Facts have proved that although Gutes is an excellent caravan leader, he is not a good guide. The latest chapter of the Temple
Fang Senyan and his group immediately set off on his initiative, but after walking for at least three kilometers, they found that they were still wandering in the woods. The woods seemed to have no end. After walking for a while, they would raise their heads and hope.
Seeing a ray of starlight and the black sky, they longed for the feeling of wind blowing on their faces. Unfortunately, this action was in vain. The whole forest seemed to imprison them in the branches and leaves.
Apart from the sounds they made, what lingered nearby was eternal silence, long-lasting darkness and a dazed lifelessness. Although they held torches, the light of the torches could only shine through for five or six meters, and then it was dark.
It's wrapped up - it's not the kind of darkness you'd say casually, but it's so weird that you can't even see it when you wave your finger in front of your eyes.
Sheyan felt something was wrong, because if he encountered any danger in such an environment, he could hardly fight back, so he immediately asked Wu Ge:
"What's wrong with us? Something's wrong."
Sister Wuge closed her eyes, then shook her head slightly and said:
"The fragment of the Ringwraith Knight Dole's armor you are carrying suddenly has an extremely rich dark aura. I can no longer feel the natural flow. All I feel is madness, panic, and chaos."
Under such circumstances, it was basically impossible for a group of people to travel on their own. They had to sit down and light a bonfire. But soon, some tiny parallel light spots appeared around them, which were pairs of yellow.
Red or green eyes stared at him.
When someone approaches, the light in those eyes gradually fades until it disappears, and then slowly appears in another direction. (《》)
Fortunately, dawn came soon. In the faint morning light, they recognized that the owners of these eyes were countless dark gray and black moths, some of which were even as big as human palms. These moths were
They flapped their wings next to their ears and flew around, sprinkling extremely choking wing powder, and the wings of these moths all had strange smiley patterns that were shocking.
Sheyan frowned. You must know that the contractor's personal space is completely isolated from this world, and can almost isolate all auras from leaking out. Now it seems that the armor fragment of the Ring Spirit Knight Dole is definitely not simple.
ah.
However, these ghost-faced moths still couldn't resist the power of the morning light and slowly dispersed. The clouds on the horizon were dyed with a layer of gold. Everything showed that it would be a very nice sunny day. At this time, a group of talented people
They discovered that they had been trekking in the darkness for an hour or two, and they had been walking in a large circle. This place was only a hundred or two hundred meters away from the place where they had previously fought against the Nazgul Knights.
Needless to say the next process, Gutes identified the direction, and then slowly walked around the main road. At noon, he was lucky enough to meet a caravan setting off from Shire. Fang Senyan and the others purchased several
After five or six hours of trekking, they successfully arrived in the Shire.
The Shire is the home of the Hobbits, who are only half as tall as the Númenóreans in the north, so they are also called halflings.
Close to the Shire, you can see large tracts of farmland being reclaimed on the hills, appearing piece by piece in the distance, almost as neat as a colorful carpet. If you get closer, you can see it more clearly:
The tender green spring barley is estimated to be mature in two months, the dark green tubular leaves of the onion are topped with dandelion-like flowers, the goose yellow Beigang hops are expected to add fragrance to the wine soon, and the lavender rushes look like
It is being harvested. The cart in front should be filled with gray-green pipe grass. They will be sent to the Shire to be made into tobacco with a unique aroma. The Holy Church
As we continue to move forward along the flat road with pockmarked gravel, there are more and more hobbits on the road. They are no more than one meter tall, with round and rosy cheeks, curly hair, and generous faces.
With bright eyes and a big mouth used to smiling and enjoying food, you can hear the sound of musical instruments playing from time to time.
Fang Senyan noticed that the soles of these happy little men had hard pads and thick brown curly hair. This should be a large part of the reason for their amazing speed. Many hobbits carried heavy loads on their backs.
A large long cowhide object.
After Gutes' explanation, I realized that it was their weapon: the sling--you can understand it as a kind of hammer that can break the chain at any time according to the thrower's will... The power is quite impressive.
