At dusk, the guests, who had been looking forward to the elven food for a long time, looked at the plates of lettuce and fruit on the table in amazement. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The dwarves and human guards looked at each other, and finally had to gnaw on the "gifts of nature" as if they were angry.

Soon, at the suggestion of Nitin, who had been instigated by the ruffians, the crowd began to fight each other. The wine is fruit wine, which is not tasty enough to drink, but the atmosphere is easily stirred, and dwarves and humans alike like like to bluff.

Charles and Alex didn't join in the boring game, they frequently looked at the palace behind them, and Lingqi, Thorin, and Gandalf were not present.

They had already accompanied King Elon to the third floor of the fortress, which was also the highest floor of the palace.

In addition to the valley with a good environment, the main building leading to the outside is a fortress built on a mountain, which is somewhat structurally similar to the White City of Gondor and the Valley of the Holy Helm of Rohan.

The lonely cliff that carries the fortress, the top of which presents a natural ladder, this phenomenon is very rare, and it is indeed an excellent place to build a wall.

The lowest level of the fortress was located on the basic platform of the cliff, about four or five hundred meters above the ground, which was nothing in the Misty Mountains, but it was already a heavenly tower compared to ordinary creatures.

The palaces built on top of each other are almost always next to the cliff wall, which increases their solidity and makes full use of the natural trapezoidal space.

Therefore, although this fortress is roughly divided into three floors, it can be regarded as one, two and three floors, but each floor and each floor are more than ten or twenty meters high, and it can be divided more finely, and the higher it goes, the more so.

By the time they stood on the "third floor", they looked from the balcony in front of them at the suspension bridge leading to the outside world, like a thin rope.

There is no terrace on the third floor, but there is a path that leads to the back cliff, which is where the four of them go.

"Gandalf, old friend, tell me the truth, is this really just an ordinary historical appraisal?"

King Elon asked as he walked, oblivious to the precipice around him.

"Ahem, of course, it's just a little academic question, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Gandalf pretended to be displeased, and King Elon bowed slightly, no longer dwelling.

He wasn't stupid, he wouldn't have heard such obvious hints from his old friend, and Thorin was too nervous.

King Elon shook the map in his hand, and Thorin kept peeking at him, staring at it.

"I'm just curious about what kind of secrets need to be written in the Moon and recorded on the dwarven map. ”

"You're really lucky, the moon will be fine tonight, and on a normal day, I wouldn't be able to decipher these magical words. ”

King Elon looked at the sky, his gaze lingering on the Star of Elendil for a few more moments, and then at Ling Qi, whom he had been particularly concerned about.

"Lynch, what are you thinking?"

Ling Qi was distracted by the search for the previously perceived "consciousness", and he seemed absent-minded all the way.

He now knew that it didn't belong to Elrond, but he didn't believe he knew anything about it!

If it's not Elrond, who would it be?

Thranduil of the Dark Forest? It can't be him!

Maybe it's Galadriel from Lothlorin, or some mysterious elven powerhouse, like Groffindelle. Maybe it's not an elf, but some wizard?

"Oh, nothing, I'm thinking of Aragorn, he's a very talented kid. ”

King Elon couldn't help but smile softly when he heard him mention the child.

"yes, he's a very talented kid. There are some, some attractive qualities in him. In addition, his background is somewhat similar to yours, both of them are descendants of Gondolin, but his blood is pure human. ”

"Because his ancestors, my elder brother, Eloth, gave up the chance of immortality that year and chose to become a mortal. Even if he succeeds in creating the Númenor Empire, what if~"

"Alas~"

Elrond sighed, as if he was sorry for his brother's choice, but he respected the other's choice, he and Groffinddale were completely different people.

Ling Qi was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that little guy to have such a relationship with King Ailong, no wonder Ailong would be a little special to him. How could a truly ordinary human child have such an excellent talent!

What surprised him even more was that it turned out that half-elves could choose whether to live forever or not, which was probably a recognition of blood affinity.

There is no such thing in the legends of the ordinary human world, and the lifespan of half-elves seems to be innate, not as good as elves, but far superior to humans.

Perhaps it was due to the thinning of the blood of the half-elves who were outcast, such as the royal family of the Otodo. Or maybe their bloodline is nothing special in the first place, just a branch of ordinary elves, like most half-elves who are not well-known, and therefore lose the right to choose.

The so-called choice is nothing but a turning point from left to right. There are a variety of talents with a variety of futures to choose from, and the average person can follow the only path.

King Elon shook his head, not in a good mood.

"Fate was not fair to that child, but we cannot blame the One God, because the root cause of all tragedies is the filthy lust for power and the stupidity and ignorance of mankind. ”

Perhaps thinking that he had spoken too much, King Elon added:

"Of course, not everyone is so stupid, but I still hope that from now on you can learn to see the world with the eyes of your ancestors, with a clearer gaze. ”

King Elon had something to say, and Gandalf was slightly stunned, but he was not noticed, and a little smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Ling Qi nodded, he didn't ask more, he cared more about that clear gaze, he believed that there should be nothing clearer in the mortal world than the "gaze" he perceived.

