Today is December 24, 3018 in the Third Age of Middle-earth, and the meeting of the Ring in the Elven city of Rivendell, the territory of the Noldor High Elves, is going very well!

Today, elves, dwarves, humans, and hobbits have quickly reached a basic consensus on what to do with the One Ring, and have come to an acceptable result that everyone feels, that is, to completely destroy the Ring!

Since this ring will make other people feel uneasy when placed in anyone's hand, then, just destroy it directly, and no one will want to get it!

Therefore, when the hobbit Frodo came forward to express his willingness to carry the One Ring to Mordor's Doomsday Volcano and promised to destroy it, the representatives of the three clans who were originally arguing quickly stopped their dispute and voluntarily elected Gandalf the gray-robed wizard, Golden Bolt, the son of Groin, Boromir, the eldest son and general of the Prime Minister of Gondor, Aragorn the Ranger, Legolas, the elven prince of Sylvan, and three hobbit companions who volunteered. A total of nine of them formed the Fellowship of the Ring to protect Frodo from Mordor.

In this way, this squad of the Desert Demon Duo Replica is composed of four little gnomes whose battles are basically equal to zero, two human weapon battles, a senior wizard, a dwarf main MT, and an elf hunter who has no baby and is not afraid of the regiment leader's scolding.

Obviously, their group of nine is very self-aware, and they never thought of pushing the general boss of the dungeon, Chairman Suo, but only escorting Frodo, a dwarf thief who has just learned to stealth, to the gate of the main boss area of Mordor.

"That...... May I start by asking, where exactly are we going? ”

When the candidates were decided, the meeting was quickly dismissed by the Elf King Elon.

Then, as everyone with their own thoughts was evacuating from the venue, Pippin, who had just jumped out and had to join in the excitement to join the Fellowship of the Ring, asked Gandalf and the others with a confused expression.

He and Merry weren't qualified to enter just now, so they had to eavesdrop behind the pillars away from the venue, so it was a little far away, and he only knew roughly what the people were arguing about and arguing about.

Then, when Gandalf and Frodo had come forward and said something, he didn't know why the quarrel ended so quickly.

After a while, when they saw the big men at the meeting, not only did several of them stand up and ask to join Frodo and Gandalf, but even their companion Sam came up from the bank of the creek and asked to join, and he and Melly couldn't sit still!

In line with the principle of being cheap and not taking advantage of the bastards, they thought that there was something good, and of course they would definitely not be willing to be left behind, so they rushed forward in such a hurry and asked to join the so-called Guardian Ring Expedition.

As for what the Fellowship of the Ring is going to do, they really don't know......

"Pippin and Melly, you ......"

Shaking his head, Frodo looked at his two living treasure companions with a little crying and laughing.

“……”

"Little Hobbit, don't blame me for not reminding you: our Fellowship of the Ring is planning to send the Ring to Mordor and then drop it in the so-called Mount Doom! There will be many dangers on this road, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you will die for a lifetime, so you have to think about it! ”

At this moment, Boromir, who had left the meeting, when he heard the question asked by the hobbit, bowed his head and whispered something in Pippin's ear.

Then he looked at Frodo again, and then at the wizard Gandalf in front of him, who was turning his head and was about to come over, and then quickly left the place directly through the elven arch on the other side with the others as if nothing had happened.

"Doomsday Volcano? Mordor? It's dangerous?! ”

"Is this true? We didn't know you were going that far, so is it too late if we wanted to quit now? Feed......?! ”

Now, it was the turn of the frightened Pippin and Melly.

They thought it was something interesting, but who would have known that it would be such a deadly task? When I was in the Charr before, I was already very happy to be hunted down by those terrible black knights of the ring, and now I have to run to other people's Mordor lair? They're really just scum with less than five combined combat power!

"Alas......"

After seeing the two little hobbits who were shouting wildly behind him, Gandalf, the gray-robed wizard, could only sigh helplessly and shook his head, turned around and quickened his pace to catch up with a naughty little girl in front of him who was walking briskly with a toy bear in her hand.

"Wait, Lord Anne, why don't you seriously consider joining our Fellowship of the Ring? Maybe...... What did you expect? ”

Gandalf, who had taken several big steps before he could barely catch up with the little girl, quickly lowered his head and attached himself, tempting the little girl with a disgusted face.

