129. Middle-earth is picturesque D
Lord Magic Mirror is distracted, watching its master distracted.
This sentence is really awkward enough, translated as Gu Qing is looking at a ring on the table, and the magic mirror is looking at Gu Qing in a trance.
The mirror shifted his gaze to the ring on the table, and wondered what was so special about it. The magic mirror turned around and saw the hobbit lying fainting not far away, and by the way, the ring was taken off his hand. When the ring is removed, the hobbit is removed from invisibility.
The Magic Mirror thought it was a ring that could make people invisible, but it was not worth mentioning in front of the Magic Mirror, and the Magic Mirror broke it as soon as he took a photo. Well, only one head was shown, but that's also a head.
Wait, the Great Demon King can't take a fancy to this ring, right? Fortunately, it's not Madame Galadriel's water mirror, it's not that it can't look down on that water mirror, hmph, it just can't look at that water mirror, can it talk like Lord Magic Mirror? Can you peep like Lord Mirror, no, peek into all of Middle-earth? Well, that's worth considering, but probably not!
The magic mirror turned around again, and when he saw Gu Qing coming back to his senses, he leaned over: "Sain, have you taken a fancy to this ring?" I don't think it's as beautiful as the sapphire ring you have with Ada or the diamond ring on Lady Galadriel's hand. ”
- The two rings mentioned by the Magic Mirror are Viya the Ring of Wind and Nanya the Ring of Water, two of the three rings of the Elves, and the other is Naya the Ring of Fire, which is currently in Gandalf's possession.
Gu Qing smiled and said, "This ring, eight out of ten, is the legendary Supreme Demon Ring, it can dominate the three elven rings. ”
The Magic Mirror is wrong: "TheoneRing? Then I'm still TheoneMirror, and Magic Mirror-sama likes that title. ”
"If you like, I can engrave the words TheoneMirror on your frame, indicating the Supreme Magic Mirror, the mirror that rules the whole world, and they are at your beckoning." Gu Qing said matter-of-factly.
The magic mirror was really excited: "Really, really? ”
"Fake." Gu Qing said ruthlessly.
Magic Mirror: "......"
The magic mirror was used to being struck, and it quickly came back to its senses: "Wait, Sain, I heard something terrible. ”
Gu Qing: "? ”
"You'd say eight out of ten, nine times out of ten, alas? You still have times of uncertainty. ”
Gu Qing: "...... I don't, but I guess it needs to prove itself. Gu Qing pointed to the magic ring on the table, it really looked like an ordinary ring made of gold, there was no decoration on it, no wonder the magic mirror couldn't look at it. I've chosen a good tool for it to prove itself, and I hope it doesn't disappoint me. ”
The Magic Mirror was silent for a long time and said, "I don't understand what you're saying, Sain, but I know it's going to be unlucky. "Hehe, sure enough, the Great Demon King still loves me the most.
Gu Qing sighed in his heart, the magic mirror following him is not this world, there are also four worlds, even if he has not stayed in these four worlds for more than a hundred years, but this world has been a thousand years. A thousand years, even if the head is empty, a thousand years of ears and eyes can fill a lot of things. Well, the "things" here refer to knowledge and skills, not real things, and there are a lot of real things in the dimensional pocket of the magic mirror.
With that said, this guy seems to be focusing on this. Well, Gu Qing has to admit that he acquiesced to the Magic Mirror, but the Magic Mirror is very good.
Gu Qing's eyes softened when he thought about this, and when he was shrouded in such a gaze, the magic mirror was so cool that he was about to ascend to heaven, so that he stopped closing the door: "Sain Sain, in my heart, you are the first beauty in Middle-earth." ”
Gu Qing smiled so that a hundred flowers bloomed behind him: "You reminded me, remember that I have to speak elven language in the future." ”
Magic Mirror: "QWQ" Elf language is not its native language at all, but it's a pity that anyone who knows that the magic mirror is stored in zài knows that it was created by elves, so naturally they have to speak elf language. A thousand years have learned a language, and it is not easy for the magic mirror.
