At first, Thranduil sent his men to drive the elf boat along the dense forest river and directly sent Allen and the others to Long Lake Town.
After getting off the ship, Allen also saw this human town that is quite famous in the movie.
However, the group did not stop here, but headed directly towards the Iron Hills at the urging of Old Fording.
Knowing that he would be able to return home soon, Old Fording was undoubtedly in a happy mood, but there was also something a little awkward about this good mood.
Because Legolas moved with them, and often muttered with Eren and didn't know what to say.
Old Fording always felt that Allen, a human boy, had been bewitched by the magic of elves, but he couldn't say anything.
Because in the Woodland Kingdom, the elves treated him well, neither treating him badly nor doing anything bad to him.
Finally, the day before arriving at the Iron Hills, Legolas left.
This handsome Sindar elf, before leaving, told Allen that he would wait for Allen in Lake Town, and then he would return to Thranduil's hall with Allen.
Legolas has established a good friendship with Ellen along the way.
They often discussed the stories that happened in these thousands of years together. Allen relied on his rich knowledge and good character to gain the recognition of Legolas, and the two became friends.
Allen is very satisfied with the result. Legolas will definitely be a good friend.
Iron Hills, as the name suggests, is a hilly area rich in iron ore.
The dwarves have been mining iron ore here for thousands of years. The dwarves here and the dwarves of the lonely mountain in the past belong to the Durin clan.
Even the kings here, Dain II and Thorin Oakenshield, are cousins. If it’s not clear yet, Dain II’s grandfather and Thorin Oakenshield’s grandfather are full brothers.
However, the Lonely Mountain has been occupied by the evil dragon Smaug. At this time, the dwarf kingdom in the Iron Hills is the most powerful or the only dwarf force in the north.
At this time, Allen was walking on the road to the Iron Hills, observing the desolate environment around him.
It can be seen that the dwarves do not engage in agricultural production very much. They only need to rely on their skills in forging, carving, etc. to eat and drink.
There is no shortage of water here. After all, it is the birthplace of the Carnen River. Of course, there are traces of human activities, but not much.
From time to time, caravans can be seen on the road heading to or leaving the dwarf castle in the distance. Allen looks at these caravans with some envy. There is no commercial activity at all in his village.
Soon Fording took Allen to the dwarf castle, and the dwarf guarding the door obviously knew Fording.
The guards all showed sad expressions after learning from Fording that only three of the people they went out with survived.
The dwarves have difficulty in having children, and population has always been a major factor that has troubled their development. Moreover, there are many dwarf women who choose not to get married and live their lives freely.
Some male dwarves are obsessed with practicing their skills all their lives, and they do not marry wives.
All these reasons make the fertility rate of dwarves even worse.
The guards also learned about Allen's deeds from Fording's narration, and they expressed their gratitude to Allen together.
For this reason, Allen and his party, accompanied by Fording, successfully entered the dwarf's castle.
If Thranduil's hall is a combination of trees and magic, then the dwarves' place is a combination of stone and craftsmanship.
They dug their home directly into a mountain range.
When Allen first entered the castle, the surrounding environment was relatively dark, which made him unable to see clearly what was going on inside the castle.
But soon, as his eyes gradually adapted to the light in the castle, the magnificent and spectacular scene slowly unfolded before his eyes.
Several straight, neat, and wide roads extend to various places in the castle. Corridors and arches are full of works by dwarf masters. The sun shines through the windows on the mountain, providing the castle with soft light.
At this time, Allen stood on the stone road leading to the throne room and looked down. What he saw was a bottomless cave. Countless dwarves were busy under the light of the fire. The prosperity and prosperity of the Iron Hills were fully displayed.
Here it is.
Not long after, Fording brought Allen to the front of Ironfoot Dyne.
Compared to the elves, the dwarves are much simpler, and their personalities are straightforward and stubborn.
Whether a person appears in front of them, whether it is an enemy or a friend, they judge very quickly. Unless something particularly important affects them, they will never change their minds.
In fact, there are very few such people and things, so to a certain extent, they are indeed the best candidates to be friends. As long as they recognize you, your friendship can last until the end of your life.
The actions of Dain II fully illustrated all this. After he learned what happened, he directly announced that Allen had gained the friendship of the dwarves of the Iron Hills.
For this reason, he prepared ten sets of armor that humans can use as a thank you gift for Allen to take away.
This series of events made Allen feel that the old Fording he saved must not be who he said he was.
He is distantly related to Dain, and he should be a very important figure in Durin's family.
However, the dwarf's gratitude was practical and direct, which made Allen not know how to mention his needs. In the evening, Daine held a banquet, and drank wine with Allen at the banquet.
Allen took the opportunity to talk to Dyne about whether he could arrange for a few dwarves to go to his territory. Allen said that he would pay a good reward.
Dain laughed loudly and waved his hand, saying that it was not a matter of reward or not, but that as a king, he could not force his people to do things they did not want to do.
However, Dyne changed his voice and said that if Allen could outdrink him at the wine table, he would not mind arranging a few good blacksmiths to help his good friend.
