Chapter XXIX: Meetings
World of the Ring, Middle-earth, Rivendell.
After completely destroying those strong orcs, everyone passed through the teleportation array and came to the entrance of Rivendell's forest. The elves here, except for Aragorn's old friend, the elven princess Arwen, the other elven warriors are all guards of the nearby stronghold. After all, this is on the edge of the elven territory, and the defense is very tight.
So after entering the forest, the other elven warriors returned to their strongholds, but in order to make it easier to get on the way, they were given a batch of horses and three exquisite carriages. After that, the old driver's Aragorn was in charge of leading the way.
And Li Nan, who claimed to be the wounded, took a carriage alone, and Gandalf and a few hobbits also had a carriage left, and the last carriage belonged to the elven princess Arco. However, in the past few days, the elven princess has spent most of her time in Li Nan's carriage. Of course, there is nothing ambiguous, after all, people are good at the side. Mainly because this elf princess has a special secret method, which can treat Li Nan's soul injury, and at the same time, through the elixir exchanged by the main god space, in these three days, Li Nan's soul injury has been healed by seventy percent, and the rest depends on Li Nan's own elixir, which can be healed in a few days. Of course, in the past few days, it is clear that they are old friends who have reunited after a long absence, but Aragorn has been left alone, so Aragorn's face is in a state of pitch black.
Because of the large number of people and the fact that there were three wagons slowing down the speed, it took the team three days to reach Rivendell.
This is an elf city in the seclusion of the canyon, the whole city is not too big, but this is a city that is almost indescribably beautiful, it has the grace and elegance of the elves, the whole city is built against the mountain wall, the city is full of emerald green trees, and there are many small waterfalls next to the city, this is a beautiful city like a fairyland, the first feeling of anyone who comes here, is absolutely sighing, just for the beauty of the sigh.
With Aragorn and the elven princess Arwen leading the way, everyone easily passed the interrogation of the elven guards, and when they entered the city, the first feeling was also amazed and fascinated, and it was not until Aragorn and Arwen kept urging that everyone reluctantly followed behind the two and walked in the direction of the council hall.
The council hall was a platform that opened to the canyon, and from here there was a beautiful view, and there were already several people waiting on this platform.
"Welcome, welcome to Rivendell. My old friend Gandalf, and Aragon. One of the elven men walked out and said.
Gandalf took two steps forward and said, "Thank you for greeting, Your Majesty King Elrond. ”
King Elon and Gandalf said a few shabby words, then looked at the reincarnation: "Warriors, did you defeat the Ringwraiths that no one has ever defeated?" And to kill all nine ringlings at the same time? ”
Zheng Zha said: "That's right, all nine Ring Spirits have been killed by us, but I heard that even if we kill all these Spirits, they will be resurrected from Mordor in a month's time. Counting the time, it's almost time for a month. ”
After listening to Zheng Zha's words, King Ailong said with a solemn face: "Amazing. However, after many days of traveling, I believe you are also tired, so please go and rest first. ”
In the next few days, the members of the reincarnation team received VIP treatment from the elves, and everyone knew from the mouths of some elves that generally speaking, the people who could receive this level of treatment were either envoys of a certain country, or some famous warriors or wizards, such as the gray-robed wizard Gandalf, etc., but more than 80 people in a group of people received this kind of treatment, I have to say, this is a rare thing for the elves.
"It's not for the sake of our strength." Neos said disdainfully.
"Yes, it is precisely because of our strength that we need to participate in this meeting of several clans to discuss the handling of the Ring," Zheng Zha replied directly.
"What's so bad about that." Li Nan unceremoniously picked up a fruit from the table, these fruits were used by the elves to greet distinguished guests, and then took a bite, and said while eating: "Like these fruits, eating one can randomly increase a little attribute." And they are generous enough, the remuneration for escorting along the way, there are actually a hundred D-grade power stones, and each team can get twenty. ”
Whether it is the VIP treatment of the elf clan, or the magic ring meeting held by the elf clan, it can only be obtained because the five teams have strength, and everyone is embarrassed when they think about it for a while, it seems that whether it is in the real world or the reincarnation world, all people are inevitably the eyes of the forces.
"So who are you going to send to the meeting in a minute?" Zheng Zha also picked up a fruit and ate it.
