Two Hundred and Seventieth Chapters Rivendell (3)

Rivendell, this is one of the gathering places of the Noldor high elves, and it is also the place where King Elrond lives! If you leave Rivendell and go west, and cross the northern kingdom of Dundan, the original land of the Arnor Kingdom, you will reach the White Tower of the Berry Hills and the Gray Harbor in the Far West.

And the Gray Harbor is still one of the inherent territories of the Noldor High Elves, and it is the only place for the elves of Middle-earth to leave here for Aman!

Of course, our current story is still in the beautiful and peaceful Rivendell!

This beautiful elf city is hidden in many dangerous valleys, forests, and valleys. It is besieged by steep foggy mountains, dense troll forests, and dangerous ogre lands. Those who follow the path will definitely not be able to reach here.

The reason why Rivendell can exist for a long time in such a place is not only the strength of the Noldor elves, but also the protection of Elrond King Elrond, because Elrond has the spirit of one of the three rings of elves. Via the Ring, with the power of this elven god ring, he can protect Rivendell from evil invasion.

However, in the recent period, the Noldor high elves here in Rivendell discovered that their originally peaceful city had begun to become a little different, except for a vague feeling of being watched by evil, the city In addition to half-orcs appearing in the periphery, there are also humans, wizards, hobbits that have not appeared for a long time, and... a little human wizard girl who makes troubles every day? !

"I...where is this...?"

Originally, Frodo the Hobbit felt that he had completely fallen into darkness and could not see a ray of light. When he became conscious again, he found that there seemed to be a dazzling white light in front of his eyes? Then, he couldn't help moaning in pain, trying to open his eyes hard.

"This is Rivendell, the residence of King Elrond! At the same time, this is also the last refuge of all the elves in Middle-earth east of the sea..."

Just as Frodo was struggling to open his eyes, an old voice that sounded so familiar to Frodo sounded beside him in good time.

"Oh! If you want to know the exact date, it is now October 24, 3018 in the third era, around ten o'clock in the morning?"

"Frodo, you've been in a coma here in Rivendell for four days..."

When the old voice next to Frodo became more and more clear, finally, in this luxurious room full of elf style, Frodo the hobbit lay on the soft big bed, he finally opened his eyes successfully. He opened his eyes and saw a bearded old man sitting on a chair next to his bed smoking a pipe silently.

"Gan... Gandalf?!"

With a glance, seeing that it was indeed his old acquaintance Gandalf, the weak Frodo was a little surprised, and then he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to be dead yet?

"Yes, Frodo, here I am... Fortunately, you came to Rivendell just in time..."

So Gandalf sat on the big back chair beside the bed, and while he continued to puff, he looked with relieved eyes at the little hobbit who lay on the bed and finally opened his eyes.

"You should be glad, Frodo... perhaps you don't know it yet? If you come here a few hours at night, you may never have any hope of being rescued..."

"You are not easy, my dear hobbit boy..."

Having said that, Gandalf nodded in relief.

That is the hobbit in front of me. If it was replaced by other humans or elves, it would be Gandalf himself. Under the circumstances, he believes that no one can persist in such an extreme situation for such a long time like this hobbit, let alone be successfully rescued in the end!

"Uh..."

Frodo just wanted to prop up his weak body from the bed, and then he had to stretch out his hand to cover his left chest in the next second, and then he felt: a few nights ago, he was arrested in Fengyunding This part of the spiritual thorn is still painful, and there is a strange chill? !

"What is it, Gandalf?"

"Why didn't you meet us at the Prancing Horse? We didn't see you there after we left the Shire..."

Gathering his mind, and reclining with difficulty on the bed, Frodo asked the matter hastily.

Back then, it was Gandalf who told him about the Lord of the Rings and the end of the world, and tricked him out of Shire with sweet words, saying that he would meet at the Prancing Horse Inn in Bray Town!

But what happened?

When he, Frodo, and his three little friends risked their lives to go to the Prancing Horse Inn as scheduled, in that inn, except for a ranger "God's Walker" he didn't know, there were only those who came to chase after him. Their ring spirit black knights are just, so to speak, they almost lost their lives there!

"I'm really sorry, Frodo . . . I was a little late on something . . . "

Gandalf really felt a little embarrassed to say that he broke the appointment, but in fact, why was it just delayed for a while? At that time, he almost delayed his own life!

