late at night.
The cool night sky of early autumn.
Not only did the stars that originally shone with light have long since disappeared.
Even the crescent moon hanging high in the sky disappeared into the clouds at some point.
The whole earth was dark and deep.
The Shire, a vast field of crops on the edge of Hobbiton.
Several figures in black robes were riding on dark horses, walking quickly through the crop fields.
The crop fields that were originally bustling with the chirping of insects and birds immediately fell into a dead silence.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Bang bang bang..."
The sound of horse hooves is loud.
Six black-robed knights rode on evil black horses with eyes shining with scarlet light, looking for the breath of the Supreme Lord of the Rings and running wildly through the flat crop fields.
Soon we caught up to a lush and vast forest of tall corn.
Looking at the corn forest in front of them, the group of Black Knight Ringwraiths have realized that what their master asked them to look for is in the crop field in front of them.
[The Ringwraiths (Nazgûl): Also known as the "Nine Riders" or "Black Knights", they are the most loyal and terrifying servants of the Demon King Sauron. 】
[They were originally nine powerful and wise human kings, warriors, wizards, etc. In the second era, Sauron deceived the elves of Iregjan into forging the Lord of the Rings. Sauron gave them nine rings of power belonging to humans. From then on, they succumbed to his invisible control one by one. After their physical death, they became Horrible ghost. 】
[Among the nine Ringwraiths, the most well-known ones are the leader of the Ringwraiths, the "Witch-King of Angmar", and the Ringwraith whose status is second only to the Witch-King of Angmar and is known as the "Shadow of the East". The spirit "Khamul". 】
At this time, standing in front of several ring spirits was Khamul.
But Hamul turned his head and looked at the five people behind him, and just said a few words.
The five Ringwraiths immediately ran away to both ends of the vast field of crops in front of them.
But Hamul led another Nazgul on horseback and slowly stepped into the corn forest.
Although Cornstalk was taller and much taller than the hobbits, he was still no taller than the Nazgul on black horses.
"Wow..."
"Wow..."
The two Ringwraiths walked slowly into the crop field and immediately made a clattering sound as they passed by the dense corn stalks.
Deep in the woodland.
Frodo and Sam both listened to the noise coming from behind, their expressions becoming more and more nervous.
"What to do Frodo?"
"They seem to be catching up?"
Sam asked Frodo nervously.
Frodo's face was also nervous and white, but his head was obviously still clear. He immediately looked at Sam and said quickly: "We can't hide here like this."
"These cornstalks are tall and can cover us..."
"Move quietly, let's go."
Frodo finished speaking quickly, and then took the lead towards the dark woodland ahead.
Sam naturally had no objection to Frodo's words and immediately followed behind.
Compared to the two people who fled in a hurry before.
This time, I was obviously much more careful when moving in the forest.
But no matter how careful you are, some noises are unavoidable in such a quiet and dense corn forest.
Dealing with the Nazgul at night is like a duck in water.
The strength of the Nazgul will change over time.
When they are most powerful, that is at night, night vision is to them the same as to humans during the day.
Moreover, the Ringwraiths can also see many things at night that ordinary people cannot see.
So Frodo and Sam made the right choice.
If they remain motionless, it's only a matter of time before they are found.
But the two of them started running.
Although the movement was not big, some noises were inevitably made.
Such a vast corn jungle.
Such a sound is naturally difficult to detect by ordinary human ears.
But it's completely different in the ears of these powerful Nazgul.
The Ring Spirit Kohamul, who was patiently feeling the Supreme Lord's Ring with his master's aura, suddenly raised his head and looked at the distance ahead where slight abnormal noises were constantly coming from.
He immediately waved his long sword and pointed it in the direction of the sound source, and screamed.
But Hamul immediately chased forward with the ring spirit behind him.
at the same time.
At this moment, the other four scattered Ringwraiths received Khamul's prompt and immediately stopped, and then they all ran towards the direction of the two hobbits.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
There was a lot of movement as the Six Ringwraiths galloped wildly through the corn groves on their black horses.
Frodo and Sam also noticed that the situation was different at the first time.
"They're catching up."
"Did you find us?"
Sam immediately said urgently.
Frodo's face was extremely ugly. Hearing the increasing noise behind him, he immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Run!".
The words fell.
Frodo and Sam could no longer care about the noise they made.
