Seeing Bilbo take out the heirloom diamond of the dwarf Turin royal family, which had been buried in the dwarf hall in the Dunhuang underground for more than a hundred years, and had only been seen again today, the whole campfire became quiet for a while.

Of course, compared to the former leader of the new generation of Dragon Slayer Bard, whose family was so poor that he often couldn't even feed his three children, it can only be said that he has lived through countless battles, big and small, and seen countless battles.

In comparison, the Elf King of Rare Treasures appears to be much more cultivated.

Even so, the well-informed Elf King still swayed on the spot with a shocked look on his face for several seconds before returning to normal.

Seeing the elf king's jade-like face suddenly showed an expression of "I really belong to you", Bilbo couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart. Of course, this inexplicable pride was soon replaced by this move against him

The thought of betraying Thorin and all his dwarf companions was suppressed.

The Elf King had already seen all kinds of priceless treasures, but he still couldn't restrain his inner excitement. He stood up, and even the stern Bard stared at it with his mouth open--it seemed like a moon full of treasures.

The ball of light is wrapped in a net woven by starlight.

"This is Thorne's heirloom diamond!" Bilbo said: "This heart of the mountain is the most valuable to Thorin among all the treasures under the mountain. I gave them to you for no other reason.

, I just want my dwarf friends to walk out of the mountains alive. I also don’t want to see the brave warriors of elves, humans and dwarves being stained with blood on the battlefield because of some gold and silver.”

With the hobbit's unique reverence and cherishment of life, Bilbo almost revealed his inner thoughts and spoke to the two leaders representing the residents of Lake Town and the Dark Forest.

It seemed that Bilbo's goal for this trip was so lofty. Bard was stunned when he heard what he said. Just as he was stunned, Bilbo lowered his head and glanced at the Heart of the Mountain in his hand.

, and after a moment, he resolutely handed it over to Bud.

From beginning to end, the heart of the mountain did not affect the Hobbit Snitch's will at all.

Feeling the weight of the gem in his arms, he finally managed to force out the question: "Are you really going to hand the gem to us?"

"Oh, you are worried about this!" The hobbit patted his head in realization: "It is not completely mine, but I am willing to use it to offset all the rewards I deserve. I believe in this gem.

In your hands, all my dwarf friends can survive. Anyway, I have to leave now. The dwarves can do whatever they want with me. I hope you can make good use of it!"

After hearing these words, the Elf King was no longer so arrogant when he looked at Bilbo again.

He was very moved by Bilbo's wisdom and unwavering loyalty to his companions, which he admired very much.

"Mr. Bilbo Baggins!" he said: "You are more qualified to wear this elf armor than most people I have met. Maybe I still know a little more about dwarves than you do. You'd better

It’s better to stay here first, maybe wait until that idiot Thorin thinks clearly about your painstaking efforts before returning to him.”

"Thank you for your kindness, but I still don't have to." Bilbo bowed deeply and said: "I promised Bomber that I would wake him up and change the guard when I went back. I think I really have to go."

They couldn't stop him no matter what they said, so they could only assign soldiers to escort him away. When he left here, both the king and Bard saluted him. When everyone walked to the outside of the camp, a man wrapped in a dark cloak

The old man stood up from the door of the camp and walked towards them.

"Well done, Mr. Baggins!" the man said, patting Bilbo on the back with his wand hand, "You really do hide your secrets!"

This man is Gandalf, who left the team for a long time.

Seeing the wizard return, the hobbit immediately smiled from the bottom of his heart. To be honest, he had really missed this knowledgeable wizard who was full of magical methods in the past few days!

"Good night, Bilbo, be careful on the road and go back early! I knew you could help Thorin accomplish all this. Now it seems that you have made an extremely great and wise choice. I have no doubt about this.

!" Gandalf said cheerfully.

Somewhat confused, but very excited, Bilbo continued to walk forward. He was led to the ferry and passed safely. Then he said goodbye to the elves and carefully climbed towards the gate.

