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

Chapter 56: Gandalf's Invitation to the Feast
After the pain in Millicent's body eased slightly, she gave Tanes a weak smile: "Thank you, Tanes..."

Tanes met Millicent's golden eyes, nodded his head, and asked, "Have you recalled all your memories?"

Millicent nodded, her eyes filled with reminiscence. "Yes, those memories just appeared along with the pain of the crimson corruption... Although I don't know how you got here, congratulations. In the end, you didn't bow to fate and chose your own path."

Then she gave a beautiful and relaxed smile: "So what do you need me to do for you this time?"

Tanes smiled as well, and pulled out a finely crafted golden prosthetic hand from his space backpack. He handed it over and said, "Do you remember what you said to me after you recovered? You said you wanted to travel."

What he took out was the [Valkyrie's Prosthetic Hand].

Millicent took the Valkyrie's prosthetic hand with her one arm, a look of nostalgia on her face as she said, "You still have this thing... Yes, I remember that sentence, but I never thought I would say the same thing to you eight times."

She looked at Tanes, who immediately came over and helped Millicent put on the prosthetic hand.

While helping Millicent put on the golden prosthetic hand, Tanes said, "So this time I invite you to join a new adventure. Although the final destination of this journey is to face a dragon, I think you will not refuse."

"I can't find any reason to refuse. My sword is still willing to be wielded for you."

After putting on her golden prosthetic hand, Millicent stretched it slightly and replied with a smile.

She raised her prosthetic hand and nimbly took out a hairband from her pocket, tied her scattered crimson hair back into a short ponytail.

Millicent then raised her head, glanced at the Golden Tree and the Shadow Tree, and said, "I've never seen the Golden Tree look like this before. It seems a lot has happened since I left. Perhaps I should call you the King of Elden now?"

Tanes smiled bitterly. "That's true, but please don't tease me like that. Given our friendship, the title of King of Elden is too distant. You should just keep calling me Tanes."

Millicent smiled faintly and said, "I remember that Valkyrie Marenia called herself Michaela's Blade. Perhaps I should call myself Tanes' Blade. Hmm, that name doesn't seem bad?"

Tanes nodded and said, "If you don't mind, you can call yourself that to others outside, but it's better for us to call each other by our names. Next, I will summon another friend, who is also my chosen adventure companion this time."

Millicent asked curiously, "Who is it?"

Tanes said, "Dragon Warrior Aegon, it's normal that you don't know him, because I also met him later in the Shadow Land."

Shadow Land?
Millicent silently memorized this name she had never heard of, and then watched Tanes put his hand on the already very thick trunk of the golden tree, and then a golden figure quickly appeared beside him.

The figure was carrying a large bow on his back, with two dragon bones tied together with straw ropes, and there were countless claw marks on the surface.

The quiver was filled with large arrows made of sharp gravel, which surprised Millicent slightly.

Because she knew that these pieces of gravel could only be found in the territory where the ancient dragons roamed, which meant that this person often went in and out of the territory where the ancient dragons lived.

It's just that the armor he was wearing was a bit shabby. Rather than being armor to protect the body, it was more like a piece of clothing made up of armor fragments of different shapes.

Egon's face was hidden under the tattered conical hat. After seeing Tanes' figure clearly, he called out Tanes' name in confusion, just like Millicent who had just been summoned.

But soon, memories flooded into Egon's mind, and the roar of the mad dragon Beile, who was still unwilling to admit his death before his death, and the roar of thunder and fire also echoed in his mind.

"Hahahahaha! Mad Dragon Beile!!! You're finally dead! Died at the hands of humans!! The Dragon Warrior is the embodiment of your fear!!!"

Egon didn't care about those extra memories. He only knew that the [Mad Dragon] Beile was successfully hunted down by him and Tanes, and he laughed heartily.

Tanes did not say anything to interrupt Egon's laughter, but waited patiently until the other party laughed until his voice was hoarse, and then said: "Are you relieved, Egon?"

"Hahaha, I feel relieved! Tanes, my wish has been fulfilled, and my life is at your disposal!" Egon grinned happily.

Tanes smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, Egon. What if I summoned you because there is still an evil dragon in this world that is killing all living beings?"

Egon showed a ferocious smile, and widened his golden pupils: "Then I will use my 'harpoon' to show this evil dragon what a dragon warrior is! What true fear is!"

"Harpoon?" Millicent couldn't help but say.

Tanes explained: "It is the big arrow that Aegon made himself in the quiver behind him. It is not the harpoon for fishing that you imagine."

Millicent gave a rather 'not so bad' expression, or else she would have wondered what kind of dragon could be harpooned to death.

Aegon noticed Millicent and asked, "Is she one of the ones you asked to help slay the dragon? I can see she's a seasoned warrior. But facing those dragons, battle experience alone isn't enough."

Millicent wasn't angry. Instead, she humbly said, "You're right, Dragon Warrior. Tanes and I have only killed one lava earth dragon. You undoubtedly have more experience than I do in dealing with enemies flying in the sky. I hope to learn from you during this journey."

Egon laughed loudly. "Of course not, humble swordsman! I am more than happy to welcome a new dragon warrior to our ranks."

Upon hearing this, Millicent looked at Tanes and asked, "You also have the identity of a Dragon Warrior? When did you join?"

Actually, I have many identities.

Tanes complained silently in his heart.

However, Millicent immediately shook her head and said, "That's a superfluous question. My memories tell me that every time I see you, your identity is different. From the Knight of Kalia to the Pureblood Knight, and then to the Herrscher of the Volcano Residence... I wouldn't be surprised if you became a Dragon Warrior again."

