Chapter 1054: The Merchant Who Comes to Hobbiton

In a cave underground, lived a hobbit.

It wasn't a dirty, smelly, wet, bug-infested cave full of putrid smells.

It was a hobbit-hole, and it represented fine dining, a warm fire, and a cozy home.

...

Hobbiton, another sunny morning...

But Bilbo Baggins' mood was not sunny at all.

After watching the tall, pointed-hatted figure leave from his window, Bilbo Baggins had to wait patiently for some time, in case some wizard came running back while he wasn't looking.

After Bilbo Baggins confirmed from the window of his house several times that the wizard who made him feel bad early in the morning had indeed left, he changed his clothes, took a basket and walked towards the market.

Considering the magic of the wizard profession, Bilbo Baggins looked around all the way, for fear that a certain figure would suddenly appear in front of him.

The market in Hobbiton is not big, but it is very lively.

Looking around, everyone who sells goods, buys goods, plays, and rests gets along very harmoniously and happily.

In normal times, Bilbo Baggins would definitely have a good time in the market, chatting with his acquaintances, and talking about recent anecdotes.

But today, he was not in the mood at all. In order to prevent a certain guy from appearing suddenly, he didn't even respond to the warm greetings from some of his fellow clansmen.

Just as Bilbo Baggins had hurriedly bought himself a freshly caught fish, and was about to hurry home, there was a loud noise from the market stream.

Bilbo Baggins wanted to hide and go home, but was curious about what happened. After hesitating for a moment, he grabbed his familiar friend and asked:

"what happened?"

"A human merchant came on the river, what a big boat." The caught hobbit was not angry, but said excitedly.

"hat?!"

Bilbo Baggins, who thought it would be related to Gandalf, couldn't help being stunned.

"I heard that human brought a lot of good things,

There are fabrics as smooth as clouds and as colorful as rainbows. "

"There are red wines that have been cellared for many years with an extremely mellow taste, and barrels of precious spices."

"By the way, there are a lot of beautiful jewelry. I have been wanting to buy a gift for my wife for a long time, and this is just right."

Facing the excited words of his friend, Bilbo Baggins only hesitated for less than five seconds before making a decision.

Rewind time to not so long ago...

Liu Ruian, who landed in Hobbiton, did not disturb this quiet and beautiful town, but went up the river, found a suitable place and released the cargo ship he had prepared.

In order to be able to drive his cargo ship into Hobbiton, Liu Ruian had to add several secondary levitation techniques to the large ship full of cargo.

Although these secondary levitation techniques are still unable to suspend the entire cargo ship into the air, they greatly offset its own weight, allowing the cargo ship to travel quickly and safely on the river leading to Hobbiton without worrying about running aground .

Hobbiton's river does lead to the outside world, but not many people get here from outside each year.

Except for some wandering merchants, some wandering wizards or bards can only be seen on some commemorative festivals.

It was precisely because of this that when the cargo ship that almost occupied the entire river was slowly approaching the pier on the market side, it attracted the attention of many hobbits early on.

For outsiders, the hobbit's attitude is still very enthusiastic.

Especially this kind of outsider who can be seen as a businessman at a glance, and a big businessman, is the most popular in Hobbiton.

When the boat stopped at the pier that was obviously not suitable, Liu Ruian, who was dressed in Western style, quickly revealed his identity as a businessman who got lost due to the sudden bad weather.

For what happened to Liu Rui'an, the kind-hearted hobbit offered sympathy and comfort.

However, everyone's attention was quickly attracted by the goods on board.

All kinds of smooth textures and brightly colored fabrics, the women in the Hobbit were conquered at first sight.

The mellow aroma of wine that diffuses from the opened barrel makes male hobbits salivate.

Dozens of spices with different uses formulated with hundreds of raw materials according to secret recipes caused a sensation.

There is no way, in the current era, things like spices are not equivalent to gold, and they are definitely not cheap.

The key is that these spices brought by Liu Ruian have many varieties, some are useful for food, some are useful for fabrics, and some are directly used for the human body.

Of course, exquisite jewelry made of precious metals such as gold and silver and various gemstones has also sparked a boom in the Hobbiton market.

However, the most sensational thing was that after Liu Ruian went ashore, with the approval of the locals, he chose an open space and built a shop for himself.

It would be fine to just build a shop, but the key point is that the shop was originally only the size of a palm.

After putting it on the ground, Liu Ruian just tapped it lightly and chanted a spell. This delicate little model, like blowing up a balloon, swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye and became a building. small wooden house.

Such miraculous magic immediately amazed the gathered hobbits.

As for complexes like fear, I really don’t have one.

After all, the image of wizards in this world is relatively positive, not as evil, dark, weird and terrifying as some worlds.

Of course, this is limited to hobbits who know but don't know the abilities of wizards.

In the presence of a knowledgeable person, you will definitely be shocked by how powerful someone is that is much stronger than ordinary wizards.

After the wooden house was finished, Liu Ruian moved some of the goods from the merchant ship to his shop.

Since there was only one person, Liu Ruian naturally showed off his magic again when carrying the goods. △≧.*(.*)△≧,

No, seeing those goods flying from the cabin of the cargo ship to the shelves of the store as if they had wings, the whole of Hobbiton suddenly became more lively.

Well, Liu Rui'an also admitted that the reason why he was accepted by the hobbit so quickly.

And the magic that he showed did not bring the slightest panic, it was completely the spell "collectively charm humans".

Otherwise, Hobbiton's reaction would definitely not be as lively and harmonious as it is now.

After all the goods in the store were put on the shelves, Liu Ruian set up a trial stall directly in the open space at the entrance of the store.

All kinds of delicious and delicious food, extremely mellow wine, and cosmetics that are said to make people's skin whiter and tenderer. As soon as the trial service was launched, it quickly received great popularity.

Even Bilbo Baggins couldn't help but mix a glass of top-quality wine that is said to be picked in the best season, brewed with the best raw materials, using the best craftsmanship, and has been cellared for fifty years.