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

Chapter 55 The Last Two Candidates for the Expedition

After reading the letter, Tanes folded it and found that although the letter looked worn out, there were no tears in it, which showed that the person who delivered the letter had done his best to preserve it.

He looked at the middle-aged man who handed him the letter. His face was full of hope and his hands were nervously crossed.

Tanes asked, "How many of you are here?"

The middle-aged man looked confused and turned around. "Well, I'm not sure. There might be only about twenty people. After all, only seven or eight households in the village escaped intact. There may be some survivors from other households who followed, and some fell behind along the way. We should be the only ones left."

Tanes sighed inwardly, knowing he couldn't rely on this middle-aged man who didn't even know the concept of statistics. He looked at Neferi Lu beside him and said, "Neferi, call Roderica from Hyde Fortress for me. Have these refugees listed on the roster and also record what they're good at."

Neferi Lu nodded, but did not leave. Instead, she continued to ask, "Is there anything else?"

Tanes thought for a few seconds, then quickly nodded and said, "Also, have Irena prepare some liquid food for these people and arrange for them to live. Yeah, somewhere near Mills and his men."

"Got it." After Nefeli Lu confirmed that Tanes had no other instructions, she left.

Then he looked at the middle-aged man and said to him, "Since Gandalf asked me to take you in in his letter, and you are indeed able to persevere and come this far, I have no reason to refuse..."

When the middle-aged man heard what Tanes said, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"but."

Tanes changed the subject, making the middle-aged man nervous again.

"However, the premise for me to take you in is that you obey the laws of my territory. Joining my territory means that you will no longer suffer from hunger and disease, but at the same time, my territory does not need idle people with bad behavior." Tanes warned in a stern tone.

The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly in fear: "Please rest assured, sir, we are all willing to obey your orders."

Tanes took one last look at the middle-aged man, then warned the Knight Commander, "Be smart and make sure Roderica is safe."

The Knight Commander stood at attention and shouted, "Yes, Your Majesty Tanes!"

Tanes smiled at the Knight Commander, patted his shoulder armor, and left under the Knight Commander's excited eyes.

He was now going to prepare to summon the remaining personnel for the expedition to Lonely Mountain and go to the Golden Tree to check whether the reserves of blessings were sufficient.

It's not that Tanes hadn't thought of summoning alternative candidates for the expedition to Lonely Mountain before, but because he didn't know when the expedition would begin, he prioritized using the blessings naturally stored by the Golden Tree to summon more soldiers and residents from the border areas.

After all, the territory of Tanis can be described as vast and sparsely populated, which is one of the reasons why Gandalf suggested that the refugees come to the territory of Tanis when he rescued them.

Because Gandalf also realized that the biggest problem of the Tanes territory was that there were too few people.

This is also the reason why Tanes has not summoned other cities or strongholds in the border area for such a long time.

Even if he summoned them, there wouldn't be any extra people to live there.

Even now, more than 60% of the houses in Stonewell City are still empty, and More City was only filled with people a few days ago.

Just as Tanes was on his way back to the city of Stonewell, Guy, a merchant from the territory of Los Arnach in the Kingdom of Gondor, or should I say the "noble" merchant Guy, came to the city of Morn.

Although Guy's face didn't change much, his heart was completely shocked.

What shocked him most was the twin golden trees that stood tall in the distant city of Stonewell. He had never seen such huge trees, nor had he seen giant trees that emitted such bright light. He had never seen a scene where the surrounding woods and grass all turned golden.

Guy did not regard these golden woods and grasses as the normal withered colors of autumn, because these plants obviously still exuded vigorous vitality, which was very different from the old and withered yellow.

No wonder the dwarves call this place a place full of gold.

Guy thought to himself as he looked at the golden leaves hanging on the branches, his eyes full of curiosity.

He wondered if the leaves were really all gold.

Kenneth Hyde, a nobleman with a keen eye for detail, naturally noticed Guy's expression and said with a smile, "If you're wondering if these plants are actually gold, Mr. Guy, I regret to inform you that they are not. They have merely changed in color to gold, but their essence remains the same, unchanged."

Guy suddenly realized and felt a little lost, but it quickly disappeared.

If this place really was "full of gold", as a noble with a business and economic mind, he would probably be worried about the monetary turmoil in his own country after so much gold flowed into Gondor.

"Of course, you can pick a leaf as a souvenir. Since you are not the first person to be curious about the plants in Tanes' territory, I can fully understand the curiosity of you and your caravan members." Kenneth Hyde added with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Guy cleared his throat and smiled. "Then I'll obey your command, Lord Kenneth. But from what you said, has anyone else been here before?"

After all, he came here with a mission, which was to establish a good relationship with the newly emerged wizard Tanes, or at least to get to know him, so that if any changes happened to the family in the future, it would be convenient to seek help, which would leave a way out for himself.

Therefore, when Guy heard what Kenneth had just said, he thought that there were already humans with the same idea as them who had come before him.

Kenneth Hyde was well aware of the situation and naturally understood the essence of Guy's question. He maintained a gracious smile and said, "You misunderstood, Mr. Guy. You are the first human caravan to have traveled thousands of miles from Gondor. His Majesty Tanes and I admire your perseverance. Finding this place was no easy task."

Guy breathed a sigh of relief and complimented Kenneth Hyde, "No, if it weren't for the golden tree in Lord Tanes's territory that could be vaguely seen in the distance, we wouldn't have found this place so easily."

He sighed first, then smiled and said, "It has been a long time since anyone has set foot in Minhirias, but being able to meet Lord Tanes and such kind nobles as you, Lord Kenneth Hyde, makes our journey very worthwhile."

