ebookland Chapter 114 Preaching
Chapter 114 Preaching
At this moment, a thin man in scout uniform was kneeling in front of him, reporting to him softly. "Respected Lord Grima Wormtongue, I have already heard clearly that the coalition of orcs and barbarians sent by Lord Saruman was completely wiped out at the crossing of the Isen River, and no one survived... and the body of His Royal Highness Prince Sildenafil was not found at the scene, so we don't know whether their mission of intercepting and killing them was completed."
"You are lying! You are such an audacious fellow!" A cunning middle-aged man stepped out from the shadow beside King Theoden. He pointed at the scout and roared in excitement and anger, "What you said is impossible! Lord Saruman mobilized a total of 5,000 troops, and 2,000 of them are Uruk-Octos who are more powerful than Orcs. How could they fail in their mission? Moreover, the troops of the three major military regions of the Kingdom of Rohan are under my surveillance. They are unlikely to rescue Prince Theoden. He is isolated and trapped in the siege. It is impossible for him to survive with only 1,000 royal knights. Could it be that another army descended from the sky and rescued him?"
Being scolded by his master, the scout suddenly became extremely nervous, but he still mustered up his courage and said tremblingly: "Please calm down, Master Qiaoyan. I, I have really checked the scene of the battle very carefully. Apart from the bodies of the Royal Guards directly under Prince Xiyoude, I really can't find the bodies of other enemies, so we can't be sure who attacked them and rescued the prince."
"You useless piece of shit! Look at me..."
Prince Xiyoude was transformed by Lin Yu in advance. After all, Prince Xiyoude was not a stupid person. He was full of strangeness in his attack. He did not say much about Lin Yu's help in disguise. Prince Xiyoude slowly picked a simple white flower from the mound under his feet, and said with a low and solemn look: "This kind of flower can only grow on the tomb of the former king of Rohan... A prophet once said that these Yongzhi flowers are all the souls of those British kings. They will guard this castle and this country forever..."
Lin Yu and his companions were standing in front of the main gate of Edoras Castle, the capital of Rohan. At the four-meter-high wooden gate, several lazy guards were looking at these strange visitors with a little curiosity and a bit of numbness. Lin Yu did not focus on the slightly excited soldiers, but focused his sight on the mounds next to the castle gate... No, these are not ordinary mounds. These steamed bun-shaped objects covered with white flowers are, as Prince Xiyoude said just now, tombs. Such a simple and shabby tomb is the resting place of the previous kings of Rohan.
Only those British kings who worked hard for the country and made real contributions, or even died for the country, were qualified to be buried in front of the main gate of Edoras Castle. These tombs were just three or four meters square bun-shaped mounds, and the burial objects were only the armor and weapons worn by these kings during their lifetime. After the simple stone gates were closed, there was not even a decent tombstone in front of these tombs... The Kingdom of the Cavalry... Rohan... This country did not have vast and fertile land, a large number of citizens, or even a decent capital, but it was able to stand firm for thousands of years in the war-torn and troubled Middle-earth continent, firmly occupying the position of the second largest military power on the continent. There was a reason for this.
Lin Yu looked around and carefully counted the tombs of kings covered with white flowers. There were thirty-three of them. Lin Yu, who had some experience in studying the soul, could clearly sense that in each tomb, there was a powerful heroic spirit sleeping. The power of the thirty-three spirits who protected the country should not be underestimated.
Moreover, the two extremely conspicuous Ent shepherds had cast a "camouflage magic". After the two of them "merged", they cleverly disguised themselves as a large travel carriage that could accommodate several people.
"Stop! This is Edoras, the residence of King Theoden of Rohan. Strangers, tell us your identity, origin, and purpose, otherwise you will not be allowed to enter the city!"
Although the guards at the gate of the capital seemed depressed and listless due to the wanton behavior of the treacherous minister, Grima Qiaoyan, they still had their qualities and still dutifully stopped Lin Yu and his party who wanted to enter the city. It is worth mentioning that the two particularly conspicuous Ent shepherds have cast "camouflage magic". After the two people "merged", they successfully disguised themselves as a large travel carriage that can accommodate several people. Since Lin Yu mentioned to Prince Xiyou on the way that the king might be controlled by the treacherous minister Grima Qiaoyan, he asked him not to reveal his identity for the time being. Although Prince Xiyou had doubts, he decided to follow Lin Yu, his lifesaver, first.
"Stop! This is Edoras, the residence of King Theoden of Rohan. Strangers, tell us your identity, origin, and purpose, otherwise you cannot enter the city!"
"I am a soul ferryman, a spokesperson for God. I came here to spread the faith of the sea god Aqua, to guide you through the difficulties, to defeat all enemies, and to give the dead a good destination." Lin Yu said loudly to the soldiers with a generous smile on his face. He was wearing a blue-based, black-caped robe (the same style as Goenitz). To be honest, this gentle outfit was not quite in line with his current muscular giant appearance. But since he claimed to be a soul ferryman and a believer of the sea god Aqua, it didn't seem so strange that he looked a little sturdy.
"Another missionary." Several guards at the gate looked at each other with contemptuous and helpless smiles on their lips.
Now is a time of chaos, and with the threat of the Dark Lord looming, our lives are at risk.
The people, who are always in a state of panic and anxiety, are in desperate need of a spiritual sustenance and a person they can rely on, so the current Middle-earth is the perfect cradle for nurturing religions. Almost every day, several new religions emerge in Middle-earth, and in a short period of time, they absorb a large number of refugees as believers and grow rapidly.