Chapter 125 Purpose Discussion
"Why speak so harshly to me, my friend."
As soon as Levi finished speaking, the door opened with a whoosh, and a figure in a white robe walked out.
"Why didn't you tell me that such a distinguished guest was coming?"
He glanced at the servant at the door with some disappointment and scolded him.
"You can go back first. You don't have to guard the gate here anymore."
“…Yes, sir.”
The attendant bowed his head, responded, and left quickly.
"Saruman."
Gandalf bowed slightly as a greeting.
Levi nodded as a gesture of respect.
In fact, even if he hadn't betrayed the free people, this old man's personality wasn't very likable.
It was not his betrayal that caused his bad character, but his bad arrogance and jealousy that caused his betrayal.
"It's rare that the legend of the wilderness, the founder of the Free City, the Dragon Slayer Levi can come to visit my little place."
"The people below don't know etiquette and are talking nonsense at the door. I hope you won't blame them."
"I certainly don't blame him."
Li Wei smiled and said, "After all, it was taught by others."
Saruman's face tightened.
"Ahahaha, you two, if you ask me, why don't we go inside and talk? After all, the door is really not a place to chat."
Gandalf quickly stood in the middle to separate the two people from each other.
"That's fine with me."
Levi was the first to answer.
"Then please follow me, my dear guest."
Saruman stared at Levi for a few seconds, then turned and walked towards the upper floors of the tower.
It was as if nothing that just happened had happened.
Behind him, Gandalf tried his best to wink at Levi, but Levi just walked straight ahead, pretending not to see anything.
These two uncles!
Old Gandalf's eyelids twitched and he felt speechless.
If they start fighting, there's no way to stop them, as he can't control either side.
For the love of Vera, let them have a word.
The upper floors of the Orthanc Tower.
Saruman sat on the highest main seat, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.
Levi and Gandalf sat at a small table below the main seat, with tea in front of them.
The scene was quiet for a while.
If we ignore the previous experience and only look at the current scene, some people might think that a tea tasting conference is being held here.
After taking a sip of the tea and confirming that it was genuine tea without any additives or poison, Levi nodded and looked around the hall.
Since the entire tower is built with a black stone, the environment inside the tower appears a bit dim. The only lighting effects are the light coming through the colored glass and a few lamps stuck on the ground with burning candlesticks protected on top.
There is an unobstructed door on each side of the hall. The one on the left looks like a research room. There are many papers recording certain research spread out on the table, as well as some small objects.
The right side seems a bit empty.
There was a stone platform in the center of the room, on which seemed to be something, which was currently covered by a thick, opaque cloth.
If things go as expected, the crystal of true knowledge stored in this tower is underneath the cloth.
The Crystal of True Knowledge - This magical item is very magical. Not only can the person holding it communicate with each other, but they can also use this crystal to observe the intelligence of the territories where other crystals are located. It can be called a Middle-earth camera.
Saruman had used this thing to monitor Gandalf's movements before his betrayal, and was looking for him every day.
However, the Crystal of True Knowledge also has its shortcomings. That is, if the user's will is not strong enough, he will see some things in it that make him dazed.
Only those with strong will can control it and turn their sight to what they want to see.
This is the function of the Crystal of True Knowledge under normal circumstances.
At this time... because there is a crystal of true knowledge in Sauron's hands, anyone who rashly uses the crystal of true knowledge will be forced by Sauron to connect for a video call, and then be found offline.
Very dangerous.
So at this time, except for Sauron's crystal which is activated, all other existing crystals in Middle-earth are covered like this, physically blocking the camera to prevent being peeped.
There are currently four Paladins of Truth in Middle-earth that are clearly moving. One is in Gondor, one is with Saruman, one is with the Lindon elves, and the last one is in Sauron's hands.
Except for Sauron's crystal, among the first three, Lindon's crystal is not connected with other crystals. It can only look at Aman on the other side of the ocean unilaterally. It is regarded as a landscape ornament and is not very useful.
The one in Gondor belonged to the royal family, but now the throne is vacant and no one has the right to use it.
When the War of the Ring began in later generations, the Prime Minister at the time, Faramir's father, activated the crystal stone in order to monitor the movements of Mordor. His hatred for Mordor was so deep that even Sauron could not be seduced him.
But in the battle of wills with Sauron, the prime minister was still at a disadvantage, so that he looked old even though he was in his prime. When the White City was finally breached, he suffered a mental breakdown and set himself on fire.
Although the ending was not very good, this prime minister was much stronger than Saruman.
Some people fought against Sauron until they had a mental breakdown but did not surrender to the enemy, while others just chatted with him for a few minutes on video and then gave up.
Hard to say.
"Then it's time to ask, what is the recent rumored celebrity doing here?"
In the silence, Saruman spoke first, and his words brought Levi's thoughts back from the covered crystal.
"I have heard that the Tower of Orthanc contains the wisest books in all of Middle-earth."
"That's why I came here. I hope I can find some information here."
"I see."
I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be just another person who came to borrow books.
Saruman took another sip of tea and felt a little more at ease.
"Okay, I allow it."
Although his attitude was a bit arrogant, he still agreed to it.
"but…"
Saruman then said, "The books here are not dropped from the sky. I have collected and sorted them out over the years, and many of them are written by me myself."
"For mortals, the wisdom here is something they will never be able to access in their lifetime."
Although he looked down on and envied Gandalf, he and Saruman were of the same kind after all. Even if they disliked him, they still had to tolerate and help each other unless there was a special reason.
But people other than wizards? "If there is a gain, there must be a reward. I think you should understand this."
"Okay, okay. Got it."
Levi took out a golden apple and threw it at Saruman.
Caught off guard, Saruman only had time to block it with his hands.
Because the movement was so fast, he didn't have time to see clearly what was in the air.
When the golden object fell, a loud "bang" echoed in the empty hall. Saruman covered his stomach, which was hit, and his face twitched, followed by anger.
"What do you mean by hitting me with a heavy object?"
"Why don't you look at what you have in your hands?"
"What else could it be besides stone... huh?"
When Saruman saw the object in his hand, his eyes widened.
(End of this chapter)
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