Chapter 118: Convincing Thrandil
After saying goodbye to Bion, Edward led Alan into the Dark Glades alone - Bion didn't have much luggage, but he kept a lot of cattle and horses, and he didn't want to leave them to be ravaged by the orcs, and planned to drive them through the Misty Valley to Rivendell. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Edward agrees with Bion's approach, but is not at ease with Bion on his own. Although the man in the skin can be transformed into a strong and fierce giant bear, he is a man after all.
After the two discussed for a while, Edward asked Bion to wait for him here for a while, and he would ask the Elven King Thranduil to send some elves to escort Bion to Rivendell.
Re-entering the dark forest, Edward saw many traces of fierce battles, and the deep and mysterious forest was filled with a faint smell of corpses and burnt paste. The disturbing magical power of the dark glade did not affect Edward, who could walk freely among the dense woods.
Following the stench of corpses, Edward made his way to a cave at the edge of the woodland.
The sight in front of him made Edward feel a tingle in his heart.
There are a large number of charred corpses piled up here, most of them orcs, giant spiders, insects, etc., but there are also a small number of woodland elves. The handsome woodland elves were now reduced to black charred corpses, haphazardly stacked alongside the filthy entities.
"Rest in peace. Edward squinted his eyes and prayed softly, and continued to lead Alan towards the Elven King's Hall in the Woodland Kingdom.
An arrow burst out of the woods, and Edward grabbed it.
"Orcs?" Edward squinted, glancing at the arrow in his hand, then turned his head to look around.
One orc after another sprang out of the woodland and surrounded Edward.
"See, what do I see?" a half-orc laughed wildly, "a human, how dare you come to our territory alone, without ambushing those damn elves, and using you as a trophy is not bad, it seems that your equipment seems to be very good." ā
Edward looked at the orc, knowing in his heart. It's no wonder that among the piles of corpses, the corpses of several woodland elves were placed in a more prominent position, and now it seems that they were obviously used as bait by these orcs.
"This human is ......" Among the orcs who ambushed Edward, there were also a few smaller goblins, and when they saw Edward, their faces became terrified, and they began to flee desperately, while screaming: "This human is Edward!
The orcs may have long forgotten Edward's name, and even if they did, they didn't know the newly born orcs. But most of the goblins knew Edward, and when Edward broke into the goblin's underground kingdom alone, many goblins had seen this powerful human.
"Damn little bastard, what a dragon slayer, you tell me clearly!" the orc leader asked, casually grabbing an escaped goblin and lifting him up.
"You don't have a chance!" Edward's figure had come to the orc leader's side at some point, and his head was sliced off with a single sword of the shining heavy sword. On the other side, Ailan also broke into the ambush of the orcs, and the wings, beaks, and talons opened their bows at the same time, and began to slaughter.
At this moment, waves of arrows shot out from the dense forest, aiming directly at the somewhat chaotic orcs, not affecting Edward and Alan at all.
A familiar figure of Edward leaped out of the dense forest, shooting arrows with speed and precision.
"Edward, we're meeting again. Legolas shot his arrows as he had the strength to shout at Edward.
"I haven't seen you in years, and your archery skills seem to have regressed? Faced with this scene, Edward was completely like a leisurely stroll, waving his star with ease, and walked quickly towards Legolas.
"You can't compare to you, monster. Legolas rolled his eyes, said angrily, and bumped Edward on the shoulder.
Under the siege of Edward and the Woodland Elves, the battle was quickly over, and all the orcs involved in the ambush were killed, except for a few goblins who fled when the situation was not good.
Holding back his nausea, Legolas personally carried the corpse of a woodland elf out of the pile of corpses, closed his eyes and mourned in silence.
"Orcs have become rampant to this extent?" said Edward, looking at Legolas, with a solemn expression.
