Chapter 268 The Last White Road Meeting

Soon after Gandalf left the tower of Orthanc.

Lothlórien.

The gentle golden light enveloped the entire forest, soaking the air with golden color.

"Gandalf."

Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel walked out of the hall and met Gandalf.

"Greetings to both of you."

Gandalf bowed slightly.

Lady Galadriel spoke softly and asked, "What news do you bring?"

"The White Council."

Gandalf told the news of the meeting.

At the end, he asked again:

"By the way, madam, do you know what happened to Saruman recently?"

Galadriel and Celeborn looked at each other, and both saw confusion in each other's eyes.

"I haven't heard any new news recently."

"Oh, that's my fault, please forgive me, I just came from the tower of Orthanc, and saw that his right face was a little red and swollen, and I was very worried..."

The three talked about this topic.

A few months later, the same scene happened in Lindon.

"I don't know." Cirdan also shook his head.

After asking around for a year, Gandalf finally came to Wayside Castle.

"Yes, I beat him, he deserved it."

Buzz——

Levi stood in front of the enchanting table, enchanting the standard weapons of Wayside Castle one by one, while responding to Gandalf.

"What happened?"

"He picked up the Star of Elendil and kept it in the tower for thousands of years."

"I originally planned to trade with him normally and exchange the gem, but he was too greedy, and I had no choice but to communicate with him in a friendly manner."

"Friendly... well, relatively speaking, it is very friendly."

Really unfriendly bones are turned to ashes.

But...

"The Star of Elendil was actually found, and what about the other item that was lost with it?"

Both of them knew what the so-called other item was.

"It's not with him."

Levi made an assertion.

"Okay."

Gandalf sighed.

Perhaps he was also relieved at the same time.

He asked again: "The wise men from all sides are gathering in Rivendell, what do you say?"

Levi stopped.

"Elrond has told me about this, I will be there."

Gandalf nodded: "It's about time, we can set off together."

"Then let's go."

After enchanting a sword again, Levi hung it on the weapon rack, called Gandalf, and set off as soon as he said.

Middle-earth was still peaceful this year.

Both Rohan and Gondor welcomed their new rulers.

The 25th ruling prime minister Ecthelion, and the 16th king of Rohan, Thingol.

The two wise rulers will usher in a new era.

Perhaps sensing the arrival of a new era, the wise men once again proposed to convene the White Council, so they all went to Rivendell.

In the spring of 2953, the latest meeting was held.

Saruman still served as the leader of this meeting, and the main participants were Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond, Cirdan, and Levi.

Of course, there are more than these people in the White Council. They are only the main members. In addition to them, there are some lords who are also nominally members of the White Council. However, most of these lords do not directly participate in the discussion, and only listen to the content of the meeting as a suggestion worthy of attention.

After all, even if the members of the White Council are all heavyweights, it is still just a loose organization that is held irregularly. It has no binding force, and the various organizations are not obliged to obey the call of the White Council.

Oh, but this time it may be different. The new member can really call a large number of people with a wave of his hand.

In a sense, his appeal is even better than that of the High King of the Second Age.

When the members of the parliament gathered in Rivendell, everyone looked at Saruman's right face at the same time.

After so long, the bruises on it have long recovered, but this action made Saruman feel greatly offended.

He glanced at Levi, but Levi did not look at him, but just tilted his head to look at the clouds in the distant sky.

This cloud looks like a cloud.

Looking at Gandalf again, Gandalf was also looking at the sky, as if he was distracted.

Elrond noticed something strange and couldn't help but think of Saruman's bruised face.

The three of them had their own thoughts and looked away.

Only Lady Galadriel and Cirdan had high enough Qi cultivation skills, and their appearance was the same as usual, and it was impossible to tell what they were thinking.

But Gandalf's big mouth...

Saruman didn't have any expectations.

He pulled a face, his beard trembled, and his mouth was about to turn crooked.

