Facts have proved that although Gutes is an excellent caravan leader, he is not a good guide.
Fang Sheyan and his group set off immediately at his suggestion, but after walking for at least three kilometers, they found that they were still circling in the woods. The woods seemed endless, and after walking a certain distance, they would raise their heads, hoping to see a ray of starlight and the black sky, and even more longing for the feeling of the wind blowing on their faces, but such actions were futile. The whole forest seemed to imprison them in the branches and leaves.
Aside from the sounds they made, there was a perpetual silence, a long darkness, and a dazed lifelessness that hung around. Although they were holding torches, the light of the torches could only penetrate five or six meters, and then it was wrapped in darkness—this is not the kind of darkness you just talk about, but you can’t even see it when you wave your fingers in front of your eyes weird.
Sheyan felt something was wrong, because if he encountered any danger in such an environment, he could hardly fight back, so he immediately asked Wuge:
"What's wrong with us? Something's wrong."
Wuge girl closed her eyes, then shook her head slightly and said:
"On the fragment of the ring spirit knight Dole's armor that you carried, suddenly there was an incomparably thick dark aura. I couldn't feel the natural flow anymore. All I felt was madness, panic, and chaos."
Under such circumstances, it is basically impossible for a group of people to hurry. They had to sit down and light a bonfire, but soon, some tiny parallel light spots appeared around them, which were pairs of yellow, Red or green eyes watch him.
When someone approached, the light in those eyes faded until they disappeared, and then slowly reappeared in another direction.
Fortunately, dawn came soon, and in the faint morning light, they recognized that the owners of these eyes were countless dark gray and black moths, some of which were even as big as a human palm. These moths flapped their wings and flew back and forth next to their ears, spewing choking wing powder, and on the wings of these moths, there were shocking and weird smiling face patterns.
Fang Senyan frowned. You must know that the private space of the contractor is completely independent of the world, and can almost block all the leakage of the breath. Now it seems that the piece of armor of the ring spirit knight Dole is definitely not simple. .
However, these ghost-faced moths still couldn't resist the power of the morning light, and slowly dispersed. The clouds in the sky were dyed a layer of gold, and everything showed that this would be a very good sunny day. It turned out that they had been trekking in the dark for an hour or two, and they had been circling in a big circle. This place was only a hundred or two hundred meters away from the place where they fought the Ringwraith Knight before.
Needless to say about the following process, Gutes identified the direction, and then slowly walked around the main road. At noon, he was lucky enough to meet a caravan from Shire. Sheyan and the others bought a few After five or six hours of trekking, they successfully arrived in Shire.
... The Shire is the abode of the Hobbits, who are only half the height of the Numenoreans in the north, so they are also called halflings.
In the place close to Shire, you can see a large area of farmland being reclaimed on the hills, one by one in the distance, it is almost a neat and colorful carpet, and you can see it more clearly when you get closer:
The tender green spring barley is estimated to be two months away from ripening, the dark green tubular leaves of the onion are topped with dandelion-like flowers, the light yellow North Hill hops are expected to add fragrance to the wine soon, and the lavender wickers look It is being harvested, and the cart ahead should be filled with gray-green pipe grass, which will be sent to Shire to make shredded tobacco with a unique aroma.
Continue along the flat road with pitted gravel, and there are more hobbits on the road. They are not more than one meter tall, reminding them of roundness, with rosy cheeks, curly hair, broad faces, With bright eyes and a big mouth used to smiling and enjoying food, the sound of musical instruments can be heard from time to time.
Fang Sheyan noticed that the soles of the feet of these cheerful little people had hard pads and thick brown curly hairs, which should be a large part of the reason for their amazing speed. Many hobbits carried heavy weights on their backs. A large strip of cowhide.
After Gutes’ explanation, I realized that it was their weapon: sling—you can understand it as a kind of hammer that can break the chain at any time according to the thrower’s will... The power is quite impressive. The stone accelerated to incredible speed.
