Chapter 1216 Giant Insects Are Rampant
Sure enough, An Qi's next words confirmed his conjecture, and there were factors he hadn't thought of.
"Many people in the folk..."
"In addition to these, there are many merchants who have launched special welcome gifts for this, but they have not been shipped. They are currently in a pre-order state and will be shipped when the specific date is confirmed. Many people have already paid deposits for this. Due to the large volume of goods, the factory can't handle it in a short time, and some products that can be stored for a long time have now started production..."
"There are also some businessmen who are hyping up and seizing this opportunity to hype their own brands and products, with the most prosperous industries in automobiles, real estate, and media packaging. They have all invested a lot, and this has even formed a short-term economic state. If this is confirmed now This kind of news is false, and this economic state will immediately turn into a bubble, triggering the economic collapse of these industries, which will be a big loss for the empire, which is in a period of rapid recovery..."
"...These people will lose everything because of this."
"The military has also been affected by rumors. There are not a few troops who are celebrating, and the high-level officials have repeatedly banned them. There is even a cultural and art troupe that has specially started rehearsing and performing shows for you to congratulate you..."
"The government's grass-roots officials have also been affected. Many officials even bluntly admitted this matter when they were doing business or being inquired by the people. The cabinet has ordered severe punishments for these people, which has controlled the signs a little. But in order to avoid causing public opinion. , we can't do too much..."
"For the sake of the people's hearts and the economy of the empire, the general must agree to An Qi's visit to Her Royal Highness! An Qi will do everything in her power to convince Her Highness, please rest assured, general!"
Anyang silently lowered his head and rubbed his temples. He understood that this was what An Qi did on purpose!
What a waste of brain cells!
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Meanwhile, the leafy forest, the woodland kingdom.
At this time, the outside world was in full swing, and the cold invaded the earth. Except for a few places where the four seasons were like spring, most of the kingdom's territory was covered with ice and snow, which caused great inconvenience to the soldiers.
Moreover, winter is a season of consuming food reserves. War will undoubtedly cause greater food consumption. The Middle-earth world has not been peaceful in these years, and the friction with evil forces has almost never been cut off. Terrible thing!
But the Woodland Kingdom was blessed by the god of origin, but it was as warm as spring. Every day is good weather during the day, the sun shines beautifully on the flowers and trees, and at night, there is a silent drizzle that moistens things, and stops immediately after giving the earth enough moisture. Vegetables, melons and fruits are also growing continuously. After picking the fruit on the tree, it will grow back in less than a few days. Peeling off the vegetable seeds in the ground also grows at a speed visible to the naked eye, ranging from half a month to a month. It can be harvested without worrying about insufficient food or the impact of bad weather. Compared with other areas, the conditions are more favorable.
Even now that the giant worms have begun to invade Middle-earth, there are still merchants from Rohan Kingdom and Gondor who take the risk and bring a large number of mercenaries to the Woodland Kingdom.
Of course, they are not just to witness this miracle, but to negotiate with the Woodland King Thranduil to let the Woodland Kingdom grow food for them, or buy food from the Woodland Kingdom at a high price, to prepare for the next full-scale war of resistance in Middle-earth.
Thranduil is also very generous. After carefully discerning the identity and purpose of the merchants, he will not refuse those who are really stocking grain for the war, but instead gives a very appropriate price. If the land of the Woodland Kingdom is not enough to grow so much mortal food, they will give way to the Lonely Mountain and let them seek the aid of the King Below. For those who transport large quantities of food, he will even send elite troops to escort them all the way out of the leafy forest and even further afield, lest they be attacked by giant insects.
Thranduil is naturally very satisfied with this kind of environment. If it weren't for those horrible bugs.
He stood at the gate of the kingdom, looking at the pool of blood in front of him and an elf guard lying on a stretcher. Just now, a flying mantis suddenly flew from the night sky and attacked the guard, causing the elf guard to be seriously injured, and he He woke up.
It was late at night and the forest was extraordinarily quiet.
They originally had many tribesmen who believed in the goddess of nature who controlled the forest, but these bugs were hidden in the forest and attacked them, but the goddess of nature didn't notice.
"The night gave these worms too much cover, and the sound of the rain covered up their flying movements. If it was during the day, they would never be able to attack so calmly!" Thranduil murmured, watching the drizzle from the tall and dense wood The branches and leaves slowly infiltrated and fell, and a rustling voice came from above, and suddenly said, "We are going to build an outpost at the gate, and according to the specifications of a small fortress, we must allow our clansmen to be able to defend against the sudden attacks of these monsters at night! Starting tomorrow, we can't afford to lose people for no reason."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" said Finlon.
Then Thranduil glanced at the elven guards who were muttering to ask for the protection of the God of Origin, and added: "Increase the number of guards, equip them with the best equipment, and ensure that each team has one who can ask for the protection of Ain. People accompany!"
"Yes!... But Your Majesty, there are not many such people in the kingdom now, and many are not in the army..."
