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When planning for your children, you should think long-term.

Thranduil wanted Legolas to go out and see the world so that he could grow up quickly and be able to stand on his own.

If Dui had not appeared, Thranduil would have let Legolas go out to gain experience soon, and even let him join the future Fellowship of the Ring and become the only elf in the team.

But this time with Dui's presence, after seeing Dui's abilities, Thranduil obviously had the idea of ​​letting his son gain experience in advance.

"His Highness Legolas is an exceptionally skilled marksman and elven warrior. It is our honor to have him with us."

Dewi naturally would not refuse Thranduil's request. He had a good impression of Legolas and was not averse to having such a companion.

Thranduil was also very happy to hear that Dui readily agreed.

At his signal, an elf held up a golden tray and placed it in front of Dui.

Dui looked at a small box inlaid with various jewels and jade on the tray with a puzzled look.

He looked at Thranduil: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

“This is a token of gratitude.”

Thranduil said sincerely.

"For not being destroyed in the Battle of Five Armies!"

"Of course, there is an additional request."

"What request?"

"I would like you to make a wand for Legolas."

Dui was not too surprised to hear this request.

Now he still owed the wands of the three siblings, Elrohir, Elladan and Arwen. Based on the idea that it is better to drive one sheep than to let two sheep go, he agreed to Thranduil's conditions.

But it also made him curious about what was in the treasure box.

The treasure box is of extraordinary value.

What kind of treasure could be stored in there so carefully by Thranduil?

He opened the treasure box out of curiosity, and then was stunned for a moment.

There was a silvery-white fruit stored in the box, padded with silk.

Since it was so treasured, Dui naturally would not think that it was an ordinary fruit.

"This is……?"

"It's the fruit of the White Tree!" Gandalf's surprised voice sounded first.

"Your Majesty Thranduil, where did you get the fruit of the Holy White Tree?"

Thranduil saw that Gandalf was knowledgeable, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he explained lightly:

"This is a seed from the White Tree Nimloth. I visited the island of Númenor in the Second Age. At that time, Nimloth had not yet been felled. I plucked a fruit from her and brought it back."

"I tried to plant it once, but unfortunately the Mirkwood is not suitable for its growth, so it never took root and sprouted."

Gandalf was even more surprised to hear that it was the seed of Nimloth, the holy white tree on the island of Númenor.

Even Dui was surprised. Looking at the fruit in the box, he suddenly felt it was a little heavy.

As far as Dewi knew, after the Two Trees were destroyed by the evil god Ungoliant and Morgoth, Yavanna, the goddess of plants, one of the Valar, created the Holy White Tree Galathirion for the Vanyar and the Noldor elves in the image of the Silver Tree.

This White Tree is similar to the Silver Tree, one of the Two Holy Trees, except that it does not emit light.

Later, the elves planted the descendants of Galaxillion on the island of Tol Eressëa and named them Celeborn.

The elves of Tol Eressëa were on good terms with the Númenóreans, so they gave the seeds of Celeborn to the Númenóreans.

The Númenóreans planted the seed in the royal court on the island of Númenor, and it grew into a holy white tree named Nimloth.

The White Tree has since become the symbol of the Númenor people.

Afterwards, Sauron bewitched and corrupted the king and some of the Numenor nobles, and cut down and burned the sacred White Tree Nimloth.

Only Isildur of the loyal faction risked his life to secretly rescue a fruit the night before Nimloth was cut down.

After the sinking of the island of Númenor, Isildur planted it in Minas Ithil in Gondor, and it became Gondor's first White Tree.

But the fate of the Holy White Tree seems to have always suffered hardships.

Later, this sacred White Tree of Gondor was burned by Sauron after he conquered Minas Ithil.

Before Minas Ithil was captured, Isildur snatched a seed and planted it in Minas Anor, which became the second White Tree of Gondor.

But the White Tree died in the Great Plague of 1636 of the Third Age.

In 1640 of the Third Age, King Tarondor of Gondor planted a new seedling in Minas Tirith.

But in 2872 of the Third Age, with the extinction of the royal bloodline of Gondor, the Holy White Tree gradually withered, and no new Holy White Tree has appeared until now.

The fruit of the Holy White Tree given by Thranduil was the seed of the third generation Holy White Tree, Nimloth.

It can be said to be the fourth generation White Tree of the same generation as the first White Tree of Gondor.

