Chapter 10 Development
"Excuse me, who are you?" Levi asked.
"Just a vagrant."
Homeless?
A figure slowly emerged from the darkness. Only voices could be heard, but no footsteps.
If he didn't show up on his own initiative, Levi would never realize that there was someone lurking nearby.
Levi resisted the urge to take out a torch and looked carefully in the moonlight. He saw that the person coming was tall, wearing a cloak, with a dagger at his waist and a simple wooden bow on his back.
A face was buried in the darkness, hidden by a hood, and could not be seen at all.
"Thank you very much."
Although I can also kill these orcs, they are here to help after all, and their kindness should not be let down.
The nomad recovered the arrows and looted the orcs he had killed. He said, "You're welcome. These orcs were my hunting targets. I have been following them for a long time. You have helped me."
After that, he looked at Levi again and said, "But if you ask me, it's better not to make light in such a high place at night."
Levi rubbed his hands awkwardly.
'You are of the Dúnedain?' he asked, changing the subject.
The homeless man looked at Levi with a little surprise.
"right."
In just a few words, the corpse with an arrow in the head was looted, but the body of the orc killed by Levi was left untouched.
"I heard that there are some nomads secretly guarding this wilderness. It turns out to be true."
"Does anyone really say that?" The homeless man laughed. "That's really rare."
These northern survivors wandering in the wilderness are always suspected because of their uncertain whereabouts and mysterious nature, and are often classified by some as gangsters and bandits.
"You killed those things in the barrow?"
The vagrant suddenly raised his head, and in the darkness, a pair of gray eyes were bright and staring at Levi.
"Yes, can I ask how you figured that out?" Levi was a little curious.
"Gut feeling, I was dealing with those guys a lot for a while."
Well, amazing intuition.
Levi reluctantly agreed with this statement.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly took out the rotten and broken sword from the ancient tomb dropped by the corpse demon and threw it to the vagrant.
The homeless man caught it and looked at it carefully for a few seconds, appearing quite surprised.
"It seems that you are familiar with this kind of sword?"
The wanderer nodded and said, "Very familiar. This is the weapon we used a long time ago. The forging method has been lost, but this one may be usable after some repairs."
"Then I'll give it to you."
"Oh? Are you really going to give it to me? You know, this sword is quite old and can be considered an antique. It can be sold for a very good price to someone who knows its value."
"Really? I think it's better to give it to someone in need than to sell it to someone who wants it. Besides, this thing is very meaningful to you, isn't it?"
"Well, thank you very much."
The homeless man nodded heavily and stopped refusing. He just fumbled around in his pocket, took out a coin and handed it to Levi.
"Take this as a token of your love. If there is anything you need me to do, you can go to the Forgotten Inn and wait for me. That is my fixed place of residence. I will definitely appear there in half a month at most."
Levi nodded and put the coin away.
"My name is Levi, what's your name?"
"Falodane."
The vagrant left a name and the two said goodbye.
The wanderers disappeared into the darkness.
Levi looked out at the wilderness and suddenly had some ideas.
This place seems good too.
…
One day half a month later, Levi crawled out from the underground tunnels with a happy look on his face. In his backpack were some raw iron ore and more than a dozen sets of raw stones that the fortress could not fit.
Hard work pays off.
After half a month of exploration and in-depth excavation, Levi finally discovered an iron ore vein deep underground. Although he didn't know how big it was, it was definitely enough to mine for a period of time.
And there is not only iron. When digging holes around, you can occasionally find some other scattered minerals, such as copper, sulfur, saltpeter and so on.
In fact, Levi didn't recognize these things at all, but when they were dug out and fell into the backpack, the system would always kindly label them with item IDs.
After having sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal in the backpack, the synthesis table suddenly unlocks a recipe.
gunpowder.
And - TNT!
From then on, Levi paid special attention to collecting these materials when digging holes.
After confirming that the area was relatively rich in minerals, Levi finally made a decision.
That's it! The first base site selection.
Levi opened the map and marked a point on it.
