The night was completely dark.
A crescent moon hung high in the night sky.
The dim moonlight enveloped the earth.
North of Raven Ridge.
A slender figure was riding a horse in the wilderness under the moonlight.
"If you don't know where to go..."
"Then go north...find the Dúnedain."
"There was a young homeless man among them..."
"You should go meet him..."
"His father Arathorn was a great man."
"And his son..."
"Perhaps we can also achieve a career."
"What's his name?"
"He was known as Strider on his travels in the wilderness."
"As for his real name, you still need to discover it yourself..."
My father's words kept coming to mind.
At this time, the figure on the horse stopped, turned his head, and looked at the dots of firelight on the lonely mountain in the distance behind, his face lost in thought.
This is of course the elf prince Legolas.
Since the battle on Raven Ridge ended during the day, he had already thought clearly about it. He said goodbye to Tauriel, said goodbye to his father, and went straight down to Raven Ridge.
All the way north until now.
Looking at the fire on the lonely mountain in the distance, Legolas watched for a long time.
Finally, he turned around, rode his horse and rushed into the endless wilderness ahead, disappearing.
...
Outside Riverdale Town.
The firelight on the lonely mountain battlefield continued to flicker.
It was the Iron Hills dwarf warriors and wood elves who continued to clean up the battlefield.
At this time, the sound of intensive sheep hooves and the rumble of wheels came from the Gushan gate all the way towards the main entrance of Hehe Town.
Bighorn sheep chariot.
The posture is still that of the dwarf Balin with all white hair and beard.
On the soldiers' seats on both sides of the rear stood Kilidvaring, Grosin, Wavedori and other dwarf members of the expedition team.
They came to River Valley Town on this trip.
Not only to pick up the injured Fili, but also to invite Morgan, Gandalf, and Bilbo to attend the bonfire party tomorrow night.
As for tonight, I am definitely not free.
A bonfire party calls for everyone to party together.
The main force of this battle, the dwarf soldiers from Iron Hills, are still busy on the battlefield, and it is estimated that it will be very late.
Not to mention finishing the cleaning work on the battlefield in front of Gushan.
There is also the cleanup work on the battlefield north of Raven Ridge.
This is not something that can be cleaned up in a few hours.
At the soonest, it will probably be tomorrow.
Moreover, there are a lot of gold treasures in Gushan at this time, but there are not all kinds of food and wine.
Dyne Ironfoot had already sent a team to the Iron Hills to bring it.
This coming and going will also take tomorrow.
There is good news for the dwarves of the expedition.
That was Thorin Oakenshield who woke up not long ago.
Coming to Riverdale to pick up Fili, and informing Morgan and Bilbo and his party, was also the first thing Thorin told the dwarves when he woke up.
The war was won and Thorin woke up completely.
There was no better news for the dwarves of the expedition.
Therefore, the dwarves standing on the chariot seemed to feel that even their breathing was sweet.
"Kili, how is Fili's injury?"
"Gandalf has already treated Fili, there should be no big problem."
"But Fili's legs might..."
"What happened to Fili's leg?"
"By the way, you haven't told us what happened after you went to Raven Ridge..."
"And when did Morgan, Gandalf, and Bilbo go up there? Tell them all..."
"That's right, tell me, I'm also interested..."
"Wrong, we are all interested..."
"This is a long story. Anyway, I want to thank my teacher. Without him, the consequences would be unimaginable..."
"Your teacher?"
"I know, right Morgan?"
"Tell me what happened to him, tell me everything..."
"Hey, I want to say it too, but I can't say it without wine. I'm thirsty!"
"Haha, you kid..."
"Speaking of which, I also want to drink. The bonfire party will have to wait until tomorrow night. I really can't wait..."
"Me too, I really want to have a drink..."
"I want to eat grilled venison chops, grilled pork chops, grilled lamb chops, grilled sausages, and drink wine..."
"Haha, I think so too, Pombo, but let's wait until tomorrow..."
Listening to the discussions among the friends behind him.
Bahrain, who was driving in front, laughed and said, "Everyone, maybe your idea can be realized tonight."
"What?"
"Bahrain, are you telling the truth?"
"of course it's true..."
"If you think about it, there are far fewer orcs in River Valley Town than outside, and there are even fewer humans..."
"Perhaps, at this time, their bonfire party has already begun..."
"yes!"
"That makes sense..."
"Hurry up, Bahrain, I can't wait!"
