Chapter 61: The Golden Forest
By the time the group circled down the mountain road and left this sad place, it was already late in the evening, and the four hobbits were cooking in pots, while a few warriors were taking a cool cold shower in a nearby creek.
Early the next morning, the ring guard team continued to set off, and after a night of repairing, everyone's spirits were obviously much better, and the speed of the journey was much faster. After traversing a rugged mountainous terrain, enter a lush forest before the sun sets.
The sky was tinted a faint red by the sunset, and the last rays of the sun fell on the silent and dense trees in front of them. The red sky, the golden afterglow, and the emerald green foliage complement each other to form a beautiful landscape painting.
Entering the forest, Jin Li began to run the train with his mouth full.
"I heard that there is a terrible elven sorceress living here, and mortals will be seduced by her at the slightest glance, and then disappear forever. I really don't want to come here, and it's elven territory, I don't think I've ever been to so many elven territory like this in my life. ”
Listening to Jin Li's words, it is a joy to try, especially knowing that dwarves and elves always look at each other unpleasantly.
"But she can't fool me, a dwarf, for I have the eyes of an eagle and the ears of a fox. Jin Li was still talking, gesturing while talking, looking very confident.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a longbow full of strings suddenly stretched out from his eyes against Jin Li, and with it, dozens of hardwood longbows came out, aiming at everyone behind Jin Li. Behind the big trees, in the grass, on the branches, there were elven archers everywhere.
"This dwarf is so noisy that the elves can kill him even with their eyes closed. ”
An officer stepped out of the front row of archers, looked at the crowd with a smile, and then waved at the archers behind him, who immediately lowered their longbows and moved out of the way.
"Welcome to Roslorian, warriors of the Fellowship of the Ring. With that, he turned and walked deeper into the forest.
Everyone smiled and looked at Jin Li and followed closely. Although it is a bit scary to be headed by a bow and arrow at the beginning, this is the territory of the elves after all, and there is no safety to say.
Along the way, the members of the Ring of the Ring were greeted with Elven-style buildings, which were truly elven-style wooden houses compared to the ornate stone towns of Rivendell. The ingenious elves built stairs and houses on the trees, so that the materials used complemented the trees, which was also a different kind of beauty.
After passing through several small villages, the Fellowship arrived at the officers' camp at night, apparently wanting to rest here before setting out tomorrow morning.
When everyone was settled, the officer came to the elven prince alone, put his right fist on his chest, and said with respect:
"Welcome, Legolas, son of Thranduil. ”
Legolas nodded and responded:
"Our team needs your help. ”
The officer did not respond to him, but said in Elven language to Aragorn, who was beside him:
"You are Aragorn, a native of Dengdan, and you have admired your name for a long time. ”
Aragorn naturally understood the elven language, and he saluted the officer back, looking a little helpless.
"Hey, didn't you say that elves are the most polite race, how about speaking something we can understand?"
The officer glanced at Jin Li with some disdain and said:
"We haven't dealt with dwarves since the Dark Age, so do you expect me to communicate with you in dwarven language?"
Jin Li was also angry, and he said loudly:
"Do you know how we dwarves speak in dwarven language?" and then a long string of dwarven words burst out of his mouth.
Everyone was amused by the golden thunderbolt, and Aragorn patted the golden thunderbolt on the shoulder and said:
"You're rude, we're guests. ”
Then, the officer glanced at the rest of the people and nodded to Tang Yuzhe, they also returned the salute, after all, they were mixed with elf forces, and it was normal for them to know each other.
When the officer looked at the hobbit, he suddenly frowned, and after looking at it for a long time, he said:
"You have a great evil force in you!
Hearing this, whether it was Aragorn, Legolas, or Tang Yuzhe's team, everyone stepped forward to argue with the officer, but the officer refused to back down.
The two sides tug-of-war for a while, and the officer finally lost the battle because his mouth could not resist these dozens of mouths.
Officer said:
"Rest here for the night, and tomorrow I will take you to the Empress Kailan, and she will decide whether you can move on or not. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the elven capital, Carrasgalaton!"
The next morning, at about seven o'clock, the people in the dream were called up, and the hobbit had already prepared breakfast, and I have to say that the hobbit's cooking skills were so good that they had no friends, which attracted the praise of the elven officer.
After a full meal, the group followed the officer on the road, and after passing through the dense woods and crossing the winding streams, a plain appeared before them, a plain surrounded by forests. In the middle of the plain, towering a huge lush tree, its trunk spiraling upwards, but I don't know how many hundred meters it is.
"This is the elven capital of the Golden Forest, Karasgalaton. The officer looked at the giant tree with pride on his face and said slowly.
The towering trees jutting into the sky, combined with the golden glow of the sun, sprinkled on the branches, truly worthy of the title of Golden City.
After not staying long, everyone followed the officer into the giant tree, only to find that this giant tree was composed of an incomparably large number of "small trees", although any "small tree" alone was at least a thousand years old.
