Chapter 1042 1024. Evil division?
“These are my traveling companions, Velvet Ball, and Qilin.”
Lan En first patted Ellu Cat’s head, then patted Qilin’s neck, and looked towards the person in front of him. Introduction by Radagast.
“Hello, meow!”
“Xilulu!”
Velvet Ball waved his little paw politely, and Qilin lowered his head and neighed softly.
The sloppy old man’s eyes lit up when he saw this scene.
He seemed to have completely forgotten that a minute ago, the group was being chased by vicious giant spiders and vampire bats.
The trembling hands showed his excitement, and there was a satisfied aunt's smile on his face. He stretched out his hands as if he wanted to touch them, but his hands were wandering between the flannel ball and the unicorn.
“Oh~Beautiful and cute creatures! Oh~”
Radagast looked simply intoxicated.
"Look at this perfect frame, this noble horse! And this nimble little guy, it can also talk! Hehe! It can talk!"
Confirmed.
Lan En pursed his lips.
When he saw Radagast giving three little birds a home in his hat, he felt that the old man should be a druid.
That is, the type of people who are close to nature and animals.
Now looking at his performance against Velvet Ball and Qilin directly confirms this point.
Radagast's intoxicating smile made both Flannel Ball and Qilin couldn't help but quietly take a few small steps back.
Only Lan En stood in front and was responsible for the negotiations.
“Ahem, Radagast?”
After Lan En coughed lightly, he woke up the sloppy old man who was looking at Qilin and Velvet Ball and smiling foolishly.
"Huh? Oh! It seems that you must have come all the way because of an accident."
After Radagast came back to his senses, although he still kept his eyes wandering to Lan En went behind him, but at least he was able to communicate.
"In Middle-earth, I have never seen such an elegant and noble horse, and a talking kitten! The wonders of the world are really endless, right! When I am free, I really want to travel around See every creature in every corner of Alda!”
This is the first time that Lan En’s face is unobstructed but ignored. It feels a bit fresh.
Alda. What does this mean? This world has an exact name, that is, it is called Arda?
Mentos in his mind was responsible for filing the new information, while Lan continued to communicate.
"Yes, we came here in a daze and have no idea what's going on."
The helpless and clueless expression on the demon hunter's face was just right.
Although Radagast is sloppy, he has a good heart.
He looked at Lan En, and his old face showed a kind of understanding and compassion unique to the elderly when they look at young people in need.
His non-wand hand patted Lan's arm.
"Then you are indeed out of luck. This is the southern section of the Dark Jungle, and the vicious darkness is entrenched here. There is an ancient and gloomy old castle nearby where we ran out just now. These evil creatures It was gathered by the darkness there and thrived.”
When Radagast mentioned the old castle, his original sloppy but open-minded face showed some fear inadvertently.
And the gentle breeze in the forest suddenly became cold at this time. It seemed that even the surrounding environment had changed because Radagast mentioned that evil place.
‘Darkness’ and ‘evil’. These two words caught Lan En’s attention.
Because at Tom Bombadil's home, Old Tom specifically explained it to Lan.
The old willow tree who wanted to trick them when they first met was not an evil or dark creature, just a xenophobic wild life.
But according to Lan En's judgment standard, the intention to kill random people passing by should be regarded as evil no matter what.
Except in this world, the criteria for judging ‘evil and darkness’ are different from those in other worlds.
After all, this is a place where the Creator God is clearly present, and even the Creator God continues to pay attention to the world. It is normal to have differences from other worlds.
Now, I realize that just by saying a vague place name, the surrounding atmosphere will change slightly.
Lan En understands a little bit.
Simply harming people does not seem to be defined as 'evil' in this world, because even bears and wild boars in the forest can kill people.
The definition of ‘evil’ represents something with greater influence and depth in this world.
"That old castle." Thinking of this, Lan En wanted to test it one last time, "What's the name of the castle?"
The fear in Radagast's eyes was even worse, but he still swallowed. The saliva said a name.
"Dol Guldur."
When the name appeared, the atmosphere became more solemn.
Not only did the breeze become chilly, but even the gloomy forest area where they ran out sounded again with the sound of 'squeaking'.
It looked like the legs and feet of a giant spider rubbing and moving on the tree trunk.
It seems that because of these words, the giant spider that originally turned back wandered restlessly for a while.
"So, you are here to curb the evil?"
Lan En moved his shoulders. The gust of wind just now made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Containment? Uh."
Having said this, Radagast scratched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.
