Sitting in the Prancing Horse Inn, Zhang Yao leaned on a chair and listened to the sound of rain outside, enjoying the tranquility.

It's August now, and since Zhang Yao came to this world in June, two months have passed.

In the past two months, the Rising Sun Empire has been rearming for war, and Zhang Yao has also not been idle, and has started the first step of his own military deployment in the world.

The Mage Tower in Isengard, and the Goblin who is loyal to the Wizard Chief Saruman.

Xiyotun in the Rohan Kingdom, and the Eight Grassland Tribes loyal to the Rohan Kingdom.

The elven king of Rivendell, Ellon, and the elven clan led by Elon.

The Moriath Mines, with the dwarves in the caverns of the Crisscrossing Mines.

There are also Sauron's Modo, the Tree Man's Fagong Forest, the neutral hobbit town of Shire, and the most powerful country of mankind, Gangze.

The rivers and mountains are picturesque, Zhang Yao is deeply intoxicated and can't extricate himself, and this time he came to the Prancing Horse Inn is not an accident, but has another purpose.

As early as a month ago, Zhang Yao left the Rising Sun Empire, and his first step was to set foot in the northeast of the Rohan Kingdom, which has belonged to the wizard's territory of Isengh for generations.

However, this journey to Isengh was a bit unsatisfactory, and by the time Zhang Yao and his party felt that Isengh had already left, Zhang Yao listened to the goblins guarding Isenger explain that Saruman was said to have gone to meet a powerful king.

Zhang Yao was somewhat disappointed after hearing the news of Saruman's absence, Saruman left this time, if Zhang Yao didn't guess wrong, he should have gone to Moduo, which made Zhang Yao, who wanted to win Saruman to his side, very disappointed.

And the most disappointing thing is not only Saruman's departure, but also the tree people in the Fagon Forest.

Zhang Yao entered the Fagon Forest after learning the news of Saruman's departure, but unlike the imaginary situation where the Tree Man was very easy to find, Zhang Yao and his party wandered in the Fagun Forest for three days, and even Dracula turned into a bat to find it himself, but it was still difficult to tell which tree was the real Tree Man, or where the Tree Man was hiding.

Zhang Yao was also half a fan of novels in the past, and he had seen many novels that wrote about the rumors of looking for an ancient tomb and a lonely place to bury bones. But when he came to him, it was the opposite, he couldn't even find such a big target as the tree people, as if these tree people had evaporated from the world.

Zhang Yao is not a person who gives up easily, although he has found nothing in his search, but when he leaves, he still leaves behind, and this back hand is Dracula's bat army.

Zhang Yao didn't understand how Dracula communicated with bats, but all bats would be very deferential in front of Dracula.

And with the existence of Dracula, the bat boss, countless bats have become Zhang Yao's most ideal source of information. Nowadays, with the exception of a few places with unnatural powers, many places are under the surveillance of the Dracula Bat Legion, as few people care about the little ones flying around.

"Bang!"

Just as Zhang Yao closed his eyes to recuperate, with a cracking sound, a black bat broke through the glass barrier and flew to Dracula's feet.

Dracula looked at the bat, which had been bloodied by breaking through the glass, first holding it in his hand with love, and then starting to talk to the bat in a strange way.

The sound of the bat is ultrasound, and although Zhang Yao has seen Dracula talk to the bat several times, he still wonders how this is done, because it is not scientific at all.

Well, in this magical world, maybe unscience is the way of true science.

Dracula spoke to the bat, his face looking a little solemn, as if he had heard something very important.

Dracula stroked the bat's head, and the black bat was like a puppy being petted by its owner, constantly coquettish in Dracula's hands, and caused Dracula to nod again and again.

"How important it is to master a foreign language!" Looking at Dracula talking to the bat, Zhang Yao sighed, envious of Dracula's mastery of this foreign language.

