With the completion of the Lost Lock Magic Array, Wayne temporarily relaxed again.

It's not that he has nothing to do, he has a lot of things to deal with, whether it's the construction of the territory, the mission to rescue the elves, the rebuilding of the Demon Hunter Order, or the Chamber of Commerce in Vijmar City, these are all matters that he needs to deal with.

However, these things are now supported by reliable people, and they are not tasks that can be completed in a short period of time, they are not urgent, and they are not busy for a while.

So Wayne was finally able to focus on something else that was almost imminent.

This matter is the Lonely Mountain Expedition in Middle-earth, and it has been almost two years since he discovered this world, and in Middle-earth, due to the time difference between the two worlds, ten years have passed over there.

According to Wayne's calculations, the protagonist of The Hobbit, Bilbo, is almost fifty years old this year, and this is already the beginning of that adventure in the original book.

He started laying out the layout a year ago, and although he was not in Middle-earth for most of the time, he also did a lot of foreshadowing in that world, and it was almost time to harvest.

Although it is estimated that this adventure will only last less than half a month in the wizarding world at most, Wayne still made all the preparations in advance and found an excuse for an urgent mission before saying goodbye to everyone.

She also contacted Francesca and recruited a team of dwarven builders from the inhuman race she managed, and signed a contract for ten years at half the price of the market.

Then, through Virjema as a transit point, two sorceresses, Triss and Francesca, transported them to Kyrmohan through two portals.

Not to mention the shocking scene of the dwarven craftsmen when they saw a large number of giants in Kyle Moham, Francesca had whispered to him about Wayne's use of this troublesome method, thinking that Wayne should invite her to Kyle Moham to visit the castle of the wolf witchers, just as she invited Wayne to go to the Valley of Flowers with her, instead of hiding it from her as she did now.

It's a pity that he doesn't want to expose the Mystery Lock Magic Array in front of the elven sorceress for the time being, so he can only use other reasons to perfunctory.

However, in the process of getting along with Francesca, Wayne also gradually felt the sincerity of the elven sorceress towards him, and really treated him as a companion.

Maybe it won't be long before he tries to trust this beautiful female elf instead of being wary of her because of some stereotypes left over from his previous life.

It's a pity that Wayne still doesn't know that many of his hole cards have long been seen through by Ada, the elf sage behind Francesca, and underestimated the elf sage who has existed for tens of thousands of years.

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Wayne Manor.

According to the time of Middle-earth, more than a year has passed since Wayne last returned here, and he stayed here for a short time for half a month when he returned from Towcente.

The hobbit butler Ford Sr. was still quite healthy, and after seeing Wayne the owner come back, he was very enthusiastic and didn't ask too many questions.

This old man with rich life experience understands that his boss is a rather mysterious figure, and in ten years, not only has his appearance not changed much, but he still maintains that kind of attraction like a teenager, and after the boss leaves, he can rarely hear anything about the boss from the outside world.

But old Ford didn't care about that, and after years of getting along, the old hobbit was clearly convinced that his boss was a good man, generous, and trustworthy.

Because of the existence of Wayne Manor, a large number of pipe grass is purchased here every year, providing a lot of jobs and wealth for the surrounding hobbits, compared with ten years ago, the hobbits in Hobbiton Village are living a richer life than before, the village has become more prosperous, and many people have lived a good life, which is indispensable to Wayne's credit.

This is why, as the owner of Wayne Manor, even though Wayne has rarely appeared in front of outsiders over the years, there have been many legends about him and he is respected by many nearby villagers.

Many people know that the owner of Wayne Manor is a powerful adventurer who has helped many people hunt powerful monsters and is a hero in the hearts of many people.

On this day, when Wayne rode Robin, a deathclaw Robin who had grown seven or eight meters tall and weighed about four tons, with a shell as hard as steel, and a huge boar that had been disemboweled, he returned from hunting.

I happened to see his old butler, Mr. Ford, and a thin, gray-robed white-bearded old man with a strange wooden staff in his hand, standing at the gate of his manor, as if waiting for him.

Seeing this, Wayne couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, feeling that the thing he had been waiting for for a long time seemed to have come to the door.

When he reached the door, old Ford was the first to greet him, followed by the old man with the white beard.

Old Ford grew up watching Robin, and was not afraid of this hideous and terrifying-looking monster, while Gandalf, who followed him, had a solemn expression, his eyes were constantly looking seriously, and his whole body was full of a strong sense of oppression and destructive deathclaw Robin.

The wizard was suspicious, very curious about what kind of creature this monster had never seen before, and why he had never heard of such a monster after living in Middle-earth for so many years.

However, after only watching for more than ten seconds, he looked up at Wayne, who was sitting behind the deathclaw, and under the recommendation of old Ford, he took off his hat slightly and saluted, and said:

"Mr. Wayne, my name is Gandalf, I am a wizard, I have met for the first time, and this time I took the liberty of visiting you on the recommendation of the dwarven prince Thorin."

When Wayne heard this, he turned over and jumped off Robin's back cleanly, and then whistled, and the horrible big guy immediately ran into the manor by himself, looking very smart.

Although Robin the Dead did not often live in the manor, spending most of his time in the forest behind the manor.

But whenever Wayne returns, the big guy always likes to be by his master's side, craving his master's favor.

Wayne politely returned the salute to Gandalf and welcomed his visit.

Then he took Old Ford and the Dry Lady into the living room of the manor, and began a formal conversation.

Although Dr. Gan looks a little serious, but his personality is very lively and cute, he originally planned to take the initiative to speak, but after tasting a bite of the biscuits made by Wayne himself, his eyes immediately lit up, and he almost forgot about the business, and took one bite after another, and directly killed half of the biscuits.

It wasn't until Old Ford coughed lightly and handed him a glass of juice that the old man smiled and said to Wayne a little apologetically:

"Sorry sorry, Mr. Wayne, these cookies are so delicious, I can't stop."

He coughed lightly, then regained his seriousness, and continued:

"This visit is mainly due to the reputation of Mr. Wayne, you are a well-known and powerful adventurer, and many people even call you a demon hunter and a hero."

"Prince Thorin, and Bahrain have always held you in high esteem, which is why I took the liberty of coming here to invite you on a great adventure."

Wayne kept a gentle expression on his face, as if he didn't know anything, and asked:

"I love adventure and I'm good at fighting all kinds of monsters."

"Still, I want to ask, what is the purpose of the great adventure you invited me to join?"

Gandalf coughed, then looked into Wayne's eyes and said:

"Our destination this time is the Lonely Mountain, and what we want to deal with is the evil dragon Smaug in the Lonely Mountain."

Wayne laughed when he heard this, and said in a joking tone:

"Legend has it that we defeated the dragon Smaug of the Dwarven Kingdom, so our goal in this adventure is to kill this dragon?"

(Readers, the amount is a little less today, and tomorrow the word count is a little more, hehe.) ）

(End of chapter)