Josh didn't say what the exact number was, so Sorin agreed very happily.

If Thorin knew that Josh's true intention was to empty the entire Lonely Mountain's treasures, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so kind now.

Thorin was very happy now, because he had finally gotten good news in such a long and unfortunate time.

His father, Thorne, is still alive! He hadn't seen anything good happen to him since his father disappeared during the Battle of Lone Mountain, and although he had always believed that Thorne was still alive, he had only believed it in his heart after so much time.

Time is always the saddest thing, but time is the thing that can heal a person's wounds the most.

After a long period of adaptation, Thorin finally slowly adapted to life without a home and like a stray dog, and slowly adapted to the loss of his father.

No matter how persistent he is, how firm his heart is, but as time goes by, he slowly thinks that his father is dead.

But now he finally got news of his father, good news! His father is still alive!

And now they're still heading towards themselves, which makes Thorin feel very good.

As for the question of why Josh was able to stab Sauron but not kill him, he was not interested in asking, because in their eyes, Sauron was too strong and too terrifying!

It's as if this guy can be resurrected indefinitely, and every time he is defeated or killed, he can come back to life again.

Even for thousands of years and tens of thousands of years, he has come over like this, and every resurrection will cause great damage to the Middle-earth Continent! He can't die, he can be defeated but not harmed!

Josh is strong but Thorin doesn't think Josh can really kill Sauron, so Thorin won't ask such a question, and Thorin hasn't forgotten his business, he needs to open the gate of Irubor in the lonely mountain to welcome his father's return!

Opening a door isn't too difficult, as they only need to crack a code.

But when they actually started to work towards this gate, they were surprised to find that they didn't find where the keyhole of this gate was.

Seeing the sun slowly falling, Thorin's otherwise good mood is starting to turn bad, where the hell is this goddamn keyhole?

Josh sat back and watched the bustling yawn in boredom, the dwarves were too slow.

Bard, who was sitting on the side like Josh, seemed to notice Josh's emotions, and he was still very jealous of this terrifying magician.

He's not a wizard, he's not human, but he can wield terrifying powers to destroy the world!

And this guy had just defeated an even more terrifying guy like Sauron, which made Bud's heart tremble a little.

Fortunately, such a guy is on the side of justice, and if he is like Sauron, I am afraid that this world will really end.

Now the dwarves were looking for a way to open the lonely mountain, and they were so busy one by one, but the magician elf king was sitting here as if he was watching a play, and that attitude made Bard seem to guess something.

"Your Majesty, did you find anything? The way to open the Lonely Mountain? ”

"Huh? Have you found out all of this? ”

Neither Josh nor Bud hid their voices, and the conversation between the two of them was naturally heard by the dwarves who were busy and even a little desperate.

Thorin walked directly and respectfully in front of Josh and bent slightly towards him.

"Your Majesty, can you really open this door?"

"Of course, this gate is just magically hidden from its keyhole. It's very easy to find this keyhole, the first thing is to solve their riddle, the riddle is in your hands, right? ”

"Yes!"

Thorin immediately pulled out the riddle scroll and handed it to Josh, but Josh didn't get the result.

Even if his memory is not very good, he can also find information from the ocean of memories he once had, so Josh already knew what this riddle was.

"When the thrush strikes, standing beside the gray rock, the setting sun will shine on the keyhole by the afterglow of the day of Turin. I know this riddle, so you don't have to give this to me. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Thorin wasn't surprised that Josh knew about the riddle, he got it from Rivinedell, and Josh was the Elven King of Rivendell, so it wasn't surprising that he could learn about this riddle from Rivendell.

"The riddle is actually very simple, hasn't he already told you? You're waiting for the thrush to hit the stone, so you think you've really found something? And have you forgotten what script your riddle is written in? ”

"Uh..... The text of the moon? Thorin replied after a moment's thought.

"Isn't that it, is the afterglow of Turin going to be the sunset? Why not the brilliance of the moon? Moonlight in late autumn, isn't this the time of your day in Turin? Josh spread his hands and said casually.

Indeed, this riddle is very tempting, and even this riddle makes these dwarves so desperate that they turn around and leave.

