Chapter 227 Farewell
"It's time for me to leave."
On the third day after returning to Gondor, Levi bid farewell to the Prime Minister's family and Senger's family.
"The caravan has sold most of its goods, so I might as well go somewhere else with them."
"Be sure to come often. The gates of Gondor are always open to you."
Ecselion held Levi's hands with both hands, feeling quite reluctant to let go - this feeling was neither polite nor fake.
"Me too, come see me anytime."
Senger also came forward with his family.
He smiled and said, "It was a very pleasant and relaxing trip with you. I will never forget it in my life."
After hearing what Senger said, Exelian also came over and said, "I heard about what happened in Rohan. Hahaha, this is really quite unique. If there is such a trip next time, please be sure to call me."
"I also want to experience the feeling of traveling with you. In fact, I haven't been out of Gondor for many years..."
As he spoke, he secretly glanced at his old father.
"Ahem." Turgon coughed aside.
"There are still many things you need to do, so let's discuss this later."
Eccelian was visibly deflated.
He is no longer the ambitious young man who could lead a large army to fight everywhere.
Now he was past sixty, and growing old, and saw that Turgon would soon pass on his throne.
Once Ecthelion really becomes prime minister, he will have no chance to travel at all. Gondor cannot do without him for all its affairs, and his subordinates will not let him go easily for safety reasons.
If you still want to go out for a stroll, you can only do so in the next few years.
"Maybe there will be a chance."
After giving a final hug to a few people, Levi planned to go find the caravan.
As soon as he turned around, he felt a pricking sensation on his back.
He turned back again.
Oh yes, I said goodbye to everyone except the old prime minister at the very edge.
So Levi put his hands on his chest and stretched them forward.
This is an elven ritual that means "embrace."
After all, even his name was taken from the High King of the Elves. Turgon certainly understood the meaning of this gesture, so he returned the gesture.
Later, this scene was painted by a Gondorian painter, carefully framed and hung in the Prime Minister's bedroom as a commemoration.
It records the friendship between Levi, the Prime Minister and even Gondor. Its value is immeasurable. Countless people have been looking for channels just to have a glimpse of it.
"It's time to go this time."
Under the clear sky, several people watched Levi leave until his figure disappeared at the end of the stairs.
The northern market of Minas Tirith.
At this moment, the residents have bought everything they need and their needs have been almost met. The caravan members have packed up their things and are waiting for someone to show up before setting off.
"I never thought I'd have the chance to travel with the Lord."
In the carriage, the two trainee rangers were quite excited.
"Tell me, will we encounter something special, like what is said in the adventure stories, where they encounter a powerful enemy on the road and the guards fight desperately to protect the lord..."
When talking about protecting the lord, Alvin, one of the rangers, suddenly paused.
Another ranger, Yawen, also looked at him strangely.
"You're so bold to think that you can protect the lord. You should read less of those meaningless story books!"
"Is it okay to just think about it..."
Protect the lord... The possibility of this happening is not very high.
If it were other countries or forces, it might be possible. Look at those kings, princes, lords, etc., whoever goes out must be accompanied by a whole team of well-equipped guards.
But in Roadside Castle and even the Free City as a whole, the situation is completely reversed.
With the roadside forts and river valleys, I'm afraid that all the armies of the territories combined are not as capable as the lord of one's own territory alone. It's hard to say who will protect whom.
"How are the sales?"
While they were discussing, Levi came over, waving his hand.
"fine."
Charlie, the head of the caravan, reported: "Our goods have been sold out. The people of Gondor like them very much. We used the money from the sale of the goods to buy a lot of local specialty products. Everyone will like these things."
"Yeah, not bad."
Levi nodded.
Neither of them asked about the profit, and the other did not report how much he sold it for.
Obviously, for Lubianbao, neither the lord nor the people focused on this. Based on Levi's intentions, this has become their top-down mindset.
The reason I ask is because it is unnecessary and useless.
All I can say is, be happy.
"Then let's go!"
"yes!"
The caravan's salesmen and guards, including two rangers, gathered in front of the convoy, standing in neat rows according to military standards, and responded together.
"Sir, which way should we go? Should we return the same way?" Charlie asked.
"Go north, to River Valley City!" Levi announced.
"To the north..."
Charlie looked at the map, his eyes moving upwards along the location of Gondor.
hiss--
"Are we really going that way?"
Go north, either through the Dead Swamp and the Stony Hills, or take the road before the Black Gate.
The former can avoid the dangerous Mordor army, but the terrain is impossible to pass. As for the latter, since it mentions the Black Gate, it must be the entrance to Mordor, which is full of Orcs.
Neither of these are good places.
"It's okay, just take the main road. That's how I got here."
Levi took the map and instructed, "Take the North Road all the way to North Ithilien, then take the Harad Road, pass the Black Gate, and take the Anduin Road to reach the Wilds of Rhovanion. This is the shortest shortcut."
"Go north from there and you'll reach Changhu Town. Have you ever been there?"
“I haven’t been there.”
When this group of caravan members set out, the Sky Road had not yet been officially opened, and in fact it is still not open now.
The culprit was the lord in front of them, and everyone insisted on waiting for him to return before performing the completion ceremony.
Residents of both sides of the mountain were quite curious about the territory on the other side of the mountain, which also belonged to the free city-state. Most people had only "heard of" the situation on the other side of the mountain. They had such an impression, but had never had the opportunity to go there.
But soon these two places will be directly connected, and a round trip will only take a few days. It is conceivable that by then the exchanges between the two places will be quite frequent.
But despite his curiosity, Charlie still expressed his concern about the road conditions out of responsibility.
Although theoretically this road is the shortest and has the most stable road conditions, no caravan has dared to take this road since ancient times. Even if they had to climb the mountain and pass the high pass in the wind and snow, they were unwilling to pass through here.
"It's okay, just go ahead, I'll handle it if anything goes wrong."
Levi patted his chest to make the promise.
"good!"
Everyone in the caravan was full of determination at this moment.
Black Gate, here we come! Boom...
The convoy walked out of the White City and began to head north under the watchful eyes of the people of Gondor. It passed by the outpost fortress of the White City, Amond Din, the beacon hill closest to the White City, and then stepped onto the bridge, crossing the small island of Cair Andros in the middle of the Anduin River, and also greeted the Gondor garrison on the island.
A few days later, the group arrived at the border of northern Ithilien and stepped into the ash-covered war plain - Dagorlad.
(End of this chapter)
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