I reforged the glory of the magic ring in Middle-earth

Chapter 15: Filiqili, at your service!
Outside the blacksmith shop, several dwarf children passed by, and their cheerful smiles broke the silence inside the blacksmith shop.

Thorin and Dwalin smiled gently at the children who were looking at Tanis with curiosity. Tanis turned around and waved gently to greet the group of dwarf children passing by.

The children looked at each other, then ran away laughing.

Thorin withdrew his gentle gaze from the children, then looked at Tanith and said, "The Blue Mountains are the home of these children, but not of Dwalin and me. Our homeland is far to the east, across the Misty Mountains, through Mirkwood, and north of Lake-town. That is my homeland, Erebor, also known as the Lonely Mountain. When I was twenty-four, an evil dragon from the north attacked my homeland, leaving my noble people displaced. It has been more than a hundred years since then."

Ok?
Tanes made a pause gesture and asked cautiously, "Wait a minute, I want to ask a question. How old are you and Dwalin now?"

Dwalin was a little confused, but answered truthfully, "I am 167 years old, and Thorin is 193."

"It turns out that you dwarves are also a race with a long lifespan. I thought you, Thorin, were only in your twenties, but it turns out you are even older than Dwalin." Tanis suddenly realized.

Then he looked at Thorin and said, "Gandalf told me about the Lonely Mountain and the dragon, but I didn't expect that the homeland of the dwarves he mentioned would be your homeland."

Thorin heard Gandalf's name and asked in confusion, "Gandalf? The old human wizard in the grey robe? Why did he mention the Lonely Mountain?"

Tanis recalled Gandalf's words from his memory and said to Thorin, "Gandalf said he was worried that the evil dragon was working with a dark entity, so he wanted to go to the north to confirm it."

After Thorin heard this, his expression became more serious and his brows furrowed.

But he did not express any opinion on this. He just nodded and thanked Tanis: "Thank you for telling me this. It just so happens that I also want to meet this gray-robed wizard. If I meet him later, I will talk to him about the Lonely Mountain. My inner intuition tells me that meeting Gandalf is destined."

Then Thorin called Dwalin over and asked him to prepare the food and crop seeds that Tanis needed.

Dwalin left the two of them in a hurry. After Dwalin left, Thorin said to Tanis, "You can't carry all this supplies back by yourself, especially living creatures like the cows and sheep. I will have Dwalin take a few dwarves who are good at growing crops and caring for livestock with you. They will teach your people back home how to raise animals and grow crops."

Tanes thanked him again, "Of course I won't refuse your kindness. Thank you so much."

He really didn't consider this point. If there were no professionals to guide the cultivation of crops and the raising of animals, many unnecessary detours would surely be taken.

Neferi Lu was born in the wild lands north of the border, but she was taken away by Lord Baizhi when she was young. And from what he knew about Neferi Lu, this female warrior might be good at hunting, not farming.

Not to mention Roger, who was born as a magician.

As for the rest, there were only Knight Greg and his twelve soldiers of the King's Army. Tanes didn't think that this knight and his soldiers could take good care of the animals.

What's more, the flora and fauna in Middle-earth may be different from those in the border areas, so Tanes thought it would be better to let the dwarves who are good at these things guide him.

So Thorin's proposal is really critical and important to Tanes.

Thinking of this, Tanes paused and thanked Thorin earnestly: "Thorin, you not only provided me with supplies to rebuild my hometown, but also sent professionals to teach me. I really don't know how to thank you. I must give you something in return, otherwise I will be unable to sleep or eat if I go back like this."

Then, seeing that Thorin was about to say something to refuse, Tanes immediately added: "Don't refuse, Thorin. Didn't you tell me before that you longed to return to the Lonely Mountain? Then the dragon entrenched in the Lonely Mountain is the greatest threat you will face, and the gift I give you in return may be of some help."

When Thorin heard Tanes say this, the words of rejection that he was about to utter stopped at his lips and he finally swallowed them back into his stomach.

