Long Lake Town, also known as Esgaros, is located on Long Lake in the south of Gushan, which is a lake in the middle and upper reaches of the rushing river.
In the past, when Gushan was not ruled by evil dragons, it relied on the convenient transportation of the rushing river and developed extremely prosperously.
A large number of merchants went north from here to the Lonely Mountain, or to the Woodland Kingdom in the Black Forest to start trade.
The people of Changhu Town can make a pretty good living by making some handicrafts for sale, or doing some business of entertaining passing tourists.
But since Gushan was abandoned, all this has disappeared. The population of Changhu Town has been decreasing year by year, and the area of the town has also been shrinking.
Now, most of them make a living by growing some crops on the shore or fishing in the lake.
And some powerful people can still live a good life just by holding trade with the woodland elves.
At this time, a group of cavalry with gorgeous equipment and tough moves came from the south along the shore road, shouting loudly, and rushed towards Changhu Town quickly.
At this time, it was already the third day since Bolger's death.
Allen was leading his personal guards and rushed onto the wooden bridge in Changhu Town. The guards in front of the wooden bridge did not even dare to stop him.
In the past few years, when Allen went to Iron Hills to visit Dyne, he also entered Changhu Town as a businessman and experienced the different customs here.
Because Allen really didn't like the fat mayor, and the distance was too far.
In the past four or five years, Allen's Wilderness Town has not established any decent diplomatic relations with Long Lake Town.
At this time, Allen led his bodyguards covered in black blood and drove the horses fiercely along the wooden bridge to the gate of Changhu Town. The people and businessmen along the road avoided Allen's team.
However, Changhu Town, which has enjoyed long-lasting peace under the protection of the woodland elves, was really lax in its defense. It was only when Allen rushed forward that he was noticed by the lazy guards.
All of a sudden, the alarm sounded and the wooden door was immediately closed.
Soon, a slightly panicked voice came from the door.
"Everyone, my lords, this is Changhu Town, please tell me your purpose of coming?"
This group of guys couldn't help but feel nervous. Although the equipment of these guards was not too bad, their combat effectiveness was only so-so.
The problem is that due to the greed of the mayor, their number is very small. They usually keep vigilance and maintain law and order. Under the leadership of Braga, it is still okay to bully the common people. If they really want to go to war with the elves, then forget it.
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As for the guard captain who was speaking, when he saw Allen and his entourage arriving in Changhu Town in such a public manner, he knew that they were coming with bad intentions.
Moreover, the team seems to be full of elves. What could cause the elves to block the entrance of Changhu Town in full force?
At this time, he was already wondering, could it be that the mayor deceived the elves when doing trade?
As a result, people are now coming to investigate, which has brought unbearable disaster to myself who is on duty today.
Allen, who was riding on the horse, felt that the voice was somewhat familiar. He thought about it carefully and said in a bad tone: "Braga, is it you?"
Braga inside the door was frightened when he heard that the people outside actually knew him.
He usually only did some small things like taking cards, and at most he used the name of the mayor to bully the townspeople.
Now, the leader of the elves named Braga, which made him a little scared and did not dare to speak.
One day ago, when Allen passed by the edge of the Woodland Kingdom, he had a few words with the Silvan elves working there.
Later, I learned that Thorin Oakenshield and his party had escaped from the king's dungeon on the day he left.
He calculated the date and found that it had been four or five days. This was too long, which made Alan a little worried.
Although in the original book, Thorin Oakenshield and his party stayed in Lake Town for more than two weeks, in the movie they only stayed for one day.
Although Allen specifically told Thorin Oakenshield to wait for him in Lake Town.
But who knows whether these impatient guys will abandon Allen and head to Lonely Mountain themselves.
According to Allen's understanding of them, Thorin Oakenshield is very likely to do such a thing.
When the time comes, Allen will not only spend a lot of time searching for their group of people in the lonely mountain.
If they find the secret door before Allen arrives, will Allen's mission be considered completed? Or is it not completed?
Allen was extremely depressed, and anxiously led his men to rush here.
In fact, from yesterday to now, he only slept on the horse for a short while.
Allen, who lacked sleep, was not very good-tempered and could only barely maintain basic courtesy.
"Open the door quickly, I'm here to see Bud."
Braga's heart dropped when he heard that he was not looking for him or the mayor, but the mayor's archenemy.
