The 279th Chapter Lord of the Rings Total War (4)

On the third night when Annie returned to the land of voodoo and ran away from home in a fit of anger, when night fell, Gregory, the mystic who was busy researching artifacts and staying in their respective magic or alchemy laboratories, and his His wife, Shadow Priestess Amoline, finally walked out of their respective laboratories with satisfaction.

They obtained unexpected inspiration from the artifacts of the two regular products brought back by their precious daughter Annie, and at the same time, they were of great help to their respective magical paths!

Afterwards, the couple, who knew that they could not study thoroughly in a short period of time, ended their intense experiments that lasted almost two days and two nights. They felt a little tired and returned to their home.

"By the way! My dear, where's our little Annie? I just walked around the house, why can't I see her?"

While stroking the Loki scepter that he transformed into a short cane, Gregory asked his wife Amoline.

At this time, it is almost time for dinner. In normal times, no matter how crazy and wild little Annie is when she goes out to play, it's about time to come back, right? Due to the inconsistencies in the passage of time between different planes, in their impression, Aniko came back for dinner on time every night!

In addition, little Annie honored herself with a scepter that she likes just the day before yesterday. It is necessary for him to show a little more care now, no matter what, she is his daughter!

Therefore, after Gregory couldn't see his daughter at home, he was a little surprised, so he hurriedly asked his wife.

"oh……"

"I've heard the servant say it just now: The little girl's video, it seems that last night, she should be angry with us, and then she was angry. They saw that after she opened a portal, Just ran out to play wild again?"

Amoline seemed to be thinking about something more important, and seemed to be dealing with it absent-mindedly.

"I guess, it should be to use her baby lump space gem, and go to some other world to play in some other world? Don't worry, she will come back by herself when she has played enough."

Knowing daughter Mo Ruomu, Amoline is actually not very worried about her daughter Anne, she never thinks that little Annie will be in any danger or suffer a disadvantage.

"Is that so...?"

"that,

Amoline... have we really snubbed Anne a little bit? "

Gregory was still a little worried. After all, the two of them only had one precious daughter, Annie!

"Although in our opinion, she just went out to play for an afternoon before? However, according to what she said, she has already traveled to many worlds outside, and it took at least a year or two to finally get it done. We found our way home... But yesterday, we seemed to have pissed her off again... Could something happen?!"

Gregory remembered the night before, after he got the artifact scepter, he ran to the laboratory impatiently and studied it for two full days before it came out, and his wife, Amoline, seemed to be the same as him?

Thinking about it this way, they seemed to be a little too much for their daughter Anne who had come home after so much difficulty...

"Don't worry, that little girl is very wild-minded, shrewd and cunning, and she will be angry at most for two days about such a trivial matter! Besides, didn't you feel it the night before? That girl's strength is probably stronger than the two of us." It's much stronger together..."

Her daughter Annie is different from ordinary people. Amoline has already seen this fact since Annie was two years old!

Until now, she can still vividly remember the scene at that time!

She still remembers very clearly: when Annie was two years old, that girl who was not afraid of death dared to sneak out to play in the dangerous wilderness alone, which made it hard for them to find it! Then, when sneaking back, he even caught a ferocious and violent shadow bear as a toy?

At that time, Amoline was almost scared to death!

Like that kind of powerful and evil shadow creature, Amoline, who is a shadow witch, of course knows it very well! Even when she was facing each other, she had to be careful to avoid getting hurt! But what about the bear? To be as honest as a kitten in Little Annie's little hands, and pitifully grabbed by the neck by a tender little hand, not even daring to breathe? !

It was also from then on that Amoline didn't worry too much about little Annie's safety, and just let her play and act wild around the Voodoo Land, as long as the girl didn't run too far away. , she never interfered, and let her toss in the land of voodoo.

And in the next few years, her thoughts were indeed confirmed: her precious daughter Annie, here in the land of voodoo, is completely like a toubob, powerful and lawless existence!

Even the old dragon, whom they were somewhat afraid of, failed to survive the prying eyes of the little witch for more than a year, and then was burnt to death by her daughter so inexplicably!

