Chapter 105: Traveling Merchants
Not long after, Levi and Bilbo walked out of the Sackville house.
No one held him accountable for breaking into a house.
Not to mention the Shire's guards, even the whole of Middle-earth can't find anyone who dares to take care of this matter.
But Levi didn't do anything to the two hobbits.
Although what the Sackville Baggins family did was very excessive, after all, it was just some property disputes and some moral issues. From the current point of view, what they did was not considered a big crime, at most it was He is somewhat greedy for money and a bit annoying.
Levi just frightened them, asked them to apologize, and left after vowing never to think twice about Bag End again.
That's enough.
"After all, I'm not a big evil person."
Listening to Levi's words, Bilbo hesitated to speak, not knowing whether to nod or shake his head.
But having said that, this tone is indeed quite refreshing.
Predictably, the Sackvilles would not dare to harass Bilbo again for a long, long time.
Bilbo has two swords at home, one is Stinging, and the other is the dwarf steel sword given by Levi. One is long and the other is short, both are quite sharp.
This is both a memorial and a way to ensure his safety.
After staying at Bilbo's house for the night, Levi left at dawn as Bilbo watched.
Before leaving, Levi deliberately passed by the Sackville family's house, and he could clearly feel two eyes inside.
This feeling didn't disappear until he was very far away.
This family is actually not hopeless.
Their ending was not good. In later generations, Lotso, the heir to the Sackville family, made a deal with Saruman because of his greed, and eventually died miserably.
After realizing that it was the actions of his family that made the Shire miserable and harmed many people, Lobelia, the only remaining member of the Sackville family, Oso's wife, gave away all the family property. They were all left to Frodo to help others, and then he left Hobbiton without taking anything.
These hobbits...
They are hobbits after all.
While thinking about it, before he knew it, Levi had already walked out of the Shire border.
Just like this, we crossed the old forest and walked through the snow.
Suddenly, he had a thought in his mind and looked south.
I saw a dead tree stump with a fairly smooth cross-section stuck on the ground, and next to it there was a familiar abandoned bonfire, which seemed to be old.
It's definitely old.
The last time I passed by here was two years ago.
This is the place where Levi first made his debut and was attacked by the corpse demon, the boundary where the ancient tomb hill meets the main road.
Ho…
A faint wailing sound sounded from the forest, reminding people passing by that it was best not to stay here for a long time.
It also reminded Levi of their location.
Back then, I could kill a corpse monster with just one stone sword and no armor. Now you still want to scare me?
Can you bear this grievance?
Levi frowned, feeling that these corpse monsters were a little too arrogant. It was not completely dark yet, and they dared to make strange noises and scare people.
The bonfire was lit again, and Levi sat down and grilled a few pieces of meat.
Only this time nothing bothered him.
It wasn't until the starlight replaced the afterglow of the sun that Levi stood up and took the initiative to walk in the direction of Guzhong Hill.
Just walked to a dark place.
Levi stood on a high place and looked around. There were scattered building debris and high-standing boulders scattered everywhere, and there were always some tombs near these special things.
As he watched, Levi suddenly raised his head and noticed something strange.
The sky seemed a little blurry at this moment, and the starlight gradually became weaker.
Not snow, not clouds.
It's getting foggy.
"Ouch——!!"
A harsh scream sounded in his ears, and Levi's whole body sank, as if he had been cursed, and his steps became heavy.
[Slow: 3s]
I have to say that these corpse monsters are very powerful and can buff people at every turn.
But what?
"This thing is far inferior to the Nazgul."
Levi casually slashed behind him, and with a bang, fire ignited immediately. The attacking corpse demon let out a sharp cry and tried to disintegrate its body and escape. However, Levi didn't give it a chance and chased after it with just a few knives. , directly clear its blood volume.
Turning it into ashes on the spot.
But this is the Ancient Tomb Hill after all, and there are tombs everywhere, which means that this is the base camp of the zombie demon.
