The Orb of True Knowing revealed a great river that flowed out of Isengar and towards the sea without looking back. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info There are countless working residents living by the river, but they are unaware of the strong orc army lurking nearby, or they don't want to worry about seeing it. These paralyzed human beings, who do not know anything about the changes in the world, repeat their short and boring lives in a blur.

"A bunch of fools. Saruman commented. His strengthened spell commanded the Orb of True Wisdom to look further. The image shuddered, and a figure in the dark pit followed the flames down from the bridge. But the pattern flashed by, and then it was back to the river. The image is getting clearer and clearer, and a cave of stalactites appears in the frame.

"Yes, that's good. A stream flows into the underground cavern, and they are hiding here?" Saruman focused, wanting to see farther and clearer. Suddenly, the river turned red, then burned, and the red flames gathered and rose. "No!" Saruman forcibly swallowed the second half of the sentence, then replaced it with a calm voice, and said with his head held high in front of the True Knowledge Crystal, "Zoro".

The Crystal Ball of True Knowledge didn't make any sound, and Zoro's words sounded directly in Saruman's head: "Saruman, report. ”

"We are in a cooperative relationship, and I will not report to you. Saruman snorted, he never thought he was in the service of Sauron.

"You want to betray our allies. You're going to Rivendell to get my ring, aren't you?"

The corners of Saruman's mouth curled, and he said disdainfully: "You only have your own ring in your eyes, and you don't care about anything else." Don't forget, you sent the Ringwraith to Rivendell, didn't you tell me about the One Ring's appearance, if you had said it earlier, I would have been better prepared to give you the ring. ”

"I smell the smell of conspiracy, white robe!Don't try to deceive me!Where is the army you said for me?Where is the Rohan you said for me?Where is the device you made for me that can destroy the walls of Minas Tirith?I am looking at you, I have been watching you!"

The crystal ball of True Awareness shook, and the pattern of the Flame Demon Eye disappeared in an instant. Saruman staggered back a few steps, sweat on his forehead. Zoro concentrated all his strength in his mental state, and the mental pressure given by the Flame Demon Eye was too great, and just standing in front of it was a severe test of human will.

Saruman knew he couldn't wait any longer, and Sauron had begun to suspect his motives, leaving him with little time left to snatch the One Ring. With a trembling hand, he picked up the cloth on the ground and covered it with the crystal ball of true knowledge before he could think in peace. Terrible commands came out of his mouth, and the black smoke over Isengar grew thicker.

Zhao Mai, who was far away in the cave, frowned, raised his hand and put it down, and sniffed around with his nose. Reserve grain tilted his head to look at Zhao Mai, jumped up and went to the surrounding guard, while Xiaohua asked, "What, is something happening?"

"Someone tried to snoop with a spell just now, which aroused the vigilance of the insect heart. But as soon as the power of the magic slipped by, it retreated at the entrance of the cave, and I don't know why. Zhao Mai licked his lips and waved his hand, saying, "I guess Saruman is looking for us everywhere, it's okay." ”

"Are you sure it's him? Aren't you supposed to tell Gloffingdale about that?" said Flower.

"That's right, it's time. Zhao Mai stood up and gave up his seat to the gardener Long: "You come and continue to cook the fish, don't let the reserve grain be eaten secretly! I really don't know if it's a dog or a cat, even a small fish is grabbed!"

Xiaohua smiled, stretched out her little hand to pick up a small fish that was almost cooked from the pot, and threw it directly towards the reserve grain. If you give it to him directly, it won't count as if he stole it, which Zhao Mai didn't expect at all.

The elves have entered a state of rest, and Grofendale uses her power to heal their wounds and speed up their healing. An elven warrior took a piccolo out of his bosom, cleaned it and put it to his mouth, and the dimly lit cavern was accompanied by beautiful music.

When Groffindel saw Zhao Mai, he washed away the blood stains on his hands with the water of the underground river and wiped the rocks beside him. Zhao Mai sat down while thanking him, and said straight to the point: "Just now I felt that someone was peeping at the entrance of the cave with magic, and it was probably Saruman. It seems that he has been in a hurry and has used the power of the True Crystal Sphere. ”

"Is Gandalf's side prepared?

"Hmm. Gandalf had seen the Orb of Truth in Ozokta, and just in case, he cast a magic shield on the Fellowship of the Ring. However, Saruman is the head of the wizards, and his magic is far stronger than Gandalf's, so it is impossible for it to work all the time. Zhao Mai said: "This time, the detection spell was withdrawn when it reached the entrance of the cave, perhaps because we were afraid of being detected, but it cannot be ruled out that Saruman could see through us." ”

"That's true. We have no way of knowing about Saruman's actions, so prepare for the worst and fight with confidence. Groffindel looked at Zhao Mai with sincere eyes and said, "I see that you have been thinking about things for the past few days, do you have any plans?"

"I'm planning to go up the river, get straight to Isengard, and kill Saruman. ”

"Well, I have the expectation of going up and going straight through, but I can do ......," said Grofendale, "and even if Saruman had an army, Isenger would have defended it, and maybe even Rohan's cavalry." We can't kill so many enemies. ”

"I can ......" Zhao Mai swallowed the latter word, and then said: "We actually have reinforcements, very strong reinforcements. Do you know the Tree People of the Fagong Forest?"

"Yes. The Treants have always lived in the Fagon Forest and have a good relationship with Saruman. They won't come out to fight, and even if they do, they probably will help Saruman. ”

"Not necessarily. Treemen are honest, but they have a duty that is engraved in their blood and will never be forgotten. Even if they are allied with Saruman's blood, they will fight each other because of their duties. ”

"Are you so confident?" Groffindel nodded, "Last question, do you think we have to move on to a strategic attack? Don't forget, our goal is to deceive Saruman and distract him from the Fellowship of the Ring." ”

"Yes. But this mission will lose its meaning as we cross the Eisen River, cross the White Mountains, and enter the borders of Gondor. We don't have Boromir and Hart, and the true Fellowship of the Ring wouldn't have chosen Gondor without them. Therefore, as soon as we enter Gondor, our identities and tasks will be directly seen through by Saruman. Instead of that, it is better to turn the time across the river into the time of transfer. Saruman thought we were crossing the river, but we couldn't. I'll be able to block his detection power a few times, so we can surprise him and disrupt his position, but we can buy more time for the Ring Guard. ”

"I agree. Give the elves half a day to recuperate, right?"

"Absolutely. I also know a little bit about treatment, so let's come along. ”