Chapter 406 [Echo – Creation]

The flames in Mount Doomsday erupted once again, rushing into the sky, and the momentum could be felt by people all over the world.

The walls of Barad-dur suddenly collapsed, the Black Tower exploded, huge amounts of rocks fell, smashing the bridge leading to the tower and blocking all roads.

“Sauron was utterly defeated.”

Gandalf stared at the collapsed evil black tower in a trance, and murmured: “Like his master Morgoth, he was completely expelled from this world and wandered in the empty land outside the universe.”

“ended.”

Everyone perked up as Gandalf declared.

Aragorn lifted up Anduriel and shouted at the top of his voice:

“Victory to the free people!!!”

“yeah–!!!”

People danced joyfully, hugged each other, and celebrated the final victory.

Everyone has endless emotions in their hearts.

And it all ended up in celebration and laughter.

…

The scorching magma rose into the sky and turned into a red curtain.

Levi stood quietly at the end of the stairs, without moving for a long time.

At this moment, his eyes were full of light, a light that was white and sacred, covering up everything that was originally in his eye sockets.

What he can feel is no longer just things in the material world, but his perspective can be pulled to an unknown dimension at a higher level.

The One Ring helped him unlock almost all of its power, and the aftereffects were still there, allowing him to see more.

For example, Lady Galadriel frequently tried to wait and see the present moment.

She looked at Levi, and Levi looked at her, just staring at her with his eyes, quietly without saying a word.

Lady Galadriel was confused, all she saw was pure white.

So she said to Levi many years ago: “Your future is full of uncertainty.”

Then, probably after a long time – but not long after that in Levi’s current perception, another gaze came over.

It’s him.

Levi suddenly had a sense of evil humor, smiled at himself many years ago and said hello.

He succeeded in giving himself a fright.

It’s fun.

Boom!

The volcano shook violently, drawing Levi’s attention back.

This place will also be destroyed.

So Levi walked out slowly.

The stairs in the Rift of Doom collapsed bit by bit as he left, and were then engulfed by flames.

Outside the huge furnace where the One Ring was born, Levi saw Sam and Frodo following them.

The magma was surging down, and the two of them would definitely not be able to survive in such an environment.

But Levi is here after all.

He guarded the two hobbits and led them down the hillside.

Then he met the big eagle who came with some mission.

They took Frodo and Sam away and took them away from this place that was gradually falling into destruction.

Little Pink followed closely behind the big eagles. He landed on the ground, picked up Levi despite the impact of the lava, and then flew away.

Lying on the dragon’s back, the light in Levi’s eyes gradually disappeared and slowly returned to normal.

The power went with the wind and dissipated into the air.

But at this moment, he had a premonition in his heart:
If he could reach the blessed land outside the world, his power and essence, which had been stimulated in advance by the guidance of the One Ring, could be restored and liberated again.

And it will be more complete than this time.

As for how complete it is… we’ll have to wait until we get there to find out.

hiss–

A very familiar voice sounded at the side. After fighting for so long, Levi certainly knew what this voice was.

A ferocious beast.

Xiaofen subconsciously wanted to spit out a breath to the side to destroy the remaining remnants of the ancient times, but was pulled back by Levi, who stopped the breath that was about to erupt.

There was a dark figure on the ferocious beast.

It was a certain Ringwraith.

Logically speaking, when the One Ring is completely destroyed, the Ringwraiths should also disappear into thin air, and their souls should be completely liberated.

But this one alone seems particularly strong.

But it’s not that strong anymore.

He looked so weak that it seemed that even if Levi didn’t take any action, he would completely disappear.

But he didn’t look like he was here to cause trouble.

During the brief meeting, he waved gently at Levi.

Then, together with the last ferocious beast under his crotch, he rushed towards the magma gushing out of Mount Doomsday, actively welcoming his own destruction.

ended.

Levi withdrew his gaze, looked up at the sky, and took a deep breath.

Dark clouds covered the sky and heavy rain poured down, sweeping across the earth, as if covering the entire world with a layer of glass curtain.

After a long absence, cleansing rains fell on the dry land of Mordor.

Everything was washed away.

Many days later, Frodo and Sam, who had recovered, met their long-missed companions again.

Pippin, Merry, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Gandalf, the Fellowship of the Ring gathered together again.

