Chapter 292: The Red Witch (1)

Gandalf, Aragorn, Jinli and Legolas are riding three horses, walking dullly on the dense forest path to Isengard.
In the Battle of Saint Helm Valley two days ago, the white-robed wizard Saruman's strong orc white-handed legion was almost annihilated! Now, the cavalry of Rohan Hussars has cooperated with the firearms army of the United Kingdom of Alicia to clean up the Orcs, Strong Orcs and Dunland Barbarians in the area near Rohan West Valley. The entire Rohan is west of the Rohan, I believe Soon, you can return to peace again.
This sounds, although it is indeed good news, but Gandalf in the white robe is riding on the horseback of his horse, Jieying, but he has been holding his old face, no matter how happy he is.
Because, the bewildered Hussar King Hidden, he announced yesterday that Rohan Hussars officially joined the United Kingdom of Alicia and respected Ofina as the common Queen of the United Kingdom before he left for the capital of Edoras. !
In the future, in addition to the Rohan's Prancing Horse Flag, the red-bottomed and gold-rimmed condor flag of the United Kingdom of Alicia will be flying in Rohan. Now, maybe they have already begun to sign a more detailed treaty and discuss specific joining matters, right?
This matter has already been determined, the matter that the stubborn Sirudun Hussar has decided, no matter how he persuades Gandalf, it is useless!
It was only now that Gandalf suddenly discovered that the Gondor Kingdom in the south, which had a vital position in his plan, was suddenly completely isolated?
Look, to the east of Gondor, across the Anduin River, are the increasingly powerful Mordor forces, and to the north, to the north of the Gondor Mountains, is the United Kingdom of Alicia with ambiguous attitudes and unclear intentions! To the west and south is the sea, and Gondor is completely trapped to death!
The situation suddenly became extremely serious. Gandalf, who felt that things were not good, felt that it was necessary to come to Isengard. He planned to make contact with him again by confirming whether Saruman was dead. Once that little girl.
He desperately wanted to know, that little witch named Annie, what exactly did she want to do?
Thinking about it carefully, since the little girl first appeared in Middle-earth, Gandalf probably knew a little about what the other party had done.
For example, she killed several ring spirit knights under Demon Lord Sauron, frozen a flood of a whole river, and caught a fire demon behind, and now she has created a United Kingdom and eliminated it. Isinger's forces, and also killed Saruman?
If you look at these things together, it seems that the other party did not do anything bad for Middle-earth, right? Moreover, she seems to have helped him, Gandalf boss?
However, I don't know why, Gandalf always feels a little disturbed in his heart!
After thinking about it, he had doubts about the little girl named Annie. Because he can't see through this little girl! If she is evil, right? But what she is doing now is extremely justice! But what if she is righteous? She has never belonged to Gandalf's side!
Have the strength and do things willfully?
Therefore, Gandalf felt that she was the biggest instability factor in Middle-earth! Although it did not reach the level of damage of Demon Lord Sauron, it was also an object that needed to be observed and paid attention to!
Next, regarding the fact that the white robe Saruman was burned to death by the little witch and turned into ashes...
Although Gandalf did not contact the Villas for final confirmation, he actually believed 90% of them in his own heart!
Because of the terrifying power of that little girl, he had fully experienced it.
At the beginning, when Gandalf himself was fighting the Balrog on the highest peak of the Misty Mountains, the little witch, she smashed the fireball, and directly lit and melted the top of a whole mountain. When the volcanic eruption was like apocalyptic scene, he himself experienced it personally and still vividly remembers it!
Until now, Gandalf has still not seen the true strength of that little girl. According to his conservative estimate, the other party, at least, has the strength equivalent to those of the most powerful Maya?
In addition, in the hands of that little girl, there is a Balrog that is more powerful than Gandalf, and a flame teddy bear that can smash the Balrog on the ground and smash it?
