Lord Stark

Before returning to the Mirkwood, Legolas sent news to the Mirkwood using the elves' unique communication method. Therefore, not long after they entered the Mirkwood, they saw the elves who came to greet them.

Thranduil came out to greet him in person, not only because of the text message from Legolas, but also because someone sent a message from Rivendell. Elrond told Thranduil about Matthew The situation with Loki means that Matthew and Loki are also important figures in their world. Loki is the king of a kingdom, and Matthew should also be the heir of a certain power. Besides, both of them are powerful mage.

Under such circumstances, even with Thranduil's arrogance, he had to show enough courtesy to such a guest.

Thranduil was riding on a big-horned deer, watching several people coming on horseback, and seeing his son from a distance, Thranduil naturally showed a little kindness on his face, but this kindness disappeared in an instant. Passed away, and soon, he was the majestic King of the Jungle again.

Big-horned deer really don't conform to the theory of evolution. Such big horns are actually not suitable for running in the jungle. However, the world with gods is always unscientific. Therefore, the horns of big-horned deer not only play a similar role in reproduction. A character like a peacock's tail is also similar to a cat's beard, with a certain sensory measurement and even balance ability.In addition, on the battlefield, the big horn deer's lethality is still amazing.

Matthew was thinking in his heart whether he could use gene induction technology to breed some strange animals in his demiplane in the future, whether it was for pets, mounts, or other uses, horses Xiu has always suspected that those angels in heaven are actually created by using the souls of believers and genetic technology. After all, the universe gods have done human body transformation experiments on the earth, haven't they?

It is not difficult for Matthew to focus on two tasks. The wild thoughts in his mind will not affect Matthew's greetings with Thranduil.Thranduil is indeed a qualified king, even if he doesn't like other races except elves, even Gandalf, for him, every time Gandalf's arrival represents a disaster.Therefore, Thranduil actually dislikes Gandalf very much. He refused to join the Holy White Council at the beginning to avoid trouble and drag his people into the war. As a result, he thought that this place would not be destroyed by the war Excuse me, who knows that Mordor doesn't play cards according to common sense at all, and they have to find trouble in the dark forest when they go over mountains and mountains!

Thranduil has been troubled by the environment of the Dark Forest and the population of the wood elves.Creatures with a longer lifespan have a lower fertility rate. Elrond and his family have twin genes, and they gave birth to three children in just a few years, while a normal elf family may only have one or two in a lifetime. some children, or even no children at all.Therefore, since the Wood Elves suffered heavy losses in the last battle against Lonely Mountain, Thranduil has been trying to increase the fertility rate of the elves. Unfortunately, the effect is not very good. The elves will fall in love and get married, but few will choose Having children, anyway, they can live forever, so they don't have so many expectations for their offspring.Thranduil can't openly let the elves below have nothing to do to have children. In that case, at least he can set an example. He has been an old widower for many years. After his wife passed away, many people suggested that He remarried, but he refused.

Since he couldn't make much fuss about fertility, Thranduil could only think about cleaning up Mirkwood.It has been many years since the wood elves moved to Mirkwood. Even though it has been eroded by darkness, it is still their homeland. No one wants their homeland to be filled with dark creatures, right?

When Matthew Loki was clearing the wasteland, scouts with elves discovered it, and with Legolas' message later, Thranduil naturally had some ideas.Thranduil still has a good impression of these two mages. They are not greedy and not arrogant, especially they seem to be decent people, unlike Gandalf and Redagast, who always look like The crazy look is very annoying.Thranduil is not a wood elf, he is the last royal family of the Sindar elves, so he attaches great importance to many things, even though he knows that both Gandalf and Redagast are for the peace of Middle-earth, but he still does not want to. like them.

At this moment, Thranduil stepped forward reservedly: "Welcome, mages who have come from afar!" Compared with him, Elrond was much more enthusiastic.

Loki also acted similarly. He picked his chin and said very reservedly: "Nice to meet you, Your Majesty Thranduil!"

Matthew also nodded slightly: "Our team Mirkwood has been famous for a long time, and it is our honor to be here as a guest!"

