Gandalf received instructions from the gods, but when Zhang Ziyu and Death did not expose themselves specifically, even Ilúvatar did not notice any difference in the darkness this time.
He just sent a more powerful Gandalf to come to Middle-earth to guide the creatures on the continent to fight against the forces of darkness. This is also his responsibility as Maia.
Of course Gandalf feels duty-bound, but now he actually doesn't know what kind of evil forces he will face.
The group took Pippin and Merry directly to Rohan, preparing to gather soldiers to fight against Isengard's "Saruman".
At the same time, on Isinger's side, Saruman, who had changed his appearance, was half-kneeling in front of Zhang Ziyu, holding a dark staff and a long sword on his waist.
"Master, we need to attack Fangorn Forest. There is the wood we need there. Only with stronger flames can we build more weapons."
Saruman was eroded by the power of darkness. Although he retains his original will now, he has completely become a slave loyal to Zhang Ziyu.
"How many dark orcs are there now?"
"Through the master's gift, there are 20,000 dark orcs in Essinger, and they can all take up arms to fight."
Saruman is full of confidence. His former white-robed wizard, now a black-robed wizard, will definitely help his master take over Middle-earth.
As for Sauron in Mordor, sooner or later he will become a stepping stone.
Zhang Ziyu gave the order: "Then go, but I want a few living tree people. You should be able to do this, right?"
"The master's will is everything to me."
Saruman stood up and excused himself, then strode out of the door. He wanted to conquer the world for Zhang Ziyu, using his magic wand and sword.
"Dark Orcs gather!"
Outside Isengard Tower, Saruman conveyed the order to the orcs, and the horn sounded throughout the Isengard Tower camp.
The orc army immediately started running like a whole steel machine. The sound of the armor's uniform friction was mixed with the low roar of the orcs. A powerful army gathered under the tower.
"Ten thousand people are responsible for attacking, and ten thousand people are responsible for cutting down trees. When we see those tree people, we will capture them all."
"As you command!"
The army set off in a mighty manner, and Zhang Ziyu's figure appeared on the tower. Looking at the neat and mighty orc troops, it was quite interesting.
The music sounded, stirring the laws of the world. The huge cosmic projection behind him was gradually growing, and it was vaguely visible that a planet like Alda was gradually taking shape and getting bigger.
Death is not here. She gradually spreads her power throughout the world, feeling the power of death here and gathering the concepts and rules of death here.
As she said, this is a nice world and it is also helpful to her.
At the edge of Fangorn Forest, a large number of orc troops arrived. As the loud horn sounded, groups of tall dark orcs went about their bald-headed business, chopping down ancient trees with axes, and the sound spread toward the forest.
Saruman sat in the middle of the army, holding his long staff in his hand, looking at the orc troops working hard.
The huge and powerful army cut down the trees very quickly. As they were cut down and pulled, the ancient trees made a squeaking "whining" and then fell to the ground.
Other orcs with axes continued to follow, cutting off the branches, splitting the trunks, and transporting the firewood back to the Essinger Rift Arsenal.
"There should be coal mines in Fangorn Forest."
The western part of Fangorn Forest, that is, the side next to Isengard, is located on the southern section of the Misty Mountains. There are rich ores under the mountains. A long time ago, in the north of this mountain range, was the largest city of the dwarves, Kakar.
Zad-dum, where they dug countless ores.
Saruman certainly knew that these wood alone could not support the construction of hundreds of thousands or even millions of military equipment.
Only ore, the kind of burning stone, can better forge weapons.
Even though the black smoke from burning stones was unpleasant and harmful, as an industrial pioneer, Saruman didn't see any problem with it.
"Catch it and don't let it cause trouble."
The noisy shouts interrupted Saruman's thinking, and he looked toward the direction of the sound with a sinister gaze.
On a cutting line five hundred meters away, a tall tree man about ten meters tall suddenly appeared there. To be more precise, it was awakened from its slumber by the sound of cutting, and then it became furious.
Ancient trees are not necessarily tree people, but they are all friends and have been with him for tens or hundreds of years.
"How dare you cut down the Fangorn Forest trees?!"
The tree man angrily knocked the orc away with his big branch-like hands, and tried to crush the orc with his huge tree-rooted feet.
Its speed was not fast, but its tall body and huge strength still disrupted the movements of the surrounding orcs, causing considerable danger.
Saruman snorted coldly: "Catch them alive with a grappling hook."
He raised the pitch-black staff high in his hand, and the pitch-black power of darkness condensed into a rope, flying towards the tree man, and immediately bound one of the tree man's palms.
The tree man pulled hard, but he didn't move at all, staggering slightly.
Following Saruman's demonstration, the orcs soon gathered around and struck the tree man with a claw hook from a distance, hooking it around the old tree trunk.
The intertwined branches and slightly twisted trunk make the claw hook stronger to trap it.
The chain was stretched straight, and the tree man was struggling, but the taller orcs took the chain, one after another, and there were at least seven or eight orcs on a claw hook chain.
"pull!"
They exerted their strength together, and under the powerful struggle, the tree man could no longer hold on and was pulled directly to the ground.
More orcs immediately rushed forward, jumping on its branches and body. The awl hit its torso, and the chains were wrapped around the branches and awl.
The first tree man was tied up in this way, and then the excess branches were cut off, regardless of its pain, and then it was dragged more conveniently towards the Essinger Tower.
The war has begun.
As the orc troops cut down deeper and deeper, they encountered more and more awakened tree men.
Saruman no longer took action himself, and one by one the orcs skillfully threw their claw hooks at their bodies.
Fights broke out from time to time.
In battle, tree people will also injure or even kill orcs.
But what does this mean?
Orcs are inherently fierce creatures who are not afraid of death, and the corrupted dark orcs are even more so.
Fighting makes them crazy, and the mother tree will continuously give birth to their compatriots.
The tree men were tied up one by one, and then dragged away along with the wood, leaving long drag marks on the dark ground.
Next to these ugly marks, there are even uglier tree stumps with messy marks from swords and axes.
Deforestation is still continuing, and the edges of Fangorn Forest are being eroded by orcs. Saruman is very satisfied with the current progress, and he should be able to enter the Misty Mountains in a few days.
dong dong dong
A tall orc carried a giant black wolf nearly three meters tall and came to Saruman, lowered his head and saluted.
"Ashge, what's going on?"
"Lord Saruman, we need mounts and behemoths to pull the goods. The tree men's drag requires more strength."