Hundreds of years ago, Smaug, with the power of a dragon, slaughtered the entire Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain to the point that they lost their armor, killed and wounded countless people, and fled their homeland in disarray.

And after it forcibly seized the treasure of the dwarves of the lonely mountain, the gate of the dwarf kingdom was closed, and it has been sleeping in the gold of the lonely mountain, whether it is the elven kingdom, the human kingdom, or the dwarf kingdom, everyone has no way to take this evil dragon, let it entrench in the lonely mountain for hundreds of years.

An evil dragon that even so many people can't deal with, of course, can't be dealt with by a few adventurers.

Hearing Wayne's rhetorical question, Gandalf was not embarrassed at all, but reached out and picked up another cookie, stuffed it into his mouth, and said jokingly:

"Of course, Mr. Wayne, if we can do it, it will be the best outcome, and the warrior who killed Smaug will surely become a hero to be celebrated by all, and will always be respected and loved in Middle-earth."

"However, our goal this time is not so great, the purpose of our trip is only to retrieve a treasure from the treasure of the Lonely Mountain, and the initiator of this expedition is none other than the dwarven prince Thorin, the descendant of the king of the mountain, and the last successor of the dwarven kingdom of the lonely mountain."

"He wants to invite a powerful adventurer like you to join us, and he promises a good reward."

As he spoke, Gandalf took out a contract from his bosom and handed it to Wayne, the witcher who had lived in Middle-earth for a long time was able to read the words of this world.

Wayne stretched out his hand to take the contract and looked at it, this contract was superimposed on a total of more than a dozen pages, densely filled with words, rules and regulations, all responsibilities and obligations were written very clearly, and the reward on the contract was written as one-fifteenth of the treasure of the lonely mountain.

After seeing this reward, Wayne's heart let out a sneer, and those who have read the original book know that Thorin is unusually paranoid, arrogant, and mentally has a family neurosis, that is, the kind of dragon disease that is obsessed with gold and does not pull out a hair.

In the original book, after Bard and the main character Bilbo defeated Smaug with the dwarves, the guy had a nervous attack, refused to pay for the adventure, and mocked the humans of Long Lake for taking advantage of the danger.

Although before he died, he expressed apologies and regrets for this choice, but Wayne, who had watched the movie, was still very impressed by this incident.

Moreover, he has long coveted the treasures in the lonely mountain, and has always been hindered by the existence of the creator god in this world, and he does not want to let the disgust of the creator god cause unpredictable disasters because of his misdeeds, so he has been quite restrained.

But one-fifteenth treasure will certainly not satisfy his appetite.

And after Wayne read the contract, the system's prompt sounded.

Bite! Trigger quest [Get Arkansas Diamond], Master, do you want to take it?

However, in the face of this master-level task, he did not take it immediately.

Instead, after reading the contract, he folded it again, neither agreeing nor refusing, but smiled and said directly to Gandalf:

"Gandalf, I'm interested in this expedition."

"However, as a warrior, I don't allow my goal to be just to extract one thing from the treasure that the dragon has plundered, it's as simple as that."

"If I were to join this expedition to the Lonely Mountain, my goal would be to kill Smaug and rid the evil dragon that was causing trouble for the world."

"I have the ability and the certainty."

"So, this contract is put here for the time being, how about you help me invite Prince Thorin and other warriors who want to participate in the journey to the Lonely Mountain together to prepare a dinner party at my Wayne Manor, and everyone will have a good drink together, and by the way, how about changing the contract."

After listening to Wayne's confident speech, Gandalf was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but be very surprised, or a little suspicious in his heart.

As the busiest Maia in the world, a wizard who was commissioned by the God of Creation to maintain the order of the Middle-earth world, in fact, this time the mission of the Lonely Mountain was the first to be proposed by him.

Gandalf's goal is to use the power of the dwarves to drive away or even destroy the evil dragon Smaug, and destroy the descendants of this evil dragon before the resurrection of the demon king Sauron, so that these two powerful evil tyrants cannot unite and strengthen the power of the dark side.

His original plan was to find a sharp snitch among the hobbits and go to the treasure of the lonely mountain to steal the Arkansas Diamond, and then Thorin, the dwarven prince, and gather the forces of the other dwarven clans to deal with the evil dragon Smaug.