The two of them immediately ran forward as fast as they could.
Vast crop fields.
Just as the six Nazgul Knights were chasing the two Hobbits.
The sky has quietly turned hazy.
The eastern sky began to gradually become brighter.
Dawn is not far away.
In the distance behind a group of ring spirits.
On a hilly hillside.
Morgan was looking for traces on the ground, walking quickly among the hills.
When the first white clouds of fish belly appeared in the eastern sky.
Morgan sat down high on a hill covered with lush green grass.
The next second.
A kettle and a whole plate of desserts and snacks immediately appeared in his hand.
Naturally, these snacks were scavenged from Bilbo's house.
Morgan quickly ate one-third of the entire plate of snacks, and drank most of the bottle of water. Only then did he feel quite full.
"Well..."
Burped.
Morgan stood up, looked at the increasingly shallow horse hoof prints in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.
Compared with the plot in my memory, my own appearance and protecting Frodo and Sam who were carrying the Supreme Ring to Bree was really a very good decision.
Gandalf was reassured.
I think so too.
However, the early appearance of the nine ring spirits from Modo immediately frustrated the two of them.
Before he and Frodo Sam could set out on the road, they were approached by the Ringwraiths.
Then, Frodo and Sam had to leave him so easily.
This is because he is not strong enough yet.
Likewise, Morgan must not be allowed to lament fate or the horror of the Ainu Grand Movement.
Everything seems to be heading in a certain direction.
Of course, this is just Morgan's guess.
Perhaps the appearance of the Nazgul was just a coincidence.
After all, it is certain that the other party will find him.
Looking at the mountains, forests and rivers in the distance ahead, as well as the vast crop fields beyond.
Morgan was a little worried: "I wonder if Frodo and Sam have been caught up by the Nazgul."
But at any rate, the two of them lived in Hobbiton for a long time.
He is once again the protagonist of the plot on the next expedition.
Presumably it shouldn't be that easy to get caught.
Of course, his own appearance means variables.
You can't tell for sure about things that haven't happened yet.
Morgan didn't think either of them would be fine.
"call..."
Take a long breath.
Morgan put away the kettle and snacks and looked at the approaching dawn in the eastern sky that was getting brighter and whiter.
He turned and walked in the other direction.
A little further over there appeared Bag End, where the Hobbits lived.
Morgan needs to get a horse to better search for Frodo and Sam.
It's dawn now.
Judging from the weather, it should be sunny again today.
Those Nazgul are far less powerful during the day than at night.
If Frodo and Sam hadn't been caught up by the Nazgul by now.
It's much easier for them to move around during the day.
Morgan strode towards Bag End in the distance ahead.
It gets brighter and brighter.
A red sun began to hang in the eastern sky.
Morgan finally sees the other hobbits.
After some inquiries, I learned that this place is a bit far from Bilbo's Bag End.
Looking for Frodo and Sam was important, and Morgan didn't plan to go back to find a horse at this time, but instead spent money to buy a horse.
Buying horses didn't take Morgan much time.
But when he got on the horse and prepared to leave, Morgan was stunned for a moment.
Because he didn't know where to look for Frodo and Sam.
Speaking of which, although Morgan has lived in Bilbo's house for a long time over the years, he is actually not very familiar with other parts of Hobbiton.
"etc..."
"In the memory plot, Frodo and Sam escaped from a ferry when they were chased by the Ringwraiths..."
"What does that ferry seem to be called?"
Morgan sat on the horse and frowned, trying to recall the plot in his memory.
Fortunately, Morgan's current memory is much better than in his previous life.
But no matter how good the memory is, it has been nearly sixty years since Morgan came to Middle-earth.
Even if he recalls for a long time, it is normal for him to be unable to recall some detailed things.
But after thinking about it for a while, he finally recalled some clues: "It seems to be called Bakou... some kind of ferry."
Think of this.
Morgan decisively dismounted and once again knocked on the door of the Hobbit who bought him a horse.
"Is there a ferry near you called "Bakou" or something?"
"Bakobuli..."
As soon as Morgan asked, the horse dealer boss immediately gave the answer.
soon.
After getting the route to Bacchus Ferry from the hobbit horse merchant boss.
Morgan got on his horse and immediately walked quickly towards the ferry.
Thinking of going to Buckberry Ferry.