But we can’t let Gandalf say this to Frodo, the hobbit who just woke up: For the matter of the Lord of the Rings, he himself ran to Isengard to find the white robe wizard Saruman, Want to get help! But what he never expected was that the once respected leader of the Holy White Council, the most powerful Maier, also betrayed their beliefs and joined the demon lord Sauron? And then, locked up Gandalf and abused him? !

If he really wants to tell the truth like this, Gandalf is really a little worried, will he scare the hobbit who just woke up from a serious injury and dying?

"..."

Thinking about what happened to him at the top of Isengard's Orthank Tower, Gandalf opened and closed his lips. After thinking about it, he still didn't have the heart to say something that would seriously damage morale.

A few days ago, before Frodo came to Rivendell, if he had not been rescued in time by the envoys of Manwy, those giant eagles, I am afraid that the crazy Saruman would never have easily Let yourself go?

At that time, when Gandalf jumped off the top of the Othank tower and let the giant eagle who arrived in time carry him away, Saruman actually had the ability to use magic to force him to stay on the spot! It's just that maybe it's because of the fear of Manwei, the leader of all gods, that's why the other party let the giant eagle take him away?

Thinking of what his original best friend, the white-robed wizard Saruman, did when he was in Isengard, Gandalf could only feel sad in his heart!

The other party has been completely bewitched and corrupted by Sauron...

So Saruman really thought that Sauron's power and magic power were unstoppable? You know, the gods didn't really give up Middle-earth completely, they just didn't want to show too much in the mortal world so as not to mislead those greedy humans!

"Gandalf...? What's going on?"

Seeing Gandalf looking at him in a daze, he seemed to be caught in some kind of memory, which made Frodo feel a little curious and puzzled, so he hurriedly asked again.

"Nothing, Frodo."

Gandalf, who came back to his senses, shook his head quickly, signaling that the other party didn't mind too much. These were just some not-so-good memories of an old man of his.

"Frodo? Great! You are awake at last!"

Just as Frodo wanted to ask something, a familiar figure suddenly rushed in from outside, that was Sam, one of his little friends!

"Sam..."

"Frodo, all of us are really worried about you! Are we not, Mr. Gandalf?"

"That's right! However, it is only thanks to King Elrond's superb medical skills that you can gradually recover."

Seeing that the two hobbits still had a good relationship, Gandalf didn't know what to think, so he nodded with some satisfaction.

"Welcome to Rivendell, Frodo Baggins!"

At this time, Elrond King Elrond, who heard the news, followed the hobbit Sam who ran in first, and walked slowly to Gandalf's side, facing Frodo who was still lying weakly on the bed. Smiled and said something.

The days passed quickly, in Rivendell, in the hinterland of this forest valley, on the cliff where the waterfall meets the river, in this luxurious and beautiful elven city, Frodo the Hobbit's injury It got better day by day, and began to walk around normally, and began to return to Gandalf's expectations.

Now, after the Lord has finally recovered, some things have to be put on the agenda.

"He has begun to regain his energy and is able to move freely..."

King Elrond and Gandalf were in the council halls above Rivendell Canyon, watching the two hobbits Sam and Frodo from the railing.

"However, his wound cannot be completely healed, at least not in Middle-earth... This will accompany him for life!"

As an ordinary hobbit with no special abilities, he was stabbed in the vitals by the Nazgul's Devil's Cave sword, and it was a blessing in misfortune that he didn't die on the spot!

Gandalf felt that in this mortal world, it was almost impossible to completely heal each other? Although the hobbit made him feel very miraculous in some respects, the other party's physical fitness was still a little too poor.

"Well... the ring never left me, but it was safe and sound all the way..."

"Gandalf, the person you chose this time is good! Hobbits have a miraculous ability to resist the evil power of the Lord of the Rings. I don't deny this!"

King Elrond took one last look at the two hobbits on the elven platform below, and began pacing the wide hall, nodding in satisfaction.

"Well! It's not that it has such a strong resistance, it's just that the way the ring is done is a bit too stupid!"

At this time, a very untimely little girl suddenly interjected into the conversation between the two with vague words. It turns out that little Annie is here now, and it seems that Gandalf and King Elrond have no intention of avoiding each other?