Then Guy saw a group of dwarves passing by the caravan with a lot of noise. They greeted Kenneth Hyde with a big laugh and then walked towards the city of Moren.

Guy looked at Kenneth Hyde and asked in surprise, "Were those... dwarves?"

Kenneth Hyde smiled and nodded. "Yes, they are from the Blue Mountains. Because His Highness Tanes is on good terms with the dwarves of the Blue Mountains, we often have trade exchanges."

Guy's eyes became hot. He didn't expect to meet a dwarf in this remote land.

He had thought this trip might be a loss-making attempt to gain publicity and make an impression on the new wizards. If he could buy some dwarven-made toys, kitchen utensils, farm tools, and the like in this territory, perhaps even dwarven-forged weapons, that would be some real good stuff.

In this way, Guy can make several times the profit after he returns, which is much more valuable than the fruits and flower seeds he brought with him.

Kenneth Hyde saw all the changes in Guy's expression, but he didn't say much. As long as the price was reasonable, how Guy wanted to do business was his own business.

After he led Guy's caravan through the city of Morn for a while, two elves, a man and a woman, walked over gracefully and saluted Kenneth Hyde.

After noticing Guy's caravan, the elves nodded slightly to greet the human, and then left gracefully.

Guy's eyes turned from fiery to shocked. He rubbed his eyes and confirmed that the departing figures belonged to two elves. He looked at Kenneth Hyde in surprise: "Master Kenneth, was I right just now? Those two are elves?"

Kenneth Hyde stroked his short golden beard and replied with a smile, "You are not mistaken, Mr. Guy. Those are elves from Rivendell. His Majesty Tanes is on good terms with Lord Elrond, Lord of Rivendell, so Elrond sent some elves to live in His Majesty Tanes's territory."

In fact, these elves originally planned to stay for only one or two months before leaving, but as the golden tree grew, these elves actually fell in love with this giant tree in their hearts and were reluctant to leave.

Anyway, Elrond did not set a time for the elves who stayed behind to return, so the elves in the Golden Tree Territory tacitly did not mention returning.

They wanted to stay here until they were satisfied and then go back to the valley.

The last thing elves care about is time, isn't it?

Guy didn't know how to express his shock to Kenneth Hyde, but he changed his mind and asked with a forced smile, "Master Kenneth, do the elves also do business with the Tower Wizard?"

Kenneth Hyde replied, "They are different from dwarves. They buy and sell things according to their mood. You may be able to buy a longsword forged by an elven master today, or you may have to wait a month and still not see the elves enter the city. Don't even think about harassing these elves. They are all friends of His Majesty Tanes. If you are caught doing this..."

Kenneth didn't finish his words, but Guy knew what he meant and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, I understand, I understand."

Anyway, for Guy, having this possibility is already a huge pleasant surprise.

Guy was surprised to meet dwarves and elves, while Tanes also came to the courtyard where the golden tree was located in the city of Stonewell.

Since the enemy this time is clearly a huge evil dragon, the candidates in Tanes' mind are naturally those friends who have experience in fighting dragons.

Among them, there were only two who challenged the dragon together with him and won. One was [Blood Finger Hunter] Yura, and the other was [Dragon Warrior] Egon.

Especially Egon, the one who challenged with him was the king among the flying dragons, [Mad Dragon] Beile.

Egon is already on Tanes's summoning list.

However, Tanes was unsure about summoning Yura.

Although Yura and he had faced the [Flying Dragon] Yakir together and successfully hunted down the dragon.

But he had a very fatal problem.

That is, like Irena, the daughter of Edgar, the lord of Morn City, Yura and his daughter were used by Mad Fire's lackeys after their death.

And if Tanes remembered correctly, Yura's parasitic condition was even more serious than Irena's.

At least Irena showed no physical abnormalities during her lifetime, while Yura groaned in pain after a battle, cursing the parasites in his body.

During his eight reincarnations, Tanes had always wanted to save the Blood Finger Hunter who had helped him many times, but every time he tried to save him, he failed.

But this time, after he possessed the Elden Ring, perhaps he could summon this old friend and remove the parasites from his body?
However, this is only a possibility. Since it involves insanity, Tanes has to be cautious.

Tanes didn't know what the fire parasite in Yura's body was, or when he was infected.

He only knew that after Yura died in the battle with [Pure Purple Blood Finger] Eleonora, the damned insane fire parasite took over Yura's body and called itself Xia Bolili.

Tanes' mind lingered on Yura's name for a moment, but he finally gave up and did not summon him.

Pity.

Tanes thought that he not only felt sorry for Yura, but also for the strength of Eleonora, the [Pure Purple Blood Finger].

Because this pure purple-blooded finger was wearing the equipment of a dragon knight, which was also a symbol of a master dragon hunter.

But it's just a pity that after Yura and Eleonora, he also has a higher priority candidate.

Furthermore, this candidate is far more powerful than Yula and Eleonora—but only if someone helps suppress the scarlet corruption in her.

A golden needle as long as his index finger appeared in Tanes' hand at some point, and he then focused his mind on the Elden magic ring to summon it.

Blessings converged, and a slender but strong one-armed female figure appeared.

She has loose crimson hair and wears light green clothes.

She looked around in confusion, and when she noticed Tanes approaching her, her golden eyes lit up: "Taneis, where is this place? Uh..."

The sudden sharp pain interrupted the woman's words, and her body began to boil with scarlet mist.

But at the same time, Tanes also quickly approached, and the golden needle in his hand pierced into the opponent's body. The scarlet mist gradually calmed down and disappeared.

Tanes took a step back and gave a gentle smile: "Welcome to your new home, Millicent."

　Mibao is here~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)