In the morning, the weather was not very good. The sun appeared and disappeared in the clouds. Alan, who was climbing in the mountains, was muttering in his heart. He felt that the goddess Arian did not drive the sun ship well today. Of course,
He only dared to complain a little bit in his heart, but did not dare to express it with his mouth.
At this time, it was already two hours after they escaped from the Misty Mountains Tunnel.
More than two hours ago, after Bolger escaped from Allen's blockade and hurriedly fled towards Orc Town, Allen urgently gathered all the soldiers. He didn't even clean the battlefield, but just put away Bolger.
After setting up a giant net, he asked those who were still strong to carry the wounded and prisoners on their backs, intending to return along the original route and escape from the tunnel in the Misty Mountains.
At this time, one of the rescued prisoners was an older dwarf. He struggled on Allen's back and said: "You must not go in this direction. This place is too close to the Orc Town. I know the other
A hidden exit was accidentally discovered by us dwarves when we attacked the orcs. Maybe even the orc cubs didn't discover this road. We can take that road, cough cough cough..."
As he spoke, the older dwarf coughed a few times, took a short rest, and then said again: "You can't just walk back like this. If you go like this, the wargs can smell your scent and chase you.
Go to your home, you don't want to be visited by wolf cubs in the middle of the night. I think you have a way to start a fire. You can pile up the orc corpses here and burn them all. Then the tunnel will be filled with the smell of burnt corpses.
The smell can disturb the sense of smell of wargs, what do you think, little human?"
Allen readily accepted the older dwarf's advice. He was not a stubborn fool. Why would he choose a more dangerous approach if he had better suggestions? And the old dwarf who had just been rescued did not
As for helping the orcs to trap them, at this time, the grievances between the dwarves and the orcs living in Rovanion are simply too numerous to describe.
Soon, Allen followed the elder dwarf's suggestion and led his men to pile a large number of orc corpses at the mouth of the river, poured kerosene on them and lit them on fire.
Then everyone didn't pay attention to the burned orc corpses. Instead, under the guidance of the older dwarf, they wandered through the tunnel for about a quarter of an hour before finding a bright exit and leaving.
Tunnels in the Misty Mountains
What Allen didn't know was that just as they walked out of the tunnel, Bolger rushed to the river again. If Allen followed the original plan, he would have to have another fight with Bolger in the tunnel.
But at this time, Allen was not in the mood to care about this kind of problem. People of the older generation always told him that it was easier to go up the mountain than to go down. Allen finally realized it this time. Everyone was energetic when going up the mountain, although the road was not easy to walk.
, but at least everyone’s spirits are still very good.
Now we are going down the mountain, led by Ota, who is more familiar with the forest. Let’s not talk about whether the road is easy or not. We spent most of the two days and one night on the long journey, and only slept for three hours. In the meantime, we had to talk to the orcs.
After a fight, everyone's mental state was extremely poor. Some soldiers who were in a slightly better mental state had to carry or carry the rescued prisoners and wounded. The atmosphere in the entire team was solemn, and not a word was spoken.
We walked in silence, not because we were in a bad mood, but because everyone was too tired.
Fording sneered at the suggestion of sending the elves back first, but with rich experience, he knew that this was the best way. However, he did not give up, but began to praise his nephew behind Allen's back, saying that Frey
He is an experienced blacksmith, especially good at forging weapons. If Allen needs it, no, Old Fording is sure that Allen's village definitely needs such an experienced blacksmith. I hope Allen can give Frey one.
Opportunities to work.
The old man on Allen's back is different. His name is Fording. The two young dwarves, one of them is his nephew named Frey, and the other is the son of his old friend named Tyr. They are a group of more than 20 people.
He was planning to cross the Misty Mountains and go to visit relatives in the Blue Mountains. There were still some dwarves of the Durin clan living there, and he and the ruler of the dwarves in the Blue Mountains, Thorin Oakenshield, had eight poles to fight.
The reason for the relationship is that he has a close relationship with the dwarf king of the Iron Hills, Dain II, so naturally he also has a relationship with Thorin. It was too complicated, and Allen did not fully understand it.
So Allen euphemistically said that he would definitely have the opportunity to go to the Iron Hills in the future. He also admired the king who ruled there, Dain II, and would need Fording to introduce him to him, but now his village
Everything is waiting to be done, and he may not be able to go in a short time, but Allen did not say anything, but quietly proposed that if the two Silvan elves recovered better, Allen would consider it first
Send them back to the Black Forest so that Allen can take Fording and the three of them to the Iron Hills through the Black Forest. This will save a lot of time and is relatively safe.
Although Allen was very tired at this time, he was in a good mood. This trip not only rescued Beorn's family, but also gained three additional dwarves and two Silvan elves.
In fact, compared to humans, most dwarves are usually very honest. As long as it does not involve a large amount of gold or magnificent gems, they will generally abide by the oaths they have made. However, this does not include old people who have lived for a long time.
Dwarfs don't mean that the promises they make will not be fulfilled, but they bury what they want in their promises.
They were lucky enough not to be discovered by Smaug, who slept on gold every day, but they far underestimated the activity of the orcs in the wilderness. Fording was a man who had participated in the Battle of Azanubiza (Battle of Moria).