"Oh? Why do you say that? Your Excellency the mighty Witch Anne?"

Hearing this, King Elrond and Gandalf turned around together and looked towards the distance in the hall.

Near the balcony of the hall, there is a hammock dotted with vines and flowers, and then, a little human girl is lying on it and shaking slightly, while comfortably using the hand of the mage, from the exquisite elf wood On the table, she held the elf fruits and delicate pastries that she was very satisfied with, and lined them up, putting them into her mouth one by one.

This little human girl is Anne who was invited by Gandalf to come to Rivendell with the injured Hobbit Frodo!

Then, she has been living here.

Because of the powerful magic power and all kinds of magical spells on the other party, coupled with the innocent and unrestrained personality, he was soon enshrined as the honored guest of the elves by Elf King Ailong, and has been enjoying all kinds of highest and best treatment!

Back then, when he saw this little girl for the first time, King Elrond almost thought that she was some Maia or Vera who came to Middle-earth from Aman! The level of magic power on the opponent is by no means what any human or ordinary wizard can possess.

But where did he think that after some conversations, he found out that the other party was indeed a human being? Moreover, it seems that it is really an eight-year-old human girl? !

"It's very simple, it's just because the seduction method of the broken ring is wrong!"

After casually spitting out a few grape seeds on the ground, Annie sat up cross-legged from the vine hammock and continued with a serious face:

"Think about it, that hobbit named Frodo, he is just a mortal who has never seen the world, does not understand rights, let alone the benefits of power? Moreover, it seems to be a hobbit who has just grown up?! "

"And what did the weapon spirit in the ring and the existence in the void who wanted to confuse others through the ring do? They come and go in the same way: it is nothing more than temptation to give power, strength, and so on. Or something about immortality? Look! You are stupid and dumb, and you don’t even know how to change things a little bit, so how could you easily seduce that dwarf from the countryside?”

Having said that, Annie curled her lips in dissatisfaction!

After all, that Sauron or that Morgoth is unskilled in business. If you want to win over your subordinates, how can you rely on temptation alone? It's better to learn what she used to be the best, save the other party's soul and stamp it directly, and then all problems will be solved!

In general, the good guys and the bad guys in this world are a little too simple. After spending so long in this small world, they can't even change their ways! Such a tall ring, but it still depends on the trick of seduction?

"If it were me, to deal with this kind of idiot, I should first send someone to his hometown of Shire, make a good adjustment, study carefully, and see what those short hobbits want most. What do you want, and then seduce him according to his preferences?"

"In that case, I promise, within three or two days, I will definitely be able to make a degenerate Frodo for you!"

That's right, that's how it should be!

The broken ring, in fact, as early as the two days when Frodo just woke up, Anne took it directly to play with it, and knew that apart from a piece of Sauron's remnant soul and powerful magic power , seems to be able to collude with a fool named Morgoth who is imprisoned in a prison in the void?

At that time, Anne, who reached out to take the ring carelessly, frightened the elf leaders Gandalf and Elrond, for fear that she would kill after being tempted to fall or run away with the treasure.

But where would they have thought that in Annie's eyes, this tattered ring would not be on the table at all? Even, the Morgoth who contacted her through the ring at that time, promised her back and forth: rights, wealth, power and endless life, all of which could not enter her eyes?

Who is she, Queen Anne? After experiencing several worlds, my appetite and vision have long been cultivated!

You know, Lady Anne is a great demigod, an immortal, the cute lord and queen of the Flame Alliance, the supreme head of the Federation of Heroes, a world traveler, and the greatest existence!

Anyway, how could she, who has traveled through several worlds, value power or money on this rotten planet?

Don't ask anyone to give her money and rights. She will be in a hurry with anyone who dares to mention such things! How could she like these things? Up to now, Lady Queen Anne does not lack rights at all, let alone money! Those beings who are crying and clamoring to hug her thighs, be pendants, or little followers, at least can go from the Pruker sector to the edge of the Milky Way?

When she was in the interstellar world, the planets she owned were all in units of tens of thousands! The entire Krupp sector belongs to her Federation of Heroes territory! A little sheriff under her can almost manage one or several planets bigger than Middle-earth?

As for wealth...then she will look down on it even more!

