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Chapter 5066 [My King is Immortal]

Afterwards, the dwarves, elves, and humans each held a funeral for their dead compatriots.

Among them, Thorin's funeral was the most grand because he had the highest status among the dead.

The human leader Bard, the elf king Thranduil, King Dain Ironfoot, the skin-changer Beorn, the grey wizard Gandalf, the brown wizard Radagast and others all attended his funeral.

Thorin's remains were buried with his ancestors in the traditional royal cemetery of the Durin family. The Arken gem was buried with him as a symbol of his memory.

"My king is immortal!" Balin presided over Thorin's funeral and shouted loudly.

"My king is immortal!" All the dwarves shouted in unison, and even Dain Ironfoot paid the highest respect to Thorin.

Afterwards, according to Thorin's will, Fili officially ascended the throne of the King under the Mountain in front of everyone.

He also donated one-fourteenth of the treasure to humans so that they could rebuild Lake Town and Valley Town, and he also returned the Elf King's necklace to him for free.

The other twelve surviving dwarves and Bilbo received their share, which was worth tens of millions of gold and silver coins and various jewels.

In addition, the dwarves did not let Dain Ironfoot, who came to help, return empty-handed, but gave him a large amount of gold and silver treasures, which accounted for more than 10% of their total wealth.

In this way, naturally everyone will be happy.

Therefore, a grand banquet was held in Eribo that night. Xiang Nan conjured up a large amount of food, enough to make everyone eat to death and drink to death.

Everyone was reveling in joy, celebrating victory in the war, wealth gained, and their own survival.

At the feast, Bard, Thorin, Thranduil, Dain Ironfoot, Beorn the Skinchanger, Gandalf and Radagast, who performed outstandingly on the battlefield, all became legends praised by everyone.

In particular, Xiang Nan, who had cast powerful magic many times and inflicted heavy damage on the Orc army, became the biggest legend at the banquet. Everyone praised him and hailed him as the "Hand of Justice", "Hand of Holy Light", and "Nemesis of Orcs".

In the face of everyone's praise, Xiang Nan did not care, but came to Taoriel with a wine glass in his hand.

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After the feast, Bilbo left quietly the next morning.

"Are you just going to leave like this? There will be a feast today, songs will be sung, stories will be recited, and Thorin Oakenshield will become a legend." Balin appeared at the door and stopped Bilbo who was about to leave.

"I know I know that's what everyone wants to remember him like. But to me he's more than that. He's... to me he's..." Bilbo couldn't say anything, feeling confused and mixed. "I'll just go quietly. Please say goodbye to everyone for me."

Thorin was his friend, and they supported and helped each other along the way. But Thorin's change later made him feel disgusted and disappointed. Finally, Thorin's confession before his death made him forgive the dwarf again.

So his feelings towards Thorin were very complicated and could not be explained in just a few words.

"You can tell them yourself." Balin smiled.

Bilbo was startled when he heard a voice. He turned around and saw Xiangnan, Fili, Dwalin, Bofur, Bumpo and all the dwarves standing at the door.

It turned out that they all saw that Bilbo was going away, so they all came to the door to see him off.

"If you have the opportunity to pass by Bag End someday, tea will start on time at four o'clock. I will prepare a lot of food and you are always welcome." Bilbo looked at the dwarves who came to see him off, and finally said with a smile, "By the way, don't bother knocking on the door."

The dwarves all expressed their most sincere thanks and blessings to Bilbo.

Then Bilbo and the grey wizard Gandalf set out on their journey home. …

Three days later, Dain Ironfoot led his team back to the Iron Hills.

The dwarves in the Blue Mountains and the Iron Hills also moved to Erebor one after another, making Erebor gradually prosperous.

Fili, Xiangnan, Dwalin, Balin and other dwarves generously shared their treasures with their people, which made the dwarves of Erebor very wealthy and made Fili the most popular king.

They continued to dig for gold, silver, copper, iron and gems deep in the Lonely Mountain, and traded with the humans of Long Lake Town and River Valley Town, as well as the Elf Kingdom in the Mirkwood.

Now, Archer Bard has led the human race to rebuild Riverdale and Long Lake Town, and has been elected as the leader of mankind. Long Lake Town and Riverdale have once again become the center of northern trade.

After the orcs of Gundabad, Dol Guldur, and the Misty Mountains were cleansed, humans came here from the north, west, south, and east to trade.

The docks of Long Lake Town were once again filled with trading ships, carrying spices, silk, and iron, bronze, and silver wares made by dwarven craftsmen, traveling to various places.

Unlike the previous mayor, Bud is brave and fair. He shares his wealth with the townspeople so that everyone lives a good life.

There is only one exception, and that is the flatterer Alfred.

Although he managed to escape the invasion of the orcs, he was rejected and hated by the townspeople because of his cowardly behavior, and was eventually expelled from Long Lake Town and River Valley Town.

He was forced to become a beggar and eventually died of hunger and cold in the Wilds of Smaug.

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The Elf Kingdom subsequently recaptured Dol Guldur, greatly expanding its sphere of influence.

They also resumed long-interrupted trade with the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain.

The Elf Kingdom purchased a large number of weapons and accessories made by the Dwarves of Lonely Mountain.

Because compared to the weapons and accessories made by the Elf Kingdom itself, the dwarves' workmanship is better and more durable.

In addition, Xiang Nan also married the Silvan elf Tauriel.

In fact, Thranduil's son Legolas also liked Tauriel, but Thranduil was racist and believed that his son was a Sindar, while Tauriel was only a Silvan, of a lower rank.

This blatant discrimination made it difficult for Tauriel to accept Legolas.

In comparison, Tao Ruier had always had a good impression of Xiang Nan. In this battle of five armies, Xiang Nan's performance made her admire him even more.

Therefore, when Xiang Nan expressed his love to her and proposed to her at the banquet that day, Taoriel immediately agreed.

This is also the first couple of dwarves and elves in Middle-earth, and it also symbolizes the reconciliation between dwarves and elves to some extent.

Because of Xiangnan's status as the younger brother of the Dwarf King, and the strong fighting ability he demonstrated in the Battle of Five Armies, when the news of their wedding spread, many guests came to attend.

Among them are the wizard Gandalf and Radagast, the Elf King Thranduil, Bard, the leader of the human city-states of Dale and Lake-town, Dain Ironfoot, King of the Iron Hills, Galadriel and Celeborn, Lords of Lothlorien, Elrond, Lord of Rivendell, and many more.

Even the Regent of Gondor and the King of Rohan sent representatives to attend. It can be said that the meeting was filled with many distinguished friends and it was a grand occasion.