The horses ran from Yang Tao's gaze towards the distant castle.
"No wonder I felt the castle looked so familiar just now… It turns out to be the famous Hornburg from Lord of the Rings."
Hornburg is a fortress located in Helm's Deep in Rohan.
It was here that Aragorn and his companions, along with the allied forces of various races, fought a decisive battle against Sauron's army.
Arriving at the base of Hornburg.
He was stopped by Rohan guards, who were clad in tal armor and wore exquisite tal helts.
They were the elite soldiers of Rohan, a stark contrast to the common people who looked like refugees.
"Who are you?"
His attire was truly too unconventional for the people of Middle-earth, or even the entire world of Lord of the Rings. Hearing the guard's question, Yang Tao said with a chuckle:
"Yang Tao, a deity from a distant world. This is my calling card."
Coming to such an epic world, Yang Tao felt a slight infection and beca more gentlemanly. As for being a god, it was purely to amuse these people.
The golden calling card was very appealing.
"Hey, Malik, he said he's a god!" The Rohan guard, holding a long spear, couldn't help but laugh and say to his companion beside him when he heard Yang Tao's words.
However, he still took the calling card, then looked Yang Tao up and down, who had nothing on him, and laughed: "A god? You look a bit down on your luck right now!"
Yang Tao looked at the guard in front of him and said with a smile: "No choice, there are no believers of mine in this world yet. If you have ti, I can tell you about my doctrine."
Hearing this, Malik on the other side teased the guard who was talking to Yang Tao: "Suka, I can watch here, you go listen to this god's doctrine, maybe you can even beco a Son of God."
Before Suka could speak, Yang Tao deliberately put on a serious expression and said: "There is no Son of God; as long as you believe in , then we are equal friends, brothers, and family."
As long as you can contribute the power of faith, then you are Yang's beloved friend and family, and there will definitely be extra charges then.
"Haha, that's really interesting, Suka, to be honest, I'm almost convinced, but friend, now is not the ti for jokes. Our enemies could appear at any mont, so you'd best leave here now."
"It is precisely because war is about to break out here that I ca here; only at this ti do people truly pray for divine protection."
Since he was idle, Yang Tao simply sat on the stone platform by the gate and spoke to himself: "My doctrine has not yet been completed, so I will not discuss the matter of doctrine with you for now."
"However, there's a question I want to ask, if your life still has…"
Yang Tao looked up at the sun in the sky, then continued: "Seven or eight hours left, what would you do?"
Such a question naturally piqued the curiosity of Suka the guard, who, with the idea of amusent, said: "Seven or eight hours? Of course, I'd have a mug of fine brewed ale and relax properly."
"Then you'd best go have a drink now, I'm afraid you won't have ti tonight."
Based on Aragorn arriving at Hornburg alone, Yang Tao already knew the current tiline.
By night, the fallen wizard Saruman would dispatch his great army to attack here, and the soldiers in the fortress would be decimated.
"I also want to…"
Suka pointed to the city gate and said with a joking smile: "I have to guard the gate well, lest those orcs steal it."
Orcs are the Orcs in Lord of the Rings; of course, these Orcs are not the abnormal greenskins from Warhamr.
If they were truly those abnormal greenskins, even a god would be piled to death in this Lord of the Rings world.
"By the way, since you say you are a god, what kind of god are you?"
"I advocate fair trade. You can give sothing to exchange for sothing, provided you have ownership of that item. If you point to the earth and say you want to exchange the whole world... while I would accept it, it's not ethical."
Malik, who was guarding the city gate with Suka, laughed when he heard Yang Tao's words: "Isn't that the God of rchants?"
Yang Tao nodded lightly and said: "That's not wrong to say. Are you two interested in exchanging sothing? Anything!"
Malik felt in his pocket and pulled out so silver coins. This was the main currency in Gondor, including Castar and Tharni.
And these silver coins were Tharni.
They were still valuable; a strong warhorse was worth about 50 Tharni.
"What do you think these coins can get you from ?"
"What do you want to exchange? Weapons, armor, food. Let clarify beforehand, I have little interest in money, so I can only exchange for so mundane items. If you want to gain powerful strength, you will need so more precious things, such as your loyal faith and souls of unknown purity."
Malik, also with the idea of passing the ti, said: "Then let's have so food and drinks."
"Alright."
He stretched out his hand and a table appeared at the city gate, laden with a dazzling array of food, including several exquisite bottles of wine.
"My God!"
The two nearly popped their eyeballs out of their sockets at the sight. The food on the table emitted an enticing aroma, and they nervously swallowed their saliva.
It was then that they realized that this seemingly crazy fellow was at least a powerful wizard.
"Eat while it's hot, let's eat together. I'm hungry too. Malik, right? Don't forget to pay."
Yang Tao pulled out a chair, sat down, and began to feast on the food on the table.
The commotion here naturally attracted the attention of other guards on the city wall. Just as Yang Tao was elegantly tasting the red wine, several guards walked out from inside Hornburg.
They ca to Yang Tao's side, looking at him sowhat cautiously and said: "Stranger, our King wants to see you."
King Théoden of Rohan.
Yang Tao stood up and reached out to put the silver coins from Malik's hand into his backpack: "The transaction has been completed."
With that, he followed the guards who had co out of the city and entered Hornburg.
The environnt inside this fortress was even worse than he had imagined, forming a stark contrast to its outwardly grand appearance.
The common people's clothes were mostly dark grey, and with their ssy hair, they all looked like refugees.
[World Exploration Value 4.54%]
The exploration value was increasing.
The civilians in the fortress were huddled together, moving towards the back of the fortress. Behind the mountain, there was a huge grotto. With the news Aragorn brought about the impending Orc army, all the old, weak, won, and children would be moved into the grotto.
Only the n would remain in the fortress to resist the enemy's arrival.
[World Exploration Value 7.52%]
Yang Tao and the guard were led up to the city wall, where he saw so familiar figures: King Théoden of Rohan, the Elven archer Légolas, the Dwarf warrior Gimli, and Aragorn.
Théoden looked at Yang Tao with sharp, scrutinizing eyes: "Wizard, state your purpose…"
Théoden was a competent king, even if he had the dark history of being controlled by Saruman.
Yang Tao looked at the several people and smiled, saying: "? I simply ca to see Hornburg and a few mbers of the Fellowship of the Ring."
"If there is sufficient reward, I can also help you resist Saruman's army."
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