If it weren't for Bilbo not giving up, thinking hard and finally finding the answer to the riddle, I'm afraid there would be no rest of the story.

I have to say that Bilbo is indeed much more likable than Frodo, anyway, Josh himself just prefers Bilbo.

Although Frodo's personality is not bad, he does not have Bilbo's optimism or positive attitude, and although he is real as a protagonist, he is not likable.

"What do you mean..... Do we still have to wait? After listening to Josh's introduction, Thorin immediately believed it, because Josh didn't need to lie to him about such a thing, and Josh would naturally not trap them if he wanted to get the treasure in the Lonely Mountain.

"Why wait?" Josh suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly.

"Well, didn't you say that the time hasn't come yet?"

"It's true that the time is not up, but do you think this kind of magic can stop me?"

“......”

Josh's indifferent attitude really made the dwarves want to jump up and hammer his head, but they also knew very well that even if they were together, they would be given a second by Josh in an instant, so they could only stand there honestly and listen.

"It's just a trick, to be honest, I can get in without a key, but this magic has a disadvantage, and it's an advantage. It can alert the person inside that someone is invading. ”

"Are you afraid? Wake up the dragon inside? "Bud was smart enough to know Josh's concern at once.

"Afraid? Not afraid, it doesn't matter if he wakes up or not.

It's just that when this guy wakes up, I'm worried that he'll find the person he's facing is unmanageable. The dragon's personality is very strange and diverse, and he has a lot of self-esteem and is unwilling to surrender, so he is likely to die together, and then directly destroy the entire lonely mountain, then my money can be gone. ”

“......”

Feelings: Are you willing to wait for us here because you are worried that your money is gone? Is it so real?

These dwarves and Bard really want to ask how short of money you are? But they really didn't dare to ask such a question, so they could only look at Josh with a blank face.

But there is still an outlier among them, and that is the simple-minded Bilbo.

In Bilbo's opinion, Josh's approach is understandable, he didn't think about whether Josh is the king of elves, he just thinks that there is a reward for paying, and others help you solve such a big difficulty, in order to ensure that you have no problem waiting for your income.

"What if..... Ahem, I mean if. What do you do if we don't make it in time? ”

"Well, I've been thinking about this question for a long time."

Josh touched his chin and said his thoughts directly without hesitation: "If I wait until you don't come, then I may just blast open the gate and enter, as for whether the dragon will melt the wealth directly, I don't care." ”

Speaking of this, Josh paused, then looked at Thorin and shrugged: "Of course, the benefits of saving Thorne are reflected at this time. Lonely Mountain needs a new king, and that person is you, Thorin. And I will leave your father, and the other dwarven kingdoms will be grateful to me for it, and when the time comes, I will ask them for what I need, and I don't think they will refuse, right? ”

"When..... Of course. ”

Thorin nodded bitterly, what else could he do but promise him? Do you refuse?

Thorin really couldn't do such a thing, he could only reluctantly agree and then fell into endless silence, and those dwarves were almost like this, this elven king was too greedy, right?

"Okay, let's get rid of this dragon first. It just so happens that I haven't seen a dragon more than 100 meters long, not Akatosh, not Hosdena. ”

Josh shrugged his shoulders and asked for the key directly to Thorin, and Josh walked straight to the wall.

The huge and terrifying magic power surged instantly, and the top of the entire lonely mountain seemed to be shaken, and then a silver-white gauze mist visible to the naked eye seemed to float up.

Josh's hand lifted slightly, and the silver gauze immediately gathered towards Josh and quickly disappeared. The whole lonely mountain seemed to have a new look, especially the stone gate that blocked their progress, and the place where it opened was exposed.

There are actually two kinds of magic to protect the lonely mountain, one is a blind way to stop others from advancing, which is actually a seal.

It only works to keep others from seeing where the door is open, and the other is protective magic, which Josh thinks seems more apt to call it warning magic.

Holding the key and pointing it into the keyhole, Josh twisted it a little and felt clearly that the magic in it seemed to be beginning to dissipate, which made Josh nod.

Although this magic level is not very high, I have to say that this design is still very good.

"Alright, the gates of the Lonely Mountain have been opened, and now it's time to face the dragon."