Chapter 332: Heading to Rivendell
"My name is Bilbo Baggins, wizard, what's your name?" Bilbo Baggins jumped down from the adobe.

"My name is Richard." Richard got off the horse, then snapped his fingers lightly, and the warhorse he summoned disappeared.

"Wow, is this witchcraft?" Baggins said in surprise.

"Of course, witchcraft also provides convenience for people."

"What's the outside world like?" asked Baggins.

Hobbits are born optimists, most of them enjoy life, and many of them will never leave the Shire, but there are always one or two who are different from others in each race. Bilbo is one of them, and he likes adventure by nature.

Richard said: "The world outside is dangerous, but also full of opportunities."

“There are evil creatures wreaking havoc, there are heroes leading people to explore, there are also beautiful elves and evil dragons.”

"Of course, there are also children who are given the destiny to save the world."

"The child of destiny who will save the world?"

Richard and Baggins chatted as they walked towards the village. Soon, Richard saw the cave buildings unique to the Hobbits appearing before his eyes. This kind of house was very similar to the cave house of the flower grower, but the room was much smaller.

After crossing a small path and walking over a small bridge, we walked a little further and entered a bustling market.

Humans were not common in the Shire, and Richard's arrival attracted the attention of many hobbits. After all, when he stood with the hobbits, he was taller than them. He had to lower his head to get through many places.

"Are you human?"

Finally, a Hobbit child couldn't resist his curiosity and ran over, blinking his big eyes and asking questions.

Richard squatted down and said, "Of course!"

As he said this, he gave her a piece of White Rabbit milk candy.

"What is this?" the child asked as he looked at the beautifully drawn pattern on it.

"This is toffee, a delicious treat!"

As he said this, Richard took out a piece of candy, peeled it apart, and then ate it. The child also followed Richard's example, peeled the candy apart and ate it.

"So sweet! So delicious!"

Hearing the child's words, the other Hobbit children around him looked at Richard eagerly, so Richard took out a handful of candy and handed it to the children. After all the children had received candy, Richard said, "Okay, the candy has been distributed, you can go play."

"Richard." At this time, Baggins also bought food and greeted Richard.

"You are so popular!"

"Would you like one? Candy from my hometown!" Richard handed him a candy.

"Thank you!" Baggins also started eating like the other children.

"what about the taste?"

"It's so sweet, and has a milky flavor. I swear, this is definitely the best candy I have ever eaten!" Baggins said in surprise.

The two left the market and soon stopped in front of a hobbit hole.

"This is my home." Baggins said happily, "But the ceiling may be a little low for you humans, so you have to be careful not to hit your head!"

"Don't worry, this is not a problem for a wizard." Richard said with a smile.

"I hope so!" Baggins shrugged and walked into the house first.

Richard bent down and walked in. The room was indeed low and cramped for him, but this did not pose a problem for him. He just snapped his fingers lightly, and a ray of light instantly entered the house. The next second, the originally low ceiling instantly doubled in height.

Richard used the space extension spell to double the height of the house.

"Oh my God! Is this witchcraft?" Baggins asked in shock.

Richard smiled and said, "Of course, witchcraft is to provide convenience for people!"

"Now I believe it!" said Baggins.

After the ceiling was raised, Richard immediately became much more convenient, and Baggins quickly prepared a delicious meal. It must be said that the cooking skills of the halflings were indeed great.

Richard enjoyed a delicious lunch. After the meal, the two of them lay leisurely on the lawn in front of the house. It must be said that Charles's pace of life is very slow and comfortable.

The scenery here is beautiful, the people are friendly, and there are a variety of delicious food. It is very suitable for retirement.

Rejecting Baggins' cigarette, Richard prepared a pot of black tea and slowly savored it. Baggins began to ask Richard about the outside world. It can be seen that Baggins wanted to go out for adventure, but he was a little hesitant in his heart.

