Chapter 51: Roadside City Building

Chapter 51: Roadside City Building

Home is behind me and the world is before me.

Young Bilbo sets foot outside the Shire for the first time.

Bilbo could not sleep that night, but lay down for a while and then got up.

Gandalf and Levi were also sleepless.

One was leaning against a rock smoking a pipe, and the other was standing on a high place looking around.

roar--

Some strange cries and restlessness echoed in the mountains and valleys, making people feel uneasy.

"What's that noise?"

Bilbo was a little confused. He had never seen an Orc, so naturally he had never heard of an Orc.

The noise woke up several dwarves, including Thorin.

"These are Orcs, a vicious species. Judging from the noise, there are at least dozens of them."

Fili explained to Bilbo: "They are everywhere in the Lonely Land. They like to attack when people are asleep, and kill people without any warning."

Bilbo was startled by this remark and felt a little flustered.

Everywhere?

Gandalf, who was smoking, glanced at Levi who was looking from a high place and shook his head silently.

They used to be everywhere in this wilderness.

It’s a bit hard to say now.

Sensing the approach of Orcs, more and more people woke up.

Under Bilbo's puzzled gaze, Balin began to tell them about the battles they had experienced, including the origin of the title of Thorin Oakenshield.

at the same time.

In a dark forest where nothing can be seen clearly, a team of Orc scouts turned their eyes to the place where the campfire was burning.

"Tell the master that the dwarven scum has been found."

The team leader gave orders, sending Oak to continue tracking while rushing back to report.

Boom!

Heavy rain comes suddenly.

The next day, the group rode on horseback and moved forward in the rain.

"Mr. Gandalf, can you please stop the rain?"

"It will stop when the rain stops." Gandalf said something nonsense to the dwarf, and then continued: "If you want to change the weather, you should go to other wizards."

"Anything else?"

Bilbo asked curiously, "Are there any other wizards?"

"have."

Gandalf glanced at Levi, hesitated for a moment and said, "There are five of us in total. In addition to me, there are Saruman in the white robe, Radagast in the brown robe, and two blue robes."

After saying this, Gandalf looked at Levi again.

Levi also glanced at him.

Bilbo also noticed that Gandalf seemed to be looking at Levi, so he looked over there as well.

"Well, Gandalf is right, I have nothing to add."

"…All right."

Seeing that Levi said nothing, Gandalf had no choice but to continue the previous topic and talk about the brown robe.

Radagast the Brown is the person who can make medicine that Gandalf mentioned after seeing Levi's alchemy table.

However, the medicine he makes is usually used to rescue small animals.

This brown-robed wizard lives in the forest all year round and is close to nature. In his eyes, any life is equally worthy of respect and care. Even if it is just a small animal, he is willing to use all his strength to save it.

Of course, these exceptions include evil creatures born from darkness, such as wargs and the giant spiders of the Mirkwood.

The heavy rain gradually stopped, and the group took a short rest before continuing on their journey.

Just keep crossing Bree, out of the last human settlement, passing Weathertop, and heading east.

On the road, Gandalf suddenly pointed in a direction and said, "Oh, we are here. Over there is Levi's territory, the roadside fort."

"Territory? Is Levi a lord?" a dwarf asked.

This is incredible. Doesn't that mean he is the same as Thorin, a lord who goes out to fight in person? "Well... you can say that, and he is not just an ordinary lord."

Gandalf spoke in riddles and offered no explanation.

"Does that mean we are near your house now, Levi?"

Bilbo asked. He was very interested in Levi's family. Usually Levi visited him, but he had never taken the initiative to visit Levi.

"Yes, my territory is not far from the main road."

"Then can we go and have a look?"

"I welcome it." Levi nodded.

Bilbo looked at the people around him, questioning them with his eyes.

"Levi has said so. I have no objection anyway." Gandalf, who was at the front, said this.

The dwarves also started to make a fuss; they had been curious about this guy for a long time.

However, one person had not yet expressed his opinion. Although the dwarves were curious, they still had to wait for the leader to give the order as to whether to go or not.

"Since the lords here have expressed their welcome, I have no objection."

