Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 294 Arrangement Completed
Thorin Oakenshield's beloved Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, doesn't occupy a significant place in the overall history of the dwarves.

Moria, in the Misty Mountains, formerly known as the land of Qazadoom, was the original kingdom of the Durin dwarves, who lived there for at least five thousand years.

A thousand years ago, the dwarves unearthed the Balrog from the ground.

After the Balrog killed two generations of dwarven kings and a large number of dwarves, the dwarves abandoned Khazad-doom and migrated to other regions.

It was not until then that the kingdom at the foot of Mount Erebo, located on the Lonely Mountain, was established.

Soon after, the new dwarf king abandoned Lonely Mountain and moved to the Grey Mountains to the north, where mineral resources were more abundant.

The Dwarves of Durin lived in the Grey Mountains for four hundred years. After one of their kings was killed by a cold dragon, his two sons led groups of dwarves to Erebor and the Iron Hills, respectively.

The dwarf prince who rebuilt the kingdom beneath Mount Erebor was Thorin Oakenshield's grandfather.

—This unfortunate king of the Dulin dwarves had not yet passed the throne to the next generation when the rebuilt kingdom below the mountain was attacked by a dragon again, and his hard-earned homeland was destroyed once more, and he died in his lifetime.

The dwarves of the Iron Hills, however, were poorer and were not targeted by the dragon.

Dain, the leader of the Ironhill dwarves, and Thorin Oakenshield are cousins ​​and share the same great-grandfather.

It is worth mentioning that the ancestors of the Rohan also lived near the Grey Mountains when the Turin dwarves migrated there, and they also faced attacks from the Cold Dragon.

The difference is that the dwarves endured the cold dragon's wrath in silence.

The ancestors of the Rohan, the Iochods, could not tolerate one thing—the leaders of those herdsmen directly led a group to slaughter a cold dragon.

Centuries later, the ancestors of the Rohan people received a piece of land in the south for supporting Gondor in the war and established the Rohan state.

Whether by coincidence or not, not long after the Rohan people left the Grey Mountains and established their kingdom in the south, the dwarves were forced to abandon their Grey Mountains homeland due to an attack by the Cold Dragon.

Xu Feng was unsure whether the white dragon he had found was the same Cold Dragon that had forced the dwarves to abandon their homeland, but he had already identified this 85-meter-long dragon as the 'living armor' for the East China Sea team.

Subduing the dragon is a very simple process.

As soon as the group moved here, tens of thousands of thin chains emerged from the mountain, wrapping around the white dragon layer by layer, with some chains even piercing into its body.

The white dragon, suddenly attacked, was furious, but when it opened its angry eyes, all its vision was drawn to a strange golden pupil.

After a moment of anger, it fell into a deep sleep; no matter how it was manipulated, it could not be awakened.

After a brief transformation, Xu Feng turned to the eight shocked newcomers: "Next, you will use my abilities to enter the body of this dragon. In addition, Mr. Sato will enter the neck compartment, which is connected to the main nerves and energy circuits of this dragon, and he can control this dragon. However, when controlling the dragon, he will face some mental pressure, so the others should try to help him bear some of it."

The "Mr. Sato" that Xu Feng mentioned was the flamboyant male host among the new male recruits.

This newcomer was much more decisive than the others, and was the first to recognize reality. When Xu Feng was testing the way the main god restricted technological weapons, he took the initiative to help the veterans with the testing.

Compared to him, the three thugs, who were initially arrogant but later became obsequious, were still somewhat unconvinced after learning that they could be strengthened by the God of War, believing that they could be stronger than this so-called captain in the future; the light novel writer maintained his composure, seemingly believing that the knowledge he possessed was very important, and was still waiting for a senior to consult him; as for the three beautiful new female recruits, they were still somewhat flustered.

"Yes, Captain!" Sato was the first to react.

He asked curiously, "Captain, aren't you going to go inside the dragon's body?"

From the beginning of the storyline to now, he has witnessed Xu Feng display various extraordinary abilities; among the extraordinary abilities he has personally witnessed are spatial teleportation, which can transport others to extremely distant places; unknown spells that instantly disintegrate trolls tens of meters tall into fine sand-like fragments; and terrain manipulation abilities that instantly create tens of thousands of chains using mountains; and abilities he has not witnessed but guesses may include remote perception and telepathy...

In the newcomer's mind, all these extraordinary abilities were magical abilities. In addition, Xu Feng had demonstrated hundreds of technological weapons, which made the newcomer even more convinced that the captain of the East China Sea team was most likely a knowledgeable mage-type enhanced user.

Generally speaking, mages are not physically strong.

