Chapter 13: Attitude

"You were right, coming here is a waste of time."

"No, not everything..."

"At least we have an archery goalie like Morgan on our team."

"Not only that, I even won the bet twice, haha..."

"Hey, Bofur, you only won this time, you lost last night..."

"I say you are too optimistic, this bet is not over yet..."

"Ha ha, although I do admit that Mr. Baggins cooked us a great dinner last night."

"But that doesn't mean he has the guts to take a chance on us..."

It's been a long time and it's impossible for Mr. Baggins to show up.

"So, I win..."

Walking the forest road with the points of light generated by the morning sun.

The expedition team is talking and laughing.

"High..."

At this moment, a clear and familiar voice suddenly came from behind.

The crowd stopped their horses and turned.

I saw a short figure in a burgundy coat running barefoot here, waving something in his hands as he ran.

"Haha, look, it's Mr. Baggins..."

"Damn, it's unbelievable, I thought that kid would never catch up with us..."

"So, don't jump to conclusions too soon."

"Bofur, you lost again, hahahaha..."

"I'm just not having much luck..."

"Hey, it's good that Mr. Baggins is coming, he stops talking so much..."

The dwarfs were chatting and Bilbo was already catching up with them.

"Signature..."

Bilbo arrived with a contract, longer than his size.

The white-bearded dwarf Balin reached out to take the contract, then took out his reading glasses and looked carefully at the place where the contract was signed.

He then looked at Bilbo and smiled, "Welcome Mr. Baggins to join Thorin Oakenshield's team."

The voice fell and the entire expedition team laughed softly.

A hobbit who has never traveled may abandon his idle life and dare to take part in an adventure.

Needless to say, the value alone is admirable.

"Give him a pony..."

Thorin looked at Bilbo and spoke.

Bilbo had never been in battles or adventures and naturally couldn't ride a horse.

Riding a large horse is accident prone, but riding a pony is much safer.

After all, a pony of a pony, only as tall as Bilbo, would be fine if he fell over. (according to an investigation there are several types of ponies such as the Icelandic pony that although it is a pony they put it in the category of horses, I emphasize it because in previous parts it says that they all have ponies, but anyway this is me trying to make some sense of it )

Bilbo stiffened a bit on the back of a half pony.

The expedition team continued on their way.

At that moment, the voice of the dwarf Balin came from the front: "Hey, Bofur, you should pay..."

The voice fell.

"Wow..."

A bag flew back and forth and Balin caught it.

"kili..."

Morgan did the same, and before he finished speaking, a bag also flew straight at Morgan.

Morgan reached up and grabbed the bag, his hand unconsciously upside down, it was a wager of ten silver coins, not too much, not too little, enough to have a full meal with wine and meat. (Apparently food is expensive in this world)

"What are they doing?"

Bilbo asked, carefully steering the pony closer to Gandalf.

"Are they betting if you'd show up?"

"Most people don't think you're going to show up."

Gandalf said vaguely with a pipe in his mouth.

"and you?"

Bilbo was silent and continued.

As soon as he finished speaking, a bag flew from the front, and Gandalf grabbed the bag and put it in his cloth bag.

Then he took his pipe out of his mouth and smiled, "Bilbo, I never doubted you."

"I can attest to that..."

At this moment, a voice came.

Bilbo turned his head and saw Morgan coming up behind on horseback.

"I bet to win."

Morgan smiled and tossed the bag into his hand and looked at Bilbo with a smile.

"Thank you for trusting him."

Seeing Morgan express his kindness to him, Bilbo immediately laughed.

"You're welcome, we'll be fellow adventurers in the future."

Morgan said casually.

He didn't really dislike him, and he had no intention of looking down on Bilbo like the dwarfs.

As the protagonist of The Hobbit series, Bilbo has his own unique radiant charm about him.

He symbolizes the story of how little people can achieve great things.

Like the entire continent of Middle-earth, it is the sole holder of the One Ring, and yet can relinquish it of his own free will.

Bilbo's personality needs no words.

Morgan doesn't have Bilbo's "big love" character, and he can't do the things he does in the plot of memory of him.

But that doesn't stop Morgan from admiring someone like Bilbo.

Furthermore, with Bilbo as the protagonist, the friendship created between Morgan and Bilbo only has advantages and not disadvantages.

Although Bilbo is still a novice, he does not know the world.

"Adventure partner..."

Hearing the word Morgan, Bilbo froze.

"Yes, I am now a member of the team... my own adventure has begun.

"Perhaps I can achieve the same achievements as my great-great-grandfather in the future..."

At the thought of this, Bilbo felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, and he became more and more eager for future adventures.

Morgan had no idea what was going through Bilbo's mind.

At this time, Morgan was secretly thinking of the "One Ring" that he would be entangled with Bilbo for the rest of his life.

If the plot remains the same, the "One Ring" that shocked the entire world of Middle-earth.

Right now, it should still be in the hands of the mutant hobbit "gollum" at the bottom of a mine in the Misty Mountains, an underground Goblin Kingdom.

Morgan wondered if the rest of the trip went like the plot.

If he really did come to the Goblin Kingdom, should he take the ring from Gollum's hand before Bilbo?

Of course, Morgan is not the protagonist.

It's one thing to say whether or not you can meet Gollum.

If it happens, whether he can take it off is another question.

After all, that thing can make you invisible.

Gollum killed someone from his own tribe and took the One Ring, it is impossible that he does not know the ability of the ring in these years.

Only Bilbo, who has the protagonist's aura, can easily pick up the One Ring after falling off the cliff.

It may not be the same if Morgan changes.

Middle-earth is a world with gods.

Bilbo's path, in Morgan's opinion, has the influence of being guided by fate.

Of course, as long as there is a chance to have the "One Ring", Morgan will never give up.

As for whether he can resist the temptation of the One Ring and whether Morgan's will is strong enough, that's another matter after obtaining it.

After all, an artifact that can make you invisible at any time is completely equivalent to having more lives.

If Morgan said he wasn't interested, that's a lie.

As for what would happen to Bilbo after he took the Ring, it was none of Morgan's business.

It was one thing that he admired Bilbo's character.

But his own interest is another matter.

Of the two, the latter is definitely more important.

This will never change.

Of course, it is not easy to obtain the One Ring and he has to make a long-term plan.