"That's right. Legolas handed the body to a woodland elf, and then led Edward towards the Elven King's hall, "The form here in our woodland kingdom is quite good, but the form on Thorin's side is called grim. ā
"I don't know when the orcs have appeared in large numbers all over Middle-earth, especially in the Lonely Mountain Kingdom. Legolas worried, "Not long ago, a large wave of particularly strong orcs with a large number of ordinary orcs openly attacked Longlake Town, no, Dragonfall Town. ā
"What?" said Edward. In his impression, the losses caused by the battle of the five armies to the orcs were very huge, and now it has only been more than thirty years, and these orcs have regained their strength and dared to attack Dragonfall Town?
"That battle is over, and the orcs are repulsed. Legolas said, "I went to the aid of Dragonfall with the army of the woodland elves, and wiped out the orc army that suddenly appeared. ā
"However, in that battle, the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain and Dragonfall suffered relatively large losses, and those particularly tall orcs have very strong strength and tough skin, and our bows and arrows can hardly do much damage to them, so we can only rely on the dwarves' human sea tactics to destroy them. ā
"Given the location of Dragonfall, Thorin has ordered the dwarves to build a fortress at the entrance to Dragonfall to prevent the only entrance from being raided by orcs. ā
"It's not going to go on like this, we have to take the initiative. Edward frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "The growth rate of the orcs is a little too fast, and if we continue to defend like this, we will probably be dragged down by them." ā
"That's what I thought, too. Legolas agreed, "But now that the countries of Middle-earth are unable to protect themselves, how can they have the strength to take the initiative?"
"I once asked my father to lead a team of men and horses to several orc strongholds to harass them, but my father didn't agree to it, and I couldn't do anything about it. Legolas said a little depressed.
"I'm here to convince His Majesty Thrandil. Edward patted Legolas on the shoulder and said, "Do you dare to act with me?"
"Put away your agitation. Legolas glared at Edward, "I've had enough of this kind of passive beating, how I yearn for life during the Battle of the Five Armies. ā
"You'll be able to live like this in no time. "You were born to be a ranger who yearns for freedom and glory, follow me, and become a hero to whom all look up." You don't belong in the Woodland Kingdom, although you are a prince. ā
"I hope you will succeed in convincing my father. Legolas didn't hear the hidden meaning of Edward's words.
"By the way, what about Torrell, why didn't you see her with you?" said Edward, changing the subject.
"After the battle of the Five Armies, Taurrell could not shake off the shadow of Chili's death. Legolas sighed at the thought of Taurrell, "The year after that, she didn't say goodbye, and I lost news of her for more than thirty years. ā
"Don't worry, we'll find her. Edward reassured, but it didn't seem to work very well.
Edward and Legolas chatted as they made their way to the depths of the dark woodland, and along the way, Edward felt the many woodland elven sentries hidden in the shadows, and the dark woodland became a heavily guarded place.
After entering the Elven King's Hall, Legolas led Edward to Thrandil's room.
"Oh, look who's coming!" Thranduil, still looking graceful and calm, looked surprised when he saw Edward, and then saluted, "Welcome, Friend of the Elves, Edward the Dragon Slayer." ā
"Good day, Your Majesty Thrandil. Edward replied.
After exchanging pleasantries and taking a seat at the table, Edward straightened his face and began to convince Thrandier.
"Your Majesty, I'm here this time to ask you for someone. Edward said directly, "Please give Legolas to me, and he will join me in the fight against the growing evil forces." ā
"Oh, how are you going to fight those orcs?" Thranduil paused for a moment, not surprised. He knew Legolas well, and he saw early on that his son who longed for freedom was not willing to stay in the dark jungle all the time.
"I will form a Knights, with their headquarters tentatively located in the Misty Mountains near Rivendell. Edward motioned to Legolas, who was a little restless, to settle down, "I will teach all the members of the Order a whole new power. ā
"At the moment, we only have Aragorn the Ranger, Bion the Phiper, and me. Edward looked at Thrandeil's surprised eyes and said, "In the future, I believe that more heroes will join us, and I want my good friend, Legolas, to join them." ā
"Aragorn, is that the human who fell in love with Eldron's daughter?" said Thranduil, gracefully turning the ring on his finger with both hands, "What is the new power you mean?"
"Holy Light. "Edward directly demonstrated the power of his Light.
Thranduil and Legolas stood up in surprise as they looked at the divine brilliance that shone in Edward's hands.