Seeing the tension getting stronger, King Elrond stepped out to smooth things over. "Do you remember our deal?" Li Zhuoguang replied, "Of course I remember, as long as you can bring what I want. The Arkenstone, the white gem necklace, the Supreme Ring, a quarter of the Lonely Mountain's wealth, you can choose one of them." King Elrond said in a negotiating tone: "The fight against the dark forces is imminent. We have seen Sauron's resurrection with our own eyes. But we have an appointment first, so I discussed with Galadriel and came up with a plan. We will form a team to destroy the Supreme Ring at Mount Doom. By the way, take back what you want." "If you throw the ring into Mount Doom and come back on your own, what should I do?" Li Zhuoguang still trusts King Elrond's character, but there are bad guys in the team. King Elrond seemed to have expected Li Zhuoguang to ask this question a long time ago, and took out two scrolls from his arms. The two scrolls, one gold and one silver, looked rough and ancient. King Elrond slowly unfolded the scroll, and Li Zhuoguang discovered that the scroll was made of two huge leaves. Although the leaves were withered, they still flickered with a little light. The agreement was written in Western language on the leaves, and the contents of the two agreements were roughly the same. As long as Li Zhuoguang could hand over the ring to the White Council to destroy it, the elves of Rivendell and Lórien would do their best to find what Li Zhuoguang wanted. Even if they had to fight to the last man.
Li Zhuoguang took the scroll, and he suddenly remembered something: "Could this scroll be made of..." "Among all things created by Yavanna, the two sacred trees are the most famous. All the legends of ancient times are woven around their fate. The two sacred trees are the silver male Telperion and the golden female Laurelin. These are the only leaves of the sacred trees we have left, taken from the two trees. The contract written on the leaves of the sacred trees is the most solemn promise that the elves can make." "You?!" Li Zhuoguang was somewhat moved: "Just to fight against the dark forces, you put your own people and country on the line. Don't you know that the dark forces are also a part of the Ainu Grand Movement?" King Elrond replied: "The Ainu Great Music is not a predetermined fate, but everything that happens at all times. The dark forces are part of the Great Music, and our determination to resist evil is also part of the Great Music. The focus of the Great Music is the performance process, and the score is just a record of the performance. How the score is written, the many creatures in Middle-earth can do their best to influence it." Li Zhuoguang thought for a moment: "Anyway, I already know that what I want is at Mount Doom. I still feel uneasy if I don't go and see it myself." King Elrond knew that Li Zhuoguang agreed to their plan, but still said: "You can keep the Supreme Ring along the way, but at the foot of Mount Doom. It is necessary to give the One Ring to Bilbo and let him complete the last journey. After all, the power of the Ring will be enhanced after it arrives at Mount Doom. According to the information you gave, we have confirmed that only the Hobbits can resist the influence of the Ring. " "Me?!" Bilbo was shocked: "You just brought me to the Lonely Mountain as a guest, but you didn't tell me to go to Mount Doom to destroy this ring of the devil." King Elrond comforted: "Do you remember your ancestor Bandobras Took? At that time, the orcs from the Misty Mountains invaded the northern part of the Shire from Mount Gram, and the Battle of Green began. Bandobras charged at the orc leader Chief Golf and cleanly killed him with a wooden stick. The big head flew at least a hundred yards in the air before falling into a rabbit hole. " "...Gandalf has told me this story." "But you chose to join Thorin's team even though you knew you would probably die in dragon fire." "...Yes." "Although your last name is Baggins, you are a real Took, Bilbo. The first half of your journey was just for treasure, but the second half can be for Middle-earth. This adventure story has begun, but there is still a need for an end. Bilbo, my friend, the pen is in your hand. "
