Chapter Seventy-Three: Saruman's Strategy
Isenger is one of the most important towns in Middle-earth, and its geographical location is very dangerous, and it is also the capital of the Rohan Kingdom. In the country, it is similar to the existence of municipalities such as Tianjin and Shanghai in China.
Twenty years ago, the king of the Rohan kingdom, Heydon, had given it to his best friend, Saruman the White, who had been well disguised until he imprisoned Gandalf, who had always been jealous, to reveal his true colors, which must have happened just over half a year later.
After Saruman obtained Isengard, he found the Orb of True Knowledge in Ozokta, and because of his addiction to it, his long-term use allowed Sauron's will to gradually corrupt him and change him.
At the same time, due to his fanatical hobby of studying the Lord of the Rings, he also fell into the quagmire of an inflated lust for power while delving into the dark forces. He allied himself with Sauron not because he was enslaved like the Ringwraith, but because of his ambition!
Saruman's true purpose, no doubt, was to obtain the Ring and then take Sauron's place and rule the world.
The reason why Fang Senyan, who lost the opportunity to complete the main quest, came to Isengh is very simple, to find Saruman!
At this time, Saruman had not revealed his identity, so in the eyes of the rest, he was still the noble Speaker of the Holy White Council, the holy white-robed mage. At the same time, it must be admitted that Isenger was still very prosperous under Saruman's rule, and the people under his rule lived a prosperous and happy life.
This meant that it wasn't too difficult for Fang Senyan to see him, and secondly, Saruman shouldn't tear his face to reveal his identity at this time - or that Fang Senyan wasn't worth letting him tear his face at all - then it meant that Fang Senyan was not in great danger.
As for the risks posed by the previous conflict, Fang Senyan had also considered it, but only the strong orc Luz had met him, and Fang Senyan didn't believe that Saruman would be bold enough to take a guy like Luz who didn't look like a human with him. Then I'm afraid that he will be ruined a long time ago.
The gems that had just traveled from Eliador to Isengar were really valuable, and it was estimated that at least tens of thousands of platinum coins worth of gems had been burned, and the four of them walked out of the hall after emerging from the teleportation array, and the tax collector politely registered their names and origins, and when they learned that they were merchants who bought and sold gems in the territory of the dwarves, they collected a sum of money that was neither too much nor too much, and they were allowed to go down the mountain and enter Isengard.
If you look at Issinger from above, it feels mysterious, huge, and vicissitudes, but after getting close to the city, although there are still a large number of monuments and ancient bizarre characters everywhere to remind visitors of the ancient and ancient places here, the bustling streets and lively citizens make this place more indescribably vibrant.
The knights patrolling the streets all have solemn faces, walking slowly with horses, the knights are tall and strong, needless to say, more importantly, the horses under their crotches look quite thick and strong, and the white gas that comes out of the nostrils is about one meter long when walking, and when walking with hooves, the strong lumpy muscles squirm elegantly under the skin, showing a strong explosive force.
It can be seen that these patrolling knights have a good relationship with the merchants on the street, greeting each other from time to time, and many merchants will even take out food to feed the horses, and what is eye-opening is that the giant horses under the knight's crotch are fed almost anything, eggs, bread, cereal, hay, bacon.........
The Fog Song girl has been staying in Rivendell and has never come out, she has just experienced the gentle and gentle Charles, and witnessed the brutal and harsh Eliador, and at this time she came to the prosperous and orderly Issinger, and she couldn't help but be very surprised.
Feeling the orderly operation of this city, watching the vigorous vitality and order of Isenghe, Fang Senyan thought about it, nodded, did not do anything else, but directly asked someone, and went straight to the largest jewelry store here. ..., "Well, there are about 4,000 strangers who came to Isenger today, and there are sixty-seven strangers who arrived through the teleportation array, and among these sixty-seven people, there are three people who need to be highly monitored, and six groups of people will be sent to monitor tomorrow." ”
"Wait, why are there only three of them? I remember a group of people who are also quite suspicious, there are four of them, two of them seem to be experienced samurai, and one person should be a mage, and the girl at the end looks ordinary, but the longbow on her back has a powerful natural power, probably a treasure of the elves. ”
"This group of people has investigated and confirmed, they wrote down the reason for entering Issinger to sell gems, in fact, this is indeed the case, after they entered the city, they visited six gem shops and magic item shops, and the gems they took out were indeed rare and fine."
