When Elsidor's bloodline, Aragorn, gave up his throne to escape the temptation of the Ring, when the kingdom of Gondor was blamed for not destroying the Ring in person, when the lords were fighting for themselves and the people of Gondor were ravaged by the orcs, an iron-blooded prime minister sat at the head of the Archium, took over a mess of the kingdom of Gondor, integrated all the forces in the kingdom, and resolutely embarked on the road of revitalizing Gondor against Sauron under pressure from all sides.

This man was Dinether II, the regent of Gondor, who, under his and his son, recaptured and rebuilt the fortress of Aufort and regained a large area of land occupied by the orcs in the eastern part of the kingdom, for which he gained great prestige among the people, and some even believed that Gondor no longer needed his king, because under the regent, the kingdom would move towards new glory.

Perhaps without Sauron's threat, Gondor would have really rejuvenated, but due to the resurrection of the Demon Lord, the orcs stepped up their assault on the kingdom of Gondor, and the once-recaptured lands in the east changed hands again in the frantic attack of the orcs regardless of losses, while the human front retreated until the fortress of Aucheng, where the tributaries of the Alduin River resisted the orc attack well.

Hu Bin's situation in the eyes of the regent is not too good, his cold face is always tense cheeks, his mouth is pursed into a thin slit to look a little mean, he has not yet reached the age of aging, but there are knife-like wrinkles on his forehead, and his eyes always exude a sharp light, only when he sees Boromir will he become softer.

"An elven boy, Boromir, is this the friend you are talking about?" Perhaps it was the relationship with Boromir that the regent made a friendly first impression on Hu Bin.

"I heard that you and your companions have brought a shipment of war materials, and that your actions have earned Gondor's friendship, and we are more than willing to pay a good reward for it, come on, you are qualified to participate in this discussion. Hopefully, our elf friends can give some useful comments. As soon as the regent's words fell, Hu Bin received a reminder that the prestige of the Gondor camp had soared to a friendly level, and he was about to reach the level of respect, and I believe that Ta Dun and Lin had also gained a lot of prestige.

There were also many people in the hall, including Gandalf and Merry, who all looked at the regent after hearing the regent's words, and Hu Bin actually discovered the existence of the numbered person in the crowd.

The regent continued the meeting that had been interrupted by Hu Bin, and he summoned representatives of the powerful and prestigious lords of the kingdom to discuss the next step in resisting the orc invasion.

A large map was hung on a shelf in the center of the hall, and a human dressed as a military attache was holding a baton to brief the crowd on information from enemy territory from front-line scouts.

"The Rune in the northeast have formed an alliance with Sauron, and they want to secure a more suitable land for survival, and there is information coming from the North Anduin River defense. A total of 30,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry are attacking here, including ~, and 400 war elephant legions! The officer's words made the lords present tremble, the Rune and their Danden tribe were constantly in conflict over the northern territory, but they did not expect that they actually colluded with Sauron, and poured all their troops into attacking here.

"Quiet, you continue." Seeing the regent standing aside with an unchanged face, the lords all put away their thoughts and continued to listen, in fact, although the army of the Rune was quite numerous. But it's not yet enough to take it.

"The 6,000 troops of the Umbar pirates have already marched north with all the pirate ships, and the desert peoples of the south have 20,000 infantry and 5,000 camel cavalry coming here by land, but with 6,000 Peraja seamen's troops stationed in the South Harbor, we have a plan to wipe out the pirate surface forces. It is believed that they can be dealt with before the orc army arrives, and the rabble on land is not a problem. "The good news has made the lords' faces look a lot better, although the Umba pirates are good at water warfare, but the navy of Gondor is not vegetarian. The Pelagia seafarers outnumbered the mob in terms of both ships and soldiers.

"Is this worth your complacency?" The Regent's sudden rebuke drew everyone's attention to him.

"The great army of Mordor has set out from the fortress of Balaton, and our scouts on the eastern shore have not been able to send back news through the orc blockade, but I have learned of their size from another source. Seventy thousand and a half orc elite warriors are coming here with a large amount of siege equipment, and they have only one purpose, that is, to destroy us. As soon as the regent's words fell, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became solemn, and after everyone was silent for a while, a panicked discussion suddenly broke out.

The Regent bent even more when he saw the gaffe of the crowd, and he had recently secretly used the Crystal of Truth brought by Gandalf to gain insight into the Orc army, and was tempted by Sauron. The Lord Regent resisted Sauron with his strong willpower, but as a result, he lost some of his lifespan, making him look much older.

The Lord Regent ignored the chaos below, and instead looked at the small group of people who were still calm, some of them, including Gandalf, who were pondering something. And Boromir looked at his father with a determined gaze, which made the regent's heart rise with a hint of relief.

"So, may I ask how many troops we have at our disposal?" Hu Bin saw that everyone's discussion was gradually getting out of control, and hurriedly asked the question he wanted to know.

"Of course, there must be a lot of people who want to know about this." The regent waved his hand, and the officer pointed his baton at Gondor's capital, White City.

