Chapter 501 Baggins's Friendship!

Hobbits are an extremely hospitable race, of course, provided that you are a guest.

Otherwise, this group of natural thieves will let you know what is called hospitality.

Hobbits are born with the ability to hide themselves quickly and silently, often used to avoid uninvited guests from outside. Their speed of action seems to be magic to humans.

Almost every Hobbit has professional skills to come and go without a trace.

Of course, this is not all innate, but the result of half talent and half hard work.

When Shaw, wearing the clothes of a wandering merchant, rode his spiritual cow and horse, carrying a backpack and goods to the outside of Hobbiton, he immediately attracted the vigilance of the little guys.

The timid Hobbits saw the strange big man Xiao and immediately hid in various shadows.

It took a lot of effort for Xiao to make them believe that he was a wandering merchant.

The Hobbits immediately sent Bilbo Baggins, the bravest Hobbit in the village, to come out.

"Dear sir, please buy something. I haven't eaten for three days."

Xiao's voice was a little low under the mask, but Bilbo felt sincere.

"Okay, but I want to see your goods first!"

Although Bilbo didn't want to spend money, the other party's tone made him unable to refuse, so he could only speak perfunctorily, praying in his heart that the other party's things could be used by himself.

Xiao took off the gift on the back of the cow and horse, opened his goods,

Overdraft dagger, can be shot at the enemy, causing damage.

Torch, can burn for a long time for lighting, and used for attack.

The production notes of wandering warriors and preachers, can make items according to the drawings,

The telescope can see the scenery in the distance.

There are also some crossbows and bows, a small round shield,

Two bottles of precious amber wine, and a set of upper-class robes.

It was a green brocade woven with gorgeous patterns embroidered on the chest and collar, and the collar was covered with snake patterns.

"This dress...?"

Baggins fell in love with the robe almost at first sight, because it was so gorgeous and beautiful.

Although the dress was still a little long for a Hobbit, he could wear it perfectly with just a little modification.

"Five gold coins!"

Xiao immediately turned into a profiteer and said a price that made Baggins' eyes black.

You know, 1 gold coin can be exchanged for 2,000 liters of wheat, and 2 gold coins can buy a bull.

Although he knew that the price of this dress was already very cheap, Baggins still couldn't afford it.

Although his total assets were more than that, he didn't have that much money.

Hobbits grow food and spend most of their time enjoying food, so the economy of the Shire is mainly based on agriculture and rural self-sufficient small peasant economy.

People here never lack food, and those who don't have will choose to barter. Taking risks or proposing innovations are unwelcome things for them.

Therefore, the Hobbit society is a very static social form and does not care much about the importance of money. Currency does exist in the Shire, but it is not often used, so he can't afford so much money.

But Baggins really likes this robe, so he made a request: "Can I use food and collect handicrafts to pay off my debts?"

"Of course, merchants welcome all equivalent transactions here, but how about treating me to a meal first?"

Xiao readily agreed to Baggins' request, but on the premise that Baggins would treat himself to a good meal first.

"Of course, Hobbits love to share food the most. I invite you to see my kitchen, where the dishes will definitely dazzle you and make you salivate!"

Baggins enthusiastically invited Xiao to have lunch together.

Hobbits are indeed natural gourmets. It is obviously a very simple dish, but they can make delicious food with rich taste.

At the same time, Hobbits can also make their own wine and have their own winery. Long-lived Hobbits have enough patience to do everything.

Xiao was very happy eating, and what Xiao saw along the way also made Baggins full of interest, and he kept asking Xiao about everything in the outside world.

Xiao got four gold coins and a large amount of dried meat, food, and wine from Baggins, as well as various crafts made by Hobbits, as well as three-bar fine pipes made by him and two kilograms of ancient tobacco.

At the same time, I don’t know if it was out of interest, Baggins bought the small round shield with an eagle engraved on it from Xiao. This kind of thing is simply heresy for the Hobbits.

"Xiao, I'm so sorry, I didn't know there would be so many, how are you going to leave with these things!"

Baggins looked at the piles of items in front of him, and he felt guilty. He took out too many things, and Xiao's skinny wildebeest couldn't carry them at all.

"Then leave it here for now. I'll be back soon!"

Xiao loaded everything he could, and started his journey again as Baggins waited anxiously.

Xiao rode on a cow and horse along the road, moving forward aimlessly, tasting the Shire's special old tobacco. He traveled during the day and rested by a fire at night, stopping and walking along the way.

When he met passers-by or villages, he would go up to say hello, sell the goods in his hands, or collect the goods of passers-by to make a little profit.

When he met wild beasts and monsters, he would kill them and harvest some usable materials.

If they encounter robbers and bandits, they will rob them of their money and equipment and continue to move forward leisurely.

Xiao himself did not know how long he had walked until he came across a completely destroyed village.

Everything here seemed to have encountered a herd of cattle, with houses collapsed and everywhere ravaged.

After analyzing the environment, Xiao believed that they were attacked by some large monsters.

In the world view of the Lord of the Rings, there are a large number of extraordinary creatures with huge bodies, extraordinary power, and fantasy colors.

Each of these creatures requires at least one elite knight and a large number of auxiliary troops to defeat.

According to data analysis, the creatures that destroyed the village like this should be three ogres.

Xiao immediately began to search. Ogres have the habit of hoarding treasures. As long as he finds their caves, Xiao can make a fortune.

Xiao climbed up a tree branch, and with his sharp eagle eyes, he kept looking around.

Given the huge size of the trolls, the trolls were huge, up to 4 to 5 meters tall.

As long as they moved in the forest, they would inevitably leave huge traces, which could not be covered up.

It took Xiao only a few minutes to find the life track of the trolls.

Following the forest corridor left by the trolls, he quickly found the trolls' cave and heard the deafening snoring inside.