Chapter 273: Rivendell (3)

Rivendell, this is one of the gathering places of the high elves of Noldor, and the residence of King Elrond! If you leave Rivendell and go west and cross the homeland of the original Yarnuo Kingdom of the Dundan people in the northern kingdom, you will reach the White Tower of the Berry Hills and the shore of Grey Harbor in the extreme west.
And the shore of Grey Harbor is still one of the inherent territories of the high elves of Noldor, and is the only place for the elves of Middle-earth to leave here to go to Amen Island!
Of course, our current story is still in the beautiful and peaceful Rivendell!
This beautiful elven city is concealed in many dangerous valleys, forests, and valleys. It is besieged by the steep misty mountains, dense troll forests, and dangerous trolllands. It is not strong enough or unknown. People who follow the path will definitely not get here.
The reason why Rivendell can exist for a long time in this place is that in addition to the strength of the Noldor Elf, it also benefits from the protection of Elrond, the Elf King, because Elrond possesses one of the spirits of the Elf Ring Viya, with the power of this elven ring, he can protect Rivendell from evil invasion.
However, recently, the high elves of Noldor here in Rivendell have discovered that their originally peaceful city has begun to become a little different, except for vaguely feeling that they are being watched by evil. In addition to half-orcs began to appear in the periphery, humans, wizards, hobbits, and...a little human wizard girl who hasn't appeared in a long time appeared? !
"I...Where is this...?"
Originally, he felt that he had fallen completely into the darkness and saw no trace of light. When he became conscious again, he found that there seemed to be a dazzling white light before his eyes? Then he couldn't help groaning in pain, trying to open his eyes hard.
"This is Rivendell, the residence of King Elrond! At the same time, it is also the last refuge for all the elves in Middle-earth, east of the sea..."
When Frodo was struggling to open his eyes, an old voice that made Frodo very familiar and sounded right beside him.
"Oh! If you want to know the exact date, it is October 24th, 3018 of the Third Age, about ten o'clock in the morning?"
"Frodo, you are here in Rivendell and have been in a coma for four full days..."
When the old voice next to Frodo became clearer and clearer, finally, in this luxurious room full of elf style, Frodo the Hobbit lying on the soft bed, he finally managed to open up. Opening his eyes, he saw the old bearded man sitting on a chair beside his bed and smoking a pipe silently.
"Ganda...Gandalf?!"
With one glance, after 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, I am here... Fortunately, you also arrived in Rivendell in time..."
Gandalf sat on the big back chair next to the bed like this, while continuing to swallow the clouds, he looked at the little Hobbit who was lying on the bed and finally opened his eyes with a relieved look.
"You should be happy, Frodo... Maybe you don't know it? If you come here for a few hours at night, then you may never have any hope of being rescued..."
"You are not easy, my dear Hobbit..."
Having said that, Gandalf nodded in relief.
This is the hobbit in front of you. If you replace it with other humans or elves, even Gandalf himself, who was severely wounded by the Demon Cavern Sword, was dying and was about to fall into darkness, and he was still bewitching the Lord of the Rings continuously Below, he believes that no one can hold on for such a long time under such extreme conditions like this hobbit, let alone be saved in the end!
"Uh..."
Frodo just wanted to prop up his weak body from the bed, and then in the next second, he had to reach out and cover his left chest, and then he felt: The other night, he was banned on Fengyunding. This part of the spirit thorn is still painful, and there is still a strange chill? !
"What the is going on, Gandalf?"
"Why didn't you meet us at the Prancing Horse Hotel? After we left the Shire, we didn't see you there..."
After composing himself, Frodo hurriedly asked about this after reclining the bed.
At the beginning, it was Gandalf who told him about the Lord of the Rings and the end of the world and other things, and tricked him out of Shire with fancy words, saying that he would go to the Prancing Horse Inn in Bray to make peace!
But the result?
When Frodo and his three friends went to the Prancing Horse Inn on schedule at the risk of danger, in that inn, there were only those who followed him to chase and kill, except for a ranger, the "Wanderer" he did not know. Their ring spirit black knight is nothing more than that, it can be said that they almost lost their lives there!
