Chapter 13: The Length

"Autumn Harvest Festival celebration?"

Ling Qi was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Bilbo to come to him for this kind of. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although he had heard of the hobbits' enthusiasm for life, and had seen their fanatical side of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, it was not easy to meet a race that was so enthusiastic about festivals and parties.

They can actually enjoy a peach orchard in this troubled world, I have to say that this is a miracle originally.

"What does Mr. Bilbo mean?"

Faced with a hobbit celebration that will only be held in more than half a year, Ling Qi is not sure what Bilbo wants, could it be that he is inviting him as a guest? It is too early! Or some related trade affairs...

"Oh, that's right, I would like to formally invite Mr. Lynch to visit the Bag Bottom Cave at that time, as a testimony of your friendship with me. ”

Bilbo said earnestly, and even tidied up his clothes, and then took out a gilded invitation from the mezzanine of the placket.

Ling Qi immediately looked solemn, took the invitation with both hands, and said with a bit of surprise:

"I didn't expect it to be such a great thing, I was really flattered!"

He said in a disguise that even Charles, who was hiding in the shadows, was amazed.

Bilbo was very satisfied with Ling Qi's performance, the friendship of the hobbits was invaluable in their eyes, and inviting a guest half a year in advance was a sign of prudence.

Of course, as a special hobbit, he had originally invited Ling Qi for other purposes, and he was still hesitating whether to do so even before he took out the invitation. Now, he only felt that he had not done enough, and perhaps he should treat Ling Qi with the attitude of a true friend, rather than a tacit partner.

Hobbits are all kind, and kindness also means being easy to deceive.

Ling Qi was very satisfied with the Juggernaut's prompts to him, which were no longer strangers.

He believed that one of his teammates would be mad if he found out. It can be said that most of Alex's months of hard work were stolen by him almost instantly.

No matter how much he tried, Alex couldn't even make Bilbo his friend, because he had been wrong about himself from the beginning-

He shouldn't disguise himself as Ling Qi's butler, that would make Bilbo, who is a vassal class of aristocratic landlords, an extra layer of guard and estrangement against him. Especially when he repeatedly used his master's wealth to show his friendliness and hospitality, what would Bilbo think?

Ling Qi summoned the servant to start entertaining Bilbo, a rare guest, while observing Alex's mission object through the friend attribute panel!

His own optional quest is related to the sealed archdemon Sauron in Middle-earth, Charr's optional quest is aimed at the white-robed wizard Saruman, who is more powerful than Gandalf, and there is no reason why Alex's quest target would be a weak hobbit of the pseudo-landlord class!

Bilbo's stats don't stand out, except for his soft-footed passive skills, he doesn't know anything about combat, but his master cooking, gardening, and brewing skills are staggering, and he's a top-notch support talent.

It's a pity that these skills can't even be used by Ling Qi, and he can't think of a reason why he must have them.

Among Bilbo's many mediocre basic attributes, Bilbo's agility and willpower are particularly eye-catching, but that's about it.

Even if his agility is nearly twice that of ordinary people, and his will is even higher, as long as he is in the current world where great power is difficult to return to himself, he will not be able to rely on one or two special attributes to reinvent himself.

Most hobbits are small in stature and not as strong as dwarves, but they are agile and have the potential to become thieves, but no hobbit has ever tried to work hard and train in this area.

Their powerful legs are a gift from the heavens, and the supple skin on the soles of their feet allows them to walk barefoot all day long, without worrying about the gravel on which they rest. Shoes are to them like able-bodied people facing crutches, but they prefer to trample on soft mud with their dexterous feet, cultivating fruit trees rather than dancing on rubble swords.

When night falls, guests and hosts are delighted by sumptuous food, and although most of the food comes from the Shire, the taste has made the hobbits who have lived in the Shire for generations eat it.

Bilbo's unexpected weakness didn't make Ling Qi look down on him, and he believed that there must be other traits in him that he hadn't discovered, otherwise he wouldn't be qualified to join the adventure team. Even according to Alex's original statement, if he understands correctly, this weak hobbit has a very important position and role in the team!

It is known that the initiator of the team is Gandalf, and the person in charge is Thorin, the king of the dwarven mountain, then Bilbo must have something else irreplaceable!

In fact, even if he guesses wrong, he is not an important key figure at all, and after all, he is also a hole card used to contain Alex, so be prepared!

The night was deep, the night was long, and the well-fed Lord Baggins had already fallen asleep, and of course he would not need the extra special services of a human girl.

After enjoying all kinds of treatment like aristocratic corruption, Ling Qi came to the courtyard again to observe the celestial phenomena and the moonlight, but in fact, he just showed his face to reassure some people.

"Do you really think that by looking at me, you can restrict my freedom?"

Ling Qi was a little curious. After thinking about it, if he hadn't realized the ability of dual-purpose thinking not long ago, probably even he would have been temporarily restrained by these means.

