Chapter 118, Pre-Departure Negotiation

"Gandalf." Thorin walked in and took off his cloak.

"Introduction, Bilbo Baggins." Gandalf said, "Allow me to introduce our leader, Thorin Oakshield. ”

Bilbo took a few steps forward in ignorance. Thorin showed a look of joy and confusion: "Then ...... "This is the hobbit?" Tell me, Mr. Baggins, do you fight a lot? Excuse me, sword or axe, which weapon do you use? ”

"In case you're wondering, I have some skills in conk play. But I didn't get it...... What's the connection? Bilbo said with a smile, and it seemed that this Thorin was more polite and arrogant than his other dwarven compatriots.

Thorin Ring hands on his chest: "I think so too. Then he turned back to the dwarves and said, "He is not like a thief, but like a grocer." ”

The crowd laughed. Thorin clasped his hands: "This, Gandalf, won't you introduce me?" ”

"From the east of the east, the mercenary Ye Han, the demon and martial arts double cultivation is powerful." Gandalf replied with a smile.

"Warriors? We dwarves are born warriors, we don't need ......, Mr. Mercenary, you're qualified. The corners of Solin's eyebrows twitched slightly, just now he wanted to laugh at Ye Han for dressing like a gentleman, but with a rugged two-handed sword, his eyelids didn't have time to blink, and after a phantom, the thirteen dwarves present were cut off at the same time, and thirteen handfuls of hair of different colors were placed on the table in front of Ye Han neatly.

"Sign a contract with him." Thorin glanced at Ye Han with a strange expression, and then led the dwarves to the meeting room. At Thorin's request, Bilbo Baggins prepared some soup and a glass of ale for dinner. No way, the dwarves had almost eaten up all of his food.

"What's the news of the Iridron meeting? Are they all here? ”

"Yes, there are envoys from all seven kingdoms." Thorin put down his spoon and finished speaking, and the dwarves laughed.

"What did the dwarves of the Iron Hills say?" The dwarves asked, one after another. "Is Dane with us?"

Thorin said in frustration, "They won't come. They say it's our adventure, it's just us. ”

The topic suddenly became heavy, and the expressions of the dwarves became obscure as well. Gandalf turned back to Bilbo and said, "Bring me some more candles, my dear fellow." Give our mercenary Mr. a blanket. ”

Gandalf saw Ye Han lying in a rocking chair and pretending to sleep, turned around and took out a map and spread it out and said to the dwarf: "Far to the east, over mountains and rivers, across forests and wastelands, there is a lone peak (Iruba). ”

"That's right! Quillin looked at the signs and said, "It's time." ”

"A raven flies back into the mountains, just as the prophecy says: When the birds of the former dynasty fly back to Iruba, the reign of the wild beasts will come to an end."

"What beast?" Bill Bo Baggins couldn't help but interject.

"It's the terrible Smaug! The greatest calamity of our time, the breath of fire, the razor-like teeth, the claws like the hook of flesh, and the special love for precious metals. ”

"Yes, I know what a dragon is!"

"I'm not afraid, I'm willing to join, I'll give him a taste of the dwarven iron rod!"

"Sit down!"

"It's hard even to have the support of the army, not to mention that we only have thirteen people, and we are not the best thirteen, or the smartest people."

"Hey! Who are you talking about? ”

"What did he say?"

"We are understaffed, but when we are fighters, we are! Unyielding to death," Filly said.

Chili added, "You forgot that we still have wizards, and Gandalf will kill hundreds of dragons by then. ”

"No, uh, I, I don't want to say ......"

"How many?" Chili continued to ask.

"What?"

"How many dragons have you killed?"

Fourteen pairs of eyes, including Bilbo, stared at Gandalf smoking his pipe. The urgency in his eyes made Gandalf forget to spit out his cigarette.

"Say! Give us a number. ”

The dwarves, with the exception of Thorin's oak shield, still maintain their demeanor, and the twelve dwarves blame each other, attacking each other should have the confidence to believe in Gandalf, or should not put their hopes in Gandalf.

Thorin Oak Shield roared and stood up, and all the dwarves instantly sat quietly in their seats and looked at Thorin.

"If we see the signs, don't you think others will see them too? Rumors began to spread: the Smaug dragon hadn't been seen in 60 years. Many eyes are on the east, looking up at the mountains. Speculation. Ponder. Weigh the risks. Perhaps, the great wealth of our people is now unguarded, and we are willing to sit idly by and watch others take what belongs to us? Or do you want to take this opportunity to take back Ilubo?! ”

Thorin Oak Shield is worthy of being born into a dwarven royal family, and he is born with a convincing ability. The last sentence resonated with all the dwarves. After a commotion......

"You forgot the front door was sealed!"

Bahraini is like a ladle of cold water poured on the head to wake up the dwarves' emotions.

"There's no way to get into Irubi." Bahrain looked depressed.

"Not exactly, dear Bahrain." Gandalf smiled as he pulled out a quaint key in his hand.

"How did you get it?" Thorin said incredulously.

