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Chapter 280 Gulu
Dui, now a child again, inevitably faces some troubles.

Its tiny body makes it difficult to even climb a step, and it can't even hold a magic wand properly, let alone a magic staff.

When the steward Edward and the servants in the castle saw the rosy-cheeked, youthful-looking Dui, they immediately assumed that the lord had an illegitimate child.

Only after confirming that this was their lord did they accept the fact that their lord had turned into a child, looking shocked and as if in a dream.

Besides facing the astonished gazes of others, Dui also had to deal with Alvin's sudden burst of maternal radiance.

Alvin always tried to hold him, subtly pinching his cheeks, personally making him food meant for elf children, and even making him children's clothes...

Dui was taken aback by Alvin's enthusiasm.

He feared that if he continued to care for her, Alvin would only have "motherly love" left for him.

He'll be devastated!
So Dui, after much agonizing thought, resolutely rejected Alwen with a determined look on her face, and immediately began preparing to make the anti-aging potion.

The ingredients for the anti-aging potion were not complicated or hard to find. Dui simply asked his butler Edward to collect them, and in just two days, all the necessary materials were gathered.

Then Duy waved his wand and set up a cauldron that was almost as tall as him.

Pour in 2 pints of red wine and 0.5 pints of plum juice, and simmer over medium heat.

Meanwhile, Dui stood on a small stool, holding a stirring stick in both hands, stirring counterclockwise until the liquid turned a deep purple and began to bubble on the surface.

Once the liquid begins to boil, Dui grinds the collected 2 ounces of Chamaecyparis into a smooth, particle-free paste, and then evenly sprinkles it into the crucible.

Then continue stirring clockwise with the stirring stick for ten minutes.

After stirring for ten minutes, Dui felt his arms were very sore.

As his age decreased, his physical abilities also weakened, which pleased Dui, who only wanted to regain his original strength as soon as possible.

As he stirred, the liquid gradually lightened in color, turning into a pale purple.

He then picked up two ounces of tortoise shell that had already been ground into powder, and while continuing to stir, added the tortoise shell powder to the crucible and kept the flame low to cook it.

Eight minutes later, when the mixture in the crucible turned creamy, Duy waved his wand and removed the crucible from the fire to cool it.

After cooling, he used fine gauze to filter out the tortoise shell powder from the liquid, and then put the crucible back on the fire.

Then cut the five caterpillars into even thin slices, put half of them into the crucible, and at the same time add half of the dried and diced bat tongue.

Stir continuously clockwise throughout the process.

After eight minutes, add the remaining caterpillars and bat tongues, stir counterclockwise twice, and then turn off the heat.

Even after extinguishing the fire, Dui continued stirring with a stirring stick to cool the medicine.

After stirring for fifteen minutes, Dui stopped, wiped the sweat from her face with her small hands, and let out a long sigh.

But looking at the milky white liquid in the pot, her little face, flushed red from the steam, showed a satisfied expression.

He divided the potion in the crucible into potion bottles, then picked up one of the bottles of the age-enhancing potion and gulped it down.

The duration and effectiveness of anti-aging agents depend on the quality of their preparation and concentration.

A typical dose of anti-aging medication, one drop, adds one month's age and lasts for one day.

However, Duy had Professor Snape's notes as a Potions Master as a guide, so the anti-aging potion he made was the most effective.

One drop of the medicine can add one year to one's age, and the effect lasts for one month.

So Dui calculated the age increase he needed and drank 20 drops of the anti-aging drug all at once.

As he took the potion, he seemed to grow up rapidly, as if time had accelerated.

In the blink of an eye, he has grown from a two- or three-year-old child into a young man in his early twenties.

Dui conjured a mirror and looked at his current appearance, nodding in satisfaction.

Although he looks a bit younger than before, he has finally regained his handsome appearance.

When Dui stepped out of the potion room and saw Alvin, he saw a hint of regret on her face and felt a sudden pang of heartache.

What's she regretting? Giving up her handsome fiancé to want a little kid?

Since you like children so much, then you should have more children in the future, Dui thought to himself.

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Eastern Mordor, Baladurtar.

Inside the iron cage, a distorted, thin figure huddled, its large, pale eyes filled with terror as it stared at the shadowy figure shrouded in darkness outside, trembling with fear.

The one in the cage is Gollum, the previous owner of the One Ring. After Bilbo picked up the One Ring at the bottom of Goblin Town, Gollum had been trying to take it back.

So he left the Misty Mountains and searched for Bilbo everywhere. He tracked him all the way to Dale, only to learn that Bilbo had already left and returned to the Shire, so he returned the way he came.

