Lord Stark

Gandalf's sense of smell is always very keen, and before the elves' emissary team started (after all, the enmity between the wood elves and the dwarves has a long history), Gandalf ran to the Mirkwood.

He had the usual smile on his face, and he looked like a very kind and humorous old man. Gandalf blinked, which reminded Matthew inexplicably of the Dumbledore he had seen once when he was a child. He smiled Said: "Oh, two friends, you have really made a big news!"

Thrandil suddenly turned black: "Gandalf, how do you know?"

Redagast said gruffly, "Well, I sent a letter to Gandalf from the son of Guan He's family!"

Thranduil looked at Redagast like throwing a knife, Redagast smiled innocently: "Well, such an important matter should not be kept from everyone!"

Gandalf hesitated for a moment, looked at Redagast, had something to ask but didn't ask, finally he didn't say anything, he withdrew his smile, looked deeply at Thranduil: "Your Majesty Thranduil , can you imagine what you will face in the future?"

Thranduil sneered, and said, "Of course I can. We can drive out the darkness and restore peace and order to Middle-earth!" Of course, peace and order under the leadership of the wood elves!Thranduil added inwardly.

Don't think that the elves really have nothing to do with the world. That's a lie. The elves have been betrayed and taught a lot over the years. As for saying that humans and elves are the creations of Iluvita, they are brothers or something, If you tell human beings this, believe them or not, even brothers, it is not uncommon for them to break their heads for three melons and two dates!Wood elves don't intend to invade others, but they never want to rest their own safety on others' conscience.

Gandalf's sharp eyes lingered on Thranduil for a while, and Thranduil responded with sharper eyes. In the end, Gandalf had to admit defeat. Their mission was to fight Sauron. As for what happened after Sauron failed, that's all. It's their own business!Gandalf felt that although Middle-earth was very interesting, he already missed the peaceful and rich Aman Island a little bit.

Since Gandalf didn't want to pursue it anymore, he no longer confronted Thranduil.Thranduil has a firm mind. Whatever he decides, let alone Gandalf, even if his father dies and comes back to life, don't expect to change his mind.Even though he loved Legolas very much, Legolas couldn't shake his heart when it came to race disputes.

But for Gandalf, in fact, this technology is in the hands of elves, which is actually more reliable than in the hands of humans and dwarves.He has been in Middle-earth for so many years. Although he has seen many human heroes, there are also many scum among human beings, just like Mordor today. For various purposes, he took refuge in Mordor, and was even more cruel to his former compatriots than the half-orcs.

As for dwarves, to be honest, dwarves also have obvious defects in their character. Dwarves are often self-willed and self-righteous. Most importantly, dwarves have begun to have their faith questioned in several major events over the years. The line of Dan En's iron foot is not bad, but the impression is bad, so he can't come back.Even though the Norton elves have maintained a good relationship with the dwarves, if it is really a matter of race, they must trust their own race more.

Therefore, Gandalf quickly ran over to discuss which magic is more suitable for the battlefield and which magic is more suitable for daily use.Matthew was overwhelmed with inspiration. He felt that this discovery could bring Middle-earth running into the era of magical technology.

Gandalf is clearly more interested in the day-to-day application of magic than being loaded onto a human body as an attack-proof spell-like organ, which sucks.Whether it is to trade energy spars to dwarves or let elves engrave spell models on energy spars, the cost will not be low. Therefore, in the end, the rich and powerful people still have more power than ordinary people. Not a good thing.Of course, it is obviously inappropriate to raise such a thing at this time, because the main enemy now is Sauron. In order to defeat Sauron and recover Mordor, it is natural to arm all races to the maximum extent. Therefore, it is natural to hope that the more lethal The better, just like during the war, even civilian factories have to make concessions for armaments.

However, Matthew felt that this is actually nothing. Now it seems that the cost is very high. Maybe the energy spar will be artificially synthesized in a few years. As for the spell model, there may be technologies similar to 3D printing in the future, no The elves need to operate one by one, and the cost will naturally be low at that time. In the future, if there is one manpower, there will not be such a big gap, unless the high-level deliberately blocks it, but obviously, it is unlikely, and the elves cannot completely monopolize this. Technology will spread out sooner or later. Although dwarves and humans are inferior in craftsmanship to elf craftsmen, with their population base, there will always be a few people who can make them. After competition, new ones will naturally form. Even if it is to fight against other races, the high-level will not hide the technology and block it in a small area. Slowly, it will naturally develop civilian technology.

However, it will take time. Matthew feels that he probably won't see this day. He doesn't want to stay in this world for too long.

