I reforged the glory of the magic ring in Middle-earth

Chapter 6 Gandalf the Grey

Tanes stared at the golden tree sapling that was as high as his knees and fell into deep thought.

Now that the golden tree has been planted, it only needs to be nurtured so that it can grow healthily... Then the question is, Tanes really doesn't know what to use to nurture the golden tree.

After all, the golden tree at the border was already a towering tree before he arrived, and it definitely didn't need anyone to cultivate it.

He felt that even if he asked this question to Marika, the Eternal Queen would not be able to answer it.

Tanes took off the helmet of the White Wolf War Ghost. The fresh air with the breath of nature blew in his face, making his brain feel relaxed.

The last ray of sunlight disappeared in the sky, and the moon quietly climbed into the night sky, pouring its silvery-white light onto everything on the ground.

Tanes took a greedy deep breath, then sat cross-legged next to the shallow pit, staring at the golden tree sapling emitting golden light in a daze, his thoughts beginning to wander.

Torret lowered his head, stretched out his horse tongue, licked the weeds on the ground, and began to chew them.

Tanes searched his mind for memories of the golden tree, from the symbols recorded in the ruins, or from the records on the stone tablet placed in Marika's bedroom in Rodel City.

The golden tree he had planted seemed to lack an Elden beast compared to the one at the border.

Hiss, but he is not the supreme will that he has never met, which can summon such a powerful beast.

Moreover, the Beast of Elden is not a necessary condition for the growth of the Golden Tree. What's more, the Elden Ring it guards is already inside the Golden Tree seedling.

Do I have to treat it like a normal plant and water it first?
Just as Tanes was thinking hard, the sound of crisp horse hooves suddenly came from the silent city ruins.

A man, not carrying much weight, and the sound of horse hooves was neither slow nor sluggish.

Tanes immediately made a rough judgment about the owner of the horse.

The ruins of this city are in complete darkness, and the only place that emits light is the golden tree on their side. So it is self-evident what the other party's purpose is.

You should not have the intention to harm others, but you must also be on guard against others.

With this idea in mind, Tanes stretched out his hand and grabbed a few times in the air, and a staff inlaid with dark purple pyroxene was held in his hand. It was the meteorite staff he found in the Sage Town of the Ionian Swamp during his early adventure in the border area.

With the other hand, he took out the matching weapon for the White Wolf War Ghost armor set - the Hunting God Greatsword.

The golden tree was just beginning to grow, and Tanes had to put an end to any behavior that might threaten it.

That's why he took out these two weapons. It was obvious that if the other party was hostile, Tanes would not be stingy with his magic power.

If the other party was not approaching here, the weapon in Tanes' hand might not be as simple as the meteorite staff and the hunting god's greatsword.

As long as you give him enough time, he will definitely give the other party a monkey show.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and Tanes blocked the golden tree sapling behind himself.

Fortunately, the moonlight tonight was very bright, allowing Tanes to barely recognize what the person looked like.

The man on horseback was not a large man, but he was very tall. He wore a pointed wizard hat and a loose grey robe.

He held the reins in one hand and a staff-like weapon in the other.

It’s actually a magician?
Tanes' eyes instantly became alert. No matter where he was, a wizard he had never fought with was always an object that required his full attention.

What's more, this was the first time that Tanes met a strange wizard in this world that did not belong to the border area, and he didn't know all of the other party's moves.

Just as Tanis felt the meteorite staff was no longer enough and was about to switch to weapons and equipment to fight against the wizard, the rider spoke first, "I am not your enemy. Are you the White Wolf Rider the Orcs are talking about? My name is Gandalf, a wizard, and I have been searching for you for almost a month."

You've been looking for me for almost a month?
Although Tanes was a little curious, he did not let down his guard and put down his weapon because of the other party's words.

On the contrary, as the opponent got closer and closer to the golden tree sapling, the strange sword of the hunting god in Tanes' hand began to burn with black and white flames.

As long as the wizard who called himself "Gandalf" dared to get any closer to him, the black and white flames of the hunting gods would extend along the sword. Gandalf naturally sensed Tanis's silent warning from the other party's actions, so he immediately tightened the reins, and the horse whinnied and stopped.

Gandalf looked at the distant figure in the moonlight and shouted in his old voice, "Although I don't know why you are wary of me, I respect your thoughts. I just want to communicate with you, and I have no other thoughts."

