Chapter 148 The Tall Tree

Chapter 148 The Tall Tree

The northern part of Middle-earth has been quite lively in the past two years.

The dragon Smaug was slain, the King under the Mountain returned, the armies of Orcs from the Misty Mountains and Moria were routed, and a shadow rose over Dol Guldur and rushed into Mordor.

Soon after the return of King Erebor, a new power was established, called the Free Cities, which covered many towns on both sides of the Misty Mountains. The people there were rich, happy and peaceful.

"Although Riverdale City is known as the largest and most prosperous city among the Free Cities, there are rumors that it does not seem to be the main city of the Free Cities."

"Oh? The most prosperous and vast place is not the main city, so where else could it be?"

In a tavern somewhere in Gondor, Farodan indulged himself for once in luxury and asked the bartender for two glasses of foamy beer with the aroma of malt, as well as a plate of grilled meat and some vegetables.

The main focus is on balanced nutrition and a combination of meat and vegetables.

Sitting opposite him at this moment was another ranger, a member of the Gondor native commando team.

The pressure from Mordor has inexplicably eased a lot recently, allowing these human rangers who usually ambush on the front lines to have a moment of leisure and relax a little.

Farodan handed a glass of beer to the ranger opposite.

The ranger took a sip and continued, "It is said that it is a miraculous city built by a powerful human wizard overnight. The name of the city seems to be, uh... Roadside Castle?"

puff--

Farodan choked on his beer.

He smiled and said, "Ha, then your news is really gossipy."

"Are you going to say that the man's name is Levi? Did he kill the dragon and defeat the Orc army?"

"Hey, you've already heard it, so why are you asking me?"

The ranger shrugged and drank the beer that Farodan had offered him in one gulp, savoring the aroma of the malt and feeling a sense of comfort.

But Farodan could no longer laugh.

Huh? No?

"Wait, don't go."

He grabbed the ranger who was about to stand up and said, "I'll buy you another drink. Can you tell me in detail?"

"Well, there's still time, so I'll chat with you for a while."

The Ranger sat down and asked, "What do you want to hear?"

"all."

The ranger leaned back.

"That's not a short story."

"I'd love to hear it."

Farodan looked at the ranger quite seriously.

Seeing the persistence of the Dunedain from afar, the local ranger of Gondor also became interested in chatting. He responded: "First of all, I have to point out that my information is all hearsay. Some comes from wandering refugees, some from distant caravans, and some is interrogated from the mouths of Orcs from the northern mountains. I cannot guarantee their accuracy."

"But they all mentioned that person."

"The refugees called him the Savior of the Valley, and the caravan people called him 'the generous and great lord with countless wealth flowing from his fingers'."

"And the Orcs, they fear his name, and dare only refer to him as 'him'."

As the ranger told the story, a story pieced together from various rumors gradually unfolded. Farodan became more and more confused as he listened, so much so that he didn't even notice that the food on his plate had gotten cold.

Distracting yourself while eating is a bad habit.

But this does not pose a problem for Levi.

Unlike most people who eat three meals a day or the Hobbits who eat seven or eight meals a day, Levi eats when he is hungry. When he eats depends on when his fullness drops.

He would only eat food that required complicated cooking steps when he had more free time. Most of the time, he would just eat some dried meat or bread to fill his stomach.

After saying goodbye to the dwarves, Levi didn't go anywhere else. He immediately returned to the roadside fort and counted the gains of this trip.

There are actually two main things.

One is Mithril and the other is the seed of the maolong tree.

In front of an open space near the castle, Levi rubbed the faucet vigorously a few times, picked up the little pinky who pounced on him and took it aside, telling it to be quiet.

Then he walked a little further away and gently planted the seed of the Maolong tree.

Then, take out the bone meal.

Brush, brush, brush——

Green particles lit up, indicating that the bone meal was indeed promoting the growth of this tree species.

As the bone powder in his hand continued to decrease, the seed finally showed slight changes.

It grew into a small sapling.

"So good at sucking?"

Levi broke into a cold sweat, thinking that one set of bone meal might not be enough.

It is indeed the most vital magical tree species in the entire Middle-earth.

It took a dozen pieces of bone meal to turn it from a seed into a sapling.

To grow a towering tree like the one in the Golden Forest, wouldn't it take a box of bone meal? That's enough to grow many ordinary trees...

Although the consumption is very high, bone meal is something that Roadside Fort has never been short of.

This is all thanks to the Orcs and the Wargs, who are still making their mark.

Pulling back the little pinkie who was curiously moving forward, Levi continued to induce labor.

As the bone meal in the backpack decreased, the Maolong saplings grew taller at a speed visible to the naked eye, growing white branches and golden buds.

When it grows to a height of one person, the color of the grass on the surrounding soil gradually changes, becoming brighter than other places, from dark green to light green, and looks full of vitality.

On this day, residents who were chatting in the square turned around and suddenly found a dazzling golden color in their sight.

A tree.

