Chapter 350: Bree's Encounter
Almost the second Frodo excitedly ran towards the bar, several eyes turned towards him.
"Pippin, shut up!"
"What is it, Frodo?"
Frodo grabbed Pippin's shoulder and whispered, "Gandalf said we must not reveal our identities. It would put us in danger!"
Pippin looked bewildered.
"I'm sorry, I don't know..."
Click.
Just then another hand grasped Frodo's shoulder.
Frodo turned his head sharply, and saw a mean-looking, dark-skinned man staring at him with malicious eyes.
A villain, or a spy.
This word suddenly popped into Frodo's mind.
These people were described in Bilbo's storybooks, living in the inconspicuous corners of the town and specializing in betraying others.
But according to Bilbo, after returning from the Lonely Mountain, Wayside Castle organized a purge of spies and villains, so they should have been extinct long ago.
"I want you to come with me, my dear Mr. Baggins."
Feeling the huge hand gripping his shoulder harder and harder, until it hurt, Frodo came to his senses, with alarm bells ringing in his heart.
Once again remembering Gandalf's words, he quickly shouted: "Levi! Help!"
Click.
A hand suddenly rested on the spy's shoulder, and at the same time, a dagger was placed against his neck.
The hotel owner reacted before the spy. He shouted, "Who are you? How dare you show your weapon here?!"
"Roadside Fort Ranger." The man said lightly.
So the boss shut up.
In principle, disputes are prohibited in this sheltered area, but the people standing on the other side are the ones who protect the principle here.
"Please continue."
The ranger retracted his gaze, grabbed the spy, and said sternly: "Be honest and come with me. And you, the shouting hobbit, you also come with me. I need to know your purpose."
Click.
Just as the ranger, whose identity was exposed, was enforcing the law justice, another big hand patted his shoulder.
"Who… huh?"
The ranger turned around and saw a man nearly two meters tall, dressed similarly to himself, standing behind him.
"Sir Aragorn."
"Leave these hobbits to me. I know them and can take responsibility for them."
"Okay." The ranger nodded.
Aragorn turned aside, about to give these hobbits a good lecture -
Click.
At this time, another hand was placed on his shoulder.
Aragorn turned his head in silence.
"Gandalf!"
It was Frodo who called out before him.
Aragorn looked down at the hobbit, then turned back to look at Gandalf, and couldn't help but sigh: "Today's accidents are really one after another."
“Indeed, a lot of things happened here…”
Gandalf sighed and was about to say something when suddenly, the spy on the ground took advantage of the ranger's distraction and struggled violently and broke free.
But it didn't work.
Before anyone else could make a move, the ranger came to his senses and kicked him to the ground.
"Where did the spy come from?"
Gandalf came over and struck the spy on the head with just enough force to stun him but not enough to cause serious injury.
The old wizard's hands are accurate and steady.
"These days there are still people who don't do their jobs properly."
Gandalf looked at the unconscious spy on the ground and shook his head.
The subsidies that Roadside Castle provides to its surrounding areas are so high that it is hard to imagine that there would still be spies commanded by Mordor in such good living conditions and cultural environment.
This kind of person is either not a local, or is simply a conscienceless, evil and lazy person who deserves to be beaten.
"It's nice to meet you, Frodo, Sam, and... the two silly Tooks."
"Hey, Gandalf, how can you say that!"
The two Took hobbits immediately became unhappy, especially Merry.
"Pippin said all that just now. I didn't say a word of it!"
"Okay, then it doesn't count as you."
Gandalf sighed and felt a pain in his head.
The arrival of these two Tuks was indeed unexpected, but...it didn't seem to be a bad thing.
Sometimes, strong friendship is more reliable than strong power.
Glancing at the chaotic environment around him, Gandalf waved his hand and signaled to Aragorn and the four hobbits, "Let's go, let's talk in the room."
…
Bang! At the pass outside the city wall of Isengard, Levi kicked a soldier of the Dark Land and then picked him up.
"Sir, don't kill me!" The soldier closed his eyes and opened his mouth to howl.
"What's the point of killing or not? Why are you running?"
This shout almost scared Levi.
"Saruman and I are very familiar with each other. We are in the same camp. Didn't you swear allegiance to Saruman? Why are you afraid of me?"
Levi narrowed his eyes.
And if I was not mistaken, when I didn't get close just now, these defenders seemed to be planning to draw their bows and launch an attack.
"Why, did you betray your master?"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers of Heimandi began to tremble like sieves.
“Interesting.”
"Tell me, who are you obeying now?"
The soldier could not withstand the pressure and told everything he knew and his experiences during this period.
After a moment.
Levi sighed.
"I knew Saruman was right."
These dark and barbaric people are useless.
Although they live in a relatively free land and have their own homes, they have always leaned towards the dark side. At the end of the last era, when there was a decisive battle with Sauron, their ancestors chose to break their oath with Gondor and refused to be recruited because they did not want to be enemies of Sauron.
The consequence of breaking the oath is that the souls of those who broke the oath are still trapped in the Black Savage Shrine and cannot be freed.
By the way, the superior of the Dunlending soldiers of Isengard is actually the Ringwraiths. As soon as the Ringwraiths' mounts shout at them, they immediately surrender and obey the Ringwraiths' orders.
Being overwhelmed by the situation is really...
"Even though I have always been unimpressed by Saruman, I still want to remind you and tell your people to use your brains to think about the fate of those who broke their oaths."
The soldier collapsed on the ground, not daring to speak.
Seeing that the soldier had cooperated from beginning to end, Levi did not make things difficult for him. He turned around and headed towards Isengard.
There were bats hanging on the fruit trees on the roadside, and some vague gazes were cast from the darkness on both sides, making Levi's back itchy.
Levi looked in the direction of the sight with an unhappy expression, and the feeling immediately dissipated.
He pulled out his nemesis and found that it was glowing, but the light did not last long. It slowly dimmed and finally disappeared under Levi's gaze.
This means something has left.
"That's pretty sensible."
The rest of the journey was smooth and there were no obstacles.
Levi walked all the way to the foot of the tower of Orthanc.
At this time, the door of the tower was tightly closed, and there seemed to be some magic attached to it that made the tower more solid.
It is so strong that even a trebuchet can hardly leave a scratch on it, and it is definitely impossible to attack it with ordinary means.
But it doesn't matter at this moment. No matter how hard it is, it's just 'hard', which means it just needs to be knocked for a while longer.
Click.
A gap appeared on the gate again, and Levi walked straight in.
At this moment, the tower was very quiet, almost eerie.
In the past, there would always be a few servants here to maintain the environment, but today there was no one.
(End of this chapter)
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