Doomsday volcano, Demon King's Palace.
The black palace dominates the earth, backed by the Doomsday Volcano, with towering city walls and towering spiers, like a crawling giant beast, filled with chilling oppression and despair.
Except for one devil, there is not a single ghost in the Demon King's Palace. It is deserted and in urgent need of a hundred female elf captives to fill the vitality.
Considering that elves are generally not very broad-minded, and the Demon King's Palace is so wide, a hundred of them cannot fill it up, and at most they can fill the basement with life.
On the top floor of the Demon King's Palace, a black-robed figure looked into the distance, with black mist covering his face under his hood, and his red eyes looked into the distance: "Where have you gone? Why haven't you come back yet?"
Russell!
He is not urging Saruman to return as soon as possible, but is looking for the figure of Eldarion. The naughty boy got Frostmourne and the Bone Dragon mount, and suddenly he gave up. He took the new toy and made waves in the sky above the Golgoros Plains. Now he has no idea of flying. Where has it gone?
It is impossible to get injured. A Frostmourne, an ancient-level bone dragon, and a mighty army of 600,000 undead, the strongest man in Middle-earth can hurt Eldarion...
Just kidding, it would be nice if Eldarion didn't bully others.
This behavior was done to be happy, mainly to expect accidents and surprises to happen. Russell did not show his omnipotent ability, and even weakened his own attributes to a certain extent for the sake of fairness.
【Russell (Clone)】
[Power: 500 (407+93)]
[Body: 500 (432+68)]
[Wisdom: 500 (456+44)]
His three major attributes of the complete body are all question marks. It exists at an exceptional level and cannot be observed, so it cannot be converted into intuitive data.
Therefore, the average bucket number of 500 has indeed been reduced.
Really strong people don't care about winning or losing, because they know that as long as they think about it, they will keep winning.
In this case, the results no longer matter, but the process.
If you really can't afford to lose, you can at least open up a little at the end.
Small openings are not counted as openings, but rounding up will still win the day.
Russell was thinking about whether to open the door slightly to find the traces of Eldarion, when he suddenly noticed a line of sight coming, spying on him from the dark.
Hey, there are still masters in Middle-earth?
Russell was ready to make a move, Leng Buding had some small expectations. He looked in the direction of the source of his sight, but he soon became disappointed.
It's not a master, it's a crystal ball of true knowledge. Someone is observing him through the crystal ball.
Sensing Russell's gaze, the person on the other side was obviously panicked and hesitated whether to avert his gaze, but soon the peeper calmed down and his field of vision expanded to the entire Demon King's Palace to collect information on Mount Doom and Satan.
Judging from his posture, he seemed to be looking for the imprisoned Eldarion.
"If you keep reading, Eldarion's secret will be exposed."
Russell murmured, raised his hand and took out a true crystal ball from behind his butt.
House of Saruman!
The crystal ball linked the spirit, and the two wills collided in the air. When they faced each other, they started a one-sided spiritual pollution.
In the royal capital of Minas Tirith, King Elisa of the reunited kingdom of Gondor and Arnor, the former Strider Aragorn, is currently observing Mount Doom with the True Seeing Crystal Ball.
He saw the resurrected Doomsday Volcano, the dark Demon King's Palace, and Satan holding the True Knowledge Crystal Ball.
A strong mental shock hit, Aragorn's vision went dark, and he didn't know anything next.
According to gossip within the palace, King Elisa suddenly burst into laughter and began to perform performance art in the palace. While laughing wildly, he took off his clothes and threatened to offer blessings to the beautiful world.
According to rumors, King Elisa has not been to the front line in person for two years, but he has maintained a good figure. His serious face and lustful look scared the palace ladies so much that they opened their eyes.
Queen Arwen came after hearing the news, and was knocked down by King Eliza on the spot. The king clamored in broad daylight and wanted to commit adultery in full view of the public.
The queen was so frightened that her face turned pale. Fortunately, the marshal Boromir came to rescue her. The queen escaped from the clutches, but was replaced by the marshal and was crushed by King Elisa.
I took off my war robes with the general and spent the spring night warm in the hibiscus tent;
He rode his horse galloping and shot the big eagle, and from then on the king never went to court early.
According to the gossip, although King Eliza did not read this poem, the translation probably means the same thing.
The palace was in chaos. The marshal was running in front, and the naked King Elisa was chasing after him. The two of them circled the pillars. The scene was unsightly and insulted to the majesty of the royal family.
Finally, the queen gave an order, and a dozen big men stepped forward to suppress King Eliza and stop his atrocities.
Russell, who was not cheating, did not expect that Aragorn would be hiding in the corner and peeping. In order to avoid the evil deeds being exposed and the trip returning in vain, he decided to play it safe.
