Two Hundred and Seventieth Chapters Rivendell (5)

Today is the third era of Middle-earth, December 24th, 3018. The Lord of the Rings Conference held in Rivendell, the elven city in the dense forest, is going very smoothly!

Today, the elves, dwarves, humans, and hobbits quickly reached a basic consensus on how to deal with the Supreme Lord of the Rings, and came to a more acceptable result for everyone, that is, to completely destroy the Lord of the Rings!

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

Therefore, when the Hobbit Frodo expressed his willingness to take the Supreme Lord of the Rings to the Doomsday Volcano of Mordor, and promised to destroy it, the representatives of the three races and various forces who were already arguing were very angry. The dispute soon stopped, and voluntarily elected Gandalf the gray robe wizard, Gimli, the son of Gloin, Boromir, the eldest son of the prime minister of Gondor and the general, Aragorn the ranger, Legolas, the elf prince of Silvan, and Three Hobbit companions volunteered, and in this way, a total of nine of them formed the Fellowship of the Ring to protect Frodo on his way to Mordor.

In this way, the team for opening up the Mordor dungeon consisted of four little dwarves whose battles were basically zero, two human weapon fighters, a senior wizard, a dwarf main MT, and an elf hunter who had no babies and was not afraid of being scolded by the leader. composition.

Obviously, their nine-member group is very self-aware. They never thought of pushing the boss of the dungeon, Chairman Suo, but just escorted Frodo, a dwarf thief who had just learned invisibility, to the boss of Mordor. Just the gate of the area.

"Well... can I ask first, where are we going?"

After the candidate was decided, the meeting was quickly declared adjourned by Elf King Ailon.

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

Just now, he and Meli were not qualified to enter the venue, so they could only eavesdrop from behind the pillars far away from the venue, so the distance was a little far away, and he only roughly knew why those people were arguing violently.

Then, when Gandalf and Frodo stood up and said something, why the quarrel ended so quickly, he did not know why.

After a while, seeing those bigwigs at the meeting, not only several people stood up and asked to join the ranks of Frodo and Gandalf, even their partner Sam also came from the bank of the stream. After Bian jumped up and asked to join, both he and Melly couldn't sit still!

In line with the principle of being cheap and not taking advantage of bastards,

They thought it was something good, and of course they couldn't be content with others, so they rushed up in such a hurry and asked to join the so-called Fellowship of the Ring expedition.

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

"Pipin and Merry, you..."

Shaking his head, Frodo looked at his two companions in amazement.

"..."

"Little hobbits, don't blame me for not reminding you: our Fellowship of the Ring Expedition intends to send the Lord of the Rings to Mordor, and then throw it into the so-called Doomsday Volcano! There must be many dangers along the way, It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a narrow escape, you should think about it!"

At this time, Boromir, who had left the meeting place, after hearing the question from the hobbit, lowered his head in a sinister manner and whispered something in Pippin's ear.

Then he looked at Frodo, then at the wizard Gandalf in front who was turning his head and was about to look at him, and then hurriedly pretended to be nonchalant and followed the others, leaving directly through the Elven Arch on the other side. here.

"Doomsday Volcano? Mordor? Dangerous?!"

"Is this true? We didn't know that you were going so far away, so if we want to quit now, is there still time? Hey...?!"

Now it was time for the startled Pippin and Merry to stare.

They originally thought it was something interesting, but how would they know that it would be such a deadly task? When I was in Shire before, being hunted down by those terrible ring spirits and black knights was already very enjoyable, and now I have to rush to other people's lair in Mordor? They are really just scum whose combined fighting power is less than five!

"well……"

Seeing the two little hobbits behind who were yelling wildly, the gray-robed wizard Gandalf could only sigh helplessly and shook his head. A naughty little girl walking briskly with a teddy bear.

"Wait, Your Excellency Anne, don't you seriously consider joining our Fellowship of the Ring expedition together? Maybe...you will get some unexpected gains?"

After taking several strides, Gandalf managed to barely catch up with the little girl, so he quickly lowered his head, and seduced the disgusting little girl.

