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Chapter 97 River Valley City

Dui remained indifferent in the face of Sorin's questioning.

"Since I promised to help you reclaim Lonely Mountain, I will not go back on my word."

As for whether the other person lives or dies in the end, that's beyond his control.

Anyway, he only agreed to help him take back Lonely Mountain, but he didn't agree to any other requests.

Sorin didn't understand the deeper meaning of Dui's words and smiled upon hearing them.

"I'm glad to hear your answer. Don't worry, once I reclaim Lonely Mountain, you will not only receive one-tenth of the treasure as stipulated in the contract, but..."

We will also gain the friendship of our entire Lin clan!

Just then, a cry of surprise rang out.

Then Gandalf shot into the sky with a whoosh, riding his flying broomstick, and flew through the air with great agility and freedom.

With his agile turns and thrilling dives, Gandalf was practically glued to his broomstick. His skill and speed were comparable to the best Quidditch players, not at all like a seventy or eighty-year-old man.

Seeing this, Dui was so jealous he was about to burst.

Why is there such a big difference between people?

He didn't even tell Gandalf how to ride a flying broomstick; Gandalf had already figured it out on his own.

And he flies better than him!

Gandalf, like an old child who had found his favorite toy, rode his flying broomstick around for a while before reluctantly landing down.

"Haha, this flying broom is so useful! With it, I could go anywhere in the entire Central Continent!"

Seeing that Gandalf seemed quite pleased, Duy smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll make you a flying broom when we're done on Lonely Mountain."

Gandalf's eyes lit up, and he made no attempt to be polite to Dui.

"Don't worry, Duir, I will make you the most powerful staff, and then I will teach you one of my unique little tricks."

She even winked when she talked about tips and tricks.

Duy was very curious about the unique trick Gandalf mentioned.

After all, Gandalf was a Maiar, so what he called his unique skill must not be an ordinary thing.

Unfortunately, Gandalf was deliberately keeping Dui in suspense and didn't intend to reveal the truth now.

Seeing that Bilbo and the dwarves were also envious of the flying broom, Dui let them try out the broom as well.

But obviously neither dwarves nor hobbits have magic, so they can't power up their brooms and have to regretfully give up the idea of ​​flying on brooms.

However, although you can't ride it yourself, you can be carried away by it.

Gandalf was more than willing to be a rider and take them all to Dale, giving them a taste of flight along the way.

Amidst the dwarves' exclamations, the dwarves Kili, Fili, and Balin boarded their "Gandalf" flying chariots and headed towards their final destination, Dale.

Dui hitched a ride with Gandalf, and then never wanted to experience it again.

The old man was driving faster than this young man, pushing the limits the whole time.

Throughout the entire process, Dui was worried that the broom he had painstakingly made, fresh off the factory, would disintegrate and become unusable in mid-air.

However, Duy only breathed a sigh of relief when Gandalf brought the last and fattest Bumblebee back, still managing not to disintegrate his flying broom.

Thanks to the flying broomsticks, the group arrived at River Valley City earlier than expected.

River Valley City is located at the foot of Lonely Mountain, and the group is not far from the finish line.

[Hogwarts Check-in System: Location: Riverdale, check-in required?]

The system reacted immediately as soon as Dui landed.

Dui's heart skipped a beat, and he silently said, "Sign in."

[Sign-in successful! Congratulations on obtaining "The Wizard's Oath"!]

Upon seeing the title, Dui curiously flipped through the book.

It turns out this is a book about magical contracts, which records various contract spells, including the Unbreakable Oath Spell, the Unwavering Loyalty Spell, and the Blood Pact.

The Unbreakable Oath Spell is an extremely strict magical contract. The person who makes the oath must keep their promise, and if they break it, they will be killed by the magic backlash.

The Spell of Unwavering Loyalty is a magic used for secrecy. It requires a person to keep the secret hidden forever in their soul. Unless the person keeps the secret, no one else can discover the secret by any means, not even by using truth serum or mind control.

As for blood oaths, that's interesting. People who form a blood oath cannot harm each other. Dumbledore and Grindelwald formed a blood oath back then. Moreover, the greater purpose of a blood oath is that they can share each other's souls and magic, which can be considered a magical contract of life and death.

Dui was overjoyed to have obtained contract-type magic.

Although contract magic is not offensive, it is very useful in certain aspects and is quite powerful.

He even had an urge to pull Thorin into a new magical contract, so that when Thorin's dragon disease flared up again...

They wouldn't dare break the contract at all.

But after thinking about it, I decided against it; there was no need to make things so complicated.

If Thorin dares to break the contract and not give him the share of the treasure he originally agreed upon.

Then he will realize how irrational it was to offend a wizard.

Having obtained the Contract Magic by signing in, Dui's knowledge of magic has broadened, and he has begun to study its contents with great interest.

The group that arrived at River Valley City did not rush to Lonely Mountain.

Instead, they moved into a house that Dui had magically repaired.

Because there is still some time before the day of Dulin.

According to the information on the Elrond map, they only need to reach the location of the back door of Lonely Mountain on the Day of Dulin, and when the last rays of sunlight of the day shine on the keyhole, they can open the back door and enter Lonely Mountain.

The group stayed in River Valley City and began discussing their plans and preparations for entering Lonely Mountain.

Seeing that Thorin was still determined to go to the Lonely Mountain, and that the other dwarves would not disobey his orders, Gandalf could only offer guidance from the sidelines to refine the dwarves' rough plan in order to prevent Thorin and the others from making things worse and angering the dragon Smaug.

The group had only one mission: to steal the Arkenstone as quickly as possible without the dragon noticing.

Avoid direct confrontation with the dragon Shi Yuge.

Once Thorin obtains the Arkenstone, he can officially become King of the Mountain and use it to rally the seven dwarven races to fight the dragon and reclaim Erebor.

However, dragons are very familiar with and sensitive to the scents of dwarves and humans, and they will detect you if you get too close.

Therefore, Bilbo, a hobbit with the ability to stealth and unknown to the dragons, became the only choice.

If Bilbo could secretly steal the Arkenstone from the dragons, they wouldn't have to face the dragons' threat.

But Gandalf strongly opposed this plan.

Because the dragons have now awakened, no movement can escape their eyes. Even though Bilbo has the stealth abilities of a hobbit, it would be difficult for him to avoid being discovered by the dragons.

Sending Bilbo to steal the Arkenstone from the dragons is no different from sending him to his death.

But in the end, Bilbo's volunteering silenced Gandalf.