?Chapter 640: Chapter 573: Shifting Battle to Gondor Chapter 640: Chapter 573: Shifting Battle to Gondor Arrodes had stabilized because it had simultaneously dealt a devastating blow to the Dunlendings, thereby significantly reducing the threat to Rohan.


    Theodred, who had originally been stationed at Hornburg, now directly moved his base forward, using Orthanc as the core for border defense.


    After leaving some Rohan soldiers for defense,


    Tao Yu and the Fellowship of the Ring took the remaining over seven thousand Rohan cavalrymen and began to cross the river towards Gondor.


    Since there was no need for a forced march, the horses moved in a way that conserved energy.


    A long procession formed on the road.


    Now, Tao Yu, dressed in a magnificent white robe and carrying a magic wand, appeared as a scholarly and elegant mage.


    Riding a beautiful white warhorse, coupled with his inherently outstanding appearance and the allure brought by the Witch Path, he was indeed very eye-catching.


    ...


    At that moment, while riding with the procession, he enjoyed reading Saruman’s notes, relying on his superb Riding skill.


    He didn’t need to watch the road at all.


    “I think it’s better to destroy these notes of Saruman,”


    Gandalf, seeing how engrossed Tao Yu was in the notes, couldn’t help but feel worried.


    Indeed, the other had donned a white robe, and no dark aura could be felt anymore.


    But the more it was like this, the more Gandalf, who had seen some of Tao Yu’s techniques, felt uneasy.


    Hidden darkness was more terrifying than that which was out in the open.


    “I think they’re quite good; I also enjoy researching these.


    That Flying Dragon was made from corpses.@@@@


    Don’t worry, I have a sense of measure and won’t go against nature like Sarumana?€|”


    Tao Yu didn’t even lift his head; he was still looking at the notes.


    Through the records in the notes, the breeding of strong Orcs was a method Saruman learned through connecting with Mordor using the Palantir and communicating with Sauron.


    The primary method of breeding relied on “crossbreeding,” and then he distorted them with his powerful mana.


    The subjects included the Dunlendings, the Numenoreans, and various other chaotic entities.


    Saruman’s records were very clear; he had even begun to involve genetic modifications...


    “Actually, this guy is good at research.


    He doesn’t have the strength to create new species, but he can intervene through these meansa?€|”


    Now, with his Enlightenment, Tao Yu had more or less grasped the outline after finishing the notes.


    However, he had no interest in disgusting things like crossbreeding.


    He should still possess basic judgmental abilities...


    ...


    Thousands of cavalry wanted to cross into the country, and even if it was an allied nation, they would certainly be stopped by border soldiers.


    But fortunately, Boromir was here, and the one stopping them happened to be Boromir’s brother, Faramir.


    “Why did you bring so many Rohan soldiers over?


    Weren’t you supposed to go to Misty Valley?”


    Faramir asked, somewhat surprised.


    Although his father was biased towards his older brother, Faramir did not feel jealousy; he just thought he was not good enough.


    Now seeing his own brother leading thousands of Rohan’s elite cavalry here, he also felt surprised.


    “A lot has happened on the way, it’s too lengthy to explain right now.


    Just leave a small squad here and have the rest join us; we’re going to assault the Black Gate and invade Mordor!”


    Boromir said, his expression brimming with excitement.


    He had been groomed as a successor from a young age and knew the current situation very well.


    Currently, Gondor could only barely withstand Mordor’s assault.


    That was mainly because most of Mordor’s Orcs couldn’t leave the smoky area around Mount Doom and had to hold their ground.


    However, with the appearance of stronger Orcs in Mordor capable of moving in sunlight, Gondor’s situation was not good.


    It was also recently that the help from Village Hidden by Clouds had alleviated much of their pressure.


    If it were before, even the future prime minister’s successor wouldn’t have considered attacking the Black Gate and entering Mordor.


    It would be sinful even to dream of it.


    But now, having witnessed the miracles created by Tao Yu on the journey, he wholly believed in Tao Yu’s talk of counterattacking Mordor!


    While Faramir, hearing his brother’s words, felt like his brother must be bewitched.


    How could he speak such nonsensical words?


    But peculiarly, the elite troops that Rohan had sent did not seem to bear any ill intentions.


    Could it really be an attack on Mordor?


    But before Boromir could explain, accompanied by a nearby blast of horns, the brothers suddenly focused their gaze.


    They saw a column of smoke shooting straight up at the remote horizon!


    That was the beacon smoke from the direction of Minas Tirith!


    Gondor’s capital was being attacked...