"Solin!Solin, I saw the fire outside the city. It was Hegu City. Someone was stationed in Hegu City!"

Among Eriebo, Nori, who was on the night, reported the changes outside the city to Thorin as soon as possible.

Then the group came to the exit of Eribo and looked south. Sure enough, there were fires in the former site of River Valley City, and it seemed that there were many people.

In fact, it is very easy to guess where this team came from, because just ten days ago, Changhu Town was just destroyed by Smaug, and the fire that soared into the sky was clearly visible even at the foot of the Lonely Mountain.

"What should we do?"

The dwarves looked at their leader, while Bilbo silently covered his pockets.

There was a huge gem with the title of Heart of the Mountains, the symbolic symbol of the dwarf's royal power - the Aken Gem. It was not that he was unwilling to return this thing to Thorin, but he felt that Thorin seemed to be getting stranger.

He often saw Thorin standing on the steps of the King's Hall, staring at the gold and jewelry under his feet; he often saw Thorin becoming irritable and irritable, and scolding his relatives and subordinates for being useless because he could not find the Aken gem.

Then Bilbo became timid. On the one hand, he was afraid that his behavior would cause disaster to him after it was exposed; on the other hand, he still remembered Smaug's words that Aken gems were something that could absorb and amplify the curse. If Thorin got it, it would accelerate his madness.

"What should we do?" the dwarves asked their king.

Thorin didn't say a word, looking at the fire. At this moment, no one knew how many thoughts flashed through his mind, nor did no one know how entangled his mind was.

Finally he issued an order belonging to the king: "Close the gate of Erebo, and no one can step into this place until our relatives arrive!"

"Sorin?" Everyone was shocked. What was the words of Thorin Oak Shield?

"Execute the command!"

After saying that, Thorin walked into the King's Hall without looking back and returned to his own throne. It was solemn, luxurious, meticulously crafted, and inlaid with various precious metals and gems, but it did not look too dazzling, but full of the heavy feeling of the dwarf.

For this throne, there is only one shortcoming, that is, there is an empty slot above it, which is so conspicuous and even eye-catching. Originally, this should be the most outstanding place in the entire throne, but now it has become the biggest scar in the heart of the Dwarf King.

"Aken Gem! Where is it?"

Before he knew it, Thorin's eyes were filled with blood.

The Aken gem is so big, so bright, so white, and not suitable for carrying, and Smaug cannot carry it when fighting Ronan; and such a conspicuous thing can be seen at a glance no matter where it is. But the reality is that it is gone.

Is it possible that gold is buried underneath?

Thorin thought it was unlikely. Of course, he saw it with his own eyes when the Aken gem fell into the golden pile. The gem was right above the gold coins, and there was no need for Smaug to bury it deeply into the treasure pile. After all, no matter whoever wants to play with this thing, he wants to play with it carefully.

Then the situation is clear, someone stole it! Someone wants to steal the royal power that belongs to him!

Who would that person be? Thorin thought.

Could it be Chili or Fili? It is unlikely that they are both Thorin's nephews, and Thorin has no children and does not intend to get married. The future Eribo will definitely belong to them, and there is no need.

So what about the others? Although they are all descendants of Turin, they have a very long relationship with the royal family. For example, Bahrain and Duvalin have the right to inherit Casartoum at most, but they have little to do with Eribo.

So what about the other people? Not to mention, they are even the side branches among the side branches. Any dwarf crown on the Middle Earth is not destined to be with them. Even if they get the Aken gem, how could they get the recognition of the other dwarf royal families?

Who? Who hid the Aken gem?

Thorin's mind was full of these problems, and suddenly he thought of a terrible guess.

"Daiyin..."

Who is Dai Yin? That is Solin's cousin, Dain II of Tiezu. Dain II is his name, and Dain II is his nickname.

Dai Yin had the same great-grandfather as him, and their ancestors were the dwarf kings who led the runaway of the Turin dwarves Casartoum to establish Eribau.

In other words, if there is a person who can also inherit the throne of the king below the mountain, who can also gain the support of all dwarves with the Akan gem, and can compete with him in terms of law and blood, if there is such a person, then there will be only Dai Yin II.

"Sorin, we have blocked the gate of Gushan. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

Thorin stood up from the throne, looked at the golden under his feet in obsession and nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll go and have a look now."

