A Visit from Dried Tofu

On the edge of Chet Forest, in the town of Bree, in a simple street house,

the atmosphere at the moment is a bit weird.

"Gandalf, you're embarrassing me." A tall and handsome human being with

black eyes and black hair looked at an old man in a tall hat with a gray beard

and unkempt face, but there was a look of embarrassment on his mouth.

"You have to know that if you want my help, you must pay the corresponding

price. If you don't have money, then you will be embarrassed."

"Although we are old acquaintances, brothers have to settle accounts

clearly. Since you want to help these dwarves, you have to obey the rules."

Gandalf looked at the handsome young man in front of him, he laughed, but

he cursed in his heart, this guy really has the same virtue, he wants money for

life and death, so can Gandalf treat him badly?

After thinking about it, he still said: "Carl, I know your rules, isn't it

just money, you don't have to worry about it at all, if you can help these

dwarves regain their territory and drive away the evil dragon, then, what do

you want to do?" Isn't it just a matter of how much it costs?"

"I'm sure you also know how much dwarves like to collect gold coins. Think

about the scene where gold coins are piled up in the dungeon of Lonely

Mountain. If you get there, how much wealth will be waiting for you."

Gandalf wanted to say something, but the handsome young man named Carl

interrupted him: "Fart, Gandalf, you are clearly trying to trick me."

"Who doesn't know that the wealth of the king under the mountain is piled

up like a mountain in the underground layer of the lonely mountain, but now,

you have seen that person can successfully steal a gold coin from there."

Carl said with a smile, "The dragon Smaug is not a kitten or dog locked

behind a human house. Besides, if I had the ability to kill it, why would I

take you and those greedy dwarves to What? Wouldn't it be better for me to

occupy it by myself?"

"Haha" Gandalf looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't give up, and

continued, "Carl, don't be so pessimistic. The dwarves I brought this time are

not the ordinary guys you imagined. You should believe in their strength. If ,

plus you, if you are willing to lead them to go together, I believe that you

will be able to take back those wealth and territories from the dragon."

Karl is the most famous and powerful ranger warrior in the surrounding

area. If he joins their team, the difficulty of this mission will undoubtedly

be greatly reduced.

Gandalf had been fortunate enough to have worked with Karl several times,

so he was very aware of Karl's abilities. Although this guy appeared to be just

an ordinary human being, his strength and various methods of fighting against

enemies emerged in endlessly, making it impossible to guard against.

Therefore, whatever he said, he had to bring Karl in.

Carl rolled his eyes slightly, causing Gandalf, who had been paying

attention to his expression, to take half a step back.

Gandalf has experienced this familiar look several times, and every time

Carl's eyes start to roll, it means that he must have come up with some

terrible idea again, and he can't help but be on his guard.

Carl looked at Gandalf who took half a step back, still maintaining a

handsome smile on his face: "Okay, Gandalf, it's not that I can't agree to your

request, but that's it."

After all, Karl stopped suddenly, but Gandalf was anxious for a while. He

knew that Karl did it on purpose, and he was waiting for him to ask now.

Helpless, he had no choice but to ask vigilantly: "But what."

"Hehe, can you lend me your ring for two days to observe, if you agree,

then I will." Carl was interrupted by Gandalf before he finished speaking.

"Dream! Don't even think about it, you boy, you still have the idea of my

ring, tell you, no way." Gandalf couldn't help cursing.

Karl, I don't know what's going on. Once he accidentally saw the ring he

was hiding, he kept thinking about it, but can he give it to him? The answer is

of course no.

This is the ring of fire, one of the three rings of elves, he himself is

reluctant to wear it at ordinary times, how could he give it to a greedy kid

like Karl?

"Don't be like this, Gandalf, why are you so stingy, old guy, isn't it just

for two days of observation!" Carl's displeased voice came.

"Fart, observe for two days, the elf dagger I lent you last time has been

used for three years and you still haven't returned it to me!" Gandalf couldn't

help but yelled again.

What a fart to watch, if he really believed Carl's words, he would be

really stupid.

"Okay, okay, really, I'm just kidding, why are you so serious! Who cares

about your broken ring." Seeing that Gandalf was so determined, Karl waved his

hand.

Gandalf: "..."

After a wordless debate, the two finally reached an agreement again, and

calmed down again.

Karl said: "You said those dwarves outside the door are not ordinary

people, let me guess."

"You haven't seen anyone yet, can you guess?" Gandalf's eyes were

suspicious.

Although he knew that Karl was really clever, but he could guess the

conclusion without any observation, and only Iluvita could do it.

"Hehe," Carl said slowly with an inexplicable smile on his face, "Gandalf,

you are not a troublemaker for no reason. There are two reasons why you can

help others. One is that the person is you. friend, and the second is to help

him in order to prevent some event that caused the disaster in Middle-earth."

"And you came here to beg me after traveling thousands of miles this time.

Obviously, this is not a simple matter, so it is the second possibility."

"Recently... a lot of dark aura suddenly appeared in Middle Earth,

especially on the side of the Misty Mountains. Many strange things happened.

You must have a lot of uneasiness in your heart." Carl smiled.

"And there is an evil dragon on the other side of the lonely mountain. It

is so close to those dark breaths. You are worried that these things are

related to it, or that there is something that wants to use the dragon to

disturb Middle-earth, so you want to drive it away. Is it?"

Listening to Carl's analysis, Gandalf couldn't help but a trace of surprise

flashed in his eyes. Carl, this guy, actually guessed his thoughts.

That's right, he was really worried because he sensed the inexplicable dark

aura of the Misty Mountains.

"And then?" Gandalf narrowed his eyes slightly, and continued to look at

Karl and asked.

Sometimes he has to admit that although Karl is annoying, his analytical

ability is beyond words.

"It's obviously unrealistic to drive away the dragon from the Lonely

Mountain with your old bones." Carl glanced at Gandalf, saw Gandalf's mouth

twitching, but smiled again, "So, you must be Looking for help."

"So, who is the best helper?"

Karl asked himself and answered: "Of course they are the dwarves who were

driven away by the dragon from the lonely mountain and took away their

homeland. As far as I know, the dwarves who escaped from there in the first

place were the dwarves of Turin."

"Since you said that the visitor this time is not an ordinary person, then,

presumably, his status is also extraordinary. With an extraordinary status, and

preparing to take back the Lonely Mountain, anyone with this strength and

thought, except... Thorin Oakenshield , I really can't think of anyone."

Aside, Gandalf let out a long breath.

"Carl, if I didn't know that you are a human being, I really thought you

were a messenger sent from heaven." Gandalf looked at Carl and said silently.