Warhammer 40: The Wandering Merchant

Chapter 12 Smaug's Leather Armor

"But just recently, the orcish army's offensive suddenly weakened. Only the dark forces, still relentlessly advancing north, remained!" Legolas said, glancing at the somewhat bewildered Ironbeard. "After much inquiry, we learned that the Dark Lord Sauron had discovered a new target—not just the One Ring, but also you!"

Tie Hui's heart pounded: "What use am I to Soren? Why is he targeting me?"

Legolas shook his head, indicating he didn't know either: "All I know is that the dark forces that were harassing us have retreated considerably. From our inquiries and the prisoners we've captured, their target is you and the One Ring!"

Gandalf, once again puffing on his iconic pipe, fell into deep thought. The swirling smoke wafted into Ironhide's nostrils, prompting him to glance at him.

For some reason, this old guy always gives me the feeling of being like MacArthur!

King Elrond spoke with a grave expression, "So... does that mean there will be many orcs coming to stop us on the journey ahead?"

Legolas nodded. "My father said you should be fully prepared! The journey ahead will be very treacherous!"

Ironfellow was still pondering, because he felt that it was very likely that his strength, which he had revealed when he ambushed the Ringwraiths on the Great Plains, was too great, which led to Sauron targeting him.

He might be targeted by Saruman now.

These are truly turbulent times!

However, after checking the remaining energy points on the system, his previously agitated mood calmed down.

"Mr. Tulag! My father said he has prepared some gifts for you as a token of gratitude and protection!" Legolas's words instantly attracted the attention of the still somewhat irritated Ironfel.

Tie Hui was now completely flattered, and at the same time, his vigilance increased significantly.

If someone is kind to you for no reason, then there is obviously an ulterior motive.

As Legolas spoke, he opened the backpack on his back.

All that could be seen was a set of leather armor folded up there.

Tie Hui raised an eyebrow as he looked at the leather armor.

That's it?

Back in the Warhammer universe, this leather armor probably couldn't be pierced by a single automatic weapon shot!

Legolas picked up the leather armor: "This is leather armor that Father made using Smaug's scales and skin! It has inherent fire and heat resistance properties, and it's stronger and lighter than most armor!"

Tie Hui smiled and reached out to take the leather armor. It felt as cold as iron to the touch.

"Give my regards to your father!" Tie Hui replied politely, touching the leather armor.

Although it was still inlaid with Smaug's dragon scales as armor plates, he had a feeling that this thing probably couldn't even withstand a single arrow from a Ringwraith.

Because it's too thin!

He touched the leather armor, his face beaming with a smile, but his mind was deep in thought.

Because he thought of Smaug, the dragon, who is said to be a treasure from head to toe.

I wonder if I can find some good stuff from Thranduil.

Gandalf looked at the dragon scale armor in Ironhide's hand, and even he admitted that he was envious.

After all, the defensive capabilities of this thing are well-known in Middle-earth.

Even during the War of Wrath, many elves and humans felt honored to wear a suit of dragon scale armor.

When he went to the Darkwood before, he had told Thranduil and the others about Ironshield.

He also knew why the dark forces of the Dark Forest had significantly reduced their offensive.

Although it was his suggestion to give a gift, he never expected Thranduil to offer such a luxurious item.

After all, after Smaug was shot, his body was divided among the dwarves of Lonely Mountain, the humans of Lake-town, and the elves of Mirkwood.

After exhaling the smoke from his mouth, he looked at King Elrond: "In that case, it seems our journey will be much easier this time!"

Legolas smiled, a smirk playing on his lips. "My father said he has also prepared many necessary items for you all with Queen Galadriel! This is the dwarves' contribution, along with his and the men of the Lake, in their fight against the forces of darkness!"

Upon hearing this, Elrond and Gandalf immediately rose and bowed in gratitude, saying, "Please give them my regards!"

With everyone present

The meeting to discuss the disposal of the One Ring then officially began, just as in the original story.

Gandalf and Elrond still worked together seamlessly.

As usual, an incident occurred during the meeting: Boromir, the newly appointed son of regent, was at a disadvantage in his confrontation with Aragorn.

He directly targeted Tie Hui!

But Tie Hui stomped him away, and that was no small matter.

Polomir immediately drew his sword and vowed to kill Tie Hui, but Tie Hui directly drew his laser pistol from his waist and fired a shot at the longsword that Polomir had raised.

With a clang, the longsword was broken in two and fell to the ground, the broken ends still glowing with a gradually dimming red light.

This happened in the blink of an eye, before Gandalf and the others could even utter a sound to stop it.

Tie Hui had already put away the laser pistol.

The power of this weapon amazed the dwarves, Legolas, and the hobbits.

Especially when Boromir looked at the broken sword, the greedy gleam in his eyes was impossible to conceal.

Before he could react, King Elrond had already spoken up to stop the farce.

The final meeting was completed as scheduled!

Frodo and his companions were also fooled by this group of adults who had lived for at least a hundred years, mistaking them for Japanese!

At the meeting, one by one, the people expressed their opinions and stood behind Frodo.

Tie Hui has been added this time too!

Because his goal was the Lord of the Rings!

Looking at the determined expressions on everyone's faces!

King Elrond was greatly pleased and prepared ample supplies for everyone.

Two days later, the ten people officially embarked on their journey!

Along the way, Tie Hui would stretch out his arms from time to time and make some strange movements.

"What's wrong with you, Tulag?" Gimli, being a dwarf, was very talkative and enthusiastic.

After only one day of travel, the group had already become familiar with each other with Jinli's help.

Tie Hui frowned and touched the dragon scale armor that protected his entire neck.

"This leather armor is way too tight, it's making me very uncomfortable!" Tie Hui reached out and tugged at the leather armor, trying to loosen it.

This dragon scale armor set looked really cool when I first put it on, and it was also very warm.

The entire leather armor fits the body like a leather jacket.

But as time went on, he realized that the armor was very tight, and after traveling for many days, the leather armor was not very breathable.

The result was that it was both tight and hot!

Legolas stood atop a rock not far away, gazing at the surrounding landscape and surveying the area.

Upon hearing this, he turned and said, "This is a normal phenomenon at the beginning! With prolonged wear, it will gradually adapt to your body shape! After that, it won't be so tight!"

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