"This does not clear their suspicions, and I suspect that the source of their gems was stolen from Eliador, and the riots that occurred there have not subsided until now."
"I know, but a gem taken out by this group has already caught the attention of Lord Gonshdor, it is said to be a stone containing a strange soul, and since the chief wizard of Lord Saruman has paid attention to them, there is no need for us to waste our limited manpower on them."
"You're right, sir."
The spy-mouthed Master Gonsherdor was now in the midst of the Ozarkta, bowing respectfully outside the magic laboratory, and the faint roar did not move him in the slightest. For he knew that if he wanted to stay in the presence of Lord Saruman longer, he had to learn to forget what he should not see and hear.
Gondor was not the most powerful of Saruman's men, but he was the most cautious and stern-mouthed, which is why he was able to sit in this position for so long.
Gangsherdo waited for half an hour, but his respectful expression remained the same, even the magnitude of his bending was the same. After a few moments, the door to the laboratory opened, and a silent waiter stood in front of him:
"Your Excellency will have afternoon tea in ten minutes, and you can have one minute to communicate with the great Saruman."
Gonscher nodded, straightened up and walked into a nearby room.
When he pushed open the door of the room, there was a corridor in front of him, and the smooth marble pillars on both sides of the corridor guarded the sides like soldiers, and the purple ivy climbed everywhere, cleverly forming a garden, and there was still the sun in the sky, and the shadows of the leaves on the ground were dyed a crimson blood color by the sunlight.
From time to time there were servants shuttling through the corridors, many of them were orcs, all of them tall, dark-brown skinned, and they did not have that unpleasant smell on them, but tied their hair with animal skin buckles, and dotted with some miserable white bone ornaments, and their expressions were numb and sluggish.
At the end of the corridor was a door carved with the praises of the gods and angels, and when you opened it, you came to Saruman's Reception Room, a cozy space with a dark brown glossy bear skin on the floor, and it was like stepping on the warm grass.
The air was filled with the scent of pepper, cinnamon, licorice, and the sweet scent of the fruit of the stalks, which helped the mages to regain their minds and strength, and the stained glass around the living room depicted the rise of the Rohan kingdom, and the angelic sconces on the four walls emitted a gentle glow.
This is the magical magic tower that Saruman has single-handedly arranged, and in it can be enjoyed like an emperor.
Just Shedor knelt down on the bearskin on the ground, did not dare to look around with his eyes, but remained humble, and after a few minutes, an unusually tall mage with a white beard and white hair strode up, he was clothed in spotless white robes, and his eyes were as deep as a falcon, he sat down on the luxurious sofa in the middle, took the mahogany pipe beside him, lit himself a full bucket of tobacco, and then breathed deeply into the luscious breath, and after a long time said: ..., "Tell me what you are here for." ”
Gangsherdo simply took out a beautiful money bag, which had the sound of metal clattering, and then lay down on the ground and said:
"There's three thousand platinum coins in this purse, my lord, and this is what a fellow who claims to be a gem merchant paid me for asking me to do two things."
"Hmm." Saruman puffed out a puff of green smoke, closed his eyes, and said, "I appreciate your loyalty and frankness, but I'm tired of this topic, so I'm going to shorten this meeting to one minute." ”
Just Schodor pulled out another bag:
"This is the first thing that the man asked me to bring with me, and he said that the gems contained in it were from another world - yes, a world, not a country, and I clearly confirmed it."
Saruman waved his hand, and the bag fell off, revealing a clear crystal the size of an egg, palpitatingly black, swirling in front of his eyes.
"It's kind of interesting, I heard the fragile soul crying inside this crystal, this is really not a product of Middle-earth, but the soul in this soul crystal is too weak, I have no interest at all - you still have fifteen seconds."
Gangsherdol nodded and said:
"The man said that if the adults are not interested in the first box, then please ask me to give this box to you, and no matter what the adults react, the platinum coins in that pocket are mine."
"Where's the box?"
Saruman said impatiently:
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