Elrond, who had rushed over after hearing the noise, saw this scene and said solemnly: “I declare that the mission of the Fellowship of the Ring has been successfully completed!”

After the announcement, he looked at the nine people in front of him who were all intact, smiled from the bottom of his heart, and said: “I am very happy to see you all gathered together again, without a single person missing.”

Bilbo ran up behind Elrond and embraced Frodo.

“You did it, Frodo, you’re back, and I’m so proud of you.”

“By the way, where’s Levi?”

At this moment when everyone was gathered together, after greeting everyone one by one, Bilbo suddenly found that one person was missing.

“he…”

Gandalf looked eastwards and said, “He said he had some work to do, and might be back soon.”

Levi is indeed dealing with some things that have not been done yet.

After announcing the victory, he immediately returned to the Tower of Cirith Ungol to find the weirdo and his subordinates.

This time, they had an unexpected gain. They didn’t expect that Gollum was caught by them.

At this moment, Gollum was completely useless and no one cared about his fate anymore.

After much deliberation, Li Wei finally had him transferred to the prison in Beihetao and kept him there temporarily.

As for the freaks and the orcs who followed them, they had made many contributions and secretly passed on a lot of key intelligence that affected the war situation to the rangers of Crossroads and Ithilien.

No matter what, there must be an explanation.

Eventually they chose to migrate to an area far away from humans and protected by Levi, where they started a new free life without having to work for anyone.

Perhaps it was still hard to change the habits of the Oaks, and perhaps for a long time their lives would inevitably fall into a certain degree of chaos.

But it won’t get any worse after all. They don’t have to be enemies with anyone anymore and can quietly meet their natural end.

No one knows what the final fate of this twisted race that was not born naturally will be, but Levi will always keep an eye on them and be responsible for the choices they and himself make.

After this, there is still a lot to do.

For example, there is Lake Nurnen in the south of Mordor. There is a fertile green land surrounding this huge lake. Over the years, Mordor has captured many slaves to farm for them here.

Now all these slaves have been freed, and the land where they were forced to work in the past, namely Lake Nurnen and the surrounding green land, has become their new place of residence.

This time no one will force them, and all the fruits of their labor will belong to themselves.

What follows next is the treatment of the dark humans in the East and South.

The Dongyi people lost Sauron’s control and finally stopped their aggression. The shadow and darkness covering their heads will disappear with time, and they will also be able to usher in a free and bright future of their own.

Khande, the nomadic country where many stories took place, finally became independent.

As for the situation in the south, it was a bit complicated. The Haradrim were easy to deal with, with the management of Alatar and another blue-robed wizard Palando. Once Sauron was defeated and they were frightened by Levi and the Free Cities, they immediately surrendered and then signed a fair peace treaty.

Like the Dongyi, the people here will gradually get rid of the shadow of Sauron.

In addition, under pressure from the Free Cities and Gondor, they abolished slavery and were forced to transition to other systems.

Then there is Umbar further south.

The composition of this place is more complicated. There are not only local pirates and residents, but also a large number of descendants of rebels who fled Gondor many years ago. Their hatred for Gondor is not just because of Sauron’s instigation.

The rebels realized that the situation was hopeless and they could no longer use the Dark Lord to take revenge on Gondor, so they fled and hid, and soon dispersed.

The remaining pirates were also sanctioned, the criminals were punished, and the oppressed and slaves were liberated and able to live freely.

External affairs came to a temporary end, and the things at hand finally began to be arranged.

Like Isengard.

The wizard’s mission has been completed, Saruman will leave, and the place will be empty.

Finally, Isengard was handed over to the Ents, and Treebeard managed the land responsibly, working to clean up the debris and charred dust on the ground so that it could become a beautiful place.

Immediately after Isengard, there is another small episode.

After leaving Mordor and recuperating, several Hobbits met Gollum in the prison of the Southern River, and the right to deal with Gollum was handed over to them by Levi.

Perhaps because they had witnessed enough killing, Sam and Frodo both chose to forgive him and set him free, and the others had no objection.

Before leaving, Sam made Gollum a meal of French fries and fried fish that he had mentioned a long time ago, but it was obvious that Gollum was still not interested. He spit it out after taking a bite, and was reprimanded by Sam for wasting food.

