Chapter 169 Leaving
How did Bilbo solve the troubles caused by his departure?
Fortunately, he brought back two large boxes of gold and silver when he returned from Gushan, so he spent a lot of gold and silver to buy back the furniture that originally belonged to him.
Otherwise, he would not know how to entertain Gao Yuan and Yawen, who had followed him all the way as guests.
Just like Bilbo stayed in Rivendell all winter, Gao Yuan and Arwen also spent a wonderful summer time at Bilbo's home.
When the end of summer is about to disappear; when the leaves around Hobbiton begin to turn yellow quietly; when bunches of wheat ears grow in the wheat fields.
Goyuan and Arwen, two guests who had stayed at Bag End for a long time, finally came to the time when they had to say goodbye to Bilbo.
"Goodbye, my hobbit friend, Arwen and I will always welcome you as a guest in Rivendell." In front of the gate of Bag End, Gao Yuan and Bilbo hugged each other for the last time.
After this separation, maybe the next time we meet will be sixty years later, maybe even longer.
Bilbo was very reluctant to leave Gao Yuan and Arwen, but he still tried his best to put a smile on his face.
"My old friend, please don't be so sad, you know I hate saying goodbye very much." Bilbo said, "Mr. Goyuan and Princess Arwen, if you have the opportunity to pass by Bag End in the future, you are always welcome to come.
I’m a guest at my house.”
"You're welcome, just knock on the door! Tea time is at four o'clock, but you can come and visit anytime!"
"I'm sorry, Bilbo! Maybe in the future, I won't be able to visit you for a long time." Gao Yuan said with some regret.
However, he did not explain the reason to Bilbo. There were some things that were not easy for him to explain to Bilbo. He even didn't know how to explain to Arwen where he was going.
Bilbo was stunned when he heard this, and then the smile returned to his face: "That's really too bad! But it doesn't matter. I said you are welcome to come at any time, Mr. Gao Yuan."
Gao Yuan and Yawen held hands and saluted Bilbo with a smile.
Having said their parting words, Yawen turned around and left the door, going to prepare their horses.
But Gao Yuan did not leave, but looked at Bilbo meaningfully.
"Do you have anything else to say to me, Mr. Gaoyuan?" Bilbo tidied up his clothes and stood up straight.
Gao Yuan smiled happily when he saw Bilbo suddenly becoming serious.
"Just before I leave, I have some advice that I need to tell you. I hope you won't get into trouble for this." Gao Yuan continued: "Advice about the magic ring you picked up underground in Orc Town."
Bilbo was stunned when he heard this. If it wasn't for Gao Yuan's reminder, he almost forgot that he still had a magic ring.
"What happened to that ring, Mr. Gao Yuan?"
Gao Yuan's expression gradually became serious.
"Perhaps, Bilbo, you don't know the origin of that ring, but I have roughly guessed its origin."
"Remember, Bilbo! Don't take out the ring at will, don't use its power at will, and try not to even look at it, otherwise you will get into big trouble."
Gao Yuan gave Bilbo advice.
But Bilbo shook his head and said: "Mr. Gao Yuan, you don't need to worry about that ring anymore. I accidentally lost it on the Lonely Mountain battlefield, and it is no longer in my hand at this time."
"Bilbo, don't think of me as a fool. You know how terrifying its power is. You should have faced that power directly in the jungle and the dwarf hall." Gao Yuan was not angry at Bilbo's lie because he believed it.
The hobbit could resist the temptation of the One Ring before his physical strength failed.
"I hope it has been lost as you said, lost in your memory."
After saying that, Gao Yuan stretched out his hand to Bilbo: "Goodbye, my hobbit friend, Mr. Bilbo Baggins!"
"Goodbye, my old friend." Bilbo smiled and held Gao Yuan's hand.
Gao Yuan nodded, then turned and left.
Bilbo stood in front of his door, reluctantly watching Gao Yuan and Yawen leaving, and then gently closed the door.
Not long after bidding farewell to Bilbo, Gao Yuan and Arwen returned to Rivendell. Their return speed this time was much faster than when they went to the Shire.
There was no chance to appreciate the beautiful scenery along the way; there were no hobbits who couldn't ride tall horses; and there were no two heavy boxes of gold and silver jewelry.
In the days that followed, Gao Yuan never left Rivendell again. He always stayed with Yawen like a glue every day.
It has been less than a year since he decided to leave this world, so he cherishes it very much.
Of course, it was not that he did nothing during the following period.
In addition to mastering his own abilities, he also used the dragon scales, skin, teeth and claws peeled from the dragon Smaug to create a set of equipment unique to him with the help of skilled elf craftsmen.
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Dragon scales, which are countless times stronger than fine steel, were forged by Gao Yuan into a set of dragon scale armor.
This set of armor is made of solid dragon bones and is made up of countless dragon scales. Elrond also engraved ancient runes on each dragon scale for Gao Yuan using the oldest Tengwa letters.
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With Yawen's superb craftsmanship, dozens of dragon skins were sewn into a set of exquisite leather armor, and Yawen personally blessed her lover's set of leather armor.
Smaug's dragon fangs were continuously calcined by the golden dragon's hot dragon flames, and were forged by elven craftsmen into two dragon fang daggers that cut iron as well as clay.
The swords of these two dragon tooth daggers were also engraved with ancient runes by Elrond.
After all the equipment was built, Gao Yuan still had a lot of materials left from Smaug's body, and then he made a special belt for himself.
The belt of this belt is made of Smaug's tough dragonhide, and the buckle is ground from Smaug's claws.
There is also a secret compartment hidden in the center of the discount. This secret compartment was used by Gao Yuan to store the Silmaril, which cannot be easily revealed to others.
Originally, Gao Yuan planned to make himself a forehead ornament like the one on his father-in-law Elrond's forehead.
But he suddenly thought that he wanted to take the Silmaril to another world, so in order to make it easier to carry and hide, he made this special belt.
Time always flies by.
In the blink of an eye, the time Gao Yuan originally set for himself to leave this world has arrived.
Elrond, Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen and others all came to the gate of Rivendell to bid farewell to Gao Yuan.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Gao Yuan finally came to Yawen.
The two embraced each other affectionately in front of everyone.
"wait me back!"
Gao Yuan looked at Yawen who was reluctant to leave, with very firm eyes.
I saw Princess Duixing in Gao Yuan's arms, holding back the tears in her eyes and nodding.
Gao Yuan smiled and let go of the beauty in his arms, picked up a treasure box full of gold and silver, and turned around to leave Rivendell without looking back.
After leaving Rivendell far enough away, Gao Yuan found a deserted forest, and then chose the travel option in the system.
Sparse sunlight penetrated into the forest from the gaps in the canopy of trees above Gao Yuan's head. Gao Yuan's figure gradually became blurred under the sunlight, and then completely disappeared in this dense forest.
Chapter completed!