Because it had been a long time since he had returned to the kingdom of the Hobbits, Gandalf had not even heard of Wayne before meeting Thorin, and he could be said to have no idea about his strength, and he was not involved in the plan.

It was only on the recommendation of Thorin, Balin, and some other dwarves that he learned that such a character had appeared in the Hobbit Kingdom, a powerful adventurer known as the Demon Hunter.

Although he had doubts about Wayne's strength at this time, thinking of the terrifying beast he had seen before, which was ridden by Wayne and was eight meters tall, Gandalf's heart couldn't help but rise a glimmer of hope.

Even if the master can't fight, the monster is very powerful at a glance, and it is definitely not a loss to be able to participate in the Lonely Mountain Operation together.

He touched his beard, with a smile on his face, and his eyes unconsciously re-examined Wayne, but unfortunately, judging from his appearance alone, he could only see that the witcher was strong and imposing, and he couldn't see much of it.

However, most of the Maia on the good side were pure-hearted and yearning for the light, but after thinking about it for a few seconds, Gandalf still chose to believe Wayne's words, nodded and said:

"Okay, Mr. Wayne, I'll bring your words to Prince Thorin, and if nothing else, in three days' time, I'll come to the dinner at Wayne Manor with the warriors who went to the Lonely Mountain this time, and I'll trouble you then."

The Grey-robed wizard was very polite, Wayne nodded politely in response, and the two talked about some interesting things about Middle-earth, and Wayne gave the Grey-robed wizard some pipe grass produced in his own estate, which Gandalf liked the old smoking gun quite like.

The meeting was short-lived, and after the conversation, Gandalf quickly left Wayne's manor and, with his thoughts, found the dwarven prince Thorin.

And after the gray-robed wizard left, Wayne was not idle, and began to prepare supplies before the trip, the journey to the lonely mountain was a long way, even if he didn't consider the consumption of those dwarves, he had to think about himself and Robin who was traveling with him, and there were a lot of things he needed to bring.

The huge size and strong body make the deathclaw have super combat effectiveness, but in the same way, the food it needs every day is also quite amazing, although there is no taboo for meat, but it can digest more meat than a cow every day, no matter how much it eats, it will not last.

In addition, the deathclaw can also digest a small amount of metal, by absorbing these metal elements, to enhance the defense of the skin and flesh, the skin and body of the adult deathclaw, can even resist thermal weapons, some special individuals, even miniature nuclear bombs, can not cause fatal damage to them.

Three days passed in a flash, and that afternoon, when Wayne had prepared a lot of jerky and other tools for his travels, as well as cooking ingredients, and with the help of some servants in the kitchen, he had prepared a large table of delicacies.

Gandalf then arrived at Wayne Manor with a group of stocky dwarves, and with the guidance of Old Ford, they went to the dinner hall.

Wayne Manor's ballroom is lavishly decorated, but because Wayne, as the host, doesn't often stay at home, this ballroom has been rarely used.

But even so, the old butler Ford has always fulfilled his duty conscientiously, and has always sent servants here to clean it, and under his care, the banquet hall has always remained clean and new, waiting for the master to use it.

When Gandalf and the others arrived, they found that many candles and torches were lit in the banquet hall, illuminating the entire hall in a golden light.

In the center of the ballroom is a huge long table filled with a variety of foods, and even a huge wild boar roasted whole, waiting to be eaten by the guests.

As the owner of the manor, Wayne stood in the banquet hall dressed in a gorgeous and casual costume, and when Gandalf and his party entered the banquet hall, he bowed slightly and welcomed the guests.

"It's been a long time since we've seen you, Prince Thorin, Mr. Balin."

Suddenly, his eyebrows raised, and he found the familiar and unexpected figure in the group of dwarves, and he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and said:

"It's a surprise, Mr. Bilbo Baggins, you're also going to take part in this dangerous expedition to the lonely mountain, it seems that the adventure gene in your body is ready to move."

The group was not a stranger, a few years ago when Bahrain led the dwarven engineering team to help Wayne build Wayne Manor, some of the dwarves in the expedition also had contact with him, and in terms of the life span of the dwarves, a few years is not a long time.

