Chapter 180 The Wizard's Curiosity

Gollum, who was galloping in the wilderness under the scorching sun, didn't know that he had escaped a disaster invisibly.

Compared to him, the old Gandalf riding a fast horse at this moment was obviously more concerned about the movements in the lonely mountain and the river valley.

"You really can't bear to be quiet for a moment."

It's very rare for Levi to take the initiative to lead troops to conquer a certain place.

If he is not curious, is he still a wizard?

I can't bear it, I must go to see what's going on.

Early in the morning.

In the river valley city, Gandalf tied the horse to the manger of the hotel, habitually fed a handful of wheat, patted the horse's head gently, and walked towards the palace at the highest point of the city.

"It's Gandalf."

From a distance, the sharp-eyed dwarf Fili saw the gray-clothed old man climbing up the stairs.

As if he heard this exclamation, Gandalf waved his hand upwards.

Fili also jumped and waved in response.

Gandalf walked up slowly and asked with a smile:

"How have you been recently?"

"It couldn't be better, God, Gandalf, you don't know what you missed - a perfect battle and a lively banquet!"

"That's a pity, I have been traveling around trying my luck all this time."

"Try your luck?"

"Yes, try your luck."

Gandalf said cheerfully: "There are countless coincidences happening in this world every moment, maybe one of them will happen to me at some point, don't you think this is interesting?"

After listening carefully, Philip felt a little confused, He shook his head and said:

"Then you will definitely miss many coincidences. Well, let's not talk about these twists and turns. Levi and Bard are inside, and Thorin will come over soon. We have the last celebratory dinner tonight, and Levi will cook it himself. Don't miss this coincidence."

Gandalf raised his eyebrows and responded:

"That's great, but I don't agree with your first sentence, Fili. What's important is not coincidence or inevitability, but the process of personal participation and exploration."

"Just like eating, you must not just come here to fill your stomach, right."

Fili understood now.

"Of course, there are not many times when you can meet Levi cooking."

"It's hard to understand that he has such good cooking skills and likes to eat dry food so much. If it were Bombur, he would definitely stay in the kitchen all day and not go out."

"Who knows."

Gandalf answered casually and walked into the door with Fili.

Soon, he saw two people at a conference table.

Levi and Bard, also the lord and deputy, seemed to be discussing something.

"I agree with this."

Levi said: "Since the road has been repaired and there is no threat nearby, why not build more houses to spread the town?"

"Then it's settled."

After the simple meeting, Gandalf and Fili just came over.

Gandalf smiled and was about to say hello, but when he met Levi's meaningful eyes, he seemed to have thought of something and immediately shut up.

Levi didn't speak either.

For a while, the scene was silent.

"Ahem."

"On this sunny morning, isn't there anyone who says something to me, an old man who came from afar, like a greeting?"

This vengeful old man.

Levi smiled and said: "Well, the weather is indeed sunny, have you eaten?"

Using "have you eaten" as a greeting was something that old Gandalf really didn't expect.

This is probably not learned from the Hobbits.

He had to swallow the prepared words.

"I've eaten."

"Then remember not to eat too much at noon, there will be a small banquet in the evening."

"Of course not, I'm not the kind of person who can't hold back my stomach."

"I heard that you are going to attack the Orc Town."

Gandalf, who failed to take revenge on "Good morning" last time, went straight to the point: "As a lord, you really can't rest for a moment."

"It's only been a year since we last parted, and the Orc Town, a scourge rooted in the mountains, has been eliminated. Those who are still nearby, especially the Beorn family, will be very grateful to you."

"Who let them block my way."

Levi shrugged.

This is absolutely true. The road is really blocked by them in a physical sense.

After a brief reminiscence, Levi asked: "Are there any new news recently?"

Wizards never visit without a purpose.

Unless he really comes to travel.

"No big noise."

After saying this, Gandalf thought for a while and added: "But if I have to say something, there are still some things to mention."

"I saw a strange creature on the way here. It ran out of the Misty Mountains. It crawled on the ground with its limbs, like a degenerated goblin."

"Could it be a runaway goblin?" Bard expressed his opinion.

"No, although they are as thin and similar to goblins and have similar bodies, they are definitely not the same species. I can see that."

Gandalf shook his head.

"It may be Gollum." Levi thought of that guy first.

"Gollum?"

Gandalf frowned and looked thoughtful.

After a moment, he suddenly said:

"Oh, oh-I seem to have some impression of this name. It was a weird bad guy who had done evil everywhere and was finally driven out of the town."

"He has many secrets, and he seems to have lived too long..."

Shaking his head, Gandalf said, "Maybe he was cursed or had some black magic, but it's definitely not a good thing."

"He's also a poor guy."

"Probably." Levi didn't discuss this topic too much.

Gandalf also chose to skip Gollum, and he continued, "I went to Gondor not long ago."

"The situation in Gondor is not bad recently. The pressure from Mordor has suddenly decreased a lot. They have successfully recovered some territory during this period and continued to move forward. A commando team even reached the gate of Minas Morgul."

"But they didn't go in."

Gandalf deliberately reminded, "The territory where Minas Morgul is located is shrouded in deadly poisonous fog and curses. It is a torture for mortals to breathe there. Even if they cover their mouths and noses, as long as they stay in that land, they will get seriously ill soon."

"That place is full of despair. Even if 10,000 well-equipped soldiers go there, they will die."

"Don't worry, I won't let the people attack that place."

At most, go and see it yourself.

"But you mentioned that the pressure on Gondor has decreased." Levi continued what he said before.

"Yes, the Harads in the south suddenly stopped their offensive, and the army of Mordor also withdrew a lot."

"I suspect that there is something wrong with them internally."

"There is indeed a problem."

"You know?"

"I know."

Levi nodded and said:

"The East Yi and Mordor formed a coalition to attack Khand and the traitors who defected to Khand. The Harads also participated in this battle, and they also dispatched mammoth war elephants."

Gandalf showed a look of understanding, and then narrowed his eyes and stared at Levi.

"How did you know?"

"I just came back from there."