Chapter 129, Riverdale (Supplement 23)

Strive to code words, typos will not be corrected for the time being, forgive me.

As night falls, snowflakes fall. The cold wind howled.

"Thank you, sir, for your generosity. The residents of Long Lake will always remember your kindness. Bard arranged everything, looked for the city wall ladder, walked to the city wall, and said respectfully to Ye Han, who was standing by the city wall and looking down at the inner city.

Beneath the city walls, the townspeople of Long Lake lit bonfires and cooked food with crude kitchen utensils. Although all of them are a little embarrassed, and some can even be said to be filthy. But everybody's busy, everybody's struggling. The greedy mayor has been replaced by the 'Bard' they have always admired, and a legendary 'Dragon Knight' to protect them. Life is full of hope in a moment.

Ye Han looked sideways at Bard: "Don't be busy thanking." Bard, I ordered Smaug to destroy the town of Long Lake. Smaug didn't die. Will you still thank me? ”

Bard's face froze, and he looked at Ye Han incredulously, his forehead was bulging, and his hands were clenched into fists, no wonder! No wonder there weren't a few dead, no wonder Smaug's body wasn't found...... Everything, everything is a conspiracy, someone deliberately manipulated! Hold back the anger in your heart. That little dragon painted with gold must be Smaug! Wasn't the Dragon Knight the guardian of the Terrans in ancient times?

"Why?" Bard struggled for a long time and couldn't help but ask.

"Why suppress your anger? Burst out! You're a dragon slayer! Archer! Ye Han said with a smile.

Bard gritted his teeth and shook his head sharply to stare at Ye Han: "Smaug is not dead. It's all a scam! ”

"Nope! Smaug is dead, shot by the Terran dragon slayer, a descendant of Riverdale, and Mr. Bud. Bard is a sharpshooter, a dragon slayer. All residents of Changhu Town can testify. ”

"You ......."

"Smaug will never be seen again. What's the difference between being dead and dead? ”

"What exactly do you want to do?" Bard couldn't hold back any longer, and reached out to grab Ye Han, he wanted to know clearly what this so-called dragon knight was going to do! Unexpectedly, his wrist was grabbed by Ye Han, and like iron tongs, he couldn't move no matter how he struggled.

Ye Han said slowly: "Bud, the human race needs heroes, and darkness is about to shroud. The army of orcs is marching towards the lonely mountain, tens of thousands, 100,000 records. I need your strength, and I need the residents of Long Lake to protect River Valley together. ”

"You want thousands of civilians from the residents of Changhu Town to fight?! They are civilians, not fighters, not soldiers...... You. You're cunning than a fox, you're ...... You don't deserve to be called a dragon knight at all. Bard yelled out of breath.

"Soldiers are also made from among civilians. Bard, no one is born to protect anyone. Darkness covers the land, what is the difference between civilians and soldiers? Elves, half-elves rule the world, but what about the Terrans? News of Smaug's shooting would soon spread throughout Middle-earth. Elves, dwarves. Even soldiers from distant lands march towards the lonely mountain. Do you know why? Wealth! For the sake of wealth, these races do not hesitate to cause wars! ……。 ”

"You caused all this!" Bard taunted Ye Han without hesitation: "Without that farce, this guy wouldn't have come at all!" Because of Smaug's existence, they have long forgotten about this place! ”

"If they don't come, who will stop the orc legion?" Ye Han looked at Bard with a smile: "If Smaug doesn't destroy Changhu Town, won't the orc legion destroy Changhu Town?" Long Lake is surrounded by water, no walls, no walls to stop the orc army? How many more residents of Long Lake will survive? ”

Bard's face changed drastically: "Why do you say the Half-Orc Legion...... You....... In fact, Ye Han didn't need to lie to him at all. If he was sincere, he didn't need to tell him that Smaug wasn't killed, or even say anything to him, he would only be grateful.

Taking a deep breath of cold air, he let out a faint mist: "Sir, then what should we do now?" Bud looked at the red light and smoke coming from the Dwarven Forges in the distance, and for a moment he understood a lot. Now it's not about asking Ye Han why he wants to do it, what he needs to do now is how to deal with what is about to happen.

Ye Han glanced at Bard in some surprise, thinking that Bard needed time to buffer, but he didn't expect Bard to adapt so quickly: "Organize people, train soldiers, strengthen the city wall, and store all supplies." ”

"Okay. There was just one problem, we only had enough food for five days. Bud was a little confused.

"Soon, a self-righteous fool will send supplies." Ye Han smiled: "Moreover, aren't those ladies in Changhu Town all excellent fishermen?" Mr. Bud, you're the mayor now, and you're not going to give the same idiotic order that you didn't want to fish like the old mayor of Long Lake. ”

"Of course. I see what you mean. Bud went down from the city wall with a cold face to arrange.

The chamber has always been bright. In the middle of the night, the residents of the former Changhu Town were assigned tasks. Bud gave a brief account of their situation. Highlights that the Orc Legion is heading towards Long Lake. At the request of the Dragon Knight, the residents worked together to protect Riverdale...... Yunyun. As for Smaug, Bard wisely did not mention it.

The residents of Changhu don't want to live that kind of life of displacement. Riverdale had everything they needed. What's more, Riverdale has a dragon slayer warrior as their mayor, and a legendary dragon knight to protect it. It should be safe compared to a strange country, and they know it well. The most important thing is that Thorin promised them to share the wealth of the Lonely Mountain with them and rebuild the northern trading center!

The armory was opened, and swords, spears, and armor were opened. The original inhabitants of Changhu Town began to arm their ...... that night

As the sky grew brighter, the original residents of Changhu Town lived, worked, and trained in an orderly manner under the arrangement of Bard. One by one, the intact boats were towed to the shore, and nearly 100 people found all the living utensils that could still be used from the original site of Changhu Town...... They began to settle into life in Vale.

A wide house was cleaned by several women, Ye Han lived in it, and several middle-aged women arranged for Ye Han to eat and live for three meals a day. Night fell, and soon another day came, and in the early hours of the morning, the soldiers who arranged for the night vigil sounded the horn.

Thranduil arrived with his elven army.

Ye Han and Bard stood in the conference hall, and Ye Han gradually explained everything to Bard.

"Bard, you go and accept the food from Thranduil, remember, you can't let them into the city. Just let them be stationed outside the city, and as for his requirements, without affecting the conditions of the inhabitants, you can meet the ...... as much as possible. ”

Bard said with some embarrassment: "Sir, I'm afraid this is not very good, right?" Don't let the elves enter Riverdale, this ....... ”

Without waiting for Bard to finish speaking, Ye Han directly interrupted him: "Having the elves stationed in the outer city can effectively block the attack of the orcs, which can reduce the death of the residents." Are you willing to trade the lives of the townsfolk for your pride of honor? Or trade your honor and pride for the lives of the townspeople? Which is more important, Bard, you think for yourself. ”