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Chapter 18 Going to Tom's House

When Dui saw the tree heart, his eyes lit up.

He felt a strong magical aura from the heart of the tree. From the perspective of a wand maker, this was simply the top-notch material for making wands.

Not to mention that such a long tree core is enough to make more than a dozen wands.

Dui smiled happily and reached out to take the tree heart. Suddenly, his hand sank. The weight and texture were no different from gold and stone. He almost couldn't catch it. No wonder it took two people to carry it.

After thanking and sending off the militiamen, Dui looked at the long tree heart and began to think about what to do with it.

Dui estimated that the tree core was about four meters long. It was too long to even be brought into the house, so he had to put it in the yard first.

Besides, Dui didn't need such long wood to make his wand.

Dui planned to split the tree core in half first, and then cut a small piece as the raw material for the magic wand.

But as soon as the knife was cut, there was a crisp "ding" sound and sparks flew. Dui only felt that he had hit a block of iron, and his hand was numb from the shock.

Only a shallow trace was left in the heart of the tree.

So hard? Dui was a little dumbfounded. He couldn't understand how he had split the old willow trunk in two before.

There was no other way, so Dui had to ask a professional carpenter for help and use special tools to cut the tree core.

The Hobbit carpenters were very grateful and respected Dui, the hero who helped them repel the tree people. When they heard that Dui wanted them to help saw off the tree core, they agreed without hesitation and said they would do it for free.

Finally, after breaking more than a dozen saw teeth, the Hobbit carpenter finally sawed the tree heart in half, but he was also exhausted and sweating, and his arms were shaking.

"Lord Duyle, I can only help you up to this point. This tree core is so hard, no worse than pig iron. If you want to process it further, ordinary tools will be useless unless you use a magic weapon." The Hobbit carpenter advised sincerely.

"I understand. Thank you." Dui accepted his advice. Seeing the carpenter panting, he felt a little embarrassed. He secretly put the few silver coins left in his pocket on the table and left with the two pieces of tree heart.

When Dui returned to Zhuoguo's house, he looked at the two pieces of tree heart and was a little worried. It was so difficult to just cut the tree heart into two halves.

If it is to be made into a magic wand, it is an even more delicate job. Not only does it require cutting and carving, but the logs must also be polished bit by bit into the ideal shape and size. Such skill cannot be achieved with ordinary tools.

Just when Dui was worried about where to start with Willow Heart, Rory Brandybuck, who heard about this, gave Dui a useful suggestion when he invited him to the Brandy Hall.

"Doyle, perhaps you could seek help from Tom Bombadil. You know, he's lived a very long time, and his knowledge is far greater than anyone else in this world. He's always willing to help, and perhaps he could help you solve your problem."

Rory Brandy Deer said with a smile, "Besides, he invited you to be his guest. Isn't this an opportunity?"

When Dui heard Rory's words, his eyes lit up. He almost forgot that Tom had invited him.

And Rory was right. An ancient and powerful being like Tom Bombadil might have some magical weapon that could easily cut through the hard tree core.

Although he kept Rory's words in mind, Dewi did not go to visit Tom Bombadil immediately. Instead, he stayed at Drogo's house, recovering from the aftereffects of the magic explosion while practicing making wands with wood.

As for Drogo Baggins, he fell in love with Dora Brandybuck at first sight ever since the party that night. He went out early and came back late, running to the Brandy Hall all day long, almost treating the place as his home.

In this regard, Dui, a single guy, can only wish Zhuo Guo to marry his beautiful girl soon after complaining about his inhumanity towards the opposite sex.

He remembered that Dora the Brandyde was the mother of Frodo Baggins, the future protagonist of Lord of the Rings. He wondered if this connection between the two of them, brought by him, would result in Frodo Baggins being born even earlier. A month passed in the blink of an eye, and Dui had been in Stag Town for three whole months.

After spending a lot of wood, one day, Dui finally succeeded in carving a magic wand.

The wand is 12 inches long, made of willow wood, easy to bend, and has unobstructed magic circuits. It is a standard magic wand.

When Dui saw his first work, a satisfied smile appeared on his face and a sense of accomplishment arose in his heart.

After successfully making the magic wand, Dewy did not stop. After saying goodbye to Drogo Baggins and Rory Brandybuck, he took Treeheart and rode his pony south until he reached the confluence of the Willow River, and then went upstream along the bank of the Willow River.

When passing the river valley where the old willow tree was, Dui saw the old willow tree again.

The old willow tree is still rooted on the bank of the Willow River, and there is no sign of the soil around it being disturbed, as if it has always been there and has never left.

Only the burnt bark and the remaining lower half of the trunk allowed Dui to confirm that it was the old willow tree that forced his magic to explode.

The old willow tree had fallen into a deep sleep and did not react violently to Dui's arrival. Only a few newly grown green leaves showed that it was still alive.

Dui glanced at the old willow tree and did nothing else. He continued walking upstream along the Willow River.

Soon, a riverside path appeared in front of Dui.

When Dewy saw the path, he knew he was not far from Tom Bombadil's house.

Sure enough, after walking along the path for another hour, Dui finally saw a low house on a hill in the distance.

It was already evening, and the lights in the houses in the distance had been turned on. The warm orange light shone through the windows and open doors, guiding the direction like a lighthouse.

Tom Bombadil's home is located at the junction of the east side of the Old Forest and the Barrowdown. The mountains and hills behind it are the Barrowdown. The source of the Willow River flows out from the deepest canyon of the Barrowdown.

The house is surrounded by neat green lawns and a garden full of various flowers. The path is paved with pebbles and leads directly to Tom Bombadil's home.

Dewy dismounted and came to the front of the house, where he saw Tom Bombadil standing outside the gate, having been waiting for a long time.

"Welcome! Wizard Duir, come in quickly. My beautiful wife Goldberry has prepared dinner for you and is waiting for you!" Tom looked very happy and walked quickly to give Duir a big hug.

Dui was a little surprised to hear Tom's words. He didn't expect that they knew about his arrival in advance.

Dewy was allowed to go into the house first, while Tom led the pony to the stable.

As soon as Dui entered the door, he saw all kinds of delicious food placed on the table in the middle of the living room. The aroma of the food wafted in the air, making people salivate.

On the other side, sitting on a chair facing the door, was a beautiful woman.

She had lush golden hair that reached her shoulders, and wore an emerald green dress dotted with silver threads that sparkled like dewdrops, with a gold belt tied around her waist.

At the woman's feet, there were many ceramic pots with many water lilies floating in them.

(End of this chapter)