Chapter 155 Formal Alliance

"Greetings to you, Legend of Roadside Fort Levi."

When Levi returned to the original place, a homeless man was waiting under the tree. He immediately greeted the lord of the roadside fort who had saved his group of people.

"Thank you for your assistance."

"Don't take it too seriously, I'm not here specifically for this."

Levi waved his hand and said: "The fewer Oaks, the better. It's not too troublesome to clean them up when you encounter them."

"Maybe for you, but it's really a big problem for us."

"The Dúnedain will remember this favor."

Levi smiled.

"I have been helped by your companions, and I will always remember this."

"I hope our friendship will last forever."

The homeless man smiled and nodded, and the two shook hands.

"I heard from Falodan that you seem to have wounded people. Where are they?"

"It's underground. Falodan is there too. Please follow me."

As he spoke, the homeless man squatted down and opened the unlocked hidden door, revealing a downward passage.

"It's really hidden. Unless I dig straight down, I have no idea how to find this place."

The homeless man climbed down first, followed closely by Levi.

"We have many strongholds like this. In fact, we are not the only ones. The guerrillas of Gondor also have such disguised strongholds."

While crawling, the homeless man said without reservation:

"It's actually not difficult to find our stronghold. There is usually a tree above the stronghold, and there are always three local plants growing next to the tree. When they are connected, they must form an isosceles triangle."

"Of course, there will definitely be some other things next to these plants to interfere with the line of sight. If your eyes are not sharp enough, you will miss the stronghold."

In the space of two sentences, the two of them had climbed down one after another.

Levi glanced around and felt that the place was quite narrow and too dark.

This stronghold is about ten meters long and wide. There are a few thatched beds placed in one corner, and there are some shelves on the opposite side with several cloaks hanging on them.

At this moment, two homeless people were sitting on the thatched bed, gritting their teeth and treating their wounds without saying a word.

Including Falodan, there are a total of five homeless people here.

These homeless people seemed to be quite young, including Falodan.

They have serious expressions and a vicissitudes of life, like weathered rocks, and they all look taciturn.

However, although they were silent now, it was obvious that Falodan had explained the situation before. Seeing Li Wei climb down, they all stopped and gave a slight salute to Li Wei to show their regards.

Then continue to deal with his wounds, or sit quietly aside.

Quite quiet.

Even at this stop, Levi felt a little embarrassed.

"You're back, how's it going?"

Farodan broke the silence first and greeted Levi.

"A small part escaped, but it's not a big problem. They probably won't dare to get close to here in the near future."

A certain cave still echoes with the howl of the Orcs.

"It seems to be going well. I did underestimate you before."

"It doesn't matter. There will be many opportunities for you to learn more in the future."

With that said, Levi walked towards the two wounded men and took out two bottles containing pink liquid.

Health Restoration Potion.

"Drink this, it will heal your wounds quickly."

The two wounded men raised their heads and were stunned for a moment.

Falodan said on the side: "The wizard's secret medicine is usually not available to drink."

Levi nodded to confirm this statement.

Just say yes.

After hearing what Falodan said, the two wounded men took the potion without hesitation and drank it in one gulp.

It's different from what I imagined. The taste of this medicine is... quite strange and indescribable.

However, the effect was remarkable. As soon as he drank the potion, the wounds on his body miraculously began to heal immediately, and disappeared completely within a few seconds, as if he had never been injured.

The homeless are coming back to life again.

After a while.

Farodan, Li Wei, and the homeless man who led Li Wei gathered together.

Falodan introduced: "This is our captain, Elad. We used to be active near Fengyunding."

"There are only a few people still collecting information there, like me."

"I heard that your situation seems not to be very good recently?"

Levi asked the homeless captain next to him.

"It is indeed not ideal. The number of groups of Orcs has increased, and they are quite alert." Elad said calmly: "But in the past hundred years, this kind of situation has not happened before. If you want to disintegrate the Orcs, The team is easy.”

