Chapter 114: The Lonely Man
With the help of Vader, Legolas found something he liked to do.
Farming.
Walk through the corn stalks or step on the plowed land, collect the grown crops, and watch them accumulate little by little.
It feels great to fully visualize your efforts.
Of course, it is also because these crops grow relatively fast and are easy to pick. Rapid planting and picking means that the results of the labor can be shown quickly, which is a very exciting thing.
"I can't believe there are so many miraculous things."
At this moment, Legolas had taken off his leather armor, bow and arrows, and weapons, and put on a simple cloth suit. He sat on a small stool next to the farmland, looking at the farmland and the trees swaying in the wind, looking quite leisurely.
The sun shines on my body, feeling warm.
Unlike the elves' generally quiet homes, the people here always have a lot to say, always have things they want to do, and they are full of energy.
Perhaps this is a trait unique to races with a limited lifespan, with time chasing after them and forcing them to act within a life that can be seen to an end.
After finishing harvesting the piece of land he was responsible for, Legolas went to visit other places.
At this time, most people were planning to hold a banquet. Although there were not many people in Roadside Fort, as long as there were residents, there would be a lively scene.
As an elf, Legolas is quite conspicuous.
But the residents just looked at it curiously at most and didn't think much about it.
There are too many shocking things in the territory. Not to mention the elves, even if a giant dragon suddenly appeared one day, the people would not be surprised.
All the answers can be found in the lord.
"Is there anything I can do to help?"
Looking at the lively scene in front of him, Legolas couldn't help but go up and ask.
The person being asked was a little surprised at first, but he immediately calmed down and pointed to the side: "We need a few tables over there, and some cutlery and cups. If you don't mind, maybe you can go to the warehouse and bring some over?"
"good."
Legolas nodded and immediately set to work.
With Legolas's activeness, the residents soon discovered that there was a hardworking elf in the territory. Some people dared to talk to him and received responses.
In this way, when the banquet on the day of the establishment of the roadside fort officially began, Legolas had successfully blended into the crowd and was able to chat and laugh with the residents.
While they were chatting, a little girl took out a small red flower from her arms and tiptoed to give it to him.
This made Legolas stunned.
"Thank you. Does this flower have any special meaning?"
"have no idea."
The little girl shook her head and said, "This was given to me by the iron golem created by the lord when I first came to Roadside Castle."
"When I first got here I was scared, hungry and tired."
"It was the patrolling iron golem that gave me this flower, and that made me feel at ease."
A serious expression appeared on that young face: "You are a very kind person. I don't want to make you sad."
"sad?"
Legolas squatted down, touched the little girl's head and said, "No, child, I am not sad at all. I am very happy. Life here is good. There is something to do every moment. It is very fulfilling."
"But…"
The little girl hesitated and said, "I always feel that you are very lonely."
Legolas smiled softly and lowered his head, no longer looking into the little girl's eyes.
He carefully put the flower away and said, "I will cherish it."
Then, he left the banquet hall and headed towards the castle.
"Levi."
"Um?"
"I think if kindness has a color, it might not be red."
"Perhaps."
Levi answered a little nonchalantly, he had no idea what had happened to Legolas.
But it seems that there have been some changes for the better.
The first day of the banquet is also the time when the ice and snow melt and the buds on the grass begin to grow.
Levi walked out of the castle and greeted the residents happily. Every time he passed a place, the residents would raise their glasses to celebrate for the lord and the roadside castle.
"Oh-oh, God, this is too strong..."
One resident gulped down a glass of vodka and immediately felt dizzy and couldn't stop blinking.
Most of the wine at the banquet was brewed by Livi, and a small part was brewed by the residents themselves.
As for the wine brewed by Levi, except for the foamy malt wine, the lowest alcohol content is 20 degrees. Many residents who are used to drinking light wine would start to feel their eyes spinning after taking a sip.
However, there are always people who are gifted in this area.
“This tastes a bit pungent.”
Legolas drank two large glasses of vodka in a row and left only this comment.
