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Chapter 137 The Dwarf Craftsman Arrives
Bud smiled when he heard Dui's praise.

After a round of greetings, the two began to get down to business.

Bard said, "The dwarves wanted to contact you, but they had no direct way to get in touch with you, so they passed the letter to me. They are in the city now. If you want to see them, I will send someone to notify them right away."

Dui nodded: "Then thank you for your help!"

Soon, the dwarf was taken to the lord's mansion by Bard's servants.

"Lord Bard."

"Wizard Duir."

The dwarf Balin came in and nodded to the two of them.

"Long time no see, Balin, how are you?" Dui greeted with a gentle look.

As the oldest dwarf, Balin is wiser and calmer than other dwarves, and Dui has always had a good impression of him.

Balin nodded happily upon hearing this: "I'm doing fine. Lonely Mountain has been recaptured, and the Durin clan has gradually returned. I don't have to worry about being buried in a foreign land after I die!"

"By the way, Duyle, we have already prepared the craftsmen you need. However, it's too far and unsafe to travel from Lonely Mountain to Windcloud Peak, so we can only contact you to come here."

"And Lord Dain Ironfoot has already forged the dragon armor and has asked us to bring it to you."

Dui's eyes lit up when he heard Balin's words.

"Are you all ready? Where are you?"

"They are all in Lonely Mountain. Duil, you can take them away immediately if you need them." Balin said.

"Then what are you waiting for? Go there now."

Dewi was a little impatient, so after saying goodbye to Bud, he took Balin to Lonely Mountain on his flying broom.

Balin was very excited to experience flying on a broom again. On the way, he asked Dewi about Bilbo's news. After learning that he had returned home, he was happy for his Hobbit friend.

The two soon arrived at the gate of Lonely Mountain.

The gate of Lonely Mountain has been restored to its magnificent state, with armored dwarves guarding the gate and dwarf warriors patrolling the city walls.

Now that I'm here, I naturally want to see Thorin.

Led by the dwarf elder Balin, Dui successfully entered Lonely Mountain and finally arrived at the hall.

Unlike the past when there were only a dozen dwarves including Thorin, along with the dwarves of the Blue Mountains, the dwarves of Durin scattered in other places also returned.

At this time, dwarves can be seen everywhere in Lonely Mountain, and there is finally a scene of a dwarf kingdom.

Thorin sat high on the throne, with his nephew Fili, the heir, standing beside him.

"Long time no see, King Under the Mountain - Thorin Oakenshield." Dui nodded, leaning on his staff.

Thorin on the throne nodded and said politely, "It has been a long time since we last saw Wizard Duir. You are more handsome than ever."

Then he waved his hand and asked someone to summon the dwarf craftsman.

"In the past, I made a promise with you, Wizard Duir, that I would help you build a castle. Now I will fulfill my promise. I will send a thousand dwarf craftsmen to accompany you until the castle is completed."

"And my cousin, Dain Ironfoot, also sent me the forged dragon armor and asked me to give it to you. I'll have Balin take you there later."

Dui was immediately happy to hear that Thorin was so willing to arrange a thousand dwarf craftsmen for him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Thorin!" Dui called out "Your Majesty" sincerely.

With so many dwarf craftsmen, his Hogwarts Castle will probably be completed soon.

Then Dui followed Balin to get the dragon armor.

The dragon armor was placed alone in a spacious hall.

When Dui saw it, his eyes flashed with surprise.

It was an extremely huge set of silver armor, fully armed from the dragon's head to the dragon's tail, wrapped tightly.

The armor is made up of several parts. With the dwarves' exquisite craftsmanship, the armor is flexible and free to move. It is covered with patterns and reflects a dazzling silver light under the firelight.

The overall look is gorgeous and majestic, exuding a huge aura. If the dragon Smaug wears it, it is hard to imagine how domineering he would be!

Dui looked at the huge armor and was secretly amazed.

How did the dwarves create this set of armor that could fit a dragon? How many tons of metal did they use?

No wonder it was placed alone in a spacious hall. After all, any smaller room could not accommodate such a huge suit of armor.

Fortunately, the armor can be divided into several parts, so Dui's space bag can barely fit this set of dragon armor.

After collecting the dragon armor, Dui came to the hall again.

One thousand dwarf craftsmen from Thorin's faction have been summoned, and in addition, the dwarves are also required to bring tools, equipment and other things.

It is unrealistic to carry so many people and things across water to Fengyunding.

Dui looked at the densely packed dwarf craftsmen and said to Balin, "Can you give me a sturdy box? It doesn't have to be too big, but one that one person can carry."

Bahrain naturally would not refuse, and asked someone to find a metal box.

Under the gaze of the dwarves, Dui used the Traceless Extension Spell to expand the space inside the iron sheet countless times until it could accommodate all the dwarf craftsmen.

Then he waved his wand and conjured up a ladder and put it in the box.

Dui turned to look at the dwarven craftsmen and invited them with a smile, "The journey to Weathertop is too far. It's not practical to walk, so please enter the box and stay for a while until you reach your destination."

The dwarf craftsmen looked at the small box in front of them and looked at each other. For a moment, they didn't know whether to listen to him or not, so they had to look at Thorin on the throne.

