Chapter 115: Warm Spring Turns into Summer
"You really should pay more attention to your appearance, Gandalf."
"You look so dusty, just like a homeless person on the street."
In the hall of the stone tower of Orthanc in Isengard, Saruman looked at Gandalf at the door with an indifferent expression. Without even saying hello, he started to comment on his appearance.
Really high and mighty.
Gandalf held his pipe in his mouth and couldn't help sighing in his heart.
Although the other party's attitude was not very good, he was asking for help after all, so Gandalf bowed slightly to him and then said, "Saruman, I am here to seek help. I hope to borrow some books from your tower."
The voice fell, but there was no response.
The hall was quiet for a while.
Saruman just stood there on a high place, looking at the smoke above Gandalf's head which had not yet completely dissipated. He seemed to be thinking about something and did not speak for a long time.
He waited until Gandalf could no longer hold back and wanted to say something again, then he interrupted Gandalf and nodded, saying: "Of course, my friend, of course you can go and see it, anytime you want."
"But you'd better put away your pipe. I don't want my books to smell like tobacco."
"How foolish! I don't know where all this tobacco comes from. I sincerely hope it doesn't dull your brain."
"Thanks."
Gandalf forced a smile and said, "They come from the Shire. If you want, I can bring you some next time..."
“Who would like this kind of thing?”
"Mind your own business, Gandalf."
After saying that, Saruman flicked his robe, turned around, and left without looking back.
call--
Gandalf breathed a sigh of relief, quickly put out his pipe, and walked towards the library.
Not long after Gandalf shut himself up in the library, a human servant was called up to the tower.
From that day on, Charles had a mysterious man who bought up tobacco in large quantities.
“That’s great.”
In the banquet hall of the roadside castle, Bilbo drank his wine comfortably.
"This cider is better than any I've ever had. It's sweet, refreshing, and lightly fruity. After this glass, I feel like I could eat a whole roast steak and a whole cake."
On the other side of the table, Levi looked at Bilbo's belly and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Are you sure it can really fit?
I don't know where all the food went.
"It's a pity that Thorin and the others can't come over, and Gandalf is always nowhere to be seen."
Bilbo was somewhat emotional.
"It seems that I am the only one among the expedition team who can attend this festival."
"Although you are the only one who came from the expedition team, there are other friends who have come from outside the expedition team."
"who?"
"Legolas."
Bilbo was confused.
"The Elf Prince of the Woodland Kingdom."
"Oh—I remember now."
"I've seen him, and more than once. You don't know, Levi, I was almost caught by him in the Black Forest."
"It sounds pretty thrilling."
Levi smiled.
"But you don't have to worry about being caught when you enter the Black Forest anymore."
"They already consider you a friend."
"That's good, that's good..."
Bilbo nodded, and suddenly said, "Actually, I think the elves over there are pretty good too. Although they're not as quiet as Rivendell, they're also very unique."
"Yeah, it's really unique."
Amid the noise, the banquet went on day after day.
It was not until the afternoon of the seventh day of March that the residents began to clear the tables and prepare for tomorrow's life.
After indulging yourself, life should still go on.
Bilbo also returned to the Shire after saying goodbye.
The territory returned to its normal state.
"My Lord, I have learned it."
On the first day of work, Wade came up to Levi and showed him what he had in his hands.
It was a leather coat.
"So you have this skill."
"Yes, sir. Actually, I was also a hunter in the forest before. Later, I learned some leather making methods. Many boots for villagers and leather clothes for hunters were made by me."
Speaking of this, old Wade felt quite proud.
It was precisely because he had both martial arts and skills that he was able to gain enough reputation in his past life to become the village chief.
"Not bad, you are now a qualified [practitioner]. You can make more things for the residents in the future."
"That's what I'd like to do."
March is a busy month.
In addition to Vader's promotion, another major event occurred in the territory.
The mine tunnel dug from the roadside fort towards the iron ore vein was finally opened.
Levi immediately made a large number of gears and installed one at intervals along the rails. After testing, he found that the speed of the mine cart was quite considerable. It took less than an hour to get from the roadside fort to the mine.
As soon as the mine tunnel was opened, many people picked up pickaxes and lined up to lead mine carts to the ore vein.
In Levi's opinion, the process of riding a mine cart is quite boring. After all, one can only sit on it and wait to reach the destination, and in the middle one can only look at the monotonous and unchanging tunnel.
However, this was a rather novel thing for the residents. Most of the people present had never ridden in a car before, and even a few who had ridden in it were usually the bumpy horse-drawn carriages.
Suddenly, an iron ore cart appeared that could move on its own without any shaking, and was smooth and fast. This was really curious.
Even if it's not for work, many people are willing to make a trip just for the experience.
Not to mention that the lord also said that riding in the mine cart was counted as working hours, so a bunch of people rushed over directly, and a large box of mine carts was not enough.
"Hey! Leave some people to do other things!"
Old Wade shouted out what Levi wanted to say.
"knew!"
The residents answered loudly, and decided to use the old method, with some people going to the mine first, while the others would do other things and wait for their turn.
Maybe in the future residents will feel that mining by car is just so-so, but at least it still feels fresh now.
From that day on, the mineral reserves continued to increase at a considerable rate, and Levi also picked up the ice and went to hell to complete the unfinished ice road bit by bit.
Time passes by little by little.
When Levi paved the end of the Hell Highway again, the weather outside had become much warmer, transitioning from spring to summer.
Wow——
The gate of hell twisted, and a figure appeared in a small house somewhere in River Valley City.
It's been a long time since I last came.
Levi sighed and opened the wooden door in front of him.
Crunch.
As the wooden door opened, all kinds of noisy sounds and the breeze blew into the house, and the multiple sensory stimulations produced at the same time made people's pupils shrink.
Levi took a step forward and stepped out of the portal hut.
Sunny weather, people coming and going, a lively market, children running around in the streets... and large new buildings in the background, this is the scene that describes prosperity.
"My Lord!"
Some sharp-eyed residents saw Li Wei, and his call attracted the attention of a large group of people. People nearby looked over, put their hands on their chests to greet him, and then continued to busy themselves with their own affairs.
Levi nodded in response.
(End of this chapter)
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