Almost half of the members of this newly formed Fellowship of the Ring are hobbits who have no combat ability, so Gandalf, who is worried that he may not be able to protect himself well, is ready to drag this powerful little witch into the water!

He hoped that when he was busy with other things and had no time to doppelgänger, this little girl would take care of him in the team a little, so that he could be more at ease when he was away?

In fact, at the end of the meeting, when the others were expressing their willingness to join the Fellowship, Gandalf looked at the little girl more than once and motioned for the little girl to join them.

It's a pity that at that time, this little girl didn't know whether she didn't see it or what, she actually pretended to be a good baby, sat upright on her own chair, and refused to get off the chair without squinting......

"What kind of messy thing in the Ring Guards, this kind of thing that only three-year-olds can play, people don't play anymore at a very early age!"

Without even thinking about it, Anne just went her own way, not even paying attention to the strange old man who still came up with a dead face.

Anne still remembers very well that when she was three years old, she was already playing Dragon Quest, so she wouldn't be taking any adventures like these people are now!

This old Gandalf man, didn't he just want to fool himself into being a coolie and a nanny for him? Anne herself is not stupid, so she will not fall for his evil!

Moreover, this kind of thing of escorting a tattered ring and running thousands of miles to destroy a crater is simply stupid, and she will never be involved in it!

Besides, she now has another plan of her own, and the dwarves she needs to hire have already been found, and even the remuneration has been paid in advance! So, she has to play in her own way, so she doesn't want to play the kind of adventure game that protects the protagonist with these old and young, tall and short fools!

Anyway, that's probably how it looks.

“……”

What is only a three-year-old child playing? These words almost choked Gandalf to death!

He, Gandalf, is a human body that has lived for countless years, right?

Think about yourself, since the year 1000 of the Third Age, I have received orders from the main god Eru, along with the other four secondary gods Maia, to come to Middle-earth as a warlock and wizard, guiding the people of Middle-earth to fight against evil beings. According to the calculations of human beings, his body is already more than 2,000 years old......

And if it is counted from the time when he was created by Eru, he Gandalf has lived in this world for more than 50,000 solar years until now!

And now, the perfect plan that he had so finally planned, which would allow mortals to rely on their own efforts and go through hardships to defeat evil, had made this little girl say that it was a game that only three-year-olds would play? This is unreasonable!

If it was an adult who dared to say this to him, he might have struck it directly with his staff.

"Well, then, Sir Anne, what are you going to do during this time? Do you want to stay here in Rivendell forever? ”

If the little girl really wanted to stay in this dense forest, then Gandalf himself didn't have much of an opinion.

However, he was afraid that when he was not there, this little girl would run out and use magic indiscriminately, toss around, and then make a big fuss, so that he couldn't go to the end, and it would be difficult to deal with it! After all, he had been sent by Eru to Middle-earth to help and encourage the people to fight evil, not to demonstrate the supernatural power of God!

Therefore, he not only strictly demanded that he not use it indiscriminately, but also hoped that the little girl in front of him would not use it indiscriminately!

And if this little girl is reckless, using or spreading magic, it will really go wrong!

If one day, mortals were allowed to gain extraordinary power on a large scale, under the greed of human nature, what would happen after that, Gandalf would not even have to think about it: in the future, it would definitely happen again, like the previous Númenorians, after humans became greedy, they would try to break through the divine forbidden and get more!

Even, if one is not good, it will lead to the second attack of the human race on Amen Continent? Another man-god war?

"No, when you're about to leave tomorrow, I'll be going about my own business."

Remembering what she had planned, little Anne replied a little absent-mindedly.

"What is it? Can you tell me about it? Perhaps, I can help a little bit? ”

Hearing that the little girl had a plan, Gandalf frowned and began to ask tentatively.

"That's the greatest thing you can do!"

Anne thought that what she was going to do, this Gandalf would not be happy to know!

Because, what she will do is to liberate the whole of Middle-earth from the dictatorship and oppression of the evil gods of Amen, and let the glory of freedom, democracy, and equality spread throughout the whole of Middle-earth! Then, this Gandalf is obviously a vested interest, and in the future, it must be the group of people who will be defeated?

So far, everything is in place in Anne's own plans, and it won't be long before she will surprise the humans of Middle-earth!

"The greatest cause?!"

"Lord Anne the Witch...... I think it's better that you don't mess around Middle-earth......"

