"Of course, this is the king's promise!"
Thorin Oakenshield's calm voice sounded in the spacious house.
At this moment, he looked at the figure sitting on the head of the bed.
Everyone's tense minds immediately relaxed, and then they felt happy, sincerely happy.
Balin, the white-bearded dwarf standing at the end of the bed, was the most excited.
The moment Thorin Oakenshield finished speaking, his eyes were slightly red, with crystal tears clearly shining in his eyes.
The dwarf Dwalin was also very happy about Thorin's awakening.
His loyalty to Thorin Oakenshield has always been the purest.
It's just that he's always been a rough guy.
Although there is no strong emotion shown on his face like Bahrain.
But inside I was extremely happy and excited.
Gandalf and Bilbo looked at Thorin Oakenshield at this moment, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Morgan got it right.
After breaking out from the gate of Lonely Mountain, Thorin Oakenshield had indeed changed, a very big change.
It is still the most sober and rational change.
The Thorin he once was is back.
Of course, among everyone present, the one who was most nervous just now was none other than Morgan.
Although he had discussed with Gandalf and Bilbo beforehand that he should mention this matter.
But he never told the two of them that if Thorin Oakenshield still disagreed, he would take action against Thorin Oakenshield.
Just like he had kidnapped Thorin Oakenshield when he kidnapped the Iron Hills dwarf lord Dain Ironfoot on the battlefield.
Force him to pay back the money to Bard of Riverdale.
Fortunately, Thorin Oakenshield did not disappoint Morgan after he woke up.
At this time, Thorin Oakenshield looked at the Arkenstone that was emitting thousands of rays of light in Morgan's hand and still did not reach out to take it.
Instead, he raised his head, glanced at Gandalf and Bilbo not far away, then looked at Morgan beside him and smiled: "And Morgan, one-fifteenth of you..."
Then he looked at Bilbo again: "And there's yours, Bilbo."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bilbo's expression changed slightly, and he immediately declined: "Thorin, I know your good intentions, but my commission has been taken away by me."
"So, I don't need it."
Bilbo declined, but Thorin Oakenshield was not confused.
He was not a stingy person, as he was willing to give Bilbo a mithril mail worth an entire Shire.
The extremely greedy and selfish appearance before was only caused by contracting the golden curse disease.
Thorin Oakenshield looked at the little hobbit in front of him and smiled: "I know, it's time to change it to this one, right?"
As he spoke, he motioned to the Arken gem in front of him and continued: "But he is back in my hands now."
Thorin Oakenshield said and finally opened his hands, and Morgan also let go of the Arkenstone in his hand.
As he wished, he got the Arkenstone and Thorin Oakenshield. At this moment, there was no obsession in his eyes. Instead, he picked up the diamond and shook it towards Bilbo. He smiled and said, "So, I still owe you one-fifteenth of it, Bilbo." of treasure.”
Bilbo wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Thorin: "Well, since when have even treasures been despised?"
After hearing what Thorin said, Bilbo silently agreed.
After Bilbo finished speaking, Thorin Oakenshield's eyes immediately shifted to Morgan before he could speak.
Morgan was also the first to speak: "I have already received my reward..."
Before he finished speaking, he was immediately interrupted by Thorin Oakenshield: "Bilbo said the commission was because he found the Arken Stone."
"What did you get, Morgan, that can offset one-fifteenth of the treasure's commission?"
"Tell me about it, I also want to see it..."
Thorin Oakenshield's words were slightly humorous.
It immediately made the whole room laugh.
Everyone looked at Morgan with a smile.
Indeed, Bilbo said that the value of the Arkenstone he took was indeed worth one-fifteenth of the value of the treasure in the hoard.
Because the Arkenstone is the king of gems, the king's gem, and the symbol of the royal power of the Turin dwarves.
So it's worth it.
But what else did Morgan get, I dare say it was worth one-fifteenth of his commission.
They all knew that Morgan had taken the treasure from the treasury when he had a falling out with Thorin at that time. This was what Morgan himself said.
They were just as curious as Thorin now.
Facing everyone's gaze, Morgan smiled and said, "You don't have to doubt my vision."
"Perhaps what I took is indeed not as valuable as the Arkenstone that Bilbo found."
"But it's also not an ordinary treasure..."
Morgan kept talking, but never said what he took, which made everyone in the room more and more curious.
"This treasure is equally precious."
"In the eyes of some people, he is even more important than Arkenstone..."
Morgan continued to speak, and Thorin Oakenshield and Gandalf couldn't help but think a little after hearing this.
