Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth

The dwarves were all delighted, even Thorin, the most serious one, had a much gentler expression at this moment.

Everyone left the ancient tomb with a lot of harvest.

Before leaving, Gandalf sent a purification package to the Barrowdown, purifying and suppressing the evil power imposed on the Barrowdown by the Witch-king of Angmar to the lowest level.

In any case, in the short term, there is no possibility for the corpse demon sleeping in the ancient mound to revive.

As for why the evil power of the Witch-king of Angmar was not simply eliminated, in Gandalf's words, unless the Witch-king of Angmar could be destroyed, the power he exerted on the Barrow-Downs would never disappear.

Back on the main road,

The group continued on their journey and finally arrived at Bree Town around noon.

Bree is a small town inhabited by humans. It is located in the middle of the Eriador Wastes. The East-West Avenue and the North-South Avenue intersect here. The transportation conditions are excellent, and many traveling merchants, rangers, etc. will stop here.

Occasionally, elves would even pass through here, heading west along the East-West Road to Lindon Grey Haven, and then take a boat across the sea to the west.

They came to the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree to rest for a while and replenish some supplies.

The wealthy dwarves were very happy to enjoy themselves. They waved their hands and said, "Boss, bring up all the wine! We want to drink to our heart's content today!"

Besides their love of money, the dwarves also love to drink, especially the spicy kind.

When the innkeeper heard what the dwarves said, he suddenly became very enthusiastic. The dwarves not only liked to drink, but also had a large capacity for drinking. The amount of alcohol they drank was measured in barrels instead of cups.

So no owner would refuse such a guest, and he immediately ordered the Hobbit servants in the inn to bring out barrels of fine wine from the cellar and place them in front of the dwarves so that they could drink enough.

At the same time, Dui's check-in system also responded.

[Hogwarts Sign-in System: Locating Bree Town - The Prancing Pony Inn, do you want to sign in?]

Dui remained calm and said silently in his heart: "Sign in."

[Successful sign-in. Congratulations on obtaining the Floo Powder recipe and Floo Network app!]

A wave of memories flooded into his mind, and Dui's eyes suddenly widened.

Floo powder? This time the sign-in was actually this thing.

Chapter 46 Floo Network

Dui didn't know much about Floo powder, he just remembered that it was a common means of transportation for wizards in the magical world.

Usually, if a wizard needs to go out, he will grab a handful of Floo powder, then stand in the fireplace, throw it at his feet and shout out his destination. The wizard will be swallowed by the green flame and then teleported to the fireplace at the destination.

Thinking of this, Dui's eyes suddenly lit up. If Floo powder could teleport people, then why would they have to risk traveling through mountains and rivers? Couldn't they just use Floo powder to teleport to Lonely Mountain?

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

Because if Floo fans want to teleport people, they need to set up a Floo network. Only with the Floo network can wizards reach their destination accurately.

Otherwise, if it was just Floo Powder, it would be impossible to locate the object, the distance would be random, and it would be randomly teleported to other fireplaces, and its safety and accuracy could not be guaranteed.

Moreover, if you want 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 and the starting fireplace, and then you can use Floo powder to teleport.

Therefore, his plan to use Floo Powder to teleport everyone to Lonely Mountain was completely unworkable.

But even if it doesn't work, Dewi plans to set up a Floo network and make Floo powder during the expedition, so that it will be more convenient for him to travel in the future.

Inside the Prancing Horse Inn,

While the dwarves were still drinking, Dui came to the counter and asked the innkeeper, "Boss, do you know if there's any moonstone for sale nearby?"

The innkeeper was well-informed. Seeing Dui in his wizard robes, he immediately became respectful and polite. "My dear wizard, if you want to buy moonstone, there is a jewelry store in town. They should have moonstone for sale there."

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

He wanted the moonstone to make Floo powder, but he wouldn't be so extravagant as to use expensive moonstone jewelry as the material.

After hearing Dui's words, the innkeeper shook his head and said there was nothing he could do. After all, no one would collect ordinary moonstones except to make jewelry.

However, he glanced at the dwarf who came with Dui and suggested, "Master Wizard, why don't you ask the dwarves? They are born with the ability to mine. Perhaps they will know something about the moonstone."

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

"I see. Thank you for your advice." Dui thanked him and then asked, "By the way, can I borrow your fireplace for a moment?"

