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Chapter 248 The Magic Stone is finally completed

"Duir, are you alright?" Elrond and Gandalf stood outside the magic circle, looking at him with concern.

But Alvin was lying weakly in Elrond's arms, yet she looked at Dui with the same concern.

Having overcome his period of confusion, Dui regained consciousness.

He looked at the Twilight Star Necklace shimmering with starlight on his chest, then at the weakened Alwen, and recalled the events in the illusion. He knew that Alwen must have done something to enable him to successfully escape the illusion.

He stood up nervously, quickly stepped out of the magic circle, and came to Alvin's side.

"What did Alvin do to wake me from this illusion?"

Elrond looked at his weak daughter in his arms, then at Dui's tense expression, sighed deeply, and said helplessly:
“Gandalf and I have been trying to wake you, but we have not succeeded. Seeing that your condition is critical, Arwen has formed a soul connection with you through the Twilight Star Necklace on your body, in order to call you to wake up.”

"What harm will doing this do to Alvin?" Dui asked, even more worried.

Elrond comforted Dui.

"Don't worry, Alvin is just overdrawn on her magic. She'll recover after a few days of rest."

The only problem is that your souls are now connected, a bond even stronger than that of twins. If you suffer harm, Alvin will feel it too. So I hope you will treat her well in the future and not let her get hurt!

Hearing that Alwen had made such a great sacrifice, Dui was deeply moved and nodded earnestly.

"I will never let either Alvin or anyone else get hurt!"

After making his assurances to Elrond, Dui took Alwen, summoned the golden cup, poured water from the stream in Hildorion Valley into it, and then fed Alwen the cup.

The streams of Hildorion possess magic, and with the help of the Golden Cup, they become even more wondrous.

After drinking the water, Alvin's complexion quickly improved. She looked tenderly at Dui, who was taking good care of her, and comforted him with a smile, "Don't worry about me, Dui, I'm much better now."

"Go check on the Philosopher's Stone quickly, just in case something goes wrong."

Dui shook his head, took out a bottle of magic potion from his spatial pocket, poured it into a golden cup, infused it with magic, shook it, and then held it to her lips.

"Never mind anything else, drink this first. It's a soothing medicine that will make you feel better."

Seeing Dui's determined look, Alvin obediently drank the potion, and her complexion improved.

"What a touching display of affection! They're always willing to risk everything for each other!" Gandalf exclaimed from the side.

Elrond remained silent.

Once Alwen had recovered considerably and was able to stand up again, Dui was relieved and then focused his attention on the furnace in the magic circle.

The red light had long since faded, and the stars Eyarendil and Kanir in the sky disappeared into the night sky as the sun rose.

And the time for the two stars to meet has come to an end; the next time will be next year.

Dui returned to the magic circle and opened the mithril furnace.

The dragon blood flames inside the furnace had long since died out, leaving only a red gem the size of an infant's fist floating quietly in the furnace.

The ruby ​​is crystal clear, irregular in shape, and emits a faint red glow, making it look like an uncut ruby ​​rough.

Dui took it out and examined it closely in his hand.

He sensed a boundless energy within it, an energy that combined the three fundamental elements of spirit, soul, and life, with the four elements of earth, air, water, and fire, as well as the stars Ellenmir (Mercury), Lumbar (Saturn), Eyarendil (Venus), and Kanir (Mars). It was a mysterious energy unlike any he had ever experienced, filled with endless creation.

"Congratulations, Duir, you have created a perfect Philosopher's Stone!" Elrond congratulated him with a smile.

"You have passed all the tests of the Philosopher's Stone, and the Philosopher's Stone you created is flawless."

The perfect magic stone requires the refiner to pass the tests at each stage of the transformation process and achieve a state of "inner refinement" and spiritual harmony.

Only in this way can a flawless magic stone be successfully created.

While Dui did not possess such a level of spiritual attainment, in the end, he was connected to Alvin by soul and successfully escaped from the illusion, allowing the Philosopher's Stone to complete its final transformation.

It was a lucky accident, a shortcut, that allowed the Philosopher's Stone to be created perfectly.

Having understood all this, Dui couldn't help but show a look of joy as he looked at the magic stone in his hand.

Like Nicolas Flamel's Philosopher's Stone, it also failed to pass the final test in the final stage and persevere to the final transformation, thus becoming a "premature" Philosopher's Stone.

Therefore, although Nicolas Flamel's Philosopher's Stone granted him immortality, it could not stop his body from aging, eventually making him extremely weak, to the point that even shaking hands with someone would cause him to break a bone.

This is why Nicolas Flamel ultimately chose to give up immortality and destroy the Philosopher's Stone.

Because if he continued to live, his physical functions would probably deteriorate to the point that he would eventually lose the ability to move, and he would become a living dead.

Such immortality is no different from a curse.

The perfect Philosopher's Stone, however, truly grants immortality, not eternal life.

Now that he possesses the magic stone that can grant immortality, Dui finally has the foundation for achieving eternal life.

