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The dwarves' contract to Morgan was made on an ad hoc basis.

Bilbo's contract was drawn up in advance because Gandalf had said it from the beginning.

However, due to the addition of Morgan, Bilbo's commission has been modified to some extent.

The commission originally promised to Bilbo was one-fourteenth of the total revenue, but it was temporarily changed to one-fifteenth.

And Morgan's commission, because the dwarves can't make more money temporarily.

So like Bilbo, it becomes one-fifteenth of the total.

As for why this time, all the people in the team are clearly 16 people, but only 15 people participate in the profit sharing.

Morgan didn't know, and didn't ask much.

When Thorin Oakenshield solemnly handed the provisional pact to Morgan.

After Morgan read it quickly, he simply signed his name at the final sign.

Bilbo, on the other hand, read all the terms of the contract.

He hesitated at the last signing moment.

For a hobbit who hadn't been far from Hobbiton since he was born.

Leave your warm home, away from delicious breakfast, lunch, dinner, and the leisurely comfort of Bag End.

It does take a lot of courage to jump into dangerous, hard, dirty adventures.

Finally, Bilbo shook his head and went back to his room, saying that he needed to think about it.

At this point, it wasn't just Morgan who saw that Bilbo was no longer in the mood for the adventure.

Gandalf saw it too.

So, as soon as Bilbo walked, Gandalf followed.

It was dark by now.

The dwarves, who had been noisy all day, also began to yawn.

Tomorrow is going to be up early in the morning.

Bilbo's pocket hole was too small to have a spare bed.

The dwarves had to make a floor or find a way to sleep.

Fortunately, it was still summer, the weather was hot, and it didn't matter to sleep on the ground.

Morgan sat on the bench and slept on the dining table all night.

Early the next morning.

Morgan woke up to see a group of dwarves ready to hit the road.

After a simple wash, Morgan led the dwarves to prepare ponies with stronger endurance and higher load for this trip.

He and Gandalf's horses had been disposed of yesterday.

Morgan led the horse to Gandalf, who was watching the morning sun with a cigarette stick in his mouth, and asked, "Won't Bilbo go?"

"Why, you think Bilbo doesn't want to go too?"

Gandalf turned his head and asked Morgan.

"Well that's not."

"I just think it takes a lot of courage for an ordinary person to leave everything he has and take a risk with us."

"Of course I trust you more, Gandalf!"

Seeing the look in Gandalf's thoughtful eyes, Morgan patted Gandalf on the shoulder and smiled.

Bilbo was still up.

Thorin Oakenshield was not ready to wait any longer.

The dwarves cleaned up everything they messed up in Bag End yesterday.

The group rode pony horses and left Bilbo's house.

Of course, the contract that was given yesterday remained.

As long as Bilbo wanted to, as long as Bilbo didn't wake up too late, he could catch up with the crowd.

The late summer sun is not harsh.

Walking on tall tree-lined paths.

A group of dwarves chatted and talked about Bilbo.

Soon the gamble on whether Bilbo would catch up was played again.

Morgan really saw what the dwarves were capable of: they always seemed to have fun.

The dwarf Bofer, who loves wearing leather hats, was the first to speak: "I bet Mr. Baggins won't follow, because he doesn't dare. Who of you dares to bet with me?"

Fili, the young dwarf with golden braids on his head, immediately shouted in dissatisfaction: "Hey, everyone knows that Mr. Baggins will not come, you are not fair!"

Immediately, a dwarf echoed: "That's it, that's it"

The dwarf Kili also answered: "Boff, you want to bet that Mr. Baggins will come, and I will make this bet with you."

At this moment, Morgan suddenly smiled and said, "I bet Baggins will catch up. Who of you dares to bet with me?"

If he didn't know the plot, from Bilbo's performance yesterday and his failure to get up this morning at all, Morgan would never take this talk, because the possibility is too small.

But now, if you can earn money and gain a wave of Gandalf's favorability, why not do it.

Sure enough, as soon as Morgan opened his mouth, Gandalf smiled and looked over.

He thinks Morgan does this all because he believes in him and takes care of his face.

You know, even now, he has no confidence in whether Bilbo can catch up.

Besides, the dwarves laughed at Bilbo's lack of guts, so he was slapping Gandalf in the face, although the dwarves' love of fuss might not necessarily mean that.

But he had recommended Bilbo with all his might yesterday.

"I'm the same as Morgan, count me as one"

Gandalf tapped the cigarette stick on his shoe, and laughed cheerfully.

The voice fell, and the two voices immediately shouted one after another.

"I took Morgan's bet."

"I took Gandalf's"

Kili and Bofo spoke quickly, causing the other dwarves who were willing to bet to take a step back.

"Count me in. I guess Mr. Baggins may catch up. We might as well give him some credit."

At this time, the white-bearded Balin opened his mouth, causing everyone to be stunned.

It was the dwarf Ge Luoyin who responded the fastest, and said quickly, "I've accepted Balin's bet!"

At this time, the young dwarf Fili was ready to speak.

"Philip, you are too slow, haha"

Just when everyone in the expedition team made a joke about Bilbo's bet.

Inside the pocket hole.

Bilbo had just woken up from his sleep.

When I woke up, I saw that the house was empty and everything was neat and clean.

If it wasn't for the food in the pantry being consumed, Bilbo would have thought that all last night was a dream.

Looking at the empty room, remembering the hustle and bustle yesterday, Bilbo suddenly felt an inexplicable loss in his heart.

Soon, he saw the deed on the table that he refused to sign yesterday.

At this moment, Bilbo suddenly remembered what Gandalf said yesterday: "Bilbo, your mother, your grandfather, your great-grandfather, your great-great-great-grandfather, you were never ordinary."

"You are also a member of the Tucker family. Do you plan to live in this small home for the rest of your life?"

Gandalf's words seemed to be still in his ears.

An unspeakable impulse suddenly grew in Bilbo's heart: "Yes, I don't want to, I don't want to live like this for a lifetime, I don't want to be ordinary!"

Bilbo immediately got a pen and signed his name on the deed.

Immediately, he dug out his own package, put on a few pieces of clothes suitable for washing, and rushed out of the bag bottom hole and ran towards the distance.

After half an hour.

Carrying a backpack that could not even be tied at the mouth of the bag, Bilbo finally saw the expedition team in the woods that was about to leave Hobbiton.

Bilbo waved the contract in his hand and rushed up happily.

The story starts here.