, it is said that it can accelerate a stone the size of an egg to an astonishing speed.
Hobbit houses are somewhat similar to cave dwellings, with only the roof exposed above. The oval wooden door is their favorite architectural style. With the increase of oval pocket street signs on the roadside, there is also the density of houses.
, there are more pedestrians on the road, and they are full of dwarves, elves, and Númenóreans. The rough laughter and curses mixed with the smell of gin have a unique charm.
When the famous symbol of the Shire appeared in front of him: the red-roofed windmill, Gutes finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that he had been worried about the "Nazgul Knights" chasing after him. This place was already complete.
Arrived at the Shire sign.
The entire Shire is built on several gently curved hills. Its streets are very similar to winding mountain roads, and the side against the mountain wall has been dug into the form of cave dwellings and decorated with wood patterns.
The Hobbit's unique style. Looking up from a distance at night, it looks like many brightly lit ribbons gently wrapping around the hills, giving people an extraordinarily quiet and warm aesthetic.
Fang Senyan and the others chose a hotel called "Black Lamb". The signboard here was very distinctive because of the smoke, and the various animals tied at the door also showed that its business was very prosperous. They decided to stay.
After arriving at the place, Gutes, who looked solemn, was also busy with things to deal with. After all, all the returning caravans were wiped out. This kind of thing is really no small matter. His roots are also in the Shire, so he must deal with everyone.
There is an explanation.
When Gust left, Sheyan stuffed a small bag of jingling things into him. These were the eight platinum coins that Sister Wuge felt too sorry to stuff into him. This was a huge sum of money worth eight thousand silver coins.
, Gust seemed to be in need of money, so he accepted it very readily.
The four of them entered the hotel, and naturally there was a warm reception to greet the guests. They shuttled through the maze of small round tables and heavy wooden stools, breathing the smell of ham, fried eggs, toast, ham, ale and pipe grass.
The mixed smell finally settled on an empty table in the corner that was not very clean. While waiting for the meal, Fang Senyan suddenly heard the person at the next table shout loudly:
"I have never seen anyone so generous. Really, I swear on my pipe that in order to rush to teleport from here to Eriador, I will spend a full thirty platinum coins! More importantly,
You threw one to me as a tip--that's why I have the money to treat you to the bacon carefully prepared by Sister-in-law Schucher today!"
There were at least hundreds of words chatting like this in the hotel every minute. Sheyan was only attracted by the words Ariadore, because that was the only reason why he came to the Shire----
Of course, now we also need to look for King Grass, but then he didn't hear any news.
Soon, the dinner they ordered was ordered, but Sheyan did not rush to let the lame and stern-faced waiter with a mustache leave. Instead, he put ten silver coins on the table and said with a smile:
"This is my reward for leaving you to ask a few questions. Well, if the answers to the questions satisfy me, then there will be an additional twenty silver coins as a thank you gift."
The mustachioed waiter first looked at Sheyan with doubtful eyes, and then put away ten silver coins:
"I only have five minutes. If I exceed it, Queen Schuecher in the kitchen will peel off my skin ------- that's a risk of at least ten platinum coins."
Sheyan smiled and said:
"Do you know where they sell king grass?"
The mustache waiter muttered:
"King grass, what the hell is that?"
He then asked unwillingly:
"Or you can wait another hour? I can help you find out?"
Fang Sheyan raised his eyebrows:
"I will stay here tonight----------The second and last question is, is there a business here that sells plants or plant seeds?"
"You can find many magic material merchants in Buckland. The Shire's pipeweed is very famous. Sages often rush to buy it. This stuff is an indispensable magic material for them. The plant you need
You can probably find it there Mr. ----------, thank you for the silver coins."
The mustache waiter quickly took away the silver coins that Sheyan threw on the table, and suddenly turned around and added:
"If this is your first time coming to our hotel, I suggest you spread a little butter on the bacon to make it taste better."
Sheyan smiled and nodded, but he kept thinking about a question in his head:
"Who wants to rush to Eriador in such a hurry? Is this a damn coincidence, or is it an ominous intention?"