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These words were indeed more powerful than anything else, and Bilbo immediately put all other thoughts behind him and was only thinking about the terrible adventure.
"No, no, no." He turned pale and said with a forced smile, "I didn't agree..."
"Why don't you listen to our plan first?" The wizard interrupted him, majestic and not allowing anyone to refuse. There is even a hint of temptation: "You know, this is an adventure you have dreamed of, a real adventure. Think about it, the distance, forest, wilderness, rivers, mountains, aren't these better than you staying in your mother's house all day long? Is it much better in front of the tableware and kitchen counter?”
At that moment, Turka even saw the hobbit's eyes wavering.
He sighed secretly.
Ten years later, this scene is still happening as promised, with the same power and boundlessness.
In the past ten years, he actually tried to go deep into the Misty Mountains to find the Supreme Lord of the Rings. But compared to the misty mountains that stretch almost across the Central Continent, a ring is too small.
He only knows that the cave where Gollum is hiding is connected to the Orcs' dungeon, but even if he can kill the Orcs' stronghold, you can't guarantee that Gollum will stay there waiting for you to catch him.
Therefore, trying to find the Supreme Lord of the Rings in advance is doomed to be futile.
Unless it presents itself to you.
"And dragons, swords, and magic."
Turka's eyes were immediately fixed on the Hobbits. If you didn't know it in advance, it would be hard to believe that such a weak race could resist the temptation of the Lord of the Rings and become a key figure in ending the Third Age.
Bilbo almost bit his tongue: "Dragon!"
"Yes." Bofur kindly explained to him: "The kind that can breathe fire, with razor-like teeth and hook-like claws. It especially likes metals, especially gold."
Then he said something about Smaug being evil. And about the Lonely Mountain and the mission.
"Thank you for your explanation, but leave it to me next." The wizard interrupted him and pushed the dwarf aside.
Bofur muttered, unhappy.
"No, this has been explained perfectly. I think I need air." Bilbo's face was as pale as a dead man, and his body was even trembling slightly.
Then.
thump.
Our poor hobbit was frightened and fainted in the living room of his house.
Turka was speechless.
Thorin rolled his eyes.
The wizard blew his beard and glared at the talkative dwarf in embarrassment and embarrassment.
Bofur shrugged and laughed.
"This is the Hobbit you chose?" Thorin was very unhappy, thinking that this was a waste of effort. "With such courage, can he be qualified to work as a snitch? I remember he said that he had never stolen anything!"
Well, Thorin also began to remember the Hobbit and the crying little spy.
"His abilities far outweigh his poor performance, believe me. The hobbit is light on his feet and small in size, and can slip by unnoticed; his scent is unfamiliar to Smaug, which adds to the It increases the chance of success; and his courage is greater than we know. Don't forget, he was the first hobbit to collide with Turka Aracano. It can be said that his importance in this matter Sex is greater than many of you here! Although he doesn’t know it yet.”
I didn't know I was so important.
Bilbo woke up from his brief coma and was surprised and happy. But he was too embarrassed to open his eyes because he was so scared that he fainted in his own home. This was too embarrassing.
But in fact, many people are aware of this, but they don't say it.
Thorin said helplessly: "If you insist."
He asked Bofur and Beaver to move the dazed hobbit to a sofa in another house so that the owner could calm down.
As soon as Bofur and Biff left, Bilbo immediately opened his eyes.
Everyone is familiar with the next plot.
The wizard went alone to another house and persuaded our Mr. Snitch.
From time to time, a few quarrels can be heard.
But in the end, as we all know, a frightened Bilbo Baggins declined the invitation to adventure.
"If you want to spend the night here, I welcome you, but please forgive me, the Baggins family will not take risks. At least not this time. That's it." He looked at the Dragonborn on the box with respect and embarrassment. He salutes and stops talking.
Turka glanced at the wizard behind him and found that he looked depressed and annoyed that his plan had gone awry. After thinking about it, he said: "Someone once told me that legends are not in books or pictures, but outside the home! And when people in legends do heroic things, it is not because of how brave and fearless they are, but because of how brave and fearless they are. It was they who chose to continue every time they hesitated! Now, Bilbo Baggins, I give you these two sentences. Of course, if you insist on your idea, then we also wish you a smooth life. , no sadness.”
Bilbo became even more uneasy.
Especially when the legendary king looked at him with his majestic eyes and blessed him with the softest voice, Bilbo felt that all the luck in his life had exploded here.
"My lord."
He said excitedly: "Do you think I'm material for a hero? I'm just a hobbit."
But everyone knew that he was shaken.
So everyone, including the wizard, looked at the Dragonborn with hope, hoping that he could convince this stubborn and timid hobbit. Otherwise they would have no thieves.
"why not?"
Turka laughed and said: "Ilúvatar did not define that a hero cannot be a hobbit."
But Bilbo still couldn't make up his mind. He hesitated and hesitated, refusing to give a happy word.
