Chapter 144: A Trip to the White City

"Welcome, my friend, I and my companions love the natural smell of your body." Shuhu greeted Hu Bin when he saw him.

"Of course! I have spread the divine power from my body around my body. Hu Bin nodded in acknowledgement, but in his heart he despised this group of big guys, they were not so enthusiastic yesterday, if Gandalf hadn't asked him to come and have a look, he would have already set foot on the road to Gondor.

Treebeard and the other treants looked at each other for a moment, and then said, "Originally, we didn't have much confidence in your arrival, because we have been in contact with the elves for a long time, and even you, who are also of the ancient race, can't do anything. But seeing the strong natural smell of you today may really solve our problems. Treebeard paused, and the other treemen shook their canopies and nodded yes.

"Our Tree People are on the verge of extinction, and our numbers have been decreasing ever since we lost the Tree Wife, and we are now only a thousand of us, who originally had 70,000 people. Most of the Treants lost in the previous battle were our youngest people, and the entire group is already in its old age, and perhaps in a few hundred years, the Treants will disappear from the continent and become legends. Your arrival gives us a glimmer of hope, and Gandalf says that you have a magical potion that contains pure natural essence, and that perhaps that potion will allow us to give birth to new life in our trees. "Elder Shuhu is not very good at beating around the bush, and he is straightforward and speaks out about his needs.

Hu Bin has a bit of a headache, he is not the lord of the Gondor camp, if he enters the White City with a group of cavalry of unknown origin, it is estimated that he will be driven out as a malicious firefight, Hu Bin originally planned to do some tasks in the White City, so that his reputation in Gondor is at least friendly, and then there will be no problem in releasing all the troops in the initial space.

However, Hu Bin is faced with a choice, that is, whether to use the last chance to communicate with the initial space now to try to help the Tree Man, although Hu Bin can leave the legion here until he has enough prestige before bringing it over. However, there may be accidents in doing so, and secondly, the consumption of the legion is also a large expense, so it can be said that they can save a lot of gold by using them a day later. And the most important thing is that the tree people have not told Hu Bin what their remuneration is until now, they are not learned mages like Gandalf, nor are they versatile elves, and they have no advantages other than being able to fight.

"I ......." Hu Bin was about to refuse Shuhu's request, but a voice interrupted him.

"Promise them!"

Hu Bin took a big jump, he hurriedly looked around, and then realized that the voice appeared directly in his head. Hu Bin tried to listen carefully in his head, but the voice fell silent. As if it had never been there.

"Delusion? No, no, I heard that. Hu Bin was a little distraught, and the sudden voice disrupted his decision, causing him to hesitate again.

The tree people stared closely at Hu Bin's actions, and after finding that he had not replied for a long time, they still waited patiently, compared to the speed of their communication, Hu Bin's thinking time was already fast.

"Obviously not the voice of the tree people. Very familiar tone and tone, is it, Goddess? Hu Bin was frightened by his own thoughts, although he suspected that the main god of the elves in this world might be related to Elune. However, after a long period of research, he found that the goddess of nature he believed in had nothing to do with this world, which can be seen from the slow recovery of the divine power on his body, which shows that it is difficult for his faith to cross the boundaries of the dimension and pass it to the goddess.

Hu Bin no longer hesitated. He directly agreed to Shuhu's request, and he asked the Shuren to find a clearing for themselves that was large enough for Hu Bin to descend the temple here. Although Hu Bin didn't know what the purpose of the goddess Elune was, it was always right to get the temple over, and the ancient tree of knowledge might still be a distant relative of these tree people.

Now that he had made up his mind to do so, Hu Bin also contacted the entourage in the initial space to make some preparations when the trees were clearing the clearing, such as the cavalry's rations and spare equipment, plus some trivial supplies and goods that he wanted to transport to Baicheng for trade. Fortunately, Geldan, the housekeeper of these things, is ready and does not need Hu Bin to pay too much attention.

The problem of the Treants was not a problem when the Temple of Nature descended on this world, and with the power of faith accumulated in the Temple, the goddess cast a large-scale divine grace on the forest, and the Treants were nourished by the pure divine power of nature, regained their vitality and became stronger, and even the ordinary trees in the Forest of Fagon, which were full of anger, became full of life.

The goddess gained their faith at the cost of restoring the ability of the tree people to thrive, while Hu Bin, who was caught off guard by the goddess's series of actions, seemed a little redundant, and he was a little idle after pulling out his legion and the items he was going to bring out.

After the Treants built an altar to communicate with the goddess Elune using the materials prepared in advance by the city of Muradin, the temple was no longer needed to continue to exist here, and with the disappearance of the temple, the spatial door to communicate the original space was also closed. And as the last chance ran out, Hu Bin returned to his heyday, and Ted, who had not been seen for a long time, carried the Red Cross flag on a white background, and stayed by Hu Bin's side with three other retinues, and he was followed by a full 28 well-equipped knights.

Although the steward Geldan did not stay, he sent several members of the Chamber of Commerce to help Hu Bin manage the goods that were about to be shipped to Baicheng, and it is worth mentioning that although the only trade in Muladin City was the unilateral order of Hope Port, Geldan established the Chamber of Commerce early, and selected suitable people among the citizens to train a group of junior merchants for Hu Bin.

