I reforged the glory of the magic ring in Middle-earth

Chapter 153 Searching for Oak
Tanes readily agreed to Melina's suggestion; having someone to help was much better than bearing the pressure alone.

He led Melina to the city lord's hall, where Neferi Lou was working at her desk, though there wasn't much to deal with.

Therefore, she even had the leisure to joke with Tanes and Melina: "It's rare to see you here, Tanes. What's wrong? Are you finally planning to take my place and handle things?"

Tanes looked a little embarrassed, but Neferi Lou took the initiative to wave her hand: "I was just joking. Apart from the manpower problem, the workload in Stoneville City is not so great that I can't handle it. On the other hand, Kenneth Hyde is the one who is most overwhelmed because you summoned the Royal City Rodel Fortress and changed the location of the fortress again."

“Then I’ll have to keep an eye on him. He’s really working hard, and I should reward him with something,” Tanes said.

Neferi Lou stopped writing with her quill and kindly reminded her, "Please don't send me any weapons or anything like that."

Tanes nodded: "I will remember."

Neferi Lou looked curiously at Melina, who pulled out a chair for Tanes and then pulled one out for herself, and asked, "So, you two came to the City Lord's Hall to see me about something?"

After thanking Melina in a low voice, Tanes replied, "No, I just need to use this room. I'm about to write down what I need to do soon, and Melina wants to see if there's anything she can do to help."

Upon hearing this, Neferi Lou put down her quill and asked, "May I also see your recent plans?"

Tanes shrugged: "Of course, there are probably some things I need to discuss with you. But don't bring up manpower again, I'm already trying to find a solution."

Neferi Lou, having received permission from Tanes, then sat down opposite him.

Soon, Tanes took out paper and pen and quickly wrote down what he had thought of before.

However, his writing was quite haphazard, as he would write down whatever came to mind as soon as he thought of it. Melina, on the other hand, very considerately asked Tanes why he wanted to do it, and then quietly took the paper and pen again and rewrote Tanes's writing on another sheet of paper according to the order of importance and urgency.

During this time, Neferi Lou did not interrupt or offer any opinions. Mainly, she looked at the two people across the table who were whispering to each other and smiling at each other from time to time, and suddenly felt that she was a bit superfluous.

"Thank you so much, Melina. Thank you so much. You've been a great help."

About half an hour later, Tanes looked at the paper filled with Melina's writing and breathed a sigh of relief.

Melina shook her head slightly and said softly, "It's not too troublesome. I used to categorize and record my notes when I read books, so I'm quite good at this kind of thing."

Tanes nodded, thanked her again, and then looked at Neferi Lou, who was resting her chin on her hand and almost falling asleep, and said, "Wake up, Neferi Lou. Didn't you want to see my recent plans? I've already put them together."

"Huh?! Oh...you're done? Let me see."

Neferi Lou suddenly looked up, then patted her face to clear her mind, took the paper Tanes handed her, and looked at it carefully.

A few minutes later, she returned the sheet of paper filled with plans, saying with a hint of sympathy, "It seems you have a lot to do. Melina alone might not be enough. I think some plans could be handled by others, like this 'Searching for the Orc Swarm.' However, I really don't have any manpower to send you to help, and the same goes for Kenneth Hyde and Edgar." Tanes smiled and shook his head, "This is nothing, just some errands that can be run, nothing life-or-death. As for manpower, don't worry, I have Millison and Bernal, don't I?"

To Tanes's surprise, Neferi Lou's reply was quite unexpected: "That's exactly what I wanted to say. Because all the territories are short-handed right now, Bernal and Egon, who came back with you, were taken away by Kenneth Hyde and Edgar this morning to shine."

Tanes was taken aback and quickly asked, "Tell me in detail? I've been busy with things in Ensis City all day and don't know what happened to Bernal and the others."

Neferi Lou shrugged: "If Stormhawk hadn't told me that another city had suddenly appeared in the territory, I wouldn't have known you summoned a new Kalia army. I guess you summoned this army to garrison Laketown, right?"

She was not yet aware that Ensis City came from the Shadowlands; she simply deduced from the city's architecture and the presence of radiant stones that it was in the style of Kalia.

Tanes nodded: "Yes, you guessed right."

Neferi Lou had an "I knew it" look on her face, then cleared her throat and said, "As for Bernal and Egon being taken away, it's because you changed the location of Hyde Fortress and Moen City. Otherwise, why do you think Kenneth Hyde and Edgar didn't rush to find you? It was Bernal who saw how anxious they were and stopped them for you."

Tanes coughed awkwardly: "It's still a manpower problem? Ah, I know. After Ratan's Red Lion Legion returns, his Red Lion City can help relieve the patrol pressure on Stoneville City, Hyde Fortress, and Moen City."

Neferi Lou reminded her with a complicated expression, "It would have worked a few days ago, but now..."

Tanes slapped his forehead: "You mean the royal city of Rhodel also needs a population replenishment, right? ... The royal city of Rhodel can be temporarily closed off as a temporary expedient."

Then, remembering something, he asked, "Bennal and Egon went to help, so where is Millison?"

Neferi Lou shrugged: "You know, Stoneville is the place that needs manpower the most..."

Although she didn't finish her sentence, Tanes already understood what she meant.

He could only say, "Then please take care of Millison for me. Although the crimson corruption in her body has been suppressed by the pure gold needles, I'm still a little worried."

Neferi Lou nodded seriously: "Yes, I will. The matter of the Crimson Corruption must be taken seriously."

After Tanes spoke with Neferi Lou about the city of Stoneville, she stood up and returned to her seat to continue the work she had not finished.

Tanes then took Melina to the market in Stoneville, where most of those who had come from other kingdoms to this territory had gathered.

He needed to find the merchants who represented the Gondor nobles in the Golden Tree territory, because Tanes had heard that Gondor had a serious problem with the Orks on its eastern border, and he needed a large number of Ork souls.

(End of this chapter)