Chapter Forty-Three: The Resurrected Gandalf
World of the Ring, Middle-earth, Rohan Kingdom, near the Fagon Forest.
After three days of traveling, the group had arrived near the Fagong Forest in a carriage, and should be able to enter the forest this afternoon. However, when he was on his way, he suddenly encountered the cavalry of the Rohan Kingdom, and in order to prevent the matter from getting worse, Aragon offered to settle the matter.
After about twenty minutes, Aragorn returned to the carriage and saw that the matter was resolved smoothly, but Aragorn's face did not look very good, and it seemed that he had received some bad news.
"Saruman has taken action against the Rohan kingdom, and has just received information from the knights that Saruman has poisoned King Siyodon and wants to take the land for himself. The knights who swore allegiance to the Rokhanate were banished. We have just met the cavalry led by Eomme, the nephew of King Heydon, and they are among the exiles. As he spoke, Aragorn picked up the glass beside him and took a sip of it.
Nyos, who was eating chocolate, said, "This is officially the purpose of going to Gandalf, only Gandalf can dispel Saruman's magic. ”
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the carriage had reached the edge of the Fagong Forest. Several of the characters are packing their bags and preparing to set off into the Fagon Forest in search of Gandalf.
"None of the children can go into the forest, so they have to stay, of course they can't be the only ones who stay, and we have to leave some people to protect them. Now Saruman's men are running rampant in the Rohan Kingdom, who knows if there will be a strong orc force," Aragorn said to Li Nan and the others.
"We've already discussed, one person from each team will go with you into the Fagon Forest, and the rest of the ten will stay here to protect these children." Gunniel of the Arctic team said.
Then Li Nan continued: "Of course, in addition to us, the hobbits have also risen, there are their adventures and adventures here, and we can't just take the benefits of others away. ”
Listening to Li Nan's words, Aragorn frowned and said, "Are you sure? You must know that the Fagong Forest is very dangerous, and it is not easy for us to protect ourselves, so we have to bring Merry and Pipin? ”
Li Nan shrugged his shoulders, and then said, "Of course, there won't be much danger, don't worry." ”
So a group of eleven people entered the Fagon Forest, including six of the plot characters, Aragorn, Boromo, Golden Bolt, Legolas, and the hobbit Merry and Pipin. And the five members of the reincarnation team, Li Nan, the demon team's guess, the druid of the Celestial God team, the Fa Ye of the Beibing team, and Li Harder of the Nanyan team.
The crowd walked swiftly through the trees, and of course to ensure the speed of their journey, Aragorn and Boromo carried the two hobbits one by one.
As everyone was advancing, a strange sound came from the depths of the woods. Hearing these voices, everyone stopped, and then took out their weapons to be on guard, the Fagong Forest is a very dangerous place, this is something that everyone in Middle-earth knows, so no one present dares to be careless.
Listening to these muffled voices, Legolas said, "The trees are talking to each other. ”
Seeing Golden Thunderbolt holding the axe in both hands, Aragorn whispered, "Golden Thunderbolt, put down the axe." "Aragorn was clearly afraid that the Golden Thunderbolt's axe would anger the forest's treants. Who knows if the tree man will see the axe in the hand of the golden thunderbolt, and the first thing he thinks is that this group of people came into the forest to cut down trees.
At that moment, Legolas whispered, "Beware, these trees are saying that the white-robed wizard is approaching us. ”
Boromo asked softly, "Is it Gandalf?" Or Saruman? ”
Legolas shook his head and said, "I don't know, I just know that it's a white-robed wizard." ”
Aragorn gritted his teeth and said, "Don't let him say yes, if it's Saruman, he'll curse us." Then they all clenched their weapons.
Then, a white light began to slowly approach, and when the white light was already very close, the golden thunderbolt was the first to roar, and then threw a throwing axe at the figure in the white light, and then Legolas also shot out the taut arrow, and Aragorn and Boromo, one with a sword in both hands, and the other with a sword and shield, both rushed towards the figure in the white light.
However, all attacks were blocked by a translucent shield. At the same time, Aragorn and Boromo were also forced back by a force, and then the weapons in their hands began to get hot, and in desperation, they could only throw away the weapons in their hands, and then pulled out a dagger from their waists at the same time.
At this moment, the white light became even more dazzling, and the four of them helplessly covered their eyes with their hands to avoid damage to their eyes. However, the person on the other side did not attack, and the reincarnators also did not attack that person, and then Aragorn turned his head to look at Li Nan not far behind him, and saw Aragorn's sight, Li Nan also knew his problem, so he nodded slightly, indicating that it was Gandalf.
Although he had already wanted Li Nan to confirm, Aragorn still asked very carefully, "Who are you?" Take the light off! ”
"Well, as you wish." At this time, the voice of an old man, at the same time familiar to Aragorn, from which Aragorn had recognized, was Gandalf. Then, the white glow on the figure began to wane. Then the figure inside began to gradually emerge from the white light, it was an old man in a white robe, and his appearance, everyone could see very clearly, Gandalf had returned, and now Gandalf was already a white-robed wizard. And now, he was smiling and quietly watching everyone.
