[The Silmarillion] Romimus

When Angedil saw Romimos in front of his house, he suspected that he was really old and so old that he was so dizzy that he had hallucinations.

"Good day." The other party didn't talk nonsense at all, and came straight to the point, "I'm here to talk to you about a business."

"what?"

"Do you mind if we go in and talk?"

"Wh-oh, of course not, please come in." Angedil turned sideways mechanically, allowing Romimos to come in.

"Thank you." Romemos nodded politely, walked into the room with his head held high, and Angedil followed behind with a sleepwalking face, as if he was the one who came to visit.

After entering the house and closing the door, Angedil finally came back to his senses.

"Then, what's the matter for you to come to me specifically?" He asked cautiously.Although the person in front of him said that she doesn't need to be worshiped as a god, it is obviously not a wise decision to offend the other party hastily.

"As I said just now, I want to make a deal with you, or rather, with your clan." Romimos said in a flat tone as if it was such a trivial matter, "There are people in your clan A craftsman who is good at building?"

"Yes, there is," Angedil said. "So, do you want us to build something for you?"

Romemos nodded, and took out a large roll of parchment from under her long cloak, which was the work she had just completed not long ago, and spread it on the ground: "This is the design drawing. Can you Made it?"

Angedil squinted his presbyopic eyes and looked at the blueprint carefully. He himself was not a professional architect or mason, but because he often moved around when he was young, he still knew a little about this aspect.However, at this moment, the more he looked at the design drawing, the more frightened he felt.

It was a tower, and it was undoubtedly a very graceful tower, slender and white like the stretched neck of a swan, but the more Angedil looked at it, the more he felt that it was an impossible tower to build, no matter in terms of height, material, The structure was something he had never seen before, and he didn't even dare to think about it.

"This, is this the style of elves?" His voice trembled a little.

"It can be roughly said like this." Romemos replied, most of her architectural knowledge was indeed acquired in Gondolin, "but I also added some personal thoughts on top of this."

"How can this kind of building exist in reality?!" Angedil exclaimed, "For example, you actually want to use glass to build the tower wall of this tower? Not to mention how something so brittle as glass can support such a building. The tall tower, where can we find such a large piece of glass? And the design of the top of the tower, IMHO, this is completely whimsical, or a miracle created by God. I'm sorry, please ask someone else. "

"Since I can draw the picture, it means that it is completely feasible in theory. As for whether there will be extra complications in the actual process, that is not what I have to consider at the moment." Romimos narrowed his eyes, "I don't think this The tower is beyond the comprehension of human beings, and you are so surprised only because of ignorance and lack of imagination. It doesn’t matter, I will teach you if I don’t. Now I only ask one question, do you want to take this job?”

Angedil admitted that he was a little tempted, but he still hesitated: "Are you really sure we can?"

"I'm pretty sure that the 'magic' that humans call is not needed to build this tower." Romimos rolled his eyes very quickly, "But who knows? Compared with those who have been taught by me before, you Your talent is too mediocre, from this point of view, I will try my best to be patient, if you can't learn it... I hope your clan is not all a bunch of fools."

"Since you have already said that, we can only be grateful for your kindness." Angedil hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision, "Also, what did you mean by the transaction?"

"Don't worry, I won't let you do it for nothing." Romimos took out a heavy-looking pocket from under the cloak and put it on the table as if by magic. Angedil didn't know the slender body of the other party How can I move freely with so many things with me, "This is one-third of the salary, let's take it as a deposit first, I will pay one-third of the rest after the start of work, and another third after the completion of the work .”

Angedil glanced at Romemos, and tentatively stretched out his hand to untie the rope tied at the mouth of the bag. As soon as he untied it and took a look inside, he was almost blinded by the light of the bag full of gold and gems of various colors. .

"Is it enough?" asked Romemus.

"Enough, enough." Angedil nodded hastily.