"I'm really sorry, Frodo... I had something delayed for a while..."
Gandalf did feel a little bit difficult to talk about the fact that he missed his appointment, but in fact, where is it that it was only delayed for a while? At that time, he almost delayed his life!
But I can’t let Gandalf now say this to Frodo, the hobbit who just woke up: For the Lord of the Rings, he himself rushed to Isengard to find the white-robed wizard Saruman before. Want to get help! But what he never expected was that the once highly respected leader of the Holy White Council, the most powerful Maya, had also betrayed their faith and invested in the demon Lord Sauron? Then, he locked up Gandalf and humiliated him? !
If he really wanted to tell the truth in this way, Gandalf would really be a little worried, would he scare this Hobbit who had just awakened from a serious injury and dying?
"..."
Thinking about what happened to him at the top of Isengard's Osank Tower, Gandalf opened his lips and moved for a while. After thinking about it, he still didn't have the heart to say this kind of thing that would seriously damage morale now.
A few days ago, just before Frodo came to Rivendell, if he hadn't been saved by Manvi’s messenger and the great eagles had come forward to save him in time, I am afraid that crazy Saruman would definitely not be easy. Let yourself go, right?
At that time, when Gandalf jumped off the top of the Osanco Tower and let the great eagle that arrived in time to carry him away, in fact, Saruman had the ability to force him to leave him on the spot with magic! It's just that maybe it's the fear of Manvi, the head of the gods, so the other party will let the giant eagle take him away?
Thinking of what Saruman, his original best friend, the white-robed wizard, did when Isengard, Gandalf could only secretly feel sad!
The other party has been completely bewitched and fallen by Sauron...
So Saruman actually thought that Sauron's power and magic were unstoppable? You know, the gods didn't really give up Middle-earth completely, but they didn't want to show too much in the mortal world so as not to mislead those greedy humans!
"Gandalf...? What's the matter?"
Seeing Gandalf staring at him in a daze, he seemed to be caught in a certain memory, which made Frodo feel a little curious and puzzled, so he quickly asked again.
"Nothing, Frodo."
Gandalf shook his head quickly, and signaled that the other party didn't mind too much. These were just some not-so-good memories of an old man of him.
"Frodo? Great! You finally woke up!"
Just as Frodo wanted to ask something, he suddenly rushed in from the outside with a figure he was familiar with. It was Sam, one of his friends!
"Sam..."
"Frodo, all of us are really worried about you! Are they not, Mr. Gandalf?"
"Yes! But thanks to King Elrond's superb medical skills, you can gradually recover."
Seeing that the two hobbits still had a good relationship, Gandalf nodded with satisfaction, not knowing what he thought of.
"Welcome to Rivendell, Frodo Baggins!"
At this time, the Elf King Elrond who came after hearing the news followed the Hobbit Sam who ran in first, and walked slowly beside Gandalf, facing Frodo, who was still lying weakly on the bed. Said with a smile.
Life flies quickly. In Rivendell, in the hinterland of this forest valley, on the cliff where the waterfall and the river meet, in this luxurious and beautiful fairyland-like fairy city, the Hobbit Frodo's injury Days and things got better, and he started 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 can move freely..."
King Elrond and Gandalf were in the conference halls above Rivendell Canyon, watching the two hobbits Sam and Frodo from the railings.
"However, his wounds 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 to the heart by the Ring Spirit’s Demon Cave Sword. It would be a blessing in misfortune to not die on the spot!
Gandalf felt that in this mortal world, it is almost impossible to heal the other person completely? Although the Hobbit made him feel very magical in some respects, the physical quality of the opponent is still a little too poor.
"Well... the ring never left, but it was safe all the way..."
"Gandalf, the person you chose this time is not bad! Hobbits have magical resistance to the evil power of the Lord of the Rings. I don't deny this!"
After King Elrond glanced at the two hobbits on the elf platform below for the last time, he nodded in satisfaction while pacing in this wide hall.
"Well! It's not that there is much resistance, but the way the ring is really stupid!"
At this time, a very untimely little girl suddenly intervened in 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 did not avoid each other?
