Chapter 142: Brief contact and time difference

Hobbit?

Hearing that the languages of both sides could communicate, Wayne was happy. At the very least, communication was not a problem. But hearing the words "Hobbit," he was suddenly surprised.

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

Of course, he had seen this series of movie masterpieces, but too much time had passed, and he had forgotten the specific plot, and there were only some vague concepts and some very famous characters in his heart.

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

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

"I am a wizard traveling all over the world. I accidentally saw this village, so I came to take a look."

"This is really a beautiful village, and your houses are very distinctive, just like burrows, but they look so exquisite, which is impressive."

Wayne's expression was sincere, and the words of praise he said, his handsome appearance, and elegant temperament immediately bluffed this simple-minded Hobbit.

He scratched his head, a sincere smile appeared on his face, and he said in surprise: "Wow, I didn't expect you to be a wizard too. By the way, do you know Gandalf? He is also a wizard. Sometimes he also comes to our Shire village to celebrate together during the Midsummer Festival."

Gandalf, Shire village.

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

Regarding this result, he had mixed feelings. First of all, the Middle-earth world is also very dangerous. There are terrifying Orc legions, the Demon Lord Sauron, and various evil gods, Balrogs, and other terrifying monsters, but at the same time, there are also many good-side gods protecting this world.

And other human races, elves, dwarves, half-lings, and many other races work together to fight against the Orc legions and guard this world. Overall, it is a fantasy world where justice is distinct and the power of the righteous side is greater than the power of the evil side.

However, at least, the Shire village where he is currently located has always been very safe.

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

Thinking about these problems in his heart, Wayne still maintained a kind smile on his face, deliberated on his language, and said: "I come from a distant continent and am not a local wizard in Middle-earth, so I don't know the Gandalf you mentioned."

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

Bilbo is an important character running through the Lord of the Rings series of novels. If he can determine how old he is now, he can almost determine which time period the plot has developed to.

The farmer-dressed Hobbit tilted his head in confusion, not knowing why this wizard would know people in the Shire village. However, looking at the other party's handsome face and kind attitude, he still said in a friendly way: "Bilbo Baggins, of course, of course I know him."

Saying that, he pointed to a burrow house hidden on the hillside about a few hundred meters away, and said: "Look, that is Bilbo's house. We drank together the day before yesterday."

Hearing this, Wayne looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, he saw a quite exquisite burrow house.

However, because it was still early, the doors and windows of that burrow house were closed, and the owner inside should not have gotten up either.

However, even if he determined that Bilbo was still in his own home, Wayne still couldn't determine what time it was now, whether the Battle of the Lonely Mountain and the Battle of the Five Armies had happened.

Continuing to ask in-depth questions would be a bit abnormal. He looked at the honest Hobbit in front of him, secretly said sorry in his heart, and then secretly formed an Axii Sign with his hand and quietly used it.

After becoming a Source, his spell strength was significantly strengthened. At this time, even if it was just an ordinary Axii Sign, it immediately made the Hobbit in front of him fall into a deep hypnosis.

His eyes became blank, standing at the door of his house, his body was swaying, as if he would fall asleep at any time.

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

In his vague impression of the plot, Bilbo seemed to have been staying at home, wanting to do a big business, until he was fifty years old, when Gandalf invited him to become a burglar in the dwarf expedition team, he started his legendary life. If he could determine Bilbo's age this year, then he could almost calculate how long it would be before the Battle of the Lonely Mountain and the Battle of the Five Armies.

Although he didn't know what these information were useful for and didn't intend to do anything for the time being, as a traveler with prophetic ability, determining the time of the plot is very important.

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

"Last year, I attended his fortieth birthday party. Calculated this way, he should be forty-one years old."

Forty-one years old, so it means that there are still about ten years before the plot officially begins. It's so long!

Wayne didn't know whether it was disappointment or relief in his heart. After getting this news, he felt like a game masterpiece he had been looking forward to for a long time, and suddenly it was going to be delayed for ten years.

However, looking at the time, he had traveled through the space crack to the Middle-earth world for nearly half an hour. If the time flow was normal, the sun here would definitely have set completely, and the sky would definitely have turned completely black.

But when he returned to the witcher world, he unexpectedly discovered a thing that surprised him very much. Logically speaking, he stayed in the Middle-earth world for nearly an hour. If the time flow was normal, the sun here would definitely have set completely, and the sky would definitely have turned completely black.

But when he returned to the witcher world, he unexpectedly discovered that the changes in the sky were almost unchanged from when he left, and maybe only a few minutes had passed.

Such a situation made Wayne have a guess in his heart.

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

In the Middle-earth world, he counted one thousand seconds in the way of counting seconds.

However, when he returned to the witcher world again, he actually found that the second hand of the pocket watch only jumped about two hundred times.

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

That is to say, even if he stays in the Middle-earth world for five years, returning to the witcher world is only one year past.

Such a situation made Wayne feel both inexplicably shocked and complicated.

As a modern person who has accepted countless various fantasy works, countless strange thoughts and ideas suddenly appeared in his mind.

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However, when he returned to the Witcher world, he was surprised to find that the changes in the sky were almost no different from before he left, and perhaps only a few minutes had passed.

This situation led Wayne to form a hypothesis.

He took out the pocket watch he always carried, placed it on a stone outside the rift, and after confirming the time, he returned to Middle-earth.

In Middle-earth, he counted to one thousand seconds using the seconds-counting method.

Yet, when he returned to the Witcher world, he was shocked to discover that the second hand of the pocket watch had only ticked about two hundred times.

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

In other words, even if he stayed in Middle-earth for five years, only one year would have passed upon returning to the Witcher world.

This situation left Wayne feeling both inexplicably shocked and deep in thought.

As a modern person who had consumed a great many fantasy works, countless strange ideas and thoughts suddenly appeared in his mind.

(End of chapter)