If you find out if you let go, give the naughty child some protection, preferably some gold and honey, so that your parents won't find out.
There is also the True Knowledge Crystal Ball!
…
The crystal ball of true knowledge is made of Palantir gemstones, produced by elves, and its quality is trustworthy.
The number of crystal balls is unknown. The most famous one is seven, one main crystal and six secondary crystals of different sizes.
These seven crystal balls are embedded in the most important cities and fortresses of the human kingdom. They are strategic items and can be called national artifacts.
Its ability is to transmit information over long distances and conduct large-scale reconnaissance. It is a unique long-distance communication and surveillance system that is extremely cost-effective. It can even penetrate solid objects to observe the targets it wants to understand, and carry out intelligence collection work more intuitively.
Such as walls.
Because of this effect, old mages such as Sauron and Saruman, who have been single for many years, admire the True Knowledge Crystal Ball so much that they actually have one in their hands.
The ability of the True Knowledge Crystal Ball is not only this, it also has a terrifying ability. The user can perceive another user through the crystal ball, thereby using his own consciousness to influence the other person's consciousness, achieving the effect of mental pollution.
When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you.
Of course, you can also use the spar as an account, and you can log in to enter the chat room. Mental pollution means that you are outmatched by the other party when you are bragging, and your defense is broken.
This is how Sauron dealt with Saruman. He often chatted with Saruman in the middle of the night. The content of the chat was roughly as follows:
Do you know the One Ring?
Every mage should have his own ring. A mage without an exclusive ring is an imperfect mage.
Oh my, my One Ring is so powerful.
Did you hear that Gandalf wore an elf ring?
No matter what your level, you don’t even have an exclusive ring, but you still deserve to be on an equal footing with me!
After several chats, Saruman broke through his defenses and became obsessed with pursuing the whereabouts of the Supreme Lord of the Rings. He wanted to study the forging process and create his own Saruman Ring.
Then I was laid off, unemployed, and finally homeless.
Closer to home, the main crystal is different from the six secondary crystals. In addition to the above two effects, the main crystal also has an exclusive ability. It can intercept the information exchanged between any two crystals. With permission, it belongs to the chat room. Administrator or even group owner account.
The wheel of history is rolling forward, and the arrogant human king has experienced a series of ups and downs. The heir Aragorn lives on the streets and makes a living by being a child husband for elves.
The seven family heirlooms either disappeared and were never heard from again, or they changed hands and fell into the hands of an evil old mage with ulterior motives.
After the War of the Ring, Aragorn found only two heirlooms.
One came from the Regent, and the other was a trophy from the destruction of Saruman, both of which were secondary crystals.
Afterwards, Gandalf loaded Saruman into a ball and carried it with him as a flying prop, which later became Russell's trophy.
Strictly speaking, Aragorn retrieved three secondary crystals, the last of which was a trophy from the destruction of Sauron. Because the Demon Lord was so famous, the True Knowledge Crystal was abandoned and sealed in a warehouse to eat dust.
As for the main crystal...
In fact, it has always been there, soaking in the Anduin River at the entrance to the royal capital. Because it was too difficult to salvage it, Sauron didn't even fish it out, let alone Aragorn.
So Russell fished it out.
Snap your fingers.
Snapped!
Bang!
The main crystal, which was as tall as a person, teleported to Russell's side, brushed away the soil and water plants, and bloomed again after being silent for fifteen hundred years.
"not bad."
Russell nodded, and when he got excited, he mistakenly mistook Aragorn for Bruce, who played too hard with too much force, causing Aragorn to run away and chase Boromir to mate.
Prepare a small gift to apologize. The wise master of Aragon will definitely forgive him with a smile for the sake of heirlooms and strategic weapons.
"Wonderful, he has to thank me!"
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Nuern.
The fertile soil in the south of the Gogroth Plain, with Lake Nurnen at the center where four rivers converge, is the most suitable area for farming in Mordor.
During Sauron's time, there were farms farmed by slaves on the shores of Lake Nurnen, which provided food for Sauron's coalition forces.
After the War of the Ring, Aragorn led his army to drive away Sauron's allies, the southerners, freed the slaves of Mordor, and gave them the land by the lake for farming.
The reason Russell didn't find Eldarion was because the boy rode the bone dragon and flew farther and farther, arriving directly at the shores of Lake Nurneng. At the same time, he also saw the slaves imprisoned by Sauron more than ten years ago.
Today is different from the past. With the help of the reunited kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor, the slaves built their homes on the spot, grew food and fished to feed themselves, and each village was peaceful and peaceful.
But after the War of the Lord of the Rings, the entire Middle-earth continent was in dire straits. In addition to recuperating and recuperating, the reunited kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor also shouldered the important mission of expelling Sauron's former allies.
