Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 307 Impartial and Perfect
Bing'er was the first to take the longsword Oakes.

In the original storyline, this weapon would have ended up in Thorin Oakenshield's hands. After Thorin died in the Battle of the Five Armies, Oakenshield and the Heart of the Mountain Arkenstone were buried with him.

Intercepting this knife will not affect the fate of this world.

The wooden beast treant then took away a large leaf hammer that was about two and a half meters long.

The elves in the Lord of the Rings world are known for their martial prowess and skill with a variety of weapons. In the kingdom of Gondolin during the First Age, there were twelve families, among which the Greenwood family used maces, while the Wrathhammer family used warhammers.

Based on the runes on the leaf hammer, Xu Feng deduced that this weapon belonged to a high-ranking general of the Green Tree Clan, and its quality was not much worse than that of the Oak Ridge.

After the two had made their choices, the five newcomers also selected their weapons one after another.

"Let's distribute the remaining weapons and treasures among the characters in the story," Bing'er said.

Under Xu Feng's remote control, she specially left behind 'Clink,' the short sword belonging to Bilbo the Hobbit in the story. This sword is very important in the story, as it is related to whether Bilbo can survive Gollum's attack.

In order to stay in this world longer, Xu Feng instructed Bing'er and the others to maintain the plot as much as possible. Before the East Sea team returned to the Main God Space, the best place for the One Ring was in Bilbo's pocket.

Soon after, the dwarves, guided by the newcomers, entered the troll cave.

Gandalf also came with them. In the original story, the wizard did not return until dawn the next day, and he narrowly saved the expedition. But this time, the battle between the reincarnators and the trolls was very large. The flames that burned the trolls were like lighthouses, illuminating a large area and standing out in the darkness.

Gandalf, having realized something was wrong at the camp, rushed back just in time to divide the spoils.

As is well known, dwarves are greedy and arrogant.

Most of the dwarves in the Lonely Mountain Expedition were so captivated by the gold and jewels in the cave that they ignored the enchanted weapons.

The dwarf prince Thorin was interested in the weapons, but he immediately put them down after the newcomer Sato told him that they were products of the elves.

Thorin believed that the dwarves' craftsmanship was superior to that of the elves and disdained using elven weapons.

Bilbo, however, hesitated for a moment before accepting the nameless short sword that could sense orcs from Bing'er.

Gandalf gave the newcomer a deep look.

He realized that the mercenary's hints were intended to get the dwarves to give up their fine weapons; the mercenaries didn't like gold and jewels, but were quite greedy in other ways.

Just as Gandalf was about to persuade the dwarf, Ice appeared before him, holding Gramdrin, and pointed to the runes on the sword, asking:
"Your Excellency Mithrandir, if I am not mistaken, this sword should be Gramdrin, the weapon of King Turgun of Gondolin in the First Age, right?"

Gandalf was speechless.

He didn't recognize the runes on the sword.

After examining the sword for a long time, he stammered, "I think so. Does Miss Julia recognize this script?"

Bing'er shook her head. "I don't recognize it, I've only learned about this sword."

"At the end of the First Age, Gramdrin disappeared with the death of the Elven King Turgun when Gondolin fell. But unexpectedly, it appeared in the ogre cave."

Bing'er continued, "King Turgun is dead, but his only daughter, Idril, married the human hero Tuo and gave birth to Eyarendil, the Star. Eyarendil's children are Elrond and Elroth; I think we should go to the Valley and return this sword to King Elrond."

Bing'er recounted in detail the Battle of Gondolin more than 6,000 years ago and introduced the experiences of the former owners of these weapons in the troll cave.

Elrond of the Valley has a very complex bloodline, possessing the blood of three major elven races, three major Eden humans, and the Maiar Mellians.

Turgun, the king of Gondolin, was his great-grandfather, so they were not far apart in blood.

Although this elven lord had never met his great-grandfather.

When Gandalf arrived in Middle-earth, it was already the Third Age, and he didn't know much about the history of the First Age.

But he thought Bing'er's suggestion was reasonable.

Returning the sword passed down from King Elrond's ancestors would be perfectly in accordance with the etiquette of this world.

In addition, he himself wanted to go to the Valley, so he agreed and said, "The Valley is nearby. If this sword is indeed the sword of King Elon's ancestor, it should indeed be returned to King Elon."

Thorin glared at the two men, suppressing his anger, and said, "I'll say it again, there's absolutely no need for this journey to pass through the Valley."

"No, it's absolutely necessary."