The old dwarf warrior was fighting. In his impression, almost all the orcs in the Misty Mountains had been killed by them. But as soon as they crossed the Gray Sound Water, they ran into Bolger who came out to hunt. The dwarves
Their combat effectiveness is usually very high. They are all warriors who are good at fighting. But as the old saying goes, two fists are hard to beat with four hands. They can't outrun the wolf cavalry in the wilderness, so after they die in battle, most of them
Some of them were humiliated and captured later, but now, only three of them, Fording and others, survived.
Dwarves are a long-lived race. By the Third Age, they could usually live to be over 250 years old. This is already a sign of their decline. In the more distant past, they could live longer, and in their lifetimes
Zhongji attaches great importance to family ties, especially the relationship between father and son. It was precisely because his son followed Thorin Oakenshield to the Blue Mountains that he wanted to go to the Blue Mountains with a group to see his biological son.
How are you living?
Seeing that Allen agreed, Old Fording finally breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and soon fell asleep on Allen's back. The old man kept chattering all the way, and he was tired by this time.
Especially the Durin clan in the third era. They turned from prosperity to decline. They were driven from their ancient homeland of Khazad-dûm (Moria) to the Lonely Mountain by the Balrog, and then migrated from the Lonely Mountain to the Gray Mountains, and then in the Gray Mountains.
The mountains were driven back to the Lonely Mountain and Iron Hills by the cold dragon. After finally living in peace in the Lonely Mountain for a while, they were attacked again by the evil dragon Smaug and were driven back to the Blue Mountains. There were countless tragic characters in this process.
Allen always felt that the dwarves were stepmothers, and fate did not let the dwarves go.
In Allen's view, the birth process of the dwarves shows their ill-fated fate. As one of the Valar craftsmen, Aulë, he did not get the permission of Ilúvatar, the father of all things, when he created them, and Aulë
His power was not enough to create a perfect creature. At that time, the newly born dwarves were like puppets, with only a little bit of instinct, still the instinct for survival. Ilúvatar scolded Aulë after learning about it, but Aulë couldn't bear it.
, but still chose to destroy the dwarves he created with his own hands. The kind Ilúvatar saw Aulë's obedience, and also noticed the survival instinct of the dwarves. He forgave Aulë, adopted the dwarves as his adopted son, and gave him
Their souls, so that the dwarves could multiply in Arda, and Ilúvatar did not allow the dwarves to awaken before Ilúvatar's firstborn children, elves, and secondborn children, humans.
And Allen finally had some time to collect his thoughts and recall the information about the dwarves in this world (a brief review to avoid talking about water).
The condition of the two elves was very bad. It could be seen from the numerous scars on their bodies and the dull eyes that the orcs had done to them. Their tortured souls had done so much to them.
The physical consumption was too great. At this time, they had just closed their eyes under the care of Allen. In fact, the elves did not need to go to sleep. If necessary, they could even sleep while running. Allen guessed that they
At this time, he should be healing his wounded heart.
The old dwarf talked a lot on Allen's back, from self-introduction to the process of being captured, from the past glory of the Durin clan to the current prosperity of the Iron Hills. He warmly invited Allen to go.
When he was a guest at Qiu Ling's home, he would definitely offer the best wine and food to thank Allen for saving his life.
Allen knew Fording's thoughts. The old dwarf needed Allen to send them back to the Iron Hills, but Allen had no such idea at all, at least not yet. It's not like Allen had never thought about how to help them and send them back to Iron Hills.
At home, after much thought, there really is no good solution.
Allen had no reason not to agree to such a request, saying that he welcomed Frey to come to the village to work as a blacksmith, and he would definitely give him a very good reward.
But it's not impossible, but it requires the help of the two elves, and all the prerequisites need to wait until they recover before we can talk about it.
Due to well-known reasons, in fact, the matter between the dwarves and the Silvan elves, Fording and the others did not choose to go to the Misty Mountains through the old dense forest road. Instead, they took the risk and chose the river valley city-state actually ruled by the evil dragon, starting from the northern end of the Black Forest.
They bypassed Huixiangshui and then headed to the Misty Mountains. Of course, they might not know that the old dense forest road was no longer safe at this time, and the forest elves had also given up their territory there.
With Allen's current situation, there is no way to pull out the army, spend a month or two to send them back, and then spend a month or two to rush back. This is not a question of how much it costs, but for the people who have just settled down.
It is too difficult for the villages.
After eating something and drinking some water, these dwarves have recovered to some extent. The two young guys can already walk slowly with the help of others. They are well-known for their strength and perseverance.
As a race in this world, I have to mention here that they are also famous for their greed. Of course, this is just one of their "trivial" characteristics.
Among them, the one that made Allen feel most regretful was Thorin Oakenshield. After all the hardships, he finally regained the Lonely Mountain, but died in the hands of Azog in the end. Allen has been thinking about the person who defeated the dragon disease.
Can Thorin Oakenshield rule the dwarves better than Dain II and resist the dark forces in the north?
Of course, it must be mentioned here that their twists and turns of fate are naturally related to their greedy personalities, but Allen sometimes always wonders whether this is Ilúvatar, the father of all things, in disguise.
punish the dwarves because humans are also very greedy, but they do not have the skills to create wealth like the dwarves. Human greed is always shown in betrayal and massacre of the same kind, so they have never been targeted by powerful alien species because of their excessive wealth.
, which brings about disaster.
However, the dwarves' craftsmanship is indeed second to none, and Allen is very happy that his village will soon have a dwarf craftsman.
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