But Richard knew that he would eventually be unable to help but leave Charles and go to the outside world.

Through some casual conversation, Richard also learned that it was the 1341st year of the Shire calendar, which was the 2941st year of the Third Age. And the actions of the dwarves of Lonely Mountain were also in this year.

If nothing goes wrong, Gandalf will arrive here soon and start the campaign to defeat the dragon of Lonely Mountain. Oh, and there is also the One Ring.

The One Ring is also a good thing, take it away when you have the chance, and the Eye of Sauron. Sauron was originally a Maia, a demigod, so he must have some divinity.

Richard's divinity has not increased for a long time. If he is lucky, he may be able to raise his weak divinity to a weaker level of divinity.

By the way, Richard also plans to collect the magic of the elves and various animals unique to this world.

Life in the Charles was comfortable, but Richard did not plan to stay here for long. Early in the morning, just as the sky was getting light, there was a knock on the door of the small Hobbit hole.

"Richard?" Baggins, who was still half asleep, opened the door.

After seeing Richard's outfit clearly, Baggins asked, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes, this is one of the places I'm travelling to, and I'm going, Mr Baggins."

"But I believe we will meet again soon!"

Baggins rubbed his eyes and said with more energy, "Won't you stay two more days?"

Richard smiled and said, "No, the journey is about to begin!"

Baggins was silent for a moment. "Then I can only wish you a safe journey!"

"Baggins, I will embark on my adventure, and I believe that you will also have your own adventure. I look forward to seeing you again!"

An adventure? Baggins felt a little uneasy, but he finally calmed down.

Richard waved at him and said, "Goodbye, my friend!"

After leaving Charles, Richard prepared to go to other places on the continent. He did not use the teleportation spell, but summoned a warhorse to hurry on his way. After all, although the teleportation spell was fast, many animal and plant species in this world would be missed.

To the north of the Shire are the ruins of the Kingdom of Arnor and the Highlands of Angmar, to the west are Lindon and the Blue Mountains, and to the east is Bree. He is going to Rivendell, the kingdom of the elves.

This world has a large land area, but not many people. Even Gondor, the largest human kingdom, has a population of only a million. The population of Rohan is even smaller.

Therefore, there are large areas of wasteland and forest in the wild. There are many animals living in these wastelands and forests, and there are also many dangers, such as ogres, orcs, strong orcs, corpse demons, etc.

Richard rode his horse to a forest. He could feel a strong breath of undead in the depths of the forest. There seemed to be many undead creatures, but he didn't care. If anyone dared to provoke him, he would just tear their skulls apart.

At the same time, there were a lot of plants growing in these forests that he had never seen before, and Richard was going to collect them. The light in the forest was dim, and Richard summoned several spell servants to dig up those plants, but his arrival obviously alarmed the hidden things in the forest, and a monster with a dry body like a mummy emerged from the shadows in the darkness.

Corpse demon.

This is something similar to a mummy, and they have mastered evil witchcraft. Ordinary people can only run away when they encounter such a thing, but they encountered Richard.

"Holy Fire!"

Richard directly summoned the sacred fire. Under Richard's control, countless golden flames formed a huge fire net, which then covered the corpse monsters.

The golden flames burned instantly, and the corpse demons hiding in the darkness had nowhere to hide. Once they were contaminated by the sacred fire, the flames would immediately become like a cancer attached to their bones, constantly burning and growing until they were completely burned to death.

Under Richard's control, the corpses were quickly burned to ashes.

A large number of corpses were burned to death. After Richard collected all kinds of plants in the forest, he rode his warhorse away. After the sacred fire burned the forest, the undead power that originally entrenched here had been swept away.

The animals and plants in this world are indeed very strange. Richard found many plants that can be used to make potions among the plants he collected. These plants will definitely be planted on a large scale after returning.

