Chapter 112 Banquet
There are many people in River Valley City, at least much more than in Roadside Castle.
They need more time to adapt.
After handing over the new development affairs here to Bud, Levi went offline again and rushed home from Hell Gate.
If anyone knew that he traveled more than 1,100 kilometers from River Valley City back to Roadside Castle in just two hours, they would be shocked.
However, this is already common for the people of Roadside Castle.
From their perspective, their lord had been away for less than a day. He simply left the territory in the morning to do some business and returned in the evening.
The weather is starting to warm up.
Levi could feel this clearly when he walked out of the gate of hell.
The snow on the roadside mixed with a small amount of melted water and became hard the next day after experiencing the cold wind at night.
This winter is almost over.
Crash——
The city gates opened.
Levi looked over and saw several transport carts entering the city one after another, pulled by a few horses with dull eyes.
The caravan is back.
With a full truck of out-of-town goods.
"Sir, this business trip went quite smoothly."
When the leading merchant saw Levi waiting at the door, he immediately jumped out of the car and reported: "We passed through various towns in Bree and then headed to the Shire. People in these places were very interested in our goods, and the transaction went quite smoothly."
"After that we headed west and arrived at the port where the elves lived."
"The elves there were very friendly. They let us in without even questioning us, and they bought half of the goods in our car."
"They paid with silver coins and all kinds of jewels, corals, and diamonds, which were placed in the front car."
As the leading merchant spoke, he took Levi towards the cart.
Not to mention, the elves in Lindon are quite generous and gave quite a few diamonds.
"That's right, I can collect more diamonds in the future."
"I see."
"Oh, there is one more thing, sir."
The merchant thought for a moment and said, "There is an old elf with a gray beard, who seems to be the lord there. He asked me to pass on a message to you:"
"Cieldan, greetings to His Excellency, and welcome to Lindon the founder of the Free Cities."
Cirdan the Shipwright?
This is unexpected news.
"I see. I'll go when I have time."
"If I haven't been there yet when you pass by next time, take this message with you and say hello to the elf for me."
Several merchants agreed to this matter, and one of them continued to report: "After this, we headed to the Blue Mountains. The dwarves there were also quite interested in our goods, especially the tough leather, which seemed to be very helpful for some of their crafts."
“They bought up almost all the leather.”
"Also, we saw that some dwarves were packing up and preparing to migrate eastward. I asked some dwarves and they did not intend to hide their route. The dwarves said that they would cross the Misty Mountains and the River Valley this spring and then head north to return to their original homeland."
"The Lonely Mountain, or Erebor," Levi added.
"It was just liberated there not long ago, and we need manpower."
Levi briefly talked about the situation in Lonely Mountain and also mentioned the River Valley City there. The residents were also surprised.
It turns out that the lord has another territory on the other side of the distant mountains.
While the merchants were reporting and chatting with Levi about the caravan affairs, the guards had already taken off their armor and began to move the goods off the carts bit by bit.
Among them were jewels and diamonds. When they heard that the lord needed them, everyone packed them up and sent them all to the castle without leaving any behind.
However, after seeing them, Levi just took all the diamonds. As for the other gems - apart from being beautiful, they were really useless and could be made into decorations at most.
In the end, these things were left to the residents to distribute and deal with on their own. Whoever wanted them could take them and play with them. Levi did not participate in the specific distribution details and negotiations at all.
Anyway, Levi himself has no shortage of gems. If he takes out all the gems stored in Lonely Mountain, he can directly flood the castle.
This time the caravan brought back not only goods, but also many people.
There were refugees who were robbed by bandits and homeless people on the roadside. Of course, they were not brought back by the caravan, but they received guidance when the caravan passed by and came here on their own with some food aid.
After a whole winter, the territory had hundreds of new residents. They had all adapted to life in the territory and had joined in the collective labor.
Just like that, when all affairs were settled and they rested for a few days, the members of the caravan gathered again and began to discuss the content of the next business trip, including the types of goods and the route.
It is worth noting that there were some changes in the personnel of the caravan this time. The two guards wanted to go home and farm, and chose to leave the team during this rest period. However, two people who were eager for travel and adventure soon emerged among the residents to fill their vacancies.
The position of the merchants has not changed, they are still the same four people.
“I’ve always wanted to travel around like this.”
A member of the caravan said: "This feels great. We don't have to worry about not being able to sell the goods, not having enough silver coins, or the cost. Safety on the road is also guaranteed."
"We can travel to various regions as much as we want, learn about local customs and cultures through trade, and never worry about running out of topics when talking to people of all kinds - there is so much to talk about our homeland."
“I’m already looking forward to my next trip.”
"Let's wait for the snow on the road to melt a little more."
Another person added a word.
"Besides, the Lord seems to have something to say, and I don't want to miss it."
"Eh, really?"
"I'll be there right now!"
In the square in the middle of the roadside fort.
Water was flowing down from the top of the fountain continuously, but the pool below did not rise at all, even though the fountain did not seem to have any special structural design.
At this moment, everyone in the territory was standing in the large open space in front of the fountain, staring at Levi without blinking, with their ears pricked up, afraid of missing a word.
"My people!"
As soon as Li Wei said a word, cheers came from below.
There is no need for specific content anymore. Just the fact that Li Wei is standing here is worth it for them to do this.
Levi quickly pressed his hand and continued:
"Do you know when next month is?"
The residents looked at each other, not knowing what this meant.
It is already February. Next month is March. Is there anything special about this? Levi stated calmly:
"Two years ago, in the spring of 2940, the roadside fort was built here."
"oh--!"
The crowd went wild.
"Foundation Day!" someone said.
“It was truly a day worth celebrating.”
Some residents had a vague idea of what was going on and were visibly excited.
Levi pressed his hands again and said loudly to the crowd:
"Yes, Establishment Day!"
"It is decided. We will hold a roadside fort establishment banquet on the first day of next month. I declare that everyone can have seven days off at the beginning of March!"
"——A seven-day banquet!"
Crash——
This news was like TNT thrown into deep water. The crowd exploded again, even more enthusiastically than before. The discussions and cheers resounded throughout the square and spread far away.
After announcing the news, Levi jumped down from the fountain with a smile and walked towards the wine cellar amid extremely enthusiastic cheers and crowds.
Ask someone to take out the brewed liquor.
It can be predicted that the territory will be a very lively scene in the next few days. People don’t have to work or be busy with anything. The only thing they need to be careful about is not to burst their stomachs or get too excited and fall drunk on the side of the road.
The residents were busy preparing for the banquet and began to set the scene spontaneously.
Levi also returned to the castle, took out some gunpowder, and prepared to synthesize some more beautiful fireworks.
But when he saw the fireworks, he thought of some people again.
The first person that came to my mind was Gandalf. This old man was quite good at setting off fireworks, and his pyrotechnic magic was much more beautiful than the fireworks made by Levi.
Unfortunately, according to the time, Gandalf should still be exploring on the other side of the Misty Mountains and definitely doesn't have time to come.
Including Thranduil of Mirkwood, Thorin of Lonely Mountain and the dwarves of the expedition, as well as Bard, the great eagles, Beorn, the Brown Robes...all these familiar people could not come.
After all, this so-called 'Establishment Day' was only set temporarily by Levi, and even the name of the festival was borrowed from the creativity of the residents, and there was no time to notify others.
It seemed that Bilbo was the only one who could come to the party.
Just as Levi was thinking this, an unexpected guest came to the door of the roadside fort.
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