Bilbo didn't know if it was his imagination, but he actually saw a worried expression on the face of Duwu in front of him that looked like a frown.

Soon, this bird ally, whose father had formed an alliance with Thorin to help each other, continued to describe to the dwarves the townspeople of Long Lake Town who fought bravely in the face of the invasion of evil dragons and finally sacrificed the town to be destroyed, almost

The dragon Smaug was defeated only at the cost of one third of the population being seriously injured.

Hearing the huge sacrifice of the townspeople, the dwarves who had just been rejoicing at the news that the evil dragon was dead suddenly stopped laughing.

As people who had heard the roar of evil dragons in the distance and fled for their lives in a hurry, naturally they were not as ignorant of the power of evil dragons as those foolish people who could only rely on hearsay.

In fact, on the contrary, except for Bilbo who had faced Smaug's dragon fire alone, the dwarves in this world can almost be counted as those who know the terrifying power of the dragon fire as the townspeople of Long Lake Town.

Team up.

Although the dwarves usually behave very rudely and often complain when encountering various hardships and dangers, they still have a kind and compassionate heart. Knowing that the citizens of Changhu Town have paid so much

The dwarves suddenly saw a look of guilt on each other's faces.

To a certain extent, it is true that the dwarves secretly sent Bilbo, the invisible snitch, to sneak into the hall at the bottom of the Lonely Mountain to anger the dragon. This made the dragon Smaug, who had some kind of misjudgment, work tirelessly.

The earth flew out of its nest that had occupied it for more than a hundred years and attacked the innocent Changhu Town.

The more they thought about it carefully, the dwarves all expressed their deep sympathy and guilt for the townspeople of Changhu. At the same time, everyone was also moved by the loss of the treasure of the dwarf kingdom at the bottom of the mountain that was coveted by the evil dragon.

The accumulation of wealth from generation to generation!

Now that the evil dragon is dead, the last obstacle for the Turin dwarves to return to their homeland has been completely removed. If they don't return now, then when will they?

Soon, many dwarves with excited expressions noticed that their leader Thorin had a smile of victory on his face.

Noting that Thorin never seemed to care about the losses and sacrifices of the citizens of Changhu Town, the very humane Duwu leader secretly curled his lips and continued to talk about his suggestions.

"Dear Lord Thorin, if you are willing to listen to my advice, then please listen to me.

The news that the evil dragon was dead spread much faster than I expected. The dark and evil carrion crows in this forest had already spread the news to the wood elves, orcs and even other creatures in the forest.

Even the residents of Changhu Town, whom you never cared about, have reorganized a sizable survivor convoy despite suffering heavy casualties.

The elven army that has learned the news is marching over with their arrogant king. I heard that the survivors of Changhu Town seem to have reached a consensus with the elves, so they have received some material assistance from the elves. At the moment, the human town has

The people and elves seem to be heading towards the treasure hidden deep in the mountains. Naturally, they also come here to share the wealth in the mountains.

Please don't trust the mayor of Long Lake Town. Please cooperate with the archer who led the townspeople to slay the dragon. His name is Bard, and his grandfather is the king of Riverdale Town who is closely related to your grandfather, King Thor. I think the dwarf

It is not impossible to recreate the close alliance between humans and elves in ancient times, but you must allocate your gold wisely!"

Obviously, before the leader of Duwu finished speaking, Thorin, who had once talked about the vast wealth under the mountain that was comparable to mountains of gold and silver seas, was angered by the suggestion that he regard it as the wealth of the dwarves' ancestors.

In Thorin's view, all the wealth in the mountain is the trophy of their dwarves. As a descendant of the dwarf Turin royal family and the recognized dwarf king of the seven dwarf clans, how can he tolerate the ancestral wealth flowing into the human townspeople?

In the hands of an arrogant and cunning elf?

When he remembered that the elves had once imprisoned him in the dark forest and were preparing to coerce him into revealing the secret of returning to the Lonely Mountain at the risk of trapping him for the rest of his life, Thorin wanted to kick the elves back to the evil and dark forest.

