Chapter 850875 (1/2)

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Chapter 850-875

Chapter 850: Fatal crisis

The e apprentice, Hants was truly unlucky While he was nervously preparing all the materials for the medicine, he found that the Athelas herbs couldn't be prepared according to his teacher's instructions That's because Hants couldn't find Old Steger's old cat anyht to a village 3 days ago

Sheyan then asked a question that he would co time

“Um, Mr Hants, what does Athelas have to do with a cat?”

Hants solemnly replied

“Athelas isn't really a rare herb In fact, it can be found around the shi+re However, if ant to lift the Black Breath, ould need to use its seeds Now, Athelas seeds are hly poisonous so we normally use the hunters”

“I still don't understand what that has to do with a cat?” Sheyan continued with his enquiry

“Please be patient while I explain, sir…Because the Athelas seed is poisonous, we must be very careful with its preparation We must first remove the poisonous outer layer of the seed Even if a tiny bit of the poisonous layer is left, it would severely affect the potency of the medicine Therefore, we astric acid can perfectly remove the seed's outer layer Then, we have to extract the seed froastric acid can penetrate into the inner part of the seed”

Melody asked nervously

“Doesn't that mean we have to kill the poor cat?”

“Oh, we're not that cruel If we kill the cat then mice will run wild in our shop More iastric juice will change following its death, which will destroy the seed We only need to feed the cat some medicine that would irritate its stomach to let it vomit out or dispense out the processed seed as waste Which route the seed takes to come out will depend on the cat's ly by this point On the other hand, Reef brimmed with schadenfreude as he smashed any false hope Sheyan may harbor

“Excellent, Mr Hants I e! I have a question for you, just one – is the medicine prepared with the processed Athelas seed a consumable ave an interesting answer

“If the Black Breath affected the outside of the victi the medicine on the skin would show better result But if the Black Breath lied inside the body, then the er only caed for the better after talking to the administrators The poor apprentice experienced another wave of shouting

With the price of 2 platinuoat to “process” the Athelas seeds Sheyan used the excuse of taking a look at other ic shops to escape the scene

The potion produced was an extre thick substance that was yellow-blackish in colour The wisps of s from the potion had a brownish-yellow colour to it The s tiorously stirred the potion until it no longer produced any smoke, then passed the potion to Sheyan Sheyan could only shut his eyes tight and “drank” it Rather than drinking the potion, it's more accurate to say Sheyan forced it into his stoout every last drop of the potion

As if his disgusting vo-like creatures The bugs juer was ready for this He had prepared a wooden pail beforehand filled with privet leaves and oriental sweetgum flowers soaked in water The creepy creatures hissed inside the water and dissipated into thin air

Sheyan leaned on a chair and took in large gulps of breath He onlywhile Even then, he looked like he had just recovered froood neas that the stubborn debuff on his body was finally reusting but at least it was effective

Franklin looked around in the shop and purchased so so potions, fountain of ic potions, etc They were rather expensive, but Franklin didn't seem to be short on platinum coins He even passed 3 potion bottles to Reef and Sheyan

The first was an infrared vision potion Upon consuht vision cowraith in the dark probably left a deep impression on Franklin

The second potion was called [The Obstinacy of the Dwarves] The main component of the potion was supposedly the beard of a Dwarf It contained a nificantly improve the balance of the user The user would find it hard to fall down even if their legs were attacked

The last potion was soainst the power of darkness It had a strange nae] Upon consue froy The duration of the potion was 24 hours, or until 1000 points of dark daer for long after their shopping spree They headed directly to the shi+re's teleport formation As expected, the teleport fored an astronomical fee of 100 platinum coins, each There was even a footnote in the operational rules that stated: materials must be provided by the users themselves

Fortunately for Sheyan, the doors of the Dwarvenwarehouses were kept open for him Thus, he did not lack the euaranteed a s duration for the teleportation process was shortened by a few entle and beautiful shi+re

If the shi+re was like a sirl, then Eriador would be like afiercely with his upper body bare!

This was a rough place Even the air see, and reeked of blood

Only such a rough and brutal place could remain so close to the Dark Lord's territory It provided endless valuable resources to the entire Middle Earth

The ruler of this place was Lord Silon, whosyste roup travelled along a road built from a kind of red stones unique to this area, they saw s that couldn't be seen elsewhere

For example, the patrol squad they encountered The captain was a fully-ar behind hiht when they were young and were brought up here They had bloodshot eyes, wore quality armours, and were equipped with axes and shi+elds If the squad were to er, the captain would whip theree hunting hounds

From Sheyan's estimation, a fully-armoured half-orc should have almost the same battle capabilities as an Uruk-hai At least, that would be the case in individual fights

Despite having such a heavy atmosphere, Eriador had a point in co as one had the money, one could obtain what one desires

It would take a while to reach the Dwarven outpost in the outskirts of Angh from noould be as barren as the Gobi desert They would need some local camels as to use as mounts In fact, they needed 3 camels each Not only could the camels act as transports, they could also provide food and water in an e else they direly needed:

A guide

They had to travel through the Gobi desert with no GPS, no compass, no aeroplane and nolost was a scary prospect

The only requireh money, which luckily they do not lack But while they aiting, Sheyan heard some whispers

“Another batch that wants to look for the outpost of the Gray Dwarves?”

“A total of 5 caravans have already sent supplies of salt and ales to the Gray Dwarves this year What else can they get froy Dwarves?”

“But it's weird It's been a while since the group of outsiders led by Samomo departed They should have returned by now I didn't hear of any sandstor lately ”

“That doesn'tto Samomo”

For some reason, Sheyan's heart felt heavier after he heard this conversation He shook his head to clear his thoughts The only things he could do noere to choose the best cauide to make haste

Therefore, after merely 30 hours, they arrived at the Dwarven outpost at the cost of 10 cae, wind-eroded place The wind blew through a large nu with it the damar which contained the acrid stench of blood and rotten bodies

In front of Sheyan was the bloody et of hison the outskirts of Angmar, were all killed!!!!

Chapter 851: Another option

Low grey skies, swirling clouds, rough, huge boulders, and lush sea buckthorns

Those were the unique features of the Dwarven outpost

The Gray Dwarves may be called Dwarves, but they were very different from actual Dwarves The Dwarves, Gray Dwarves and Hobbits in the Lord of the Rings world were all shorter than a meter, but their differences were very distinct They were a bit similar to the Dwarves, Goblins and Gnomes in WoW

The e ears, their messy hair, and their evil smile Because they lived in such a desolate land, even the faces of younger Gray Dwarves were full of wrinkles Their flesh and blood contained a terrible stench, while their souls were distorted and in tatters They had no use to creatures of darkness That was also the reason why they could survive here and do business with the creatures of darkness

Sheyan walked around the base of the Gray Dwarves with a cold look on his face The rancid smell of decay indicated that quite some time had passed since the massacre It was clear that the Gray Dwarves had atteht back, but from the look of fear and confusion on the faces of the corpses, their resistance wasn't very effective

Sheyan found so attacks on the ankles and backs of some of the corpses Besides that, there were also some injuries caused by explosions and shrapnels Franklin cast an 'Evoke Detection' spell He informed Sheyan that there was a very chaotic fluctuation of mana in the area

Sheyan noticed that the area around the outpost showed an odd but strong vitality Plants started sprouting here and there What was strange was that the plants did not grow on the spots where the bodies lied In theory, those spots should provide richer nutrients Instead, the plants grew in soular places

“I knoho did this,” said Sheyan faintly as he stood up

“It was that guy from the Stockholm Party, Drubal! Only his advanced ability of 'Misty Jailhouse' can entrap all these Gray Dwarves and kill all of the that the thing I extorted from him is extre like this that served no purpose except to vent his anger”

Reef frowned as he asked

“But how did he know this is place is our objective?”

Sheyan cal There were ether with us and received the saht that the Stockholm Party displayed, it wouldn't be hard for them to find out”

Franklin abruptly sucked in a deep breath and asked nervously

“Could he have…laid down some traps here to ambush us?”

Sheyan shook his head and said

“The chances are low He probably paid an additional price to continue staying in this world in order to coone by now More importantly, he knows that even if he tries to a me Heas he asked

“So what do we do now?”

Sheyan gave it souide over Let's ask him if there are any more Gray Dwarven outposts around this area”

Franklin shouted for the guide a few ti nervous After all, there was still ain auide next to a Gray Dwarven underground cave He actually was killed by the Stockholic ice trap froze hi on the ground with a greedy smile on his face

The ice trap was placed on the body of the guide who brought Drubal's group here Sheyan's exceptional hted look on his face showed that he died a very sudden and unexpected death A few rubies on his chest gleauide also held a ruby in his hand

Even an idiot could tell what happened Sheyan's guide went on a search for his colleague's body, either out of comraderie or for other reasons He found the body and also found the gli rubies on it Once he touched a ruby, an ice trap was triggered

The trap seereed of hu the next Gray Dwarven outpost with the help of their guide Even after leaving this world, Drubal could still so accurately manipulate their situation He really was an extremely calculative person

Sheyan's party only had 2 days left in this world 48 hours was obviously not enough to return to Eriador to hire another guide It seemed like they only have one choice left, and that was to use the re 48 hours to search around the area and see if they can stumble upon another Gray Dwarven outpost by chance

Since the scope of the choices left to them was so limited, who's to say Drubal wouldn't lay another trap for theet that the Stockholm Party was very influential in the world of the Lord of the Rings, so wraiths into actions

“We'll go back,” Sheyan announced calmly

They were shocked to hear Sheyan's decision

“Go back where?”

