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Chapter 157 Shadow of Mordor (33)

In order to ensure a safe retreat, Chu Xuan and Zhuang Bosch stayed in Lothlorien for two more days.

Under the influence of Chu Xuan's shameless scheme, Lothlorien was indeed plunged into civil strife.
No matter how magnanimous Celeborn was, he could not sit still when faced with the "rumors" that might turn green overhead.

Celeborn began to strictly order the elves not to talk about this matter, and forcibly interfered with the elves' pursuit of luxury, and dealt seriously with the increasingly open elves' heterosexual and homosexual relations.

But the "Sexual Plague" was truly terrifying, and some elves who were unwilling to be oppressed and advocated the liberation of individuality openly opposed Celeborn's rule.

It’s just that the elves have fallen behind and need to open their eyes to see the world.

Elves are also entitled to pursue true love, and loyalty to one's partner is an outdated value.

Many elves openly support Galadriel in her pursuit of true love and in becoming the unique lord of Lothlorien.

Some elves even developed an unprecedented desire for power. They took advantage of this internal conflict, fanning the flames, manipulating right and wrong, and attacking the authority of the lords in an attempt to gain a higher status.

Zhuang Boshi then remembered that vanity, which represents the desire for power, is also one of the areas of sexual abuse.

The six rings of greed, vanity, lust, gluttony, arrogance, laziness, and sexual abuse represent the ultimate desires of intelligent creatures.

It is obvious that the elves in the world of The Lord of the Rings, even though they are the firstborn children of the Creator God, cannot escape the invasion of desire.

Lothlorien is not big and there are not many elves, but the conflicts are getting more and more intense. Celeborn has had a very difficult time these past two days.

In this chaotic situation, when verbal disputes were about to turn into violent clashes, Galadriel finally appeared in person and punished the leading liberals personally.

He also suppressed the liberal elves with iron-blooded means and demolished the nude statues that symbolized the elves' freedom and rights, which suddenly calmed down an internal conflict.

But she immediately announced that Lothlorien would be closed from that day on, and no force or race would be allowed to enter, not even their relatives, the High Elves of Rivendell and the Silvan Elves of Mirkwood.

It turns out that Galadriel hasn't completely lost her mind.

But I am afraid that Lothlorien will not be peaceful like this. As long as the power of the evil god continues to infiltrate, corruption is inevitable.

And Galadriel is the one most likely to fall into depravity because she has no external help.

In comparison, these reincarnations can leave after completing their mission, which is much safer.

The two men felt relieved after getting the results they wanted and immediately set off for Mordor.

However, compared to the movie, Frodo and his companions could only crawl slowly on their own two legs, and rely on the hairless monkey Gollum to lead a path to sneak into Mordor.

Zhuang Boshi and Chu Xuan can fly, so they did not take the approach of breaking in head-on at the beginning.

While it was still dark, the two flew all the way to Mordor.

The supersonic speed brought up waves of sonic boom clouds, and the swamp and wilderness were quickly left behind, directly crossing the Shadow Mountains.

Their flying speed and altitude far exceeded those of Mordor's flying units, the Cold Dragons, and the Nazgul of the Ringwraiths.

The two men shuttled through the thick clouds, patrolling back and forth above Mordor.

Chu Xuan went to the northern area and Zhuang Boshi went to the southern area. The two flew back and forth twice and met outside the gate of Mordor before dawn.

But unfortunately, even though Zhuang Boshi had six eyes and scanned every inch of the land, he only saw countless slaves and troops in Mordor, and did not see the so-called temple building at all.

Mordor is too desolate. Orcs only like to live in caves, while the eastern barbarians and the Haradrim like to live in tents. The only buildings in the entire Mordor are the dilapidated thatched huts where some slaves live.

At daybreak, he had no way to continue patrolling. The cold dragons and Ringwraiths in the sky were not blind. No matter how high they flew, they could not cover up the traces of their flight during the day.

Zhuang Boshi could only return to the vicinity of the Black Gate, but Chu Xuan had already been waiting there.

"How is it, did you find anything?" Zhuang Boshi landed behind a rock and looked back at the gate of Mordor.

"Nothing was found." Chu Xuan shook his head.

He had already drawn the terrain of Mordor on a piece of paper, especially the defense map near the Black Gate.

But there is no location of the temple on the map either.

Chu Xuan pointed on the map and said, "About 50 miles west of the Black Gate, I found about 800 abducted humans, forced to quarry and mine."

He drew another line: "They transported the stone north along this route."

But Chu Xuan left a question mark at the end of this route.

"But the strange thing is that I didn't find out where these stones were transported to." Chu Xuan frowned, seeming to find it difficult to understand.

That's not literally no discovery.

Zhuang Boshi thought for a moment and said, "It seems some kind of magic or witchcraft is interfering with our cognition."

"There's only one way now. Get through the Black Gate and see what those demon soldiers are doing!"