In the heavy fog that suddenly spread, Levi saw many slender and dark figures. They slowly gathered, or moved their skinny bodies, or turned into some kind of strange souls and approached here.
At a glance, there are at least twenty.
If these zombies were released on the battlefield outside, and there were no weapons that could target them, they would be enough to kill an elite team of hundreds of people.
There are many ways to restrain the corpse demon in this world, and the sword forged by the elves happens to be one of them.
Although even without the elf sword, Levi's own sword can still cause real damage to them.
"Die!"
Levi drew out his long sword, first swung out a few sword energy to serve as a meal, and then sprinted, falling into the group of corpse demons and using various sword skills. For a moment, his body flashed with afterimages, as if he had activated Wushuang.
A moment later, when he had chopped down several corpse demons, he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, you seem to be dead."
"Disappear!"
Levi rushed into the group of corpses again.
These corpses are indeed something.
Their breath can make people panic, screams can slow people down, and their attacks also carry the power of curses, which can gradually drain people's vitality.
In the past, even if he was wearing diamond armor, Levi might not want to hang around here.
But now he is wearing a full set of enchanted nether alloy armor, and there is always a set of golden apples and various potions in his backpack.
It is true that these corpses can break his defense, but under the crushing of resources, they can only dissipate with hatred.
The ancient tombs are not peaceful tonight.
The burial objects on the corpses were looted, and many tombs have ushered in real tranquility since then.
When Levi stepped on the ashes burned by the corpses and walked towards the border of the ancient tombs, the cemeteries behind him no longer dared to make any noise.
Even the fog in front of him actively dispersed a little, as if to guide him out.
[Achieved the title: Corpse Slayer]
From then on, there was one more group of people who would walk around Levi.
Perhaps for a long time in the future, the remaining corpses here would not dare to go out and harm people, or even dare not come out of the graves.
The road from the Shire to Bree will become quite safe at night, and even if the walker accidentally deviates from the main road, he will not be attacked.
All this is because the undead who are usually responsible for bringing fear to people felt the taste of fear on this day.
But it must be said that these corpses are indeed elite monsters, and the probability of dropping skill balls is much greater than that of orcs and wargs.
If the number of corpses is not really large compared to orcs, and they are particularly good at hiding, Levi really wants to stay here for a few days to try to max out his skills.
Unfortunately, they are not hospitable.
A few days later.
The first snow stopped.
Levi walked slowly on the road, passed by the top of the wind and cloud, and went straight to the roadside fort.
But on this day, when he walked to the fork in the road leading to the roadside fort, he saw a group of people standing there, looking in the direction of the roadside fort.
There was also a large number of transport carts behind, which seemed to be loaded with a lot of things.
Levi's eyes were immediately attracted.
The clothes these people wore did not look like they were produced in nearby towns, and there were guards next to the carts behind, and the style of armor was something he had never seen before.
"What do you want?"
Levi took the initiative to greet them.
"Hello."
The leader of the team stood up and said to Levi politely:
"Sir, please forgive me. We are traveling merchants from the far east. The last time we passed by here was three years ago. If my memory is correct, there was no such road at that time."
"Oh, there was indeed no such road at that time."
Levi guided enthusiastically:
"This road leads to a recently built city called Roadside Fort. If you really have some good goods, perhaps the owner there will welcome you."
"Of course, we certainly have a lot of good goods."
The traveling merchant leader patted the cargo board behind him, with a confident look on his face.
"I swear by the grapes at home, every time we pass by here, the silver coins in our pockets will overflow, and there will be no goods left."
"The wines here are definitely the best wines."
"Are you wine merchants?"
"Yes, sir, our wines are intoxicating even the kings of the elves, whether in the previous era or now."
"Oh?"
Levi suddenly became interested.
"I'm going to Roadside Castle, I can take you with me, I guess the owner there should welcome you."
"But I still want to ask, you said you are from the East, is it River Valley or Long Lake Town?"
The head of the traveling merchants heard these two names and shook his head:
"No."
"We come from farther than that-"
"Dowinian."