And at that time, her little Annie was just three years old...

"It makes sense to say that..."

Gregory thought about it, and felt that his wife was right. With Little Annie's strength and temperament, there was really no need to worry too much about her safety or that she would suffer a loss accidentally.

That little girl, she naturally has her own way of distinguishing between good and evil, right and wrong, and how to behave in the world. She is usually a ghost, and she really doesn't need the couple to worry about it.

"By the way, Amoline, what is the effect of the time gem you took away the day before yesterday? Does it have any effect?"

He has already studied the scepter in his hand and the mind gemstone on the head of the scepter.

From Gregory's point of view, the body material of this scepter is good, but the enchantment is very ordinary, just a magic immunity shield? I just don't know why the maker of this magic wand put such an inexplicable magic circle on it?

Compared to this dispensable enchantment, what he cares more about is this regular product gem inlaid on the head of the wand! After research, he found: it has a miraculous effect on controlling creatures!

Not only can it allow users to easily enter other people's minds, but also interfere with other people's minds, and at the same time allow all dreams, thoughts and ideas to enter the user's brain? Moreover, it can also enhance the user's mental strength, increase psychic abilities, and even directly forcibly control the enemy!

This kind of effect is really useful for their warlocks! After this kind of spiritual artifact falls into the hands of a mysterious warlock like him, the functions it can exert will definitely far exceed the artifact itself!

"Of course it works!"

"Besides, the time gem is very useful now! Thanks to the fact that I don't hurt that crazy girl, I finally know how to go outside to find some rare things and come back to honor my mother!"

Hearing her husband talk about the Time Gem, Amoline's spirits were shaken, and her expression, which had been a little sluggish due to continuous experiments, immediately became energetic.

"Gregory, let me tell you..."

After looking around, it seemed that no one was eavesdropping, and Amoline carefully used a magic barrier to shield the sound, and then cautiously approached and said in a low voice:

"This time gem, it can really directly interfere with time! Or according to what Little Annie said... use the power of different time to wrap around yourself, so as to keep the passage of time relatively static! And with This is to achieve the purpose of keeping people eternally young...even, to the point of directly achieving eternal life?!"

The more she talked, the more excited she became, and Amoline's face even became a little flushed.

Women, who doesn't want to stay young forever? You must know that the current Amoline is only in her early thirties, which is the most dazzling time in a woman's life!

She felt that this time gem came at the right moment, allowing her to preserve her eternal beauty during this time, and then, she seemed to be able to enjoy the eternal life by the way? Of course, there is also enough time to slowly study the infinite mystery of magic?

"Oh? That's really a good thing! You must put it away carefully, don't take it out casually, and don't let outsiders see it!"

Gregory, the mystic, of course knows the truth that everyone is innocent and pregnant is guilty!

Therefore, after glancing around with a solemn expression, he leaned over to tell his wife in a low voice.

Once this kind of treasure that can easily achieve immortality is leaked out, the creatures and even the gods in the entire Valoran world will flock to the land of voodoo, right?

He doesn't think that the two of them and the small force of the gray order can resist the prying eyes of those countless powerful or national forces!

"Don't worry, I can save this matter!"

Amoline, who has roughly studied the function of the time gem, nodded after showing a charming smile.

In fact, she is not very worried that the time gem will be taken away. You know, this thing has the functions of time rewinding, time stilling or playback. As long as she is not besieged by enemies with too much difference in strength, she has enough confidence to go She never worried about whether to deal with it or escape calmly.

"That... we really don't need to worry about that girl Annie?"

After similarly nodding, Gregory mentioned his baby daughter Anne again.

In his opinion, what the couple did seems to be a little too much? Let's see, the little girl has been away for many years, and finally came back once, and brought them back precious treasures, but what happened? Under the snubbing of the husband and wife, they ran away in anger again?

Thinking about this matter carefully, it really made him feel a little bit embarrassed. They seem to be really incompetent in being parents or something?

"Gregory! You'd better take care of yourself first!"

Amoline straightened her face in an instant, and glared at her husband angrily.

"Little Annie's crazy girl is not only wild, but also very weird! She is far from being as delicate as you seem! You must not be fooled by her cute and silly appearance!"