In this regard, the dwarves even hope that the Silver King can use his magical magic to make the hobbits obedient.
But in fact, neither the wizard nor the dragonborn wanted to do this.
So Turka sighed and said, "Well, you can think about it for a night and give us an answer the next day. Anyway, as you said, we have to stay here for a night."
The dwarves all looked disappointed, among them Kili even said: "I thought I would finally see it this time."
This frightened Bilbo even more.
He nodded hesitantly and quickly ran to the bedroom to hide.
Thorin was very disappointed. His patience was completely exhausted at this moment. The dwarf king sat aside gloomily, his face gloomy.
Only Turka and the wizard whispered something, as if the old god was there.
"Thorin."
Turka suddenly said: "I still remember the song you sang at Lord Elrond's banquet. The moving melody of the dwarves has been echoing in my ears. I wonder if I am honored to listen to it again here. ?”
Thorin didn't really want to sing, but when he saw the appearance of the dragonborn and the wizard, he felt moved in his heart.
"Well, it just so happens that that ancient melody is suitable for our current situation." He said loudly, as if he was telling others on purpose.
Then.
The Song of the Lonely Mountain sounded again in the hobbit cabin.
Across the cold and foggy mountains,
In that deep underground cave for thousands of years,
We must set off before dawn,
Find the long-forgotten gold before your eyes.
Bilbo, who was lying on the bed, fell asleep with the song lingering in his ears. This song made him have a series of very uncomfortable dreams. When he woke up, it was already dawn.
Everyone could hear the sweet purr of the hobbit, and the melody slowly stopped.
"Is this useful?" Thorin hummed, and his originally not very happy mood became even more gloomy with the dwarf's elegy.
"Why not try?" Turka had a hunch that this would be useful. But he said: "Let's not talk about the Hobbit for now, Thorin." He looked at the dwarf king with a serious expression: "I have a question I want to confirm."
The dwarf was the Dragonborn whom he met on the Tower of Elendil in Annuminas. At that time, he hurried back from the valley, as if something big had happened in the city.
But even so, when he heard that the dwarves wanted to go to the Lonely Mountain to regain their old home, the Silver King still followed the dwarf king without saying a word.
This friendship really moved Thorin, so when he saw the Dragonborn's serious look, he couldn't help but become serious too. "what is the problem."
"Do you have to kill the dragon? I mean, you know, Smaug is a flying fire-breathing dragon. If we alert it but cannot kill it in an instant, Smaug will fly away. , what should we do?" Turka asked a very novel question in everyone's eyes, even sharp: "You can't just hide in the mountains and not come out. When the time comes, it will fly back, or it will fly back in a few years. , what should the dwarves do? Or when we fought on the Lonely Mountain, the Lonely Mountain collapsed - first determine that we can win. Then is this ending what all of us want?"
Thorin was indeed stunned by the question. He had never thought about this problem, or he had thought about it, but the dwarf was so overwhelmed by hatred and greed that he didn't worry so much.
Now being asked directly by Dragonborn, he frowned at a loss.
Here, the dwarves also started whispering.
"What is the opinion of the wise wizard and the silver king?" Balin replaced Thorin and asked the question that all dwarves were curious about.
"If, I mean if."
Turka said slowly: "If I can lead Smaug to other places and prevent him from returning to the Lonely Mountain in the future, can the dwarves accept it?"
The expressions of Thorin and the dwarves changed at the same time.
That night, the dwarves, the wizard, and the silver king talked a lot, not just about dragons, but also about other things, and they were all very important, but they had nothing to do with hobbits for the time being, so we won’t go into them one by one here. .
the next day.
Billbottom jumped up. He didn't know when he fell asleep, but then he remembered what happened last night. He hurriedly put on his dressing gown and came to the dining room.
But the dining room was empty.
But it can be seen that there was a hearty but rushed breakfast.
The house was in a mess, and the kitchen was piled with unwashed dishes. Every pot and pot he owned seemed to have been used.
This finally convinced him that last night's party wasn't part of his nightmare.
Those annoying dwarves and the unforgettable distinguished guests have disappeared, leaving only a thick stack of letters on the table.
He opened it and saw that it was a contract, which was more than twenty pages long. It even lists the cost of his funeral.
The full text is roughly as follows.
Thorin and the gang say hello to Bilbo the Snitch! We would like to express our sincerest thanks for your hospitality, and we gratefully accept your professional assistance.
The conditions we offer you are as follows:
The remuneration is payable upon achievement, and the amount shall not exceed one-fourth of the total profit (if any); the total travel expenses, whether successful or not; in the event of your unfortunate death, funeral expenses will be borne by us or our representatives, If we pass away, you will not be responsible for our funeral expenses.
Since we think there is no need to disturb your precious sleep, we set off early to make the necessary preparations and will be waiting for you at the Green Dragon Inn on Bangshui Road. Please be sure to arrive at eleven o'clock sharp, we trust you will be punctual.
your most loyal friend
Sincerely, Thorin and friends
