Shire, once the land of mead, is now the fertile land of the West of Kalimdor. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past, the homeland of the hobbits and the various small and medium-sized aristocratic lords of the human race across the river from the brandy river had little contact, except for some simple resource trade, and there were few more in-depth exchanges.

But since the establishment of the Land of Honey, in less than a year, even the Charr has been driven to develop and become much more prosperous, more hobbits have appeared in the human world, and some lucky human friends have even been invited to participate in the hobbit festival, which is an unprecedented honor.

And in the Shire, every hobbit has a happy smile on his face, and the house has a growing collection of gold and silver bowls.

Ever since Ling Qi had this neighbor, everything seemed to be going in a better direction for the charr.

It wasn't until the land of honey began to send troops to the east and west, and the war burned all the way to the south hill and then to the north hill, that the hobbits began to be secretly frightened. This frightened them even more than the rise of the forces of evil, because the change was imminent.

They feared that Mr. Lynch, a friend of his neighbor and a good personal friend of many hobbits, would one day in a fit of rage send an army to attack the promised land across the river.

Luckily, Ling Qi didn't do that, and the hobbits thought it was because he was nostalgic for his old feelings, which made Ling Qi's reputation in the charr rarely maintain a good reputation.

How would the hobbits know that although Ling Qi had no intention of attacking the Charles, it was not the reason for his personal emotional color, after all, the wealth of the Charles was well known to the world, and it was on the neighboring shore, and any careerist who had a certain strength base would probably not let go of this land.

It's just that Ling Qi is completely different from ordinary careerists, he doesn't want a seemingly vast territory, but a "territory" that can bring him more power bonuses.

In this respect, he had long recognized the difference in the Shire.

This land is completely different from the surrounding land, if the surrounding land is originally a "dead land" and "ownerless thing", then the charr has been "alive" since a long time ago!

This is not only an anomaly that Ling Qi discovered after awakening the latest power, but it has long been traced.

The situation in Middle-earth is changeable, I don't know how many wars have broken out, one country has been established and destroyed, and even the elves and dwarves have suffered from the invasion of war many times, only this paradise with an excellent geographical location has miraculously avoided the war again and again.

This may also be said to be a coincidence of various reasons, so when Ling Qi grasped the power of the territory, the long brandy river on the border immediately gave him a different feeling. It was not only a river ten feet wide, but also an unknown barrier, blocking the extension of his "territory" and invading the fertile land further west!

It was Ling Qi who sent troops to conquer Siyi, but he did not consider attacking the hometown of the neighboring hobbits, but only developed in three directions: east, south, and north.

Fortunately, for the emerging Kalimdor, the neighbors to the west are really not aggressive, and they are basically a group of homesteads, so they can sleep soundly on the side of the couch. Ling Qi is not a pure careerist, with the goal of creating a foundation that is not easy for generations, no matter how big the power is, it is only a springboard to achieve the goal.

Of course, even if he can't invade directly, it doesn't mean that Ling Qi can't do anything.

After all, the power of fascination is only a sublimation of mental interference, not the only means, and the name has a similar, amazing magic most of the time.

As for Charles, when he was almost reduced to a street rat and everyone shouted and beaten, no one openly opposed him, which gave him a good foundation to win people's hearts without relying on the power of obsession.

Territorial invasions were kept out of the long river, and the spread of war was too cost-effective to reach the Charles.

But in other aspects, Ling Qi's influence is imperceptibly deepening and changing everything around him.

While the inhabitants of the Shire were glad to have escaped the war once again, some began to notice the "anomalies" around them.

Many of the neighbors who had been to the land of honey and returned began to behave "strangely" and "strangely in the eyes of the hobbits".

They began to be aggressive, began to "worship" Mr. Lynch for no reason, declared him a hero who saved the continent, a savior like never before, and even began to provide food and drink to the inhabitants on the other side of the river for free.

This surprised the other part of the hobbits, and more hobbits crossed the Brandy Bridge out of curiosity, not the first time they had crossed the bridge, the large-scale trade between the Shire and the other side had been going on for more than half a year, and then these hobbits also became part of the Lingqi cult.

Too many changes have finally aroused belated vigilance, and a small number of hobbits who have always adhered to the hobbit tradition and stayed at home and refused to step out of their homeland have warned their families not to go to the other side of the river, and at the same time they have not given too good a reason!

Of course, there are still reasons, after all, in many rumors about Ling Qi, the statement of wizards is not uncommon.