But since no one pointed it out, he couldn't say anything. After all, the secret possession of Elendil's star was indeed not right from a moral point of view. Even if people talked about him behind his back, he could only bear it.

When it was confirmed that all the members had gathered, the meeting began.

The theme of this meeting was very clear, that is, the whereabouts of the Supreme Ring.

Everyone had their own opinions, and they debated around this topic.

Gandalf first mentioned: "I saw a ring on the hand of a Ringwraith, which should be one of the nine rings of mankind."

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"The Ringwraith wearing the ring attempted to capture the Riverhorn Shipyard, but was repelled."

"The whereabouts of the other rings are meaningless."

Saruman interrupted him and said, "We all know that in order to control the other rings, the enemy must have the One Ring."

"But the Ringwraiths are the exception. They have been completely corrupted. Even without the One Ring, the enemy can control them. It is meaningless for you to mention their news."

"As for the ring, it has been lost for a long time and has not appeared in the world for thousands of years."

"I still maintain my last opinion: according to my investigation, it has long been washed into the sea by the water of the Anduin River, and no one can find it."

"There is no need to worry at all."

"You said the results of your investigation?" Levi spoke.

"I'm afraid it's not very reliable."

Saruman frowned immediately.

"You never said that the Star of Elendil is in your hands. You clearly found Isildur's body, but you took something from him and hid it."

After hearing this, the meeting members all looked at him, and old Saruman couldn't hold his face anymore.

"It's not with me now, but in the hands of a robber."

"Did I not pay you?"

Levi left the stone pillar he was leaning against, stood up and stared at Saruman's restored right half of his face, and said:

"Someone changed his mind temporarily, so I had to communicate with him in a way other than talking."

"What change of mind? I just wanted to discuss with you for a while, but you have no patience at all. Your brain is full of muscles and you only know how to fight..."

"Shut up, shameless old man, it was you who broke your words first, and now you are slandering me!"

"You, you..."

"Okay."

Seeing that the meeting gradually deviated from the topic, Elrond, as the lord of the home court, had to stand up and act as a peacemaker.

"Levi has returned the Star of Elendil to the Dunedain, and the discussion on this matter can be temporarily ended."

He blocked Saruman's mouth with one sentence.

Seeing that continuing the topic would definitely be disadvantageous to him, Saruman could only swallow his words.

Gandalf smiled quietly, Saruman glanced at him, and then he became serious again.

"There has been no news about the One Ring for a long time."

Gandalf began to express his opinion:

"For thousands of years, not only Saruman, but I have also explored the Anduin Valley many times, but there is no news about the ring. Maybe it is no longer on the continent of Middle-earth."

"But we still need to be vigilant, because even if the One Ring is washed into the sea, it will definitely find a way to come back and find its true owner."

"We must know that it is not only intelligent creatures that will be bewitched by the ring. Fish, sea beasts, and various animals may be lured and then swim back with it."

"Maybe one day it will be salvaged by a traveler fishing in the wild or a fisherman, and then it will cause a tragedy."

"Gandalf is right."

Lady Galadriel agreed: "The power of the enemy is still accumulating, and he has never given up."

Saruman nodded in agreement.

The tone and direction of the meeting seemed to be set. Although Saruman was a little embarrassed and everyone's impression of him dropped again, the result was good for him.

Everyone believed that the One Ring had been washed into the sea. Even if they were vigilant, they were mainly aimed at other aspects.

In this meeting, the only one who remained silent for most of the time was Cirdan. Although he was one of the main members and the old boss of Rivendell, he just came to make up the numbers and witness the major events in Middle-earth.

As soon as the matter was over, he continued to stay in Lindon.

Huh——

When the meeting was over, Saruman also breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and prepared to leave.

But when he walked to the steps, his heart suddenly palpitated.

He stopped suddenly and turned around.

Levi also turned his head and smiled at him meaningfully.