End of the Sky (Multiverse's End)

After eating and drinking, everyone patted their bellies and sat by the lake to pick their teeth.

Boromir hiccupped and said, "It's obviously an octopus, but the flesh is so firm, it's really strange!"

"It's okay, is it really okay?"

"..."

Boromir's heart skipped a beat, feeling that the words had some deep meaning, he looked at Russell with concentration, met those enigmatic eyes, and immediately took him as his confidant.

I checked my eyes, it's my own!

Aragorn: "..."

He also understands, but he shoulders the honor of King Elendil, so he can't express it, he can only hide it in his heart.

At this time, Aragorn saw the same eyes as him, the elf prince Legolas from the woodland kingdom.

The two looked at each other and smiled, everything in silence.

Gandalf: "..."

I also understand, why no one looks at me and smiles?

Thinking of this, Gandalf looked at the dwarf warrior Gimli, who immediately changed his face and spit on the ground: "What are you looking at, I don't understand anything, I'm not that kind of person!"

Gandalf: "..."

Heartbroken, Gandalf wanted to ask Elrond, how did he choose this group of people to form the Lord of the Rings expedition?

Could it be that Elrond with thick eyebrows and big eyes is also...

"Gandalf, have you found the entrance to the mines of Moria?" Russell put away the iron pot, and tied dozens of catties of octopus meat to Nightmare's back. Enough is enough to flow freely.

"I found it. The dwarf's code word is a bit difficult, but I'm still thinking about it," Gandalf said.

"What code word?"

Everyone wondered, packed their bags and came to the gate of Ithildin. Gandalf pointed to the writing on the gate and said, "It says the Gate of Turin, Lord of Moria. Say friend and enter."

"Sounds very simple, just say 'friend'." Frodo said naively, and the three hobbits agreed, and the answer was written on the wall, without seeing any difficulty.

"Hehe, you are still too young, the gate of Turin is very meaningful, and the secret words of the dwarves have another meaning!" Gandalf said with a smile, touching Frodo's head.

"Aragorn, what do you say in Elven language?" Russell asked suddenly.

"Mellon, what's the matter?"

Aragorn replied, and as soon as the words fell, the starry gate of Ithildin opened, revealing a dark cave.

Gandalf: "..."

Seeing that the gate was successfully opened, he suddenly came to his senses and understood the deep meaning of the dwarves.

The elves and dwarves are hostile to each other, and it is absolutely impossible for the elves to say the word 'friend' to the dwarves. Therefore, if you say 'friend' in the elf language, you are definitely a true friend of the dwarves, and you are allowed to enter Moria.

"Wow, Russell, you are amazing!" Frodo exclaimed.

"Hahaha, wherever it is, it's just average."

"It's really powerful. I saw Gandalf holding back at the door for a long time, but he never succeeded."

"I saw it too!"

"Me too."

"And I!"

The four hobbits raised their hands one after another, saying that they saw Gandalf blocked by the gate, and they couldn't guess the answer.

At this time, the gap in human sophistication can be best reflected. The Hobbits talked about each other, while Aragorn and the others remained silent. They were so focused on catching octopus that they didn't see anything.

"Come on, let's go in."

Gandalf looked serious, and walked into the dark mine entrance. He was a mature Maia, and he had no idea what Frodo and the others were talking about.

Everyone walked into the gate of Ihildin by the moonlight. In front of them was a spacious stone step. It was unknown when it was excavated. It was solid and complete, and it was not eroded by the years at all.

But unlike what Gimli said, there is no delicious wine and barbecue, and no hospitable dwarves. There are only dust and cobwebs all over the floor, and endless darkness.

Going forward, the moonlight could not go deep, Gandalf waved his hand to signal everyone to stop,

He took out the white magic stone, put it on the tip of the staff, twisted it twice like a light bulb, and then held it up with one hand.

Ding!

Bright!

Russell: "..."

...

Gandalf's lighting technique is really powerful. Although the Sorcerer's Stone is only the size of a baby's fist, it can clearly illuminate kilometers away, but the light is not dazzling when viewed directly.

When they reached the end of the steps, a hall made of bricks and stones appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and then they were all stunned on the spot, with disbelief on their faces.

Bones in broken armor are scattered all over the ground, broken weapons are scattered all over the place, and spider webs are covered with dust. They have been dead for a long time, and they are all the bones of dwarves.

Boromir's scalp was numb: "This is not a mine, it should be called a grave."

"No, it's not true! No!" Jin Li, a dwarf warrior, squatted down, knelt in front of the bones, and lost his voice in grief.

Standing beside Jinli, Legolas picked up the arrow on the corpse, observed carefully, and suddenly his face changed.

"It's a half-orc!"

After speaking, he threw the arrow on the ground and took out his longbow to be on guard. Everyone grasped their weapons tightly and slowly moved closer together. Jinli's mournful cry just now was too loud, and it is very likely that the orcs will be attracted.

No one blamed Jinli, if they saw the bones of their clansmen, their reaction would be more violent.

"Gandalf, shall we go another way?" Aragorn asked solemnly. The Moria mines have become the lair of orcs, and once they go deep, it will be very dangerous.

"The dark cracks are naturally dangerous, but we have no other choice. We must go through the mines..." Gandalf added lighting to walk in front: "Everyone should be vigilant, there are monsters more terrifying than orcs!"

Before entering the mines of Moria, Gandalf knew that the dwarves here had been destroyed, and the reason was the war between dwarves and half-orcs.

Moreover, he also knew that the dwarves' mining was too deep back then, which triggered a powerful evil force.

Balrog of Morgoth!

The dwarves could not defeat or even drive away the Balrog, and went to the Lonely Mountain. The Moria mines became the lair of the orcs and were dominated by Sauron.

Later, the dragon Smaug occupied the Lonely Mountain, and the dwarves went away again.

After that, Gimli's cousin Balin led his companions back to rebuild Moria, but was killed by the orcs, leaving corpses all over the place.

Russell didn't know about all of the above, he only knew that he would be able to eat the Balrog soon, bah, it was time to fight the Balrog.

Thinking of Gandalf and the Balrog falling into the bottomless abyss, Russell felt heartbroken. He couldn't bear the tragedy happening under his nose, so he decided to give Gandalf a hand.

As for Gandalf not being promoted to the White Robe Mage...

Who cares?

Cough, you can't say that, Gandalf the Gray is already very powerful, and he doesn't need to prove anything by defeating the Balrog.

Besides, who is Gandalf, does he care whether the robe is gray or white?

That's definitely not it!

After some analysis, Russell made up his mind that he should eat or eat!