The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"No, I swear to run to Long Lake Town in armor today, and then return to the gate of Iruba before sunset!"

Jin Pai declined the kind invitation, and the people on the road laughed. Jin Pai also invited them to have the opportunity to go to the solitary mountain, sit by the campfire and listen to stories with him, judge the polishing skills of gems, and he will come up with the best Mine picks were given to them as souvenirs.

People also declined, because they are still busy sending the fish and handicrafts to the pier on the river bank. Merchants from the south will take a boat along the Anduin River to the Gushan area to buy these northern goods, and then Transported to the south to exchange livestock products with the nomads of Rohan, or further south to trade with merchants in Gondor. Many people are also busy going to the pier on the river bank, waiting for a new group of businessmen to arrive, and exchange the coins in their hands for what they need.

Thorin re-ruled this area, and he had already proved that he had the ability not inferior to his grandfather. Gushan was full of new vitality under his governance, and his cousin Dein Tiezu also brought the masons and workers needed to rebuild Gushan. Back then, every warrior who participated in the expedition got enviable gold, and there were only those gold, but now, everyone who lives in this land has got real gold.

A rich, decent and peaceful life.

The orcs in the Misty Mountains had fallen apart in the Battle of the Five Armies and fled to a farther place. The wolf dared not set foot on the lone mountain, and the place where Smaug fell was now the safest place on the land. Maybe darkness still lurks in the ruins of the town where necromancers once haunted in the dark dense forest, but under the supervision of the elven rangers of the Son of Turin and King Thrandil, the darkness only dared to lurk away from the crowds.

Long Lake Town is no longer a real town, but it is no longer the same as when Smaug just died, pieces of broken planks floating on the cold lake water. With heavy strides, Jinpi ran on the ground covered with gravel and grass. Dwarves should be as tough as rocks. Golden Thunder agrees with this. They are not like those slender woodland people in the forest. As a warrior, he must be able to run in the wilderness for a long time wearing heavy chain armor, and then be able to run for a long time in the wilderness. Immediately plunge into the battle with the orcs. Just like his father back then, together with the wizard who saved River Valley City, he broke the siege and took the head of the orc king Azog.

So when he stepped up the hillside and the sparkling lake came into view, he didn't stop, but moved on.

The ruins of Changhu Town are long gone, but Bud, the king of the river valley in the past, did not choose to abandon it. Instead, he used the gold he obtained from the lonely mountain to transform it into a place where business travelers could rest, accommodate goods, and dock ships. Transit station. Every southern merchant who comes to River Valley City to do business can berth here. They can not only enjoy comfortable leisure time in the warm haven, but also solve the congestion problem caused by too many merchant ships flooding into the river valley.

So here is far more prosperous than Changhu Town back then.

After taking a deep breath, Jin Ping moved his shoulders. After the Battle of the Five Armies, the wizard never returned to Gushan, but Jin Ping was always looking for an opportunity. He had seen the Red Horn Peak in the Misty Mountains, Silvertooth Peak and Yunding Peak have also been to the Black Forest, and he has been waiting for an adventure, even if he is far away from the lonely mountain. Of course, his father never gave him this opportunity, thinking that he was not competent enough, even four years ago, when Bahrain led an expedition team to leave the Lonely Mountain and head to Moria. Of course, even by the standards of a dwarf, he is not a young man.

But today, Golden Thunder suddenly discovered that Changhu Town today is more lively than ever.

No, it's not hilarious.

It's a commotion.

"It's an orc!!"

The first thousand six hundred and forty-four chapters: a misunderstanding

At this time, Changhu Town was full of traffic and noisy voices. Whether it's business guests from afar or local residents, just look at their behavior and you can know where they came from and what occupation they are engaged in. The Golden Thunder really knows this place. The dwarves of Ilubo in the Lonely Mountain are the most famous craftsmen in the northern region. They use gold and jewelry to forge jewelry with extraordinary craftsmanship, but sometimes they are not only craftsmen but also merchants. The character, the serious Gondor merchants are blushing with the dwarves for the price of the goods, and some Rohan people, they don’t have so many opinions on currency and gold, and sometimes they have to spend more time explaining to them in order to get these horses on their backs. The men believe that the dwarves are not deceiving them.

Golden Thunder knows that not all humans are as kind and hospitable as the people of the river valley. The pirates of Umbal and the Harads, his father Groyin said, they rode in the clippers and plundered the coast of the south. , Or ride a terrifying giant elephant and charge like a cavalry. But most of them are in the south, in the dark land, and in more distant places. At least they couldn't ride elephants and long boats through the dark and dense forests.

