[The Hobbit] Farstrider's Journey

Redagast is a wizard who is particularly able to endure loneliness. Of course, this is in the opinion of other intelligent creatures. Maybe he himself will not feel bored in the company of birds, rabbits and squirrels.

Anyway, there hadn't been a single visitor in that wild and interesting house for decades, and Redagast tried his best to invite them into the house.

"Not yet, thank you." Hua Lai spoke first, and declined the other party's invitation, "I'm afraid your house is a little difficult to accommodate two elves."

Redagast raised his head as if belatedly. He gestured with his hand to measure the height of the house, as if this height was too much for the elves who were a head taller than him.

Redagast didn't feel at all what a stupid mistake he made just now, he laughed: "Look at me, I didn't even think of this!"

Then he directly left the guests and went into the room by himself, Hua Lai who stayed outside was dumbfounded.

"Are you sure..." Hua Lai swallowed the rest of the words, there is no doubt that Miller will never admit the wrong person.

But this brown-robed wizard was not as shrewd and wise as he imagined. The image of this person really did not fit a brilliant wizard who could train animals into KGB.

He can be careless, he can be informal, he can even be slovenly, but Hua Lai is surprised that he is so muddled.

This made him very worried. The most critical link in the plan he made was to rely on this brown-robed wizard.

Thranduil tugged at his finger - he hadn't let go yet, and Wallace had forgotten this in his shock, or he didn't notice it at all.

"Don't worry, Wallace." Thranduil said softly, "The five famous wizards in Middle-earth are not that simple."

Hua Lai settled down, and could only count on the local aborigines' understanding of these people.

Then he realized... the voice of the elf king seemed a little close?

Looking up, you can see the delicate profile of the Elf King and his light-colored eyes.The honed thick skin allowed Hua Lai to maintain his composure, and quietly withdrew his fingers.

It was so hard on the heart that Wallace rolled his eyes to hide the blow.

Thranduil regretted that the temperature in his fingers had gradually disappeared. He looked at the door of the brown-robed wizard, thinking secretly: He is not in a hurry, and one day he will be able to keep this elf, who is like a treasure from another world, by his side.

With a wooden tray in his hand, Redagast jumped out of the door that was too high by tree roots: "Oh, I don't have many guests here, but fortunately I have three teacups."

Redagast's movements were very agile. He fell to the ground and walked over quickly. The water in the teacup shook slightly, but did not spill a single drop.

"I only have water to entertain you." He held a wooden tray and looked forward to the guests' support.

To be honest, this tea set is really very simple.Just dug a hole in the middle with a wooden block and sanded the outside smooth.

It's really rare, Hua Lai didn't expect that Redagast could find extra cups to entertain guests!

Hua Lai never held back his doubts until the next day: "Your place is so inaccessible, I didn't expect there to be extra teacups for entertaining guests."

Redagast said naively: "Of course there will be visitors here, Miller and his companions, raven, dragonfinch, and weasel..."

Thranduil condescendingly stretched out his hand to the water glass and immediately lowered it, Hua Lai wished he could bite off his tongue, why bother to ask this question!

Hua Lai took a deep breath, and he glanced at Thranduil.

Thranduil's light-colored eyes stared woodenly at the top of the brown-robed wizard's head: "Thank you, I'm not thirsty yet."

Hua Lai couldn't help but glared at him secretly, the two of them came all the way here without drinking a sip of water, how could they not be thirsty!

Redagast was disappointed, then looked at Hua Lai, and raised the wooden tray attentively: "Have a drink."

Hua Lai twitched the corner of his mouth and took the cup down with his hand: "Thank you."

Will it be diplomatic?Even if you dislike it, you can't even hold the cup, and you can't put on a show? !

What a picky elf.Wallace sneered with a smile on his face, completely forgetting that he himself was also a member of the picky elves.

However, Hua Lai has never experienced any environment in the past few thousand years, so he is naturally more nervous than Thranduil.

"Why don't we find a place to talk?" Wallace distracted the brown-robed wizard's attention.

The brown-robed wizard walked to the side with a wooden tray. There was a stone table and two rows of stone benches beside it.

The three sat down on two sides, and Hua Lai forced himself not to think about what kind of animal this stone chair was for.

"We came today because we want to ask you for your help." Thranduil knew that he had to be straightforward when talking to people like the brown-robed wizard.

"What's the matter?" Redagast said, he looked at the Elf King in confusion, unable to think of what a person like himself could help.

Thranduil's face darkened, and he said slowly with an affirmative tone: "I think you already know that the territory of evil creatures is constantly expanding, and the evil forces of Dol Dogo are breeding more and more people." dark creatures."

Redagast nodded, holding the cup in his wrinkled hands and said: "Yes, I have been paying attention there. Since a long time ago, Sauron's power has been slowly revived, and the increasingly powerful evil Strength is proof."

Thranduil's eyes flickered, and Redagast shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Sooner or later, this power will grow to break the tranquility of Middle-earth again, but before that, we can't do anything. Sarah Luman insists that Sauron without the magic ring is not justified."

The corner of Thranduil's mouth drooped, and he said in a cold voice: "Then the only thing we can rely on now is ourselves."

Redagast said, "What do you need me for?"

The mission of the wizards who came to Middle Earth is to protect and preserve it, and to guide the various intelligent races living on this continent to unite against the darkness.

Therefore, even an independent wizard like Redagast agreed to the request of the elves.

After explaining in detail to Redagast the heavy responsibilities and responsibilities of the brown-robed wizard in the whole plan, Wallace tirelessly repeated the key points until the seemingly unreliable wizard was sure that he was not mistaken.