Almost half of the members of the newly formed Fellowship of the Ring are hobbits who are incapable of fighting. Therefore, Gandalf, who is worried that he may not protect well, is going to drag this powerful little witch into the water!

He hoped that this little girl would take care of him in the team when he was busy with other things and had no time to spare. In this way, he could feel more at ease when he was not around?

In fact, at the final stage of the meeting just now, when other people expressed their willingness to join the Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf winked more than once, signaling the little girl to join them quickly.

It's a pity that at that time, this little girl didn't know whether she didn't see it or what, but she pretended to be a good baby, sat upright on her chair, and kept her eyes fixed. I can't get out of the chair anyway...

"What kind of mess is the Fellowship of the Ring? This kind of thing that only three-year-olds can play, people have stopped playing at a very early age!"

Without even thinking about it, Annie just walked her own way, and didn't even pay attention to this strange old man who was still stalking him.

Annie still remembers very clearly that when she was three years old, she had already started playing Dragon Quest, so she wouldn't play any adventures like these people now!

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

Moreover, this kind of escorting a tattered ring, and running all the way to a crater to destroy it, is so stupid, she will definitely not participate 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 compensation has been paid in advance! So, she has to play in her own way, so she doesn't want to play the adventure game of protecting the protagonist with these old, small, tall and short fools!

Anyway, that's about it.

"..."

Something a three-year-old would play? These words almost choked Gandalf to death!

His human body, Gandalf, has lived for countless years, right?

Think about yourself, from the year 1000 of the third era, I received the order of the main god Eru, and together with the other four secondary gods, Maier, came to Middle-earth as a warlock and wizard, guiding the people of Middle-earth to Fight against evil beings. Calculated from this, according to the calculation of human beings, his body is already more than two thousand 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!

But now, the perfect plan that he managed to plan, allowing mortals to rely on their own efforts and go through hardships to defeat evil, turned this little girl into a game that only three-year-olds would play? This is really unreasonable!

If it were an adult who dared to tell him like this, he might have already knocked on it with his staff.

"Okay, then, Your Excellency Anne, what do you plan to do during this time? Do you want to stay here in Rivendell forever?"

If the little girl is really willing to stay in this dense forest honestly, then Gandalf himself doesn't have any big opinions.

However, he was afraid that when he was not around, the little girl would run out to use magic, mess around, and cause some terrible things, which would be difficult to deal with if he had no way to end it! After all, he was sent by Eru to Middle-earth to help and encourage people to fight against evil, not to show the extraordinary power of God!

Therefore, he not only strictly requires himself not to use it indiscriminately, but also hopes that the little girl in front of him will not use it indiscriminately!

And once this little girl acts recklessly, abuses or spreads magic, it will really cause big problems!

If one day, mortals are allowed to gain extraordinary power on a large scale, under the greed of human nature, what will happen afterwards, Gandalf can know without even thinking: in the future, it will definitely happen again like Numan before. Like the Noel people, after human beings become greedy, they will try to break through the divine prohibition and get more!

Even, if one is not good, it will lead to the second attack on Aman Continent by human beings? Another battle between man and god?

"No, when you are leaving tomorrow, I will be busy with my own affairs."

After remembering what she had planned before, Little Annie answered absent-mindedly.

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

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

"That's one of the greatest careers!"

Anne thinks that Gandalf will definitely not be willing to know what she is about to do!

Because, what she will do is to liberate the living beings of the entire Middle-earth from the dictatorship and oppression of the evil gods of Aman, and let the glory of freedom, democracy, and equality spread throughout the Middle-earth! Then, this Gandalf is obviously a vested interest. In the future, he must be the group of people who will be defeated?

So far, in Annie's own plan, everything has been prepared, and she will definitely surprise the humans of Middle-earth in a short time!

"Greatest cause?!"

"Your Excellency Witch Anne... I think it's better for you not to mess around in Middle-earth..."

