Learning from Marvel

Chapter 327
The information that Ian bought was relatively public and not considered top secret.

However, this information is enough for Ian to judge the current situation:
"There is no war in the four directions, and there is no mention of half-orcs in the information. For the time being, half-orcs should not have caused another disaster!"

What caught Ian's attention was this piece of information:
The Regent of Gondor is negotiating with an emissary from the Lonely Mountain Dwarf Kingdom, and may reach an amazing equipment deal.

There is a little speculation mentioned in the intelligence, this may be the largest equipment transaction since the dwarves took back the Lonely Mountain.

Through this information, Ian can basically make a judgment:
"The current time point should be decades after the Battle of the Lonely Mountain, and the plot of Lord of the Rings has not yet begun!"

Before the plot of Lord of the Rings began, Mordo's orc army had already started a new round of war.

The reason why the Fellowship of the Ring was formed was that Sauron was resurrected and the orcs became a scourge again.

The entire continent has become precarious under the iron hooves of the orcs.

In order to save the continent, Gandalf will organize the Fellowship of the Ring to try to eliminate the orc master behind the scenes-the demon king Sauron!
"If the prelude to the plot has already started and the orcs have already left the army, it is impossible not to mention such an important matter!" Ian analyzed in his heart.

It is also difficult for Ian to determine the specific time based on some superficial information.

Even if it can be confirmed, it may not be accurate, at least Ian can't easily believe it!

Therefore, it is enough to determine the approximate time!

After waiting for a few minutes, the map Ian asked for was finally delivered by the tavern owner himself.

The map is huge, just over two meters wide.A very large roll that looks like a rolled up blanket.

"Hi, dear guest! This is the map you want." The tavern owner put the map on the counter and explained to Ian at the same time:
"I can guarantee that this is definitely the most detailed map available on the market."

While explaining, he opened the map a little bit.

Ian just glanced at it briefly, and didn't ask him to open all the maps for inspection, so he asked directly:
"how much is it?"

He doesn't worry about the map at all!

This is a world where strength is the most important thing. Ian's strength is not a little white sheep. He believes that the owner of the tavern dare not deceive himself.

Moreover, this hunter tavern relies on bounty hunters to survive, and its reputation among bounty hunters is very important.

The tavern owner is able to develop the Hunter's Tavern into the largest bounty hunter tavern in Minas Tirith, and he will definitely not be short-sighted enough to ruin the long-term reputation of the tavern for a small amount of money.

"100 gold coins!" The other party replied.

"I bought the map, and the remaining gold coins, prepare me a place to live!" Ian directly threw a bag of gold coins onto the counter.

The boss weighed the money bag lightly, threw it into the counter without opening the money, and handed the map to Ian directly.

"Guest, what requirements do you have for the accommodation conditions?" The boss asked again.

"There are no special requirements, as long as it is quiet and the place is spacious!" Ian replied.

Anyway, he didn't plan to stay in this city permanently, he just settled anywhere temporarily.

"I see, please come with me!" The boss personally led the way.

"Okay!" Ian followed him, and soon came to a small courtyard in the street next to the tavern.

The style of the small courtyard is the same as that of Minas Tirith. Most of it is made of rocks, spacious and strong.

Walking into the small courtyard, the boss introduced: "This is the largest courtyard near our Hunter Tavern, if..."

Ian interrupted him directly: "The courtyard is very nice, here it is!"

It doesn't matter where he lives, as long as the basic conditions are not bad, there is nothing to choose!

"You can visit the small courtyard at will, honored guests, please wait a moment!"

The boss left Ian in the courtyard for a visit, while he left the courtyard quickly.

Ian didn't care about the boss leaving him, and went directly to the middle of the small courtyard, unfolding the map on the stone table.

After the map is unfolded, it is more than two meters wide and four meters long.

And after opening it, Ian discovered that the entire map is not a whole piece, but is made up of at least a dozen pieces of parchment, large and small.

Ian didn't mind much about it. Anyway, the most important thing about a map is the information recorded on it, not the material.

And the splicing technique of the parchment is very clever, which does not affect the reading at all!
"Not bad, 100 gold coins are not wasted!" Ian looked at the map and nodded in satisfaction.

What is recorded on the map is not only the territory of human civilization.

Also includes elves, dwarves, and more, habitats for other races.

