The 276th Chapter Lord of the Rings Total War (1)

The third era of Middle-earth World, December 28, 3018, three days after the departure of the Lord of the Rings expedition from Rivendell, our omnipotent little Anne and more than two hundred dwarf goats employed by her The knights soon arrived and stood in formation outside the closed gate of Bray Town.

You read that right, right here, two months ago, Annie killed those Ringwraith black knights who were disturbing her to sleep in the town! Then, until now, in this small town, it seems that her deeds are still circulating?

And now, she has a deep impression of the town she first saw when she came to Middle-earth, and she led her dwarf mercenaries back here again!

Here is the town of Bray with the Prancing Horse Inn!

It's just that the people inside don't seem too bad. Welcome to the little witch who has gone and returned? Looking at the middle-aged men on the city wall who were armed with various weapons, Anne probably knew what the other party's attitude was.

But she didn't take it too seriously, because this time, she intends to forcibly take this town as her base, no matter what, she must take it down, it's best if it can be negotiated, if not...then grab ! !

Anyway, after reading the chronicles of Middle-earth in Rivendell, she knew clearly: Now, the entire northwest of Middle-earth was originally the inherent territory of the original Kingdom of Arnor. But now, the kingdom of Arnor has been destroyed for a long time, and now there are only a group of so-called free people of Eriad and some Dundans or other northern residents!

These people, it is said that the lords are all doing their own thing, they are just a mess, nothing to worry about! As for those hobbits... well, Annie didn't pay attention to those existences like the five scum of war.

So, Anne felt that since this is No Man's Land, then, in order to resist those evil Mordor alliances, to maintain world peace, and to allow the people of Middle-earth to bathe under her banner of unity and universal love , it is very necessary for her to take them all back into her own new kingdom!

Only by concentrating these human, material and financial resources can she play happily in this world?

"Let's talk about it first, Your Excellency Witch Anne! We dwarves are only hired to work for you, not to fight for you..."

The dwarves are all the best craftsmen and the best fighters at the same time, no one can doubt this!

And if the object of the battle was to fight against the orcs, the evil Goblins of the Mist Mountain, or other allied forces of Mordor, he, Groin, would definitely not say anything, and call his subordinates to charge up and fight!

But it's different now,

Here, but the town of Bray, is the territory of the free folk of Eliad, and the traditional territory of the kingdom of Arno, not the evil allies of Mordor!

"So don't complain, today, here in Bray Town, we dwarves will never help you attack this cloth human territory, let alone fight against the free people of Iliad for you! After all, they They are all citizens of the former Kingdom of Arno, if we fight, it will make us dwarves in an embarrassing situation!"

Although this matter has been agreed a long time ago, the dwarves are just watching from the sidelines and will never participate in the operation to take Bray Town this time!

But when the matter came to an end, the old dwarf Groin still turned his head and emphasized again to the little witch who was riding a white pony next to him. No matter how high the reward was, the dwarves were unwilling to be dragged into the battle or other disputes with the northern humans by this little witch.

"Big Beard, you are really annoying! I never said I want you to help me fight!"

"As long as you are ready, you can help me produce those weapons tomorrow, and you don't have to worry about other things!"

Looking at the far away, thicker and heavier new log door that was supposed to be smashed by the Ringwraiths and remade, Annie curled her lips indifferently.

If she felt the need, like that kind of broken wooden door, and this small town, she might just need to throw a few fireballs in, and she could easily burn down this small town of Bray? Once Annie is mad, that kind of terrifying magical destructive power will definitely exceed more than a hundred ancient dragon Smaug!

Of course, the human beings here didn't offend Anne, she definitely wouldn't do such a crazy thing, and she wouldn't even bother to do it.

"Then how are you going to take this town of Bray?"

"Don't blame me for not reminding you: this small town is still a big town with a population of nearly 4,000, and there are at least a few hundred of those militiamen and temporarily armed men! Are you going to kill them all? light?"

"If you really want to do that, you will definitely not be able to rule this place in the end..."

Glo Yin still felt that it was a bit taken for granted that this little wizard girl wished to directly rule such a large town.