It's not that she's bragging, if she wants to, she can just pull out a few asteroids made of gold or precious stones and throw them here in Middle-earth, it will definitely scare these old people who have never seen the world to death Hats!

Not to mention the last power! The one who is still imprisoned in the prison of the Void Realm and cannot get out of Morgoth, what power can he have that makes her admire him? The last Sarnagaorus had cried and begged to transform her into a tall god, but what about her? At that time, they all rejected each other severely!

Therefore, it is impossible for power to confuse her!

So, and because of this, when playing with the Lord of the Rings that day, little Anne was able to play with rags, and after weighing it twice, she casually threw it back to Frodo, the short hobbit, without taking the ring at all. The temptation and threat of Ren or Morgoth to mind.

Who is she afraid of who has fought with real gods? If you really pissed her off, believe it or not, immediately send a teleportation call to summon the deep space fleet that once harassed Amon to come out and drop a nuclear bomb or launch a protoss star destroyer for you to see? !

"So, that ring is barely passable, it's just that its owner is too stupid!"

Of course, Anne also didn't say a word: that is, that Hobbit Frodo, sooner or later he will be bewitched or controlled by the power of the ring! After all, mortal minds always have flaws, no matter how stupid that ring is, it will succeed one day.

"..."

Hearing this, King Elrond and Gandalf looked at each other, then shook their heads dumbfounded.

"It's also fortunate that you are not on Sauron's side, otherwise, the people of Middle-earth would suffer..."

After King Elrond poured some spirit wine, he smiled and raised his glass to the little girl in the distance.

"However, since I have come to this point, I still want to mention that this matter should not be his responsibility. We can't ask for more from Frodo..."

Gandalf sighed again as he looked down at Frodo who was happily leaving Sam with his arms away. He really didn't know if it was appropriate for him to involve this little hobbit in such a major matter related to Middle-earth.

"Gandalf! The enemy is approaching!"

"Sauron's army is gathering in the east, and Sauron's evil eyes are also watching Rivendell! Moreover, you said before, Saruman, he has betrayed us?!"

"So now, our alliance has become less and less..."

After the initial stern tone, King Elrond suddenly lowered his tone. He also knew that their situation was getting worse and worse. Regarding the matter of the Supreme Lord of the Rings, a decision must be made early. Dolph hesitated indecisively!

Since the Supreme Lord of the Rings is fine in the hands of the little hobbit, they should continue to let the other party finish the rest together! Anyway, except for Frodo, King Elrond is absolutely not at ease giving the Lord of the Rings to anyone who might be bewitched by the Lord of the Rings!

"No...Actually, there are still some things I haven't had time to tell you..."

"Saruman... he used evil magic to crossbreed the half-orc and the misty mountain goblin, and developed a terrifying strong orc... His army should be gestating in the cave under Isinger now. ..."

"That is a kind of elite orc who can march in the daytime, is not afraid of the sun...even...can run long distances! If I am not wrong, Saruman will definitely come to snatch the Lord of the Rings soon..."

At this moment, Gandalf finally told what he saw when he was imprisoned at the top of the tower of Isengor Orthank! At that time, he saw: those half-orc servants of Saruman, they wantonly felled the ancient Fangorn forest, and then, in the casting furnace under Isengard, began to mass-produce equipment and his orcs Army!

"The power of our Noldor high elves cannot fight against this evil, and we have no ability to fight against the power of Mordor and Isengard at the same time!"

King Elrond just said this, but saw Gandalf turned and left with his head bowed. He knew what the old man was thinking.

"So, Gandalf! The Ring must not stay with Rivendell!"

Looking into each other's eyes, Elf King Elrond bluntly stated his own bottom line.

The elves can help each other to cure Frodo, and even let them cultivate here temporarily, but the Supreme Lord of the Rings must not stay here forever! Otherwise, Rivendell or the Noldor high elves will definitely be dragged into a place of eternal doom!

"..."

When Gandalf fell into confusion, he seemed to have secretly decided, maybe, he could still carry out the previous plan? Anyway, they had already sent someone to send a message to get some powerful people to participate in this matter.

"This is a crisis for the whole of Middle-earth, and together they must decide how to end it..."

"The age of our elves is over... My people are answering the call and preparing to evacuate from the western seaports, Gandalf, who can you rely on when we are gone?"

