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Feeling the abundant spirit and surging magic power, and recalling the wonderful state just now, Dui was excited and surprised.

He remembered that he fell into that state after listening to Tom's story. The feeling was like the enlightenment in the stories of immortal cultivation. It was very magical. It was only a moment of enlightenment, but it caused earth-shaking changes in his spirit and magic.

He knew that this adventure was brought to him by Tom, so he stood up and bowed solemnly to Tom to thank him: "Tom, I really don't know how to express my gratitude. Doyle is willing to serve you!"

Tom waved his hand, looking nonchalant. "I've told stories to many guests who come here, but they haven't been in your situation. There's no need to thank me."

"And I've already received your thanks, haven't I?" Tom pointed at the clusters of flowers around him, his blue eyes sparkling with admiration. "This is the best gift!"

Dui stopped thanking Tom after hearing this, but kept the gratitude in his heart. Although he knew that Tom was so powerful that he didn't need to repay him at all, if he had the chance to repay him, he would try his best to do it.

It was late at night. After saying goodbye to Tom and the Goldberry couple, Dui was arranged to stay in the guest room.

The soft quilt made Dui drowsy. His hazy eyes fell on the tree heart beside the bed. He thought that he would ask Tom tomorrow, and then he gradually fell asleep.

The next day, Dui woke up from his dream to the sound of beautiful singing.

After breakfast, Dui finally found an opportunity, took out the heart of the old willow tree, and asked Tom how to carve this iron-hard heart.

Tom took the heartwood and flicked it with his fingers. Listening to the crisp sound of metal and stone, he nodded. "This is the heartwood of Old Man Willow, right? It is indeed a good material for making a wand."

Then, in response to Dui's question, he said, "I can indeed carve this tree heart into any shape and size you want, but I think you would prefer to do it yourself?"

Dui nodded. He really wanted to make his own wand.

"So, Tom, do you have a knife sharp enough to cut through the heart of the tree?"

Tom picked up a knife and cut off a piece of the tree core as easily as cutting tofu, then handed the knife and the cut piece of tree core to him.

"It doesn't matter to me whether a knife is sharp or not, so I don't have any magical weapons you want."

Dui took the knife in surprise and used it to cut the tree heart in disbelief. As a result, he found that the knife was really just an ordinary knife and could not leave even a trace on the tree heart.

Well, he couldn't learn this skill.

Dui was a little disappointed. Did he have to look for magical weapons before he could make a magic wand with the tree heart?

"But if you want a knife to cut the heart of a tree, I know a place where you can find it," Tom continued.

Dui suddenly felt hopeful and asked quickly, "Where is it?"

Tom pointed to the hill behind the house. "That's the Barrow-downs, where many Númenóreans are buried. I've seen the weapons they forged before. They cut through iron like mud. They're truly divine weapons for humans. I think they can help you."

"The only problem is that the Barrow Hills has been invaded by dark forces and wights are rampant. It's very dangerous. I don't recommend you go there."

Chapter 20 The First Wand

After hearing what Tom said, Dui was a little moved.

He knew of the Barrowdowns, once a sacred place for the Dúnedain of the North, and the capital of Cardolan after the kingdom of Arnor was divided into three kingdoms.

However, with the invasion of the Witch-king of Angmar, the leader of the Nine Ringwraiths under the Dark Lord Sauron, and the rampant plague, the Kingdom of Cardolan fell apart, and most of the local residents fell ill and died. The Barrowdowns, which became an uninhabited area, fell into the hands of the Witch-king.

And under the contamination of the dark power of the Witch-king of Angmar, the Dunedain sleeping in the cemetery were transformed into terrifying wights. Since then, the Barrow-Downs has become a terrifying area and no one dares to approach it.

The Dúnedain were descendants of the Númenóreans, a fierce race that was able to defeat the Dark Lord Sauron and his dark army and bring Sauron's captives back to the island of Númenor.

If the Númenor people had not been bewitched by Sauron and had not boldly led their fleet to Valinor, declaring that this sacred land belonged to them, thereby offending the Valar and Ilúvatar, causing the gods to punish the Númenor people and causing the island of Númenor to sink.