Those noble lords or lords inside will definitely not give up their rights easily! And using absolute force to forcibly fight it down, and relying entirely on violence to maintain it, it obviously won't last long! As a lord, if he is too tyrannical, in less than ten days and a half a month, the people in this small town will be wiped out!

So he thinks, it’s better to follow what he suggested when he was on the road: spend money to buy a territory, then build a fort, and then use favorable conditions to recruit refugees or simply spend money to hire people. In that case, it may be better than directly attacking How reliable is a town?

"There is a better and simpler way! It's just, hey..."

Annie thought of the other worlds she had been to in the past, and several times she directly used the contract to solve the problem, which is simple and trouble-free! Originally, she also thought about going in and directly grabbing the mayor of Bray Town to stamp her and finish the job.

However, after thinking about it carefully, she felt that in the current Middle-earth world, she could no longer use that trick...

One reason is: she herself has already agreed with that bad old man Gandalf before, that she can't and won't use magic casually.

Another one is: In this world, there are a lot of gods! If she continues to use this kind of contract to control others casually, when the time comes, people will think that she has violated the rules of the game, and when they become angry, they will take a countermeasure. Will it all collapse in an instant?

So, this time, she needs to change to a more troublesome method, but it is not very good at attracting people's attention, and it will not violate the rules of the game of those indigenous gods?

"Hey! I won't talk to you anymore! Ofina? Hurry up, come up, the next thing is up to you, don't let me down!"

After talking to the old dwarf Groin next to her, Annie waved directly to a figure who was always on standby at the bottom of the hillside.

At this time, it was time for the agent she had worked so hard to create to come out!

As Annie waved her hand, a tall and strong white unicorn mount was wearing a golden full-body battle armor, a beautiful knight sword on her waist, a huge dawn sword and shield on her back, and a sword in her hand. The heroic female knight with a long spear and a flag tied on top of the spear slightly drove the magic mount under her crotch, and ran up from the hillside behind with heavy steps.

This female knight, named Ofina, was Anne who spent almost half of her magic power, borrowed from the life-creating mysteries of the Naganagas, and endowed it with a magical soul core similar to that of Dawn Brain, plus a large A pile of high-energy crystals, a small bag of starlight white gemstones from Rivendell, several bottles of the light of Elendil, a few leaves of the two holy trees in the secret vault of Rivendell, etc., these miscellaneous things are mixed together And after blending, the magical life that was successfully created directly!

No! It may not be accurate to say that it is a magical life. Maybe, it can be said that this Ofina, she is actually a living long-lived human with super magical ability? Or is it Maya? !

After all, the opponent has too many elements of this world, such as the leaves of the Sacred Trees...

I hope that the elves in Rivendell will check their secret library after a little longer time, right?

Anyway, this Ofina, she is the most outstanding, powerful, and perfect magical life that Little Anne has ever created! Her own strength is almost equal to that of Middle-earth's secondary god Maia, that is, the level of Gandalf before his strength was not restricted!

And this is one of the ways Annie got to deal with the rules of the Middle-earth game!

In Annie's opinion, since those gods are using their agents to stir up troubles in this world, she must not be left behind!

For example, Gandalf, whose original name was Oroin, was a subordinate of Varda, the God of Stars, and the purpose of coming to Middle-earth was not only to guide mankind to think about rebelling against the gods, but also to defeat Sauron?

And the rumored white-robed wizard Saruman is a subordinate of the god of the earth, Auli. Why did he defect to Sauron's side? Annie is not quite sure! Maybe, that Villaoli has a good relationship with Morgoth? Otherwise, how could there be another traitorous subordinate after Sauron? This must be intentional, right?

Look, these existences that are stirring up wind and rain in the middle-earth world are all the lackeys and minions of those gods, and not a single god has personally ended up naked!

So, since Anne intends to participate in the Great War in Middle-earth, she must learn from those gods and help her own agent to participate!

And she, who doesn't want to trust outsiders casually, and can't give others power casually, can only choose to create a magical life by herself? And what was created was this Ofina in front of her, the unicorn female knight known as the Crimson Queen!

Due to being favored by Anne, this Ofina not only possesses powerful magic power and all kinds of incredible magical skills, but also, the equipment she wears is made and enchanted by Anne herself, which is a complete set that is absolutely not inferior to the Lord of the Rings suit. The best dark gold level equipment!

