Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1068 1050. Galloping

　　When talking about ‘those things’, Elrond’s usually steady and calm voice could not help but reveal solemnity.

Sauron, the former dark enemy, forged sixteen rings. Disguising himself as an elf called the 'King of Gifts', he gave these rings to the most powerful and powerful hero kings among the dwarves and humans.

 Since the acquisition of these rings, the greed of the dwarves has become more serious, and they have become generally obsessed with gold jewelry.

The dwarven cities are also digging deeper and deeper as they mine with increasing enthusiasm.

 To this day, even the royal bloodline of the Turin clan suffers from a mental disease called "Dragon Disease".

 The resistance of humans is not as good as that of dwarves.

 The nine kings who received the ring were all leaders of ancient and powerful countries.

 But as the ring eroded, they became Sauron's servants from soul to body.

They were dressed in black robes, riding black horses, and galloped through the night.

 The nine Nazgul known as Sauron.

 The Witch-King of Angmar is the head of the nine Ringwraiths.

"when?"

 Lan En began to enter working mode, he asked simply.

"The sooner the better." Elrond also stood up from the chair, "That's why I personally sent you this good sword."

 The witcher nodded and began to simply pack his things and prepare to set off.

Elrond stood behind Lan En, watching him work neatly.

 “And thank you too, Adanisil.”

 “Thank me? Thank you for what?”

“Mrs. Galadriel hasn’t been as relaxed and happy as she has been these past few days for a long time.”

Elrond walked to the window, looked at the warm sunshine outside the window, and spoke softly.

Lan En turned his head curiously, but continued to collect things in his hands.

"According to what you said, she is the last elf in Middle-earth who has bathed in the light of the Two Holy Trees. These days, she is just happy because she heard the news about her old friend. I actually didn't do anything. Speaking of this, you and Jia What’s the relationship with Mrs. Ladrell?”

After all, it sounds like Elrond cares about Lady Galadriel beyond a normal relationship.

 “She is my wife’s mother.”

 “Are you married?” As soon as Lan En said it subconsciously, he realized something was wrong. "Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't seen your family in weeks."

"What about your wife? Is she not in Rivendell? Is she in Lothlórien?"

"No." Elrond did not look back. He turned his back to Lan and stood in the sunlight projected by the window. "She is no longer alive."

Lan En pursed his lips and his expression froze.

 “Oh, but please don’t get me wrong, she did not enter the palace of Mandos.”

Elrond seemed to know Lan En's reaction, so he deliberately spoke in a nonchalant tone.

"She was captured by orcs and tortured. Her body and mind have reached their limits, so we sent her to Valinor, hoping that the blessed land would allow her to recuperate."

 “Sorry.” Lan En said apologetically.

He could tell that Elrond felt uncomfortable.

 “No, it’s nothing.”

On the surface, the Elf Lord was as calm as ever. He shook his head and walked out with Lan En, who had already packed up.

"It's time to take action, Adanisil. In case you don't know the way, I also found a guide for you."

"who is it?"

Lan En asked, and as he walked out of the room, he blew a loud whistle.

The sharp whistle spread far away, and finally there was a messy crashing sound in the trees across the room, separated by a small waterfall.

Then the velvet ball pressed on his little helmet and emerged from the messy bushes.

 “Here I come, meow!”

It also had a small dried fish in its mouth.

The elves in Rivendell really like it and Qilin very much, and they are always very friendly and feed them a lot of things.

The flannel ball jumped very nimbly on the smooth rocks exposed under the waterfall, and then landed on Lan En's shoulder.

 “Your paws are wet, flannel ball!”

 “Don’t worry, meow! Are we finally going to go on an adventure again?”

 Elrond had a smile on his face and continued speaking after watching the flannel ball grasp Lan En's shoulders.

 “Your acquaintance, he should be waiting for you outside Rivendell.”

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The sound of horse hooves trampling on rocks echoed on the narrow but deep rocky path.

 This is the way out of Rivendell.

It's strange that Lan En remembers that this is not the way in, but it may be that the magic that envelopes the entire glen is taking effect.

 “Click! Touch!”

Qilin is too big for an ordinary horse, and the path is too narrow for it, which makes it uncomfortable.

So Gulong muttered and hissed, and used the unicorn horns on his head to hit the rocks that made the road too narrow.

 The crystal horns that were broken by the golden lion's fist appear to be invincible when faced with ordinary rocks.

Paired with Gu Long's physical fitness, Qilin can basically knock down a rock the size of half a person with just one bump of its head.

 It was actually a little happy to leave Rivendell.

The living area of ​​Gu Long is very large, so Lan En has never restricted Qilin's freedom and allowed it to run around as it pleased. But although Rivendell is comfortable and the elves also like it, Qilin felt a little too small and suffocated after staying there for a long time.