It's good that this little girl didn't say it, but as soon as she said this, Gandalf felt even more unremarkable! Therefore, he hurriedly sped up two steps, directly in front of the little girl, and began to stare at the other party's big blue eyes.

By tomorrow morning at the latest, their Fellowship of the Ring will be ready to go!

If he doesn't sort out this matter thoroughly today, he himself will definitely not feel at ease and leave like this! If the little girl caused some trouble and the Lord God Eru or the Veras blamed him, he Gandalf would have to walk around without food!

"Oops! You're really annoying......"

After seeing this long-bearded old man once again blocking her path, Anne was so angry that she wanted to burn all his gray and long beards with a single fire!

"Anyway, I won't tell you what I'm going to do now, and this needs to be kept secret for the time being!"

"Up to ...... I can promise two things: first, I won't use magic in front of mortals! Second, I wouldn't just teach mortal magic! In that case, you should be able to rest assured, right?! ”

As she spoke, Anne's eyes were still rolling.

She just thought about it seriously, and it seemed that there were many loopholes in what she said? At that time, it shouldn't be considered a breach of promise, right?

You can't use it in front of mortals, that means you can use it behind your back! Just because you can't teach yourself doesn't mean others can't teach either, right?

So, language is a good thing, and it's important for all of us to learn how to use it properly!

After thinking about it, in impatience, she hurriedly stepped forward, pushed away the old man who was in the way, and ran towards her residence. Tomorrow, she's going to be out of this Rivendell herself, so she's going to have to hurry up and get some things ready, but she can't waste time grinding with the old man named Gandalf all the time.

“……”

Squinting his eyes, Gandalf didn't stop the other again.

Looking at the little figure of the little girl running happily, somehow, he always faintly felt that the other party was a little uneasy and kind? And if you really let it go, when the time comes, something very bad may happen?

But right......

This Anne, the other party is really just a little girl, even if she can't see the passage of time in her...... However, Gandalf felt that the age of this little Anne witch was only about ten solar years in Middle-earth at most?

If you look at the other party as a little girl, no matter how much she can toss and mess around, she won't be able to make a big mess, right? Perhaps, is it really just your own worries?

Shouldn't it be normal for a little girl, no matter what ethnicity, to be a little naughty?

"What's wrong with you? Feed! Gandalf? ”.

Just as Gandalf was looking at Anne's back and was slightly stunned, the envoy of King Dane II of the Mountain, one of the fifteen companions who had previously gone on an adventure with Gandalf on the Lonely Mountain, walked up to Gandalf's side and patted the other man's thigh and asked.

In fact, he wanted to pat the other party on the shoulder to say hello, but who made this Gandalf grow so tall? He really doesn't have much choice other than slapping the other party's butt and thighs.

"Oh, it's Gloin!"

"No, it's nothing, I was just a little worried that Her Excellency Anne the Witch was messing around......"

After exhaling a breath of turbidity, Gandalf hurriedly replied.

"You may not know that a little girl from a poor family, when she is a powerful witch herself, and has powerful magic and spells, can cause more damage than you can ever imagine!"

"Now that it's an eventful time here in Middle-earth, and Sauron's power and his allies are growing stronger, we can't afford any more chaos......"

After seeing that it was his old friend who greeted him, Gandalf didn't hide much, and directly expressed his worries just now.

Then, with a sigh, he gently patted Groyin on the shoulder as a gesture of friendship.

Counting the time, decades have passed since the adventure of the expedition to the Lonely Mountain, and by now, not only the little hobbit Bilbo Baggins is old, but even the dwarven friend who is still an immortal is also old...... Look at it, Groin's red beard and hair are now starting to turn a little gray......

"If that's your case, you don't have to worry too much!"

Hearing that Gandalf was worried about the little witch Anne's affairs, Groyin waved his hand indifferently and said nonchalantly.

"Oh? Why do you say that? Like, you and Anne's little girl aren't familiar with each other, right? ”

Seeing the dwarf seem to know more than he does, Gandalf couldn't help but be a little curious.

You know, even he himself has been in Rivendell with Anne for nearly two months, and even he doesn't dare to say that he knows everything about that little girl's thoughts and plans, and this old dwarf who has only been here for only two days dares to pack a ticket like this?!