But the orcs.

The orcs who fled to the Misty Mountains were killed again? ! Still passing through the territories of the elven kingdom in the dark jungle without knowing it? !

Jinpi strode to Changhu Town in a stride. He dragged his axe, and the wooden trestle banged under his feet.

"Get out, get out of it! I know the elves are unreliable. I am the son of Groin, Golden Thunder. Let my axe break the heads of these **** orcs!"

The people on the long bridge evaded one after another. When they heard the name of the orc, their eyes showed horror and worry, but they also cocked their toes and stretched their necks, wanting to find out.

Golden Thunder knows the brutality of orcs. To be precise, there are no such words as kindness, friendliness and honesty in the dictionary of this race. There are indeed some guards in Long Lake Town, but the orcs suddenly appear. Now it is the time when there are the most travelers at noon. When groups of orcs break into the square of Long Lake Town, they can kill and leave a place with dead bodies. These **** are fully armed, evil creatures always have a way to put on a full set of armor for themselves, and use the dark blades forged in the evil land to spread death and fear.

"Where is the orc?! Where is the orc?!"

Jinpi jumped on a wooden box as a stepping stone and yelled so that the noisy crowd nearby could hear his voice. "I'm Golden Thunder, son of Groin, don't panic, the bravest dwarf in the lonely mountain is by your side!"

"They are at the old gate!"

Someone pointed out a way for Golden Thunder. The old gate is the channel where people’s fishing boats left the haven and went to the Great Lakes and the Anduin estuary to fish when the Long Lake Town was not destroyed by Smaug in the past. There is a metal gate to protect the fishing boats in the port from the wind. It is blown away on snowy days, or the broken ice floating on the big lake floats in along the water, blocking the outlet. However, after the sharpshooter Bud used the gold allocated from the lone mountain to rebuild Long Lake Town, people built a larger and more secure harbor west of the town, and people no longer rely on fishing for their livelihoods all day, so they are old. The wharf is gradually being abandoned, and now only the elders can smoke pipes and sit by the rusty old gate in their free time to tell young people the story of the past when this land was occupied by dragons.

"Be careful, brave Golden Thunder, those orcs are fully armed, they are all armed and in armor! Someone has already notified King Bain, don't approach them rashly!"

"I'm not afraid of the orcs, let them test whether my newly polished axe is sharp! How many do they have?!"

"More than ten, they are all at the old gate!"

Someone reminded loudly, but it was more panic shouts. The townspeople escaped the old gate with their baskets and the children's hands, while guards holding spears went up against the flow of people, and at the same time evacuated the panicked crowd. People scrambled to flee. The handicrafts stalls were rubbed by the crowd and fell to the ground. Exquisite ornaments and ceramic toys fell to the ground. The Golden Thunder squeezed the crowd hard, and two strands of vegetable leaves were hung on the chain mail at some unknown time.

Golden Thunder was holding an axe, and when he ran across the corner of the river, the old rusty gate came into view. The gate was hoisted. Several fishing boats were docked at the pier, and the buckets of fish on it had not had time to unload. , More than a dozen fully armed guards holding spears are forming an arc, completely enclosing the old gate. At first glance, Golden Phi saw that these human guards were also assembled in a panic. Some of them did not wear helmets and their breastplates were worn upside down. The Gushan area had been peaceful for too long, so that the guards had to deal with it. Only the merchants or thieves who tried to cheat in the transaction, so that this unexpected situation made them a little at a loss.

"Where is the orc?!"

Jin Peng dragged the axe and ran over, holding the axe handle in both hands, ready to shake the axe with all his strength and chop it on the enemy's knee when an orc jumped out. This is how it should be to deal with the orc, smash its knees, and then smash the bridge of his nose and skull when it falls unsteadily. He must hurry, these human guards in front of him may not be the opponents of the orcs, since they can bypass the woodland kingdom in the dark and dense forest, naturally they cannot be a bunch of idiots. Jin Pi quickened his pace, but soon he realized that he had to stop.

Because the guards with their backs to him were like a wall, blocking his way.

"Human?! Where is the enemy?!"

