Zhao Mai took basically the same route to the north and south, but the situation was no longer the same. When the pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info went north, he was just an ordinary elven traveler, and when he went south, he became the protector of the Supreme Ring, and he was bound to usher in more attention and threats.

Of course, Saruman's crow flock is not infinite and cannot be replenished so quickly, and now it is the local residents who have reported to him. In everyone's eyes, Saruman in the form of an old man is a representative of wisdom and majesty, and all he wants is for everyone to provide him with some interesting stories for the old and infirm man with inconvenient legs. As for the elves, they usually get along with everyone in Rivendell and get along well, but suddenly they appear in groups of warriors and riders, what is this going to do?

Saruman is very demagoguery, and the orcs he controls are more like machines and obedient to orders. These strong orcs only dealt with the elves, and did not harass the local villages and towns, so the villagers and townspeople did not feel threatened. They don't want to believe that danger has come, and they only care about whether their little life is safe or not. There were only autonomous villages and towns in this area, and there were no kings and lords, so they were confined to towns and farmlands. In the past, there used to be a big picture here, and they belonged to Gondor. And now, Gondor himself has no king.

Therefore, Zhao Mai and his party will always encounter all kinds of eyes, most of them are friendly and curious, they have no intention of hurting Zhao Mai, but they also have no intention of keeping it secret for them. Still others have been bought by Saruman and have been his eyeliner for a long time. Zhao Mai could feel a trace of greed in their gaze.

"When you get to the town ahead, you have to leave the Xiangshui River and go straight south. The Glandouin River is right in front of us, and during the dry winter season, it will be possible to wade through it, and at the slow pace of movement now, it will be several days before we can reach the Lord of Gryffindale near the Black Barbarians. Our last chance to resupply is in the town ahead, and we're not going to go in?"

"Yes. Along the way, I decided not to resupply in any village. Zhao Mai said: "When the food on our body is finished, we will replenish it along the way, and we will never go hungry with me." Saruman is now waiting for detailed information about us, and I'm sure I won't let him go. Can you endure this?"

"I—I'm fine, I'm just worried about Frodo, she's still a kid after all, right?" said Elladan as Gandalf, but the look of concern on his face wasn't fake.

"She's absolutely fine, she's alive when you're hungry. Zhao Mai touched Xiaohua's head, without the slightest intention of blaming, more joking with her: "You are the one with the worst acting skills among us! You wear the Supreme Ring, you should be tortured and stressed, how can you still look around and see the scenery?"

"I'm not looking at the scenery, I'm scouting! You see, there's someone in the field over there staring at us. There were three crows flying in the sky before, and it was hard to guarantee that they were not Saruman's spies. ”

"Ha, that's Saruman's spy. He is now smarter, and instead of sending large flocks of crows, he splits them into small detachments. Although the information obtained in this way is brief, it covers a large area. Zhao Mai looked at Elladan and sighed, "How do you get along with your neighbors? The people here are more inclined to Saruman, and their attitude towards you is either insignificant, or vigilant and precautionary. Isn't it passive that you're moving in this area, and all the news will be known to Saruman?"

"We, the elves, have been inspired by Vera and are ready to leave Middle-earth and hand it over to humans. And Saruman has always been our ally, so it's normal for us that he comes to take care of the inhabitants here. Elladan explained, "We had no idea that the leader of the wizards, the leader of the battle against Sauron, would surrender and rebel. ”

"But now it seems that you have not gone to the human villages to spread the word that Saruman has taken refuge in evil and will harm the people here. ”

"We are undermanned, and the warriors we are now using to attack the enemy south were originally used to defend Rivendell. Elladan replied, "The elves of Rivendell have not fallen into a single battle with Sauron, our sacrifices have been great, and we are not as fast as humans recover, and it is impossible for the elven army that fought all the way to Mount Doom and overthrew the Hell Tower in the Great War of the Last Alliance." ”

"Alas...... I don't really want you to go to Valinor. It's eternal, yes, but it doesn't have the vitality of Middle-earth. Zhao Mai suddenly sniffed in the air, and said with a smile: "Great, Saruman finally bites the hook." I smelled the wolves. To the west of the Misty Mountains, the only place where the wolf can pass through is the Rohan Pass, where Issinger is. ”

"Where is the wolf?" Elladan stood up from his horse, lifted his blue peaked hat slightly, and his gaze swept across the horizon. It's dusk, and it's getting darker, but it doesn't affect the elves' eyesight. Soon he spotted his target, and a pack of dozens of wolves was rapidly approaching.

"Is that all?" Saruman really thinks a few dozen wolves will be able to defeat Gandalf and Tverdo, right?"

"Of course not, I think he still wants to verify our identity. The frozen raven in the sky can prove my identity, and he desperately wants to know if you are Gandalf. Zhao Mai believed that there must be spies looking around, either bought humans or black crows. He thought for a moment, then said, "Gandalf, why didn't you raise your staff?"

It's obviously just an ordinary wooden staff, with a piece of fluorite stuffed at the top, and it has no mana. Elladan was puzzled, but he raised his staff as he said. Unexpectedly, the fluorite actually emitted a bright white light, soft and warm, even if you look directly, it will not hurt your eyes, and it will light up the road ahead like a lighthouse. "We don't change direction and go straight to the wolves. ”

"What? I know you can freeze a crow, but you can freeze a wolf, after all, a wolf is not much smaller than a horse!" Elladan was a little nervous and said, "It's definitely not good for a wolf to pounce on you, and it's not good to hurt a horse!"

"No, let's just go over. Zhao Mai said: "You waved your wand and imitated Gandalf's deep voice to say a few words, roughly to persuade the wolves to abandon evil and turn to good. ”

At this point, Elladan had no choice but to do so. The wolves let out a heart-rending howl from afar, and then surrounded Zhao Mai and them, and soon they could see their yellow eyes and sharp teeth reflecting a faint blue light.

Elladan never lacked courage, otherwise he would not have been assigned to participate in this operation. He stretched his staff flat, warning and reprimanding the black wolves. He thought that what would be responded to him would only be an offensive howl, but he didn't expect it to be a respectful move by the wolves to get out of the way. The horses under their seats were a little nervous, but they faithfully carried their masters through the wolves, like a four-leaf boat through a calm lake.

It could be seen that Elladan didn't know why, so Zhao Mai told him directly: "Saruman's ability to command animals was learned from the brown-robed wizard Ridagast, and Gandalf has a better relationship with Radagast, so it's normal to learn one or two tricks." ”

But there's no Gandalf, and there's no Redagaste, how did you learn that? Elladan is getting more and more confused.