[Hobbit+HP] The truth of elves

Ai Fan was stunned for a while before reacting, and nodded quickly: "It is true that the rumors were crazy a few days ago. Maybe these people who gathered here were affected by this news. But our local people will not Believe the news."

"We have indeed seen the appearance of the elves." Ivan paused, looked at Lucius and hesitated for a second, "Actually, when Legolas came, we were also a sensation for a while. For us For humans, elves are not easy to see, everyone is naturally curious. Of course, there will be people with bad ideas. But before Legolas joined our team, he had already relied on himself He became famous. None of the people who came forward to provoke him had a good end. It was also because of Legolas that the people here remembered that apart from their beauty, elves are more terrifying than their fighting abilities. Later It was because the new leader thought that the regiment needed an excellent archer, so he mustered up the courage to invite Legolas. It’s just that he was surprisingly easy to get along with, which surprised us.”

"So when the other two elves appear, you don't think they can be easily offended." Lucius asked following Ivan's train of thought.

"That's natural. After all, Legolas left not long ago. Moreover, the two elves didn't stay here overnight, so they left with the merchant ship." Ai Fan waved his hand, "When they left, there were many people I went to the pier to watch. Because I met Legolas before, I was no longer curious. So I don’t know the details. I did hear the saying that the elves were captured immediately, but we all just regarded it as It's just a joke."

"This is what I hope I can ask you to help find out." Lucius straightened his waist and smiled at Ivan, "These two elves, like Legolas, are more important in the elf kingdom." If possible, I hope you can help me find those who have actually seen and contacted these two elves, and ask where they went, what they did, and whether they are safe now."

"However, so much time has passed, and the people who were there at that time may have left. It is very difficult to find out which caravans are on that merchant ship." Ai Fan was extremely troubled by Lucius' appeal.

"It's the caravan going to Rohan. I found out their ship mark, which may be your clue." Lucius took out a piece of cloth from his pocket.What was painted on the cloth was the ship mark he saw in the little man's memory.This thing was drawn before he left the old ferry, "I heard that the ship's bow and stern and the main mast hang such a ship mark. It should be a relatively large caravan, right?"

"Ship mark? Let me see." Ai Fan immediately took it, but after seeing the ship mark, he showed a disappointed expression, "This is not the mark of a certain caravan, but the mark of a grain ship from Rohan .”

"Food ship?" Lucius was obviously taken aback when he heard the term.

"Didn't you realize that there are many more people here than at the old ferry?" Ai Fan knew the direction Lucius and the others came from, and easily found a reference point, "It stands to reason that there are two The ferry, and the pass through the Misty Mountains, should attract more talents. But the fact is that our place is more prosperous. The reason is the same as the reason why these grain ships appeared. Because we produce grain here."

Ai Fan is an elderly mercenary. The reason for leaving the team is not only to start a family, but also because of his injuries.According to Meyersi, Ai Fan was originally the scout in the team who was responsible for inquiring news, and he was responsible for many tasks and the disposal of the spoils.For a period of time after the death of the old group leader, Ai Fan served as the leader.It was an accident that he was injured and left the team to settle in Graton.But after a few years, the team slowly discovered the benefits of having such a fixed base, and began to take the initiative to use the commission earned by the team to help with the construction, and now the Graton Plain is almost the largest hotel.Obviously, even after Ai Fan left the team, he did not forget to collect information and analyze the situation for his old team members.

"Our town has a large area of ​​farmland and plenty of water. Although we are occasionally invaded by half-orcs, because of our large population, we usually don't cause too much loss. Compared with the vast Rohan, our food production is much more abundant A lot. Therefore, the food we produce can not only supply ourselves and the passing passengers, but also a lot of it will be transported to Rohan for sale." Ai Fan gestured to the symbol in the center of the pattern that looks like a straw, "Rohan's The king also attaches great importance to the trade route that comes to us to buy grain, and a ship with such a mark is the largest merchant ship that sells grain. Small caravans only need to pay a certain fee and guarantee to buy back the entire ship’s grain. Hire such a ship with Rohan's soldiers to help guard."

"So there is no way to confirm which caravan it is?" Obviously, if anyone can rent a ship, there is no value in identifying it.Thinking of this, Lucius frowned again.

