Chapter 299 Good Old Man Bad Old Man
Chapter 299 Good Old Man/Bad Old Man
Water City, also known as "Water City".
When it was built, it immediately became one of the largest cities in the history of Middle-earth.
In this capital city where three rivers meet, there is a sky garden that is pure white and bright, with rainbows flashing almost all the time, a huge lighthouse that is very bright even in the daytime, and a majestic statue that looks out over the entire lonely land.
When news of it spread through the songs and records of poets and travelers, many people subconsciously thought that these wandering guys were exaggerating to appear knowledgeable.
But this time those who were questioned did not refute, and just let the people who questioned them see for themselves.
So many people took action after hearing the news.
A ship passed the lighthouse and the statue and sailed all the way to the capital.
For visitors, every scenery here is difficult to see. With eyes open and closed, they are all prosperous scenes. No matter how you turn your eyes, you can't escape.
They all lamented that those poets and storytellers finally wrote things realistically without adding exaggerated rhetoric.
Of course, Shuidu is not just a tourist city with beautiful scenery.
The huge shipyard in the center and the most conspicuous practice-class flagship parked in the shipyard, guarded by many ships, always remind people that this is not a peaceful garden that can only be viewed. When necessary, , it can also transform into the most powerful war city.
"Compared with here, Changhu Town is like a small village."
In 2972, Bard rarely took time to visit the west side of the Misty Mountains.
At this moment, Levi was sitting on a small wooden boat with him, with Bud rowing in front and Levi fishing behind.
Rowing always requires some skills, but this does not trouble the man holding the oar now.
As a boatman who has lived in Long Lake Town since he was a child, and often goes out to transport empty wine barrels back from the Black Forest, it goes without saying that Bud's water skills and rowing skills are obvious. He is an expert at first glance.
However, as he rowed, he couldn't help but gently put down the oar and leaned back.
"call--"
Bud took a breath, wiped his sweat, and lamented the passage of time.
In the past, this distance was nothing. He could row a boatload of dwarves from north to south, and then from south to north.
Now...
"Let me do it instead."
Levi took the oar and asked Bud to rest in the back.
The white-haired Bud didn't show off. He sat directly in the back, blowing the wind, tilting his head slightly and looking at the scenery on both sides.
Wow——
The water rippled and the boat moved forward slowly.
"Huh?"
At a certain moment, Bud suddenly had a thought and narrowed his eyes.
He pointed in one direction and asked doubtfully: "That man... is that a wizard? He's wearing a white robe. He's looking over here."
"oh?"
Levi turned his head and looked in the direction Bud pointed.
Then I saw a serious old face.
Saruman.
He's waving this way.
Levi looked away.
Bud, Bud, why do you think you have such nice eyes?
"Don't look at it, it will bring misfortune."
But it's too late.
"I see you see me, are you going to ignore me!?" Saruman shouted from the shore.
Why--
In desperation, Levi could only row the boat close to Saruman's location.
"Our wise men have been visiting quite frequently recently."
"Really?" Saruman stared closely at Levi, who was walking under the boat, and glanced at Bard behind him.
"I don't think this is a long time for a mortal."
The wizard's words always have more than one meaning.
Levi did not respond to this sentence, but just asked: "Then why did the white-robed wizard come to visit this time?"
"nothing."
Saruman shook his head.
"I just heard that the scenery here is good, so I just came to visit."
Listening to Saruman's words, Livili was a little doubtful.
Can this guy's purpose really be so simple?
He couldn't help but glance over Saruman's head.
【+103.2】
Huh?
This guy's contribution to the territory is actually positive.
interesting.
This shows that he has really done something beneficial to the development of the territory, and this number is actually not that small.
When he thought of this, the suspicion on Levi's face faded, and his attitude became visibly better.
"Humph, that's how it should be. This is the way you should treat your guests."
Saruman raised his head proudly.
"You finally know how to be polite to others."
"You sound like I'm such a savage person. I've always known how to entertain guests."
"Really? Why do I feel like I haven't received much good hospitality?"
"You brought it on yourself."
"Are you not wrong?"
Neither of them was convinced by the other, and they quarreled as they walked.
Bud has become accustomed to such emergencies.
Not to mention the quarrel with the old man, he wouldn't be surprised if Levi suddenly snatched the white-robed wizard's staff and ran away.
He was arguing with Saruman in front of him, and suddenly his eyes were blurred. Levi always felt as if something had changed.
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He subconsciously raised his head and saw that Saruman's contribution was slightly less.
"What did you do?"
"I?"
Saruman was a little confused.
"I didn't do anything."
"No, you must have done something. This is my territory, Saruman. I can't hide anything you do."
"Put away your suspicion. If you think I did something, you should go and see for yourself instead of asking questions here."
"..."
Levi was silent for a while.
Although his contribution dropped a little bit just now, Saruman was still positive overall.
You can't hold on to such a small thing.
Maybe he did do something bad behind the scenes, but after all, there is no evidence now.
In the absence of evidence, the most he can do is beat him up.
It's meaningless.
Besides, beating him too much will easily make the old man angry. If he is really angry, it will have some impact on him...well, mainly on his reputation, such as bullying the elderly, looking for trouble for no reason, etc.
"Okay."
Levi didn't pursue it any further.
"Then take a look at this city as much as you want. If you are tired, you can go to the riverside castle for a cup of tea. There will be refreshments waiting for you there."
"That's good enough."
Saruman nodded, and said goodbye to Levi and went to other places.
Levi's eyes also moved away from Saruman, and his mind drifted to other places.
When he saw Saruman, he thought of Isengard and Rohan.
I don't know how Rohan is doing now, and where Aragorn is now.
It has been a long time since I heard about this guy. He seemed to have disappeared in the past ten years and never came back.
"How is Bain doing recently?"
Levi asked suddenly.
Compared to things far away, he chose to pay attention to the people who are closer to him at the moment.
"He is fine, oh-but there is one thing I don't think I have mentioned to you. Just last year, a few months ago, his first child was born. It was a boy. He already had a name, called 'Brand'."
Bard was full of pride.
"I haven't heard of it at all."
Levi scratched his head, thinking that the news was quite sudden.
"Well, you have been busy doing things here for the past few years and have never been to the Dale City, so of course you don't know."
Bard said: "And I only knew about Brand's birth relatively late. At that time, I was investigating a castle ruin north of the town of Carr. It is said that it was where the ancestors of Rohan lived."
"Beorn asked me for advice. Last month we were still discussing whether to rebuild the castle as a front-line defense fortress against Mount Gundabad and the Gray Mountains."
As Bard told the story, Levi opened the map.
Well, it seems that Bard's visit this time was not without purpose.
He really "shoots without missing a target".
"So it's there."
Looking at the location on the map, Levi slowly said a place name:
"Flamsburg."
This place is indeed recorded in some history books. There was a city of northerners there, but later they collectively went south to fight against Gondor's enemies and saved Gondor. After that, they were granted land by Gondor and established Rohan.
Then the city was abandoned, and now it is just a ruin, unclaimed, and can be directly occupied.
"Then let's do it."
After thinking for a while, Levi gave his answer.
