Train to Another World.

Chapter 87 Rivendell
Early the next morning, Li Zhuoguang and his companions packed their bags, crossed the last bridge, and headed straight into the Ogre Forest.

This forest is not big, and is famous for the ogres that come and go. However, except for the Ologs under Sauron, the other ogres in this world cannot stand the light and will be petrified once they see the sunlight.

A road was opened in the forest, and during the day, there were still merchants passing through the forest. However, at night, most people chose to camp far away from the forest, and a few who were in a hurry would also take a detour along the forest.

It was early morning when Li Zhuoguang and his companions entered the forest. The ogres were hiding in caves to rest, which saved them a lot of trouble.

Along the way, Li Zhuoguang controlled the flying sword to cut down the branches and rocks on the roadside. The flying sword provided by Xiong Facai was well-made, and coupled with Li Zhuoguang's deep red magic, it originally had a strong destructive attribute.

During this journey, no matter what he chopped with the sword, he did not feel any resistance. So Li Zhuoguang chopped even harder, just like when he was a child and got a very tough branch.

So Li Zhuoguang decided that no matter whether this flying sword had a name before, from now on it would be called "Kan Kan Le".

In fact, Li Zhuoguang can go looking for the ogres now, because the sun is shining brightly. He doesn't even need to do anything. He just needs to use a mirror to reflect the sunlight into the cave and kill all the ogres.

However, there were only a few gold coins and three weapons forged by elves in the First Age in the ogre's cave. These things were not enough to arouse Li Zhuoguang's interest and make him spend time looking for them.

After leaving the Ogre Forest, you are very close to Rivendell. Rivendell means "valley" and is the territory of the Elf King Elrond.

Although Elrond is the King of Elves, he is actually a half-blood. His bloodline is very complicated, including the bloodlines of the three tribes of elves, the three tribes of humans, and the Maia.

From "The Silmarillion" to "The Hobbit" and finally to "The Lord of the Rings", it is difficult to find a character in Tolkien's universe with more blood than him.

In the original book, he is described as being as strong as a warrior, as resourceful as a wizard, and the holder of the Three Rings of the Elves - the Ring of Air, Viya. He is considered the strongest... hybrid in Middle-earth.

They stopped when they were about to reach the Misty Mountains, and Li Zhuoguang launched the "circular" attack with ease.

Although the approximate location of Rivendell has been marked on the map, the entrance to Rivendell has always been hidden, and it is indeed difficult to find without a guide.

Therefore, I don’t go to the mountain, let the mountain go to me.

Sure enough, they didn't wait long before they heard the sound of horns and the sound of horse hooves. Soon, a group of elven knights wearing silver armor and riding white horses surrounded them.

Li Zhuoguang stopped the others from attacking. Seeing that Li Zhuoguang and his men did not seem to have any hostility towards them, the team of elf knights did not launch an attack.

The leading knight rode forward and came to Li Zhuoguang. He glanced at Li Zhuoguang, then at Aliana, and said, "Alasse'aure. Nai tiruvantel ar varyuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilya. Man cerig?"

Li Zhuoguang raised his head and asked the leading elf: "We don't understand the Elven language. Can you speak the common language?"

The leading elf was a little surprised, but still asked in Elvish: "Did you grow up in the outside world? How come you don't even know Sindarin? And your ears are really..."

It's true that Ariana is an elf, but her ears are much longer than the elves in this world, but not as exaggerated as the elves in Azeroth.

Li Zhuoguang explained: "She is an elf from another place, so she is a little different from the elves in Middle-earth."

"What about you? Your ears are just like a human's."

Li Zhuoguang was surprised and asked, "I am originally a human being?"

Later, during their conversation, Li Zhuoguang realized that his facial lines and skin were too soft and fair compared to the humans here, and most importantly, he had no beard on his face.

Because the humans here don't have the habit of shaving, at most they just trim their beards, so when the elf first saw Li Zhuoguang, he thought he was a half-elf.

