Chapter 148 Beautiful Charles and the Last Oil Lamp
It was a little chilly in the early autumn morning.
In the morning light, a winding gravel road quietly stretched among the green fields, and the sun shone through the sparse clouds and fell on the ground in patches.
On both sides of the road, there were rolling rice fields, with rice ears hanging low, as if whispering to Mother Earth.
A breeze blew, and layers of golden waves appeared in the rice fields, making a rustling sound. Occasionally, a tit flew by, and the crisp and pleasant bird calls also added a bit of vitality to the place.
At the end of the path.
A simple carriage drove in the distance.
The driver was a young man in a light blue robe.
It seemed that the old horse knew the way. The young man leaned against the shaft, holding a thick tome in his hand, reading intently, and was not worried about the direction of the horse.
"Brother Ino! How long will we have to go!" A childish voice of doubt came from the carriage.
"Almost! Almost!" Ino closed the book and responded helplessly.
Middle-earth seems to be surprisingly large.
Although it is destined to be slow to travel with the elderly, the weak, women and children, he has walked for three months on this journey, and he still hasn't seen the shadow of Ciel.
Although the journey is boring, it is also full of gains.
Not only can I calm down and carefully read through the "Standard Spells" given by Draco, but more importantly, the passage of time.
Three months in the Woodland Kingdom, nearly three months in the White City, and now another three months on the road...
In nearly a year, the growth of the passive magic power of the little wizard is really unknowingly.
Although there is no reference, the basic time is still there. I remember that Professor Flitwick said last year that he had the magic power of a fourth-grade little wizard.
If you don't count, you don't know. After adding and subtracting, Ino suddenly found that he had surpassed the seventh-grade graduates and had the magic power of an adult wizard.
What made him even happier was that this was not the limit. Because the body is still in the second-grade state, it means that the magic power will continue to increase with the passage of time.
"Just by accumulating experience, I guess I can become a legend..." He sighed inwardly.
Then, Ino turned his gaze to the distance, and a low hill came into view. This is not the point, the point is that there are small door frames and window frames under the hill.
"Aunt Julia! Lily! We are here, in the Shire!"
...
Bag End.
Baggins rubbed his eyes in disbelief. If he hadn't just turned fifty, he would have thought he had astigmatism.
"Are you Ino?"
Seeing the boy across from him nod slightly, Baggins rushed over at once.
"Hahaha! My old friend! If you hadn't helped me at that time, I would have been feeding spiders in the forest. You don't know what we went through later, right? Later..."
Ino sat aside at Bag End, which was less than 1.7 meters high, and listened quietly to Baggins' narration.
It seems that Baggins has been a little lonely over the years, probably like those who have seen real storms and waves, and feel a little out of place when they return to their hometown village.
The appearance of Ino filled the gap of Baggins. The words that had been hidden for decades could no longer be hidden at this moment.
"You know, in these years, only Gandalf would visit me occasionally! I thought you had forgotten me! Today, I am so happy..."
As he spoke, Baggins looked a little sad, but also a little happy about the reunion. Perhaps this was the real mixture of sadness and joy.
"Don't be sad, old friend. I'm here, and I plan to settle down here." Ino interrupted Baggins's narration with a chuckle.
"Settle down? Not leaving?" Baggins suddenly stood up from the stool and walked back and forth in the room with some excitement.
"I will still leave! But I also want to settle down here! I will come back every once in a while in the future."
As Ino spoke, he looked at the old and young grandparents and grandchildren at the dining table next to him.
"Leave it to me! I'll do it for you." Baggins said and was about to walk out the door, seemingly not caring that it was already late at night outside.
...
The Shire in winter is a season of joy and banquets.
After the farm work in the fields is done in the fall, the kind-hearted Hobbits will gather together, either singing or dancing.
In short, every day is very fulfilling and happy.
Not far from Baggins's Bag End, a somewhat alternative house is also brightly lit and full of laughter.
The reason why it is said to be somewhat alternative is that this house is a two-story wooden structure hut built on the traditional tree hole house of the Hobbits.
In the room.
Ino and Baggins sat on the chair and chatted, Lily played with several children of the same age, and on the other side, Aunt Julia was packing food and putting them into the basket one by one.
"Are you going to join the party? Still playing? Still chatting?" Aunt Julia's hoarse voice sounded.
"Let's go! Don't keep everyone waiting anxiously." Ino stood up first and took the initiative to take the basket of food.
Today is a special day. The old year will end today and the new year will begin today.
Therefore, the Hobbits, who love fun, always bring food and gather in the square of the Shire to hold a grand dinner, which lasts until dawn.
Ino, who was watching, stood up, and Baggins also jumped off the chair, saying with some melancholy: "Gandalf probably won't come this year! Maybe next year, maybe the year after, he will always come to the Shire before the New Year and light beautiful fireworks for everyone."
"Old buddy! Gandalf is not the only wizard!" Ino chuckled and pulled out the wand from his sleeve.
...
Middle-earth, the end of the Third Age 2971.
All the Hobbits living in the Shire had an unforgettable New Year's dinner.
Bright and vivid fireworks, countless delicious candies, small ice castles, tall ice slides, and those strange animals that can be ridden and played, but are docile and harmless.
Late at night.
Ino put the sleeping Lily on the bed. The little girl was completely crazy today, and finally fell asleep on the back of a little unicorn.
After settling Lily, he walked out of the room.
"Are you leaving? Don't underestimate the intuition of an old woman!" The old woman Julia sat quietly in the living room.
Seeing that Ino didn't reply, she stood up and walked to the cabinet beside her.
After a while, an old oil lamp appeared on the table.
"This is not a valuable thing, but I don't have anything to give you! Take it, maybe it can light your way at night."
...
On a small road not far from the Shire.
In the dark night, a lit oil lamp emitted a faint flame, illuminating the small area around it.
After a while, the flame suddenly disappeared, and the figure holding the oil lamp disappeared with it.
After a short period of abnormality, everything around returned to normal.
Although it was late at night, if you listen carefully, you can still hear the laughter of the Hobbits in the breeze.
Xiaodi shares magical animals today: Silent Bird
Level: xx
Features: A blue bird with spots on its body. They never call in their lives. Only at the moment before death will they make a long cry.
Function: The feathers of the Silent Bird can be used in truth serum and memory agent.