Sheyan emotionlessly said

“Eriador, of course”

Reef exclaimed in disbelief

“But on't make it back here in time”

Sheyan instead answered e back here In fact, we can't stay here any longer We must leave at once! Every step of Drubal's plan is interconnected Did you guys notice? Most of the corpses exhibited bitecreature cohed and said

“Our Main Mission has no punishment for failure anyway The default punishment was only to force us back to the realained an absurd amount from this trip So what if we miss out on so the truth He felt that his biggest gain from this world was to become a member of this party called Ace Truthfully, with Franklin's ability, it's not hard for him to join a major party But this is a Silver party! To join this party was like winning the lottery

Sheyan's lips curled into a weird smile as he said

“It's too early to declare that ill fail the mission for sure We're not at the end of the road yet Back at the teleport formation, I saw the name of another destination I feel like we can try our luck there I don't think Drubal could stretch his hands so far away”

They once again rushed back to Eriador They paid no heed to the cost as all their re mounts orked to death due to exhaustion As a result, theyhours from their precious 48 hours

When they arrived at the teleport formation and asked to use it, they were refused

The reason was siuide that they hired, Lubaba, had not returned

Due to the precedence of Sa deal Even though Sheyan explained that the guide died fro the trip, no one would listen to theroup's wealth The cost to send 4 people to Isengard was not a small sum at all

Melody was unexpectedly the first one to act in this situation

She pulled her bow at an alar speed and shot out a couple of really sharp arrows They pierced into the arms of a tanned, stout fella a distance away and pinned him onto a board behind him

Theshattered on the ground Next, he was instantly engulfed in a fierce flaroup of people to even prepare Molotov cocktails, this must be a planned operation The one as pinned to the board revealed a cruel expression as he slashed his blade at the arrows pinning hiround He rolled around a few ti

“Kill these bandits! They deceived our people to follow them into the Gobi desert, then murdered them They must be followers of the Dark side”

His provocation caused the other local guides to rush madly towards Sheyan's party All of the blades as their weapons They would leap forward and chop down to initiate their attack, a round for retreat for themselves nor for their opponent

Sheyan faced the assault of two local guides He ignored the attack aied it deep into the abdoth to tear a long, deep opening in the eneans spewed out with a large aory

At the sauide slashed down on Sheyan's shoulder However, it was clamped by Sheyan's ard

Sheyan didn't even bat an eye when he was struck He remained as steady as a boulder

Instead, it was Melody who shouted She pulled on that ordinary-looking longbow of hers that contained a destructive force A blinding ray of green light flew out frouide who injured Sheyan back by a couple of steps As spots of green light dissipated ae hole appeared where his palm should be His white bone eerily protruded out from the wound

Sheyan decided to add insult to injury He silently stepped forward and stabbed deep into the local's abdoony as Sheyan used him as a human meatshi+eld

He was i axes, which took away his life A Molotov cocktail shattered on his back to light hiuy away

At the saed itself into the throat of a local He exerted strength to push the local back aradually retreated into the building housing the teleport forht

The shas were going awry and tried to run away Unfortunately, his sarcastic coro to himself Franklin's staff pointed at him from far away The shaic in the air, causing hi at him Despite that, his words remained stubborn

“All you foolish non-believers! How dare you cause trouble in Eriador If you do not immediately repent for your sins, I will ed to death!”

Sheyan wiped away the sweat from his forehead – or blood, he couldn't tell – as he retreated back, and coldly said

“Make him shut his trap”

The patrol teauides rushed over to the patrol team like they found their saviours and complained in an uproar The captain instantly whipped hard on the bodies of the enslaved half-orc warriors to make them prepare for battle They did not plan to hear Sheyan's side of the story at all

Melody was enraged at the treatment they suffered As the squad captain shouted at the half-orc slaves to charge, she once again lifted her longbow and released an arrow at an alar speed

Her face even turned a little pale after the arroas released

A glaring green light flashed for an instant!

The captain, as clad in a full set of heavy are expression His left hand trembled violently as he tried to touch his throat, but he felt as if he had lost all strength A very ordinary looking arrow – not even an arrow, it was a branch with soreen leaves on it – was stuck to his throat

The branch looked like it grew out from inside his throat!

Suddenly, the branch exploded into a green mist and dispersed The next instant, a mist of scarlet blood burst forth from the captain's throat for a few meters A fist-sized hole appeared on the captain's throat, revealing torn flesh and round as his life left hie amount of blood flowed out from the major wound on his throat to drench the earth, while the people around him screamed in shock!

Sheyan took this opportunity to approach the sha the teleport formation

“Adjust the teleport formation for us at once!”

“Shut up, non-believer! Release me at once, or I'll AAAARRRRGHHHHHH…”

Sheyan chopped down one of his ears before he asked coldly

“Do I need to repeat myself?”

“”I will never AAARRRGGGHHHHH”

Two round Upon closer inspection, one would find them to be the nose and the other ear of the shaive you 10 seconds to adjust the teleport for to our requirement 10, 9, …”

“Yes, ey to the fors, it would be for naught”

“Leave that for me to worry about You have five seconds left to do as I say, or prepare to say goodbye to your legs”

“NO!!!! Here! It's all done!”

“You better not play any tricks because you will be the first one to teleport over”

“Wait, I forgot to adjust the knob! And let me just re-enter the coordinates…”

The shanored after that Franklin casted a 'Mirror Ier before stepping into the teleport formation Next was Sheyan, then Reef

Melody went last to guard their backs After continuously shooting out 3 arrows, she diagonally hooked her longbow on the building behind her, then used the longbow as leverage to leap lightly onto the roof of the building next door, thus avoiding 5 throwing axes aimed towards her Next, she broke a sideto ju the teleport formation to teleport away The whole sequence of actions was so smooth it was a work of art

Before she left, she threw a bottle of potion to the ground just like Sheyan did However, the potion she threas a one bought froic shop in the shi+re called the Parasite Potion The potion would quickly grow a large amount of parasitic plants within a certain area The amount of plants would be based on the amount of natural power ireildly as the potion bottle shattered Dark green gigantic reen bubbles the size of basketballs that would trap the feet of anyone who stepped on theer but couldn't pull their legs out Some of the moss spread to the teleport for vitality

Melody had infused the purest of natural energy into the potion, so theoretically the parasites could grow for a whole hour More i with the moss was to use fire, but they were unable to do so for fear of da the teleport formation By the ti with the situation, Sheyan's group had already been gone for more than 15 minutes The shaman who adjusted the forive chase even if they wanted to

Melody staggered a little after stepping out of the teleport for axe from the half-orcs But when she looked around, she was instantly bewitched by the grand surrounding view

The teleport formation they ca of Rohan stood next to the hall housing the formation Even the Dark Lord Sauron didn't dare look down on the blades of the Nú on the peak Mountain ranges surrounded thereat river flowed fiercely from west to east

Mountain peaks surrounded a valley below as if they were bodyguards guarding the valley In the centre of the valley was a metropolis built in the shape of concentric circles Dense buildings and straight roads occupied thewith activities

The tight security displayed in the metropolis qualified it to be called a fortress But with the irrigation of a river, the lands around the area were green and comfortable Grassy fields and an abundance of trees surrounded the city

The key landely, had its top split It was a peculiar looking tower The toas originally built when the huard in historic tirouped together A small space was left between the pillars Horn-like sharp protrusions reached out fronified!

Even a the many towers in Middle Earth, this structure was one of a kind One would never ic tower of Orthanc!

It was built by the smiths of ancient times, but it did not resemble human architecture Instead, it looked more like a bone structure that was forcefully pulled froround It was an independent stone peak which black surface reflected sunlight Four pillars were forcefully ether but the top was left to branch out into separate protrusions that had tips as sharp as the tips of spears, and sides as sharp as the edges of blades A platfore runes were carved onto its flat surface A person standing on the platforht of almost 500 feet!

Traditionally, only the rulers of thein Orthanc currently was a strong and i presence He was the chief of the White Council, and was also someone familiar to Sheyan In fact, one could say he was Sheyan's teacher!

Saruman!

One of the ard!