In the land of Middle-earth, the most drinkable people are not actually the seemingly generous and alcoholic dwarves.
The ones who drink the most are actually the elves, especially the Silvan elves who live in the Black Forest. Most of them are alcoholics, or old alcoholics who have lived for countless years.
There are some humans living in the eastern part of the Black Forest. They have built some vineyards, and the wine they brew there is especially liked by the Silvan elves of the Black Forest.
Of course, dwarves are also better drinkers, at least better than ordinary humans.
It's just that Allen is not an ordinary human being. He has a very strong system. The banquet with Dine started in the evening and lasted until late at night.
The others either drank too much or went back to rest. Apart from the guards, only these two people were left and continued to drink.
Both of them were a little drunk. They drank and chatted. The more they chatted, the more they talked. From Allen's village to the glory and twists and turns of the Durin clan, they somehow ended up talking about Moria and Azar.
Battle of Nubiza.
Allen blinked his slightly hazy eyes and said: "Friends, I...I know, it was a tragic war, but fortunately, you won the battle, yes, you won.
"
Dyne also drank a little too much. When he talked about this, he looked a little lonely: "We won the battle, yes, we won the battle, so what? We not only lost countless elite soldiers in that battle
, we also lost a king and two princes. The missing one has yet to be heard from. Our pride, Khazad-dûm, our homeland, where the Durin clan has lived for generations, is still half occupied.
The orcs are entrenched, there are still..."
Having said this, Dyne seemed to have sobered up a lot from his drink, with a slightly frightened expression on his face.
Allen was indeed drunk at this moment. No matter how strong he was, he was only human.
He doesn't usually like to drink. Allen doesn't think alcoholic drinks taste good, and he doesn't particularly like the taste.
But he especially likes to drink with friends. Drinking does not bring happiness to Allen, but the atmosphere of drinking with friends makes him very, very happy.
At this time, Allen seemed to experience the happiness again, the feeling of drinking, chatting and spanking with friends, so he did not notice Dine's expression.
Allen once again drank a full glass of dwarf wine, and spoke incoherently with his tongue hanging out: "Yes... yes, there should be the nemesis of your Durin clan, the lackey of Morgoth, and the fallen Mai.
Ya, the clowns who ran away one after another before the war, the fire demon, I know, I know."
Having said this, Allen closed his eyes that were filled with stars, and leaned on the stone chair with his head held high.
In order to suppress the turbulence in his stomach, he exhaled heavily and continued: "Ah~~, Dain, please believe me, my friend, one day, you, you will return to your lost former home, that...
Balrog, he, he will definitely get the fate he deserves. I, uh~~ I swear, this will definitely come true. If, if there is a need, I will definitely help, I will definitely...
.”
At this point, Allen's voice became smaller and smaller, his head tilted, and he just leaned on the chair and fell asleep.
His body slowly slid from the chair to the ground, really showing off his ugly appearance.
At this time, Dine's drunkenness had almost dissipated after the fear and shock. He looked at Allen falling to the ground in surprise, thinking about Allen's words, and fell into deep thought.
When Allen woke up, it was already noon the next day.
At this time, he was lying in a gorgeous guest room. The bed was soft and comfortable, and the blanket covering him was soft and warm. It was so comfortable that Allen wanted to sleep again.
Immediately, Allen, who realized something was wrong, opened his eyes, stared at the relief on the ceiling, and began to think about what he had done last night.
He only remembered that he made a request to Daine yesterday and wanted to hire some dwarf blacksmiths to lead him. For a king like Dyne, he would only consider it if he had to beat him in a wine fight. Hey, really.
.
Allen didn't remember whether he won the battle or not. His memory only retained the words that Dine mentioned that they lost a king and two princes in that war.
Allen also knew about this. In the movie, Thror, the king under the mountain, died at the hands of Asog during the war.
The first prince Nain, who was not mentioned in the movie, also died in that war. Nain was the father of Dain II and the son of Grol, the previous King of the Iron Hills.
As for the second prince Thrain II, he should still be suffering in Dol Guldur at this time, until Gandalf went to find him before the Battle of the Five Armies and died at the hands of Sauron.
Allen sat up and shook his head to stop himself from thinking about these memories and think more about what happened last night.
But no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't remember what happened in the end. Allen could only think that he was drunk and fell asleep when he said it.
At this time, Alleyn knocked on the door after hearing the movement inside the house. He had been waiting here all morning.
He was upset about how drunk he was yesterday. If he opened his eyes, he wouldn't know where Allen was. He really didn't know where to look.
The knock on the door was followed by Alleyne's voice: "Sir, are you awake?"
Allen decided not to think about it anymore, no matter what, and replied: "Wake up, wake up, I'll be out right away."
"Okay, sir, just now Mr. Fording came over to inform me that after you wake up, you can go to the banquet hall at any time. The luncheon is about to begin."
After listening to Allen's words, Allen quickly put on his clothes. Although there was some smell of alcohol on them, there was no vomit on them.
Allen felt that he should have retained the last dignity at the wine table last night, that is, he did not vomit.