As for wealth, let the elves go to hell, he has never planned to give the elves even a copper plate since he was in place!

Thorin replied angrily: "Rok, son of Kak, I am very grateful to you for coming here and telling us such important news. However, as long as we are alive, no one can steal any gold from us.

.Similarly, as a descendant of the dwarf king of the Durin tribe, as the king of the dwarves under the mountain, I ask you to go to the Iron Hills to inform my cousin Dann; he has many experienced soldiers under his banner, and he is also the closest to here.

.Ask him to come quickly!"

Seeing that Thorin did not accept his proposal, Rock Gaga replied: "Okay, of course. I am willing to try my best to assist you."

After bowing his head and saluting Thorin, the leader of Duwu slowly flapped his wings and flew away.

Seeing the ally who was helping him and others fly away, Thorin, who felt a little urgent, immediately urged everyone to get on the road quickly.

"Go back to the mountains!" Thorin shouted: "We don't have much time."

"Yeah, it just so happens that we can still look for food in the mountains, and the food we brought with us is almost gone!"

Compared to the treasure, the hungry Bilbo paid more attention to solving the problem of eating. Moreover, he felt that this adventure actually ended at the moment when the dragon died, and he would rather give up what he should have.

The reward he received, so that he could go home safely.

However, the next process is no longer something he, a hobbit snitch, can say. No matter how much he longs to return home safely, Thorin and the dwarves' obsession with the wealth in the mountains is like a barrier that blocks his return home.

A huge threshold on the road.

"There is wealth in the mountains, hurry up, we should go back to the mountains!" The dwarves turned a deaf ear to what he said and just kept to themselves and shouted. So, everyone immediately took the original road back to the mountains.

.....

Since you already know some changes in the situation later, you will understand that the dwarves actually still have a few days to prepare. They carefully investigated the entire cave, and as they expected, the only exit was the main entrance.

.All other entrances have long been blocked and destroyed by Smaug, and not even a trace can be found.

Therefore, they began to work day and night, strengthening the defenses at the front door and rebuilding the road to the door. They found many tools used by ancient miners and stonemasons in the cave, and the dwarves were very good at such work.

While the dwarves were struggling to build various fortifications, Duwu, who had brought them news of the dragon's death, kept bringing new news.

Relying on the collection and constant transmission of information by Duwu and his men, Thorin also learned that the elves and the townspeople of Changhu Town were marching at a speed every day and that the distance to them was indeed getting closer and closer.

After determining the positions of humans and elves, Thorin also estimated based on this that they should still have enough time to repair most of the outer walls of the capital of the old dwarf kingdom before these foreign armies arrived.

Not only that, Crossing the Crow also brought good news, that is, the whereabouts of the food supplies that Bilbo was thinking about. Among the ponies that were frightened and burned to death by Smaug, a few horses were lucky enough to escape.

Today, under the guidance of Duwu, the dwarves recovered the ponies carrying food on their backs.

Another four days passed, and by that time, they already knew that the combined forces of humans and elves were beginning to advance towards the mountainside.

But their morale is even higher, because, as long as it is distributed properly, they already have food on hand that can last for several weeks. Most of this is human dry food, and they are tired of eating it. However, on the battlefield, dry food

It's better than nothing.

At this time, the gate has been sealed by a high wall made of square rocks. The wall is thick and high, and it will be a nightmare for the attacker.

Inside this huge building that can be called a fortified city, the dwarves are highly motivated to deal with all those who have evil intentions towards their wealth. Also because the food problem has been solved, everyone is immediately confident and ready to face the challenge.

.....

Then, one night, many fires suddenly lit up near the ruins of River Valley Town.

"Look, there are many lights of bonfires rising over the ruins of River Valley Town! This must be the army of elves and humans coming." Balin shouted: "There are no people in the ruins during the day. This army must be smearing the people along the way.

They came on a quick march from the river bank!"

That night, when they heard that the combined forces of humans and elves were approaching the city as expected, the dwarves were so worried that they couldn't sleep all night.

