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Chapter 265 Making the Elixir of Immortality
In the end, the combined forces of Gondor and Rohan were victorious.

All the cold dragons were swept away and washed into the sea by the flood summoned by Gandalf.

The bridge spanning the Anduin River was also destroyed by Gandalf.

The Mordor army in the western district of Osgilias was completely cut off from its retreat and fell into panic.

They were eventually wiped out by the Allied forces that stormed into the western district. Some Mordor soldiers, in a panic, tried to swim across the Anduin River, but were swept away and drowned.

Meanwhile, in Eisengard...

During the break, Dui also used the fireplace to go to Lorien and the Valley to inquire about the situation.

There wasn't much of a problem in Lorien. With Lady Galadriel's magical barrier in place, the Orc army sent by Sauron couldn't even get into Lorien Forest; they could only circle around outside.

Meanwhile, in the Valley of the Dead, an Orc army led by the new Orc King descended from the Misty Mountains.

The Misty Mountains can be considered the stronghold of the Orcs. The Orcs are like leeks in the mountains; they grow back after being cut down, and there is no way to eradicate them all.

This time, Orcs, under Mordor's orders, crossed the boundary of the Valley—the River Brunnen—and aggressively invaded the Valley.

Elrond personally led the Elven cavalry in a fierce battle against the Orc army near the Bruinen River.

The twins Elohir and Elladan, as well as Alwen, also participated in the battle.

Riding on winged horses, wielding swords in one hand and wands in the other, they attacked the Orc army from the air.

With the magic they learned from Dui, the three siblings achieved remarkable feats, reaping the lives of the Orks as easily as cutting leeks. Even when the Orks attacked with a rain of arrows, it had no effect on them.

Finally, under the cover of her two brothers, Elrohir and Elladan, Arwen, like a female warrior, rode Pegasus to King Orc and defeated him with a Crushing Blow.

Without King Orc, the Orc army, leaderless, lost morale and fled in disarray.

When they fled to the Bruinen River, Elrond summoned a flood that swept away half of the Orcish army, causing countless deaths and injuries.

The elven cavalry pursued them relentlessly until they reached the foot of the Misty Mountains.

Elrond and the others were somewhat surprised by Dui's arrival, and they were also taken aback after learning about the battle that had taken place in Eisengard.

Alvin was still shaken, feeling both fear and relief for Dui.

Dui tried to calm Alvin down, and it took him a lot of effort.

To celebrate the great victory in the Valley, Dui took out a dragon from his spatial pocket as the main dish of the banquet.

The elves of the valley were filled with astonishment and anticipation upon seeing such a massive dragon.

After all, although elves live a long time, they have never eaten dragon meat.

Elrond also looked surprised. Although he knew that Dui raised a group of wyverns, he never thought that he would be able to eat wyvern meat one day.

He did not refuse the kindness of Dui, his "prospective son-in-law," and immediately waved his hand, instructing the elven chefs to prepare the dragon as a reward and to celebrate the victory.

Even the Golden Flower Lord Glorfindel, who always lived a secluded life in the valley, was drawn to the dragon meat feast and joined in the banquet.

The only one in a dilemma was the elven chef, who, faced with the enormous body of the dragon, was at a loss as to how to begin cooking.

But the elven chefs, who had studied food for hundreds and thousands of years, truly lived up to their reputation. At the banquet, their preparation of dragon meat opened Dui's eyes wide.

Besides dragon meat barbecue, there are all sorts of other dishes, such as dragon ribs, stewed dragon meat, dragon meatballs, dragon meat patties, etc., making it almost a complete dragon meat feast.

As descendants of dragons, powerful creatures of Middle-earth, the energy contained in dragon meat is also effective for elves.

In an instant, the elves abandoned their reserve and began to enjoy the dragon meat, their faces flushed from the nourishment.

After the banquet, Dui and Alvin had a date in the valley before reluctantly parting ways.

After leaving the valley, Dui did not return to Eisengard, but instead went back to Windrise.

After this war, Eisengard should have a period of peace until Sauron and Saruman have the overwhelming strength to invade.

Therefore, Dui does not need to be there all the time.

Windrise Peak was unaffected this time, and Hogsmeade City at the foot of the mountain remained peaceful and tranquil as always.

Many residents were unaware that their lord had another territory in Eisengard, thousands of miles away.

Before returning to Fengyun Peak, Dui made a special trip to Hildorion in the Far East.

Hildorion was hidden by Dui with the Charm of Loyalty, and it was also protected by the divine power of the creator god Ilúvatar, making it an extremely secluded place.

Even the True Knowledge Crystal cannot see what's inside.

Especially after Dui used magic to patch up the loopholes, even Sauron would have no chance of finding Hildorion.

Therefore, Dui had previously teleported the Philosopher's Stone to Hildorion using the Portkey to prevent Sauron from taking it.

Returning to Wind and Cloud Peak with the magic stone, Dui first settled the hibernating basilisk, Helbo, before heading straight to the potion room.

He spent some time creating a spacious room specifically for storing potion ingredients.

Then they put all the collected buckets of dragon blood, dragon liver, dragon brain, and so on into this storage room.

This time, the Battle of Eisengard was a close call.

