Chapter 272 Encounter

Old friends are dying one after another, like leaves falling in the wind.

In 2955, Old Wade finally couldn't hold on any longer.

He is eighty years old this year, which is considered a long life for an ordinary human being.

In the last days of his life, Li Wei stayed by his bed and talked with him.

They chatted about what happened in the past, about the experience of the refugees arriving from the Anduin River to the Roadside Fort, about life outside the wall, and about the wonder of arriving at the Roadside Fort for the first time.

Both of them were calm, just like usual.

“What I have seen and experienced in the past few years is more exciting and richer than in the past few decades.”

Vader sighed with emotion and said: "Sir, the only thing I regret is that my mind is no longer always awake, and my body is gradually decaying and weakening, so I can't help you."

As if sensing that a certain moment was coming, Wade turned and said:

"A few days ago, I went to school to learn a sentence from an elf. Do you think my words were standard enough?"

“Nai tiruvantel ar varyuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilya. (May the gods bless you on your journey on earth.)”

"I heard that's what they say when they say goodbye."

"My dear lord, I really hope we can meet again, but I'm afraid I can only say goodbye forever."

"——May all the luck in the world be with you."

Vader slowly closed his eyes.

"Nice to meet you, Vader."

Levi spoke.

"goodbye."

The living say goodbye.

And the dead are smiling.

There is a new grave at the roadside fort.

Levi planted a flower in front of the grave.

He looked up at the blue and clear sky, wondering how long this kind of day would last.

In 1956, Tabor, the first principal of Roadside Fort School after Wade, could no longer hold on.

Levi held Tabor's notes and sat quietly in front of the two tombs, reading page by page.

As Taber said, there are mostly records of trivial matters in the roadside fort, as well as some daily conversations with Levi. These daily conversations account for a considerable part. Reading it, Levi seems to have returned to those times.

In the afternoon we sat together in the library reviewing students' homework, occasionally discussing the lecture content, or having a cheerful dinner together during the holidays.

It also includes the banquet when the Heavenly Road was built.

"The lords, wanderers, and elves looked up at the stars on the lightless city wall, with brilliant lights and people celebrating behind them."

It turned out that he had been watching these things.

When the note turned to the last page, Levi was stunned.

"I would like to review my insignificant life and commemorate the encounter with our beloved lord."

Snap.

The note is closed.

Levi was lying on the grass in front of the tomb with this book in his arms.

Close your eyes and exhale gently.

…

In the same year, the Great Wilderness of Rovanion, the edge of the Brownfields.

A vigorous figure galloped through the grass, chasing several Oaks along the way.

"Damn stinky ranger!"

The Oak in front cursed.

"If you have the ability, keep pursuing us. Our base camp is in front of you. No matter what, you will be dead today!"

The people behind didn't say anything, and just continued to walk through the bushes and bushes. Sometimes the sound was on the left, and sometimes on the right. Several Oaks couldn't help but look back and looked left and right, panicked by the movement.

What's scary is not the movement, but the fact that you can't see anyone at all, and you don't even know if he is behind you.

roar--

Just as the Oaks ran forward nervously, another roar came out.

"Great, it's a warg."

The Oaks stopped, and at the same time, a group of at least a dozen wargs emerged from one side, drooling and looking behind the Oaks.

When they looked at it like this, the low shrubs and grass behind them really stopped moving.

The warg growled and looked at Oak, seemingly asking: "What's going on?"

And Oak also understood its meaning.

"A foul ranger, he killed eight of our companions."

The warg shook his head in disdain, as if laughing at the group of Oaks.

It's humiliating enough to be killed by a ranger eight times in a single fight.

He might not be able to kill eight pigs so quickly.

Sensing the demeanor of the wargs, several Oaks didn't look very good. They argued: "You don't know that ranger, he..."

"roar!"

The warg's roar interrupted the Oaks' words. One of them rushed towards the bushes, and the rest quickly followed.

The Oaks were stunned and immediately rushed forward with their scimitars raised.

