Train to Another World.

Chapter 96 Compensation
Falling leaves bring a message, cold fog shrouds the peaks of distant mountains. Deep caves and caves are the old country gardens. I must move forward before dawn. Recover Jinshan, and remember what I said before.

Unfortunately, it was not the dwarves who achieved this epic achievement, but a group of humans, an elf and a black bear.

This news spread throughout Middle-earth in a short time, and also reached the dungeon of the Forest Kingdom.

Kili stood in front of the cell door, holding the water Tauriel brought him, and asked her in amazement, "What did you just say?"

"The dragon of the Lonely Mountain has been slain by those passing guests. Smaug's dragon head is still hanging on the wall of the Lonely Mountain."

"No, no, no!" Qili let out a painful wail.

Thorin placed his big hand on his shoulder and said comfortingly: "Have you forgotten our plan? We still have a chance."

The other dwarves then remembered that they still had an ace in their hands, which was their reliance on this trip.

Lonely Mountain, underground hall.

"Have you found it?" Li Zhuoguang fired another flare with his armor, illuminating the entire underground hall.

"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission." Wei Changfeng's voice came from a distance.

Li Zhuoguang walked over and saw the entrance to the secret passage.

"The sky and the earth are boundless, and the universe borrows the law." Li Zhuoguang used magic to blow up the entire secret passage.

The town of Changhu outside the city of Gushan has been partying all night for several days in a row, and people are celebrating the fall of the evil dragon all night long.

Many of the residents of Lake Town were originally residents of Dale. They moved here because Dale was destroyed by Smaug.

But I didn't expect that the evil dragon that destroyed River Valley City would actually settle down next to Changhu Town. Although the evil dragon has never appeared again in all these years, living next to an evil dragon is still a life of fear.

But now it is different. County... The giant bear has come, and Changhu Town is peaceful. The giant bear has come, and there is a clear sky.

Even the carpenters in the town spontaneously carved a statue of the armored giant bear and placed it in the central square of Changhu Town. Every night, the villagers would light a bonfire and dance around the giant bear statue.

Same thing tonight.

The mayor of Changhu Town, with his big belly sticking out, looked through the window at the revelry crowd outside and was in a very unhappy mood.

His military advisor, Alfred, walked up behind him and said, "Dear mayor, what are you worried about?"

The mayor turned around and asked, "Afu, do you know River Valley City?"

Alfred sneered, "Are you talking about the ruins at the foot of Lonely Mountain? I heard it was destroyed by a dragon, and the surviving residents moved to our place.

These refugees especially admired the damn fisherman, and dreamed of turning Changhu Town back into River Valley City. And the damn fisherman would take over his father's position and become the city lord.

Bah, what wishful thinking. "

The mayor shook his head: "The dwarves established a kingdom in the Lonely Mountain, the Durin Dynasty developed rapidly, and the city of Dale also prospered.

The residents of the Valley City exchanged daily necessities for the exquisite creations of the dwarven craftsmen. There were also young people who often served as apprentices for the dwarven craftsmen in order to learn some of the knowledge they taught.

At that time, Riverdale was famous for its exquisite toys, and the toy market there was well-known in Middle-earth. The huge orders nourished the growing prosperity of the ancient river city, and some of the residue of that huge wealth floated down the Running River and flowed all the way to Long Lake Town. "

When Alfred heard this story, he looked a little embarrassed: "This... so what, don't they still rely on our Changhu Town to survive?

The son of their city lord can only be a fisherman in Changhu Town now."

The mayor sighed: "The death of the dragon means that the dwarves will come back. Although the Dale City is a ruin now, those people have never given up returning to their hometown.

As long as the great forge of Lonely Mountain is lit again, Riverdale will rise up like a raging fire, just as it did in the past.

And Changhu Town will lose a large number of people and return to the situation of being dependent on others. In addition, we have been treating those people in the valley for many years... Ah Fu, do you think I can make it to the other side?"

Alfred didn't know how to respond, but then he turned his eyes and said to the mayor, "Mr. Mayor, why don't we turn Long Lake Town into Long Lake City first?"

“Where does the money for building the city come from?”

"Lonely Mountain."

The mayor glared at Alfred, his eyes seemed to say, are you kidding me?

Alfred continued to explain with a smile: "Mr. Mayor, listen to me, those people from the valley have been here for decades. Do you think they are still residents of the valley city?"

"Not really."

"But their former home was burned down by Smaug. So isn't it reasonable for us to ask for a portion of Smaug's treasure to compensate the people of Lake Town for their losses?"

Mayor Changhu thought for a moment, then shook his head: "That giant bear and those people would be so kind to give us money."

"So we should send that damned Bud to get it."

"If he gets the money, he will probably rebuild Hegu City."

"So we should send our people to go with him to get the money. If we get it, the money will be ours. If we fail, we can push the leader Bud out to calm the other party's anger.

After Bard's death, the people of the valley will probably give up. No matter how you calculate it, we win."

The mayor's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Afu, you really are my good helper."

"I am willing to serve you, Mayor... No, Lord City Lord."

"Hahahahaha!"

Second day

Bard and a group of Lake Town guards came to the gate of Lonely Mountain. The accompanying guards took a deep breath and blew the horn.

Bud's expression was solemn. He certainly knew what the mayor was up to. But just as the mayor guessed, he really dreamed of rebuilding Riverdale City.

So even though he knew that this trip was not safe, he still agreed to go with the mayor to ask for compensation.

Li Zhuoguang was awakened by the sound of the horn early in the morning, so he was not in a very good mood, but he still forced himself to walk to the terrace above the city gate, wanting to see who was coming.

He stuck his head out, feeling somewhat disappointed. The armor worn by the group below was cheap and low-quality, and they didn't look like they were from any big power.

However, he still planned to go down and see. Now it was urgent to unite all living forces to find the energy car.

We shouldn't be picky. After all, the One Ring that countless forces failed to find was finally found by an unknown Hobbit, right?

Li Zhuoguang jumped down from the terrace, making a small hole in the ground, and his legs were only slightly numb.

After all, he has been practicing the "Barbarian Bull Fist" for some time. Unlike the "Snake Shadow Fist", the Bull Fist's strengthening of the body is mainly reflected in the increase of strength and physique.

Li Zhuoguang walked up to the group of people, and only then did he see clearly that the person leading them was the one who actually killed Smaug in the original book, the sharpshooter, dragon slayer, and king of Dale - Bard I.

But now Smaug was killed by Li Zhuoguang and his men, so Bard is now just a little Karami.

"What are you here for?" Li Zhuoguang asked.

(End of this chapter)