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

Chapter 944 Roland's Mission!

"..." Grand Duke Oakrian Yasso looked at Roland and felt the mystery of the Gale Blade in his hand for the first time. It was already quite good that he had developed the use of the Gale Blade on his own without anyone teaching him. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if the sword were left to gather dust after the empire was destroyed!

This sword is special because, empowered by the power of two dragon souls, it acts as a constant spatial anchor. Any point that resonates with it can be sensed and its own power projected onto it! No wonder Okrian Yasuo is so powerful! Without this, you can't even play!

This thing can be summoned simply by someone else's faith in it; the mechanism is so absurd it rivals that of a certain Ultraman Corpse-Dumping King!

"Your Majesty, what should I do?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso looked at Roland with some confusion. After all, to be honest, the entire Gale family hadn't figured out how to use this sword. The fact that Roland knew the secrets behind it made Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso think more highly of the royal family's heritage.

"How? Just do what you do best! Be a chivalrous knight-errant, travel the world, and help the weak!" Roland said casually, then stretched out his hands to warm himself by the fire.

"???" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso's vision went black. What kind of ridiculous suggestion was this? He came back and was told to go out and become a vagrant? He was a Grand Duke of the Empire! Not some wandering knight without an heir title...

"What? You think you're useful staying here?" Roland asked Archduke Oakrian Yaso with a half-smile.

"Boom!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yasso's mind went blank. He stood up unsteadily, his lips twitching as if he wanted to say something, completely unfazed by Roland's act of discarding him after he had served his purpose. "A subject will not abandon his ruler, but the ruler will abandon his subject."

“Why are you standing? Sit down!” Roland seemed oblivious to the pain and struggle in Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso’s eyes, and continued to speak to himself.

“You are the Grand Duke of the Eastern Territory. The lands of the Grand Duchy of Gale are currently in the hands of the Eastern Barbarians. The kingdom is newly established, and everything requires manpower and resources. Apart from your family's foundation... I am powerless to support your return to your fiefdom.” Roland said calmly, but Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso looked at Roland with some surprise, and then the expression on his face turned awkward.

"This matter... it's alright, Your Majesty! Rebuilding the Empire is a major undertaking, the Gale family isn't in a hurry!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso breathed a long sigh of relief. He had thought King Roland was going to do what his great-grandfather had done, but it turned out he simply didn't have the resources to support his return home! Although Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso didn't know the idiom "when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact," he understood the principle. Besides, the Gale family currently lacked the ability to defend a vast territory; he was aware of this. As long as King Roland didn't strip him of his status as a shareholder in the Empire, Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso was content.

“That’s why I said there’s no point in you staying here. You might as well travel around Middle-earth and spread your faith. After all, the power of the Blades of the Gale ultimately depends on faith…” Roland said calmly.

“Your Majesty, that family…” Although Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso was very tempted by Roland’s suggestion, after all, how could he not dream of the war and valor of his youth?

"I don't seem like the kind of tyrant who would plunder the wealth of his subjects, do I?" Roland shook his head helplessly.

"You can take your private army and old troops with you or leave them in Lagrange City under the kingdom's care. Don't worry, I won't conscript them except for matters of state!" Roland saw the worries of Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso about him. After all, how much trust could a stranger like Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso possibly have in him?

"Hmm!" Grand Duke Okrian Yaso subconsciously glanced at Duke Joelsteria beside him, only to see Duke Joelsteria nod almost imperceptibly. Grand Duke Okrian Yaso immediately nodded vigorously in response. After all, since Duke Joelsteria, one of the pinnacles of nobility, had nodded, Grand Duke Okrian Yaso really had nothing to worry about. If the Vladivostok family were to deceive the Gale family, Grand Duke Okrian Yaso would accept it. But since the Vladivostok family, as one of the representatives of the nobility, had actually intervened and orchestrated his scheme, it could only mean that the Gale family had truly reached its end.

"Alright, let's get down to business. That was one reason! There's another very important reason, and it's the main reason I sent you out!" Roland clapped his hands, interrupting their eye contact and drawing Grand Duke Okrian Yaso's attention back to him. "I'd like to hear more!" Grand Duke Okrian Yaso also straightened his posture, after all, Roland's demeanor clearly wasn't just casual conversation!

“I need to prepare for war! There will be a great war in Middle-earth in the future! We have no idea when or where it will break out, but I know who our enemy is! So I need you to go and help me see the kingdoms in the south of Middle-earth! Show me the real them!” Roland looked into the eyes of Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso.

“I don’t understand…” Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso clearly did not yet understand the current history and situation.

"The history of the empire has been erased! But the gods still have remnants of their power left in Middle-earth! The dragons have left the continent for Dragon Island, thousands of miles away. We have no allies other than those ignorant Western humans, dwarves, and elves!" Duke Joelster briefly described the kingdom's current predicament.

“The gods? Wasn’t it the Gods of Huang back then…” Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso exclaimed, but he quickly realized what he was doing and stopped talking.

“A god has laid a contingency plan! That invisible black hand terrifies me! But fortunately, the dragon race has also left behind some resources, but times have changed... how much they can utilize is a matter of opinion…” Roland sighed.

The reverse scale granted by the Ice Dragon King can command the entire Ice Dragon Clan, but the history of the Ice Dragon King Medusa and the Ice Dragon King Asata splitting the Ice Dragons is still fresh in everyone's mind! Although Roland has the Dragon King's guarantee, he dares not completely trust it! He fears that loyalty might be compromised, which would be awkward!

"I'm willing to go and see for you!" Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso frowned. He thought that even if the empire annihilated a newly formed power, it could at least survive, though not exactly thriving. But now it seemed this fledgling kingdom was riddled with problems! What Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso saw before him made him wonder... Fighting a god? Him? Roland?

"Then I'll trouble you! Take your men and rest in the capital for a while, and leave when the weather gets warmer!" Roland nodded. Originally, Roland planned to have Darian Nightblade go on a field trip to the two southern kingdoms for him, but then he happened to encounter the return of the "mechanical monster" Grand Duke, so now he had a better candidate, right?

"For the Empire!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso straightened his chest and said firmly, but there was a hint of hidden pity in his eyes when he looked at Roland. You've been dealt this incredible script of internal and external troubles and poverty... You've really had a hard time! Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso didn't complain at all about giving Roland this country... In the current situation, even if the last emperor came, he would have to toast all the big brothers around him first.

"By the way! Pay more attention to their nobles on this trip! I want to know how many of those parasites are still capable of fighting..." Roland said through gritted teeth, thinking of the abstract scene of the two countries in the Lord of the Rings.

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