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With the full support of the Brandy Deer family and the supply of jewelry and money from Dui, the entire population of Stagland was mobilized, and the efficiency of collecting potion materials was very fast.

Bundles of mugwort, lavender, daffodil roots, and daisy roots were delivered, while pots of leeches, slugs, caterpillars, rat tails, and spleens were placed at Zhuoguo's door.

While Dui was pleased with the efficiency, he was also extremely busy because he needed to process all the potion ingredients, some of which needed to be dried and others needed to be kept fresh.

Dui was so busy that he even dragged Zhuoguo into the work of processing the potion ingredients.

"Uh, Duir, are you sure these things can really be used to make potions and not poison?" Zhuoguo looked at the bowl of slimy slugs in front of him, looking troubled and not knowing where to start.

"Of course, once I've made the potion, I'll send you a bottle. I guarantee it will take effect immediately after you drink it," Dui assured him confidently, though a hint of amusement lurked in his eyes.

He didn't want to touch the slug either, so he mischievously handed it over to Zhuo Guo, who couldn't say no.

Upon hearing that he had to drink it again, Zhuo Guo immediately looked resistant.

"Uh, forget it then. Anyway, I rarely get sick or injured, so I don't need potions."

Then, gritting his teeth, he grabbed a slug and cut off its pair of antennae with scissors—those were the ingredients for making the potion.

Dui wasn't having an easy time either. He was dealing with a basin of caterpillars. He needed to wear sheepskin gloves to avoid being stung by the caterpillars. Then he used a knife to cut open the caterpillars' bellies, took out all the dirty intestines, washed them clean, and then laid them on a stone slab to dry.

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

In addition to the potion ingredients, Dui also received four potted plants.

Two of the pots contained Dictamnus dasycarpus, and the other two contained Solanum metel, which is also known as common Mandrake.

White succinate is what Dui intended to use to make white succinate flavoring.

As for the poisonous ginseng eggplant, Dui wanted to try to cultivate it into the kind of mandrake found in the magical world.

The two poisonous ginseng plants that Dui obtained were found on the outskirts of the old forest. They had been growing for decades, and their roots had grown to resemble small, fully-fledged human figures.

Every day, Dui would regularly infuse the four potted plants with magic. Two of the white sage plants showed significant changes. However, the two poisonous eggplant plants remained unchanged, still greedily absorbing Dui's magic, and even absorbing more of it.

Dui was not disappointed. 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 ingredients, Dui did not immediately begin making the potion. Instead, he packed everything into the carriage, tidied up all his belongings, and then formally bid farewell to Zogo and Rory Brandy Deer.

He had to get back to Hobbiton quickly. He couldn't remember the exact time of the expedition to Lonely Mountain, but if he wanted to catch this train, he couldn't linger outside any longer.

After parting ways with the reluctant Zhuoguo, Dui once again drove away in his carriage.

Hobbiton remained as peaceful and serene as ever.

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

He stared into the distance, his eyes vacant, and murmured, "I wonder where Duir is now?"

Since Dui left, Bilbo's life returned to normal, but the longer time went by, the more uneasy he felt. He couldn't help but think about Dui traveling around, and sometimes he even thought that he should have traveled with Dui.

Just as Bilbo finished smoking his pipe and was preparing to go home for afternoon tea.

A horse-drawn carriage approached from a distance.

Bilbo looked over in confusion until the carriage drew closer.

Dui jumped down from the carriage, waving with a bright smile, "Long time no see, my friend! Did you miss me?"

"Duir!" Bilbo was overjoyed and ran out of the garden, happily hugging Duir's leg.

"Why are you back?"

"What, are you not welcoming me?" Dui asked with a smile.

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

Dui shook his head and pointed to the carriage, which was packed full of things. "I need to take everything out of the carriage first. Oh, by the way, I also brought you a bag of your favorite long-grain tobacco."

Bilbo's eyes lit up. Besides enjoying good food, his greatest hobby was smoking a pipe, with Longgrain tobacco being his favorite brand. He immediately offered to help move the things.

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

With that, he snapped his fingers, and the items on the carriage floated up and flew out of the carriage, one of which, a large bundle of tobacco, flew right in front of Bilbo.

Bilbo, witnessing this, gaped in astonishment and exclaimed, "I've seen it many times before, but Duir, your magic is always so amazing!"

Then they quickly opened the door to the bottom of the bag and cleared out a storage room to store Dui's things.

However, when Bilbo saw clearly what Dui had brought, he couldn't help but be astonished. Apart from the four potted plants and the bundles of daisy roots, mugwort, daffodil roots, etc., which were somewhat normal, what were those leeches, slugs, caterpillars, etc. in the glass jar?

And those snake molts terrified Bilbo, who was afraid of snakes.

Bilbo swallowed hard, then asked hesitantly, "Duir, what do you want to do with these things?"

"Used to make potions."

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

"Of course, you'll find out later." Dui didn't explain much to him. Anyway, he was going to make some potions to prepare for the expedition mission that was coming soon.

After putting the items away, Dui took out jewelry and accessories for Bilbo to choose from.

The jewels that Dui obtained from the ancient tomb's corpse demon were all extremely precious and ancient. However, Dui disdained these jewels because they were taken from the dead, and had no intention of using them himself.

So he wouldn't mind giving it away as a gift, not to mention that Bilbo had given him a lot of help before.

Bilbo saw the dazzling jewelry and knew its value, so he was embarrassed to take any. But at Dui's insistence, he finally chose a ruby ​​brooch.

No wonder they're cousins; they even chose the same things.

Later that afternoon, during tea, Bilbo eagerly pulled Dui aside to tell him about his journey.

Duy also learned from Bilbo that his victory over the invading tree people in Stag's Lands had spread throughout the Shire, and Duy's reputation as "The Treecutter" had become deeply ingrained in people's minds.

The reason this news spread so quickly was partly due to the publicity efforts of the Brandy Deer family from Buckland.

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

What Dui didn't know was that his name was known not only in the Shire, but also in the town of Buri outside the Shire.

Among them, the Leaping Horse Inn in Buri Town is a place of rest for many merchants, adventurers, knights-errant, and even dwarves in Middle-earth. So, unsurprisingly, his name will spread throughout Middle-earth along with these people.