Bing'er emphasized, "The core of this expedition is the Lonely Mountain map that Mislandil obtained from your father, but the map has encrypted text that none of us understand. Only by having a knowledgeable person help us decipher it can we complete the mission."

Thorin hesitated for a moment, but he did not change his mind.

Dwarves are inherently stubborn, and Thorin's stubbornness is particularly prominent among dwarves.

Bing'er had no intention of persuading Thorin... reality would teach this stubborn dwarf a lesson.

the next morning.

Not long after the expedition set off, a wolf howl appeared around the group.

The wolves, bats, and spiders in the world of The Lord of the Rings are not ordinary creatures. The wolves and bats are monsters bred by Morgoth and Thorin, while the spiders are descendants of Ugliant. They all possess intelligence comparable to that of humans and are a type of dark creature.

When a dire wolf spotted the Lonely Mountain Expedition, a group of orc wolf riders soon gathered around.

This is a large cavalry force.

There were two to three thousand orcs and even more dire wolves. The orc cavalry were all elite, half a size larger than ordinary orcs, and each cavalryman also possessed a kind of battle aura.

Pursued by these cavalrymen, the Lonely Mountain Expeditionary Force was forced to flee in disarray.

Unlike the dwarves who were worried about their whereabouts being revealed, the newcomers of the East Sea team had excited smiles on their faces.

The five newcomers volunteered to help the dwarves disperse their pursuers.

The newcomer clearly understands his advantage – his horse is fast!

The Dragonblood Warhorse was more than twice as fast as the Orc's Warwolves, and its stamina was also incredibly strong. When they joined the Lonely Mountain Expedition, they had run nearly two thousand kilometers in a day and a night.

As long as the people stay with their horses, the orcs have no chance of killing them.

With this advantage, they could easily kite and shoot down orcs to earn reward points.

However, the five 'heroic' newcomers could not reverse the huge numerical disadvantage; the orc cavalry split into several small squads and forced them to the outer edge of the battle, while the main force slowly encircled the Lonely Mountain Expedition.

Faced with these elite orcs, Thorin, the strongest dwarf, might be able to take on a hundred, while the others might be able to fight ten each; in total, they could only handle a few hundred. Yet here there were two or three thousand!
Just as the group was completely surrounded by orc cavalry and prepared to fight to the death, Gandalf led them to a secret passage leading to the valley.

With a combination of coaxing and deception, the dwarves entered the beautiful elven city; soon after, five newcomers riding dragonblood horses returned with the elven cavalry who had wiped out the orcs.

The elves were particularly impressed by the five newcomers' 'heroic' performance.

After the elves defeated the orc army, they received an invitation from King Elrond to enter the Valley with the elves.

The Lonely Mountain Expedition stayed in the secluded valley for a long time.

It didn't leave until after the summer solstice—the map of Lonely Mountain is written in lunar script, which can only be read under the moonlight of the same day it was written.

The secret inscription on the map of Gushan was written around the summer solstice.

As long as the reincarnators don't cause trouble and tell Thorin the contents of the map in advance, the Lonely Mountain Expedition can only wait in the Valley until the summer solstice, and only after Elrond helps to decipher the text on the Lonely Mountain map can they continue their journey towards Lonely Mountain.

This is why Xu Feng didn't care at all, even though he knew Bing'er's abilities could speed up the Lonely Mountain Expedition.

Even a fast marching speed won't allow the mission to be completed ahead of schedule.

It must be said that the dwarves' behavior in the valley was hard to describe.

These guys even bathed in the fountain in the valley without a care in the world... completely treating the valley as their own home.

The fact that the Reincarnators were traveling with the dwarves should have made the Valley Elves prejudiced against them, but the Reincarnators' performance stood out against the backdrop of the unruly dwarves in the Lonely Mountain Expedition.

Especially Bing'er, the creator of humankind, was loved by everyone from King Elrond to the most ordinary elves. They all adored this human with elven blood and an extremely exquisite appearance.

They greatly enjoyed the music played by Bing'er.

After gaining enough favorability, Bing'er met many important characters in the secluded valley.

Among them is Aragorn, the protagonist of the future War of the Rings—currently, he's just a little kid around ten years old.

King Elrond kept the child very well hidden.

There's also Glorfindel, the Golden Flower Lord. This elf was the lord of House Golden, one of the twelve houses of Gondolin. When Gondolin fell, Glorfindel killed a Balrog head-on, but his long golden hair was bound by the Balrog's whip, and the two perished together. His fate is somewhat similar to Gandalf's in the original story.