Tanes shrugged and decided to change the subject. "You've just been summoned here, so there's a lot you don't understand. I'll show you around and explain the basics of this world along the way. We can also meet Bernal, who's also a member of this expedition."

Aegon glanced around and said as he walked, "I recognize this city, Stonewell, the city of the Storm King. But I don't know what's going on here since the Shadowland was blocked. What's the situation at the border area? I noticed that this doesn't seem to be the border area I remember."

Millicent said that she was very interested in what happened to Tanis after her death, and Tanis told the two people everything they didn't know.

Time flies again, and another month has passed.

During this time, just as Gandalf had warned Tanis, a number of human caravans arrived from the east, either from Rohan or Gondor. Like Guy, they initially came with the intention of interacting with wizards, not expecting to buy anything valuable to take back.

However, the fruits and vegetables produced in the Golden Tree Territory were the best they had ever seen and eaten, so these merchants happily bought large quantities of some easy-to-store fruits and vegetables.

In addition, the merchants made a lot of money from the handmade items made by the dwarves, including toys, etc.

The only thing that made them feel regretful was that although they saw the rare elves, these elves were not willing to communicate or do business with them.

But if you want to say who is the most miserable among these businessmen, it is Guy.

Because the goods Guy brought were all fruits, and these fruits had traveled a long distance, and no matter how easy they were to store, their taste could not compare to fresh ones.

What's more, the fruits in the Golden Tree Territory are of much better quality than the fruits brought by Guy, which gave the businessman a headache when he discovered this.

Although he was really sent by his family to make friends with the wizards, Guy didn't want to make no money at all.

Fortunately, the flower seeds he brought with him could still be sold.

Although the dwarves of the Blue Mountains and humans like Mills who fled to the Golden Tree were not interested in the flower seeds, some of the golden nobles and elves praised the flower seeds brought by Guy.

Guy was not wrong; the flowers blooming in his hometown, Los Arnach, were truly beautiful.

But before Guy could be happy for long, he was immediately poured a bucket of cold water.

Because he noticed that after a week, no one came to buy the flower seeds he brought. Even the golden nobleman who was already familiar with him shook his head and declined.

Then the men he sent out to investigate the situation brought back a result that surprised Guy, because they reported that the flower seeds had turned into blooming flowers one after another.

Guy didn't believe it at first, but it wasn't until he saw the flowers he planted bloom within a week that he completely gave up.

But at the same time, this also made Guy understand the magic of the wizard's territory. He was in awe but not discouraged. Instead, he decided to plant all the remaining flower seeds he brought, especially those with a long maturity period before flowering.

He planned to wait until these flower seeds matured, make them into fine specimens, and bring them back to other cities in Gondor to sell.

When Tanes learned about this through Kenneth Hyde, he couldn't help but sigh that Guy had a very flexible business mind.

If Guy knew what Tanes thought of him, he would definitely be happy, because it meant that he had left some impression in Tanes' mind, and the purpose of his visit this time had been achieved.

In addition to the arrival of these human caravans, Tanes also summoned new locations at the border within this month.

Morn Tunnel, which is a mineral vein.

With the existence of the Morn Tunnel, Tanes no longer has to worry about the loss of weapons and equipment of his soldiers.

Fili and Kili also said goodbye to Tanes and Bernal during this month and temporarily stopped learning combat skills.

Tanis also knew why, because it was because Thorin sent two letters. One was for Fili and Kili, and the other was for Tanis.

In the letter, Thorin said that all the members of the Lonely Mountain Expedition had been gathered, and only Fili and Kili had not returned, so this time Fili and Kili were allowed to go back.

Thorin also said that he would do his best and make one last attempt to the representatives of the Seven Kingdoms of the Dwarfs. If they still did not agree, then Thorin would no longer pay attention to them, but would set off immediately with the members of the Lonely Mountain Expedition.

Finally, Thorin mentioned that Gandalf had sent him a letter asking him to notify his expedition members to go to Hobbiton in the Shire.

The reason is that the master thief that Gandalf found was in Hobbiton.

When Tanis read this text, the leisurely figure of Bilbo Baggins came to his mind, because Gandalf also knew him.

However, Tanis did not think that Bilbo Baggins was a thief. He could see that Bilbo was just an ordinary and normal person who would not steal at all.

Tanis therefore thought that Gandalf had chosen another hobbit from Hobbiton.

Not long after Fili said goodbye to Kili, a thrush flew into the Golden Tree's territory.

It flew nimbly to the city of Stonewell, found the window of the city lord's hall, stood by the window with its cute brown head tilted, looked into the city lord's hall, made a pleasant cry, and then touched the transparent glass with its beak.

"Ok?"

Tanes raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, and found the thrush and the small paper tube tied firmly to its claws.

He smiled, then picked up a few raisins from the fruit plate on the table, walked to the window and opened it.

The thrush was not afraid of Tanes at all. It chirped and jumped directly into the palm of his outstretched hand and happily pecked at the raisins.

Tanis took the small paper tube from the thrush's claws and opened it. It was written in Gandalf's familiar handwriting.

My dear Tanis, it's time to embark on a great adventure. I invite you to Hobbiton to attend the departure feast for the Lonely Mountain Fellowship. The location is familiar to both you and me: it's at the home of Bilbo Baggins, the man we both know well. Be careful not to be late, or the dwarves will begin enjoying the feast early. However, I believe they will be patient and wait for you if they know you're coming.

Your everlasting friend, Gandalf.

This time Gandalf's letter was short, but its content was very important.

Tanes gently stroked the thrush's head, causing the little bird to chirp again.

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