It was dusk and the sky was dark.
It was even darker inside the towering dense forest.
The four members of Morgan's team looked at the empty and dilapidated wooden house in front of them. It would be a lie to say they were not disappointed.
Gandalf had promised before that there would be hot food and a safe place to rest.
But apparently Gandalf's friend had moved on and left.
But even so, few people would have any objections to Gandalf.
Gandalf certainly didn't want that.
He himself was obviously not too clear about his friend's situation.
"He should have left."
"But, I still have a friend..."
"Speaking of which, you have all met this friend. He lives not too far from here."
Gandalf said, turning to look at the three of them.
At this time, Morgan was looking away from the surrounding dark forest.
Based on the memory in the plot, he had actually roughly guessed the friend Gandalf was looking for in this forest.
It should be his good friend: the brown-robed wizard Radagast.
One of the five wizards who originally came to Middle-earth, Radagast is known as the "Guardian of the Forest" and "Friend of the Forest".
"Have we met?"
Bilbo said in confusion and immediately turned his head to look at Gandalf: "Who?"
Morgan and Tariel also looked at Gandalf.
"Bion the skin-changer."
Gandalf nodded and continued: "He lives nearby and it's not too far away."
"If you want to have a good night's sleep, Bion's place is definitely the safest."
Hear Gandalf's words.
Morgan and Bilbo immediately remembered who the other was.
It was when the expedition team arrived in the dark forest that they were chased by orcs and hid in the home of the skin-changer who could transform into a huge bear.
Morgan remembered that the last time he saw each other was on the battlefield of Raven Ridge in Lonely Mountain more than half a month ago.
The scene where the opponent transformed into a huge giant bear and rampaged through the orc army, tearing the orcs apart with his hands, left a deep impression on him.
"If we go there now, how long will it take?"
Morgan just thought about it for a moment and asked immediately.
He was hunted for several days by giant dark demonized spider monsters all over the mountains and plains.
Several people are now exhausted.
Even he himself is the same.
If the skin-changer's residence is really not that far away, in order to have a good rest, he might as well walk a little further in the dark.
But if you have to walk for a long time like you did before, then forget it.
Traveling in the dark at night is no better than during the day.
Listen to Morgan ask this.
Bilbo and Tariel also looked at Gandalf immediately.
"If it's daytime, it should only take half a day to get there."
Gandalf thought for a moment and said, "Now, it should take about half a day. It will be very quick once we get out of this jungle."
"It will take half a day..."
"I think it's better to rest in this empty house tonight."
"Go to Bion, the skin-changer, tomorrow morning."
"What do you think?"
After hearing Gandalf's words, Morgan shook his head slightly, looked at the three of them and said.
Unlike previous expeditions.
Although this four-person team is dominated by Gandalf on the surface.
But every time he made some decision, Gandalf apparently turned to Morgan first.
If both of them agree, one thing has basically been decided.
But if they encounter something important, if Morgan and Gandalf disagree with each other, they will ask Bilbo and Tarell.
Like now.
"I also think it's time for us to stop and take a good rest."
"We're just so tired."
Faced with this question, Bilbo quickly gave his answer.
When it was Tariel's turn, Tariel also expressed that he wanted to stay and rest.
The reason is also because of tiredness.
It didn't take long.
A bonfire was lit in the center of the slightly dilapidated wooden house.
A campfire stand was set up over the bonfire, with cooking pots hanging from it.
The water in the cooking pot was taken out of the river a few days ago and put into Morgan's dimensional ring before entering the Corrupted Mountains of the Dark Forest.
Just to cope with the current situation.
The warm soup cooked with radish greens and dried meat made several people feel extremely comfortable. At the same time, they all admired the convenience of Morgan's magic ring.
Barren mountains and forests, the cold wind howls outside.
There were also weird howling sounds from time to time.
The extremely tired people hid in the wooden house and drank a bowl of steaming broth.
That kind of warmth and comfort can only be truly known by those involved.
Time passed slowly.
When the four of them had eaten and drank enough, they were ready to rest and sleep.
No one was in the mood to talk much at this time.
Originally, tonight was supposed to be Morgan's turn to keep vigil.
But Gandalf offered to keep vigil.
The reason is that he is not that tired and cannot sleep.
