Chapter 170 Khand

Fire bomb?

Levi flipped through the information collected by Falodan. The more he looked at it, the more curious his face became.

This thing looks somewhat similar to the dwarf's flare bomb.

“There is still something gained.”

With the detailed information about Falodan and the statistical data obtained by Li Wei, the three of them now have a certain understanding of Dongyi's military strength.

To say that the action effect among the three is the most significant, it has to be Falodan.

Although he could neither intercept the message nor stop the march of the army, he had almost all the information about the port city, including which army was going where, how many people there were, what types of troops, and when. It's all clear when it starts.

Military movements in this area are almost transparent.

"A captain of the imperial army fell in love with an elf from Dovinion and escaped privately by boat, trying to sail to the other side of the inner sea... Do you need to inquire about this kind of information?"

"In case it helps."

Farodan said.

"Well, no matter what, the Royal Capital's army won't be able to assemble in a short time, and their route of action has basically been found out."

"I have to pass the news back quickly. Our forces don't know about this yet."

"Actually, I've always been curious."

Li Wei asked: "Which force are you talking about?"

Falodan recalled the news he had heard in the past few days and said: "They call you 'betrayers' and 'collaborators'."

It seems that this army is not just a rebel, but also involves a larger enemy, or - force.

"I said it from the beginning."

Blue Robe replied: "Just east of Mordor and south of Dongyi."

"Khand."

The land after the rain exudes a refreshing fragrance, and the withered yellow grass indicates the harshness of the rain.

The three of them traveled all the way to the pass city in the south of Dongyi.

"It's different from the last time I came here."

Alatar looked at the city, which was obviously filled with a strange atmosphere, and was a little confused.

I saw pedestrians passing by in a hurry on the road, finishing their own business in silence, and then hurried home.

"Excuse me, what happened here?"

He stopped a passing resident and asked.

However, the man just shook his head and made a silent gesture.

"this…"

What's so secret?

"I'll do it."

Falodan took two steps forward and started talking to the resident.

After a while.

"A terrifying rumor. It is said that a monster that can come out of nightmares has appeared here recently. Nothing can stop it, not even the Ring Spirits can find his traces."

"It is said that the messenger from the royal capital was attacked not long ago, and is still resting in a closed windowless room."

"monster?"

Alatar looked at Levi.

This pass city happened to be where Livy was responsible.

"Do you have any clues about this rumor?"

"have no idea."

Levi thought about it carefully.

"Maybe the courier was attacked by something while jumping out of the window to escape. I didn't chase him at the time."

"It's a pity. If there is such a weird thing, I will definitely let him taste my sword."

Maybe some new material will be revealed. "Is this so..."

Alatar thought for a moment and said: "In my opinion, all such weird things are probably related to the enemy and his minions. Maybe it is some method he came up with to stabilize his position."

"That makes sense."

"But he certainly didn't expect that doing so would delay the Dongyi army's assembly."

"No matter how smart you are, you will always make mistakes."

Without delving too much into the unusual rumors about the pass, the three quickly passed through the area, skirted the opening of the mountains behind Mordor, and crossed over to a wilderness.

Until, we arrived at a slightly deserted place.

"This is the most border area of ​​Loen - Khand."

Alatar introduced: "There is a desert going south from Khand. Crossing the desert and going south is near Harad."

"On the surface, Harad and Khand are still allies, and caravans from the south often pass through here to go to Dongyi."

"What about actually?"

"Actually..."

Alatar smiled slightly and raised his head.

"You will find out soon."

Khand, an arid borderland separated from wilderness and desert by rivers, is sandy and sunny.

Although the overall area is not large, it is relatively wealthy due to frequent transactions with the north and south.

"That was certainly the case for a while."

While rushing on the road, Alatar explained: "In the earliest days, Khand had a lot of conflicts with the Dongyi people in the north and the Harad people in the south. The land area was not large, the population was small, and it was Caught between the two major ethnic groups, their lives are very difficult.”

"The chariot people went all the way south and forced the Khand people to Harad. In the end, in order to resist the chariot people, the Khand people had to form an alliance with the Harad people, and the three parties started a big melee."

"There is no winner in this war, for the enemy is in Mordor."

"He sent envoys to force an end to this melee. He first conquered the three major ethnic groups by force, and then forced them to believe in him for generations."

"That belief is so deep-rooted that it's hard to shake off."

After briefly talking about the situation here, Alatar changed the subject and said, "But even a powerful enemy cannot take care of all places."

"Whether it is the Dongyi in the north of Mordor or the Harad in the south, the power of these two major ethnic groups is quite large, and their lands have a large amount of wealth reserves. Even if they are forced to pay a large amount of treasure to Mordor every year, they can still maintain their wealth."

"But the Khand people can't do that. Their land area is too small and their wealth is quite small."

"Of course, they can still exist as a separate country today, in fact, thanks to our great enemy. If he hadn't forced the three parties not to go to war, Khand might have become history long ago and been annexed by the other two major Eastern ethnic groups."

"At the beginning, relying on this order, Khand did usher in a period of peaceful development, but the good times did not last long. As Mordor's demand for war became more and more, this nomadic people was forced to hand over a large amount of treasures every year. Supplies and horses. "

"Mordor doesn't care whether they can afford it or whether they are poor, they only care when the supplies arrive. "

"However, even so, the Khand people's faith in the enemy has not wavered at all, it is simply stubborn..."

"At the beginning, I came to the East with my good friend 'Palando' and our leader 'Saruman'."

"We have been active here and in the mountains further east for thousands of years. Saruman felt that all the races here were hopeless, so he returned to the west of Middle-earth alone."

"Only the two of us were left to continue to deal with the forces of the enemy in the East."

"Later, Palando also left, and he is now operating in the southern Harad region."

"Although they both left one after another, fortunately, before leaving, Saruman taught me a magic that can help people get rid of the control of the enemy."

"Oh?"

Levi, who had been listening beside him, looked at the blue robe with some curiosity.

Would Saruman be so kind?

I recommend a few knowledge area ups that I often read:

A Worried A

Frog Sword Saint 1993

Lindon Poet Elwyn

The content of these people's talks about the history of Middle-earth is quite sophisticated and worth reading. (Must-have for meals)