Train to Another World.

Chapter 112: Driving the tiger away from the mountain
The old man didn't care about other people's strange looks, and he didn't stay in his room like other people except for necessary outings. He always stayed by the winch of the elevator, providing services for people entering and leaving the lonely mountain.

When no one was around, he would take out tools to repair the winch and oil its parts. He knew that no matter what the result would be, he would not be able to stay here any longer after his identity was exposed.

As for Li Zhuoguang, after several days of long journey, they finally approached the Black Gate, and they did not encounter any obstacles along the way.

Normally, the closer Sauron's forces are to Mordor, the stronger they will be, but the Fellowship of the Ring is almost reaching the Black Gate. According to the feedback from the troops of several other forces, they have not encountered any enemies along the way.

It was already night when everyone arrived at the Black Gate. They found the huge gate closed, which was normal. But what was abnormal was that there were only a few timid orcs on the Black Gate. After seeing the large army, they didn't even shoot an arrow, but just ran to the back to report.

Even at night, there shouldn't be only these few orcs on duty at the Black Gate.

At this time, a raven flew over and landed on the shoulder of the elven scout. It was a reply from Lorien.

Li Zhuoguang turned on the flashlight and unfolded the letter. It began with a greeting from Galadriel, which seemed to be written by her own hand. Attached to the back was a picture she had drawn. The picture was exactly the carriage she had seen in the water mirror.

After letting Xiong Facai return to Gushan, Li Zhuoguang finally figured out what the weirdness he had been feeling was.

He also made a low-level mistake.

When he described the appearance of the carriage to others, he was describing it according to the appearance of the passenger carriage they were riding in, but he overlooked the fact that the train that was carrying them across was an old steam locomotive, which was different from the diesel locomotives and trams he was used to seeing.

Although the energy car of trams and diesel locomotives looks similar to that of passenger cars, the energy car of steam locomotives is used to store coal and its appearance should be that of a cargo box, which is very different from that of passenger cars.

If an outsider went to look for it according to his description, they might not be able to recognize the energy car at first glance. However, Galadriel told him with certainty that she had seen the energy car at Mount Doom, so Li Zhuoguang wrote a letter specifically to ask Galadriel about what the car looked like.

Now that Li Zhuoguang had seen Galadriel's hand-painted paintings with her own eyes, her suspicions were finally confirmed. Galadriel took Li Zhuoguang's serious inquiry letter very seriously and drew the carriage she saw with paint.

The color and structure were exactly the same as the passenger compartment that Li Zhuoguang took. Li Zhuoguang didn't even remember telling others in detail that the velvet surface in the compartment was red.

Li Zhuoguang gnashed his teeth and laughed. He certainly didn't doubt that Galadriel had lied to him. The lady of Lothlorien wouldn't do such a mean thing. It was more likely that Sauron had made a replica of a carriage and placed it on Mount Doom. The purpose of luring Li Zhuoguang here was nothing more than to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Li Zhuoguang stroked his chin and thought to himself, change homes? No, the Lonely Mountain has no value to Sauron. The One Ring is in the hands of the Fellowship of the Ring. As long as they reach the volcano, he will be destroyed and exiled from Middle-earth.

If Sauron had no brains, he would not do this loss-making deal of exchanging the branch mine for the main nest.

So what else could make him take such a big risk to lure the tiger away from the mountain?

Moreover, how could Soran know the details of the carriage so well?
Sauron had just been resurrected and his strength was just so-so. In a low-magic environment like Middle-earth, even the Demon King, who was a big villain, could not resist thousands of troops by himself.

Therefore, Sauron mainly relies on his own army. The protagonist of this luring the tiger away from the mountain is not Li Zhuoguang and his team, but the armies of major forces.

Mordor is located in the east of Middle-earth. The Misty Mountains, the White Mountains and the Grey Mountains divide Middle-earth in the middle. Therefore, the west of Middle-earth is peaceful and harmonious, while the east of Middle-earth is full of disputes.

The three mountain ranges are only natural barriers. It is the human, elf, and dwarf kingdoms that truly protect the eastern side of Middle-earth from the invasion of the dark side. From south to north, they are Gondor, Rohan, Lórien, the Kingdom of Mirkwood, Rivendell, the Lonely Mountain, and the Iron Hills. This is the iron wall that resists the forces of darkness.

Now, many forces have mobilized most of their troops to rush to Mordor, aiming to ensure that the Fellowship of the Ring can successfully reach Mount Doom. So what about Sauron? Is he moving the tiger away from the mountain to raid the lairs of the major forces?
That's not true. Even if Sauron acted quickly enough, with Mordor short of troops, he would only be able to capture one force, and his life or death would depend on the destruction of the One Ring.

Li Zhuoguang connected the clues in his hand together. Suddenly, he was startled and immediately took out the map from his bag and unfolded it.

Charles!

The train stopped at Shire.

The only people who could tell Sauron such detailed information about the train were the passengers. But the others had been traveling with him, and since they were unfamiliar with Middle-earth, it was unlikely that they would take the initiative to find Sauron.

Wang Shuyun?!

Soran wanted to take advantage of the barrier being empty and launch a surprise attack on the Shire. As long as he had the guidance of an insider, he would be able to find the train.

Wang Shuyun is also a passenger. She can give Sauron qualifications just like Li Zhuoguang gave Huang Shiren qualifications.

If you stay in Middle-earth, you can only be a part of the grand symphony, a clown on the stage. After leaving the stage, you will only return to Novelin and wait for the next coming.

If it were Li Zhuoguang himself, he would not be able to bear being arranged like this. Now there is an opportunity to leave the world of Adar, and if Soran knew it, he would be a fool if he didn't risk his life.

But without the quest item, the train...

Thinking of this, Li Zhuoguang really wanted to slap himself. How could he be so sure that Soran didn't have a real energy compartment? !
Li Zhuoguang put on his iron armor and flew into the air. If he continued to be timid, he might end up staying in Middle-earth in place of Sauron.

Li Zhuoguang had no intention of being a scapegoat.

Lonely Mountain
That night, all the residents of the castle had gone to bed. Even if there were signs of war coming, it was impossible for them to remain on edge the entire day. If they did, they would collapse before the war came.

Moreover, everyone knew that the Lord was leading the Middle-earth coalition forces to Mordor. Even if Mordor attacked, it would not be able to defeat the coalition forces so quickly.

Bear Fa Cai moved his ears while sleeping and woke up.

Although the sound was quiet, he could hear the rumbling sound coming from afar.

Xiong Facai listened attentively: "Is this sound coming from the Misty Mountains?"

He walked out of the bedroom and went to other rooms to wake up Qin Daniu and Wei Changfeng.

(End of this chapter)