Therefore, Gandalf did not think that Saruman could please the little girl, and it should be considered normal to be burned to death! It's just that, to him, this matter will more or less make him feel a little bit sad.
Because of this, he has to come to Isengard! First, you can sort out some things that Saruman left behind. If he can, he even wants to take back the Osanco tower that was originally the legacy of the Holy White Council? Secondly, it is really necessary for him to contact the little girl again, it is best to be able to explore the other party's bottom and figure out the other party's true intentions.
"I tell you, I hate it very much!"
"This broken forest... how does it make me feel like I was back in the damn, spooky Fargon forest? Gandalf, you are not leading the wrong way, right?"
He rode with Legolas on the back of a Rohan war horse. At this moment, he was sitting behind Legolas, looking at the gloomy dense forest around with a displeased look. These tall tall ones The trees, those twisted roots, seemed to give him a familiar, familiar illusion?
He almost thought that this was the Fargon Forest that had just been to a while ago!
However, when he had just finished speaking, the surrounding huge ancient trees actually started to groan and move, so scared that Jin Li quickly shut up, and it was so dangerous that he didn't roll off his horse.
Here, it turned out to be that deep forest of Fagong? Could it be that Gandalf is really so confused that he has led the wrong way?
"Please pay attention to what you say and do, son of Groin, Jinli the Dwarf!"
Lifting the staff, I don't know if any spells were used, after calming or warning the surrounding trees to calm them down again.
Gandalf, who was leading the way, had a cold face. He turned his head to face the big iron axe in his hand and a smooth-bore large-caliber short musket behind his back. The unobstructed dwarf warned. Said.
The large-caliber smoothbore front-loading rifle on the back of the opponent was given to his son Jinli by the current artillery officer Groin of the United Kingdom of Alicia. It is said that after hitting gunpowder and projectiles, just one shot is enough. Smash the chest or head of a large troll monster?
Gandalf did not like this kind of weapon, because he felt the threat of these weapons to their Maya... This kind of demon weapon made personal bravery no longer important. Doesn’t that mean the swordsmanship he ordered by Gandalf? Specialization is wasted? At any time, I will be shot down by a weak child? That's really too awkward!
"Here, it is the Fargon Forest!"
"But it's not the Fargon Forest we've been to...because the tree shepherds, they let the ancient trees move and expand here..."
Gandalf slapped his body slightly after looking solemnly at the surrounding ancient trees and those strong orcs or half-orcs corpses that were tightly entangled under the roots of the trees and were slowly being absorbed as nutrients. The next Jie Ying, let his horse continue to move forward.
Seeing the ancient trees grazing by the tree shepherd appeared here, Gandalf felt vaguely that the queen of the United Kingdom of Alicia Ofina must be hiding something from her!
What she said to herself at the time, was Isinger attacked by their Alicia Second Army and the little witch Annie? However, why are there these old moving trees that are controlled by the shepherds? Tree shepherds, they actually united with the Kingdom of Alicia, and together they captured Isinger?
The tree-herder tree whisker, didn't he say that he most disliked the little witch who could play with fire? At that time, the two sides almost got into a fight! Now, why are the two parties mixed up again?
Is this accidental coincidence? Or did the little girl coerce or use magic to control those shepherds? Therefore, Gandalf felt that he had to figure out this matter later!
That little girl, not only created a powerful Alicia United Kingdom, but also created a new type of evil gunpowder weapon, and annexed the Rohan Hussar! If the other party still controls those powerful tree shepherds now, then he has to ask one more question, asking the little witch, what are they trying to do? !
"Gandalf, are you sure these big trees will move?!"
Hearing Gandalf's words, Jin Li straightened his eyes and yelled again.
However, after Gandalf turned his head and stared at him fiercely, he quickly covered his mouth again, saying that he would never talk nonsense again, so as not to annoy these ancient trees.
He Jinli always thought that those ancient trees would only take root in the same place, and then, at best, he could attack the unlucky creatures passing by them! But how could he think that such big trees would even move like people? Slowly moved from the Fargon Forest to Isengard's place?
