The First Thousand and Seventy-Four Chapters, the Sky Is Falling, and There Is a Tall Man Holding It

Using a much faster speed than when it came, the flying boat finally came to Bilbo Baggins' hometown, Hobbiton.

"Are you home?!"

Looking at the familiar scenery below the ship's side, Bilbo Baggins, who was standing on the chair, was full of surprise.

"Do you want to go down and have a look?" Liu Ruian, who nodded, asked with a smile.

"Will it scare them?" Bilbo Baggins asked worriedly, looking at the fellow countrymen who didn't notice anything strange in the air.

"There is a secondary phantom on the flying boat, and ordinary people can't find it." Liu Rui'an shook his head and said with a smile.

After receiving this answer, Bilbo Baggins finally chose to go down to have a look after confirming that he could not be found.

By the way, I moved some of the harvest from this trip back to my storage room, including Liu Ruian's share.

As for Thorin Oakenshield and Gandalf, they didn't go down, but returned to Rivendell together after Liu Rui'an and Bilbo Baggins finished moving their things.

This test flight trip was not too long, but the result made everyone quite satisfied.

Compared with Elrond who was simply surprised by someone's alchemy, Gandalf and Thorin Bilbo valued the strategic significance of this spaceship more.

With it, the trip to the lonely mountain is not only faster, but also safer.

It is precisely because of this that he intends to spend more time in Rivendell when facing Liu Ruian.

Well, when discussing some magical knowledge with Elrond the Elf King and Gandalf, Thorin Oakenshield wisely chose to wait patiently.

Sitting in the round pavilion surrounded by magic vines, Liu Ruian said with a smile:

"Elrond, a total of twelve zero-ring spells."

"Gandalf, you also have twelve zero-ring spells."

"There are still six magic items, and we are cleared."

After a period of bargaining, Liu Rui'an finally used twenty-four zero-ring spells and six magic items in exchange for a batch of magic knowledge in this world from Elrond and Gandalf.

Liu Rui'an was not surprised that there was no repetition of the zero ring spells chosen by Elrond and Gandalf.

No need to think about it, the two of them will definitely have a deal in private, which means that one person has obtained twenty-four zero-ring spells.

For this transaction, on the surface, Liu Ruian suffered a big loss.

After all, every zero-ring spell with very practical value cannot be compared with those vague magic knowledge.

Not to mention that Liu Ruian also picked up six magic items, including Gandalf's new wand and Elrond King Elrond's new sword.

But for Liu Ruifa, he took advantage of this transaction.

After all, zero-ring spells or magic items are tools to erode the world.

If it weren't for the consideration that neither Gandalf nor Elrond were fools, there would be an elf queen who was a master, a master, a master.

Liu Ruian planned to vomit blood for a big sale, and directly traded all the spells below the fifth ring in the entire spell book.

As for the magical knowledge obtained through trading, it may be obscure to others, but for Liu Ruian, he can easily deduce what he wants.

Just after the transaction was over, when Liu Rui'an was about to take Sorin Oakenshield and the others on the road again, two distinguished guests came to Rivendell.

"Dragon, do you really have to come?" Elrond, the Elven King who was rejected, asked.

"No, according to what we say, this is your housework, and I won't participate as an outsider." Liu Ruian shook his head and said with a smile:

"I will prepare with Thorin and the others. Once Gandalf's side is over, we will leave immediately."

Faced with such an answer, Elrond was only silent for a while, and did not press any further.

"Dragon, what do you think will happen?" Seeing the leaving figures of Gandalf and Elrond King Elrond,

Thorin Oakenshield, who stepped forward, couldn't help asking.

"It should have something to do with Ladgest." Liu Ruian, who knew the plot very well, replied pretending to be uncertain.

"That brown-robed wizard?" Thorin Oakenshield, who was stunned for a moment, asked.

"Yes, I have a bad feeling." Liu Ruian, who nodded, said with a solemn expression on purpose.

"Is it related to Erbol?" Thorin Oakenshield asked eagerly with a somewhat ugly face.

"Of course not, this matter should have nothing to do with us." Liu Ruian, who suppressed the smile in his heart, shook his head and replied:

"At least it won't matter at the moment. As for the future, who can say for sure."

"But according to our words, anyway, if the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up, so let's take a look."

Seeing that someone was probably not joking, and at the same time felt that the other party didn't need to joke about this kind of thing, Thorin Oakenshield's expression suddenly softened a lot.

Thorin Oakenshield didn't care about other things as long as he could kill Smaug the dragon and get back the Lonely Mountain.

"So, how did you think about that matter?" Thorin Oakenshield couldn't help asking after he breathed a sigh of relief.

During these two days, although Thorin Oakenshield didn't openly talk about his thoughts, he tried to test it out several times.

"I can help you kill that fire dragon and take it back to the lonely mountain. I can agree to this, but..." Liu Ruian said with a smile.

"As long as you can help me kill Smaug and take it back to the Lonely Mountain, I can agree to any conditions." Before someone could finish speaking, Thorin Oakenshield promised.

For this promise, Liu Ruian just showed a playful smile.

That's right, Thorin Oakenshield's performance along the way is definitely not outstanding.

But to say that the other party is stupid is absolutely nonsense.

Take the promise just now as an example, it looks pretty good.

But actually? Just draw a pie.

That's right, Thorin Oakenshield is indeed the most orthodox prince of the Turin dwarves. As long as he can take back the Lonely Mountain and Erbol, the benefits he can pay will be great.

But don't forget that the Lonely Mountain and Erbor are now occupied by the dragon Smaugan.

It is an exaggeration to describe the current Sorin Oakenshield as penniless, but he absolutely cannot afford to hire Liu Rui'an.

There are too many people who promise benefits with empty teeth, but then cross rivers and tear down bridges, turn their faces and refuse to accept their promises.

In fact, in the original plot, this guy did exactly that!

It was clearly written in the expedition agreement, and all the gains were shared equally by head.

But after driving away Smaug and taking Erbor back, Thorin Oakenshield committed the same problem as his father and grandfather!

Fortunately, for Liu Ruian, this problem is not difficult to solve.

"Since you said so, let's sign a magic contract." Liu Ruian, who took out a magic contract from his body, said with a smile.