Just as King Elrond said, Bilbo is a Took in his heart. He was able to set out to reclaim the treasure of the dwarves, so now for Middle-earth, he has no reason to refuse. Since Bilbo has agreed, King Elrond left him in the Lonely Mountain and left with Saruman. Before leaving, King Elrond deliberately walked a step later than Saruman and asked Li Zhuoguang who came to see him off: "Why do you have hostility towards Saruman?" Li Zhuoguang shrugged: "Remember the dried meat we just ate? Maybe something that looks ordinary is very precious inside. The other way around is also true, maybe some things that look flawless on the outside are not worth mentioning on the inside?" King Elrond looked at Saruman riding away thoughtfully, wait, is he still making a pun to mock the food I invited him to eat before? The fruit and vegetable platter of this king is exquisitely cut, and the side dishes are elegant and beautiful, what's wrong with it? ! Because it concerns Middle-earth, the White Council cannot do the big thing of destroying the Lord of the Rings by itself, and this matter has also been notified to several other major forces. Because the other major forces learned that Li Zhuoguang's bounty was also in Mount Doom, they immediately decided to send representatives to join the Fellowship of the Ring. Destroying the Supreme Lord of the Rings is a small matter, but completing the commission is a big matter. Saruman was originally the representative of the White Council, but it is unknown how Gandalf persuaded the other three leaders. In the end, the vote was four to one and Gandalf's candidate was replaced. He was a Dunedain named Estel, who was the adopted son of King Elrond. Li Zhuoguang certainly knew that this person called Estel, no, this child called Estel, was Aragorn. He was adopted by Elrond since he was a child. At this point in time, he himself did not know that he was the son of Arathorn. And at this point in time, he had just turned ten years old. Li Zhuoguang certainly knew that Gandalf was very optimistic about Aragorn and wanted to nominate him as the king of Gondor. In Gondor, where the prime minister has been in power for many years, it is difficult to ascend to the throne by blood alone. So it is also reasonable to participate in major events to gild. But you should at least follow common sense when gilding, right? Do what you do at your age. A kindergarten kid joining the research team of graphene frontier science will not make people think he is awesome, but will only feel too fake. What can a ten-year-old child do when joining the team? Although Aragorn is gifted and can now knock down Bilbo with one hand, but... Is there someone at the bottom? That's fine. The rulers of Rivendell and Lórien were one of the leaders of the White Council, so they did not send representatives. Thranduil came in person from the Kingdom of Mirkwood. Seeing that the Elf King of Mirkwood came in person, Gondor's Prime Minister Ecthelion II sent his son Denethor, whose son was Boromir in the original Fellowship of the Ring. And King Fingol of Rohan originally wanted his son Thingol to join the team, but Thingol refused directly on the grounds of being busy with official duties. Fingol had to randomly assign a meritorious Mark Marshal. In fact, Thingol disliked his old man Den for being a tyrant and had been at odds with his father since childhood. After he became an adult, he went to Gondor by himself and served under the Prime Minister of Gondor. Later, Rohan did not have any other heirs, so he had no choice but to return to Rohan reluctantly to inherit the throne. But he hated his own old Deng, and he always used the language of Gondor during his reign, which made him receive a lot of criticism at the beginning of his accession to the throne. Fortunately, he did learn a lot from Gondor, and was later evaluated as a wise king. It was a pity that his son Theoden was controlled by Saruman not long after he succeeded to the throne, and almost collapsed Rohan. It was only after Gandalf, who was resurrected from the dead, intervened and saved the building from collapse. On the dwarf side, the dwarves originally recommended Dain Ironfoot, but he refused on the grounds that he had caught a cold. The dwarves looked at each other in bewilderment. Good guy, this is the first time I heard that dwarves catch a cold. The second candidate was Thorin Oakenshield, who also refused on the grounds of physical discomfort. The dwarves who were close to them knew it well, they just simply didn't want to see Li Zhuoguang. In the end, it was Groin who volunteered to join the Fellowship of the Ring. Finally, there were Li Zhuoguang, Xiong Facai, Ariana and the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, who was born with the holy body of the ring. The Fellowship of the Ring was initially formed sixty years in advance. When Li Zhuoguang got the list, he felt that everything was fate. Frodo's uncle, Legolas's father, Boromir's father, Jinpi's father, Aragorn himself. Haha, it seems that Ilúvatar really likes to listen to this section of the great movement. Even if it is cancelled later, this section will be added to the front with a variation.