"Thorne gave it to your father, and then passed it on to me for safekeeping." Gandalf said slowly, "Now, it's yours." "Hand the key to Sorrin. Thorin was silent as he held the key, which had been passed down in his family for generations.

Bahrain's eyes lit up: "There is a key!" ”

"Then there must be a door." Filip said.

"These runes are written in a hidden passage to the lower hall ......." Gandalf pointed to the map with his pipe in his mouth.

Ye Han was really bored, stood up, opened the green round door and walked out of the hole, the low ceiling still felt depressed even if he was lying down. The dwarf was very Gandalf and watched Ye Han walk out of the room, not surprised. In their impression, mercenaries are reckless men who run to the battlefield with swords to harvest heads, they do not participate in any battle plans, do not make any marching routes, they only take a salary to complete a series of tasks according to the requirements of their employers.

Lying on the bench at the door of Bilbo, looking up at the starry sky, the true element in his body slowly functioned.

Suddenly, his eyes were dark, and Bilbo was holding a velvet blanket: "Ye Han, the humidity outside the cave is very heavy at night, this is for you." As he spoke, he handed the blanket to Ye Han.

Ye Han straightened up and gave up his seat to take the blanket: "Thank you, Mr. Baggins." ”

Bilbo smiled and was about to sit down when Gandalf was heard yelling at the door, 'Mr. Baggins, Mr. Bilbo Baggins.' ’

"It seems that I am only chatting with you next time, it is nice to meet you, and I am most happy to make you a friend today."

"No, there are ......." Ye Han looked back at the house.

"A bunch of rude savages. They are villains, not friends. ”

"Mr. Baggins, I didn't hear me call you." Gandalf stood by the door with his head bowed.

"Sorry, right away. Bilbo smiled helplessly at Ye Han and ran towards Gandalf. Gandalf nodded at Ye Han and retreated into the living room.

There was another commotion in the room. Half an hour later, Thorin walked out and sat next to Ye Han, and without waiting for Ye Han to ask, Sorin said to himself: "A long time ago, in the generation of my grandfather Thor, our family was driven out of the north and came to the Lonely Mountain Range with all their wealth and tools. This was discovered by one of my ancestors, the longevity of Thorne, who built many tunnels and working quarters in it, as well as the Stacked Hall, and, I am sure, they found a lot of gold and a lot of jewels in it. Anyway, they became very famous and wealthy, and my grandfather became King of Yamashita again, and the people living in the south of the neighborhood respected him very much.

The humans moved from place to place, and eventually settled in a valley next to the mountains, where they built a happy town known as Riverdale. The kings used to hire us saucers, and even the most clumsy were rewarded handsomely, and fathers would beg us to take our sons as apprentices, and they would give us considerable tuition; As a result, we don't have to worry about food at all, and we don't need to do it ourselves. In short, it was a good day for us, and even the poorest of our compatriots had spare money to spend and lend to others, and time to make beautiful things, not to mention the awesome magic toys, which have all but disappeared in recent years...... As a result, my grandfather's palace was filled with armor and jewelry, carvings and art, and the toy market in Riverdale became a great spectacle in the northern part of the continent. ”

"Unfortunately, this also attracts dragons. As you know, dragons snatch gold and jewels from elves, humans, and dwarves; As long as they are alive, they will guard these treasures to the death, and they will not be willing to spend even a dime. They can't even tell if a work of art is good or bad, they only have a rough idea of what the market value is, not to mention that they can't even repair their loose scales. Among them was a particularly greedy, strong, and wicked worm called Smaug. One day, as it flew south from the sky, the first thing we heard was that there seemed to be a tornado in the north, and the pine trees on the mountain wailed in the strong wind. From a long distance, we saw the dragon leap up the hill and begin to spit out flames; Then it rushed down the slope, and the forest was all in flames.

At that time, all the alarm bells in Riverdale sounded, and the warriors prepared to meet them, and the dwarves rushed out of the gate, but the dragon was waiting for them at the gate, and not a single dwarf escaped. The river turned to vapor and the valley was shrouded in a thick fog, and the dragon took the opportunity to pounce and kill most of the warriors. ”

"We were, who happened to be outside the cave, weeping and hiding, cursing Smaug; Unexpectedly, my father and grandfather joined us in blackened hair. They look very heavy-faced and reluctant to speak. When I asked them how they could escape, they told me not to talk too much, and that they would let me know when the time came. After that, we left there and traveled around the continent, earning a meagre amount of money, and sometimes even having to work in the iron or coal mines, but we forgot the treasure that had been taken away by force, even now, when we were barely out of poverty,"

Speaking of this, Thorin subconsciously touched the Jin Lianzi on his neck: "We want to take back what belongs to us all the time, and let the curse fall on Smaug. Now, the opportunity has come, Mr. Ye Han, will you help us? No, don't say it, that contract, I want to hear for myself what you promised me. A commitment as a powerful demon warrior rather than a mercenary. ”

Ye Han patted Sorin's shoulder: "Yes." ”

But there is a hint of resentment towards Thorin and Gandalf in his heart, and those in high positions always have a hint of purpose no matter what means they use. Just like now, Gandalf is convincing Bilbo to take the risk, and Thorin chooses to woo Yehan.