The lights in the palace were lit up overnight, and the next morning, Gandalf left Gondor in a hurry, heading for the Elven Forest with Zhang Yao's secret decree, not even Hermione.

Zhang Yao gained a lot from this night, and if he was serious, the opening of the Wizard Tower to the Rising Sun Empire was just the icing on the cake. What really moved Zhang Yao was Gandalf's understanding of magic, or the interoperability between magic and the book of telekinetics.

Zhang Yao had already mastered the cultivation method of the Book of Reading, and after Gandalf left, Zhang Yao did not go to practice as soon as possible, but called the court knights who followed him to Modo.

Thousands of knights stood in high spirits in the square outside the palace, each carrying a number plate on his chest. And with adoring eyes, he watched Zhang Yao slowly walk past each other in the company of Dracula and the Clown Emperor.

Every knight held their heads high and waited for Zhang Yao's review when Zhang Yao walked by. Although many people didn't know the purpose of Zhang Yao's call, watching Zhang Yao wearing a crown walk slowly, everyone realized that this was an opportunity to show their faces, maybe Feihuang Tengda would be today.

With the idea of soaring, the palace guards, who were not afraid to go to the battlefield, were a little excited in front of Zhang Yao.

Zhang Yao stopped from time to time along the way, like an idler picking ingredients in the vegetable market, looking at everyone with scrutinizing eyes.

"They're all nice lads!"

Zhang Yao walked around in front of the thousand knights, and then ordered: "The fifth, ninety-fourth, four hundred and twenty-five, seven hundred and twenty-six, and nine hundred and thirty-eight are out!" ”

The five soldiers who had been named strode out of the lineion, and the rest of the thousands of people looked at them with envy, eager to run up and take their place.

"The five of you come with me, and the rest will be disbanded on the spot!" Zhang Yao didn't stay long, and after waving to the five named people and signaling the guards to disband, he walked towards the palace with the five lucky ones.

As soon as Zhang Yao and his party disappeared, the unsuccessful knights present exploded.

Many people who were not on the list were talking about it, speculating about what was going on with these people who were taken away, and for a while, various versions emerged one after another.

Some people say it's a special mission, others say it's a mistake. Not to mention that the thousands of knights present didn't know anything about it, even the five people who were taken away were all trembling and following behind Zhang Yao at the moment, not knowing what was waiting for them.

The five chosen knights followed Zhang Yao through the long corridor. Along the way, everyone's pace was close to the same, and it was not until he approached a completely enclosed dark room that Zhang Yao, who was walking in front, stopped.

The completely enclosed dark room was lit by candlelight, and the five chosen knights swept through the corner of their eyes to find that the whole room was empty, except for a table and five single rooms.

"Do you know what this place is?" Zhang Yao's hand swept over the only table in the room, twisted the dust on his fingers, and asked without raising his head.

"I don't know, Your Majesty!" The five chosen ones all bowed their heads and replied, with a look of confusion on their faces.

"This used to be Gondor's confinement cell, and every member of the royal family who made a major mistake would be locked up here and think about it until he died of old age." As Zhang Yao spoke, his eyes swept over the bodies of the five people in front of him, and after finding that none of the five of them had any additional reflections, he spoke again: "There is a special mission to be entrusted to you, and it is not because of fault that you have been brought here. Or even the opposite, because of your loyalty and youth! ”

In Zhang Yao's words, the five chosen knights glanced at each other. It was found that everyone was no more than twenty years old, which is obviously very consistent with the young statement.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to die for you!" The five did not hesitate, and all knelt down on one knee to salute Zhang Yao, without even asking what this mission was.

Youth and loyalty are the only conditions for Zhang Yao's selection this time.

Maybe these people in front of him are not the best in the team of court knights. But the loyalty of each of them has reached the point of die-hard loyalty, and they belong to the kind of hardcore supporters who will follow the suicide after Zhang Yao's death. Therefore, Zhang Yao is very relieved of these people, no matter how Zhang Yao cultivates the Nianli Book, he will not be the first to cultivate, and these soldiers with absolute loyalty will be the first to eat crabs.