"That's it for now. You can now recruit people from your clan who are interested in repairing the tower for me. The blueprints will be left here for your study. If there is anything you don't understand, I will come back in a week." Romemos stood up and put on the hood again, "By the way, if you want to send people to Linton, you'd better leave quickly. In less than a month, the first snow of this year will fall. coming."

Angedil was stunned for a moment before responding: "...Okay."

Angedil sent Romemos to the door silently. Although the other party had done them a great favor, he was still as indifferent as ever. He didn't even bother to say goodbye and was about to leave.

"My lord." In the end, Angedil still couldn't hold back, he called out to him, and asked the words that stuck in his throat, "We really have nothing to repay your kindness, and the old man can only keep a shy face. I would like to thank you instead of my people. But why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I have no kindness to you." Romemos turned her head, her face was hidden in the shadow of the big hood, "This is a deal, I pay, you contribute, each takes what he needs Forget it, no one gives alms or owes anyone."

"Although I am an old man, I haven't reached the point of being stupid. I can tell whether you are helping us on purpose." Angedil said with a wry smile, "Otherwise, why do you have to hire us?" What about people who don't know much about architecture?"

"Stop pretending to be smart and impress yourself. Do you think that if there is a better choice, I will hire you? I can't hire the elves and the Númenoreans. The rest of the human beings are half a catty, and no one is smarter than the other. Then of course I will choose the one closest to me." Romimos scoffed.

"..." Angedil was speechless.

"Is there anything else? I'll leave if I have nothing to do. It's the same sentence. Unless there are some technical problems that you don't understand, don't bother me." Romimos snorted coldly and walked away without looking back. up.

It's not hard to think of what happened next.With the help of Romemos' "remuneration", the Hares family bought enough rice, noodles and vegetables to survive this winter from other places. At the same time, most of the young and middle-aged people in the village actively participated in Romemos' construction. During the project, although what made Romemos speechless was that some people told her that she had no architectural knowledge, it was not polite to her, but she did fulfill her promise, as long as someone came to ask for advice, Romemos Si is not stingy with imparting his skills. Fortunately, although the people of the Haresi family are not as clever as the elves, they are not stupid at all.

After 16 years and seven months of hard work, Asuka spread the news to all parts of Middle-earth.In the ancient forest close to the Misty Mountains in Heiman, there stands a tall tower that seems to only appear in fairy tales. Its spire is higher than the clouds, the tower is whiter than snow, and the windows are crystal clear. Made of gems and crystal, there is seldom a more beautiful tower, even in the lands of the Elves, rivaled perhaps only that of the once great King of Gondolin.However, such a tower was built by a group of unknown humans.

Many people have come to pay their respects, including elves and humans.But the Harris family was not hospitable, they only said that they were able to create such incredible and great works because they were inspired and taught by the gods, but when the elves asked which god it was, they couldn't tell; and the owner of the tower There was even less enthusiasm. Some people waited for several months under the tower but failed to wait for the other party to show up. In the end, they had to return disappointed, and gradually fewer people came.

However, as the tower became more and more famous, many human groups gradually moved their residences to the surrounding area of ​​the White Tower due to various reasons. , A small group that often migrates.

For example, other residents in the forest in the west of Ened were displaced because of the endless deforestation of the Numenoreans, but how can they fight against the powerful Numenoreans with their strength?They could only escape to a place farther from the sea.

For example, the aborigines in the White Mountains in the south of the Black Manland, because Sauron chose to regroup and cultivate in the south far away from Linton in the north, so these humans in the southernmost part of Middle-earth are the first victims, and many people choose to go north. However, there are still conservatives who are stubbornly unwilling to leave their hometown, and finally come to Romemos, which is closer to the White Mountains.

Another example is the humans from the east. Their ancestors were notorious for taking refuge in Morgoth in the first era. After Morgoth was defeated by Vera, these people also lost their backing and failed to return to the east. people became a family wandering around in Middle-earth. Although five or six hundred years have passed since the War of Wrath, their descendants are still despised by everyone in Middle-earth and have nowhere to live because of their past evil deeds. , after finding that Romemos was safer here, he also stayed quietly.