Bahrain finally couldn't stand it anymore and persuaded him: "Sorin, you have changed, you have become less wise, you have become a little crazy.

You may not like to listen to me, but let me say it bluntly...you have become a bit like your grandpa."

Thorin was stunned, how could this be? How could this be the same? His grandfather was the dwarf king who threw away Gushan, and his Sorin Oak Shield was the dwarf king who recaptured Gushan. How could this be the same? He was far better than his grandfather!

"Solin, be a little more awake. Didn't the people of Changhu Town outside help us? Why did we block the door of Erebo?"

"Of course it's to guard against foreign enemies!"

"Who is our enemy?"

"Whoever wants to compete for our gold is our enemy!"

Bahrain was broken, and he pointed at the gold and said, "But these are not just our gold!"

Thorin smiled, looking at the pile of gold in the hall and stressed: "This is our gold, my gold.

People in Changhu Town? What did they do, what did they help us? How could they dare to share the gold belonging to the dwarf?"

"But Thorin, you gave your promise!"

"Those promises are uncountable, that go against our nature, that is their threat and blackmail!"

Bahrain wanted to say something, but he was stopped by Thorin, "Enough, let's check the city defense."

He followed Thorin toward the Eribo Gate step by step, just as before, but for some reason today, he always felt that Thorin was no longer tall and even a little humble.

Upon reaching the front door, Solin looked at the River Valley City without any abnormal movement. Even except for a few bonfires, most of the bonfires had been extinguished.

It seemed that they moved here in a hurry and didn't even collect enough firewood.

"How is it?" asked Solin.

Qili said: "I don't know very well, but no one has ever been here. It seems that they are planning to set up camp there like this."

"Hmph, that's the best." Solin looked at his team again. No one was surprised. He pretended to be so good.

Now he understood that the man who had hidden the Akanville was among these people, except for his two nephews and two distant cousins ​​Bahrain and Duvalin.

But the straightforward dwarf cannot keep secrets, so he decided to hand over the task of inquiring about the news to Bilbo Baggins, a thief in the team who has a good relationship with everyone.

"Everyone, in case of invasion of our city, I now order to take up your weapons."

Under Thorin's order, everyone went to the city's armory to select a batch of weapons and armor.

Then Thorin walked towards Bilbo with a delicate chain mail and handed it to him, "This is for you, Bilbo, the extra gift, not counted in your gold."

After picking up the chain armor, Bilbo was surprised to find that it was much lighter than he thought, but it looked silvery. Buling Buling was indeed a kind of metal.

"Please accept it, this is a good thing, the number of the entire Middle Earth is extremely limited." Bahrain glanced and patted Bilbo on the shoulder.

"Wow, Mithril Armor, a good thing. With it, you don't have to worry about your life." Qili commented.

"Mstrins, this is a rare metal discovered by our tribe from the Kasatum mine. It is far lighter than steel and brighter than silver. There are almost no weapons in the entire Middle Earth that can pierce its defense. It is something more precious than dragon skin."

Bilbo was a little panicked and quickly refused.

But the more he acted, the more enthusiastic the dwarves became.

"Please accept it, the friendship of the dwarves is far more precious than some mitrils." Thorin said.

Then Thorin took Bilbola aside and confed his thoughts to him.

"Among the dwarves, someone betrayed me, and he secretly hid the Aken gem..."

Bilbo's little heart was thumping and almost jumped out of his chest.

"Why are you sure you are a dwarf, not... For example, it's me, an outsider."

"Hmph, that thing is just a valuable gem, and it has limited use for foreign tribes. Moreover, if he holds a gem without our tribe's permission, he will definitely be chased by our tribe and no one will take such a risk.

But this is not the case for us, because it also symbolizes the dwarf's kingship. Only those who obtain it can call themselves the dwarf king.

So I want you to monitor them and find this traitor."

"I, I..." Bilbo stuttered. I checked myself, so where can I find a traitor for you?

"I don't think I can do this job well."

"Don't refuse, I didn't ask you to find it out, but you must notify me immediately when there is any news."

This time Bilbo is really sure, there is something wrong with this Thorin.

"Dragon disease..." Bilbo looked at the moon in the sky and felt a little sad. The expedition was obviously over, but now he felt more and more difficult.
Chapter completed!