Wow——

A ranger was forced out and fought with them. At one moment he had to use his sword to block the sharp teeth of the warg, and at the next he had to avoid the Orc's blade. It didn't take long for him to be sweating profusely, and it seemed that the fight was quite difficult. .

Just as another warg pounced from behind, the ranger was just thinking about how to deal with it.

Whoosh——

An arrow suddenly shot over, killing the warg in front of him, and the ranger was freed. He turned around and chopped down the warg coming from behind.

"He has an accomplice!"

Oak shouted a warning, and the warg had already taken action in advance and pounced in the direction of the arrow.

It was immediately knocked down by an arrow fired from close range, but with its death the helper who had been hiding in the shadows could no longer hide.

So an elf jumped out, he gave up using the bow, and instead drew out two sharp daggers from his waist and rushed into the wolf pack.

A ranger and an elf, killing the wargs and orcs quickly and efficiently.

Obviously there were only two enemies...

The orc at the edge couldn't help but take a step back.

However, in just a moment, more than a dozen wargs and several other orcs fell to the ground.

The two killers also cast their eyes over.

Puff.

Just as the ranger was about to rush over, the elf was one step faster, pulled out the dagger, and hit through the skull.

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The battle ended.

"It seems that your hiding skills are not good enough, the ranger of the roadside fort, should I call you a little sprout?"

"Little sprout?"

The ranger smiled, and he took out a medal to show it.

"Look, this is the Outstanding Ranger Badge, Uncle Levi put it on me personally."

"Oh?"

The elf pulled out the dagger stuck in the orc's forehead and said, "Then it seems that my presence is a bit redundant."

"But you said 'Uncle Levi'?"

"Who are you and what is your relationship with Levi?"

"Thorongil, I studied in Roadside Castle, and the elders are more familiar with Uncle Levi."

Aragorn hesitated and reported his alias.

"What about you?"

"Legolas... from the Woodland Kingdom."

Legolas also concealed his identity and just made a simple explanation.

"Anyway, you helped me, I have to thank you."

Aragorn nodded to Legolas to show respect.

He asked, "Do you have any tasks, maybe I can help you."

"No, I just want to go out for a walk."

"What about you, ranger, what tasks do you have?"

"Just like you, just go around and chop a few orcs."

The conversation ended, and the two were silent for a while.

"I plan to go to Rohan. I heard that the new king there is quite wise."

Aragorn spoke first.

"Rohan, the land of horsemen." Legolas muttered the name.

"I have only heard one piece of news about it."

"What?"

"Their previous king was beaten up by Levi."

"..."

Aragorn was silent for a while after hearing this news.

This was the first time someone had mentioned it to him.

Aragorn didn't know about the previous generation, but it was not unfair for him to be beaten up by Uncle Levi.

"Don't worry, the current King of Rohan has a good relationship with Levi, you can go with confidence."

"But unfortunately I don't want to go that far. I want to go to the Great Road Town at the end of the year. I heard it's very lively there."

"Will elves feel lonely too?"

"...Maybe."

"Then let's say goodbye."

Their first meeting ended in such a hasty manner.

Two months later, Aragorn crossed the Anduin River and crossed the northern plateau. He encountered Rohan cavalry fighting a small group of Orcs in the East Mark, so he immediately joined them.

The Orcs were wiped out, and the cavalry immediately surrounded Aragorn and questioned him.

After he showed the Outstanding Ranger Badge, the cavalry let down their guard and directed him to Edoras.

Relatively smoothly, Aragorn arrived at the capital of Rohan.

After several years of unremitting efforts by Thingol, the place has changed from the previous depression and gradually recovered its prosperity.

And Aragorn also successfully met Thingol.

However, in the hall, in addition to him, there was another visitor.

"I am Gandalf, Gandalf the Grey."

The old man stared at Aragorn, looked him up and down carefully, and nodded continuously, which made him feel hairy.

"Yes, you have the style of your ancestors."

Gandalf patted Aragorn on the shoulder, took him to the front of the hall, and introduced him to Thingol.

"Perhaps this young man can do something for you."

The gears of fate turned slowly.