Chapter 222: The Infamous King of Rohan
"We followed the north-south road, passing through Shabad, through Dunland, across Isengard and the southern road of Rohan, all the way to the capital of Gondor."
The two roadside fort apprentice rangers left happily, followed by the caravan leader Charlie, who reported to Levi: "The first half of the journey was smooth, until we walked a distance in the Dunsavage Land, and a group of people with gloomy eyes stopped us."
"They were wearing animal skins, holding stone spears and axes. They suddenly jumped out from both sides of the road, trying to scare the horses in front. But it was obvious that they had the wrong idea. The horses in the roadside fort would never be scared by anything."
"But in the end we were forced to stop because there were too many of them and they blocked the road ahead of us."
"Just as our guards drew their weapons and a fierce battle was about to take place, an old man in a white robe appeared. He said his name was Saruman and asked me to give his regards to you."
"He stopped those shady Dunlendings behind him. In the end, they not only did not attack us, but also escorted us all the way to the crossing of the Isen River, and only left when we reached the border of Rohan."
Charlie was filled with emotion when he mentioned this.
Our lord has friends all over the world and is popular wherever he goes.
"Darklander."
Levi muttered the word.
The Dunlendings are not the point, the point is Saruman. This guy has actually started to unite with them so early...
Maybe something is about to begin.
"Saruman, he is indeed our ally now."
Are we really allies now?
Charlie immediately grasped the key point of what Levi said.
It seems that we still cannot let our guard down. He thought about it and continued to follow the previous report: "In Rohan, our journey was relatively smooth at the beginning. The people there welcomed us very much and especially liked our cider and various woolen products."
"Until we reach Edoras, the capital of Rohan."
At this point, Charlie's expression became a little indescribable.
"What happened to Rohan's capital?"
"My lord, I do not wish to speak ill of the ruler of a country, but the actions of the King of Rohan are indeed difficult to describe."
"Go ahead."
Li Wei comforted him: "Don't think too much, I'm here."
It was just a simple sentence, but it gave Charlie enough confidence.
"Yes, our trade in Edoras went smoothly at first, until the King of Rohan heard about it. He surrounded us with a large number of soldiers and asked for the price. I promise that our prices are fair and reasonable. You see, our goods are almost the same as the local market price of Gondor, and the quality is much higher."
"But the king of Rohan said that we were black merchants, people with bad intentions who destroyed the local market. He wanted to seize our goods and even our guards' weapons, and even took away our horses!"
“We almost had to walk home.”
"oh?"
Levi sat sideways on the cart, tapping the wooden board with his fingers, and did not speak for a while.
Senger's father is somewhat rude. He is just trying to get something for free.
This practice is not much different from that of bandits and robbers.
"At that time, the people of Rohan were very angry. Of course, they were not angry at us. I could feel that they were mainly angry at the actions of their king. I also thought that we did nothing wrong. Before going to Rohan, we had already learned the local grammar in advance. I can swear that we absolutely abided by the laws of Rohan."
"I know something about the deeds of the King of Rohan. This is not your fault."
Levi said: "There should be a limit to his greed."
"But I don't think your goods are being seized."
"Yes, sir."
Charlie said, "A Rohan marshal saw your signature on the caravan flag, and he tried his best to persuade the King of Rohan to let us go. Later, several cavalry captains also came to persuade the king collectively."
"The atmosphere was quite tense, I almost thought they were going to rebel."
"Under the advice of his subordinates, the king finally let us go. We didn't dare to stay in Rohan afterwards and hurried here."
Even though the caravan's guards are all elite and their equipment is at the level of the regular elven army, there are only so many of them after all. Let alone a large army, even a random cavalry squad would be a big trouble.
No one dares to bet.
"I understand."
Levi kept this in mind.
A new itinerary was quietly decided.
"Well, now that we're here, relax. Gondor is our official ally. I'm about to go have dinner with my friends here."
"Bon appetit."
With Levi's assurance, Charlie finally felt completely at ease and continued to organize the caravan members to sell goods.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do here, Levi waved his hand and went back.
Of course, before leaving, I also took away some ingredients and Lubianbao’s specialty wine, just in time for dinner.
Whoosh——
As the fireworks sounded, Levi quickly returned to the top floor to meet with Eccelian and Senger.
"I went to the caravan and brought back some goodies."
When they arrived at the banquet hall for the reception, Levi laid out the wine in his backpack. He took a barrel of each type of wine brought by the caravan.
Before the small banquet began, Ecthelion and Senger brought their families to meet Levi, including Denethor. Even Senger's newly weaned daughter was brought to greet Levi.
For this innocent little guy who couldn't speak yet, Levi gave him a small silver jewelry made by Roadside Fort that he had taken from the caravan as a gift.
"She'll love it."
Senger's young wife bowed slightly to express her gratitude on behalf of the little one, with a very elegant manner.
Her jet-black hair and tall figure are eye-catching.
The wife of this Prince of Rohan is also of extraordinary status. Thingir had introduced her to Levi before. Her name is Morwen and she has some high-level Númenórean blood, in other words, some Dunedain blood.
This is reflected in the fact that her and Senger's children are taller than the average Rohan and have darker hair color.
"A small gift to show my appreciation."
Regarding the gift Levi gave to his daughter, Morwen smiled and said, "Anything given by you is more precious than anything else."
It is conceivable that whenever their daughter attends any social evening in the future, even if others are wearing exquisitely crafted gold pendants on their heads or jewelry inlaid with precious pearls and gems on their hands, they will not dare to show off in front of her.
Any wealth is meaningless in front of that insignificant little piece of jewelry.
(End of this chapter)
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