Li Zhuoguang made a fool out of him, but he was not going to call him Senior Brother Qin Daniu anyway. Everyone packed their bags and were about to hit the road, when they saw Ariana still lying on the ground. Li Zhuoguang stepped forward and pulled her up: "Are you still a child? You roll around when you see the lawn." Ariana's eyes widened and she said in disbelief: "This is a lawn! Are you not surprised at all? Oh, I forgot that you are nobles. The water in your home should be able to support a lawn. Bar." Li Zhuoguang felt that there was something abnormal about this elf, and after careful questioning, he found out that their world had experienced a huge disaster. Plants in nature died on a large scale, and there were very few left, and water resources were also very scarce. Most of the creatures that can still survive in the wild are semi-elemental creatures. The surface of these organisms is covered with a thick layer of rocky hard skin, and their muscles and bones are also stone-like materials. Only a small core inside the body is edible meat. Due to the lack of basic resources, except for semi-elemental creatures, the populations of other races have decreased significantly. Many fragile races have become extinct. Even the surviving races are still struggling to survive, and it is common for civilizations to end epochs. According to the high priest of the Ariana tribe, their elves used to live in the forest and were the darlings of the gods. They were the best among all races in terms of art and magic. But later on, the forest could only be seen in paintings and poems, and their elves became wilderness elves. After listening to Ariana's words, Li Zhuoguang finally understood why her previous behavior was so strange: "Good guys, is this the end of the world where you are?" Ariana shrugged: "The elders in the clan said the same thing, but my hometown was like this before I was born, so I'm used to it.
Only those antiques who are over a thousand years old have seen what the world was like before. " Li Zhuoguang sighed, and took out another apple and handed it to her: "Eat it, fruit is not a luxury here, you can eat it if you want." Ariana took the apple with some confusion, but still chose to put it in her bag: "Where are you from? Harvest City or Flowing Valley? No, even the noble master in Harvest City cannot say 'fruit' That's enough." "Is there a possibility that you are no longer in the original world?" Ariana said with relief: "It turns out I'm dead, no wonder there are so many fruits here. I saw you as soon as I stepped into the ruins. It seems that I stepped into a trap the moment I stepped into the ruins. It turns out that the legendary underworld is controlled by a dragon god. " Li Zhuoguang saw that he was getting more and more outrageous, so he explained everything to her in detail. "Then what you mean is that we are in another world now, a world of material abundance?" Ariana's eyes shone. Li Zhuoguang took a sip of water: "That's right." At this time, Ariana took out the apple and took a big bite. Both skin and core were swallowed by her. Li Zhuoguang also greeted everyone to start setting off. Just now he found a trail beside the bushes where people were walking out. As long as you follow the trail, no matter which direction you go, you will eventually encounter a settlement. After walking a few steps, I met other people on the road. These people were very short in stature. Although they were decently dressed, they all had bare feet and walked on the road barefoot. When they saw Li Zhuoguang and his party, they all greeted them friendly. It seemed that these were hobbits. A hobbit couple passed by, and Ariana exclaimed: "Oh my God, halflings have become extinct where we live." Hearing Ariana's words, Li Zhuoguang subconsciously wanted to cover her mouth, but suddenly remembered that they couldn't understand Ariana's language, so he gave up. Li Zhuoguang asked the Hobbit couple in a friendly manner: "Sorry, our map is lost. Where is the nearest settlement? We need to purchase some food." The couple enthusiastically told Li Zhuoguang that this place was near the Shire, and thoughtfully told him how to get there. Finally, they invited Li Zhuoguang and his party to visit the Tuke family in the Shire. "The Tooks? Do you know Bilbo Baggins?" The hobbit husband replied: "Of course I do, he is my nephew, the son of my sister Belladonna Tooke, a fine young man in his early fifties. But I remember that he never left me all my life. Charles, how do you know him?"