Morgan soon seemed to think of the other two hobbits.
That is Merry and Pippin, who accidentally met Frodo Sam in the memory plot because of stealing food.
"So this time, will the four little hobbits meet together unexpectedly?"
"But it seems that the reason why Frodosam went to Bacchus Ferry was because of Merry's suggestion..."
"Then if the four of them fail to meet."
"Going to Buckberry Ferry by yourself is a waste of time."
"But there's nothing we can do about running away in vain."
Because Morgan can no longer think of where to go to find Frodo and Sam.
Nine Nazgul are now hunting them both.
In such a critical moment, whether it is Gandalf's commission or the relationship between Morgan, Bilbo and even Frodo.
Even the needs of your own system.
He didn't even intend to give up looking for the two hobbits at this point.
"Bang bang bang..."
Morgan rode straight towards Buckberry Ferry.
...
The sky is clear.
A round of scorching light hung high in the sky.
Even though summer is over.
The scorching sun at noon in the Shire was still a bit hot.
It is still a vast field of dense corn crops.
Two short figures kept walking through the cornfield that was twice their height.
For a while.
A rather short and stocky figure rushed out of the corn field. He tripped over the broken corn stalks under his feet and fell headfirst on the path between the crop fields.
A voice came from behind immediately: "Sam, take a rest."
"Those things don't seem to be catching up."
"I'm so hungry, I really can't run anymore..."
After the words fell, a hobbit who was also short in stature but obviously much more delicate in figure and appearance quickly sat down on the path and gasped.
These two are naturally Frodo and Sam.
I have been escaping from midnight until now.
At dawn, they were almost overtaken by the terrifying black knights behind them.
Fortunately, as the day dawned, the speed of those guys slowed down significantly.
Only then did the two men who had been wandering around in the corn forest escape.
"I'm so hungry too..."
"But we didn't have time to get food last night. The food was all at Uncle Morgan's."
Sam stood up, walked to the cornfield and broke off two big corn cobs as he spoke, and handed one to Frodo.
Watching Sam quickly peel off the outer gauze of the corn and start eating it quickly.
Frodo did not care to be particular about it, but immediately peeled the corn and ate it raw as well.
Although these unripe corns are raw, the juice is somewhat sweet, so it is perfectly fine to eat them raw.
The two of them had been running for so long, and now their stomachs were completely empty.
One stick of corn is not enough for two people.
Soon, when Sam broke off the second corn from the cornfield beside him, and gnawed it with Frodo.
At this time, there was a sudden rush of footsteps on the path ahead.
Their expressions immediately changed and they stood up immediately.
"It can't be so unlucky..."
Sam looked desperately at the winding road ahead.
The sound was very close.
At such a close distance, the two of them couldn't outrun those terrifying black knights.
Frodo also looked nervous, but his mind was still clear. He listened and immediately shook his head: "This is not the sound of horse hooves..."
As soon as the words fell, two hobbits who were equally short but holding cabbage and carrots in their arms appeared on the road ahead and ran towards them nervously.
"Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee..."
When the two running hobbits saw the two men holding corn cobs in front of them, their eyes immediately lit up and they said excitedly: "Wow, are you two stealing food too?"
Before Frodo and Sam could speak.
Behind the two hobbits who were running fast, there was suddenly the sound of dogs barking and a slightly older yelling.
The moment he saw the figure appearing in front of him, Sam was relieved. But when he heard the words of the two guys and the curses coming from behind them, Sam immediately became angry: "We don't have it!"
"It's you two who are stealing old farmer Maga's food again!"
Two hobbits, holding roots and vegetables with a lot of soil in their arms, ran over quickly. One of them immediately shouted to Sam: "You don't have any?"
"Then what do you have on your hands?"
After speaking, he rushed to Sam's side. The hobbit who spoke immediately put all the vegetables in his arms into Sam's arms.
At this time, two hounds had appeared on the trail ahead, and they immediately charged towards the four people with ferocious barking.
"Run!"
The two hobbits who were the culprits immediately dropped the vegetables in their hands, turned around and rushed into the corn forest with a loud shout.
Frodo and Sam immediately looked at each other and looked at the two hounds charging towards them with bared teeth. They had no choice but to drop what they were holding and immediately followed the two men in front of them, running forward as hard as they could.
