Chapter 210 Second Meeting
This family of three... from grandfather to grandson, that is, the last three prime ministers in power.
The further time goes, the greater the pressure on the prime minister.
In the garden, Levi shook his head, not knowing what to say.
The teenage boy in front of him, Denethor, has no idea how much pressure he will face in the future, what kind of regrets and separations he will experience, and how he will eventually collapse.
But...
Levi touched the boy's head and smiled.
“This is a good kid.”
"well…"
Staring blankly at his old father's back, Exelian sighed, but soon recovered and continued talking with Levi.
"I'm glad to hear that."
At this time, Denethor suddenly said, "Lord Levi."
"I want to ask you for advice."
"oh?"
Swoosh——
The young man drew the long sword from his waist, raised his head proudly, and said: "I want to challenge you!"
After a moment, Denethor with tears in his eyes retracted his sword.
"Kid, you can come to the roadside fort when you have time. Anyone in the barracks, even the new recruits, knows how to swing a sword better than you."
Levi said something very discouraging.
But I believe that the mentality of the last prime minister who will be able to face off against Sauron for decades in the future should not be so fragile... right?
"My Lord, he is still a child."
Eccelion leaned over and whispered.
"cough."
“That’s great too.”
Levi gave some encouragement.
However, the seeds of unwillingness had already taken root in his heart. From that day on, Denethor worked extra hard on various matters, and his life-threatening attitude amazed his teachers and family.
The day passed uneventfully.
That night Turgon could not fall asleep, and he could not close his eyes until half of the night was over.
Late at night, Eccelian knocked on the door of his room and brought a plate of fruit and hot soup cooked by the chef.
"Father, maybe we need to have a good talk."
"What do you want to say?" Turgon's tone was not very good.
"I have to refute what you said. Perhaps it is not me who is blinded by the eyes and ears, but you. You are too busy with the affairs far away to care about the current rumors."
"Oh, then tell me, what's so good about this so-called 'current rumor'?"
At the mention of this, Ecthelion perked up.
"This is a long story. First we have to mention the refugees in the Anduin Valley, and then the Lonely Mountain..."
"I have heard all this. I know he is a very powerful lord. His magical swordsmanship and magic are as easy to use as breathing."
"Tell me something I haven't heard before, perhaps your story will help me sleep well." Turgon seemed a little uninterested.
"Then you may not have heard of the rumors about the Far East and the South. You should still remember Kane, the captain of the Ithilien Commando you sent to the South. He only answered your questions in the hall but did not mention the rumors about the South and the Far East..."
"It's about Levi, too."
The sun is rising.
The next day, Levi visited the palace again and met Turgon before the throne.
With Turgon came his son Ecthelion, and Denethor, so that three generations of the family were gathered together.
Except for Denethor, the other two, the old and the strong, looked a little haggard, as if they had not slept well.
In the hall, after a brief silence, Turgon sighed and said, "Gondor is willing to be on good terms with you."
Then he kept silent.
"Don't you need me to salute?"
Turgon spoke no word, but looked from Ecthelion to Denethor.
Finally shook his head.
“The future does not belong to me.”
"Lord of the North - Levi, it is an indisputable fact that Gondor has benefited from your help."
"What do you want?"
“Everything I want is already here.”
Levi took out a bunch of flower seeds that the captain of the guard had personally delivered yesterday and shook them.
Turgon glanced at Ecthelion in confusion.
"Those are flower seeds, father."
“This doesn’t count as much of a reward.”
Even though he was very reluctant, Turgon still said this in an awkward tone.
"If you really can't think of anything, then consider this a reserved promise - the chancellor's promise."
"Gondor will not wrong anyone who helps it."
“It’s not like there’s nothing I want to do.”
Levi suddenly asked, "I heard that there is a crystal of true knowledge in Gondor?"
Turgon frowned.
Where did he hear this news? "There is indeed one."
"I'd like to borrow it."
“No!”
Turgon refused so sternly that even Ecthelion, who had been quite friendly till then, became serious.
"no."
"I hope you understand."
Turgon said slowly: "Only the king has the right to use the crystal. We are just keeping it for him."
"As you said, I am the Steward, the Steward of Gondor. I have no right to touch the crystal stone, nor do I have the right to give it to anyone else."
After saying this, Turgon felt inexplicably better.
The words that Levi had said to him turned into a boomerang and hit him in the end.
"Even without mentioning these, the Crystal of True Knowledge is also a very dangerous item. People with weak wills can be controlled by the enemy on the other side if they are not careful."
"I have used other Palantirs before."
Levi retorted: "But Soran couldn't do anything to me. You should have seen how furious he was."
"How dare you mention that name in public..."
Turgon said this anxiously, but only then did he suddenly react.
This? Although the name of the great enemy was mentioned, it seemed that no evil aura descended upon this place.
"What's wrong?"
"I underestimated you."
Turgon's breathing slowed down slightly, and he said, "Perhaps you are so powerful that you don't care about this effect, but I must warn you. This name contains magic. Those who pronounce it can easily be noticed by evil eyes and will be corrupted if they are not careful."
"You don't mind. Of course, I don't mind either. My son doesn't mind either. But the name must not be heard by the residents. If someone recites it out of curiosity, he will most likely be corrupted."
"You don't want any evil to grow in your territory, right?"
"corrupt?"
Levi frowned and said:
“It is indeed worth noting.”
If this happens, it would be quite a headache indeed.
When it comes to troubles that happen to him, Levi is always accustomed to finding the source directly and then getting rid of it.
However, if the source is Sauron, it is not easy to deal with it now. Although Sauron is currently in a relatively weak period, he has the evil black tower Barad-dur.
Levi never forgot that Sauron was not only the Dark Lord as people called him, a powerful warrior who could overthrow two High Kings with one hammer, but he was also a wizard, and wizards had the home advantage in their own wizard tower.
Just like Levi in his own territory, they all have their own environment to help them.
They had failed to defeat Sauron in Dol Guldur last time. Even though their strength had increased since then and they were able to resist magical attacks and crush the Ringwraiths, it would still be easy for them to be defeated if they really broke into Mordor and faced Sauron on his home turf.
This matter still needs to be planned slowly.
(End of this chapter)
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