It's fine if the little girl doesn't say that, but when she said that, Gandalf felt even more out of control! Therefore, he hastened two steps quickly, directly blocked in front of the little girl, and began to stare into her big green eyes.

By tomorrow morning at the latest, their Fellowship of the Ring will be packing up and going!

If he doesn't sort out this matter thoroughly today, he will definitely leave without worrying about it! Once the little girl caused any trouble at that time, if the main god Eru or the Valar blamed it, Gandalf would have to go around!

"Oh! You are so annoying..."

Seeing this long-bearded old man blocking her way again, Annie was so angry that she wanted to burn all his gray and long beard on fire!

"Anyway, I will never tell you what I am going to do now. This needs to be kept secret for the time being!"

"At most... I can guarantee two things: first, I will not use magic indiscriminately in front of mortals! Second, I will not teach mortals magic casually! In this case, you should be at ease, right?!"

While speaking, Annie's eyes were still rolling around.

She just thought about it seriously, it seems that there are many loopholes in what she said? At that time, it shouldn't be counted as a breach of promise, right?

It cannot be used in front of ordinary people, but that means it can be used behind the scenes! Just because you can’t teach yourself doesn’t mean others can’t teach you either, right?

So, language is a very good thing, and it is very necessary for all people to learn how to use it correctly!

After thinking about it, out of impatience, she hurried forward, pushed the old man who was blocking the way, and ran towards her residence. Tomorrow, she herself will leave this Rivendell, so she has to hurry up and prepare something well, but she can't just waste time here with this old man named Gandalf.

"..."

Squinting his eyes, Gandalf did not stop the other party.

Looking at the little girl's little figure running happily, for some reason, he always felt that the other party was a little uneasy and kind? And if I really let it go, what bad things might happen then?

but...

This Anne, the other party is really just a little girl, even if I can't see the passage of time on her body... However, Gandalf feels that the age of this little Anne witch is at most no more than that of the middle-earth world. ten solar years or so?

If you look at the other party as a little girl, no matter how much she can mess around, no matter how much she messes around, it's impossible for her to cause much trouble, right? Maybe, it's really just me worrying about it?

No matter what race, a little girl, shouldn't it be normal for her to be a little naughty?

"What's the matter with you? Hello! Gandalf?".

While Gandalf was looking at Anne's back and was slightly dazed, the envoy of King Dan II who came here this time, this, one of the fifteen companions who had gone to the Lonely Mountain with Gandalf before for an adventure Groin walked carelessly to Gandalf's side, patted his thigh and asked.

In fact, Groin wanted to pat him on the shoulder to say hello, but who made this Gandalf grow so tall? He really didn't have much choice but to slap each other's ass and thighs.

"Oh, so it's you, Glo Yin!"

"No, it's nothing, I was just a little worried that Your Excellency Witch Anne would mess around..."

After taking a deep breath, Gandalf hurriedly replied.

"You may not know that a little girl from a poor family, when she is a powerful witch herself, and possesses powerful magic power and spells, the damage she can cause is beyond your imagination!"

"Right now, Middle-earth is in troubled times, and Sauron's power and his allies are getting stronger and stronger. We can't afford more troubles..."

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

Then, he sighed and patted Glo Yin's shoulder lightly to show his friendliness.

Counting the time, decades have passed since the expedition to the Lonely Mountain. By now, not only the little hobbit Bilbo Baggins is old, but even the dwarf friend who is still a long-lived species is also old. ...Look at it, Groyin's original red beard and hair are starting to turn a little gray now...

"If it's because of this, then you don't have to worry too much!"

Hearing that Gandalf was actually worried about the little witch Anne, Gloin waved his hand indifferently and said nonchalantly.

"Oh? Why do you say that? It seems that you are not familiar with that little girl Anne, are you?"

Seeing that the dwarf seemed to know better than himself, Gandalf couldn't help feeling a little curious.

You know, even he himself has stayed in Rivendell with Annie for nearly two months, and even he dare not say that he knows the little girl's thoughts and plans like the back of his hand, and it's just that she just came here. How dare a two-day old dwarf make such a guarantee? !

