Chapter 287 Competition

"Gandalf, sometimes you feel like you can see him everywhere. It's like ordering a glass of ale in a tavern one day. If you lift the cup and put it down, he might be sitting opposite."

"But sometimes, I can't find him."

"Oh, wizard, wizard..."

Snap.

While he was complaining, a cup of brewed tea was gently placed in front of Bahrain.

"Thanks."

Bahrain picked it up and tasted it, then returned to the topic:

"As for the anomaly in Erebor, we believe that it has gone out of the ordinary. There is a high probability that it involves some mysterious event. We may need the help of a wizard to find out something."

Hearing what Balin said, Levi also looked interested.

"Then what 'mysterious' incident makes you so anxious?"

"Tell me more about it."

Bahrain sorted out the information in his mind and replied:

"There were signs of this happening more than ten years ago. Specifically, it was in 2949, right after the Battle of Riverside Fort."

"When I returned to Erebor, Thorin told me that there was something strange about the miners underground. They felt very hot."

"Levi, you are not a dwarf, so you may not know very well. Although we are very sensitive to heat, we are not afraid of heat."

"Like your armor, humans or elves may feel hot to the touch, but I think it's good for warming hands."

"At first we just thought maybe there was something like a lava river nearby, or maybe it was just too hot and stuffy."

"But when the weather turned cooler and the survey team was convinced that there were no large heat sources nearby, we discovered that things were not simple."

"The miners will feel hot as soon as they go down, and the feeling will disappear after they come up. It's very strange."

"Not even time can get rid of this feeling. It has lasted for many years and has begun to affect our normal work."

"Levi, what do you think?"

"In my opinion..."

Levi thought for a while.

Isn't this some kind of radioactive material that was dug up?

That's a little scary.

He suppressed this speculation for the time being and said: "It would be better for me to go to the scene and have a look, but I can't hear anything."

If you really dig up any dangerous substances that will cause harm to people around you, the buff column will be displayed.

This is called physical detection.

Just like whether a wire has electricity or not, an experienced electrician can tell by just touching it.

The difference is that Levi can touch it many times.

"That's right."

Balin nodded and drank the rest of the tea.

So the two set off immediately.

However, there are some other possibilities besides digging up radioactive materials.

Just like Bahrain said, the abnormality occurred just after the war ended. Maybe it was the fault of a certain guy...

Working hard, a few days later, Li Wei brought Bahrain to Gushan.

But before entering the mountains, in River Valley City, he unexpectedly met two people gathering together.

"Bad, Bain."

"It's so rare. What are you doing?"

Near the shooting range, Levi greeted the father and son.

Bard raised the bow in his hand and signaled to Levi.

"I am competing with Bayin in archery, and the current result is 'tie'."

"oh?"

Levi gave Bayin a thumbs up on the spot.

"Well done."

Hearing Li Wei's praise, Bayin, who was already in his thirties, smiled like a child and patted the Outstanding Ranger Medal on his shoulder.

"Live up to the name of an excellent ranger."

Bud also patted him on the shoulder to encourage him, but at the same time also gave him a reminder:

"Don't be too happy, Bayin, the competition isn't over yet."

"I'm going to increase the intensity for you next."

Bud stretched.

He is still the high-spirited archer.

In terms of strength, accuracy, detail control and perception of the environment, even if the legion champion of Roadside Fort is compared to him, it is still slightly worse.

As for Levi himself, it was even worse.

In terms of archery skills alone, he is the average level of an excellent ranger, and cannot be considered outstanding compared with those who are slightly better at archery.

It's accurate, but not necessarily precise.

"Then keep going, I'll go to Gushan to do something."

After hearing what Levi said, it was Bard who became a little curious this time.

What, you can still do business?

So he paused his fight with Bayin and chatted with Levi for a while.

"Oh, so that's what happened."

After listening to Levi's words, Bud showed a clear look.

"I've heard about this too, it's really strange."

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"Maybe it's true that only people like you and Gandalf can solve it."

It's just that both of them are a bit hard to find.

As for other wizards that can be found…

The brown-robed Radagast who lives in the Black Forest is not very professional and is not easy to get things done.

The other white-robed Saruman is a heavyweight. It doesn’t matter whether he can invite a giant Buddha. Even if he does, he will have to pay a lot of money.

However, he is nominally the consultant wizard of Rohan. If he mentions it to the king of Rohan, he should be able to move him, but it can only be used as a record that will not be used until necessary.

After the short chat ended, Levi stood up, looked at the arrows at the shooting range, and suddenly remembered something.

"Speaking of arrows, just right."

He took out a pair of dragon bone arrows and handed them to Bud.

"Dragon bone arrows are similar to black arrows. They have certain magical power and are extremely penetrating."

"But be careful, it won't find itself if it's lost, and you know there aren't many keel bones."

"Of course, don't be stingy when you need to use it."

Listening to Levi's story, Bard couldn't help but pull out an arrow and put it on the bowstring.

But as soon as this action was completed, he frowned.

"I'm afraid this bow won't be able to exert its full performance. I need a bigger and stronger bow, or a crossbow..."

Experience made him realize the incompatibility between the two at the first time.

"Hmm... I remember there is some in the warehouse, and my old bow might also be of use."

Bud was full of motivation when it came to new things that happened to be within his field of expertise. He immediately said goodbye to Levi and went straight to the warehouse.

Before leaving, he told Bayin to stay here and not move around, and he would be back soon.

"This guy..."

Levi laughed twice.

"Okay, then I won't disturb your reunion time."

After saying that, Levi also left.

Bayin was the only one left at the scene.

He looked left and right, scratched his head, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

The distance from River Valley City to Gushan is only one street.

After a while, Levi saw Thorin in the meeting hall of Erebor.

Thorin also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Levi.

"It's great to see you. The abnormal environment underground has been bothering us for many years, and we have been unable to do anything about it."

Levi gave a reassuring response: "Don't worry, that's exactly why I'm here."

"Just lead the way, let's go down and take a look first."

"good."

Thorin nodded and went to prepare.

When he reappeared a moment later, the king's cloak had been replaced by a set of clothes that facilitated movement.

So the two set off directly, taking the elevator all the way down to the depths of the earth.

The light disappears visibly to the naked eye, and the environment gradually darkens.

When he crossed a rock formation again, a warm yellow light came on, illuminating his pupils.

As the platform gradually fell, Levi couldn't help but raise his head.

What comes into view is an open, huge underground space. Lanterns emitting warm yellow light are hung on the rock walls and protective fences in all directions, like stars, and the clanking sounds of mining picks and rocks are interspersed in it. Mixed echoes filled the entire space.