"That's not true," Ai Fan immediately shook his head, "Because there is a grain ship that has left in the last half month, and I happen to know where the people on it are from. They are a caravan from Saengaibaolai, It's called Willie."

"Willie Caravan..." Lucius repeated the name, and realized that the other party was one of the small caravans that followed Baird to the Woodland Kingdom.

If it is such a caravan, it is no wonder that Thranduil would feel relieved to board the other party's ship.Obviously, not only would the leader of such a team not harm Thranduil, but he probably recognized the latter as the Elf King.He would welcome Thranduil onto his merchant ship, probably for the purpose of flattery.After all, for these small caravans, although the Elf King has seen them, he has no chance to get close.If they can help the Elf King, the benefits they can get in the Woodland Kingdom in the future are self-evident.

After trying to understand this point, the worry that Lucius had been hanging around for a long time can finally be completely grounded.

In other words, he could decisively give up his plan to continue searching for Thranduil.In view of the latter's security there is nothing to worry about.

"This caravan is officially recognized by Rohan, and it's not a bad person. It's just that their style is so-so, and they like to take advantage of farmers when buying grain, so they are not very popular here." Ai Fan continued He said, "If those two elves had boarded their boat, there would definitely be no danger. Besides being stingy, these guys are notoriously timid."

"If that's the case, I'm relieved." Lucius nodded, and at the same time signaled Annis, who had been listening by the side, "We should stay in the Gradton Plain for a while, please."

"It's nothing, you are Meyersi's friend, even my friend, and I really want to know more about that kid." Ai Fan said, thinking of Meyersi's letter, he couldn't help but sigh again. He said in a tone, "That worrying kid! There will be times when he is willing to settle down. It seems that he really met a... a... alas..."

After all, Ivan didn't continue talking, and after calling Lucius and Annis to stay, he helped them dispose of the pile of spoils.Obviously, he also felt that it was not the right choice to discuss a human being in love with an elf with two elves.

Annis didn't notice the reason for Ivan's insincere words, and turned around and was happy that he could finally take off his cloak with peace of mind and live in the room where Legolas once lived.

Lucius watched Ivan and his buddies leave the backyard before walking back to the room they arranged for him.

It was not convenient to open his tent in the room, Lucius hesitated for a while, and took out Snape's portrait and Galleon's glass bottle.

When discussing things with Snape, Lucius would often put Dragon Spirit together.Anyway, this guy can hear and see everything that Lucius can hear and see, and it doesn't make any sense to hide it from him. It's better to keep him under his nose and monitor his reaction nearby.

"I'm going to stay here and not go to Rohan for the time being." Lucius directly talked about his plan with Snape without much preparation.According to the way of getting along with him all the time, Snape, who deeply recognizes his identity as a portrait, often does not give Lucius any reaction, "The safety of Thranduil is not a problem, I am going to study the human medical system here, for sure need your help."

"I'm just a portrait," Snape repeated as always.

"It seems that when I used the insanity recently, it seemed to be smoother than before, and I didn't encounter any resistance." Lucius frowned and said his feeling, and at the same time continued to call out his research notes from his pocket, Looking at the portrait and waiting for an answer, "I suspect it's not just because of the strengthening of magic power. According to the speed of magic power strengthening in Changhu Town before, this time the change seems to be a bit too fast. You know anything that can be used to carry out Is there a potion or method to assist detection? I may need to make potions a few times to determine the stability of my magic power."

"..." The black-haired man stared at Lucius indifferently, and it took him a long time to say something, "Have you used Dementia more than once recently?"

A trace of confusion flashed across the wizard's eyes, and he nodded quickly: "Why?"

"You should know that there is a reason for the restrictions on the use of intuition..." The Potions Professor rarely showed a little emotion on his face, and said to Lucius with a straight face, "This kind of spell..."

"Lucius, come out!" Annis' voice made Snape shut up at a critical moment, but Lucius quickly gave up on pursuing the issue of Annis recklessly breaking into his room, "Ivan Said that he just found out that the people in the Willy caravan are all dead!"

The author has something to say: Note: Saen Gaibao, place name.The location is a little above a large waterfall on the Anduin River, which is roughly equivalent to the location where Frodo and Leaf separated in the Lord of the Rings movie.Because I didn't find a detailed analysis, so in the article, I set this place as the largest city east of Rohan.

Hmm... Although it seems that there are only four cities in Rohan...

Thanks for the mines babies! !