"Oh? Why do you say that? The mighty Anne Witch Lord?"
Upon hearing this, King Elrond and Gandalf turned around together and looked far away in the hall.
Near the balcony of the hall, there was a hammock dotted with vines and flowers. Then, a little human girl was lying on it and swaying slightly, while comfortably using the hand of the wizard, from the side of the exquisite elven wood On the table, holding the elf fruits and delicate pastries that made her very satisfied, let them line up and put them into her mouth one by one.
This little human girl is Annie who was invited by Gandalf to come to Rivendell with the injured Hobbit Frodo!
Then, she has been living here.
Because of the powerful magical powers and various magical spells on the opponent, coupled with the innocent and innocent character, he was quickly regarded as the guest of the elves by Elf King Elon, and has always enjoyed the highest and best treatment!
When I saw this little girl for the first time, King Elrond almost thought that the other party was Maya or Vera who came to Middle-earth from Amen Island! The level of magic power in the opponent's body is definitely not something that any human or ordinary wizard can possess.
But how did he think that after some conversation did he learn that the other party was indeed a human? Moreover, it seems to be an eight-year-old human girl? !
"It's very simple, it's just that the temptation to break the ring is wrong!"
After spitting out a few grape seeds on the ground at random, Annie suddenly sat up cross-legged from the vine hammock and continued with a serious face:
"Think about it, the Hobbit named Frodo, he is just a mortal who has never seen the world, does not understand rights, and does not understand the benefits of power? Moreover, it seems that he is a Hobbit who has just grown up?! "
"And what are the artifacts in the ring and the existence in the void that want to confuse others through the ring? What do they do? They come and go: it's nothing more than temptation to give power, power, and Or is it immortal or something? Look! You are stupid and dumb, and you don't know how to adapt it a little bit. How could it be possible to seduce that little dwarf out of the country easily?"
At this point, Annie curled her lips in dissatisfaction!
After all, it is that Sauron or the business called Morgoth is unskilled. If he wants to win over his men, how can he rely on temptation alone? It's better to learn what she used to be best at, save the other's soul and stamp it directly, and then all the problems are solved!
In general, the good people and bad people in this world are a little too simple. They have been fighting in this small world for a long time, and they can't even work around! Why is a ring on the tall, even the one that relies on temptation?
"If you change to me, to deal with this kind of idiot, you should send someone to his hometown Shire, first make a good adjustment, study carefully, and see what those short hobbits want most What do you want, and then tempt him according to his preferences?"
"In that case, I promise, within three or two days, I will definitely give you a fallen Frodo out!"
That's right, it should be like this!
The broken ring, in fact, as early as the two days when Frodo woke up, Annie had directly played with it, and she also knew that it contained something similar to Sauron’s remnant soul and powerful magic power. , Seems to be able to collude with a fool named Morgoth who is imprisoned in a certain void in the prison?
At that time, Annie, who had reached out to take the ring with a grin, frightened the elves, Gandalf and Elrond, for fear that she would kill or run away with treasures after being tempted to fall.
But how could they think that in Annie's eyes, this tattered ring would never make it onto the table? Even the Morgoth who contacted her through the ring back and forth to her promised to her: power, wealth, power and endless life, all these things, can not be in her eyes?
Who is her Queen Anne? After experiencing several worlds, my appetite and vision have long been nourished!
You know, Anne-sama is a great demigod, immortal, the cute lord and queen of the Flame Alliance, the supreme head of the Federation of Heroes, the world shuttle, and the greatest existence!
Anyway, how could she, who has traveled through several worlds, be seen as right or money on this tattered planet?
No one should come to give her money and rights, whoever dares to mention such things, she will be anxious! How could she see these things? Until now, Queen Anne has no shortage of rights at all, let alone money! Those who are crying and clamoring to hold her thighs, behave as pendants, or small attendants, can at least line up from the Pruuk region to the edge of the galaxy?
In the interstellar world, all the planets she owns are in units of ten thousand! The entire Krupp region is the territory of her Hero Federation! A little sheriff under her can almost manage one or several planets larger than Middle-earth?
As for wealth...then she is even more distracted!
