Dwarves were the most greedy creatures in Middle-earth. Their greed for wealth was even greater than that of dragons. Their greed for wealth was so strong that they were able to resist the temptation of the One Ring. Instead, they turned the temptation of darkness into their greed for precious metals. This could be said to be an extremely strange innate talent and hobby.
From the plot of the movie, it could be seen that when the kingdom at the foot of the mountain still existed, Sorin's grandfather, who was the king at the foot of the mountain, Thor, had a very strong hobby of collecting gold, and all of this was shown in the movie.
Relatively speaking, Sorin did not have this tendency. He acted more like a human noble, pursuing glory and power. On the contrary, he did not care much about money. This could be seen from his performance in Blue Mountain. He deliberately planned to take back Lonely Mountain, not to accumulate more wealth. Even if he did not give a single cent of the wealth in the kingdom under the mountain to outsiders, it was only because he thought that the wealth belonged to the Turin Dwarves, and not because he liked gold.
However, dwarves like Sorin were very rare among dwarves. In contrast, most dwarves were addicted to precious metals, especially the noble dwarves. They could obtain all kinds of wealth through their power, but the commoners were not so lucky. They were like a group of workers in a modern city. They could eat, wear, and occasionally enjoy, but they definitely did not belong to the bourgeoisie. They could not imagine the speed at which the bourgeoisie accumulated wealth, such as what was happening right now …
"Blue Mountain has to buy more than 80% of the food from the human kingdom every year, and 30% of the dwarves in Blue Mountain can't even fill their stomachs. Sorin even personally forged weapons and sold them in the human kingdom. This is what he told me himself, and most of you have seen it with your own eyes. And this is in Blue Mountain. In the human kingdom, the dwarves who are stranded in foreign lands are as thin and small as Hobbits. Many of their children have even starved to death. It is said that Blue Mountain's financial situation has been in the red for several years, so even if Sorin wants to take back Lonely Mountain, he did not ask for any support from Blue Mountain because there is no money …"
At this point, Chu Hao immediately asked the dwarf elder in a sharp tone, "Then I want to ask you, where did you get all these gold and gems? Don't tell me you earned it, and don't tell me you dug it out yourself. There isn't that much wealth in the entire Blue Mountain to give you such a huge collection, so where else could you get it from?! The only possibility is that you betrayed Sorin, betrayed the Turin Dwarves, betrayed your ancestors, and then got the wealth from the Orcs. You know, the Orcs have taken over the ancient homeland of the Dwarves. There are countless mines and gold veins there! "
The dwarf elder seemed to have understood something. He kept backing away while shouting, "I didn't, I didn't betray Sorin, I didn't betray the Turin Dwarves. This gold, this gold is mine. Yes, this gold is my collection from the lonely mountain. I didn't betray anyone!"
But even the nobles didn't believe this. This was because when the Dwarves escaped from Lonely Mountain, they had abandoned everything to escape. Almost all of their gold had become part of the Fire Dragon's collection. How could a Dwarf Elder bring out gold from there?
Of course, the nobles knew where the dwarf elder got the gold from. In fact, a small portion of the commoners knew as well. However, this was a taboo. No one would say it out loud. Doing it was one thing, but saying it out loud was another. If they weren't afraid of being torn to pieces by the angry and starving commoners, they could say it out loud. However, no one could bear the consequences.
While the commoners, nobles, and soldiers were silent, Chu Hao suddenly spoke again, "You betrayed Sorin, you betrayed the lord you swore loyalty to, you betrayed the Turin Dwarves! And this gold is the wealth of the entire Blue Mountain. It belongs to all the Turin Dwarves. It should be used and enjoyed by all the Turin Dwarves! "
At this time, a small number of nobles began to roll their eyes and agreed with Chu Hao's words. Looking at the gold, hearing that they also had the rights to this wealth, and that the dwarf elder was a traitor, the commoners began to clamor. The dwarves in the army also looked at the dwarf elder with doubtful and angry eyes. The whole scene gradually began to boil.
