At first, when Gao Yuan first came to Middle-earth, he had no idea about the legendary Silmarillion, which ran through the two eras of the Twin Sacred Trees and the First Era, causing countless disputes and changing the fate of many legendary figures.

Having too many ideas.

After all, in the manuscript left by Mr. Tolkien, the second prophecy of Mandos clearly mentioned the fate of the Silmarillion.

These Silmarils scattered in the sea, sky and earth will only be recovered by the Valar when the Doomsday War comes.

The three diamonds will eventually be broken by Valar, and in the second volume of the great movement, they will be used to ignite the new twin sacred trees, making the earth regain light.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for Gao Yuan to find the Silmarillion.

Gao Yuan didn't confirm it until the side mission [Silmarillion] released by the system appeared.

In this era where the Third Age has not yet ended, it is still possible to obtain the Silmarillion.

[Silmarillion]: Obtain the Silmarillion.

Conditions for completing the mission: Find the whereabouts of the Silmarillion, restore its true appearance, and bring the Silmarillion back to the world.

In the timeline of the Hobbit story, the only thing that can be related to the Silmarillion is the Arken gem that was dug out from the depths of the earth by the dwarves.

The Arken Stone is a controversial treasure in both the movie and the original work.

Fans of the Lord of the Rings series have long debated whether the Arken Stone is the legendary Silmarillion.

What causes people to argue endlessly about the identity of the Arken Stone is simply the slight difference in the characteristics and fate of the Arken Stone and the Silmarillion in the original description.

First we have to list the same properties of the Arken Stone and the Silmarillion.

This is the reason why the Arken Stone is indeed the Silmarillion.

First of all, the Arken gem was dug out from the deep underground mines in the Solitary Mountain by the dwarves of the Turin clan.

This is quite consistent with the description of the whereabouts of the three Silmarils at the end of the First Age.

One was carried by Eärendil to the sky on Venkilot; one was carried by Maedhros and jumped into the depths of the fire; and the last one was thrown into the sea by Maglor.

According to Gao Yuan's guess, this Arken gem is most likely the Silmarillion that Maedhros took with him and jumped into the depths of the underground fire.

Secondly, it is rumored that the Silmaril was made by Fëanor fused with the light of the two sacred trees.

After the Twin Sacred Trees withered, the brilliance of the Twin Sacred Trees only existed in the Silmarillion.

Therefore, the Silmarillion, like the sun and moon of this world, will continue to shine brightly.

This is the same as the glowing property of the Arken gemstone.

Then there is the issue of controversy about the different properties between the Silmaril and the Arken Stone.

The Silmarils are like living creatures. They love light and will return even more brilliant light.

The Arken gemstone in Gao Yuan's hand does not have this characteristic at all. It will only radiate light to the outside world and cannot respond to the light from the outside world.

The three Silmarils were once declared holy by Valar-Varda (the Lord God). From then on, any unclean or evil hands that touch them will be scorched and withered.

As for the Arken gem, it is just like an ordinary gem no matter who is holding it.

It will not judge the purity or evil of its holder, nor will it burn the hands of those who have been decreed by Varda to be unable to touch the Diamond.

And those who are destined to be unable to touch and hold it by fate cannot take away the Silmarillion. Even if it is placed in front of you, it is within easy reach.

Just like the legendary human hero Beren who once snatched a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown.

After taking away one Silmaril, when he wanted to take away the second Silmaril, he was rejected by the Silmaril.

His greed for the Silmarillion caused Beren to awaken the sleeping Morgoth, which indirectly became the source of a series of subsequent tragedies for him and Lúthien.

Also, in the original book, when describing the characteristics of the Silmarils, it was mentioned that the shells of the Silmarils are harder than diamonds, and no force can destroy them.

After the Arken gem was dug out by the dwarves, it became what it looks like today after being carefully carved by the dwarves.

This is the reason why people deny that the Arken Stone is the Silmarillion.

However, Gao Yuan had his own set of guesses about this, which could perfectly explain all the above doubts about the identity of the Aken Stone.

What if the Silmarillion, while moving deep in the fiery underground, was wrapped in a layer of natural diamond, quartzite or emerald under the high temperature and pressure underground?

Why does it not respond to the light from the outside? Why are the hands of those who are unclean and contaminated with evil not burned when they touch it? Why can it be carved by dwarves?

Because the shell surrounding the Silmarillion inside blocked outside light from entering it.

In this case, the Silmarillion will naturally not respond.

Because those who are contaminated with evil and have impure minds have not truly touched the essence of the Silmarillion inside.

Therefore, their hands holding the Arken Stones will not be burned, just like the Dark Lord Morgoth can set them in the crown.

Because what those dwarves carved was just the outer shell that covered the Silmarillion.

Gao Yuan's speculation is also consistent with the mission requirement of the side mission issued by the system: to restore the true appearance of the Silmarillion. This condition is consistent.

Now, it's time for Gao Yuan to verify whether his guess is correct!

Under Gao Yuan's control, the Blade of Evening Star struck towards the Arken Gem in his hand as if it possessed a huge force.

"boom!!!"

An earth-shaking loud noise, accompanied by flying sparks, burst out from where the two touched.

On the surface of the Arken gem, a crack was split open by the blade of the evening star from afar.

The moment the crack appeared, endless dazzling light shot out from the crack.

Wherever that light went, with the power given by Sauron and activated by the Witch King of Angmar, those extremely dark dark green lights were instantly dispersed.

Even the thick dark clouds in the sky were "split" by this leaking light at this moment.

In the western sky, the afterglow of the setting sun from the last fruit of the golden sacred tree Laureline broke through the gap in the clouds that was divided into two sections and sprinkled on the top of Raven Ridge.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone neatly around Gao Yuan and others. After thousands of years of sun and moon rotation, the light once again shone on the sacred object in the palm of Gao Yuan's hand.

"Kacha... Kachi... Kachi..."

On the original Arken Gem, the crack that Gao Yuan had split open with the Blade of Evening Star gradually began to expand around, and spider cracks soon covered the entire Arken Gem.

The golden dragon transformed by Gao Yuan gently squeezed the palm of his hand, and the Silmaril that had been wrapped in it for thousands of years and was considered an heirloom by the Turin dwarves turned into countless fragments.

More dazzling light escaped from the gaps in Gaoyuan's palm.

Gao Yuan was very nervous. He didn't know if the Silmarillion would judge him as an impure and evil person and burn his palms.

Even he didn't know whether the golden dragon he was now transformed into would be classified as evil by the Silmarillion.

However, judging from the light that is constantly emitting from his palm, Gao Yuan's guess is correct.

What was wrapped in the shell of the Arken Stone was undoubtedly the Silmarillion that Maedhros took with him and jumped into the depths of the underground fire.
Chapter completed!