Making a dragon your armor will greatly increase a mage's ability to protect themselves.

Xu Feng smiled and said, "From the memories of this white dragon, I gleaned clues about three other cold dragons in the northern wilderness further north of the gray mountains. Among them are two white dragons that can fly and one wingless dragon that cannot fly; they are also my targets."

He would naturally prepare 'biological armor' for himself.

But until the East American team arrives, 'Bio Armor' will only waste his time.

"The cold climate of the Northern Wilderness is very suitable for the Cold Dragons. I will build a nest for you there later. We may face the East American team there in the future."

soon.

Xu Feng killed two of the giant dragons and transformed the 120-meter-long white dragon among the three into armor.

They also built a massive fortress using ice near the largest pterosaur's lair.

The Northern Wastes was originally the stronghold of Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Due to the influence of evil forces, it is extremely cold and remains sparsely populated even now. Neither humans, elves, nor dwarves would easily venture into this area.

In this area, Xu Feng became a little more unscrupulous and caused some big commotion.

The fortress he controlled to create in the Tun Tun Domain was as high as a spiral mountain range, with the outer ring about 1,200 meters high and the inner ring about 3,600 meters high.

This colossal man-made structure, spanning hundreds of kilometers in radius, stirred up the surrounding air with its massive size. The whirlwind at its core drew cold air from the upper atmosphere into the inner circle of the fortress, making that area extremely cold.

In fact, even the temperature in the outer area of ​​the fortress was below minus sixty degrees Celsius.

Hurricanes of force 12 or higher relentlessly howled through the fortress, causing the perceived temperature of living beings to drop even further. Most methods of keeping warm would be significantly less effective. Furthermore, these constantly rotating storms would interfere with low-tech weapons, altering the flight trajectories of bullets, shells, or missiles, making them difficult to hit.

The hurricane carried chunks of ice as hard as steel, which, like bullets, were poised to attack any creature that entered the area.

This fortress is a dangerous place that even ordinary people and those with insufficient strength would find difficult to set foot in.

After building the fortress and leaving the mark of Shangri-La within it, Xu Feng arranged for the newcomers to be stationed there, and also had Tifa stay there to prevent any accidents.

"If the East American team has a Reincarnator who can control storms or ice, they might even smugly think we've trapped ourselves after entering," Xiangzi said with a smile as he followed Xu Feng away from the fortress.

On the surface, the environment here seems very suitable for wind or ice-type superhumans.

But the real trump card for the reincarnators in this area is technological weaponry, or more precisely, thirty turbo-laser cannons with a yield of 10 billion tons, which are poised to unleash absolutely dazzling energy at any moment.

“When I was creating the Spiral Mountain, I noticed something strange about the land of Middle-earth,” Xu Feng said. “In some lore, the First Dark Lord Morgoth infused his power into the earth, and this legend is probably true. The One Ring might also hold some special abilities we don’t know about.” Xiangzi seemed thoughtful, stroking her chin as she said, “Actually, I felt something was off when I was learning about the background of *The Lord of the Rings*. The One Ring only contains a portion of Sauron’s power, and both Gandalf and Galadriel are Maiar with strength close to Sauron’s. There’s no reason for them to be so afraid of the One Ring. If the One Ring is related to the power Morgoth infused into Middle-earth, perhaps that can explain this mystery.”

"Perhaps we can glean some insight into what makes the One Ring so special from the Nine Rings of Man and the Seven Rings of Dwarfs," Xu Feng said. "The East American team will arrive in twelve minutes. Let's spend two minutes probing Sauron."

The Nine Rings of Man were the first to fall into Sauron's hands, and all the holders of those nine rings became Sauron's servants, the Ringwraiths.

The Seven Rings of the Dwarves were taken back by Sauron starting from the Second Age. The seventh ring, the Dorin Ring, was only taken back in the last hundred years. That ring was originally in the hands of Thorin Oakenshield's father, who, like Thorin, attempted to return to Lonely Mountain after being captured, but was captured by Sauron before reaching Lonely Mountain. The last ring of the Dwarves returned to the Dark Lord.

Xu Feng assigned the less capable newcomers to the Northern Wilderness in preparation for them to fight against truly powerful individuals.

Having eight new recruits around him makes him feel constrained, and he worries that they might die in the aftermath of the battle, so he has to divert some of his strength to protect them.

The dark, dense forest, Dordu.

The extraordinary powers in the Lord of the Rings world are expressed subtly, but their level is not low.

Mirkwood was originally called Great Greenwood. Elves once occupied the entire forest, but after the arrival of the second Dark Lord Sauron, the southern part of the forest was corrupted by dark forces, the trees became twisted, and the elves had to migrate to the north.

