Hobbit?

Wayne was happy to hear that the two languages ​​were mutually intelligible. At least communication would not be a problem. But when he heard the word "Hobbit", he was a little surprised.

Isn't this the race that appeared in the famous Lord of the Rings movie series in the previous life? Could this be the world of the Lord of the Rings?

Of course he had seen this series of blockbuster movies, but so much time had passed that he had almost forgotten the specific plots. He only had some vague concepts and some very famous characters in his mind.

For example, the evil dragon Smaug, the King of the Lonely Mountain, the Fellowship of the Ring, the Hobbit Bilbo, and the most famous wizard Gandalf and the Dark Lord Sauron.

Seeing that the Hobbit dressed as a farmer was still looking at him with a friendly expression, Wayne thought for a moment and then asked:

"I am a wizard traveling around the world. I came across this village by chance, so I came to take a look."

"This is such a beautiful village, and your houses are very unique, like holes in the ground, but they look so delicate and impressive."

Wayne's sincere expression, the compliments he said, his handsome looks, and his elegant temperament immediately intimidated the simple-minded Hobbit in front of him.

He scratched his head, a genuine smile on his face, and said in surprise, "Wow, I didn't know you were also a wizard. By the way, do you know Gandalf? He is also a wizard. Every year during Midsummer Festival, he sometimes comes to our Shire village to celebrate together."

Gandalf, The Shire.

Hearing these two familiar names, Wayne exclaimed in his heart, as expected, this is indeed the Middle-earth in the world of The Lord of the Rings.

He felt mixed feelings about this result. Firstly, Middle-earth was extremely dangerous, with its terrifying number of orc legions, the devil Sauron, and various evil gods, horrible monsters like Balrog, etc. But at the same time, there were also many kind gods who protected the world.

Other humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, and many other races work together to fight against the orc army and protect this world. Overall, it is a fantasy world where good and evil are clearly distinguished and the power of justice is greater than that of evil.

But at least, the Shire Village where he is now has always been very safe.

Even in the later period, when the Fellowship of the Ring was assembled to melt the One Ring together, the village had never been harmed by the enemy.

While thinking about these questions in his mind, Wayne still maintained a kind smile on his face, and said with careful consideration of his words: "I come from a distant continent, and I am not a native wizard of Middle-earth, so I do not know the Gandalf you mentioned."

In order to confirm the time period he was in, Wayne thought for a moment and asked a question: "By the way, do you know a Hobbit named Bilbo?"

Bilbo is an important character throughout the entire Lord of the Rings series. If we can determine how old he is now, we can almost determine the time period in which the plot has developed.

The Hobbit dressed as a farmer tilted his head in confusion, wondering how the wizard in front of him knew anyone from the Shire Village. However, looking at the other's handsome face and kind attitude, he still spoke very friendly: "Bilbo Hawkins, of course, of course I know him."

As he spoke, he pointed to a cave house hidden in the hillside a few hundred meters away from his home, and said, "Look, that's Bilbo's house. We had a drink together there the day before yesterday."

Hearing this, Wayne looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, he saw a cave hut with a very exquisite appearance.

However, since it was still early, the door and windows of the cave house were closed, and the owner inside probably had not gotten up yet.

However, even though he was sure that Bilbo was still in his home, Wayne still couldn't be sure what time it was and whether the Battle of Lonely Mountain and the Battle of Five Armies had already taken place.

It would be a bit unusual to continue asking in-depth questions. He looked at the honest Hobbit in front of him, said sorry in his heart, then secretly made an Axis seal in his hand and used it quietly.

After becoming a Source Warlock, the strength of his spells was significantly enhanced. At this moment, even an ordinary Axis Seal could immediately put the Hobbit in front of him into a deep hypnosis.

His eyes became dazed and he stood at the door of his house, his body swaying as if he would fall asleep at any moment.

Wayne didn't want to draw attention to himself, so he immediately asked his question: "How old is Bilbo this year?"

In his vague impression of the plot, Bilbo seemed to have always stayed at home, always wanting to do something big, until he was fifty years old, when Gandalf invited him to become a thief in the dwarf expedition team, and then he began his legendary life.

Although he currently does not know what this information is used for and has no plans to do anything with it for the time being, as a time traveler with prophetic abilities, it is very important to determine the timing of the plot.

After hearing Wayne's question, the Hobbit in front of him shook his head, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. After a few seconds, he slowly said:

"Last year, I attended his 40th birthday party, so he should be 41 years old now."

Forty-one years old, so there are still about ten years before the plot officially begins, so long!

Wayne couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or relieved. After getting the news, he felt like he heard that a long-awaited blockbuster game would suddenly be delayed by ten years.

But looking at the time, he realized that it had been almost half an hour since he passed through the space rift and came to Middle-earth. If he stayed there any longer, it would be too late when he returned to the witcher's world and to Triss's family mansion.

This time he entered this world just to confirm whether this world was safe, whether it had any use value, and whether it could help him become stronger.

Now that he has obtained the result, he is not ready to explore this world yet. He must return to his home and make all the necessary plans before embarking on the adventure into another world.

Thinking of this, Wayne stretched out his hand and formed the Axis Seal, strengthening the hypnotic effect on the Hobbit in front of him, and then said, "Okay, after I leave, you will wake up automatically."

"What you just saw, heard, and my questions were all hallucinations."

"When you wake up, you will forget our conversation. You will never remember seeing me."

"Did you understand?"

Seeing the Hobbit nodded slowly, Wayne breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the beautiful nature again. There were birds singing and flowers blooming, wheat fields and orchards everywhere. The Shire Village seemed like a paradise on earth, and he sighed slightly in his heart.

After he has dealt with other things, he can explore this beautiful scenery.

If you have the chance, build a house here and plant a few acres of farmland. It would be a great place for leisure and vacation.

In this way, Wayne came to the Shire Village without anyone noticing, and left here without anyone noticing. When he passed through the space crack and returned to his own demon hunter world.

Suddenly he discovered something that surprised him very much. Logically, he had been in Middle-earth for nearly an hour. If time flowed normally, the sun here must have set completely and the sky must have turned completely dark.

But when he returned to the demon hunter world, he unexpectedly discovered that the changes in the sky were almost the same as before he left, and perhaps only a few minutes had passed.

This situation gave Wayne a guess in his mind.

He took out the pocket watch he had been wearing and placed it on a stone outside the crack. After confirming the time, he returned to Middle-earth.

In Middle-earth, we counted a thousand seconds by counting seconds.

However, when he returned to the demon hunter world, he discovered that the seconds on his pocket watch had only ticked about two hundred times.

Unexpectedly, there is a time flow rate difference of about five times between Middle-earth and the Witcher world.

In other words, even if you spend five years in Middle-earth, only one year will have passed when you return to the Witcher world.

This situation made Wayne feel inexplicably shocked and confused.

As a modern person who has been exposed to many fantasy works, countless strange ideas and thoughts suddenly appeared in his mind.

(End of this chapter)