The sky darkened completely.
The cold wind howled.
In the forest on Edge Avenue not far from Long Lake.
The fire was dim.
When Morgan revealed that he had a magical storage device and showed it in public, the extremely surprised and surprised expressions shown by Tarell and Bilbo did not surprise Morgan.
In the eyes of the two of them, as long as the equipment can be related to magic, it seems that no matter how magical it is, it is not too magical.
However, when Morgan heard Gandalf's words and saw the heavy expression and frown on Gandalf's face.
Morgan immediately realized what the other person was thinking.
Just when he was about to speak.
At this time, looking at Morgan who was slightly stunned, but obviously guessed by him, Gandalf asked again in a deep voice: "Answer me, Morgan!"
"Is the magic equipment you own a ring?"
Gandalf continued to ask, his serious expression immediately attracting the attention of Tariel and Bilbo.
Both of them looked at Morgan.
Realized Gandalf's misunderstanding.
Morgan took a deep breath, and his mind immediately started spinning at high speed.
Even if he knew what Gandalf was worried about.
But he can't say it casually, because a lot of "predictive" knowledge he knows is basically a secret among secrets to ordinary people, and it is extremely difficult to obtain and know.
Gandalf, who had lived in the entire Middle-earth world for countless years and was extremely knowledgeable, read a lot of knowledge just to verify the Lord of the Rings in Bilbo's hand, and spent a lot of effort to come up with the verification.
For example, Morgan clearly knew that the ring in Bilbo's hand was the One Ring.
But he couldn't prove it, couldn't explain it.
He couldn't use enough knowledge or information to prove why the ring in Bilbo's hand was the most important Lord of the Rings.
Just like Morgan does know a lot of things now, but he only knows more of the most superficial information.
Without enough knowledge and data to support it, he cannot explain much of what he knows now.
The Middle-earth world he is in now is not a movie world, let alone a game world, it is an extremely real world.
In this world, no one is stupider than anyone else.
Just like Gandalf in front of him, Morgan just mentioned a piece of magic equipment he owned, and the other party could quickly think of other things.
Thinking of this and looking at the serious Gandalf in front of him, Morgan simply nodded: "Yes..."
As he spoke, he directly showed Le wearing a silver-white dimensional ring on the finger of his right hand.
Since it is inconvenient to say more, it is better to show it to Gandalf directly to dispel the other party's suspicion.
"Is something wrong?"
Morgan raised his left hand slightly and looked at Gandalf and asked.
Morgan didn't answer immediately.
Gandalf immediately looked carefully at the ring on Morgan's hand.
The ring has a silvery white color. Although it looks brighter than ordinary silver rings, it is nothing more than that. There are no carvings or textures on the ring surface, so it looks very ordinary.
It bore no resemblance to any of the Rings he knew.
After quickly observing these, Gandalf immediately relaxed a lot.
It's not that he's making a fuss and being too nervous.
But the human race's ability to resist the Lord of the Rings is really hard to describe.
Lord Eldron of Rivendell has been his friend for many years.
He knew that "Isildur", the former High King of Gondor and Arnor, had been corrupted by the Lord of the Rings in his foraging mind.
Otherwise, Sauron, as the greatest evil being in the entire Middle-earth world, would have already declared failure and died.
Gandalf calmly glanced at the ring on his hand.
Yes, he is now wearing the "Fire Ring" Naya, one of the three elven rings.
"never mind."
"Just thought of something special..."
Gandalf looked at Morgan and shook his head, then continued: "By the way, how long have you had this ring?"
"Also, do you feel any discomfort while wearing it?"
Looking at Gandalf's face in front of him, his expression did relax a lot.
Morgan smiled and began to talk nonsense seriously: "It's been a long time. At that time, I left my hometown and just started my wandering life, and I got it..."
"As for discomfort, no, no discomfort at all..."
"It has been on my hand until now..."
At this time, Tarell beside him suddenly asked: "Morgan, I haven't heard you mention it yet, where is your hometown?"
"Well..."
"My hometown... it's a very, very far away place..."
Morgan started spouting nonsense about his alleged origins.
Bilbo, who was sitting next to Gandalf, looked at Gandalf's violent reaction to Morgan's revelation that he had a magic ring, and couldn't help but murmur with some anxiety.
One hand reached into his pocket and kept touching the magical ring in his pocket.
I was thinking about whether I should also tell a few people about the existence of the ring.
