End of the Sky (Multiverse's End)

The crowd traveled through the starry night and arrived at Edoras before dawn. This is a capital city built on a hillside, not far from the fortress Helm's Deep.

"Here we are, that city is Edoras, the capital of the king!"

Unlike the wealthy old cousin Gondor next door, the capital of Rohan is not grand, it can even be said to be shabby. The city walls are low, and the internal buildings are mostly thatched houses, and even the palace is made of wood.

Russell looked at the map, the two kingdoms of Rohan and Gondor are separated by the white mountain range, and together with the common enemy of Mordor, they can live in peace until now.

Gandalf knew what Russell was thinking when he saw Russell's indifference, and said, "Don't underestimate Rohan. They have the most powerful cavalry on the grassland. Saruman was afraid of their strength, so he sent strong cavalry. The orcs burned, killed and looted everywhere, forcing them to fail to concentrate their forces."

"I didn't underestimate Rohan, I was just thinking, the gap between the rich and the poor is so big, if one day Sauron dies, will Rohan and Gondor break their heads! Russell thought silently in his heart, because he was worried that the words would be shocking. , didn’t say it.” Russell said.

Gandalf: "..."

Aragorn: "..."

Eomer: "..."

Boromir: "..."

"Hey, did I just say what was in my heart?"

"..."

The dwarf warrior and the elf prince were expressionless, and silently led Frodo and the others away, leaving room for them to flex their muscles. To be honest, even foreigners like them couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hahaha, Russell's ability to tell jokes is getting better and better, and he thought to himself and didn't say it..." Seeing that Eomer's face was so dark, Gandalf hurriedly laughed and smoothed things over.

"That's right, that's right, it's a good joke, but it's a bit cold and fake!" Boromir wiped off his cold sweat, and smiled apologetically.

"Eomer, don't think too much, Russell has no other intentions, he just doesn't know how to speak human words, in fact, he has half-orc blood, and his mouth has always been stinky." Aragorn patted Éomer on the shoulder, as the heir of Gondor. Sworn by his identity, Io vowed to be as bright as a star, proving that the friendship between the two countries will last forever.

"I didn't think much about it, but this joke is really a bit cold..." Eomer smiled awkwardly.

"Ha ha ha ha----"

Several people looked at each other and laughed awkwardly with their eyes open. Seeing that the laughter was about to end and the silence was about to begin again, Gandalf stepped up the steps of the palace and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Theoden for a while. I miss him a little bit, and he must miss me too."

Clang!

The two long swords crossed in front of Gandalf, making his smile condense on his face. The slap in the face was too fast, and it felt unreal.

"What are you doing, he is Gandalf the Grey, put away your swords quickly." Éomer was furious when he saw this, and shouted at the two guards guarding the gate: "Gandalf saved the life of the prince, how dare you treat him like this?" Rohan's most honored guest?"

The guards also recognized Gandalf, but this time was different from the past, and said aggrievedly: "General Eomer, they cannot meet King Theoden with weapons. This is an order from Grima Whisperer."

Eomer's face turned pale when he heard the words, but he had no choice but to look at Gandalf apologetically, and said in a low voice, "The villain next to the king must have spoken ill of you to His Majesty."

Gandalf smiled calmly, indicating that he was not angry, nodded with Aragorn and the others, and everyone began to hand over their weapons. Russell was empty-handed, without a weapon, and couldn't hand it over even if he wanted to.

"Gandalf, your staff..."

Seeing that everyone else was disarming, Gandalf acted like nothing had happened, the guard couldn't help reminding him. Russell has no weapons, everyone can see clearly, but your shining staff is a bit unreasonable.

"Oh, this is not a staff, it's just an old man's walking stick." Gandalf coughed and said weakly.

"okay then!"

The guards didn't force him when they heard the words. Firstly, Mrs. Gan Dao was willing to sell him to save face; secondly, the guards didn't like Grima.

The orders given to him have always been obeyed.

Russell watched from the side and shook his head again and again. The guards were too naive. Gandalf is a man who can fight the Balrog hand-to-hand. Without a staff, his melee output will not be affected. For example, in the main hall, the column with a diameter of two meters and a height of ten meters can be used as a javelin by Gandalf when he pulls it up, but it is a bit light, and he has trouble using it.

A group of people stepped into the palace and saw the dying king of Rohan, Theoden, and the villain in Eomer's mouth, Grima, the advisor of Rohan.

Theoden was cursed by Saruman's wisdom halo, and is currently an senile dementia with a half-dead zombie face.

As for Grima, he used to be a general of Rohan and made immortal achievements for Rohan. Because he had no culture, he was easily seduced by power, abandoned his honor on horseback, and became Saruman's lackey.

Saruman promised him that if the orc army defeated Rohan, he would be the next king.

Therefore, Grima spared no effort to weaken Rohan's national power, and because Rohan is a country with a dictatorship system, the king has absolute power. As a consultant, he has repeatedly succeeded in ordering in the name of the king.

"King Theoden, you have been waiting for a long time!" Gandalf greeted.

The old man on the throne had a deathly pale face and dim yellow eyes. If he wasn't wearing a crown, it would be difficult for people to associate him with the mighty King of Rohan.

