Chapter 135 Moria

Levi was not sure whether it was a good thing for a newborn dragon that had not experienced any complicated things to experience separation too early.

Although separation will certainly be a common occurrence in the days ahead for a dragon with an infinite lifespan, it is still young after all.

"Forget it, I'll need it sooner or later."

Levi scattered the little powder and let the two of them continue playing. He returned to the castle, spread out the map, and began to plan his next trip.

Lothlórien.

If you have a destination, you must have a route.

A line was drawn from the roadside fort to Moria.

Then there is the exit on the east side of Moria. Not far from this exit is the golden forest, and the two places are almost adjacent.

Looking at these two places, Levi also felt a little emotional.

In the past, the dwarves and the elves had a sincere friendship, and they had enthusiastically helped the elves. Unfortunately, in the end, the dwarves were harmed by their growing greed and stubborn character.

The ring that Sauron gave to the dwarves made them as greedy as dragons and hated anyone who tried to take their treasure. However, their stubbornness prevented them from succumbing to darkness and being controlled by Sauron.

After obtaining the ring, the dwarves of Khazad-dûm, under the leadership of their current king Durin III, sent out a large army to help the elves resist Sauron. It was also with their help that Elrond was able to retreat smoothly.

This is also why Elrond was so tolerant of Thorin and his companions in Rivendell. It was all because of his ancestors.

The partial defeat in that battle was so irritating that Sauron directly ordered the Orcs to be enemies with the Dwarves forever and target them everywhere.

From that time on, the two races fought fiercely whenever they met, with jealousy and hatred exceeding all others.

"Just go from here."

Moria.

In the autumn of that year, Levi set out from Waysideburg, headed south, crossed the Sounding Water, went straight down to Eregion, passed through many ruins, and came to a lake under the Misty Mountains.

This is where the West Gate of Moria is located.

Under the night sky, Levi stared at his own reflection in the lake and reached out his hand to touch the lake's edge.

The ripples spread far away, disturbing the things within.

And when the ripples subsided, the lake was still dead silent.

"Hi, is anyone there!?"

Levi shouted into the lake and threw another stone in.

However, the expected movement did not occur.

Of course, Levi wasn't being crazy. He was just trying to call out the indescribable and shapeless "watcher" covered with huge tentacles in the water.

However, although the observer in the water did not respond to Levi, another voice appeared on the mountain beside him.

Roar! A wolf climbed up the mountain, revealing its hideous head, its scarlet eyes fixed on the human who had come to its doorstep.

You know, this place is now called Moria, not Khazad-dûm, and as long as the former name is not removed, it means that it is still full of darkness, and there are orcs, wargs, trolls and some giant beasts everywhere.

"Only one warg?"

Just as Levi was thinking this, another wolf popped out from the other side of the wolf that had exposed its head.

Immediately afterwards, dense red dots emerged from the top of the mountain.

Wolf pack.

Levi licked his lips and drew his sword.

Swoosh——

Under the moonlight, the nemesis emitted a cold light, but that light was like thorns in the eyes of the wolves, causing them to retreat uncontrollably.

And when Levi took two steps forward, exposing his face and figure to the moonlight.

The leading wolf suddenly howled, turned around and ran down the hill.

The other wolves nearby seemed to have just woken up, and followed the leading wolf without looking back.

For a moment the area became quiet again.

“…”

Levi silently retracted his sword, turned around and looked at the place he was looking for.

Right next to this deep lake, there is a vertical and smooth rock wall that looks like it was cut by something.

As Levi got closer, several patterns lit up in the middle of the smooth rock wall.

This is a solid magical gate that is a mixture of elf and dwarf craftsmanship. Even Sauron's army in his heyday could not break through it and could only be blocked outside.

To open it, a secret code is required.

"Mellon."

Levi uttered the syllable, which means "friend" in Elvish.

Crash.

The magical door opened automatically.

The gate to a dwarven kingdom needs to be unlocked and opened in the Elvish language, which is enough to prove the friendship that once existed between the two races.

In fact, the door itself is a symbol of friendship between the two parties. As long as Eregion was not destroyed, it was always open.

But at this time, it is better to close it.

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As the door closed, the only source of light disappeared, leaving only pitch darkness inside, unable to see anything.

Instead of taking out a torch, Levi drank a bottle of night vision potion.

The view suddenly broadened.

Levi's eyes widened.

There were two thick stone pillars several dozen meters high standing in the huge cavity, guarding the wide passage in the middle leading to the interior.

There is a small door on each side of the stone pillar.

There was no rush to move forward.

Crunch.

One of the small doors on both sides of the stone pillar was pushed open.

What came into view was a room that was not very big. There were several straw beds placed inside, close to a fireplace. On the wall in front of the beds were some empty weapon racks. In front of the weapon racks was a small table with dusty plates and wine glasses on it.

"Outpost?"

Levi thought of a word to describe this place.

It can be seen that no one has been here for a long time. Of course, after the fall, such a place would be of no use.

After searching the outposts on both sides and rummaging through the drawers and cabinets without finding anything useful, Levi rubbed his hands.

Players are addicted to looting and will feel uncomfortable if they don't find something good in the ruins.

After closing the gate of the outpost, Levi walked towards the wide passage in the middle of the stone pillars and walked all the way inside until he came to a dangerous path.

With the help of night vision, Levi could see the entire terrain outline here.

The path was close to the rock wall, and below it was a deep valley with no bottom to be seen. Somewhere in the depths, there seemed to be something moving, like an oak, but from the looks of it, he didn't notice anyone above him.

Looking up, Levi discovered that this road connected three directions, up, middle and down. The top one was connected to a dwarf-style passage, and no one knew where the other two led to.

Levi walked up without hesitation.

As it turned out, this choice was the right one.

Soon, a spacious hall appeared in front of us.

As always, it is in the magnificent dwarven style, tall and wide, supported by multiple stone pillars. If it weren't for the staircase going up that was too low to walk around, people would have believed that this was where giants lived.

It was quiet all around, and there seemed to be nothing unusual.

Levi walked along this road for a long time, so long that he had finished all the night vision potions in his backpack. He had to take out the alchemy table and various materials from the ender box and make some on the spot.

This boring journey lasted for several days, with all kinds of incomprehensible detours and obstacles in between. Sometimes I would reach the end while walking, and sometimes I would end up in an unknown room after many twists and turns.

This reminded Levi of a rumor: the entire Moria itself is a huge maze.

After being lost for several days, Levi became anxious.

He just pulled out his pickaxe.

"Forgive me, Thorin, this place is too difficult to walk in. I will help you repair it a little."

(End of this chapter)