The Heavens: The Magical World Begins with The Lord of the Rings

Chapter 114 Undercurrents and Turbulent Currents
Since Gao Yuan chased the evil dragon and left the Lonely Mountain, Thorin led the dwarves and Bilbo out of the Lonely Mountain Dungeon.

They hid in the dwarven watchtower above Raven Ridge. At this time, they didn't know what happened in Changhu Town, so they naturally had no way of knowing that Gao Yuan had killed the evil dragon.

Sorin left a dwarf on the watchtower during the day to observe the sky of the Lonely Mountain, and he led people into the collapsed treasure house of the Lonely Mountain to look for traces of the Akon gem.

After a whole day of searching in the treasure house, they returned to the watchtower at night, preparing for a night of rest, and then continued to search for the whereabouts of the Aken gem tomorrow.

On the morning of the second day after the death of the evil dragon, when the members of the expedition woke up from their sleep, they noticed that more and more birds appeared in the sky of the Lonely Mountain.

Most of the birds came from the south of the Lonely Mountain, and the ravens that originally lived in the Raven Ridge in the mountainous area were also hovering above their heads.

"Something must have happened." Thorin said: "The time for migratory birds to migrate has passed, and these birds are not birds that live in isolated mountains. They are obviously frightened, and there are a large number of vultures and birds in the distance. The ravens are gathering, it seems that there is a war coming!"

At this moment, a raven that was much larger than its kind flew down.

flew straight to them.

It came to a halt on the broken ledge of the watchtower.

The raven flapped its wings and said something that Bilbo and the others couldn't understand at all, as if he wanted to tell them some news.

"I think it wants to tell us something," said Balin, looking at Bilbo who was standing beside him, "but I can't understand its language very well. It speaks too fast and too hard to understand, Bilbo, listen Do you understand?"

"How could I understand it, but Mr. Gao Yuan should be able to understand it, but unfortunately he is not in the Lonely Mountain now, he has gone to chase the evil dragon." Bilbo spread his hands and said.

"I have seen Mr. Gao Yuan communicate with some magical animals, but I can't understand what they are talking about. When I ask Mr. Gao Yuan what they are talking about, he always smiles very mysteriously."

Seeing that Balin and the others seemed unable to understand what he said, the raven flapped its wings and flew away, and everyone didn't take these ravens seriously.

But not long after, there was another sound of flapping wings outside.

The blackbird flew back again, and this time it brought a very old-looking raven with it.

It was almost blind, it beat its wings with difficulty, and the hair on its head was completely bald.

It landed awkwardly in front of everyone, flapped its wings slowly, and walked towards Thorin.

"Oh, so it's Thorin, son of Thorn, and Balin, son of Findin!"

"I'm sorry, but the young ravens can't speak the common language anymore, just like you, they have forgotten our language." The old raven greeted them in the common language.

"I am Rock, the son of Kak. Kak is dead. He had a close relationship with you before. I believe you should remember." When the raven talked about the death of his parents, he was very flat.

After being reminded by Roque, Sorin and Balin finally remembered the Raven couple who had a close relationship with them in their childhood.

"Now I am the leader of the ravens in the mountains. I came here to bring you some news. There are good news and bad news."

"The good news is that the evil dragon entrenched in the lonely mountain has been killed. It is rumored that it was killed by a human ranger over Isgar (Long Lake Town). Now people call it For the dragon slayer."

"Smaug is dead?"

"Gao Yuan must have killed him"

"He said it was killed by a human ranger, so it must be lofty."

When the dwarves heard the news of Smaug's death, they were immediately excited. They shouted loudly to vent their emotions, and danced and danced to celebrate the death of the dragon.

It took Sorin a long time to make the excited dwarves completely quiet.

He began to ask Rock how Gao Yuan killed the dragon.

So, Rock described to them the whole battle between Gao Yuan and the evil dragon.

When the dwarves and Bilbo heard Gao Yuan thrust the Evening Star Blade into Smaug's chest, they once again fell into cheers that were almost adoring, shouting Gao Yuan's name in unison.

Among them, only Sorin was the most rational and calm person. Although he was as happy as the others for Gao Yuan killing the evil dragon, he was not dazzled by the good news.

Because he knew there was another piece of bad news from Rock.

"So, what is the bad news in your mouth?"

Seeing Thorin's calmness, Rock nodded in relief: "The news of Smaug's death has spread, which is why those birds flew back to the Lonely Mountain and the valley from the south, east and west. reason."

"However, those birds are not the only ones who are gathering here. The news that the guardian of the treasure has died has spread far and wide, and perhaps it has spread to the Misty Mountains by now." The tone of Roque's words changed. Very serious.

This made Sorin couldn't help but frown.