It’s not that she brags. If she wants to, just pull out a few asteroids all made up of gold or gems and throw them into Middle-earth. It will definitely scare these unseen old people to death. Hats!
Let alone the last power! That is still locked in the Void Realm Prison and cannot get out of Morgoth, what power can he have that she can admire? The last Sarnaga Aulus, all cried and begged to transform her into a tall god, and she? At that time, they all rejected the opponent severely!
Therefore, it is impossible for power or anything to confuse her!
So, because of this, when she was playing with the Lord of the Rings that day, little Annie was able to play like a tattered one. After weighing it twice, she gave it back to the short hobbit in Frodo at will. The temptation and threats of Len or Morgoth are at heart.
Who is she afraid of, who has fought with real gods? If it really messed her up, believe it or not, immediately open a teleporter to summon the Deep Space Fleet that once stubbornly fought Eamon to drop a nuclear bomb or launch a Protoss Star Destroyer to show you? !
"So, that ring is reluctant, but its owner is a bit stupid!"
Of course, Annie didn't say one more thing: That is, Frodo the Hobbit, sooner or later he will be bewitched or controlled by the power of the ring! After all, mortal minds are always flawed, no matter how stupid the ring is, there will always be a day when it will succeed.
"..."
Upon hearing this, King Elrond and Gandalf looked at each other before shook their heads dumbfounded.
"It's also fortunate that you are not on Sauron's side. Otherwise, the people of Middle-earth will suffer..."
After King Elrond poured some good spirits, he smiled and raised his glass to the little girl in the distance.
"However, since I'm here, I still want to mention that this matter shouldn't be his responsibility, and we can't ask Frodo for more..."
Seeing below, the Frodo who happily took Sam away, Gandalf sighed again. He really doesn't know, is it right for him to involve this little Hobbit in such a major event concerning Middle-earth?
"Gandalf! The enemy is approaching!"
"Sauron's army is gathering in the east, and Sauron's evil eyes have been watching Rivendell! And, you said before, Saruman, he has betrayed us?!"
"So now, our alliance has become less and less..."
After the initial harsh tone, King Elrond suddenly lowered his tone. He himself 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. Astoria hesitated indecisively!
Since that Supreme Lord of the Ring is fine in the hands of the little Hobbit, then we should continue to let the other party do the rest together! Anyway, with the exception of Frodo, King Elrond will never rest assured that he will give the Lord of the Rings to anyone who might be deceived by the Lord of the Rings!
"No... Actually, there are some that I haven't had time to tell you..."
"Saruman... he used evil magic to hybridize half-orcs and foggy mountain goblins to develop a terrifying strong orc... His army should now be bred in the cave beneath Isengard ..."
"That's an elite orc who can march during the day and is not afraid of the sun... and even... can also run long distances! If I guess right, Saruman will definitely come to the Lord of the Rings soon..."
At this moment, Gandalf finally revealed what he saw when he was locked up at the top of the Eisinger Osank Tower! At that time, he saw: the half-orc servants of Saruman, who wantonly cut down the age-old Fargon forest, and then, in the Forge Furnace under Isengard, began mass manufacturing equipment and his strong orcs Army!
"The power of our Noldor high elves cannot fight against this evil, and we do not have the ability to fight against the power of Mordor and Isengard at the same time!"
King Elrond said this, but he saw Gandalf lowered his head and turned away. He knew what the old man was thinking.
"So, Gandalf! The Lord of the Rings must not stay here in Rivendell!"
Gazing into the opponent's eyes, Elf King Elon said straightly his own bottom line.
Their elves can help each other to rescue Frodo, and even allow them to cultivate here temporarily, but the Supreme Lord of the Rings can never stay here! Otherwise, you will definitely drag Rivendell or Noldor high elves into the ground!
"..."
When Gandalf fell into confusion, he seemed to make a secret decision. Maybe, he could still implement the previous plan? Anyway, they have long sent people to spread the letter, so that some people from the big power can participate in this matter.
"This is the crisis of the entire Middle-earth world, and they must jointly decide how to end it..."
"The age of our elves is over...My people are responding to the call, preparing to evacuate from the west port, Gandalf, who can you rely on when we are gone?"