Basically, her combat power is an existence that can get close to Sauron without losing! So, now the forces of all parties in Middle-earth have basically reached a balance. Look, in the Allies of Evil, there are Chairman Suo, the owner of the Lord of the Rings, and Saruman in white robe who is good at pinching people? And in the Alliance of Justice, there is also Gandalf the shit-stirrer and the newly-baked crimson princess Ofina?

It becomes very balanced and perfect, doesn't it?

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I might never have believed that such a perfect and holy existence was actually made by magic?"

"This is really, really incredible..."

As the beautiful and heroic female knight Ofina rushed up the hillside on a unicorn, the Turin dwarves who were riding short and thick hill goats quickly gave way to each other.

Then, Groin watched with dull eyes as Ofina rushed from her side towards the small city gate of Bray Town.

Until now, Groin is still impressed...

Just last night, the dwarves witnessed each other's birth on top of Fengyunding!

On that stormy night... at the top of the Amon Sul sentry, in a huge magic circle carved out by a little girl, the other party was like an angel descending into the mortal world, and was surrounded by the little girl wizard by his side, It was created out of thin air...

Groyin never thought that people can be made from objects?

"You bearded dwarf is really weird!"

"Isn't your entire dwarf race also created by the god of the earth, Aoli? Also, the humans in Middle-earth, and those little white-faced elves!"

"Didn't that Gandalf say it? Even the white-clothed villain named Saruman is playing with Isengard?"

"Their Eru and Vera can create so many lives, so what's so strange if I create one myself?!"

After glancing at Ofina who was running down on the unicorn, Annie actually felt a little distressed herself.

After all, this existence created by her has consumed almost half of her magic power! Even with those rare magic treasures, energy crystals and gems, is the price really a bit high? Therefore, since she is not proficient in business, she can only make this one, and there will be no more.

"Uh... well, you're right..."

Now, Groin finally knew why Gandalf was always a little uneasy about this little girl.

Because, this little brat is like a god at all, and he will let his temper mess around!

Take a look, what kind of existence is she comparing with herself? Return to Egypt? Vera? Any one of these existences is the lord that the dwarves have to kneel and worship when they see it...

Fortunately, Ge Luoyin felt that this little girl didn't seem to want to do anything too big, but just playing around and wanting to build a kingdom. It should be like this, right?

"My lord! What should we do now?!"

While the lord of Bray Town was staring at the enemies outside the town to observe the situation, the militia captain from Bray Town came over.

"A lot of people have recognized it just now. Outside, did you see that? The little girl riding a little white horse in the distance, she easily killed four Mordor people at the Prancing Horse Inn two months ago The little witch of the Black Knight!"

Finally, when the large group of militiamen standing on the low log-block rammed-earth wall in Bray Town were uneasy, there was another message among them that made them even more frightened, that is: the small town On the hillside outside, that little human girl riding a little white horse was the little witch who had been to the Prancing Horse Inn before!

"My lord, come up with an idea! That little girl, she can set fire!"

If you want to fight against a group of elite dwarf goat knights, with the militia of hundreds of people and the convenience of having a city wall, they can still resist so-so!

However, if they are going to fight a witch who seems to be powerful, who can also set fire and summon the terrible flame giant ax warrior, then they are not too dare...

After all, during this period of time, the drama of the witch fighting the black knight has become more and more evil in the whole town of Bray! Now knowing that the little girl outside is the scary witch from two months ago, almost half of the people are discussing. If the situation is not good later, they will put down their weapons and run home!

Humans in the Middle-earth world are still very afraid of the strong with extraordinary power! Especially on that night two months ago, several people witnessed the scene where the witch slaughtered the black knight with their own eyes!

"What a hurry! What are you yelling about?"

"Wait, let's see what they want to do! Maybe they are just passing by?"

The lord of Bray Town, Lord Mayor Ian Fried, could only growl angrily and at the same time speak comfortingly.

He is actually in a hurry than anyone else now!

Because here, this town of Bray and the surrounding areas are all traditional industries of his family! And in the northern human territory where the kingdom of Arnor has long since perished and only a loose Iliad Free Council exists, he is actually the invisible king here in Bray Town!

