"A trip worth it."

Townsend looked at the joyful and grateful soldiers and sighed, "However, there will always be an end to the journey, and I think my journey is over. ”

Gandalf nodded, he had a hunch.

In his opinion, the traveler must have his own mission in this world under the gaze of Iluvita, and when the mission is completed, it is naturally time to leave.

Just like himself, after the One Ring was destroyed and Sauron was completely destroyed, his mission as a wizard in Middle-earth was also completed, and he could return to Valinor and return to the essence of Maia.

Only Shalin didn't realize the overtones in Tang Sen's words, she felt the mountains and tsunamis in all directions, and said excitedly: "Tang Sen, have you seen it?" Everyone is calling your name! ”

"All they call out is travelers." Townsend laughed, "That's my title, not my name." ”

"Yes." Shalin scratched at his fiery red hair, not caring about the question: "It's all you anyway." ”

She smiled and said, "I didn't expect that a simple hire trip would make me stand on the land of Mordor and stand on top of the Doomsday Volcano, and it all felt like a dream." ”

"Still, it's all for the best."

At this time of enjoying the fruits of victory, Shalin did not shy away from sending out an invitation: "Tang Sen, since the journey has ended, where do you plan to go in the future?" ”

"Why don't you go to Lonely Mountain with me? Erebo's Great Hall is the best place in Middle-earth, where we can hold the greatest banquet of all, and all the Dwarves of the Turin, including the people of the Blue Mountains and the Iron Hills, will go there. ”

"We have enough wealth to buy the best wines in the world, the most delicious ingredients."

She laughed and said, "Of course, don't worry that I'll cook it myself, Sharda should be happy to cook, Town, don't you like his barbecue?" ”

Tang Sen looked at this original follower and said with a smile: "Lonely Mountain is very good, but unfortunately it is not my destination. ”

Shalin was a little disappointed, but he didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Indeed, you are not a dwarf. ”

"However, I will rebuild Riverdale City, which will be as prosperous as the White City, where you can enjoy the respect of humans and dwarves."

"Sharin, my journey is over." Tang Sen couldn't bear to interrupt the other party's words, but still said, "This means that the employment between us is also over." ”

"Didn't our hire end when we arrived at Iron Hills?" Shalin remembered something, and suddenly smiled: "The Mithril Coin you promised hasn't been paid to us yet, but it doesn't matter, you've already given us too much." ”

She said earnestly, "The mercenary meeting is over, but the dwarven oath is not over. ”

She looked at the dragon in the sky and said, "Although you may not need the protection of a dwarf right now. ”

"Sarin Mithril's Hammer." Gandalf whispered, "The traveler means that he has to go. ”

"Let's go?"

Shalin was stunned for a moment: "Where to go?" Gondor? Rohan? ”

"It's a bit far from the Lonely Mountain, but I don't have to stay in Erebo all the time, because the war is over anyway."

"Farther away, sarin." Townsend Road.

Shalin fell silent.

She looked at Townese's expression, then at Gandalf.

Finally realized something.

"I see." She lowered her head and muttered to herself, "I'm too slow." ”

"The trip is over, so the traveler has to leave."

The cheers of the mountains and tsunamis became irrelevant, and Shalin looked up again and asked Gandalf seriously, "Can the dwarves go to Valinor?" ”

"There has never been such a precedent,"

She paused, "I still have an oath to fulfill." ”

She remembered that the Traveler seemed to be from outside of Middle-earth, just like the wizards, and that must be Valinor, right?

Gandalf let out a long sigh, "Of course Valinor's door will open for you if you want to. ”

"However, the traveler is not there."

Shalin became irritable, she almost got angry, glared at Gandalf, and said, "Where the hell is that?" ”

"Sharin."

Tang Sen interrupted the conversation between the two, he looked at the female dwarf, and said seriously: "You still have your responsibilities in Middle-earth, do you remember your dreams?" ”

"Now that you are the lord of the mountain, you carry the glory of the Dwarves of Durin, you need to lead your people to rebuild Erebo, rebuild Riverdale City, you still have a long life to go."

"Me too, Sharin."

Tang Sen smiled and said, "It's time to say goodbye." ”

The rugged female dwarf's normally optimistic face finally showed a sad look.

She clenched her fists, was silent for a long time, and then said stubbornly, "However, I swore to Dulin that my hammer will always be at your disposal."

