Chapter 72 Reaching a Consensus
Gao Yuan and Thranduy both looked at Thorin who spoke against him at the same time.

"As long as Smaug is alive, you will never be able to take back the Lonely Mountain." Thranduil said unceremoniously, "Even if you drive him out of the Lonely Mountain countless times, as long as the treasure inside is still there, he will definitely Will be back."

Thorin looked up, and he stared sullenly at Thranduil.

"Of course you don't care about all this, because that is not your kingdom, and the one that will be destroyed by Smaug is not your homeland!" Thorin yelled at Thranduil angrily.

"Just like you once did, bowing your knees under the dragon's majesty, betraying your allies, and watching the dwarf kingdom of the Lonely Mountain and the Dale City be destroyed by Smaug in front of you, without doing anything."

"You turned away when the dwarves were starving, displaced, and seeking your help."

"It was you who ignored the pain of my people, and were still swallowed by their destruction. In the end, they could only choose to stay away from home. I believe that one day, you and your people will also die under the flames of Smaug. "

Thorin's last words of cursing Thranduy and his people completely angered Thranduy. He walked up to Thorin angrily, and bent down to meet Thorin's angry eyes.

"Don't talk to me about dragon flames. I know its destructive power. I have faced Smaug's flames before Smaug attacked the Lonely Mountain."

"Ah ah.."

Thranduil wailed in pain, he lifted the magic that had been covering his body, half of his face showed hideous scars, those scars spread from his forehead to his neck.

There might be traces of Smaug below his neck, but those were hidden under his high-collared robes.

"After I fought Smaug, I warned your grandfather that the greed and great wealth of the dwarves would attract the evil dragon, but he ignored my warning."

"You are like him, always so self-righteous, your eyes are full of greed"

"Enough!!!" Gao Yuan stopped the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two.

Gao Yuan walked between the two and separated them.

"Thorin Oakenshield, is your kingdom the long-abandoned dungeon, or your clansmen who are still displaced? Although killing Smaug requires sacrificing the Lonely Mountain dungeon, your clansmen still exists."

"They expect you to give them a stable home. As long as Smaug is dead, you can still build a new dungeon in the ruins where Smaug's body lies."

Sorin looked at Gao Yuan who was trying to persuade him, and then glanced at Thranduy who was standing behind him and looking at the ceiling. For a moment, he felt helpless.

"I don't trust those elves. They have broken their vows. Even if we finally kill the dragon in the Lonely Mountain together, the Lonely Mountain and its treasures will still be taken away by these treacherous guys!" Sorin Yelled sadly at Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan felt a headache.

"Damn Thorin Oakenshield, have you been dazzled by the treasures there before you entered the Lonely Mountain?" Gao Yuan hurriedly paced back and forth, "I told Thranduil that If you don’t, you have the right to pretend you didn’t hear it.”

"Now we and the elves are a whole with common enemies and interests. As a whole, we will prosper and lose. If the Woodland Kingdom doesn't help us kill the evil dragon together, they will sooner or later It will also usher in destruction, and now no one cares about your lonely mountain and the treasure inside."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yuan stopped talking. He wanted to take another sip at this moment. Those pipe grasses from Shire, it is said that those things can make people temporarily forget the troubles in front of them.

He sat on the steps, waiting for Thorin's answer.

Suddenly Gao Yuan's thought power moved, he seemed to feel something, he closed his eyes and felt the surrounding environment, he felt a familiar fluctuation.

The corners of his mouth are slightly raised, at least today it’s not all these troubles: “A lizard trapped in a cage or a dragon flying in the sky, even a three-year-old hobbit knows which is more terrifying .”

Gao Yuan looked towards a shadowy location in the conference hall, at this time their hobbit snitch was standing there eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Before attacking Smaug, at least give us some time, let us find the Arken gem in the Lonely Mountain, only when I have the Arken gem in my hand, can I recall those tribes scattered on Middle-earth Come." This was Sorin's final bottom line, after he finished speaking, he seemed to lose all strength.

Hearing this, Gao Yuan stood up and patted Sorin on the shoulder.

"You made the right choice, Thorin Oakenshield. Although I know this choice is very difficult for you, it is the only choice."

"Help you find the Arken gem. I have already agreed with you in the contract I signed at Bag End in Shire. Bilbo and I will find a way to help you find it."

Getting back to the topic, Gao Yuan once again discussed with Thranduy the plan of how to slay the dragon. Relying on the foresight of the traveler, he had long expected that Dol Gurdur would send an army of orcs and wargs.

The elves of the Woodland Kingdom not only need to help Gaoyuan block the exit of the Lonely Mountain Dungeon, but also need to help them fight the army of half-orcs there.

Of course, it is impossible to entrust all of this burden to the elves. In the following discussions, Sorin also assured Thranduil that after recapturing the Lonely Mountain, he would seek the help of his form, Ironfoot Dyne, in order to Together against the orc army.

In this way, the Battle of the Five Armies in the original book and the movie has now gathered three armies, although the Dwarf Expeditionary Team is not a regular army in the strict sense.

As for the other force in the Battle of the Five Armies, the human army.

Gao Yuan didn't take it into consideration. If they trapped Smaug in the dungeon and killed them, and Changhu Town was not destroyed by the dragon, they would not be able to join the Battle of the Five Armies.

If they hadn't limited this dragon slaying battle to the Lonely Mountain Dungeon, then Changhu Town would not be able to escape the fate of destruction. He didn't need to send people to persuade them. In order to protect their homes and families, human beings would definitely do the same as the original book. Join that fight.

This has nothing to do with Thorin's promise to share some of the treasures with humans in the movie.

After discussing the dragon slaying plan, Thranduil sent an invitation to Gao Yuan, inviting him to attend the Starlight Feast held by the Silvan elves of the Woodland Kingdom.

For the elves of Arda (the name of the world of the ring), any light is sacred, and what the Silvan (wood) elves worship is the bright starlight in the sky.

During this banquet, the Silvan elves will rarely walk out of the forest, wandering in the night sky, wandering under the dome illuminated by moonlight and stars, until dawn.

Thranduil naturally also extended an invitation to Thorin Oakenshield, who has always been hostile to them. He has never been the kind of person who cares about everything. If the visitors have good intentions, he will be more than happy to regard them as guests from afar. .

"If the dwarves are willing, you can also come to this banquet, but don't expect much kindness from my people. Most of them still remember what you have done." Thranduil said to Thorin Invited.

Gao Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If you invite people like this, someone who is as proud as Suo Lin will be a ghost when he comes.

 The Battle of the Five Armies is too boring. I want a big scene. How about the battle of the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Armies?
  I have to think carefully about how to join the army.

  Do you think Changhu Town should be destroyed?Seeing that the mayor was a little upset, and the running dog was a little upset.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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