After the Magic Mirror QWQ, he saw Gu Qing put the ring back on the hobbit's hand, and it asked puzzledly, "Sain, why did you put the ring back on him?" ”
There is no concept of returning to the original owner in the consciousness of the magic mirror, and besides, the hobbit Baggins is not the original owner of the Lord of the Rings. The original owner of the Lord of the Rings was Sauron, the veritable Great Demon King of this world, and his old man was now working as a demon in Dolgodo, and the poor man didn't even have a real body.
Gu Qing didn't immediately answer the question of the magic mirror, he felt that it was easier to give the magic ring to Baggins to wear back than when he took it off, which was really interesting.
The Magic Mirror doesn't really want to get an answer anymore.
…… The Woodland Kingdom has a new atmosphere, and in order to welcome the blonde elf from Rivinedale, the son of Elon, the king orders a starlight banquet.
The wood elves gathered together, witnessed the stars and moonlight flowing down from the stream, enjoyed the wine bought from Changhu Town, shared the good news brought by the blonde elves, and sang and danced.
Legolas's eyes dimmed for a moment when he saw Taurrell quietly leaving, but he didn't get up and follow, but after retracting his gaze, he met Gu Qing's eyes who were sitting next to him. The other party's look that seemed to be smiling made Legolas very uncomfortable, he stiffened his face, and pretended to be cold and said, "What? ”
His appearance really has the charm of Thrandier, the noble and cold charm, but unfortunately he has not been honed enough, and he has grown up under the wings of Thranduil, and his aura is not strong enough, he looks like a child wearing adult clothes, which is quite cute.
Being looked at even more uncomfortable by Gu Qing, and Legolas, who was weak-hearted, couldn't help but raise his voice: "What? ”
This time, even Thranduil came over, Gu Qing showed a bright smile at Thrandil, Thranduil looked away, and Legolas breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
It's a pity that there is still an elf waiting for him, Gu Qing tilted his head and stared at him, and said innocently: "I didn't say anything, little green leaf." ”
Legolas was really speechless about this, he lowered his eyes and pursed the corners of his lips and said, "Then you can keep it up, Estelle." ”
"Okay." Gu Qing agreed very simply, which was very unexpected to Legolas, and sure enough, he heard Gu Qing say again, "I'll just say the last sentence, little green leaf, your reaction betrayed you, let me know everything and be sure, well, I'm done." ”
Legolas: "...... What do you know and are sure of? ”
After a long time, before Gu Qing answered him, Legolas admitted defeat and said, "You can speak now." ”
Gu Qing laughed and used magic to send a letter to Thranduil, who was sitting on the top seat, and admired himself in his heart, his friend had done enough: not only did he bring a way to alleviate the pathological growth of the dark jungle, but he also had to act as an emotional expert for their father and son, and it seemed that he was a little unladylike.
In fact, there are even more bitter ones.
The dwarves in the elven dungeon are even more miserable, they have been locked up for three days, they don't eat or drink, and now they have to listen to the elves eating, drinking, and playing, can the dwarves be more miserable?
Thorin, who had pinned his hopes on Baggins, not only did not calm down, but became more agitated, and he couldn't help but pound the stone wall.
Balin, the only one who still has his sanity, has not given up on persuading him to make a deal with the Elven King, otherwise they will really rot in the Elven dungeon. Bahrain was still bitterly wondering if they would be able to get through the crack in the door when they were thin enough.
Thorin was stubborn.
The other dwarves were already pessimistic, "We'll never get to the Lonely Mountain, will we?" ”
Thorin slammed the wall again.
At this point, it was time for the savior to come into play, and the hobbit appeared with the key in hand.
The dwarves suddenly cheered loudly, and they really didn't see any color at all, and they were not afraid to attract the guards.
Thorin asked, "Why did it take so long for you to come?" ”
Baggins said blankly, "I came in with you, and I'll save you when I find the key." ”
Bahrain replied: "It's dark here three times, it's clear three times, it should have been three days." He echoed this with the other dwarves.