"Haha! Gandalf, it seems you don't know yet?"

After laughing heartily and looking up to see that Gandalf really looked puzzled, Groin hurriedly continued to explain:

"Well, I'll tell you, it's actually because: I and the great lads who came to Rivendell with me happened to accept paid employment from Your Excellency Witch Anne, and we planned to work for her for a short period of time. Time! So, I know part of her plan, and, believe 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 gemstones with powerful energy that he had put away, he wiped his messy thick beard with satisfaction. This deal was really a bargain.

The kind of gemstone that looks like crystal, but exudes a charming light, and also possesses incredible powerful energy, in Groyin's opinion, this is much better than the Aken gemstone, which has more symbolic meaning than actual significance Too much!

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

"Working for her... Then what does she want you to do? Can you tell me about it?"

After pondering for a while, he turned his head and looked around for a while, and found that there were no other people around, let alone those little hobbits who like to eavesdrop on other people's conversations. Gandalf quickly stepped forward and approached the old dwarf boy asked in a low voice.

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

"Oh! Of course! Why not?"

Since Gandalf has already asked, Gloin will definitely not refuse.

"It's like this: Your Excellency Witch Anne, she wants us to help her make some small iron pipes, and some big iron pipes? She plans to make some gadgets for artifacts!"

"Don't worry, Gandalf, with us dwarves following her, there will never be any trouble..."

Soon, Groyin indifferently briefly told about the gadgets that her employer asked her, the dwarves, to help her make.

However, after getting a satisfactory answer, Gandalf stood up. He obviously didn't notice the flickering eyes of Groin when he lowered his head and pretended to be tickled?

"Take it easy, Gandalf! I promise!"

That's right, the blueprints that Witch Anne showed them before were indeed some small iron pipes and large iron pipes, that's really all there is to it!

There's no harm in Middle-earth in building those big and small iron pipes, right? They are not going to forge armor and weapons!

At most... It's just that there may be a little more iron pipes?

Then, it seems that the black powder that is more powerful than the flash fire prepared by the dwarves can be stuffed into the iron pipe, and those iron balls or...lead bullets that can just fit into the iron pipe?

And then... aim at the enemy and light it on fire? !

What happened next was so beautiful that Ge Luoyin couldn't wait to make a sample and test it himself! What did their little employer call it? It's like... the Industrial Revolution?

Now, even if the other party doesn't give the slightest remuneration, he wants them to give the little girl a few years of free stamping for the sake of allowing the dwarves of Turin to directly contact these magical items and those equipment. Work, they will be happy to do it!

"Very good! Since you promised, Gloyin, then, I think we can start the expedition with confidence tomorrow!"

After inquiring about the little girl's next plan from the old dwarf buddy, Gandalf nodded with some satisfaction.

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

"Gloin, if... that little girl, if she makes a big mess, please send someone to notify me in time?"

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

In this way, with his old dwarf friend following the little witch, Gandalf can safely set off with the Fellowship of the Ring tomorrow to start the vigorous Fellowship of the Ring expedition. , it will definitely not be too peaceful!

They are going to do business. This is a major matter that concerns the survival of Middle-earth World. It is definitely not like the little girl said just now, a game that some three-year-olds will play to protect the protagonist?

No! Nothing like that! Although, it does look a little bit like it?

"Yes, Gandalf, I will..."

Seeing that Gandalf had turned and left with satisfaction, Gloin sighed helplessly, muttered a dwarf language of unknown meaning, shrugged his shoulders and turned his head to leave.

Sometimes, there are some important things, even if it is my best old friend on the opposite side, I can only say three points. Once I talk too much, it may not be good for each other.

But at least, he didn't deceive the old man Gandalf just now, did he?

He had already told the truth just now, they were indeed employed by the little girl, and they planned to mass-produce some iron pipes for her, maybe, at that time, they would also need to modify the manufacturing process by the way? Anyway, it won't be a big deal, it will only be good for Middle-earth!

