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Chapter 47 Moonstone

As an important transportation hub in the Eriador region, Bree is a prosperous town with busy markets and shops.

Under the guidance of a Hobbit servant arranged by the innkeeper, Dui came to a jewelry shop.

The jewelry store owner was very enthusiastic when he saw Dui coming. "What kind of jewelry do you want? We have everything, whether it's rubies, sapphires, diamonds, etc. We have jewelry made not only by human and hobbit craftsmen, but even by dwarf and elf craftsmen!"

"Oh, there are also jewelry made by elf craftsmen?" Dui was attracted by the words of the jewelry store owner.

Seeing that Dui was interested, the boss directly took out a piece of jewelry accessory made by elves. It was a silver brooch inlaid with white diamonds. It exuded a simple and elegant temperament and seemed to be in line with the elves' taste.

However, Dui was a little disappointed after seeing it. Although it was jewelry made by elves, it was just an ordinary handicraft and had no magical properties.

So after taking a look, he stopped looking and asked directly: "Do you have any moonstone here?"

The jewelry store owner was a little disappointed when he saw that Dui wasn't interested in the elf-made accessories. However, he perked up after hearing the next question and quickly replied, "We have moonstones here too!"

As he spoke, he took out another box and opened it. Inside was jewelry made of moonstone.

"Besides this kind of jewelry, do you have any raw moonstone?" Dui asked again.

The boss gave him a strange look, but nodded. "Yes, we do, but we generally don't sell raw stones..."

Dui interrupted him and said, "I want as many rough stones as you have. Price is not a problem!" Then he took out a ring inlaid with a huge ruby ​​and threw it to him. "Is this enough?"

Although moonstone can be used to make jewelry, its value is far less than that of jewelry such as ruby.

The boss quickly took the ring and looked at the high-grade ruby ​​inlaid on the gold ring. After a careful examination, his eyes suddenly lit up and a smile spread across his face. He nodded quickly and said, "That's enough! Please wait a moment, sir. I will bring you all the raw stones from the storage!"

As he said this, he put the ring into the inner pocket of his chest, then trotted into the backyard. After a while, he came out panting, carrying a sack on his back.

He carefully placed the sack in front of Dui and opened it for him to see. "Are you satisfied, sir? Here are 30 pieces of raw moonstone in total, all of the highest quality!"

Dui looked into the bag and saw that the moonstones inside were of different sizes, some as big as a fist, and some as small as a pigeon egg. Because they were used to make jewelry, they were of top quality and sparkled with colorful halos.

Dui nodded and said, "Not bad." To be honest, it was a pity to use it to make Floo powder. However, he couldn't find any other sources of moonstone at the moment, so he could only indulge himself for the time being.

"By the way, Boss, where do you get these moonstones from? Can you tell me?"

The jewelry store owner had no intention of keeping it secret. "I got this from a passing merchant. I heard they also exchanged it with the elves near the Misty Mountains. The elves there are elusive, but they regularly come to the Bruinen Ferry to exchange supplies with the merchant."

After getting more information about the source of the moonstone, Dui left the jewelry store with a bag of moonstones and returned to the Prancing Horse Inn to reunite with everyone.

But as soon as he came back, Dui found that they had become the focus of attention.

Everyone in the inn knew that Dui and his group had defeated the Corpse Demon and swept through the Ancient Tomb Hill, and the news spread throughout the town as quickly as possible. All of this was due to the big-mouthed dwarves revealing it while drunk.

The horror of the Barrow-Downs was known to everyone in Eriador, especially the residents of Bree, who lived right next to the Barrow-Downs. Their fear of the Barrow-Downs had been passed down from generation to generation, ingrained in their blood.

Now, when the residents of Bree heard the dwarves say that the wights in Barrow-Down had been dealt with by them and that no more wights would appear for decades, there was an uproar on the part of the residents.

As the main force in defeating the wights, Due and Gandalf attracted the most attention.

But Gandalf obviously did not intend to accept this honor. While Dui was not in the tavern, he directly pushed most of the credit for killing the wight onto Dui.

So as soon as Dui entered the inn, he was treated like a star.

"Let us welcome back Mr. Duyle, the nemesis of the corpse demons! He was the one who helped us solve those terrible demons in the Barrow-Downs! Let us toast him a glass!" The innkeeper shouted loudly with a look of great honor.

"Cheers to the corpse killer - Doir!" Everyone present raised their glasses and shouted, even Gandalf smiled and followed the crowd in agreement.

Seeing the guests asking for wine one after another, the smile on the innkeeper's face deepened.

"Gandalf, you really put all the trouble on me!" Dewi finally got rid of the enthusiastic residents of Bree, sat down opposite Gandalf, took a deep breath, and showed a helpless bitter smile.

"It was clearly the two of us who dealt with the corpse demon, and you contributed more than me, so why are you giving all the credit to me?"

Gandalf smiled and looked at him in a state of disarray. He chuckled and said, "Young men should enjoy the glory. As an old man, I am past the age of enjoying glory, so I will not get involved in these excitements."

"And you don't have to underestimate yourself. If you hadn't severely damaged the Witch-king of Angmar with your curse, we wouldn't have achieved such a great victory. You truly deserve this honor!"

It was not known which warrior had actually gone to investigate, but within half a day, news was reported back to Bree, confirming that what the dwarves had said was true.

The residents of Bree were even more excited, and the mayor of Bree even visited Dui and his party in person, and presented them with a gold medal engraved with "Corpse Slayer".

In this way, Dui's reputation as the nemesis of corpse demons was fully realized.

Because of the delay, everyone decided to stay overnight at the Yuema Inn and set off early the next morning.

At night, Gandalf took the initiative to introduce a strange man to Dui: "Dui, this is a ranger friend of mine. He just came from the Barrow-Downs and wanted to visit you specially."

Ranger? Dui looked him over.

This was a tall, handsome man with black hair and gray eyes, about thirty years old. He was wearing a black cloak, a pair of long leather boots, a bow on his back, and a long sword at his waist.

The man's voice was deep and powerful, his grey eyes showing a trace of age. "I've heard of your name a long time ago, the tree feller, the nemesis of the corpse demons, the black-robed wizard Duyle. I'm Alpha, and it's an honor to meet you!"

(End of this chapter)