Chapter 112 Banquet

There are many people in River Valley City, at least much more than Roadside Castle.

They need more time to adapt.

After handing over the new development affairs here to Bard, Levi went offline again and rushed home from Hell Gate.

If anyone knew that he only took two hours to cross a distance of more than 1,100 kilometers from River Valley City to Roadside Castle, they would definitely be shocked.

But this is already normal for the people of Roadside Castle.

From their perspective, their lord has been away for less than a day. He just left the territory in the morning to do business somewhere and came back in the evening.

The weather is starting to warm up.

Levi can clearly feel this when he walks out of Hell Gate.

The snow on the roadside is mixed with a small amount of melted water. After experiencing the cold wind at night, it becomes hard on the second day.

This winter is almost over.

Crash——

The city gate opens.

Levi looked over and saw several transport carts entering the city one after another, pulled by several horses with dull eyes.

The caravan is back.

Carrying a car full of foreign goods.

"My lord, this business trip went quite smoothly."

The leading merchant saw Levi waiting at the door and jumped off the car to report:

"We passed through various towns in Bree and went to the Shire. People in these places were very interested in our goods and the transaction process went quite smoothly."

"After that, we went west and arrived at the port where the elves lived."

"The elves there were very friendly. They let us in without even questioning us. Half of the goods on our car were bought by them."

"They paid with silver coins and various jewels, corals, and diamonds, which were placed on the front car."

As the leading merchant spoke, he took Levi to the cart.

Not to mention, the elves in Linton were quite generous, and there were quite a few diamonds.

"Yes, I can collect more diamonds in the future."

"I understand."

"By the way, there is one more thing, sir."

The merchant thought for a moment and said, "There is an old elf with a gray beard, who seems to be the lord there. He asked me to pass on a message to you:"

"Childan, say hello to your Excellency, and welcome the founder of the Free Cities to visit Lindon."

Shipbuilder Childan?

This is unexpected news.

"I see. I'll go there when I'm free."

"If I haven't been there next time you pass by, take this message and say hello to the elf for me."

Several merchants agreed to this matter, and one of them continued to report:

"After this, we went to the Blue Mountains. The dwarves there were also interested in our goods, especially the tough leather, which seemed to be very helpful for some of their crafts."

"They bought almost all the leather."

"Also, we saw some dwarves packing up and preparing to migrate eastward. I asked some dwarves about it, and they didn't mean to hide their route of action. The dwarves said that they would cross the Misty Mountains and the River Valley this spring, and then go all the way north to return to their original home."

"Lonely Mountain, or Erebor." Levi added.

"It was just liberated there, and they need manpower."

Levi briefly talked about the situation in Lonely Mountain, and also mentioned the River Valley City there. The residents were also surprised.

It turned out that the lord had another territory on the other side of the distant mountains.

While the merchants were reporting and chatting with Levi about the caravan, the guards had already taken off their armor and started to move the goods from the car down little by little.

Among them were jewelry and diamonds. When they heard that the lord needed them, everyone packed them up and sent them all to the castle without leaving any.

However, after seeing them, Levi only took away the diamonds. As for the other gems, they were really useless except for being beautiful. At most, they could be made into decorations.

In the end, these things were left to the residents to distribute and deal with on their own. Whoever wanted them could take them to play with. Levi did not participate in the specific distribution details and negotiations in the middle.

Anyway, Levi himself had no shortage of gems. If he took out all the gems stored in Gushan, he could directly flood the castle.

This time, the caravan brought back not only goods, but also many people.

There were refugees robbed by bandits and bandits, and homeless people on the roadside. Of course, they were not brought back by the caravan, but received guidance when the caravan passed by and rushed over with some food aid.

After a whole winter, hundreds of residents have been added to the territory. Now they have adapted to the life in the territory and joined the collective labor.

In this way, after all the affairs were handled and they rested for a few days, the members of the caravan gathered again and began to discuss the content of the next business trip, including the types of goods and walking routes.

It is worth noting that there were some changes in the personnel of the caravan this time. The two guards wanted to go home to farm and chose to leave the team during this rest. However, two people who were eager to travel and adventure soon emerged from the residents to fill their vacancies.

The position of the merchants did not change, and they were still the same four people.

"I have always wanted to travel around like this."

A member of the caravan said: "This feels great. We don't have to worry about not being able to sell the goods, not having enough silver coins, and not having to worry about the cost. Safety on the road is also guaranteed."

"We can travel to various regions to our heart's content, learn about the customs and culture there through trade, and don't have to worry about having no topics to talk about when talking to various people - there are so many things to say about our homeland."

"I'm already looking forward to the next trip."

"Wait until the snow on the road melts."

Another person said.

"Besides, the lord seems to have something to say, and I don't want to miss it."

"Huh, really?"

"I'll go there now!"

In the square in the middle of the roadside fort.

There is water flowing down from the top of the fountain, but the pool below has never risen, even though the fountain does not seem to have any special structural design.

At this moment, everyone in the territory stood in the large open space in front of the fountain, staring at Levi without blinking, and pricked up their ears, for fear of missing a word.

"My people!"

As soon as Levi said a word, a cheer came from below.

There was no need for specific content. Levi was standing here now, which was worth it.

Levi quickly pressed his hand and continued:

"Do you know when next month is?"

The residents looked at each other, not knowing what this meant.

It was already February, and next month was March. What was special about this?

Levi stated calmly:

"Two years ago, in the spring of 2940, the roadside fort was established here."

"Oh!"

The crowd exploded.

"Establishment Day!" someone said.

"That's really a day worth celebrating."

Some residents vaguely guessed something in their hearts, and they were visibly excited.

Levi pressed his hand again and said loudly to the crowd:

"That's right, the establishment day!"

"It's decided. On the first day of next month, we will hold a roadside fort establishment banquet. I declare that everyone can rest for seven days at the beginning of March!"

"--A seven-day banquet!"

Clatter--

This news was like TNT thrown into deep water. The crowd exploded again, and it was even more enthusiastic than before. The discussion and cheers resounded over the entire square and spread far away.

After announcing the news, Levi jumped down from the fountain with a smile, and walked towards the wine cellar amid extremely enthusiastic cheers and crowds.

Asked someone to move the brewed liquor out.

It can be foreseen that the territory will be a very lively scene in the next few days. People don't have to work or be busy doing anything. The only thing to pay attention to is not to burst their stomachs, or be too excited to get drunk on the roadside.

The residents prepared the banquet lively and began to set up the scene spontaneously.

Levi also returned to the castle, took out some gunpowder, and prepared to synthesize some more beautiful fireworks.

But when he saw the fireworks, he thought of some people again.

The first person who came to his mind was Gandalf. This old man was very good at setting off fireworks. His fireworks magic was much more beautiful than the fireworks made by Levi.

Unfortunately, according to the time, Gandalf should still be exploring the other side of the Misty Mountains, and he definitely didn't have time to come.

Including Thranduil of Mirkwood, Thorin of Lonely Mountain and the dwarves of the expedition, as well as Bard, the eagles, Beorn, the brown robe... these familiar people couldn't come.

After all, this so-called "founding day" was only temporarily set by Levi, and even the name of this festival was still borrowed from the creativity of the residents, and there was no time to notify others.

It seems that only Bilbo can come to this banquet.

But just when Levi was thinking about this, an unexpected guest came to the door of the roadside castle.

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