Chapter 262 The keyhole revealed in the moonlight

At dusk, Aaron (missing body) returned to Bader's house. As soon as he entered the door, he almost staggered and fell to the ground.

Sigrid saw this and hurriedly helped him to the chair.

"Why are you looking so pale?" Bofur asked.

"The magic power is seriously overdrawn." The missing body explained feebly. He had been outputting magic power non-stop for more than ten hours, and almost made himself disappear.

"What did you do?" Barn asked in confusion, "You were fine when I left."

"Keep it secret." The missing body waved his hand, "Please prepare some food and warm water for me now. I am not generally weak now."

Barn nodded and quickly took out a plate of brown bread and cheese sauce from his food cabinet.

The corners of Missing Body's mouth twitched, and there were even a few black lines on his forehead.

Do you have any insight? Just give me this? What if you can’t recover at night?

But considering the economic conditions of the Bader family, they can only make do.

"Where is your father?"

"He went to the bell tower." Tilda looked at Aaron anxiously, "My dad will be fine, right?"

"Yes." The missing body smiled affirmatively, "Your father will kill the dragon tonight and become a hero in the town, I guarantee it."

The three dwarves looked at each other. If the prophecy is true and the evil dragon will come to Changhu Town, it means that Thorin and the others failed to resolve the battle in Lonely Mountain.

"Thorin..." Bofur hesitated, "Will the expedition be successful?"

“Of course, Gaius takes the contract very seriously.

I will help Thorin find the Arken Stone and ensure the safety of others. "

"But you are not in Gushan, how can you guarantee that?" Qili asked weakly.

"Don't underestimate the power of the wizard." The missing body smiled enigmatically, "I have arranged everything.

By the way, haven’t you recovered from the poison yet? "

"I guess we have to wait until night." Bifo looked at the casserole, "The king's leaf grass needs to be boiled for a long time, so that the purest medicinal solution can be obtained."

...

On the other side, the expedition team walked for a day and finally arrived at the Watch City.

Bilbo looked at the ruins of the town below and asked in disbelief, "What is this place?"

"It used to be where the ancient city of River was, but now it's just a ruin." Balin said, "The disaster brought about by Smaug."

"This is the power of dragons!" Aaron sighed, eager to activate the Dragon Slayer Magic Crystal.

As long as he learns dragon-slaying magic, he will be able to control this kind of natural disaster-level destructive power within three years.

"Before the sun goes down, we must find the secret door into the mountain." Thorin said and started to move forward.

"Wait a minute." Bilbo stopped him hurriedly, "This is where the city looks out. Gandalf said we would meet here. Don't go into the Lonely Mountain alone."

"Have you seen him?" Thorin asked, "We have no time to wait for the wizard.

We're on our own, let's go! "

"Let's go!" Aaron patted Bilbo on the shoulder. "Gandalf has probably been to the Tomb of the Witch King of Angmar now, but he will be entangled in more dangerous things later, otherwise he won't be able to get there. of."

"You know?" Bilbo looked at Aaron in surprise.

"Well..." Aaron pondered for a moment and then shook his head, "I don't know, but I can barely make a guess.

In Rivendell, Gandalf, the white-robed wizard and two elf kings started a discussion about their enemy several hundred years ago, an evil necromancer.

I can only tell you that the water here is very deep. If we little characters get mixed in, we will drown accidentally. "

"Then...will he be in danger?" Bilbo asked worriedly.

"Definitely, but if the sky falls, a tall man will hold it up." Aaron said very straightforwardly. He is more self-aware than anyone else. Instead of holding back in the past, it is better to do his own thing.

Bilbo was speechless, but he also knew that he could not help, so he could only wish silently in his heart.

The expedition team searched for the entrance to the secret door according to the map, but the search target range was too large, and everyone scattered and searched for more than an hour without finding it.

Thorin took out the map and said, "If the map is true, the secret door is directly above us."

"Up there." Bilbo shouted, pointing to the statue of Thorin's grandfather Thorn. There was a winding stone staircase on the huge statue.

"You have very sharp eyes! Master Baggins." Thorin smiled excitedly, and immediately gathered everyone to start climbing the stairs, and finally arrived at the destination before sunset.

"It must be it, the Hidden Door." Thorin looked at the stone wall in front of him. The outline of the door was vaguely visible, and his inner joy could hardly be suppressed.

Thorin took out the key and shouted to the dwarves behind him: "Let those who doubt us regret it!"

The dwarves immediately cheered. The expedition for more than half a year was finally not in vain, and the dwarf kingdom had hope of rebuilding.

"We have a key, which means there is a keyhole somewhere." Dwalin began to search on the stone wall.

Thorin looked at the afterglow of the setting sun and couldn't help but read the words of the moon on the map, "The last light of the Turin sun will shine on the keyhole."

