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Chapter 5027 5030 [It's time to show your abilities]

"Are you okay, Gandalf? Where are you going?" Seeing Gandalf leave angrily, Bilbo asked hurriedly with concern.

"Go find the only sane person here," Gandalf said angrily.

"Who?" Bilbo asked puzzled.

"Myself, Mr. Baggins," Gandalf shouted back, and then he walked away. "I have had enough of dwarves for today."

The reason why he was willing to follow Thorin Oakenshield on the adventure was not to get the gold of Lonely Mountain, but to pull out the nails that were nailed into Lonely Mountain.

The strategic location of the Lonely Mountain is very important. To the north, across the Grey Mountains, is the former territory of the Witch-king of Angmar; to the east is the Kingdom of Rhone controlled by Sauron; to the south is Mirkwood, which is full of giant spiders, descendants of the evil god Ungoliant; to the west is the Misty Mountains, which has a huge tribe of orcs...

Therefore, if the Lonely Mountain continues to be controlled by Smaug, these dark forces will easily unite and pose a huge threat to Middle-earth.

On the contrary, if Lonely Mountain was recaptured by the dwarves, it would be like driving a shining nail into the territory of the dark forces, making it impossible for these dark forces to unite.

Moreover, Lonely Mountain can also form an alliance with the humans of Long Lake Town, the dwarves of the Iron Hills in the east, and the wood elves in the Mirkwood, thus becoming a powerful ally of justice.

This is why Gandalf joins the adventure.

But now, Thorin refused to seek the help of the elves because of the old grudges. Even if he took the Lonely Mountain in the future, he would not form an alliance with the Wood Elves of Mirkwood.

In this way, if they cannot form a strong alliance, then they will be alone in dealing with the dark forces and will be easily defeated one by one. That is why Gandalf was so angry.

……

"Gandalf, don't be angry. Thorin was just angry for a moment and didn't think clearly." Xiang Nan saw this and quickly advised, "Let me go and talk to him."

"You?! Can you persuade him?" Gandalf said in disbelief.

"I can try, please believe me." Xiang Nan said, and then came to Thorin, "Thorin, I think we should go to the Hidden Valley."

"You also want to ask those elves for help?" Thorin asked angrily when he heard it.

"That's not the case." Xiang Nan waved his hand, "I just want to demonstrate to them. Let them see that we dwarves now also master magic.

"Turning my hand into clouds, turning my hand back into rain, I think they must have never seen such powerful magic, we can give them a good shock. What do you think?"

Although there are gods in Middle-earth, it is not a world of high magic, which means that not everyone in Middle-earth can master magic. In fact, very few people can master magic or have seen magic.

As the first race born in Middle-earth, the elves were led by the gods to the holy land of Aman. Later, in order to regain the Silmarils, a large number of elves returned to Middle-earth.

Because these elves once lived with gods such as the Valar and Maia, they mastered the skills of using magic.

Compared to the elves, the dwarves have never landed on Aman, with the exception of Gimli in The Lord of the Rings, who sailed with Legolas, so it was a blessing from his friends.

Therefore, the dwarves do not master magic, they are only good at mining, smelting and forging. Therefore, the elves will always look down on the dwarves intentionally or unintentionally, thinking that they are barbaric and rude.

The dwarves were naturally dissatisfied, thinking that the elves were arrogant and rude, and liked to think they were right. But overall, the elves were still better than the dwarves.

When Thorin heard what Xiang Nan said, his eyes suddenly lit up and he thought that Xiang Nan was right.

The reason why he didn't want to go to Rivendell was not only because he had a feud with the elves, but also because he didn't want to go there to ask for help in this appearance and with this identity.

After all, Rivendell is famous for its prosperity, wealth, tranquility and peace. But these dwarves are now wandering around, poor and destitute. As the saying goes, if you don't return home when you are rich, it's like walking at night in fine clothes. In fact, the same principle applies in reverse. When people are in bad luck, they don't want to be seen by their opponents.

But now there is a wizard like Xiang Nan in the dwarf team.

He could actually conjure food out of thin air and change the weather with a snap of his fingers... He had never heard of such magical abilities before, so they would definitely scare the elves.

"Okay, let's go to the Hidden Valley and let the elves open their eyes." Thorin nodded immediately.

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"Gandalf, I convinced Thorin, and he promised me that he would go to the Hidden Valley." Xiang Nan then said to Gandalf.

"Kili, you are a dwarf who surprises me." Gandalf smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, I'm honored." Xiang Nan also said with a smile, and then conjured up a large amount of food, enough for everyone to have a good meal.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, they suddenly heard the roar of horses.

"What's wrong with our horses?" Everyone stopped eating and listened attentively, and then they heard heavy footsteps.

Everyone quickly put down the food in their hands, walked over to take a look, and were immediately shocked.

They saw a giant creature, about five meters tall, carrying a pony under its armpit and walking through the dense forest. The pony they were riding looked as small as a lamb against the background of this giant creature.

"What on earth is this?" Bilbo asked in surprise.

"Trolls," Dwalin explained.

Trolls are also dark creatures created by Melkor, and are said to be created based on tree people. They have thick skin and flesh, are strong and powerful, and are generally over four meters tall.

They are not very intelligent, and can only master a few languages ​​and make simple tools. But because they are extremely powerful and ferocious, they are still one of Melkor's favorite fighters.

With the fall of Melkor, the trolls also fled. According to the different areas where they live, they are divided into mountain trolls, snow trolls, rock trolls and cave trolls.

Their weakness is that they cannot stand sunlight, which turns them to stone. Other than that, it is very difficult to defeat them.

"What's a troll?" Bilbo said, still puzzled.

"That's it." Thorin pointed at the huge beast that plundered their pony and said, "As a thief in our team, you should go and investigate it carefully.

See where it is and see if there are any other accomplices. It would be best if you could rescue our horse.”

"I'll go alone?" Bilbo was dumbfounded.

The ogre was so huge that it was no exaggeration to say that one of his fingers was longer than his height. Crushing him to death was like crushing an ant.

"Don't be afraid. Trolls are simple-minded and clumsy. You can do it." Dwalin said, "Go ahead. It's time to show your ability."

All the dwarves looked at him and nodded in unison, even Xiang Nan.

He knew that Bilbo had to demonstrate his ability to truly win everyone's respect. "Here's a dagger for you to use for self-defense!" He handed a sharp dagger to Bilbo and said.