"God is on! This...Is this really the former Isinger?"
After just walking out of this Fargon forest and seeing the broken and collapsed walls of Isengard and the towering Osanco tower, Aragorn looked at the tower that had become a little different and exclaimed in shock. .
"What's the matter? That tall tower... It looks a bit different from what I saw before? And..."
Aragorn turned his head suspiciously to look at the wizard Gandalf standing beside him, standing on his left, as if he wanted to get an accurate answer from him.
Because, in front of them, the Osanco tower in the middle of Isengard, except for the original black tower, which seems to have not changed much, the surrounding towers are actually inlaid with large and small shining red. Crystal or gem of energy?
Moreover, the biggest change is more than that!
At the top of its tower, on the platform that was supposed to be used by wizards to cast spells or observe the sky, there was a huge red gem that was still burning with flames? This gave Aragorn a familiar feeling instantly, but not too sure.
"Moreover, it seems to be very similar to Sauron's burning vertical pupil in Mordor, right?!"
Without Aragorn's reminder, Gandalf had already seen what this thing looked like, and he was full of sight.
If it weren’t for the opponent’s appearance or the Osanc Tower, or if the opponent’s top was just a flame instead of vertical pupils, people like Gandalf and Aragorn might really think that they came to Mordor’s Ba Lado Tower!
The jewel that burns flames is a bit too similar to the burning vertical pupil of Demon Lord Sauron! At least, if they were viewed from a distance, they might look more alike? Perhaps, compared to the previous Saruman, the little witch inside might be more like Sauron, right?
Compared with the shock of Aragorn and others in appearance, Gandalf is more worried about another thing: the little girl inside, after staying in this world for a while, she has become more and more presumptuous, less and less Take the good things they have said to your heart!
Take a look, now, the other party has unscrupulously transformed the mage tower in public!
The transformation is enough, but it has also been transformed into the imposing and mighty look in front of him, and Gandalf needs to doubt the opponent's motives.
He didn't understand, the little girl inside, she wasted her energy to make a tall tower that could be used as a mage tower to make it look more capable of attacking, who is she defending? !
You know, this is the western region of the Middle-earth Continent. When Isengard was destroyed by her, the white-robed wizard Saruman was killed by her, and Rohan also announced that he had joined Alicia, and even the tree shepherd had joined. After them, what else can threaten her?
What is she afraid of? Is it Modo? But Mordor, on the east bank of the Anduin River, is still thousands of miles away from here!
So, this thing is getting more and more interesting!
"Huh! Don't worry!"
"This is the Osanc Tower, and those flames have nothing to do with Demon Lord Sauron! Here, it is just that the little witch has completely transformed it into a battle fortress for mage!"
"That's right... it's the battle fortress of the mage!"
After saying this, Gandalf's face became even more ugly.
Without further explaining to Aragorn and others, he quickly patted the white horse under his crotch. He planned to enter Isengard early to find out what happened.
Because, sharp-eyed Gandalf has already seen: In Isengard, in addition to the red-bottomed and golden-rimmed vulture flags and soldiers of the United Kingdom of Alicia, there are many tall tree shepherds in there, look. Gandalf probably understood something in his heart as the two sides were getting along in a friendly manner.
"Hey! How are you guys?"
"Welcome everyone, welcome to Isengard of Lord Anne of the Red Witch!"
When Gandalf and the others had just turned a corner and were about to enter through Isinger’s dilapidated gate, the two hobbits, who were sitting on the parapet, smoking, drinking, and eating a big meal, were happy. He jumped up, waved his hands loudly at them and shouted in cheers.
They both thought that it would take at least a while before they could see these partners again! Unexpectedly, after only playing Isinger for two days, they actually came here to visit them?
"Hey! Pippin, and Melly? You two bastards!"
"We dare to come here to find the two of you so hard to find, but you stay here to eat and drink? And...can still smoke a pipe?"