"Let's openly recruit these devout people in the kingdom tomorrow. Whether they are soldiers or not, they must do their part for our clan at this time. I don't think they will refuse." Thranduil continued to look at the darkness like a forest of abyss.
This used to be their paradise, but now every night, the green leaf forest has turned into the mouth of the devil that devours people. Every time he thinks of this, it makes him sad.
"Fortunately, we still have daylight."
At this time Fenlon came up again, bowed and said, "Luya is here."
"Huh?" Thrandil turned around and saw a tall and beautiful elf woman in leather armor walking towards him, and asked immediately, "Are you awake too? I asked you to ask clearly?"
"My Majesty, yes." Luya bowed, "The god of origin told me that it was because they lacked leaders, or the more powerful giants had not yet participated in the war. The higher-ranking giants also When they join the invasion war, when they attack us in an organized manner, even ordinary giant insects will be very scary."
"It can be seen." Thranduil said in a deep voice, "Even the aimless sneak attacks and harassment have caused us losses again and again. If they have command and strategy, I can hardly imagine the destructive ability of this army. "
"One more thing, my majesty." Luya looked up at Thranduil, "I described our predicament and difficulties to my god, and I paid him the utmost devotion, so when I woke up Then I found out that I got the divine power given to me by God to help the kingdom defend against these giant insects."
"Really powerful?"
"Yes." Luya nodded, facing Thranduil's doubtful gaze, she waved her hand in a sullen mood—
"Fuck!"
A sharp thorn suddenly emerged from an ancient tree closest to the gate, slanted down, the thorn was more than ten meters long, easily pierced into the ground, and then disappeared as green light dust.
Then Luya raised her left hand again, only to hear a crackling sound, a small blue arc that lingered on her hand, jumping and flickering between her fingers, and continued to make a crackling sound, as if to show its anxiety and Destructive power!
"My God gave me the power to control plants, so that I can protect myself, and he gave me the power to control lightning, so that I can punish evil." Luya said.
Thranduil narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Then, he said: "Then after tomorrow, you can return to the army. I hope you can also protect your comrades and punish those evil."
"Of course, my majesty."
When Luya left, he looked at the guards who had been following him and said, "You have seen it too, it's true, everything is true, he gives us protection and strength, but we need to pay for him Religion and worship. . . And that's the only way we can protect ourselves."
The king's guards bowed their heads and said nothing.
Now, there are more and more giant insects.
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At the same time in the Shire area, giant insects with fast marching ability also arrived here long ago.
When Gloria heard the news that the giant worm attacked the adventurers in the wild, she couldn't help but turn pale. She was just starting to prepare, and she was not ready yet, the day has come!
But she still braved and cheered up, gritted her teeth and walked out of Brie Town, muttering the name of the God of Origin and praying for shelter, while following a group of adventurers far behind, looking for those who attacked in the wild. Human monster.
This group of daring adventurers is bound to regret it.
Gloria thought so.
Suddenly, an adventurer wearing a cross sword turned his head and saw him, and was immediately surprised: "You...you are not the waitress of the Prancing Horse Hotel, why did you come here?"
"I'll come... I'll kill the giant insects." Gloria said timidly, feeling a little bolder after speaking, and raised her voice slightly to remind, "Go back quickly, those monsters are even those of other kingdoms in full armor. The army is also difficult to deal with, and you are definitely not able to deal with it."
After saying this, the adventurer was suddenly stunned.
After a while, he and the adventurers in front let out a burst of laughter and stopped.
"What did I hear? A waiter girl from an inn went out to hunt those legendary monsters in the wild? She also advised us to go back quickly? Hahahaha..."
"I heard it too, tell me I got it wrong, Ryan, tell me now!"
"No, no, you heard it right. It's the young girl who brought us wine the other day. He is advising you to stay away from those dangerous monsters, and let her deal with it!" The young man named Ryan The adventurer said with a smile.
"What's your name?" someone finally asked.
"G... Gloria." Gloria said, suddenly feeling a sense of peeping, which made her a little uneasy, and instinctively looked around, but found nothing.
"Gloria, why are you here? Forget it, I don't care about this, you go back quickly, this is not the place where you came to die, so many of us can barely deal with those monsters, and we may not care about you when we fight. ." The man said.
"I..." Gloria didn't know what to say.
Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the hillside in the distance. The whole body was red and covered with carapace. It was about the size of a buffalo.
They didn't even react!
Gloria didn't return to her senses at all, she saw the fiery red monster jumped down from the hillside and rushed to the adventurer's side, with a pounce aimed at the bearded man at the front. The adventurers at this time quickly raised their weapons to respond, but it was too late.
"Ahhhh!!"
The weight of the giant insect is close to a ton and the impact of such a fast speed can kill a person, let alone such a ferocious attack. I saw that the adventurer's body was pierced by the two pairs of sharp forelimbs of the giant insect in an instant, and then the giant insect snorted, stretched its forelimbs, and heard a tearing sound——
Blood and internal organs rained down like rain, and the big man was torn in half and fell into the field.
"Ah!" Gloria screamed in horror.