"Haha! Gandalf, you don't know yet, do you? ”

After laughing heartily and looking up to see that Gandalf was indeed puzzled, Groin hurriedly continued:

"Well, I'll tell you, that's because I happened to be hired by Lord Anne Witch for a short time with the awesome lads who had come with me to Rivendell! So, I know part of her plan, and, trust me, Gandalf! I don't think she's going to make a big mess of Middle-earth, she's actually helping us! ”

After remembering the strange gems with powerful power that he had put away, he smugly wiped his messy thick beard, and this transaction was really a good deal.

A gemstone that looks like a crystal, but exudes a mesmerizing glow, and possesses an incredibly powerful power, in Groyin's opinion, it is much better than the Akon gemstone, which is more symbolic than practical!

This is also the real reason why after he saw the bag of high-energy crystals for the first time, he decided on the spot to let himself and his subordinates all be employed by that little girl.

"Work for her...... So what does she want you to do? Can you tell me about it? ”

After a little muttering, and then turning his head a little more to look around, and seeing that there were no strangers around, let alone the little hobbits who liked to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, Gandalf stepped forward and leaned over to the old dwarven fellow and asked in a whisper.

He knew that with his old friendship with the other party for many years, the other party would definitely not refuse to answer him for such a trivial matter of inquiring about information.

"Oh! Of course! Why not? ”

Since Gandalf took the initiative to ask, then Groyin would definitely not refuse.

"Is it this: Lord Anne Witch, she wants us to help her make some small iron pipes, and some large iron pipes? She's going to make some artifact gadgets! ”

"Don't worry, Gandalf, with us dwarves following her, there won't be any big trouble......"

Soon, Groyin was indifferently and briefly talking about the things her employer had asked her dwarves to make for her.

It's just that, after getting a satisfactory answer, Gandalf, who stood up, obviously didn't notice the twinkle in Growin's eyes when he lowered his head and pretended to tickle?

"Rest easy, Gandalf! I promise! ”

That's right, the drawings that Witch Anne showed them before were indeed some small iron pipes and large iron pipes, and it was really just that!

Crafting those big and small iron pipes won't do any harm to Middle-earth, right? They're not trying to craft armor and weapons!

Most...... It's just that the iron pipe might be a little bit more?

Then, it seems that you can also stuff the iron pipes with those black powder, which are a little more powerful than the flash fires made by the dwarves themselves, and those large and small iron balls or ...... that can fit into the iron pipes Buckshot?

And then ...... Aim your enemies on fire?!

The next thing is so beautiful, Groyin can't wait to hurry up and create a sample and experiment it himself! What's that little employer of theirs called? It seems to be ...... Industrial Revolution?

Now, even if the other party doesn't give him the slightest payment, he wants to give the Turin dwarves direct access to this magical item and those instruments, and asks them to give that little girl a few years of free work, and they will be willing to do it!

"Very good! Since you have promised it, I think we can start the expedition tomorrow with confidence! ”

After inquiring from the old dwarven fellow about the little girl's next steps, Gandalf nodded with some satisfaction.

Since the little witch Anne was just going to hire some dwarves to make her some useless iron pipe toys, he really didn't need to be too nervous, after all, it was normal for children to be playful.

"Groyin, what if...... That little girl, if she makes any big mess at that time, please send someone to inform me in time? ”

Before he was about to leave, Gandalf hurriedly told his old fellow again.

In this way, with his old dwarven friend following the little witch, Gandalf can safely set off with the Fellowship of the Ring tomorrow to embark on that vigorous Fellowship of the Ring, and he knows that they will definitely not be too peaceful along the way!

Are they doing business, this is a matter of survival in Middle-earth, not a game that only three-year-olds play, as the little girl just said, to protect the protagonist?

No! Not like that! Although, it does look a little bit like that?

"Okay, Gandalf, I'll ......"

Seeing that Gandalf had turned away satisfied, Groin sighed helplessly, and muttered a dwarven phrase that he didn't know what it meant before shrugging his shoulders and turning away.

Sometimes, there are some important things, even if they are their best old friends on the other side, they can only say three points, and once they talk too much, they may not be good to each other.

But at least, he didn't cheat on the old man Gandalf, did he?

He had already told the truth just now, they were indeed employed by the little girl, and they were going to mass-produce some iron pipes for her, and maybe, by the way, they would have to change the production process by the way? It won't be a big deal anyway, it's just good for Middle-earth!