In fact, he had long forgotten who Allen was. After all, at that time, Allen was just a small businessman who needed to pay him tolls.
Since it had nothing to do with him, Braga's head peeked out a little from the top of the wooden door and shouted loudly:
"Sir, you can find Bard, but the laws of Changhu Town do not allow anyone except guards to carry weapons. You see..."
At this moment, Allen stared at him with a pair of bloodshot eyes, so scared that Braga retracted his head again.
Allen was really in no mood to talk nonsense with him, so he handed over his weapons and horses to Hermione.
He also whispered to them to wait for him on the other side of the bridge. After Hermione turned around, he shouted loudly: "Braga, I am the only one who will go in, open the door."
After Hermione and the others left, the wooden door slowly opened, and Braga slowly walked out, with a smile on his face.
He lowered his waist and said to Allen: "Lord Allen, if you don't mind, let me take you to find Bard. I am very familiar with him."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Allen also knew about Bud's situation in this town and nodded.
Thorin Oakenshield did not leave at this time. He was waiting at Bard's house, and he was waiting very impatiently.
Several times he wanted to lead his team away from here and head to Gushan.
But Mr. Bahrain persuaded them to stop because they could no longer afford the money to buy supplies and ships.
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Allen did say before that he asked Thorin Oakenshield to wait for him here.
After all, Allen will not be searched when passing through the Woodland Kingdom. He must be rich. After he arrives, everything can be solved.
It's just that they have been waiting here for almost a week. The lonely mountain is dangling in front of their eyes every day, and they are really a little anxious.
Finally, on this day, Allen, led by Braga, appeared near Bud's house.
Qili, who had been looking out the window, was the first to spot Allen.
"Alan is here."
Regardless of the danger of being discovered, he shouted excitedly. After hearing this, Thorin Oakenshield, who was walking around the room, sat down and breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Allen, who heard this shout, also breathed a deep sigh of relief. He knew that Thorin Oakenshield finally obeyed for once, which was not easy.
Allen took out a few gold coins and sent Braga back.
Originally, this guy wanted to see why Allen was looking for Bud. After all, Allen and his guards were too powerful.
But faced with Allen's expulsion, he changed his mind and felt that he should report the matter to the mayor in time.
Thinking of this, he quickly ran towards the mayor's residence.
Allen also met with other members of the expedition team on the second floor of Bud's house.
As soon as Alan entered the door, he greeted everyone, especially Bilbo. He leaned next to Bilbo and said quietly: "You did a good job, Bilbo. I have told you before that you will be a great snitch."
When Bilbo Baggins heard this, he was a little surprised and a little embarrassed. He just scratched his head, not knowing what to say.
At this time, the owner of the house, Bud, was not there, and only his children remained in the house.
To be honest, it is very inconvenient for a dozen dwarves and Bard's family to live in such a two-story building.
Fortunately, the dwarves paid some reward, otherwise the Bard family would be really sad.
Thorin Oakenshield has long had enough of living here. He looked at Allen with an excited look on his face. He knew that he was finally leaving here.
But before he could say anything, Allen took out a baggage, and after opening it, it contained Bolger's head.
Allen looked at Thorin Oakenshield and asked.
"do you know him?"
Thorin Oakenshield looked at the pale head, nodded, and then shook his head.
He nodded because his family had sworn hatred for the pale orcs, and he shook his head because he didn't recognize this ugly head.
He said in a low voice: "I don't know him, but I think he must be related to that guy Azog, right?"
After hearing this, Allen nodded, held his forehead with his right hand, rubbed his temples with his middle finger and thumb, and said tiredly: "He is Bolger, the son of Azog. He was ordered to hunt you down. He was killed by me."
If you stop him and kill him, it can be regarded as a gift from me to you."
Looking at the head on the table, and then at Allen's tired expression, Thorin had a look of gratitude in his eyes.
But this quickly disappeared, and he said calmly: "I will never forget your friendship. Don't worry, after I recapture Gushan, I will definitely give you a gift in return that is worthy of this gift."
After Allen heard this, he smiled happily. How could he not see Thorin's eyes?
He shook his head with a smile and told Thorin: "Okay, Thorin, don't be so polite, we are still friends, aren't we? Let's go and meet the mayor of Changhu Town for a while. The supplies we need are still there.