White-bearded Balin seemed to remember something, but he couldn't remember it.
Only Bilbo and Dwalin were more and more curious by Morgan's words.
Especially Dvalin, who has a grumpy and eager personality. When he looked at Morgan, who was smiling and talking nonsense, he really wanted to say: "Is it okay if I'm being bullied by nonsense? Just say no and be done with it?"
But he didn't dare.
I had to endure my impatience and wait.
Seeing that everyone's appetite was whetted, Morgan smiled and said, "Maybe some of you have already guessed it."
"The thing I got is a white stone necklace that sparkles with stars..."
After Morgan finished speaking, Thorin Oakenshield immediately asked softly: "The starlight white gem necklace... is the necklace from the Dark Forest man?"
Morgan nodded: "It's the necklace that Lord Thranduil is thinking about."
After the two of them finished speaking, Bahrain, who had been thinking hard, immediately figured it out.
Gandalf also reacted at this time. He knew that the Elf King of the Dark Forest was in conflict with the Turin dwarves.
He said: "If it is that necklace, it is indeed more precious than the Arkenstone in the eyes of Lord Thranduil."
Thorin Oakenshield shook his head, looked at Morgan and said, "Although that is indeed a valuable necklace, it is not worth one-fifteenth of the treasure."
"It's far from being able to offset the many times you saved me, Morgan..."
"And yesterday on Raven Ridge, if it hadn't been for your arrow, it would have been very difficult for Fili to survive."
Thorin Oakenshield smiled and spoke, but looked at Morgan very seriously and continued: "I know that no amount of treasure can measure the lives of me and Fili."
"I will remember this kindness. You will always be a friend of our Turin family."
Thorin Oakenshield said and looked at Balin and Dwalin.
The two future ministers of the Yamashita Kingdom immediately smiled and bowed to Morgan with a slight nod.
Thorin Oakenshield then continued: "We have no intention of using treasure to repay the favor. The fifteenth is just the Morgan you deserve."
"We have signed a contract, you won't let me break the contract, right?"
Thorin Oakenshield said with a smile.
Everyone in the room laughed.
He kept talking about breach of contract, promises, etc. It seemed that Thorin Oakenshield had a deep memory of his previous behavior when he was unconscious.
After hearing what Thorin Oakenshield said, what could Morgan say more.
He nodded and then smiled: "It was Thorin who gave me the opportunity to participate in this great expedition."
"I think this will be the most unforgettable experience in my life and the most correct choice, because it is so profitable..."
"If there is a next time, please don't forget me."
"Ha ha..."
After Morgan finished speaking, Whitebeard Balin immediately laughed.
Gandalf laughed too.
Bilbo and Dwalin, Thorin Oakenshield also laughed.
At this moment, the whole room was filled with joy and laughter.
at this time.
A sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.
Several people turned their heads.
Then he saw Groin, a dwarf with long red hair and a red beard, walking in.
The eyes of Morgan and Gandalf Bilbo immediately lit up when they saw the two extra people in the room. After saying hello, they looked at Thorin Oakenshield on the bed and said, "The banquet hall for the evening has been decorated."
Thorin Oakenshield nodded, and then looked at Balin.
He was seriously injured. Things in the kingdom are now basically managed by Bahrain. Naturally, Bahrain is also in charge of important events such as the carnival and feast in the evening.
Balin looked at Groin and said, "Dain and the others have worked hard this time. We must ensure the supply of wine and meat for the evening."
"Go and take a closer look. You can't go wrong with the dinner."
"Well, I'll go right away."
Groin nodded, and then greeted Morgan Gandalf.
Groin left quickly.
Just like Bofur before.
Seeing this, Morgan understood that it seemed that all the dwarf members participating in the expedition should have been appointed to various positions at this time.
With Groin's departure.
The room started chatting again.
Because of the biggest problem, Thorin Oakenshield agreed to share the treasure with the surviving residents of Lake Town under the leadership of human Bard.
The next group of people chatted very harmoniously.
Just chatting and talking about things in River Valley Town.
When Thorin Oakenshield talked about how much treasure he would give to Bard and other residents.
Morgan decisively shut up this time.
The same goes for Gandalf. Only Bilbo seemed to be prompted by Gandalf to say what he wanted to say, so he didn't express his opinion.
But when Thorin Oakenshield asked Morgan directly.
Morgan, who couldn't avoid it, said that Thorin needed to discuss it with Bard himself.
Indeed.
The surviving residents of Lake Town, whose home was destroyed by the evil dragon Smaug, were miserable enough.
This time they were invaded by orcs again.
