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Chapter 75 The Supreme Lord of the Rings
"Isn't your crystal ball broken? Can you still see it?" Balin asked doubtfully.

"That's right, it's better for everyone to look for it separately, it will be more reliable this way."

Dui ignored the dwarves, holding the crystal ball in his hand, concentrating on checking Bilbo's location.

This time, Bilbo's figure finally appeared on the crystal ball.

"Bilbo, it's Bilbo! He's looking for a way out!"

The dwarves gathered around excitedly, put their heads close to the crystal ball, and stared at Bilbo in the picture.

"It seems that your crystal ball is healed again."

Dui glanced at the screen and walked directly to the left. "Follow me, first we will meet up with Bilbo, and then we will leave here."

Gandalf followed Dewi, and the other dwarves followed soon after.

Guided by the Palantir, they made many twists and turns and finally saw Bilbo trying to find an exit in the distance.

"Bilbo!" cried the dwarf Bombur.

Bilbo, who was in the distance, heard the sound and turned around quickly, showing a look of surprise and waving his hands happily: "Here I am!"

When the two sides met, the dwarves happily gave Bilbo a hug.

"You are so lucky, you are fine even after falling from such a high place! If Duier hadn't said you were fine, we would have been worried sick!" said Balin.

"How did you know I was here?" Bilbo asked happily and curiously.

"You forgot, Duyle has the Crystal of True Knowledge in his hand. That thing can find people, so it can certainly see you here."

"But that thing works sometimes and sometimes doesn't. There was a period of time where I couldn't find you at all. I don't know what went wrong."

Hearing this, Bilbo looked a little unnatural. One hand unconsciously reached into his pocket to feel around, then he looked tentatively at Dui and met a pair of eyes with a hint of meaning.

He instantly averted his gaze nervously, his eyes not knowing where to rest.

Gandalf also noticed Bilbo's abnormality and exchanged a look with Dewi.

Unlike the dwarves who suspected that the Stone of Palantir was broken, Gandalf and Duey knew that the Stone of Palantir was the hardest substance and could not be damaged at all.

Therefore, the reason why the Stone of Palantir couldn't see Bilbo before wasn't because of the Stone of Palantir itself, but because Bilbo encountered something unusual that hid the Stone of Palantir's sight.

Although Gandalf was somewhat curious, he had no intention of getting to the bottom of Bilbo's adventures.

As for Dewi, he had known about Bilbo's situation for a long time.

So both of them tacitly did not ask.

This made Bilbo feel relieved, but also a little ashamed.

"Dui'er, I just met..." Bilbo hesitated.

But before he could continue, Gandalf looked towards the darkness opposite him and shouted, "Who is it?"

"Shatter to pieces!" A spell shot out from Dui's hand and hit the shadow directly.

Under the dazzling light of the spell, a monster with a hunched body, pale skin and bulging eyes appeared in everyone's sight.

The spell hit the stone in front of it directly, shattering it instantly and blowing the monster away.

Is that Gollum? The previous owner of the Ring? Dewy realized.

But before he could do anything else, Gollum looked at Dee in fear and horror, then looked at Bilbo with unwilling eyes, then immediately turned around and escaped into a rocky cave.

"What the hell is that? It doesn't look like a goblin." The dwarves were surprised and confused.

"Bilbo, have you seen this thing just now?"

"Yes, I have." Bilbo nodded hesitantly. "He said his name was Gollum, and he fed on fallen goblin corpses. He was a little bit mentally unstable and often talked to himself. I used riddles with him to buy time, and finally found a chance to escape."

"Wow, it's actually a talking monster. It's a pity that the magic just now didn't kill it and let it escape." The dwarves said regretfully.

“Alright, forget about that, we need to find an exit and get out of here,” Gandalf interrupted, then looked at Duy. “Duy, please lead the way.”

Dui glanced at the crystal ball in his hand and nodded, "Let's go, let's get out of here first."

Under the guidance of the crystal ball, everyone successfully found an exit and arrived at the other side of the Misty Mountains.

"Finally it came out!" the dwarves cheered.

Dewi put the crystal ball back into the leather bag, took out a purse and handed it to Bilbo.

"This is my enchanted purse. It has two cubic meters of space. I've already put some of the treasure I got from the goblin cave in it, and there's still some space left. You can put all the extra luggage you have in there. It will make things easier."

Bilbo took the purse, opened it, and looked at the large space and dazzling gold, silver, and jewelry inside. He was very surprised and moved.

"Thank you, Doyle!"

Then he hesitated for a moment, looked at the distance of the others, and whispered to Dui: "Dui'er, I actually found something at the bottom of the cave..."

Dui stopped what he was about to say, shook his head slightly, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

"I'm glad you're willing to tell me, but this is your chance, Bilbo. You don't need to tell me."

Bilbo had not expected Dewy to say that, and the last bit of hesitation in his heart disappeared.

"I understand, Doyle, and I'll only tell you."

"I found a ring at the bottom of the cave. It seemed to have magical powers. When I put it on, it was like entering another world. No one could see me, as if I were invisible."

Dewi nodded. He had known all this for a long time, but looking at his friend's excited face, he still warned: "Bilbo, don't wear this thing often unless it is necessary, otherwise it will bring you unpredictable consequences."

Although the Hobbits are naturally resistant to the Ring, they are not without effects.

After the War of the Ring, Bilbo was invited to spend his old age in Valinor, not only because he was a master of the Ring, but also because he had been left with indelible damage after long-term contact with the Ring.

This damage does not affect the body, but the mind and soul.

Therefore, only by going to Valinor can Bilbo be cured and live peacefully in his later years.

In order to give Bilbo a clearer understanding, he revealed: "Bilbo, you must be careful with the ring. You have seen Gollum, but you don't know that he was originally a hobbit. But after he got the ring, he was gradually changed and became what he is today."

Bilbo was stunned by the news. He couldn't believe it. "Dui'ir, you said Gollum was a hobbit? How is that possible?"

"But it is what it is."

Bilbo was fidgeting. He wanted to choose not to believe it, but when he thought about the fact that Gollum was about the same size as him, and his language style and way of thinking were similar to those of the Hobbits, he had to believe it even if he didn't want to.

Not to mention that the ring was also full of temptation to him, making him have a selfish desire to monopolize it, and sometimes even give rise to dark thoughts, such as the evil idea of ​​killing everyone who knew about the ring.

He himself was shocked by the thought.

Thinking of this, he felt the ring in his pocket became very hot. He wanted to throw it away immediately, but he was deeply attracted to it and was reluctant to throw it away.

His consciousness seemed to be divided into two people, one rational and the other obsessed, constantly arguing and tug-of-war with each other.

"Dui, what should I do?" Bilbo asked Dui for help helplessly.

"Don't worry. I'm just saying this to remind you to stay vigilant and not let yourself be lured into addiction," Dui reassured him. "Just stay rational and don't overuse it. It won't have a significant impact on you in the short term."

After finishing the conversation, everyone continued on their way.

But soon, a few wolf howls in the distance made everyone's face change.

"It's a Warg!"

In the distance, down the hillside, they saw thousands of well-equipped Orcs riding giant wolves and moving quickly towards them.

"Watch out!" cried Gandalf.

(End of this chapter)