"We have 3,000 hoplites stationed in the White City, because the population here has increased dramatically due to the gathering of people some time ago, and if we have enough equipment, we can also call up at least 10,000 militia troops to help defend it. In addition, there are 2,000 regular troops stationed in the Ojo Line, and we have an elite force of 500 Icylian Ranger to monitor the activities of the orcs on the periphery, and the rest of the troops will be left to the lords of each place to talk about their own strength. The officer lowered his stick and gave up his position, and after the lords below looked at each other, one of them came up first.

"I am the representative of the southern lords***, most of our territory has been abandoned, and the army is concentrated in the South Bay defense line, with a total of about four thousand regular troops, including about four hundred Pina Szelin Green Domain Shooters and Hagen Valley Marksmen elite troops, but in order to resist the desert peoples in the south. We were already stretched thin, and we wanted to take advantage of this meeting to ask for some support, but it seems that the situation here is even worse. But rest assured, the enemy from the south is in our hands, and it is impossible for them to cross the line and attack here, and I assure you that as long as we have a single soldier, we will not give up our resistance. ”

The Southern Lord's delegate remarked the mood in the room, and a lord from the west stepped forward and took the baton from the previous representative's hand.

"The Western Lords Alliance can support a total of 8,000 soldiers here, if we are given a month. This number could be doubled again. The representative of the Western Lord injected a boost into the crowd in a categorical tone, and these reinforcements made their confidence on the verge of collapse increase a lot, although it was a drop in the bucket compared to the orc army, but it was good enough to fight a battle.

"I'll send out a hundred pikemen!"

"I can muster two hundred soldiers to support here."

"I'll bring fifty cavalry."

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The lords below spoke in excited voices and promised to lead troops to support Baicheng, after all, if this place is captured, Gondor will really perish, and what awaits them at that time is the result of being defeated by the orc army one by one, it is better to fight with all their might.

"Would you like to contact the elves and dwarves and ask them to send some reinforcements to help us?" The voice of a numbered lord rang out. He was a little unsure of Hu Bin's identity, so he spoke to test it. And with his questioning, everyone's eyes focused on Hu Bin, who called him the only elf in the field.

Hu Bin would not let the numberer's idea succeed. After organizing his words, he stood up and said, "Our elven orcs in the north have been fighting for a long time, most of the army has been pinned down there, and we have decided to withdraw from Middle-earth and return to the west, and the reinforcements to support the Holy Helmet Valley are already our limits. Although we can't send reinforcements. But I brought thirty knights and a lot of supplies with me in my personal capacity. ”

"The Dwarves and Elves have their own battlefields, and while they are unable to send reinforcements, the forces of the Rune have been pinned down by the dwarves of the Blue Mountains. I believe that only half of the people will be able to get here. However, the Kingdom of Lohan has just wiped out Isengard, and they now have the strength to support Gondor, and we only need to ....... Gandalf was interrupted by the Lord Regent.

"Impossible, we didn't send reinforcements in the Battle of the Holy Helmet Valley, and I believe they won't respond to our call for help."

Gandalf's purpose was to persuade the regent to ask for help from the Kingdom of Rohan, but Dinethor II was very jealous of Gandalf, believing that Gandalf wanted to put Aragon back on the throne, and he had a grudge against the royal descendant who had abandoned his responsibilities, and what Aragorn did in the Kingdom of Rohan stimulated the Regent, and Aragorn preferred to help Rohan rather than return to Gondor, making him mistakenly believe that Aragorn wanted to regain his throne by the Kingdom of Rohan.

"But we need their help, Father! Aragon is not as irresponsible as you might think. Boromir stepped forward and whispered to try to convince his father.

"Boromir, you are no worse than him except that your blood is not as good as that person, my body is going to fail, I hope that the future ruler of Gondor will be you and not that ranger." Dinnerse looked at his son, who was taller and stronger than himself, with loving eyes, and pressed his shoulder and said. Because of his son's words, the regent, although he was a little loose, still refused to ask for help.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you will rush back to your territory and bring as many troops as possible, we will have a decisive battle with Sauron's army here, although the process will be very tortuous and difficult, but I believe that the victory will be ours, and I will not allow Gondor to perish at our hands!"

Seeing the lords walking out of the consul hall in a row, Gandalf and Boromir looked helpless after glancing at each other. Although Boromir's survival kept the regent from despair, the ruthless prime minister was still an opinionated man, and after losing a large amount of life after resisting Sauron, the regent's grip on power became even more severe, which made Boromir, who wanted to persuade him to return to Aragon, be persuaded by his own father instead.

"Looks like we're going to use some small means to get there!" Gandalf winked at Hu Bin and said playfully.

"We?" Hu Bin was a little confused, what did Gandalf's little tricks have to do with him?