"My fingers are a little numb."
“Is this what drunkenness is?”
The elf said this without blushing or beating his heart, and many residents who were paying attention to the situation here were stunned.
Can all elves drink so well?
"No, it's not."
Levi brought over a large table and put down ten barrels of 55-proof vodka.
"Come and have a drink with me?"
He raised an eyebrow at Legolas.
The surrounding residents were immediately attracted.
Legolas looked around and smiled,
"Okay."
"oh--"
A group of people began to cheer and cheer for their lord.
"It seems they have confidence in you."
Legolas shook his head and raised his glass to Levi.
Yes, after all, it was Levi. If it were me, I would probably do the same for him -
"Come on, Big Brother Elf!"
A childish voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Legolas looked back and saw a little girl clenching her fists to support him.
He smiled at the little girl, nodded, then turned back to Levi and said, "What a coincidence, I am also very confident."
"Now, let me toast to our meeting and the establishment of Roadside Fort!"
"OK."
Levi also raised his glass: "Cheers to our friendship!"
Tons, tons, tons——
The drinking party lasted for a long time.
The residents tasted various delicacies with joy. Occasionally, when they tasted something made by Levi, they would exclaim in surprise and quickly call others to come and try it.
Endless food to eat, endless drinks to drink, endless happiness to share, endless memories of the past...
This is the party.
The residents walked around in circles, chatting and laughing, but two people remained sitting still.
Legolas and Levi.
No one knew how many cups, or barrels, they drank.
All everyone remembered was that the elf was finally carried back to the guest room, where he slept peacefully.
Not only was our lord fine, he even found time to drink several glasses of milk while drinking. His tolerance was truly astonishing.
The first day of the banquet passed like this, and the outside world fell into silence for a while.
In the middle of the night, Levi was sitting in the castle hall thinking about something, when suddenly the sound of a door opening made him look up.
"Legolas?"
Levi was a little surprised.
"You woke up so soon, would you like a glass of milk?"
"Thanks."
Legolas was also surprised to see Levi sitting in the hall.
Doesn't this person need sleep? "What are you doing?"
Levi looked him up and down. At this moment, Legolas had already changed into his own set of leather armor, and was equipped with a bow and dagger.
"I'm planning to leave. Thank you for your care these days, Levi. I've learned a lot."
"Oh? Can you tell me what you understand?"
“I’ve learned that I’m not the only one who feels lonely.”
Levi sat up straighter and said in agreement, "Indeed."
"That's right, it is true."
Nodding at Levi, Legolas drank the milk in one gulp and became visibly more energetic. He looked at the empty cup in his hand with a little surprise, then looked at Levi.
Levi's expression remained unchanged.
Legolas wanted to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he just shook his head, put down the cup and stood up.
It's time to say goodbye.
Seeing that Legolas was about to leave, Levi no longer sat down and followed him for a distance.
"We'll see each other again."
With these last words, Legolas mounted his horse and set off eastward along the road.
Many days later, the gatekeepers of the Woodland Kingdom looked at the figure outside in surprise, and were stopped when they were about to go back to report.
"Don't tell me I've been back."
That morning, Thranduil came into the hall as usual and walked to his carved wooden chair.
Suddenly, his eyes moved and he found a small red flower on the armrest of the wooden chair, and a green leaf next to the flower.
Green leaves…
"Legolas..."
The Elf King whispered softly.
He picked up the flower carefully and stood in the hall, motionless for a long time.
In a hall carved out of stone into columns, the Elf King always sat high on his carved wooden chair, holding a scepter carved from oak in his hand.
Over the long years, it seemed that only the change of seasons could attract the attention of the Elf King.
When the seasons turned to autumn and winter, he would wear a crown of wild berries and red leaves, and when it was spring, he would wear a crown of forest flowers.
This year, when spring came again, the elves of the woodland suddenly noticed that their king seemed a little different from previous years.
There was a touch of bright red on the crown on her head.
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These few days are mainly to fill in the holes dug earlier (end of this chapter)
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