The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 929 Signals from Afar

At this moment, Roland had returned to Lagrange with his beloved wife. Duke Joelsteria, the patriarch and master of internal affairs of the Swift Hand, was also brought back by Roland.

"What? Judging from your expression, Duke Yunfeng probably didn't say anything nice!" Roland teased.

"..." Duke Joelsteria shuddered. Yun Feng's curses after learning Roland had transferred him were truly scathing! After all, Duke Joelsteria was the only one with both ability and influence. With him gone, Yun Feng's work was incredibly inefficient. To make matters worse, Nyx had been abducted by Roland! Logically, the Queen and King should have eloped... no! They should have stayed together. But with Nyx gone, everything in the entire city of Jiliu would weigh heavily on him, and with Duke Joelsteria's departure, it was like adding insult to injury!

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"I knew he wouldn't let me go!!!" Yun Feng roared in the empty castle, with only the dragon knight Dos Anthony listening quietly to his complaints and grievances. As for why only Dos Anthony was there? Good question! Because Ajax had gone to Pingnan City to spend time with Caslo!

"Alright, Your Grace, you've been shouting all morning! Take a break!" Dos Anthony waved his hand at Yun Feng listlessly, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. After all, which could he disobey: Roland's order or his sister's order?

"I just don't understand, what is it about Roland that he's so relentlessly exploiting me? What? Doesn't a wise man's life matter? Does a wise man not belong to the sixth rank? I've figured it out! He's even more skilled at managing the oxen in the fields than I am!" Yun Feng said through gritted teeth.

"..." Dos Anthony scrutinized Yun Feng, unusually silent, but the pitiful expression on his face betrayed his true feelings. After all, oxen get tired, horses get sick, but you! My dear wise sage! You have the iron will of the empire! You will heal yourself!

“…Damn it!” Yun Feng caught a glimpse of Dos Anthony’s pitying gaze and felt a surge of anger rise within him, but in the end, he could only turn away abruptly.

Watching Yun Feng's retreating figure, Dos Anthony shook his head helplessly. The worst time for a person is when you want to vent your emotions, but can't even find anyone to vent to...

……

“Your Majesty! Your Majesty the Queen,” Charles Proust greeted Roland and his wife.

“Well, no need for formalities… Just get ready, starting today Nyx will be living with me!” Roland’s beaming expression fully demonstrated his excitement and joy. Charlie Pross nodded politely to Nyx and prepared to leave.

"Hmm? Duke Giorstedia? Hello! By the way! Where is Lord Caslo?" Charlie Pros suddenly realized that there was one more person in the group and one less. Caslo was an important listener and believer in his preaching of the glory and miracles of the Dragon God! (His self-proclaimed title)

"Oh, that guy Caslo is having a romantic time with Lady Ajax in Pingnan City, he has no time to care about us. As for Duke Joelsteria, of course His Majesty brought him back!" A ripple of light and shadow appeared in the air, and Darian Nightblade slowly walked out from inside.

“Not bad, you’ve hidden it even better this time!” Adolf Heinrich nodded with satisfaction. Assassins need to blend into their environment. Charlie Proust was so careless that he didn’t even realize that Darian Nightblade was standing right next to them.

"Alright, we're leaving now. Your Excellency Adolf, could you please entertain the others?" Before Charlie Prosper could speak, Roland waved his hand and led Nyx away.

"Is he always this eager for sex?" Maple Forest Orchid pointed to Roland's retreating figure in the distance and pouted.

"Not bad! You're about the same as me!" Darian Nightblade patted Maple Forest Orchid on the shoulder and said in a deep voice.

"That was my way of being responsible! That was love! I..." Maple Forest Orchid suddenly became anxious, muttering words like duty, responsibility, and protection.

"...Was the trip safe? Did you encounter any danger?" Caslow wasn't there, and Maple Forest Orchid had rushed off to find Lilith after mocking Roland, leaving Adolf Heinrich and the others staring at each other. Charlie Pros coughed and began questioning Darian Nightblade and the others.

"Not bad! It started strong but ended weak. I thought that dragon would be really powerful! But... ha! Maple Forest Orchid shattered the dragon with a single sword strike!" Darian Nightblade shrugged helplessly. He had been traveling like a nuclear-powered donkey the whole time.

"That was a complete waste of a trip... But I found something strange that you can come and take a look!" After complaining, Charlie Pross remembered something important, so he pulled the others along to the magic control room in Lagrange City.

“Look! This magical locator once lit up here!” Charlie Pros pointed to a location, which was somewhere in the northeast.

"Aren't we almost at the eastern mountains?" Adolf Heinrich wondered, looking at the map.

"So what exactly is this thing for?" Darian Nightblade was completely baffled.

“Locate it!” Charlie Pros patted the crystal panel in front of him and said to Darian Nightblade.

“Location?” Darian Nightblade frowned.

“To be precise, it’s locating the Imperial army with the locating compass! Although this city is not large, the magical hub built by our ancestors is disproportionate to its size! It must be the core city that was chosen as a candidate in the Fire Seed Project!” Adolf Heinrich tapped the crystal plate in front of him.

"So that spot is lit up?" Darian Nightblade asked hesitantly.

"This means that someone with the Imperial Positioning Compass was present there!" Duke Joelsteria said calmly.

"But why isn't it showing up?" Charlie Pros asked, puzzled.

“There are many reasons, such as damage or distance factors…” Joelster shook his head.

"The only thing that won't happen is a false alarm!" Joelster said before they could speak, after all, as the Hand of the Stream, he was quite authoritative in this regard!

"Impossible, right? The Fireseed Project would appear in such a remote and remote place? That's practically the border!" Darian Nightblade said in disbelief.

"Don't forget one thing! That place once belonged to the Empire! Moreover, the Empire's vassal state, the Kingdom of Avalon, was once located in those mountains!" Joelster shook his head, his gaze very solemn.

"What should we do?" Adolf Heinry asked the Duke of Joelster.