Tanes kept his hands poised for attack, his voice booming, "Tannis, what do you want to say? This isn't a picturesque place, and you're alone in the middle of the night. Aren't you afraid of thieves?"

"If a wizard would be scared by a thief, I wouldn't be looking for you like this." Gandalf looked relieved after hearing Tanis introduce himself.

Then he said, "I went to Hobbiton in the Shire first. You should know a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, right? A month ago, I saw a golden meteor fall in the west of Middle-earth, so I set out to look for it. But I didn't know exactly where the meteor fell. It wasn't until I arrived in the Shire that I learned it had fallen in Hobbiton."

Gandalf said with a faint smile: "The person brought by that golden meteor is you, Mr. Tanis?"

Tanis was stunned when he heard Bilbo's name: "Bilbo, do you know him?"

Gandalf said with a smile, "Of course I know him, or rather, I'm familiar with every hobbit in Hobbiton, because I often go to set off fireworks for them during the Hobbiton Festival. Bilbo is a special hobbit. Unlike other hobbits, he doesn't like to stay at home. On the contrary, he often wants to go out of Hobbiton and see the world. And it was he who told me your name."

When Tanis heard this, his vigilance towards Gandalf had been reduced a lot.

Because only those who are familiar with Bilbo know that this hobbit actually has a contradictory mentality of longing for a big adventure, but also being reluctant to leave the warmth of home.

Tanes said, "I believe what you said, wizard. But I'm sorry that I still can't let you get close to me. You really came at a bad time. If it were daytime or an hour or two earlier, I would be happy to talk to you."

"Well... I just came here to communicate with you anyway. This distance is enough for us to hear each other. It's a pity that there is no warm campfire, delicious wine and fragrant cheese bread." Gandalf nodded, and his wise blue eyes carefully looked at the golden light behind Tanis.

After hearing this, Tanes said, "That's my apology to you. I will compensate you for what you said later. If you're not in a hurry, you can come over in... let me think about it, three days. At that time, I will do my best to entertain you warmly, wizard."

Tanes felt that three days were enough for him to come up with a way to cultivate the golden tree seedlings so that they could grow to a size where they could not be destroyed at will.

Gandalf understood from the subtext of Tanis's words that he was seriously resisting anyone from approaching him, so he could only reluctantly agree: "Okay, then it will be as you wish. I will wait here at noon three days from now. If you don't mind, I will keep my distance and wait."

Tanes shrugged. "As long as you don't come near me during the agreed time, I don't really mind what you do, unless you're setting a trap right under my nose."

So the two of them fell into silence.

Tanes dispersed the black and white flames on the hunting god's greatsword and put it away, but he still held the meteorite staff in his hand to guard against Gandalf.

After receiving Tanis's response, Gandalf actually dismounted, took out a pipe, cleared a piece of rubble nearby, and sat on it.

He fiddled with his cigarette holder while blowing into it, and when he was done it seemed to give off a faint dry aroma of tobacco.

"Thorn."

Gandalf raised his hand and touched the tobacco with the ring on his right index finger, and the small flame ignited instantly.

After doing all this, Gandalf showed a satisfied expression and smoked his cigarette happily, not caring at all that he was sitting in the ruins of the city where the howling of wolves could be heard from time to time.

This person has a very broad mind.

Tanis saw that Gandalf did not come as agreed. After thinking for a moment, he found a piece of cheese with a rich milky aroma and a sausage with a strong meaty aroma from the package carried by Torret.

"Hey, go ahead. Just think of it as a midnight snack. I think you have plenty of ways to heat up these delicious foods." Tanes shouted towards Gandalf and threw the cheese and sausage over accurately.

Gandalf saw the food flying towards him, calmly put down his staff, and easily caught the cheese and sausage while holding his cigarette in his mouth.

He examined it with a delighted expression and said loudly to Tanes, "Hobbiton's specialty cheese and sausages are indeed very suitable as a midnight snack. It seems that I won't be waiting for sleep with an empty stomach tonight."

At this time, Tanes turned his thoughts back to the golden tree seedling.

He suddenly thought that the golden tree at the border would bless people.

So, could he turn around and use these blessings to water the golden tree seedlings and make them grow?
As for where to obtain the blessing, that's easy. There are a lot of collected golden runes in Tanes's space backpack.

(End of this chapter)