Chapter 853: Operation Saruard was one of the raphical location It was also the provisional capital of Rohan It's ihai and otherThéoden, the king of Rohan, handed over the governance of Isengard to his good friend, Saruman the White Saruman had kept his true nature well hidden Only when he had Gandalf imprisoned did he reveal his true character This should only happen ard is in fact a Gondorian fortress, and was never under the governance of any Rohirriiven to Saruman by the then Steward of Gondor, Beren The author, like in many instances, has taken liberty to ard fell into Saruman's hands, he found one of the Palantíri in the the Orthanc Tower Because of his indulgence in the Palantír, his long-tere him

At the sa, he was also plunged into aforces of darkness The reason he allied with Sauron was not because he was enslaved like a Ringwraith, but because of his burning ambition!

The real purpose of Saru for himself and rule the world instead of Sauron

The reason why Sheyan, who lost the opportunity to coard was very si for Saruman!

Presently, Saruman had yet to expose his true colours, so in the eyes of other people, he was still the respected Head of the White Council, the holy White Wizard At the saard was indeed flourishi+ng under the administration of Saruman, and the people under his rule were prosperous and happy

This means that it wouldn't be too difficult for Sheyan to meet him Secondly, Saruman wouldn't reveal his true nature at this time; more precisely, it wouldn't be worth it for him to do so for Sheyan This er

As for the risks brought about by previous conflicts, Sheyan had also given it soht But only the Uruk-hai Lurtz had faced him in a confrontation Sheyan did not believe that Saruh to keep Lurtz by his side Lurtz did not look like a human at all If he kept someone like Lurtz beside hio

The cost to teleport froard was truly astronoemstones worth at least tens of thousands of platinued from the transport formation and walked out of the hall, there were tax officers who registered their nains courteously When the officers learned that they werein Dwarven jewels, they were taxed an ah nor too low, and were then approved to descend the ard frorand and sad However, near the city, although there were still a large number of monuments and ancient texts present to re streets and liveliness of the townsfolk gave this place an indescribable vitality

The knights patrolling the streets all wore solemn faces while they slowly spurred their horses on Needless to say, the knights were all tall and strong, but thewas that the horses they rode were all pretty sturdy andfroth While they walked, the sturdy ant squir a powerful explosiveness

It can be seen that these patrolling knights had a good relationshi+p with the reeted them from time to time Many merchants even took out food to feed the horses It was eye-opening to see the horses eat als, bread, cereal, hay, bacon…

Melody had spent her entire live in Rivendell before this She had just experienced the gentle, warm and passionate shi+re, then witnessed the cruel and harsh Eriador Now that she reached the bustling but orderly Isengard, she could not help but be aanized flow and observed Isengard's vitality and order, Sheyan thought for a while and nodded He did not do anything else but directly asked soard

“Uh, a total of about 4,000 strangers cah the teleport for those 67 individuals, there were three people e need to pay special attention to We will dispatch 6 groups to keep surveillance tomorrow”

“Wait, ere there only three? I reroup of people ere also quite suspicious They are a group of four Two of thee The last one is the girl who look ordinary, but there's a powerful natural force in the longbow that's on her back It may be a treasure of the Elves”

“We have already investigated this group of people They stated that their business in Isengard was to trade in jewelries and we have confirmed that was indeed the case After they entered the city, they visited six jewellers and h in quality”

“That doesn't clear them of all suspicion I suspect that their jeere stolen from Eriador The place is still in an uproar”

“I know, but a jewel that this group of people brought had caught the attention of Lord Gansdore It was supposedly a stone with a strange soul imbued in it Since the chief wizard under Lord Saru them, there is no need for us to waste precious huht, sir”

The Lord Gansdoreinto Orthanc Tower He respectfully bowed outside the ue screa from within He knew that if he wanted to maintain his position beside Lord Sarus that he should not see nor hear

Gansdore was not the most powerful of Saruman's subordinates, but he was the htest lips These were the reasons why he could keep his position for a long time

Gansdore waited for half an hour, but his expression rele of his boas consistent After a while, the door of the laboratory opened A silent attendant stood before hireat Lord Saruman will have his afternoon tea in 10 minutes You have 1 htened his back, and walked into a room next to him

After he opened the door of the room, what appeared in front of him was a corridor The marble pillars on both sides of the corridor looked like soldiers standing guard Purple ivy cliarden There was even a sun in the sky The shadows of leaves on the ground were dyed in a blush of bloody red

Froh the corridor Many of them were half-orcs They were all tall and had dark brown skin They did not have the kind of unpleasant smell one would expect, but instead had their hair tied up with leather buckles, decorated with some white bone ornaments The half-orcs all looked numb and expressionless

At the end of the corridor was another door engraved ords of praises for the Gods and the angels Through the door was Saruround was laid with a dark brown shi+ny bearskin Stepping on it gave a sensation sirass

The air was filled with the savory aroma of pepper, cinnamon, licorice, and pods They can effectively help the wizards clear their lass around the living roodoentle glow on all sides

This was the ic tower personally laid out by Saruman In this tower, he could experience the cos

Gansdore knelt on the bear skin and was careful not to look around with his eyes He constantly maintained an attitude of humility After a fewwhite beard and long white hair stepped into the room He was dressed in a spotless white robe and his eyes were deep and sharp like an eagle's He sat on a luxurious sofa in the very any pipe next to the sofa, and lit hi of tobacco He took a deep puff and immersed hi

“Tell me why you have come”

Gansdore si of coins could be heard within He then crouched on the ground and said

“There are 3,000 platinum coins in this purse,to be a jeweller He only required s”

“Oh,” said Saruman as he spewed a cloud of smoke He closed his eyes and continued, “I appreciate your loyalty and honesty, but this topic bores ”

Gansdore produced another pouch

“This is the first thing that the person wantedyou, my lord He claimed that the jewels inside came from another world – yes, another world, not another country I made sure to confirm that hat hefell off, exposing an egg-size, dark transparent crystal that swiveled slowly in front of his eyes The crystal was so dark that it appeared eerie

“Interesting I hear the fragile soul crying in this crystal This is indeed not a product of Middle Earth However, the soul in this soul crystal is too weak It does not interest me at all You have fifteen seconds left”

Gansdore nodded

“That person said that if ive this box to you Regardless of what your reaction may be, the platinum coins in the purse are all mine”

“Where's the box?” asked Saruman impatiently

Chapter 854: Mediation

Gansdore looked timidly at Saruman and offered a box Obviously, he was not opti couldthe box, Saruman's eyes flashed He caressed the surface of the box with his fingers and wondered:

“The residual aura on this box, why…does it feel so familiar?”

Saruers across the surface of the box The back of Saruman's hand had a lot of wrinkles, but his palm had skin that was s and crazy words escaped Saruman's mouth

“Ah, wait, such faer… It's like the feeling of that guy called Dwar! But how is he related to this box?”

Saruuarding against possible ical traps – and then he frowned The box was e made Saruman very uncomfortable He felt like a child who saw his favorite candy, but after excitedly peeling off the wrapping paper with a load of expectation, he found that the inside contained a stone

“What happened?”

Saruman's words were perfectly calm One could hear neither joy nor sorrows in his words But Gansdore, as familiar with his personality, iround and stammered

“My lord! The object inside this box looks very ordinary, but after the box ca kept happening toit here directly! In order to avoid anythis box that was contaminated by its breath”

Saru? Interesting I' more andit in right away! No, you'll take ht away, my lord,” answered Gansdore in fear He hurried back a few steps, then led Saruic tower

The two uard who had fallen dead on the ground His eyes ide open and there was a horrible wound on his throat It looked as if so a red-hot knife

The situation was also chaotic all around them A tall horse that was ridden by a security officer had struggled free fro its bulging muscles and blood vessels Its eyes were as ferocious as a hungry beast as it chewed on the pal flesh and blood everywhere

Saruhts at all He strode into the carriage and could immediately felt a dense dark aura At this time, Saruman suddenly moved his head to the side, because the strap he used to tie his hair had turned into aout of its er at the snake, and it immediately dissolved into black smoke and drifted away

“So it could infect all objects around it that contained any dark nature…” said Saruman with a bit of adreat surprise Where's the fragment? Where did you put it?”

Gansdore aardly answered

“I put away the new box containing the fraguards to keep their eyes open and pay attention to any abnoruard ran over in horror and shouted

“My lord, our horse went mad! It attacked Casey, and the skin of the derabbed Sherr's neck…”

“Shut your mouth! Just tellthe chaos, a strange looking person boarded the carriage and reached into the drawer We cut off one of his hands, but he opened the draith his other hand and grabbed the box Before we cut off his other hand, he sed the box and then ran away!” Answered the guard in horror

“Wow, good job, good effort!” remarked Gansdore sarcastically “Put the city under a state of eates!”

“There's no need for that,” remarked Saruman calmly He held out his hand and released a “Detect Evil” spell Instantly, the route that the Dunlending took to flee appeared in front of their eyes like it was drawn in ink

“I want to see either the box or your severed head in ten minutes Remember to clean the box”

The iron-fisted and orderly rule of Saruard showed its effectiveness His as i wet [Arul] was placed in front of Saruman It was retrieved fro, so it carried a stench no ment…it really does not disappoint y before this, so it could only keep accuy inside When it was handed over to you, the power of nature that suppressed it disappeared, and the power of darkness it accu all these chaos! This really is a perfect piece of ift!”

