Zhao Mai felt that things were a little strange. www.biquge.info At the meeting just now, Elrond did not ask for his opinion on whether he should immediately set out to cross the Misty Mountains, which is somewhat unconscionable. It is true that Frodo is the Keeper of the Rings, Aragorn is the adopted son of Elrond and the future king of Gondor, and Boromir is the current general of Gondor, but the Elven King should know that he has the strongest fighting power of all people.

With the doubts in his heart, Zhao Mai and everyone went to Elrond's residence, and when he opened the door, he saw an old man sitting in it with a teacup in his arms, and the heat shrouded his gray hair and beard. "Gandalf!" Frodo was so surprised that he squeezed past the crowd and threw himself into the old man's arms.

Gandalf chuckled, hurriedly put down the teacup, and gently patted the halfling on the back. On his wrinkled face, some unhealed wounds could be faintly seen, and it was believed that there should be more wounds on his body. Gandalf did not mention his torture at Saruman, but asked about the situation with concern.

"Oh, Frodo, I regret not being able to pick you up and put you through so much along the way. Fortunately, I have not forgotten Aragorn, and he has not forgotten my instructions. You met under the power of fate, and with the help of Grofendale and Tverdo, you finally managed to get here. ”

"Saruman caught you, how did you escape?" Frodo asked.

"Oh, I'm really lucky. At first, when Saruman decided to come here to attend Master Elrond's room, I was almost disillusioned, thinking that all hope was gone. But when I saw him return in a rage, I knew that you had managed to reach Rivendell and the One Ring had appeared, but for some reason Saruman didn't get it. I was so excited that I tried to keep myself from crying. Gandalf's eyes softened and he smiled, "Out of anger, Saruman decided to continue torturing me, and imprisoned me at the top of the tower of Ozokta, where only magic can go up and down. No one expected that the Eagle King Kwan Hyuk would visit a few days later. He was going to consult Saruman about Sauron's efforts to raise evil dragons, asking him what to do, but he saw me first. I begged him to take me out of the Ozan Tower, and he was strong enough to take off and land in the magic at the top of the tower. ”

Gandalf breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued, "However, Guan He was also injured and could not carry me over the mountains to Rivinedale, so I asked him to put me in Rohan. Guan He went back to heal his wounds, and I found a horse in Rohan and rode all the way. That's my story. ”

"It's no worse than ours at all!" Frodo said, "Are you here to join the Fellowship of the Ring?"

Zhao Mai also nodded, admitting that Frodo's words made sense. Although Gandalf is not in good health at the moment, he has a strong power of light, and the will of the world protects and cares for him. Although this power is not as good as the One Ring, it is enough to resist and protect Frodo's kind heart from being harmed. This is important because Frodo is a Ring Bearer, and he is directly affected by the Ring, and his every move will directly affect the success or failure of this mission.

Although he cast the Worm Heart Ring, Zhao Mai could only use it to protect himself, the Z worm, and at most reserve grain and small flowers. He could keep the dark from affecting his own people, but he couldn't dispel the effects that had already been done.

"It's great to have you joining, it can greatly increase our chances of winning! It is estimated that at this time, Saruman has already exploded!" Zhao Mai said with a smile.

Gandalf looked at Zhao Mai and nodded with a smile. "I'm definitely going to join the Fellowship of the Ring. I've already missed your heroic story before, how can I miss the rest of it?, though, there's one thing I need to say more to Tver. ”

"Me?" Zhao Mai thought about it, what could it be?

"I've consulted with Elrond to hope you'll be on a dangerous mission. We want you to be able to act as a decoy to distract your enemies. ”

"Wait a minute, show me the map. Zhao Mai said to Elrond. The Elven Lord took out his copy of the map from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Mai, which not only marked the terrain, but also the latest situation of friend and foe. Zhao Mai looked at the map, his fingers moved over the city and mountains, and then said, "In other words, I don't follow the Ring Guard?"

Elrond nodded and said, "Yes." We want you and Glover Dale to join up and break through south together to attract Saruman's attention, mobilize his army, and buy time for the Fellowship of the Ring. ”

"Strategic deception, yes, that's a good idea, Saruman wouldn't have thought of Broffindale plus me, such an elite force is just used to deceive people. But even if he had any suspicions, he had to besiege us. Zhao Mai nodded. At the time of the Normandy landings in World War II, the most famous American general, General Patton, frequently appeared in Dover, England, to trick the German defenders into placing the wrong strategic direction on the wrong Calais coast, thus relieving the pressure on the real battlefield of Normandy. "But there is one thing you don't know if you think, Saruman knows that Gandalf has escaped, and he also knows the importance of Gandalf in the One Ring incident, so he would not have been fooled if he had not seen Gandalf. I'm a tough thug at best. ”

"We'll send someone to dress up Gandalf as well. He was tortured, wounded, and lost the Ring of Fire, and did not need to fight, so he would not be easily exposed. An elven child will be dressed as a halfling, also to confuse the enemy. ”

"Elf child, must be underage, right?" Zhao Mai waved his hand: "This can't be done." I'll solve this problem and make my entourage as Frodo. ”

"You really aren't affected by the Lord of the Rings at all, even if you want to leave the One Ring, you can agree immediately?" Gandalf's face was full of surprise: "I have studied a lot of literature and stories, and anyone who has held the Lord Ring will be affected to a greater or lesser extent. ”

"The impact is there, but not enough to affect much. Zhao Mai didn't want to show off his worm heart ring, so he didn't talk about this topic in detail. "Actually, I'd love to stay in the Fellowship of the Ring, and I didn't say during the meeting that I could actually break through Saruman's army. I don't worry about any opponent other than Sauron and the One of the Rings. ”

"But I'm worried. Gandalf said, "The Lord of the Rings brings brutality, deceit, and a multitude of dark powers, and it can grow stronger in this power. It had previously been in Gollum's hands, hiding deep beneath the Misty Mountains, away from right and wrong, and later in the Shire's custody by Bilbo, where there was also a lack of dark power, which greatly delayed the recovery of the Demon Lord Zoro. I fear that if a path is fought with violence along the way, albeit for justice and victory, the path will eventually lead to the Evil Black Tower instead of Mount Doom. ”