"Dwarves? They only know how to hide in the rocky caves of the mountains to hunt for treasures, and they don't care about other people's lives at all!"

While pacing towards Gandalf, King Elrond questioned and persuaded him.

"Perhaps...we must hope in humans..."

After thinking about it, Gandalf still said that, except for humans, he couldn't think of any power in Middle-earth that could stop Sauron.

"Human beings? Human beings are too fragile, and the ethnic group has declined... The bloodline of the Númenorans is no longer powerful! Their glory and dignity have also been forgotten..."

"It is also because of humans that the Lord of the Rings has survived to this day! I was there, Gandalf..."

As he spoke, Elrond recalled the great battle at that time.

At that time, three thousand years ago... when Isildur got the Lord of the Rings...that stupid human being, he could obviously throw that Lord of the Rings into the lava of the doomsday flame and end everything!

However, he, that Isildur, couldn't resist the temptation of the Lord of the Rings in the end, and regardless of his own pleading, he greedily took it as his own...

"I was there at the time... I witnessed the fall of mankind..."

After speaking, King Elrond sighed again, unwilling to recall the events at that time.

"Today's human world is already weak... They are already a mess, and there is no leader!"

Therefore, he was instinctively unwilling to trust those greedy humans!

If it weren't for humans, the return of Sauron would not have happened now! If it weren't for humans, the Noldor high elves wouldn't be forced to leave this Middle-earth world, and go to Aman Continent as if taking refuge, and return to the kingdom of the gods...

"It's just nonsense!"

This time, Annie interrupted again inappropriately, and raised her little fist.

"We humans are not weak! Look at me, if I want to, I can kill a dragon with a single punch! I can even burn a city directly! Even... directly blow up the entire Middle-earth world, let those The gods and spirits are all over the street crying!"

After grabbing a handful of fireballs, Little Annie said proudly.

She has never felt that human beings are weak, as long as they are guided, they can grow into very powerful individuals! For example, Galen, Darius, or the Xel'Naga Kerrigan she raised in the Koprulu sector, they were all ordinary humans!

Moreover, human beings still have superior intelligence, think about the technology of the human race in StarCraft, and then think about those big Ivans she has kept privately! If she wanted to, wouldn't blowing up the entire Middle-earth world be the same as playing?

Now, even Annie herself dare not say that ordinary humans are weak!

The human beings in this Middle-earth world are only in the era of cold weapons similar to the Middle Ages of the earth. With a little guidance, Anne even has the confidence to let them fight that Sauron with their own strength. Kneel down and sing Conquer?

"..."

Well, King Elrond glanced at the little girl, and a little bit wanted to take back what he had just said.

This little human girl is indeed an exception! However, what is the use of her alone? Go directly to the Devil's Lair and kill Sauron alone? Stop making such jokes!

"Your Excellency Witch Anne! Didn't we already agree?!"

"In this middle-earth world stared at by the gods, you must not use too powerful magic, and you must not use weapons or items that the prisoners cannot understand! That will only arouse the endless greed and greed of human beings. Causing the catastrophe of the last era!"

"This is not only the will of Eru and the Vera, but also the most basic rule of this world! Therefore, I beg you, Your Excellency Witch Anne, please stop using your magic and that kind of weirdness that cannot be seen. Anything that people understand, it will definitely lead to very serious consequences..."

Speaking of this, Gandalf remembered the magic that the other party froze the entire river by the river of spirits and the terrible weapon that could easily kill the Nazgul.

Then, during the time Elrond King Elrond was saving Frodo, Gandalf took the time to have a heart-to-heart conversation with the little girl. While knowing her background, he also gave her a detailed analysis of the basic rules of the world, Obtained the other party's promise not to use magic indiscriminately and not to use items that cannot be understood by mortals.

"Cut! If you don't use it, don't use it. What are you in such a hurry? Can't you even talk about it?!"

Seeing that the other party was so boring, little Annie lay back on the vine hammock in the Forbidden Forest again, and used magic to shake the bed under her body.

hum! What's the big deal?

And Eruvila? Isn't it just relying on the strength of the number of people to formulate such messy rules? Anne hates being restrained by others the most!

"Even if you don't use magic or Big Ivan, as long as this queen is willing, she can easily turn this world upside down for you to see! Let's wait and see!"