The Dark Lord Sauron was merely a prisoner of the Numenor people and posed no threat at all.

Having said that, as a holy place for the Dúnedain, the tombs in the Barrow-Downs are basically filled with the kings and nobles of the Dúnedain. According to their traditional customs, the deceased will be buried with his or her jewelry, accessories, weapons, etc.

So if Dui really wanted to find a sharp knife that could cut the heart of a tree, this ancient tomb mound was indeed a good option.

The only thing to worry about is the corpse monsters in the ancient tombs.

The Barrow Wights were powerful Dúnedain in their lifetime, and after death they were transformed into undead dark creatures by the dark power, making them even more difficult to deal with.

Therefore, if Dui wants to go to the Barrow Hill, he must make adequate preparations.

Since Tom knew about the Barrow-Downs and lived so close to them, he must have some knowledge of the Barrow-Downs wights, so he asked Tom for information about the wights.

Tom didn't hide anything. "Wight demons have bodies as hard as iron, immense strength, and lightning speed. Ordinary people can't even see them clearly before they're attacked. When they appear, they're surrounded by thick fog, making it impossible to detect them. If attacked, they'll be cursed, weakened, and eventually transformed into a wight! More importantly, ordinary weapons are ineffective against wight demons, and even after being attacked, their bodies can quickly recover."

The more Dui listened, the more solemn his expression became. This corpse demon sounded more difficult to deal with than the tree people in the old forest.

"Does the corpse demon have any weaknesses?"

"Yes, there is. That is, corpse demons are afraid of sunlight. Once exposed to sunlight, they will dissipate."

But before Dui could be happy, Tom added, "But the wights can create fog and hide in the thick fog, so even in the daytime, it's not safe on the Barrow Hill."

"So if you insist on going to the Barrow Hills, you must not let the wights get close to you. Especially when encountering thick fog, be vigilant, because the wights may be hiding in the fog."

"I see. Thanks for the advice, Tom."

Dui temporarily gave up the plan of going to the Ancient Barrow Mound right now. He planned to improve his strength first so that he would have more confidence to go to the Ancient Barrow Mound and get what he wanted.

So he turned his attention to the first willow wand he had successfully made.

This wand was originally just a practice piece for him, and he put it away because it had commemorative significance.

But since the Tree Heart Wand could not be made for the time being, he simply finished this semi-finished wand and used it to replace the wand he needed most.

The magic wand is divided into two parts: the body and the core. Now that the body is completed, only the core has to be found.

In the wizarding world, the cores of wands are usually made from parts of magical animals. For example, Ollivander likes dragon heartstrings, unicorn hair, and phoenix feathers.

But in Middle-earth, there are no creatures like unicorns and phoenixes.

As for the fire dragon, there was one in Lonely Mountain. Putting aside the fact that distant water could not quench immediate thirst, even if the dragon were before him, he didn't have the strength to kill it and obtain the dragon's heartstring.

Just when Dui was worrying about where to find the wand core, he saw Ms. Goldberry sitting between the water lily pots, combing her long hair, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Ms. Goldberry is the daughter of the river and undoubtedly possesses extraordinary magical powers. If her hair is used to make the core of the wand, it should be effective.

"Beautiful Lady Goldberry, could you give me a strand of your hair?" Dewi asked Goldberry.

"Hey, boy, Goldberry is mine!" Tom jumped up and stared at Dui with a bad look, looking alert.

Goldberry smiled brightly and took Tom's hand soothingly. Her eyes were gentle and full of wisdom. She looked at Dewy and asked, "Can you tell me what you want to do with my hair?"

Dui quickly explained, "It's like this, Ms. Goldberry, my wand is missing a core, so I want to make a wand with Ms. Goldberry's hair. But if it offends me, please forgive my disrespect!"

"It's just a small matter." Jinmei didn't mind at all. She plucked a strand of blonde hair and handed it to him, and asked, "Is one enough? I can pull out a few more if you need."

"Enough! Enough!" Dui said hurriedly. If he pulled it out any further, he felt that Tom would stare him to death.

When Dui got the golden berry's hair, he felt the magic contained in it and the breath of water.