"I need wine to save my life..."
"Ha ha..."
With joy and laughter, the dwarf chariot driven by Balin rushed up the long bridge and rushed into the valley town.
Head straight towards the depths of River Valley Town.
On the Town Hall Square.
It was brightly lit and lively.
In front of a huge bonfire.
The residents of River Valley Town sat in a circle.
On the bonfire in the middle, there is a grill or a cooking pot.
The aroma of food keeps coming out.
The residents sitting around drank wine, ate food and chatted.
A corner of the square.
In front of a slightly larger and vigorous bonfire.
"This should help them alleviate the difficulties and sorrow they have suffered during this period."
Bud stood up and looked at the noisy and lively scene in front of him, thinking to himself.
"Dad, give it!"
At this time, little Tilda, who was sitting next to her, smiled and held up a bunch of freshly grilled fragrant sausages in front of Bud.
Bud immediately took the sausage from his youngest daughter with a smile and sat down with a smile.
"Dad, here..."
The eldest daughter Xue Ge on the other side also handed over a piece of barbecue with a barbecue fork.
Bud took the barbecue with a smile on his face and talked happily with his daughters beside him while eating.
Opposite the campfire.
Gandalf was drinking wine and talking to Bilbo beside him, who was concentrating on the roast in his hand.
The female elf Tauriel sat aside.
Holding a night of delicious fish soup in his hands, he was looking at the bonfire in front of him in trance.
He only raised his head from time to time and looked at the huge golden tent in the deserted open-air garden far ahead.
Attention will be focused.
Morgan has been inside the royal tent for a while.
She was a little worried.
Tariel knew that Morgan went to see His Majesty Thranduil for his own sake.
On the way back to River Valley Town in the afternoon.
Morgan asked about what was going on between her and the king.
She told Morgan the truth.
Morgan also told him about his visit to His Majesty Thranduil in the evening.
Just when she wanted to ask more.
Morgan refused to say anything.
And told her not to worry.
But how could she not worry.
She knows much better about His Majesty the King's character than Morgan does.
But Morgan refused to say it, and there was nothing she could do.
Look at the flames jumping in the firelight in front of you.
Tauriel sighed slightly in his heart.
The ruins of an open-air garden facing the lonely mountain.
Inside the golden royal tent.
Morgan was sitting on the bench, toasting a cup and chatting happily with the Elf King Thranduil.
I just came in and sat there for a while, but it didn't change my name at all.
This made the Elf King sitting in front of the luxurious long table wonder: "Is it possible that the other party is overthinking it, and that the other party is just here to visit me, not for Tauriel?"
Thranduil raised his glass and signaled to Morgan across from him, but suddenly he heard the other person say: "I would like to take the liberty of asking, sir?"
After taking a sip of the wine in the glass, Thranduil put down the glass, looked at Morgan and smiled: "Please tell me?"
"I know that your Excellency has always wanted to retrieve something from Gushan..."
Morgan nodded, looked at Thranduil and said calmly: "I wonder what that thing is...?"
The words fell.
Thranduil looked slightly stunned, but quickly reacted and smiled: "Have you heard the rumors from the outside world?"
"I didn't expect you to be interested in this kind of thing..."
"But it doesn't hurt to tell you. What I want to retrieve from Gushan is not the treasure they speculate, but a necklace."
Having said this, Thranduil stood up and his tone became gentler: "A necklace that originally belonged to me..."
"And those dwarves detained it privately."
"Because of greed..."
Thranduil spoke softly, but the meaning behind his words was extremely heavy.
Morgan could hear the suppressed anger in his words.
So, he reached out and took out something from his arms, looked at the elf who had his back turned to him and said, "Maybe you can..."
Before he finished speaking, Morgan saw that Thranduil had turned his head and was staring at the white gemstone necklace in his hand that exuded a pale white light that was as bright as starlight.
Looking at the eyes of the Elf King in front of him.
Morgan sighed slightly in his heart.
If he had just suspected that the necklace he got was the necklace that Thranduil thought about day and night.
Now it is certain.
This is a very precious, even priceless necklace.
No matter which city you go to, you can sell it for a sky-high price.
But that's all.
Morgan is not short of money.
Not to mention the large amount of gold, silver and various precious gems piled in the corner of the room in his dimensional ring would have taken Morgan a long time.
The pile of palm-sized evil dragon scales inside his space ring.
If you sell it for money.