The selected goods were piled up in five large wagons and had to be pulled by two pack horses. Most of these goods were collected by Hu Bin in the warband world, including armor, weapons, arrows, food, and a small number of luxury goods, although Hu Bin no longer needed these outdated items, but for Gondor with a large reserve army, these things were more soldiers and supplies for them.

Touching the exquisite headband he was wearing on his head, Hu Bin smiled bitterly, the goddess Elune had caused him a lot of trouble. According to the information revealed by the goddess, Lord of the Rings Shijie is clearly the private domain of a mid-level god in the multiverse, and Elune's behavior here to spread his faith is no different from that of an intruder. Of course. As a high god, Goddess Elune will not take care of this, and her beliefs are limited to creatures such as treants and elves that belong to her or even within her range, but Hu Bin is different, maybe she will be targeted by that god for revenge.

"The curse of the dead?" Hu Bin muttered, thinking that the reduction of luck would have no significant effect, but he didn't expect the current world to come so quickly. However, Hu Bin's risk was not without reward, and the Treants were grateful for his help, and five Treants joined his city, and after Hu Bin completed the quest and returned to the original space, he was able to recruit them in the city for gold. And the head ring on Hu Bin's head was the goddess's reward for him, although the main purpose of the head ring was to hide his aura and prevent the middle god from easily spotting this guy. However, there is still a very practical magic "purification" on it, which has a significant effect on dispelling summoned creatures and killing evil creatures, and can also be used to clean the body normally, but it will take a whole day to recharge.

After completing the affairs here, Hu Bin set out on the journey to Gondor with satisfaction, of course, followed by five mighty carts. Ta Dun and Lin were really taken aback when they saw Hu Bin's team, they had long known that Hu Bin's net worth was not cheap, but they didn't expect that the gap with themselves was so big, and the others were still working hard alone for that little task reward. He was reluctant to use his little money until the critical moment, and this guy had already started a large-scale smuggling trade with his big ticket brother.

Hu Bin's action to trade was actually a temporary plan, and his knights were too conspicuous to enter Gondor like this, and their prestige did not reach that level of friendship. Maybe they will be seized by the army there. And there is no problem with entering the territory of Gondor with the caravan, how can there be a problem with the people who enter the territory of Gondor with a large number of goods that can enhance the strength of the country, saying that when Hu Bin brings these goods to the White City, his reputation in Gondor has already reached the level of friendliness.

In the spirit of mixing up some prestige with big households. Lin and Tadun also summoned their own retinue and army. Lynn's retinue is characteristic, being an Assassin dressed like her, and her soldiers appear to be a special class of thieves. There are six of them, and this configuration makes Hu Bin very curious about what Lin, an ice cube girl, has experienced in the last few worlds.

The guy Ta Dun is simple, his subordinates really inherited the style of being a dead line, all twenty cannon fodder berserkers, and what surprised Hu Bin was that Ta Dun's entourage was actually a singer with plump breasts and fat buttocks. Although the profession of this beautiful woman's entourage makes people spray rice, her ability is extremely suitable for the soldiers under the tower shield, although the berserker is very strong in combat, but the shortcomings are obvious, that is, after the madness, there is no distinction between the enemy and me. And the singer's entourage can use their singing voices to charm these warriors, so that they will not attack their allies, and that part of Hu Bin's song, which sounds like a yellow joke, can actually improve the morale of the heroic knights, which makes Hu Bin can't help but feel a little emotional, every man has a sullen heart.

Although the twenty berserkers had good endurance, they slowed down the team's forward speed, causing Lin's attitude towards Ta Dun to be even worse, but Ta Dun enjoyed this situation very much, and harassed Lin even harder, Hu Bin secretly labeled this guy as shaking M.

After encountering two robber raids, a wave of refugees, and three orc squads along the way, the trio finally arrived at Minas Stirris, the capital of Gondor, a week later.

The land near the city is very fertile, with vast plains and orchards, farmland and ditches that line the hills, and finally connect with the great river Anduin.

The population in Baicheng is quite dense, and in order to resist the increasingly frequent attacks of half-orcs, most of the farmers and herdsmen living outside the city have been contained in Baicheng, which makes it very lively when Hu Bin and his party come to this city, but it seems a little chaotic.

The guards at the gate immediately let Hu Bin and his party after inspecting Hu Bin's goods, they had long known that there was such a team with a large number of weapons, equipment and food rushed here, after seeing Hu Bin's signature elf identity, a nobleman who was estimated to be a high-ranking official in Baicheng warmly received Hu Bin and his party with a group of guards, and took them to an open space for a short rest, and the relevant businessmen had already begun to bargain with Hu Bin's merchants.

"Reed, I'm glad to see you here, I've heard that an elf is here. I guess you're the only one besides Legolas. ”

"Boromir! How did you end up here! Hu Bin turned his head and saw a familiar face, and shouted in surprise.

"Of course I'll be here, didn't I tell you I was the son of the Regent of Gondor?"