In the face of Wayne's welcome, Thorin behaved very calmly, he raised his head slightly, because of the height difference, he could only look up at Wayne, and said:

"Thank you for your welcome, Mr. Wayne, we haven't seen each other in years, and I won't forget that it only took you a few hours to kill the giant black bear Bizog who had caused trouble in the forest, and avenged many townspeople."

"Even now, your name is often mentioned in the tavern, and many people still talk about your generosity and bravery."

"So this expedition to the lonely mountain, I naturally thought of you, you are a powerful warrior, if you can join our team, you will definitely increase the success rate of our operation and help us recapture that treasure."

Wayne smiled and nodded, but did not discuss this, but picked up a glass of red wine from the table, raised the glass, and said enthusiastically:

"Let's not talk about that for now, as a guest from afar, my friend."

"Let's enjoy this banquet first, the food on the table is all made by me, and those fine wines are also quite rare treasures, you will definitely like it very much."

"When we're done with the wine and food, let's talk about the Lonely Mountain Expedition."

Thorin's brow furrowed slightly, and he glanced back at the old dwarf Balin and Gandalf, but chose to obey Wayne's request as the owner of the manor, and the group began to enjoy the dinner.

As a dwarven who has been working in human towns, Wayne's wine and food quickly conquered the appetite of these dwarves, and even Bilbo, who was often very proud of his cooking skills, couldn't help but praise and drink with others.

This time dare to follow Thorin to the Lonely Mountain, the dwarves who participated in this expedition are all elite warriors in the existing dwarf clan, and as a group of dwarven warriors, their appetite is quite good, about two hours later, a table of good food prepared by Wayne, several barrels of high-end wine, were all poured into everyone's stomachs.

Even Gandalf, the gray-robed wizard, ate a lot, lit a pipe with a comfortable face, leaned back in his chair, and leisurely breathed a smoke ring.

After they had eaten and drunk, the other dwarves touched their bulging bellies with happy faces, leaned back in their chairs, and experienced the happiness of enjoying the food, and from time to time their mouths praised Wayne.

As the dwarven prince, Thorin adjusted his expression, then looked at Wayne solemnly and asked:

"Wayne, I've heard Gandalf's paraphrase and he told me you want to change the contract, right?"

Wayne nodded calmly, took a sip of a glass of red wine, and said:

"Yes, Prince Thorin, it's not just a matter of contractual compensation, I also have different opinions about the goals of this expedition to the lonely mountain."

Hearing that Wayne had an opinion on the reward, Thorin was a little unhappy, but he still asked:

"Originally, I followed the principle of fair distribution and gave everyone involved in this mission the same remuneration, but since you have an opinion, then speak up boldly, as long as you can get the consent of everyone present, I will not have an opinion."

Seeing this, Bilbo wanted to play a round, among so many people in the group, it is estimated that only he and Wayne have the best relationship, although the number of times they have met is not much, but they have known each other ten years ago, and the ice wolf White Fang in the manor is also a good friend of Bilbo.

Wayne was not angry with Thorin's attitude, to be honest, as the original owner of that treasure and the only heir of the Turin clan, he was willing to divide the treasure of the Lonely Mountain equally among the fifteen people who participated in the Lonely Mountain Expedition, which was already very generous.

Although in the original book, he did not fulfill this promise during his lifetime because of mental illness in his family, but after his death, this promise was fulfilled.

Although the dwarves are stubborn, they also value commitment and affection.

Wayne smiled and said:

"Prince Thorin, if we follow the original contract and just go to the Lonely Mountain Treasure to get a treasure, of course I am very satisfied with such a reward and am willing to accept it."

"However, you may not know my true strength, for me, this lonely mountain expedition, what I want to do is to destroy the evil dragon Smaug and get rid of this evil dragon."

"And when dealing with Smaug, I don't need everyone's help, I will complete the dragon slaying alone."

"So, I'd like to be able to add a subsidiary agreement to the contract."

"For example, when I killed Smaug alone and avenged the dwarves on the Lonely Mountain, I gave me one-third of the treasure of the Lonely Mountain as a reward."

"What do you think of this proposal, Your Highness?"

(End of chapter)