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Chapter 5051 5054 [Ancient Prophecy]

"You make it sound like you were there." At this time, Bud came over and said.

"Every dwarf knows this legend." Balin quickly covered up.

They didn't want Bud to know their true identities.

On the one hand, Thorin is wanted by the Orcs and the Elf Kingdom, and there is a possibility that some humans will leak the secret in order to collect the bounty.

On the one hand, they went to Lonely Mountain this time, but they didn't intend to kill the dragon Smaug, nor did they have the ability to do so. They just wanted to steal the Heart of Lonely Mountain, the Arkenstone.

Because the Arken gem is the most precious treasure of the Durin clan, after it was unearthed from the ground, the seven major dwarf clans: Longbeard, Firebeard, Broadback, Ironfist, Hardbeard, Blackhair, and Stone Clan swore to unite and be loyal to the Durin Dwarf King who owns the gem.

Therefore, Thorin wanted to find the Arken gem, then unite the seven major clans of dwarves, and use the power of the seven clans to fulfill his ambition of restoring his country.

That's why they brought the thief Bilbo with them on this adventure. The purpose was to have him go into Erebor in the belly of the Lonely Mountain and steal the Arkenstone.

To be precise, Bilbo is the core of this mission, and these thirteen dwarves are his guards.

But if this secret is leaked, then even if the Arkenstone is successfully stolen, they will face endless people trying to snatch the Arkenstone.

By then, even if the thirteen dwarves were good fighters, they would most likely be caught in a tough battle and eventually fail. So they had to keep it secret.

……

"You have heard the legend, and you know that Girion shot the dragon, knocking off a scale from its belly and leaving a scar," said Bard's son. "Another shot would have killed the dragon."

"That's just a legend." Balin shook his head, not believing it. "That's all."

"We also need some armor, and someone to take us to the north shore of Long Lake." Thorin looked at Bard and said, "Can you help us again?"

"I may be able to find a way to get ordinary weapons, but the armor is only stored in the mayor's armory." Bard shook his head, "But I can help you cross the lake."

"Then let's set off now." Thorin suggested immediately.

The reason why he was so anxious was that tomorrow was the last day of autumn, which meant that the day after tomorrow was Durin's Day. They had to reach Lonely Mountain before then, otherwise their journey would be in vain.

"Not now. The house is surrounded by spies. If you want to leave, you can only wait until night." Bud stopped them, "Don't worry, I'll keep my word and take you there."

Thorin had no choice but to nod.

Bud then left the room, telling his son, "Don't let them leave."

Because he thought of something and had to hurry to confirm it.

……

As soon as Bard left, Thorin couldn't sit still anymore, "We have to leave as soon as possible. We can't wait any longer."

"But we need Bud to help us cross the lake," Ori said doubtfully, "but he insisted on waiting until night."

"I just noticed that there are small boats everywhere in Long Lake Town. We can borrow a few first." Thorin explained, "Let's go to the mayor's armory and steal some armor. Then we can borrow a few boats and sail to the other side."

Changhu Town is very similar to Venice. People travel by boat, so there is no shortage of boats in Changhu Town. Almost every household has one. And they only need a few boats.

But armor must be prepared, and some decent weapons should be taken. The weapons of the orcs are still too crude, not to mention the level of sophistication compared to the weapons of the dwarves, even the weapons of humans are not as good.

Such weapons will soon become dull and decayed, and will not last long at all.

When the dwarves heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

Then, despite the obstruction of Bard's son, they went through the waterway again to the mayor's armory. They soon found the place and built a ladder to enter the armory.

There were indeed many weapons in the armory, including long knives, sharp swords, giant axes, long spears, and a large number of armors, etc. Many of them were even products of the dwarves back then.

Seeing these armors and weapons, the dwarves were excited and moved.

Xiang Nan then performed the "packing technique", and in an instant, all the weapons were packed into the package.

"Well done, let's go~" Thorin said happily upon seeing this, and then everyone left the armory and prepared to "borrow" a few boats to leave Changhu Town.

……

But just when the dwarves "borrowed" a few boats and were preparing to quietly leave Changhu Town, suddenly, dozens of human soldiers in shining helmets and armor and holding sharp blades came from all directions and surrounded them.

"Hahaha, where do you think you can escape to? Do you think your whereabouts are secret? No matter how secretive you pretend to be, you can't hide from the eyes of me, Alfred." At this time, a man with a wretched appearance walked out with a sneer.

"Qili, take action!" Seeing this, Thorin decided not to be polite anymore and immediately ordered Xiang Nandao.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan did not hesitate and immediately put up a protective shield and cast a spell. In an instant, dozens of human soldiers were tied up with ropes, and even Alfred was no exception.

Alfred was shocked when he saw this. He didn't expect Xiang Nan's magic to be so powerful. So many soldiers were controlled by Xiang Nan in the blink of an eye.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me~" he begged for mercy.

"Let's go~" Thorin ignored the evil man and prepared to leave by boat.

"Wait a minute~" At this time, Bard ran over, "You are not ordinary dwarves, you are dwarves from Erebor."

"So what?" Thorin no longer concealed it.

"The King of Silver Springs

King of Stone Sculpture
King of the Lonely Mountain
Will return to his kingdom

The bells of joy will ring

Celebrating the return of the King Under the Mountain

Everything will be burned to ashes~"

Bard began to sing a prophecy, an ancient prophecy that said the King of the Lonely Mountain would return and the town of Long Lake would be devastated once again.

Therefore, he rushed here to stop Thorin and others from returning to Lonely Mountain.

That way, if they don't return to Lonely Mountain, the prophecy won't come true.

"You can't go back to Lonely Mountain. You will reawaken the dragon. Then, it will kill us all again." Bard stopped them.

The town of Riverdale was burned down by the evil dragon Smaug, so people rebuilt Lake Town. He didn't want a similar tragedy to happen again in Lake Town.

"We must return to Lonely Mountain. Can you stop us with your own strength?" Thorin said without showing any weakness.

"I'm not alone." Bud shook his head.

At this moment, many townspeople gathered around. They had all heard the prophecy and did not want Thorin to return to Lonely Mountain.

Seeing this, the dwarves were all stunned.

They could kill orcs as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, without mercy, but humans were their allies after all, and had fought alongside them.