually, however, Charles realized that his research was not of much use, because no matter what he did, the changes in his body continued.

The original black wolf could no longer be "used", because it was frightened, and it was not hostile to the charr when it saw it again.

However, the subsequent research has also yielded initial results.

Perhaps because of the continuous growth, although the goals used in the subsequent experiments are all at the same level, there is also a faint smoke breeding in the later stage.

The smoke isn't limited to the wolf's face!

In other words, what appears depends entirely on what existence is hostile to him!

This unique ability reminded him of some of his past gifts for light, but now this slowly growing ability was a little stranger.

……

At the beginning of the First Age 372, King Garnier of Linton was invited to the northern mountains of Reliel.

The war against the enemy to recapture Himrin is about to begin.