After packing up, Allen followed Alleyn to Dyne's banquet party.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! For some reason, Allen always feels that Dine seems to be more enthusiastic today than yesterday.
This made Allen a little confused, but he thought this was a good thing, and there were better things. Dyne agreed to Allen's request and decided to send five skilled blacksmiths to Allen's village.
Allen solemnly thanked Dain at the banquet. Dain waved his hand, smiled brightly, raised his glass and said: "You're welcome, my friend, you earned this. Let's do it for friendship."
cheers."
Allen also raised his wine glass.
Although he was wondering whether he won last night, it did not prevent him from responding to Dine's congratulations.
Allen also said: "For our friendship." After saying that, Allen drank the wine in the glass in one breath.
After the banquet, Allen proposed to leave. Iron-footed Dyne also wanted to stay with Allen for a few more days, but Allen declined.
Because Allen's trip lasted long enough, although the journey went smoothly, it still took about a month.
It is foreseeable that the time when we go back will not be shorter than this. By the time Allen returns to Wilderness Village, it will probably be autumn.
Dyne expressed his understanding. After all, Allen was also the leader of a force and was busy with affairs, so it was inconvenient for him to force him to stay.
Then he said that Allen was welcome to come as a guest at any time, and waved goodbye to Allen at the gate of the castle.
Allen and his group walked along the road from Iron Hills to Changhu Town for more than a week before returning to this human town.
As soon as Allen walked to the bridge in Long Lake Town, he saw Legolas waving to him.
After reuniting with Legolas, Allen learned that Legolas had been living here for half a month in order to wait for Allen to return to the Woodland Kingdom.
After the mayor here learned of Legolas's identity, he served him with great care.
Of course, in Legolas' view, it was just like that, so-so. Hearing this, Allen laughed, thinking to himself that the mayor's ideas had failed.
After all, the commercial activities in Long Lake Town are completely dependent on trade with the Silvan elves. It is completely normal for the mayor here to fawn over Legolas. It is a pity that Legolas cannot feel the mayor.
of profound meaning.
In the end, Allen did not enter the largest human gathering place in the north. Instead, he returned to Thranduil's hall with Legolas and lived in the Woodland Kingdom for a few days at the invitation of the king.
Even the Silvan elves are known as the most barbaric and uncivilized elves.
Allen lived with them and felt very happy. Most of them were straightforward and keen on banquets and hunting.
In their infinite lives, they pursue happiness and a stable life. As long as they get their approval, they are a good group of elves.
They are not stingy and are willing to share their food and happiness with their friends.
Allen participated in the hunting organized by Thranduil. The area where the Silvan elves lived was not as depressing and boring as the forest trails. The scenery here was beautiful.
And these Silvan elves who live here all year round are very familiar with this place, and they can always find the location of their prey.
Allen also showed that his shooting skills were not inferior to those of ordinary elves, which made Legolas want to compete with Allen.
However, everyone can guess the final result. Even Eren, who has become stronger again, is no match for Legolas.
While chatting, Allen also talked about trade issues with Thranduil.
Allen now urgently needs food from other sources and cannot rely solely on dinars to buy it from the simulator.
And with the increase in the population under his command, and the construction of the city wall that will most likely not stop in winter, Allen estimates that the food collected in the autumn may not be able to last until next autumn.
This reminded Alan that the Woodland King in front of him was a well-known drunkard. Perhaps he could use dinars to buy the wine produced by the simulator, and then use the wine to exchange food with the Woodland Kingdom through the Elf Trail.
trading.
After hearing Allen's proposal, Thranduil became interested, "Alan, I think I can agree to your request. You know that an elf always needs to have some interests in his long life. It just so happens that I am interested in
I am very knowledgeable about wine, but you must ensure that your wine is qualified to appear at my banquet, otherwise I will not agree to such a deal, and even if we are friends, I cannot lower my taste in wine."
Regarding this point, Allen thinks there is no problem. The things sold by the simulator are of the best quality, and Allen can provide two different kinds of wine. The magical world of Pendor also has wine.
"Your Majesty, thank you for the opportunity. I will definitely provide the best wine. When I get back, I will arrange a caravan to come over immediately. You can taste it first. In fact, I can provide two different wines.
of wine.”
After hearing this, Thranduil smiled slightly: "Come here, Allen. You can come here at any time through the Elf Trail. Originally, I was ready to abandon that trail. Now I will arrange patrols to guard it. They will
I’ll pick you up at any time.”
After receiving such an answer, Allen was already very satisfied. After all, the Woodland Kingdom has always had a supply of wine, and Thranduil only agreed to the transaction request for the sake of friendship.
After staying for a few days, Allen also said goodbye to Thranduil.
Thranduil prepared twenty woodland elf longbows as a thank you gift and gave them to Alan.
Afterwards, accompanied by Legolas, everyone passed through the Black Forest again and came to the entrance of the Elf Trail.
Because Legolas had to go back to resume his life, he once again declined Alan's invitation to visit the Wilderness Village as a guest. He said that there would definitely be an opportunity in the future.
Afterwards, they waved goodbye and set off on their way home, but at this time, Allen had five more dwarf blacksmiths in his team.