"If I can still find you at that time, I will definitely send someone to inform you, my old friend Gandalf..."

"Today, the ring-bearers will embark on the journey to Mount Doom... For those of you who are accompanying you, there are no oaths or constraints to limit how far you must go..."

In the early morning of the next day, when the insects, fish, birds, and beasts in the dense forest were just about to welcome the morning dew, in front of an ancient stone gate in Rivendell, countless elves and envoys of various races gathered here, preparing for the new day. Send off the warriors who are about to travel.

Standing in front of the gate of the elves were the hobbit and ring-bearer Frodo, his three little friends Sam, Pippin, Merry, Gandalf and four others. They stood here like this, seemingly peaceful Waiting patiently for Rivendell's lord Elf Wang Ailong to give his last lecture before departure.

"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 along the way..."

In the end, after only a few short words, King Elrond, who presided over the ceremony, bid farewell to the nine people in front of him and raised his hand with an ancient elf blessing.

"Come, Frodo..."

After the procedure was finished, Gandalf, who was standing behind Frodo, said to Frodo who was silent. This was the first step of stepping out of the gate of Rivendell and starting the expedition. He planned to let Frodo The little hobbit, with all the expectations on his shoulders, was the first to step out.

Although it didn't have much meaning, he still hoped that everyone present would remember this moment and always remember what Frodo and others in the Fellowship of the Ring would do for Middle-earth!

"..."

After taking a last look at his uncle Bilbo Baggins who was seeing him off in the distance, King Elrond, a certain impatient little girl...and other elves and representatives of various races who came to the meeting, Frodo said Turning their heads silently, under the silent blessing and watching of everyone, they began to officially walk out of Rivendell's elven arch, and embarked on their unknown journey...

"Gandalf... shall we go to the left, or to the right?"

However, just after going out of the gate, Frodo was a little troubled.

He doesn't know the way, except for Shire, he has never come to such a far place! Therefore, at the fork in front of him, he didn't know whether to go left or right, and it would be bad if he accidentally made a joke.

"It's on the left..."

Fortunately, Gandalf, who was walking behind him, stretched out his hand in time and patted his left shoulder lightly, telling him the right direction.

"..."

"Uncle Ge Luoyin, to be honest, I actually don't think much of them!"

Seeing the members of the Fellowship of the Ring Expedition who wanted to play the game of protecting the protagonist went farther and farther until they disappeared into the forest and could no longer be seen, Annie tilted her head and said something abruptly.

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

"That's right! I don't like them either!"

"So, last night, I specially reminded my son Gimli not to follow those hobbits into Mordor, and send them to the other side of the Anduin River, so it should be almost the same?"

Beside Anne, the old dwarf Groin who was riding on the back of a strong goat with thick horns also nodded in agreement.

He also felt that to defeat the Witch King of Angmar or the Demon Lord Sauron and the evil orcs under them, it would be ridiculous for a single hobbit to defeat them.

To deal with evil, you should use their dwarven swords and axes to speak! Only by killing all those orcs and the demon king Sauron, will the world of Middle-earth gain lasting peace!

However, his voice seemed a bit loud, so King Elrond, who could hear his words from a distance, gave him a very displeased look.

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

At this time, Anne, who was riding on a not-too-tall white pony, rode to the Elf King Elrond. She also chose today as the day to leave Rivendell, and then, let the With so many people coming to see her off, can she also make herself proud?

"Goodbye, fair-faced uncle and big sisters of the elves!"

"We are going to save the world now, you will see, that expedition team alone is useless! To defeat that Sauron, we still have to rely on us!"

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

After finishing speaking, Anne ignored King Elrond's stunned expression, greeted the goat dwarf knights, patted the little mare sent by the elves, and rushed out of the elf arch to the right. The path turned out.

"..."

After seeing the little human witch and more than two hundred dwarf goat knights filing out one after another, King Elrond opened his mouth, but he still couldn't say anything.

In fact, he felt that if he wanted to save Middle-earth, it seemed that he was not very optimistic about the people on both sides? !