 After walking out of the deep valley, you will see a large meadow again.

Meadows that have turned yellow since autumn grow on small soil slopes, and these continuous, high and low soil slopes extend all the way to the east.

 In the end, the power of the map tiles piled up peaks one after another, forming a continuous mountain range.

The sun shines slantly on those towering mountains, and from time to time there are shadows of clouds passing by.

 Lonely and majestic.

“This is it, meow? No one is there!”

The flannel ball climbed onto Qilin's head, grabbed the horns and stood up straight, looking around with his little paws still forming tents on his eye sockets.

 “No, it’s already here.”

Lann's ears heard distant noises, and he turned his head.

To their flanks, the sounds of trampling and slithering on the grass grew louder and louder.

 Several big rabbits jumped out from the other side of a small slope!

Their big feet pattered on the ground, pulling wooden sleds behind them.

 “Whoops!”

Qilin snorted because he saw an acquaintance and took two steps back.

The big rabbits made a sharp turn and threw the wooden sled connected behind them to the position where Qilin took two steps back.

Obviously, these Rothgarburg rabbits are also very familiar with Qilin.

 “Good morning! Lan En, the cute kitten! And the cute unicorn!”

The sloppy old man on the sled jumped down happily, and then he stroked Qilin's hair and scratched the chin of the flannel ball.

 “Radagast, are you the guide?”

Lan En sat on Qilin's back and tilted his head as he asked.

 “That’s great of you. You didn’t even bother to say a word and just left me here.”

Radagast didn't even turn his head towards Lan En, his eyes were filled with unicorns and velvet balls.

"Then what do you want me to do? I originally sent you out of the Dark Forest, but didn't you come out? I even let you find the elves! But I have to go back quickly. Who knows that those poor and beneficial species will be bullied by the darkness? What does it look like?”

  “Tsk.”

The witcher made a dissatisfied sound and waved his hands, and the matter was over.

"How did Elrond inform you? He was able to drag you out of the woods."

"Well, I didn't want to come out either. But Lady Galadriel sent a butterfly to bring me a message."

　　Radagast took off his hat, revealing his hair, which was plaited, made into a bird's nest, and stained with bird droppings.

Three little birds in the sky immediately returned to their nests, and then Radagast put his hat on again.

The sloppy old man's face became serious, his voice lowered, and he leaned forward to get closer to Lan En.

“She also said that the situation this time is not optimistic.”

“What was the outcome of the meeting?”

 “If you really want to know, you should go to the meeting yourself.”

 Lan En complained on horseback first, and then replied to him seriously.

"Nothing has come of it. The one in the white robe among your wizards keeps saying, 'It's not that serious', 'Don't act rashly', 'Don't create panic' and so on. I think he just wants to make the big thing trivial and continue to have peace in the world."

“But from my observation, when Elrond and Lady Galadriel saw the dagger that the two of us brought over, although they were still resisting in their hearts, they could be regarded as recognizing the reality.”

 “Reality.” Radagast muttered worriedly, “Darkness is coming.”

 “Okay, let’s go.” Lan En tugged on Qilin’s mane.

 Gu Long turned in a cooperative direction. The large and drapey rune cloth revealed the strong figure of Qilin in the rolling waves, as well as the surging muscles under the blue and white scales.

“Let’s go to the Rudolf Plateau first and see if the evil spirit we defeated before is actually the Ringwraith.”

  Radagast nodded heavily, and then stepped on his wooden sled again.

 The cacophony of the big rabbits treading the ground was intertwined with the crisp sound of the unicorn's horse hooves.

　　Running to the north from the broad meadow.

Rivendell is located in the middle of the west side of the long Misty Mountains, while the Rudolph Plateau is to the north.

Not far away from Rivendell, the land still remains green and beautiful, and the occasional yellow also brings the freshness of autumn.

Although the road is rudimentary, it is fairly smooth. You can still see humans or dwarves on the road, and you can occasionally see simple wooden houses and hotels dozens of miles apart.

Most of them would be stunned when Lan En galloped past on a unicorn, as if the 'giants and giant horses' passing by them all jumped out of the story.

 But as we go deeper into the wilderness, the human footprints begin to become increasingly scarce.

The roads are also rough and difficult to travel, and the smell of earth and grass is no longer fresh.

You can even see eerie hills reaching into the sky from a distance, covered with dry and twisted trees, as well as the ruins of a very strange old castle.

 Everything looks a bit gloomy.

 “These are all signs of the spread of evil!”

Radagast said this while looking at the grasslands and forests sadly.

 In this world, evil forces not only bring a strange atmosphere, but this atmosphere also has a real impact on the environment.

Under such an environment, the big rabbits and the unicorn galloped for about two days and arrived at the Rudolf Plateau.