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Chapter 5029 5032 [Rewards after killing monsters]

Bilbo returned to the camp with the two ponies that had been abducted by the trolls.

The dwarves were all surprised when they saw it. They didn't expect that he could actually succeed.

"You are really amazing, Bilbo. I am impressed by you." Bofur nodded and smiled.

Even Thorin was a little moved.

"There's not just one troll there, but three," Bilbo explained. "I think we should leave quickly. They will soon realize that the pony is missing and will definitely chase us."

Then he returned the dagger to Xiang Nan, "Thank you for the dagger, it helped me a lot."

"You are right." Balin nodded and said, "Let's go and leave here first."

"It's too late, they have already noticed and caught up with us." At this time, Xiang Nan pointed to the distance.

In the distance, they heard the sound of tree trunks breaking, and the clang, clang, clang of heavy footsteps, and then they saw three huge ogres rushing towards their camp.

"Everyone get ready!" Seeing this, Thorin immediately said that he would never allow the ogres to take away their ponies, so he decided to go to war with the ogres.

Although trolls are strong and tough, dwarves are no weaklings. They are just as strong and fearless. Although they are shorter in stature, they are more agile.

The most important thing is that they are a team and they know how to cooperate.

Hearing Thorin's voice, the dwarves took out their weapons, axes, hammers, swords, iron rods... ready for battle.

I saw the ogres getting closer and closer, and soon they were so close that I could smell the stench emanating from them.

"Everyone get ready!" Thorin shouted, "Charge!"

As he said this, he took the lead and led the dwarves to charge forward.

At this moment, Xiang Nan suddenly threw out three fireballs.

There were three loud explosions, boom, boom, boom. A hole was blown in the bodies of the three ogres, their skin was charred and their flesh was bloody.

After their bodies shook a few times, they fell heavily to the ground, shaking the earth three times. They were deader than dead.
The air was quickly filled with the smell of burnt meat. But it did not arouse people's appetite, but instead made people want to vomit, because the meat of the ogre was too smelly.

"..." The dwarves looked at Xiang Nan in surprise. They didn't expect that he could kill three ogres alone and the battle ended so easily.

"Good job." After a moment, Thorin nodded.

Even for an experienced and brave dwarf warrior, it is not easy to kill a troll. However, Xiang Nan's magic can kill the troll so easily, which shows how powerful he is.

The stronger he is, the easier it will be for their adventure to succeed, so it is naturally worth being happy about.

……

"Impressive." Gandalf looked at Xiang Nandu and nodded. Even for him, killing a ogre was not an easy task.

"These trolls must have come down from the Etten Wastes," he then said, examining the trolls.

The Etten Wastes are located in the northern mountains, which are the remnants of the Misty Mountains and also have long mountainous areas.

"When did they get to such a southern place?" Thorin asked in confusion.

Generally speaking, trolls don't dare to go too far south.

Because the south belongs to the territory of elves, dwarves and humans, although their individual strength is not as good as that of trolls, when they gather together as a team, they can defeat the trolls.

"This phenomenon is worthy of deep thought, as it shows that the forces of darkness are growing and spreading." Gandalf said solemnly.

Ogres are dark creatures, and the expansion of their movement range just shows that dark forces are growing.

Thorin's face turned serious when he heard him say that. "Trolls can't move during the day, they must have caves nearby." Gandalf added, "Let's get up early tomorrow and search around."

Thorin nodded.

……

That night, everyone rested in the camp, taking turns to guard the night as usual to prevent surprise attacks.

Early the next morning, they began searching the surroundings and soon found a cave at the foot of the mountain next to the ogre camp.

"Oh, it stinks~" they couldn't help but exclaim as soon as they entered the cave.

Unlike the snug, cozy crypts of the hobbits and the neat, clean grottoes of the dwarves, the troll caves smelled worse than a cesspool.

There were a large number of bones and skulls piled up inside, which made the air filled with the smell of corruption.

But they soon became happy, because in the depths of the ogre's cave, they saw a large number of scattered gold, silver and copper coins, hundreds and thousands of them, and they didn't know where they had plundered the wealth from.

"It's a shame to just leave them here like this," Ori said.

"Yes, we should take them away. They are our spoils of war." Bofur agreed.

"Let me do it." Xiang Nan said, took out his pocket, and with a wave of his hand, all the gold, silver and copper coins were put into his pocket.

"Look, there are some weapons here." At this time, Thorin came to a weapon rack and took down a sword displayed on it.

Although there was a lot of dust on the scabbard, when the sword was pulled out of the scabbard, it was still cold and sharp.

"This is not the work of human craftsmen." He recognized it at a glance. Human craftsmen did not have such good craftsmanship.

"Nor is it the work of Dwarf craftsmen. This weapon was made by Elf craftsmen in Gondolin during the First Age," Gandalf explained.

Gondolin was once one of the elven kingdoms, but was destroyed by the great boss Melkor in the First Age.

The subsequent War of Wrath shattered the continent west of the Blue Mountains and sank it to the bottom of the sea, so Gondolin on that continent completely disappeared.

As soon as he heard that it was a weapon made by elves, Thorin immediately put it back on the weapon rack.

"You can't get a better weapon than this," Gandalf reminded him.

In the First Age, the elves were very powerful, and they even created artifacts such as the Silmarils, which even moved the gods.

Thorin was stunned, thought about it, and picked up the sword, then handed the other one to Gandalf.

"Well, let's go." He then said, "Balin, Dwalin, Bofur, follow~"

Everyone nodded and immediately followed him out of the cave.

Xiang Nan rubbed the ground for a while, then took out a short sword about two feet long from the ground. It was placed in a silver scabbard.

After so many years, not only is the dagger still sharp, but even the leather sword strap has not decayed.

"Bilbo, this dagger is for you." Xiang Nan handed it to Bilbo and said, "It is perfect for you to use for self-defense."

"Me?!" Bilbo was stunned. He had never thought of fighting with a sword.

"This is a weapon made by elven craftsmen." Gandalf also said, "When orcs approach, it will emit a blue light to warn you."

"But I've never used a sword in my life," Bilbo waved his hand.

"I hope you don't have to use it, but when you need to use it, I hope you remember that true courage lies not in killing, but in forgiving at the right time." Gandalf reminded him earnestly.