Elrond was obviously very interested in the secret hiding method recorded on the map, and he turned over and over again to figure out the principle of this hiding method.

Gandalf looked at Elrond who was studying, and he asked with some uncertainty: "Lord Elrond, I heard that you have been studying Sindarin, right?"

"The Sindarin on this tells me that the secrets hidden in this map are recorded in moon writing." Elrond said seriously.

When Gandalf heard Elrond mention the moon writing, his eyes lit up. He should have thought of it a long time ago: "The moon writing, so that's what it is..."

Bilbo and Thorin looked at Gao Yuan after hearing this. Gao Yuan was stunned for a moment. Gandalf said, go ask him, what do you want me to do?

With a sigh, Gao Yuan began to explain to them: "Even if you know that this is moon writing, it is useless. This is a writing created by the dwarves to convey secret messages."

After saying that, Gao Yuan looked at Thorin strangely, the meaning in his eyes was obvious: You, a dwarf, don't know the moon characters?

Oh, traditional craftsmanship has been lost.

"They cannot be read directly. They can only be seen when the moonlight shines from behind the words. They will only appear under the same season and moon shape as the day when these words were written." Gao Yuan continued.

"However, the writing that records the date of this moon writing is in Sindarin, so you are destined to be unable to avoid the help of the elves."

Hearing Gao Yuan's words, Thorin couldn't help but feel happy secretly.

Elrond glanced at Gaoyuan.

"It is recorded here that these moon writings were written two hundred years ago, on the night of the summer solstice, when the new moon rose." Elrond took the map and came to a moonlit terrace. There is a stone platform there that reflects the moonlight.

He spread the map on the stone platform: "It seems that you are destined to come to Rivendell. You are lucky, Thorin Oakenshield. Tonight happens to be the summer solstice. The weather looks good and the new moon has just arrived. rising."

At this time, the clouds floating above the Misty Mountains slowly dispersed, and a ray of moonlight shone on the stone platform in front of Elrond. The moonlight reflected on the stone platform passed through the back of the map, and the moon characters on the map appeared. came out.

Thorin and others gathered around the stone platform.

"Standing next to the gray rock, when the thrush strikes, the setting sun, with the afterglow of Durin's Sun, will shine on the keyhole." Elrond read out the information recorded in the moon writing on the map. .

"Durin's Day?" asked Bilbo.

Gandalf breathed a sigh of relief and explained to Bilbo: "That is the New Year of the dwarves, the day when the last moon and the sun of autumn will appear in the sky at the same time."

Thorin said: "This is bad news. Summer is coming to an end, and this year's Durin's Day (October 22) will come soon."

At this time, Bahrain stood up and said: "No, we still have time."

Bilbo was very confused. They were not too far away from the Lonely Mountain at this time. They had enough time to reach the Lonely Mountain. Why was there insufficient time?

"What time?"

"When looking for the entrance, we have to stand in the right position at the exact time. Only then can we find the keyhole and open the door to the Gushan Underground City." Bahrain explained.

Bilbo still didn't understand, he looked at Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan curled his lips, do you think of me as an encyclopedia?

"Gushan is very big. It has six branches. We need to accurately find the location of the door among these six branches."

The members of the Lonely Mountain Expedition knew that they did not have much time left, but they were not in a hurry to leave Rivendell.

After more than a month of long journey, they have been in the wilderness, always vigilant, and everyone is exhausted.

Just like Gandalf said, they need to rest in Rivendell for some time. The quiet and peaceful Rivendell provides a rare opportunity for the members of the expedition team to relax. Everyone temporarily puts aside the matter of going to the Lonely Mountain.

Outside the brain.

Of course, this does not include the heir to the throne of the King Under the Mountain, Thorin Oakenshield.

Even after arriving in Rivendell, he still did not let go of the heavy burden on his shoulders and always looked worried.

After Elrond interpreted the map of the Lonely Mountain for him that day, Thorin went to Gao Yuan alone, and he returned the contract signed by Gao Yuan to Gao Yuan's hands.

Before leaving, Thorin only said one sentence to Gao Yuan: "Mr. Gao Yuan, I have never distrusted you. You are one of the people I trust most besides Gandalf."

Elrond has sent a notice to the members of the White Council to convene another White Council.

Although Saruman complained, he still wrote back saying that he would come to Rivendell soon, and Galadriel was already on the way from Lothlorien.

Gao Yuan and Yawen cherished this short time together, and the two were almost inseparable in Rivendell.

Bilbo always walks alone in every corner of Rivendell. Although he feels very comfortable here, he always feels a little out of place here.

The dwarves have their own way of life, and it is difficult for Bilbo to fit into it.

Gandalf is always mysterious, and most of the time no one knows where Gandalf is.

Gao Yuan and Yawen were spending their time together, and Bilbo was too embarrassed to disturb them.

That afternoon, he wandered around Rivendell again and came to the hall where the fragments of the Holy Sword of Narsil were kept.

He saw the broken Holy Sword of Nasir and the famous mural of "Battle of the Last Alliance". The evil Lord Sauron was holding the weapon in his hand high, preparing to kill Ai who was lying on the ground.

Sidor, he only has a broken sword in his hand.

Just as Bilbo was admiring the ring on Sauron's hand in the mural, a voice suddenly came from behind Bilbo.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Sometimes, being curious is not a good thing, Bilbo."

Bilbo was frightened by the sudden sound. He turned around suddenly and saw a tall figure wearing an elf cloak, standing in the shadow of a pillar that he had not noticed just now.

"Mr. Gao... Gao Yuan, what are you doing here?" Bilbo felt guilty and stammered. "I thought you and your Princess Arwen were... um... you know

of."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. He stood up from the fence. The hobbit's height could barely reach his chest.

"Arwen has gone out to collect. It's not convenient for me to follow him. I'm reading here. Only here I can't hear the noise of the dwarves."

Gao Yuan walked to the fragments of Nasir's holy sword, picked up the broken sword, came to the mural again, and made a similar action to Isildur.

"Tell me about you, Bilbo, why do you appear here?" Gao Yuan asked.

"You know, Mr. Gao Yuan, the dwarves don't seem to like me joining them, and I can't find where Gandalf is." Bilbo explained.

"Oh, I'm sorry to disturb you from reading."

Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, Bilbo, why don't you try to make friends with the elves? They are the real masters here. After contacting them, maybe you will like them."

Bilbo's eyes lit up when he heard this. Why didn't he think of this?

"You are right, Gao Yuan... Sir, I think I should try to make friends with the elves here." Bilbo decided to leave here to chat with an elf friend, and not disturb Gao Yuan's reading here.

***The author has something to say***

Ah, I thought it would be recommended on Monday, but I didn’t expect it to be recommended today.
Chapter completed!