Chapter 3: Strengthening

"Is the effect so immediate?"

Morgan was surprised to hear Gandalf's quick change of demeanor from hesitancy to eager assurance.

In Gandalf's heart, he truly felt that the bounty hunter named Morgan was not evil.

But after all, the time to get to know each other is too short.

He arrived at Hobbiton in the Shire to find the last member of the expedition, a hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

At the same time, he meet up with the team of dwarves led by Durin's dwarf prince Thorin Oakenshield.

Hearing that Morgan wanted to take the quest, Gandalf really wanted to introduce Morgan to Thorin Oakenshield.

After all, the journey to the lonely mountain is long, arduous, and dangerous, and it would be nice to have a good bounty hunter.

But, because the destination of this journey is lonely mountain, the ancient kingdom of the dwarves of Durin.

To add members to the expedition, Gandalf first had to obtain the consent of the dwarf prince Thorin Oakenshield.

Originally, Gandalf wanted Morgan and the group of dwarves to meet, and then see if he could find a way to persuade Oakenshield Thorin to let Morgan join the expedition team.

In this way, it may be possible to find a commission for the bounty hunter who has not received a task for a long time.

But right now.

Gandalf suddenly felt that the Morgan in front of him was very good: the first time they met, he invited him to eat roast bear meat, he was charismatic and had a bright and generous personality.

At the same time, he also felt that Morgan was very pitiful: as a bounty hunter, he was very powerful, but he became depressed because he hadn't been given the task for a long time, and even lost his way. He felt that Morgan was very unlucky.

Under the influence of two strong emotions, Gandalf felt that he must help the Morgan boy.

In this way, he promised Morgan that he would find a mission for Morgan.

Although not explicitly stated, this given mission was actually to allow Morgan to join the expedition team.

As soon as the safe words for Morgan were spoken, Gandalf felt a stab of discomfort in his heart.

Of course, he was not sorry.

But this sort of thing should have been discussed with Thorin Oakenshield first.

After all, it is not a minor matter.

But the words came out of his mouth, and Gandalf did not want to break his word.

At best, he would support and speak for Morgan.

Furthermore, he also thinks it's good to have a powerful bounty hunter in the expedition team.

Anyway, he doesn't need to pay commissions.

"Oh Gandalf, are you kidding me?"

Morgan quickly came to his senses, looked at the gray robed wizard in front of him and said.

"Of course, I never joke about business..."

Gandalf took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled the smoke, shrugged and laughed.

"Well then, I have to... say you have a good eye, Gandalf!"

"I'm definitely one of the best bounty hunters in the world... you won't regret it."

"It's a shame I'm out of wine, otherwise I'd definitely buy you a glass..."

Morgan was happy as he talked and walked naturally.

Morgan's performance was excellent from start to finish.

"It doesn't matter, it's not far where we're going."

"We should get there tomorrow night, and it won't be too late for you to buy me a drink."

After taking the last sip of tobacco, he blew out the smoke, tapped the long stem of the pipe, and laughed.

"Of course, one glass is not enough..."

His wish to initially participate in the plot has been fulfilled, Morgan said with a big smile.

Although Gandalf hasn't specifically mentioned what quest he will receive.

But based on Morgan's observation of Gandalf, the more his knowledge of the plot.

He surmised that Gandalf's journey should be the beginning of the first part of "The Hobbit Trilogy": "Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield led the members of the dwarven expedition, to the shire of Bilbo Baggins. Hobbiton."

This is also the beginning of the epic drama in the world of Middle Earth.

The night was getting dark and the two didn't speak anymore, they closed their eyes and rested against the trunk of the tree behind them.

There are no fierce monsters nearby, this is the territory of the huge giant bear carcass, and ordinary beasts do not dare to approach.

Also, with the strength of Morgan and Gandalf, even if something wants to get close for a night attack, they can react, and naturally there is no need for someone to watch at night.

Morgan didn't know if Gandalf had fallen asleep, but he didn't fall asleep anyway.

Because the virtual panel of the Time Traveler system that appeared in Morgan's mind at this moment was different from the one before he met Gandalf.

[Time Traveler: Morgan]

[Race: Human]

[Biological level: first order]

[Soul Power: 1]

[Attribute: Strength+; Constitution+; Agility+; Spirit+]

[Skill: Common Language; Muaythai LV2; Swordsmanship of the White Raven LV1; Archery LV1]

[Talent: Intimacy (Special Ability)]

[Current world exploration progress: 0.1%]

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At first glance, it appears to be no different from the previous time when Morgan's bear paw was burned off.

But if you look closely, you can find the "Current World Exploration Progress" column at the bottom of the virtual panel.

The exploration progress that was originally only "0.01%" has become "0.1%"!

From when the bear paw was burned, ahem...

Morgan hasn't moved much since then.

In fact, from the time he passed through his soul to the time he killed the two guards and obtained the "Time Traveler System", the world exploration progress at that time was 0.01 %.

Until now,

Half a month has passed.

Morgan covered an unknown distance, but the global progress on the virtual panel was still 0.01% and never changed.

In just a few hours, world exploration progress has suddenly shot up from 0.01% to 0.1%.

He couldn't think of any other reason than to meet Gandalf.

This is also in line with the idea that he came up with earlier.

The progress of world exploration on the virtual panel is closely related to the characters of the Middle-earth plot.

If Morgan wants to increase his world exploration progress, he has to get involved.

This should be what the system needs.

And Morgan was more aware of the importance of the progress of world exploration.

This thing may be equivalent to the task he gave the time travel system.

As the world exploration continues to increase, more information about the system will definitely be unlocked.

Having discovered this, Morgan stopped thinking about it.

He quickly directed his attention to the column of soul power.

Will he use it to strengthen and enhance the four attributes?

Or strengthen and improve any of the three skills?

Morgan was lost in thoughts of him.

Four main attributes, this body is only twenty-one years old this year, and it is full of vigor.

Now he only has a little soul power, and strengthening the four attributes should not be too obvious to improve personal strength.

Gandalf has said that he will arrive at his destination tomorrow.

According to his idea, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest, he should be able to meet Thorin Oakenshield, the stubborn and proud dwarf prince.

The other party attaches great importance to this expedition, and it will not be easy to join the expedition team.

Morgan knew that person's stubbornness, and it would be very difficult to impress him if he couldn't show his strength and relied solely on Gandalf's recommendation.

So the most obvious thing is that I need to get stronger now and more importantly improve my strength.

Thinking of this, Morgan immediately dismissed the idea of strengthening the four attributes.

So concentrating on the skill column.

Muay Thai is a boxing method that he has practiced a lot for more than ten years in his previous life, although his individual striking power and lethality are not bad at all.

But thinking about this fantastic and magical world, there are still many enemies to face in the future.

Morgan immediately looked away.

White Crow swordsmanship, archery, these two are the skills this corps is familiar with.

For the past half month, Morgan has mastered it with ease as well.

These two skills are the ones he wants to strengthen the most right now.

The most obvious and flashy thing to do is enhance his strength, so that the dwarves in Thorin Oakenshield's party will be impressed..

Morgan's gaze decisively stopped on the skill "Archery LV1".

next second.

A pale white light flickered.

"Archery LV2..."