“Um, my lord,” said Gansdore hesitantly

Saruman impatiently snapped at him

“What else do you want Is the city not chaotic enough yet? Why are you still here? Calm the citizens down as quickly as possible”

Gansdore braved himself and looked at Saruman's face

“Actually, your series of actions were coive my impudence, but I have to pass on his words to you”

“That person??” asked Saruinal owner of this piece of fragment” answered Gansdore boldly

Saru

“What else did he have to say?”

Gansdore answered in aelse that will make you feel even more tempted – and, if I pass on these words, he will payelse, then I will take lio and tell hiave ive him a chance Half an hour later, I will ic tower I have already received a very nice gift today; I hope he can continue to surpriseSaruh Sheyan and his teauest roo Melody along It's difficult to say whether Melody's disguise would be seen through by Sarunable after all Once she was seen through, the consequences would be disastrous!

Currently, there was only one hour or so left in the time limit of the mission Shenyan believed that since Saruwraith, the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal] they had should interest Saruman even e temptation of the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal], they should be able to delay for an hour When the mission failed, they would naturally return to the realm At most, they would suffer a bit of hardshi+p

They knew that Saruainst thereement That was a behaviour for Lurtz the Uruk-hai An old fox that had lived for thousands of years like Saruain if I kill them…'

When the three stepped into Orthanc Tower, they did not notice any special changes –to allow thees An attendant led theic laboratory They finally came face to face with the “evil hero”

Sheyan was surprised to find that the layout seemed to be very fah e tower in the orc city of Misty Mountains The tall, lanced at them, then calmly asked

“I heard you wanted to meet me?”

Sheyan stepped out and said with a sh God There is a saying a my people – there are no eternal friends and enemies, only eternal profits Under soed to obtain some objects on Middle Earth which are said to be quite precious and mysterious My friend told s, but their offer couldn't satisfy ard in search of a better price for these goods”

“Ah, so you are believers of the High God,” Saruently said “Please sit down I ment that was full of an evil and dark aura You otiation

Sheyan smiled

“It seems that you still don't understand what I mean There is no difference between justice and evil for us believers of the High God We gave the fragreater benefits frohteousness and evil, they are all but an illusion If one were to state it in a more direct term, victory is justice, and failure is evil, because history is alritten by the victors”

Saruently clapped and smiled

“Your opinion is wonderful, Mr Seaman”

From the short conversation up to this moment, Sheyan found that Saruman's reputation ell-deserved indeed His voice and speech were extre People ere not deterh would find their minds shaken when they hear him speak In addition to that, his voice contained a sense of spring blessings It was no wonder that Saru Sauron's secret ally, and only exposed himself when he imprisoned Gandalf

Sheyan also felt at ease by now, because his guess was indeed not wrong – the one he was facing was an old sly fox – and it looked like he was also very greedy, so at least he wouldn't do sos to kill the three of them That was to say, the worst case scenario for them was just to fail the main storyline mission

Therefore, his confidence soared He then added

“The great Lord Saruh God is known for His strictness and oet a satisfactory price here, then our consequences will be quite severe…”

Saruhed and told theh wealth to satisfy you, but the point is, I still don't knohat you are selling”

Sheyan suessevent that happened recently – the eight great Ringwraiths grouped up to attack the leaders of the Elven tribe”

Saruman's expression turned heavy

“Yes, my friendshi+p with the elves has lasted for thousands of years This kind of despicable behavior has of course caused ht was fierce, and both parties suffered heavy losses According to the intelligence we gathered, at least the Ringwraith Das alift I presented to you was proof of that But the Elven tribe had also perravely

Saru Senyan stared into his eyes and said very seriously:

“The Lord of Rivendell, the holder of the Ring of Air – Lord Elrond”

“That's impossible!” Saru His white beard and white hair all fluttered up At thatdown on all existences!

“As a believer of the High God, lying is a heavy sin,” said Sheyan indifferently “More i this time has a lot to do with Lord Elrond”

“How could Elrond fall? Was he not protected by the Ring of Air?” Saruman was still in disbelief

“We don't know the exact details either,” Sheyan immediately lied

“The ones present on the scene at that tih God The only thing I care about right now is how ”

Saruest the impact this news had caused him, and then very seriously said

“I ht in”

“The essence Mr Elrond left behind after his death…three of theing to hie space

When Sarurabbed the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal] from Sheyan's hand, and closed his eyes while he stroked it One can feel the powerful ers space seemed to be distorted around the crystal!

“An Illusion Bone Crystal! It really is an Illusion Bone Crystal! This is an Illusion Bone Crystal that recorded the life experiences of Elrond!! With a bit of time and luck, I can obtain Elrond's power!”

After Sheyan saw Saruman's reaction, he casually said

“Mr Saruman, because you haven't paid for it yet nor have you shown any tendency to pay, please be careful when you inspect the goods…”

Saruman suddenly lifted his head The look on his face at that moment was one of brutality mixed with ridicule The voice he emitted was extremely cold

“Lurtz! These three are your dinner! There are still such crystals on the other two, so search for the”

The door of the laboratory suddenly burst open, and the familiar face of the Uruk-hai Lurtz appeared in front of Sheyan He licked his lips with his scarlet tongue and coldly told Sheyan

“You weakling We ain I could already sniff your unique se Tower You can rest assured that rave you can find”

Sheyan sighed

“Mr Saru”

Saruman stared at him in disdain At this ti him away! But at that instant, the Illusion Bone Crystal in Saruman's hand suddenly disappeared Saruman was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help but release a painful roar!

Sheyan, who lay weakly against a wall, suddenly burst into laughter

“Mr Saruh God! Maybe you can kill me, but the Elven Illusion Bone Crystal was stored inside h God! My soul is still connected to it, so trying to take it by force is a hugeElrond's Illusion Bone Crystal goodbye, but lucky for you, it's still not too late to turn back!”

Saruman suddenly froze, but after five seconds he revealed a passionate shed

“That was just a joke, my friends! How can you take it so seriously?”

Sheyan touched his swollen face, forced out a nawed

“This joke isn't funny at all”

Saruise for the rude behaviour of my servant”

As he said that, he pointed at Sheyan and applied a healing spell Only then did Sheyan give him an insincere smile

“Do you mind if I joke with your servant too?”

Saruh of relief and said happily

“Feel free”

Sheyan walked over and instantly kicked Lurtz's groin! Lurtz's face iured out as going on Then Sheyan followed up with a punch to his nose! Lurtz snarled wildly and was about to retaliate, but his action immediately halted when Saruman pointed at hiuests are just joking with you What do you think you're doing?”

Sheyan uncere Although he did not cause any substantial harh body of the Uruk-hai, it was still extreritted his teeth so hard that theyhe could do!

Sheyan exhaled a breath of satisfaction and smeared his soles on Mr Lurtz's face, then clapped his hands

“My dear Mr Saruinal discussion now – how oods? Of course, the price for that piece of Nazgul arment must also be included”

Saruman spread his arms and said

“Money isn't a problem State your price How hed

“Mr Saruman, we don't lack platinum coins”

“So it's Mithril you want?” asked Saruman

Sheyan continued to shake his head

“Let me tell you about my personal wish Mr Saruman, I am ashamed to admit that I once encountered a note by accident The note recorded your experience in producing Uruk-hais I feel that this note had helped s that I don't understand, so I hope you can help reat strides in this area… As for confidentiality, you can rest assured As you can see, I've been acquainted with Mr Lurtz for a long ti about you

Saruman's face sank

“I must first see what you learned!”

Sheyan then showed the “Rank 6 ability: Uruk-hai Genetic Mix (Da tiht surprise

“You learned all this by yourself?”

Sheyan sighed

“Mr Saruht e besides yourself? If I didn't figure things out myself, who else could I have relied on?”

Saruman apparently did not expect Sheyan to propose such a condition He thought for a

“I can help you improve this ability, but your friends' deh”

It seemed that Sheyan would need to take a share from Reef's and Franklin's rewards to complete his request However, the three were all in the sa to say to that At that moment, Saruman called Gansdore over and asked him to fulfill the requests of both Reef and Franklin He planned to waste no ti Sheyan to his orc laboratory

Chapter 856: Black Artmix Technique lvl max!

At the same time that they reached a compromise with Saruman, the three of thehtmare imprint

[You have completed the main mission: Choice]

[You have chosen: Hidden faction, Saruard]

[You received a reward of achievement points +2 ]

[You received a reward of utility points +10,000]

[You received a reward of potential points +5]

[You have triggered a hidden ard's Hidden Dangers]

[You can choose either one of the main storyline missions to complete]

[Selection deadline: 24 hours]

[In the meantime, you can try to enquire about relevant mission content fro this notification, both Reef and Franklin expressed their joy, especially Franklin who sang praises in the party channel

“Boss, how did you even think of this?”

