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Chapter 27 Goodbye Bilbo

With the full support of the Brandybuck family and Dui's supply of jewelry and money, the residents of the entire Buckland were mobilized and collected potion materials very efficiently.

Bundles of mugwort, lavender, daffodil roots, daisy roots, etc. were delivered, and pots of leeches, slugs, caterpillars, mouse tails and spleens were placed at Zhuo Guo's door.

While Dui was happy with the efficiency, he was also very busy because he needed to process all the potion materials. Some needed to be dried and some needed to be kept fresh.

Dui was so busy that he even drafted Zhuo Guo into the army to help him process the ingredients for the potion.

"Uh, Doyle, are you sure these things can really be used to make potions and not poison?" Zhuo Guo looked at the basin of sticky slugs in front of him with a troubled look on his face, not knowing where to start.

"Of course. When I have made the potion, I will give you a bottle. I guarantee it will take effect immediately after you drink it." Dui assured with certainty, but there was a smile of watching the fun in his eyes.

He didn't want to touch the slug, so he maliciously handed it over to Zhuo Guo, who didn't know how to refuse.

Hearing that he still had to drink it, Zhuo Guo immediately looked resistant.

"Well, forget it. I rarely get sick or injured anyway, so I don't need potions."

Then he gritted his teeth and grabbed a slug, and used scissors to cut off a pair of antennae from the slug, which were the materials for making the potion.

Dui was not having a good time either. He was dealing with a basin of caterpillars. He needed to wear a pair of sheepskin gloves to avoid being stung by the caterpillars. Then he used a knife to cut open the caterpillar's belly, took out all the internal intestines, washed them, and then placed them on a stone slab to dry.

It took Dui a whole week just to process the potion materials, and that was with the help of magic. He was so tired that his back and waist ached.

In addition to the potion ingredients, Dui also got four pots of plants.

Two pots are of Dictamnus, and the other two pots are of Solanum lycopersicum, also known as common Mandrake.

Baixian is what Dui intends to use to make Baixian essence.

As for the poisonous nightshade, Dui wanted to try whether he could cultivate it into the mandrake in the magical world.

The two poisonous eggplants that Dui obtained were found on the outskirts of the old forest. They had been growing for dozens of years, and their roots had grown into the shape of little people with healthy limbs.

Every day, Dui would regularly infuse four pots of plants with magic. Two of the white radish plants showed noticeable changes, but the two poisonous nightshades remained unchanged, still greedily absorbing Dui's magic, and absorbing even more.

Dui was not disappointed by this. Being able to absorb magic power was a good sign. Now his magic power had doubled compared to before, so he didn't have to worry about not having enough magic power.

After collecting all the potion materials, Dui did not start making the potion immediately. Instead, he loaded them all into the carriage, packed up everything, and formally said goodbye to Zhuo Guo and Luo Rui Brandy Deer.

He had to hurry back to Hobbiton. He couldn't remember the exact time of the expedition to Lonely Mountain, but if he wanted to catch this train, he couldn't delay outside for too long.

So after bidding farewell to Zhuo Guo who was reluctant to leave, Dui drove away in his carriage again.

Hobbiton is as peaceful and tranquil as ever.

Bilbo had just finished his lunch and was sitting in a chair in front of the garden, smoking his pipe leisurely.

He looked into the distance with empty eyes and murmured, "I wonder where Duyle is now?"

Since Dewi left, Bilbo's life returned to peace again, but the longer time passed, the more uncomfortable he felt. He couldn't help but think of Dewi traveling outside, and sometimes even thought that he should have traveled with Dewi.

Just as Bilbo finished smoking his pipe and was about to go home to prepare afternoon tea.

A carriage was coming from a distance.

Bilbo looked over in confusion until the carriage came closer.

Duy jumped down from the carriage, waving with a bright smile, "Long time no see, my friend! Did you miss me?" "Duy!" Bilbo was overjoyed and ran out of the garden, happily hugging Duy's leg.

"Why are you back?"

"Why, don't you welcome me?" Dui asked deliberately with a smile.

Bilbo knew that Dee was joking, but he still said very seriously: "How could that be! You are always welcome here!" Then he warmly invited Dee into the house to enjoy afternoon tea together.

Dui shook his head and pointed at the packed carriage. "I have to take everything out of the carriage first. Oh, and I also brought you a pack of your favorite Changgu tobacco."

Bilbo's eyes lit up. Besides enjoying delicious food, his greatest hobby was smoking his pipe, and Long Valley Tobacco was his favorite brand. He immediately couldn't wait to help with the moving.

Dui refused his help. "Well, my friend, you don't have to do it yourself. You just need to provide a place to put the things."

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and the objects on the carriage floated up and flew out of the carriage. One of them was a large bag of tobacco that flew in front of Bilbo.

Bilbo opened his mouth wide when he saw this and exclaimed, "Although I've seen this many times, your magic is always so amazing, Doyle!"

Then he quickly opened the door of Bag End and cleared out a storage room to store Dui's things.

But when Bilbo saw clearly what Dewi had brought, he couldn't help being shocked. Apart from the four pots of plants and the bundles of daisy roots, mugwort, narcissus roots, etc., which seemed normal, what the hell were those leeches, slugs, caterpillars, etc. in the glass jars?

And the snake skins frightened Bilbo, who was afraid of snakes.

Bilbo swallowed and asked hesitantly, "Dui'ir, what are you going to do with these things?"

"For making potions."

"Potion? With these things?" Bilbo looked incredulous.

"Of course, you'll know later." Dui didn't explain much to him. Anyway, this time he came back, he planned to make some potions in preparation for the expedition mission in the near future.

After putting the things away, Dewi took out some jewelry accessories for Bilbo to choose from.

The jewels Dui had obtained from the Barrow Wights were extremely valuable and had a long history. However, Dui despised the fact that these jewels were taken from the dead and had no intention of using them himself.

So he wouldn't feel bad about giving it away, especially since Bilbo had helped him a lot before.

Bilbo saw these dazzling jewelry accessories and knew how precious they were, so he was embarrassed to take them. However, at Dewi's strong request, he finally chose a ruby ​​brooch.

As expected of Zhuo Guo and his cousin, they choose the same things.

Later, during afternoon tea, Bilbo pulled Dewy aside with anticipation and told him about his journey.

And Dui also learned from Bilbo that the story of his repelling the invading tree people in Buckland had spread throughout the Shire, and Dui's name "Tree Cutter" had become deeply rooted in people's hearts.

The reason why this matter spread so quickly was partly due to the publicity given by the Brandybuck family in Buckland.

Dui was speechless about this, but he had no choice but to accept this nickname that sounded like a lumberjack.

What Dewy didn't know was that his name was known not only in the Shire, but also in Bree, a town outside the Shire.

Among them, the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree is a resting place for many traveling merchants, adventurers, rangers, and even dwarves in Middle-earth. So if nothing unexpected happens, his name will spread to all parts of Middle-earth with these people.

(End of this chapter)