No one knows where Gollum went after that, and few people saw him, but what we know is that he was finally no longer troubled by the so-called “baby” and his mind was no longer distorted.

The unnatural life that had been forcibly stretched was finally freed, and the gift bestowed by the God of Creation, unique to mankind, was finally arriving, slowly descending upon him.

It was a full month later when the preliminary discussions and trivial matters were resolved.

The busiest people this month are Levi and Aragorn.

Levi never rested at all, while Aragorn, after visiting Frodo and meeting with the Fellowship of the Ring, hurried back to Gondor to discuss post-war affairs with Levi.

For a while, both of them were overwhelmed by the vast amount of affairs. Fortunately, one of them did not need to sleep, and the other had an extraordinary physique and was able to hold on for a period of time without rest.

Otherwise it wouldn’t be possible to process it so quickly.

It’s all over.

After the battlefield was cleaned up and everything returned to normal, on a sunny morning, Gondor welcomed batches of rare guests.

There are elves, dwarves, wizards, hobbits, and the ceremonial team of the Free Cities.

And a guy riding a dragon.

When he arrived, everyone was startled, but once they saw the figure on the dragon’s back, the residents felt relieved.

That was none other than the legendary figure who had left behind many achievements, the nemesis of the Dark Lord, and the Lord of the North (omitted) Levi.

Today, the visitors from all sides caused quite a big scene. They came here for only one thing – to watch Aragon’s coronation ceremony.

Before the ceremony officially began, Gondor’s ceremonial staff specially expressed their welcome to the important participants.

“Welcome Elrond, Lord of Rivendell, Legolas son of Thranduil, Gimli son of Gloin, the Hobbits from the Shire, Frodo Baggins, the great hero of the Fellowship of the Ring, and Samwise Gamgee, the hero who accompanied the Ringbearer…”

As each name was called, Aragorn greeted or hugged them one by one.

And people cheered for these heroes and guests.

Until someone shows up.

The person in charge of announcing the visitors was suddenly in a dilemma.

“Hurry, hurry up, help me call another one… no, call two more people, don’t ask why, hurry up!”

A moment later, two others stood with him.

The three of them discussed for a while and began to speak in turn:
“With the highest respect, welcome the Lord of the North, the Great Legend, the Dark Lord and the Slayer of All Evil, the Founder of the Free Cities, the Supreme Leader of the Free Cities, the Shadow of War, the Slayer of Balrogs, the Dragon Slayer, the Shipwright, the Builder of High Walls, the Architect of Indestructible Towers, the Builder of Wonders, the Friend of the Dunedain, the Ally of Elves and Dwarves, the Protector of the Valley, the Savior of the Anduin Valley, the Big Eater, the Cube Wizard, the Alchemist, the Chef, the Overlord of the Wine Bureau, the Brewer, the Friend of Women and Children…”

and many more!

When he read this, Levi’s face suddenly froze.

Was there some strange title that flashed by just now?

Many people’s eyelids twitched when they heard the title of Levi, but this did not prevent people from expressing the warmest and highest welcome to him.

After this, his titles were recorded in a storybook, and many people took it as a challenge to “read out all of Levi’s titles in one breath.”

But that’s another story.

The coronation ceremony finally started smoothly, and Gandalf personally put the crown on Aragorn.

Levi stood on the side, witnessing this scene quietly.

“From then on, Gondor ended its kingless era.”

The King has officially returned.

The whole city cheered him, and Denethor clapped his hands reluctantly.

He knew that his time had passed, and before that, he consciously and proactively handed over the prime minister’s scepter to Aragon.

Aragorn first took the scepter, but immediately gave it back to Denethor, still letting him serve as prime minister.

Furthermore, he granted Ithilien to the House of Hurin, further raising the family’s status.

After wearing the crown, Aragorn bowed to Levi and the four hobbits in turn and sang praises of their deeds in person.

The other witnesses also paid their respects.

They are worth it.

One day later, Gandalf brought Aragorn to the holy place of Gondor, at the foot of Mount Mindolluin.

There, Aragorn discovered a sapling of a white tree, and he happily transplanted the sapling to the Fountain Square in front of the Gondor Palace.

Then the sacred white tree grew there again.