If the Dunedain or the people of Gondor knew about the existence of this seed, they would probably get it at all costs.

"Your Majesty Thranduil, this is truly too precious!"

Dui found it difficult to accept it.

Thranduil shook his head.

"You don't have to refuse, Duyle. Although this fruit has historical value, the growing conditions are too harsh. If I hadn't been able to sense the vitality in it, I would have thought it was a bad fruit."

"So don't hold out too much hope. I even doubt that other than a holy place like Valinor, there's no environment that would allow it to break out of its shell and grow."

Seeing Thranduil's firm attitude, Dui had no choice but to accept the precious fruit.

And decided to make the best wand for Legolas.

Otherwise he would feel uneasy receiving the gifts.

The atmosphere at the banquet on Dui's side was good, and it was also very lively on the dragon Smaug's side.

The Wood Elves trembled with fear as they pushed carts of delicious food before Smaug to entertain him.

There were whole roasted lambs and pigs, as well as barrels of wine.

Smaug enjoyed the elves' service like a big boss, eating a roasted lamb and drinking a barrel of wine, squinting his eyes and looking very happy.

I just sighed in my heart that this is what enjoyment is!

Why didn't he think of catching some servants to serve him at the beginning?

Smaug had a big appetite. He ate dozens of pigs and sheep and drank more than ten barrels of wine before he could barely burp.

This scene made the elves who entertained him so angry that their faces turned black.

Especially the elf chefs who were in charge of grilling meat. Their grilling speed could not keep up with the dragon's eating speed, and they were so tired that they just wanted to go on strike.

They no longer cared about being afraid of the dragon, they just wanted to get rid of this Taotie as soon as possible.

If they keep eating, their Woodland Kingdom will face famine!

Chapter 120: Lórien

Dui and others stayed in the Woodland Kingdom for two days.

Then he formally said goodbye to Thranduil.

However, before leaving, Dui, after obtaining Thranduil's permission, set up a fireplace as a node of the Floo Network.

And gave Thranduil some Floo powder.

Thranduil was very interested in the Floo Network. Although Thranduil was a little disgusted by the shabby transmission method of Floo powder, he immediately saw the strategic importance of the Floo Network.

This completely connects all the forces in Central China closely together. Once there is any news, it can be conveyed or even transmitted through the Floo Network in the first time.

And such a powerful weapon is in the hands of Dui alone.

This made Thranduil pay much more attention to Dui.

After saying goodbye to Thranduil, another member was added to Dui's team.

The four of them rode on Smaug's back and continued westward.

Legolas was very excited and thrilled when he rode a dragon for the first time. Although his reserved personality prevented him from showing too much emotion, his red pointed ears clearly revealed it.

While heading west through the Mirkwood, the group encountered a giant spider that was scared away by the dragon.

Legolas immediately drew his bow and shot arrows one by one into the head.

When he was about to shoot the remaining two giant spiders to death, Dui reached out to stop him.

Facing Legolas's puzzled look, Dewi smiled and said:

"Don't kill them all, leave me two alive."

As he spoke, he waved his wand and petrified the two giant spiders that were fleeing in panic. He then used a levitation spell to bring them over and put them directly into a space bag.

Seeing Dewi's actions, not only Legolas was surprised, but Bilbo and Gandalf were also surprised.

"Duir, what are you doing with two giant spiders?" Gandalf asked in confusion.

Dui explained with a smile, "Don't you think the giant spider's silk is very strong? I happen to have a magic that can weave clothes. I can use spider silk to weave cloth. The defense will definitely be stronger than most armor. It will definitely be worth the money."

The three were speechless upon hearing this.

Gandalf looked at Dewy in confusion. "The treasure you received from the Lonely Mountain is enough to make you one of the richest men in Middle-earth. Why are you still thinking about making money?"

Dui immediately kicked Smaug in anger.

"Because I want to raise a giant dragon now, and no amount of money is enough!"

When Dui thought about how the wood elves tried hard to suppress the smile on their faces before leaving, and even Thranduil secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he felt a toothache.

I never expected that one day I would become an unwelcome person.

This was because Smaug ate hundreds of sheep and pigs in two days and drank all the wine stored in the wine cellar.

The elves had to go to the woods with bows and arrows to hunt to make up for the shortage of meat.

Dui never expected that a dragon that was not sleeping would have such a big appetite.