Thorin naturally knew that Dui had a magical ability to expand the space, and immediately nodded to the dwarf craftsmen.

After getting the king's consent, the dwarf craftsmen lined up one by one and entered the box.

The thinner dwarves were fine, but some with large bellies got stuck at the opening of the box, only to be sat on by their companions behind them, eliciting laughter and curses from inside the box. The box was spacious enough that even a thousand dwarf craftsmen could move around freely inside.

"Ballin, are you going too?" Dui was a little surprised when he saw Balin was about to enter the box space.

Thorin on the throne explained, "Ballin is the leader of this team. He is responsible for the entire construction task."

Balin also smiled and said, "For the next period of time, Duyle, if you have any requirements for the castle design, you can tell me. I think I am quite good at architecture!"

"Then I'll trouble you, Balin, for the next few days!"

Dui nodded. He felt more at ease with Balin, the familiar dwarf elder, managing the dwarf craftsmen.

Then, Dui took his leave of Thorin, taking the box containing a thousand dwarf craftsmen and Balin, and returned directly to Dale.

Then teleport directly back to Fengyunding through the fireplace.

As soon as he came out of the fireplace, Edward came to greet him.

"My Lord, you are back!"

Dui nodded, then instructed: "I brought back some guests. There are quite a lot of them. Please arrange their accommodation later."

"I understand, Lord Doyle!"

Edward nodded immediately, but when he looked into the fireplace, he saw no sign of anyone coming out.

Seeing the other party's confusion, Dui smiled and pointed to the box in his hand, "Don't look at it, it's here."

As he said this, he placed the box flat on the ground, opened it, and shouted inside: "You can come out now!"

After a while, Balin was the first to climb out of the ladder. He looked around and said in surprise, "We're here so soon?"

Then, under Edward's shocked gaze, the noisy dwarves climbed out of the box one by one. When they encountered a fat dwarf stuck at the entrance of the box and unable to get out, their companions who had come out earlier shouted commands and pulled the man out as hard as pulling a carrot.

Soon, the first floor lobby became crowded and very noisy.

Dwarves always speak loudly, and now that a thousand dwarves have gathered together, they are a huge source of noise.

Poor Edward had never seen such a scene before, and he was so shocked that he stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

"Okay, everyone!" Dui cast a loud spell to silence everyone else's voices.

After everyone looked at him, he continued, "Everyone has arrived at Fengyunding. Now let's get settled in first. We will hold a welcome banquet for you tonight!"

When they heard there was a banquet, all the dwarves' eyes lit up, because they loved banquets the most.

Originally, Dui planned to let the dwarves live on each floor of the tower. After all, the tower has sixty floors, and each floor has many rooms, which is more than enough to accommodate a thousand dwarves.

And even if the room is not big enough, he can expand it with the invisible extension spell.

But Barin refused, saying they would prefer to live outside as long as tents were available.

Seeing this, Dui had no choice but to conjure up several tents outside the tower and use the Traceless Extension Spell to expand the space inside so that all the dwarves could live in.

At night, Amon Sultan is brightly lit.

In the lobby on the first floor,

The infinitely expanded hall accommodated thousands of dwarves and hundreds of Hogsmeade villagers.

They attended the banquet together here.

Dui was going to hold a banquet, and the villagers, as his subjects, came to help spontaneously.

Under the organization of the village chief Luke, each person was responsible for the duties of housekeeper, cook, servant, baker, meat cutter, etc.

Edward even went to Bree through the fireplace and bought all the ingredients and wine needed for the banquet.

In order not to embarrass their elders in front of the guests, the villagers tried their best to behave appropriately.

The atmosphere at the banquet was just right, with laughter and joy everywhere.

Dewi sat in the top seat, with the dwarf elders Balin and Bilbo on his left, and the village chiefs Luke and Edward on his right.

On both sides of the long tables were seated dwarf craftsmen and villagers from Hogsmeade.

Yes, Bilbo was at the party too.

After receiving the message from Dui, he immediately went to Fengyunding through the fireplace and chose to sit with his old friend Balin.

The two recalled their adventures on the expedition together, while Dui listened silently with a smile on his face, or exchanged a few words with Luke and Edward on the other side.

I saw the dwarves below drinking happily and singing.

He also smiled and waved his wand, conjuring up countless musical instruments that automatically accompanied the dwarf's singing.

For a moment, the mood at the banquet was high, and the dwarves applauded and cheered.

The villagers were not to be outdone and started dancing cheerful country dances.

Everyone was happy, except the dragon in the cellar, who was sad because he had lost some treasure.

Even if you have an extra set of gorgeous armor, it will be useless.

The party lasted until late at night.

Bilbo had already returned to his Bag End.

The villagers walked down the mountain road under the moonlight. Still in the party atmosphere, they returned to the village full of excitement and joy.

The drunken dwarves, after returning to their respective tents, still gathered together to sing songs, without any sign of sleepiness.

Dui stood at the window of the tower, looking at the scene outside the tower and below the mountain, his eyes shining.

He thought that being a lord was actually quite good.

(End of this chapter)