Numerous wooden bridges and suspension bridges are intertwined between the trees, forming a complex transportation network. Man-made creeks surround the trees and nourish the city.
They walked up the main road until they reached the top of the giant tree, and everyone was still indulging in the beauty of the elven house construction.
At the top of the giant tree is a man-made hall, and in the center of the hall, there is a small palace. When everyone came to the hall, a man and a woman just came out of the palace and walked down slowly.
A soft white light emanated around the two of them, highlighting the characters in the light. The elf is known for its handsomeness, although the male elf is extremely handsome, but compared to the female elf next to it, it is simply a heaven and an earth.
The beauty of the elf could not be described in words, and a blonde hair poured behind her, and a soft white light mixed with a hint of gold surrounded her. The delicate facial features and the proportions of the face shape are simply breathtakingly beautiful, and the whole person exudes an intellectual and generous atmosphere, which can only be described in any words as boring and incomplete, even if Shakespeare cannot describe it.
When everyone looked at the female elf blankly, the male elf had already walked in front of everyone and said:
"The enemy already knows your whereabouts and that you carry the Ring...... What about Gandalf? Why didn't I see him?"
The female elf also kept looking at the people in front of her at this time, and then smiled slightly and said:
"Gandalf has not entered the Golden Forest, he has fallen into darkness. ”
As she spoke, her face suddenly turned to surprise.
"Yes. Legolas said with a sigh.
"Consumed by fire and darkness, he was killed by the fire demons who slumbered in the Moria Tunnels, which are now overrun by orcs and the dwarven city of Caesadow. ”
As he spoke, the dwarf Jin Li became gloomy, lowered his head heavily, and his eyes became moist.
"Don't let their destruction derail your courage, Golden Bolt, son of Groin. The world is full of dangers, there are difficulties everywhere, and your hearts are full of sadness at this moment, but do not forget your courage and the consciousness to fight for it. ”
The female elf's words were soft and serene, sounding like a spring breeze, and everyone only felt that the restlessness in their hearts was soothed, and Jin Li also changed from sadness to become firm.
After the female elf finished speaking, the male elf said again:
"The Fellowship of the Ring itself has little hope, and after Gandalf's death, your hopes of entering Mordor are gone. To be honest, I don't think you'll have a chance to get into Mordor without the care of the wizards, but you'll be caught by Sauron's men on the way. ”
When everyone heard this, they looked a little cramped, but they didn't hold back a word to refute it for a long time, but the female elf opened her mouth and said:
"Although the future is full of ups and downs, I am confident that with your courage and wisdom you will be able to overcome all difficulties, provided that you are united...... Take a good rest in Calasgalaton and get rid of your physical fatigue and inner grief, warriors. ”
After that, she glanced at Frodo a few times before following the male elf and walking back to the palace.
In this way, under the arrangement of the previous officer, everyone found a resting place, and the two teams plus Wu Yuntao sat together to discuss the next plan.
"What should we do next, it won't be long before we leave here that the Ring Guard will split into three teams, and we can't break up our forces to protect them. Tang Yuzhe asked.
Rather than coveting the possible benefits of the three roads and increasing the risk, it is better to give up one road, divide into two teams, and concentrate on the benefits. Lu Renjia replied.
"No, my opinion is that both Frodo and Merry will be abandoned, and we will concentrate our efforts and eat only the line of Aragon. Chen Long interrupted Lu Renjia and continued.
"Isn't this a little too much to eat?" Lu Renjia asked rhetorically.
"I say this for two reasons. One is that the two lines of Frodo and Merry are themselves high-risk and low-reward routes, and Frodo will encounter countless monsters on the line, and the benefits are just a few Neidan; As for the Aragon line, after the two major battles of the Valley of the Holy Helmet and Milistinath, plus a branch of the Valley of the Ghosts, both the rewards and the 'forces' that can be obtained far exceed the other two lines. The second is that the current Lord of the Rings has been a lot stronger than the original plot, and I'm worried that if we only have one team, we may not be able to defend the Valley of the Holy Helm. ”
Hearing this, everyone nodded, but Lu Renjia continued:
"If you say this, if there are other teams or lone wolves who will protect Frodo and convince the Treants, then if they all focus on this line of Aragorn, no one will protect Frodo, the Ring will be lost, and Sauron will be resurrected, and the pressure on us will be even greater. ”
"That's right, that's why I want to release some news to spread the news that the monster Neidan can strengthen physical fitness, so that many lone wolves will choose to protect Frodo. ”
"What about us? They have become stronger, it is a practical benefit, although we may gain more when the plot is settled, but what if we are beheaded by them in the middle of the way?"
The two of them pointed to each other, and the speed of speech was even more machine-gun-like, so that a few "not very smart" people like Lu Lingfeng around them lay down and were ready to hug their thighs.
As she spoke, the Elven Empress slowly walked down the steps in the distance and walked towards everyone, holding a small cloth bag in her hand.
"No, my coping method has been delivered to the door. ”