Then his eyes were attracted by the thing that suddenly appeared in Tanes's hand. He stared at the shield-shaped amulet with a red fire dragon pattern and the one-handed battle axe made of the scales of some creature, with a frozen ice shell attached to the axe blade, which constantly emitted cold air.

The things in Tanes' hands are the [Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet] and the [Frozen Shell Axe].

Moreover, this fiery red emblem amulet is not an ordinary one. Instead, it has three fire dragons drawn on it, which can provide a significant fire damage reduction effect to the owner who wears it.

Another weapon, the Frozen Shell Axe, was a tribute from the city of Sol in the far north, a border area, and was picked up by Tanes in Lienia of the Lake.

Tanes used this axe for a while and did not forget it later. He also gave the Frozen Shell Axe to Xugu to strengthen it to the limit with the Discolor Forging Stone.

While strengthening the Frozen Shell Axe, Tanes heard the blacksmith Repair talk about its origins.

It is said that this hand axe is made of dragon scales, also known as [Frozen Ice Mist]. The combat skills contained in the axe blade can spread extremely cold frost forward as the user steps hard on the ground.

"...Because Gandalf told me that the evil dragon that has taken over your homeland can spit out terrifyingly high-temperature flames. So I think if I give these two things to you, they will come in handy when the time comes."

After Tanes introduced the effects of the amulet and battle axe in his hand to Thorin, he bent down and handed them to Thorin.

Thorin solemnly stretched out his hands to take the amulet and hand axe handed to him by Tanes. As a dwarf, he first focused his attention on the Frozen Shell Axe that continued to emit cold air.

As soon as Thorin grasped the Frozen Shell Axe, he could feel the coolness coming from the steel axe handle, and it did not increase with the temperature of his palm, but remained just the right coolness.

Then Thorin turned around and tried to place the Frostshell Axe on the long, hot iron block that was still glowing red on the forging table.

With Dwalin's help, the piece of iron had begun to take the shape of a sword.

"呲-"

"Snapped--"

Two short voices were heard instantly.

As soon as the dragon-scale-like pointed part of the Frozen Shell Axe touched the iron block, a large amount of water mist was immediately produced.

Thorin originally thought that the mist was boiling hot steam, but when the mist brushed across his face, he realized that it was ice-cold. Even the temperature in the originally hot blacksmith shop dropped significantly.

When the mist dissipated, Thorin took a closer look and saw that the iron block on the forging table had already broken into two pieces in the middle of the sword. The short "snap" sound just now was the sound of the iron block in a high-temperature state breaking because it could not withstand such a rapid drop in temperature.

Not only that, the broken iron block was covered with a thick layer of frost, and even a large part of the forging table where the iron block was placed was affected.

This is also the reason why Thorin could feel the temperature in the blacksmith shop drop significantly.

"Just with this magical axe, you can buy a hundred cows in the Blue Mountains, Tanes. If you were in the human kingdom, you could even get a title by contributing this battle axe. And now, you give me this battle axe that people would fight for in other places like giving me fruit..." Thorin looked at Tanes blankly, not knowing what to say in the end.

Tanes said with a smile: "I think you are exaggerating a bit, Thorin, but I'm glad you like it. By the way, the Frozen Shell Axe contains the mysterious power of my hometown called "War Skill". Do you want to find an open place to test its power?"

Because he had reincarnated several times at the border, he still had several Frozen Shell Axes in his backpack.

Thorin caressed the cold battle axe in his hand lovingly. He nodded vigorously after hearing Taneth's words. The dwarf also smiled brightly, which was rare for him. "Of course! It's just right. Dwalin needs some time to prepare everything. Come with me, Taneth."

Thorin called out Tanes' name eagerly, and after carefully putting away the other fire dragon emblem amulet that Tanes had given him in return, he strode forward, grabbed Tanes' sleeve, and quickly pulled him to the relatively empty yard behind the blacksmith shop.

