The Hobbit Halfling

"It looks like the person you're waiting for hasn't come. Zhao Mian put a pint of beer in front of the ranger, and without asking, he sat down opposite him, "You've been waiting here for three days, to be honest, if I were you, if I knew the other party's residence, then I would have gone to find him by myself yesterday." ”

"You said that yesterday, and at this time, it's also this beer. The other party picked up the beer in front of him, took a small sip, and then put the cup back on the table, "Well, damn it! Even the cup is still this one, and the nail that pierced my hand yesterday has been pierced again!"

"Well, I should have gone to look for him the day before yesterday. Zhao Mian shrugged his shoulders and said a little indifferently, he picked up a piece of bread from the table, carefully smeared a little old godmother on it, and then took a big bite, "But you have to know, with such a heavy rain, how important must the other party have to choose this time to travel? Anyway, even if the army is dialed, the dispatch of troops will be postponed in this case, so I can't even find a carriage willing to travel at this time, and then I will be stuck here drinking beer with the two of you." ”

"By the way, do you really like this kind of thing so much?" the ranger frowned and looked at Zhao Mian eating with relish, and then honestly smeared a layer of butter on top of his bread, he tasted it with great interest when Zhao Mian took out his old godmother yesterday...... And then, you know, this woman made him decisively red-faced and hot-hearted—with a day of bad stool.

"Well, it's not so much that I like ......" Zhao Mian squinted his eyes and thought about it, "It's better to say it's a habit, I grew up eating this kind of thing since I was a child, and many people in the living environment also like to eat this kind of thing, so I formed a habit, and I always feel that something is not right if I don't eat it for a while." ”

"Habit is such a scary thing. The other party ate his butter bread, looked at Zhao Mian's old godmother on the table with palpitations and said, "People are always surprised by a thing, adapt, and then get used to it." ”

"Yes, but ......," Zhao Mian could say, when the door of the inn was suddenly pushed open, and four short men entered, with the soles of their feet much larger than those of humans, and the faces that emerged from under the hoods looked like those of human children—but with thick lips and large mouths.

"Looks like there's a good chance they're the ones you're waiting for - a bunch of hobbit halflings. Zhao Mian looked at the four people around the innkeeper and asked something, but the tavern was too noisy, he couldn't hear what they were talking about, but the ranger next to him, who was called Freelander by the entire inn, obviously showed his attention for the first time in the past three days, "Well, the person you are waiting for has arrived, and I don't know how long I have to stay here." ”

"I'm afraid it won't be long, friend. Freelander said, his face a little serious, the hobbits not far away had just mentioned a name 'Gandalf', "It looks like it's going to be unsafe soon, you'd better get out of here." ”

"If it's going to get dangerous, then I'll stay and see if I can help. Zhao Mian saw a few hobbits not far away, found a table and sat down, and ordered some food and wine, "But the tone is better to say something else—did you hear anything?"

The Freelander listened carefully for a moment, then shook his head, "I heard nothing but the sound of the drinkers drinking, the rain outside, and the footsteps of pedestrians walking—did you notice anything?"

"I'm afraid it has something to do with these friends of yours, Godwalker. Zhao Mian put down the empty cup in his hand, turned his head to look at the hobbits, they were asking the innkeeper about something, and they all looked this way, "Some evil whispers are spreading over there, corroding the minds of the crowd. Looks like the hobbits you're waiting for must have something in them that isn't simple. ”

One of the four hobbits mingled with the drunkards, not knowing what they were saying, and vaguely heard the word 'Baggins' - because it was repeated several times. I don't know if this word is not allowed to appear here, after this word appeared, Zhao Mian could clearly feel that the entire tavern was much quieter, and everyone's eyes focused on one of the hobbits - and then he fell, and then disappeared from everyone's sight.

Stealth. It wasn't stealth that was done by skill, but real stealth, and Zhao Mian could feel the hobbit's presence, as if he had seen something, which terrified him - he hid under a table in a hurry.

Ever since the word Baggins appeared in the tavern, Freewalker had not said a word with a solemn face, and after the hobbit had disappeared, he immediately stood up, walked to the hobbit with great accuracy, and then grabbed him the moment he appeared.

The ring. Zhao Mian frowned and swallowed the innermost cured meat - not just because he was thinking about the ring, this cured meat must have put a lot of salt when it was first made, because it was so salty. There was something wrong with that ring - after all, a ring could not have a soul unless it was the life box of those lichs, and especially with such a huge amount of power and a nearly complete soul - it was even more unique and dangerous than the life box of the lich.

Their companions were gone, and the remaining three hobbits were naturally looking for them, and they barely hesitated, picking up some random objects that could be used as weapons and rushing to the second floor of the inn that the other drinkers were referring to. Zhao Mian didn't follow, there was only one way up there, and a ranger of Freelander's level could never be put down by four hobbits who obviously didn't have any combat experience, so he stayed here and waited for them to come down.

After a while, Freewalker walked down with four hobbits, and he walked straight towards Zhao Mian and whispered, "I'm afraid we'll have to go somewhere else right away, friend." It's about to become incredibly dangerous - just for a few of us. Sorry to get you involved. ”

"I don't have a destination anyway, so what if I accompany you on a trip. Zhao Mian took out a gold coin from his space bag and put it on the table, and pressed it with a wine glass, "However, since I have been swept in, then I think I can also get access to some information that I should know." ”

"Of course, I'll explain these things to you later. "But now it's our priority to get out of this place and not be discovered...... Well, in another hour, the people here will probably be dispersed, and then you will come to me in that empty house north of Bry, and when you get there, I will explain it to you. ”