Sheyan s at straws to be honest The idea was from the name of the main mission, Choice It's obvious that this main mission was to let us choose either the Middle Earth side or Sauron's side After all, the War of the Ring would happen soon Since we couldn't join Sauron's side, why not try Sauron's ally instead?”

Reef suddenly said

“If that's the case, then the hidden ht could be to join the forces of Rohan, or even the Army of the Dead of the Men of the Mountains”

Sheyan nodded

“That's highly probable”

Reef suddenly looked towards Franklin and said

“If Moyi, Shuren, and Yerna are still alive, then this intelligence is worth at least 30,000 utility points”

Franklin thought for a while before replying

“I can try to contact the in the party channel, Sheyan was brought by Saruman to his biochemical laboratory

Sheyan very clearly reht to the previous room, they should have only reached the second floor of the Orthanc Tower Nohen Saruman led him to the biochemical laboratory, he felt that he had cli a turn at a corridor, he actually saw the radiance of the setting sun and looked down upon the grand view of plains and rivers! At that moment, Sheyan was shocked to find that he had already reached the top of the Orthanc Tower, hundreds of ical experience was really worthy of such a powerful relic hly disorganized without one knowing it, thus distorting the distance in space and time!

The environment in the biocheined It could barely count as “tidy” Of course, the s at the large piles of cut plants with their fiber tissues dissected out, as well as a variety of brewing utensils, Sheyan suddenly had a sense of traveling back in tie restaurants in the real world

Saru in the wind He asked with a malicious expression

“Are you sure you want to receive htmare imprint showed a notification:

[You are about to receive Sarus Your action will cost a total of 6,000 Fate points Since your own Fate points are insufficient, the re Fate points will be evenly deducted from the rest of your party members]

Sheyan was a little surprised and iul] and the [Elven Illusion Bone Crystal] that I brought?”

The nightmare imprint's reply was: [They were proofs of your ability You can use this kind of iteain more valuable services fro of the nightoods They were syoods It was sie company If you did not have a work permit of the company, then there was no way to enjoy the discount and the extra dishes they offer…

After Sheyan reconfirain, he was asked by Saruman to mix a few bottles of potions Thanks to his previous “work experience” in the ic tower of Orc City, Sheyan mixed a few bottles without ene-mixes that he developed himself

“Oh? So you can actually try to use insects?”

While he observed Sheyan's actions, Saru To tell the truth, there was no lack of ic assistants around him However, most of them were only people who follow the instructions Very few of them could provide him with new ideas

Saruman mused for a moment and suddenly waved at a half-orc who very respectful walked over Sheyan glanced at the half-orc and was instantly stunned There was a thick layer of grey scales on the cheeks of this half-orc, and all the skin he exposed was stiff and dead, with spots of back and grey His skin cracked as if it was a riverbed exposed to a fierce sun for seven days, and flakes scattered as he walked

“He's an exa technique but met with an accident Are you sure you still want to learn?”

Said Saru as he wasn't instantly killed on the spot, so what if he was disfigured? As long as he had a breath rehtood as new What's there to hesitate about? He ireed

Saruhest rank ofunexpected happens, then you can only blaotiation chips you put on the table so far are frankly not enough Thus, I have a condition”

Sheyan hesitated

“Let me hear the condition first”

Saruorn Forest where the powerful Ents and their leader, Treebeard, live! My relationshi+p with theood, but sooner or later ill fall out with each other I happen to know that the leader of the Ents, Treebeard will bear Golden Fruits two days later, and the fruits will take seven days to reach maturity If the Golden Fruits are taken froed weakened state So when the time comes, even if he wanted to interfere in th”

Sheyan's eyes flashed

“You want me and my coht I can't let those under my comood relationshi+p with Treebeard on the surface My half-orc legion is not yet ready, not to mention that they are also inco theuys, no matter whether you succeed or fail, you would not be traced back to ly as he said

“But th of the Ents led by Treebeard is far beyond Isengard's!”

Other people ued that Saruman's a the War of the Ring When Saruh the entire Rohan kingdole-handedly stopped Saruman and ironically confined hiine Treebeard's forth!

Saru you to defeat his army I just wanted you to take away his Golden Fruits More iet help fro power of nature Thus, orn Forest would pose no problem for you”

When Sheyan heard Saruman say this, his heart jolted but he still forced a smile

“I…”

Saruman's deep eyes seeht contained at least a third of Dwar's soul imprint To suppress the aura of darkness on it required an immense natural power Even I can't do it! Do you still want to try to hide things from me?”

Sheyan pondered for a moment, then squinted his eyes as he said

“Then…Mr Sarurade ht for a

“Very well!”

An hour later, Sheyan sat in the reception roo with satisfaction Hisability now looked entirely different! With Saruly incoes!

[You obtained Saruuidance]

[Your rank 6 ability : Uruk-Hai Gene Mix (Daed) is promoted to the rank 7 ability : Black Artmix Technique (lvl ether all kinds materials from wild beasts and insects to make powerful potions]

[The retention period of the potions you produce is increased to one year]

[After drinking the gene-ain +8 points in all attributes In addition, the 'Uruk-hai Gene'the user's attack speed and ene-ene-ene cloud Your allies who step into the gene cloud will gain +6 points in all attributes for a duration of 6 hours In the gene cloud, you allies will have their e rate increased by 10 The gene cloud covers an area of 50 squarea curse-round will create a powerful shockwave Enemies hit by the shockill be stunned for three seconds This effect has Authoritative precedence]

(T/N note: {Ability effect precedence} : No precedence < slight=”” precedence=””>< authoritative=”” (crushi+ng=”” daory)=””>< domain=”” precedence=””>< doenerate a curse cloud covering 100 square meters Enemies who touch the cloud will have all attributes decreased by 6 points (this effectrequire the equipment obsolete) The movement speed of enemies inside the curse cloud will drop by 40”]

[When an enemy in the curse cloud receives an attack, there is a chance of triggering 'Saruman's Gaze' Sarue on the enemy, and stun the enemy for 1 second”]

These abilities were indeed quite strong, but they were all merely enhanced versions of Sheyan's previous abilities Saruuidance wasn't that simple The ultimate ability, Grohich surfaced after the Black Artmix Technique reached max level, was the real cream of the crop!

Chapter 857: Grow

[Black Artmix Technique lvl er satisfied with li your allies and weakening your enean to try to create unique lifefor technique!]

[You can extract the essences of living creatures and turn theene-enes, plant therowth and make them blend with the local environment to forical blueprint for the creatures produced with 'Grow' is based on half-orcs The specific ability of a creature is determined by the potion you provided (for exaene-ene-row an assassin then bury a ene-mix…if you bury randomly then the result will also be random)]

[Each time you use the 'Grow' ability, you can use up to four bottles of mixes at one time Normally, when you plant two bottles of mixes, two Grown Creatures that are modeled after ordinary Uruk-hais will hatch When you plant four bottles of mixes, an elite Grown Creature that is modeled after elite Uruk-hais will hatch]

[You can have at most one elite Grown Creature or two ordinary Grown Creatures If you grow anythis period, they will be obsolete]

[The lifespan of a Grown Creature is seven days You cannot bring the creature back to your original world]

[Each time you use 'Grow', it will cost 33 of your h this series of explanations, and then his eyes stayed on the last reminder

[The Black Artmix Technique lvl max you currently received is only temporary If you fail to complete Saruman's request, then your Black Artmix Technique lvl max will drop to lvl 6, and the Grow ability will be taken away]

[Reminder (additional reminder due to your major rank): Saruman is still not too sure of you, so he actually held back when he taught you Your Black Art If you complete Saruman's mission, this ability of yours should have further room for improvement]

At this time, Reef and Franklin both walked down froained significant hauls too Sheyan's inquiry revealed that Franklin's first enhancee' The abilities of the copies created remained the same, but the maximum number of copies he could create was increased froic Ray' had been enhanced and turned into 'Cold Ray' When it hit an enemy, it would first slow the enemy down, then it would refract to nearby enee would be halved for each refraction

Reef directly displayed to Sheyan the description for hisRoar' It didn't seees, but at the end of the description, there was an additional line:

[This ability has precedence]

It was this line that caused Reef to be on cloud nine

Reef's 'Cardiac Shattering Roar' was actually pretty insane

An AoE attack with very decent daative effects Theto use, and the cooldown ti either

The only weakness of 'Cardiac Shattering Roar' was that it has no precedence, so the chance of it being resisted was high! Reef had always agonised over thisthis ability to learn others

Now, the ability had been strengthened Although the precedence obtained was only the most basic one, in so resisted at key moments should still be reduced by at least 50! How could Reef not be happy?