However, after entering the Dark Forest, because the forest had been reclaimed by the Kingdom of Forest, Gulu was discovered by the elves patrolling the forest.

Pursued by the elves, Gulu could only flee south until he arrived in Dorgudu.

And then, unexpectedly, he heard news of Duir from a homeless man named Ok.

Gollum remembered Duir. Back in Goblin Town, when he tried to track Bilbo Baggins and take back the Ring from him, it was this wizard who discovered him and almost killed him.

Gollum knew that Bilbo Baggins, who had stolen his treasure, was close to the black wizard. Upon hearing that the black wizard lived in Isengard, he traveled south, hoping to secretly find out about the thief Bilbo Baggins.

However, just as he arrived at the outskirts of Eisengard, he was stopped by the Black Barbarians guarding the perimeter and dared not approach.

So he tried a different approach, attempting to cross the mountains from the Fangun Forest east of Eisengard and sneak into Eisengard.

They were ambushed by the tree people and Huon in the Fangon Forest and almost died inside.

Still shaken, Gollum lingered on the outskirts of Eisengard, unwilling to give up, trying to find a chance to enter.

Heaven rewards those who persevere, and he finally got his chance.

Gollum watched as the Black Barbarians guarding the outskirts of Eisengard left, heading east to aid Rohan.

Gulu danced with joy, thinking he had finally gotten his chance to infiltrate Eisengard.

But before he could even enter Eisengard, a massive frost dragon led a large number of wyverns to attack Eisengard.

As he watched the fierce war erupt in Eisengard, with ice and fire constantly intertwining and explosions ringing out, Gollum felt a surge of fear. He dared not approach even a step closer, and could only cower in the distance, his face filled with terror.

Especially when they saw the Frost Dragon descend from the sky with an iceberg, threatening to raze the entire Isengard to the ground.

Gollum's fear completely overwhelmed his desire for the One Ring, and he frantically tried to escape, not daring to stay any longer.

He ran eastward, the lingering dark power within him, long corrupted by the Ring, making him feel the call of Mordor in the east, and he instinctively ran in that direction.

But before he even reached Mordor, he was caught in a tornado by Saruman, who was riding a tornado to escape to Mordor, and was carried all the way to Mordor.

Gollum has carried the One Ring for hundreds of years, and his body has been corrupted and twisted by the power of the Ring, bearing its deep imprint.

So as soon as they entered Mordor, Sauron discovered them immediately.

Gollum was then taken to Baradur Tower, where he fell into Sauron's hands, was severely tortured, and forced to reveal the whereabouts of the One Ring.

"Gollum, tell me, where is the One Ring?" Sauron's voice was filled with darkness and seductive power.

Gulu tried to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything.

Seeing this, Sauron thought Gollum was trying to hide something, and in anger, he unleashed a powerful aura. Dark power wrapped around Gollum like tentacles, constantly tormenting him.

Gulu's painful howls were like a candle flame in a storm, threatening to go out at any moment.

But Sauron's desire for the One Ring surpassed everything, even forgetting the Philosopher's Stone that could reshape his body, and he only wanted to find his treasure.

Therefore, he could not kill Gollum before receiving news of the One Ring.

When Gollum was on the verge of death from torture, Sauron stopped and continued to interrogate him: "Tell me! Where is the One Ring? Otherwise, I will turn you into a dead being and roast you with dark fire forever!"

Snot and tears streamed down his face, his eyes were filled with terror, and he was too weak to move.

When his life was seriously threatened, his dual personality switched, and he became Smigo with a human side.

The Smigo personality, more driven by survival instinct than the Gollum personality, managed to gather his thoughts. He clutched his own neck in terror, weakly explaining, "I...I want to say...but, but I can't! Something...something is stopping me from speaking! Don't...don't kill me!"

Upon hearing Gollum's explanation, Sauron narrowed his eyes, and the iron cage that had imprisoned him instantly melted and dissipated, with dark tentacles bringing the weakened Gollum over.

Sauron approached Gollum, his dark eyes seemingly able to see through him, constantly scrutinizing Gollum's body.

"Try again to tell me the whereabouts of the One Ring," Sauron commanded.

Gulu opened his mouth, trying to say Bilbo, but his mouth opened but no sound came out, not even a hint.

At that moment, Sauron instantly sensed a mysterious power.

"Is this the power of the oath? Not directly targeting him, but rendering everyone who knows about the One Ring speechless?" Sauron saw through the truth, his body surging with dark energy. "Someone is trying to hide my One Ring! Who is it?"

The next second, the giant fiery demonic eye on the Baradur Tower locked onto the west.

"The one who can wield oath magic... Smaug the dragon... Duir the black-robed wizard, is that you?"

(End of this chapter)