Baggins' expression changed suddenly: "I don't know. ”
Balin was the wisest of the dwarves, and he thought for a moment and said, "I think you may have encountered the magic of the elves, and the elven king here is very proficient in magic. Now is not the time to talk about this, we should think about how to get out. ”
Baggins was a bit square, but he couldn't think of anything wrong for a while, and besides, it was more important to escape from the palace and go to the lonely mountain.
The dwarves and hobbits fled from the palace on their front feet, and the guards on the back feet found out and reported it to the king.
Thranduil subconsciously looked at Gu Qing and raised his eyebrows slightly: "The dwarves have fled, just like the date you said." ”
Thranduil used magic to transmit sound, and then ...... Gu Qing turned his head and said to Legolas: "Little Green Leaf, the dwarves have escaped!" ”
Legolas stood up and looked at Thrandil, asking to chase after him with a band of elves.
Thrandil: "...... Can. ”
Originally, Thranduil was going to send someone to chase him, otherwise, it would be too fake, and he hasn't finished his breath yet, how can he let the dwarf stop suffering a little. Now just one sentence to Gu Qing can move Legolas, and he has a good grasp of Legolas's psychology, and he is just a little unhappy.
After Legolas left, Gu Qing raised his glass to His Majesty the King, who was not very upset, and then was ignored.
Gu Qing really wanted to sigh now.
……
The town of River Valley is in a very good location.
To the west of it is the Dark Forest, and to the north of the Dark Forest is the elven woodland kingdom; To the north of it is the Lonely Mountain, where the dwarves have established the dwarven kingdom of Iluba; A little further north, there are the Grey Mountains, referred to as the Grey Mountains; To its east, farther east are the Iron Hills, now the new kingdom of the dwarves.
In addition to the large lake of Changhu, there are also dense forest rivers that flow through dark forests, and rushing rivers that flow out of Changhu, which also create a convenient transportation environment around the area.
It stands to reason that with such a favorable geographical location and transportation environment, coupled with the gathering of industrious and nimble humans, Riverdale should prosper. In fact, Riverdale was once a thriving point for northern trade, and Riverdale was more of a miniature kingdom than a town.
At that time, the people of Riverdale were prosperous, healthy, and prosperous, but this kind of dream day was ruined by dragon fire one hundred and seventy years ago. Yes, Dragonfire, which is still Riverdale, no, is now a nightmare for many people in Longlake, a town that lives by fishing and trading with elves.
Dragonfire raged, destroying Riverdale and grief filled Riverdale.
And it is the wealth of the Dwarven Kingdom of the Lonely Mountain that attracts the evil dragons, the dwarves have lost their homes, and Riverdale Town is no longer as prosperous as it once was.
In today's Changhu Town, most of the townspeople work hard to fill their stomachs and feed their families, and to add insult to injury, the mayor's unlimited exploitation has made the townspeople complain.
Although such a day is hard, the townspeople are resilient and try to survive, however, the nightmare of 170 years ago has struck again.
The dragon in the lonely mountain has been awakened!
The dragon breathed fire in the air, the pine trees burned red like torches, and the smoke and flames all showed the power of dragon fire. There was also the hurricane-like noise that was getting louder and louder, the hot wind whirring, and at the same time, it was obvious that the dragon was coming towards the town of Long Lake.
The shadow of death looms over the town of Long Lake.
The mayor of Changhu Town used to care about the lives of the townspeople, and now he doesn't care about life and death, he took his gold and his doglegs on the boat and fled desperately.
It's a pity that #There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good fortune and misfortune#Ah, before the boat had time to row far, the dragon's corpse fell from the sky, and even the people led the boat to overturn and smashed into the long lake.
The mayor shouted at the moment when the dragon smashed it, "O my gold! "Yes, at the last moment of his life, the previous memories went over and over again, and in the end it was his gold, the gold that he didn't have time to spend, and the gold that he had saved for so many years. Well, the saddest thing in his life is not that the people are still gone, but that the gold is gone, or that the people are gone, and the gold is still there.
The predictable "Gray Mountain Peak" did not come, and the mayor slowly opened his eyes.
"Goo Dong Goo Dong-"
Although they were not overpowered by the "Ash Mountain", their boat did capsize and fell into the long lake, so let's find a way to go ashore quickly!
