The World of the Lord of the Rings.

Under Xiahou and Duan Lang's escort, Solin and his group walked out of the dark forest safely.

On the way, Xiahou and Duan Lang relied on their powerful strength to kill many monsters, as well as some orc pursuers, and beat up the elves who were not open to their eyes and obtained a lot of points.

Just as he was about to arrive at Gushan, he encountered another wave of orc robbers.

"It seems that Sauron really attaches great importance to Gushan. This is already the fourth wave of the orc team." Duan Lang sighed slightly with a casual sword.

Because of the translator, the twelve dwarves and hobbit Bilbo on the side could understand it.

Solin said: "If you know how much wealth there is in Gushan, you won't be surprised."

"The dwarf has a lot of treasures?"

Duan Lang pretended to be puzzled, but in fact, through the memory copy, he and Xiahou had long known that there were mountains of gold coins and gems in Gushan.

"More than you thought."

Seeing Duan Lang a little disbelief, Solin explained: "Do you know what the most expensive metal in Middle-earth world is?"

"It seems to be called Mistalier?" Duan Lang translated it with a translator.

Thorin nodded: "Mistalil, also called mitril, is an extremely special material. Its ductility is as big as bronze and can be polished like glass. The dwarf can make it into a armor that is stronger than steel but light as goose feathers. Its beauty is like silver, but the luster of mitril will never fade. It only takes a small piece of thumb-sized to be exchanged easily from any king to a town. The wealth in the Lone Mountain is not only piled up gold coins, but also the mitril silver that is enough to buy two-thirds of the territory of the entire Middle Earth. As long as you help me get Smaug and regain the Lone Mountain, you can obtain one-sixteenth treasure according to your reservation."

Regarding the wealth in Gushan, the king of the mountain, Solin, has the most say, and is also drawing cakes for Xiahou and Duanlang. This is a common operation of a leader.

"What we promise will naturally be done, and I hope the king at the foot of the mountain will not forget his promise." Xiahou reminded him when he heard Solin's words.

Leaders also have another characteristic, that is, they often go back on their word and have to be careful.

In the memory copy, Thorin once did this, the dwarf's greed is no less than that of humans.

Gold, silver and jewelry are still needed for Xiahou and Duanlang.

Duanlang and Xiahou are both ambitious people. To expand their power, they are indispensable for money. Gold is a hard currency in many worlds, so they naturally won’t think it’s too much.

There is a saying that when you see the mountain running to death, although Gushan is already far away, it is still a distance to reach Gushan.

At noon, the group traveled through mountains and rivers and came to a huge lake.

Gushan is on the other side of the lake, and because of the water mist image, you can only see a vague outline.

There is a small boat on the dock, and the one that is propped up is a middle-aged man named Bard.

This person Duan Lang and Xiahou have both seen it in the memory copy, and they are considered an important character.

In the memory copy, the dwarf is not popular with humans and can enter Changhu Town thanks to the help of the sharpshooter Bud!

However, the dwarves received weapons and food provided by humans and made a promise to share the treasure, but in the end they caused the people of Changhu Town to almost be buried under the flames of Smaug.

In the end, Bud shot and killed the dragon Smaug with a black arrow and became the dragon slayer.

However, when Bard led the people of Changhu Town who had lost their homes to find the dwarves to fulfill their promise, they were turned away by the obsessed Solin, which triggered the battle of the five armies later.

There is a reason why the Dwarf clan is almost extinct in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy!

It is undeniable that dwarves have some advantages, but most of their lovers are stubborn, greedy, stupid, and reckless, and they are almost exterminated in the end. That is completely self-inflicted and not worthy of sympathy.

Bud looked at a group of lovers curiously and two weirdos with black hair and black eyes.

That's right, in Bad's opinion, Duanlang and Xiahou are weird people. Their skins are different from those of the Middle-earth people at first glance. They are obviously from outsiders, so such combinations are rare.

Thorin's nephew Fili said, "Hey, man, we're going to go to River Valley Town, can we take us all the way?"

"Sorry, the town does not welcome dwarves. If found out, I might go to jail." Bud shook his head and refused.

"then."

Xiahou threw out a bag.

Bard took the bag and felt it was full of weight. When he opened it, he saw that it was full of gold coins, at least fifty. He smiled and said, "My lord convinced me with the money."

Under the temptation of gold coins, Bad happily agreed to take the dwarves to Changhu Town.

It was already winter, and the lake was misty, and occasionally you could see ice floating on the water.

Xiahou and Duanlang were not afraid of the low temperature, but the dwarves were trembling and rubbed their hands from time to time.

"Be careful ahead!"

The dwarf Devalin, who was trembling with cold, saw a huge black shadow in front of the boat, and quickly reminded him.

"It's okay, I grew up in this water. I can send you to Changhu Town with my eyes closed."

Bud responded casually, while controlling the boat through the air raid between the shadows.

"Do you want to drown us?"

Looking at the dilapidated buildings passing by, Thorin was dissatisfied with Bad's careless attitude and was also wary of him. He did not believe in this human being very much.

"If I wanted to drown you, I would choose a place that is easier to do than here." Bud retorted without hesitation.

"I'm really fed up with this guy."

Devalin muttered a little annoyed: "We might as well leave him out of here."

Bilbo, the Hobbit, reminded: "His name is Bud, not this guy."

"I don't care what his name is, I don't like him." Devalin didn't like Bud anyway...

Bahrain, who has a white beard, said: "We don't need to like him, this is a deal."

"There are guards ahead, dwarves. If you don't want to cause trouble, it's better to hide in the bucket." Bud pointed to the front, where there was a small dock, and several posts carrying weapons could be seen patrolling there.

"There is no need for this, just hold the boat." Xiahou, who closed his eyes and rested, spoke.

Now the power of the dwarves is not as powerful as before. If the dwarves such as Solin went to Changhu Town alone, they would probably be arrested and treated as coolies.

But with Xiahou and Duanlang there, there is naturally no need to hide.

Changhu Town is built on a small island in the middle of the lake. The civilians in the town are basically descendants of Hegu Town.

Decades ago, in order to occupy Elbol's treasure, Smaug launched an attack on the Hegu Town near Gushan, causing heavy casualties in the Hegu Town. In desperation, all those who survived were transferred to Changhe Town.

Originally, Bard's father was the mayor of River Valley Town, but he did not protect River Valley Town and eventually died under the flames of Smaug. Bard should have inherited his father's business, but unfortunately the villagers were a little reluctant to buy it. In addition, he felt guilty that Bard did not become the mayor, and now he can only make a living by fishing on a boat.

Moreover, because of the unique identity of the former mayor, he is often suppressed by the current mayor and his confidants.

Seeing that Thorin and others did not cooperate, Bud felt a little tricky and said, "Sir, you will make it difficult for me to do this. People in the town do not welcome dwarves!"

The treasure of the dwarf attracted Smaug at the beginning. Bard also had no good feelings for the dwarf. If it weren't for the livelihood, he wouldn't want to take this job at all because of the gold coins.

Duan Lang spoke: "They don't need to welcome you. We just pass by and buy some things by the way. If anyone is in trouble, they are unlucky."

"Okay, but make it clear in advance that when I get on the shore, I will be out of the matter." Bud is now a father of two children, and even if he doesn't think about himself, he has to think about his wife and children.

"You just need to hold the boat."
Chapter completed!