Jin Li, who had been here for more than two days, finally couldn't help it.
So, his eyes widened, he stuck his head from behind Legolas again, and mumbled dissatisfiedly to the two hobbits on Isinger's wall.
"Aha! That's because we just won a big victory, so this is the trophy rewarded by the Red Witch and Alicia's female generals!"
After hearing Jinli's dissatisfaction, the Hobbit Pippin retorted unceremoniously.
After all, they followed the tree-herder’s whiskers the day before yesterday evening, smashed dozens of strong orcs and half-orcs to death, and no one could take away this feat!
This has to be said from early yesterday morning. When the fighting here almost stopped, when those Alicia's troops were busy sweeping the remnants of the orcs under the ground and counting the relevant trophies, the two of them hurried to Sa. In Luman's kitchen, some high-end luxury items that only Saruman can enjoy have been searched.
So, as the victorious side, these food, drink and tobacco are the rewards they two hobbits deserve.
"Yes! Here we have the best specialties from the Shire: the finest tobacco leaves and smoked cured pork from the Longdi Valley!"
At this moment, the other hobbit, Melly, stood up unwillingly, smoking his pipe while gnawing on a piece of cured pork, triumphantly facing the elf sitting behind, smashing his mouth. Jin Li, the drooling bearded dwarf, showed off.
"It turned out to be the best tobacco...and the best cured pork?!"
Jin Li, who hadn't eaten anything after a day on the road, suddenly felt drooling.
He suddenly felt that when Gandalf and the others were going to do their business, could he go to have a meal with these two old Hobbit friends? Anyway, about those things about magic, he doesn't know anything about the dwarf who can only fight, right? Well, don't cause trouble for Gandalf who hasn't been in a good mood lately, right?
"Oh... these two hobbits..."
This is really... let Gandalf not know what to say about them!
Therefore, he shook his head and didn't plan to mess around with these two halflings. Now, he still has more important things to deal with, and he will find them afterwards!
After thinking about it, Gandalf immediately continued to ride the horse slowly, planning to go in first, because it was important to do business.
Moreover, he just heard some unpleasant information from the mouths of the two hobbits. It seems that the little girl, she has changed her name to a red robe witch?
"Hey! Gandalf! Don't get close to that tower, it would be very dangerous!"
"If you want to ask to see the Lord Red-robed Witch, I think you'd better inform the female general named Lenas first, and she's at the biggest tent over there!"
Seeing that Gandalf didn't care about both of them, he turned his horse's head directly, crossed the damaged Isinger gate, and started walking into the tower.
Piping hurriedly held the pipe in his mouth, climbed up the higher section of the broken parapet with both hands, and shouted at Gandalf and others who had already walked inside the wall.
Now, it’s not safe near that tower!
Except for a limited number of people, such as the maid responsible for cleaning and delivering food, and General Renas or the two hobbits who have a good relationship with the Red Witch, any outsider, dare to break in. If it's inside, it will definitely be burned to ashes by that kind of merciless flame!
Of course, the two of them now can only enter the hall on the first floor of the tower. If they go up, they can't go up. It is said that it seems that they need some kind of authority key about magic?
"Well, I have warned them!"
Then, when he saw that the tree-herder had already met Gandalf who was riding the horse, Pippin shrugged his shoulders, not wanting to do more, and continued to swiftly jumped beside Melly and continued to eat Drink up.
Now, the afternoon tea time belonging to their hobbits has just begun!
"Oh... young Gandalf... I am glad you are here too..."
After signalling a few Alicia soldiers who wanted to come forward for questioning, not to be too nervous, the shepherd walked in front of the three horses that seemed to be less than ankle high.
"Tree whisker, my old friend, I am also glad to meet you!"
"It's just that I still don't quite understand, how did your tree shepherds unite with the people of Alicia Kingdom? If I remember correctly, don't you hate that little witch the most?"
