Chapter 282 Saruman's Visit

In 2962, an uninvited guest arrived at the Roadside Castle.

He was a dignified old man in a white robe. He held a black cane, had a serious expression, raised his head proudly, and looked down at everything here with sharp eyes.

"Humph, is this the city built by the so-called 'Lord of the North. (Omitted) Legend Levi' himself?"

When he spoke, his words were full of sarcasm and sourness.

I was a little out of breath and sweat was coming out.

People kept away from this strange old man.

The 'arrogant old man in a white robe' in people's impression is naturally Saruman.

At this moment, he was walking on the flat and clean road in the roadside fort, looking left and right, his eyes full of scrutiny.

This move attracted the attention of many people.

"He doesn't look like the gray-robed wizard who has a good relationship with the lord."

Some people were talking.

"Nonsense, isn't that a white robe?"

"White robe, gray robe, what's the difference?"

The people in the territory do not understand the knowledge of wizards. In fact, this is the norm for the people in Middle-earth. Only people at the level of lords or even kings have enough understanding of this kind of knowledge.

Saruman chose not to hear the naked discussions of the neighbors.

After all, this is someone else's territory, and it's not a big deal so it's not a good idea to make trouble.

Of course, the residents didn't say anything bad, and although the residents of Roadside Castle had a lot of free time, not all of them were interested in wizards.

Most people just glance at it when they pass by, curious for a moment, and then continue doing their own things.

After all, this is a roadside fort, and there are many new and interesting things.

There is a dragon lying under the Maolong tree. Who would believe it if I told anyone about it? And... he is just a wizard. What's so surprising about that?

If you really want to talk about rarity, a certain lord is much rarer than a wizard.

"I'll just admit that this city has its merits."

After entering the city gate and walking for a distance, Saruman commented on the roadside fort.

"But it's just an ordinary city after all, and in some aspects it's not as good as Orthanc..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly looked up and saw an unnamed tower by the lake.

So he shut up.

That tower doesn't look any shorter than Orthanc, and it doesn't look any worse for craftsmanship.

“I just don’t know what’s inside…”

Saruman muttered, changed his route and took a walk around the tower first.

Then I was confused by the endless stairs in the huge library, just like the ones outside.

The cane made a slight sound as it tapped the steps, and Saruman's eyes swept over the books as if he wanted to engrave them into his mind.

"interesting."

He walked silently up and down the stairs, as if he wanted to see the whole place.

Occasionally when passing by some bookshelves or desks, you can see people reading, and they look very focused.

Saruman did not disturb these people who were thirsty for knowledge. His movements were silent and steady, and many people did not even notice someone passing by them.

Although he had many unpleasant experiences with the tower owner and they did not get along very well, as a rather proud wizard and a powerful leader, he still had to maintain the most basic manners.

This has nothing to do with the good or bad of one's nature, nor is it a deliberate disguise; it's just a habit of behaving this way.

When Saruman returned to the starting point of the Great Library in the Tower again, suddenly a book displayed alone attracted his attention.

That's the history book of Roadside Fort.

Saruman picked up the book and began to read, but soon he reached the end.

“A short history.”

Shaking his head, he put the book down.

Then I found another book next to it.

A History of the Free Cities

This book has a history.

For the purpose of investigation, Saruman opened the book.

After a while, he found a place to sit down and read for a long time. When the sky turned red, he finally finished reading everything recorded in the book.

Obviously, this book records much more than the history of Roadside Fort.

It records the development of all the territories of the free city-state, and even records the predecessors of the territories and how the territories came under Levy's control.

"interesting."

"What an enviable...divine power."

However, it is not out of reach.

Research on the beacon has been quite fruitful, and the most critical issue now is the lack of understanding of its origin and fundamental nature.

Thinking of this, Saruman couldn't help but shake his head.

He did not visit this huge library for nothing. One of the main purposes of coming here was to search for the 'beacon' and the information related to the 'Netherworld Star' contained therein.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

But after reading through an entire library of books - at least the titles of the books - he couldn't find any record of this item.

It was as if they were all taken out of thin air by Levi.

"Oh, it seems that you have a narrow side. You are not willing to share even a little information. The knowledge of the Orthanc Tower is completely unknown to you."

As mentioned above, Saruman has already thought of the greeting he will use when he meets Levi next time.

Yes, just say that to him and he will definitely have nothing to say.

Putting aside the history of the Free Cities, Saruman walked out of the nameless tower and returned to the city.

Go straight to the lord's residence, the 'Roadside Fort', which seems a little inconspicuous among many prosperous buildings.

When he reached the roadside fort, he stopped again.

"The Maolong tree?"

"I didn't expect to see him here. It seems he has won the trust of the elves of Lothlórien."

Saruman was slightly surprised, but only for a moment, and then he returned to normal.

There are many of these things in Valinor, and the maelstroms in Valinor are more majestic than those in Middle-earth and contain more magic.

There's nothing strange about it.

As he thought this, Saruman turned and walked away without even looking at him.

In this way, he walked through the many landscapes of Roadside Castle, through the crowd in the square, passed by the Maolong tree, and crossed a crouching fire dragon...

etc?

Saruman's eyes widened and he turned his head sharply.

What the hell! ?

"dragon?"

Those blurred and almost forgotten ancient memories revived in his mind, and subconsciously, Saruman frowned.

"That guy actually raised a dragon?"

"You better stay away from me, evil thing."

Due to his stereotype of creatures like dragons, the first thing he showed was disgust.

He even used his walking stick to poke at it twice, trying to drive away the dragon that was blocking the road.

Crunch.

Finally, Pinkie became impatient with being nudged, turned around, bit Saruman's staff, and pretended to throw the hard stick aside.

However, Saruman is no pushover - to reiterate, the wizard only looks old, but his strength is in no way inferior to those experienced warriors.

He grabbed the cane with both hands and pulled it back with all his strength.

"Let go, dragon, and don't touch my staff!"

Xiaofen also wanted to compete with him. She climbed up on the spot and bit the cane, refusing to let go.

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