Chapter 17: Ruyi

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From the current location of the Arctic Continent team to the Blue Mountains, the journey is four days, instead of the three days mentioned before, on the second day, everyone left the plains and entered a hilly and small mountainous area, which increased the walking time of the journey, and from here, in fact, it is already the edge of the Blue Mountains, of course, this is still the territory of the human state, so the dwarves of the Turin line did not occupy a lot of land here, however, there are also several inconspicuous dwarf farms here.

That's right, the dwarves cultivate the farms on the slopes, because of the mountains and hills, the land here is actually not suitable for farming, so the cultivation here is not intensive cultivation, but more like a kind of free-range farming, directly open up the wasteland and sprinkle the seeds, and then wait until the time comes to harvest, you can imagine how low the harvest rate is, but this is also impossible, one is the scientific and technological level of this world, and the other is the terrain constraints here, it is estimated that it can only do this kind of process.

"Why is only so little land cultivated? If there isn't enough land on the hillside, it's better down the valley, right? In addition, there is a stream of water that can be used for irrigation, which can definitely grow good food. ”

There are endless scenery along the way, and after Chu Hao said the words of fighting local tyrants and dividing the fields, everyone in the North Ice Continent team began to pay attention to the scenery and terrain along the way, and they wanted to see if the dwarves were really as Chu Hao said in the Blue Mountains.

And after seeing the scattered cultivated land on the hillside here, Tom took the lead in asking curiously, and when he heard his question, the dwarves and Gandalf had not yet spoken, Chu Hao explained first: "Because it is only on the hillside that you can farm, one is that this is still on the territory of the human realm, perhaps it can be said that it is the border of the human realm, although there is no one here, and no one will say anything if you cultivate a little, but when it really provokes a contradiction, this may be the truth of the human kingdom attacking the dwarves of Turin, So as much as possible, it is better not to develop here, looking at the situation here, it should be a very poor dwarf family to farm here, harvest grain and vegetables, and then sell them in the Blue Mountains. ”

"Second, there is an unwritten rule in Middle-earth, or tacit understanding, that is, the plains are human, the forests are elves, and the mountain caves are dwarves, of course, I mean probably, just like orcs and dwarves will compete for mountain caves, but humans will not fight, that's why, and the hillside land is barely considered a mountain, but the plains under the valley are not mountains, so you can understand why the lonely mountain is so important to the dwarves, right? Because it is both mountainous, with vast plains to cultivate, and abundant water resources for irrigation and drinking, it is arguably the largest dwarven blessed land in Middle-earth. ”

The people of the Arctic Continent team can hear this voice in their heads, this is what the people who control the spirit of Guò said, because some words are not easy to say directly in front of the dwarves, but these words make everyone understand, to put it simply, they are afraid of disputes, elves have the power of the forest, dwarves have the power of mountains and caves, and humans have the power of the plains, this is an invisible rule in Middle-earth, if the dwarves enter the mountains of the human kingdom, Humans may only think of it as a tribal migration or refuge, but if a group of dwarves enter the human plains and set up camp, it is guaranteed that the two tribes will be at war.

In the past few days, Chu Hao has also heard some information about the dwarves of the Blue Mountains from the dwarves, and many of them are lawyer Nohan? The credit of Bes, his three-inch incorruptible tongue, as if he was more suitable for dealing with ordinary people than Chu Hao, many things were revealed in his small talk with those dwarves.

At present, the Blue Mountain Dwarf Series, that is, the original Turin Dwarf Series, is committed to developing the rich mineral resources of the Blue Mountains, and at the same time forging them into various weapons, tools, etc. needed by humans and elves...... If you don't look at its future crisis.

In fact, the Blue Mountains are not a no-man's land, this is the edge of the human kingdom, of course, it is not a human kingdom, but it is also a territory of the human kingdom, that is, the so-called between the two sides, of course, according to the land development efforts of this era, there may be no need to worry about any territorial entanglement with human beings for at least 500 years.

That's normal, but in this world, there is an invisible prophecy, when the next era comes, the dwarves will avoid the deep mountain caves, the elves will go to the overseas fairy mountains, and then the human beings will become the masters of the next era, it is a human era, and the Blue Mountains are so close to the human world, once the human era comes, then how will the dwarves deal with themselves? Will they perish like the prophesied non-human race that has no retreat? Or has it lost all its dwarven traditions and culture, and has it become a subspecies of humans? This is the biggest crisis of the dwarves of the Blue Mountains, and the future that Thorin envisions for them is to recover the Lonely Mountain, the kingdom below the mountain, the most famous and legendary territory of the dwarves, so that all the problems can be solved.