It's just that the records of these alien habitats on the map are far less detailed than the records of human territories.

Ian first focused on the human turf, which was documented in great detail.

It can be seen intuitively from the map that the area occupied by humans is large, but the area developed is very small, accounting for less than [-]% of the area.

There are still large areas of danger that cannot be developed, and a large number of danger signs are marked on them.

These dangerous creatures all over the wilderness make it difficult to open up wasteland, and at the same time make communication difficult.

Ian looked at the danger signs all over the map and couldn't help but sigh:
"It's no wonder that human civilization has barely developed in decades!"

Without smooth traffic conditions and a prosperous trading market, it is indeed difficult for civilization to progress.

Then Ian looked at other areas:
Compared with the detailed records of human civilization areas, the records of Rivendell, Mirkwood, Lonely Mountain, etc., the areas where these races live are much simpler.

Most of them only draw a general area, at most marking some well-known dangers, such as the big spider in Mirkwood.

Only a small number of areas, such as near the dwarf's lonely mountain, border on the human territory, so the information is relatively detailed.

After all, it is a map that is publicly available on the market, so you can't expect too much.

And for Ian, this map is enough!

Anyway, the special places Ian was looking for were general areas, not precise places.

After roughly reading the map, Ian suddenly thought of the slate map he had harvested in the goblin lair.

With an accurate map as a comparison, Ian can try to decipher the abstract map to determine the place where the goblins sacrificed.

After repeated comparison and analysis, Ian finally decided on a rough location.

"Modo?!" Ian frowned, this discovery was quite unexpected.

It never occurred to him that the birthplace of goblins turned out to be Modo, the lair of orcs!

But there is no more likely location, and Ian can only accept this conclusion.

"The birthplace of goblins cannot be visited for the time being!"

The plan to find the birthplace of goblins can only be shelved temporarily, and Ian is not ready to touch Sauron's brow right now.

After confirming the background of this world, Ian determined that the figure he saw outside the world should be the gods of this world and the manager of this world!
Although Sauron is not the main god, but only the secondary god Maya, he is still a god in essence.

With some permissions, you can use power beyond the upper limit.

"Even if Sauron is not in perfect condition, I can't deal with it now!" Ian is very self-aware,
And Sauron is not bound by various rules like other Maia.

"So before recovering a certain strength, it's best not to take the initiative to provoke Sauron."

Anyway, there are so many special places, there is no need to go to Modo from the very beginning...

Just when Ian was thinking, where should he go first?
The tavern owner returned to the courtyard again.

He also held a bunch of keys and a sheepskin book in his hand.

He walked up to Ian and handed two things to Ian:

"Here is the key to the yard, and the latest task reward!"

"Thank you, boss!" Ian took the things, put the keys aside, and opened the booklet directly.

The handwriting in the booklet is not yet dry, it is obviously a temporary transcription.

"Minas Tirith is so strong, will he be disturbed by goblins?" Ian was a little surprised by the first reward.

"The Goblin Forest was specially left by the Regent, and the Goblins living in it are reserved for the bottom-level bounty hunters to exercise!" The boss explained,
"Only when goblins flood every year, will senior bounty hunters be organized to clean them up!"

When mentioning the regent, the tavern owner's tone was full of respect.

Obviously, the regent of Gondor has managed the country well and has a high reputation among the people.

It's just that no matter how high his prestige is, even if he holds all the rights in the kingdom, he is still just a regent, and under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for him to become a king in the future.

The importance this world attaches to bloodlines can be called abnormal!
Maybe this is the influence of the gods on the world?
Ian shook his head and put these messy thoughts aside. He didn't have any thoughts about Gondor's internal affairs, and he focused more on Goblins:
"Do you have any information on Goblin? Give me the most detailed copy!"

"Of course, please wait a moment, honored guest." The boss replied affirmatively.

This time Ian didn't wait too long, and in just a few minutes, the detailed information of the goblin was in front of Ian.

It impressively includes the birth and history of Goblins. Although the records are very simple, with only a few sentences, they are exactly what Ian needs.

It's just that there is no detailed address of the goblin's birthplace in the information, only that it is behind the gate of Modo.

The intelligence also mentioned that the Goblin Kingdom had fought against the orcs for a long time, but the final victor was the orcs.

