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Chapter 114 Traveler's Suggestions (please subscribe!)
"The One Ring is indeed with me."

Tang Sen nodded and said, "However, Lord Thranduil, I don't think it is a wise choice to take it out."

"I have personally faced Sauron's dark power, and I don't think that just a ring can influence me." The Elven King's tone was elegant and calm: "Of course, I don't intend to force you."

He sat back on the throne: "Compared to the Supreme Lord of the Rings, I am more interested in the Lonely Mountain."

"Gushan has nothing to do with you other than hatred." Sorin, who had been standing behind Tang Sen, couldn't help it anymore, stepped forward, and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, Thorin Oakenshield." Thranduil looked down at him, and said, "I didn't notice that you were here too. Obviously, I didn't invite you."

His tone was not polite. Of course, his attitude was much better than that of the elf prince Legolas.

But Sorin didn't have such a good attitude to respond. If Tang Sen hadn't stood by, he would have picked up a weapon.

"Hypocritical elf, you are not qualified to invite me, and you are not worthy to mention Lonely Mountain. If you hadn't stood by and watched, Lonely Mountain would not have fallen at all."

Thranduil's face turned slightly cold, and he said, "When your grandfather was King of the Mountain, I warned him about what kind of existence his greed would attract, but unfortunately he ignored my advice. "

"It seems that there is no difference between you and your grandfather. I must remind you, Thorin Oakenshield, that in the Lonely Mountain, there is another thing that should belong to me."

"The only thing that belongs to you there is the hatred of the dwarves." Thorin stepped forward, raised his head and looked at Thranduil, his eyes were full of anger: "Besides, even one stone in the Lonely Mountain Gold coins only belong to dwarves, you don't want to get your hands on them."

Then, he turned his head and said:
"Traveler, I told you that the elf can't bring any help. His purpose is only to rob the Lonely Mountain's wealth."

"I will tell the difference myself, Thorin Oakenshield." Tang Sen frowned: "If you can regain your attention a little bit from those riches, you will remember that we are still in the Lonely Mountain. There's a war to be faced."

"If you lose that war, you will have nothing, not only the wealth, but the land where the Durin dwarves have lived for generations will also fall. Just like Moria, it will become a paradise for the minions of darkness."

"We still have the Iron Hills. My people will never let Orcs run wild under the Lonely Mountain." Thorin said.

"Of course they won't, but I think the Iron Hills can't protect themselves now." Tang Sen said, "Do you think that Sauron would be so stupid as to sit back and watch the existence of the Iron Hills and not make any subordinates? Next to the Iron Hills are the withered wasteland and the gray The mountains, the dark creatures living there may have marched towards the Iron Hills."

"The dwarves are more familiar with what's there than I am. Even though Smaug is the last giant dragon, those lower-level dragon vein creatures are not uncommon in the Gray Mountains."

He ignored Thorin, arguing with the stubborn and greedy dwarf was pointless, and looked back at Thranduil.

"This is a war destined to sweep across Middle-earth, Lord Thranduil. If the Lonely Mountain falls, the Woodland Kingdom will be completely surrounded by the enemy."

Thranduil tilted his face, ignored Thorin's ridicule, and did not take up Tang Sen's words, but said softly: "I heard the gray robe wizard say that the traveler is a magical person. You not only Possesses magical powers and knows many secret things."

"Above all, he taught me that you always make the right decisions."

"Then I'm curious. You clearly know that Sauron's purpose is the Supreme Lord of the Rings. Why do you insist on going to the Lonely Mountain? What you should do is to find a place to hide and let Sauron go straight to nothing."

"Escape is meaningless, Your Excellency Thranduil." Tang Sen shook his head: "The most correct decision should be to defeat those enemies and drive Sauron's tentacles from the north."

"Crush?" Thranduil asked back, "Do you know how big our enemy is?"

"All the dark creatures of Dol Guldur and the Misty Mountains came out in numbers, enough to fill the Lonely Mountain. Even if the Woodland Kingdom's army was doubled, it would be a drop in the bucket."

"Their only weakness is that they assembled too hastily and did not carry siege equipment with the army. We can rely on the strong enough walls of the Woodland Kingdom to hold on. This is the most correct choice and the only choice."

"You overlooked one point, Your Excellency Thranduil."

Tang Sen said indifferently: "Sauron's purpose is not only the Supreme Lord of the Rings, but also the evil dragon."

"If Smaug is allowed to come into contact with Sauron's minions, so that the dragon is on Sauron's side—"

Having said that, Tang Sen paused for a moment, and said, "Your Excellency Thranduil's feeling for Long Yan should be deeper than that of everyone present."

Thranduil's face darkened.

