Chapter 38: A Very Small Interlude
After walking a few steps, Xu Feng's mind moved again.
"What's the matter? Just wait there for me. Xu Feng said with his thoughts.
The voice of the Snow Emperor immediately appeared in his mind, "It's me." ”
"Oh, Snow Emperor, I thought it was the lost hammer, how are you doing over there?"
"I've basically gathered here, and we're going to take a boat and go directly to where Ruidagast is, which is faster."
"Okay, then once I find the hammer, I'll go to Bilbo as soon as possible."
"Hmm...... Keep in touch. ”
"Okay, stay in touch."
Xu Feng interrupted the ideological communication with the Snow Emperor and continued to walk in the direction of the spiritual fireworks.
After walking for more than half an hour, Xu Feng saw the low-lying river valley area.
Obviously, he was already very close to the hammer.
This belongs to the territory of the hobbits, but there are not many hobbits here, and Xu Feng walked on the main road, only seeing a few hobbits sporadically.
They looked very friendly, even if they had never seen Xu Feng, they didn't look at it with suspicion, but bowed down and nodded in greeting, as if they had met between friends, as long as Xu Feng opened their mouths, they would definitely invite Xu Feng to their home as a guest, and then call the surrounding neighbors to hold a welcome banquet for Xu Feng.
Xu Feng didn't dare to waste time on these passions, so when a hobbit politely bowed to him, eager to talk to him, he always smiled politely and nodded.
Hobbits are very sensible and will not bother strangers if they don't take the initiative to talk to them.
Xu Feng walked briskly along the path, and suddenly, he sensed several strange figures lurking not far ahead.
These figures were tall, obviously not hobbits of about one meter and two, but humans who were flowing from the direction of the port.
It stands to reason that it is not impossible for humans to enter the Shire region.
The Charr are protected by the White Council, so no race can use troops against the Charr, however, the Charr themselves do not have an army, and other races are welcome to visit, so it is normal for humans or dwarves to visit the Charr.
Human merchants would bring a lot of things that were not available in the Shire, such as books, such as porcelain, such as mutton and bear meat.
Human traders were also able to take a variety of crops from the Shire, the most famous of which was tobacco in the Shire.
This road was the only way from the southern district to the port, and many trade goods were naturally transported from here to the port, and then to all parts of Middle-earth.
Those tall figures, if they were human merchants, should have driven to the southern district to buy tobacco in a horse-drawn cart, instead of hiding on either side of the road.
This is a robber.
Xu Feng smiled in his heart.
In such a very peaceful and beautiful place as the Shire region, these guys are really not afraid of being hunted down by the secondary gods of the Holy White Council.
Xu Feng was thinking about whether to walk away directly, when a horse-drawn truck came galloping from the direction of the port.
The horse-drawn wagons were full of goods, and they were all covered with tarpaulins, which seemed to be full.
Sitting in front of the carriage was a long, gray-blue peaked wizard hat and a gray wizard's robe, with a gray beard hanging down to his chest.
The old man's face was wrinkled, but his eyes were full of spirit, and he had a slender pipe in his mouth, which was filled with the finest tobacco from the Shire.
Even if it is a few hundred meters away, Xu Feng can smell the charming aroma of tobacco.
No wonder, even the secondary gods have to fall.
Charles' tobacco really lives up to its reputation.
This gray-robed old man, naturally needless to say, must be a gray-robed wizard, a secondary god, Gandalf.
This is a good opportunity to get Gandalf's attention.
Xu Feng's eyebrows moved, and then he jumped to the middle of the road and shouted loudly: "This old gentleman, don't come here yet!" There are robbers here! ”
The gray-robed mage Gandalf was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly tightened the reins of his horse, looking at Xu Feng, a very "alternative" human in a very "alternative" dress, suspiciously.
"Damn!"
When the gang of robbers saw that the situation was revealed, they jumped out directly with their respective long swords.
There are six of them, led by a man with a full face, who looks like a ruthless character who often does this kind of murderous and oversold things.
The leader roared angrily, "Boy, why did you call us out when you went your way? We haven't planned to intercept this poor old man yet, how much is the cargo that the Terrans are transporting to the Shire region worth? It's just to coax those little dwarfs! We're going to rob the tobacco that the merchants have shipped from the southern district of the Charles! We've been in ambush here for a long time, and we've made you mix up our good deeds! ”
Xu Feng said righteously: "The hobbits of the charr are very kind and hospitable, if you don't have enough to eat, you can knock the hobbits open, they will be very happy to entertain you." ”
The robber at the head roared: "Lao Tzu doesn't want food, Lao Tzu wants gold!" With gold, Lao Tzu can squander! ”
Xu Feng smiled coldly, "Then I'm sorry, as a fellow Terran, I can't allow you to ruin the reputation of our Terran like this." ”
"Boy! You're so desperate to die! ”
A tall, thin bandit next to the leader roared, grabbed the heavy sword in both hands, and slashed at Xu Feng.
These robbers are no ordinary passerby NPCs.
In "The Hobbit 1: Unexpected Journey", ordinary NPCs are level 40, and these powerful bandits have a strength level of about 45.
Moreover, this robber who attacked Xu Feng has very solid martial arts, and he has been trained at a glance, and ordinary Terran soldiers may not be his opponents.
Gandalf, who was sitting in the carriage, frowned slightly, smoking tobacco in his mouth, but quietly pinched an ice magic in one hand, and whenever Xu Feng was in trouble, his ice magic would be thrown at the bandit.
Swish!
The two figures are staggered and separated.
Gandalf's eyes lit up slightly.
Before he could see what was happening, the robber who rushed up clutched his broken chain mail and fell to the ground in shock.
His heart was split open by a sword, and the angle and strength of the sword wound were just right, and it was not wasted at all!
Xu Feng held the blood-dripping sword of Tritong and glared coldly at the other five bandits, "Who else?" ”
The bandit leader looked at Xu Feng with a look of disbelief.
Xu Feng didn't have any armor on his body, and he didn't look like a swordsman warrior, but just now, he actually knocked out his opponent with a sword!
This is a master!
The bandit leader's face shook, "Count you ruthless!" Do you dare to leave a name? In the future, I will seek revenge on you! ”
Xu Feng smiled coldly, "Okay, my name is Diedi, welcome to find your father at any time to take revenge." ”
The bandit leader gritted his teeth, "Diedi, you wait!" We'll see you later! ”
With that, the leader of the robbers and his accomplices dragged the robber who was killed in an instant, and fled in disgrace.
It's just a small episode, but it's a good relationship with Gandalf.