"From now on you will receive a special mission here, and you will have no name but a code name, and you will be directly under my jurisdiction." Zhang Yao stretched out his hand to take the expanded copy of the Nianli book handed over by Dracula, and put five identical books on the table beside him.

"Practice the mantra above, and do not reveal any information about you to the outside world. I want to see the effect in the shortest possible time, whether I am willing to rise and fall or soar into the sky, the fate is in your hands! For these absolutely loyal soldiers, Zhang Yao did not read out a tirade, and said very casually.

He placed the enlarged copies of the five books on the table, and saluted each other with the five soldiers one by one, and the look of anticipation in his eyes brought tears to the eyes of every knight who looked at him.

The most fanatical thought is not a money offensive, but a faith and religious fanaticism.

The five knights in front of them can reach the point of loyalty, although there is an element of youth and enthusiasm, but it is obvious that Zhang Yao is also regarded as a kind of faith.

In the face of these people with 'absolute faith', the role of money and status will be minimal. They are like completely brainwashed militarism, what they need is not material comforts, but the simplest identification, expectation, and sense of mission.

"You will be the heroes of the empire, and I am so proud of you!" Zhang Yao gave another military salute when he left, and then the door of the confinement room slowly closed, and the last scene left in Zhang Yao's eyes was the roar of the five people in unison: "For Your Majesty, I will never give up!" ”

The roar in his ears echoed for a long time, and Dracula, who was standing outside, looked at the closed confinement room, and said solemnly after a long time: "This is a madman!" ”

"No, it's to be benevolent!" Zhang Yao turned around after saying a word, and Dracula stood here quietly for a long time.

Time began to slip away little by little, and Zhang Yao's biggest concern every day was no longer the military situation in various places, but the five knights who cultivated the Nian Li Book in the confinement room.

The troops stationed in various places began to enter the incubation period, and the goblin clan was still preparing for war, and only Modo still sent troops once in a while in the whole world, and fought against the emperor ** team stationed outside Modo.

Seven days later, the five people in the confinement cell still made no progress, and did not feel any mental extension.

And Gandalf, who arrived at the Elven Forest, also found Elven King Elon at the same time.

The elven clan is really in complete decline, even if there are still two elven kings, it is difficult to change the ups and downs of the fate of the elven clan.

When Gandalf met Ellon, it was in a humble tree hole. There was nothing in the humble hollow, and when we met, Elon was resting on a ball of hay. Not to mention the elegance and arrogance when he sat in Rivinedell, at this time, Elon was unkempt and unkempt, and he was a beggar disciple.

"Old man, I've come to see you!" Gandalf had just sat down beside Elon when he woke up and had already picked up his sword.

"Who Gandalf!"

After seeing Gandalf, the nervous look on Elon's face eased, and he put his sword aside and fell on the haystack again: "Old friend, you really scared me to death, I was dreaming that the enemy was coming!" ”

Elon looked at Gandalf tiredly, and when Gandalf heard Elon's words, he suddenly felt a little sad for some reason.

It's not easy to be chased and killed by the vampire army, especially when Pudu Cihang is sitting here, which makes the elves all soldiers and live a precarious life.

It is only during the day that the elves dare to go out of their hiding places in search of food. Just look at Elon as the king of the elves, how can this day be explained by the word desolation.

Ragged, dusty, unkempt, and do not cover the body

The words used to describe a beggar can be found in Elon at this moment. The originally handsome and dashing Elf King has joined the beggar gang, and his thin cheeks still have a vegetable color, and even crow's feet appear in the corners of his eyes.

"Gandalf, why are you here?" Elon straightened the messy hair on her head, trying to put a smile on her face and make herself look more energetic.

In the strong smile, what can't be concealed is the wind and frost and embarrassment.

Gandalf was stunned for a long time, looked at the old friend in a daze, and then turned into a sigh.