Hua Lai's mouth was dry, and he picked up the cup in front of him. He didn't realize what he had done until the liquid flowed into his lips!

Hua Lai's face changed slightly, the saliva was in his mouth, making him spit it out or swallow it.

Redagast didn't notice anything, he was holding a water glass with both hands, and he was muttering with his head down.Thranduil's eyes widened slightly, looking at him with a subtle expression as if he had accidentally seen a tragedy happen.

Hua Lai suddenly calmed down and swallowed the water silently.

Thranduil raised his eyebrows, and there was sympathy in his tone: "If you feel any discomfort, don't hold back."

Hua Lai pursed his lips and said, "The water is quite sweet."

As long as you don't care what creature used that cup, and just taste the taste of the water, it's actually good.

Redagast looked at him in a daze: "Huh? What's wrong with the water?" Then he suddenly said: "Oh, it's actually mountain spring water, do you want another glass?" Redagast was about to stand up.

Hua Lai quickly stopped him: "No need. We've finished talking about the matter. Let's go back and prepare today. Other people will communicate with you at any time."

Redagast put his bird's nest head on his head, and nodded with a serious face: "I see, I will inform you in time if there is any movement in Dol Guldur."

Leaving the home of the brown-robed wizard, Thranduil said, "I still have a sweet spring honeydew that I just collected this summer, and I will open it for you when I get back."

Hua Lai said with a pale face: "No, don't mention the black history."

Seeing that Hua Lai looked uncomfortable, Thranduil did not summon the stag, and the two walked slowly along the rough ground towards the magic gate.

It wasn't until the sky gradually darkened that Thranduil summoned his mounts, and carried the two of them back to the underground fortress of the Woodland Kingdom.

Because the brown-robed wizard is not very smart, in order to prevent mistakes, Hua Lai began to make some extra preparations.

After asking for a place near the top of the underground fortress, Hua Lai temporarily prepared a crafting table, and all the metal ingots in the backpack were taken out.

"What are you doing?" Thranduil walked into the small room.Although the room is not big, the lighting is good, and the smoke generated can be discharged directly from the opening on the dome, and will not float to the residential area below. "What are you trying to build?"

The jungle elves are not very good at craftsmen, but this does not prevent them from using various metal deposits to make weapons by themselves. You must know that they are just not good at it, not at all.

Hua Lai said without raising his head, "Something for self-defense."

During the battle that allowed him to travel through, Hua Lai's equipment was damaged, and he had to repair it himself.Fortunately, he has alternative materials for the damaged parts, otherwise, in this middle-earth world, he really doesn't know where to find an equipment dealer.

Hua Lai took out the robe from his bag and spread it on the table opposite the crafting table.

A robe of silver, blue and dark cyan intertwined, dotted with complex and mysterious magic patterns, and gemstones with powerful mana, fell down as smoothly as silk.

Thranduil was shocked by the magical power surging from the robe.

"What a powerful force." Thranduil frowned, as if trying to avoid this force, and stood aside for a while.

Hua Lai turned his head and smiled at him: "It's because the magic circle above is broken, so you can feel the leaked power. Usually it's not like this, if it's so conspicuous, wouldn't I be a target?"

Thranduil walked over to have a look, and Hua Lai pointed to the metal magic circle inlaid on it: "It's cracked here, this part needs to be replaced."

Thranduil nodded: "You said you are a master of jewelry processing, and you are also good at making magic circles?"

Hua Lai said calmly: "No, I'm just good at magic circles inlaid on equipment. Jewelry processing is not just as simple as making all kinds of jewelry. We also need to master the relevant knowledge of various magic equipment."

Wallace murmured an obscure curse, and Picard, the flame imp, appeared with somersaults.

"Master." Picard rubbed his slender feet against each other, and bowed respectfully to Hua Lai, "Pickart is waiting for your order."

This was the first time Thranduil had seen a creature like a flame imp. To be honest, the appearance of this hellish creature really did not meet the aesthetics of elves.It has a small body and a big head with sharp horns and fangs.

Pickart jumped up and down, looking at Hua Lai with expectant eyes, his enthusiasm for work was extremely high.Although the flame imp is thin and ugly, it is a very important summoned creature in Hua Lai.

"Light it up." Wallace raised his chin and motioned to Pickart.

"Yes, my master." Pickart replied sharply, and ran to the big stove next to the workbench with his short legs.

"...Hmmm~" Thranduil couldn't hold it back, he forced his laughter into his throat.

The flame imp is really too short, only as tall as the calves of the elves.And that furnace, although it may be small, but the location of the fire pit is at a distance of half a person's height.

Pickart jumped up, jumped directly to the slot where the molten iron came out, and sprayed his mouth.The golden-red flame burned in the firepit!

"Picart's mastery of flames is at its peak." Hua Lai proudly praised the Elf King. Thranduil pursed his lips and nodded in agreement, pretending to be serious. Hua Lai turned to Picard and said, "The temperature of the flame is 2200 degrees."

Hua Lai threw a thir steel ingot into the furnace, and the flames quickly devoured the green steel ingot whose color was like a gem.

"Uncle Wallace." A crisp voice sounded behind the two of them, and Thranduil turned around.

A petite elf cub stared at him with wide eyes in surprise, and saluted in a panic: "Your Majesty."

Thranduil nodded to him reservedly: "Your name? And why are you here?"

The elf cub carefully looked at Hua Lai, who smiled encouragingly at him, Thranduil twitched the corner of his mouth, and stared at him.How scary is he?

Hua Lai glanced secretly, "Your Majesty the King is famous."