Tanis looked around the backyard, which was filled with piles of slag, iron ore, and abandoned forges and furnaces, and couldn't help but say, "Actually, I've always had a question. I can sense that Dwalin and the others respect you very much, which shows that you have a very noble status and position among the dwarves, but I really didn't expect you to live in a place like this."

Thorin said with a strange look on his face, "I don't live here. This is just where I forge iron. I live not far from here. But most of us dwarves are like this. Even the royal family doesn't care whether their clothes, cheeks, and hands get dirty when forging iron. I understand that you don't know this custom."

Tanes shrugged, then saw Thorin holding the Frozen Shell Axe tightly and said, "Do you need me to teach you how to use the fighting skills on this axe, Thorin?"

Thorin smiled and shook his head, kindly refusing, "Thank you for your kindness, Tanes. But the axe you gave me is truly magical. When I held it, the method and movements of how to use it appeared in my mind."

Tanes was relieved and stood behind Thorin from beside him, so that Thorin could concentrate on testing the new weapon.

Thorin stood in the center of the courtyard, his eyes determined and his breathing steady. He gripped the Frostshell Axe tightly, the axe blade gleaming coldly in the early spring sun.

He stomped his left foot against the ground, and with that stomp, a piercing chill spread rapidly from the earth beneath his feet like a raging tide of beasts, covering half the backyard in the blink of an eye. Frost permeated the air like an invisible blade, appearing strange in the sunlight. The frost on the ground began where Thorin's left foot had landed, and continued to dissipate ten meters away.

Immediately afterwards, on this piece of soil swallowed by frost, a series of ice explosion sounds suddenly rang out.

It wasn't until the last sound ended that the cold mist was blown away by a breeze.

But the remaining frost on the ground is not so easy to disappear.

Thorin's eyes lit up when he saw this scene. He held the Frozen Shell Axe in his right hand and clenched his left fist.

Then he carefully tied the Frozen Shell Axe around his waist, then came to his senses, opened his arms, and gave Tanes behind him a warm hug.

Although Thorin was one of the tallest dwarves, he could only hug Tanis up to his waist.

But it was obvious that Thorin didn't care about this issue. He just wanted to express his joy to his friend Tanes.

"You really gave me a magical and powerful weapon, Tanes! With this battle axe, I have more confidence to recapture the Lonely Mountain. I will leave you a share of the gold in the Lonely Mountain!" Thorin patted the battle axe on his waist and said in a good mood.

Tanes nodded, then asked, "When you used your combat skills, did you feel any discomfort anywhere in your body? While the combat skills of this axe are powerful, its greatest strength lies in its sharpness and hardness."

He didn't know whether this dwarf had magic in his body like Gandalf, but since he was able to use combat skills just now, it meant that there was magic in Thorin's body, but he didn't know how much magic there was.

Thorin calmed down from his excitement, and as an excellent warrior he immediately understood what Tanes meant.

He thought carefully and said, "When the icy mist emerged from under my feet, I felt that I consumed a little more energy than usual when doing the same movements. Otherwise, there was no change."

Is it possible to use combat skills by just consuming physical strength instead of magic power?
Tanes was a little surprised.

Because the ceremonial straight sword he gave to Gandalf could only be used in combat after seeing Gandalf infuse magic into the sword.

How come it becomes a drain on physical strength in Thorin's hands?

Tanes scratched the back of his head, which was rare, as he felt a little itchy.

Anyway, he couldn't figure it out and it didn't affect anything, so he didn't dwell on why Thorin could use combat skills without magic.

Tanes believed that the creator god in his dream who called himself "Eru Ilúvatar" would give a reasonable explanation.

At this time, Dwalin also came over.

The dwarf warrior looked at the frost still lingering on the ground in the backyard with some confusion, then said to Thorin and Tanes, "Thorin, the supplies Mr. Tanes needs are ready, and we've also found the dwarves who will guide the animal husbandry and crop planting."

Thorin nodded: "What about the guards? Have you selected them?"