Plus the redevelopment of the huge river valley town.
The amount of treasure this requires is absolutely sky-high.
Once Morgan is involved.
Thorin Oakenshield gave out too many treasures, but he may not feel happy.
If you give less, Bud may not have enough.
In short, no matter what, Morgan's involvement may hurt his relationship with Thorin Oakenshield and Bard.
So not participating and letting them decide on their own is the best way.
Gandalf was obviously aware of this problem, so he didn't even let Bill Bodo next to him speak.
Seeing that Morgan really didn't want to talk about this issue.
Thorin Oakenshield had no choice but to give up.
This problem will pass quickly.
The group continued chatting.
at the same time.
North of Raven Ridge.
On the vast wilderness battlefield.
Orc corpses were everywhere.
Different from the battlefield in Lonely Mountain, it was Iron Hills dwarves, wood elves, and humans fighting against an army of orcs.
Raven Ridge is a vast battlefield.
The sheer sheer size of the giant eagles defeated the orc army from Mount Gundabad.
Therefore, this battlefield is littered with corpses left by orcs.
The female elf Tariel was standing in the center of the battlefield at this time, directing a group of wood elf warriors beside her to carry the armor and weapons and equipment stripped from the orc corpses.
On the other side of the battlefield.
The dwarf warriors in the Iron Hills are also busy.
It took most of a day.
The orc corpses and equipment on this vast battlefield were basically stripped away by the two armies.
Compared to the Gushan battlefield.
There were significantly fewer orc corpses on the battlefield at Raven Ridge.
After all, the reason why these orcs from Gundabad were defeated was that they were completely demoralized by the giant eagles, and then fled.
There is no frontal killing and pursuit of troops on the ground.
This Orc army escaped at least more than half of the Orc army.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
After all, it was only with the help of the giant eagle that they narrowly defeated the orc army on the Gushan battlefield yesterday.
There was simply no extra strength to attack the orcs on the northern battlefield of Raven Ridge.
The wood elf troops and Iron Hills dwarf warriors are cleaning and transporting the last batch of orc weapons and equipment.
As the troops from both sides began to withdraw.
A large number of black scavenging birds hovering in the sky began to fly down quickly.
Various animals lingering on the edge of the battlefield also began to boldly walk into the battlefield.
The orc corpses on this battlefield do not need to be disposed of.
Because there will be various scavengers flying in the sky, running on the ground, and even crawling in the soil, who will be very happy to deal with these corpses quickly.
The last sight of Tariel leading the wood elf troops away from this battlefield.
What I saw were various birds and animals frantically pecking and tearing at the orc corpses.
Time passed slowly.
When the light group in the sky began to tilt westward.
The sunshine gradually became colder.
Two long troops returning home loaded with victory trophies walked into the gates of River Valley Town and Gushan Ai Ruibo respectively.
Outside the lonely mountain, the sky is getting darker and darker.
The Gushan was already filled with bright lights.
Deep in the lonely mountain, there is a vast space filled with stone tables and benches.
It was noisy and chaotic at this time.
The surrounding walls were covered with burning oil-stained torches and braziers.
A large number of dwarves carrying various food and drinks were constantly going back and forth.
The dwarf warriors who cleared the battlefield have returned.
The post-war carnival feast of the Lonely Mountain dwarves is about to begin.
Morgan and Gandalf Bilbo followed Thorin Oakenshield and Dwalin Groyinbofur and several dwarves when they arrived at the gathering place.
Only then did I realize that the carnival feast held by the dwarves was indeed not comparable to the simple party in Riverdale Town last night.
This was obviously the place where major banquets were held in the former kingdom under the mountain.
Looking around, the surrounding space is extremely wide, and the ground is filled with neatly arranged stone tables and benches.
At this time, these stone tables were filled with all kinds of food and drinks.
Morgan looked up and saw that the food on the stone table included smoked fish, smoked sausage, smoked ham, salami, cheese, white bread, dried tomatoes, potato pie, and various pork, lamb, and beef steaks.
There are also various red wines, wines, fruit wines, etc...
All in all, this is the most abundant meal Morgan has ever seen on the table since he came to this world.
As Morgan and Gandalf Bilbo, they naturally would not sit with these ordinary dwarves.
Just as Morgan followed Thorin Oakenshield and kept walking towards the higher ground ahead.
The dwarf Kili suddenly stalked up from behind.
"Finally found you, teacher."
Kili gasped and stood before Morgan said, "Someone's looking for you."
Morgan asked in confusion: "Who?"
Qili continued: "That female elf..."