Of course, the Philosopher's Stone's immortality is not without its drawbacks. The Philosopher's Stone itself cannot directly grant immortality; instead, it must be used to create an elixir of immortality, which must then be consumed to achieve immortality.

Moreover, it requires long-term, uninterrupted use without interruption; otherwise, one will age and die naturally like an ordinary person.

Besides granting immortality, the Philosopher's Stone also has the ability to turn stone into gold.

Upon realizing this, Dui immediately grabbed the magic stone, found an iron rod, and gently touched it with the magic stone. Well, the iron rod didn't change.

Dui looked puzzled. Did he need some kind of connection?

The next second, he thought of something and channeled magic into the magic stone.

Instantly, the magic stone emitted a red light, and at the same time, the iron rod rapidly transformed into a gleaming golden rod.

With a wave of his hand, Dui cast a cutting spell, splitting the golden rod in two. Instead of returning it to its original state, it truly turned into gold.

The others who witnessed this scene also showed expressions of surprise.

Gandalf laughed and said, "Now I can say with certainty that you, Duir, are the richest man in all of Middle-earth. With the Philosopher's Stone in your possession, you can have as much gold as you want!"

Alvin said with a smile, "The happiest one must be Smaug. In order to fill his nest with gold, he has now started a business, keeping an eye on those poor spiders every day and making them keep weaving cloth."

Upon hearing this, Gandalf and Elrond both chuckled. They had also encountered the dragon and knew how much Smaug craved gold.

Now that Smaug has this magic stone that can turn metal into gold, he must be ecstatic. If Duy weren't his master, he probably would have taken it for himself just like he did when he seized the treasure of Lonely Mountain.

Dui laughed as well.

However, he also knew that magic was needed for the Philosopher's Stone to turn ordinary metals into gold.

Even with the magic stone, conjuring up a mountain of gold would not be easy.

Having successfully crafted the Philosopher's Stone, Elrond and Gandalf's mission was complete.

Just as Elrond was preparing to return to the Valley, Dui stopped him.

Under Elrond's astonished gaze, Dui picked up the Philosopher's Stone he had just acquired and handed it to him.

"Lord Elrond, I come before you with the deepest respect, and I beg you to hear my heartfelt wish: I truly admire your daughter, Arwen, who is my only and eternal pursuit, and the place where my soul belongs in this world."

"I humbly beseech Your mercy to allow me to marry her. I swear in the name of Duir, and with the Philosopher's Stone as my dowry, I will cherish and protect her for the rest of my life, and never betray Your trust and entrustment."

Faced with Du Yi's sudden marriage proposal, and listening to his solemn and sincere words.

Alvin covered her mouth in surprise, tears of happiness welling up in her eyes.

Gandalf, as a witness, was all smiles and offering his blessings.

Elrond looked at the sincere yet somewhat nervous young man before him, and then at the Philosopher's Stone that the young man offered him, and remained silent for a moment.

The Philosopher's Stone was a matter of life and death for Dui, and Dui's willingness to use it as a betrothal gift moved even Elrond.

According to the customs of Zhongzhou, the groom's betrothal gifts become the bride's personal property and are managed by her independently, separate from the groom's family property.

By presenting the Philosopher's Stone as a betrothal gift, Dui meant that it would become Alvin's private property and no longer belong to him.

Finally, as Dui waited anxiously, Elrond smiled with relief and nodded.

“I made a promise with you that if you could achieve immortality, I would allow you to marry my daughter. Now that you have created the Philosopher’s Stone, you have fulfilled the promise, and I have no reason to stop you.”

"Therefore, I allow you to marry my most cherished jewel, hoping you will protect her well and give her happiness!"

However, just as Dui showed his delight, he made another request.

"But before that, there are necessary procedures. You need to entrust a person of high status to come to the Valley with sincerity, sign a marriage contract and set a wedding date in front of everyone, and then I will hand my daughter over to you."

Dui was overjoyed and quickly nodded in agreement to what was hardly a request.

Gandalf, standing to the side, volunteered, saying with a smile, "How about I be the officiant and the witness? I think I'm qualified, aren't I?"

Dui nodded happily: "Of course, there is no one more suitable than Gandalf!"

Ellund also agreed with this.

Given Gandalf's status and his relationships with The Valley and Duir, he was the best choice to be both the client and the witness.

While Dui and the others were immersed in joy.

Mordor, above Baradur Tower.

Sauron's Eye of Deception locked onto the western Isengard.

Below, a colossal dragon, thousands of meters long, wore an iron crown and emanated a frigid temperature that kept the surrounding dark creatures at bay.

Only Saruman stood atop the dragon's broad back, staff in hand, ready to serve at any moment.

Around the giant dragon, hundreds of sub-dragons, each tens of meters long, were shrouded in black mist, their enormous pupils burning with ghostly flames.

On the backs of several of the wyverns, hybrids of giant dragons and fallen flying beasts, were Ringwraiths riding.

"Let's go!" Soren gave the order.

In an instant, the dragon was the first to flap its enormous wings and take flight.

Then the winged dragons followed closely behind.

As for the wingless dragons, they carried countless orcs and swiftly headed west beyond Mordor...

(End of this chapter)