Dwalin's rugged face showed a rare bitter smile. "That's the problem. When the soldiers heard they were going to be guarding a human wizard who had saved Thorin, they all clamored to come."

Thorin gently stroked the Frozen Shell Axe in his hand, feeling the coldness of the axe blade. After glancing at Tanes inconspicuously, he leaned over to Dwalin's ear and whispered two names.

Dwalin was slightly surprised when he heard the names Thorin mentioned. He lowered his voice and asked, "Thorin, are you sure you want them to be guards? In case of danger..."

Thorin hesitated briefly when he heard Dwalin's words, but then he said in a firm tone, "They have all grown into excellent warriors, but have not yet seen the world. They will benefit greatly from following a human wizard."

Dwalin had no choice but to nod, then nodded apologetically to Tanis without saying anything, but ran away again in a swift and decisive manner.

By the time Dwalin returned and found Tanis, the sun was almost at its highest point.

During this time, at Thorin's warm invitation, Tanes enjoyed a sumptuous dwarf-style lunch - smoked meat, minced meat pies, ham, bacon, venison sausage, etc., with almost no vegetables.

But what impressed Tanes the most was not the table full of various meaty delicacies, but the cup after cup of beer that was constantly raised to him.

Fortunately, Thorin knew that Tanes had something important to do, so he just toasted Tanes with ten glasses of ale and then stopped.

This made Tanes' mouth filled with the taste of alcohol and meat. Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet so that others would not smell the smell while he was talking.

After lunch, Tanis and Thorin wished each other to rebuild their hometown as soon as possible and said goodbye solemnly. Then, led by Dwalin, they came to the dwarf caravan that had been waiting for Tanis.

Tanis noticed that Dwalin seemed to be very familiar with two of the dwarves. He laughed the dwarven laughter he was used to hearing and went forward to hug them.

The two dwarves looked very young, with not very long beards on their chins and very handsome looks.

The clothes they wore looked more refined than Dwalin's, but they were equipped with weapons.

The yellow-haired dwarf had a dagger hanging from his waist, and his clothes and pants were bulging. Tanes thought he was hiding small weapons such as daggers or throwing knives.

Another black-haired dwarf with a more childish face held a bow in his hand, a quiver on his back, and a dagger on his waist.

Tanis could sense that these two dwarves were warriors as powerful as Dwalin, and when their eyes turned to him, he nodded gently.

Then he felt that after seeing him nod, the two dwarves' bodies became a little stiff and their expressions became visibly tense.

Dwalin also noticed something was wrong with the two dwarves, patted them on the shoulders and said, "Relax, Mr. Tanes is a man of very mild temper."

The yellow-haired dwarf whispered, "So he won't just turn us into frogs or something?"

The black-haired dwarf nodded nervously to indicate that he wanted to ask the same question.

Dwalin raised an eyebrow. "As long as you remain polite, then, lads, take up your courage and say hello to Mr. Tanes."

After he said that, he pushed the two men towards Tanes.

The two dwarves stumbled, and Tanes looked at them in confusion.

The yellow-haired dwarf and the black-haired dwarf looked at each other, and finally bent down to Tanes, and shouted loudly:
"Fili."

"Kili."

"At your service!" X2.

　I woke up and found so many more collections. Thank you all for your love (tough guy crying)

　　And the recommendation votes and monthly votes from all the readers, I almost thought I had written something toxic and was cyberbullied with many red dot reminders, but in the end it was all your support (kowtow)
　　Finally, I would like to thank [Qinglian Xiaozhu] for the reward (sincerely terrified)
　　The reason why Thorin sent his two nephews there was that he thought there was no dangerous place in Sirias, which would be a good opportunity for the two brothers to see the world and build a good relationship with Tanes.

　　He really regarded Tanes as a wizard, and Fili was trained by Thorin as his heir.

　　As for Qili, he is now a carefree little angel.

　　Of course, Thorin thought it would be even better if the brothers could get a weapon similar to the Frozen Shell Axe from Tanes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)