"You do know a lot of things." He stood up and came in front of Tang Sen. His stunning face suddenly changed, showing large areas of hideous burns.

"Every moment, I feel the pain of the dragon's flame, and I know that the dragon that occupies the Lonely Mountain, Smaug, is stronger than the one I have ever faced."

"So, you should also know that the Woodland Kingdom cannot withstand Smaug's attack. It is the strongest siege weapon in itself." Tang Sen said: "Staying firmly will only delay the time of demise, other than that, it has no meaning."

The burn on Thranduil's face disappeared quickly, and was hidden by magic. He was silent for a moment, and said:

"Let me hear what a traveler has to say."

"If you can't win a frontal confrontation, then the easiest way is to weaken the enemy's strength and strengthen our own." Tang Sen smiled slightly: "If Smaug becomes our strength, the war will become much simpler .”

This is the first time that Townsend has revealed his intentions towards Smaug.

Before that, he hadn't shown an iota of it.

Because he knows that no one wants to see such dangerous creatures as giant dragons being controlled by humans. The greed of giant dragons has weaknesses. With independent thinking, they will not pose a great threat to Middle-earth, but if they are Manipulation, the situation is completely different.

No one likes to recall the devastation wrought by the dragons controlled by Morgoth in the First Age.

Only dead dragons are good dragons.

However, the situation is different now, the enemy is pouring out, and the Lonely Mountain and even the entire north will fall. Under such an extremely urgent situation, if someone can really instigate Smaug, even if it is someone like the white-robed wizard Saruman , I'm afraid I can't find a reason to stop it.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Thranduil shook his head without hesitation: "Although dragons do not surrender to darkness from the depths of their souls like Orcs, they do have relatively independent thinking, but they were created The meaning of coming out is to fight against the light, no matter their nature or standpoint, they will not stand by our side.”

"In front of travelers, everything is possible." Tang Sen said: "Your Excellency Thranduil, you can imagine that if Smaug's dragon flames are aimed at our enemies, then the situation in the north will be completely reversed."

"I won't pin my hopes on such improbable things." Thranduil frowned, and said bluntly: "Traveler, the reason I met you is because I heard that you can kill evil spirits." The way of the dragon, if you can really do it, I am willing to help, but what I want to listen to is not such silly jokes as taming the dragon."

Townsend wasn't surprised by Thranduil's reaction, and he didn't think talking would be enough to convince him.

So he just smiled and said, "I really need the help of the elves. I need a team of elves who are sufficiently elite. I need them to help me break through the enemy's defenses and escort me to the bottom of the lonely mountain."

"As for you, Your Excellency Thranduil, you can still stick to the Woodland Kingdom. I just want to remind you to be ready at any time."

"If my attempt fails, a team of elf warriors will not affect the overall situation. If my attempt succeeds—"

He said slowly: "When you see me riding on the giant dragon, soaring into the sky, you must blow the horn of attack and rush out from behind."

"The giant dragon will only bring fear to them. It cannot kill so many enemies. If you want to disperse or even destroy those enemies, an army is essential."

Thranduil didn't know what expression to make to Townsend's words. The other party spoke as if Smaug had been tamed. His rationality told him that the other party was just talking nonsense, not to mention borrowing troops, not to drive out on the spot It is already considered the cultivation of elves.

However, the news brought by Gandalf echoed in his mind. The gray-robed wizard who had been walking in Middle-earth for thousands of years specially asked the giant eagle to come to pass the message, and it was definitely not for teasing himself.

"Legolas."

After hesitating for a long time, Thranduil finally said, "You are responsible for escorting the travelers to the Lonely Mountain, and I allow you to choose a hundred members of your tribe."

To be honest, one hundred elite elf fighters is already a great deal of face. After all, the number of elves in the entire woodland kingdom may not exceed five thousand.

Naturally, these warriors could not be cavalry. There were only a few hundred cavalry in the entire woodland kingdom. After all, the wood elves lived in dense forests and rarely used cavalry.

In fact, the only kingdom in Middle-earth that can afford thousands of cavalry is the nomadic Rohan.

"Traveler, don't trust him." Thorin shouted dissatisfiedly: "The elf would never be so kind, he must be trying to rob the Lonely Mountain's wealth!"

"It is enough to have dwarf guards!"

However, no one paid any attention to Thorin, Legolas just glared at him, and left on his own to gather the tribe, but Thranduil simply didn't even look at him.

"Your Excellency Thranduil, your help will be rewarded." Tang Sen said with a smile: "Unless there is no accident, the next time we meet will be under the Lonely Mountain, and then I will give you a gift. "

"Time is running out, I think we have to set off at once."

(End of this chapter)