The mayor didn't have time to think about how he hadn't been crushed by the "gray mountain", and it would be good to be able to pick up a small life, but when the mayor climbed onto a floating board, he couldn't help but cry for the rest of his life: "My gold! ”
Well, the saddest thing for the mayor now is not that the people are gone, the gold is still there, but the people are still gone, and the gold is gone.
That's life.
The mayor was not the only one who was stunned, and Bard, the archer of Long Lake Town, was about to get another arrow, and his hand also paused, what happened? The dragon was shot? The dragon was shot to death? No way?
Bud couldn't help but close his eyes and open them again, the dragon did fall and fell into the long lake, but he didn't use the legendary black arrow that could kill the dragon at all, and when he shot an arrow just now, he didn't have time to aim at the place where a scale was missing from the dragon's chest, but the dragon died like this?
It's like a dream!
At this time, I don't know who shouted: "The evil dragon is dead!" ”
The stunned townspeople of Changhu Town couldn't help but burst into tears for the rest of their lives, and shouted: "The evil dragon is dead!" The dragon is dead! ”
Lonely Mountain
The dwarves and hobbits who were looking at Smaug angrily breathing fire towards Long Lake from the city walls were full of sadness, "What have we done? ”
However, as if as soon as they were in the midst of their efforts, the crows of the lonely mountain flew back to the mountain, bringing them the news that Smaug was dead.
The dwarves looked at each other, and Baggins, who was even more self-reproachful, hurriedly grabbed the wall and looked in the direction of Longlake Town, he really didn't see Smaug's huge figure anymore. Baggins couldn't help but mutter, "Smaug is dead? Who did this to you? ”
"Smaug is dead...... Right? Barin said uncertainly, but the latter "bar" was drowned out by the cheers of the other dwarves, "The crows in the lonely mountain have returned, Smaug is dead, and soon all of Middle-earth knows that the dragon is dead!" ”
Smaug is dead!
The land of Zhongzhou was jubilant.
There is such a small episode in this jubilation: "Supreme Magic Mirror, did you tell me that the arrow hit Smaug?" ”
The magic mirror was silent for a long time, and then muttered: "Eight or nine times out of ten." ”
Gu Qing said meaningfully: "But it doesn't matter, they will be willing to believe what they hear, what they are willing to hear, Smaug is dead." ”
The magic mirror pondered for a long time and still didn't figure out what this sentence meant, it didn't get entangled anymore, so it asked Gu Qing: "Can I spit out Shi-Smaug?" "The massive Smaug, with its sword-like teeth, steel-like scales, and flesh-hook-like claws, scares the Magic Mirror, and then ...... The magic mirror swallowed Smaug, and the Smaug that appeared behind him was just an illusion created by Gu Qing.
Gu Qing nodded.
Lord Magic Mirror couldn't wait to spit out Smaug, and after a long time, he spat out an egg painted with gold stripes. If there's anything else special, it's that this egg is huge, unusually large.
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Magic Mirror: "...... I didn't order it!! ”
Magic Mirror: "...... QWQ”
Gu Qing: "...... This is probably because the plan can't keep up with the change. Gu Qing held his forehead quite weakly, he originally wanted to let the dragon fire face the magic ring, of course he knew that the only nemesis of the magic ring was the doomsday volcano, but the dragon fire was not as powerful as the flames in the doomsday volcano, but it was also very powerful, which was also the tool he had told the magic mirror before to prove himself to the magic ring. Now, the last dragon recorded in Middle-earth, the tyrant Smaug, has turned into an egg, and Gu Qing can predict all kinds of possible situations, but he really didn't expect this one.
- Perhaps, Gu Qing should be pleased that the magic mirror is not what it used to be.
QWQ's half-day magic mirror silently spoke: "Sain, I still have the equipment I used to use to hatch dinosaur eggs in my pocket, do you want it?" ”
Gu Qing: "......"
……
Gandalf was on his way from Dolgoto to Long Lake when he heard the news of Smaug's death, and he was stunned and hurried away before he had time to think deeply.
