Chapter 236 New News

The wild wind blew away the singing of the roadside fort.

Whether it was a banquet or a celebration, all the noise would eventually come to an end.

With a whoosh, the deputy of the Woodland Kingdom woke up at the table and stood up suddenly.

"I won."

At this moment, there were no more dwarves standing - nor were there any other elves standing.

Just looking at the silent venue, this little joy also faded inexplicably.

This group of dwarves is actually quite interesting.

But looking at these people in front of him, he didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

The deputy took a deep breath and suddenly smiled.

Now he somewhat understood why his king was reluctant to go out.

The only ones who can accompany the elves forever are always the same kind, just like the people in the Black Forest... or the relatives in the Valley and even other places.

"It's time to go back."

Shaking his head, the deputy walked towards the entrance of the Sky Road.

"Wait a minute."

A voice called him.

Groin leaned on the table and barely raised his head, saying drowsily:

"You're not bad."

"Hiccup."

He fell asleep again.

After standing there for a long time, the deputy continued to move forward.

"Wait a minute!"

At this time, someone called him again.

It's not over yet...

He turned around and saw Levi waving at him.

It's not over yet...then it's not over yet, there's no rush now.

"Take this back, I think Thranduil will like it."

Levi took out a beacon.

The deputy's breath stagnated.

No one can refuse this crystallization of pure beauty.

Last night, the most common phrase the elves said was "Please let me look at the stars in the beacon for a while longer."

If the dwarves just appreciate and like the beacon out of general aesthetics, then the elves are addicted, and this thing is simply grown directly on their aesthetic point.

Elves especially like silver products, even surpassing gold at one time-the fundamental reason for this preference is that the color of silver is similar to that of stars.

They like the stars in the sky, because the first thing the elves saw when they were born was the stars in the sky.

And the star of the netherworld - guess why it is called the "star of the netherworld"?

It is because it looks like the stars in the sky, and is even more beautiful and pure than the stars hanging in the sky.

The most important thing is that it is right in front of you, and you can touch it and appreciate it up close.

Faced with Levi's casual gift, the deputy of the Woodland Kingdom really didn't know how to respond, and he didn't know where to put his hands.

He felt that he should go back and pull his king out to take this thing in person.

For allies who are truly friends with him, Levi is not so stingy, especially since he doesn't lack this thing at all.

Even if the other party regards it as a unique treasure in the world, he is too lazy to use this name to make any conditions or reach any agreement.

It's just a simple gift - if you like it, I'll give you one, that's all.

In the end, Rivendell, the Kingdom of the Woodland, the Lonely Mountain, and all the allies present were given a beacon by Levi.

Thorin wanted to inlay this thing on the wall behind the throne as the new king's crown.

"Dig through the mountain, it must light up!"

The dwarves agreed unanimously, and their attitude is self-evident.

On the other hand, Elrond felt heavy both physically and mentally.

"Such a great gift would be received by the holy land on the other side of the sea."

"We will remember it forever."

Since this day, Rivendell has a beacon holy land, where the elven craftsmen freely display their artistic attainments accumulated over a long period of time, and carefully polish the various details and environments of the beacon land.

Then, according to Elrond's narration, several murals were carved, which recorded the origin of the beacon and the person who gave this great gift.

The beacon, with obsidian as its base and a pure and clear glass cover as protection, contains the star of the netherworld, which is pure and flawless, just like the real stars in the sky.

Perhaps the power it contains is still not as good as the three Silmarils, and the light it emits is not as good as the brilliance of the holy tree contained in the Silmarils, but it has another kind of beauty and more intuitive power.

When the elves followed Levi's instructions and raised layers of metal blocks below, the beacon also showed its own power - the vitality it exuded slowed down the elves' physical weakness, and even stopped it.

This is an era destined to decline. The fate of the elves is to cross the west and return to the holy land, because only there can their physical weakness stop.

All elves who are unwilling to cross the west will eventually have their bodies gradually dissipated due to the influence of some force and become invisible souls.

Most elves will not worry about this, because they are eager to cross the west and just wait for an opportunity to return immediately.

But the elves of the Woodland Kingdom were different. They resisted being led by the arrogant Noldor elves, and were unwilling to respond to the call of the Valar.

They believed that the natural life without the intervention of the Valar (gods/powerful ones) was the best life for the elves, so this group of elves were unwilling to cross the West.

But the only ending they would face was extinction.

Even if they resisted, their fate was still not controlled by themselves, because the earth was no longer as pure as it was when it was created, and all its materials had been polluted by Morgoth.

The elves are in such a world, and their bodies are also affected. They are not as strong and durable as they were designed to be. The longer they stay in Arda, the more obvious the physical weakness will be. In the end, they may lose their bodies and become invisible souls to mortals.

The next chapter of the world belongs to humans.

But now Levi has provided another choice, or help.

——Beacon.

The vitality emitted by the beacon slows down the decline and loss of the elves' power, allowing them to have more time to survive in this world.

When the beam of the beacon broke through the leaves of the Black Forest, Thranduil, who realized this, stood up suddenly with his eyes wide open.

"I have to see Levi."

He stopped staying at home.

Levi's actions... have a great impact on the fate of the elves.

This matter is actually very subtle.

"I just hope to spend more time with my friends."

This is his answer.

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"They must have done something."

In the distant Lonely Mountain, Balin's eyes were wet, guarding the empty hall alone.

"How could it be such a coincidence that I'm the one staying here again..."

"I won't play with you guys anymore."

The old dwarf with gray beard made such a declaration.

Time is like water, washing away everything.

This year, Levi finally stopped running around, but stayed at home in the territory, especially in the nameless tower, constantly repairing various things.

While repairing, truckloads of original books and copies were transported in from time to time to enrich the bookshelves.

No one remembers how many batches of books were transported in, everyone only knows that the number of books in the tower must be terrifying.

Over time, it also got a new nickname, called "Tower of Knowledge".

Of course, Levi didn't stay in the tower all the time during this period, he also did another thing - that is, he repaired the Hell Highway from Roadside Castle to Gondor, and from Gondor to River City.

These two projects plus the renovation of the tower can be said to have taken Levi's life, and he couldn't rest for a whole year.

It can be said that he was working hard and happy.

The road to heaven was open smoothly, more and more people were riding on it, and more and more people knew about the existence of this road, and they modified the routes passed down by their ancestors, and the map of the entire Middle-earth also ushered in an update.

Of course, the impact of this road is not limited to these.

Things are still brewing.

This year passed so uneventfully, and nothing major happened.

In the blink of an eye, it was a spring and autumn.

In 2948, a messenger from Gondor arrived at the roadside fort, bringing news from a distant place.

"Sengger's letter."

Levi opened the envelope and read it.

There was nothing special, mostly some formulaic greetings and words expressing nostalgia.

But in addition to these, Senger still mentioned something about his family:

"My first son was born, and I named him 'Theoden'."

"He is lively, active, and cries loudly. He is a healthy child. If you have a chance, you must come and see him."

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