"Dwarves? They only know that they hide in the rock caves in the mountains to hunt for treasure, and they don't care about the lives of others!"
While pacing towards Gandalf, King Elrond questioned and persuaded him.
"Maybe... we must place our hope on 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.
"Humans? Human beings are too fragile, and the ethnic group is declining... The Numenor people are no longer in power! Their glory and dignity have also been forgotten..."
"It is because of humans that the Lord of the Rings has survived to this day! I was there at the time, Gandalf..."
While talking, Elrond recalled the battle at that time.
At that time, three thousand years ago...when Esiduo got the ring...that stupid human, he could directly throw that ring into the lava of the flame of doom and end everything!
However, he, the Esiduo, he finally couldn't resist the temptation of the Lord of the Rings, and regardless of his own plea, he greedily took it as his own...
"I was there... I witnessed the fall of mankind with my own eyes..."
After speaking, King Elrond sighed again, unwilling to recall the events at that time.
"Today's human world is already very weak...They are already a mess of sand, and there are still no leaders!"
Therefore, he instinctively does not want to believe in those greedy humans!
If it weren't for humans, there would be no such thing as Sauron's return! If it weren't for human beings, they would not be forced to leave this Middle-earth world, and they would go to Amen Island for refuge and return to the kingdom of the gods...
"It's nonsense!"
This is when Annie interjected again inopportunely, and raised her small fist.
"We humans are not weak! Look at me, as long as I want, I can punch a dragon to death! You can also burn a city directly! Even... directly blow up the entire Middle-earth world and let those The gods cry all over the street!"
After grabbing a handful of fireballs, Little Annie said triumphantly.
She has never felt that human beings are weak, as long as someone guides them, they can grow into very powerful individuals! For example, Galen, Dreyus, or the Sarnagar Kerrigan that she cultivated in the Kepulu region, they were all ordinary humans originally!
Moreover, human beings have superb wisdom, think about the kind of technology of the human race in StarCraft, and think about the big Ivan that she has privately hidden! As long as she thinks, blowing up the entire Middle-earth is not the same as playing?
Now, even Annie herself dare not say that ordinary humans are weak!
The humans in this Middle-earth world are only in the cold weapon age similar to the Earth’s medieval period. If guided a little bit, Annie even has the confidence to let them beat the Sauron by their own strength. Sing on your knees to conquer?
"..."
Well, King Elrond took a look at the little girl, a little bit trying to take back what he had just said.
This little human girl is indeed an exception! But what can she do by herself? Do you go to the Devil's Cave and kill Sauron single-handedly? Stop making such a joke!
"Your Excellency Anne Witch! Haven't we already said it before?!"
"In this Middle-earth world stared by the gods, you must never use too powerful magic, nor can you use weapons or objects that the prisoners cannot understand! That way, it will only provoke the endless greed of mankind and Caused the catastrophe of the last era!"
"This is not only the will of Eru and you Vera, but also the most basic rule of this world! So, I beg you, Lord Anne, please stop using your magic and that kind of weirdness at will. If mortal people understand the item, it will cause very serious consequences..."
Speaking of this, Gandalf remembered the magic that the opponent had used to freeze the entire river and the terrible weapon that could easily kill the ring spirits on the banks of the strong wine.
Then, during the time when Elf King Elrond rescued Frodo, Gandalf took time to talk with the little girl heartily. While knowing the origin of the other party, he also analyzed the basic rules of the world in detail for the other party. Obtained the other party's promise not to use magic and not use items that cannot be understood by mortals.
"Cut! Don't use it, don't you do it, so what are you doing in a hurry? Is it impossible to say it?!"
Seeing how boring the other party was, Little Annie lay back on the vine hammock in the Forbidden Forest again, using magic to sway the bed under her.
Humph! What's so great?
Also Eruvila? Isn't it just relying on the strength of people to make such messy rules? Annie is the one who hates being restrained by others!
"Even if you don't use magic, you don't need Big Ivan, as long as the queen is willing, she can just turn the world upside down for you! Let's just wait and see!"