Everything is back to prosperity.

One afternoon, during a leisure moment, Faramir and Éowyn met in the gardens of Gondor’s upper floors. The way they snuggled together surprised Denethor and Boromir who happened to pass by.

“Look at your brother. He has been with the princess of Rohan since some time ago. Oh, I have to say, they are a good match.”

Denethor muttered something, but no one knew what he was thinking.

Boromir smiled and said, “They met at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and have come this far. I am happy for them.”

“And you, Boromir?”

Denethor suddenly nodded at him.

“Now that you are successful and famous, and you are no longer a young man, have you ever thought about starting a family?”

Boromir was stunned.

Oh no, the fire burned me!
Boromir’s recent days were destined to be uneasy, but in many other places, he was happy.

Aragorn and Arwen finally got married. They held their wedding soon after and Arwen officially became queen.

Shire.

Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry and others who returned triumphantly gathered at the Green Dragon Tavern and had a good drink.

One day, encouraged by the other three, Sam finally plucked up the courage to express his feelings to the person he liked.

Finally he found his own happiness and married Rose Cotton in a beautiful season.

Later he became the mayor of Dadong Town.

Later, Merry became the ruler of Buckland and was called ‘Meriadoc the Great’.

As for Pippin, he successfully assumed the position of ‘Captain of the Shire’ due to his experience, which means he is the nominal supreme ruler of the Shire.

But in fact, according to the tradition of the Hobbits, similar positions are basically just honorary positions. Most of the time, they only represent their high moral character and respect, but they usually have no absolute power.

Only in times of emergency will people obey his orders, arm themselves, and work together to resist foreign enemies or organize something.

all in all–

As old Bilbo wrote at the end of his story book.

“Afterwards, they all lived a happy life.”

…

This year, all the territories of the Free City-State were unprecedentedly lively. People celebrated endlessly and spent every day in a positive atmosphere.

Thorin, members of the Lonely Mountain Expedition, Brand, Grimborn… these old friends or their descendants visited Levi again and again to reunite with him.

Highlight one so that you can take one more look at it.

The wealth of Lonely Mountain grows, and Dale remains prosperous.

There is a small white flower in front of the tombs of Bad and Bain.

Under the Maulong tree, Little Pink looked a little depressed ever since he came back from Gondor. He seemed to have heard some news from a talkative wizard. He stared at the castle beside him all day long, fearing that the people inside would disappear.

But one day, after Levi chatted with him for a while, he suddenly felt better again and lay lazily on the grass basking in the sun as usual.

It was as if he wasn’t worried at all that he would never see Levi again.

On this day, some other friends came to visit.

Farodan and Agra came together to find Levi, and Levi treated them warmly.

These two were the first friends he met when he came into this world, and they accompanied him for the longest time.

The former, that is, Farodan, is now appointed by Aragon as the king’s adviser. It is said that he will be the prime minister of the rebuilt Arnor, but he does not seem to be very happy. Compared with holding power, Farodan claims that he would rather travel around, leisurely see the scenery and relax.

As for the latter, Agra, he will go to the Blessed Land and return to Valinor soon.

With Levi.

Today is both a reunion and a farewell.

In the “Roadside Castle”, a castle that is neither big nor small and has a long history, Levi, Farodan and Agra chatted about the past.

“There is a tribesman named Halbarad. He fought very bravely and helped me kill an attacker on the battlefield.”

Perhaps because they were about to part, the usually taciturn Farodan was exceptionally talkative today, saying everything, fearing that there would be no chance in the future.

Maybe there aren’t many opportunities left.

Actually, Farodan is not young anymore. He is now 180 years old, with silver hair, but his body is still strong, making him look energetic.

But no one knows how long it can really last.

On the other hand, Levi is still the same as at the beginning.

On this day, Levi rarely touched the milk. He silently drank a glass of the strongest wine and said, “I have seen that young man. He fought very bravely.”

Farodan continued, “He has now taken over my job and often travels around the area near the Forgotten Inn.”

“Everything always has a succession.”

Yeah, it’s always like this.

The story always ends.

Inside and outside the story, everyone comes and goes.

But now, people’s stories have finally come to an end.

The journey seemed to have come to an end.

Except for some people.

“This is my first time on such a big ship.”