There are never ifs in this world, sometimes that's a regrettable thing, and sometimes it's a good thing, because that's a good thing!

Beneath the Angmar Mountains, in the wilderness of Karndum, a skeleton shimmered blue in the moonlight.

This is the former territory of the witchcraft kingdom of Angmar, which is now in ruins, of course, but there is still some kind of mysterious force field remaining. Ordinary people have just set foot in it, and I am afraid that it means that they have already been on the list of death.

The near-ubiquitous power of death that pervades the surroundings used to be one of the food for the Ice Guardians, but when it was reshaped by Sitis with Ling Qi and its divine powers, as its nature changed dramatically, it also became a hindrance to its journey!

Of course, the gains and losses are all about the heart. At least it was originally limited to the strengthening limit of bone strength, but now it has been completely broken. Its current enhancement limit will probably be much higher and higher than using its body to directly create an Ice Archer. The Guardian series isn't the best upgrade route for Ice Skeletons, but the reason why gods are mythologized is that they can easily break the iron laws of mortal eyes.

The Ice Guardian, at least by the definition of Juggernaut, is still the Ice Guardian, but perhaps it is no longer a pure independent minion.

Probably due to the fact that its souls originated from Lingqi in the first place, and when those were shattered and regenerated, they are now fused back into a single whole, made up of two different individuals of the same origin!

The purple-black soul fire burned in the eyes of the Ice Guardian, which represented the flame of the undead monarch and not the undead, once it appeared in a human body, it meant death, and when it appeared in a skeleton, it meant that it had a life!

Ling Qi is dead, but the skeleton is alive, and this is the change. But if the essence of life has evolved in advance, what is the value of life and death?

Ling Qi can still do what any living person can do, including the inheritance of the lineage that many people value him but don't care much about.

His physical vitality is still majestic, and perhaps after fusing with demonic blood, it will be more majestic than that of the most powerful pure-blooded human.

He just can't accept the blessings of the light and the healing of regular life energy, and in fact he can't enjoy the benefits of these living people for a long time.

As for the skeleton, the inexplicable vitality only made it unable to absorb the transformation of dead qi, but compared to what it obtained, the current Ice Guardian was what Ling Qi really needed!

The blue skeletons of the wasteland were slow-moving, unable to get it into the reach of the Angmar Mountains throughout the long night. Fortunately, near the tomb of the Witch King, the night here is longer, and it seems that there is no room for light, and the bright sunlight disappears every day after a little outcropping. But the living and the dead who move slowly, but they are tireless, day and night!

The force field, which might be counteracted by some spells, kept polishing the skeleton's already crystal clear bones, making them look brighter and harder.

Finally, after walking in the dark cold wind for many days, the Ice Guardian who did not choose to take a detour from the Gangdabo Mountains and stepped on the territory of the Land of the Dead to approach the Angmar Mountains heard the sound of the howling wind!

The darkness that had disappeared and even been forgotten was too far away for even Ling Qi to approach, and only the demon's clone could try to worship it. And the darkness that has disappeared but has never been forgotten is only at the end of the mountains, in the beneath the abandoned fortress!

They are Ling Qi's first delicious meal, if you don't choke on them!

At the same time, just as the Ice Guardian was trying to get in touch with a witch king of a similar but by no means different nature, to the east of the world-famous paradise of Middle-earth, across the long Brandy River, just across the plain of the Brandy Bridge, and to the north of the old woods, stood a new manor, known as the bee stinging honey by the people of the vicinity, which had been famous for hundreds of miles.

The owner of the bee sting honey wine is said to be a landless nobleman, and some say that he has the blood of an ancient royal family. This mysterious nobility, and the financial strength that matched it, allowed him to quickly establish a vast network of interpersonal relationships and integrate into the nearby aristocratic circles. The three independent human city-states further afield had sent people to discuss diplomatic and trade matters as a gesture of friendship, and of course they preferred to regard him as the Charr's agent.

The politics of Middle-earth are actually extremely mixed, and it is not surprising that kingdoms large and small have been dying at an early date, and even the great powers of Rohan and Gondor in the south have heard that the situation has been a little unstable recently.

Fortunately, Rohan is the imperial succession system after all, and Gondor, who pursues the city-state union system, has not even been able to protect the royal bloodline that he has publicly promoted, and it is rumored that he has lost the last orthodox royal heir, and now has to be ruled by the regent.

An empire without an emperor?

If this is true even for the big countries, what about the large and small towns in other places, independent autonomy is just a weak gimmick.

The so-called aristocracy is just a decent word, and the most accurate name for the idle nobles in various places should be squires and local tyrants. For example, the Baggins family, who are subordinate to the nobility, can officially be promoted to the aristocratic class one day, as long as he is willing to speak up to his partner.

What do nobles need?identity?blood?don't be funny!

Nobles must have territory, they must have money, and their fists must be hard enough! Only if you have money, power, and territory, then you are a nobleman. If you have more financial power, then you are the king of a country!