After looking at the nearby Alicia soldiers and the shepherds who were working under the command of the opponent, Gandalf felt very puzzled.
What kind of trouble are these tree people?
If Isengard was brought down together, it's time to go back now, right? You can see, now that they not only don't leave, they are also used as coolies or slaves to the other party? When did the tree people's tempers become so good?
"joint……?"
"No... we are not united..."
After hearing Gandalf's words that his tree-herders were uniting with the little witch's men, the tree beard shook his head, which was a beard and branches.
"Until now... I really don't like the little red-robed witch... She... is actually as bad as the white-robed Saruman..."
If it is out of their own wishes, perhaps, today, their tree shepherds may not appear here?
Even if they want to avenge Saruman's arbitrary felling of the Fargon forest, it is impossible for them to join forces with the little witch's men! They are tree shepherds and generally do it in their own way.
"Then what are you guys..."
This going around made Gandalf feel a little more confused, and then he pointed to the trees around who were called to ask!
Since the tree shepherd tree beard in front of him, it dared to say that it did not unite with the little witch and others, but what happened to the tree people who were working under the command of the soldiers?
Could it be that the other party really thought that Gandalf was so old that his eyes were dim, and he couldn't see clearly?
"Oh... this..."
Hearing Gandalf pointing at the tree people, the tree whiskers finally understood what they meant.
"Um... we really... didn't unite with the little witch..."
"Because... we are not uniting at all... but... they command and order us..."
Union is equal and mutual assistance, and command is the relationship between superiors and superiors. To distinguish this relationship, the tree whiskers that have lived for countless years are still clearly divided, and it has not made a mistake.
"They are commanding you? Could it be that you little witch used magic to enslave you?!"
Gandalf, who seemed to have thought of something bad, quickly asked.
The thing that worries him the most may still happen!
That little girl, regardless of the consequences, forcibly used magic to enslave these powerful tree shepherds? Then, using the tree shepherd's ability to manipulate the Fargon forest, out of thin air obtained a large number of powerful treants and an army of ancient trees that can move? !
"No... she didn't..."
The urgency of speaking slowly appeared again without a doubt, and when he heard this, Treebeard hurriedly waved his hand again.
"The little red-robed witch... She just took some things... and made a deal with us..."
The little witch provided them with what the tree shepherd clan needed, and they naturally had to provide a part of the clan for the other side to call.
From Shuxu's point of view, this matter has nothing to do with stand, right or wrong, but just a normal trading behavior, each taking what he needs.
Even though their tree shepherd still has some verbal dissatisfaction, in their hearts, they are still a little grateful to the little witch?
After all, the other party has solved the problem of being a bachelor for thousands of years. This kindness is like reborn parents...
"transaction!?"
Hearing this word, Gandalf was stunned. He didn't understand. The tree people who want to have no desires, no worries about food, no worries about clothes, and more worry about living, need to trade?
Haven't they been living in the Fargon Forest for so many years? Eat some soil when you are hungry, and sleep when you are sleepy. What else do they lack? What can move them?
"What kind of trade is it that will make you shepherds willing to take the initiative to participate in the war?"
"You have to be careful, don't be fooled by that little girl!"
After thinking about it, Gandalf, who subconsciously thought that the little girl was coaxing the Treeman, quickly spoke out and kindly advised.
According to that little girl's disposition, maybe these treants will end up in a bamboo basket and fetch water in the end? Then, under the irritation and anger, it is not good for them to set off a storm. You know, the more honest you are, the more terrifying the power of the explosion will be. Maybe it will be the kind that burns jade and stone?
"No... the red witch... she has fulfilled her promise... we found them..."
In the face of facts, any kind of separation or lies are pale and weak!
Because, after the capture of Isengard, Little Annie told the tree shepherd the exact location of the tree wives. Now, there are already many young and strong tree shepherds, rushing to the place the other party said, to welcome their tree wives!
Therefore, the tree beard does not need to mind what Gandalf said just now.
"Okay...I'm going to work...bye...Gandalf..."
