The arrival of Chu Hao and the others almost caused a sensation.
The rumor that Sorin Oakenshield was attacked and that the traitors were actually the dwarven nobles of Blue Mountain had already spread to several densely populated areas in Blue Mountain. The largest dwarven residential area in Blue Mountain, where the dwarven nobles and elders currently lived, was even more chaotic. Dozens of fights had even broken out because of this. This was not a modern civilized society, but a feudal society in Middle Earth. Most dwarves might be wise to protect themselves out of fear of a strong enemy, but they still believed in honor and oaths, and were loyal to Sorin. Taking back the Lonely Mountain was one thing, but betraying Sorin was another.
And all these emotions boiled to the extreme when Chu Hao and the others arrived at the most bustling residential area. This was because everyone knew that the dwarven guards actually attacked Chu Hao and the others yesterday. This was simply unimaginable because the dwarven guards were currently one of the most elite dwarven armies in Blue Mountain. Sending a platoon of them to attack Prince Sorin's companions was already a betrayal in itself.
When Chu Hao and the others arrived, dwarves from all over the place had almost filled the entire street. Everyone looked at Chu Hao and the others in silence. At the same time, they also looked at the group of dwarven guards that Chu Hao and the others had captured. Just like that, they walked into the largest underground hall. That was the Elder Council Hall, and also the place where the nobles would appear most often. There were layers of elite dwarven guards guarding this place. There were thousands of dwarven guards. As long as they gave the order, Chu Hao and the others wouldn't even be able to escape.
However, Chu Hao acted as if he did not see any of this at all. He directly led Team Nordic and the group of dwarven guards to the entrance. In front of the hall, a group of dwarven nobles and elders were already waiting for him with ashen faces.
"There's a traitor among you!"
Chu Hao came to the front and did not even give the group of aristocrats and elders any time to speak. He pointed at them and said.
The dwarven nobles looked at each other. One of the elders with a white beard stood out and said, "If you say so, then show us your evidence, human. Otherwise, we can banish you from Blue Mountain for slandering this crime!"
Chu Hao just looked at them quietly, but didn't say a word. Another dwarf immediately stood up and sneered, "What evidence can he have? I think he's just slandering us. Otherwise, let him show us his evidence. "
Of course, Chu Hao believed that not all of these nobles had betrayed Sorin. However, the nobles were a very strange class. They may have internal strife, or they may seek refuge with external enemies, but they could do so alone. As a noble class, when faced with external enemies, they would be incomparably united. This time, the storm of public opinion caused by Chu Hao had already made them see that their ruling status was loosening. Therefore, even the nobles who were still loyal to Sorin would still take the first step to suppress his arrogance and even banish him. Only then would they start to discuss who betrayed Sorin. This was class.
But … class was exactly what it was …
"Of course I have evidence."
Chu Hao said indifferently, "The first traitor I want to testify against is your esteemed chairman of the council of elders. He was the one who took the lead and planned to betray Sorin Oakenshield. At the same time, he was also the one who sold the most detailed information to the orcs. It was him!"
Suddenly, everyone was in an uproar because the person Chu Hao was pointing at was the elder who spoke first. He was also the one with the highest status among the dwarven nobles here. He was an important minister who assisted the king in ruling Lonely Mountain during the time of the Lonely Mountain Kingdom. In the words of the Eastern Kingdom, he was equivalent to a prime minister who had served Grandpa Sorin for nearly a hundred years. Yet, such a person was actually accused of being a traitor!?
This elder was so angry that his beard straightened. He roared loudly, "Show us your evidence! Otherwise, I will make you pay the price! Human, you are tarnishing my honor. I swear on my beard that if you can't show us evidence, I will cut your head off! "
All the nobles stared at Chu Hao, and some of them even wanted to call the dwarven guards next to them. This was because they knew that Chu Hao and the others' luggage had been burned, and they no longer had any evidence … if they had any evidence before.
At this point, the elder glared fiercely at Chu Hao and continued, "Don't say that your evidence was burned, and don't say that you were attacked by us dwarves. You are humans, and you came to Lonely Mountain to say that our prince was attacked by the orcs. You are slandering us for having a traitor among us. These soldiers are only here to ensure your safety and bring you to this safe place. Now, show us your evidence!"
