Chapter 637
The Truth
Chapter 637 The Truth
Meanwhile, on the Rohan frontier, when Borg led tens of thousands of orc troops to the border of Rohan, they began to set up camp far away.
Then they would occasionally send out small groups of orcs to harass Rohan's defenses.
However, these orc squads would immediately retreat when the Rohan cavalry appeared.
The main focus is on flexibility; the goal is to avoid mistakes rather than achieve great success.
After all, Borg's arrival this time was only to play a supporting role; whether or not Rohan could be conquered mainly depended on Saruman's arrangements.
Théoden, the King of Rohan who had regained his former glory, sensed a conspiracy in the actions of the orc army.
Out of fear of Mordor's power, he ultimately chose to don military uniform and go to the front lines with his nephew Éomer to defend the city.
Have you figured out who's behind this?
Meanwhile, Éowyn, left alone in the kingdom palace, idly became Mike's sidekick.
If possible, this princess of Rohan would also very much like to go to the front lines.
With war imminent, the girl preferred to fight the orc army on the front lines rather than searching for the mastermind behind the crime that had harmed Théoden.
Unfortunately, because she was a woman, she was not allowed to go to the front lines to risk her life.
At least in Théoden and Éomer's understanding, the current situation is not so tense that women need to go to the battlefield.
"I need to go to jail to see Grimald. We should be able to find the real culprit soon." But plans can change. Mike had originally wanted to wait for the real culprit to come forward on his own.
However, it seems that the other party is quite calm.
"Grimma's already like that, will he tell us who the real culprit is?" Alvin became somewhat interested.
Since we can't go to the front lines, helping to find the murderers who harmed King Rohan is at least a worthwhile endeavor.
“The truth doesn’t need the other person to speak…” With his mind-reading ability, Mike could easily uncover other people’s secrets, it just depended on whether they were willing. “Let’s go, let’s resolve this issue sooner so I can return to Lonely Mountain sooner.”
Now that the dark forces have already made a move against Rohan, they will naturally follow suit and target the Lonely Mountain and Gondor, two thorns in their side.
As the lord of Lonely Mountain, Mike needs to return to oversee things as soon as possible.
In the death row, Gelima, who had risen to power through her silver tongue, offended many people after becoming an advisor to the kingdom.
Now that he's in trouble, even without King Théoden's special instructions, people are spontaneously making trouble for Grimar.
When Mike and Éowyn arrived at the cell, they saw that Grimma was covered in blood, and her disheveled, sinister face was deathly pale.
Clearly, the other party suffered considerable torment during his imprisonment.
"Do you want to know who the real culprit is?" Seeing Mike and Iowa arrive, Grimma, who thought there was still a glimmer of hope, dragged his limping leg and clung to the cell door, saying, "If you release me, I'll tell you everything. I can even cooperate with you to deal with the mastermind."
For a truly wicked person, there's nothing they'd do just to survive.
Integrity? Reputation? These are all irrelevant.
“So it’s Saruman.” Mike wasn’t surprised by Grema’s reaction at all, and of course he had no intention of “making a deal” with her.
Having unlocked his mind-reading ability, he quickly obtained the answers he sought.
"How is that possible? How could you know?..." Without any further use, Grema was nothing but a dead man.
Filled with shock and rage, he still stubbornly shouted, "Only I know where Saruman is hiding! If you release me, I'll lead the way!"
However, Mike, who already knew everything, was clearly not in the mood to pay attention to Grema.
So, amidst the other's wails, Mike, who had only been in the cell for a short time, left again with Princess Éowyn, who looked on with curiosity.
“I never imagined that the mastermind we’ve been searching for was Saruman, even though my uncle respected him so much…” After leaving the cell, Éomer began to ramble on about the white-robed wizard Saruman. Unlike the Regent’s family of Gondor, Théoden and his son, having witnessed Mike’s immense power, held a deep reverence for mysterious forces.
This also led to Saruman being invited to Rohan by Sezer, the father of the previous Rohan king Théoden, after he was banished from Gondor and wandered around Lothlórien.
Out of respect, the Rohan king Sejar gave Saruman many preferential treatments.
Unexpectedly, this planted a seed of trouble for his son.
"By the way, how did you know that Saruman was the mastermind? And where do we go to find him?" Having calmed down, Éowyn became curious again.
Unfortunately, from Éowyn's perspective, she only followed Mike around once and learned the truth, but she was completely unaware of the details.
“Isengard Highlands, Saruman is there. Also, this journey will be very dangerous, so it’s not us, it’s me going alone…” Mike patiently explained, “As for how I know the real culprit? It’s simple, because I can read people’s minds.”
With time running out, Mike didn't want to drag things out any longer, so he decided to explain the problem clearly all at once.
On Iowa's side, she was initially reluctant to be abandoned again, but after learning that Mike had the ability to read minds, she instantly took several steps back in terror.
After all, everyone has a few secrets.
"So, you've also been able to read my mind?" Iome asked nervously after getting a good distance from Mike.
He looked a little awkward, and the tips of his ears turned red.
“Human hearts are complex, and I don’t usually try to read other people’s minds,” Mike shook his head in denial.
In fact, he did so.
"That's alright~" Iowa patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, but her expression seemed a little disappointed.
Even though the girl didn't say it, Mike knew that she had some special feelings for him.
"I heard Saruman is a powerful wizard. Are you sure you'll be alright going to see him alone? Should I gather more people to accompany you..." Iowa, who thought she had hidden her feelings well, began to worry about Mike again after calming down.
In Middle-earth, wizards represent both mystery and power.
Even ordinary people have heard their legends.
“No problem. I’ve met Saruman several times, and he’s no match for me,” Mike said confidently.
Not to boast, but while the white wizard Saruman was stronger than the dragon Smaug, the difference was still limited.
Mike didn't take Saruman seriously back then, and now that he's been promoted to the "Genesis" level, he's even more invincible.
After exchanging a few more words with Éowyn, Mike opened a portal and went to Isengard, the highlands where Rohan and Gondor meet.
This place is located in a remote area surrounded by mountains, making it a good place to hide.
Upon entering the mountain range, Mike spotted a strange black tower that seemed to reach into the clouds in the distance.
Geographically speaking, this tower, which stands in Rohan, is actually opposite the Barado Tower in Mordor.
These two interconnected towers also served to relay the situation of the human forces along the Gondor defense line to the Dark Lord Sauron.
At this moment, in front of the Isengard Tower, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides, Saruman was directing a large number of newly born Orcs to cut down trees in the Fangorn Forest.
They are preparing to create more powerful orcs.
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(End of this chapter)