But now, the menacing dwarves and witches outside obviously came here with malicious intentions. Now, the one who should be most anxious here should be him, the lord of Bray!

"Strange! What are they trying to do?"

Suddenly, Ian Fried, the mayor and lord who was anxious, discovered a special situation.

The group on the opposite side seems to be planning to send someone to negotiate? Moreover, looking at the figure of the other party, it seems that she is still a woman? But what the hell is the one on her crotch that is obviously taller than the average horse and has a long horn?

"..."

God... In the world of Middle-earth, there is such an existence? !

When the female knight ran to the gate of Bray Town less than an arrow away, Ian Fried and the other militiamen who were hiding behind the guardrail of the city wall were surprised to find that the one who ran here turned out to be a A red-haired woman as beautiful as an angel?

With such a delicate face, could it be that she is one of the elves in the legend? I'm afraid that only those immortal elves can look so extraordinary, right? It's a pity that the other party is wearing a crown-like helmet protector, which makes it impossible for them to distinguish from the shape of the ears.

tap! tap!

Under the trampling of the unicorn's majestic and powerful hooves, pieces of grass and sand were rolled out by the hooves that were deeply sunk into the ground. Then, outside the gate of Bray Town, Ofina looked After glancing at Bray's city gate, he stabbed the lance in his hand deeply into the ground under his unicorn.

Let the vulture flag with a red background and a gold border that she tied to the head of the lance began to fly over the land of Middle-earth for the first time.

"Everyone in Bray Town listen to me!"

After inserting the flag, Ofina directly used magic to amplify her voice, and yelled at the militiamen on the head of Bray Town with a pretty face.

"I am the Queen of the United Kingdom of Alicia, the Crimson Princess Ofina! Now, who is your lord? Let him come out and answer me immediately!"

Slightly turning the direction of the unicorn under her crotch, Ofina stood beside the flag of the United Kingdom of Alicia, half-turned her body, and looked at the people on the low city wall who were either wearing leather armor or wearing leather armor. Vulgar human militiamen wearing iron helmets or even chain armor.

The inferior axes, daggers or dung forks in their hands are simply unsightly in her eyes! Soldiers with this kind of equipment, she didn't think they would have much fighting power! As for their poor number of bows and crossbows, she even felt that it was still a question of whether they could let the arrows fly to her feet, let alone whether they could penetrate the armor on her body!

A group of temporary militiamen, war scum, and mobs? It was Ofina's final evaluation of these soldiers in Bray Town, and it must not be higher.

"Hey! Dear lord! Did you hear that? She is actually looking for you!"

At this time, the militia captain who had been standing next to the lord since just now quickly nudged their lord with his elbow. From his point of view, this seems to be a beautiful blessing from the sky? Look, that pretty chick out there riding a unicorn is the queen of a kingdom?

"..."

"Forgive my ignorance, Alicia United Kingdom... Your Majesty the Queen?"

"I am Ian Fried, the lord of Bray, but I have never heard of your country's name, and I have never had any contact with you Xiren... Excuse me, why are you here now? What is the purpose of more than a large group of dwarf cavalry to block the gate of my town of Bray?"

Lord Ian Fried was not fooled by the other party's pretty face. He was more concerned about the safety of his own territory and wanted to know the other party's real purpose.

As long as they don't want to attack his town of Bray, then everything is negotiable!

"You are the lord of Bray? Very good!"

Frowning, she took a little look at the middle-aged man who was standing on the city wall with only half of his body exposed and dressed in gorgeous clothes, and Ou Feina nodded secretly.

Judging from the other party's appearance, he might indeed be the person with the highest status among those people. Since the other party also said so, it should be correct.

"By the order of my lord, our Kingdom of Alicia must take your town of Bray and the surrounding area today! Before today's evening shift, your city must be planted with the flag of our United Kingdom!"

"So, in order to avoid unnecessary wars, we plan to buy your territory! Now, please make a price!"

Prior to this, the owner Annie had already told Ofina that if it was possible not to fight, it would be better not to fight!