As they further coered the hidden mission with Saruman, Reef and Franklin had also received notifications because they were in the same party

Thus, the rewards they could choose froain Reef saw this reward at first glance and chose it without hesitation Of course, if thereould probably be withdrawn too

The trio was about to leave the tower of Orthanc when they saw a figure pop out and disappear in a flash not far frolance, he could clearly recognise the figure to be Lurtz in disguise

Lurtz definitely bore ill-intentions in tailing them

Lurtz's appearance re hostile without any warning He thought about it for a bit, and decided to go back to Saruain

Saruman was currently iic Crystal He initially didn't want to see Sheyan, but Sheyan repeatedly insisted, so he could only reluctantly return to the reception rooht back Treebeard's Golden Fruits already?”

“Not yet, my lord,” said Sheyan in a calm demeanor

“How dare you wasteto lose his temper Both sides knehere the other stood by now, so they showed no pretense and revealed their true nature

Sheyan shrugged and said regrettably

“I have just received the latest inforh God It includes the details of that particular battle Considering the generosity and kindness you have shown us, I originally wanted to tell you this information for free, but it appears that there was an error in ement My lord does not seeise while I tremble in fear

“Wait ,” Saruman asked suspiciously “That particular battle? Are you talking about…”

“The battle where Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, fell… Please forgive my impudence, and allow me to retire,” Sheyan pressed his hand to his chest and looked deeply embarrassed

Saruman looked deep into Sheyan's eyes, then sat down on his chair and said in a chilling tone

“Do not play these tricks with me Speak! Don't leave out a word!”

Senyan thus spoke, starting from the festival at Rivendell to the series of events afterwards He clearly described the sche the ceremony, and finally ended his story with how the Golden Tree summoned by Elrond meet with an avalanche

Saruman immediately knew that what Sheyan told him was definitely not fabricated, because if it was, it would be impossible for each detail to correspond to one another so perfectly He had also obtained some information before, and it reasonably matched with Sheyan's story He pondered for a while before saying

“And?”

Sheyan sive et h God I did hear that they've been tracing the whereabouts of Vilya, The Ring of Air…”

Upon hearing the words “Vilya, The Ring of Air”, Saruer able to keep himself calle-like eyes and said the folloords

“What do you want?”

Sheyan s, my lord I don't really have relevant inforood price The reason I wish to talk to you this time was to let you understand that if you keep us believers of the High God alive, we can do things for you that you ht find inconvenient to do yourself We can also find out a lot of private infor you a lot of rare special products…”

“But if we die, especially if we die an unnatural death in Isengard, then the only benefit to you is to save on the cost of food for MrLurtz for two, three days at most My lord, you are a smart person I'm sure you understand this”

Saruman stood up, his voice emotionless as he said

“I understand If you obtain any infor of Air anytiht to ood price Go!”

Not even a hout the tower of Orthanc

“I want to see that retard, Lurtz in front of me in one minute How dare he place his personal vendetta abovethe threat that may come from Saruman and Lurtz, the trio rejoined Melody

To tell the truth, Sheyan felt a bit uneasy with thisthe Golden Fruits of Treebeard, because they required the help of Melody He believed that the naive Melody would not refuse him, but the relationshi+p between the Elves and the Ents had always been very good, just like when Sindalor, the old Sacred Oak, provided help for Melody before this To be honest, Sheyan was a bit worried that this would hurt Melody

However, after he explained the matter, Melody did not seem to care about this In her eyes, old Sindalor was old Sindalor while Treebeard was Treebeard The two had no relations to each other at all

In the end, Melody glared at Sheyan with those large, clear eyes of hers and asked a rhetorical question that left Sheyan speechless

“You are a believer of the High God, and Mr Reef is also a believer of the High God Does that mean that I will fall in love with Mr Reef because I fell in love with you?”

(Reef was also left speechless: Hey, why do you usein love with me…)

Chapter 858: Cause and effect

Melody used the powerful ability of Sire Vilya to quietly contact Dawn City Naturally, she asked old Sindalor about Treebeard What was strange was that, when old Sindalor heard the word Treebeard, he remained silent no matter what Melody asked

But after a while, she suddenly beckoned Sheyan over and told hi to ask him

Sheyan only needed to have Melody in his e of Air to communicate with Ferrell The battle Ent asked oddly

“Why did you suddenly ask about Treebeard? That's a taboo topic for Uncle Sindalor”

Sheyan curiously asked

“Why's that?”

Ferrell looked to be in a little dilemma

“If uncle knew that I revealed his secret, ry Lady Melody I'll tell you honestly Uh, I ”

Mr Ferrell kept his voice down and told the prie and Treebark Treebeard is the leader of the Ents and also the Lord of Fangorn Forest In his long life, he visited the forests ofthe Beleriand Forest which later descended into the sea Soant and beautiful lady Her name was Fimbrethil…”

Melody chimed in at this moment

“Sire Vilya is not yet able to support such exchanges for a prolonged period of time Please be concise This may be quite rude, but what does it have to do with Grandpa Sindalor?”

Mr Ferrell sighed and presented the whole truth with one concise statement

“Aunt Fimbrethil was uncle's first love”

They were all left speechless Who could have ie to have happened between the two Ents A love affair!

Mr Ferrell then added

“Afterwards, Aunt Fiht She ran alone to the end of the Anduin River to plant her saplings However, Sauron's evil flames encroached upon the area Aunt Fimbrethil disappeared from then on”

“So that's how it is,” ive us any advice, Mr Ferrell? We received intelligence that Treebeard will bear Golden Fruits soon Our objective is to obtain the fruit”

Ferrell was stumped for a short while Then, he asked in a shocked tone

“Treebeard is bearing Golden Fruits?? That's i Golden Fruits was a sign of change for the Ents It was a sort of hurdle that theytheir purest form of power, they will condense it into Golden Fruits Under normal circumstances, the produced Golden Fruits will be reabsorbed back by the Ents

There is also another situation where some very powerful Ents suffered fatal injuries They will use their final essence to bear Golden Fruits, which would function as a continuation of their lives It olden tree used by Elrond belonged to this category, and its quality was far froory

When Ferrell heard that Sheyan was going after the Golden Fruits, he was incomparably excited and very firmly requested to join them! Even a blind man could see that he coveted the Golden Fruits… However, itthe Ents He had previously de his real body in spiritual for an ordinary tree to turn it into an Ent

The benefits of his ability were obvious Even if the occupied tree was destroyed, he would only suffer heavy injury in spirit However, the drawbacks were also very direct – Ferrell's battle strength would nore

Since Ferrell volunteered himself, Sheyan his co reinforce to sacrifice a little spiritual power, then he would be able to traverse through forests in spiritual form at an incredible speed (similar to the Wood Release in Naruto) Therefore, Sheyan only needed to wait for less than 20 hours for hi for Ferrell, the party still had so else to take care of The hidden main storyline mission required theers”

After soation, they found that Saruman's Adoo to Edoras, the capital of the Rohan, and join forces with another one of Saruue They would assassinate his political enemies and remove the obstacles for Saruard's Hidden Dangers listed out severalthe city Sheyan's party would have to weaken them These forces include the water monsters of the Isen River, the Kasaorn Forest

Since this was the case, Sheyan's party decisively chose the hidden ers They ihtmare imprint

[You have chosen the hidden ers]

[Difficulty: Unable to provide an evaluation]

[Time limit for completion: 20 days]

[Mission summary: Since you have chosen the hidden faction of Saruman, then you should provide some service for this faction]

[Mission objective: Within twenty days, weaken the forces that could pose a threat to Isengard and obtain one of the following iteolden tooth / shattered Ent heart]

[Mission reh You must hurry]

[If you fail the main storyline htmare realm and 100,000 utility points will be deducted]

[You have acquired the hidden branch mission: Saruman's Request]

[Difficulty: Unable to provide an evaluation]

[Time limit for completion: 9 days]

[Mission summary: Retrieve Treebeard's Golden Fruits before they fullyTreebeard]

[Mission objective: Retrieve the Golden Fruits]

[Mission reh the Ents love peace and are mild in nature, once they find out your objective, they will wraiths]

[If you fail the branch ained will be taken away]

Fourteen hours later, Sheyan met with Mr Ferrell on the scenic Isen River Dae black maple tree for hiht and strong as if it was carved out of steel, looking full of vitality Even its branches and leaves displayed a proud persistence

Mr Ferrell infiltrated the tree at once It took hiinal will of the tree He shook his new body to let his row a pair of feet froe battle Ent

This time, Mr Ferrell's battle Ent had a black vine around his neck that looked like a black scarf Against the enemy, it was a very deadly weapon Mr Ferrell could skillfully use this vine to entangle his opponent and then stab in with his sharp, poisonous branches

With Mr Ferrell in the lead, they dexterously travelled through the forest that no human had ever walked on before The Ents were known as the lords of the forest, and it wasn'tthe way; no ferocious beasts, no crazy insects, no poisonous vines… all of the for about five or six hours, the strange group cliust ith his arm and took a deep sniff

“Let us rest here There ht in front of us; it's not a good idea to enter Fangorn Forest in the dark ind and rain – especially for us who bear not-so-pure intentions”

Senyan's group purchased all sorts of things in Isengard, including so tents which were quickly raised It's worth ic arrows froic arrows s on the arrows may seem useless, but if spiritual poas ima could be felt Those who observed the arroould find their bodies filled with an indescribable heat When an arrow hit the target, a very violent explosion will occur, and the ene fireball

Obviously, these five ic arroould be a considerable threat to the Ents who fear fire

After they settled the issues of careen waves of forest in the distance and could not help orn Forest of the Ents? It doesn't look like anything special”

Mr Ferrell walked to his side with heavy steps, and spoke in a low ! Take a look at the forest over there, then look at Fangorn Forest Look carefully!”

