Gandalf didn't say anything after hearing this. He just smoked his pipe in silence. After a long time, he said, "We need help, Thorin. With just these dwarves, we can't reclaim your kingdom. You need to know what we're facing, Thorin …"
Thorin slammed the table and said, "But how do you know these dwarves are reliable? My kingdom, the kingdom under the mountain, the wealth there is enough to make the elves look askance! How do you know if these dwarves are reliable!? My kingdom can't … "
Gandalf frowned and corrected him, "It's a kingdom that hasn't been reclaimed yet, Thorin. You can't be impulsive. Don't use your stubbornness at this time. The enemy we're facing is too strong, and all the wealth you're talking about is just like a mirror in the water. You can't use wealth that hasn't been claimed yet to be reclaimed as a kingdom under the mountain. Now, at least for now, you need all the help you can get!"
Thorin was silent. He looked at Chu Hao and the others with a scrutinizing gaze. He didn't stop Gandalf from taking out the map. Just like this, under everyone's gaze, an old map was spread out on the table. This map was yellow in color.
"In the far east, across mountains and rivers, through forests and deserts, there's a lone peak. That's …" Gandalf pointed at the map and said.
Birbo stood behind Gandalf with a candle in her hand. She looked at the map and read the words on it, "The name is … Lonely Mountain, Ilubo."
One of the dwarves next to her said, "Yes, Quelin has seen the signs. The prophecy says that when the ravens of old fly back to Lonely Mountain, the rule of the daemons will end. That's the time we reclaim our kingdom."
After hearing this, Birbo's desire to explore emerged again. She asked curiously, "Daemons? What daemons? "
Another dwarf was smoking a cigarette. As he puffed out the smoke, he said, "Magic Beast refers to the most terrifying magic beast in the world, the dragon. The Fire Dragon, Shi Mao Ge, is one of the most terrifying disasters of the second era. It can breathe fire and fly. Its teeth are as sharp as razors, and its claws are as sharp as steel hooks. It especially likes precious metals, such as gold, silver, and mithril …"
Birbo nodded and said, "Yes, I know what kind of dragon it is. I've read many novels that have adjectives for dragons. Dragon …"
Another dwarf stood up and shouted, "I'm not afraid of it. I'm going to beat it to the ground with dwarven weapons! I'm not afraid of it!"
The dwarves around them were also excited. The oldest dwarf said, "Unfortunately, even if we use an army to fight it, we may not succeed. That's a dragon, a fire dragon. And we don't have an army here. We only have thirteen people. Well, we may have mercenaries, but we only have twenty people. I really don't know how we can defeat this dragon."
The dwarves around them suddenly became noisy. At this time, another dwarf slapped the table and said, "Although we don't have many people, we are all warriors. We are all elites. And don't forget, we have a wizard in our team, Gandalf!"
A dwarf next to him said, "Yes, Gandalf must have killed a hundred-year-old dragon when he was young, right? Gandalf. "
Gandalf quickly waved his hand and said, "Uh, this, no, what I want to say is, these things are in the past, so …"
The dwarves did not give up. They asked Gandalf how many dragons he had killed. But Gandalf could not speak. He could only keep his mouth shut. He could not even spit out smoke. The smoke was suppressed in his nasal cavity and throat. The dwarves were noisy and kept asking how many dragons Gandalf had killed.
The scene was chaotic. At this time, Sorin slammed the table and shouted, "Enough!"
Then he stood up and looked at the dwarves and said, "Since we can see the signs of the ravens flying back to the lonely mountain, do you think others can't see it? Now the rumors have begun to spread. Humans, dwarves, and even elves, they all say that the fire dragon Smaug hasn't appeared for sixty years. Many people think that he has left the lonely mountain, or that he has died. Many people look at the lonely mountain in the east, they look at it, they don't know when someone will go to our kingdom! "
"So, are we going to sit here and watch others take away our ancestors' wealth, own our land, and occupy our homes, or are we going to take advantage of the signs to recover our country and recover our Ilubo?!"
Suddenly, all the dwarves shouted excitedly. They slapped the table to express their emotions. The fear of the dragon seemed to have begun to dissipate.
At this time, the oldest dwarf said again, "Don't forget, everyone, the main gate of Ilubo is sealed. When we escaped from Ilubo, the gate was closed forever. There is no way into the mountain. Even if we go to the lonely mountain, it will be in vain."
