Train to Another World.

Chapter 83 Time Point

Li Zhuoguang laughed it off. Anyway, he was not going to call Qin Daniu "senior brother". When everyone packed their bags and were about to set off, they saw Aliana still lying on the ground.

Li Zhuoguang walked up to her and pulled her up: "Are you still a child? You roll around on the lawn when you see it."

Aliana's eyes widened and she said in disbelief: "This is a lawn! Aren't you surprised at all? Oh, I forgot that you are noble lords. The water in your home should be able to support a lawn."

Li Zhuoguang felt that this elf was a little abnormal. After careful questioning, he learned that their world had experienced a huge disaster. Large areas of plants in nature died, leaving only a few, and water resources were also pitifully scarce.

Most of the creatures that can survive in the wild are semi-elemental creatures. These creatures have a thick rocky crust on their bodies, and their muscles and bones are also stone-like substances. Only a small core inside the body is edible meat.

Due to the lack of basic resources, the population of all races except semi-elemental creatures has been greatly reduced. Many vulnerable races have become extinct, and even the surviving races are struggling to survive, and it is common for civilizations to be interrupted.

According to the high priest of Ariana's tribe, the elves used to live in the forest. They were the favorites of the gods and were the best among all races in art and magic.

But later, the forest could only be seen in paintings and poems, and their elves became wilderness elves.

After hearing what Ariana said, Li Zhuoguang finally understood why she had behaved so strangely before: "My goodness, is this the end of the world where you are?"

Aliana shrugged: "The elders in the tribe said the same thing, but my hometown has been like this before I was born, so I'm used to it.

Only those antiques who are over a thousand years old have seen what the world was like before."

Li Zhuoguang sighed, and took out an apple and handed it to her: "Eat it. Fruit is not a luxury here. Eat it if you want."

Aliana took the apple with some doubt, but chose to put it in her bag anyway. "Where are you from? Harvest City or Riverrun Valley? No, even the nobles in Harvest City would never say something like 'enough fruit'."

"Is there a possibility that you are no longer in the original world?"

Aliana said with relief: "So I'm already dead, no wonder there are so many fruits here. I saw you the moment I entered the ruins. It seems that I fell into a trap the moment I entered the ruins.

It turns out that the legendary underworld is ruled by a dragon god."

Seeing that his words were getting more and more outrageous, Li Zhuoguang explained everything to her in detail.

"So what you mean is that we are now in another world, a world with abundant material things?" Ariana's eyes lit up.

Li Zhuoguang took a gulp of water and said, "That's right."

At this time, Ariana took out the apple and started to eat it, swallowing both the skin and the core.

Li Zhuoguang also called on everyone to start off. He had just discovered a small path next to the bushes where people had walked.

As long as you follow the path, no matter which direction you go, you will eventually come across a settlement. After walking a few steps, I met other people on the road. These people were very short, and although they were dressed decently, they were all barefoot and walked on the road.

When they saw Li Zhuoguang and his group, they greeted them in a friendly manner. It seemed that they were Hobbits.

A Hobbit couple passed by, and Ariana exclaimed, "Oh my God, halflings, they have long been extinct in our place."

Hearing Ariana's words, Li Zhuoguang subconsciously wanted to cover her mouth, but suddenly remembered that they couldn't understand Ariana's language, so he gave up.

Li Zhuoguang asked the Hobbit couple in a friendly manner: "I'm sorry, we lost our map. Where is the nearest settlement? We need to buy some food."

The couple enthusiastically told Li Zhuoguang that this place was near the Shire, and kindly told him how to get there. Finally, they invited Li Zhuoguang and his group to visit the Tooke family in the Shire.

"Tookes? Excuse me, do you know Bilbo Baggins?"

"Of course I know," replied the Hobbit husband. "He is my nephew, the son of my sister Belladonna Took, a fine fellow in his early fifties. But I remember that he has never left the Shire in his life. How do you know him?"

Hearing that Bilbo was only in his fifties, Li Zhuoguang could roughly determine the time point: "We have met other Tooks outside, and they mentioned him. After all, as a member of the Took family, you should also know that most members of the Took family are keen on adventure."