Legolas said on the side: "Shall we just stand here and greet each other? Loki, Matthew, would you like to visit the palaces of the elves, and I can be your guide!"

Thranduil looked at Legolas who was interrupting him, he couldn't bear to reprimand his son who hadn't come back for a long time, so he nodded immediately and made an invitation gesture.

To show his solemnity, Thranduil led the guards of the palace to meet him far away. The road here has almost been cleared by the elves. Even if there are still some dark creatures left, they will not come to attack. It is obviously not easy to mess with. peloton.

Matthew let go of his mental power and felt the situation in the dark forest. The environment here really matched its name. It was a bit gloomy, and there was a damp and cold smell in the air, mixed with The smell of darkness and rot, to be honest, Matthew admired the wood elves who could persist in living in such a place.

Probably seeing what Matthew was thinking, Thranduil said lightly: "No matter what, this is our homeland!" Because of the war and other reasons, the wood elves moved several times, and then they moved again. Where can I move to?Anyway, Thranduil didn't want to go to Aman. They didn't want to accept the rule of other elves, especially the rule of the Noldor. Whether it was the relationship between the Sindar elves or the Silvan elves and the Noldor elves, it didn't count. very good.

When Thranduil said this, the other elves all had reverent expressions. Loki glanced at Thranduil thoughtfully. Anyway, Thranduil did have enough kingly demeanor.

The elves were enjoying themselves very much. Some of them started singing while riding on the big horned deer, and Thranduil didn't stop him, but the expression on his face seemed to ease a lot. Obviously, he didn't Nevermind, Legolas sang along.The languages ​​of the major elves are slightly different, but the grammar and other aspects are somewhat similar, so Matthew soon understood the songs sung by these elves.They sang about elves' festivals, and distant tales, even, of a young male elf courting another female elf who looked equally young.

Legolas was a little sluggish for a moment. He had always liked Tauriel very much before, but Tauriel fell in love with a dwarf.It wouldn't matter if it was another elf, but it was a dwarf.The grievances between the wood elves and the dwarves can be traced back to Thranduil's father's generation. The dwarf craftsman not only took away his father's gems, but also went to the dwarf king to say that the elves wanted to renege, which led to the death of the Sindar elves. The war with the dwarves ended in an anticlimactic way because of Rosslorian's intervention.Later, the white gems that Thranduil originally wanted to give to his wife were also withheld by the dwarves. Thranduil hated the dwarves to the core. The dwarves' senses are also very bad. As a result, Taurier was almost blind and fell in love with a dwarf. The most troublesome thing was that the dwarf died, and now Taurier couldn't get out at all.

Thranduil glanced at Legolas, but did not comfort him. Children will always encounter some setbacks. Thranduil was also a little disappointed with Tauriel's choice, but even if he is the king of elves, he cannot Interfering with the emotional choices of the people.Of course, in some respects, Legolas did seem a bit raw, women always mature earlier than men, Tauriel has always regarded Legolas as his younger brother!

Loki also became interested in listening to the songs of the elves. He also sang Asgard's ballads in Elvish language, which Frigga sang to him when he was a child. Asgard's ballads are generally It's about heroes and war, but it's a nursery rhyme about hunting.Children in Asgard have a coming-of-age ceremony, and a very important part of the coming-of-age ceremony is to hunt a beast. Thor directly killed a three-headed wolf, and when he came back, he was covered in blood.And Loki, when he was an adult, hunted and killed a griffin, using tricks and his own magic, but for the Asgardians, he was playing tricks and didn't have real swords on the ground. Feeling a little gloomy.

This obviously resonated with many elves. Because of the changes in the Mirkwood, the elves hunted more frequently. After all, the berries and nuts that can be grown in this environment are obviously not enough to meet their daily needs.

Then a group of people looked at Matthew, and Loki also looked at Matthew with a smile. Matthew thought about it and started singing. He sang a story from Homer's epic, and the group of people also listened with gusto.

Legolas said happily: "Oh, Matthew, Loki, your world must also have a very brilliant civilization, this is really great!"

Thranduil also said with a smile: "It is an honor for the woodland elves to meet two such distinguished guests!"

While singing all the way, the wood elves' palace arrived.