Just until Morgan finished talking about his hometown and his tragic life experience.
In the end, Bilbo was reluctant to take out the One Ring from his pocket.
By this time, the snow in the cooking pot on the campfire had already melted and started boiling.
Morgan also continued to take out a variety of fresh food from the dimensional ring space and began to cook today's dinner.
It's getting darker.
When the cold wind howled outside the forest, heavy snow fell once again.
The four people sitting around the campfire were holding bowls in their hands, drinking steaming vegetable soup, and looking at the heavy snow falling outside.
I can't help but sigh in my heart, with such a bowl of hot soup, it seems that no matter how bad the weather is, it doesn't matter.
The night is getting darker.
After the four of them finished their dinner, they chatted for a while.
Finally ready to sleep.
In such a wilderness, there are several people's horses not far away, and someone must keep watch at night.
The night watchman promised tonight is Bilbo.
As Gandalf lay reclining on his blanket not far from the fire he fell asleep.
Morgan and Tarell also wrapped themselves in blankets and sat next to the fire under the big tree, snuggling up to sleep.
Bilbo, who was sitting in front of the campfire and stirring the fire in front of him, looked at the two sleeping people across from him from time to time, and couldn't help but feel a faint, strange emotion in his heart that he had never seen before.
That emotion is called loneliness.
Yes, Bilbo had never thought that one day he would feel lonely.
In his opinion, there was too much he could do on his own.
Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner alone, read alone, drink tea alone, and live alone.
Carefree, carefree and carefree.
But, look at Morgan in front of you.
Watching Morgan and Tariel get along these days.
Bilbo couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart.
Morgan seems less comfortable now than before.
However, the smile on Morgan's face not only did not diminish at all, but also grew more.
"Maybe you can try it yourself?"
"Find a partner and experience a different life."
"I've been living alone for a long time. It's time for a change."
"Well... I'll try it next time I go back..."
"But who should I look for?"
"In Bree, Marcy from Andrew's family seems to be pretty good-looking. Although she is much older than me, she is not married yet..."
"Suzanne of the Leicester family is also very beautiful, although she is younger than me..."
"And Jenny from the Hall family, seems pretty good too..."
"Hey, there are so many, which one should I look for?"
"A little troubled..."
Outside the forest, the cold wind howled and heavy snow fell.
In the forest, in front of the campfire, Bilbo had many thoughts.
Early the next morning.
It was just getting dark.
When Morgan just opened his eyes.
I saw Gandalf already sitting in front of the campfire smoking a cigarette.
Beside him was Bilbo, who was sleeping soundly.
On the campfire stand, the rich white soup in the pot is steaming hot, and red radishes and green vegetables can be seen tumbling in the soup.
Smell the aroma that keeps coming from the cooking pot.
Gandalf had obviously been awake for some time.
Morgan was about to stand up, but he just made a move.
There was a big blanket next to her, and the female elf Tauriel, who was cuddling against her, woke up immediately.
"Good morning, you two..."
Gandalf looked at Morgan and the female elf who woke up and smiled.
He was in a good mood.
After careful and repeated thinking last night, he was basically sure that the magic ring in Morgan's hand should not belong to any Lord of the Rings he knew.
Of course, he still needs to look up the information to find out what Morgan's ring is.
Generally speaking, as long as it is a magical equipment with magical abilities, it will definitely leave records and records.
"Related to humans, with an ordinary shape and silver appearance, especially a magic ring with a storage function..."
With these characteristics, it will surely be much easier to investigate.
Gandalf smoked his pipe and added firewood to the campfire.
Morgan and Tariel had finished washing up on the snow outside.
When the two returned to the campfire.
Bilbo also woke up at this time.
After breakfast.
Watching the cooking pot, spoon and package disappear from Morgan's hands.
Gandalf couldn't help but sigh: "It is so convenient to have such a ring."
Bilbo also nodded and said, "Yes, especially when traveling far away."
"Morgan doesn't have to worry about his meal at all."
"As long as you prepare it in advance, you can enjoy a hearty meal anytime, anywhere..."
Bilbo spoke sincerely.
The Hobbit has always loved good food, and this is what he truly thinks.
But even so.
Bilbo also felt that the magic ring in Morgan's hand that could store things was not as good as the magic ring in his hand that could make him invisible and disappear.
Although this ring sometimes makes him feel some discomfort.
"alright..."
"We are together now and will be for a long time to come."