The road soon came to an end, and the moonlight began to spread generously over the earth.

Standing in front of an altar, King Elon spread out the map in his hand and pointed it to the sky with his back, which was written in the ancient Elven language.

The moonlight fell, and a particle of substance appeared faintly on the map a foot above the map, falling on the map like a mist, and this strange scene made Thorin subconsciously get closer.

As more moonlight particles were submerged, the line of handwriting that Ling Qi recognized only one word began to blur, and a new line of words that seemed to be written in pure moonlight slowly emerged.

He didn't recognize a word of this new sentence.

No wonder Gandalf had to come to such a place, and the secret was not in that line, but was so hidden.

"Standing beside the greystone while the thrush is beating, the afterglow of the setting sun of Turin will shine on the keyhole. ”

Elrond muttered in a strange tone, and then translated it again in lingua franca, which was probably the meaning of the line.

Ling Qi was puzzled, this sounded like some kind of clue, there was a description of time and place, but compared to the relatively clear time, the place was a bit mysterious.

Next to the Greystone, the Keyhole, could it be that the Greystone is an iconic location in the Lonely Mountain?

When the thrush is beating, the bird is not human, why is it nothing to hit the stone, is it some kind of prophecy?

Or... It refers to a habit of the local thrush, such as the squirrel that always likes to hide nuts in the hollow of the tree, and perhaps on the day of Turin every year, in the right place, the local thrush will do the same, thus "providing" clues for those who can decipher this text.

Compared to Ling Qi's half-understood guess, Thorin was already overjoyed, and stepped forward to grab the map, completely ignoring King Elron's astonishment and displeasure, as if he was afraid of being taken away.

It can be seen that he has guessed the answer to the riddle, at least the meaning of this passage.

It's just that his behavior is a little rude.

Thorin looked at the map in his hand again, and saw that the line of writing had faded and was fading away from the moonlight.

It didn't matter, because it was already done, and he just didn't want to leave the dwarven stuff in the hands of the elves.

"Alright, I'll help you out, you can go see Bilbo again, he's still very weak, maybe he needs some extra help. ”

Elrond did not hide his displeasure, and said coldly to Gandalf, and then instructed Ling Qi:

"You come with me. ”

His tone softened slightly, but the irresistibility in his words was more obvious.

Ling Qi instinctively felt that it shouldn't be a bad thing, so he bowed his head.

With a satisfied smile, King Elon didn't make any arrangements for the king of the dwarf mountain, and left directly.

Ling Qi found the greatest cultivation blessed land for him, which was inexplicably like he had bumped into an accident, so he didn't have the heart to deal with the king of the mountain who was useless for the time being, so he chased after himself.

Seeing the performance of the two of them, especially Ling Qi, Solin turned pale, he didn't feel that he was rude first, but he felt that anyone who had a relationship with the elves was really unreasonable, and there was no half of a good thing.

He was still indignant, trembling with anger. Seeing this, Gandalf had to persuade him a few words, but he knew by his expression that he didn't listen.

Gandalf was worried about Bilbo's injury, and when Ling Qi and the others were far away, he no longer accompanied the stubborn king of the mountain to blow the cold wind, leaving Thorin alone to burn in anger and leave abruptly.

Facing Rivendell, who had a spark rising not far below, Thorin clenched his fists and swore a secret curse.

Walking through a winding mountain path and through a deep tunnel, Ling Qi followed Elrond back to Rivinedale's palace.

He didn't have time to worry about the situation and safety of his teammates, and he was confident that they wouldn't be in trouble for the time being. Moreover, in Ling Qi's opinion, even if the two teammates really encountered some unknown accidents and all died, what did it have to do with him?

The layout in the elven palace is relatively refreshing, the wall decorations are gorgeous but not extravagant, but the natural atmosphere is heavier, which makes Ling Qi dislike.

Also on the third floor, Elrond took Ling Qi to a side hall with all his turns.

This side hall is about ten meters square, which is not too big.

One side is a cliff with uneven cliffs, and the other three sides are load-bearing structures of logs and stones, and there is a fountain-like man-made landscape in the center.

There were already two people standing by the fountain waiting for them, and the one on the left was a woman, a female elf, with an extremely feminine appearance, and it was seductive to look at it from a distance, but unfortunately it did not show its face.

The golden hair and pale golden skin prove her noble bloodline, which is also the best circumstantial evidence of her identity, there is definitely no second such noble female elf in Middle-earth, except for the queen of Lothlorin, Galadriel!

Opposite Galadriel, on the other side of the fountain, was a male elf. He also looked very young, with the same blond hair, but his complexion was fair, with only a hint of gold.

Ling Qi knew his origin when he saw his figure, because he had seen him countless times through the vision of his followers!

King of the Dark Forest, Thrandil!

Thranduil has left the Dark Forest?

I'm afraid that until now, his follower Leo still thinks that his cheap old man is still staying in the elven palace in the dark forest!

From the moment he entered this side hall, the invisible vision disappeared, proving that the person who followed him was one of the two elven kings.

Sadly, he couldn't be sure who it came from!