When it was still dark, the dwarves discovered a group of strangers appearing under the city wall.

From behind the wall, they watched those people enter the valley and slowly climb up. They could clearly distinguish among them fully armed human and elven archers.

It didn't take long for this group of people, who looked like an advance reconnaissance force of the joint human and elven forces, to approach the outer city wall where Thorin was. These outsiders who came in a hurry seemed to be surprised at how quickly the dwarves were able to build fortifications.

So fast.

When they stood there pointing and pointing, Thorin asked in a very rude voice: "Who is coming?"

At the same time, he seemed to feel annoyed by his previous words and shouted: "Standing in front of you is Thorin Oakenshield, the descendant of the dwarf Turin royal family and the king under the mountain! I see that you are coming menacingly, and you look like you are going to fight.

, what do you want to do?"

Unexpectedly, these outsiders said nothing after hearing Thorin's name. They quickly recognized Thorin's face carefully and then completely retreated to their camp at the ruins of River Valley Town.

That night, all the dwarves could hear the aroma of wine and barbecue wafting over the outsider's camp in the distance. At the same time, there were many human townspeople and elves singing and dancing around the campfire. Everyone had heard this in the dark forest.

The sound of the elf harp from the past is also among them.

Bilbo really wanted to leave this dark and gloomy fortress and join the carnival singing and dancing around the campfire. Some of the younger dwarves were also shaken. They murmured that things would not be like this and that they could receive these people as friends. So

Lin's face turned ugly.

So, the dwarves also took out the harps and musical instruments found in the treasure mountain and played some music belonging to the dwarves.

Under those dark towering mountains,

The King of the Dwarves finally returns home!

The old enemy is dead, the dragon is dead,

Anyone who blocks my way must surrender quickly!

.....

This song made Thorin very happy. The dwarf king under the mountain, who had been nervous in the past few days, smiled again and looked very excited.

At this happy moment, Thorin did not relax in estimating the distance between the remaining dwarf reinforcements and the Lonely Mountain.

At the same time, the other dwarves also rekindled their fighting spirit amidst the constant singing. In any case, everyone seemed to have accepted the fact: the war is coming!

Early the next morning, a group of spearmen crossed the river and walked to the edge of the valley. Carrying the green flag of the Elf King and the blue flag of Long Lake, they walked all the way to the high wall.

Thorin, who was standing on the top of the city wall, immediately spoke to try to stop the group of outsiders from getting closer to the city wall: "I ask again, who is coming? If you don't answer, then there will be a war waiting for you!"

Compared to getting nothing last time, Thorin got an answer this time.

I saw a tall man with black hair walking forward. The muscles in his arms were very strong. Even when he shouted, he had a calmness unique to an archer, "Your Excellency Thorin, we met again after a few days."

! Believe me, we come here with sincerity. In fact, we only got here last night to learn that you and your dwarf companions escaped from the evil dragon Smaug. Since

You are still alive, so let’s talk openly and honestly!”

"Who are you and what do you want to discuss?"

"I am Bard, the archer of Longhe Town, and the nemesis of the dragon Smaug - Bard the Dragon Slayer. I am the descendant of Girion, the King of the Vale. Part of your treasure is

What Smaug snatched from my ancestors. I am here to represent the residents of Longhe Town. I think all survivors in the town have the right to receive part of the gold and silver from your treasure as a reward for our help. They are in your

You extended a helping hand when they were hungry and cold, but so far you have only repaid them with disaster and death; although, I know you did not mean to do so."

Even though Bard's words were rude, they were indeed true. Bilbo thought Thorin would immediately admit that what he said was reasonable, but what happened next was beyond his expectation.

Perhaps, Bilbo completely ignored the attraction of the dragon's treasure to Thorin and other companions, as well as its impact on the minds of the dwarves.

In the past few days, Thorin has been in the treasure mountain. Although he spent most of his energy looking for the family heirloom diamond and disdained other handicrafts, his desire has still risen to a new high.

Soon, the brave and fearless Bard noticed something bad from Thorin's arrogant and cold face.
Chapter completed!