Li Nan said: "Let's go to our team, on this occasion, if you peep through mental power scanning, the consequences may be very serious, so Zheng Zhe, just stay in the room and don't make trouble everywhere." ”
And the representative of the Celestial God Team is Adam, the representative of the Demon Team is Chu Xuan of the clone, the representative of the Southern Yan Team is Neos, and the representative of the Northern Ice Team is Gunnier. So the five of them, led by the elven attendant, came to the platform where the meeting was held.
There were already several rows of tables and chairs, and there were also a lot of fruits on the table, Li Nan and they sat down in their places under the greeting of the waiter, perhaps their strength was indeed recognized by King Elon, and the position of the reincarnation team was still relatively high. And King Elrond, who is the organizer, has already arrived, but Gandalf has not yet arrived, and he should be going to pick up his acquaintance. After a while, a large number of people of all races entered the arena one after another.
"Strangers and old friends from afar, discuss how to deal with the forces of Mordor"
The person presiding over this meeting of the Lord of the Rings was the Elven King Elon whom they had seen, and he was looking at everyone with a solemn face, and after a few seconds he continued: "Middle-earth is facing the fate of destruction, and no one will be spared, so you must be united, if you are not united within yourself, then you will definitely be destroyed!" ”
It is said that the righteousness is awe-inspiring, but the use of 'you', it seems that this Ayron King has excluded himself. Listening to the opening remarks, Li Nan couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Speaking of this, Elon said to Frodo, "Frodo, take the Ring." ”
The four hobbits were also present, but they sat at the edge of the crowd, and when Elon said this, the hobbit Frodo suddenly walked to the center of the conference platform, and then carefully placed the ring on the stone platform.
This is an ordinary gold ring, it looks like there is nothing special, its appearance does not even have a little decorative pattern, but when it is exposed to everyone, everyone's eyes are attracted by it, I don't know why, when people see it, it is as if they see the whole world in front of them, this ring is the world in his eyes.
However, what is more interesting is that after the ring was placed on the platform, most of the people present were agitated, and the only ones who could remain calm were King Elrond, Gandalf, the members of the Samsara Squad and the four hobbits, and Bolomo, who had the worst concentration, had already left his seat and wanted to pick up the One Ring.
At that moment, Gandalf suddenly roared loudly, and he kept shouting some syllables of unknown meaning, these syllables were melodious and sudden, and sounded as if they had infinite power, and when he began to roar, the light around him suddenly became dim, and a great pressure pressed the person back into his chair, until everyone was seated, and Gandalf's words finally stopped.
Elon exhaled, and he glared at Gandalf and said, "No one dares to utter Mordor's evil spell in Rivendell. ”
Gandalf also breathed a sigh of relief, he owed a slight owe to Elon and said, "I don't want to ask for your forgiveness, King Elon, but Mordor's evil voice may soon resound throughout the Western world, the Lord of the Rings is an evil force, we must destroy it completely!" ”
But when Gandalf finished saying this, Boromo muttered: "Maybe it's not as bad as you think, maybe the Ring is a gift, it is a weapon for us to fight against Mordor, my father is the Prime Minister of Gangzawa, he has been working hard to fight Mordor, it is the blood of our newly chosen people who has protected you, so give us this Ring, let's use the power of this ring to fight against Mordor, to destroy evil!" ”
Aragorn, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Wait, you can't control this ring, no one can control it, it has only one master since ancient times, that is the Dark King Sauron, and besides, it has no second master!" ”
Boromo turned his head to look at Aragorn, and immediately he said with disdain: "What does a ranger know?" Do you think you can teach me a lesson as a Knight of Gangze? ”
As soon as these words came out, many elves next to him showed dissatisfaction on their faces, and the elven prince who came to the meeting was the first to stand up and say, "He's not just a ranger!" He's Aragon! He is the son of Alazon, the king of your Gangze, and you must be loyal to him! ”
Hearing this, many people around looked at Aragorn in shock, no one would think that this down-and-out ranger, he would actually be the only heir of Gangze, the largest empire of mankind, this news really shocked some people, especially that Boromo, he looked at Aragorn stupidly and said: "Aragorn? Are you a descendant of Essic? ”
The elven prince continued, "That's right, he's also the only heir to the throne that he has just chosen! By the time he said this, the elven prince's tone was already very angry.
Aragorn couldn't, he could only reluctantly say, "Sit down first, Legolas." ”
The elven prince did not pay attention to Aragorn's words, but looked at Boromo seriously, and Boromo came back to his senses after a long time, and then he said hatefully: "Gangze has no king, and he doesn't need a king!" With that, he sat back in his place.
