Gandalf is a Maia, one of the five Maias sent by Manway, the head of Vera, to assist elves and humans in their fight against Sauron.

Upon his arrival in Middle-earth, he took on the form of a human old man, dressed in gray robes and wearing a pointed wizard's hat, his real name was Oroin, but the elves called him Mislanda, and the humans, dwarves, and hobbits called him Gandalf.

He was the wisest of the five Maias who had come to Middle-earth, and even when he arrived at Grey Harbor on a ship, the shipbuilder Serdan (the leader of the Elves of Therery) predicted that he would be great in the future, and gave him Naya, the Ring of Fire, one of the three elven rings.

Ever since Smaug captured Iruber, Gandalf had feared that one day Sauron would unite with Smaug to conquer the East and form a strategic system that could echo and support each other.

Realizing this, he had the intention of striking first and getting rid of Smaug to solve the hidden danger.

As Maia, he naturally knew about Smaug's prophecies, whether they were dwarves, elves, or humans, all the prophecies were metaphors for the death of the dragon and the return of the king of the mountain.

However, Gandalf did not know exactly how Smaug would die, but he knew that the time had come, so he sought out the dwarven prince Thorin Oakshield and urged him to go to Iruber to retrieve the Arken Diamond.

The King of the Seven Dwarves had sworn allegiance to the Diamond, and he envisioned that with the Arkon Diamond, Thorin, who was in the blood of the King of Turin, would be able to gather all the Dwarves, and then wield the Lonely Mountain, kill Smaug, and recover Irub.

And for this day, he had been prepared for this day, and he had used the same excuse to instigate Thorne, Thorin's father, who did not agree, but left a map and key to enter the secret gate of Iruber.

Thorin had been in exile for so many years, and he had long wanted to return to the country, so he immediately hit it off with Gandalf and organized an adventurous party, a total of thirteen dwarves, plus Gandalf and Bilbo, and embarked on the road of adventure.

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At the northwestern tip of Middle-earth, there is a sprawling subterranean city that runs through the Misty Mountains, Moria.

It was once the most powerful kingdom of the dwarves, and thrived due to the abundance of Mithril underground.

However, when Mithril finally finishes digging, the greedy dwarves dig too deep and finally dig up a terrifying fire demon.

The Firedemon was once a creature that was once Maia, but it was tempted by Morgoth to fall and corrupted by the dark forces to become this terrifying creature.

The firefiend in Moria, who survived the war between Morgoth and Vera, is one of the most powerful of the bunch.

The dwarves of Turin were unable to kill or even drive away the fire demons, and were forced to evacuate the city.

And the dwarves of Irub, the ancestors are one of the dwarves who left Moria.

After the capture of Irub by the dragon Smaug, the descendants of Turin were once again forced to flee, and King Thor ignored the advice of others to try to retake Moria.

However, by the time Moriath had been taken over by the Orcs of Gombada, whose leader, Asog the Destroyer, was so large and strong that he beheaded Thor, whose son, Thorne, was so grief-stricken that he disappeared.

At that time, the leaderless dwarves were crushed by the orcs, and at the critical moment, the dwarven prince Thorin stood up and fought against Asog, and cut off one of the opponent's arms, leading the dwarves to victory.

The remnants of the orcs recaptured Asog and retreated to Moria, and although the dwarves won, they suffered heavy casualties after that battle, and were unable to attack again, and began to live in exile.

At this time, the dungeons in Moria, which were once illuminated by crystal lamps, looked particularly eerie.

The Pont du Turin, an elongated stone bridge without railings, under which is an endless abyss.

A pale-skinned orc, with a hammer in his right hand and a hook knife in his left hand, was pacing back and forth.

He was Asog, the leader of the Gombardan orcs who had beheaded Thor.

The dwarves thought he had bled to death, but he hadn't, and over the years, he had been tracking down Thorin's whereabouts all the time, seeking revenge for his broken arm.

But for now, he had something more important, he sensed some kind of dark aura, and the orcs who lived elsewhere had brought him a message that the legendary terrible being had returned, and that it would come to him today.

The light around him suddenly became even dimmer, and a terrifying mass of shadows suddenly pierced through the rock wall layer and appeared in front of him.

He's really back!

Asog trembled all over, and finally regained his composure, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he fell to his knees and surrendered, "Master." ”

The black shadow disappeared and circled around Asog a few times, and a deep and cold voice sounded: "Very good, wise choice, as a reward, I will tell you the location of your enemy, and you can go and take his head." ”

As soon as Asog heard the mention of Thorin, he immediately couldn't control the anger in his heart, stood up and said, "Where is he?" ”

"Your enemies have set out from the Shire, and they will head east, through the Misty Mountains, to the Lone Mountain."

A vertical pupil burning with flames flashed in the black shadow, and a terrifying and oppressive aura instantly diffused.

Asog bowed his head with a spirit: "Thank you, master." ”

"Go ahead, when you kill your enemy, I have more important things for you to do." The dark shadow drifted towards the rock wall, "But be careful of the gray-robed wizards in their ranks. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a black shadow pierced through the rock wall and disappeared.

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Irubi, Kanayama Interior.

Xu Jing opened one eye and fell into a deep sleep.

This is his instinctive state, as a dragon who covets gold and jewelry, he has to guard his treasure trove even when he sleeps.

If any thief thought that he could enter and steal while he was asleep, it would be a big mistake, he had an extremely sharp sense of smell, a super sensitive sense, and every treasure had his breath on it, and if it was touched by someone else, it would immediately arouse his alertness.

And now Xu Jing has not only received these instinctive talents, but also has a powerful divine soul, even if it is an undead, he can't hide from him to enter here.

He had expected to wait for Bilbo to arrive when he woke up again, but it turned out that his previous thinking was very wrong, and the first thing he came here was a shadow of horror.

"Sauron!"

The mountain of gold collapsed in an uproar, and Xu Jing's huge dragon head poked out of the gold and silver jewelry that buried him, staring at the black shadow that had just penetrated the mountain wall and entered the treasure hall.

Rumble!

The black shadow suddenly erupted, the raging flame impact dispersed, and a human-shaped black shadow was clearly visible in the flames, from far to near, and then turned into a terrifying vertical pupil, staring at Xu Jing.

"Smaug, your doomed death is coming, surrender to me, only I can save you!"

As he spoke, the overwhelming coercion was released and shrouded towards Xu Jing.