Infinite skill system

Chapter 39 You Are Not The Only Guardian

King Elrond put the map on the platform and waited for the moonlight to appear.

When the dark clouds were completely pushed away, the crescent moon like a hook completely appeared on the night, and the moonlight suddenly poured down.

Under the moonlight, which was as white as milk, a symbol with blue light appeared on the map on the platform, which seemed to be a kind of text.

"Standing by the gray stone when the thrush struck..."

"The afterglow of the day of Turin..."

"It will shine on the keyhole."

When King Elrond finished speaking, Bilbo asked his own question: "The day of Turin?"

"It's New Year's Day for the dwarves."

Lin Yu answered Bilbo, and Gandalf continued Lin Yu's words: "On that day, the last moon of autumn will appear in the sky at the same time as the first ray of sunshine in winter."

"We still have time!"

Balin said: "We must be in the right place at the right time! Then, and only then, can we open the door!"

Lin Yu said: "but we are running out of time."

"This is bad news," Sorin said with an uneasy expression. "Summer is coming to an end soon, and Durin's Day is coming. We must have enough time to find the entrance, and we must also find an absolutely accurate timing and location!"

"But it will take at least a month to get to Gushan from here, and at least, if there is no trouble on the way."

Everyone felt the difficulty of the task.

"Is this your purpose? Entering the Lonely Mountain?"

Thorin's tone towards King Elrond was still very rude: "So what?"

King Elrond returned the map to Thorin, saying: "Some people think it is unwise."

"What do you mean?"

Gandalf was a little puzzled as to why King Elrond said this.

King Elrond didn't say much, but simply said a word.

"You are not the only Guardian in Middle-earth."

When Gandalf heard this, he knew what Gandalf was talking about.

After a day and night, the Lonely Mountain team that came to Rivendell left in the early morning of the third day.

This road was different from the way we came. It was a trail dug out on the edge of the cliff. It was only about one meter wide. One side was close to the cliff, and the other side was an abyss.

Lin Yu said to Bilbo who was behind him and looking at Rivendell: "Baggins, if you want to continue, just follow."

When Bilbo heard this, he turned his head three times and finally left the place that countless people dreamed of.

Hobbits like the warmth of their families, but Bilbo's Took blood gave him great enthusiasm for adventure, so he finally set off towards the adventure of his dreams.

Lin Yu's attention was always on Bilbo along the way, because just before they left, Gandalf came to him.

Looking at Bilbo at the side, Gandalf said to Lin Yu: "Please help me take care of this hobbit. I don't want to see any accident happen to him on the way."

"Trigger Mission: Protect Bilbo's life before reaching the Lonely Mountain, there is no penalty for failure."

After being in Middle-earth for so long, Lin Yu finally triggered a task, and he barely gained something.

After Gandalf received Lin Yu's affirmative answer, he went to accept the invitation from King Elrond.

"The dragon has been sleeping for 60 years. What if you wake up the beast?"

"And what if we succeed?"

"If the dwarves recapture the Lonely Mountain, the defense to the east can be further strengthened."

On the way, King Elrond has been complaining to Gandalf, saying that they are not the right choice this time, which is a risky move.

Gandalf insisted on his choice, thinking that inaction was just as dangerous.

"Come on, the throne of Irubor is Thorin's birthright. What are you worried about?"

Gandalf seemed unable to understand what King Elrond was worried about at all, so he asked his own question.

"Did you forget it?"

"The mad heart runs in his family blood. His grandfather lost his mind for wealth, and his father succumbed to the same weakness. Can you guarantee that Thorin Oakenshield will not repeat his mistake?"

"Gandalf! These decisions do not concern us alone. The order of Middle-earth cannot be rewritten by either of us."

Gandalf was somewhat unimpressed, for with or without their help, the Lonely Mountain Squad was going to the Lonely Mountain, and they were determined to reclaim their homeland.

"I don't think Thorin Oakenshield is responsible for others, and neither do I in this matter."

"I'm not the one who needs your explanation."

Gandalf met Galadriel, and the two talked for a while. Gandalf said, "I didn't know that His Majesty Elrond called you here."

"He didn't."

Hearing this voice, Gandalf couldn't help closing his eyes, and the person he least wanted to meet finally arrived.

"I asked."

Seeing the white-robed wizard coming, Gandalf saluted with a forced smile.

"Saruman."

Leaving Rivendell, you enter the edge of the wilderness, and in front of you is a stretch of forest with Nordic scenery.

The woods are lush and lush, but there are several snow-capped mountains standing in the extreme distance. The upper half of the snow-capped mountains is completely white, reflecting the light like silver-white metal under the moonlight.

They tower into the sky, and they can easily enter your field of vision even if they are hundreds of miles apart. More importantly, they are one of the targets that the Lonely Mountain team needs to climb.

Even though Bilbo had Took's blood in his body, he couldn't help feeling a little afraid of this journey.

From midnight to early morning, and then into the evening, day after day, we still cross mountains and rivers, but they are no longer limited to the small hillside rivers around the Shire. Instead, there are high-altitude snow-capped mountains and extremely fast rivers. , there are also river valleys full of tigers, bears and beasts, and lowlands where rocks may fall at any time.

All kinds of scenery, all kinds of trials, all kinds of difficulties, and all kinds of dangers, if he is an adventurer, he will be fascinated by them, but if he is just an ordinary person, he will definitely afraid and deterred.

They have seen tigers hunting brown bears in the forest, giant snakes devouring buffalo by the river, poisonous insects traveling like dark clouds in the valley, and huge falcons flying across the sky on the mountain tops.

I have seen white clouds turn into running wild horses on the top of the snowy mountains on a sunny day, I have seen female elves picking flowers turned into water vapor in the lowlands after the rain, and when walking in the barren mountains on a thunderstorm day, the mountains awakened by the sound of thunder wake up In the past, they turned into violent and huge giants and fought with each other, almost destroying them. On that day, they stood at the bend of the giant's legs like ants, and any accident could kill them.

There are also encounters with giant beasts, crossing the territory of wolves and rivers full of crocodiles...

This is a real adventure!

(End of this chapter)