"The contract will be completed soon." Aaron thought happily. As long as the door is opened, he can use Captain Jack's compass to find the legendary Arken gem and complete the system task.

However, as the sun slowly set, Dwalin failed to find the keyhole.

Thorin could not remain calm and immediately asked Nori to help. He had the strongest observation ability among the dwarves.

Noli put his ear against the stone wall and kept tapping with the spoon, but the sound fed back to him made him worried.

"Quiet, I can't even hear you punching or kicking."

"I can't find it." Dwalin slammed the door angrily, "It's not here, it's not here at all."

Thorin watched the sun set and the light gradually disappear. He couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Break open the door."

Several dwarves took out their weapons, but this stone wall was extremely strong. Even the carvings with knives and axes could only produce a few sparks, and even the broken weapons could not leave any traces.

"It's useless. The door is sealed and cannot be opened with brute force." Bahrain said.

"Let me try." Aaron walked to the stone wall and directly recited the unlocking spell, "Open the Alaho Cave."

boom!

A pale yellow light emerged on the stone wall, knocking Aaron back a few steps.

"Gan!" Aaron cursed secretly, but quickly calmed down. If the secret door did not exist, there would be no need to set up such a powerful spell.

The sun set, the last ray of daylight disappeared, and the dwarves did not break down the door.

"Impossible!" Thorin walked to the stone wall with the map and murmured in disappointment: "The last light of the Turin Sun will shine on the keyhole.

That’s it, what are we missing? "

The dwarves remained silent. Being able to hold back tears at this moment was a sign of inner strength.

"What have we missed, Balin?" Thorin asked with some choking.

"The light has disappeared, and there is nothing we can do." Bahrain said with a heavy heart, "We only have one chance, let's go, everyone."

"Wait a moment." Aaron stopped everyone immediately.

You can't go, you mustn't go!

I can't complete the contract by myself if you leave!

We are just one step away from completing the first task of the system. We are not willing to give up at this time even if we beat him to death!

"Fluorescence."

Aaron snapped his fingers, and a bright light appeared in his hand, illuminating the stone wall and the disappointed faces of the dwarves.

"Child, I know you are unwilling, but we are more unwilling than you." Bahrain comforted, "But sometimes you have to learn to accept reality."

"Bullshit reality." Aaron said angrily, "I only see you giving up hope of rebuilding the dwarf kingdom so easily."

"Thorin." Aaron looked at the dwarf prince who had no sight in his eyes. "There is a powerful magic spell on the rock wall, which means we have found the right place. If you have the key, we have the method to open the secret door.

I'm so disappointed that you have to leave now just because you can't find the keyhole. "

"That's right." Bilbo couldn't help but say, "We can't give up, at least not now."

Thorin sighed and slowly raised his head, "But we are already late."

"Who told you that you were late? Is today the day of Turin?" Aaron rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Your dwarf ancestors drew this map, and the cipher text on it can only be deciphered by the words of the moon. The article is a riddle, are you sure you understand it correctly? "

Thorin opened his mouth and looked at the key in his hand thoughtfully, a glimmer of hope igniting in his heart.

"Can you solve the riddle?" Thorin looked at Aaron expectantly, and others also focused on him.

"I can't." Aaron poured cold water on everyone's minds.

"Then what do you think it does?"

"But it can." Aaron reluctantly took out Captain Jack's compass, "This thing is more cost-effective than a magic carpet. I spent a lot of money to get it.

It can point to what a person desires most deep in his heart and is a treasure in the true sense. "

"You mean it can find the keyhole?" Dwalin asked doubtfully.

"Of course." Aaron opened the compass and put it in Thorin's hand, "Let's try it!"

Thorin swallowed and looked at the swinging needle on the compass, thinking that he might be crazy to put his hope on a toy.

But now, let’s treat a dead horse as a live doctor!

The keyhole of the secret door, the keyhole of the secret door...

Thorin was concentrating on thinking about the location of the keyhole. The pointer on the compass rotated rapidly, and finally stopped, pointing to the lower left side of the stone wall.

At the same time, the bright moonlight also broke through the clouds and shone on the stone wall.

The light slowly moved downwards, also pointing to the keyhole.

"Keyhole." Balin almost shed tears as he looked at the black keyhole that appeared in the moonlight.

"The light of the moon." Bilbo murmured thoughtfully, "It turns out that the riddle means the last moonlight in autumn."

Thorin looked at the keyhole for a long time and couldn't recover. When he reacted, he found that his hand had loosened and Aaron put the compass back.

"What are you doing standing still? Open the door!"

Thorin nodded slightly and inserted the key into the keyhole under the expectant eyes of all the dwarves.