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Chapter 133 Brave!
The night is getting darker.

A crescent moon emerged from the dark clouds at some point.

The hazy moonlight quietly enveloped the earth.

In the town of Hegu.

Bright lights.

A whole army of elves, plus four or five hundred surviving refugees from Changhu Town, temporarily lived in the city hall square as the center and scattered around.

At this time, there were burning bonfires everywhere, and the surviving refugees were eating food, chatting and training by the bonfire.

A cold wind blew across Town Hall Square.

The sound of training is constantly coming from the wind.

Those town guards who survived the original Changhu Town were teaching the surviving residents to train.

Before today, the four or five hundred surviving residents had never held weapons, and they were all ordinary residents such as boatmen and fishermen.

Now I'm cramming for some training.

At least it is enough for these residents to be able to hold the right weapons, so that their legs will not be weak when they go to the battlefield.

In the center of the city hall square, two tall and one short figures were walking out of the elf golden king's court tent behind them.

These three were, of course, Morgan, Gandalf, and Bilbo who slipped out of the Lonely Mountain not long ago.

Just now in the elf tent.

Originally, Gandalf was arguing with the Thranduil Elf King who had a prejudice against Gandalf.

Bilbo suddenly appeared, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, he took out the rare and rare treasure of the dwarves, the Arken gem.

He also bluntly said that he would sacrifice the gems so that the elf king Thranduil and the dragon-slaying warrior Bard could exchange them with Thorin Oakenshield for the treasures they needed.

Everyone present was really moved.

It is easy to say that it is easy to keep the heart in the face of such a rare treasure, but there are too few people who can do it.

What's more, Bilbo would give it away to others, just to save Thorin Oakenshield and a group of stubborn dwarves who were suffering from dragon disease, which is really emotional.

Finally, facing Bilbo's request, and such treasures as the Arken gem.

How could the elf king Thranduil and Bard disagree.

Bud stayed in the royal tent and continued to discuss about dealing with the dwarves tomorrow.

Morgan came out with Gandalf and Bilbo.

"You rest well tonight and leave early tomorrow morning."

As soon as he got out of the elf's golden tent, Gandalf looked at Bilbo beside him and said.

Bilbo was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand Gandalf's words, he asked, "What?"

Gandalf continued: "The farther away from here the better."

Finally hearing Gandalf's words clearly, Bilbo shook his head quickly and said, "No."

"I'm not going."

"You chose me as the No.14 member of the team, I can't leave my friends at this time."

"there is none left!"

Gandalf interrupted Bilbo, and went on: "There are no companions left."

He shook his head: "I can't even imagine what Sorin will do after he finds out what he has done."

Bilbo stopped immediately, looked at Gandalf and said seriously, "I'm not afraid of Thorin!"

Gandalf turned his head, looked at Bilbo and said seriously, "Then you should be afraid."

"Don't underestimate the evil of gold, especially gold that has been occupied by dragons for a long time."

Gandalf looked at Bilbo and said slowly, "Everyone who approaches this mountain will have a certain degree of dragon sickness in their hearts, and no one will be immune."

"Bilbo wants to stay then let him stay"

At this time, Morgan, who was silent on the side, suddenly said, "As long as you don't go back to that mountain."

When Morgan opened his mouth, the two immediately looked over.

Bilbo looked delighted.

Gandalf looked at Morgan in doubt. He didn't understand that the next Lonely Mountain must be very dangerous. Why did Morgan ask Bilbo to stay.

"Aren't you afraid that neither of us can protect Bilbo?"

Morgan smiled at Gandalf's puzzled eyes, and continued, "How could Bilbo leave at this time."

As he spoke, he looked at Bilbo who was on the side, and Bilbo looked at Morgan with "You still understand me".

"Also, although the expedition team has disbanded, we are still there."

"The partners didn't disappear, they just became friends, good friends."

Morgan's voice fell, and Bilbo quickly answered, looked at Gandalf and said, "Morgan is right. I don't want to leave my friend. I don't want to leave at this time."

Gandalf looked at Bilbo, then at Morgan, and what could he do when the two were united in saying this.

"That's fine."

"But as Morgan said, if you want to stay, Bilbo, then don't go back into that mountain again."

Gandalf sighed.

At this moment, there was a loud rumbling sound of hunger in Bilbo's stomach.

Bilbo blushed.

Morgan laughed immediately: "It seems that our Mr. Snitch is still hungry."

"Let's go, it's so late and we just have a midnight snack together."