Chapter 859: Blood Ent

Sheyan looked carefully for quite so to Mr Ferrell's instructions He suddenly exclaimed

“There does seem to be some difference Why does the forest on the other side seem a little abnormal? It looks sparse and the trees look smaller”

Mr Ferrell said

“It's not that the forest on the other side seem sparse and shorter In fact, that forest is the nororn Forest that are abnormal Because they are cared for by the Ents, each tree can thrive and grow stronger When an ordinary person step foot into Fangorn Forest, every tree will h at them, hinder them, and report this person's situation to the Ents!”

“This has become really tricky,” mureat iht?”

“Of course,” said Mr Ferrell “They treat the trees as their own children”

Sheyan's mouth suddenly showed a touch of evil sood news I have heard If that's the case, then this matter has becoh of relief

“Creatures like Ents stay rooted to the earth and grow in the rain They have no greed, thus they have no weaknesses But if there is so that they care about, then ill be able to find a weakness”

Mr Ferrell suddenly said

“Most of the Ents in Fangorn Forest are peaceful, but if you ry, some of the Ents and wild Ents can be very vicious You must be mentally prepared”

Sheyan raised his eyebrows

“Wild Ents?”

Melody walked over at thatthe Ents, aly of Treebeard The entire tribal co However, there are always so ideas so they stay outside the tribe For the Ents, Fangorn Forest is a place that has a very suitable living condition, so even though these Ents have different ideologies, they still stayed here They do not obey the orders of Treebeard and act on their own, so they are called wild Ents”

Franklin took a glance at Mr Ferrell and was about to say so, but he stopped himself

When Mr Ferrell saw that, he revealed a bitter smile and told them in that low muffled tone of his

“Yes, oal is si the Sacred Mother Tree of a tribe orn Forest?” Sheyan suddenly asked a very sharp question

“This is where the opinions of rowth for Ents is of course achieved by become a Sacred Mother Tree, who occupies all the aura of a place alone and is alorshi+pped and cared for by people We can find examples of this in history – this was how the World Tree, Teldrassil, was born But Treebeard's ideology is that Ents should have a way of life that transcends other races”

Said Mr Ferrell coldly

After Sheyan listened to Mr Ferrell, he pondered and said

“Since there exists soreement within the Ent community, ill spend a few days to collect infororn Forest I already have a basic plan in et chaotic Only then can we fish in troubled water”

Early the next ain Under the lead of Mr Ferrell, they first went to the west side of Fangorn Forest because Mr Ferrell learned from the information transmitted by the wind and the trees that this is the area where other living creatures, including wild Ents, were relatively active in Being suspicious people the found out in this area is low

Fangorn Forest looked completely different from up close than it did froeons was always in their ears Everything in the forest was orderly; even the vines grew in an orderly fashi+on as if they o around the trees

Every huge tree see a perfect distance from the other trees; this distance allowed the trees to reasonably draw nutrients froround and share the sunshi+ne without malicious co trees would sway, and it seee eyes that watch over their every orous gait with Sheyan and the rest on his strong wooden shoulders Their bodies exuded a faint green glow This was a spell casted by Melody called 'Natural Breathing', which allowed the discovered

Mr Ferrell suddenly stopped and pointed to a curvy rattan on the ground, earnestly saying:

“This is a trap set by a wild Ent See with an enemy”

As if to prove his point, Mr Ferrell stepped on the trap and the a green light flashed Many sharp spikes with barbs suddenly grew out from the rattan The rattan wrapped around Mr Ferrell's stout tree legs like a snake and left some deep marks If it was an ordinary hue lumps of fleshes would have been teared away

At that ht them information from afar The faint smell of burnt firewood floated into everyone's nostrils, followed by the smell of burnt meat

In a heartbeat, Mr Ferrell strode forward in the direction of the odor He took large steps but he was very careful, not even touching the branches and leaves next to hi Mr Ferrell

They soon heard a shrill howling noise in the distance The voice was full of pain but they could not hear what the victih a brook, Mr Ferrell slowed down his pace Through the gaps between the trees, they could see a chaotic situation on a clearing in the forest

There were tents, fire pits, overturned pots, distorted weapons, and lumps of flesh and blood that were flattened into crepes It wasn't hard to deduce what happened A sht, then suffered a surprise attack while trying to cook a pot of porridge in theUnfortunately, they were defeated

The one who defeated them was an Ent

Mr Ferrell stared at this Ent, and said in a deep voice

“I didn't expect Grubb to be a Blood Ent already”

Only after Mr Ferrell pointed it out did Sheyan and the rest noticed that a the leaves on top of the head of the Ent called Grubb, 3 had already been stained with red, indicating that he had killed at least three hundred beings ere not of the Ent race! His hands were truly stained with blood!

Grubb is burly and strong with visible thorns on his wooden ar dwarf and a surviving hurill on a campfire

The cooked meat that Sheyan's party smelled before came from this In fact, Sheyan felt that they sue of the flame slowly baked the bodies of the two victims They look at least half-cooked by now; even their screaot louder

“You foolish, greedy vermin! I've already warned you orn, but you have never taken s to heart! Now, enjoy the flame Your souls and your sins shall be purified in the vicious fire!”

Sheyan whispered his enquiry to Mr Ferrell

“It seeentleman is your acquaintance?”

Mr Ferrell bitterly replied

“It was him who forcefully escorted uncle and I out froorn Forest and warned us not to step foot into Fangorn Forest ever again! He is the youngest grandchild of Treebeard”

“Then why did he attack these travelers?” wondered Franklin

It was Sheyan who answered

“Look at that tent”

The tent of these travelers were currently scattered on the ground, revealing a few pieces of fresh wood inside Sheyan took a deep breath and said

“Saruiant daard! This would kill three birds with one stone Firstly, the natural stronghold that is the crossing of the Isen River would becoard's line of defense and cross the river, Saruman could release the water in the dam and sweep the ene iant daard will make some easily accessible places inaccessible Saru place! More importantly, the rise in water level in the upper reaches after the construction of the giant daht into Isengard!”

“Therefore, Saruman must build that dam However, the construction of a dah-quality wood that is strong, lightweight, and resistant to water corrosion Only the trees in Fangorn Forest that were cared for by the Ents ood relationshi+p with Treebeard on the surface, he is secretly purchasing the wood of Fangorn Forest at a high price in Isengard…”

“These poor people should adventurers teh rewards”

Chapter 860: Tail and Hunt

Faced with this tragic scene, Melody was shocked speechless She was originally stroking the green and pleasant leaves of a tree but she i ti down a few trees…how can Mr Grubb be so cruel?”

Sheyan sighed and explained to her

“For us, trees are just trees Yes, they are a very important part of life, but perhaps for Grubb and his tribe, the trees are their children and loved ones They care for nature because of love, but they also become cruel because of love A total of 300 people lost their lives to his hands, but perhaps in the eyes of some of the more radical Ents, he is a hero”

Mr Ferrell reo Those two are already beyond saving Now isn't the best tiht with Grubb Our objective is to scout, and to obtain the Golden Fruits We're not here to be saviours”

No one objected Sheyan's words They began to withdraithout drawing the slightest attention to themselves After Grubb killed the two adventurers, put out the fire, and buried the tents, he walked a few times around the camp Suddenly, the vines attached to his body shook a few times The delicate tendrils pointed towards a direction

It was the place where Sheyan's group had stopped before!

As Grubb sloalked over, the tendrils crept up like snakes and finally pointed towards a slightly wilted young leaf that was touched by Melody before When she saw the Dwarf and the hu roasted alive, she was so shocked that she accidentally broke the young leaf

Such a sot to hide, was detected by Grubb!

Grubb buried his head and rubbed the leaf with his rough bark face, then slowlyto…run away”

He stretched out his finger, and on the rough fingertip covered in moss, a small, white flower slowly bloomed

Immediately afterwards, a Koschevnikov's bee that was commonly seen in this forest flew over The black-and-white-striped bee perched on the flower at the tip of Grubb's finger, sucked on the honey, then fleith a buzz and hovered in the air

Grubb said in a low muffled tone

“Reroup…is escaping quickly Only…the Leaping Ents…can catch up to them! I will rush over…to help…soon”

The bee swooped into the air and sniffed on the leaf, then fleay!