The half-orcs did not flatten the Goblin Kingdom in one wave, which shows that the original half-orcs were not very strong.

Moreover, after the capture of the Goblin Kingdom, the size of the half-orc army began to expand infinitely, and eventually became a serious problem for the entire continent.

"It can be seen that the half-orcs have a deep relationship with the goblins! No wonder the size of the half-orc army has only increased, not decreased, even if they are huddled in the doomsday volcano, which is not a shit!?..." Ian had a faint guess.

At the same time, he also confirmed again that the birthplace of goblins could not be visited for the time being.

If his guess is correct, the birthplace of Goblin must belong to the place where Sauron is most closely monitored.

Seeing Ian put down the information, the tavern owner immediately asked:

"Is your guest interested in these goblin bugs? The task of clearing the goblin jungle this year should start in the near future!"

Ian shook his head resolutely: "I'm not interested in those bedbugs, I'm just curious about what kind of race can spread all over the entire continent!"

After hearing Ian's explanation, the tavern owner stopped talking.

Solving the doubts in his heart, Ian continued to check other reward tasks.

It can only be said that Minas Tirith is worthy of being the capital of Gondor. There are many extremely dangerous bounty tasks, and there are also many tasks that have been suspended for a long time but no one has been able to complete them.

Moreover, the owner of the tavern is very considerate, and the bounty tasks transcribed are all in line with Ian's demonstrated strength, and there are no simple ordinary tasks at all.

There are the most missions in the human territory on the list, but Ian just simply browsed and skipped this part.

"Based on the simple information on the surface, it is difficult to judge whether the mission location is a special location. It can only be simply screened, and the rest is left to luck." Ian shook his head slightly.

The probability of encountering a special place by chance is too low, and it is not suitable for Ian to waste time now.

In the territory of human civilization, he can judge that there are not many areas that are special places based on his plot memory, and the hidden areas are very secretive, even if it takes a lot of time to find them.

It's better to go directly to find the habitat of the elves, at least the place is easier to find, without wasting time.

Ian skipped the mission of the human territory and continued to look down. There are not many reward missions with targets in the alien territory, only a few.

"What's the matter with this mission?" Ian asked, pointing to a reward mission.
"If I remember correctly, giant spiders live in Mirkwood, which is the territory of elves!"

The content of the task is not to eliminate the giant spider in the jungle, but to find out the current situation of the giant spider.

The biggest trouble is that you need to go deep into the territory of giant spiders, which is very dangerous.

The boss immediately explained: "The Mirkwood is indeed the territory of the elves in name, and the troubles of the giant spiders are solved by the elves themselves. However, in recent months, there have been frequent occurrences of giant spiders rushing out of the Mirkwood, so the kingdom will issue investigation missions." !"

Hearing this, Ian nodded: "OK, I've accepted this mission! Give me a piece of information about Mirkwood!"

"No problem! The information will be sent right away. The kingdom has provided detailed information for this mission!" The tavern owner replied immediately.

The information provided by the kingdom may not be bought even if you have money. Having this information in hand can save Ian a lot of time.

That's why he accepted the bounty mission. Anyway, for him, completing the mission is easy!

"Also, prepare another map of Minas Tirith, I need to prepare some equipment!" Ian made another request.

Monsters like giant spiders can make the elves leave their homes and be helpless. It is definitely not easy, and Ian dare not be careless.

However, his current strength is severely limited, and he can only use equipment to increase his combat effectiveness.

"No problem, the tavern has professional guides, as long as there is anything in the city, they can take you to find it!" The boss's reply was very straightforward.

"Very well, prepare a professional guide for me!"

Ian didn't know why the owner of the hunter's tavern was so attentive to himself as a 'bounty hunter'?
There are definitely other reasons for this.

However, Ian didn't bother to ask the reason, and he didn't refuse the boss. Instead, he happily enjoyed this thoughtful service.

He doesn't care what the purpose of the tavern owner is?
At that time, he will make a request. If it suits him, it doesn't matter if he helps; if it doesn't suit him, just ignore it.

Anyway, I am not an ordinary bounty hunter, and I cannot be controlled by a tavern!
"The famous Minas Tirith should be able to find enough precious materials."

The next morning, with this expectation, Ian, led by a guide, walked into the largest market in Minas Tirith.

(End of this chapter)