The key was inserted into the keyhole without hindrance.

"Behind this door, there's Erebo." Barin muttered this, and Thorin had already rushed forward like a madman, knocking Shalin away at once, leaning his whole body against the stone wall, and pushing hard.

A low door was opened.

The dwarves erupted in cheers: "There is always a way for travelers!" ”

The hope in the desperate situation made all the dwarves almost forget the unhappiness of Fang Cai, and swarmed towards the door.

The last two dwarves struggled to drag the sledgehammer of Sarin that they had retrieved, and Townsend put the hammer into the Mithril Ring and stooped down to enter the secret door.

In the moonlight outside, everyone could see the corridor forged from pure refined steel, and the throne and dwarven scripts carved above it.

"The seventh kingdom of the Durin clan."

"May the Heart of the Mountain unite all the dwarves and protect this homeland."

Bahrain read the words, his excited look slowly faded, and his tone was sad and complicated.

These words now seem, as if a mockery, unity?

The dwarves looked at Thorin, and after the king's words, unity was gone.

And the power to protect this homeland is in the hands of travelers.

In the eyes of everyone, Thorrin, the royal family of the dwarves, did not look at the patterns and words at all, he just couldn't wait, stumbling towards the depths of the corridor, and said, "Erebo, I recognize these walls, the hall in front of me, and the rooms full of golden light. ”

Tang Sen's expression moved slightly, but he didn't stop him, just said, "I'm not sure if the Immortal Curse can resist Dragon Flame. ”

"After all, the skeleton shelf can still move, and if it burns to slag, then there is nothing."

"So, I've got some gear for everyone."

The Ring of Mithril was communicated by mind, and a strange shield appeared in front of everyone.

The shield was two meters high and three meters wide, like a wall, and unlike ordinary shields, the shield was actually concave to the outside, and there were many strange structures on the shield like hooks.

Balin took the shield first, and because it was made of Mithril, it was huge but not too heavy.

"What is this thing for?"

"Dragon flame to keep the dragon at bay." Tang Sen said calmly: "Although the dragon flame is enough to incinerate everything, I don't think Mithril is among them. ”

In fact, burning everything is just an exaggeration, and the temperature of the dragon flame is indeed very high, and it can even melt metal, but that is under the effect of long-lasting breathing.

It's good to be able to burn the steel red with just one breath, otherwise, the entire Erebo would have melted in the dragon flames.

Of course, ordinary people must have died instantly in the face of Long Yan, that thing is not only physical damage, but also contains evil magical power, so that the elven king Thranduil has not been able to get rid of that scar for so many years.

"You're going to put us head-on with the dragon?" Even Shalin was a little unconfident: "Is this your plan?" ”

"I don't think a shield that can hold out the dragon flame is enough to fight the dragon." Shalda shook her head repeatedly: "Although I have never seen it, I know that the dragon has indestructible scales, and has claws and fangs that are not strong. ”

"The wind from its wings is strong enough to blow people away!"

"Its giant tail swept like a battering ram!"

The dwarves continued to talk about what they knew about the dragon.

"It's all true."

Commenting on the dwarves' words, Townsend said, "When the dragon flame is ineffective, the dragon will use its terrifying body to attack you. ”

"But the wind won't kill you, and the fangs and claws won't kill you, as long as you block the dragon flame, what are you afraid of?"

"We're afraid we won't be able to do much damage to the dragons." Shalin whispered.

"We can't even smash its toes." Sharda takes the cavity.

"That's not something you need to care about." Tang Sen shook his head and said, "You only need to use your shield to block the dragon's attack, and if anyone's shield is out of their hands, immediately leave the battle." ”

"Then, I'll take care of everything."

“.”

The dwarves looked at each other.

Once again, Salin emphasized, "This is your plan? It's as simple as that? ”

"As I said, it's not a difficult thing to deal with Smaug." He added: "With adequate preparation." ”

However, these preparations do not need to be explained to the dwarves in detail, and the dwarves have only seen a little bit of the ability of the Mithril Ring.

They wouldn't have understood how much time Townsend had spent on revealing the Mithril needed for these shields, and how much effort had gone into making it the most advantageous form for dealing with dragons.

"Don't worry, Smaug can't be fully deployed in Erebo, and you still have no problem running if you want to, so there's only one thing to be aware of."

Townsend said seriously, "Don't let it run. ”

"I can't figure out what you're thinking." Shalin muttered, "But, well, I'll do it." ”

"It's coming."