This place is roughly located between Weathertop and Troll Forest, some distance away from the main road. It is surrounded by forests, lakes, and a relatively large flat area.
If it weren't for the fact that orcs and wargs often appear in this area, it would really be a livable place.
But Levi is not afraid of these.
A month later, a stone and wood fortress rose out of nowhere on the flat ground, surrounded by a seven or eight meter high wall that enclosed a large area of land.
It seemed as if an endless source of water was gushing out from the castle, nourishing a large wheat field that suddenly appeared, and in a few days the wheat field turned golden.
From a distance, it is quite beautiful, but it seems a bit quiet, as if no one lives there.
However, the occasional fireworks rising from the city walls told those eyes hidden in the dark that there were indeed people living here.
That day, Levi was carrying a pickaxe and a backpack full of ore and boulders and going home as usual. When he reached the door, he suddenly became alert. When he looked up, he saw a man sitting on the city wall looking at him. He didn't know how he climbed up.
Homeless?
Looks a little familiar.
"Falodane?" Levi asked.
The vagrant on the city wall waved his hand as a sign of agreement.
Seeing Levi coming back, he no longer sat there. In three or two steps, he used the force to jump down from a high place. Levi was amazed. His skills were really top-notch.
"How did you find this place?"
"I heard it from my companions. A wizard with strange powers built a fortress out of thin air here and planted fields. They grew very fast. As soon as they described your appearance, I knew it was you."
"Besides, your place is really too conspicuous. There are fireworks every day. It's hard not to notice it."
During this visit, Farodan did not hide his face. Under the sunlight, this tall Dunedain had black hair, gray eyes, and a handsome face.
Although this guy looks only in his thirties or forties, he may actually be over a hundred years old.
"That's true." Levi did not deny it. He never thought of hiding it.
Orcs and the like, come if you want. I am a great MC player and I am not a pushover. Even if a large army is approaching, what does it matter? Do you think I am just a decoration? "Come in and sit down? I just renovated the kitchen recently, why don't you try out my cooking skills."
Farodan shook his head and said, "No, time is urgent. I came here to tell you that a group of Orc cavalry has set their sights on this place. There are dozens of wolf riders alone. Including the other miscellaneous soldiers, this group is estimated to have hundreds of people in total."
hiss--
The team consists of hundreds of orcs, including dozens of wolf riders.
It might be difficult to defend this small broken castle by myself. You know, the jumping ability of the wolf is terribly strong. It can jump several meters high and climb up the roof and remove the tiles easily.
It would be fine if they could just jump high, but the key is that they have good climbing ability and can climb trees over ten meters high easily.
This seven or eight meter high wall...
Considering how smooth the boulders are and there are no leverage points, it shouldn't be possible to get up...right?
"It will take some time for them to get here. You still have time to leave now." Farodan advised.
"No, I won't leave. I just built a base. How can I bear this injustice?"
If any random team could drive me away, wouldn't that mean I'd be working for the orcs? At worst, I could just fight them.
Seeing Levi's firm attitude, knowing that he could not be persuaded, Farodan looked around the castle and said, "If you don't leave, it will be very difficult for you to stop the Orc team. As far as I know, the leader of the team is an Orc who is abnormally tall and very strong."
Farodan glanced at the wooden fence gate in front of the castle.
Can this thing really be considered a city gate?
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop him with this door of yours."
"It's okay. I have a solution."
Levi didn't care.
Looking Levi up and down, and then looking at the castle that was built almost overnight, Farodan seemed to be thinking about something.
"Well, I'm sure you'll have some magic tricks."
"But are you sure you don't want to make some more preparations? In fact, when I found that team, they were already heading this way. If nothing goes wrong, they will arrive tonight."
"Ah? Tonight!?"
So fast?
Levi's heart was immediately lifted up.
Although he said he was not afraid, he was, after all, a newcomer who had not experienced any major storms. The biggest scene he had ever seen was being robbed by eight bandits, but this scale was at most a dispute at the village entrance.
Levi was suddenly told that he would face a small battle tonight. To be honest, he was still sweating profusely.
(End of this chapter)
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