At this time, another dwarf elder stood out and said, "Since the chairman is indeed suspected of betraying His Highness Sorin, we will now lock him up. We will decide the punishment after His Highness Sorin returns. As for the gold … …"
Chu Hao wouldn't give these dwarven nobles and elders a chance. He immediately shouted, "He betrayed your prince! He betrayed the grandson of Sol, the son of Thorne, Sorin Oakenshield! Dwarven soldiers! Do you still have any guts left? Look at the treacherous villain who betrayed your hero being taken away in front of you!? Don't tell me that you don't know his power and influence. Don't tell me that you don't know his connections and network. I'm afraid that after he is locked up, he will secretly leave the prison the next day!? As for this wealth, I'm afraid that he will find a way to take it back. As long as he is still alive, he will definitely take it back, right? "
"Kill him! Avenge His Highness Sorin! Punish him for his betrayal! Make the traitor pay with his blood!"
"Kill … … Kill him … …"
"Kill him! Kill him! "
In the beginning, there were very few dwarves with bad tempers who were shouting. Later, almost all of the civilians began to shout. Even the dwarves in the army were shouting like this. Under the protection of the royal authority, more and more people kept shouting. In the end, except for the nobles and the elders, almost all of the dwarves were shouting like this. The faces of the nobles and the elders began to turn pale.
The elder who said that he wanted to lock up the chairman also turned pale. He seemed to have realized something and shouted, "Silence! We must respect the law! His Highness Sorin will uphold justice! I swear, I will not let this traitor go! We can all be witnesses! We will keep him locked up until His Highness Sorin returns!"
"The second traitor! It's him!"
When the elder shouted and tried to stop the agitated dwarves, Chu Hao suddenly pointed at the elder and shouted, "His family also has evidence! It's him! Not only did he betray Sorin, but he also asked the orcs to kill Sorin. He wants to use this to make everyone numb because as long as his scheme succeeds, Sorin will never be able to return. He will be killed by the orc army!"
Hearing this, the most agitated dwarven civilians began to push forward, wanting to rush up and beat up the traitors. The dwarven guards tried to stop them at first, but after being scolded by the civilians as traitors and lackeys and questioned if they were still loyal to Prince Thorin, the dwarven guards fell silent and loosened their defensive line. Some of the dwarven guards even directly joined in, almost ganging up on the two dwarven elders and beating them to the ground. And then … There was no more and then. The chaos had already killed the two dwarven elders beyond death …
After listening to Chu Hao's words of searching for evidence, the dwarven civilians and dwarven army found a large amount of precious metals in this elder's house. Although the amount was less than that of the elder's house, it was still an unimaginable amount of wealth for the civilians.
"Traitors! They betrayed Sorin! They betrayed the Turin Dwarves for their own desires, for this gold! And all of this belongs to the Turin Dwarves! "
"This gold can be used to buy large amounts of food. Any Turin Dwarf will be able to eat until they are full and will never be hungry again!"
"This gold can also be used to buy good clothes. Even if it's winter or in the mountains, the cold will no longer be a problem!"
"This gold can also be used to buy land, weapons, and daily necessities. This is wealth that belongs to everyone!"
"This noble also betrayed Sorin, and this one … I'm not too sure about these nobles, but we can go to their houses and find evidence. If they didn't betray Sorin, then we can definitely prove their innocence …"
"This, this, this, this … …"
Fanatical emotions often made people unable to distinguish truth from falsehood, right from wrong. Once the fanatical general trend was formed, even if you were once a prominent noble, a powerful general, or a leader, you would be nothing more than an ant in the tide of fanaticism at this moment. All of this had happened countless times in history, and all of this seemed to be so simple …
It was hard to tell whether it was fanaticism or true bloodshed. When fanaticism began to spread, from the dwarven elders to the dwarven nobles, to the upper echelons of the rich … they all became sacrifices one after another. Among them, the traitors who betrayed Sorin were really found. The recorded letters seemed to prove that all of this was legal and reasonable, because the civilians didn't riot or rebel. They were fighting for their king, fighting to eliminate the traitors. All of this was noble … …
Wasn't it?
Two days later, all the nobles, elders, and upper echelons of the Blue Mountain … …
Their entire families died … …
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