In Grey Harbor, on the flagship Apprentice built by Levi himself, Bilbo sighed.

Frodo held him steadily to the side so that he could stand steadily and take a good look at the scenery.

Beside them, Sam, Pippin and Merry also came to see them off.

Frodo handed Sam a book he had written himself, and hugged everyone one by one.

They said goodbye quietly.

But the other side is not so quiet.

“I never thought I would see the sea again.”

The blue-robed wizard Alatar slowly walked onto the Apprentice, looking towards the west, his eyes full of desire to return.

Next to him was his friend Palando, who came to Middle-earth with him.

“At one point I thought we could never go back.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, this ending is not very good.” Palando sighed, half in a comforting tone.

“But it looks like someone…”

They both glanced at the downtrodden Saruman.

“What are you looking at? Do you think you have completed your mission well?”

Saruman snapped, “Mind yourselves!”

So the two of them stopped talking and looked away.

I won’t argue with you here. When you get back, I’ll tell you everything that happened in the East.

“Okay, okay, stop arguing, get on the boat and get ready to set off.”

Gandalf came to act as peacemaker.

“Is there one person missing?” Alatar counted.

“What about the brown robe?”

“he?”

Gandalf shook his head and said, “He is still fulfilling his mission, fascinated by nature and animals, not with me. It seems that he has no intention of returning in the short term.”

“Okay.” The other wizards accepted this statement.

It certainly seems like something the Brown Robe would do.

After several wizards came aboard, they were followed by Elrond, Galadriel, Glorfindel, and their other elven kin.

Then there’s Levi.

He was the last to come aboard.

Along with him came the administrators of many cities in the Free City-State and friends from various forces, and they almost filled the port.

Most of the people who belonged to the free cities could not help crying, but they could not say anything to persuade them to stay.

They all knew that the lord loved adventure and would often go out and not come back for several years.

Everyone is used to it, used to the lord not returning and being offline.

But at the same time, people also know that although the lord will be away for a long time, he will definitely come back.

But this time…

Levi quietly gestured to the citizens of the free cities who came to the port to see him off.

The people who saw the gesture were stunned for a moment, stopped crying, and their expressions turned serious.

They watched the lord leave with solemn expressions, like the elves who stayed in the Grey Harbor.

His psychological quality is commendable.

“Will I ever be able to see the scenery of Middle-earth again?”

Although the people did not ask directly, Frodo could not help but raised the question in a rather tactful way on the ship.

“you guess.”

Levi gave an uncertain answer, and then suddenly said:
“Remember, Frodo, that birthday present I gave you which has not yet been fulfilled?”

“You don’t think a trip to Mordor would be a good ‘gift’, do you?”

Hearing this, Frodo suddenly opened his eyes wide, and while he had some guesses in his mind, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but rise.

“You mean…”

“For a trip, I decide the content and you decide the time.”

Levi gave a mysterious smile and said, “This promise still stands.”

“The time is up to you.”

Frodo looked delighted.

Although he had experienced many hardships and had inner wounds that needed to be healed in Valinor, at this moment, the hobbit’s naughty nature had not diminished at all.

Gandalf, who vaguely heard the conversation between the two, felt his heart skip a beat.

What is he going to do again!?

…

The hazy white coast appeared at the end of the sight.

After sailing for a period of time, the Apprentice successfully reached the legendary blessed land along a straight route and successfully docked.

“How do you feel, old friend?”

The moment he set foot on the land of Valinor, Gandalf’s voice suddenly became energetic and steady, no longer sounding old.

Levi looked over curiously and found that he was no longer the ‘Gandalf’ with the appearance of an old man.

His stature grew taller, his appearance grew younger, his hair turned from silver to black, and his eyes grew bright and revealed a radiant wisdom.

The rest of the wizards had similar transformations.

Levi was amazed at this change. He clapped his hands and exclaimed: “What a Gandalf, or…”

Gandalf suddenly smiled, bowed slightly to Levi, and said:
“At this moment, I formally introduce you to – O’Lorrin, at your service.”

“All right, Olorin.”

“I feel good now.”

Levi smiled.

He typed a line of instructions on a transparent bar that suddenly popped up.

【/gamemode 1（creative）】

[Creative mode is enabled]

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【THAN】

(End of this chapter)