This Lord of the Rings world is nothing like the movies. Seriously, it's way off. Even if it's not totally unrecognizable, it's at least like someone cranked the difficulty mod way up.
No need to go into the movie details again—let's just say, the main trilogy is basically a slightly modded version of medieval warfare. Even Gandalf, the famous wizard, starts out looking like some street magician pulling cheap tricks. He does fireworks, blows smoke rings, makes a magic lightbulb—pretty lame, honestly. Only after he upgrades to the white robe does he finally seem remotely cool.
If I had to compare it to Sichuan cuisine, it's just mildly spicy.
But here? Totally different. Humans can train in battle energy, elves are masters of magic power. Sure, battle energy won't make you jump three meters high or shoot laser beams, but a sword charged with it is seriously deadly. All the famous human heroes are battle energy experts. Same goes for magic power—it won't let regular elves cast spells like Gandalf, but it's got its uses.
Just look at the Fellowship—every kingdom sent their top experts to Rivendell for the meeting. Otherwise, during the Moria mine fight, how could that giant troll, basically a walking mountain of meat, get one-shot by the elf prince's arrow?
Bottom line: the spiciness level of the Lord of the Rings world can vary wildly.
The movie trilogy is mild, the Hobbit prequels are a little spicier. But if you read the original novels, especially the background lore or The Silmarillion, it's off-the-charts spicy.
The Middle-earth that Jasper Xiao landed in? It's medium spicy. Not too hot, not too mild. Medium spice comes with its own challenges, but also its own flavor and nutrition. The Twins love spicy food anyway—mild and little spicy are too bland, but medium is just right for them.
Under the stars, racing all the way, by that afternoon, the group made it safely back to their main base—the camp of over a hundred elven knights: Rivendell.
Rivendell is the legendary elven kingdom from the movies, the place where the Council of the Ring was held, and where golden light fills the dreamy forest. For those not so familiar with Lord of the Rings, let's just call it the Golden Forest from now on. The lord here is Lord Elrond—technically, he's not the king of all elves, but for simplicity, we'll just call him 'Elven King.'