After a little effort, Bilbo finally climbed up to the top of the city wall smoothly.

As he expected, the sleepy Bombur was still fast asleep in the adjacent room at the top of the city wall.

In the middle of the night, he woke up Bombur, and then he lay back and fell asleep, no longer caring about all the troubles that came to his mind.

In this way, he slept extremely comfortably until dawn.

.....

The next day, the enemy's horn sounded earlier than usual. Soon, a single-handed courier ran along the narrow path towards the dragon's lair. Some distance away, the courier stopped and signaled to them, indicating that due to the change in the situation, he

He came here specifically to ask Thorin if he was willing to receive the envoy again.

"Perhaps our reinforcements are about to arrive, and those pointed-eared kings are scared!" As soon as Thorin heard what the other party said, he immediately said: "Now I want to see what those arrogant pointed-eared kings have to say?"

"Old rules, we can negotiate, but your people are not allowed to bring weapons. As for the rest, let's wait until we meet!" Thorin shouted to the messenger.

At about noon, the flag symbolizing the coalition forces in the direction of the human and elven camps appeared again.

This time, about twenty people approached the city wall guarded by Thorin. The envoy team raised their hands at the entrance of the pass to indicate that they did not bring any weapons.

At this moment, the dwarves standing on the city wall noticed that Bard and the Elf King were both in the team. Walking in front of them was an old man wearing a cloak covering his whole body and carrying an iron-framed wooden box.

.

"Thorin!" said Bard, "are you still unwilling to give in?"

"I have made up my mind, so you need to think about changing my mind with a few empty words." Thorin replied: "Are you here to waste my time? The elven troops still did not retreat according to my order! In

There is no room for negotiation between us before you comply with my conditions."

"Are there no conditions that would allow you to give up part of your gold?"

"Nothing you have can make me fall in love with you."

"Really? Thorin, where is your family heirloom diamond?" At the same time as he spoke, the old man in the messenger team took out a sparkling gem from the box.

Pure white light flowed out from the old man's hands, reflecting the scorching sunshine.

This sudden change made Thorin freeze on the spot, and for a moment there was deathly silence all around.

Finally, Thorin's angry voice broke the silence: "This diamond belongs to my father, and it should be inherited by me! Why should I exchange gold for my treasure?" Curiosity made him couldn't help but ask: "What if?

You thieves are willing to answer, but I really want to know how my heirloom fell into your hands."

"We are not thieves," Bud replied: "As long as you pay the price we deserve, this treasure will naturally be returned to you."

"How did you get it?" Thorin's eyebrows rose crazily because of anger.

"I gave it to them!" Bilbo, who was hiding behind the wall and peeping out of the hole, was very frightened and could only whisper.

"You! You are so brave!" Thorin suddenly turned around and grabbed him with both hands. "You damn hobbit! You are a miniature version of a bandit!" He was so angry that he couldn't think of an appropriate adjective.

, could only catch Bilbo and shake him to death.

"I swear by the beards of my ancestors! I really wish that Gandalf was here! I really want to show him in front of him how disloyal the snitch he recommended is to his team and companions!"

He shouted and lifted Bilbo up.

"Stop! The wish you just made has come true!" said a voice. The old man holding the box took off his hood and cloak. "I am Gandalf! If you are not satisfied with Bilbo, then please give him back

I."

"You are all colluding!" Thorin put Bilbo gently on the top of the wall. "I will never deal with wizards again in this life, let alone make friends with hobbits! Bilbo, you rat!

,What else do you want to defend yourself?"

"Rat? I am not a rat!" said Bilbo: "Do you remember your promise that I can choose my quarter of the treasure? Now I will give the elves and the elves the quarter of what I deserve.

Human beings, what are you doing? I think if you are still a person who keeps your promises, you should remember the help that the citizens of Changhu Town once provided to us when we were in trouble!"