But the result also brought Dui great gains.

Not only did they successfully slay a frost dragon, but dozens of wyverns bred by Saruman were also left in Isengard. Although they used two wyverns to entertain the Dark Savage warriors and Rohan cavalry, they also brought out another wyvern from the Valley of the Dead.

But these are just the tip of the iceberg; Dui now has more dragon materials than he can store.

The only thing to consider is how to keep it fresh and prevent the dragon meat and liver from spoiling and rotting.

To this end, Dui drew runes with mithril on the walls and floor around the storage room, turning it into a huge "refrigerator" space, where he stored all the dragon corpses.

After completing these steps, Dui began preparing to create the elixir of immortality.

First, he prepared a pure gold crucible.

This crucible was created by Dui using the magic stone to turn stone into gold; it is extremely pure and completely free of any impurities.

This is the foundation for making the elixir of immortality. The purity of the pure gold crucible determines the quality of the potion, while ordinary gold crucibles, even those made of so-called 999 pure gold, contain impurities.

Therefore, only a crucible transformed by a magic stone can convert all the metal in the crucible, including impurities, into gold.

Having prepared the pure gold crucible, Dui went to the herb garden again and caught a mandrake.

The mandrake, whose tongue and throat had been sealed by Dui, opened its mouth and let out a silent cry.

Ignoring the little guy's cries, Dui took out a syringe and drew a vial of green liquid from the mandrake.

The mandrake, having had its blood drawn, immediately wilted, its ugly little face twitching with sobs.

Dui threw it back to the ground, and the mandrake immediately burrowed into the ground and fled quickly, fearing that it would fall into Dui's clutches again.

Carrying the mandrake juice, Dui returned to the potion room.

Place the pure gold crucible over the fire, and Dui first pours in the dew collected from the leaves of the sacred white tree.

According to the original materials, it should be dew collected from evening primroses.

However, Middle-earth did not have evening primrose, but a substitute was found, and a better one at that: the dew of the sacred white tree.

Evening primrose is a relatively precious potion ingredient in the magical world. It can only be found on spring nights with a full moon. It is a magical plant that blooms at dusk and withers by dawn, blooming only for the moon to see.

Evening primrose dew, imbued with the properties of moonlight, is unlike other dew.

The Sacred White Tree was created by the plant goddess Yavanna, modeled after the Silver Tree, one of the two sacred trees. Except for not being able to emit light, it is no different from the Silver Tree.

Among the Twin Trees, the Silver Tree, after being destroyed and withered by Morgoth and the evil god Uggulianth, was given a silver flower by Yavanna using the last bit of energy from the Silver Tree.

This silver flower is the moon in the world of Arda today.

Therefore, the Holy White Tree can be called the Moon Tree, and the dew that condenses on its leaves has a stronger lunar attribute than the evening primrose dew in the magical world.

After heating the dew, Dui poured in mandrake juice and boiled it over high heat.

Once the water boiled, Dui added the magic stone to the crucible and cooked it together, stirring it counterclockwise seven times with a pure gold stirring rod.

Then turn the heat down and simmer for 24 hours.

During the simmering process, Dui doesn't need to stay by his side the whole time.

He cast a protective spell around the cauldron to prevent it from being disturbed, and then left the potions room.

Duy first went to see Smaug in the cellar vault.

Smaug got there first, carrying the giant eagle Saurondo, whose wings were injured and unable to fly, back to Windrise.

When Duy arrived at the vault, he found Smaug, who was fast asleep.

As was customary, if he came to the treasure vault, the greedy Smaug would become wary, feigning poverty while subtly shoving the treasure under himself.

This is the first time I've seen someone so soundly asleep.

At this moment, Smaug was more like a frost dragon, not only exuding a chill from his body, but also exhaling cold air.

This caused the temperature in the entire vault to drop considerably, and a thin layer of frost covered the gold coins and gems that were nearby.

Dui knew this was because of the dragon crystal that Smaug had swallowed.

The dragon crystal was extremely cold; an ordinary person would be frozen stiff if they touched it, but Smaug swallowed it directly.

Fortunately, Smaug was a fire dragon, and the quality of the dragonfire within him was not much lower than that of the frost dragon's cold air, so he was not frozen to death by the dragon crystal. He was only temporarily suppressed and lost the ability to breathe fire.

Smaug's origins are also quite remarkable.

His bloodline originates from the most powerful ancient dragon—Angaragan, the dragon that was killed by Eyarendil and destroyed Mount Un'Goroth.

Ankaragan is also the largest dragon in Middle-earth. Legend has it that when it spreads its wings, it can block out the sun, and the flames it breathes are hotter than those of other dragons, and can even destroy other Power Rings except for the One Ring.

Smaug is the last surviving descendant of Ankaragan. Although he is still young, he is the most powerful and promising dragon of the Third Age.

Duy looked at the sleeping Smaug but did not disturb him.

Smaug now needs to go into a deep sleep to digest and absorb the energy of the dragon crystal as quickly as possible.

Once he has absorbed the energy of the dragon crystal, Smaug will be able to skip thousands of years of growth and become the most powerful dragon in existence.

It's even possible that one day they could reach the strength of their ancestor, Ankaragang.

(End of this chapter)