"Your name has fulfilled your oath to me." Townsend called out her name, "Sarin Mithril Hammer." ”

"Keep my gift to you, Sharin, that Mithril hammer means a lot to you and to me, doesn't it?"

Sha Lin rubbed the giant hammer in his hand, and finally squeezed out a smile: "I haven't told you, Tang Sen, in fact, this hammer is quite ugly." ”

"However, I now feel that it is the best hammer in the whole world."

She looked at Townese, and the tenacity of the dwarves made her feel free again: "Town, can you give me another gift?" ”

"What?"

"The helmet." Sarin Road.

Tang Sen was stunned for a moment, and then reacted to which helmet Shalin was talking about.

When he first came to this world, he improvised the armor he gave to Shalin to defend himself against the Orcs.

It was also because of its greed that Salin made an oath.

"It's not a helmet at all."

Townsend thought of communicating the Mithril Ring, and an ugly "jar" appeared in his hand.

"No, it is."

Shalin carefully took the "jar" and put it on his head.

The red beard that emerges from underneath the "jar" looks like an upside-down potted plant, which looks particularly comical.

"Goodbye, Towngo."

Her voice was muffled through Mithril.

"Even after all this time, your name is still the same hard to pronounce."

Townsend was stunned.

He suddenly realized that after being in this world for so long, whether it was a wizard, or any other dwarf, or even everyone he met after him, he would always be called a traveler.

There was only one person who kept calling his name and never changed his name.

Although the name is extremely awkward for the linguistic conventions of the world.

Probably the stubborn personality of the dwarves, just like her insistence on her oath, from the first time she introduced herself, she knew Townsen, not the Traveler.

She worked hard, one at a time, to practice how to call the name naturally.

Until the end, even Townsend himself was used to hearing it, and even did not notice this detail at all.

"It was an unforgettable journey."

Tang Sen took a deep breath: "Goodbye, Shalin. ”

He couldn't stay any longer, so he looked up, and Smaug's massive dragon body fell, prostrate his head, and Townsend followed its nose to the throne between the dragon's horns.

The dragon soars into the sky.

Until the land of Mordor became a small square on the ground, until the clouds completely obscured the land, and a bright starry sky appeared overhead.

"Ha, I didn't expect you to have emotional swings too." Smaug finally couldn't help but speak, "I thought you had something as cold as the dark curse you had. ”

In Smaug's impression, Townsend had always been a cold and cruel man.

"Now that your journey is over, can you let me go?" It asked expectantly, "Don't worry, I won't covet the Lonely Mountain anymore, I can go back to the far north beyond the Gray Mountains." ”

"My journey is far from over, Smaug—" Townsend muttered, "and your oath is not over. ”

"Huh?" Smaug let out a low roar, "That's not what you and the dwarf said!" ”

Tang Sen didn't explain, he slowly took out a cursed gold coin, stained it with his own blood, and retracted it into the stone box in the consciousness space.

The curse of immortality is completely gone in this world.

Then, he took out a gold coin again and let the curse of immortality fall upon him again.

After doing this series of things, Tang Sen asked, "Smaug, would you like to come with me to see the bigger world?" ”

"Do I have a choice?"

If the golden eyes could roll their eyes, Smaug's eyes would literally rise to the sky.

"Apparently you don't."

Townsend said seriously, "You know what? Time is a long river, and when I leave this world, the long river of Middle-earth will not stop flowing. ”

"What do you mean?" Smaug asked.

"I mean, I can take you at some point in the river, but I can't predict what you'll do to Middle-earth after I'm gone."

Tang Sen laughed: "Actually, I don't care what happens to Middle-earth, I don't exist in this world, so this world doesn't exist for me." ”

"But the thought that the dragon's greed might not stand the test without my control, even if it wasn't a world that didn't exist, I felt like I had to do something."

Smaug felt that something was wrong, and he hurriedly said, "I'm not greedy at all now! I'm not interested in gold! ”

"Don't be afraid, Smaug."

Townsend whispered, "You won't remember what happened now. ”

The mind communicates with the Mithril Ring for the last time, and the Mithril that envelops the dragon's heart changes form.

The dragon's screams resounded throughout the sky, its golden pupils dimmed, and its massive body fell towards the earth.

A sense of weightlessness enveloped Townsen, and he closed his eyes.

"Think of it as the last thing I did for Sarin Mithril's hammer."

"Goodbye, this world."

(End of chapter)