The weather was fine, and a group of orcs were hunting wild boars. These orcs were not very smart, but they relied on their strong reproductive ability and decent military force to occupy many areas.

boom!
A wild boar charged fiercely at the orc in front of it, knocking the orc away. The boar's running speed also slowed down, and the remaining orcs rushed forward and chopped the boar to the ground.

Then the orcs began to tear the wild boar meat apart and share it.

"Head! Head!"

"There are humans! There are humans!"

An orc in the distance shouted excitedly.

"Where are the humans?" asked the strongest orc.

"On the mountain path!" the orc said hastily.

"How many are there?"

"Three carriages, a dozen people"

"More than a dozen people?" The orc leader was slightly stunned, then said happily: "There are human flesh to eat!"

"Meat, human flesh!"

“Delicious human flesh!”

The orcs around suddenly became active.

"Shut up!" The strongest orc roared and chopped off a piece of wood with the machete in his hand. Seeing the chopped wood, the commotion around them immediately subsided a lot!

"Now listen to my orders, everything is ready, let's go!"

"Kill that human, I want to eat roasted human flesh today!"

"Roar!" Many orcs roared, and several wargs were eager to try.

"What's that sound?" said a mercenary.

"It should be a wild wolf." said a middle-aged man next to him.

"Tell everyone to be careful!" others in the convoy responded.

After clearing out those corpses, Richard met a caravan heading to Gondor, so he traveled with them for a while and got a map from the caravan.

This map was also very rough, and Richard supplemented it with the map he got from the Hobbits.

"The orcs are coming!" Richard said suddenly.

Although Richard did not fully activate the mental scan, his mental power was able to cover a 10-kilometer radius. He immediately discovered the actions of the orcs.

"Orcs!" Everyone's face changed drastically when they heard Richard's words. What their caravan feared most was encountering orcs. Ordinary wild beasts were okay, they just had to drive them away, but orcs were different, they would attack the caravan in groups.

"Prepare for battle, connect the carriages end to end!" The leader of the caravan gave the order immediately.

The three carriages were immediately connected end to end, forming a simple protective formation.

Soon, a roar was heard in the distance, mixed with the sound of wolves. The mercenaries in the caravan immediately put on their armor and piled up some goods to form a simple defense circle.

These people moved very skillfully and no one panicked. It was obvious that they had encountered this situation more than once.

"Sir, what weapons do you need?" asked the leader of the caravan.

"No need." Richard said.

“Sir, those orcs will not let anyone go,” said the leader of the caravan.

Richard smiled slightly, took out a staff and said, "You have to believe in the wizard!"

As he spoke, Richard waved his hand to summon a fireball, then threw it at the orcs who were rushing towards him from a distance.

"boom!"

The fireball exploded with a loud bang, and the running orcs were directly ignited by the flames. Thousands of degrees of high temperature rose up, and more than a dozen orcs were directly transformed into human torches.

The scorching flames burned, and the orcs roared in pain. They kept rolling on the ground trying to put out the flames on their bodies, but to no avail. Soon these orcs turned into black charcoal.

Although Richard was worried that using high-level spells would attract the attention of the God of Creation, low-level spells were enough to deal with them.

"wizard!"

"We have wizard help!"

Seeing Richard burn a dozen of the orcs to death with a fireball, the morale of the caravan was greatly boosted. In contrast, the orcs became panic-stricken.

The leading orc shouted loudly: "He only has one person, spread out and surround them!"

The confused orcs seemed to have found a backbone and immediately did as he said, but they didn't know what they would face next.

"The tenacity of the group bears!"

"Glory of the Group Eagle!"

"Group Dragon Power Technique!"

"Group acceleration!"

"Group Mage Armor!"

A series of spells were cast on these mercenaries. They felt as if they had endless strength in their bodies and they chopped off the orcs and their weapons with one blow.

These mercenaries were like tigers among a flock of sheep, invincible, and the orcs were killed like melons and vegetables.

(End of this chapter)