Therefore, Ofina intends to buy this small town of three or four thousand people directly with money, and then let her Alicia United Kingdom, which only exists in name, rule here, and after training a sufficient number of new troops, In one fell swoop, sweep away the territory of the former Arno Kingdom in the surrounding northern plains!

Before that, she was still a little apprehensive about this second-phase goal. After seeing the level of armed forces in Bray Town, she no longer had the slightest concern about whether she could sweep the surrounding area!

Seeing the whole leopard at a glance, since the medium-sized Bray Town in front of you is only at this level, then the other towns and territories are obviously not enough to look at!

"Buy...buy my territory?!"

Ian Fried was immediately frightened by the words of the woman outside who claimed to be the king!

Originally, it was already strange to him that a woman could become a king, but now she is not abiding by the rules at all, wanting to buy his own piece of Bray territory blatantly?

Of course, he himself wants to sell it a little bit, but Ian Fried only has such a bray collar. Once he really sells it, where do you let him go? Besides, if you want to buy it, the other party can also secretly send someone to discuss it. How can you ask for your own price after the soldiers are approaching the city like this?

Just looking at it, he knew that the other party was obviously insincere! Or, they simply don't want to pay too high a price?

"I'm sorry, but I didn't sell my territory...?"

Before Ian Fried finished speaking, his eyes widened in an instant!

Because, he saw that the woman who claimed to be the king waved her hand so casually while he was thinking about it, and let eight dwarf warriors carry up four large boxes from behind? Then, when the dwarves opened the lid of the box, there were thick, golden bars of gold in it?

If the money was all gold, it would be more than enough to buy two towns of Bray, right? !

"..."

Now, Ian Fried feels that since they are willing to pay so much money, it seems that it is not impossible for them to buy Bray Town?

But, can't they find someone to negotiate with them privately? Do you have to display so much gold so blatantly? Even if he is really willing to agree now, it is estimated that he may not be able to leave Bray Town alive with so many gold bars, right?

"Now, state your decision, Lord Ianfried of Bray! As long as you agree, these are all yours!"

While speaking, Ou Feina pressed one hand on the hilt of her sword at the same time, and she was already a little impatient.

Moreover, her own master, Anne, has already begun to urge herself in private! Therefore, she doesn't intend to waste too much time here, she wants to let the master who created herself see her value! Since the plan is to take Bray before dusk, she will never wait until the sun goes down!

"terribly sorry……"

After thinking about it seriously, Ian Fried felt that his own life was more important? Although he wanted the gold outside, he was afraid that he would lose his life...

If there are other territories under his own name, or if there are more troops loyal to him, then this town of Bray will be sold as well. Anyway, he can use this part of the windfall to buy better and more land?

"I can't promise you, respected Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Alicia! I think it's better for you to retreat as soon as possible. Believe me, we, Bray Leader, have no intention of being your enemy!"

While refusing, Ian Fried quickly and kindly persuaded him.

"If you don't mind, I can send you an envoy to Annuminas in the north or Stad in the south? I think they must have extra land willing to sell to you! What do you think, my How about this suggestion?"

Then, after thinking about it, he was afraid of angering these people, so he quickly gave another suggestion that he thought was very reliable: let this group of outsiders go to the Forest of Lake Evening in the north or the Stadt Plain in the south. Where to buy territory?

He believes that as long as the other party is willing to give him enough benefits and agency fees, he will spare no effort to buy enough land for them at a fair price! The best thing is to be able to give a certain box of gold outside and give them to yourself as a reward?

choke! !

When Ian Fried was thinking about something in his mind, the sound of a long sword being unsheathed suddenly rang out.

"In the name of my lord! In the name of light! In the name of flame!"

Seeing that the negotiation broke down, Ofina drew the long sword from her waist without thinking.

Then, she directly raised the long sword with traces of red light above her head, and sternly shouted three exciting slogans.

In the next instant, two thick golden beams of light descended from the sky and appeared directly beside her! The intense and stimulating light even made the humans far away on the city wall and the dwarves behind Ofina herself close their eyes one after another.

"Come out! Doomsday Angels! Use your light and fire power to purify the enemies of our Lord!"

After Ofina's voice fell, and when the dazzling golden light dissipated, all the humans and dwarves finally saw that beside that Queen Ofina, there were two huge flying creatures floating out of nowhere. biology?

