At noon, the winter sun shone warmly on the people of River Valley City, bringing a little bit of warmth to the cold weather.
Humans, wizards, and elves gathered in that tent again.
Thrandu Yin looked at the half-shining necklace in the box and the contract spread out on the table, and fell into deep thought.
Allen stared at the elf king closely, guessing his inner thoughts.
From the slightly raised corners of Serandu Yin's mouth, Allen knew that Serandu Yin should be in a very good mood at this time.
Of course that's good. The token of love between him and his wife has finally returned to him after two hundred years.
Even if it was only half, it was enough to make him feel happy, and the contract on the table also gave Zinda hope to get the other half back.
Indeed, Thrandu Yin was in a very good mood, which could even be described as happy. He had not been so happy for many years.
Moreover, he breathed a sigh of relief after seeing these gems and contracts.
If the Starlight Gem could be retrieved by other means, how could Thrando Yin really be willing to massacre the dwarves?
After all, he is the king of a kind race. If he had not been forced to a certain extent, he would not have been able to raise the butcher's knife against his former allies.
The consequences of massacring the dwarves of Durin's family will be very terrible, and the orcs living in the Misty Mountains feel this deeply.
It's not that Thrandu Yin is unwilling to sign this contract, he is just considering whether he can get all the gems back before then.
Even elves will show greed for certain things.
But before Sirand Duyin could think about it for too long, other guests arrived at Gushan.
No, I shouldn’t say they are guests, I should say hosts. They are the Durin dwarves from the Iron Hills. Under the leadership of Dyne Ironfoot, they have come to support Thorin Oakenshield.
Under the illumination of the winter sun, they appeared directly on the hillside to the east of the Gushan Gate. They were groups of heavily armored dwarf infantry reflecting silver light.
They all wore standard plate armor that could cover most of their bodies. These plate armors had a strong dwarven style and were composed of large pieces of metal plates. At a glance, you could tell that they were extremely strong.
At the movable joints of a large piece of armor and stomach, there is a chain armor made of small metal rings. This contains the unique craftsmanship of the dwarves, which does not affect their activities, but also brings them a high level of mobility.
Defense.
The weapon they made good use of was a spear that was more than three meters long. The spear blade shone with a cold light in the sun.
Not only that, as heavy infantry, they are also equipped with tower shields on their left hands that are extremely suitable for the dwarves. The shield wall they are proud of relies on these shields to complete.
Their secondary weapon is the dwarf sword at their waist. When the enemy approaches them, this sophisticated weapon can drink the enemy's blood freely.
Looking at the weapons and equipment they are armed to the teeth, anyone can tell that they are the absolute elite among the Iron Hills warriors. Many of them are old dwarf warriors who participated in the Battle of Moria.
These soldiers who came to support their own people almost stood on the hillside east of the Gushan Gate. Under the sun, they looked at each other silently with the elves stationed in River Valley City.
Immediately afterwards, five dwarf chariots pulled by a dozen big-horned goats slowly drove out from the dwarf team.
Each vehicle is driven by four dwarves, as well as a powerful repeating mechanical crossbow. These repeating crossbows have an extremely fast rate of fire, and their penetrating power can even kill rough-skinned trolls head-on.
The body is made of all steel, and even the wheels are made of metal, and sharp blades extend from the center of the wheels. Any enemy that stands in front of them will be crushed to pieces.
Then hundreds of dwarf cavalry riding big-horned goats slowly walked out from the ranks of dwarf infantry.
They are rare shock cavalry among the dwarves. The big-horned goats have strong endurance enough to carry dwarves wearing plate armor, and the two hard big horns can also knock away any enemy who wants to block them in battle.
At the forefront of the goat cavalry was the King of the Iron Hills, Dyne Ironfoot, riding a wild boar.
The king of the Iron Hills was looking at the elves emitting golden light in the river valley city and fell into confusion.
His cousin Thorin Oakenshield clearly said in the message that Governor Thrand will lead the spirits of the Black Forest to besiege the Lonely Mountain and rob the treasures in the Lonely Mountain, telling him to seize the time and send troops to support him.
After receiving the news, Ironfoot Dyne hurriedly gathered 700 of his most elite soldiers and rushed here from the Iron Hills day and night.
And later on, nearly 500 dwarf soldiers will arrive at Gushan.
But Dyne, who had just arrived here, looked at this peaceful scene and felt that something was not right.
Didn't it say that the woodland elves would besiege the Lonely Mountain? This doesn't seem like it.
As a member of the Durin clan, Dáin Ironfoot is equally stubborn and reckless. In Gandalf's words, Thorin is even easier to talk to when he is still awake. Oakenshield is easy to talk to, but one thing is that he is not stupid.
Dyne felt that the situation in front of him did not look like those forest monsters were besieging Lonely Mountain at all, but more like they were stationed in River Valley City to help defend Lonely Mountain.
The humans further away seemed to be still repairing the city defenses of River Valley City, as if to guard against enemies coming from the south of the Gushan Gate.
In short, this harmonious scene did not make Daine feel the slightest sense of tension.
This made the king of Iron Hills a little confused, but he did not hesitate too much. Entering Gushan is now the first priority.
So he immediately commanded the soldiers under his command and marched towards the gate of Gushan.
The members of the expedition team inside Gushan discovered the dwarf army when they first appeared.
This filled their hearts with excitement. After cheering, they began to clear the barrier they had finally built at the gate to facilitate the Iron Hills army to enter the Lonely Mountain Kingdom.
At this time, Allen, Gandalf, and Thrando Yin were standing on the observation deck of River Valley City, watching the elite troops from the Iron Hills enter the gate of the Lonely Mountain Kingdom.