"Sol's previous wealth, even after many years, has never been forgotten. There are already many people who can't wait to seize these treasures. The elf army of the Woodland Kingdom has already set off, although their excuse is to help Long Lake The humans in the town, but they also have their own selfish motives."

Hearing Roque mention the elves, Sorin's heart could not help but cast a haze.

"The human beings in Long Lake Town blame you for the tragedies they have encountered. They are now suffering heavy casualties, and those who survived are also homeless. Smaug completely razed their town. Whether you live or die, they They all want a piece of your treasure. The name is to demand compensation from you."

Sorin sneered when he heard the words, anyone who distributed the treasure in the Lonely Mountain would not have a share of the humans in Changhu Town, he felt ridiculous for those greedy human thoughts.

"You have to rely on your own wisdom to decide what to do next. Compared with the army of elves in the forest and the humans in Changhu Town, the number of people you have is really pitifully small."

"Among the army that is currently marching towards the lonely mountain, only the ranger you call is still trustworthy. The dragon slayer is the only one among them who speaks out to defend you, and he has the support of another elf army."

"If you can get his support, you will get through this easily. It's worth a try, but don't get your hopes up."

Rock mentioned to Thorin that Gao Yuan was protecting the dwarves by the long lake, and also mentioned the news of the Rivendell elf army brought by Arwen.

It suggested that Sorin find Gaoyuan and let him mediate in the conflict between dwarves, elves and humans. This may be the most perfect solution.However, Gao Yuan has made it clear that he will not participate in this dispute, and the feasibility of this plan is not high.

"Dwarves, humans, and elves may have a chance to live in peace again after the dragon's torment, but you'll have to be generous with your gold."

"No matter whether your choice is right or wrong in the end." The ravens have long been friends of the dwarves, and they firmly expressed their support to Thorin. "My people and I are willing to do our best to help you."

Even though Rock's analysis and suggestions were so pertinent and wise, his last suggestion still angered Thorin.

How could he agree to share his treasure with treacherous elves and greedy humans?

Even if he had to choose at last, it would be only between the retreat of the enemy and their death.

Thorin said angrily that he would never compromise with those robbers.

"Rock, son of Kark, please accept our thanks for risking your lives to bring us this news. We will not forget the help you and your people gave me and the dwarves."

"However, as long as we are alive, no one can steal any gold from our side."

"If you are willing, please grant me a request. If there are young and strong raven couriers among your clan, please send a courier to the metro hills where the dwarves live in the east, and find my cousin Ironfoot Dai Because. Tell him the crisis we are facing now. He has many experienced soldiers under his banner, and he is the closest to here, please hurry up!"

As in the original book, Thorin quickly thought of a solution to the current predicament. He asked the ravens to send a messenger to the Iron Hills to seek help from Ironfoot Dyne.

As for seeking help from the elves of Gao Yuan and Rivendell, just as Rock said, this hope is not great.

First, Gao Yuan has made it clear that he will not intervene in the disputes between dwarves, elves, and humans.The elves of Rivendell came here to help Gao Yuan, so naturally they would not participate in it.

Secondly, Gao Yuan's purpose of coming to the lonely mountain has basically been achieved, and he has no reason or motivation to help the dwarves.Even if they can still be called friends, as a friend, he has done enough.

Gao Yuan dispelled the idea of ​​humans and elves wanting to forcibly snatch all his treasures.

Even if Gao Yuan is willing to help them, Sorin must pay the same price as the peace talks between humans and elves.Besides, whether he needs more wealth is still unknown, after all, he has stated many times that he does not need the treasures of the dwarves.

Raven Rock readily agreed to Thorin's request. After all, this is not an excessive request. It and its kind have always been like this when Thorne was still ruling the Lonely Mountain more than 100 years ago. Working with dwarves.

"We have to go back to the Lonely Mountain!" Thorin shouted. "Our time is running out. We need to block the entrance of the secret door and make other preparations."

"We don't have enough food either!" Bilbo was always practical about food and lodging.

Like Gao Yuan, he didn't have much idea of ​​participating in the ensuing dispute over treasure between humans, elves, and dwarves.

For him, this adventure actually ended at the moment of the dragon's death. Although he did not help Sorin "steal" the Aken gem, he was not for the reward Sorin promised, but The one who participated in this adventure was the same as Gao Yuan.

He would rather give up his due reward in exchange for a peaceful ending to this adventure.

However, his idea is obviously wrong, this adventure is far from over!
Maybe a happy ending doesn't exist.

The dwarves paid no attention to Bilbo's annoyance.

On the way back to Lonely Mountain, they kept discussing what to do next.

"We should seek help from Mr. Gao Yuan."

"He's our friend, isn't he? He will definitely not just sit and watch us die at the hands of humans and elves." Groin asked with some frustration.

Balin's words shattered his illusion.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, there is no reason to help us anymore. He may not watch us be killed, but he will not stop our enemies from plundering our wealth."