"Okay, you don't need to say any more. Now, because of your betrayal, we are clean." Thorin said solemnly: "I won't care about you anymore, just go!"

After throwing away these words angrily, the angry dwarf leader leaned forward and said to the people at the top of the city: "You treacherous villains, you will win in this conspiracy! In exchange for this Silmaril, I am willing to pay.

A total of one-fourth the value of gold and silver in the mountain was exchanged for this treasure. Well, if you still want this despicable hobbit traitor to live, then take him back! Goodbye!!"

After such a long adventure, Bilbo jumped off the high wall empty-handed and with nothing. Now, all he has left is the armor Thorin gave him. Many dwarves felt ashamed and regretful in their hearts when they saw him leaving.

"Goodbye!" He sincerely waved to the other dwarf companions in farewell: "I hope we can meet again as friends next time."

"Get out!" Thorin shouted: "You are wearing the fine armor made by my compatriots. You are really not worthy of using such noble armor. If you don't leave, I will aim at your feet and draw my bow! Get out!"

"

"We have received your promise, King under the Mountain!" Bud said: "Your deadline is tomorrow. We will come back tomorrow to take away the full reward you promised us. If everything goes well, you will see human beings

You and the elves will leave the confines of your mountain before sunset tomorrow. Now, please allow us to say goodbye first!"

As the combined forces of humans and elves moved toward the camp, Thorin took the opportunity to quietly send a courier, notifying Dane to come quickly day and night.

...

The day passed quickly. The next day, the west wind blew, and there was a dark and gloomy atmosphere everywhere. Warning sounds came from the human camp early in the morning, and scouts rushed into the camp to notify the appearance of a group of dwarves.

At the eastern corner of the mountain range, there is an urgent military situation that is advancing towards the valley.

That must be the reinforcements Thorin called for in advance.

Dane, Thorin's cousin, had been on the road with his troops all night long after receiving Thorin's request to urge the march.

Obviously, the dwarves' terrifying endurance and tough bodies achieved victory in this rapid march.

The dwarf reinforcements led by Dane arrived at a speed far exceeding the joint expectations of the coalition of elves and human townspeople.

Until the sentinels came to warn of the arrival of the dwarves, Bard and the Elf King jointly held the idea that the dwarves were traveling a long way and it would probably take several days to arrive!

When the melodious horn sounded, symbolizing the arrival of the army, the human and elven coalition forces that were originally guarding the place all formed a defensive formation.

Soon, everyone could see the scene of the dwarves marching towards the valley.

Seemingly seeing the coalition occupying their own path from afar, the dwarf army led by Dann immediately stopped near the eastern slope of the mountain range.

Not long after, the dwarf array sent out several leaders of humans and elves who came out without weapons and raised their hands as messengers of peace to shout.

In response to the friendly gestures made by the dwarves and in the hope of resolving the matter peacefully, Bard took the initiative to meet the dwarf envoys.

When the dwarf messenger appeared, Bilbo followed Bard and became a spectator.

"Master Dane, the dwarf leader of the Iron Hills, has sent us to say hello to you all!" In front of Bard, the dwarf envoys spoke politely with a bit of anger: "We are in a hurry to talk to the people in the mountains.

The compatriots gathered together because we heard that they had recovered the ancient kingdom. But when we arrived here, we found that guests who did not belong to the mountain were standing in front of us!"

What the dwarves said were polite words for the occasion, and Bilbo knew that being able to say these words that were not too tactful to drive people away was the result of the efforts of these dwarf messengers to control their violent tempers.

It's just obvious that for the allied forces of elves and humans, the threatening words of the dwarf messengers with guns and sticks have no effect.

As a leader with excellent strategic vision, Bard resolutely rejected the request of these dwarves to enter the mountains directly. He decided that the dwarves who stayed in the mountains would pay them the full reward promised by the townspeople of Long Lake Town.

It was only after the gold and silver treasures that we gave in.

As for the negotiations between the two parties, naturally they broke up quickly.
Chapter completed!