"Can I borrow the fireplace?" The innkeeper was puzzled. What was he going to do with it? But no matter how he thought about it, he wouldn't refuse a guest, especially a wizard, so he said, "Please feel free."

After thanking the boss again, he went straight to the fireplace, took out his wand, and kept casting spells at the fireplace.

Gandalf noticed Dewi's movements and came to his side, watching him curiously as he cast the spell, "Dewi, what are you doing?"

"I plan to set up a Floo magic network in Central China and choose this place as a node. In the future, we can directly teleport here using magic." Dui explained and told him the concept of the Floo network.

The more Gandalf listened, the brighter his eyes became, and his expression became excited. He stared at Dewi with a burning gaze:

"This is such a genius idea! Doyle, you amaze me!"

"Once you establish the Floo Network, the distances between different parts of Middle-earth will be shortened, and the people of Middle-earth will be more closely connected. Furthermore, if any area is attacked by dark forces, other places will receive the news quickly and respond with support. This is a great invention that can change the entire situation in Middle-earth!"

Well, could he say that he just wanted to go out for convenience and didn't think about these things at all?

Faced with Gandalf's praise, Dewi felt a little unworthy.

After setting the fireplace of the Prancing Pony Inn as a node in the Floo network, Dui only needs to continue setting fireplaces in other places as nodes on the rest of the journey, and he can slowly build a Floo network covering Middle-earth.

In this way, as long as you have Floo powder, you can freely teleport to fireplaces in various places in Middle-earth through the Floo network.

Gandalf was very interested in the concept of the Floo Network and offered to help him complete the construction of the Floo Network to the best of his ability. His only request was that Dew allow others to use the Floo Network after the Floo Network was built.

Dui agreed to this very readily.

Not to mention that the method of making Floo powder is in his own hands, if others want to transmit through the Floo network, they must first get his permission.

Even if he wanted to make a profit from it, with his monopoly on Floo powder and the Floo Network, he could easily earn more wealth than the treasure of the dwarves in Lonely Mountain.

The raw material for making Floo powder is moonstone, which is also called moonstone. It is a translucent milky white mineral with a moonlight effect. It is usually used to make jewelry. In the magical world, it is used as an ingredient in many potions, such as sedatives and love potions.

Since its invention, Floo Powder has been strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic. Only one company, Floo Powder, has obtained a production license. Its headquarters is in Diagon Alley, but the location of the gate has never been known, nor is anyone known who made it, and the materials are also kept secret.

Moreover, the price of Floo Powder has remained unchanged for a hundred years, two Sickles per spoonful, which can be said to be very cheap.

But after Dui obtained the method of making Floo powder, he understood why the price of Floo powder, a monopoly business, had never been raised.

It was only because the production cost of Floo Powder was very low that the price of two Sickles per spoon could be said to be a huge profit, not because Floo Powder Company had a conscience that set such an affordable price.

"You want to find moonstone veins?" Thorin looked up at Dui in surprise, and the other dwarves also looked over curiously.

Dui nodded. "Yes, I want a large amount of moonstone to make a magical material, but I don't know where to find it. And you dwarves are good at mining, so I wanted to ask if you know any news about moonstone mines?"

Thorin thought for a moment and replied, "Moonstone veins are not common, but I do know the locations of some. One of them is in the Blue Mountains. There are mines there that were dug by ancient dwarves, but the ore inside has been almost mined out.

There's another place, our destination—Lonely Mountain—where there's an unmined moonstone vein. Once we recapture Lonely Mountain, I can give the vein to you."

Bifur, a descendant of the Khazad-dûm dwarves, quickly replied, "The Misty Mountains are rich in mineral resources, and there should be moonstone veins there. However, it's now occupied by orcs, so obtaining moonstones is likely difficult."

"I understand. Thank you all for the information." Dui nodded and expressed his gratitude to the dwarves.

The locations of the moonstone veins provided by the dwarves were a bit far away and were not within Dui's reach for the time being, so he simply went to the jewelry store mentioned by the innkeeper.

Chapter 47 Moonstone

As an important transportation hub in the Eriador region, Bree is a prosperous town with busy markets and shops.

Under the guidance of a Hobbit servant arranged by the innkeeper, Dui came to a jewelry shop.

