Train to Another World.

Chapter 108 Chatting on the way
Thranduil shook his head and said, "Most of the mithril in Middle-earth is in the hands of the dwarves. I know you are rich, but the dwarves will never exchange mithril for gold.

And since Moria was occupied by the Balrog, no more Mithril has been produced. Unless you use Arken Gems as an exchange, it is impossible to exchange them. "

Li Zhuoguang stroked his chin and said, "You said, Smaug occupied the Lonely Mountain, and then I killed him, and the Lonely Mountain became mine. The Balrog occupied Moria, so if I killed the Balrog, wouldn't Moria also become mine?
No, I don’t have the time to mine raw ore.”

Li Zhuoguang looked at Thranduil flatteringly: "Old Thranduil, you have dealt with fire dragons in your early years. Do you know where their lair is?"

Thranduil heard the hidden meaning in Li Zhuoguang's words and looked at him with horror. People can't do that, or at least shouldn't do that.

Thranduil did not answer, but rode away on his giant stag.

After Thranduil left, Denethor came over on horseback. Denethor, the son of the Prime Minister, had a name that means "slender and light" in Sindarin.

He has long hair and a serious face with clear lines. As the saying goes, appearance reflects the heart. He has a strong desire for control and is very proud. He even challenged Gandalf.

Later he inherited the position of Prime Minister of Gondor, holding all the power and speaking little. Although he listened to advice, he acted arbitrarily afterwards.

Later, he knew that Gandalf wanted to support Aragorn to regain the throne of Gondor, so he used the monitoring crystal to monitor Gandalf and Aragorn's movements all year round. Little did he know that most of the monitoring crystals in Middle-earth were contaminated by Sauron, and the one in his hand was the Arnor crystal that was most closely connected to Sauron.

Because of long-term use of the crystal, he was traumatized and aged prematurely. However, Sauron always wanted to control him through the crystal, but was defeated by his strong will. His performance was much better than that of King Theoden who was controlled by Saruman.

Denethor had been lobbying Xiong Facai from a while ago, and through his intelligence network, he learned that this person was a powerful shapeshifter. In battle, he could transform into a 100-meter-long giant bear, whose strength was enough to slay a dragon.

Seeing such a strong man, how could Denethor not be tempted to join Gondor? So from the beginning, he lobbied Xiong Facai, constantly promising him high positions and generous salaries as long as Xiong Facai agreed to join Gondor.

But even though he was talking so much that he almost gave half of Gondor to Xiong Fa Cai, this man just smiled and said nothing.

Denethor thought that the other party owned the Lonely Mountain and looked down on Gondor, but he just saw that Ariana needed Li Zhuoguang's translation to talk to Thranduil.

He finally understood that among the group, only Li Zhuoguang could speak the common language. From the beginning of the relationship, he was the only one who talked to himself. The other party smiled after he made a promise out of politeness.

He had originally planned to ask Li Zhuoguang to help translate, but he happened to see Ariana shooting an arrow. He realized that everyone in Li Zhuoguang's team was really talented, and his mind was immediately opened.

Recruiting one person is no big deal, he wants them all.

"We will not stay in Middle-earth for long."

Dineser had just stated his demands, but before he could even start negotiating terms, he was rejected directly by Li Zhuoguang.

"We come here to find something. Once we find it, we will leave Middle-earth and may never come back." Li Zhuoguang explained.

Denethor has not given up trying to persuade them: "Middle-earth is prosperous and stable, the beauties are especially beautiful, and the handsome men are especially handsome. Why not stay in Middle-earth for a long time?"

Li Zhuoguang pointed at Ariana: "Is she as beautiful as her?"

"Ah this..."

Denethor thought for a moment and said, "We in Gondor have been absorbing skilled craftsmen from the dwarves and elves. Our construction and manufacturing technologies are far ahead, and it is a very livable country."