Wizards, what remains in people's memories is evil, and even if it is not evil, it is worth being vigilant against.

But Ling Qi has a very good reputation in Shire after all, how can he say this kind of thing casually?

If it weren't for the fact that some hobbits had changed too conspicuously, they would have simply changed their appearance, as if they had been taken away, and I was afraid that even the small number of people who had been vigilant would not appear.

The human heart is fickle, and everything is possible on the path of the heart. Perhaps some heinous thugs occasionally do good, with a 1 in 100,000 chance of forsaking evil for good. But if everybody is like that, a fool would find it weird.

Hobbits are good-natured, but they are not idiots. They are not aggressive, but they have always been careful about the concept of property, and their brothers have to settle accounts, and a relative has to remember his own pair of dishes and chopsticks for many years.

Can you expect all of them to become generous philanthropists, to suddenly become warriors with a fighting spirit, and to praise someone in unison?

Of course, if only that's it, after all, most hobbits retain an open-minded nature while their concepts change slightly.

The hobbits may be behind their backs and after dinner, but they never really meddle and force others to live their own lives.

As long as no one openly forces others to believe in the lord on the other side or humiliates him, then no one really cares too much, and Ling Qi's good reputation is indispensable in this regard.

Even if people become generous, they donate their own family property, how many conflicts can it cause?

However, at the same time as these invisible winds changed, since someone stepped on the brandy bridge, there were some bold hobbits who dared to take those disgusting, ugly green-skinned monsters and gray-skinned big men home and raise them in pig sheds and cowsheds!

Could it be that these people have really been witched by the lords on the other side, just like the outside world rumored, and they have also begun to join forces with evil and eat flesh and blood raw?

The change in the neighbor's personality can't affect others, and he can't afford to hide.

But to let a bunch of monsters hang right under your nose would be crazy!

In the early days, those who had just learned to breed monsters almost scared their neighbors to death.

It wasn't until the monsters proved that they were no longer crazy beasts that the situation improved.

They no longer attack sapient creatures, they don't even roar for no reason, honestly like a herd of herbivores!

Goblins are learning to grow turnips, trolls are more industrious than oxen! Hobbits used to not even have dogs, but now some people are swaggering and walking wolves!

I have to say that although the hobbit is old-fashioned and old-fashioned, it is also a kind of intelligent creature after all, and its ability to adapt and accept the new environment is quite good, especially after the subtle change in most people's thinking.

As long as some people are willing to accept new changes, then most people will definitely follow in their footsteps, and this is the trend.

Until eighty percent of the hobbits began to worship the legendary lord on the other side, and the few who resolutely refused to cross the brandy bridge had to admit that those "slaves" were indeed useful. With their help, they can cultivate more land and grow more food, fruits and vegetables to trade and exchange materials.

Soon, hobbits who had never been to the other side of the river began to raise goblins, which seemed to have become a common slave and domestic animal, much easier than cattle and sheep breeding.

Goblins have a human form, they are smarter than cattle and sheep, and they can even use some simple tools to feed them. And the sins they committed in the past are also destined to "rehabilitate", slave owners will not have too much psychological burden while squeezing their surplus value, even the good hobbits.

After they wear away and hide the deep-seated cruelty and madness, they are indeed a very useful and common slave!

When a gray-robed old man sneakily arrives at the Shire with a human boy, the two see such a scene, the legend says that the most peace-loving race in Middle-earth, and the ugliest and most evil creatures, live in harmony on the same land.

Gandalf instinctively frowned, the Charles had been his favorite place, and he could even feel the peace he hadn't felt in a long time in this land of happiness. In Gandalf's mind, the Charles is Valinor, the only pure land of Middle-earth.

Therefore, when he saw that his second hometown was "ruined" like this, he immediately became angry, and he couldn't immediately cast a spell to purify all the evil in front of him!

Bibo also frowned, not because of the goblins who were led around their necks like dogs, but because of his home, his former home, the hole at the bottom of the bag, was actually occupied by the dove.

"Damn it, Aunt Babbitt!"

Bibeau gritted his teeth and glared viciously at the signboard erected outside the house, wishing that he could directly use his slender arm to smash open the door of the hole at the bottom of the bag, and pull out the relative who had only been fighting the autumn wind and taking advantage of it since a long time ago, and beat him violently!

I have to say that Bilbo is indeed very special, even if he has not been affected by any psychic influence, he is also full of aggression and adventurous spirit.

It's a pity that this special is no longer the only one!

Charles, not the Charles of the past!