Chapter 229 Dalu Town
"From now on, the journey will never end~"
Clank…Clank…
The carriage swayed slightly, and the people on it swayed occasionally as well.
There was a not-so-beautiful humming sound coming from there, plain and simple, but it attracted the attention of many people in the convoy.
"The Lord is singing."
The two rangers with the sharpest ears heard the source of the noise.
As the carriage moved forward, the group finally left that gloomy and unsettling land.
It is vast and barren. Not only are there no trees or grass, but there are not even broken trees or rocks. It is a truly lifeless piece of land.
That's the impression it leaves on everyone.
Of course, it's not inherently that way.
This was all the result of Sauron's "scorched earth policy". He sent out his army to burn and flatten everything on this land, and even after more than three thousand years, the land has not recovered at all.
Later, this land was called "brownland".
When the caravan reached the ancient crossroads on the southern side of Mirkwood, the East Rhovanion Gate, the humming stopped.
Two roads.
Continuing along the Anduin Road is the Anduin Valley, which is the territory of the Beorn clan.
Walking along the Rhovanian Road, you will reach the River Valley area of the Free City.
"Take the Rhovanion Road."
Levi gave the order.
So the caravan started again.
On the way, two rangers approached quietly, and Levi soon noticed this little action.
"What's the matter?"
"No!"
"It's just...we're just a little curious about the song you just sang."
"Oh, this one."
Levi changed his position and continued to lie comfortably, saying, "I learned it from Gandalf, the grey-robed wizard who is also my friend."
Grey wizard...
"Are there any other wizards?"
the young ranger asked curiously.
"Yes, but I have only met four of them. One was kidnapped by another wizard before I could meet him."
"Abducted?"
When they heard this word, they became even more curious.
So Levi told us what he had seen and heard.
As he spoke, not only the two rangers, but also the others in the caravan who could hear listened attentively. Those who could not hear also moved closer out of curiosity.
The journey was uneventful.
After walking slowly for a few more days, the caravan finally crossed the bridge of the Running Flow Ferry and officially entered the valley area.
Along the main road, a new gathering place appeared before everyone's eyes.
Dalu Town.
This is a new gathering place that has been established in the River Valley area in recent years. It is located at the intersection of River Valley Road, Rovanian Road and Oriental Road, which is also the origin of its name.
A year ago, when Levi nodded and included this place in the territory, Bard immediately led people to build a town at the intersection of three roads. When the road town was built at an incredible speed, many guilds and markets were also established.
Gondor, Rohan, Dale, Mirkwood, Iron Hills, Dorwinion, even Rhun in the far east and the Red Mountains in the far east. No matter whether it is safe or not, in terms of the route, it can be said that all roads lead to the town.
Due to the geographical location and the security guarantees brought by Levi's territory, a large number of traveling merchants stockpile their goods here, and it seems to be on the verge of becoming a logistics transit center in the north.
Today it is thriving.
The carriage gradually drove into the bustling market.
At the beginning, when Levi and the caravan entered Dalu Town, not many people paid attention. After all, people had seen many caravans like this since the establishment of Dalu Town, and there were many larger teams than this one.
Only when the flag with only one name on it spread out in the wind did people realize where this caravan came from.
Wayside Castle - the legendary first city of the Free City-State west of the Misty Mountains, and also where Levi lives.
I heard that people there live a more prosperous and peaceful life than those in the river valley.
When hearing the news, many people could not imagine what life would be like, because the river valley area seemed to them to be wealthy enough. Everyone had a house to live in, enough clothes and food, and they could also enjoy the best education and work in their favorite industries after graduation.
When the river valley area developed, hunger and wandering no longer existed in a large area around it, and there were fewer bandits and robbers. This was enough to show how outrageous it was.
What would be better than a place like this?
Everyone is a millionaire? They can't think of anything more.
But this does not stop people from casting curious glances.
"Hey, are you guys from Roadside Fort?"
Soon, someone brave enough came up to talk and ask questions.
"yes."
Charlie, who was sitting at the front, responded enthusiastically.
The people in Dalu Town are curious about Lubianbao, but aren’t the people in Lubianbao also curious about the outside world?
"How did you get here? I heard that road hasn't been put into use yet."
"Of course I'll come over here."
Charlie said, "From the Wayside Fort to the south, across the Lonely Land, across the Isen River, through Rohan and Gondor, and then all the way north, coming from the Black Gate."
"Black Gate!?"
Everyone around who heard this was shocked.
"Oh, dear, were you not stopped by the Orcs of Mordor? I have heard of caravans that ventured upon that grey plain, and were never heard of again."
"Is it safe over there recently?"
"No, no, no, don't think like that."
Charlie said seriously: "We dare to go there because——"
As he spoke, his eyes drifted back.
"Why?"
The person asking the question followed Charlie's gaze and looked back.
Then I saw a person sitting up.
Okay, now I know why.
"Unless you have thousands of well-equipped elite guards, it's best not to go there."
"With less than a thousand people, we may not even be able to stop their vanguard team."
Li Wei expressed his views calmly.
hiss--
"Yes, Lord!"
Someone shouted, and a lot of heads popped out from the roadside. People outside turned around and looked over here, while people inside opened the windows and stretched their necks to look outside.
"All right."
The person asking the question stood there, still a little overwhelmed for a moment.
"Yes, yes, indeed, in that case it is the Orcs who should hide."
"Wait, the goods were escorted by the Lord himself?"
He suddenly reacted and hurriedly followed the crowd to where the roadside caravan stopped.
"Let me see what's going on!"
The goods and specialties of Roadside Castle are actually not much different from those of River Valley City and Changhu Town. In fact, the variety of goods here is even greater.
In terms of price, the two places are similar, and the quality is quite stable and uniform.
But the composition of this caravan is quite unique.
"Don't buy them, don't buy them, those are the specialties I want to bring to the people at Roadside Fort!"
Charlie shouted as he hurriedly packed up his stall and loaded the truck, protecting the foreign specialties that the residents had commissioned him to purchase before leaving.
Levi slapped his thigh and laughed.
"Let's go, let's move on!"
After quickly packing up their belongings, the convoy rushed out of Dalu Town and headed towards Changhu Town along the river valley road.
(End of this chapter)
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