Riverdale Town.
Open city wall.
Elf guards wearing light golden armor were standing together neatly, densely packed in all the empty spaces on the city walls.
On the ruins of the central open-air garden.
Morgan and Elf King Thranduil were standing side by side, looking at Bard who was galloping towards the lone mountain opposite in the distance.
Morgan asked: "Do you think he will succeed?"
Thranduil replied calmly: "You have been with those dwarves for so long, don't you already have the answer in your heart?"
Looking at Bud's back getting smaller and smaller in the distance.
Thranduil suddenly turned his head, looked at the human next to him who was similar in height and said, "You are different from him..."
Morgan also turned his head, looked at the extremely handsome but not feminine Elf King in front of him and said, "Are you referring to Bard?"
Thranduil nodded.
Morgan turned his head again, looked at the tiny figure in the distance who had almost reached the gate of Gushan and said softly: "Of course it will be different."
"Everyone is different."
"Just like I know that your Majesty, you know in your heart that Thorin Oakenshield will never agree to Bard's idea of negotiation, but you are still willing to let him try to negotiate."
"Isn't it?"
Yes, from the moment I saw Thranduil not long ago.
Whether it's the plot in my mind combined with my memory, or the feeling of seeing Thranduil with my own eyes now.
Morgan knew that the Elf King next to him was determined to defeat the dwarves.
As for agreeing with Bud's statement on negotiations.
It was purely Thranduil giving Bard some face.
Although Bard currently has a small population, Riverdale Town is too dilapidated and has not had time to repair it.
But now Bard can barely be regarded as the new king of River Valley State in River Valley Town.
Daletown is too close to Mirkwood.
Another group of greedy dwarves took back the lonely mountain and occupied it.
In addition, the Elf King obviously appreciates Bard's attitude.
It was normal to agree with Bud's words, and he had nothing to lose, just in case there was a surprise.
Although the surprise is as small as hoping that the dwarves will stop being greedy.
Hearing Morgan's words, Thranduil turned his head again, looked at the human next to him with a somewhat thoughtful look, and said no more.
Gushan Gate.
On top of the tall city wall.
The dwarf Groyin, who had been curled up in the corner until dawn, opened his sleepy eyes, stood up, and just opened his bearded mouth and yawned.
Halfway through his yawn, he saw a large, densely packed and neat team wearing golden armor appear on the wall of River Valley Town opposite.
The yawn was stifled instantly, and Ge Luo Yin immediately shook his head, rubbed his eyes, and muttered: "Am I not awake yet?"
"I must be dazzled..."
Groin, who felt much more awake, looked at the other side's River Valley Town again.
This time, the neat golden army on the tall city wall became clearer and clearer in sight.
Groyin's eyes widened for a moment, and he finally reacted. He turned around and shouted to the dwarf Alli who had just opened his eyes in the corner behind him: "Ouli, hurry up!"
"Quick, go call Thorin!"
Not long after, Thorin Oakenshield led a group of dwarves and Bilbo quickly onto the tall city wall.
Standing on the city wall, looking at the neat golden army on the opposite side that became more and more dazzling in the golden sunlight of the morning, Thorin Oakenshield's expression instantly darkened.
"Those are all elves' troops?"
At this time, the dwarf Doli suddenly asked hesitantly.
"Who else but those damn elves!"
Looking at the elven army on the wall of River Valley Town in the distance, Irritated Godwalin punched the stone in front of him and said angrily.
"Wait, someone is coming."
"Who is that?"
At this time, Bilbo pointed to the road far ahead and said suddenly.
A group of dwarves looked carefully and saw a fast horse galloping towards the gate of Gushan, with a lot of dust behind it.
The distance between Riverdale Town and Lonely Mountain is not too far.
As Bud quickly approached.
A group of dwarves on the thick and tall walls of Lonely Mountain finally recognized who the visitor was.
It was the boatman who had taken them to Changhu Town.
Descendants of Girion, the former King of the Vale.