"If I can find you by then, I'll send someone to inform you, my old friend Gandalf......"

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"Today, the vow-bearers will embark on their journey to Mount Doom...... For those of you who are with you, there is no oath or constraint on how far you must go......"

The next morning, when the insects, fish, birds and beasts in the dense forest were just about to welcome the morning dew of the new day, in front of an ancient stone gate in Rivendell, countless elves and envoys of various tribes gathered here, seeing off the warriors who were about to go away.

Standing in front of the Elven Gate were Frodo, the hobbit and Ring Bearer, his three little friends, Sam, Pippin, Merry, and Gandalf, and the other four, who stood there, seemingly calmly waiting for the Elven King Elon of Rivendell to give his final words before leaving.

"So, goodbye, but please don't forget your mission!"

"May the blessings from humans, elves, dwarves, and all those who yearn for freedom accompany you......"

After a few brief words at the end, King Elrond, who was presiding over the ceremony, said goodbye to the nine people in front of him and gave an elven ancient blessing and raised his hand.

"Come on, Frodo......"

After the procedure was completed, Gandalf, who was standing behind Frodo, said to Frodo, who was silent, and stepped out of the door of Rivendell to start the first step of the expedition, and he planned to let Frodo, the little hobbit who carried everyone's expectations, take the first step.

It didn't mean much, but he hoped that it would make everyone present remember this moment, and always remember what Frodo and the rest of the Fellowship of the Ring had to do for Middle-earth!

“……”

He looked at his uncle Bilbo Baggins, King Elrond, a little girl with an impatient face who saw him off in the distance...... After one last glance from the other elves and delegates of the various races who had come to the meeting, Frodo silently turned his head and began to officially walk out of the elven arch of Rivendell and embark on their unknown journey, under the silent blessing and gaze of everyone......

Gandalf...... Are we going to the left, or to the right? ”

It's just that after just walking out of the door, Frodo is a little difficult.

He didn't know the way, and he had never been so far away except Charles! Therefore, he is not very clear about whether he will go to the left or the right at the fork in the road, and it will not be good if he accidentally makes a joke.

"It's the left ......"

Fortunately, Gandalf, who was walking behind him, reached out in time and gently patted him on the left shoulder, giving him the right direction.

“……”

"Uncle Gloyin, let's be honest, I'm not really optimistic about them!"

Watching the members of the Fellowship of the Ring, who were about to play the game of protecting the protagonist, go farther and farther away, until they were no longer visible in the forest, Anne tilted her head and said something coldly.

At this point, after the expedition had set out, it was also Anne's turn and the two hundred or so dwarves she had hired to set off.

"That's right! I'm not optimistic about them either! ”

"So, I reminded my son Kim Bolt last night not to follow those hobbits into Mordor, and barely make it to the other side of the Anduin River, so it should be about the same, right?"

Next to Anne, the old dwarf Groin, who was riding on the back of a sturdy goat with thick horns, nodded in agreement.

He himself felt that it would be comical to defeat the Witch King of Angmar or the Demon Lord Sauron and their evil orcs with a single hobbit.

To deal with evil, you should use their dwarven broadswords and axes to speak! Only by hacking and killing all those orcs and demon lord Sauron can this Middle-earth world achieve long-term peace!

It's just that his voice seems to be a little loud, which makes King Elron, who can hear him in the distance, glaring at him with displeasure.

"Leave them alone, it's time for us to go! They go east, we go west! ”

At this time, Anne, who was riding on a small white foal that was not too tall, rode in front of the elven king Elon, and she also chose today as the day to leave Rivendell, and then, let so many people see her off, or let her be naked?

"Goodbye, elf's little white-faced uncle and big sister!"

"We're going to save the world now, and as you'll see, that expedition alone is useless! It's up to us to defeat that Sauron! ”

"So, if one day you are bullied by others, remember to send someone to the west to send us a message!"

After saying that, Anne ignored the stunned expression of King Elron, and directly greeted the goats and dwarf knights, and then patted the little mare sent by the elves under her crotch, rushed out of the elf arch, and turned out towards the path on the right.

“……”

After watching the human witches and more than two hundred dwarven goat knights come out one after another, King Elon opened his mouth, but he still couldn't say anything.

Actually, he thinks that if he wants to save Middle-earth, it seems that he is not very optimistic about the people on both sides?!