A huge tree appeared out of nowhere near the lord's castle.

The bark is smooth and silver-gray, the leaves are dazzling golden yellow, and golden flowers bloom among the branches.

"What a nice view…"

More and more residents gathered around the grassy area filled with the vitality of the Maolong trees, looking up quietly at the scenery they had never seen before.

Crash.

The leaves somewhere in the tree crown trembled, and Levi broke off a few crowded branches to use as raw materials for magic.

The tree was so beautiful that he couldn't bear to cut it down.

Even if you cut it down, you can plant it again.

But, since the demand is limited, he might as well keep it, just as he always asks the residents to do - take according to demand, take as much as needed, and don't make unnecessary pre-stocks.

“Ah——”

While climbing the tree, Levi suddenly heard a childish cry from below. He lowered his head and found that it was Little Pink playing happily under the tree.

It was scratching at the tree trunk with its claws and short legs, and it looked like it really wanted to climb up.

Looking at its excited expression, I guess it won't leave today unless it can get up.

In desperation, Levi had to set up a ladder and go down to carry it up himself.

As soon as it came up, the little guy acted extremely excited, sniffing here and rubbing there. After running for a while, he seemed to be tired, so he found a wider branch to lie down on, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"Get up now."

Levi picked it up, interrupting his sleep and forcing it to turn on.

"I'm sleeping here now, let's see how you get down later."

Xiaofen clung to Levi, hugged his legs, and looked at him with her big eyes.

This tree is used as a nest...

"Oh, okay, okay."

Levi put Xiaofen down and let it take a nap on the tree.

I went to the warehouse to get some materials.

A moment later, a spiral staircase of the same style as the one in the Golden Forest was completed, allowing people to walk directly from under the tree to the treetops.

This way, Xiaofen can go up by herself.

After building the stairs, Levi also trimmed the tree canopy and built several small platforms.

Perfect.

After doing all this, Levi put his hands on his hips and nodded.

All we can say is that there is a reason why the elves of the Golden Forest chose to build their homes on trees. The crown of the Maolong tree is much larger than that of ordinary trees, and it is quite sturdy and has a super load-bearing capacity.

This is a natural foundation, perfect for building a house.

Of course, Levi didn't plan to live here.

Since the little pink likes it, let’s use it as a nest.

After settling Xiaofen, Levi walked down from the tree canopy, showed himself in front of the residents, and headed straight for the demon-infused altar in the tower.

The branches of the Maolong tree were placed in the middle of the altar. On the pedestal next to it, fragments of the six basic elements were placed separately, plus a balance fragment formed by the fusion of the six elements. Surrounding them were bottles and jars filled with the basic elements.

The recipe and elements are the same, except that the main material has been changed from the silver tree to the maolong tree.

Snap! A faint dark purple spark flashed from the rune matrix, startling Levi's eyelids.

What's going on? Is it going to fail? Buzz——

The matrix started up as usual and began to absorb the source material into the infusion process.

call--

Levi patted his chest.

Not bad, not bad.

As long as the injection program can run, it can be considered to be bug-free.

If it works, don't move it.

No matter whether there is a problem or not, as long as it doesn't crash, just treat it as if it doesn't exist.

As little by little source and elements were injected into the branches of the Maolong tree, the branches gradually changed, becoming round and regular, and flashing silver light all over.

After a moment, the element infusion ritual was completed.

Levi picked up the middle branch - oh no, now it should be called the handle of the staff.

When this new thing was picked up by Levi, an unprecedented new research appeared in the magic manual.

【Maolong staff handle】

"It is made of special materials that the mysterious messenger Levi brought back from the Golden Forest. It is closer to magic than the Silver Tree and contains more purification power. It can be used as a superior substitute for the Silver Tree."

"When the handle of the staff flickers, the light of life bursts out from it."

Thanks to Qi Dingke for the 100-point reward, thanks to the friends who voted, thank you for your support!

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Recently I found that there were some typos in the previous part that have not been corrected. There is really nothing I can do about it. The chapters I posted before have been locked, so I have to contact the editor to make changes.

Some book friends also said they wanted to see what titles Levi has now, so I listed them here separately: 　　Adventurer, Wizard with Cube Mastery, Legend in the Wilds, Friend of the Dunedain, Mighty One among Men, Oakbane, Spiderbane, Wargbane, Corpsebane, Dragonslayer (Dragon Slayer), Founder of the Free Cities, Wall Builder, Walking Army, Summoner of Iron Golems, Enemy of the Misty Mountains and Mordor, Ally of Elves and Dwarves, Protector of the Valleys, Savior of the Vales of Anduin, Big Eater, Winery Overlord, Top Chef, Brewer, Enemy of the Balrog 　　Sorry, 　　I can't remember the rest, but there are many, many, and more will be added. Generally, if it's not a very formal occasion, people won't say all his titles when they call him, and basically just call a few of the main ones symbolically.

After all, it's easy to get carried away and just recite it all if you say it all out loud every time.

(End of this chapter)

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