"The beacon tower was built on a nearby mountain, where there was only one guard, and the shifts were at noon and midnight every day. We had plenty of time to plan. Boromir turned his head to look at Hu Bin and said, "Originally, we wanted Merry to do this, but since you are here, we have a better candidate, and I have seen with my own eyes the ability of elves to walk through the snow without a trace." ”

Hu Bin looked at Gandalf, then at Boromir, and finally retreated under Merry's pitiful gaze, and secretly took over the task in the space prompt.

"A beacon for help

Requirements: Light the beacon fire on the mountain peak near the White City and keep it burning for five minutes, note that it is forbidden to damage the Alliance faction during this mission, otherwise a large amount of Gondor reputation will be deducted. The number of tasks is 1~5.

Reward: 0.2% contribution to the Battle of the White City

Mission Failure Penalty: Reinforcements from the Kingdom of Lohan will arrive two days late. ”

Hu Bin was tempted to see that the reward of this task could directly complete one-fifth of the progress of the main quest. However, the punishment for mission failure is also quite severe, and if it is not done well, it will directly affect the direction of the entire campaign, after all, under the premise of not being able to guarantee whether Aragon can bring a ghost army, the reinforcements of the Rohan Kingdom are still very important.

"Originally, I wanted to get in touch with the numbered forces here, and the pirate extermination plan in the north is also quite tempting, it seems that I don't have a chance today, I hope this mission won't delay me for too long!" Hu Bin took the hook and rope that Boromir had prepared for him and hurried towards the foot of the nearby snow-capped mountains.

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"I knew it wasn't that simple!" Seeing that a full five soldiers came to change shifts to take over the guard task here, Hu Bin felt 10,000 grass and mud horses rushing by. He knew that Space wouldn't make it so easy for him to accomplish the task here.

The mountain road to the top of the mountain is guarded by a special outpost, and the steep cliff is equivalent to a dead end for people with no climbing experience, but this is not difficult for Hu Bin, and a simple light body technique can completely cancel out the gravity brought by the body. It took Hu Bin less than half an hour to reach the top of the mountain. But the problem is that the intelligence given by Boromir is outdated, and the vigilant regent has probably increased the guards here at the beacon tower to prevent people like Gandalf who want to ask for help from Rohan privately.

The restriction of not being able to harm the alliance camp made Hu Bin very uncomfortable, if he was guarding this place alone. Hu Bin still has the confidence to complete the ignition task unconsciously, and the fire full of wooden shelves and firewood and grass is obviously not something that can be extinguished by one person, and it can naturally burn for five minutes at that time. But now there are five guards there. These guys can take turns to go to the toilet on their faces, and Hu Bin has been lurking nearby for a full hour without finding a chance to get close.

"I want to cut them all down." Hu Bin tightened his clothes, it was not pleasant to lurk on the snowy peaks in the sky for an hour, those guards had shelter from the wind and rain, and there were warm bonfires, in order to lose weight, he didn't even wear a cold-proof clothing, and he had been relying on the magic of the fire system to resist the cold.

"Hey! You can't hurt them, do you want me to be hurt by them when I get close, space, you're playing with me. Wait, you can't hurt them, so does stunting them count as harm? With only a third of his magic power left, Hu Bin finally figured out the crux of the mission, which was to stun the five guards without them noticing.

Hu Bin, who waited for more than an hour in vain, held his breath, since the task was released, he had to make it clear, the space is letting the numberers guess the riddle, those numberers who didn't turn their heads fast enough to cause the task to fail really can't afford to hurt!

Hu Bin, who had figured out the direction, began to observe the positions and activities of the five guards, and then found that they actually had a chain of hatred.

"If you play an online game, the game designer must have been abused by a group of people." Hu Bin kept complaining in his heart, these guards were actually sitting around the bonfire playing cards, trying to make Hu Bin stunned them without being noticed, it was a joke, should he let himself play cards instead of the stunned guard?

Hu Bin, who was about to despair, suddenly found that one of the guards had deducted the cards in his hand and wanted to release the water, while the others had also put down the cards and were ready to wait for him to come back before continuing.

Hu Bin had found that this group of soldiers who drank to ward off the cold released water a little frequently, but he didn't figure out the task, but he just cared about how these sentries would not get drunk no matter how they drank, and he didn't find other problems. At this time, Hu Bin found that when they walked out of the bonfire platform to release water, they would wrap themselves tightly, and they even wore a scarf around their faces, not exposing a trace of skin except for their eyes.

If I were dressed like this, would the sentries recognize me?

Hu Bin touched his chin, which was a little red from the cold, twisted his body that had been inactive for a long time, and slowly touched the soldier who was about to release the water. (To be continued......)

ps: The foreshadowing has been done, and I'm finally going to enter the ** stage of this volume, and I feel that this volume is going to be written as an adventure. It seems that the click-through rate has dropped rapidly this week, and it is as deep as the sea when you enter the VIP. Thank you again for the four friends who voted for me with their precious monthly tickets, although there is no name on it here, but I firmly remember you, originally because there was less time after work, I wanted to become a daily change of 3000 words, but I thought about it or persevered, your support is the driving force behind my creation, not to mention, here is a routine chapter here, I hope you like it.