Chapter 178: Old Linzi and Tom Bombattier
"I heard that your gardener, Hamfast Gamsey, once saw a walking elm?" Shen Long asked at the dining table, Hamfast Gamsey is Sam Gamsey father, who had been Bilbo's gardener for many years.
"Yes, I heard him say that back then, but when we went to search with him, we couldn't find it. Everyone thought Hamfast was wrong." Bilbo Baggins took a sip Beer said, "That's what you're asking?"
"Yes, there are some treants living in Fangorn Forest. They want to find their wives, and I accept this commission." Shen Long nodded and picked up a round fragrant seed cake, "After I left Shire , came back after hearing the news, the walking elm in this story sounds very likely to be the tree man's wife."
"Treant?" Bilbo Baggins blinked, and Frodo looked over curiously.
"Yes, this is an ancient creature. They have a long lifespan, but they only like to live in ancient forests. They rarely move around and look like a tree, so few people know about them, but They have a good relationship with Gandalf." Shen Long introduced, "Next time you meet Gandalf, you can ask him."
"There are so many strange creatures in this world." Bilbo Baggins muttered, not knowing whether he was thinking of the orcs he met under the Lonely Mountain or the Gollum he met in the Misty Mountains.
"Okay, Hamfast and his son will come over to help me tidy the garden tomorrow morning, but I'll let him take you there." Bilbo agreed, and after dinner, he invited Shen Long to the living room again While smoking a pipe and listening to him tell the stories outside, Shen Long recounted what he saw and heard outside in the past two days, and wondered if Bilbo Baggins would record these in his memoirs .
I rest at Bag End at night. The bed in Bilbo's house is a bit small, and I have to curl up to fall asleep, but it is much better than sleeping outside in a tent.
After morning tea, Hamfast and his son Sam came. Sam has the same round face as in the movie. It can be seen that he has a very good relationship with Frodo, and the two are very affectionate.
Bilbo told the story again, and Hamfast repeatedly emphasized that he did not lie or read wrongly. It was indeed a walking elm tree. Shen Long asked him to take him to the place where he found the tree. , he felt that the tree wife seemed very suitable for living in the beautiful Shire.
It's a pity that when we got to the place, the surrounding environment is good, and all kinds of flowers, plants and shrubs grow very lushly, but we didn't find the elm that Hamfast said, and we searched along the direction where the elm that Hamfast said disappeared. For a while, there was still no result. Perhaps those tree wives had indeed been to Shire, but they had left now.
Shen Long left Shire with regret,
Since none of these places have been found, there is only one last place left, which is the old forest where Tom Bombatir is; although Tolkien clearly stated in his letter that Tom Bombatir and the tree It has nothing to do with people, and the old willow tree is not a tree person, but in other places, Shen Long found different clues.
The distance from Hobbiton to the old forest is very short. Frodo and Sam arrived in two or three days. He took the somersault cloud faster, even if he was flying slowly while admiring the scenery along the way, he flew over in less than half an hour. After arriving at the Lijiu River and above the old forest, Shen Long walked slowly along the wicker river in the middle of the old forest.
The forest here is lush and dark, and a steep canyon can be seen in front of it. At the exit of the canyon is a flat open space. The Willow River passes through the open space. Here grows a huge willow tree, with branches criss-crossing and extending to the sky. There is a huge crack on the trunk, which looks like a big grinning mouth, which looks a little scary.
It didn't look like a tree man at all, but just in case, Shen Long lowered his height, came to the top of the old willow tree, turned on the tablet and started playing Treebeard's song.
Before the end of the song, Shen Long felt himself descending uncontrollably. After a while, he landed on the ground, and a weird guy jumped out in front of him. He was slightly shorter than Shen Long, and he was wearing a tall old hat. There are blue feathers on his belt, his coat and eyes are also blue, he has a brown beard, and his red face is covered with wrinkles, making it impossible to tell his age.
This is Tom Bombatir, the most unique existence in Middle-earth. He is not a Valla like Iluvatar, nor a Maia like Gandalf, but he also has powerful power, even if Sauron He didn't care too much; Tom was looking at Shen Long's somersault cloud and the tablet curiously, "Hey, what is this thing? Also, who are you, I don't think you are a creature from Middle Earth."
"Yes, I come from another world, Mr. Tom Bombatier." Shen Long bowed slightly, as a greeting, and the cloud descending somersault is because of him, right?
"Haha, you still know who I am." Tom laughed loudly, "I feel that you don't seem to have any ill feeling towards this world, so come to my house as a guest, and Goldberry will bring you white bread and fresh butter .”
"It's a great honor." Shen Long was also very curious about him, so he followed behind. Tom Bombattier walked forward while singing. Go ahead with them.
In Tom's room, a beautiful woman with blond hair and wearing an emerald green dress was sitting on a chair facing the door. I didn't expect Tom Bombatier to be crazy, but there was such a beautiful girl.
"Dear guest, please come in quickly." Jinberry invited Shen Long to his home and brought him white bread, butter and various jams.
"You seem to be looking for something?" asked Tom.
"Yes, I accepted Treebeard's entrustment, and I am helping him find his tree wives. You must know where all the tree wives have gone?" Shen Long looked at Tom and asked. A drop of rain falls and the first acorn grows. He is the master of forests, streams and hills. His lifespan is longer than that of Treants, and he will naturally know more things.
"Yes, I do know they are there, but now is not the time for the tree man and the tree wife to reunite." Tom Bombatier said with a smile, as if unwilling to reveal the whereabouts of the tree wife.
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