Chapter 364: Target, Lonely Mountain!
Qin Fen walked back as he thought about the news he had gotten. According to previously collected information:
Smaug was the last recorded dragon in the history of Middle-earth, and is often thought to be a descendant of Ankaragoon or Grausaurus. It is described as a pale reddish gold color with a very large body, and is sometimes referred to as the golden smaug or ornate smaug. It has nicknames such as "King of the Mountain", "Son of Sin", and so on. In historical records, it even received an invitation from the Demon Lord Sauron to join forces to destroy the world.
In Qin Fen's opinion, two words are enough to describe the dragon Smaug:
Sin, strong!
It has destroyed the Lone Mountain, crushed the once-glorious dwarven kingdom, and forced the remaining dwarves to flee into the Misty Mountains, while it hovers over the lonely ruins. It even became the son of sin sung by bards for a time, and its glory and power are remembered in the history books.
Thinking of the powerful beast of this epic level that he was going to face in the near future, Qin Fen couldn't help but feel a slight feeling of suffocation. If it is one-on-one, Qin Fen has no doubt that the adventurer will be crushed to death by this dragon as if he were crushing an ant, but the main force of the battle this time is the plot character, so Qin Fen will never give up the idea of going to get a piece of the pie, anyway, there is no punishment for failing the mission, if you accidentally kill the dragon~~
By the time Qin Fen returned to the blacksmith shop, it was already completely dark again. The old blacksmith who saw his beloved daughter again was in good spirits, and made a table of good dishes to entertain Qin Fen, these "life-saving benefactors", but the taste was not as delicious as the introduction.
After dinner, everyone stayed in the backyard of the old blacksmith's house, during which Qin Fen briefly explained Gandalf's mission to kill the dragon Smaug, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Naturally, Miss Yinzi and Ai Jia'er are needless to say, and it has always been Qin Fen's idea in major matters. As for the Fang Fang girl who was rescued from the orcs, after signing the labor contract, she also did not have the right to choose. In the end, only the Elven Girl Creek remained.
After all, she is not a member of the journey team, maybe the two sides get along well, but it is not to the point of sharing weal and woe, whether to go or stay, naturally she has her own choice.
Who knew that Qin Fen had only mentioned it slightly, and the girl's eyes immediately widened, and she said with excitement on her face:
"Go, why not! That's a giant dragon, not a giant lizard dinosaur in the Jurassic world, it must be very powerful and domineering! And I've heard that dragons like shiny things, and maybe I'll be able to trick them into being my pets...... Besides, I just looked for it, Uncle Sonic is not here, so he should be going to slay the dragon. ”
"That's good." Qin Fen nodded, "Let's rest for the night, let's set off early tomorrow morning, we have to hurry up." ”
Naturally, this place is extremely safe, after Qin Fen hired a vampire attendant to keep vigil, the group all fell into a deep sleep, and almost didn't have any dreams, and came to Tianming. After a simple wash and breakfast, he waved goodbye to the dwarf Lori family.
Nami-chan's little face had a tangled expression, she wanted to follow Qin Fen and them on an adventure, but she didn't want her parents to worry, and she couldn't make a decision after struggling for a while.
Ai Jia reached out and touched the head of the dwarf Lori, and her big eyes narrowed into crescent moons:
"Nami-chan, I'm going to be more obedient in the future. I've put all of your favorite chocolates in my room, and when you think of me in the future, you'll eat one. ”
Xiaoxi blinked, "And my true chocolate bar, remember to think of me when you eat it!" ”
"Woo." The little bear cub named Bear Da also staggered out, holding Ai Jiaer's right leg and whimpering.
"Can you not go? Stay a few more days. ”
"No, I have something important to do."
There is no such thing as an indispersible feast, let alone an adventurer, and this parting is likely to be an eternal farewell. Otherwise, there will be no famous sentence like "I wish people a long time, thousands of miles together" that can be passed down through the ages.
After a brief goodbye, Qin Fen and his party continued to embark on an unknown journey. But when he walked out of the canyon, he suddenly heard a faint shout from behind, and when he looked back, he saw Nami-chan hurrying with a hammer.
Coming to everyone, this little Lori, who was only one and a half meters tall, tilted her head back, with a bright smile on her face, and said:
"Hehe, Abba said that I am still young, I can go out and see the market, and after thinking about it, I can only be with you...... Hmph, big villain, what do you see, it's not that I'm worried about your safety! ”
Qin Fen was speechless: "...... I'm sitting and lying down! ”
"Alright, trigger! Goal, Lonely Mountain! ”
According to the map, the dragon Smaug is still entrenched near the former site of the Dwarven Kingdom, also known as the Lonely Mountain. It was a mountain northeast of Middle-earth, the source of the Serduin River.
Looking at the map, it was at least nearly a week of hard travel. Fortunately, the road does not need to pass through the misty mountains, and there is a greater guarantee of safety.
During the journey, everyone even encountered a dense tropical rainforest, the green vegetation formed a green ocean, and the vigorous life and vigorous growth of plants made the dwarf Lori's eyes widen, and she couldn't close her mouth for a long time.
"Unbelievable, is this the rainforest?"
Qin Fen shrugged: "That's right, soon you will be able to appreciate the 'charm' of the rainforest." ”
Traveling through the rainforest is actually quite difficult, with snake-like purple vines, knee-high fat and strange yellow-green plants, intertwined in the air into multiple layers of tropical rainforest-specific ecological layers, and the earthy yellow Marbo fungus that explodes at the touch of it, and has extremely aggressive insects and creatures...... And there is no so-called road at all, all you can see is green, layered, dizzy, accidentally stepping on the air, maybe you will fall off the cliff and deep stream, and end up with no bones.
And even your ears won't be cleared:
The loud sound of cicadas, the chirping of insects flapping their wings, and even the sound of rainforest tree frogs in mid-air all mix to tear at your nerves and torment your eardrums...... That's right, it's the sound of frogs in mid-air!
In the rainforest, many trees will be eroded by rainwater to form, and even the staggered vines will be woven into a large net, after piling up the fallen leaves, it can accumulate rainwater, and then make the tree hole become a disguised reservoir, and the large net becomes a swimming pool, and a large number of species of tree frogs will breed and hatch again, which is very lively...... By the way, most of them are very toxic.
But in any case, this is still a beautiful and fantastic forest, a beauty that ordinary people can't see. At least along the way, the dwarf Lori's exclamation didn't survive. Although she was almost bitten by a poisonous snake for this......
I remember that the dwarf Lori inadvertently stepped on a dead branch at that time, and with a soft "click" sound, a yellow shadow suddenly jumped out next to it! Qin Fen, who was walking next to him, made a lightning move, and the blade flashed, like a breeze, and cut this yellow shadow in two.