Several plot characters were completely stunned by this scene, even if they had been prepared for Li Nan's words before, but after seeing Gandalf, everyone was still surprised. After a while, several of the plot characters greeted him, and Aragorn said, "Gandalf, I'm glad you're back. ”
Jin Pi said excitedly, "Gandalf, what happened after you fell, how did you become that white-robed wizard?" ”
Gandalf held his staff, and then said slowly, "I fell into the sea of fire and deep water. From the deepest depths of the earth to the highest peaks, I fought to the death against the firelords of Morgoth. It wasn't until I defeated the Flame Demon at the top of Siraksigil and dumped his body down the mountain, and then I was consumed by darkness. I don't know how long I've been unconscious, but every day is as long as a lifetime. But that's not the end, and in the end I finally got my head back on my life. I was sent back, in order to complete the mission. ”
Legolas said, "Gandalf, it's great that you're back. ”
"Gandalf?" Gandalf muttered a few words with a puzzled face, and then he suddenly realized: "Yes, my name is Gandalf, yes, this is indeed my previous name, Gandalf in gray robes, hehe, now I am Gandalf the wizard in white robes." I will come back to help you in times of crisis. ”
"Your journey will open a new page, and we must get to Idoras as soon as possible." By this time everyone had already embarked on the way back, and at this time, there were more Gandalf, but two less hobbits. They were left in the forest by Gandalf and placed in the care of the Treants. Then, Gandalf, newly dressed in gray robes, followed everyone on the way back.
"Idoras? What are you doing there? Boromo asked curiously. The expedition has ended, and the hobbits have been found, and at this moment, Boromo wants to return to his country as soon as possible.
"It's a long way to Idoras." The dwarf Golden Thunderbolt said, "But if we take our carriage now, we should be able to arrive soon." ”
"Carriage?" Gandalf was curious about the carriage that Kim Thunderbolt was talking about.
Aragorn explained the situation on the road to Gandalf, and then Gandalf said: "I heard that the situation in the Rohan Kingdom is not good, the king has been bewitched by traitors, and Saruman may have cast a spell on the king, and the matter is not so easy to solve." ”
"Then we came all the way here, did it take a lot of effort?" Jin Pi said dissatisfiedly, "Moreover, we also left those two poor hobbits in this eerie and terrible forest. Saying this, the trees in the forest suddenly let out a low roar, obviously very dissatisfied with Jin Pi's description of this forest, and at the same time, Jin Pi quickly changed his words: "I mean wonderful and charming...... Wonderful enchanting forest. ”
Gandalf turned to the Golden Bolt and said, "It is not just a coincidence that Merry and Pipin came to the Forest of Fagon, there is a powerful force that has been sleeping here for many years, and the arrival of Merry and Pipin is like a small rock, causing a great landslide. Merry and Pippin will be safe to stay here, they will be safer than all of us. ”
With that, Gandalf walked in the direction of the forest again: "We have to rush to Idoras, the capital of the Rohan Kingdom, as soon as possible, Saruman's army is already preparing to attack there, this is our first battle, defeat Saruman's army, God's prophecy is very clear, until we completely defeat Mordor and its alliance army, the Lord of the Rings will always remain safe, so it's useless to think so much now, we have to hurry to Idoras!" ”
Everyone slowly walked out of the forest with Gandalf, Gandalf began to show off his knowledge again, and said as he walked: "Once the last time the Dark King invaded Middle-earth, this place was invaded by an army composed of orcs, orcs, and strong orcs, when this place was almost burned to the ground, and the Entre treemen were also forced to join the war, they are all giants with more than ten meters tall bodies, hundreds of Entre treemen buried 10,000 orc soldiers here forever, and then they inhabit here, In order to restore this forest full of pain to its original appearance"
Aragorn hurriedly said, "Are the Entre Treants such a powerful race? If we had their help......"
"Impossible." Gandalf shook his head and said, "The Entre Treants are the most peaceful race, they can stay in the soil for ten years without moving, or they can talk for days and nights, in short, as long as they are not provoked by foreign enemies, then they will not leave the forest to fight on their own, although they are a very powerful race, but this characteristic also makes them obscure in Middle-earth." ”
As they spoke, the crowd had already walked out of the forest, and then saw the carriage that had been left behind when they had come. Gandalf looked at the carriage and said, "This carriage is really good, especially the magic on it, was it carved by Zhan Lan?" And it was actually pulled by two nightmares, even the king couldn't afford such a luxurious carriage. I was going to summon my horse, but it was very fast. But now it seems that it is still a little bit short of catching up with the carriage pulled by the nightmare, is there still a place for me in it? ”
Li Nan said: "Don't worry, the space inside is very sufficient, and the two hobbits were not left behind just now, you can also sit in the vacated seats they vacated." But now that the sun is setting, and there are more than 20 more children now, it may not be good to travel at night, so rest here for the night today, and then set off again tomorrow morning. ”
Gandalf also nodded in agreement with Li Nan's words, and Gandalf was also very sympathetic to these children who had lost their relatives and homes.
As the sun went down, everyone began to divide the work, some began to make fires to cook, some began to set up tents, and some were watching the wind nearby.
After dinner, everyone had nothing to do, so they all went back to their tents early, except for the night watchman. In a tent on the edge of the mountain, there are children rescued from the mountain village, and there are also cat mothers who are responsible for taking care of these children. Now all the children are fed and slept, and the cat lady, who is hiding under the covers, puts her hand through the collar and takes out a ring from it. It was a storage ring, which she had been hiding in her underwear. Then the cat lady took out a roll of parchment paper and a quill from the ring, and then lay down in the bed, writing something on the parchment. As a cat lady, her night vision ability is very good, so she can see very clearly in a pitch black environment.
When she finished, the writing on the parchment suddenly disappeared as if it had never appeared, and she put the parchment and quill back into the ring, and then put the ring back into her underwear again. At this time, her task, a report once a night, turned over after she was completed, closed her eyes and began to sleep.
On the other side, in Isengard, a faint magic fluctuation caught Saruman's attention, and then he took out a crystal ball from the space preparation, and after injecting magic into the crystal ball, a light curtain shone out of the crystal ball, and at the same time, a lot of words were displayed on it.
After a few minutes, Saruman read the text and his face turned very bad. "Damn Gandalf, you didn't die, and the hobbits were left in the Fagon Forest? Gandalf, what are you going to do? ”