"Your Majesty, the Bat in Isengar has come to report that Saruman has returned, and on the day of his return, he arrested Gandalf who had gone to look through the materials and trapped him on the top platform of the Mage's Tower!"

Dracula reported the information he had received from the bat to Zhang Yao, who was not surprised when he heard it, because he had a suspicion when Saruman left and knew that Saruman had already taken refuge in Sauron at this time.

It's not been a day or two since Sauron has been in power in the Lord of the Rings, and now this demon-like presence has come again. With Saruman's somewhat bullying and fearful character, it is not impossible to take refuge in Sauron's side, after all, Saruman in the movie has already done this.

Zhang Yao has always wanted to win over this human powerhouse and take over the Goblin Legion in Isengar before Saruman defects to Sauron. But now it seems that Zhang Yao's little butterfly wings still failed to cause a storm, at least he was still one step late in the matter of Saruman.

"Let the Bat Legion make it easy for Gandalf at the right time, if this old guy dies in Isengard, I'm afraid we'll have to come to the fore from behind the scenes!"

Zhang Yao said his opinion to Dracula, Gandalf is a link between humans, elves, and even the world, if this old guy dies in Isengard, all the coalitions without this bond cannot trust each other. At that time, once the parties lacking the backbone could not unite to confront Sauron, the Rising Sun Empire would have to come to the fore and directly participate in the encirclement and suppression of Modo.

The plan of building a city and accumulating grain has always been the goal set by Zhang Yao in his heart.

His butterfly wings didn't stop Saruman from defecting, but he still couldn't trust what happened in the movie as he always did. After all, there is no script to follow these days, and Gandalf can escape from Issinger in the movie, but he may not be able to do it this time. Zhang Yao is not a reckless person, and he does not allow his plans to deviate in the slightest.

"Your Majesty, if we use the Bat Legion to help Gandalf, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of Saruman and even Sauron. Even Gandalf himself may expose us as well! Dracula said what was in his heart, and then looked at Zhang Yao and stopped talking.

Zhang Yao waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "Don't have this scruple, we are not afraid of Sauron, but only the time we need." If Gandalf hadn't died, he would have bought us more time and attracted more attention! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Dracula did not hesitate after receiving Zhang Yao's exact order, lowered his head and talked to the bat in his hand again.

The black bat flickered its wings at Dracula's words, trying to fly out of Dracula's hand. The scratches that broke through the glass were too serious on a small bat, so that the bat tried to fly several times in a row, but finally fell into Dracula's hands, and finally could only look at Dracula with a flattering look.

"You little thing!" Dracula smiled at the flattering look in the bat's eyes, and his fingernails ran across his fingers, dripping a drop of bright red blood in front of the bat's eyes.

The bat frantically licked Dracula's blood the moment the blood dropped. And as the blood beads were licked by the bat, the scars on its body were visibly healed, and the black wings had a hint of golden luster.

"Go ahead!" With a lift of Dracula's hand, the bat with a faint golden sheen on its wings roared out like a fighter jet, and in the blink of an eye, it flew out of the gap it had bumpered with and disappeared into the vast rainy night.

Zhang Yao's eyes were fixed on the direction in which the bat had disappeared, and the heavy rain outside had become heavier and heavier, as if it was about to cause a flood to flood the entire world, and it looked like it was destroying everything.

"Click!"

"Stampede, stomped, stamped"

A bolt of thunder and lightning streaked across the night sky, accompanied by the faint sound of horses' hooves, and the figures of a group of knights loomed in the heavy rain.

"Who?" The black-armored warriors guarding the door pulled out their swords in unison, and the knights in the rainy night pulled the ropes of their horses, and the rain fell on the swords raised in their hands.

"Annoying flies!" Looking at the destroyed rain scene, Zhang Yao retracted his gaze impatiently.

And with Zhang Yao's impatient words, Dracula, who had been standing behind him, also disappeared without a trace in an instant.

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I'll ask weakly, where is the collection!