As Xiangzi ventured deeper into the fortress, he frowned. "To a normal person, this place seems unremarkable, just rather desolate; but in terms of spiritual perception... it's permeated with a dark aura that makes one very uncomfortable."

In the movie, Gandalf had to use magic multiple times to startle Sauron and the others.

“This place is indeed ominous,” Xu Feng said softly.

The Yata Mirror, brimming with true energy, floated out from his chest and hovered in mid-air, like a second sun, releasing a gentle yet extremely targeted light towards evil creatures.

At this time.

A thick black fog rose from the earth, quickly spreading and floating above the abandoned castle of Dogurdu, blocking the light from the Yata Mirror.

At the same time, a heavy hammer, accompanied by a whistling sound, smashed into the mirror in mid-air.

"Just what I guessed!" Xu Feng chuckled, casually knocking the heavy hammer away.

He examined the thick fog emerging from the ground and said, "The One Ring is indeed special. Sauron's power should be much greater after he became the Dark Lord in the Second Age than it was in the First Age."

When Morgoth, the first Dark Lord of the First Age, was still alive, Sauron wasn't considered strong... He even lost to a dog, well, although that dog that liked elves was essentially a Maiar.

Xu Feng shook his head and sighed, "Sauron's strength has weakened considerably after losing the One Ring, but that also means he no longer has any weaknesses! He has become closely connected to this world through the power Morgoth infused into Middle-earth. Unless the entire Middle-earth is destroyed, or someone of a high enough level severs his connection with Middle-earth, it is impossible to truly and completely kill him!"

Xu Feng could destroy the entire Central Continent.

Even if the Supreme God forbids technological weapons, he can still do this easily; it will just take a little more time.

But the problem is... this is Ilúvatar's territory. This creator god has been watching this land closely. If he really destroys Middle-earth, even if Ilúvatar doesn't personally intervene, the Valar under his command will still cause trouble for Xu Feng.

Just as Xu Feng was using the Yata Mirror to suppress the black fog surging from the ground and fighting against the Second Demon Lord Zoro, Shoko and Mei had already started fighting the Ringwraiths.

The main player is Xiangzi.

Under her telekinetic control, the two Kadoran daggers moved like shooting stars, extremely sharp.

The speed of these daggers, accelerated continuously by telekinesis within the circular track, exceeded a hundred times the speed of sound, making them absolutely impossible to withstand using ordinary methods.

The Ringwraiths are very powerful.

They possess an extremely terrifying aura; ordinary creatures would tremble and lose their footing simply by facing them. However, they are not strong enough to block throwing knives of that speed.

In particular, these throwing knives were specifically targeted at Ringwraiths.

Shoko flew in mid-air, first using her telekinesis to control a flying knife to shatter the Ringwraith's immortality, and then using a flying sword modified from an Imperial Arm to pierce the Ringwraith repeatedly, killing it completely.

Only seconds into the battle, two Ringwraiths perished under the flying swords.

As long as Sauron doesn't die and the One Ring isn't destroyed, the Ringwraiths killed by normal means can be resurrected indefinitely.

But now the dead Ringwraiths are completely annihilated, with no chance of being reborn.

At that moment, a thought suddenly came from within the black mist.

Zoro chickened out.

The Ringwraiths were not only his capable assistants, but also related to the One Ring. He could not bear to see them die at the hands of innocent humans.

Zoro plans to negotiate with the mysterious man.

The second Dark Lord was far less powerful than Morgoth the first, but he was very good at seduction.

For example, he tricked the kingdom of Númenor into attacking Valinor, which was the most powerful human empire of the Second Age and was destroyed by Ilúvatar's wrath.

For example, under his influence, the elf Celebrimbor created the Three Rings of the Elves, the Seven Rings of the Dwarves, and the Nine Rings of the Men.

Zoro is very confident in his eloquence.

He succeeded.

After acquiring a wealth of magical knowledge and a large amount of magical materials, Xu Feng decided to let him go for the time being... The real reason for his decision was that even if he killed this part of Sauron's spirit, he could not be completely destroyed. As long as the One Ring remained, he would be reborn deep in the earth.

As for the Ringwraiths, Sauron believed that slaves like the Ringwraiths were very important... but in Xu Feng's view, whether or not the Ringwraiths and other useless creatures were completely eliminated would not affect the outcome of the battle between the reincarnators.

"Stop it!"

After Xiangzi killed the third Ringwraith, Xu Feng said, "I have received the ransom from Sauron, so let's not be enemies with him for now."

(End of this chapter)