"Ironfoot Dyne may not be able to arrive here in time. Maybe by the time he arrives, the gate of Lonely Mountain will have been opened."

"Speaking of the gate, I remembered that Gao Yuan helped us strengthen the gate before. This is the only thing to be thankful for."

"At least they didn't open the gates that quickly."

Long before they entered the Lonely Mountain, Gao Yuan led Legolas and his troops to fully reinforce the main entrance of the Lonely Mountain.At the beginning, it was to prevent the evil dragon in the lonely mountain from escaping through the "not very strong" main gate.

Now the evil dragon did not choose to escape from the dungeon through the main entrance as in the original book, so this stalwart gate naturally has not been broken through.

This gate is still closed by countless hard rocks. The "gate" was built thick and high by Gao Yuan and the others, with a height of seven to eighty meters. Now it has become the best means of defense for the dwarves.

Thorin and the others took a lot of effort to dig a hole above the gate for a dwarf to pass through, enough for them to come to the top of the gate for defense.

At this moment, it has become a nightmare for the attackers. There are many shooting holes in the wall, enough for them to shoot bows and arrows from the inside to attack the enemies outside, but there is no entrance.

So the dwarves who finished all this found that they didn't seem to have much preparation work to do. As long as they blocked the secret door, no one would be able to enter the lonely mountain again.

As for the ventilation cave in which Smaug escaped from the Lonely Mountain, it had been blown up by a bomb concocted by Balin, a kind of bomb used by dwarves to blow up mountains.

Before the dwarves closed the secret door again, they returned to the camp where Legolas and others were stationed, and brought back all the supplies that belonged to them in the camp.

In addition, they also brought back Nuoli and Ori who were staying in the camp.

Of course, they didn't choose to fight the elves there, although they couldn't beat those elves either.They told Legolas and others in the camp the news that Gao Yuan had killed the evil dragon, but they only concealed the news that the woodland kingdom's energy and human beings were about to attack the Lonely Mountain.

At first, Legolas was very puzzled by the behavior of the dwarves retreating to the lonely mountain, but these puzzles soon disappeared after he learned that Gao Yuan had killed the evil dragon.

He always believed that it was a wise choice for him to fulfill his promise to help the dwarves take back the Lonely Mountain and assist Gao Yuan in killing the evil dragon.

After the dwarves left the camp, six unexpected guests arrived.

These four uninvited guests did not arrive at the same time. The first to find Legolas and the others were Tauriel, who had been banished from the Woodland Kingdom by Thranduil, and the two dwarves Kili and Fili. .

Tariel did not tell Legolas the news that she had been exiled, because she did not want Legolas to have too much trouble with his father for herself.

Tariel was followed by a messenger from Thranduil, who brought Legolas a message from Thranduil.

"Your Highness Legolas, I have brought a message from your father asking you to return immediately." The elf messenger said.

Legolas was a little helpless, he knew that his "adventure game" on Lonely Mountain was probably over, and he might be severely criticized by his father when he went back.

"Let's go back, Tariel." Legolas smiled wryly.

But Tariel didn't give him the expected response, he turned his head in doubt, and all he saw was Tariel's lonely expression.

"Your Highness, Tariel has been exiled by His Majesty the Elf King, and she will never be allowed to return to the Woodland Kingdom." It was the elf messenger who told about Tariel's current situation.

Legolas looked at Tariel in disbelief, then at the elf messenger: "Exile! Why?"

Tariel stepped forward at this moment, took Legolas' hand and said:

"Because I was covering for you to leave the Woodland Kingdom, so His Majesty exiled me." As she spoke, Tariel began to choke up, and then she became sobbing.

Legolas looked at his father's messenger angrily, as if seeing his father himself.

"Those are all my faults. This has nothing to do with Tariel. Why did he exile her?" Legolas tasted the evil consequences of his own willfulness for the first time.

"Go back and tell my father, if he won't let Tariel go back, then he might as well exile me and make me a wild elf."

Tariel stopped Legolas, trying to persuade him: "Legolas, you don't need to do this for me, this is your father's order."

Legolas snorted coldly: "You are not wrong, even if he is my father, his orders cannot dictate my will."

At this moment, the last two uninvited guests also came to this camp.

"If you have nowhere to go, I think Rivendell will welcome you very much." Two mysterious people who were hidden under dark green robes came to Legolas and the others on horseback.

Legolas looked at the two mysterious men suspiciously: "Who are you?"

The two mysterious men took off their hoods, revealing two similar faces and pointed ears.

"Elothir, son of Elrond, lord of Rivendell."

"Son of Elrond, lord of Rivendell, Elradun."

"We need your assistance, Legolas, the son of Thranduil in the Kingdom of the Woodlands. Gao Yuan asked us to come to you, and he said that you would be happy to help us." The two princes said in unison.

(End of this chapter)