These humans have no friendship with the elves, and they don't get the blessing of God. Under the oppression of Sauron's recovering power, they live a day-to-day miserable life. Now they have finally found a place where there are no half-orcs making trouble. Naturally, they all hugged Romemos' thigh tightly.

And Romimos's attitude towards these people is exactly the same as he used to treat the Hares family - no matter who it is, stay as long as you like, stay as long as you like, leave as you like, don't get involved with me, don't bother me.who I am?You don't care who I am!

These people quickly figured out Romemos' temper, and they were all relieved when they found out that Romemos would not drive them away. agree.Because the land in Heiman is fertile, people of all ethnic groups are usually self-sufficient, and they are afraid that if they get into a fight and annoy the people in the tower, they will be driven away, so the relationship between different ethnic groups is actually quite friendly. Most of the time, everyone lives in their own way in the east, west, north and south, and they live in peace with each other. Occasionally, there will be small trades.

Back and forth, with the White Tower of Romemos as the center, the surrounding area seems to be getting richer and more prosperous day by day.

But less than 300 years later, such peaceful days were broken.

First, one day, a crow flew in through the window and landed on Romimus's desk.

Romemos frowned: "How many times have I said, don't step on my table when there is mud on your feet."

"Orcs! Orcs!" The crow ignored Romemus' criticism and screamed, "Many orcs are coming towards us!"

"Are you sure you are coming towards us?" Romimos froze for a moment, "Maybe he was passing by."

"The half-orcs have entered the forest! Humans are preparing for war!"

"What the hell..." Romimos muttered, "How many are here?"

"There are so many! There are at least a thousand!"

This is a small army. Finally, Romemos was not so leisurely: "Can you see what they are here for?"

"They said they want to see the master in the tower!"

"See you soon, what are you doing with such a big fight?" Sauron must be out of his mind, "Then let them in, but don't make too much noise, I'm tired of hearing it."

"But the humans in the forest stopped them. They probably thought that the orcs were here to trouble you."

"Did they take the wrong medicine? It's none of their business! Stay away and you're done. I really don't know how much I weigh?!" Romimos became irritable, "Take me there immediately."

She walked to the window, and a pair of raven-black wings appeared out of thin air on her shoulders. They stretched out and flapped lightly a few times before jumping up and flying away quickly like a huge black bird.

"Go away, beast." And in the forest, humans and orcs met on a narrow road, although they were far outnumbered by each other, and the weapons in their hands were very shabby. "This is not a place for you to be arrogant."

Orc, the leader, wore a hideous helmet that called it a hideous face, and glanced contemptuously at the opposite humans.

"Get out of the way, human beings," it said, and its voice was also hoarse and unpleasant. "We are not here to find you this time. But if you insist on getting in the way, our desire for blood and killing has never disappeared."

"You are here to find the goddess." The human said, "Stop wishful thinking, as long as I wait, you will never hurt her hair!"

The leader of the Orcs snorted mockingly. Their patience has always been very limited, and they don't bother to explain anything to humans. They lazily waved their hands, and immediately hundreds of arrows were aimed at them.

"Then you all go to hell," it said, with a grin on its face.

But at this moment, a dazzling golden light flashed before its eyes, and then everything in front of it was plunged into darkness.

Not only it itself, but from the terrified howls coming from behind, it can be heard that many orcs, like it, suddenly became blind in an instant.

The chief of the Orcs heard the crow and flap of wings, and the ecstatic cries of Men after a brief silence.

"I remember I once said," a deep female voice said, and as her voice sounded, the human race fell silent, "I hate seeing you near me."

In the boundless darkness and silence, time seemed to stand still. After a long time, someone applauded lightly and appeared from the shadows.

"I haven't seen you for many years, Luo Mi." The man said softly, with a cold smile in his eyes, "You really impressed me again."

Romemos' movements seemed to freeze for a moment, but then she turned her head and looked at the person with a natural expression.

"It's really been a long time since I saw...Mai Rong."