Global Abyss: My Skills Can Enhance Infinitely

Chapter 611: Chapter 546: The Current State of Middle-earth Chapter 611: Chapter 546: The Current State of Middle-earth “This place is quite well connected…”

Under Ai’s guidance, Tao Yu gained a more intuitive understanding of the geographical location of Eriador.

It was not far from key locations such as the Misty Mountains, the White Mountains, Arrodes, Rohan, Gondor, and the Shire.

However, the overall area seemed quite desolate, with perhaps a few semi-orcs known as Oak and some undead wandering about.

It could be considered on the edge of Gondor’s sphere of influence, but there were no large human settlements.

Some scattered small-scale human settlements could be considered to be at odds with Rohan and Gondor.

“The undead who do not die, I wonder if they are the same army of the dead found by Aragorn, the last king of men, in the story of The One Ring…”

Although Tao Yu had information from the trilogy of The One Ring in his mind, and some other information he had previously been interested in researching, after all, when watching movies and researching, he was only led by interest, and it wasn’t possible to pay attention to everything; his mind wandered quite often.

“I remember the Creator God created two races apart from the Divine Spirits like the Valar and Maiar – the Elves and Humans…”

Tao Yu, while controlling the Alien Dragon to fly towards Gondor, pondered in his heart.

Although there were other races in Middle-earth like Dwarves, they were not created by the Creator God.

For example, the Dwarves were created by a Valar known as Olly, who could also be considered the God of Craftsmanship.

Both Maiar, Sauron and Saruman, were once his servants.

Precisely because Elves and Humans were directly created by the Creator God, even the Valar did not dare to intervene directly in that world; it was more a matter of guidance.

Gandalf in his grey robes is a very typical example.

He was more about guiding the wise races to contend with Mordor, rather than entering the fray himself; he was quite high-ranked among the Maiar.

Saruman initially wore white robes, more because he arrived earlier, so he was permitted to use more power.

And the Elven Race created here had the ability of ‘eternal life,’ which was not only in terms of lifespan but even in death they could re-coalesce and resurrect in the Divine Temple, a trait quite similar to that of the Valar and Maiar, though they were not as powerful.

As for the fate of Humans’ ‘inevitable death,’ it was actually a kind of ‘blessing’ from the Creator God.

Because among the Elves, those who had lived too long envied this end of mortals.

This was also what led to the Numenoreans later turning against the Celestial Pole and trying to attack Aman State.

They were too grateful for this ‘blessing.’

The rare direct intervention by the Creator God, I wonder if it was out of irritation…

“If Humans are destined to die, then how do the undead come into being?

It seems to involve promises, curses, and oaths.”

Tao Yu was a bit uncertain about this information; the sight of King Aragorn later using the sword of his ancestors to summon the army of the dead had certainly caught his interest.

He could turn quantity into quality; if he could control such an army available for summoning at any time without using up the quota of Shadow Soldiers, it would count as an additional bonus.

And it would definitely help in assimilating the knowledge of the Hunter Path.

“It seems that only the bloodline of the King of Men can do that, is Aragorn’s lineage really that powerful…”

Tao Yu knew that Aragorn was the lawful heir of Gondor, but had always been avoiding his destiny, while Gondor had long been ruled by a regent steward.

According to Ai’s response, it was currently Denethor II, the twenty-sixth steward.

And the line of stewards had been in charge of Gondor for over a thousand years!

Reviewing Middle-earth’s timeline after the creation, first there was a Valar ‘Morgoth’ who lured and tormented the Elves, creating what were known as Orcs.

After Morgoth was defeated, the Maiar Sauron, who had turned traitor and aligned with Morgoth, began to scheme.

At first, the Elves and Men of Middle-earth were unaware of Sauron’s ambitions.

He hadn’t always served Morgoth.

So they still trusted Sauron, who was graceful in white clothing.

Taking advantage of this trust, Sauron then beguiled the Elves and had them use their excellent craftsmanship to forge nineteen Magic Rings: the Three Rings of the Elves, the Seven for the Dwarves, and the Nine for Men.

He then secretly included a backdoor and, at Mount Doom, forged the mightiest of them all—The One Ring.

And with The One Ring, he started to corrupt the other ring bearers.

The Elf Rings were untouched by Sauron, and the Dwarves’ greed was only somewhat amplified, but the human bearers of the Nine Rings all fell and became Banisher Spirits.

The Banisher Spirits were essentially Spiritual Bodies.

Made tangible by armor crafted by Sauron, they could reconstitute themselves after death, nearly immortal.

The leader of the Banisher Spirits, the Witch-King of Angmar, even had the prophecy that “no man can kill” him.

Because he successfully forged The One Ring, Sauron grew arrogant and revealed his ambitions, leading an army of Orcs in a war to sweep across Middle-earth, only to be beaten back into Mordor by Gil-galad, High King of the Elves.

Even more incredible was that Sauron, after biding his time in Mordor for a thousand years, was captured by the then-mighty Numenoreans before he could launch his own counterattack.

But his captivity granted him the chance to beguile the Numenorean people.

This ultimately led to the obliteration of an entire continent, with only the ancestors of Aragorn and a few uncorrupted Numenoreans escaping the catastrophe.

The Numenoreans often lived for two to three hundred years, and Aragorn’s ancestor was a blessed Half-Elf.

Originally, the Valar blessed the twins, allowing them to choose to become either Men or Elves.

Elrond chose the path of the Elves, while Aragorn’s ancestor chose to be a Man.

He led the remaining Numenoreans in establishing Gondor.

When that continent sank, Sauron’s physical form was also destroyed, but The One Ring carried his spirit back to Mount Doom, where he was rebuilt.

He poured all his power into The One Ring and sparked another great war.

And this time, he was defeated again by Aragorn’s ancestor, who cut off his finger, causing The One Ring to fall and Sauron to be defeated.

However, Aragorn’s ancestor could not resist the temptation of The One Ring and did not choose to destroy it, resulting in it lying at the bottom of a river for over two thousand years.

It was eventually found by two Hobbits, one of whom killed his friend to gain sole possession of The One Ring and lived alone with its power for five hundred years until it passed into the hands of Bilbo Baggins.

Under normal circumstances, Bilbo would have had The One Ring for decades, finally relinquishing it at over a hundred years old, with his nephew, Frodo Baggins, later completing the task of destroying The One Ring.

But now, as the Abyss has fallen and Saruman is still revered as the White Wizard, no news of the formation of the Fellowship of the Ring has been heard.

And the specific time, as well as the potential changes, are still unknown…

Rawr~

The resounding Dragon’s Chant echoed across the skyline, and Tao Yu gazed down upon the city below.

It was a magnificent city entirely built of white stone.

Minas Tirith, the current capital of the Kingdom of Gondor, also known as the White City!

The Village Hidden by Clouds was situated on a rocky mountain range near the White City, part of the extended arm of the White Mountains.

However, as Tao Yu passed over the city, he noticed that the soldiers on the city walls were on high alert, having drawn their bows and even ballistae.

They seemed quite wary.

This sudden realization hit Tao Yu.

“It seems Banisher Spirits also like to ride around on Fallen Beasts…”@@novelbin@@

The undying Banisher Spirits, capable of indefinite resurrection, were directly responsible for the death of Gondor’s king a thousand years ago, which led to a regency by the stewards.

It seems a state of alert is quite normal…