As you can imagine, there was not much aid, and the improvement of the lives of the slaves depended on who could compare with them. Compared with them before, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a paradise. Compared with the people in the hinterland of the Reunion Kingdom, it is a completely uncivilized zone.
This gave Edarian a great shock. As a prince since he was a child, he was not said to be pampered, but he was definitely born with a golden key in his mouth. The backwardness of Nurnen Lake made him feel a strong visual impact. It is said that he has three values. Plastic is not an exaggeration.
As the future king, Eldarion wanted to do something for his people, but he knew nothing and knew nothing. When he was asked to take action, he found that he could only speak some general principles.
He even naively pursues power, thinking that a powerful king will have a powerful country and the people under his rule will be rich.
As a crown prince, he is really terrible!
Adarian is still a child. It is not easy for him to have this awakening, and he will do great things in the future.
Uh-huh!
Russell teleported above the bone dragon, raised his hand and slapped Eldarion on the forehead, causing him to grow rapidly from a boy to a young man, and then a pair of Lich King armor covered him.
The armor was cold and awe-inspiring, and the faceplate lit up with two blue lights. Will-o'-the-wisps danced, revealing a pair of eyes.
Just open it once, then stop it.
Eldarion's power improved dramatically again, but he was not as happy as before, and said gloomily: "Mr. Satan, I don't want power anymore."
"Oh, what do you want?"
Russell raised his eyebrows. Mr. Satan sounded weird, like a world champion.
"Money, lots and lots of money."
"Why?"
"Give them money and they can live a good life."
Adarian raised his hand and pointed to the shores of Nurnen Lake. This place was backward and impoverished, even barbaric, which made him feel heartbroken and indescribably uncomfortable.
"I'm afraid this won't work. Money corrupts people, especially wealth that falls from the sky. They may be grateful, but they won't always remember it in their hearts. Human nature is very complex. Giving wealth to others will only arouse their greed, and when you stop At that moment, when kindness is promoted and hatred is fought against, they will regard you as their biggest enemy.”
Russell said patiently: "No qualified king will directly give wealth, not your father. He helped this place, built their homes for them, and then let everyone exchange their sweat for food and money. This is the greatest wealth. "
"I understand the truth, but this process is too slow."
"It's a little slower, but human nature without guidance is terrible. The final war will destroy all the previous construction..."
In the middle of speaking, Russell tried to choose to shut up. He was a Satan. What would he do with these big principles? It would have been about the same if it had been Saruman.
Speaking of Saruman, Russell remembered what he had said in Minas Tirith. Mordor's coal and iron ore reserves were astonishing. After the infrastructure construction was completed in the next few years, the industrial level would develop at an extraordinary speed.
Satan brought not war, but an era of prosperity.
It was just nonsense at the time. He had never investigated the mineral deposits in Mordor, and he didn't know whether the potential of this place could support an industrial civilization. However, these were not the main points. It didn't matter whether there were mineral deposits or not. If he said there were, then there must be.
Damn it, it’s about to open again!
Russell curled his lips. He was a Satan who kept his word, but he was not a devil at all.
"Mr. Satan?!"
"I suddenly remembered that wealth is accumulated step by step, but magic can change everything, and I happen to know a magic that can speed up the process." Russell grinned.
"I also know, it's a war!" Eldarion replied.
"..."
Russell's eyes twitched, good boy, someone else has a devil tattoo, and the devil tattoo wants you.
You are so talented, how can you be a crown prince? Come and go to hell with your uncle. From now on, you will be the son of hell.
Russell slapped Eldarion on the back of the head, causing his helmet to buzz: "War is possible, but the geographical conditions of Mordor do not allow war to make a fortune."
"The Shadow Mountains are impassable, and the Anduin River cuts off the east and west. These two natural dangers protect Mordor from foreign invasion." Eldarion refused to accept it.
Who is the foreign enemy? Is it you, Aragon?
That’s so filial!
Russell couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "If you can't do it with mountains, let alone rivers, you can't do it with the sea. Unless Mordor moves to the other side of the sea, don't expect to make war fortune."
Adarian didn't understand very well and asked: "What exactly is the magic Mr. Satan talks about?"
"A great magic that transcends time, called... railway!"
"???"
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Time flies so fast, half a month has passed in a flash.
The Doomsday volcano continues to erupt, and dark shadows cover the earth. The terrifying haze spreads and is implanted in the hearts of everyone who looks up to the sky.
Gondor and Arnor reunited in the kingdom, but Aragorn still refused to give up. He used the True Seeing Crystal Ball several times to spy on the land of Mordor, trying to find his son.