"If you come to the dwarf territory in the future, we will welcome you." Thorin said to Levi.

"That's great."

The dwarves were happy because they could take a break, and Bilbo was happy too because he could visit Levi's home.

As for Gandalf.

Gandalf had already begun to lead the way.

“Oh my god…”

A moment later, a group of dwarves stood in front of the city gate, looking up at the towering city walls that stretched to the horizon, their mouths wide open.

"You mean, this is Levi's territory?"

"I've never heard of such a big city here. When was it built? Why hasn't any news been released?"

“It’s a miracle…”

"More majestic than any human city I have ever seen."

This is before I have seen the White City.

"But how do we get in?"

"Hey! Your lord is back, open the door!" a dwarf shouted to the non-existent guards on the city wall.

Gandalf reminded: "Don't shout, there's no one inside."

Then he walked skillfully to the iron gate and waited for Levi to come.

This iron door is very strange. It doesn't seem to have a lock on it, but it can't be pushed open. I guess there must be some kind of magic involved.

Pop.

Levi lowered the lever and opened the iron door.

"Welcome to my territory. I think we can rest here for a few days. There are plenty of supplies."

Everyone's luggage and horses were quickly arranged.

The dwarves looked around in awe of the craftsmanship of the city.

"I guess the architects here must have some quirk, everything is square."

"But I like it."

It's square and neat, and to be honest it really hits the aesthetic point of the dwarves. Many of their buildings and facilities are angular and look very hard.

"What is that?"

Someone pointed at the patrolling iron golem and asked.

Gandalf stopped a dwarf from trying to touch him, explaining:

"Those are the city-guarding puppets created by Levi, responsible for the safety of this territory. I advise you not to test their hardness at will. In my opinion, one of these things can easily defeat ten Orcs."

"Well, maybe it won't be a problem to defeat ten dwarves..."

“Is this true or false?”

Some dwarves were dissatisfied.

However, when an iron golem really came clanging towards them, the dwarves' legs became weak and they immediately huddled together.

"Oh no no no no no, we are the guests invited by your master!"

The iron golem scratched its head.

He took out a small red flower from somewhere and handed it to Bahrain who was standing in the front row.

All this was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Oh, thank you."

The old warrior with a white beard thanked the iron golem politely.

"They're pretty friendly, aren't they?"

Balin said calmly, as if he was not the one who was shouting just now.

Just as they were talking, another iron golem came over and handed a small red flower to another dwarf.

"I agree."

The dwarf put the flower away and nodded.

This is the most appropriate time that the Iron Golem has delivered flowers, at least the height is suitable.

"Hey guys - don't stand outside. I've prepared a hearty lunch. Why don't you come in and have a meal first?"

On this side, the dwarves were still thinking about the flowers sent by the iron golem, but Levi had already prepared a large table of food and was waiting for the group to come in.

Bilbo, who had been stunned for a long time, immediately recovered when he heard that there was food to eat.

"Wait for me!" he yelled.

That was the food that Levi cooked himself! 　Thanks to My and Dearest for the 1000 points, thanks to Alaska the smoker for the 500 points, thanks to Asky1030 for the 1000 points, thanks to Shushanyoudaoyou for the 1500 points, thanks to MWPTQD for the 500 points, thanks to aa1062313725 for the 100 points, thanks to friends for the votes, thanks for the support!

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Regarding some issues that everyone is concerned about: 　　1. Will the book be too short because there are too few plots in the original work? - Don't worry about this. Both the worldview of Middle-earth and the expandability of MC are quite large, especially Middle-earth. The encyclopedia has been established for so many years and there are still some things that cannot be perfected. There are really too many things that can be written.

2. Why did Levi never admit that he was a wizard? The status of wizards in Middle-earth is quite special. The title of "wizard" usually refers to the "Maia" who are sent to Middle-earth to guide people. At the same time, they are also the guardians of Middle-earth. No one can pretend to be this identity, because there are only five Maia sent to Middle-earth, and they know each other. In Middle-earth, it does not mean that you can be called a wizard just because you know some spells. Strictly speaking, this matter is a bit difficult to define.

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