Lord Stark

The wood elves' palace is very distinctive. They must have used magic methods when they first built it. The palace is basically like a tree house, but it is very magnificent, but it does not look abrupt, but very spectacular.

Loki began to whisper to Matthew in the spiritual world again: "I decided to set aside a place in my half-plane to build various special buildings. This is really interesting!"

Matthew nodded approvingly, and said: "Well, when we have time in the future, we can travel all over the universe and collect buildings of various styles to fill them in. It will be amazing!"

It seems that the long-lived species like to hold banquets very much, maybe because their long lives have no way to kill them, so banquets are a good thing to pass the time.

Compared with Rivendell's banquet, the wood elves' banquet style is somewhat different. They seem to be more restrained. There is no way. Since Thranduil's wife passed away, even if he attended the banquet, he usually just watched it. The average female elf even He didn't dare to ask Thranduil for a dance even if he had any thoughts in his heart.After dancing for a while, Legolas also felt a little dull. After all, the girl he loved was not there, and even if he was, she would not love him.

Matthew and Loki danced together very naturally. Matthew didn't notice the clear eyes of some elves at all. After the two danced, they sat in the corner and talked while drinking.

The quality of the wine here is better than that of Rivendell. I heard from Legolas that it was provided by Long Lake Town. The wood elves have been doing business with Long Lake Town over the years, and the main goods traded are there. liquor.

Changhu Town is very close to the Lonely Mountain, or in other words, right next to the originally destroyed River Valley Town, and Smaug lived on the Lonely Mountain.Evil dragons are also dark creatures, and they are the upper race among dark creatures. Therefore, the land near the lonely mountain has been eroded more seriously. Changhu Town looks better, but it is just like that. Health, life is really hard to live on.The transactions with the elves allowed them to have extra income, and they exchanged some food and money with the wood elves to ensure their livelihood.

Ever since the Battle of Lonely Mountain, Long Lake Town has also suffered heavy losses. Even though they got a lot of gold coins from Smaug's treasure, the gold coins cannot compensate for the adult men they lost. Therefore, many old and weak women and children had to go to other people. As a result, the population of Changhu Town is now depressed, and the transactions with wood elves have decreased a lot in recent years.If Matthew and the others hadn't come over, the elves would really be reluctant to take out these hidden wines.

Thranduil was not in a hurry to exchange terms with Matthew and Loki, but Legolas was in a hurry. Legolas wanted to make contributions to his own group. His father said nothing, so Legolas had to run over by himself.

Compared with Thranduil, Legolas, the elven prince, was too immature, even talking about conditions seemed a bit clumsy.

Loki laughed very leniently: "Legolas, we have known each other for so many days, we are already friends, aren't we? So even if it is out of friendship between friends, we are also concerned about the wood elves' plight. You won't stand by, so you don't have to be so embarrassed, do you?"

Legolas breathed a sigh of relief, and he said in a low voice: "Well, I can't really make decisions about other things, but Ada has collected a lot of gems, if you are interested?"

Matthew couldn't help laughing: "Does His Majesty Thranduil know that his son is so generous?"

Legolas said solemnly: "No matter how bright the gems are, they are still just beautiful stones. For the wood elves, the most important thing is the tribe and our territory!"

However, Thranduil had already walked over. He looked at his son, and his expression became relieved. Yes, for him, gems and the like are just a hobby. After he lost his wife, his life A kind of embellishment in China, what really matters is one's own people and territory.He nodded slightly, and said: "Mister mages, I don't know what you mages need, but if you need gems, I think my treasury can be opened to you! As long as you can purify Mirkwood, then, even I will give all the gems, and I will not hesitate!"

Legolas looked at Thranduil in amazement, but soon he looked at his father with even more admiration. That's right, this is his father, the well-deserved king.

Since Thranduil said so, Matthew and Loki naturally have no intention of objecting. They once heard Gandalf tell the story of the Silmarillion, which shows that in this world, gems and other things may be some kind of The crystallization of power is like an infinite gem. Therefore, since there is an advantage to take advantage of, and it is exchanged voluntarily, why refuse it? It seems too stupid, so the two agreed immediately. , but the two figured it out, saying that they didn't need Thranduil's treasure house, they only needed to choose three gems each from Thranduil's collection.

Thranduil felt somewhat clear, and after the banquet was over, he took the two of them and Legolas to his treasury.

Thranduil has been the king of elves for thousands of years. His father was the king of elves back then, so he left him a lot of treasures. Thranduil has collected many things in his treasury. Thranduil prefers white gems, so there are many of them in the treasury.In addition, there are weapons and handicrafts made by elf craftsmen.