Faced with Gandalf's excuse, Morgan quickly laid down a blanket not far from Tariel and lay down.
In the past few days, I have faced the pursuit of those giant demonized spider monsters.
He has always been the most tired and dangerous one at the end of the team.
Otherwise, with his speed, there was no way he could outrun Bilbo.
Morgan was indeed very tired at this time and needed a good rest.
But before going to bed, thinking about the large number of giant spider monsters he had shot in the past few days, Morgan closed his eyes and immediately summoned the system in his mind.
Brush brush brush...
Lines of virtual data flashing with pale white light began to jump in front of the eyes.
[Time Traveler: Morgan]
[Race: Human]
[Biological Level: Level 2]
[Soul Power: 2]
[Attributes: Strength lv6; Constitution lv6+; Agility lv5; Spirit lv5]
[Ability: Universal Language; Muay Thai lv2; White Crow Swordsmanship (Proficient) lv4; Archery (Proficient) lv4; Rock Body (Special Skill); Dragon Power (Special Skill); Charge (Special Skill); Mental Shock (Special Skill) Skill); Eagle Eye (Special Skill); Flash (Special Skill)]
[Talent: Intimacy (Special Skill)]
[Current world exploration progress: 9.05%]
【......】
The light flickers.
Look at the data that keeps jumping out in front of you.
Morgan quickly saw the number two behind the soul power column.
Two points of soul power.
Minus the little bit left over from last time.
That was the pursuit that lasted for several days and nights.
He counter-killed the giant dark spider monster, which contributed a little soul power to him.
"Not bad..."
I sighed slightly in my heart.
There was neither disappointment nor joy on Morgan's face.
This time, far more giant dark spider monsters died in his hands than the Orcs who died in his hands in the last Battle of the Five Armies.
Although I can’t remember the exact number.
But he knew it very well.
After the last strengthening.
Because of his improvement in strength, the difficulty of obtaining soul power has obviously increased again.
Originally, he thought that he could get two points of soul power this time, which would be enough for him to strengthen himself.
As a result, he thought too much.
"call..."
Take a long breath.
Morgan didn't feel discouraged either.
His eyes returned to the virtual panel and continued to look down.
Soon, he saw the latest data behind the world exploration progress bar: 9.05%.
The exploration progress has improved slightly compared to before entering the Corrupted Mountains of Dark Jungle a few days ago.
But not much has changed.
Unable to enjoy enhanced fun.
Morgan, who dispersed the virtual panel data, immediately felt a double sleepiness, both physical and mental.
Soon he fell asleep.
It was a calm night.
Early the next morning.
When Morgan opened his eyes.
It was just getting dark.
He looked in front of the fire. Gandalf was holding a cigarette in his mouth and stirring the fire in front of him with a wooden stick.
In front of him, a pot boiled on the campfire.
The scent of food spreads in the air.
Morgan stood up, and the movement immediately made Gandalf turn his head. Looking at the man who woke up, Morgan smiled and said, "You were just in time, you woke up just after the things were cooked."
"Of course, I've always had a sensitive nose."
Looking at Gandalf who looked really energetic, Morgan also smiled.
He remembered that Gandalf's true identity was Maia, the legendary god who was considered a minor god.
Although the true strength came to Middle-earth and was sealed a lot.
However, his body is indeed resistant. After countless battles, he can still live for countless years.
Although Morgan was interested in Gandalf's body.
But when it comes to Gandalf's secrets, he will definitely not interfere.
Get up and come back from washing outside.
It was found that Tariel and Bilbo had also woken up.
Because Gandalf cooked breakfast in advance.
The team of four was faster than ever today.
It didn't take long.
Led by Gandalf.
Everyone walked towards the depths of the dense forest.
Although this diseased forest is not as serious as the previous forests in the Mirkwood Mountains that were completely corrupted and died.
But there are very few creatures still living here.
From last night to now, the four-person team has not seen a few kinds in total.
Even the most common bird song in ordinary forests takes a while to hear here.
I don’t know what kind of bird or something else is making the sound.
The four-person team moved quickly.
The light group in the sky just moved to the sky above the head.
Everyone was standing on a wilderness hill with sparse forests. Under Gandalf's instructions, they saw a huge house located in the wilderness in the distance ahead.