Hobbit houses are somewhat similar to cave dwellings, only the roof is exposed above, and the oval wooden door is their favorite architectural style. With the increase of oval pocket street signs on the side of the road, as well as the density of houses, there are more pedestrians on the road, and it is full of dwarves, elves, Numenoreans, the kind of rude laughter and gin smell Mixed together, it has a unique flavor.
When Shire's famous logo appeared in front of him: the red-capped windmill, Gutes finally breathed a sigh of relief. It could be seen that he was always worried about the "Nazhny Knights" chasing after him. This is considered to have completely reached the sign of Shire.
The entire Shire is built on several gently curved hills. Its streets are very similar to winding roads, and all the sides close to the mountain wall have been excavated into cave dwellings, decorated with wood patterns. The unique style of the Hobbit, when viewed from a distance at night, it looks like a lot of brightly lit belts gently wrapping around the hills, giving people an extraordinarily quiet and warm aesthetic feeling.
Fang Sheyan and the others chose an inn called "Black Lamb". The signboards here were all smoky and distinctive, and the various animals tied to the door also showed that its business was very prosperous. After confirming the place to live, Gutes with a dignified face was also busy with things to deal with. After all, all the returning caravans were wiped out outside. This kind of thing is really not trivial. His foundation is also in Shire. To explain to everyone.
When Gust left, Fang Senyan gave him a small bag of jingling things. These were eight platinum coins that Wuge girl felt sorry for stuffing in. It was a huge sum worth eight thousand silver coins. , Gust also seemed to need money very much, so he accepted it very readily.
When the four of them entered the hotel, there was naturally warm hospitality to greet the guests. They shuttled through the maze of small round tables and heavy wooden stools, breathing the flavors of ham, fried eggs, toast, ham, ale, and pipe herb. Mixing breaths, he finally settled on a not-so-clean empty table next to the corner. While waiting for the meal to be served, Sheyan suddenly heard the person at the next table shout loudly:
"I have never seen such a rich man, really, I swear by my pipe, in order to rush to teleport from here to Eriador, I will not hesitate to spend a full thirty platinum coins! More importantly, Tossed me one as a tip - that's why I've got the money to buy you some bacon cooked by Mrs. Schutcher!"
There are at least a few hundred sentences per minute in such a chat in the hotel. Sheyan is only attracted by the words of Eli Adol, because that is the only reason why he came to Shire - of course, now add Looking for king grass, but then he didn't hear any news.
Soon, the dinner they ordered was served, but Fang Sheyan didn't rush to let the limping and serious bearded waiter leave, but put ten silver coins on the table, and said with a smile:
"This is my reward for leaving you to ask a few questions. Well, if the answer to the question satisfies me, then there will be an extra twenty silver coins as a thank you gift."
The waiter with the mustache gave Sheyan a puzzled look, and then put away ten silver coins:
"I only have five minutes. If I exceed it, Queen Schuchel in the back kitchen will skin me—that's at least ten platinum coins at risk."
Sheyan smiled and said:
"Do you know where king grass is sold?"
The mustache waiter muttered:
"King Cao, hell, what the hell is that?"
He then asked unwillingly:
"Or can you wait another hour? Can I inquire for you?"
Sheyan raised his eyebrows:
"I'll be staying here tonight—the second and last question, is there a business here that sells plants or plant seeds?"
"You can find a lot of magic material merchants in Buckland. Shire's pipe grass is very famous, and the sages often rush to buy it. This stuff is their indispensable magic material. The plant you need Probably can be found there—thank you for the silver, sir."
The mustache waiter swiftly took away the silver coin that Sheyan threw on the table, and suddenly turned around and added:
"If you are coming to our hotel for the first time, it is recommended to spread a little cream on the bacon to taste better."
Sheyan smiled and nodded, but there was always a question in his mind:
"Who wants to rush to Eriador in such a hurry? Is this a damn coincidence, or is it an ominous intention?"