Chapter 118: Passage Fort

"Mithrandir, my friend, what brings you to the Woodland Kingdom?"

In the palace hall of the Woodland Kingdom, Thranduil greeted Gandalf as he walked down the steps so that he didn't have to look up at him.

"It's nothing serious, Your Majesty. I just stopped by to get some information."

"Oh? What do you want to find out?"

"I would like to ask you about Dol Guldur's recent movements."

Gandalf asked normally at first, then took two steps forward and came closer, whispering: "And about Saruman, this is a personal question I want to ask, has he been to Doguldur recently?"

Thranduil gave Gandalf a long look.

"No, he has not been here since the attack on Dol Guldur not long ago."

"But who knows. After all, the shadow of Dol Guldur was only recently banished."

"If he or anything comes, I'll tell you."

Gandalf nodded and thanked him sincerely.

Obviously, anyone with a little brighter eyes would choose to trust the low-key gray robe more than the white robe who only knew how to ask for wisdom but never gave back to others' generosity.

After finishing this topic, Thranduil continued Gandalf's previous question and said:

"There is no unusual movement in Dol Guldur. My people have been monitoring that place. After Sauron left, the Orcs also scattered. There are no dark creatures entrenched there for the time being."

"I see, that's all I wanted to ask."

After saying these words, Gandalf stood still without moving.

Thranduil looked at him curiously, thought for a moment, and said:

"It's a rare trip, Mithrandir, why don't you stay here for a few more days?"

"OK."

Gandalf agreed immediately without any hesitation, as if he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.

Now Thranduil became even more curious.

"This is very different from your usual style. I thought you would leave in a hurry after finding out the information."

"Is there something else in the forest that you care about?"

Gandalf raised one corner of his mouth slightly and said cheerfully:

"Something he cares about - there is, indeed, but he hasn't arrived yet."

"Not yet?"

"Yes, but it should be soon."

Gandalf looked eastward, and his sight seemed to pass through the wall of the hall and the rock behind it and fall somewhere in the woods.

"My hunch is that something big is going to happen here."

“Not to be missed.”

Thranduil looked at Gandalf helplessly.

"News from wizards is always like thunder rolling in the sky, foreshadowing the arrival of something that people have to pay attention to."

"I hope what you said wasn't anything bad."

"No, I bet you my pipe."

After a brief exchange, Thranduil waved his hand and the lieutenant of the Woodland Kingdom came over and took Gandalf to a guest room.

And it was not long after Gandalf finished talking with the King of the Woodlands.

In a place in the Black Forest that was completely covered in shadows, there was an occasional flicker of fire, and broken limbs and charred flesh were scattered all over the ground. Large areas of land were covered with a layer of slurry from the explosion of spiders.

It feels like a block of slime when you step on it.

[Achieved Title: Spider Nemesis]

The long sword reflected a cold light that came in from nowhere in the darkness.

It was just a faint glimmer that was hardly noticeable, but it was extremely obvious in the eyes of spiders, and it seemed to blind them just by catching a glimpse of it.

The spiders have lost the courage to face the sword and the man who wields it.

From now on, the appearance of either of them would make them tremble.

“This road is much smoother.”

Since this communication with the sword, the spiders never gave any suggestions when Levi was cleaning up their webs.

It was not until Levi had left for a long time and crossed the magic river that the remaining spiders dared to come out tentatively and carefully reweave their webs.

"Your Majesty, Levi is here."

Levi had just reached the main gate of the king's palace when a guard hurried back to report. In order to save time, he simply omitted the titles and various achievements in front of Levi's name.

“There are quite a few friends visiting here recently.”

Thranduil said this casually, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong.

Could it be that the thing Gandalf was talking about was Levi? Thinking of this, he stood up and walked towards the main entrance.

Gandalf also did the same thing.

No, rather than taking action, it would be more accurate to say that he had been squatting at the door for a long time.

Old Gandalf was sitting on a small tree stump somewhere at the main entrance of the palace, smoking a cigarette, and he cast his eyes over almost the moment the door opened.

When he saw who was coming, he couldn't help but nod and signal to him.

"Gandalf."

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Levi was quite surprised.

"I didn't expect to see you here. How was your harvest in the Anduin Valley?"

“Not very good.”

Gandalf put away his pipe, stood up and walked with Levi.

"I suspect that thing is no longer in that river valley, and... it is most likely not in the sea either."

"I think so too." Levi replied.

"There is one more thing about Saruman. You saw him in Rivendell last time. He is the white-robed wizard. I recently went to his tower and found some unusual things. I haven't mentioned this to anyone yet..."

"Greetings to you, Levi, my ally, how are you doing."

As they were talking, a voice suddenly came from a distance. They looked up and saw Thranduil approaching quickly while greeting them.

Seeing the king personally coming to the gate to greet him, Levi was a little surprised. He responded, "Not bad. Your Majesty looks very energetic. I guess something good has happened recently."

“Some good things did happen.”

Thranduil smiled and nodded, as if he was trying to show something.

Gandalf on the side couldn't really see anything special, so he continued, "Forgive me for not noticing that you look much better than the last time we met."

Although Gandalf didn't notice it, Levi had sharp eyes.

He was very familiar with the little red flower on her head.

“Hopefully good things will continue.”

He said something with profound meaning.

After a simple greeting, the three of them soon sat at a table, looking at each other.

It seemed like everyone had something to say, but didn't quite want to say it.

In the end, it was Levi who broke the atmosphere first, took out the map and showed it to Thranduil.

Gandalf also stretched his neck and came closer curiously.

"In fact, I am planning to build a road recently, a road from River Valley City to Roadside Castle. These are my two territories, and I hope they can be connected."

"By the way, the roadside fort is here."

Levi pointed to a point west of the Misty Mountains.

Thranduil simulated the best route for road construction in his mind, and thought about a dilapidated road in the Black Forest. He vaguely guessed the purpose of his ally's visit.

“This doesn’t look close, it doesn’t look like a small project,” he said.

“It’s really not a small project.”

Levi explained: "As you can see, the road I want to build may pass through the northern half of the Black Forest, which happens to be under the jurisdiction of the Woodland Kingdom."

“That’s what I came here for this time.”

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After sleeping for a whole day, my body has recovered a bit. I continue to write. 　　A new chapter is not far away...

(End of this chapter)