This wooden house was naturally unfamiliar to Tariel.
But in the eyes of Morgan and Bilbo, it looked a little familiar. It was the large wooden house where everyone in the expedition had a short rest to avoid the orcs.
That is, the house of Beorn, the skin-changer.
"It's daytime now, he won't turn into a giant bear, right?"
Looking at the houses in the distance, Bilbo seemed to think of something and finally couldn't help but asked.
Gandalf smiled at the worried look on Bilbo's face.
As if he was teasing Bilbo, he immediately frowned and said, "I can't say for sure..."
"But it is certainly possible."
Gandalf spoke with a slightly worried voice, which immediately made Bilbo look even more worried.
He could never forget the scene when he was chased by that huge and terrifying ferocious bear.
"What should we do?"
Bilbo said worriedly and looked at Morgan.
Because of Morgan's consistent strong performance.
Not only his performance during the expedition with a group of dwarves.
There was also the strong performance on the Gushan battlefield half a month ago.
Morgan's deepest impression on Bilbo, and also on the people around him who knew him well, was that he was powerful and trustworthy.
Now Bilbo feels very safe when he sees Morgan next to him.
At this time, he was threatened by Gandalf.
Bilbo subconsciously looked at Morgan.
For Morgan, who had witnessed the skin-changer fighting on the battlefield with his own eyes, he already knew that even if the skin-changer Beorn transformed into a giant bear, there should still be reason.
I heard Gandalf teasing Bilbo.
Morgan immediately showed a solemn look and said seriously: "Then we just have to be careful and don't let him find out."
It's just that both Morgan and Gandalf's acting skills are excellent.
But there was also the female elf Tauriel beside her.
Because she didn't know much about the skin-changer, she obviously couldn't tell that Morgan and Gandalf were acting, so she said, "If the skin-changer is dangerous, why do we have to go find him?"
"Morgan, there is still a lot of food in your magic ring..."
"We have been walking for more than half a month now..."
Before Tariel finished speaking, Morgan immediately interrupted: "Because we need his horses."
He said and immediately gave his woman a wink.
Only then did Tariel realize that something was wrong.
Looking at Morgan and Gandalf who were serious.
Then he turned to look at the hobbit Bilbo who looked worried.
Tariel couldn't bear to help the two tease Bilbo, but he didn't say it directly, he just coughed twice.
Bilbo was not stupid, and he seemed to sense that something was wrong.
He immediately stood in front of Gandalf and saw Gandalf laughing.
At this time, Morgan's laughter and Tariel's laughter also sounded.
Bilbo finally realized that he had been deceived. He immediately smiled and spread his hands and said, "Well, it seems my worries are gone."
"Yes..."
"I also learned not long ago that Bion is not that dangerous."
Gandalf nodded and smiled, and continued: "Everyone, the most troublesome part of our trip has passed."
"Come on, let's go to Beorn's place and have a good rest."
"As long as we can borrow horses, our next journey will be quick."
Gandalf smiled and immediately finished speaking and strode out.
Infected by Gandalf's emotions, the three Morgans followed quickly with the same joy.
It didn't take long.
When the four-person team arrived at the home of Beorn, the skin-changer.
Gandalf discovered that the friend he had broken his promise to find in front of the three Morgans, the brown wizard Radagast, was actually visiting Beorn's house.
After some reminiscing.
Morgan also got to know this famous and unkempt brown-robed wizard.
The skin-changer Bion immediately prepared a table of sumptuous food and entertained everyone.
After having enough wine and food.
Gandalf offers to borrow a horse from Beorn.
Beorn, who had taken revenge on the orcs at the Gushan battlefield not long ago, was in a good mood. He not only lent the team four good horses, but also gave the team a lot of food and drink supplies.
This made the next trip of the four-person team more convenient and smoother.
So, on the twentieth day after leaving Gushan.
The four-man team arrived at the "Carlock Ferry" on the "Langeflade River".
Day twenty-three.
The four-person team arrived at the high mountain pass in front of the Misty Mountains.
Day 30.
The four-person team crossed the Misty Mountains.
after one day.
Led by Gandalf.
Morgan finally saw the valley like a fairy tale dream again.
