"Helios, pack the gold in a box, and you will personally lead two hundred men and Gandalf to the Lonely Mountain, and let the dwarves tailor the most suitable armor and weapons for you." Chu Xin commanded.

"Howler!" Helios immediately beckoned excitedly.

They pulled dozens of sturdy wild horses from the meadows behind the capital, loaded the gold coins into one huge iron box after another, and placed them in recently made wagons.

Then, Helios selected two hundred elite guards, all of whom were city defenders who followed him during his lifetime.

In the end, they neatly put on the black robes that covered their bodies, and the wide hoods hid the terrifying skulls deep into the darkness, and only the two burning eyes made the scalp tingle.

As soon as the two hundred people put on their clothes, they went to that station, and the rusty swords peeked out from the cracks, and a cold and murderous momentum burst out.

Their combat effectiveness may be similar to that of human soldiers, but in terms of defense, vitality, and even self-healing strength, they are far beyond the physical mortals, and their terrifying image can make the enemy fearful, and the morale of the enemy will be damaged before the battle starts.

Externally, with the skeleton general as the core, it can be combined into a bone giant, this kind of combat power, the middle and the earth are rare, and it must be a super meat grinder on the battlefield, because they retain the soul consciousness, their plasticity is very good.

This is also the main reason why Chu Xin did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to deliberately cultivate the skeleton army.

Gandalf glanced back and pulled out a whistle to blow it.

After a while, Faramir, dressed in light armor, walked out of the forest with two horses, he had been hiding in the shadows, and once Chu Xin used force against Gandalf, he would go back to pull the rescuers.

"That's the son of Chancellor Gondor, a very promising young man, barely my student." Gandalf introduced.

Of course, Chu Xin knew about Faramir, in the movie, this kid was appointed prime minister and lord by Aragon after the death of his brother and father, and he also married Princess Rohan as his wife, and lived a comfortable and comfortable life of peace.

Faramir came to Gandalf's side, bowed to Chu Xin, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "See the Dragon King." ”

He also witnessed the fierce battle last night, and the majestic and brutal posture was like an imprint engraved in his memory, and when he got along at close range at this moment, he couldn't help but palpitate and panic, and instinctively wanted to hold the hilt of the sword to guard against it.

"Skeleton Dragon King~" Chu Xin smiled secretly, fortunately he added the word "skeleton", otherwise he would be embarrassed out of the sky.

He didn't say anything to Faramir or continue the conversation with Gandalf, but flapped his wings and bowed his head and asked, "Helios, are you packed?" ”

The Skeleton General mounted his tall horse and replied in a loud voice, "All right! Here we go! ”

As soon as the words fell, the team of two hundred men marched towards the east.

Gandalf and Faramir looked at each other, then mounted their horses and led the way.

It's not a short journey from here to the Lonely Mountain, and you'll have to climb over the Misty Mountains and pass through the elven woodland kingdoms, but luckily Gandalf knows many ancient trade routes and can save a lot of time and energy.

Why Chu Xin didn't do it himself was considered.

One is that this job does not mean much to him in itself, and it is not worth spending time and energy to negotiate with the dwarves in person.

The second is that as mentioned earlier, if he appears directly in the Lonely Mountain, there is a high probability that he will be greeted by dozens of dragon hunting crossbow arrows, which will break out into unnecessary and harmful disputes.

The third is that as a leader, you can't take care of all the affairs, you have done it, it is difficult for the people below to get together and stare together, not to mention that this itself is about the interests of the skeleton army, and if you leave it to them to complete it themselves, you will have a greater sense of satisfaction and accomplishment in your heart, and you will be grateful for the reward of Chu Xin, rather than blindly sitting back and enjoying it.

What's more, Chu Xin temporarily remembered someone, and he felt the need to meet him, if he had the opportunity, it was best to fight.

Of course, it can also be described as a god.

That's the white-robed wizard Saruman!

Originally, five sub-gods, including Gandalf, Maia incarnated as old wizards and traveled east to Middle-earth, where their power was sealed away by half or more, with the goal of guiding the tribes against the dark forces of Sauron.

And among these five people, the one with the strongest comprehensive quality is Saruman, who is wearing a white robe.

Compared to the amiable Gandalf, this guy is extremely arrogant, stubborn, and serious.

The most important thing is: according to the original record, in the year 3000 of the Third Age, Saruman proudly and confidently used the True Knowledge Crystal, and wanted to peek at the real-time picture of Mordor, but accidentally connected to the video communication with Sauron, who also had the True Knowledge Crystal, and the two sides had spiritual contact and collision, and finally Saruman was defeated by Sauron, and was demonized by him, and he also had a greed for the Supreme Ring, so the two sides cooperated.