Dui was very happy. This was definitely suitable for making wands, and the effect was far better than the magical animal hairs in the wizarding world.

"Hey, boy, Goldberry gave you a hair, so I'll give you a beard too." Tom was unhappy that Dui got a hair from his wife, so he immediately pulled off a beard and vowed to be a couple with his wife.

Dui didn't expect such a pleasant surprise, and was suddenly surprised. He didn't dislike Tom's beard. Although Tom's identity was mysterious, he was undoubtedly very powerful and ancient, and his beard naturally contained something extraordinary.

But before he could feel happy, he watched in astonishment as the beard quickly wrapped around Jinmei's hair, completely merging into one thicker golden-brown hair.

"This..." Dui was a little dumbfounded, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I didn't expect that Old Tom was so jealous that he would even be jealous of a single hair.

He took the hair and beard interwoven together, examined it carefully, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

He was originally worried that the two strands of hair would be intertwined, causing a conflict in properties and could not be used to make a wand core.

But unexpectedly, the two hairs merged very well, and their magical properties increased several times.

Now that he had the wand core, Dui began to prepare to make the wand.

Since the tree heart could not be carved, he could only make a wand with willow wood and Tom and Goldberry's hair.

As for the core of the tree heart wand, he would see if he could replace the willow core later, or look for another suitable core.

Although there is a wand body and a core, making a magic wand is not as simple as stuffing the core into the wand body and then successfully casting a spell. It also requires a series of complicated steps and rituals.

Dui first collected dewdrops that had not yet been exposed to the sun in the early morning until he had collected a whole small basin. Then he soaked the willow wood stick and the hair used as the stick core in the dew, and placed them under the moonlight for seven days to ensure that the performance of the stick body and the stick core could be maximized.

Then Dui came to the old forest and began to look for magical trees that could produce resin. At last he found a giant pine and a sumac tree.

Using the petrification spell to freeze the two restless and hostile trees, Dui used a knife to cut the bark of the pine and lacquer trees in the early morning before the sun rose, and collected the pine resin and lacquer resin.

After all this is done, the wand making work officially begins.

Dui used a special drill bit to drill a small hole from the end of the willow wood, the hole was deep enough to accommodate the length of a hair.

Magic runes are carved on the inner wall of the hole as a magic conversion node.

Then use long tweezers to clamp the hair and carefully place it into the hole, making sure the hair is evenly placed in the cavity. Then carefully pour the melted rosin into the hole, making sure no bubbles are generated.

After the resin completely fills the holes and dries naturally, the hair and the wand will be completely integrated under the adhesion of the resin.

After completing this, Dui carefully polished the wand with sandpaper until it was smooth, and then applied tree varnish.

Thus a complete wand is produced.

At this point, the wand still cannot cast spells, and it still requires the final and most crucial ritual.

On a full-moon night, Dui held the magic wand in the moonlight, waving it in a specific manner, continuously injecting magic power into the wand and chanting the spell: "Nix-Inskri-Berry, Spiritus-Olarae-Resonantia..."

As the lengthy spell continued to be chanted, the moonlight gathered to form a silver gas, which was then absorbed by the wand.

In a trance, Dui heard a faint heartbeat from the wand.

The wand in his hand seemed to come alive and become extraordinary.

"Lumos!"

A bright light appeared at the tip of the wand, illuminating Dui's smile.

Chapter 21 The Magic of Music

Only when he held the complete wand in his hand did Dui feel the difference.

If the magic power in the body is the water in a reservoir, then the wand is the valve that controls the water outflow from the reservoir. His previous wandless spellcasting was like digging a hole in the reservoir.

Although it can still release water, the amount of water released is uncontrollable. If you are not careful, the dam will burst and the flood will pour out, causing serious magical accidents and endangering lives.

More importantly, for magic of the same power, the magic power consumed by using a wand is only 10% of that consumed by casting without a wand. The magic power output is stable and continuous, and the difficulty of casting is greatly reduced.

Dui grasped the magic wand tightly with joy. With this magic wand, his strength could be further enhanced.

Dewy was never one to insist that wandless spellcasting was superior to wanded spellcasting. After all, humans were superior to other animals because they could think and use tools.