Obviously, Saruman had placed these items here as the fruits of hard work of the dwarves. They were plundered by the orcs from the dwarven city of Kaiser Dûm, the predecessor of the Mines of Moria. Furthermore, Saruman had enslaved and exterminated numerous orc tribes, thus these items naturally fell into his possession.
Sheyan browsed through the list of notifications, his eyeballs almost popped out. Especially the adamantium, if this was used to forge a shield, it could possibly produce an attribute similar to Sheyan's innate ability: 'Endurance' which could directly reduce the damage dealt to the enemy. Without a doubt, this attribute was extremely effective against high attack speed and low damage types. Yet, these items couldn't be brought out!
"Even if I can't bring them out, I can't leave them behind!" Sheyan gritted his teeth as he thought. Then, he started packing all these treasures into a chest.
At this moment, Melody was stupefied. Although she was naive, she wasn't an idiot. Even in Rivendell, adamantium and mithril weapons were rare. It was said that only the elven royalty, for example, the elven princess Arwen possessed a perfect (50% mithril) princess crown. The elven prince Legolas possessed a perfect adamantium weapon and an exquisite mithril inner armour!
In Rivendell, only 3-5 mithril weapons and equipments could be crowned as' Refined '(mithril content lower than 20% but higher than 10%), and only a single adamantium weapon. Even the 'Spirit Plated' (mithril on the edge) weapons could only be obtained by the strongest in Rivendell. As for adamantium, it was impossible to use 'Spirit Plated' to process it. Thus, even the most inferior adamantium weapons were of 'Refined' grade.
The reason why Melody was so familiar with these items, was because she had previously cleaned weapons and armours …...
Although Sheyan had reverted back to his human form, he was still extremely capable and experienced. After packing these materials into a chest, he directly pulled a rope from the side and tied it up. Then, he glanced down from the window of the wizard tower. He then spoke to Melody.
"I won't be able to bring these things with me when I leave, so I need you to take the box and escape. Once you're out of the orc camp, cast a 'Twilight Elf's Blessing' on the box, then bury it deep and mark it."
"If Saruman knew that news of this place had been leaked, he wouldn't even wait for the elves of Rivendell to arrive and would abandon this place! When the time comes, you can come back and take these things away safely. Remember, don't tell anyone about your wealth! I'll secretly look for dwarves who are good at forging to make a set of equipment for myself! Your own strength is the most fundamental source of strength. If you doubt my words, think about how your fellow elves treated you when you weren't even a twilight elf! "
The elf maiden timidly looked at Sheyan, her eyes brimming with tears.
"You can't speak so fiercely. What about you?"
Sheyan smiled bitterly.
"Of course I'll stay behind. Don't worry, I won't die. How about this, after you bury the items in the box, you can come back to support me. Of course, the orcs haven't returned yet. Hurry! "
When he said the last two words, Sheyan's tone was stern. His heart was extremely shameless. If the realm doesn't allow me to reap the benefits, then I'll let my lover reap the benefits! Looking at Melody's docile appearance, she would listen to him obediently. If he wanted her to climb up, she would climb up. If he wanted her to be like a puppy, she would be like a puppy. If she got stronger, wouldn't that mean his strength had risen as well? I can't possibly only come to the Lord of the Rings world once right!
Melody looked at him pitifully with tears in her eyes. Every step she took, she would turn back and hug Sheyan's leg as she cried incessantly. Sheyan was at a loss, finally he couldn't help but scold her loudly. He punched and kicked her before she ran away in tears.
At this moment, Sheyan who had made up his mind finally calmed down and started searching for his target. Of course it was Saruman's research notes!!!
Very obviously, the research notes were used to record a series of experimental data. Efficiency, swiftness, straightforwardness and neatness were the most important. If the notes were used to record data, then wouldn't the results be twice the effort for half the results? Therefore, Sheyan immediately stood at Saruman's usual favorite spot for experiments. Then using that as the centre, he searched the surroundings.
On the table, nothing.
Inside the table ….. the table didn't have any drawers. Eliminating this possibility.
The interior of the laboratory was filthy, test tubes and other items were placed messily. This meant that Saruman's character wasn't a strict and orderly person. Therefore, he couldn't eliminate the possibility of the notes being placed randomly.
Thus, he could deduce that the surrounding tables, dining table and toilet door had a higher probability of having research notes.
