save the bachelors

Chapter 5052 5055 [I am willing to share wealth with you]

"Don't move, Mayor, the mayor is here!" At this time, Braga led a group of guards and escorted the mayor over.

The mayor was fat and had big ears, a ruddy face, and was dressed in gorgeous silk clothes and a thick fur coat.

It formed a sharp contrast with the pale-faced and shabby-dressed townspeople.

"Who are you?" The mayor asked arrogantly at Thorin and others.

"He is Thorin, son of Thráin, grandson of Thror, and the legitimate lord of Erebor. We are the dwarves of Erebor." Balin stepped forward and introduced himself openly, "We are here to retake our homeland."

Now that my identity has been discovered, continuing to hide it would only make me look guilty.

Thorin also stood up and said passionately, "I still remember the prosperous scene of River Valley in the past, with fleets full of silk and gems anchored in the harbor.

At that time, Riverdale Town was not dilapidated at all. It was once the trade center of the entire north! I hope to see prosperity again. I hope to revive the glory of the dwarves and let wealth flow out of the halls of Erebor again!"

Hearing what he said, the mayor and the townspeople all showed greedy expressions in their eyes.

The mayor is eager to get more wealth, while the townspeople have been exploited for a long time and also want to live a rich life.

"Death is what you will bring to us." At this time, Bard shouted loudly, "If you awaken the evil dragon, the dragon flame that destroys everything will descend on Changhu Town again and burn us all to ashes."

"You may listen to this naysayer," Thorin said, glancing at Bard. "But I have a promise to make. If we succeed, I will share the wealth of Erebor with you. You will have gold so abundant that you can rebuild Lake-town ten times over."

Hearing him say this, the crowd began to boil.

Tens of thousands of gold, enough to rebuild Changhu Town ten times, this is an incredible fortune. Everyone has a share, so they are naturally excited.

"Why should we listen to you?" The mayor looked at Thorin and said, "We don't know you at all. Who can guarantee your character?"

Hearing this question, the crowd calmed down again.

True, Thorin was just talking, but they were in real danger. If Smaug really was awakened, they would be the ones to suffer.

"I!" Bilbo said as everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. "I will vouch for him. I have traveled through mountains and rivers with these dwarves and cut through thorns to get to where we are today. I am willing to vouch for Thorin. I believe in his character and he will definitely keep his promise."

Thorin was very moved when he heard him say that.

The crowd became noisy again.

"Everyone, have you forgotten the disaster in Riverdale? Have you forgotten those who died in the dragon's flames?" Bard saw that everyone had lost their minds and shouted loudly, "What is all this for? Is it just for his ambition to become the King of the Lonely Mountain? He was driven by greed and blinded by wealth. We all don't want to be like him."

After hearing his words, people calmed down again.

The town of Dale was indeed prosperous in the past, but it was easily destroyed by the evil dragon Smaug. To this day, people are extremely wary of this.

"Quiet, quiet, listen to the mayor." Braga raised his voice at this time.

"Everyone, please don't rush to argue about right and wrong. You should all remember that it was your ancestor..." The mayor pointed at Bud and said, "The mayor of River Valley Town, who missed his arrows one after another and failed to kill the dragon."

Hearing him say this, Thorin looked at Bard in surprise.

Who would have thought that this humble boatman would actually be the son of the mayor of River Valley Town back then.

Bud was speechless when he heard him talk about the past of his ancestors.

"May I ask the mayor of Changhu Town, are you willing to see the prophecy come true? Are you willing to share the wealth of Lonely Mountain? Speak now!" Thorin looked at the mayor of Changhu Town and said.

"I would say... welcome!" The mayor thought for a moment, then opened his arms and cheered, "Welcome, King under the Mountain!"

"Yeah!" The crowd cheered enthusiastically. Bud saw all this and lowered his head in sadness.

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Afterwards, the mayor held a grand welcome dinner for the dwarves, which lasted until late at night.

Everyone was talking about the wealth of Gushan and dreaming about how they would spend it after they got it.

As a result, all the townspeople were so excited that they did not rest all night.

The next morning, they all came to the dock and watched Thorin and others leave.

"May you return with our blessings and expectations, full of wealth and glory!" the mayor announced loudly, standing on the podium.

The people on the dock all cheered enthusiastically.

Then, under everyone's expectant gaze, the dwarves rowed their boats slowly away from the dock and headed towards the north shore of the lake.

Half an hour later, the boat reached the north shore, and the dwarves abandoned the boat and went ashore, striding towards Lonely Mountain.

"It's too quiet here~" Bilbo walked and walked, and suddenly felt something strange. This mountain was so quiet that there was almost no sound at all.

Not only was there no sound, there wasn't even a single living thing, let alone wild beasts and birds, there weren't even trees or flowers. It was a wasteland, a truly barren wasteland.

"It wasn't always like this. There were trees here and birds singing in the woods," Balin explained. "But when Smaug came, he burned this place into a barren wasteland."

Bilbo nodded, and then saw a ruin.

Broken walls, broken bricks and tiles...standing on a small hill, it looks bleak and extremely desolate.

"This is the former River Valley Town," Balin introduced.

"..." Bilbo was shocked. "This was done by a dragon?!"

Although he had heard about the power of evil dragons before, he did not have a very real feeling of it. After all, he had never seen an evil dragon with his own eyes.

But now, seeing such a glorious city abandoned because of the arrival of a dragon, he finally had a certain understanding of the fighting power of the evil dragon.

It can be said that the strength of this dragon is completely beyond the reach of human power.

It is estimated that these fourteen adventurers are not enough to fill Smaug's teeth.

"Oh my God, this is so terrible!" He didn't know what to say.

"Well, we don't have time to waste. It's almost noon now." Thorin urged, "We have to get to the door before the sun sets."

When everyone heard this, they hurried on their way.

Soon, they passed River Valley Town and officially arrived at the foot of Lonely Mountain.

"Find the way into the mountain immediately." Thorin urged.

"Gandalf wants us to meet him at the foot of the mountain," Bilbo reminded.

"But he is not here now." Thorin waved his hand. They had arrived on time, but Gandalf was not punctual, so they could not blame him.

"Here." At this time, Xiang Nan pointed to a huge dwarf statue on the lonely mountain. The armor on the dwarf statue was actually a mountain road.

"Well done, Kili!"