bookbashuk Chapter 110 Giant Eagle Delivers its Cub
Chapter 110 Giant Eagle Delivers its Cub
Chapter 110 Giant Eagle Delivers its Cub
Dui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the giant eagle had no intention of attacking him.
But then she realized what she meant and was even more surprised: "You can talk? No, I mean I can understand you?"
A strange look appeared in the giant eagle's sharp eyes.
"I am the messenger of Manwë, the king of the Valar, and the king of all birds, so I can naturally communicate with all birds."
"But what are you? Why do you look like an owl, yet smell like a human?"
"I'm not a thing, oops, I'm a thing—"
Dui felt as if his brain had shrunk after he turned into a bird, and quickly introduced himself.
"I am the wizard Duir. You even gave us a ride when we crossed the Misty Mountains with Gandalf and the others. Do you remember?"
The giant eagle suddenly realized: "I remember you, the wizard who was with Gandalf. You killed Azog, the King of Orks."
"Yes, that's me." Dui nodded.
"Then how did you turn into a bird? I remember you were human before."
"Well, this is magical transformation; it allows me to turn into an animal."
"That sounds similar to a skin graft."
They met Dui, a wizard who could transform into a bird and communicate with them.
The giant eagle was very interested in Dui and invited him to visit its nest.
At the giant eagle's invitation, Dui arrived at their dwelling place, which was located on a cliff not far from the High Pass and Goblin Town, where there was a rocky platform that resembled a wide shelf.
On top were giant bird nests, made of thick branches stacked in an interlocking pattern, lined with even thinner branches and feathers, and even with whole dire wolf pelts.
When Dui landed on the bird's nest, it was as if he had entered a land of giants, surrounded by giant eagles that were looking at him with interest and curiosity.
The Eagle King welcomed his arrival.
The giant eagle possesses intelligence and understands the languages of elves and humans, but it cannot communicate directly with them.
Now, the giant eagles are quite intrigued to encounter Dui, a wizard who can transform into an owl and communicate with them.
The giant eagles brought him fruit that grew in the Misty Mountains to treat him, and even captured a half-dead dire wolf.
Dui was somewhat overwhelmed by the enthusiastic attitude.
In the eagle's nest, there were also some fledglings that had just hatched. They were all bigger than Dui, chirping and very active.
However, Dui noticed one of the lone eaglets, which was very thin and had a weak cry compared to its brothers.
It seems that he was born with a weak constitution and could not compete with his brothers at all, so he ate the least.
Their parents seemed very indifferent and showed no intention of taking care of them.
Du Yi frowned slightly. He knew that in nature, the weak are selected based on their own survival, so there would be cases where ordinary eagles would abandon or even eat sick or weak eaglets.
But giant eagles are an intelligent species, would they do the same?
However, this was an internal matter for the Giant Eagle, so he couldn't say anything.
As if knowing what Dui was thinking, the Eagle King sighed:
"Our Great Eagle Clan lives in the Misty Mountains. Every day we have to fight against the Dire Wolves, Orks, and even more dangerous creatures in the mountains. Only the strongest members of our clan can survive in these mountains."
The weak are destined to be eliminated, and perhaps returning to Manway's embrace as soon as possible is the best outcome for them.
"However, if you, Wizard Duir, have any pity, you can take this poor child away and provide him with a place to live. This may be a new beginning for him."
"I'm taking him away?!" Dui was incredulous. How could a child be given away like this?
Eagle King nodded.
The parents of the fledgling eagle had no objections.
Dui looked at the thin, pitiful fledgling eagle and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Little one, would you like to come with me?"
Dui transformed back into human form, took out some jerky from his pocket and offered it to the young eagle, who was supposedly less than three years old, and asked him a question.
The giant eagle race has a long growth period, with an infancy period that is also longer than that of other races.
Even though it's not even three years old, the fledgling eagle is already able to understand what Dui is saying.
The fledgling eagle, which had been starving for a long time, immediately became greedy when it saw the dried meat. While its brothers were about to snatch the food, it quickly and greedily devoured the dried meat.
Then he looked at the benevolent birdman in front of him, then at his parents with their indifferent eyes, and his brothers who were frantically fighting over it.
He finally nodded.
Dui still took the fledgling eagle with him.
To this end, he specially used a seamless expansion spell to expand the space inside a money bag to a diameter of ten meters.
This is the limit of what he can currently achieve, but it's enough for the fledgling eagle to live in.
Accompanying the fledgling eagles was an eagle nest gifted by the Eagle King, said to be the nest where the Eagle King had hatched and raised his young, built with fragrant wood.
In addition, Dui received feathers from the giant eagles, a dire wolf pelt, and some eggshells left behind by the eaglets.
Giant eagle feathers can be used to make wand cores, and eggshells can be used to make potions.
As for wolf skin, it can be used as a seat cushion.
After bidding farewell to the giant eagles, Dui transformed into an eagle once more, grabbed the money bag containing the eaglets and the eagle's nest, and continued flying eastward.