But...... The dwarves of the Blue Mountains, or the dwarves who have really mastered the power of the Blue Mountains, are they willing to do this?

There is such a detail in the plot of the original movie, that is, after the dwarves were forced to leave the lonely mountain, they tried to recover the territory of the dwarves, which was a huge underground city that had been abandoned for many years, but it was occupied by orcs and half-orcs, so the dwarves and the orc army fought a big battle, and the result was a crushing victory, which is the plot clearly played out in the movie.

And in that battle, the dwarven king Thor was killed in battle, and the most orthodox new dwarven king, Thorne, that is, Thorin's father, is missing, therefore, although Thorin is the prince of the Turin dwarves, the most direct heir of the Turin dwarves, but he cannot justifiably ascend the throne, because the real dwarven king should be Thorne, so even until now, Thorin is still called the dwarf prince, not the dwarf king, this is the reason, because he has no power to ascend the throne, at least until Thorne's situation is clear, He has no power.

According to the current situation of the Blue Mountain, and with the information that Chu Hao got from the accompanying dwarves, there is only one, that is, it is not Thorin who really rules the Blue Mountain, but the nobles and elders of the Turin lineage, they have established an organization similar to the Council of Nobles, and almost all the power of the Blue Mountain, and although Thorin has a high reputation because he found the Blue Mountain, his plan to take back the Lonely Mountain cannot be implemented, and the reason is this, he has a conflict of interest with those who are really in power in the Blue Mountain.

The first is the terrible fire dragon Smaug, which makes these nobles feel uneasy, and the second is ...... This is Chu Hao's own speculation, he has never been afraid to guess others with the darkest psychology, those dwarf nobles don't want to lose the power in their hands, because once Thorin recaptures the lonely mountain, and gets the symbol of the dwarven king of the Turin line, the heart of the mountain gem, then even if Thorne has disappeared, he still has enough reason, power, prestige, and rationality to ascend the throne as king, this world is very respectful of royal power, at that time, Thorin justifiably regained the ruling power of the Turin line, Then there is nothing they can do.

It is precisely because of this kind of speculation and intelligence ending that Chu Hao made such a judgment...... The dwarves of Turin in the Blue Mountains could not have agreed to Thorin's expedition, and because of this, Thorin was accompanied by only a dozen dwarves.

But it's not inexplicable!

The reason why Chu Hao had to go to the Blue Mountains to take a look was because he already had a way to deal with the nobles of the Blue Mountains...... That's the supremacy of kingship!

Yes, in Middle-earth, this is a country where royal power is supreme, dwarves are like this, elves are like this, and humans are the same, whether it is the prequel to the Lord of the Rings or the Lord of the Rings trilogy, many things in it undoubtedly show the supremacy of kingship, perhaps Chu Hao called on the dwarves and poor people to oppose the nobles out of thin air, asking them to overthrow the nobles, fight the local tyrants, divide the land, and even without the nobles doing it, those poor people may tear him apart, not to mention the elves, humans, and wizards who wander Middle-earth, everyone will regard him as an enemy, At that time, Chu Hao will not be able to move an inch, in fact, even the side of the dark forces may regard him as the biggest enemy, because he is overthrowing the foundation of order in this world.

But what if it was a different approach......

When the nobility and the royal power were opposed, Thorin, who had high prestige, the common people of the Dwarven line of Turin, the poor, and even the dwarven warriors and soldiers, they chose ...... Is it the nobles who oppress them, or the royal family that brings them glory and a future? It's almost no longer a choice......

As Chu Hao said before, Solin has the suzerainty responsibility to those nobles, and it is impossible for him to call on his people to defeat the nobles, because this will completely destroy his ruling foundation, and even make other dwarf clans hostile to him, but Chu Hao does not have such a psychological burden, in fact, if the Turin dwarf family is hostile and isolated by other dwarf clans, this may be more in line with him, because only when the Turin dwarves have no way to retreat, then his rugged road is their only choice, They will fight the reincarnation team for his sake, instead of abandoning the Arctic team, and let the Turin dwarves get greater benefits......

So when the team came to the territory of the Blue Mountains, when the dozen or so dwarven nobles who greeted him saw Solin and his team, after the cold expression, Solin and the dwarves who followed him had a cold face, and Gandalf also had a calm face, only Chu Hao ......

smiled faintly...... (To be continued)