Suddenly, the atmosphere at the scene seemed silent, and the internal power struggle of Gangze, the largest empire of mankind, made the people around him speechless for a while, and everyone was reminiscing about what had just happened.
Gandalf was very helpless, he could only speak first: "Aragorn is right, this ring cannot be used, we can only destroy this ring, but the question is, how do we destroy it?" ”
"How to destroy it? Destroy it now! ”
A strong dwarf roared loudly, he took the axe and slashed straight at the ring, and then, his axe and the table exploded at the same time, the dwarf was also thrown a few meters away by the force of the explosion, and was picked up in the arms of his dwarven companions, and everyone hurried to see when the dust fell, the black rock table had been shattered, and the remains of the axe were lying in the rock fragments, but the ring was still intact, it was still the same golden and plain appearance.
Elven King Elon sighed and said: "It's useless, no weapon present can hurt this ring, it is a supreme ring that rules all things, it is a miracle thing forged from the lava of the Doomsday Volcano, and only in that lava can it be destroyed, we must take this ring to the Doom Volcano, this is the only way to destroy it!" ”
The scene suddenly fell silent, and after a long time, Boromo said: "We can't just go to Mordor, in addition to the black gate guarded by orcs, there are countless evil forces, wyverns, rings, and even the air there is poisonous, the ground is always burning, and Sauron's evil eye is constantly patrolling the land, such a place, even if you take an army, don't even think of going in, it is the place of death." ”
"Boromo! Didn't you hear the Elven King? The only way to destroy the One Ring is to go there, and we must destroy the Ring! Legolas, the elven prince from before, stood up and said.
The dwarf next to him was not happy, it seems that the relationship between the dwarves and the elves in this world may not be very good, and the dwarf who wielded the axe before roared: "Could it be that you elves are going to destroy this ring?" ”
The human knight Boromo also took the opportunity to say: "Yes, what if we fail? The Lord of the Rings has been snatched away by Sauron, and the Dark King has once again descended into the world, and we are ready to face destruction at any time! ”
The dwarf roared, "In short, I will not allow the Ring to fall into the hands of the elves!" ”
Suddenly, the whole scene was chaotic, and the entourage brought by the personnel of the three parties all quarreled loudly, and finally even Gandalf was implicated, and the more than ten people quarreled loudly together, and the whole scene was about to get out of control.
Looking at the farce in front of him, Li Nan said softly: "Frodo, that poor child, he seems to have a headache. When the other reincarnators heard Li Nan's words, they all looked at Frodo, and sure enough, he was covering his forehead with a painful look.
Adam shrugged his shoulders, then smiled, "Elves, dwarves, humans, the three largest intelligent races in this world are quarreling, it is normal for these hobbits to not stand it, this aura is too huge." ”
Then, Frodo suddenly stood up from his chair and said in a loud voice, "I do, I do...... I would like to bring the Ring to Mordor. ”
In the end, just as before, four hobbits, Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromo, as well as the dwarven Golden Thunderbolt and the elven prince Legolas, a total of nine people, made up the so-called Fellowship of the Ring.
"So, the warriors who once protected the Ring and killed all the Rings, would you like to join the Fellowship of the Ring?" Finally, King Elon asked the members of the Reincarnation Squad.
Li Nan stood up, and then said with a faint smile: "We are mercenaries, as long as the employer can afford the commission, we can set off at any time to ensure that the mission will be achieved." Of course, if you're going to go on an expedition to Mordor, this commission isn't cheap. ”
After the so-called Ring Guard team was formed, Li Nan and the others received a mission update again, escorting Frodo to Mordor's Doom Volcano and destroying the Ring, during which Frodo could not be killed and the Supreme Ring could not be lost. If the mission is successful, all members of the reincarnation team will receive an A-level side story once, and reward 12,000 points. If the mission fails, all members of the reincarnation team will be deducted from the S-level side plot once, and the reward points will be 25,000 points.
This income is really not much, so everyone can only expect to be able to make some extra money on the commission. In the end, it was decided that because in order to avoid being discovered, the number of people in the expedition team should not be too large, and each reincarnation team sent 3 people to participate in the mission, a total of 15 people, and the commission was ten B-grade power stones and fifty C-grade power stones. In the end, all the reincarnation teams agreed to this plan, and the rest of the reincarnation team members stayed in Rivendell.