The shape shì is extremely grim!
After separating from the team outside the dark forest, Gandalf went to the heights of Rudol, where the Dendans had buried the Witch King of Angmar, and found that the spirits of the dead in the mausoleum were missing, and he also saw traces of the rings in the Rudol Heights.
This all shows that the so-called "necromancer" in Dolgodori is not a human being who can only awaken the undead, and the ringing spirit only obeys the orders of one person, that is, Sauron.
Gandalf, who realized the problem, rushed to Dolgot, where he met Sauron, without the original ** Sauron, but his strength was gradually getting stronger, he defeated Gandalf and imprisoned Gandalf.
Fortunately, the brown-robed wizard Redagast, who went to the heights with Gandalf to investigate, informed Galadriel of them, and Galadriel, Elon, and Saruman arrived in time to save Gandalf and defeat Sauron, causing Sauron to flee back to the East.
However, while in captivity, Gandalf saw that the orc leader Azog was gathering an orc army to rush to the Lonely Mountain, and Gandalf was to inform the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain and the humans living under the Lonely Mountain before the orc army arrived.
A distraught Gandalf rushed to the town of Long Lake and found that the situation here was complicated.
"Why are you here?" This sentence was said to Gu Qing.
"Didn't we say yes?" Gu Qing blinked and asked.
Gandalf thought for a moment and said, "But isn't Smaug dead?" ”
Thinking of Smaug, who had turned into an egg, Gu Qing's eyebrows twitched, "Now all of Middle-earth knows." He didn't say anything more, but changed the subject and asked, "Have you found out about the mystery of the Demon Cave Sword and the matter of the Dolgodo Necromancer?" ”
As soon as Gu Qing said this, Gandalf was brought back to the point: "The army of the orcs is gathering and is heading towards Ilubo. He told Gu Qingyi the information he had gotten, "What's going on with you here?" I saw the humans of Long Lake Town gathering, and the elven army of the Woodland Kingdom, why didn't I see Thorin them? ”
"First of all, I have to make a statement, Mithranda."
Gandalf: "Huh? ”
"Even though I've said before that the dwarves are stupid and ignorant, it's a tradition between our two races, you know, taunt each other and something, but I swear I haven't blessed Thorin alone. However, he now refuses to pay the townspeople of Long Lake the gold he promised, as well as the Starlight White Jewel of His Majesty Thrandil, and closes the gates of Ilubo. This reminds me of a quote that Ada once boasted about him, that he thought Thorin had the demeanor of his grandfather, Thor, and I think that seemed to have been fulfilled. ”
Thorin's grandfather, Thor, became obsessed with gold, eventually developing a state of illness and attracting the dragon Smaug. Now, Thorin seems to be following in his grandfather's footsteps.
Gandalf, who had mixed feelings for a while, said in a hurry: "You nodded at that time." ”
Gu Qing: "...... If you want to hear about why Thorin is the way he is, I could tell you about it, but it all goes back to the beginning of the Vila Olitron zào dwarves, and I'm sure you don't want to hear it now, right? ”
Gandalf, of course, was not in the mood to listen to Gu Qing's serious nonsense, "I have to stop this war, and I have to warn them that the orc army is coming." "Now is not the time for infighting.
"If you ask me, I'll tell you, it's probably not a bad thing, but of course I'm talking about the humans gathering and the elves forming an army to fight Thorin." Gu Qing groaned and said, facing Gandalf's eyes that let him continue, his expression became stern, "Thorin is reluctant to share Iruba's gold coins, but he is weak, as long as Thorin is not stupid enough to go home, he will definitely ask for foreign help." ”
"You mean Dane, Lord of Iron Hills?"
After Irub's occupation by Smaug, the dwarves of Iruba were displaced and scattered throughout Middle-earth, and some of them banded together and re-established their homes in the Iron Hills. Their lord Dane is a distant relative of Thorin, and if Thorin asks for help, it is very likely that Dor will come, after all, Thorin has the Akon Jewel, the symbol of the king of the Dwarven kingdom, and can command all the Dwarves as long as he has the Akon Gem.
