Chapter 1042 1024. Evil division?
“These are my traveling companions, Velvet Ball, and Qilin.”
Lan first patted Ellu the cat on the head, then patted Qilin on the neck, and introduced Radagast in front of him.
“Hello meow!”
Flannel Ball waved his little paw politely, and Qilin also lowered his head and hissed softly.
The sloppy old man’s eyes lit up when he saw this scene.
He seemed to have completely forgotten that a minute ago, the group was being chased by vicious giant spiders and vampire bats.
The trembling hands showed his excitement, and there was a satisfied aunt's smile on his face. He stretched out his hands as if he wanted to touch them, but they were wandering between the flannel ball and the unicorn.
“Oh~Beautiful and cute creatures! Oh~”
Radagast looked simply intoxicated.
“Look at this perfect frame, this noble horse! And this nimble little guy, it can also talk! Hehe! It can talk!”
It’s a real deal.
Lan En pursed his lips.
When he saw Radagast giving three little birds a home in his hat, he felt that the old man should be a druid.
That is, the type of people who are close to nature and animals.
Looking at his performance against Flannel Ball and Qilin now, it directly confirms this point.
Radagast's intoxicating smile made both Flannel Ball and Qilin couldn't help but quietly take a few small steps back.
Only Lan En was left standing in front to take charge of the negotiations.
“Hmm, Radagast?”
Lan En coughed lightly, and then he woke up the sloppy old man who was looking at Qilin and Velvet Ball and smiling foolishly.
"Hmm? Oh! It seems like you guys must have come from afar due to an accident."
After Radagast came back to his senses, although his eyes still drifted behind Lan En, he was able to communicate at least.
"In Middle-earth, I have never seen such an elegant and noble horse, and a talking kitten! The wonders of the world are really endless, right! When I am free, I really want to visit every corner of Arda , see every creature!”
This is the first time that Lan En has his face uncovered but is ignored. It feels a bit fresh.
Arda. What does this mean? This world has an exact name, that is, it is called Arda?
Mentos in his mind was responsible for filing the new information, while Lan continued to communicate.
“Yeah, we came here in a daze and didn’t understand what was going on.”
The helpless and clueless expression on the witcher's face was just right.
Although Radagast is slovenly, he has a good heart.
He looked at Lan En, and his old face showed a kind of understanding and compassion that is unique to an old man looking at a young man in need.
His non-wand hand patted Lan's arm.
"Then you are indeed out of luck. This is the southern section of the Mirk Forest, and the vicious darkness is entrenched here. There is an ancient and gloomy old castle nearby where we ran out just now, and these evil creatures were gathered by the darkness there. Arise and multiply.”
When Radagast mentioned the old castle, his original sloppy but cheerful face revealed some fear inadvertently.
Moreover, the originally warm breeze in the forest suddenly became cooler at this time. It seemed that even the surrounding environment had changed because Radagast mentioned that evil place.
‘Darkness’ and ‘evil’. These two words caught Lan En’s attention.
Because at Tom Bombadil's house, Old Tom specifically explained it to Lan.
"Do you remember where you lived? Or where you are going? Let me see if I can show you the way."
“The place where I originally lived is already too far away, and I am traveling and I don’t want to go back now.”
Lan En said calmly.
“It’s a place I want to go to. Let’s just say there is one. Radagast, have you heard the name of a female elf?”
“Female elves? I don’t know many of them, but let’s talk about them.”
Radagast's tense nerves were soothed by the pipe grass, and he happily blew out a smoke ring.
“Galadriel, have you heard of it?”
“Ahem!”
Originally, Radagast's next puff of smoke was intended to be a beautiful straight line passing through his previous smoke ring.
As a result, after Lan En said the name, he blew out a large cloud of white smoke that directly dispersed the smoke ring.
After Radagast coughed several times, he raised his eyes and cast a strange look at Lan next to him.
"You are looking for Lady Galadriel? Why are you looking for her?"
“A friend of hers asked me to take him to greet her.” Lan En raised his eyebrows. "But looking at you like this, it seems that her identity is not simple?"
Hearing Lan En's reasons, Radagast calmed down a bit, but still shook his head.
“Then you’re really unlucky, Lan.”
"Lady Galadriel has lived in the woods of Lothlórien all year round, living in seclusion. She and her husband are the rulers of that forest. The forest is not far from Mirkwood, but it is difficult to walk."
The sloppy old man briefly described the geographical location to Lan En.
The dark forest they are currently in is a long forest that runs north-south, close to the long misty mountains that also run north-south. Their current location is to the south.
Lothlorien Forest is not far from the southwest corner of Mirkwood.
It stands to reason that as long as there are no accidents and your legs are strong enough, you can get through it in less than a month.
It is unlikely that there will be "no accident".
Because the old castle that engulfs darkness, attracts evil, and keeps Radagast secretive—Dol Guldur—happens to be located in the southwest corner of Mirkwood.
“Trust me, kid.”
The sloppy old man was smoking a pipe and speaking in a low but serious tone.
"Anyone who wants to pass around the castle, or just wants to get close there, is definitely seeking death, or else is crazy."
If you want to take a detour, you have to go straight west out of the Mirkwood, then continue westward, cross the Misty Mountains, and then turn south to reach Lothlorien Forest.
In this way, the three-month journey will become shorter and smoother.
Lan En felt a little numb.
At this time Radagast was still delivering blows.
"And I'm sorry, child. It's impossible for me to lead you all the way out of Mirkwood. After all, I have business here and can't walk too far."
The sloppy old man looked at Lan En with an apologetic look.
Lan En pinched his forehead and sighed.
“Don’t use this expression, Radagast. You have no obligation to help me in the first place. I’m very grateful for giving me information and ideas.”
Seven or eight big rabbits pulled the cart easily. Radagast on the sled became even more embarrassed after hearing what Lan said.
Good people are always like this.
He scratched the corner of his mouth with the mouthpiece of his pipe, and then rolled his eyes.
“But the magic covering the forest...well, it’s not impossible!”