Governor Thrand did not send troops to stop him. In fact, it was too late. When he was considering whether to increase the price, the dwarves' cavalry had already approached the gate of Gushan and made a defensive posture to guard the infantry and chariots behind them.
The ballista entered Gushan.
After all this was over, Governor Thrand returned to the tent and immediately signed his name on the contract. He had his own considerations.
Regardless of whether the Orcs will attack Lonely Mountain, if he still hopes to get back the other half of the Starlight Gem, then this contract may be the best way.
There are now nearly a thousand dwarf troops stationed in Gushan. It is impossible to attack Gushan with the light elf troops he has.
The Elven King now has a little more undue expectations in his heart as to whether Thorin Oakenshield can keep his promise.
After all, Allen relied on a promise to help him get back half of the gems, didn't he?
Of course Allen couldn't guess what Thrando Yin was thinking. He was now directing everyone in the city to repair the city's defense facilities in River Valley City.
He first ordered some people to use sledgehammers to smash a section of the bridge leading to the outside world from River Valley City, and then arranged for others to repair the city wall.
Not only are the city walls repaired, these structures originally used to protect the town have been severely damaged in many places and cannot be used to garrison soldiers.
Allen also had to organize the soldiers to set up a second blocking point and a third blocking point on the street to connect them with the existing city wall to form a complete defense zone to prevent the orcs from rushing in directly through the gap.
This job really worried Allen. He was busy riding an elf horse throughout River Valley City, directing the soldiers to place appropriate obstacles in appropriate locations.
Not only that, when Allen was wandering around River Valley City, he also found several trebuchets that looked very reluctant. He didn't know if these things could still be used after nearly two hundred years.
Just as he was directing the people to place the trebuchet in a suitable position, an elf ran over and said that he was a group of dwarf cavalry coming from Lonely Mountain and wanted to see him by name.
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Allen was a little confused. Could it be that after Thorin Oakenshield saw his cousin again, he immediately realized his enlightenment and returned to normal?
When he rode his elf horse, passed through countless busy crowds, and finally arrived at the door, he immediately discovered Ironfoot Dine with a group of goat knights.
After all, they are old friends and know each other very well.
At this time, Dine was fully armed and waiting for him on the other side of the bridge. Even with his helmet on, Allen could see his angry face.
Allen led his own bodyguards and calmly came to Dine Ironfoot, looking down at the dwarf king from his horse.
Allen didn't deliberately want to embarrass Dine, but if this guy came angrily, it would definitely be up to no good. So Allen planned to see Dine's reaction first, whether he would directly draw the weapon. Then Allen
It’s also easier to deal with right away.
Dai Yin raised his neck and looked at Allen. As the king of the party, he felt that this kind of stare was particularly awkward. After all, he came to Allen to ask for an explanation.
So Dain wanted to change this situation, and then he began to search around, trying to find a place where he could look at Allen's level.
However, there was really no suitable place nearby, and the dwarf king fell into slight embarrassment for a while.
Allen, who was riding a horse and looking at Dyne, smiled. He knew that there was room for negotiation.
He quickly dismounted and came to Dyne, and said with a smile: "Daine, why do you have time to come over and see me? Don't you need to catch up with your cousin? It's not easy for him to take back Lonely Mountain.
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Dain finally felt a little more comfortable when he looked at Allen who was eye level with him, but Allen's words made him angry again.
He spoke, and his voice was unhurried and even a little gentle at first, but the content of his words was full of aggression.
"Alan, my cousin told me that you used despicable means to defraud him of a contract and half of the starlight gems. So please, for the sake of our friendship, hurry up and give him
I'll give you an explanation, otherwise..."
Dain did not finish what he said, but when he finished speaking, Dain seemed to be unable to control his anger. His eyebrows and beard were trembling, and his eyes were staring at Allen.
Allen knew that Thorin must have fallen ill for Dyne to come here. Something had happened to Oakenshield.
He didn't waste any words, but directly took out the contract from his body, handed it to Dyne, and said: "This contract is handwritten by Bahrain, signed by your cousin personally, and I serve as a witness, Governor Thrand."
As the contractor, Your Majesty Yin has completed all the above procedures and cannot falsify them."
After Daine took it, he looked at it carefully.
Allen did not stop talking. He felt that he needed to remind Dine that Thorin Oakenshield was not normal now. If Daine was infected again, the next war would probably be a disaster.
"Dane, we have been friends for five or six years, and Thorin and I also walked from the Shire to the Lonely Mountain together. Don't you feel strange when you see your cousin now? If the contract really exists
If you have any questions, will Thorin come with you?"
At this time, Dyne had already read the contract quickly. The document had complete procedures and the handwriting was correct. He did not find any problems.
And when he came out of Gushan, his distant cousin Balin also gave him a few vague reminders.
Dain just didn't understand why things turned out like this. Allen should be very good friends. After all, he and Allen had been friends for four or five years.
In the past few years, Allen would often visit him with gifts, and he would also give Allen gifts in return. The friendship between the two was not fake.
And Daine did discover something abnormal about Thorin Oakenshield.
In his impression, Thorin should be an outstanding dwarf who dared to face any difficulties. In the past, the Durin clan was occupied by Smaug, and the Durin dwarves in the Lonely Mountain were displaced. In the past hundred years, Thorin has not been so hard-working.
Shengsheng led her tribe to find a fairly good life.
To seek justice like this, you shouldn't come forward at all. Thorin will come alone.
But now he is unwilling to take a step out of the lonely mountain, but orders himself to ask Allen for the contract and gems, which in itself is weird.
So Dain asked the real purpose of this trip: "Then what is going on?"
After Allen heard this, he knew that Dyne was also aware of Thorin's situation, so this matter would be much easier to explain.
He found a suitable stone nearby, sat on it, took out a kettle, moistened his throat, and began a long speech.