Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth...

Dui didn't know much about Floo Powder, only that it was a common mode of transportation used by wizards in the magical world.

Normally, when a wizard needs to go out, he will grab a handful of Floo Powder, stand in the fireplace, throw it at his feet, and shout out his destination. The wizard will then be engulfed by green flames and teleported to the fireplace at his destination.

Thinking this, Dui's eyes lit up. If Floo Powder could teleport people, why would they risk traveling through mountains and rivers? They could just use Floo Powder to teleport to Lonely Mountain.

However, after reading the detailed introduction to Floo fans in his mind, he gave up on the idea.

Because Floo Powder needs to set up a Floo Net to teleport people, and only with the Floo Net can wizards accurately reach their destination.

Otherwise, Floo Powder alone cannot be located at all, and the distance is random. It will be randomly teleported to other fireplaces, and safety and accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Furthermore, to set up a Floo network, you need to go to the destination first, use a spell to locate and connect the fireplace at the destination with the fireplace at the starting point, and then you can use Floo Powder to teleport.

Therefore, his plan to use Floo Powder to teleport everyone to Lonely Mountain is completely unfounded.

Even if that doesn't work, Dui plans to set up a Floo Network and make Floo Powder during the expedition, which will make his future travels much more convenient.

Inside the Leap Horse Inn,

While the dwarves were still drinking, Dui went to the counter and asked the innkeeper, "Sir, do you know if there are any moonstones for sale nearby?"

The innkeeper, a man of wide experience, immediately became respectful and polite upon seeing Dui in his wizard's robes. "Sir wizard, if you wish to buy moonstone, there is a jewelry store in town that should have it for sale."

Dui shook his head: "I need ordinary moonstone, not the kind used for jewelry, and I need a lot of it."

He wanted moonstone to make Filo powder, not to be so extravagant as to use expensive moonstone jewelry as a material.

Upon hearing Dui's words, the innkeeper shook his head, indicating that there was nothing he could do. After all, aside from making jewelry, no one would collect ordinary moonstone.

However, he glanced at the dwarves who had come with Dui and suggested, "Why don't you ask the dwarves, sir? They are born miners; perhaps they know something about moonstone."

Dui suddenly realized that he had almost forgotten about the dwarves.

"I understand, thank you for the suggestion," Dui said gratefully, then asked, "By the way, could I borrow your fireplace for a moment?"

"Could I borrow the fireplace?" The innkeeper was puzzled. What would he need a fireplace for? But no matter how he thought about it, he wouldn't refuse a guest, especially a wizard, and said, "Please, feel free."

After thanking the boss again, he went straight to the fireplace, took out his wand, and began casting spells and incantations over it.

Gandalf noticed Dui's movements, came to his side, and watched curiously as Dui cast a spell. "Dui, what are you doing?"

"I plan to set up the Floo Network in Central Continent, and I've chosen this place as a node so that I can teleport here directly using magic in the future," Dui explained, introducing the concept of the Floo Network to him.

Gandalf's eyes grew brighter as he listened, and his expression became excited as he stared intently at Dui.

"That's a brilliant idea! Duir, you've amazed me!"

"Once you establish the Floo Network, distances across Middle-earth will be shortened, and the connections between the people of Middle-earth will be much stronger. Moreover, if any area is attacked by dark forces, other areas will receive the news quickly and respond swiftly to provide support. This is a great invention that could change the entire situation in Middle-earth!"

Uh, can he say that he just wanted to make it easier to go out and didn't think about these things at all?

Dui felt somewhat unworthy of Gandalf's praise.

After setting the fireplace at Prancing Horse Inn as a node in the Floo Network, Dui only needs to set fireplaces in other places as nodes along the way to gradually build a Floo Network covering Middle-earth.

With Floo Powder, you can freely teleport to fireplaces in various parts of Middle-earth via the Floo Network.

Gandalf was very interested in the FlooNet concept and offered to help him complete its construction. His only request was that, once the FlooNet was set up, Dui allow others to use it for teleportation.

Dui readily agreed to this.

Not to mention that he controls the method of making Filo powder, anyone who wants to send it through the Filo network must first get his permission.

If he wanted to profit from this, he could earn more wealth than the Lonely Mountain Dwarf Treasure by monopolizing Floo Powder and Floo Network.

Floo Powder is made from moonstone, a translucent milky-white mineral with a moonlight effect. It is usually used to make jewelry, and in the magical world, it is used as an ingredient in many potions, such as tranquilizers and love potions.

Since its invention, Floo Powder has been strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic. Only FlooBoom has been granted a production license. Its headquarters are located in Diagon Alley, but the location of the entrance has never been known, nor has anyone known who made it. The ingredients have also been kept secret.

Moreover, the price of Floo powder has remained unchanged for a century, with two scoops per spoonful, which is quite inexpensive.

But after Dui obtained the recipe for Floo Powder, he realized why this monopolistic business had never raised its price.

The reason why Floo powder is priced so low is because the production cost is very low. The price of two scoops per spoonful is already considered exorbitant, not because the Floo company has a conscience and set such an affordable price.

"You're looking for a moonstone vein?" Thorin looked up at Dui in surprise, and the other dwarves also looked over curiously.

Dui nodded. "Yes, I need a large quantity of moonstone to make a magical material, but I don't know where to find it. Your dwarves are skilled at mining, so I'd like to ask if you know anything about moonstone deposits?"

Thorin pondered for a moment upon hearing this and replied, "Moonstone veins are not common, but I do know the locations of some. One of them is in the Blue Mountains, where there are ancient dwarves who dug mines, but the ore inside has been almost completely mined out."

Another place is our destination—Lonely Mountain, where there is an unexploited moonstone vein. Once we recapture Lonely Mountain, I can arrange to give you the vein.

Beaver, a descendant of the Khazad-doom dwarves, quickly replied, "The Misty Mountains are rich in mineral resources, and there should be moonstone veins there as well. However, they are currently occupied by orcs, so obtaining moonstone will probably be very difficult."

"I understand, thank you all for the information." Dui nodded, expressing his gratitude to the dwarves.

The moonstone veins provided by the dwarves were located in remote areas, which Dui couldn't access for the time being, so he decided to go check out the jewelry store the innkeeper had mentioned first.