Behind them, there are actually a pair of pure white feather wings flapping with the power of a trace of flame? Moreover, at the same time, he was also wearing a plate armor battle group, holding a huge cross sword in his right hand, and a shield with the same huge red-bottomed gold-rimmed vulture badge in his left hand? They seem to be the kind of... angels of the gods in the legend? !

"What the hell! How is this possible?!"

I never knew that this Ou Feina, who was created by the little witch not long ago, would have such outrageous abilities. He was so shocked that he almost fell off the back of the hill goat.

And the other Turin dwarf goat riders were not much better. Their mounts were making low growls of anxiety, as if they wanted to get away from this place quickly?

It turns out that this is one of Annie's ultimate deceiving skills specially tailored for Ofina: Summoning the Angel of Doom!

In fact, those two angels are just embodied energy creatures, their duration is not too long, and their combat effectiveness is actually very average. Their main function is: they can fly! Will fight! Will kill people! Of course, the most powerful function is that it can scare people!

If they landed on the ground for a head-to-head duel, they would be the most, that is, they can single out a ring spirit on the ground, right?

However, other people don't know it!

From the perspective of the current dwarves or the Bree militiamen on the city wall: those two angels, who are one size bigger than the ogre, are the messengers of the goddess of fire, the symbol of miracles! It is the mysterious power summoned by Queen Ofena of the United Kingdom of Alicia with the sword! Just by looking at them, one can tell that they will have unparalleled fighting abilities!

Moreover, their existence itself, they are a living miracle!

"God is above..."

Obviously, after seeing two huge angels summoned by the other party, the walls of Bray were full of exclamations.

"My lord, take care, I don't want next month's wages!"

"Also, from today onwards, for the position of militia captain, you should hire another expert! Now I am a free ranger again!"

Bang bang!

The militia captain who was standing next to Lord Ian Fried dropped the iron-clad wooden shield in his hand on the spot, and then jumped directly from the low city wall into Bray Town.

Not counting the loss of his shield, he was still running towards the city while trying his best to peel off those coats of arms that outsiders could recognize at a glance as belonging to Bray Town, as well as those bulky chain suits.

bang!

"My lord! I won't do it either!"

"Me too!"

"Leader, my lord! I have to go back to the hotel to work!"

"I... There is something wrong with my family. Maybe my wife is going to have a baby?"

"I'm still looking for a fart interface, everyone run for their lives!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Run! Fighting with angels, you will be punished by God!"

"..."

The power of an example is enormous, and the deterrent effect of the enemy is even greater!

Therefore, in the next moment, the other militiamen or the strong defensemen who were awakened by the action of the militia captain dropped their miscellaneous weapons or bows and arrows in their hands, and then turned around one after another, heading towards their respective homes in the city. Flee desperately.

In fact, they can't be blamed for this. If they were to fight and defend against those dwarves, they might still persist. However, now he is not only fighting a witch, but also a queen who can summon an archangel and is loved by God? Just thinking about it with your butt, you know that there is absolutely no chance of winning!

"Hey! Wait for me!"

If you don't run now, when do you need to wait?

No one is a fool. Do you want them to wait to be slaughtered when they know they will lose? They are just a group of militiamen, and most of them are family members. It is not easy for anyone, is it?

"..."

When Lord Ian Fried finally came to his senses, only he and a few hardcore knights were left on the whole log board built on the rammed earth wall? However, looking at their pale faces and vacillating eyes, he also knew that they seemed to leave him and run away at any moment?

"Master Witch Anne, are you sure... this is what you call not using magic?"

After the shock at the beginning, the old dwarf Groin finally with difficulty looked away from the two miraculous angels who were still floating in mid-air, then with trembling lips, he asked about his body with difficulty The little witch next to her is looking proud.

"I didn't use magic indiscriminately!"

"Look! I didn't use that in the first place! Didn't you see it clearly just now? It's obviously Ou Feina who used it, not me!"

After Annie reiterated this key point again, she stared back mercilessly.

This old dwarf with a messy beard, he looked at himself with that look of contempt, what the hell? ! Does he still want to rely on himself for the magic cast by others? It's really unreasonable!