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Chapter 5057 5060 [Dragon Disease]

"Smaug was killed, killed by the people of Lake Town." Bilbo cheered happily when he saw this.

"Yeah! It will never come back!" The dwarves were very happy.

And with the death of Smaug, a large number of black birds flew back to the Lonely Mountain.

"It's Raven, Raven is back~" Balin said in surprise.

The birds in Middle-earth are also unique, they all have a certain degree of wisdom and are responsible for delivering messages. For example, the raven of Lonely Mountain is the companion of the dwarves and can help the dwarves deliver letters.

But when the Lonely Mountain was occupied by Smaug, the ravens left because they were afraid of him, and now they have returned with his death.

"Okay, come back with me now and find the Arken gem." Thorin said immediately.

When the dwarves heard this, they all nodded.

Xiang Nan did not choose to go back to look for the Arken gem. Instead, he waved his hand, and saw that the huge stones in the front hall actually flew up, and then under his will, they formed a thick and solid wall.

The dwarves were shocked to see this scene. They did not expect Xiang Nan's magic to be so magical that he could move such heavy stones. It was truly amazing.

"What are you blocking the front door for?" Bilbo asked puzzledly.

"The news of Smaug's death will soon spread throughout Middle-earth. By then, we don't know how many forces will come to rob our wealth and our gems, so it is necessary to take some defensive measures." Xiang Nan explained to everyone.

"Kili, you did very well. That's right, we must protect the wealth we have recovered with great difficulty." Thorin nodded immediately and said, "Okay, go find the Arkenstone right away. I will also let the raven tell Dain Ironfoot to lead his army to protect it immediately."

There are only thirteen dwarves among them. Even with Xiang Nan's magic, it would be difficult to stop tens of thousands of enemy troops, so they need the dwarf army of Iron Hills.

And now he had a whole storehouse of treasure, as well as the Arken Gem, which had not been found yet but must still be there, so he had enough military pay to support the war.

……

The dwarves then returned to the treasury to look for the Arkenstone.

But this is not an easy task.

On the one hand, the treasury was too huge, and the pile of gold and silver coins alone was two or three meters thick. If one wanted to find it, one would have to turn over the entire mountain of gold.

On the one hand, Bilbo had already taken the Arkenstone away, so they would not be able to find it no matter how hard they tried.

"I can't find it at all. My eyes are blurry~"

"I want to take a break and eat something first~"

"I want to take a nap, too. I feel so tired~"

The dwarves complained that no matter how good gold was, they had seen it so many times that they were numb to it and all they wanted was to have a good meal and a good sleep.

After all, they hadn't had a good rest since yesterday, and they had just fought a battle with a dragon.

Even though Xiang Nan took action, they didn't have to expend much effort, but after all, facing such a huge monster, it was impossible not to be afraid.

"No, we must find it. We can't rest~" Thorin ordered.

The dwarves looked at each other, but decided not to listen to him and went to eat and rest.

It is true that Thorin is the legitimate son of the Dwarf King Thrain II, and is destined to take over the throne of the Dwarf King of the Lonely Mountain. But he has not yet officially succeeded to the throne and become the King Under the Mountain.

Even if he ascended the throne, the people present were all the richest people in the Dwarf Kingdom, and they might not obey Thorin 100%. Moreover, Thorin was not the only royal descendant of Durin's clan. Fili, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, Oin, Gloin, etc. were all royal descendants.

Therefore, they had enough qualifications to ignore Thorin.

……

Everyone then came to the dining hall.

Xiang Nan conjured up a large amount of food so that everyone could have a full meal and then have a good rest.

Only Thorin himself was working hard to find the Arken gem in the treasure house.

After eating and drinking and having a good sleep, everyone did not go looking for treasure again, but looked around Erebor.

"Oh my God~" They then found a large number of dwarf corpses in a corner.

They were not burned to death by the evil dragon, nor were they bitten to death by the evil dragon. Instead, they were starved to death in this corner.

They didn't have time to escape, so they came here to hide. As a result, the dragon broke down the front door and occupied the treasure house, so they were too scared to go out and could only starve to death in the corner.

This can be seen from the words they carved on the wall.

"It's so tragic. These are all our people~"

"Oh my God, these are all our relatives~"

"We should bury them properly~"

The dwarves were very sad to see this, and then everyone worked together to bury the dwarves.

After death, the dwarves were buried in abandoned mines, which meant returning to the mountains and the earth. There were abandoned mines everywhere in the Lonely Mountain, so burying them was not a big deal.

During this period, Balin also hoped that Thorin would come to pay tribute to these tribesmen and send them off for the last time, but Thorin was only concerned with looking for the Arken gem in the treasure house and completely rejected Balin's proposal.

"Thorin has changed~" Balin shook his head, "This is what I am most worried about. He has become greedy and stubborn like his grandfather and father."

When Bilbo saw him staying in the treasure house without eating or drinking, he couldn't help but think of what Elrond said to Gandalf in Rivendell.

"Thorin's family has a hereditary disease of madness. His grandfather was crazy, his father was crazy, and now it's his turn..."

"Then what should we do?" Philip asked worriedly.

After all, Thorin was his uncle.

Balin shook his head. He had no other options. "That is dragon sickness. I have seen it before. That look, that desperate longing. It is a violent, jealous obsession. Bilbo, that is what drove his grandfather mad."

Dragon disease is a mental illness that is attached to the treasures collected by the evil dragon. It will greatly stimulate people's greed, making them hopeless and greedy to the bone.

Thorin now suffers from this disease.

"Balin, if Thorin gets the Arkenstone, or if someone finds the Arkenstone, will that help Thorin regain consciousness?" Bilbo asked meaningfully after hearing what he said.

"That gem is the king of all gems. No other gem can compare to it." Balin looked at Bilbo deeply and then shook his head. "Whoever possesses it will have supreme power and unparalleled wealth. This will only make his situation worse, making him more greedy, more selfish, and more crazy.

So, in my opinion, it would be the best outcome if the Arkenstone disappeared.”

Hearing him say this, Bilbo thought for a moment and finally made up his mind.