Train to Another World.

Chapter 88 Uninvited Guest

"If I heard you correctly, you are talking about the One Ring?" Elrond confirmed again.

Li Zhuoguang said confidently: "Yes, it is the One Ring forged by Sauron. As far as I know, although Sauron did not participate in the forging process of the Three Rings of the Elves, the craftsmanship used is exactly the same as that of the other power rings.

That is to say, even if the three rings of the elves will not corrupt people's hearts, they will still be controlled by the One Ring. If the One Ring can be destroyed, not only can Sauron be exiled from Middle-earth, but you will also have no worries when using the three rings of the elves in the future. "

King Elrond frowned and said, "The One Ring has been missing for so many years, and there is not even a trace of it. How can I trust you?"

"I am going to the Lonely Mountain to slay the dragon. It won't be long before you hear rumors that I have taken over the mountain. By then, the One Ring should be in my hands. You can send someone to get it.

By the way, the One Ring has extremely powerful corrupting power. I suggest you find an upright and kind Hobbit. Their resistance to the One Ring is beyond imagination."

King Elrond was skeptical: "You seem very confident that you can obtain the One Ring, and you mentioned slaying a dragon..."

Li Zhuoguang spread his hands and smiled, "Yes, the main purpose of our trip is to slay the dragon. Finding the One Ring is just a side job. If I don't get the One Ring, you will have made a wasted trip. Just think of it as an outing and visiting Thranduil."

King Elrond nodded and said, "If I really heard that you had dealt with Smaug, even if you did not find the One Ring, I would mobilize people to help you find what you want."

It seems that evil dragons are not welcome no matter where they are. The reason why various forces have not made up their minds to slay the dragon is simply because they are worried about casualties.

Just like what Li Zhuoguang thought, people only care about their own affairs. Didn't you see that the Durin dwarves, even if there were only twelve of them, would try their best to rush to Lonely Mountain?
When the two men had reached an agreement, Elrond ordered a feast to be held.

Soon, various fruits and vegetables were served on the table. Of course, these were not appetizers, but the elves' main meal was fruits and vegetables.

Everyone had meat porridge for breakfast, so even if they had a vegetarian lunch, it was not unacceptable. Moreover, the elves' banquet had musicians playing. This was the point for Li Zhuoguang. They were indeed an artistic race, and the music was really good.

The banquet was a great success for both the host and the guests, especially Ariana, who ate the most happily. Her voracious eating attracted the elves' frequent glances, and the plate in front of her was emptied several times, so the waiters at the banquet had to keep adding more dishes to her plate.

In her previous life, even in her wildest dreams, she could not have dared to hope that there would be so many vegetables and fruits for her to enjoy.

Li Zhuoguang explained to King Elrond awkwardly, "Her hometown suffered a disaster, and there are not many plants left. So the elves there can only eat a very small amount of meat, and vegetables and fruits are out of the question."

Li Zhuoguang's explanation aroused King Ailon's sympathy. He had never thought that one of his own people would be in such a dire situation. He immediately asked the waiter to bring more fruits and vegetables.

After a while, a messenger came to Elrond and whispered something to him.

Elrond nodded slightly to Li Zhuoguang: "It seems that we have an important guest who will join the banquet."

Li Zhuoguang was a little puzzled. According to the timeline, Elrond's daughter Princess Arwen should not come back until ten years later. How could any important person visit Rivendell now?

In an instant, everyone present heard a loud noise. Li Zhuoguang looked in the direction where the noise came from and saw a tall, gray figure.

It was Gandalf, and with him were the dwarves led by Thorin and Bilbo Baggins.

In the eyes of King Elrond, Gandalf was the only guest, and the rest were just extras. But this was also because King Elrond was broad-minded and had a good temper.

If it were King Thing, and Gandalf dared to lead a group of dwarves into Mirkwood, not to mention the dwarves, even he himself would not be able to get a seat at the table.

Li Zhuoguang saw Gandalf looking towards him, waved at him and said, "Gandalf, we meet again."

"Gump?" King Elrond glanced sideways, calling him so casually, he had never heard Gandalf say that he had such a friend.

Gandalf was also good-tempered and nodded to Li Zhuoguang.

Bilbo also saw Li Zhuoguang, and said to the surrounding dwarves: "He paid for your meal." When the other dwarves heard this, they immediately glared at Li Zhuoguang and shouted that they were about to rush over to teach him a lesson. As the leader, Thorin was relatively calm, suppressed the anger of the other dwarves, and walked forward.

"You are the one who wants to steal the treasure of Lonely Mountain? When did the elves become so shameless?" Thorin pointed at Xiong Facai and said, "Which tribe are you from? You have fallen to the point of associating with elves."

Li Zhuoguang explained: "I am a human, and he is not a dwarf."

"What? But his beard... No, why don't you have a beard?" Thorin was a little unconvinced.

Li Zhuoguang rolled his eyes. "In my hometown, the most basic social etiquette is to shave your beard clean. Unless you can trim your beard carefully."

"I don't agree with the first half, but I agree with the second half. Let's go back to the question we asked earlier. Do you want to steal the treasure of Lonely Mountain?"

"No, I'm not going to steal. I'm going to kill Smaug and then rob him!"

"Hahahaha!" Hearing Li Zhuoguang's words, all the dwarves laughed. They were laughing at Li Zhuoguang's wild imagination.

You must know that the gates of Erebor, the capital of the Lonely Mountain Dwarves, have long been closed. They would only embark on the journey if they had the key to the secret passage. Without this condition, they would not even dream of returning to the Lonely Mountain.

Thorin was also amused by Li Zhuoguang: "Then I wish you a successful start."

But Gandalf could not laugh. As a Maia, he was much more sensitive than the dwarves. He could feel the power in these people's bodies.

Especially the man who called himself Li Zhuoguang and the sturdy man who looked like a dwarf, the power flowing in their bodies was surging and violent.

Gandalf suggested, "How about you join our team and we divide the treasure equally?"

Gandalf's proposal was opposed by both sides. The reason why Thorin let Baggins join the team was because they really needed a thief, and a Hobbit thief at that.

Because this is the only race Smaug has never seen before. As long as other peoples such as dwarves, elves, and humans enter the Lonely Mountain, Smaug will smell them.

Although the purpose of this trip was nominally to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, the actual focus was to steal the Arkenstone. After all, only with the Arkenstone could one command the dwarves. Only with the support of the dwarves could one form an army to retake the Lonely Mountain.

A Hobbit thief with Gandalf's endorsement was already the limit of what Thorin could accept. Thorin didn't want other irrelevant people to share the pie.

As for Li Zhuoguang, his idea was very simple. It would cost a huge amount of money to mobilize forces from all over the continent to help find the carriage. In this regard, he could only say, I want them all.

At this moment, both Li Zhuoguang and Thorin believed that the other party was not qualified to compete with them, so the banquet could go on smoothly.

until……

Dwarves and elves belong to two extremes, which means that what the elves consider an elegant banquet is boring to the dwarves, so the dwarves decide to add some extra entertainment.

It's nothing, just singing. In fact, Li Zhuoguang also admired the musical talent of the dwarves, at least he liked to listen to "Song of the Lonely Mountain".

But as they sang, the dwarves began to jump onto the table and scatter the food.

The others were fine. Aliana looked up and saw the fruits and vegetables flying in the sky, then looked at the dwarf standing on the table.

Her eyes turned red, and a terrible sense of oppression burst out from her body. In an instant, she turned into a shadow and crossed the table, heading straight towards the dwarf.

Li Zhuoguang reacted only after seeing her rush out, and could only shout, "Don't kill anyone!"

(End of this chapter)