The jewelry store owner was very enthusiastic when he saw Dui coming. "What kind of jewelry do you want? We have everything, whether it's rubies, sapphires, diamonds, etc. We have jewelry made not only by human and hobbit craftsmen, but even by dwarf and elf craftsmen!"

"Oh, there are also jewelry made by elf craftsmen?" Dui was attracted by the words of the jewelry store owner.

Seeing that Dui was interested, the boss directly took out a piece of jewelry accessory made by elves. It was a silver brooch inlaid with white diamonds. It exuded a simple and elegant temperament and seemed to be in line with the elves' taste.

However, Dui was a little disappointed after seeing it. Although it was jewelry made by elves, it was just an ordinary handicraft and had no magical properties.

So after taking a look, he stopped looking and asked directly: "Do you have any moonstone here?"

The jewelry store owner was a little disappointed when he saw that Dui wasn't interested in the elf-made accessories. However, he perked up after hearing the next question and quickly replied, "We have moonstones here too!"

As he spoke, he took out another box and opened it. Inside was jewelry made of moonstone.

"Besides this kind of jewelry, do you have any raw moonstone?" Dui asked again.

The boss gave him a strange look, but nodded. "Yes, we do, but we generally don't sell raw stones..."

Dui interrupted him and said, "I want as many rough stones as you have. Price is not a problem!" Then he took out a ring inlaid with a huge ruby ​​and threw it to him. "Is this enough?"

Although moonstone can be used to make jewelry, its value is far less than that of jewelry such as ruby.

The boss quickly took the ring and looked at the high-grade ruby ​​inlaid on the gold ring. After a careful examination, his eyes suddenly lit up and a smile spread across his face. He nodded quickly and said, "That's enough! Please wait a moment, sir. I will bring you all the raw stones from the storage!"

As he said this, he put the ring into the inner pocket of his chest, then trotted into the backyard. After a while, he came out panting, carrying a sack on his back.

He carefully placed the sack in front of Dui and opened it for him to see. "Are you satisfied, sir? Here are 30 pieces of raw moonstone in total, all of the highest quality!"

Dui looked into the bag and saw that the moonstones inside were of different sizes, some as big as a fist, and some as small as a pigeon egg. Because they were used to make jewelry, they were of top quality and sparkled with colorful halos.

Dui nodded and said, "Not bad." To be honest, it was a pity to use it to make Floo powder. However, he couldn't find any other sources of moonstone at the moment, so he could only indulge himself for the time being.

"By the way, Boss, where do you get these moonstones from? Can you tell me?"

The jewelry store owner had no intention of keeping it secret. "I got this from a passing merchant. I heard they also exchanged it with the elves near the Misty Mountains. The elves there are elusive, but they regularly come to the Bruinen Ferry to exchange supplies with the merchant."

After getting more information about the source of the moonstone, Dui left the jewelry store with a bag of moonstones and returned to the Prancing Horse Inn to reunite with everyone.

But as soon as he came back, Dui found that they had become the focus of attention.

Everyone in the inn knew that Dui and his companions had defeated the corpse demon and cleared the ancient tomb mound, and they spread the news to the entire town at the fastest speed.

The reason for all this was revealed by the loud-mouthed dwarves after they got drunk.

The horror of the Barrow-Downs was known to everyone in Eriador, especially the residents of Bree, who lived right next to the Barrow-Downs. Their fear of the Barrow-Downs had been passed down from generation to generation, ingrained in their blood.

Now, when the residents of Bree heard the dwarves say that the wights in Barrow-Down had been dealt with by them and that no more wights would appear for decades, there was an uproar on the part of the residents.

As the main force in defeating the wights, Due and Gandalf attracted the most attention.

But Gandalf obviously did not intend to accept this honor. While Dui was not in the tavern, he directly pushed most of the credit for killing the wight onto Dui.

So as soon as Dui entered the inn, he was treated like a star.

"Let us welcome back Mr. Duyle, the nemesis of the corpse demons! He was the one who helped us solve those terrible demons in the Barrow-Downs! Let us toast him a glass!" The innkeeper shouted loudly with a look of great honor.

"Cheers to the corpse killer - Doir!" Everyone present raised their glasses and shouted, even Gandalf smiled and followed the crowd in agreement.