Amoline curled her lips in disdain, what kind of little Annie, whom she trained since she was a child, is what kind of thing she is, as a mother, doesn't she know?

Although the two of them did neglect her a bit before, she believed that within three or two days, that girl would be able to play wild and play wild and completely forget their husband and wife!

"Didn't you hear what she said at dinner the night before yesterday? Now, she is already the supreme head of the cosmic federal power that rules hundreds of billions of people. Why do you need to take care of it?" The little leader of the gray order with only a few thousand people going to worry about her?!"

Thinking of this, Amoline felt that little Anne must still have a lot of good things in her possession!

Let's wait and see, when she comes back next time, she must have a good trial to see if she can take out other better things from her outrageously large pocket of demi-plane space?

Whether it is food, clothing, use or other treasures, as a mother, she has the responsibility to take good care of her daughter!

"Well... maybe you're right..."

After thinking about it, Gregory also felt that now their daughter Annie really didn't need him to take care of her anymore?

A large cosmic country with hundreds of billions of people, and countless planets, it's scary to think about it...

If this thing is true, he really dare not even imagine it!

He also didn't understand how their daughter, Annie, managed to become the Supreme Head of State in such a huge and terrifying country? Thinking about the entire world of Valoran they are in now, even if all the intelligent creatures are added together, it seems that it is not enough for 100 million, right?

"Then let's leave Anne's affairs as it is... By the way! Amoline, what shall we have for dinner tonight?"

Tsk! Thinking about it this way, his little Annie really doesn't need him to worry about it anymore!

But in fact, after their daughter was three years old, as a father, he didn't take care of his daughter at all, except for the necessary knowledge teaching, right? Most of the time, his wife, Amoline, is the one who disciplines him?

But now it seems that his wife's way of teaching daughters seems to be quite successful? Anyway, now their daughter is much stronger than the two of them.

...

In fact, Amoline's guess is correct. When the Hasta couple in the world of Valoran were talking about their well-behaved, clever, naughty and lovely daughter Annie, Annie had already told them The couple was forgotten...

And now, in this other plane of Middle-earth, their clever little daughter is majesticly riding on the back of that filly, leading them to win a big victory. The victorious army left the town of Stad, which had only been occupied for a day before, and turned directly to the southeast, intending to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and take down the town of Metris in the depths of the Dortina Mountains in one fell swoop!

"That... respect for Your Excellency Witch Anne, can't you really think about it a little bit and rest in Stad for a few days before setting off?"

Groin, who was riding a hill goat, looked listlessly at the energetic little witch in front of him, and then looked up at the temporary centurion beside him, Reinas, who was riding a tall horse, and then sighed. With a sound, he muttered a little dissatisfied.

"The town of Stad has just been occupied, and it hasn't settled down yet. Why do you insist on going south in such a hurry?"

The town of Stad was not bought by coaxing and deceit like Bray collar, so Groin felt that it was best for them to guard the stone fortress for ten days and half a month, and then save everything After things are straightened out and those rebels are suppressed, it is a reasonable choice to march south.

Besides, it is now January 13, 3019, the third era of Middle-earth, which is the coldest time of the year!

Although their current location is the former homeland of Arnor, it is also near the equator and subtropical zone of the middle-earth planet, and it is like spring all year round, and it rarely snows. However, marching with the north wind blowing in this cold weather still made Groin feel uncomfortable for a while.

"According to me, we can actually recuperate for a while in Stad, or directly return to Bray Town...Although Bray Town will definitely send people to take over there in time, but now, you only leave one Isn't it too risky for a hundred militiamen from Bray Town to garrison?"

In his opinion, it is entirely possible to spend a few days in the town of Stadt to recuperate for a few days, and it will not be too late to go south after fully grasping the new territory?

At that time, when the weather gets warmer, it will be more beneficial to their offensive side, right?

"No! I must take down Metris before the weather gets warmer, and then continue south to take down Sabad and Tabad! By then, our new army in the rear will be almost ready!"

"After that, we can continue to go south, hit that Isengard directly, beat that Saruman hard, and then forcefully occupy his mage tower!"