After seeing Odin's treasure house, even Matthew didn't have any idea about Thranduil's treasure house. After all, for the level of the two of them, most of the things were pure decorations and were of no use.However, at this moment, both Matthew and Rocky's attention fell on a gemstone that looked very bright.

"What is this?" Matthew asked with great interest.

Thranduil felt more clear. He suspected that Gandalf had told them about it, so he said directly: "This is the gem of Arken, also called the heart of the mountain, and it is a sacred object of the dwarves!" Having said that, He pouted contemptuously. The dwarves destroyed the country because of their own greed and arrogance. When it was Thorin Oakenshield's turn, there was nothing to say. There were only two or three big cats and kittens left. , I knew that I was obsessed with the glory of the Dwarf Empire, and as a result, the coalition forces suffered heavy losses under the sneak attack of the orcs.

Therefore, when Gandalf suggested that Thranduil should bury the Aken gem with Thorin Oakenshield, Thranduil flatly refused. How could a group of people lose so much?In the final analysis, it is also the evil result caused by the ancestors of the dwarves. What have they done!For Thranduil, the inferiority of the dwarves is simply deep-rooted, and they deserve to be subjugated.Therefore, even if Thranduil didn't have much interest in the gem of Akken, he would not give it to Thorin Oakenshield, that arrogant and selfish guy. Isn't it all his own fault? So just because he is dead, his mistakes will be treated as if they never happened, and he can feel at ease as a hero?

For Matthew, the so-called heart of the mountain is actually the crystallization of the earth element.It's just that it shows the shape of a gemstone on the outside.It is probably due to the laws of this world. Under normal circumstances, if a certain element crystallizes, a place where elements gather will form around it, and element creatures will even be born, and they will instinctively reject the existence of other elements.For example, if it is placed in Matthew's second life, the Arken gem will become the core of a small elemental law world.But in this world, its power is actually so restrained, it has no intention of leaking out.

However, if the power of the Aken Gem really leaked out, it would be ridiculous. The dwarf empire that possessed the Aken Gem would suffer first, and would be directly buried alive by the endless gathering of earth elements, and there would be nothing after that. What happened to Smaug.

Thranduil was actually a bit irritated by this thing. After all, Aken gems are very precious, but what followed was simply a series of bad luck. Now that someone is interested, he immediately said: "If you two like it, Then, this jewel is yours!"

Matthew immediately thanked him, and then said: "Your Majesty Thranduil, thank you for your generosity. To be honest, this is indeed a very precious treasure. I think just this gem is enough to pay for the purification of Mirkwood." !"

Thranduil knew right away that this Arkan gem was probably somewhat similar to the Silmarillion, but he still said: "The wood elves are not a race that goes back and forth, since it was agreed that each person should have three pieces, That's three pieces for each person, maybe for the two of you, the Arken gem is a precious treasure, but for the wood elves, it's just a precious gem!"

Thranduil's appearance seemed to be saying, you go ahead and choose treasures, or else you will look down on me, which made Matthew smile bitterly. As for Loki, he has never been a kind person. Randyll said so, and he was not polite.He was not interested in the other gems in the treasure house at all, so he chose two short swords made by elves in the treasure house. Matthew just picked three things at random. To them, it was better than nothing.

When both of them had chosen something, the deal would naturally start by default. When Matthew and the others expressed their wish to learn the language and magic of the wood elves while purifying the forest, Thranduil also agreed Come down, but the condition is that Legolas will follow them, so that he can also learn their magic.

Both Matthew and Loki agreed. Although there is no magic net, it is difficult to get started with magic, but for elves who are born with high magic creatures, this is not a big problem, and Matthew never minds spreading magic. .

It's never a good habit to be complacent, and it's not a good thing to put knowledge on the shelf and achieve a monopoly. Only when a hundred flowers bloom can more sparks of wisdom bloom. Besides, Matthew also wants to see that when the immortal elves also learn magic, this Where will the world end up.

Therefore, the pleasant cooperation between the two parties began.Every morning, a group of elves set out with a group of elf guards to clean up the dark creatures and purify the dark power. Then, during the rest, Matthew and Loki followed the elves to learn the elves and some magics unique to the elves. Matthew He and Loki also taught them how to meditate and how to build spell models, which both felt very rewarding.

No one thought that apart from the elves, there were other creatures who had learned magic, until they saw a rabbit that casually spit out a wind blade.