Boromir misunderstood what Hu Bin meant, he should have died on the banks of the Anduin River, but Hu Bin met him here.

"Has the plot changed?" As soon as this thought popped into Hu Bin's mind, he was hugged by Boromir's neck.

"I've been waiting for you, but I've heard Gandalf say that you've taken part in the campaign against Saruman. To be honest, the goods you brought with me have helped me a lot, and the mess these days has almost driven me crazy. Take advantage of the arrival of friends today. I'm going to get some rest, and I'm going to show you around the city. Boromir's Office pushed Hu Bin and walked out, waving his hand to signal the aristocratic official to deal with the matter here, and Hu Bin gave Lin and Ta Dun a helpless look, and the two nodded enviously in understanding.

The city of Minas Tirith was built in a unique way, with seven tiers, each with its own walls and entrances, but these entrances were not in a straight line. Instead, it zigzags around the huge rock on which the main body of the city rests, and the purpose of this is to make it more difficult for the city to be captured, and no city gate can withstand the enemy for a while.

The massive rock was like a sharp blade, dividing the city into two areas. This particular landscape was carved by ancient craftsmen with the help of the natural mountain topography of the place, and the boulders stretch from the back of the square on the first floor to the top of the city, and all the urban areas are shrouded in its shadow.

The very top of the boulder was flattened and another fortress was built on top of it. Let the defenders in the top fortress be able to overlook the main gate 700 feet below, and use the long-range equipment above to monitor the situation of the fortress not far away. The interior of the fortress is a pure white tower famous in the human world, with a towering and simple tower body that reaches 150 feet into the sky. At the bottom of the tower is the Archoffice of the Kingdom of Gondor and the Garden of the Holy Spring.

"Well, Reed, isn't this place spectacular, no matter how many times I see it, I will be fascinated by the scenery here, this land belongs to us humans, and Sauron Hugh wants to take her from us." Boromir said slowly in an affectionate tone, and he took Hu Bin to the top of the city.

"That's the Sacred Springs Garden, and the white trees in it were there when Gondor was founded, and that's what our flag looks like in Gondor. However, I have never seen it bloom since I was born, and it is said that a long time ago, the flowers that bloomed on it would float all over the White City, and I really longed for such a grand scene. Boromir saw Hu Bin looking at the Holy Spring Garden behind him and introduced him.

Hu Bin did not look at the white trees in the Holy Spring Garden, but the four majestic and powerful heavily armored guards guarding there, their armor was exquisite and gorgeous, each exuding a powerful momentum, and what attracted Hu Bin the most was the helmet they wore on their heads.

"Mithril! It's all Mithril! That's a lot of Mithril! Ente shouted in Hu Bin's mind that if it got so much Mithril, it would have a qualitative leap in strength.

Hu Bin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he had dug a lot of Mithril ore at the bottom of the Moriath Mine, but it was not comparable to a wealthy behemoth like the Gondor Kingdom, and people had already made a helmet of pure Mithril and wore it on their heads.

"Show off, this is naked showing off!" Hu Bin shouted indignantly in his heart, but he looked away expressionlessly, his mind closed Ente's meaningless noise, and began to recall Gondor's characteristic troops.

Unlike the cavalry of the Rohan Kingdom, the military strength of the Gondor Kingdom is stronger, and the soldiers are more well-equipped, it can be said that the regular army of Gondor is worthy of the elite of the Terran warriors, and these guards Hu Bin saw are the elite of the elite, one of the most powerful troops in Gondor.

These powerful warriors wearing heavy armor and Mithril helmets can each be ten with one, even in the face of a huge monster like an ogre, they can have the strength to fight, and their strong physique allows them to wear heavier armor, and they seem to be at ease in the face of the attack of the half-orcs, and Hu Bin felt a trace of energy fluctuations in them, this group of guys actually has the strength of advanced class warriors.

Fortunately, Hu Bin knew from Boromir that the number of these Yongquan guards was not large, which was also a matter of course, otherwise the Gondor Kingdom would have counterattacked Moduo a long time ago. In addition to the Guardians of the Spring, Gondor also has some elite units with both strength and characteristics, such as the Rosanaki Greataxe and Ramiton Berserkers in the western territory of the kingdom, the Pinas Geline Green Domain Marksman and the Hagen Valley Archer in the southern territory, the Isrid Ranger led by Boromir's brother Faramir who has been in the orc-controlled area all year round, and the Perazia Seamen who fight pirates on the Anduin River.

Compared with the Rohan Knights, who are featureless outside of the Rohan Kingdom where only the horses are somewhat praised, the various regular armies of the Gondor Kingdom can be described as high-end and domineering. The abundant mineral deposits in the country and the well-developed smelting and forging industry made it possible for even ordinary city guards in the Gondor Kingdom to mix a set of full-body armor, while civilians with conditions could buy a weapon in a weapon shop for a sum of money.

After taking Hu Bin on a tour of the city, Boromir led him into the Consulate, where Gandalf and Merry, who had arrived earlier, and where Hu Bin met his father, the vizier of Gondor and the de facto ruler, the regent Dinether II. (To be continued......)

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