Although Gandalf ran over to intervene, Thranduil still sent an envoy as planned. He was not worried at all that the dwarves would refuse. Now the dwarves are in power. The wiser one, especially, this matter is also good for the dwarves. The dwarves need to reach a stable trading relationship with humans and elves. Compared with elves, humans are not generous enough. They always like to play tricks when trading. It's a small trick, and it's good at adding insult to injury and taking advantage of the fire to rob.

Although the dwarves are now learning to plant and herd, it is a pity that when Aoli created them, they selected the wrong skill points. They are really not good at these, especially, the places where the dwarves live often have volcanoes or metals. The place where the mine veins are, this kind of place is not suitable for planting and grazing, which also makes their food production poor. To make matters worse, the dwarves are still very good at wine, and the fruit wine does not meet their taste. What they like is spicy Barley wine, preferably purified spirits, in this way, the food problem is very serious among the dwarves.

Compared with dwarves, elves also do not have the tradition of planting, but their food sources are actually more extensive. After all, no matter which elves they are, they have a relatively large territory.And they all have the habit of charging tolls. If human caravans do not want to be invaded by dark creatures, it is best to choose to pass through the territory of the elves. Therefore, they need to pay a certain price, including selling to the elves at a low price. food.It can be said that in the transaction with the dwarves, the elves acted as second-hand traffickers, and the dwarves had to be sympathetic, because if they bought directly from humans, the price they paid would be much higher.

Moreover, the current situation of the dwarves is not very optimistic. The Ironfoot family and the Oakshield family are cousins, but, to be precise, for the dwarves, the Oakshield family is the orthodox royal family. As a result, the Oakshield family is the last The descendant Thorin had died in the Battle of the Lonely Mountain. Some dwarves who originally followed the Oakenshield family did not want to live under the fence and wanted to leave. Many dwarves missed their life in Moria, where there was a strong fortress. Because of Sauron's intervention, humans cut off the food trade with Moria, and Moria is still the kingdom of the dwarves.Therefore, Dan Ironfoot also needs some good news to stimulate the confidence of the people.

Therefore, facing the envoy sent by Thranduil, Dan Ironfoot was still very enthusiastic. Although he couldn't figure out why the elves needed these small stones that had always been regarded as waste slag, since Thranduil proposed to use these Trading food with them means that it is profitable. If it is Thorin, the lion will probably open his mouth. However, considering that the elves will need help in the future, the price given by Dan Ironfoot is still fair. Seran The envoys sent by Dill were obviously very shrewd, and immediately signed a trade contract with Dan Ironfoot in the name of Thranduil, and directly covered all the production of energy spars in the future, regardless of whether the elves could Pay enough for food.In his opinion, it doesn't matter if there is not enough food. Anyway, most of the Mirkwood has been purified now, and a piece of land can be opened up for planting. It can meet the needs of the dwarves no matter what!

Thranduil was much smarter than his own servants. He had long heard that Matthew had provided Rivendell with a batch of crop seeds. He immediately expressed that he was willing to pay enough to Matthew in exchange for being able to grow in the forest. Crop seeds grown in.The elves respect nature, and it is obviously against their nature to let them open up wasteland in the forest to grow barley or something. However, if it is to grow that kind of woody food crops, then there is no problem.

Matthew didn't care about Thranduil's scheming. After all, these didn't conflict with his purpose, so he provided many seeds. As for whether they can grow in Mirkwood, that's another matter.After all, some starch-rich woody crops mostly live in relatively hot places.

He didn't hide this from Thranduil, but Thranduil was very confident. The elves have always been good at this. If it is not possible, he is going to ask the shapeshifter for help. The shapeshifter is good at planting. The dark power here can no longer affect the life of the wood elves. Therefore, Thranduil plans to form an alliance with the distant relatives of the elves, the shapeshifters. The elves provide shelter for the shapeshifters, and try their best to solve their loss of reason after transformation. However, the shapeshifters can teach the elves about planting. Thranduil does not want to rely on trade with humans to solve the hard currency of food.

When the elf envoys completed their first transaction and returned with the first batch of energy crystals, Matthew, Loki, Legolas, and Gandalf had already drawn a batch of energy crystals suitable for engraving on them. , and relatively easy to activate spell models, these spells belong to the kind of magic that is more suitable for use on the battlefield. According to preliminary calculations, if these implantable artificial spell organs are popularized in the armies of various races in the future, the initial investment It may be relatively large, but it will be much cheaper in the future. At least it can save a lot of trouble in the maintenance of weapons and armor. The only concern is that if your soldiers still have mounts and are captured in battle, will Mordor Deciphering this technology, most people don't have enough confidence in it. After all, Sauron was the best of Maya back then, and his intelligence is recognized. Otherwise, he couldn't deceive the elf craftsman to create a dwarf for him. The Seven Precepts, the Nine Precepts of Humans, and the Three Precepts of the Elves are restricted by the Supreme Lord of the Rings.