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Chapter 5054 [The Evil Dragon Smaug]

Then, Bilbo followed the path pointed out by Balin, crossed the stone steps, walked through the corridor, and went deep into the ground.

Since the dwarves came to the Lonely Mountain, they have built their own kingdom in the mountain.

After thousands of years of continuous digging, they almost hollowed out the Lonely Mountain and dug hundreds of feet underground. Therefore, the size of Erebor far exceeded Bilbo's imagination.

Moreover, the dwarven craftsmen used their wisdom to bring the light from outside into the city by using the principle of refraction. Therefore, although Erebor is located underground, it is not completely dark inside the city.

On the contrary, there was some light, so that Bilbo could see the road without the help of a torch.

Finally, after climbing thousands of stone steps, he finally arrived at the treasure house of the Kingdom of Erebor.

"Oh my God~" Bilbo's eyes widened involuntarily when he came in.

I saw that the treasure house was filled with gold and silver coins, as numerous as the water in the ocean. They gathered together, sparkling with gold and silver light, like a galaxy.

Bilbo had never seen so much money before. Even though he was considered a wealthy man in Hobbiton, he had never seen so much wealth.

Now he finally understood why Thorin was so obsessed with returning to the Lonely Mountain and taking such great risks. There was really too much wealth here, and if it were him, he would probably not be willing to give it up.

……

Bilbo stood on the steps, looking at the entire warehouse full of gold, silver and jewelry piled up like a mountain. He stood there in a daze for a long time before he came to his senses.

Then he walked down the steps and began to look for the Arken gem among the mountain of gold, silver and jewelry.

And this is not an easy thing to do.

Because there are so many gold, silver and jewelry in the treasure house, it is really like a mountain. Looking for a gem in it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, any piece of jewelry can be said to be priceless.

For example, a ruby ​​bigger than his fist, a crystal bigger than his head, a rough diamond longer than his foot, etc...

Each one was a treasure to Bilbo, and he had no way of telling which was the real Arkenstone.

"It's very clear and can be distinguished at a glance. It's all useless nonsense. There are so many gems, how can I choose?" Bilbo muttered angrily, and then continued to search on the endless gold mountain.

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At this moment, the gold coins under his feet suddenly made a rustling sound because of his stepping on them.

Bilbo didn't care at first, but at this moment, a pile of gold coins in front of him made a rustling sound and a pile of gold coins were shaken down.

Then Bilbo was surprised to see that after the gold coin fell, a dark brown column appeared. Bilbo widened his eyes, carefully identified it, and then covered his mouth in surprise.

The pillar-like object was clearly a dragon horn, and the length of the dragon horn alone was as long as Bilbo's height.

"My God, the horns on its head are so long, how long must its body be?" Bilbo didn't dare to think about it any further.

He hurried down the mountain. But as he walked, the gold coins made a clattering sound again, causing the gold coins in the other direction to vibrate again.

Bilbo took a quick look and realized that this was probably the tail of the dragon.

He roughly estimated the distance between the dragon's head and tail, and was shocked to find that the dragon's body length was probably more than 100 meters, an invincible giant. "Oh my God." Bilbo no longer had the heart to look for the Arkenstone, and hurriedly ran down the golden mountain to hide.

But the faster he ran, the louder the noise he made.

Finally, I heard the rustling sound of gold coins behind me, and then a huge dragon head slowly rose up from the pile of gold coins.

Bilbo was so frightened that he hid behind a stone pillar.

"Thief, I smell your scent, I can hear your breath, I can sense your presence, come out, don't be shy, where are you, where are you?" Smaug spoke at this time.

Its sound was like that of the most obnoxious clown, smooth and vicious.

Bilbo hastily reached into his pocket and put on the One Ring immediately.

He then disappeared into the treasure house.

"Well, you are a little weird because of something you have on you. Although it is made of gold, it is more precious." Smaug said to himself while sniffing Bilbo's scent.

When Bilbo heard its words, he suddenly seemed to see an eyeball with fire all over it, staring at him intently. This made him feel so much pain that he was forced to take off the ring.

Xiang Nan knew that this was because the One Ring sensed Smaug's power, so it wanted to break away from Bilbo's control and choose to join Smaug.

In addition to being loyal only to the devil Sauron, the Supreme Lord of the Rings will also tend to be stronger among its companions. Therefore, it will actively betray its holder and join a more powerful individual.

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"Ah, there you are, thief of the shadows." As Bilbo took off the One Ring, Smaug saw him at a glance.

"I am not here to steal from you, Lord Smaug, who possesses endless wealth. I just want to admire your demeanor and see if you are as great as the legend says." Bilbo said with a smile when he saw that Smaug had discovered him.

"And now?" Smaug looked at Bilbo and asked.

"You are truly great," Bilbo flattered. "You are not as great as the stories and songs that tell of you."

"Do you think flattery will keep you alive?" Smaug looked at Bilbo and said.

"Of course not," Bilbo said quickly, but he was actually a little nervous. He had not expected this dragon to be so smart and difficult to deal with, much more difficult than Gollum.

He found the One Ring in Gollum's lair in Orc Town.

He was knocked off the plank road by an orc and fell into the valley, which was Gollum's territory.

Although Gollum is weak, he is very ferocious. He usually makes a living by hunting orcs, preying on rats and insects underground, and even living fish in the lake.

Bilbo had never fought before and was probably no match for Gollum, so in order to save his own life, he suggested playing a guessing game with Gollum.

If he won, Gollum would let him go. Otherwise, he would be willing to be killed by Gollum. As a result, he guessed Gollum's riddle, and after Gollum found that the ring was missing, he had no intention of guessing riddles with Bilbo anymore, so Bilbo escaped.

So when he met the evil dragon Smaug now, Bilbo originally wanted to use his old tricks and leverage his eloquence to escape the disaster again. However, he didn't expect that Smaug was much more difficult to deal with than Gollum, and he didn't fall for it at all.

"Indeed not." Smaug sneered, "You seem to be familiar with my name and deeds, but I have never smelled you. Who are you and where do you come from?"