After turning back and lying back on the hammock, Annie ignored the two old men who were still whispering over there, and began to ponder for herself.
"Um...what the should I do? Tibbers, tell me, is there any way to turn the world upside down without using magic and without Ivan?!"
Before and after holding the bear and mentioning her eyes, Annie asked in a low voice.
If you don’t know how to make a decision, ask Little Bear. This has always been Anne’s style. Most of the time, she who likes to solve things with her fists but doesn’t like to use her brain. .
Although, sometimes the bear is not very reliable, but in general, he is a little bit stronger than himself, and he is so strong that he can't be more!
(...)
(My little master! As for playing so tired? If you really look at those Eru and Vera upset, then you can run directly to the Amen Chau when you are ready to leave here and leave it behind A bunch of big Ivans then opened a portal and ran away! Anyway, the measures those native gods used to restrict mortals from going to the gods couldn't stop you at all?
Hearing his own little master's question, Tibbers didn't even think about it, and directly gave a good idea that was very enjoyable and fun in his opinion! In doing so, it is completely in line with the usual behavior style of Anne Master! )
"No... Tibbers, you are really too bad! Can you come up with such good attention? Forget it, put this idea on hold for now, let's change another one!"
The idea that this little bear just mentioned is quite appetizing for her, but, Annie thinks, she can't do this now, otherwise, it would be equivalent to admitting defeat, so how can it be! ?
She has decided: she will use her own way to disgust those gods without violating the various rules established by the native gods!
So, she decided not to post the great idea of ​​Tibbs Bear just now!
Wait until the end, before you leave this Middle-earth world, what if you don’t have a good time, or those gods don’t follow the rules? Or, if she loses herself, then she will carefully consider whether or not to do that!
(...)
(Well, if that's the case, then, do you remember the history books that you saw in the library when you were in New York on Earth?
After the first good idea was rejected by his little master, Tibbers didn't mind, because it quickly remembered another good idea that could mess up the world without breaking the rules. )
"So what? Bad bear, just say something quickly!"
Seeing Tibbers even dared to sell her to herself, Annie was so angry that she pulled the other's two hairy ears and began to pull them hard.
(Ouch! Little master...Stop! Okay, okay! Just say! Little, just say now...
After begging for mercy for the first time, Tibbers quickly explained what he knew completely. )
"Aha! Bear, you are so useful! Come on, take one!"
After cheering loudly, little Annie embraced her little bear and started to jump on the hammock and stomping vigorously, making a weird smile or two from time to time.
"..."
"..."
Gandalf and Elf King Elron, who were talking quietly by the window just now about dealing with important matters of the Lord of the Rings, turned their heads together and looked at the little girl over there who was struggling with joy a little inexplicably.
"Gandalf, aren't you wizards all like Your Excellency Anne, are all such weird people?"
King Elrond, who didn’t know what this little girl was going crazy, could only look at Gandalf next to him with curiosity. As a magic swordsman, he really couldn’t understand why, Can this little girl be so happy suddenly?
"No! Elrond, I have always been normal!"
"Moreover, our wizard is not surprised! The Lord Anne, maybe someone just thought of something fun? You know, although she is powerful, she is only an eight-year-old girl. In the human world, She is still a child..."
Although he didn't understand why the little girl suddenly became so happy~EbookFREE.me~, Gandalf still apologized for a little bit.
Staring at the name of a wizard for so many years, Gandalf has never felt that the profession of a wizard is so strange! Anyway, as a melee master with a sword in his left hand and a rod in his right hand, he has always felt that he is normal and has never changed because of his status as a wizard!
"Well, where did we talk just now? Oh... by the way! It seems to have talked about how to deal with and prepare for the Lord of the Rings meeting?"
After speaking, Gandalf stepped forward and slightly took King Elrond's hand and walked to another window. He planned to stay away from the crazy little girl while discussing business matters.
"Counting the time now, the envoys from all sides should be coming soon, right?"
Looking at this still peaceful and peaceful valley, this paradise-like Rivendell, Gandalf asked in thought.
"According to the day when the messengers set off and the reaction time of the various ethnic forces, if you add in the cost of the journey, it should be two days.