Grima looked at Gandalf coldly, and whispered a few words beside Theoden, who said slowly, "Gandalf, what are you doing here, I didn't invite you?"

"I brought you good news. Someone tried to subvert your country and murdered the crown prince. Unfortunately, I was out of luck and destroyed it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Gandalf saved Thyod's life." Imer knelt down on the ground and told the story.

It's a pity that Theoden has been completely controlled, and he was indifferent when he heard that his son had almost died.

"Gandalf, did you murder the prince on purpose?" Grima stood up with a cold face, full of hatred: "You murdered the prince first, and then pretended to save him, trying to deceive King Theoden."

"And you, Eomer! You have been plotting to win the throne, and you regard the prince as a thorn in your side. How could you be kind enough to save him? You must be Gandalf's accomplice!"

Russell nodded secretly. As a jester, Grima did have two tricks in framing people, but he was a little ugly.

"Shut up, don't gossip in front of me. I have passed the test of fire and death, not to argue with idiots." Gandalf glanced at Grima contemptuously. He has a different identity now, appointed by the super leader A lackey is not worthy to talk to him, but Saruman, the owner of the dog, is almost the same.

Gandalf's words were agreed by all members of the Fellowship of the Ring team, who nodded in agreement.

The hardships of this journey cannot be described in words. They almost died on the edge of the cauldron several times. If they did not rely on their strong will to support them, they would not have survived at all.

At this time, Grima found the staff in Gandalf's hand, and was shocked and ordered the guards to take the Guardians of the Ring down. In the main hall, only his lackeys moved. The other generals of Rohan turned a deaf ear to them and sat upright, counting the ants on the ground.

There are ants in the palace?

Stupid, without ants, wouldn't you imagine ants?

"Theoden, you have lived in the shadows for too long, I will free you from the curse..."

Gandalf's body was rippling with strong magic power, the staff glowed with white light, and the entire palace hall was shrouded in white.

"Hmph, Gandalf the Gray? Gandalf the White?"

Theoden raised his head slowly, his eyes were full of hatred, and he made a hoarse and low voice: "Gandalf the idiot is right, do you think that if you change into white, you are really white?"

"Saruman!"

Gandalf frowned, secretly thinking that he was indeed the man he was optimistic about, and was worried that he could not correct Saruman's evil deeds, so he revealed himself. But he was a mature Maier, even though he was ecstatic in his heart, he didn't show it. He looked upright and strengthened the spell of lighting to drive away Saruman.

"It's Saruman the white robe, remember this prefix clearly, only I am the white robe." Sitting firmly on the throne, Theoden sneered, "It's useless, Gandalf, if I leave, Theoden will die immediately. "

"No, fate is no longer under your control..." Gandalf replied with deep meaning, and the light around him was shining brightly, forcing Saruman's will out of Theoden's body bit by bit.

This was the first confrontation between Gandalf and Saruman after he was promoted to the white robe. Gandalf was afraid that he would kill Theoden with too much force, but Saruman could not use his full strength through remote control. A narrow margin wins.

Saruman lost the favor of his superiors, and his defeat was a foregone conclusion. He became angry and used his last bit of strength to put down his harsh words: "Gandalf, the kingdom of Rohan is mine, let's wait and see!"

Knowing that he couldn't defeat Gandalf, Saruman took the initiative to withdraw the spell, but at the last second of the spell's cancellation, Gandalf's staff hit Theoden's head heavily. The magic power exploded, shattering the weak spell, and even hitting Saruman with a stick.

This scene looks a lot like Gandalf's intentional revenge on Saruman, but he is a mature Maia, and he would not be so unwise. This stick was requested by the superiors, and it was definitely not a public report.

"Gandalf, is that you?"

Saruman's will was driven away, and Theoden woke up slowly, his face looked better, although he was still weak, but his strength was slowly recovering.

On the side, the master was beaten away by Gandalf, and the dog-legged Grima fell to his knees trembling, begging Theoden to spare his life.

There was no one in the hall to intercede for him except Aragorn, for Rohan had shed too much blood, and it was time to end the tyranny.

Gandalf quietly watched Grima leave, and told him rationally that Grima would leak a lot of information when he returned to Saruman. But he is a mature Maia, and Theoden chooses to let Grima go, he cannot interfere in the internal affairs of Rohan.

Ever since, Gandalf gave Russell a look, and the latter understood instantly, and disappeared into the kingdom hall under the pretext of hush.

"I hope Russell won't get it wrong. I didn't intend to kill Grima. I just want to imprison him and let him go after this battle is over." Gandalf sighed. If Grima died, it must be Russell's. wrong.

After a long while, Russell returned to the hall humming a little tune, and said to Gandalf, "Don't worry, I understand what you mean, I didn't kill Grima, I just imprisoned him."

Gandalf: "..."

"What's wrong?"

"Prison... imprison well! That's exactly what I mean!" Gandalf coughed lightly: "Russell, where did you imprison him?"

"On the grassland, I imprisoned his head and let his body leave with the horse!"

Gandalf: "..."

Aragorn is right, you must have half-orc blood, otherwise, I wouldn't want to beat you up so much!

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It’s a bit late to add 3,000 words for the lord of the “Fighting Specialist Doctor”. By the way, I’m asking for a recommendation ticket, a monthly ticket, and the normal update will be later...