After discovering that one of his companions in the distance was struggling to move a huge rock, Treebeard quickly turned around and strode towards that side.
It doesn't have much time to continue chatting with this Gandalf. Now, this Isinger is the busiest time. The little witch had already ordered them: within the stipulated time, she must cooperate with the army under her to rebuild this place as she needs!
"What did you find? What did she give you to make you work so hard for her?"
Gandalf didn't understand. At the beginning, he tried to persuade these treants with all his heart, that he almost didn't even want this old face, and didn't see that they agreed with what he said and helped himself to attack Isinger?
But as a result, when the little girl made her move, not only did they help, but they also came here to work as a coolie?
That little girl, what did she give them so that they can help them so actively? !
"Tree whiskers! Are you sure she is not tricking you?!"
Gandalf still couldn't hold back, and shouted again to the tree beard who turned and left.
It's a pity that after the other party just waved its huge branch arm towards the back, he ran to work honestly.
"Hey! I said..."
"Old man Gandalf! Do you often speak ill of me behind your back like this?!"
Suddenly, a crisp voice with a hint of anger in the sly, very dissatisfied, sounded over the heads of the four of Gandalf.
"..."
Then, when the four of them raised their heads in embarrassment, they only saw a little girl holding the guardrail of the window sill with both hands. She was looking up at her standing under the tower of her house with an uncomfortable expression. She even dared to talk about her. Some bad guys.
"Ha! That, Master Red Witch, I didn't say anything just now!"
Jin Li, who was sitting behind the wizard Legolas, quickly defended himself. Now, the relationship between the dwarf and Alicia and the little witch is pretty good. They are closer. It is said that the two sides still have the willingness to form an alliance?
Therefore, when Jinli met his father outside the horn castle, the old dwarf Groyin specifically confessed to his son Jinli, asking him not to conflict with the little witch! If you can, it's better to be a little farther away from that Gandalf?
Although I don't know if my father knows something, or has heard of something, Jinli may not be able to make a clear distinction with Gandalf.
After all, these people from their guardian expedition team, but a group of old comrades who have experienced hardship together, turned their faces and didn't recognize people, he really couldn't do it with a simple figure.
"Well, just keep talking if you have something, I'll talk to the two hobbits first!"
So, Jin Li, who doesn't want to be involved in these shit, decides right now, or go find the two hobbits, enjoy life together, smoke and drink a big glass? Oh! Of course ~EbookFREE.me~ is also indispensable and there are those premium cured pork that are said to be imported from Shire?
"Annie...we meet again..."
"I don't know, your honorable red robe witch, are you free to meet me, an old man?"
Gandalf didn't take care of it, the golden bolt who was jumping from the saddle and walking out, ready to go to the hobbit on the other side of the wall.
He himself first raised his head and took a deep look at the little girl with only a head and two small hands exposed from the window sill, and then he barely showed a smile before asking.
"It's so ugly to laugh, it must be for trouble!"
After a whisper, Annie curled her lips.
Judging from the fact that the other party just said bad things about herself behind her back and her current expression, Annie knew that this old man Gandalf, there is no good thing this time! But now Anne is not afraid of him!
Having been in this world for so long, Annie knows all the things that should and shouldn't be understood! This can be old man Gandalf, can't fool yourself like before, she is not afraid of anyone now, she just wants to make trouble, no one can persuade her!
Besides, now the plan and the start are now, all the actors are already in place, how could she shrink back when the show is about to begin? Otherwise, she put out this exaggerated mage tower and hid in it, for that?
"The door is not locked, come in by yourself! Remember, go to the second floor living room and wait for me, don't run around! If you are not careful, it will really kill you!"
After an instruction to the other party, Annie's little head retracted from the window sill.
Now, her red-robed wizard's mage tower is completely different from the original white-robed Saruman's Osank mage tower. In case, if the three people below come in and run around and bump into each other later, she cares. Burn or bury!