Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1042 1024. Evil division?

"These are my traveling companions, Fluffy Ball, and Qilin."

Lan En first patted Ellu the cat on the head, then patted Qilin on the neck, and introduced Radagast in front of him.

"Hello meow!"

"Xilulu!"

Velvet Ball waved his little paw politely, and Qilin lowered his head and neighed 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~ What a beautiful and cute creature! 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!"

Really hammered.

Lan En pursed his lips.

When he saw Radagast giving three little birds a home in his hat, he felt that this old man should be a druid.

That is, the kind of people who are close to nature and animals.

Now looking at his performance against Velvet Ball and Qilin directly confirms this point.

Radagast's intoxicated 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 negotiate.

"Ahem, Radagast?"

After Lan En coughed lightly, 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 all the way here because of an accident."

After Radagast came to his senses, although his eyes still drifted behind Lan En, he was able to communicate.

"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 was the first time that Lan En had his face uncovered but was ignored. It felt 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 have no idea what's 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 open-minded face revealed some fear inadvertently.

Moreover, the gentle breeze in the forest suddenly became colder at this time. It seemed that even the surrounding environment had changed because Radagast mentioned that evil place.

'Dark' and 'evil'. These two words caught Lan En's attention.

Because at Tom Bombadil's house, Old Tom specifically explained it to Lan.

The old willow tree who wanted to trick them when they first met was not an evil or dark creature, just a xenophobic wild life.

But according to Lan En's judgment standard, intending to kill random people passing by should be regarded as evil no matter what.

Except in this world, the criteria for judging 'evil and darkness' are different from other worlds.

After all, this is a place where there is clearly a Creator God, and even a Creator God continues to pay attention to the world. It is normal to have differences from other worlds.

But now, I realize that just by saying a vague place name, the surrounding atmosphere will change slightly.

Lan En understood a little bit.

Simply harming people does not seem to be defined as 'evil' in this world, because even bears and wild boars in the forest can kill people.

The definition of 'evil' represents something with greater influence and depth in this world.

"That old castle." Thinking of this, Lan En wanted to test it one last time, "What's the name of the castle?"

The fear in Radagast's eyes was even worse, but he still swallowed and said a name.

"Dol Guldur."

When this name appeared, the atmosphere immediately became more solemn.

Not only did the breeze become chilly, but even the gloomy forest area where they ran out sounded again with the sound of 'thumping'.

It was like the legs and feet of a giant spider rubbing and moving on the tree trunk.

It seemed that because of these words, the giant spider that originally turned back wandered restlessly for a while.

"So, you are here to curb that evil?"

Lan En moved his shoulders. The cold wind just now made him feel uncomfortable all over.

"Containment? Uh."

Having said this, Radagast scratched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.

"My magic power can't do that. The best I can do is monitor. Well, I'm monitoring the old castle."

"But instead of monitoring, shouldn't we go one step further and eliminate the darkness?" "Eradicate? Go in?"

Radagast looked at Lan En who made the suggestion in horror, and quickly rejected the idea.

"No no no!"

"This is not a decision that can be made easily! It must not be hasty! What if the person inside is awakened?"

The sloppy old man waved his hands repeatedly. And at the end of the sentence, he quickly covered his mouth before a certain word came out of his mouth.

Lan En saw his resistance and understood that there must be a deeper reason.

So he wisely stopped asking further questions.

"I think we should talk about something else."

Radagast put the staff in his arms, dug under his tattered brown robe, and finally took out a simple but usable pipe.

He stuffed the pipe grass inside, lit it, and moved forward while smoking.

He stood on the sled again, but now the big rabbits pulling the sled had slowed down, and there was no sense of urgency.

Lan En also turned over and sat on Qilin's back, walking in sync with him.

His tone and expression when changing the topic were stiff, and it was obvious that he was not good at dealing with people.

But with Lan En's thoughtful cooperation, he didn't realize this.

"You said you entered the Dark Forest due to an accident. This is really unlucky. This forest is full of magic. It only takes less than half a minute for an ordinary person to walk here, which is enough to be completely disoriented, with confused thinking and blurred memory."

"Of course, you and your traveling companions look unusual, but I advise you not to take any chances. Magic is not easy to deal with."

Radagast looked at the young man sympathetically.

"Do you remember where you lived? Or where you are going? Let me see if I can give you directions."

"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, but tell me and listen."

Radagast's tense nerves were soothed by the pipe grass, and he happily blew out a smoke ring.

"Galadriel, have you heard of it?"

"Cough cough!"

Originally, Radagast's next puff of smoke was intended to be a beautiful straight line that passed through his previous smoke ring.

As a result, after Lan En said the name, he sprayed 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.

"Are you looking for Lady Galadriel? Why are you looking for her?"

"A friend of hers asked me to bring him to greet her." Lan En raised his eyebrows. "But looking at you like this, it seems that her identity is not simple?"

After hearing Lan En's reason, Radagast calmed down a bit, but still shook his head.

"Then you're really unlucky, Lan."

"Lady Galadriel lives in Lothlórien Forest all year round and lives in seclusion. She and her husband are the rulers of that forest. That 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 to south, close to the long misty mountains that also run north to south. Their current location is to the south.

The forest of Lothlorien 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, it can be over in less than a month.

But 'no accident' is unlikely.

Because Dol Guldur, the old castle that occupies darkness, attracts evil, and keeps Radagast secretive, happens to be located in the southwest corner of Mirkwood.

"Trust me, kid."

The sloppy old man smoked his pipe and spoke in a low but serious tone.

"Anyone who wants to pass by the castle, or just wants to get close there, is definitely looking for death, or is crazy."

If you want to take a detour, you have to go straight west out of the Mirk Forest, then continue west, cross the Misty Mountains, and then turn south to reach Lothlorien Forest.

In this way, the three-month journey will be shorter and smoother.

Lan En felt a little numb.

At this time, Radagast was still delivering blows.

"And I'm sorry, kid. It's impossible for me to lead you all the way out of the Dark Forest. After all, I have business here and I can't walk too far."

The sloppy old man looked at Lan En with apologetic eyes.

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 am already grateful for giving me information and ideas."

Seven or eight big rabbits pulled the car easily. Radagast on the sled looked even more embarrassed after hearing what Lan said.

Good people always do 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!"

(End of this chapter)