However, it is worth thinking about whether Saruman was bewitched or had a bad heart.

Chu Xin estimates both.

As for the true knowledge crystal, it is a transparent spherical crystal, which functions like in many cartoons, and can monitor the outside world, as well as video calls.

"It's the year 3002, and according to the timeline, the fallen Saruman has secretly joined the dark camp," Chu Xin muttered to himself, "Fighting against the strongest wizard today is an excellent way to test your own strength level, and if you decide, use him as a living sandbag." ”

If it was the former Smaug, if he didn't suppress Saruman with fire or flesh for the first time, then the victory rate was not high, and once Saruman used the magic that belonged to Maia, Smaug would have to hang the lottery even if he didn't die.

But now it is not what it used to be, and the resurrected "Smaug" seems to be defeated, but in fact, with the improvement of proficiency, strength, speed and other qualities increase, and various skills also make up for many defects.

Therefore, it is really not good to judge which is strong or weak, and even Chu Xin cannot be determined.

Therefore, Saruman had to be reluctant to exercise his body, and at the same time help him get out of the comfort zone brought by the "strongest wizard".

Wow~~

Chu Xin said that he would move, and before leaving, he did not forget to give an order to a skeleton soldier.

"When I release the news to the outside world, I will say that the Supreme Ring with endless magic power is in my hand."

Chiguoguo's Fishing Enforcement!

Anyone who is greedy and covets the offender will be turned into experience points sent to the door!

……

At the southernmost end of the Misty Mountains lies a valley with a vast expanse of valley that sits the great fortress called Isengard.

The valley is surrounded by a ring of rocky walls, steep cliffs that block all enemies trying to climb over, and the only entrance is a long tunnel on the south side, with huge iron gates installed at both ends.

It was this easy-to-defend and hard-to-attack structure that defended Isengard.

After passing through the tunnel, there is a flat valley with lush meadows spreading across the ground, and boulevards interspersed with fruit trees, and the smell of fruit wafts through the air.

Streams cascade down the hillsides into the valley, passing through and nourishing the flowers and trees, and finally into a lake that is like a pure jewel.

This verdant landscape, in stark contrast to the bare mountains that surround it, is like a precious oasis in the middle of nowhere.

And next to the lake, stands the towering Orsanke Stone Tower, whose cold and dark luster is incompatible with the surroundings, which just shows that this was indeed a bloody military fortress in the past.

At the top of the stone tower, an old man in a white robe looked straight to the north.

Slender cheeks, a lush beard, a strong nose, deep eyes, and a waterfall-like white hair make for an image of not being angry and arrogant.

He held a metal wand in his right hand, and the tip of the magic gem was almost the same shape as the stone tower, both of which were sharp and powerful.

Maiya Human Body, Leader of the White Dao Society, Lord of the Wizarding Valley, White-robed Wizard - Saruman!

As early as 2759, Saruman received Esengard as a residence from Rohan and the leaders of Gondor and promised to defend against invasions from the Barbarians to the west.

It wasn't until 2953, when the last meeting of the White Priests broke up, and Saruman began to strengthen the tower, develop his own power, and consider Isengard his personal domain.

Not only that, Saruman went so far as to secretly aid the barbarians who were supposed to be fighting, driving them to frequently harass the Rohan kingdom and contribute to the turmoil in Middle-earth in order to profit from it.

It is not difficult to see that before he was influenced by Sauron, he had already swelled up a lot of ambitions, in a vain attempt to replace Sauron in control of Middle-earth.

"I hope those coarse barbarians don't waste my money this time, and move their shrunken brains," Saruman muttered to himself with a grim face, "and it would be better to inflict heavy damage on Rohan's cavalry, kill Generalissimo Iomond, and make Rohan's fools panic." ”

……

The Black Barbarian Land is located on the west side of the Misty Mountains, with the vast unowned Arno Kingdom wasteland to the west, Eisengard to the south, and the Fangon Forest and Rohan Kingdom across the mountains to the southeast.

In this barren and barren land, there are black barbarian people, also known as the wild people of the black barbarian land.

Savage and gloomy are the most appropriate adjectives for this group.

They live in isolation, unwilling to communicate with other ethnic groups, and live a backward and wild life comparable to the blood of Rumao, and such a long time has led to the general character of the black barbarians to be cruel, greedy and jealous.

At the beginning of the Third Age, both the Black Barbarians and the Black Barbarians belonged to the Kingdom of Gondor, until the Gondor became increasingly decaying and had no time to take care of it, and the Black Barbarians became independent from there.