Sheyan continued to search, but to no avail. But he wasn't discouraged, after failing so many times, it meant that even though Saruman's doppelgänger didn't care about his appearance, he still treasured his research notes. Thus, he usually kept them in his drawer.
But after rummaging through 7-8 drawers in the laboratory … … he still didn't find anything. At present, half an hour had passed since they entered the orc city. Naturally, if they counted the time they spent on the road, then as long as Saruman's party wasn't completely annihilated, they should at least be on their way back to the orc city.
Although Sheyan was calm and collected, his heart couldn't help but feel anxious and gloomy. With a loud shout, he crazily swept the table beside him! The glass crystal experiment equipment on top of it was obviously scattered all over the floor. Then he vented his anger by smashing the bench and tossing the box, finally venting his frustrations.
Ever since he saw Saruman's clone plotting against Ocean-freak Moria, he had been nervously plotting and planning. It wasn't easy for him to execute his plan without any hiccups along the way ….. unfortunately, his plan was so smooth that it could be said to be a breeze, but at the final step, everything was ruined!!
"Don't tell me, although Saruman looks strong on the outside, he's actually a weak and insecure little bottom. Hence, he didn't walk the normal path and installed layers upon layers of mechanisms outside the wizard tower, and even installed a secret magic mechanism in the wizard tower to store his treasures?"
Sheyan panted, the more he thought about it, the more he felt this was a possibility. His heart was filled with despair ….. if Saruman really did that, then it was undoubtedly equivalent to him directly kissing that research manual and saying goodbye. Observing the flow of time, Sheyan couldn't help but let out a long sigh towards the sky. In his vexation, he unconsciously slammed his hands heavily onto the experiment table in front of him …..
"Ah!" Sheyan suddenly felt something wasn't right. Right now, he only had the strength of an ordinary person, and had lost that series of powerful enhancements. Why did the table feel slightly sunken when he slammed it with his left hand?
At present, Sheyan glanced at the position he was standing on, and then looked at the smooth surface of the wooden table and floor. He suddenly realized: The place he was standing on, should be the place where Saruman stood for the longest time during his experiments.
Sheyan's heart stirred, his left hand exerted strength to press down. Instantly, he felt that the flawless table could indeed be pressed, but there was still no movement. Sheyan carefully pondered for a moment, pressing his hand onto the wooden table and exerting strength, he then pushed downwards!
Still no movement.
Sheyan took a deep breath, the hope that he had painstakingly raised once again became as fragile as porcelain. He wasn't a person who would turn back until he saw the southern wall. Now that he finally obtained a glimmer of hope, how could he easily give up. He lightly pressed down and pushed upwards!
Still no movement …..
Then, should he press down and try pushing to the left? As the saying goes, the hand follows the heart. With this push, a 'kacha' sound could be heard. From Sheyan's right hand, a wooden block the size of a book popped out, roughly 10 cm above the table.
Then, the wooden plank opened up like a folded book. The left half of the wooden plank held a stack of parchment paper, while the right half held an ink bottle and a white feather pen! Below the ink bottle was a crumpled white cloth stained with black stains, it looked like it was used to wipe away the ink.
Obviously, this was the place Saruman used to record his experiments. This ingenious little mechanism needed to be pressed down and pushed to the left before it would activate. It had the greatest potential to avoid any unwanted consequences. On the right side of the pocket-sized table, one could see that it was permanently enchanted with 'Miniature Floating Spell', 'Luminous Spell', 'Magic Extension Barrier', 'Permanent Spell' etc. Undoubtedly, it brought great convenience to Saruman's research and study.
Sheyan grabbed the sheepskin scroll on the pocket-sized table, swiftly flipping through it. His heart instantly turned cold, it turns out that this 3 finger thick sheepskin scroll was actually brand new!!! Don't mention words, there wasn't even a drop of ink on it. It seemed like boss Saruman had just recently completed a research project, and his insights had just been completed (or perhaps it was unfinished). Furthermore, this new hole was still being fattened up!
Sheyan painfully shut his eyes, if he knew this would be the outcome, he would rather not have found the mechanism! Giving people hope and then disappointing them, it was better not to give it to them in the first place! Suddenly, that crumpled white cloth stained with black stains flashed in Sheyan's mind ….. that black stain, wasn't it too orderly? (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support, is my greatest motivation.)
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