Li Zhuoguang scratched his head, took out the Kankanle from the storage bag, and used the "Flying Sword Technique" to control the Kankanle to shave a piece of rock along the way into a flat head.

Li Zhuoguang called back Kankanle and said to Dinetzer, "This kind of weapon is sold in the store in Brother Facai's hometown. Anyone can buy it."

"...Can I buy it?"

"You can't use it even if you buy it."

"I can learn."

"You also have magic in Middle-earth. Can you learn it?"

“……” The autistic Denethor rode away.

After Denethor left, Baggins came over on his pony again and asked, "What did you say to them? Why did you send them running away in just a few words?"

Li Zhuoguang said nonchalantly, "We just talked about future plans and the local conditions and customs of our hometown."

"Isn't this normal? Why would they run away?" "Yeah, I don't understand it either."

Then Bilbo asked shyly, "What was that you gave me to eat last time?"

"The dried meat of wild beasts."

“Where can I buy it?”

"This is a specialty of Daniu's family. It's not sold in the Middle Earth."

Bilbo smacked his lips. "What a pity! It has a very peculiar taste. It would taste much better if we hobbits cooked it."

Li Zhuoguang nodded: "Yes, you Hobbits' craftsmanship is really good. I bought cheese and ham made by you in the Shire before. The taste is still unforgettable to me."

Bilbo laughed happily and said, "Yes, in Middle-earth, our Hobbits' cooking skills are second to none."

"Yeah yeah."

"Hey, what are you doing?" Bilbo saw Li Zhuoguang take out a strange box.

Just now, Li Zhuoguang asked Xiong Facai to help him boil a pot of water using his magic power. Now he estimated that the water temperature was about 80 degrees Celsius, so Li Zhuoguang began to prepare for lunch.

"I just asked the others and they are not planning to stop for a meal, so I will just eat something on horseback."

Bilbo watched Li Zhuoguang pour boiling water into the colorful little box and asked, "What is this?"

Li Zhuoguang explained: "This is a kind of food in our place, which can be eaten after soaking in hot water for a while.

It tastes terrible, but it’s convenient, so we always have two boxes on hand when we don’t have time to cook or need to travel.”

As boiling water is poured in, the instant noodles begin to emit a unique flavor.

Bilbo smelled the indescribable and moving smell and watched Li Zhuoguang close the box with disgust on his face.

"You said this tastes bad?"

"Yeah, when I was in school, I didn't go to the cafeteria to eat in order to have more time to play. I just made a box of instant noodles. I ate too much back then. Now I feel a little sick when I smell the smell, but there is no other way. I just have to eat it."

Bilbo rode away silently on his pony, but after a while he came back to ask Li Zhuoguang for two boxes of instant noodles, and then left again.

Li Zhuoguang thought about it, and then made a few more boxes and gave them to the other people in the team. When Xiong Facai finished making the instant noodles, he asked Li Zhuoguang, "What did you say to them just now? Why do they look so unhappy?"

"Nothing much, just future plans, the customs and habits of my hometown, and the food and stuff."

"Isn't this normal? Why would they run?"

"Yeah, I don't understand either. Also, we haven't gone far yet, why don't you go back, Brother Fa Cai?"

"what?!"

"To be honest, I've been feeling a little uneasy since I set out, and I feel like I've missed something, but I can't figure it out for the time being.

Wei Changfeng has an ok brain, but is too weak. Daniu has good strength, but his brain... is too simple.

Now I feel a little uneasy about this trip, and I need someone who can keep the situation under control to stay behind."

Xiong Facai sighed and said, "Your plans have always been reliable. I will go back then."

After saying that, Xiong Facai turned his horse around and walked back in the direction he came from.

Facing the surprised looks around him, Li Zhuoguang explained, "He just quit this mission and went back to Lonely Mountain."

The people around him all moved a little further away after hearing his explanation. What kind of person is he? Anyone who talks to him becomes autistic. Even his own teammates were driven away by him.

(End of this chapter)