One by one, the dwarves came over to collect their shields, "We'll have to try it anyway, we don't have a better way anyway." ”

Bahrain led the way, and the dwarves walked along the path towards the temple.

The dwarven craft didn't know how to design it, and even if there was no light in Erebo, there was still light coming from nowhere, enough to make people see the road clearly, and soon, the end of the road appeared in front of him.

Everyone took a deep breath.

Then, step out of the corridor and walk up the stairs leading to the main hall.

The entire Erebo hall was presented in front of him, and the huge metal pillars with no end in sight were silent in the faint light, and under the huge pillars, there were mountains of unimaginable gold and silver treasures.

This was definitely the most shocking scene Townsend had ever seen, whether it was Rivendell, or the Woodland Kingdom, those exquisite cities of elves, none of them were as simple and crude as the scene in front of him.

The wealth of the entire Middle-earth world combined, I am afraid that it will not be more than the wealth here.

Thorin could be seen standing alone at the end of the stairs, a stone's throw away from the gold coins.

No one knew what he was thinking, because everyone was filled with complex thoughts in their own minds.

"She is ten thousand times grander than I imagined in my dreams." Townsend could hear Shalin's murmur, and the dwarf, in a rare way, did not focus on the monstrous wealth on the ground, but at the metal pillars and the majestic carvings of the surrounding walls that belonged to the dwarves.

"We're home." Balin's eyes were blurred with tears and he could barely hold the giant shield in his hand.

As the oldest of the dwarves, how could he miss the Lonely Mountain weaker than Thorin? It's even much purer.

Townsend waited quietly for the dwarves to recover, not reminding them of the fierce battle they were about to face.

But Thorin finally couldn't wait, he thought about the ocean of wealth taking the first step, then the second, then the third, going faster and faster, more and more excited.

Eventually, he began to rummage through the sea of wealth like a madman.

Shalin then came back to his senses and called out softly, "Thorin, what are you looking for?" Come back and watch out for that dragon! ”

"He's looking for the heart of the mountain, Akon Diamond." Balin sighed, "The jewel that symbolizes the authority of the king of the mountain, Thorin's obsession, his original plan was for the hobbits to steal it out. ”

"He didn't know that after being named the oak shield, he was already the king of the mountain in our hearts."

Sharda closed her eyes in pain: "Not anymore. ”

The other dwarves were silent, and they had experienced a betrayal together, not of a dwarf betrayal of the king, but of a king, after being devoured by greed, in the supreme faith of the dwarves, in the name of Durin, against his own people.

At this moment, there was an abrupt movement somewhere in the sea of wealth, and the gold coins and gold objects were dripping down, and a buried, charming and brilliant light appeared.

Thorin froze for a moment, then let out an excited cry and sped away towards the light.

"Don't go over!"

All the dwarves saw this, and they saw that beside that light, a golden eye was slowly opening.

The eye was buried beneath the gold coin, larger than Thorin's entire skull, and Thorin's reflection approached the brilliant and ornate iris.

But he didn't notice at all, his eyes were only on the jewel that symbolized the king's power.

Then, the sea of wealth swelled with waves, and those waves made of gold were stirred by the fierce horns of the dragon, the broad wings of the dragon, and the slender tail of the dragon, from the far left of the main hall to the far right of the main hall, all of which were stormy waves!

"Durin is above—"

All the dwarves froze in front of this unimaginable scene.

A large and majestic creature, a true dragon, rises from the golden ocean to announce its existence.

"I thought," Sarin swallowed, "I thought it would be a little smaller." ”

"A hundred years ago, when it came to Lonely Mountain, it wasn't so huge." Balin's eyes could not take his eyes off the dragon's body, and of course, in fact, his vision could not even encompass the dragon's entire body.

Townsend was also shocked by this scene, and his back was chilled, and he even wondered for a moment, could he really control such a magnificent creature?

He had read some data and knew that Smaug's body length was even more than a hundred meters, which was of course exaggerated, after all, Smaug was slender, and his long dragon tail even occupied two-thirds of his body.

But even so, when it actually existed in front of him, Townsend found that data was just data.

And the truth is that even if you just look at the hideous dragon head, it is not much different from the mud truck that crashed itself into the heavens and all worlds.

And Thorin stood in front of it, as small as an ant.

"Whew-"

The dragon sneered, slowly bringing its head closer to Thorin.

"See what I found?"

He speaks eloquently, and can even hear banter and haughty tones in it.

"A dwarf, a . . Thief! ”

(End of chapter)