As for Ariana, there is no need to mention her. She has extremely beautiful looks and long platinum hair. Except for her slightly dark skin, she fits all the stereotypes of elves.

But what the elf didn't say was that he had mistaken Xiong Facai for a tall dwarf, because his beard was too lush and he was much shorter than the humans here. He was still wondering how a dwarf could be so friendly to an elf. It turned out to be a big mistake.

The leading elf introduced himself: "I am Lindir under King Elrond. May I ask who you are?" Li Zhuoguang introduced everyone's names and said: "We are all from the outside world and we want to see King Elrond for something."

"What about that magic just now?"

Li Zhuoguang stretched out a finger, and a red flame ignited on it. The surrounding elves sensed the destruction and violence contained in the flame, and became nervous. Some elves even put their hands on the hilt of the sword.

"Relax, why are you so serious?" Li Zhuoguang soothed him, "Swords have no distinction between good and evil. The specific situation depends on the person holding the sword. Moreover, even the Ring of Air in King Elrond's hand was forged by Celebrimbor based on the knowledge left by Sauron, wasn't it?"

"But this power..."

Li Zhuoguang continued, "I know you, Lindir, King Elrond's right-hand man. You must have followed King Elrond through a lot. In your long years, have you ever seen such a force doing evil in Middle-earth?"

As Li Zhuoguang spoke, he spread his hands and shaped the crimson magic into a blooming red lotus: “You see, this power is just a little violent, but it is not evil. As long as you use it a little, it is still very convenient.

Even though there are dragons and fire demons in this world, you have to admit that fire is pretty useful, right?"

Lindir thought for a while, and seeing that Li Zhuoguang and his group only had five people, he said, "I will take you to see King Elrond, and King Elrond will make the final decision."

Li Zhuoguang readily agreed and led everyone to follow Lindir. When they reached a rock wall, they went around it and saw an extremely narrow rift. If they rode a horse, only one person could pass through.

This reminded Li Zhuoguang of "It was very narrow at first, then people could pass through..." In the original book, Rivendell was also positioned as a shelter built by Elrond, and was called "the home of all kind creatures east of the sea." I don't know whether Tolkien referred to "Peach Blossom Spring" when he wrote Rivendell.

Of course, many fans of the original novel prefer to call it "the No. 1 Nursing Home in Middle-earth."

After entering Elrond, Li Zhuoguang met King Elrond in the council hall as he wished.

Elrond first welcomed them: "Gi nathlof hí."

Then, he looked at Li Zhuoguang again and asked in confusion: "You are very special. Since the First Age, there has never been such a special visitor in Middle-earth."

Li Zhuoguang nodded politely: "We also feel presumptuous for this sudden visit, but we are grateful for the tolerance of the great god Ilúvatar and for allowing us to walk on the land of Middle-earth.

We are here to find a lost artifact."

Elrond asked, "What kind of vessel is it?"

Li Zhuoguang borrowed painting tools from Lin Dier and explained, "We don't have this object here. Please allow me to paint it."

As he spoke, Li Zhuoguang used a charcoal-like tool to sketch the appearance of the carriage with just a few strokes: "This is a wooden box with doors and windows, like a small house.

It may be visible right away, or it may hide its shape and require you to get closer to see it.

The main reason we came here this time is to make a deal with King Elrond."

King Elrond easily guessed his intention: "You want Rivendell to help you find this item?"

Li Zhuoguang nodded: "Yes, I am willing to provide information about the Supreme Ring."

Hearing the name of the One Ring, King Elrond was horrified.

(ps: I see that many people are still struggling with the language issue, so I will explain it here. The time travel is a movie, not a novel, and the common language used in the movie is English.

Even though it was a novel, Tolkien created a lot of languages ​​when writing it. Every time he wrote about a certain language somewhere, he would write down the characters of that language, whether it was the runes of Sindarin or the Tengwa letters of Black Speech.

But whenever he mentions Westron, the common language of Middle-earth, he writes in English.)
(End of this chapter)