The forest turned quiet again

After that, Grubb walked over to the clearing The gap between his legs began to close, and then his roots quickly iround He lifted his hands up high and closed his eyes At this moment, looked no different to an ordinary tree With the nourishment of the earth, the scars on the surface of Grubb's body began to slowly heal, and the barks that were destroyed during the fight also slowly grew

Sheyan's group continued their progression in the forest The furthered they travelled, the orn Forest that was near Isengard, the signs of deforestation began to gradually becorew more fierce

Under Saruh tree hearts with enough spiritual energy in the and closing Therefore, a lot of trees were actually chopped down in vain They were abandoned once the adventurers found that the core of the trees lacked enough spiritual energy

This behavior undoubtedly further angered the Ents

Some traces of small-scale battles could be easily wiped out, but it's hard to erase the traces of so uards

Sheyan stood in front of a completely deformed set of armour No doubt, the armour wasn't empty But the armor had been distorted to such a state that it looked like a luh, and dark purple blood dripped out of it One can iine the fate of person inside

Meanwhile, Franklin stood next to a large hole Not one blade of grass grew around the hole The upturned soil was scattered messily around the area The surface looked burnt, and even the plants close to the hole appeared as if they were afraid of soical obsession A strong e self-destructed here”

Melody picked up a piece of wood and carefully inspected it It looked like a piece of wooden board at first, but if one observed carefully, the “wooden board” was actually a piece torn from an Ent's chest It was similar to a human's ribs which protected the heart

Despite the strong vitality of the Ents, such dae was surely fatal Obviously, under the tenacious resistance of this particular group, the Ents also suffered soht only appeared twotree that had been broken in half He accidentally kicked so, so he looked down to see what it was Then, his expression abruptly changed He dug up the soil beneath his feet to reveal some “fertilizers” buried by the Ents

It was the corpse of a wo children who looked no more than five or six years old! The heads of the two children were strangely deformed One head was trae heads contrasted with their tiny bodies to present a sad sight!

An incoer flared up in everyone's hearts Sheyan's mouth twitched a few times uncontrollably

Wars were cruel, but to use the bodies of women and children as fertilizers was too h this behaviour was considered justifiable on the Ents' side, but…it still left a bad taste in their mouths Melody's eyes were full of tears

However, at this round on one knee His palm pressed onto the wet soil while the vines around his neck pierced into the ground He cocked his head in confusion

“That's odd Although I couldn't sense anything wrong, why do I suddenly feel uneasy?”

Franklin, after hearing Mr Ferrell's words, thought for a moment, and i'

The Rank 3 Arcane spell essentially suht, but it would reveal all hostile creatures

The front of the 'Eye of Stig' looked like a strange eyeball with a white pupil and black sclera, but the back contained a dense group of tentacle-like flagelluelluy from alternate di a couple of tie

A luh speed through the forest After a certain distance, it stopped The light was actually wrapped around a rather s, EntHis whole body was covered with black mottled traces as if he was previously burnt His motion had a certain softness to it; even his arms oven from some dry, soft branches

More importantly, there were five red leaves on his head! One leaf corresponds to a hundred people, so the nun races that died by his hands had exceeded 500!

“He's so Ent race!” said Mr Ferrell “They are the fastest a the Ents because they are born with incredible di to Mr Ferrell's explanation, Sheyan iuy could kill soEnts would be a' disappeared into thin air with a shrill laugh, Sheyan iuy arrives?”

Franklin replied

“The 'Eye of Stig' has aradius of two kilometers Based on the Ent's movement speed, it should only take him dozens of seconds”

Sheyan nodded

“Looks like we're his target so we can't avoid hiht, then let's orn Forest, the territory of the Ents Dragging the fight on is unfavorable for us”

As soon as Sheyan finished speaking, a crashi+ng sound resounded fro Ent called Mudbeard eed frorind his teeth!

“Look what I found? A pathetic Ent willing to join with the tree slaughterers! But wait! Why do you s?”

Ferrell turned and took a few steps to stand proudly in front of Mudbeard He cal in a well”

Mudbeard was stunned

“Nonsense! That's… that's impossible!”

Chapter 861: A tossed stone raises a thousand ripples

Ferrell laughed so hard that his branches shook

“Nothing is impossible for the noble Sacred Oak fareat World Tree Teldrassil once walked upon! Races aren't ith is eternal!”

Mudbeard inashed his teeth and said

“I understand now You cursed wild Ent, you dahterers all deserve death!”

As Mudbeard spoke, he acted as if he was going to pounce at Ferrell, but it was just a feint When he leaned forward, his left arm suddenly split into three thick vines that stretched rapidly The vines hurtled towards the bow-carrying Melody and staff-wielding Franklin!

The Ent was an extrehter He iroup His purpose in doing this was to try to test their strength and, if he could, eliht easier He was confident that he could turn these people into fertilizers!

Facing Mudbeard's attacks, Franklin immediately chanted a spell while Melody readied her boith a cold look They didn't seeer As the thick vines slithered over like agile snakes, Sheyan and Reef stepped in from the side to shi+eld the other two

Senyan slammed his blade on a vine but found that most of impact was absorbed His strike only left a trail of white mark on the vine

Meanwhile, Reef was bound by the vine together with his shi+eld The vine tried to throw Reef aside with a twist, but Reef roared angrily and anchored his claw to the ground He became as immovable as an ancient rock; even Mudbeard couldn't rebow displayed a sudden flash of light!

Mudbeard didn't even have the tiht chest The long arrow looked dark and heavy, but if one were to look closely, one would find the surface of the arrow shaft covered in strange runes It shi+ned with a touch of breathtaking red-hot glow!

The nextarrow exploded!

In the sunny forests, a sudden large fla wooden chunks!

There was a basin-sized deep hole where Mudbeard had been shot The hole penetrated aled near the pit and rapidly spread onto the whole body Mudbeard issued a sorrowful cry

At the same time, Franklin shot a perfectly accurate 'Cold Ray' The calculative h to try to put out the fire on the Ent, but aimed the most vulnerable part of Mudbeard's foot instead Mudbeard's foot immediately froze into ice The 'Cold Ray' refracted to the trees at the side and disappeared

Mudbeard's vines released Sheyan and Reef He realised that the tea he could handle alone As he was about to activate the unique ability of the Leaping Ents, Mr Ferrell, who had not lifted his hands so far, pounced

In the raging fire, Mudbeard the Leaping Ent only had half of his body re, so his response was naturally so the moment when Mudbeard was just about to h branches clung onto Mudbeard's body and forcefully interrupted his ability

Two huge bodies collided with each other Theirpieces of broken wood The fla it in half

Mudbeard the Leaping Ent roared and resisted with no care for the burning fla and keeping Mudbeard tied down Sheyan and Reef rushed forward and unleashed awas frozen by Franklin, it beca elasticity

At the same time, Franklin waved his staff and aimed his 'Cold Ray' towards the joints of Mudbeard that were not in fla their attacks, the ferocious howls of the Uruk-hais could be heard fro of the effect of Sheyan's gene-mix

Aradually greeaker, and he finally beca beast, pouncing on hireedily devour its wooden food

The power of the flaination Obviously, the five flaht were definitely no ordinary itely persistent and fierce They ht actually have been personally made by Saruman himself

When the dead Ent burned, the yellon shed while they retreated The body of Mudbeard issued soht spots flew out fro to move into the forest

At that moment, the necklace on Sheyan's neck heated up and he ihtmare imprint

[A soul power that can be devoured is detected Would you like to proceed with the plundering?]

To unlock the last attribute of Sheyan's dark gold necklace, he s under the effect of the necklace's active ability Sheyan had been wondering how he could plunder souls He had no clue at all before this It turned out that the necklace would choose the right time itself Of course Sheyan wouldn't pass up the chance

Once the ability was activated, he i out froht that scattered out froathered to forht while trying their best to fly deep into the forest

Sheyan yelled and suddenly threw a bottle curse-round The shockwave produced by his curse-mix nowadays was not the same as before; it even looked a bit like nuclear explosion First, a mushroom cloud of smoke would burst forth When the s attraction force on the surrounding creatures Then, the terrifying shockould rapidly spread in all directions!

The shockwave could actually cause daht spots Even Saru 'Saru to strike at Mudbeard's soul spots!

“A stunning effect with authoritative precedence is indeed not the same!” Sheyan couldn't help but think proudly

After it was attacked, the mysterious syhts They were coold necklace

However, Mudbeard did not drop a key when he died The flaher Mr Ferrell sensed that several Ents were quickly approaching, so after they roup disappeared into the forest again

Less than five minutes after they left, the tall and burly Grubb strode into the location of the fight He i in flame, which stunned hian to appear on the Grubb's bark Although intense heat kept being transh the air and the earth, Grubb did not have the slightest intention of avoiding it Ping pong-sized tears rushed out from his brown eyes and his lowhim look especially sad!

“This is roup of people I shouldn't have stopped to heal myself!”

The Ent's cry was solid, but it contained strong sadness, questioning, and guilt!

At that -branched Ent jumped out from the trees and yanked Grubb away from the fire He stepped on the sporadic fire on Grubb's body to put it out