After turning back and lying on the hammock, Annie ignored the two old men who were still muttering and began to ponder on her own.

"Hmm... what should I do? Tibbers, tell me, is there any way to turn this world upside down without using magic or using Big Ivan?!"

After holding the little bear in front of her eyes, Annie asked in a low voice.

It’s Annie’s style to ask Little Bear when things go wrong. Most of the time, she likes to solve things with her fists and doesn’t like to use her brain. She has long been used to letting her little bear make up her own mind. .

Although, sometimes Xiaoxiong is not very reliable, but in general, he is still a little bit stronger than himself, just a little bit stronger, no more!

(…)

(My little master! As for being so tired from playing? If you are really unhappy with those Eru and Vera, then you can go directly to that Aman Island when you are about to leave here, and leave A bunch of big Ivans and then opened a portal and ran away! Anyway, the measures that those indigenous gods made to restrict mortals from going to the God Realm can't stop you at all?

Hearing his little master's inquiry, Tibbers didn't even think about it, and directly gave a good idea that he thought was very enjoyable and fun! Doing so is completely in line with his master Anne's usual style of doing things! )

"No... Tibbers, you are really too bad! Can you come up with such a good idea? Forget it, put this idea on hold for now, and change to another one!"

The idea that this little bear just mentioned is quite to my liking, but, Annie thinks, she can't do this now, otherwise, it would be equivalent to her admitting defeat, so how can it be done! ?

She has already decided: on the premise of not violating the various rules set by those indigenous gods, she will use her own way to disgust those gods!

So, she decided to keep Tibbers the bear's good idea just now!

In the end, before I leave this Middle-earth world, if I don't have a good time, or those gods don't obey the rules? Or, if she loses by herself, then she will think carefully about whether she wants to do that!

(…)

(Well, if that's the case, then, do you remember those history books you saw in the library when you were in New York, Earth?

After the first good idea was rejected by his little master, Tibbers didn't mind, because it quickly thought of another good idea that could mess up the world without violating the rules. )

"So what? Bad little bear, hurry up and say something!"

Seeing that Tibbers still dared to trick her, Annie was so angry that she immediately pulled the other's two furry ears and began to pull them vigorously to both sides.

(Ouch! Little master...quickly stop! Okay, okay! Just say it! Little one, say it now...

After begging for mercy for the first time, Tibbers quickly told what he knew completely. )

"Aha! Bear, you are really useful! Come on, pop one!"

After cheering loudly, little Annie hugged her little bear, and started jumping up and down on the hammock vigorously, and from time to time, she even gave a strange smug laugh or two.

"..."

"..."

Gandalf and Elrond the Elf King, who were whispering about some important matters about the Lord of the Rings by the window just now, turned their heads together and looked at the little girl over there who was having fun there, a little inexplicably.

"Gandalf, aren't all of you wizards like Your Excellency Anne, such a strange group of people?"

The crazy King Elrond who didn't know what this little girl was doing could only look at Gandalf beside him with a little curiosity. This little girl can suddenly succeed like this?

"No! Elrond, I've been normal!"

"Besides, we wizards are not surprised! That Your Excellency Anne, maybe she just thought of something fun? You must know that although she is powerful, she is only an eight-year-old girl. In the human world, She's still a child..."

Although he didn't understand why the little girl suddenly became so happy, Gandalf still made a little excuse.

After staring at the wizard's name for so many years, Gandalf never felt that there was anything strange about the wizard's profession! Anyway, as a close-combat mage who wields a sword with his left hand and makes a staff with his right, he has always felt that he is normal, and has never changed because of his status as a wizard!

"Okay, where did we talk about just now? Oh... that's right! It seems that we talked about how to deal with and prepare for the upcoming Lord of the Rings meeting?"

After finishing speaking, Gandalf stepped forward and took King Elrond's hand slightly, and walked to another window. He planned to stay a little away from the crazy little girl when talking about business.

"Calculating the time now, the envoys from all sides should be arriving soon, right?"

Looking at this still peaceful valley, this paradise-like Rivendell, Gandalf asked thoughtfully.

"According to the departure date of the messengers and the reaction time of the forces of various ethnic groups, if you add the consumption on the way, it should be these two days."