At this time, the giant worm had already rushed towards another adventurer as fast as the wind, and the adventurers also picked up the axe to surround the giant worm, and the two sides started a battle in the blink of an eye.
Although the adventurers have weapons, it is difficult for them to cause too much damage to the carapace of the giant insects. On the contrary, they are not equipped with sophisticated armor like the regular legion, and they cannot stop the attack of the giant insects. It is almost impossible to survive being stabbed or bitten with mouthparts!
For a while, there was a scream, blood dripping, and a fishy smell with a rust smell permeated all around!
This group of adventurers who wanted to see the monsters finally paid the price. After three consecutive deaths, the remaining adventurers began to gradually retreat.
The giant worm turned to look at Gloria.
Then, it rushed over without hesitation!
"Ah! The god of origin!" Gloria only had time to exclaim.
Just when the giant insect was about to pounce on her, a white and holy gleam suddenly lit up on her body. The giant worm saw the gleam as if it had encountered a natural enemy, and hurriedly avoided her. He turned his head and looked at her with some fear and some hesitation.
"hiss……"
The giant worm neighed at her in protest!
At this time, an adventurer came back to his senses, and quickly reached out and pulled Gloria, pulling her back from the daze.
"What are you doing, run away!"
"Oh!" Gloria turned and ran, but after two steps, she gritted her teeth and showed determination, stopped and broke free from the adventurer's hand, "I want to stay!"
"What are you staying for!?"
"Fight." Gloria said stubbornly.
"What a lunatic! This giant insect killed your whole family or something, you have to fight it hard!" The adventurer scolded twice, finding that he couldn't beat her, and fulfilling his duty, he looked at him gradually trying to come here. The approaching giant insect resolutely left Gloria and fled after other companions.
But less than ten meters away, he only heard a muffled sound!
"Pong!"
Subconsciously, he turned his head and glanced, only to find that the waitress was standing there, opening her hand to the front. And the giant insect fell on the barren field more than ten meters away from her. The carapace and limbs on its body seemed to be smashed by some kind of giant force. Nothing was good. A burst of scorched white smoke, the whole body is half smaller than before.
He soon found out where the half of his body had gone!
From Gloria to the corpse of the giant insect, in the fields more than ten meters away, there are broken carapaces, scorched black or white insect flesh, visceral insect pulp, and the smell of meat and scorched smell are intertwined... unimaginable. What a powerful impact that giant insect has encountered!
"This……"
He stopped suddenly.
At the same time, the rest of the escaped adventurers also stopped and stared blankly at this scene.
Everything is in front of their eyes.
Is this...really true?
They looked at each other in disbelief.
That woman is clearly the waitress who served them wine a few days ago! She was shivering with fear from the giant insect just now and was at a loss! How did he suddenly become a powerful wizard? This world is a little too unreasonable, isn't it?
At this time, Gloria breathed a sigh of relief.
Then there was a sense of emptiness in her body. She was in a hurry just now and couldn't do anything at all. She could only instinctively release all the 'magic power' she had accumulated in the past few days, but she achieved impressive results. The result of the battle was too terrifying. The giant worm was completely smashed, and the internal organs and slurries made her want to vomit! However, she still forcibly resisted the urge to vomit. It was the emptiness in her body that overwhelmed the nausea. She felt that she had to go back and ask the God of Origin for help, and she had to be satisfied quickly, otherwise she would die in pain!
Without caring about the adventurers, she walked back step by step, staggering, and quickly passed by the adventurers, murmured the name of Ian Kofinori, and drifted away, only for the adventurers. They left a thin and tall figure behind.
She may not know, she is about to become famous, and the name will spread quickly from the Prancing Horse Hotel!
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Rivendell, Elrond led the elven army to stand guard, dignifiedly defending the distant mountains.
Rivendell's elf army is actually better equipped than the elf army of the Woodland Kingdom. After all, they have an older heritage, but it is difficult to say in terms of combat effectiveness. The elves of the Woodland Kingdom have always been the most dangerous and warlike in Middle-earth.
The distant mountains were originally Rivendell's barrier to protect themselves, and they often refused to be outside the mountains, but now they dare not leave Rivendell at all. Even if it shrinks here, it is necessary to defend against the giant insects that can fly over the walls or fly fast on the mountains. Rivendell has not built a fortress-type castle. Day and night guard each level and patrol around to resist these monsters.
Elrond knew this well, so he also started to build walls and arrow towers to protect his people!
But today the giant insects have attacked three times in a row, and they all retreat with one blow, causing great losses to the elves, but the elves are unable to do anything about them!
Suddenly, a towering tree in the distance trembled, and a large monster five or six meters long flew from the canopy, like a black praying mantis, but shorter and thicker than the praying mantis. With a buzzing sound, it rushed towards the army led by Elrond.
It seems to be fighting with it, and a few fiery red figures suddenly jumped up in the river where the elves didn't pay too much attention, rushing towards them!
In the distance, there are also some ugly figures with fleshy flesh, running clumsily towards this side, they look like wild bears hunting for food, but the elves have tasted it!
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