Bringing the MC system to Middle-earth.

Chapter 223: Aboveboard
Seeing the daughter of his uncle next door receiving a gift, Denesor looked over here eagerly, but when he met Levi's gaze, he quickly turned his head away, looking as if he didn't care.

With a smile, Levi temporarily ignored the interesting boy and walked directly to Sengger and Excelian.

Then, he took out two golden apples.

"This is?"

Ecselion stared at the two round and glowing apples in Levi's hands, which were truly the most precious treasures in the world, without blinking.

This thing is just so beautiful and perfect.

"The golden apples, as you can see, are made of a great deal of gold."

"It is edible and has the power to heal and protect. Even if someone's heart is pierced, as long as they are not dead, it can bring them back to life."

"this…"

This is so precious!
There was a slight palpitation in his heart, and the heir to the prime minister and the prince of Rohan in front of him opened their eyes wide.

Could it be?

They were somewhat unsure, even though this was nine out of ten things that were going to happen.

"I give you these two apples, hoping they can help you."

"This is an item that can be called a treasure passed down from generation to generation. I will list it as a family treasure and pass it down from generation to generation. I will never use it unless my life is at stake." Ecthelion solemnly took the golden apple.

"me too."

Senger also took the golden apple and bowed slightly.

However, after accepting the gift, Excelian felt a little troubled.

Originally, his father gave Levi a precious dagger with great symbolic significance and mixed with a little mithril, as well as the promise of the Prime Minister's family as a reward.

But now he gave back something even more precious.

It’s another favor...and this favor is totally irresistible.

Ecthelion carefully put away the golden apple and kept the incident in mind.

After sending all these things out, Levi left the banquet hall temporarily. The Exelian and Sengel families started discussing in the hall. Everyone guessed that he went to the kitchen to cook, after all, this was agreed upon before.

But obviously they were wrong.

As soon as he left the reception hall, Levi found a secluded place, put down the ender chest, took out the enchantment table, bookshelf, lapis lazuli and anvil from it, and also rubbed out an iron sword on the spot.

Then, enchant.

hum-

The scroll flipped, and the lapis lazuli turned into flowing light and merged into the iron sword, revealing its own properties:
Durability III, Undead Slayer IV.

"hiss--"

What a bad luck! How could an undead killer suddenly appear?

In the current situation where most enemies are Orcs and Humans, the role of Undead Slayer is really limited, and its cost-effectiveness is far inferior to Sharpness.

But...

Levi thought about it, and enchanted a few books at random, and once again got a Undead Slayer IV, which he merged with the iron sword, upgrading the Undead Slayer to level five. Then he took out a book of experience repair stored in the ender box and enchanted it on the sword.

Now this is a solid iron sword that is specifically designed to destroy the undead.

Of course, Levi himself does not need this thing. The ancient elf blessing attached to the 'Nemesis' comes with a very broad effect that Levi calls the "evil killer". It has a restraining effect on all evil forces, naturally including the undead.

Therefore, he definitely did not intend to use this sword himself.

As for who it is for...

Levi packed up all the things that were laid out, stood up and walked towards the reception hall.

...

In the corner of the hall, Denethor leaned against the wall, feeling depressed.

Looking at his father, mother and his uncle's family next door who were happily chatting, he felt that human joys and sorrows were not shared.

As for why——

There is a child here who didn’t receive a present. Guess who it is?
Does he actually hate me?
Denethor frowned and began to recall all his experiences with Levi from the time they met until now.

It seems that nothing unpleasant has happened?
If I had to say something that might make him hate me, it would be that I challenged him when we first met, but I was also beaten in that battle!
Isn’t it a proof of courage to dare to challenge the strong?
That's what my father taught me. A truly brave person won't attack the weak to make a name for himself.

Is this wrong?
His face became more gloomy, and a different kind of negative emotion rose in his heart, and even had a tendency to change in a bad direction. Just when this emotion was about to become solid, Denethor suddenly raised his head, and his mind suddenly became clear.

He suddenly remembered some story books he had seen in the study. In one of the fable books there was a plot like this:
A generous man gave gifts to most of his friends except one. Because of this, that person felt resentful, even though the man had done nothing wrong to him and was under no obligation to give him anything.

A person of high moral character shouldn't behave like this.

'Should I be that petty person who would hold a grudge against such a trivial matter?'

Oh, I won’t!
The haze suddenly dissipated and confidence appeared on his face.

pat.

Just as he was thinking about it, a big hand patted the stubborn boy on the shoulder.

This slap made Denesor shudder all over. He turned around and saw Levi standing next to him without him knowing when.

"You seemed to be in a good mood. I thought you were going to be depressed."

Levi seemed a little surprised.

"Why should I feel depressed?" Denethor still looked like a stubborn kid.

"good."

Without further discussing this topic, Levi handed over the newly enchanted iron sword and said:

"You lack nothing precious, child."

"So I will give you an iron sword made by my own hands. It is neither as sharp as the sword of the elves, nor as exquisite and easy to use as the weapons of the dwarves. It is just a standard iron sword, perhaps ordinary, but strong enough."

"I give it to you, hoping that your will will be as strong as iron and never yield."

Denethor looked at the iron sword in Levi's hand in silence. After a moment, he lowered his head and took it with a very solemn and serious expression.

“I’ll always carry it with me.”

Denesor held the sword in his arms. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but there seemed to be a faint, barely noticeable glow on it. However, when he looked closely, the glow disappeared.

hula-

After a while, smoke rose from the kitchen. Levi synthesized a lot of pots on the spot and cooked various dishes.

Thanks to the complete range of ingredients brought by the Roadside Fort Caravan, local dishes or specialties from other places were made by Levi and served out one by one.

The chef who was helping out nearby stared at the chef's technique.

Today, after practicing many times, Levi can fry, stir-fry, boil, stew and deep-fry skillfully even without the assistance of the synthesis system.

There were only a few fixed steps, and he had done it so many times that he had already memorized them.

At this small banquet which was not so solemn and the occasion was not very formal, but actually more like a family gathering, the two families experienced Levi's cooking skills which were rarely mentioned in the rumors.

“Many of the cooking techniques are quite fresh and innovative, it’s almost a new genre…”

This is the evaluation of the cook who helps him.

Good food must be paired with good wine. That day, Ecselion and Senger couldn't help drinking a little more and started chatting.

It was at this time that Levi mentioned what the caravan leader Charlie said.

"I never like to keep secrets from my friends, so I have to tell you something, Senger."

"You say." Senger listened very carefully.

"Your father, King Fingol of Rohan, tried to seize the caravans of Waysideburg by force some time ago and take all the goods they were carrying."

"To this kind of robbery, I want to say: I will go to him and make him realize his mistake."

"That's what I'm going to say and that's what I'm going to do, and I'm just saying this to make it known in advance so you know why this is happening."

In other words, this is just a notice and will not be changed for anyone's sake or anything else.

Can't be stopped.

bump!
Senger suddenly knocked on the table, obviously very excited.

This posture scared everyone.

"Can I join you?"

He said something that was somewhat surprising, but not too surprising.

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