Annie wouldn't waste her precious time in this little world of Middle-earth! Even if she herself already has almost unlimited time!

You know, in the last interstellar world, she was almost able to take down half of the Koprulu sector in a month or two?

Although it has something to do with cheating methods and convenient transportation technology, it also fully shows how efficient she is when she does things seriously!

Moreover, Annie didn't understand. Before, when they were attacking and defending Stad Town, they didn't have any big battles, right? That is to say, a few rounds of platooning and firing a single shot! Why is such an old dwarf clamoring for a rest now? Are dwarves as lazy as he is?

"What! You still want to go to Sabad and Tabard in the headwaters of the Swan River?"

Groyin screamed, and hurriedly drove the hill goat under his crotch, letting it quickly catch up with the little witch in front of him. He had to ask clearly about some things.

"Did you know that to the south of the Swan River Valley is the territory of those evil bloodthirsty barbarians Dunlanders? They are the allies of the white-robed wizard Saruman, and they are all a group of barbaric lunatics! If you really want to If you want to take down the swan and the watershed, they will definitely come directly north to attack you!"

For those Dunlanders, Groin knew quite well!

As early as the kingdom of Arnor, their uncivilized savages often fought against the Dundans or the Norman Nores, and they did not harass the northwestern border of the powerful Kingdom of Gondor to the south!

Those uncivilized guys who still maintain the bloodthirsty customs are by no means a group of characters that can be easily dealt with!

As early as the beginning of the third era, when Essinger was still the defensive fortress of the Kingdom of Gondor, its main function was to defend against the invasion of the territory of Gondor by the barbaric Dunlanders in the north and the half-orcs of the foggy mountains!

It wasn't until Sirion, the regent of Gondor, ceded Calanahon to Eosiod and established Rohan, that the importance of the geographical location of Fort Isinger gradually became dispensable and embarrassing. ? And in the end, it fell into the hands of Saruman!

Of course, this is another story, so I won't repeat it here.

Anyway, Groyin only knows that the Dunlanders who have already trained with Essinger are definitely not easy to deal with! Especially before their musketeers have formed a numerical advantage, it is better not to provoke those barbarians in the south of the Swan River prematurely!

"Big Beard, you are really strange! We were going to fight those villains in Mordor? Aren't we going to some Swan River sooner or later?"

"If you're scared, then you can go back by yourself first! Anyway, Reinas was a ranger before and is very familiar with the terrain here in the southeast direction. Now I don't need you to lead the way anymore."

Anne didn't like being with this old dwarf who was always pointing fingers at her and always complaining!

She didn't quite understand why he followed her so shamelessly, instead of going back to Bray Town to build more muskets and cannons for the Kingdom of Alicia?

"Okay, okay...you have the final say! We will go wherever you say!"

After grumbling a few words, Groin stopped talking nonsense, and began to follow the group of 100 musketeers, 1 artillery carriage, 100 mine-laying militiamen, and the soldiers recruited from the town of Stad. The two teams of nearly 120 Dundan warrior plate armored infantry walked along a not too muddy path between the mountains and dense forests of Dortena, carrying the cold north wind on their backs. Marching slowly towards the town of Metris in the south.

"Hurry up! Reynas, tell them to speed up! Before noon tomorrow, we must reach the city of Metris!"

Anne was already impatient with this kind of slow march!

In comparison, she still thinks the battleships of the interstellar age are more fun, she only needs to sit on the comfortable bridge, no matter where she wants to go, she just needs to touch the ground, and she can quickly reach the place she wants to go, which is better than teleportation. Spells are always useful!

When Anne and the others captured Stad and headed south again, Ofina was busy with various military and political affairs in the small castle of the former mayor and lord of Bray Town.

Now, whether it is the recruitment and training of recruits, everything is going relatively smoothly.

Under the temptation of high salaries and other high benefits, the soldiers' enthusiasm for training is very high! So, now, in addition to the 300-odd ordinary short-distance gun shield soldiers 'Silver Rose', they have also reorganized a total of 600 people, a total of six teams of musketeers!