After the words fell, Morgan suddenly saw a dark figure not far away, and immediately shouted: "Everd."

Alfred, who was facing a certain resident, trembled immediately when he heard the voice, and quickly turned his head and trot to Morgan and said respectfully: "What's your order?"

"Go, get something to eat, for four."

"Bring another big bottle of wine, the one that hasn't been touched."

"Get it ready and bring it to my place"

Morgan looked at Alfred and asked, "Do you know where I live now?"

Everd nodded quickly: "I know, of course I know."

Morgan waved: "Then go, move quickly."

Everd left quickly.

Morgan took Gandalf and Bilbo to the town hall corridor.

His latest residence is in another slightly shorter and smaller steeple-shaped house not far from Bud's current residence.

There are four people living in Bud's house, no matter how good the relationship is, it is not easy for him to live more.

What's more, there are many houses around. During the day, Morgan asked Bud's two daughters, Xue Ge and Tilda, to help him clean up a house.

Although I am not sure how long I will live in Hegu Town.

But Bud is now the mayor of River Valley Town.

Hegu Town will definitely prosper in the future.

At this time, you will not lose money if you choose a good house.

Morgan led the two into the empty house.

The three of them worked together, and soon a bonfire was raised in the center of the room.

Not long after, Alfred brought the two of them over with a pile of food.

He himself is holding a jug of fine wine that the Wood Elf used to help the people of River Valley Town during the day.

Everd and the two residents left quickly.

Morgan looked at the food and the large bottle of fine wine in front of him.

I sigh in my heart that privilege is always there.

Although this is nothing to him now.

But for the residents of Hegu Town who have nothing to do and nothing to do, it is definitely a luxury for the three of them to eat so much.

But Morgan is not hypocritical.

He thought about what if the half-orcs attacked Hegu Town tomorrow as in the memory plot.

He just killed more orcs and saved more residents.

Thinking of this, Morgan immediately felt at ease, and started to have a barbecue with Gandalf Bilbo.

The cold wind howled outside the window.

A bonfire in the window, food, wine, and two friends.

That night, Morgan and Gandalf Bilbo had a very pleasant chat.

Just early the next morning.

When Morgan got up and looked at the empty little bed in the house, he sighed secretly.

"Why didn't you see Bilbo?"

At this moment, Gandalf's voice came from behind.

Then Gandalf also saw the empty bed.

"Where's Bilbo?"

Gandalf frowned immediately.

Morgan reached out his hand to touch the already cold quilt, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I have gone back to the mountain opposite."

Gandalf immediately became angry: "He is really disobedient."

Morgan just shook his head and said, "Forget it, that's the kind of Bilbo we like, isn't it?"

"Let's go, Thorin will not have a good time today."

"We can't let him hurt Bilbo."

Morgan said and turned around and walked towards the door.

When he opened the door, the icy cold air rushed towards him, which shocked him.

The deserted small garden was pure white, covered with thick snow.

Snowing.

The first snow since the beginning of winter in Hegu Town finally fell.

Morgan and Gandalf walked out quickly.

When we came to the wide square of the city hall, there was a fiery scene in the square.

A large number of residents are gathering together.

Except for about one-third of the residents holding the rusty and temporarily polished old weapons in the weapons warehouse in Hegu Town.

Most of the remaining residents held various agricultural tools such as modified harpoons, sickles, and axes.

There is not even a piece of armor such as leather armor and helmet.

All the inhabitants wear thick winter clothes of various kinds.

Bud was gathering the team at this time.

Seeing Morgan Gandalf coming, he greeted the two of them.

"How about it?"

Morgan came to Bard and asked.

"What else can I do?"

"We're missing so much."

"Hope everything goes well today."

Bud looked at the group of residents who began to gather in front of him in a decent manner and turned to Morgan and said.

Morgan nodded: "That's the only way to go."

Both of them knew in their hearts that the main force today was the army of elves from Mirkwood.

However, the residents seemed to know that they only dealt with a dozen or so dwarves hiding behind the door today.

So morale is pretty good.

Soon, the team assembled.

The three of Bard and Morgan Gandalf walked out of River Valley Town with a motley crew of residents behind them.

At this time, outside Hegu Town.

Thranduil, the Elf King, was wearing silver exquisite armor, riding on a huge horned deer with a stern expression on his face.

Behind him is a uniformly dressed light golden armor, and the densely packed and uniform army of elves is waiting for them.

They are waiting.

