darknovel #161 - Long Lake Town
#161 - Long Lake Town
“Legolas, thank you for your rescue, and your appearance was very timely.”
Arwen jumped down from a nearby tree, a hint of displeasure on her delicate face.
Clearly, from the moment the battle began, this princess, apart from making an initial alert and shooting an arrow to take down an Orc, thereby reminding the others behind her, had done almost nothing.
She wanted to continue hunting targets, but every time she found a hidden spot to nock her arrow, Liang Yue would preempt her and completely suppress her.
When she wanted to change her attack direction to target the Orc melee units charging forward, the forest elf reinforcements arrived just in time!
You know, from the moment the battle started to the moment Legolas and the others appeared, only a few breaths had passed!
If she only felt a deep suppression from Liang Yue in terms of combat power, then from the timely arrival of the forest elves, she sensed a hint of being monitored.
Although Arwen understood that they were doing this to protect her…
“You're welcome, Arwen. Not long after you left, we received King Thranduil's orders to come and protect you!”
Legolas, with his elven guard, stood firm and gave Arwen a very solemn bow, his expression quite resolute, with a hint of unquestionable meaning.
Beside the elven prince, Liang Yue even saw the figure of Wasp, Lily~
Of course, in this Middle-earth, she exists as the captain of the elven prince's guard, and her name seems to be Tauriel.
According to his understanding of the script, this skilled female elf seems to have an unrequited and tragic romance with Thorin's nephew in the upcoming plot.
Thinking of this, Liang Yue couldn't help but look back at the dwarf, Gimli, in his team.
Sure enough, this little handsome guy, who is more refined in appearance than ordinary dwarves, is staring straight at the captain of the elven guard.
To this, Liang Yue could only say, the goddesses are young~
……
After some negotiation, Arwen could only helplessly accept Legolas's group's request for protection.
Afterward, this princess, feeling a little guilty, specially came to Thorin, the leader of the entire team, to explain.
“I'm sorry, I didn't expect things to be like this, but don't worry, Thorin. They just promised that they will only escort us to Long Lake Town not far away, and then station there.
Before we successfully reclaim the dwarf kingdom, they will never try to approach the foot of the Lonely Mountain.”
“It's okay, Arwen. I actually understand what they're thinking. As long as these forest elves can guarantee that they won't get close to the Lonely Mountain for the time being, it's fine.”
Thorin seemed very magnanimous at this time. After learning the whole story, he immediately expressed his understanding.
Immediately afterward, he even nodded to Legolas on the other side to show goodwill.
This made the elven prince, who originally thought there would be a dispute, somewhat unaccustomed, but he immediately responded to the other party's kindness.
On the way, with the addition of the forest elf guard, Arwen naturally no longer had to take on the task of scouting and watching. Therefore, this girl quickly shifted her attention to the firearms in Liang Yue's hands.
The man, on the other hand, was generous in imparting knowledge, explaining the basic battlefield weapons from the technological plane to Arwen while walking.
To make this girl understand the operating principle and structure of the gun more clearly, he also specially disassembled an assault rifle, showing each part to her.
It can be said that he was full of sincerity~
Even Legolas and the dwarves walking beside him quickly understood the operating principle of this type of gun.
Unfortunately, understanding does not necessarily mean being able to do it, and firearms are inherently easy to learn but difficult to master.
Whether it is about practicing marksmanship or making firearms, it is the same.
More importantly, the power of a gun largely depends on the field of bullets and ammunition~
And the assembly line process of bullets, not to mention in this Middle-earth world that completely lacks an industrial system, the elves' and dwarves' hand-made methods.
Even Liang Yue, who lives in the modern world, is now faintly worried about the problem of insufficient ammunition reserves!
Soon, the sun in the sky began to slowly set.
When the last ray of afterglow in the distance was about to disappear on the horizon, the group finally arrived at the large lake at the end of the river.
As the local snakes in Mirkwood, the forest elf tribe has naturally maintained certain connections with the nearby Lake-town.
As one of the few human settlements that can conduct normal trade with the elven tribe, the humans in Lake-town are naturally very friendly to the elves.
The elves' high-quality handicrafts are an important source of wealth for the town.
Not to mention directly forming caravans to sell these goods to the major human cities in Middle-earth, even if they simply hoard a wave in Lake-town and wait for foreign merchants to come and buy them.
The price difference and profit are enough for many people here to eat their fill.
Therefore, although the elves' character is considered very aloof, even arrogant, the residents of the town can regard them as lucky stars.
Even the greedy fat man who is currently serving as the mayor of Lake-town holds reverence and ingratiating emotions towards the elves in his heart.
Therefore, although the sky is gradually darkening now, and thick water mist has even risen on the cold lake surface.
“Oh~! Sir Knight, is there anything I can help you with?”
“I heard that there is a boatman named Bard in your Lake-town, is that right?”
“Yes, Sir Knight, there is indeed a guy named Bard. He usually does some transportation business on both sides of the lake, and occasionally steals some fish back to the town.
Why, did he offend you, Sir Knight?”
Next to the mayor, a dog-leg with a cunning look on his face suddenly interjected at this time.
This person seems to be called Alfred. In the original plot, he seems to be at odds with Bard and has always wanted to put the other party to death.
“He hasn't offended me. In fact, I'm bringing a trace of respect and a request, wanting to meet him.”
Liang Yue said with a smile on his face upon seeing this.
If it is not necessary, he will naturally have no interest in intervening in the other party's grievances, after all, that is not within his task range~
“That's simple, I'll send someone to notify him now and have him come to visit you in person.”
The fat mayor on the side said immediately.
“That's not necessary. I want to go to his house in person and meet him.”