But now, the opponent has an extremely loud name "Dragon Slayer Warrior".
After Dwalin and Kilifili failed to capture Morgan yesterday, they brought back important information about who killed the dragon Smaug.
In addition to the Morgan they were familiar with, there was another guy riding a white horse in front of them.
"It's the boatman from Changhu Town..."
"I seem to have heard that this boatman is a descendant of Girion, the former king of the River Valley State?"
"You heard wrong. It doesn't seem like the other person is the descendant of Ji Ruian, the king of River Valley State many years ago. This is what the hospitable Changhu Town said."
"This boatman is now a dragon-slaying warrior. Have you forgotten what Qili said yesterday? It was Morgan who killed the evil dragon with him..."
"What does he want to do here?"
"Those damn elves are in River Valley Town. Are they in the same group?"
"Thorin..."
The dwarves were talking a lot.
"You will know when he comes."
Thorin Oakenshield said with a cold expression, waving to the white-bearded Balin who was standing aside.
After Thorin whispered a few words to Balin, Balin quickly walked down the city wall alone and walked deep into the lonely mountain.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
At this moment, there was a loud sound of horse hooves.
Bud finally arrived.
"Your Highness Thorin, son of Thrain."
Bader took hold of the reins and stood in front of the gate of Lonely Mountain. He looked at Thorin Oakenshield and said, "We are really happy to see that you can survive."
Faced with the overtures of the humans in front of him, Thorin Oakenshield was not moved at all. He just looked coldly at Bard below and said, "Happy for us? Then you just stay in Riverdale Town."
"Why do you still want to get involved with those elves and come to the gate of the King under the Mountain? Do you want to show off your power?"
Thorin Oakenshield asked coldly.
This immediately made Bard, who was originally smiling, look cold: "Then why did the king under the mountain block the gate and build a high wall to hide behind it, like a robber holding wealth?"
Thorin Oakenshield seemed to know what the boatman in front of him was going to say, and said without caring: "That's because I guessed that there might be robbers coming to rob."
"Look, haven't I already guessed this?"
Looking at Thorin Oakenshield in front of him, he seemed not to remember the promise he made in front of all the residents of Long Lake Town a few days ago.
Bard immediately remembered Morgan's words in his mind: "Thorin is already sick. He is as sick as a dragon. They will guard all gold coins and treasures tightly and will not share them with anyone..."
Thinking of this, Bud took a deep breath.
He came here for peace, and he could not fall out with Thorin Oakenshield just for a moment of anger. The wood elves army behind him was still waiting.
"Your Highness, we are not robbers, let alone rob anything..."
Bud tried his best to keep his tone sincere and continued: "I am here to seek a fair settlement. I wonder if your highness is willing to talk to me."
Looking at the expectant eyes of the boatman below, Thorin Oakenshield's eyes dropped.
He knew that he could not avoid the promise he was forced to make when he asked for help from everyone in Changhu Town.
It would be better to just make the human being in front of you give up.
As for the elven army in the town across the river valley.
Oh, naturally someone will deal with them.
The only thing he has to do now is to delay, and then delay, before reinforcements arrive.
Thinking of this, Thorin looked at the human below, his cold expression softened a lot and nodded: "Of course."
"I long for peace and welcome the arrival of all peace..."
Thorin Oakenshield said, turning around and walking towards the stone stairs behind.
Bud's face immediately looked much better. As long as the other party is willing to talk, that's fine. That means there is a chance to convince the other party.
Bud dismounted.
At this time, a huge black-eyed raven flew out of the gate of Gushan and flew away quickly.
Bud looked up and glanced at the raven flying out of his head, not paying attention.
Quickly walk towards the long bridge leading to the gate of Gushan.
At the end of the long bridge, the gate was blocked by huge stones. There was no difference between the stone gaps below and the solitary mountain when the dragon Smaug was entrenched before.
Bard saw Thorin Oakenshield waiting there.