"I see. Did they mention me, Hildifons?"

"Ah... um... uh..."

"All right, all right, I see. Bilbo lives in Bag End, at the top of the Shire. You'll see him when you get into the Shire."

"Thank you, Mr. Tooke." "You're welcome. They really didn't mention it?"

"Ah this..."

"Well, have a nice day, stranger."

Li Zhuoguang and his companions followed the direction pointed by the Hobbit couple, but they did not expect to meet a gray-robed wizard with a hard hat, a wooden staff and a face like Magneto at a fork in the road.

This is none other than the number one troublemaker in Middle-earth... the fire captain, Jiang Ziya's alter ego, the knife-runner who only carries flash grenades when he goes out - Gandalf.

Gandalf also saw Li Zhuoguang and his group, and he frowned in confusion. But what made Li Zhuoguang feel relieved was that he just stared at everyone and did not rush up with a staff to smash his dog's head.

Li Zhuoguang was not afraid of Gandalf. He had now come to Middle-earth in a physical form. If the Maia wanted to come to Middle-earth in a more peaceful way, they would have to give up most of their power, and their strength would be greatly reduced. It would be very easy for Li Zhuoguang and his men to defeat him.

However, Gandalf's attitude is crucial. As of now, Eru Ilúvatar has not yet notified his Ainu to clear out the invaders.

Li Zhuoguang stepped forward and asked, "Gandalf?"

"Yes, you look strange, who are you?"

"We are outsiders. I am Li Zhuoguang, the captain of this adventure team. Nice to meet you."

"Oh, nice to meet you. Adventure team? The people living here in the Shire are all Hobbits. This isn't a good place for adventure."

"Look at what you said. Didn't you come here too? The starting point of all adventures is not necessarily magnificent. It may start from a hobbit's hole."

Li Zhuoguang's words alerted Gandalf. He tightened the staff in his hand and asked again: "Adventurers who have come from afar, what are you looking for here?"

Li Zhuoguang smacked his lips and said, “I originally came to find Bilbo Baggins. I wanted to confirm what stage I’m in now, but I’ve already confirmed it.

Now that I've met you, I want to confirm other things."

"what?"

"You said that if I went to the Lonely Mountain to kill Smaug and seize the wealth of Durin's Dwarf Dynasty. What would you do?"

"I know you have heard some rumors, but I must tell you that the treasure of Durin's dwarves belongs to the future King under the Mountain."

"Yes, I know. But what I want to ask is, if I really did that, would you get Saruman, the Eagle King, Radagast and other Maia to beat me up?"

Hearing Li Zhuoguang mention the Maia, Gandalf's eyes became deep: "It seems that you know a lot, but whether the Maia will take action depends on what you do."

"What if I only took the wealth inside and offered a reward for what I was looking for, and it would not bring disaster to Middle-earth. What would you do?"

Gandalf was silent for a while after hearing what Li Zhuoguang said: "If that's the case, I can only persuade you to give up the treasures of the Lonely Mountain and the King Under the Mountain."

Li Zhuoguang understood: "It seems that the only force that can make you take action is the power of Morgoth. This time you helped Thorin to seize the Lonely Mountain, not only to get rid of Smaug who was nurtured by Morgoth, but also to help the dwarves created by Aulë."

"..." Gandalf was silent.

"No, you have already foreseen that Sauron will make a comeback. You want the Dwarves of Durin to rise again and become one of the forces to fight against Sauron in the future."

"Prophet?"

"Not exactly. Just think of it as me peeking at the last bar of the movement."

Li Zhuoguang continued, "The last question is, can your Father tolerate noise in the Ainu's great music?"

Gandalf also realized what the outsiders Li Zhuoguang had just mentioned were, and replied, "Everything that appears in the great movement is part of the movement, and there is no so-called noise."

"Then I feel relieved. You are such a good man, Gandalf. Let me introduce myself again. I am your competitor on this journey, Li Zhuoguang."

(End of this chapter)