But it was easy to fly in. As long as the two of them hid above the clouds, nothing could find them.

It's difficult to walk in directly.

The Black Gate is where Sauron stationed his troops. It is a typical strategic point that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At the mountain pass, Sauron built a defensive stone wall spanning the cliffs on both sides, with a large iron gate in the wall and sentries patrolling the battlements all day long. Hundreds of deep holes of varying sizes were dug into the rocks at the foot of the two hills, where large numbers of orcs lay in ambush, waiting for their master's command to swarm onto the battlefield like a swarm of black ants.

No one can pass through the "Teeth of Mordor" without being bitten, except those summoned by Sauron and those who know the secret words that can open Sauron's Black Gate.

Although they were still far away, in the dim morning light they could see the black-clad guards walking back and forth on the high walls and the patrol team in front of the gate.

Seeing the towers and walls that were much stronger and steeper than those in the movies, as well as tens of thousands of orcs and other dark races, Zhuang Boshi felt a little overwhelmed.

They are not here to attack the Black Gate, and it is best not to attract the attention of the forces of Mordor.

They can’t be seen from the sky now, and they can’t go through from the front. What’s more, how can the two of them sneak into the Black Gate?

Zhuang Boshi was watching when he suddenly felt a commotion on the plain, as if something was moving.

It looked like a large army on the march, but it was obscured by the stench that wafted from the swamp and the wasteland beyond the swamp.

He saw spears and shields flashing coldly, and many horsemen on the side of the road.

This group of people are not orcs or any other dark races, but orthodox humans.

They came from the vast East and gathered in one place to obey the orders of the Dark Lord Sauron.

This army camped inside the gate of Mordor at night, and now that it was still daytime, they formed a large group and walked out of the Black Gate, heading to Rohan, Gondor and other places to plunder and expand Sauron's growing power.

"I remember that in The Hobbit, the dark forces of Mordor had not yet gained momentum, so the light forces in Middle-earth were not sure whether Sauron would return," Zhuang Boshi analyzed.

"Now there is another anomaly. Mordor may have begun to rearm under the power of Sauron a year ago or even earlier."

The slowness of the immortals in the world of The Lord of the Rings can be seen from this. In the original book, it took seventeen years from the time Bilbo handed the ring to Frodo to the time Frodo officially set out.

Judging from the current situation, Sauron has been preparing for war for who knows how long, and the forces of light still know nothing about the dark army.

Will I die if I send a few spies to take a look at the gates of Mordor?

Moreover, in strategic locations such as the Dead Swamp and the Black Gate, there is no trace of the forces of light stationed there, and the warning to Mordor is useless.

Fighting is just like playing.

I don’t know whether Tolkien referred to the appeasement policy of Britain and France towards the Führer in real life.

"I think it will be difficult for us to get in under such a tight network, unless these orcs are willing to give us a ride."

Of course, you can just charge in directly.

But it is very likely that the two of them will be caught on the spot by the powerful Sauron inside, and then surrounded by hundreds of thousands of dark magic troops, and then flee in a panic by flying.

Zhuang Boshi now has PTSD from being surrounded by an army of demons.

Moreover, the two of them were only here to gather intelligence, not to fight the boss to death.

Try to avoid being discovered by Sauron.

Once we alert the enemy, we will most likely waste this opportunity, and it will be more difficult to enter Mordor next time.

"We are here to investigate, not to fight. To be more precise, we should try our best to avoid fighting in Mordor." Sure enough, Chu Xuan also thought so.

He pondered for a moment, then pointed to the other side of the rock. "In the Lord of the Rings story, Gollum took Frodo and Sam along another path, thus avoiding the large army of Mordor."

"We don't have that bald, skinny monkey leading the way." Zhuang Boshi said helplessly.

"Besides, there are no coalition forces holding us back at the Black Gate. Given Mordor's current defenses, it would be faster for us to charge right in."

The Lord God gave five days, which was neither long nor short.

The two had spent at least two days cleaning up in Lothlorien and a night patrolling from the air, but had gained no intelligence.

The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the two had to make a decision quickly.

Otherwise, the cold dragons and Ringwraiths patrolling the sky would likely discover them.

"It's okay." Chu Xuan said lightly.

He pointed at the ragged slaves being whipped and sent into the Black Gate by the Eastern Barbarian cavalry and said, "Since we want to investigate, what could be more effective than blending in with the humans?"

Zhuang Boshi's eyes lit up: "You mean, we go pretend to be slaves?"

"Good idea!"

"You said there are a large number of human slaves quarrying stone in Mordor. These cavalrymen must be recruiting slaves to build temples or other structures!"

"As long as we blend in with the slaves, we can find out where they are sending the stones."

"Besides, slaves are humble, and no one will pay attention to them!"

Zhuang Boshi spoke faster and faster, even patting Chu Xuan on the shoulder: "Good idea!"

Chu Xuan:
(End of this chapter)