Chapter 104 Bilbo's Visit
For Levi, there are only two most valuable things he traded with the piglins.
One is the Ender Pearl, which can be used for teleportation, and the other is the Enchanted Book, but the probability of this is quite small, and it depends on fate.
Levi traded two sets of gold, and the Enchanted Book only appeared once, and it was still useless Soul Speed (speeding up walking on soul sand).
It made Levi wonder if these piglins did it on purpose.
Sometimes these guys do deserve a beating.
Although they are occasionally black-hearted, the transaction must continue.
Under the bombardment of gold ingots, the piglins took out several boxes of miscellaneous things.
Ender Pearls were also successfully exchanged for a row, a total of more than 140, which was considered to be the initial realization of Ender Pearl freedom.
After having enough Ender Pearls, the first thing Levi did was to synthesize them with blaze powder to make an Eye of Ender.
Back to the roadside fort, Levi threw the Eye of Ender into the sky.
The Eye of Ender flew overhead with particles floating on it, and then it was suspended in the air, turning left and right. After a moment, it exploded on the spot with a "pop!" and turned into powder.
Okay, now I know there is no portal to the End in this world.
"My Lord."
Just as Levi was staring at the place where the Eye of Ender exploded and thinking, a resident ran over in a hurry.
"What's wrong?"
"There is a Hobbit named Baggins outside the city who said he is your friend. Should we let him in?"
Levi was refreshed.
"Of course, I'll go over there."
The resident looked at Levi's back, hesitant to speak, and finally chose to shut up.
It seems that this lord doesn't like to order people around. Every day, whether it's cooking or getting something, he basically does it himself, and doesn't know how to find a servant.
Obviously, as long as he is willing to speak, a group of people will immediately rush to sign up.
Clatter.
The city gate opened.
"Welcome, I finally see you, Bilbo."
"Forgive me, Levi."
Bilbo, wearing a thick coat, looked helpless. He said as he walked towards the city: "You can never imagine what happened in my house. It's terrible."
"Is it a thief?"
"It's even more terrible than that!"
Bilbo said indignantly: "You don't know, my cousin - the Sackville-Baggins family, they have wanted to take over Bag End for a long time. During our adventure, they actually announced that I was dead and even held a funeral for me!"
"When I went back, they were moving my furniture out, leaving nothing behind, and even wanted to auction off the sword you gave me."
Levi frowned.
Although he knew that the Sackville family had always had conflicts with Bilbo and was thinking about his property every day.
But some special things were not something they could touch casually.
This family was a bit rude.
If I remember correctly, in the future when Saruman has ideas about the Shire, the first breakthrough is this family. They did not hesitate to sell the news of the Shire to Saruman for a large sum of money, and at the same time they also sheltered the villains and spies from outside, causing the whole Shire to be in a mess, and people suffered losses every day.
"I finally drove them all away."
Bilbo continued:
"Ha, they pretended not to know me when I went back, as if I was just a gangster who came to rob them."
"Fortunately, there is the thief contract document that Thorin left me, otherwise I can't even prove my identity."
Huh--
At this point, Bilbo breathed a sigh of relief.
"But I'm so glad that we are all alive."
Bilbo smiled and said, "Remember, Levi, although it's embarrassing, but I fainted when I first saw this contract document."
"Of course I remember, at that time Gandalf persuaded you for a long time to calm you down."
Bilbo nodded: "I am very happy that I chose this journey."
"But speaking of it..."
Bilbo turned his head and looked around.
"Are those the residents here?"
"Yes, they all came to Wayside Castle recently. They originally lived in the Anduin Valley between the Misty Mountains and the Mirkwood, but it has become increasingly dangerous and can no longer be lived there."
"I don't know if you've heard that many hobbits used to live there, but later they crossed the mountains to the west and established the Shire with the king's permission."
Bilbo shook his head.
"No one in my family has ever told me this, but now I know."
"By the way, who is the king you are talking about? I don't think I've ever heard of a king in the Shire."
"It's a ruined kingdom."
Levi shook his head and didn't say more.
If you want to talk about this in detail, you have to let Gandalf come, and he only knows the general idea.
Without asking any more questions, Bilbo just looked at the people who were working or resting curiously, and then turned around and followed Levi into the castle.
"Levi, I brought this for you."
As soon as he entered the castle, Bilbo carefully unloaded his backpack and placed it on the table.
"What is this?"
"It's aged wine from an old cellar. It's the most precious wine in my collection. It's very old, older than me."
As he spoke, Bilbo took out twelve bottles of red wine that looked very beautiful from his bag.
"The Sackvilles have always wanted my good wine, I won't let them succeed."
"All of this is for you, Levi, believe me, it will not disappoint you."
"Thank you, although I don't usually... Well, forget it, it's okay, I will keep it well."
Hearing this, Bilbo nodded with satisfaction.
"But speaking of it, what did you come to me for?"
Levi carefully put the bottles of wine away, paused for a moment, and then turned around and said to Bilbo who was a little confused:
"Bilbo, I know you have something special, right?"
Bilbo's heart suddenly jumped.
"Sorry, I don't know what you mean..."
"A ring, I know you must be wearing it."
Bilbo quickly put his hand into his pocket, with a little surprise on his face.
So I always carry it with me, no, why should I carry it?
Bilbo really couldn't remember when and why he took this thing out.
Thinking of the exchange with Gandalf some time ago, Bilbo curled his lips and admitted directly:
"Yes, I do have a very unusual ring. You may not believe it. I didn't even know it was in my pocket."
"Do you want to see it?"
As he said, Bilbo was about to take out the ring to show Levi.
"No, no, no, I don't want to see it. Don't take it out, Bilbo."
Levi hurriedly stopped him.
"You know, I'm very interested in magical things, so I want to study the ring in your hand."
"Okay, if you need it, I'll give it to you."
After a little hesitation, Bilbo agreed.
"No, don't give it to me. It's better to have that thing in your hand. By the way, do you want a glass of milk?"
"Of course, I've been drinking milk these days. Thank you."
Bilbo took the milk and drank it in one gulp.
"Very fresh."
After making sure Bilbo had finished drinking the milk, Levi nodded and said, "Let's get started. Don't worry, it's just some small experiments. I won't take your ring."
"I understand."
Bilbo said seriously, "I will try my best to cooperate with you."
"Just..."
Bilbo's expression was a little hesitant.
"Just?"
"I don't mean to say you, Levi. It may be a little different in customs, but it's actually very rude to talk with your back to people here..."
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Sorry, I've been unwell recently, and I may need to take a break. It's a bit difficult to add more chapters.
