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Chapter 38 Flame Sword
The dwarves promised to reforge the best sword for Dui, so they would not do it without a purpose.

In order to improve the quality and power of the sword, they took out some of their treasured mithril and added it to the ancient sword for forging.

Mithril is an extremely rare and precious magical metal. It is as light as silver but harder than steel. Just add a little bit of it to ordinary steel and you can forge a sword that can cut through iron like mud.

Even the Ring of Water, Nanya, one of the Three Rings of the Elves, is made of mithril.

The currently known source of mithril ore is the Mines of Moria, where the Balrog lives. However, since the Balrog occupied the Mines of Moria, mithril has lost its source and has become more precious and rare.

The fact that it can now be used to forge Dui's sword is enough to show the dwarves' sincerity.

At the same time, it also shows how eager the dwarves of Durin are to retake Lonely Mountain.

Through continuous forging and tempering, Thorin and two dwarf craftsmen spent three full days gradually reshaping the ancient sword.

Before the final quenching, Dui intervened.

Under the puzzled gazes of the three dwarves, he came to the red-hot sword, drew out his magic wand, used it as a pen, and waved it at the sword in the air. Mysterious runes appeared on the surface of the sword.

Infused with magic power, the runes emit a faint fluorescence, like flowing symbols, becoming more and more mysterious and extraordinary.

"What kind of writing is this?" Thorin and the two craftsmen had never seen this kind of writing before, and they were very surprised and curious. They could feel that this writing contained magic, which was no worse than the Elvish and Dwarven writing.

Dewy replied, "It is a rune."

These days, in addition to paying attention to the progress of sword forging, he has been carefully studying the contents of the "Magic Dictionary". Although he cannot be said to have mastered it, he has learned a few basic runes and engraved them on the sword.

After hearing Dui's answer, the dwarves looked at each other in bewilderment. "Runes? Are we ignorant? How could we not remember that runes contain these symbols?"

Dui slapped his head. He had forgotten that the dwarves' writing was also called runes, but the dwarves' runes were not the same as the runes in the magical world.

To be precise, the dwarven runes originated from the writing invented by the Sindarin elves. It can be said to be a variant of the Elvish script, also called Chirs.

The runes in the "Dictionary of Magical Runes" are an ancient magical writing in the Harry Potter world. It is said that the inventor is Odin, the king of gods. In order to obtain supreme wisdom, Odin hung himself upside down on the world tree for nine days and nine nights, suffering great torture. He also sacrificed his right eye in exchange for the secret of runes from the fountain of wisdom.

Of course, in the Harry Potter world, Odin, the king of the gods, is just a powerful wizard in Northern Europe, but the runes he invented are the basis of ancient magic and alchemy.

So he immediately explained: "This is not the rune of you dwarves, but the rune of wizards, of course, it can also be called magic rune."

The dwarves suddenly understood, but were even more curious and surprised.

As far as they knew, there were only a few wizards in the entire Middle-earth, and those few wizards also had writing?

But no matter how curious they are, the most important thing for them right now is to complete the task of forging the ancient sword.

So the next step is another round of quenching, hammering and polishing.

Finally, a golden sword more than 1 meter long, with exquisite shape and elegant design, natural curvature, thickness and texture, and no particularly gorgeous decoration, quietly came into being.

The ancient sword was originally cast from bronze, but now the dwarves have added some mithril to it. The sword now has a golden color with a silvery-white luster and is covered with faint silver lines. It looks like a sword cast from gold.

Dui held the sword in surprise. The recast sword was much smaller and lighter than before, but it was more suitable for him.

He tried to inject magic power into the sword, and several mysterious runes instantly appeared on the sword. The runes shone, and the sword was ignited with hot red flames, releasing high temperature, making the surrounding air distorted.

This is the power of the runes that Dui engraved on the sword. When he was reading the "Dictionary of Runes", he thought about combining the dwarven forging and the power of runes to make the sword more powerful.

So he specifically chose runic symbols representing fire, combining them in the simplest way possible to inscribe them on the sword. And the result was as Dui had expected, even exceeding his expectations.

He excitedly grasped the flaming sword in his hand and chopped it at the wooden stake beside him. The stake was instantly split in half, and the flames on the sword quickly climbed up the stake and quickly engulfed it.

As one of the forgers, Thorin's pupils shrank when he saw this scene, and he was shocked by the power of the sword he forged.

If used against the enemy, even if they are not killed by the sword, they will be burned to death by the strange flames on the sword!
As for the other two dwarf craftsmen, they were extremely excited after being shocked. They were able to forge such a powerful sword. When the fame of the sword spread in the future, they, as the forgers, would also be remembered in history.

This is an achievement that many craftsmen dream of.

After regaining his composure, Thorin asked Dui, "What name are you going to give this sword?"

Dui put down the sword, the flames on the sword disappeared, and the runes disappeared again.

"The Flaming Sword, it's called the Flaming Sword!" Dui said with bright eyes, stroking the sword like a treasure.

Thorin thought of the sword releasing flames just now and nodded. "The sword is as its name suggests. It is indeed appropriate. I hope this sword will shine brightly in your hands in the future."

"Will do!"

After the sword was cast, Thorin and the two craftsmen spent another day helping to make a scabbard.

The scabbard was beautiful and strong, made of ivory covered with gold, exquisitely carved and inlaid with gorgeous gems.

He inserted the flaming sword into the scabbard and tied it around his waist with a leather belt. If he had put on a set of armor, Dui would have looked like a knight at this moment.

Thorin looked at Dewi and tried to persuade him, "Why don't you stay here for a few more days? I've sent a raven to send a message to my cousins ​​far away. Once they arrive, the expedition team will be complete."

It's not that he and Dewi have a deep relationship these days, but he wants to win Dewi over to his side so that he and Gandalf can take the leading position in the expedition.

Dui naturally guessed Thorin's thoughts and shook his head secretly.

During these days of getting along, he also realized that Thorin Oakenshield was a very stubborn and arrogant person, and he was also very suspicious and jealous. He probably didn't trust anyone except the dwarves.

Although it is not obvious now, once the "Dragon Disease" is triggered by the treasure of Gushan, these characteristics will be magnified and become more paranoid.

It seems that my relationship with Dui has become closer these days, but it is still a transactional relationship between them and nothing has changed.

So Dui refused Thorin's request to stay, shook his head and said, "I'll go first. I still have things to deal with. I will meet you in the Shire later."

Then, under Thorin's silent gaze, Dewi took his newly acquired sword, drove his carriage and left the dwarf town.

In fact, Dui was not lying. In the past two days, he found that the two pots of mandrake in the carriage became a little restless, and the acne on his face disappeared, which showed that they were about to mature.

It was difficult for him to process the mandrake in the dwarf territory, so he planned to return to the Shire to further process the mandrake.

It takes about seven days to travel from the dwarf town to the Shire. Halfway through the journey, the two pots of mandrake have matured and a small bud has bloomed.

Mature mandrakes are very dangerous, and their sounds are enough to be fatal, so Dui needs to cast petrification spells on them regularly to prevent them from suddenly emerging from the soil and making deadly sounds.

Carefully looking after the two pots of mandrake, Dui finally returned to the Shire and arrived at Hobbiton in the afternoon of the seventh day.

(End of this chapter)