At this time, Gandalf suddenly said, "My dear Balin, you may be wrong." As he spoke, a key appeared in his hand. It looked dark gold, neither bronze nor gold. It was hard to tell what material it was made of.
Sorin seemed to recognize the key. He looked at the key and asked, "Where did you get it?"
Gandalf sighed and said, "Thorne gave it to me. Your father entrusted me with keeping this key. Now, it is yours."
Sorin took the key thoughtfully. A dwarf next to him said, "Since there is a key, there must be a gate that it can open."
Gandalf nodded and continued, "The corner of this map is here. These runes indicate a hidden passage that leads to the bottom of the lonely mountain. From there, you can enter the lonely mountain."
The dwarves seemed to be very excited. One of them patted the dwarf who just spoke on the shoulder and said, "There is another entrance. We can go back to the lonely mountain …"
But don't worry, there are people in Middle-earth who can find it and decipher it. This is my plan. Let's go to Middle-earth first. Of course, this needs to be hidden. After all, we can't let people know that we can enter Lonely Mountain. And this journey requires courage. After all, we are facing a Fire Dragon. Once we find a hidden entrance, we can sneak into Lonely Mountain. And in that narrow place, whether Fire Dragon Stajao Ge is still there or not, we have a chance to defeat him. The premise is … "
One of the dwarves said, "The premise is that it is hidden enough. So, we need a thief, right?"
Birbo listened to everyone's words, he was already engrossed in it. He immediately said, "Right, a flying bandit. Moreover, he has to be a top-notch one. That way, he won't be discovered by the Fire Dragon."
Sorin pondered for a moment, then he asked Birbo, "Then are you a burglar? And a top one at that. "
Only then did Birbo recover. He looked around and confirmed that Sorin was asking him. He quickly replied, "No, no, I'm not a thief. I've never stolen anything in my life. Yes, I'm not a thief."
The dwarves suddenly burst into laughter. One of the dwarves even said, "He said that he's a top thief." This caused even more laughter.
The oldest dwarf then said, "I'm afraid I have to agree with Mr. Birbo. He's not a thief, he's not even a warrior."
The other strongest dwarf warrior also replied, "I think so too. He doesn't know how to fight, nor does he know how to survive in the wild. He can't even protect himself. He's useless."
Birbo was a little embarrassed, but he had nothing else to say. The dwarves began to laugh at Birbo, and their words became more and more outrageous. There were a few times when even the three girls of Team Nordic couldn't listen to them and wanted to interrupt the conversation. However, they were afraid that Chu Hao would be angry, so they could only stand there anxiously. At this time, Gandalf suddenly stood up.
"Enough!"
Just as Gandalf said this, a huge pressure came from the sky. This pressure was unusually strong and condensed. For a moment, all the voices stopped. Even the people of Team Nordic felt fear. The only person in the team who seemed to be unaffected was Xi Kong. She was still eating some fruit.
"If I say that Birbo Baggins is a thief, then he is a thief!"
The pressure came and went quickly. When the pressure completely subsided, Gandalf became an ordinary old man again. It was as if the pressure from before was completely an illusion.
"The Hobbits' legs are very sensitive. They walk silently. As long as they want to, they can even deceive any creature. They are natural thieves. And don't forget!"
Gandalf sat down again and said seriously, "The fire dragon Smaug has fought with you dwarves. He already remembers the smell of you dwarves, but he has never come into contact with the smell of the Hobbits. So if you must act secretly, then the Hobbits are your best choice! Sorin, these are the burglars I've chosen for you. You should trust me. "
Sorin stared at Gandalf for a long time. Then he said, "Well, if that's the case … Give the contract to him and the mercenaries. Give the rest to them."
The oldest dwarf took out two contracts from his arms. Both were ancient contracts written on parchment. He handed one to Birbo Baggins, and the other to Chu Hao.
Chu Hao took the contract and was stunned. Before he had time to look at it carefully, Nohan, the lawyer next to him, came over and said, "Captain, do you need my help? Contracts and whatnot, that's my old profession. "
Chu Hao handed the contract to Nohan with a complicated expression, but Nohan did not show any unusual expression at all. He immediately understood that this was the voice of the Lord God that only the captain of the team could hear.
"Contract (Sub). It can allow the team to form an alliance with the team in the movie world. Within the terms of the contract, no violation can be carried out. Otherwise, the violator will be obliterated by the Lord God (the realm's consciousness)."
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