Among them, there are four teams of musketeers for male soldiers, and two full teams of 'Goddess' Fury' musketeers for all female soldiers. Right now, they are undergoing intense training work, and they can be dispatched at any time if necessary. battlefield!

After flipping through the victory report that had just come back from Stadt Town in the south, Ofina nodded slightly.

The above news has already explained: the battle of the new musket weapon does not require too much fighting skills! And just pull the trigger on the enemy from a distance and reload quickly! Therefore, no matter how poorly trained the army is, as long as the basic probability is still there, it can shoot at a distance of hundreds of yards, so that the enemy has no chance of approaching at all!

And according to the battle report that just came back, Ofina still felt that the commander of the ranger-born Reinas Centurion in Stadt Town was too risky? There was no need for her to put that group of cavalry at a distance of more than a hundred yards before firing! Because, if those recruits make a major mistake, it might be a disaster?

Establishing a United Kingdom of Alicia from scratch, and being appointed as Queen Ofina by Master Anne, still felt a lot of pressure. Therefore, in order to maintain the status of this kingdom, they had to use brilliant victories one after another, To suppress some evil-minded people.

Then, it is best to directly occupy the entire homeland of the original Arno Kingdom in the shortest possible time, forcefully erect a signboard of the seemingly powerful United Kingdom of Alicia, and make it an established fact!

Up to now, they have more and more muskets in reserve. Under industrialized production, at least hundreds of muskets and one or two cannons come off the production line every day from the war workshop.

The only thing they need to worry about is that the stocks of sulfur and saltpeter are too small, which seriously limits the training intensity and gunpowder reserves of the troops! Although Ofina has used a lot of money to plunder the output of the entire northern region, and those merchants who smell of money are also constantly bringing in the saltpeter, sulfur and other necessities she needs, but those low output , far from what she expected!

And it is said that the best source of sulfur and saltpeter is the area around the Doomsday Volcano in Mordor?

It's just that they have no way to get these things from Mordor, which is thousands of miles away, after all, it has been completely occupied by the forces of the evil alliance...

"Her Majesty Queen Ofina!"

"Several envoys came outside. They claimed to be envoys from Annuminas and Fornoster in the north! Sent by the Iliad Free Council, they want to come to the United Kingdom of Alicia to conduct diplomatic negotiations. Excuse me. , do you want to meet them?"

While Ofina was busy with various miscellaneous affairs, a female guard wearing a thin silver-white breastplate and carrying a musket behind her back walked into the hall of the castle, saluted and reported to Ofina.

"Oh? Annuminas and Fornoster? Count the time, and it's time for them to respond!"

After hearing the report from the Royal Musketeer, a sneer flashed across Ofina's face.

"Go! Prepare to summon them in!"

It has been more than 20 days since they occupied the town of Bray in the United Kingdom of Alicia!

According to what she thought, it was time for Annuminas and Fornoster, who were only a few days away on foot along the main road with Bray, to react? After all, the Eliad Freedom Council occupies the northern Lake Ifandine area and the Iriad Plains, but here in Yuan Arno's hometown, except for the Shire of the Hobbits, they have the largest population and the most fertile land up!

The combined population of their two territories, Anuminas and Fornoster, is at least nearly 100,000. It can be said that it is already equivalent to the standard of a small kingdom!

And their so-called Iliad Free Council seems to be headquartered in Fornoster? And their Alicia United Kingdom came directly to Bray and occupied it, occupying a dominion under their command. No matter what, the other party should always respond.

"..."

Looking at the arrogant figures walking in from the door, Ofina thought for a while, and she suddenly felt that the musketeers she had now seemed to be well trained, right?

Perhaps, it is also time to launch a big war and directly attack the Iliad Free Council in the north? At that time, Shire and other regions will almost be able to spread the news, right?

Ofina doesn't think that those hobbits who don't have much fighting power, or the ancient tomb hills and Argond in the Kadolan area, will know that they have defeated the Iliad Free Council. , will have the courage to resist!

Although, even Ou Feina herself felt that this matter seemed a little too hasty and a little too aggressive, but wasn't this exactly what her master Annie expected?