Gu Qing nodded: "This war is inevitable, but we can still prepare before the battle, reduce the losses to the minimum, and at the same time hit the enemy with the greatest impact." So, pretend to be a little bit and don't be seen. ”
Gandalf: "......"
I don't know why, listening to Gu Qing's analysis, the heaviness in Gandalf's heart eased a little, but in a blink of an eye, he thought of Sauron, who had reappeared in Middle-earth, and became worried again. As everyone knows, the ring that stores most of Sauron's power is in the hands of the hobbit at this time, of course, Gandalf knows that Baggins has picked up a ring, but he is not sure that it is the ring.
Sauron, with his flower-like beauty and lotus tongue, persuaded the elves' outstanding craftsmen to create nineteen rings of power, nine of which were given to humans, seven to dwarves, and the remaining three to elves. Sauron, on the other hand, secretly created the Supreme Ring, in a vain attempt to use the nineteen rings of power to inform the dwarves, elves, and humans, and that he had achieved the goal of dominating all of Middle-earth.
It's just that later Sauron failed, and the humans wearing the nine rings of power became the current ring spirits, and the seven rings belonging to the dwarves were also missing, according to records, three of the seven rings should have been swallowed by dragons, and the other four, if not in Sauron's hands, were lost. The Elven Three Rings are still there, and with the missing One Ring, there are five Rings of Power scattered throughout Middle-earth, so it's understandable that Gandalf isn't sure.
However, Gu Qing knew that although the owner of the tool that gave the ring to prove itself had now turned into an egg.
Thinking of the hobbit, Gu Qing mentioned Baggins slightly: "He is even more interesting than I imagined, how did you choose him?" ”
"Hobbits, while generally yearning for peace, also have an adventurous Tuke family, and Baggins' mother is a descendant of the Tuke family, but not only because of that." Gandalf mused, "Saruman only believes that only great power can deter evil, but I don't think so. I think the ordinary things, the everyday lives of ordinary people, the ordinary acts of kindness and love can curb the darkness. ”
Gu Qing sighed: "You who said such a thing, your figure in my heart suddenly became taller. ”
Gandalf: "...... I always don't think it's a good thing. ”
And whoever arrived, the hobbits slipped out of Iruba at night, and he didn't want to see war, and when he saw innocent people, he went to die for gold. On the one hand, he had come to report that the dwarves would not surrender, and on the other hand, he had sent the Akon Gem, hoping to give the Akon Gem to the delegates here, so that they could exchange it for gold coins, but not start a war.
The moment Baggins appeared, Gandalf subconsciously went to see Gu Qing, Gu Qing felt how innocent he was, he really didn't have the skills of speech. Gu Qing ignored Gandalf, turned to the somewhat restrained Baggins and smiled: "Bilbo Baggins, brave hobbit. ”
Baggins looked at the blonde elf who spoke, his brilliant blonde hair would not lose a single ounce of brilliance even in the dim night, not to mention that he also had a smile that was pure and like the morning sun. That smile seems to be able to drive away the cold and warm people's hearts when they are freezing and mentally inactive.
It was always like this, but this time Baggins looked at him, I don't know what he was thinking, his eyes widened, the tips of his fingers began to chill, he wanted to escape, no, he wanted to scream, but it seemed that none of them were right, and he could only stutter in the end, "You, you, you-"
His missing memories came to his mind as if he had found a trigger point. The head dangling in the hanging mirror, and the golden glimmer he had seen in the previous moment, the blonde elf. Wait, that doesn't mean anything, after all, he was in the Woodland Kingdom at the time, and the blonde elf was just a guest there, maybe he really bumped into the magic of the elven king.
When the simple hobbit came back to his senses, he calmed down and was able to speak clearly, "You, you're there too." ”
Gu Qing suddenly felt a little guilty, about bullying an honest and loyal hobbit, in a certain way, such a character is very similar to the previous Watson. Of course, he won't show such a little guilt, he will act as if nothing happened.
The hobbits left the Akon Gem behind, and the next day the human and elven armies would take the Akon Gem and exchange it with Thorin for gold.
War is on the verge of breaking out.