Hearing that Bilbo was only in his fifties, Li Zhuoguang could probably determine the time: "We have seen other Tuks outside, and they have mentioned him. After all, as a member of the Tuks family, you should also know that Tuks Members of the Gram family are mostly adventurous.” "That's right, then have they ever mentioned me, Hildefence?" "Ah...um...uh..." "Okay, okay, I understand. Bilbo lives in Bag End at the end of the Shire. You can see it as soon as you enter the Shire." "Thank you, kind Mr. Tuke." "You're welcome, they really didn't mention it?" "Ah this..." "Well, have a nice day, stranger." Li Zhuoguang and the others headed in the direction pointed by the Hobbit couple just now, but unexpectedly, at a fork in the road, they met a man wearing a hard hat, leaning on a wooden staff, and with the face of Magneto. Gray robe wizard. This is the No. 1 troublemaker in Middle-earth... the fire captain, Jiang Ziya's alter ego, and the knife-slinger Gandalf who only carries flash bombs when he goes out. Gandalf also saw Li Zhuoguang and his party, and he frowned in confusion. But what made Li Zhuoguang feel at ease was that he only stared at the crowd and did not rush up with a staff to smash his dog's head. Li Zhuoguang is not afraid of Gandalf. He has now come to Middle-earth in a physical form. If Maia wants to come to Middle-earth in a more peaceful way, she must give up most of her power and her strength will be greatly reduced. Li Zhuoguang and the others It's very easy to defeat him. But Gandalf's attitude is very crucial. As of now, it seems that Eru Ilúvatar has not notified his Ainur to clean up the intruders. Li Zhuoguang stepped forward: "Gandalf?" "Yes, you look strange. Are you?" "We are outsiders. I am Li Zhuoguang, the captain of this adventure team. Nice to meet you." "Oh, nice to meet you. Adventure party? The Shire is full of hobbits. This is not a good place for adventure." "Look at what you said. Didn't you come here too? The starting point of all adventures does not necessarily start in a grand place. It is possible that it starts in a hobbit hole." Li Zhuoguang's words aroused Gandalf's alert. He tightened the staff in his hand and asked again: "Adventurers who have come from afar, what are you seeking here?" Li Zhuoguang smacked his lips: "I originally came to see Bilbo Baggins. I wanted to confirm what stage I was in now, but I have just confirmed it. Now that I have met you, I want to confirm other things. " "What?" "You said that if I went to the Lonely Mountain to kill Smaug and seize the wealth of the Durin Dwarf Dynasty. What would you do?" "I know what you have heard, but I have to tell you that the treasure of the Durin dwarves belongs to the future King Under the Mountain." "Yes, I know. But what I want to ask is, if I really do this, will you bother Saruman, the Eagle King, Radagast and the other Maiyas to beat me? ?” Hearing Li Zhuoguang mention Maiya, Gandalf's eyes became dark: "It seems that you know a lot, but whether the Maiyas will take action depends on what you have done?" "Suppose I just take the wealth inside and put a reward on what I'm looking for, and this thing won't bring disaster to Middle-earth. How would you deal with it?" Gandalf was silent for a while after hearing Li Zhuoguang's words: "If this is the case, I can only persuade you to give up the treasure of the Lonely Mountain and the King under the Mountain."
Li Zhuoguang understood: "It seems that the only ones who can make you take action are the forces of Morgoth. You help Thorin seize the Lonely Mountain this time, not only to get rid of Smaug who was cultivated by Morgoth, but also to fulfill the mission of Arcana. The dwarves created by force.” "..." Gandalf was silent. "No, you have already foreseen that Sauron will come back. You want the Durin dwarves to rise again and become one of the forces against Sauron in the future." "Prophet?" "Not exactly, just think that I took a sneak peek at the last section of the movement." Li Zhuoguang continued: "The last question is, can your Father God tolerate noise in the Ainu Grand Movement?" Gandalf also realized at this time what kind of "foreign" method Li Zhuoguang just mentioned about the outsiders, and replied: "Everything that appears in the big movement is part of the movement, and there is no so-called noise." "This puts me at ease. You are such a good person, Gandalf. Let me introduce myself again. I am your competitor on this journey, Li Zhuoguang."