Infinity through different life

Chapter 393 The Arrival of the Dwarves
PS: Skip this chapter if you have seen the movie, the story chapter is over.

Today counts as three o'clock...

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Xu Jing continued to destroy various buildings in Iruberne. He demolished all the palaces, long halls, rooms, etc., and then swept the ruins into the mine.

In this way, the empty dungeon can finally accommodate the current him to move around freely, and it no longer feels crowded.

Of course, he didn't dismantle the stone passage leading to the secret door. Although it was extremely hidden and there was a deceptive magic on it, it couldn't escape his soul-searching at all.

As for the front door, that door is the passage for him to enter and exit Irubor. Every time he comes back to sleep, he will habitually pick up a pile of boulders and seal the door, so as to block all the thieves who covet his treasure while it is sleeping. Enter, although no one can steal the treasure from his side, but who doesn't want to sleep well?
The destruction lasted for several days. During this process, the earthquake caused by Xu Jing's running back and forth once caused panic in the entire Changhu Town, but he didn't know anything about it, and even if he knew, he didn't care.

"Are the dwarves coming soon?"

He leaned out of the dungeon with fascination, swept across the lonely mountain, felt the desolation of the outside world, and the increasingly cold weather, and made a judgment in his heart.

He restrained the idea of ​​breaking the door and going out, and did not continue to sleep. He stayed at the other end of the secret door passage, refining his soul through visualization every day, and scanning the outside world from time to time, waiting for the dwarves to arrive.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.

At noon that day, a small boat rowed to the long lake at the foot of the lonely mountain.

A total of ten dwarves, including Bilbo and Thorin, were sitting on the boat in full armor. They went through many hardships and finally arrived at their destination.

Since parting from Gandalf, they have entered the Mirkwood along the path of the elves.

The dense forest is full of miasma, which is easy to cause people to have hallucinations. Without knowing it, they went the wrong way and got lost in the forest, and then fell into the web woven by a group of terrifying big spiders. I met a woodland elf who was patrolling and mopping up hidden dangers on the site.

However, this group of elves did not treat them as friendly as the elves of Rivendell. Bilbo was invisible with the ring and was safe, but the dwarves were all captured by the elves and escorted to the woodland kingdom.

Thranduil, the king of the woodland, exchanged the freedom of Thorin and others for the heirloom white stone necklace returned after he regained the Lonely Mountain.

Thranduil was so angry that he imprisoned all the dwarves in the dungeon, and planned to lock them up until they died of old age.

Bilbo stealthily rescued all the dwarves. Under the attack of the orcs, they took the elves' wine barrels, went down the forest river, and entered the long lake.

On the shore of the lake, they met Bud, a descendant of the King of the Valley who came to buy the catch, and got help to enter Long Lake Town.

Because they escaped from the territory of the elves, the residents of Changhu Town who have been doing business with the elves for a long time will definitely not welcome them, and may even arrest them for fear of offending the elves.

Although Bud was careful and had the supporters who had fled from River Valley Town as cover, he was finally discovered.

However, after knowing the origin of Sorin, the prophecy about the return of the King of the Mountain and the flowing of gold in the river suddenly spread in Changhu Town.

Thorin took advantage of the situation to give a speech again, making various promises, which attracted loud cheers from all the residents, almost losing their minds.

Although the mayor of Changhu Town is cowardly, he is also extremely greedy. Of course, he will not miss this opportunity to win the hearts of the people and obtain treasures, so he lent the dwarves the best weapons and armor and prepared food , tools and ferry, let them into the lonely mountain.

During this process, Bud was the only one who objected. He deeply regretted helping these dwarves, and hated the other party for concealing their background. He was worried that this would bring destruction to Changhu Town, but none of the fanatical residents would listen to him anymore, even He himself was thrown into prison by the mayor.

Bilbo looked around at the ruins of River Valley Town, recalling all the hardships along the way, and he was filled with emotion. From the initial refusal, to the impulsive following, to repeated hesitation and wanting to quit, but now, no one is more concerned than him. An unwavering desire to bring this adventure to a successful conclusion.

He looked around and said, "Where's Gandalf? Didn't he say he would wait for us at the lookout?"

"Don't wait for him." Sorin looked at the ruins, with sadness in his eyes, "The sun is almost overhead, and we still have to find the location of the secret door. We only have half a day, and we don't have time now."

The words of the moon on the map left by his father said it clearly: When the thrush hammered, stand beside the gray rock, and the setting sun, by the afterglow of the day of Turin, would shine on the keyhole.

The day of Turin is the New Year's Day of the Dwarf New Year. The end of autumn and the beginning of winter meet in the sky at the same time, just today.

"Come on, we still have to climb this mountain, the gray rock must be there."

Sorin pointed to a statue of the bearded dwarf ancestor carved out of a mountain in front of him. He knew that there was a hidden platform on the top side of the statue, which was probably where the secret door was.

Bilbo had no choice. Thorin was the leader of the team. Although he had proved himself with actions and gained trust along the way, he could not influence the opponent's decision at all.

The group of them started climbing the mountain immediately, and after spending half a day, they finally reached the platform before the sunset.

"It must be here!" Sorin walked quickly to the mountain wall, took out the key, and said back, "Let those who doubted us remember this day."

The dwarves cheered as if they had got the Silmaril.

Then they took advantage of the afterglow of the sun to search in the place where the light was shining. As long as they found the keyhole, they could open the secret door.

But the sun was getting lower and lower, and no one could find the hidden position of the keyhole. Sorin even gave an order to smash through the mountain wall, but there was magic blessing here, sparks splashed, and the mountain wall was harder than steel.

Although this strengthened his judgment that this place was where the secret door was, they didn't find any keyhole when the afterglow of the sun disappeared completely.

The scene was silent, and the dwarves' fire of hope was completely extinguished as the sun disappeared.

"No!" Thorin roared unwillingly, "What have we missed?"

One of them, Balin, a dwarf with a white beard, shook his head and said, "We have missed the daylight, and there is nothing we can do to recover. We only have one chance... let's go, brother."

The dwarves turned away one by one with despondent faces, but Bilbo stood aside quietly and morosely, and he did not go, because he was more reconciled than anyone else.

(End of this chapter)