Chu Hao smiled. He pointed at the dwarf elder and said, "Evidence? Hasn't the evidence always been in your house? Now, right here, in front of all the soldiers, all the nobles who are listening to me, and all the civilians who are listening to all this outside. Everyone is here. We will search your house together. We will definitely find evidence that you betrayed your lord. I ask you, do you dare?! "
As soon as these words came out, the elder's eyebrows twitched. However, he was quite hot-tempered. No one knew if he was really innocent. He immediately roared, "Very well, search my house immediately. If you can't find any evidence, then I will have your head!" After he finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out of the hall. The rest of the nobles hesitated for a moment before they followed behind him. Even the guards of the Dwarves, who were basically escorting Chu Hao and the others, followed behind them.
However, the number of nobles, elders, and dwarven guards was only slightly more than a thousand. Outside the hall, there were tens of thousands of dwarves watching everything. Without a sound, these dwarves also followed to the door of the dwarven elder's house. Everyone followed closely behind.
When they arrived at the door, the dwarf elder was about to order the guards to search his house, but Chu Hao immediately yelled out, "These guards are all your subordinates, and they all listen to your orders. I don't doubt their loyalty to Sorin Oakshield, but I can't be sure if there's a traitor among them. Do you really think you can find any evidence with this kind of search? Or do you plan to destroy the evidence!? "
The dwarf elder's eyes were red. He stared at Chu Hao and asked in a deep voice with a murderous aura, "Then what do you want? Do you want to search inside!? "
"No." Chu Hao shook his head and looked at the densely packed Dwarves on the street, "I don't trust these nobles who betrayed Thorin, but I trust you all. Thorin has always told me that his people are the most loyal and the bravest Dwarves, so I believe that you all didn't betray Thorin. I hope that one of you can step out and enter this elder's house, move his things out, and put them on the street. Let everyone see what's in his house, whether there's evidence, and whether he betrayed Thorin. Until that moment, the truth will be revealed!"
Until then, everything will be revealed! "The dwarves suddenly became silent. However, most dwarves were hot-tempered. Although there were cowardly dwarves, there were more stubborn ones. In a moment, at least 50 to 60 dwarves stood out. They silently looked at the elder, waiting for him to allow them to enter his house.
At this time, the elder finally panicked a little, but this panic was very shallow. He shouted at Chu Hao, "You are just a human who has accompanied His Highness Sorin on an adventure. What right do you have to tell us what to do? What right do you have to order me to open my door!? "
Chu Hao nodded behind him. Nohan Bis took out a long piece of contract paper from his arms. He first showed it to the people around him so that they could see what it was, then he began to read the content on it. When he read that Chu Hao and the others were allies of the Turin Dwarves, the civilians and nobles couldn't help but clamor. One must know that the oath in Middle Earth was not something that could be casually made. Once it was made, it would be obeyed. This was because there really were gods in this world, and the oath itself could represent power.
The elder was silent. He neither objected nor disagreed. After a few minutes, the strongest of the dwarves who stood out, who looked like a miner, bypassed the dwarven guards and the nobles and took the lead to walk into the elder's house. The rest of the civilians looked at each other and followed him in. Not long after, a large number of things were moved to the street.
At first, it was just some daily necessities, including things like beds, but gradually, gold, silver, and even mithril creations began to appear. In addition to these creations, a large number of gold nuggets, gold bricks, gems, jewelry, and so on began to be moved out. And this was not the end. Because there was a miner among the civilians, he actually found a secret room of the elder. There were piles of gold coins that were almost piled up into a small mountain. When these things were moved out, the eyes of the civilians all changed. They were filled with doubt, disbelief, and some greed …
Heaven on Earth. Greed is not a sin. Being greedy is a sin …
"These! These are the evidence! "
Chu Hao pointed at the gold and mountain and shouted, "These things are the biggest evidence that you betrayed Sorin. In order to get these gold, you actually betrayed your king! You scum! "
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