As for the fledgling eagle in the money bag space, it was currently engrossed in eating all the food stored in Dui's space.
For him, who has never been full since he hatched, nothing is more important than food!
So the little one, who would turn to anyone who fed him, felt no sadness at being abandoned and only cared about eating.
Dui flew over the Misty Mountains, but instead of flying directly towards Lonely Mountain, he hovered over the Beon family's house for a moment before landing.
"Who goes there?" Beon noticed the unusual sight in the sky and, seeing that it was a hawk flying in, remained vigilant.
However, as soon as the Gyrocopter landed and transformed into human form, Beon's vigilance vanished instantly.
"Beon, long time no see!" Dui greeted with a smile.
Upon seeing that it was Dui, Beon's face also lit up with a happy smile.
"Oh, it's you, Duir."
"Was that your animal form just now? If we skin-changing humans didn't all turn into giant bears, I would have thought you were one of my kind."
Dui smiled and nodded.
"I just happened to be passing by, so I stopped to pay a visit."
"This is the Animagus transformation I just mastered, but it can only transform me into a normal animal. It can't compare to your transformation ability."
Beon disagreed, instead saying enviously, "I'd love to be a flying animal; that's way cooler than being a clumsy bear that can only run on the ground!"
"Alright, please come in and have a seat. We haven't heard from you since you left. Tell me what has happened during this time."
Since his host had invited him, Dui naturally wouldn't refuse.
Moreover, he came here this time with the purpose of seeking advice from Beorn.
Let's see if we can get some inspiration from the transformation of a skinned human into a bear to upgrade the Animagus.
Dui wasn't content with just becoming an owl; he wanted to possess even more powerful magical creatures like the Animagus, such as a phoenix, a thunderbird, a fire dragon, or a unicorn.
Of course, now that his Animagus is a bird-like owl, we can first rule out unrelated animals like dragons and unicorns.
After all, no matter how much an owl evolves, it can never become a dragon or a unicorn.
On the contrary, powerful avian magical creatures like phoenixes and thunderbirds might have a slight chance of evolution.
After all, there's a saying that a sparrow can turn into a phoenix, so maybe an owl can do it too?
Although it's a very improbable idea, if it succeeds, the rewards will be enormous.
Phoenixes possess immortality; once they grow old or die, or even if they are struck by Avada Kedavra, they will be reborn from the ashes.
This ability is something everyone dreams of.
Secondly, there's the Thunderbird, which possesses the power to alter celestial phenomena, summoning lightning and storms, and even the ability to foresee danger.
In Beon's cabin,
Dui also told Beon about everything that had happened during this time.
When he heard that Thorin had lost his mind due to the dragon disease, Beorn snorted coldly.
"These dwarves are always so greedy and blind. Even if the treasure tainted by the dragon's magic was the trigger, isn't it also a problem with their own character?"
Beorn has never liked dwarves.
The reason they were able to take them in was because both sides had a common enemy.
Thorin's madness, in Beorn's view, is entirely his own doing.
However, Beorn wasn't very interested in the dwarves' situation; instead, he focused more on something else.
"You really tamed that dragon?" Beon asked, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Dui was used to this kind of expression and nodded with a smile.
"This is truly unheard of, absolutely astonishing!" Beon exclaimed, looking at him with admiration. "To have subdued such an evil dragon, it won't be long before your name is known throughout Middle-earth!"
"I think you will soon have a very prestigious title, perhaps 'The Dragonbinder'? Or 'Lord of Smaug'?"
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"But if you ask me, 'Dragon Knight' is still the most suitable, after all, you are the only being in Middle-earth who can ride a dragon!"
Beon was already enthusiastically brainstorming future titles for Dui.
Seeing Beon jokingly mention his title, Dui took the opportunity to ask him about the principles of the skin-changing transformation.
Beorn shook his head at this.
"Our shapeshifting ability as shapeshifters comes from the inheritance of our ancestral bloodline. Legend has it that our ancestors were humans who lived in the Misty Mountains and were blessed by the spirits of nature, which is why they had the ability to transform into bears."
I don't know if this rumor is true or not, because turning into a giant bear is a natural process for us; we awaken to this state at a certain age. So I don't know much about it.
Dui was prepared for this and was not too disappointed.
However, he still asked Beon for a favor, asking him to transform the object on the spot to see if he could discover anything.
Beorn did not refuse.
However, he had to take off his clothes before transforming.
Unlike Dui's Animagus, Beon's transformation merges his clothes into his skin, so once he transforms, his clothes will tear.
So Dui could only try his best to ignore the naked man in front of him, silently telling himself that it was just for research.
Oh no! I'm going to get a sty!
Dui felt a deep sense of sorrow and pride.
After preparing himself, Beon began to adjust his emotions. As if anger was rising, the veins on his forehead began to bulge and his muscles twitched. He clenched his fists and breathed heavily. His body swelled up rapidly, and thick, black hair grew on his skin.
Finally, a giant black bear, as big as a house, stood in front of Dui.