"If I have such a magic ring, doesn't it mean that you also have the same thing?"
Morgan said with a smile.
Bilbo nodded repeatedly: "That's true. In order to ensure our meals, I think we should take Morgan with us when we travel far in the future."
Hearing Bilbo's rare joke, Gandalf also smiled: "This is indeed a good idea."
"Haha, if you don't forget to call me, that's no problem."
In Morgan's hearty laughter.
After the four people finished packing and extinguished the bonfire, they set off again.
It was quite windy and snowy last night.
The wilderness roads were covered with a thick layer of snow.
The speed of the four of them today will definitely be slower than yesterday.
But it does not matter.
This trip is meant to be a fun trip.
There is no special time limit.
The journey is naturally more relaxing.
The mountains covered with snow seem to be covered with new clothes, covered in silver, which is particularly beautiful.
Galloping on the road along the edge of the long lake.
The mood of the four of them became as fresh as the world after snow.
...
Five days later.
In a vast woodland wilderness.
A team of four was riding wildly through the wilderness.
When the light group in the sky sets in the west.
The sun began to turn cold.
The four-person team finally stopped in front of huge and towering mountain peaks.
These four are naturally from the four-person team of Morgan Tarrel and Gandalf Bilbo who set out from the Lonely Mountain a few days ago to go to Rivendell.
The day after they left Gushan, they walked out of the huge Long Lake.
On the fourth day, we reached the edge of the Northern Dark Forest.
Today is the sixth day.
They finally stopped in front of the towering mountains with no end in sight.
"Gandalf, are we going to climb these mountains?"
Looking up at the steep mountain ahead, Bilbo couldn't help but look at Gandalf and asked.
As soon as the words fell, Morgan and Tariel looked over.
It started to get dark.
Looking at the towering mountains shrouded in darkness.
Several people looked a little heavy.
Because all the trees that can be seen in front are withered and yellow, without a trace of green, and there is also a bird chirping.
The situation in front of them is very similar to what the expedition team saw when they first arrived in the Dark Forest.
Faced with Bilbo's question, Gandalf did not answer immediately. Instead, he immediately picked up the cigarette pole hanging on his waist, lit it, took a long puff, and exhaled thick smoke and said: "I mentioned it to you before. Pass..."
"The mountain range in front of us is the Mirkwood Mountains."
"They, like the entire Southern Mirk Forest, are tainted by the shadow."
"But we don't need to cross them..."
Gandalf held the cigarette rod in his mouth and turned to look at the three people behind him and continued: "It's already very late. Let's find a place to spend the night and get something to eat. I'm already hungry."
Hear Gandalf's words.
The three people on the side couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially Morgan and Bilbo, they were too deeply impressed by their experiences in the corrupted Mirkwood.
If possible, no one would want to walk into the corrupted mountains ahead.
It didn't take long.
The four-person team started to light a fire under a big tree in the wilderness and prepare for dinner.
There is Morgan who carries a magic storage ring.
Dinner for four is still rich.
When Bilbo drank a bowl of hot fish soup, he sighed that all the fatigue from the day's journey was melted into the soup.
Everyone agreed.
Rest at the base of the corrupted Mirkwood Mountains.
The vigil became particularly important.
Looking at the distance around the wilderness, pairs of eyes flashing green and red against the light of the campfire.
Just as the four horses tied around were pacing restlessly.
Morgan knew he wouldn't be free tonight.
Early the next morning.
When Gandalf and Tarell Bilbo woke up and looked at the large number of wolf carcasses and a small number of bear carcasses lying around in the distance, they knew that Morgan had experienced a battle last night.
But they didn't notice it at all, let alone were awakened.
"how did you do it?"
Facing the gazes of the three people.
Morgan said extremely calmly: "It's very simple. You just need to shoot them as soon as they appear in your sight."
The four-person team is on the road again.
As Gandalf said, the four-man party did not cross directly across the Mirkwood Mountains.
Instead, he walked vertically toward the depths of the Dark Forest Mountains.
Accompany the four-person team deep into the Corrupted Mountains.
All kinds of dangers and troubles followed.
Fortunately, the team is strong, including Morgan and the female elf Tauriel, both of whom are extremely skilled in archery.
There is also the existence of the wizard Gandalf who is like a guiding light.
The four-person team traveled through the corrupted Dark Jungle Mountains at extremely fast speeds.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed quietly.