Finally, when the motley crew of River Valley Town led by Bud and Morgan appeared at the gate of River Valley Town.

Thranduil, who was sitting high on the huge horned deer, waved his hand, and the entire elf army immediately moved slowly towards the gate of the Lonely Mountain ahead.

The great wheel of war has begun to roll.

Sunny after snow.

When the light group in the east rises to the sky.

The first golden sun shines on the earth.

Outside the gate of the lonely mountain in the kingdom under the mountain, the army of elves was arranged in several square formations, and the orderly arrangement was astonishing.

The tall city wall.

A group of dwarves who noticed the army outside gathered on the city wall early.

In the army formation below.

The elf king Thranduil, who was riding a huge horned deer, and Bard, who was riding a white horse, walked slowly through the army formation and came to the front of the army.

On the city wall, Sorin Oakenshield, wearing mighty armor and wearing a golden crown on his head, immediately raised his longbow and shot an arrow.

"boom"

The arrow bounced off the stone-spread ground in front of Thranduil.

All the dwarves on the city wall cheered immediately.

Thranduil looked at the crowd of cheering dwarves with ugly faces above him and immediately felt upset.

Just raise your hand.

A group of elves behind them immediately drew their bows, drew arrows, nocked arrows, and aimed at the dwarves above.

The movements are neat and uniform, and they are done in one go, which is very beautiful.

Aim before the attack of the army of elves below.

The cheers of the dwarves on the city wall immediately died down. Except for Thorin Oak Shield who was still holding a longbow, the other dwarves immediately bowed and hid behind the huge stone on the city wall.

Looking at the cowardly dwarf above, Thranduil sneered and raised his hand again.

The army of elves behind them immediately retracted their bows and arrows, and their movements were uniform and orderly.

This made Morgan, who was standing in the middle of the elf army with Gandalf, in front of the motley army in River Valley Town, feel emotional.

Unexpectedly, in the world of Middle-earth, you can see an army that is as neat as the military parade of the flower growers in the previous life, or even worse.

You must know that these elf armies are on such a battlefield.

Can make those actions at any time.

That's a natural response that takes a lot of practice and discipline to develop.

It's amazing.

Morgan stood in the army and watched quietly.

Front of the army.

Thranduil looked at Thorin's oaken shield on the tall city wall ahead and said coldly, "I'm here to tell you that we have already received compensation for the debts and promises you owed."

Hearing the Elf King's words, Sorin Oakenshield frowned slightly, and immediately said, "What are you talking about?"

"What compensation?"

"I didn't give you anything!"

"You didn't get anything either!"

Thorin Oakenshield looked at the Elf King below and shouted in a cold voice.

Thranduil didn't talk nonsense with him, and looked directly at Bard beside him.

Bud immediately reached out his hand and took out a huge fantasy gemstone that was constantly exuding brilliant colors.

At this moment, after seeing the gemstone in the human Bard's hand, all the dwarves on the city wall were stunned.

"what is that?"

"It's so beautiful, it looks familiar."

"Idiot, that is the Arken gem, a treasure inherited from our family!"

"My God, it's the Arken Silmaril,..."

"That's the King's Jewel"

"How could the Akensill Diamond be in their hands!"

"They must have stolen it from us, you bloody thieves!"

"."

Immediately the dwarves exploded, yelling as they watched the dazzling gem in the human's hand below.

Bard looked at the angry dwarves above and said with a smile: "This is indeed the king's jewel."

"The king of the mountain can have it too."

Bud said and stuffed the Akenbao diamond into his arms, looked at the dwarf above and said in a deep voice: "But."

"Before that, the king must fulfill his own promise!"

After Bud finished speaking, he looked coldly at the dwarves above the city wall.

Thorin Oakenshield's eyes followed the movement of the Arken Silmarin in Bard's hand.

At this time, the diamond disappeared, and finally realized, looking at Bud below, he shook his head and said, "You liars!"

"Despicable liar!"

"The Arkensilil has always been in the mountains behind me!"

"You don't want to lie to me!"

Thorin Oakenshield roared angrily at the two people below.

"They didn't lie to you."

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

Bilbo came out from behind, looked at Thorin Oakenshield and continued: "This is not a hoax either."

“Gems are real”

"I gave it to them."

After the voice fell, the entire city wall fell silent for an instant.

At this moment, in the army formation below, Morgan immediately took off the long bow and arrow on his back, and pointed the bow and arrow at the tall city wall in the distance.

(End of this chapter)