The Black Barbarians, eager for fertile soil and lush forests, invaded the plains north of Gondor, where the present-day kingdom of Rohan is located, and made their home there.

Later, Gondor narrowly escaped the defeat of the Dongyi invasion, but the descendants of the Rovanian kingdom led an army to support and repel a common enemy (the Rovanian kingdom was destroyed by the Dongyi).

In gratitude, Gondor gave the Rovanian descendants the land they had usurped by the Barbarians and allowed them to establish a state.

Thus, Rohan, a cavalry nation with excellent relations with Gondor, was born.

Then, the Barbarians were unhappy, believing that the Rohan had taken their homeland, and the hatred between the two sides began, which continues to this day, nearly five hundred years later.

During these centuries, the Barbarians repeatedly invaded the border between Rohan and Gondor, but with the killing of the Barbarian patriarch, the tribe was completely expelled and returned to the Barbarian Lands.

December 1, 3002.

The southeast corner of the Black Barbarian Land, under the Misty Mountains.

On the barren plain, there are more than a thousand black barbarians gathered at this moment.

Unlike the scribbled and rudimentary attire of the past, they now wore dark armor and armed with spears and spears of fine texture.

Among them, there are hundreds of burly men with heavy shields on their backs, enough to resist the charge of war horses, and dozens of people carry slender swords on their backs, which can inflict heavy damage on horses without difficulty.

Obviously, this black barbarian army is targeting the kingdom of Rohan on horseback.

Whether it is a pikeman formation or a horse chopping soldier, it can be relatively effective in blocking the cavalry.

"I've never touched such a sophisticated weapon in my life, tsk, that Saruman is really rich."

"Hey, Eisengard is obviously our territory, but now it is occupied by an old wizard of Saruman, I am really unhappy!"

"When we destroy Rohan, sooner or later we will snatch Eisengard back!"

"And Gondor, can't you give us a place? Such a stingy deserves to be invaded by the orcs of Mordor! ”

The barbarian soldiers were talking excitedly, as if Rohan and Gondor were born to owe them a favor.

Bang bang!

A middle-aged man with a height of 1.8 meters beat the war drum and signaled everyone to shut up and be quiet.

"We must change our operations this time, and we must not be as brave and unscrupulous as before," the man named Gegulo, the newly appointed general of the Black Barbarian Lands, "we are to release the bait and lead the enemy into a pre-arranged trap, such as a narrow canyon or a complex valley, and then use the weapons given by Saruman to kill Rohan's horses and cavalry." ”

When the black barbarian soldiers heard this, they tapped their weapons and responded to the general's plan with a crisp voice.

Perhaps Saruman's complaint was fulfilled, and the new general had brains and knew how to use tactics to achieve victory.

Half an hour later, 1,200 men marched into the Misty Mountains, choosing a secret passage to cross the ridge and approach the Rohan border with maximum efficiency.

Five o'clock in the morning.

Gegulo climbed alone on a boulder on the edge of a cliff and looked out at the eastern steppe.

At the end of the field of vision is the undulating houses, the small town of Chima built by Rohan to protect against the black barbarians, half of the inhabitants are soldiers stationed here, and the rest are family members and locals.

"Rest on the spot for a day, put me into a combat state, send a decoy night attack at night, and kill the entire Red Horse Town." Gegulo returned to the large army and gave the order.

"Women don't stay?"

"Yes, boss, those women with blond hair are so delicate, and their skin is whiter than snow!"

"Yes, yes, I got one last year, but unfortunately I accidentally strangled to death, and it was more fragile than a rabbit."

Geguro ignored the foul language of his men, and licked the corners of his mouth meaningfully, but reason still made him angrily rebuked, "Killing the enemy is the most important thing, and if we don't satisfy Saruman, we will have to use those broken copper and iron again." ”

Call~

"Boss, did you hear anything?"

"You kid didn't sleep all night?"

Whew~Whew~

"It seems like there's really going on, it sounds far away."

Call! Call!

At this moment, everyone stood motionless, looking around vigilantly.

"What's that?"

It wasn't until someone looked up that they understood where the sound was coming from, and for a moment they felt a chill all over their bodies.

Boom –

A cold, white-boned dragon emerged from above the Misty Mountains, its wings flapping and the howl of the wind.

"Hiss......"

Gegulo shuddered suddenly, and the hairs on his whole body exploded, as if he was locked by death.

Because the skeletal dragon casually lowered its head, its scarlet eyes took in everyone. (End of chapter)