Golden Thunder tried hard to see exactly what was going on opposite the guards. He jumped up, fell back, and then jumped up unwillingly, but the metal armor still clinging to the eye was still in sight. For the dwarf, he His sight can only reach the waist of a human being. When he was jumping, the intermittent words passed through the noisy hustle and bustle and passed into the ears of the golden peng. However, there were too many noises nearby, and the guards were also arguing about something, so that it was no easier to hear this sound than to find a pearl in the sand. The guard—Jinpi knew him as if he was called Cyril, who was in charge of the security of Long Lake Town—was arguing with the people surrounded by them.

It was not the clash of weapons that passed into the ears of the dwarves.

Jin Pi's lips hidden in his beard moved. He took a deep breath, lifted the wooden box that was hit on the side, and sat on it, holding the axe in both hands, looking at the human beings who were still arguing about something.

"...We are not hostile. All of this is explainable. If possible, I would like to meet your leader. Is it Bud? I know him."

"You must lay down your weapons and accept supervision. You can't stay here! Orcs and their human guides are not welcome here!"

"...I've said it three times, they are not orcs, and we don't want to start a battle and chaos here. If I were you, I would immediately report the matter here to your lord and let him come. Dealing with it, instead of surrounding it, causes more panic."

"There are good unarmed people everywhere here. Our duty is to guard. You will follow us to the prison, and you will be treated appropriately until our lord makes a fair judgment on you. King Bain will soon lead you. The guards arrived, you better not act rashly."

Jin Pi turned his head and looked at the corner he was running over. After the expected battle and massacre did not appear, some curious and bold people gradually gathered around, trying to figure out what happened here. The argument is still going on. Jin Pi did not hear the irritation in the voice of the besieged enemies. They must be a group of extremely patient people to remain calm in this kind of debate.

"I don't think you need to shout orc, trolls, or other words that make people want to vomit." Jin Peng held the axe until he started talking, still looking nervously at the guards of the besieged. We only saw the dwarf sitting behind.

"Golden Thunder?" Cyril pushed away the guard beside him and walked to the dwarf. "Why are you here?"

"If it's a real orc, they won't reason with you or talk to you, they will just yell at you, showing their mouth full of teeth." Golden Thunder muttered. "Their stench can be smelled from a hundred meters away. I thought that an orc really broke in here. You shouldn't let other people treat the captured thief as an orc. They will treat it as an orc when they escape The woman bumped into it and trampled on the child."

"But they, they seem to be the orcs that others have mentioned?"

Cyril turned his head, and the other guards stepped aside to reveal the enemy surrounded behind. The golden pill opened his mouth wide, his eyes open like the most expensive diamond on the market.

More than a dozen humanoid creatures with pale skin, no hair, or hard plate armor or leather shoulders, stood on the dock. Each of them held a sword in their hands. Two of them were over two meters tall. The behemoths still hold sledgehammers that are as tall as they are. They have terrifying faces, and under their thin lips are rows of fine fangs. The pale yellow eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes, like amber wrapped in rotten liquid. There are two or three humans standing among these mutant creatures, but there is no way to dispel the sense of evil emanating from these weird humanoid creatures, ugly and terrifying, and the coldness in their eyes makes them seem to be indifferent to everything around them. When Jin Peng came back to his senses, he had already clenched the axe subconsciously.

"Swear by my beard, tell me where these ugly creatures come from?!"

"They appeared from the fishing platform outside the old gate. Old Brown saw them and warned them loudly. We rushed over," Cyril said. "A messenger has already gone to River Valley City to inform King Bain. Soon, Lord Lord's guards will rush over to deal with this..."

Before he finished speaking, the crowd gathered around the corner in the distance was separated, and a group of heavily armed guards trot in, led by a man with slightly curly brown hair.

"Oh." Jin Pei shrugged. "Bain is here, now we can know who they are, but you have to be careful, Cyril, evil creatures always have many delicate disguise!"

The first thousand six hundred and forty-five chapters

Zelin never thought that he would be suspected of being an evil person.

However, he must also admit that staying with Jaques’ mutant soldiers, especially when the number of mutants far exceeds that of normal people in their vicinity, it is hard for anyone to think that these evil-looking creatures will be kind. Generation.

"I'm glad to meet you, Bain..." Zelin looked at the man standing in front of him. This forty-something man was wearing polished knight armor, and his heavy armor seemed to make him unhealthy. The body was crushed. "Long time no see..."

"Long time no see, wizard..." Bain coughed heavily. "Let your followers go to River Valley City with me. It is too easy to cause riots, and the wind here is too cold."