He saw the 600,000 undead army scattered across the High Gross Plains, as well as the Lich King riding on a bone dragon.
As for the Demon King's Palace, Aragorn did not dare to pry anymore. The previous lessons taught him a warning, and he was ready to wait for Gandalf to come back and let the great white-robed mage collect intelligence.
Only a mage can fight against a mage. The white-robed mage has amazing willpower and may be able to block the whispers of Satan.
In Mordor, Russell did what he said and set up a sweatshop overnight.
He drew lava from Mount Doom, dug underground rivers, made the first steam forging hammer in Middle-earth, and built the first lathe factory.
It is said to be a sweatshop, but in fact there is not a drop of blood, let alone a drop of sweat, because the workers are undead, and rounding up is equivalent to a perpetual motion machine.
By the time Saruman returned, a section of the track had been laid.
According to Russell's plan, the first section of the railway will run through the Gaugross Plain and connect Mount Doom and Lake Nurnen. By then, the factory will offer high wages, and workers will not be able to get as many workers as they want.
Middle-earth is the territory of Ilúvatar. The God of Creation has his own choir. Russell is not a member of the choir. He will not make too much noise. He sprinkles the seeds of steam engines here. What the future will be depends on Ilúvatar calls the shots.
If Iluvatar thinks it's okay, Middle-earth will follow the industrial route in the future, until humans boil water and destroy the world, and the movement returns to the first chapter.
If Ilúvatar thinks it's not possible, Russell will be happy and leave, and Middle-earth will still be in the Age of Armageddon.
"This is……"
Saruman walked in the factory and watched the rails being pulled away and laid again. His heart was shocked, as if he had opened the door to a new world. He was so excited that he could not speak coherently and could not calm down for a long time.
He was a well-organized Maia, with great attainments in chemistry and biology, and he easily saw through the greatness of the railway.
Russell looked behind Saruman and then raised his hand to touch his sleeve. Saruman came back to his senses and asked curiously: "Master, what are you looking for?"
"Didn't you go to the Woodland Kingdom? Let me take a look and see where you hid the elves who persuaded you to surrender." Russell said matter-of-factly.
After the words fell, Saruman's face changed greatly, and he said with great anger: "Thrandil does not know what is good or bad. I announced your arrival to him and explained your greatness, but he sneered and said that elves would not associate with darkness, let alone Will bow to the darkness, no matter how large the undead army is, it is useless. If you want a hundred elf beauties, you must level down the green leaf forest and break through the gate of the woodland kingdom."
"He also said, also said..."
"What else can you say?"
Russell scratched his head. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Saruman in front of him suddenly turned into a douchebag.
"He also said that Satan is just a remnant of darkness and is not worth mentioning at all. There are some other words that are too vulgar, so I won't say them."
"Elves can say as many dirty things as they want, but it doesn't matter."
"Don't dare."
"Tsk, you didn't add any extravagance, did you?"
"Impossible, God, you know me, I am different from Gandalf."
Saruman's eyes widened: "Thrandil said that I was a lackey of darkness. I used to be with Sauron, but now I am even more depraved. I am proud to be a minion of darkness."
"Nonsense!"
Russell shook his head and said aggrievedly for Saruman: "This is indeed his fault. I did not treat you as a lackey. You are not qualified yet."
"..."
"So, your attempt to persuade you to surrender failed?"
"It can't be called a failure, it should be one step closer to success."
Saruman smiled awkwardly. Seeing Russell's expressionless face, he said bravely: "It doesn't matter if Thranduil humiliates me, but he shouldn't speak ill of you. I confronted him in the Woodland Kingdom and asked him to take back his I made offensive remarks, so he asked the guards to drive me away, and kicked me hard before leaving."
After a little preparation, Saruman pointed at his butt. The shoe prints on his white robe were very dazzling, and said angrily: "Master, look at this, this is not a kick to my butt, it is clearly a slap in your face."
"Well, turn around and let me see clearly."
"Look, this is..."
Bang!
There was a loud noise, and Saruman rose into the sky.
Russell retracted his feet and waited for two minutes. After the roar of a cannonball landing, Saruman climbed out of the pit and his clay body returned to its original shape.
"Great God, why are you..."
"What, I can't kick myself in the face anymore?"
"..."
"snort!"
Russell snorted coldly and turned to look to the north of Mordor, which is the direction of the green leaf forest where the Woodland Kingdom is located: "Although you are suspected of being jealous, I really don't care much about a hundred beautiful elven beauties, but Thranduil is As the leader of a country, it is his fault to humiliate other countries through diplomacy."
"Great God, what do you mean?" Saruman immediately became energetic.
"Send troops to attack the Green Leaf Forest. I will lay the railway to the door of the elves' homes."