The price it can sell for is definitely far higher than the starlight white gemstone necklace he is holding now.
Why?
Because no matter how beautiful this necklace is, it is just a mortal thing.
The dragon scales, which can forge indestructible armor, have escaped the realm of mortal matter.
For Morgan now, he has passed the stage of simply pursuing wealth. What he now pursues is power.
Just like his space ring contains the scales of the dragon Smaug and two of Smaug's horns.
These things can enhance his strength.
He would never take it out.
Of course, if the necklace is enchanted, it is a magic item.
Morgan will definitely not take it out easily.
But no, it is just an ordinary and beautiful necklace. No matter how valuable it is, in the end it can only be used by Morgan to give it to his own woman to make her happy.
Now, he's doing just that.
Because the way he came to this world is too bizarre, and he has a system inside him.
There was always a suspicion in Morgan's mind.
He doubted that he would stay in this world forever.
Yes, this can be seen from the "Time Traveler" label labeled Morgan by the system.
There is also the "World Exploration Progress" column on the data panel.
Perhaps, from the moment Morgan came into this world.
He may have been destined to become a traveler in various worlds.
If that's the case.
So for his woman Tauriel, Morgan has to make arrangements in advance.
The elves in this world belong to the immortal species.
Barring accidents, elves can live forever.
Tariel is a war orphan, his parents died in the war long ago.
The Elf King Thranduil raised her and the Woodland Kingdom was her home.
Whatever the reason, Tauriel disobeyed the Elf King's orders, causing Thranduil to expel her from the pack.
Morgan has to find a way to make Thranduil forgive Tariel and let her return to the tribe.
Tariel is a wood elf. In the entire Middle-earth world, wood elves are the lowest level of the elves.
If Morgan will not leave this world, there is no need to worry about Tariel's whereabouts, just follow him.
But once he leaves this world.
Leaving himself and the group, he lives alone in this world.
Morgan felt desolate just thinking about it.
Moreover, the elves in this world, from the rumors he heard, in addition to being killed, they might die of heartbreak due to excessive grief.
Morgan didn't want this to be proven on Tariel.
Therefore, even if he does not have this necklace in his hand now.
He will try his best to resolve the conflict between Thranduil and Tauriel.
What's more, he now has the necklace that the Elf King needs.
Looking at Thranduil's eyes.
Morgan didn't say anything, he just stood up, placed the necklace in his hand on the luxurious long table, and smiled and extended his hand towards the Elf King in a gesture of invitation.
Thranduil's eyes almost followed the movement of the necklace.
At this time, seeing Morgan's friendly smile, he immediately came back to his senses and quickly walked to the long table, looking at the bright necklace that quietly radiated like stars in front of him without concealing his fiery gaze.
It was missing, exciting, and nostalgic.
"How did you get it?"
After a while, Thranduil finally came back to his senses, looked at Morgan and asked softly.
Seeing how the Elf King, who had always been aloof, became so emotional in front of this necklace.
Morgan knew what happened today was done.
"My lord knows that I had a falling out with Thorin before..."
Facing Thranduil's questioning gaze, Morgan smiled and continued: "When I left the Lonely Mountain, I took something from the treasure house, and that's it."
"I thought that such a precious and beautiful necklace must be worth a lot of money, and it can be worth the reward Thorin promised me."
"But such a precious necklace, almost comparable to the Arkenstone, shouldn't be so ordinary..."
"It just so happens that it returned to its original owner today."
Morgan smiled and spoke.
Thranduil looked at Morgan for a while, then said softly: "I know Morgan, you have something to do today, please tell me."
"In my eyes, nothing in this world is more important than her..."
Thranduil turned his head, looked at the starlight white gem necklace in front of him and spoke slowly.
At this moment, Morgan suddenly discovered that Thranduil looked at the necklace with unparalleled tenderness.
Only then did he remember that this starlight white gemstone necklace seemed to be the necklace of Thranduil's late wife.
"I'm here for Tauriel..."
Morgan looked at the Elf King and said.
After the words fell, Thranduil smiled, and there seemed to be a smile of relief on his face and said: "I thought it was something."
"Speaking of which, even if Morgan you didn't take out her today..."
Thranduil looked away from the necklace in front of him, looked at Morgan and continued: "As long as you open your mouth, I will forgive Tauriel."
"Now, tell Tariel to come in."
Morgan also smiled after hearing Thranduil's words.
He suddenly felt that his action of taking out the necklace seemed a little late.