"This time it's really an accident. If the number of Oaks is only ten times that of ours, we won't be in such a mess, let alone think about escaping."

But twenty times or even thirty times, plus a lot of wargs...

This is a bit overwhelming.

"indeed."

Levi agreed and suggested: "Next time you are injured, you can go to the roadside fort to rest."

"The Wayside Fort is shrouded in a...well, a kind of magic, where wounds heal faster when rested there."

"Don't think of my place as some closed secret realm that is forbidden to mortals. Just like an ordinary town, you can come anytime."

"We will." Elad nodded.

"Furthermore, I asked Falodan to tell you before that you can access the supplies there at any time. After all, we have a common enemy."

"Thank you for your kindness."

"Few people know of our existence."

Erad said, "But what they also don't know is that since we started wandering in this wilderness, more than tens of thousands of orcs and wargs have died under our blades or bows."

Indeed.

Unlike those hired mercenaries, the nomads have a blood feud with Sauron and his minions. Whether they are paid or supported, they will fight the orcs to the death.

Of course, even if there is no hatred, they will take the initiative to take the responsibility of clearing threats.

This is a highly educated tribe.

As a certain human king said, if all the nomads go to the grave one day, no one will dare to step out of their homes at night, whether in the Shire or the nearby human settlements.

Lonely Land - This land is both an uninhabited lonely land and the homeland of the nomads.

But think about it, there is a large group of soldiers at the level of kings protecting this land at all times, which is quite safe.

"You don't have to worry too much."

The captain of the nomads said so.

In this case

After thinking for a while, Levi decided to borrow the name of an ally, and he said:

"I know you often have contact with Elrond, and you often receive help from Rivendell."

"I have a good chat with Elrond, and we have an unbreakable and solid alliance with Rivendell. I think we should be the same."

"Don't worry about adding any burden to my territory."

"Besides, this matter is not a one-sided gift - I hope you can occasionally send people to teach the children in my territory, teach them how to survive in the wild, and what to do when encountering enemies."

"And soon, maybe a few years or more than ten years, I would like to entrust you to do something. If you are willing, we can reach more cooperation."

This remark is obviously effective.

Elrond has a great relationship with the Dunedain. Specifically, his twin brother is the first king of Numenor.

At first, Elrond and his brother Elros were both half-elves. Later, one of them chose to become an elf and live forever in the world, and the other chose to become a human and rule Numenor.

Since then, although the two have the same origin, their races are no longer the same, and the manifestation of time on them has become increasingly greater.

Elrond is destined to watch his brother's bloodline die generation after generation, and is destined to experience separation again and again.

But he remains resolute, guarding the royal bloodline of the Dunedain generation after generation.

Until now.

Speaking of which, Aragorn, the patriarch of the nomads, the only Dunedain currently qualified to inherit the throne of Gondor, is actually related to Elrond by blood and is the descendant of Elrond's brother.

It is also for this reason that Elrond has always taken good care of the nomads, because the two sides are one family from the root.

"If that's the case..."

Elad and Farodan looked at each other.

The relationship between Levi and Rivendell was the first time for both of them to hear about it.

A relatively unfamiliar, emerging force with unclear details suddenly said that it wanted to help these nomads that ordinary people didn't even know existed, which would seem a bit abrupt, and it would definitely not try until it was absolutely necessary.

But if it is an ally of one's own family.

That's normal.

A certain complex unfolded all of a sudden.

"We are united in the fight against evil."

"I will bring this up at the next clan meeting. In any case, we will never forget your help."

So far.

Roadside Castle - Rivendell - Nomads.

These three forces are closely linked together, surrounding this huge lonely land.

"They are firm and strong, with a royal demeanor. Compared with them, the cavalry of Rohan are almost like children. They look serious, and most of them have a vicissitudes of life, like weathered rocks, even Aragorn himself, and they are all taciturn"

-Gimli (description of Nomads in the Lord of the Rings War in 3019)