Because of his heroic deeds, Glorfindel was resurrected by the grace of the Valar after his death and returned to the Middle-earth.

The resurrected Golden Flower Lord is even stronger, with a life level similar to the Maiar. Among the righteous factions active in the Central Plains, her strength is probably second only to Galadriel.

During the War of Angmar, the Witch-king of Angmar, the leader of the Ringwraiths, fled without a fight upon seeing him; during the War of the Ring, he single-handedly chased after a group of Ringwraiths, but unfortunately, his scenes were cut from the movie.

During her conversation with Lord Golden Flower, Bing'er learned that the short swords wielded by Ocricath and Bilbo were his weapons from back then. The short swords wielded by hobbits are merely daggers in the hands of elves. When Gondolin fell, Lord Golden Flower used this very dagger to kill Balrog.

However, when Bing'er offered to return the two weapons to him, the elf refused to accept them. Instead, he explicitly gave the two weapons to the two of them, leaving no further objection to their ownership.

On the night of the summer solstice, King Elrond deciphered the text on the map of Lonely Mountain, and the expedition set off once again.

Moria.

Xu Feng placed the latest batch of half-dragon embryos into an artificial womb. These embryos combined the excellent genes of Zhao Zhuikong and the super dangerous species Tyrande, and theoretically had high potential.

There are many similar embryos.

It even includes the fusion creation of the Flame Demon and Zhao Zhuikong's genes.

Not every embryo has sufficient potential. In Xu Feng's opinion, the upper limit of most embryos is not even as high as that of pure humans. This accumulation is only for the purpose of accumulating data.

After finishing this busy period, Xu Feng found Xiangzi and Mei again:
"The dwarf team has set off again... If the main god doesn't change the plot, their next stop is an orc town."

The orc town is also known as the Goblin Kingdom in some translations. It is home to most of the orcs in the Misty Mountains, but it is not very powerful in the original storyline.

The film slightly enhances the town's strength.

Furthermore, the main god further enhanced the quality and quantity of this orc kingdom based on the movie.

Of course, even if the main god increased the strength of those orcs, this orc town was still no match for them.

They were nothing more than hundreds of thousands of orc cannon fodder and tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers who had cultivated battle qi. In essence, they were a bunch of trash that could be wiped out by sending a few cannon fodder. They didn't even qualify to be experimental subjects.

But beneath the Orc town lies Gollum, and the One Ring.

Both are very important; even with reconnaissance equipment like drones, it would be impossible to find Gollum and the One Ring.

Xu Feng instructed, "Xiangzi, join the Lonely Mountain Expedition when the dwarves are trapped in the orc town; after Bilbo gets the One Ring from Gollum, even newcomers can easily complete the mission. I'm not entirely at ease leaving Bing'er and those three pets to watch over those newcomers."

The East China Sea team has four ways to complete the mission.

Follow Thorin into Lonely Mountain.

Kill Smaug.

Obtain the Heart of the Mountain.

Obtain the One Ring.

The first three methods can only be completed after arriving at the Lonely Mountain, but obtaining the One Ring is different. It is very difficult for a newcomer to get the One Ring from Gollum, but after Bilbo gets the Ring from Gollum, he has a considerable chance of obtaining the Ring by stealing or forcibly taking it.

At that time, the newcomers had the opportunity to bring the East China Sea team back to the God Space.

Theoretically speaking, newcomers wouldn't do that, since the 'veterans' provide them with excellent protection. Staying in this world for a longer period of time can significantly improve their strength, and all reincarnators can benefit from staying here.

However, Hsu Feng does not rely on the rationality of newcomers as the deciding factor.

Who knows if there might be some brainless newbies? Although with Bing'er and the three pets, the newbies can basically avoid getting into a situation like the One Ring, if they encounter a powerful enemy that they have to deal with for a while, the newbies will have a chance to 'mess things up'.

It's essential to have Xiangzi provide extra protection and ensure Bilbo is protected at close range.

Xu Feng then instructed, "In the orc town, there's no need to actively kill or overprotect the newcomers. Let them experience as many dangers as possible; before entering Lonely Mountain, these newcomers don't have much danger to experience."

"Then it's Mei's turn. Shortly after Thorin and the others left the valley, they encountered enormous mountain giants. You'll be in charge of dealing with them. You should be able to get some reward points after you kill these mountain giants."

"After taking down those mountain giants, return to Moria; and don't forget to search their bodies for valuable materials."

(End of this chapter)