"My magic power can't do that kind of thing. The most I can do is monitor. Well, I'm monitoring that old castle."
"But compared to monitoring, it shouldn't be Go further and eliminate the darkness? ""Eradicate? Go in?"
Radagast looked at Lan En who made the suggestion and quickly rejected the idea.
"No, no, no!"
"This is not a decision that can be made easily! We must not make it hasty! What if we wake up someone inside?"
The sloppy old man waved his hands repeatedly. And at the end of the sentence, he quickly covered his mouth before a certain word came out of his mouth.
Lan En saw his resistance and understood that there must be a deeper reason for it.
So he was very wise and stopped asking further questions.
"I think we should talk about other topics."
Radagast put the staff in his arms, dug under his tattered brown robe, and finally took out a simple but usable one. pipe.
He stuffed the pipe grass into it, lit it, and walked forward while smoking.
He stood on the sled again, but now the big rabbits pulling the sled had slowed down, and there was no sense of urgency.
Lan En also turned over and sat on Qilin's back, walking in sync with him.
His tone and expression when changing the topic were stiff, and it was obvious that he was not good at dealing with people.
But with Lan En's considerate cooperation, he did not discover this.
“You said that you entered the Dark Forest by accident. This is really unlucky. This forest is full of magic. An ordinary person only needs to walk here for less than half a minute to be completely disoriented and lose his mind at the same time. Confusion, blurred memory."
"Of course, you and your traveling companions look unusual, but I suggest you don't take any chances."
Radaga. Ste looked at the young man sympathetically.
"Do you still remember where you lived? Or where you are going? Let me see if I can give you directions."
"The place where I lived is already too far away, and I am traveling, but I don’t want to go back now.”
Lan En said calmly.
"There is a place to go. Let's just say there is one. Radagast, have you heard the name of a female elf?"
"A female elf? I don't know one. Many, but tell me and listen.”
Radagast's tense nerves were soothed by the pipe grass, and he happily blew out a smoke ring.
"Galadriel, have you heard of it?"
"Ahem!"
It turned out that Radagast's next puff of smoke was to exhale a beautiful The straight line passes through the previous smoke ring.
As a result, after Lan En said the name, he sprayed out a large cloud of white smoke that directly dispersed the smoke ring.
After Radagast coughed several times, he raised his eyes and cast a strange look at Lan next to him.
"You are looking for Mrs. Galadriel? Why are you looking for her?"
"One of her friends asked me to take him to greet her." Lan En raised his eyebrows. "But looking at you, it seems that her identity is not simple?"
After hearing Lan En's reason, Radagast calmed down a little, but still shook his head.
"Then you are really unlucky, Lan En."
"Lady Galadriel has been living in seclusion in Lothlórien Forest all year round. She and her husband are the rulers of that forest. That forest is not far from Mirkwood, but it is difficult to walk."
The sloppy old man briefly described the geographical location to Lan En.
The dark forest they are currently in is a long forest running north-south, close to the long misty mountains also running north-south. Their current location is to the south.
Lothlorien Forest is not far from the southwest corner of Mirkwood.
It stands to reason that as long as there are no accidents and your legs are strong enough, it will be over in less than a month.
But 'no accident' is unlikely.
Because Dol Guldur, the old castle that occupies darkness, attracts evil, and keeps Radagast secretive, happens to be located in the southwest corner of Mirkwood.
“Trust me, kid.”
The sloppy old man was smoking his pipe and spoke in a low but serious tone.
"Anyone who wants to pass by the castle, or just wants to get close there, is definitely looking for death, or is crazy."
If you want to take a detour, you have to go straight west out of the Mirk Forest, then continue west, cross the Misty Mountains, and then turn south to reach Lothlorien Forest.
In this way, the three-month journey will become shorter and smoother.
Lan En felt a little numb.
At this time Radagast was still delivering blows.
"And I'm sorry, child. It's impossible for me to lead you all the way out of the Mirkwood. After all, I have business here and I can't walk away easily."
The sloppy old man looked at Lan En with apologetic eyes.
Lan En pinched his forehead and sighed.
"Don't use this expression, Radagast. You have no obligation to help me in the first place. I'm very grateful for giving me information and ideas."
Seven or Eight The big rabbit pulled the car easily, and Radagast on the sled became even more embarrassed after hearing what Lan said.
Good people are always like this.
He scratched the corner of his mouth with the mouthpiece of his pipe, and then rolled his eyes.
“But the magic covering the forest. Well, it’s not impossible!”
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(End of this chapter)