"I will beg my father to let him bring food and vegetables." Legolas said to Bud, "Bud, at this time, I need you to cheer up and guide people to rebuild their homes. ”

"The fire has destroyed too many houses," Bud shook his head, "the gold and silver treasures looted by the mayor have sunk into the icy waters, and we have no materials or money to build the town of Long Lake." ”

"And if we don't find a new place to live as soon as possible, the old and the children, as well as the injured, will all die."

Legolas patted him on the shoulder, sighed, and said, "You always have to deal with this, first help the wounded, take care of the old and children, and if I and Taureel can come back, I will ask my father to allow you to establish a home on the edge of the forest." ”

Bard looked at him with gratitude in his eyes: "Respected Elven Prince, it is because of your help that the Orcs were driven away, which made me see the noble character of the Woodland Elves again. You seem to be going to do something very difficult? ”

"Yes." Legolas nodded slowly, "We're after an evil and powerful human ranger, and his name is Ho. ”

Bard was stunned when he heard this, and there was a look of great surprise in his eyes: "Human ranger? ”

"He has committed an unforgivable sin, he has killed the most virtuous wise man in Middle-earth, and he has trampled on the dignity of the king of the woodlands!" Legolas had hatred in his eyes, "I must find him and kill him!" ”

Bard was moved, and was stunned for a long time before asking, "Does this human ranger have black eyes and yellow skin?" ”

"Have you seen him?" Tao Lie'er asked in surprise.

"It was I who helped him cross the long lake from the edge of the dark forest." Bud said slowly, "He left Long Lake Town before noon and walked in the direction of Lonely Mountain. ”

After a pause, Bard said with some confusion: "Although that human ranger is mysterious and powerful, it doesn't seem like a fallen evil person. ”

"That's because you haven't seen him cruel and cold-blooded." Legolas sneered.

Bard stopped talking.

He had seen how cruel and brutal it was when Alfred swallowed two pieces of gold and let him die in agony.

"He's gone to the Lonely Mountain...... Legolas looked at the gray mountain not far away, "the dwarves are going to the Lonely Mountain, are they all the same?" ”

Bard heard that something was wrong and hurriedly asked, "What purpose?" ”

"The riches of the kingdom under the mountain." Legolas looked at him, "The leader of those dwarves is a descendant of the king of the mountain, Thorin Oak Shield, and he is leading an expedition to take those amazing riches from the dragon's feet!" My father tried to stop them, but sadly......"

"Thorrin, the kingdom of the mountain...... "Bard muttered with fear in his eyes, and muttered in remembrance, "The monarch of the silver fountain, the king who carves the rock, the bell will ring with joy to welcome the return of the king of the mountain, but it will be in vain, and the town of Long Lake will be a river of blood...... The old prophecy has come true! ”

He suddenly looked at Legolas and said anxiously, "If they wake up the dragon, everything here will be destroyed by the dragon flames, and we must stop them!" ”

"You want to come with us?" Tao Lier asked, "What about your people?" ”

"If the evil dragon is awakened, the people of Changhu Town will fall into complete despair!" Bud gritted his teeth and said, "Give me some time, I'll go with you." ”

"I'll be waiting for you outside the town." Legolas took a deep look at Bard, and he and Toriel got on their horses and headed north.

Worried, Bard retrieved the black arrow from his home, along with the longsword he had buried for years, and summoned the townsfolk to tell them what was going on, and raised his arms.

Fortunately, he had earned prestige and respect in his previous war with the orcs, and the townspeople embraced and supported him, which allowed Bard to quickly assemble a team of a hundred men.

He settled the townspeople, joined Legolas and Taureel outside the town, and led his army in the direction of the lonely mountain.

In the warm afternoon sunshine, He Xie arrived at the foot of the lonely mountain.

In front of him, there was an empty town, and this was River Valley Town, and the humans of Long Lake Town came from here.

Three hundred years ago, the evil dragon Smaug set his sights on the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the dwarves in the lonely mountain, so he launched an attack on the dwarves in the belly of the mountain.

A crushing war ended with the defeat of Moria, King Thor of the Mountain, and Smaug became Lord of the Mountain, which became one of the forbidden places in Middle-earth.

In this war, the town of River Valley at the foot of the lonely mountain was also tragically affected, and human casualties were not counted. The king of the river valley at that time, Girion. Bard's grandfather had permanently wounded Smaug with a black arrow, but this feat has not yet been confirmed.

Today, Riverdale is littered with ruins and scorched marks. It is overgrown with weeds and exudes decadence and desolation.

But the good thing is that there are quite a few stone structures inside, which can be used for temporary habitation.

Harness chained his horse to a church door, pushed open the decaying door, and stepped into the dusty and cobweb-filled hall.

He cleaned up a bit, planning to adjust his condition here and face the dragon Smaug again.

At the same time, in Dolgoto, more than 300 miles away from here, in the abandoned and gloomy castle, three uninvited guests were also welcomed.

Galadriel, Gandalf, and King Elrond.

Just as they were about to enter the castle, three nightingales circled and landed on the shoulders of each of them.

"A message from the woodland elves." Gandalf glanced at the two of them, his face a little serious, "I'm afraid there's something about it." ”

Galadriel's eyes flashed, and he reached out and stroked the nightingale's body, muttering an elven spell, and in a few moments, the nightingale began to chirp.

Gandalf and King Elon used similar tactics to obtain news from the Nightingale.

The news from the three nightingales was exactly the same, with only one sentence - Ho, the Keeper of the Rings, had killed Saruman and had gone north.

The three of them were shocked by the news and couldn't speak to themselves for a long time.

"Saruman ......," said King Elron, looking at the two in front of him, "this is the result of your indulgence with that Ring Bearer!" You should be ashamed and remorseful for Saruman's death! ”

Gandalf was gloomy, and he didn't know why it was the way it was.

"If the vow-bearer goes to the north, I think he will be on the lonely mountain." Galadriel said slowly, she looked at Gandalf, "Mithranda, it turns out that you believe the wrong person, and I believe you wrong. We must correct and make up for the mistakes we have made. ”

Gandalf opened his mouth to defend himself, but he knew that it was useless for him to say anything now. He had some doubts, but he couldn't say them, because he and Saruman had always been at odds, and his justification would only make the two elven kings question his position even more.

"Let's go to Lonely Mountain, go now!" King Elon said categorically, "I hope it's still too late." ”