Coming out of the dark forest, Dongfang Yu and his party did not encounter any obstacles. They drifted along the water. After about half a day, they could see a town built on the lake in the distance. Looking further into the distance, Gushan
It's not far away, about ten or twenty miles away.
"Long Lake Town", looking at this town built on the lake, the dwarves had different expressions, and Thorin's eyes were also filled with sadness.
Changhu Town is located at the foot of the Lonely Mountain. It was the center of the dwarves' foreign trade in the past and was very prosperous. However, since the fire dragon Smaug occupied the Lonely Mountain, the once prosperous and wealthy Changhu Town has also declined.
Dongfang Jade, seeing Changhu Town, had a lot of thoughts in her heart. According to the original book, the closer she got to Gushan, the more intense the attacks of the orcs were. Even the orcs would not hesitate to fight the elves and kill the dwarves.
People, however, came to Changhu Town peacefully today?
Did those orcs give up the pursuit of the dwarves? This idea was killed by Dongfang Yu as soon as it came up. How is this possible?
But if not, why haven't we seen the Orcs until now? Is it because I have strong investigative abilities and killed those Orc spies so that they couldn't trace the traces of my group?
Although Dongfang Jade is confident, he is not arrogant. In the original book, the orc army is almost able to withstand the three-way coalition of humans, dwarves and elves. How could he not be able to grasp the traces of his group?
This peaceful journey not only did not reassure Dongfang Yu, but made her even more uneasy. The orcs' calmness was like the atmosphere before an approaching storm, which made people feel depressed.
In the original book, Thorin and his party entered Changhu Town, partly because someone was injured and needed treatment, and partly because they were imprisoned by the elves. Although the people escaped, their weapons were handed over, but now, Dongfang Yulian Weapons
They all "stole" it out for them, and they were not chased by the elves, so Thorin and the others had no intention of entering Changhu Town.
"Thorin, you go find the keyhole first, and I'll buy some food in Changhu Town first." However, Dongfang Yu thought about it for a while, then said to Thorin like this.
The journey went smoothly, so Dongfang Yu and others arrived at Gushan a few days earlier than in the original work. They had to wait for Turin Day for several more days, and they naturally had to provide food, drink, and diarrhea.
"That's fine." The Lonely Mountain was right in front of him. Thorin thought for a while and nodded in agreement. The people in Changhu Town are all humans. When it comes to supplying supplies, the dwarves attract too much attention. Dongfang Yu is a human, so naturally
It won't attract anyone's attention.
Thorin and others went to Gushan overnight, while Dongfang Yu went ashore and came to Changhu Town with the gold coins collected by the dwarves in the giant monster cave.
Inevitably, Dongfang Yu was questioned when entering Changhu Town. However, Dongfang Yu was a human being and had gold coins to clear the way. She just came to buy some things. Naturally, the people in Changhu Town had no reason to stop her, so after paying
After a gold coin, Dongfang Jade walked into Changhu Town with great swagger.
Of course, you have to buy supplies, such as vegetables, potatoes, fish and shrimps, etc. However, when Dongfang Yu entered Changhu Town, he didn't just come to buy supplies. He came here for the last black arrow in Changhu Town.
The fire dragon Smaug, whose body is covered with dragon scales that are stronger than steel, is difficult to penetrate with swords and guns. Since you want to enter it, you may encounter Smaug. As the black arrow that can kill Smaug in the original work, the Oriental Jade is naturally determined to get it. At least,
It’s a guarantee, isn’t it?
That night, I found a small hotel to stay in in Changhu Town. Although it was a hotel, it was very shabby. Even the quilt had a damp feeling, which was very uncomfortable. Of course, it was more comfortable than sleeping outside.
is much better.
There was no talk all night. Although the conditions were simple, but relatively speaking, I slept comfortably. Dongfang Yu got up energetically. There was no need to save gold coins. Dongfang Yu had a delicious and exquisite breakfast. But
After a little inquiry, Dongfang Jade knew where the home of Bard, the dragon-slaying warrior in the original novel, was.
On the way, I remembered that the financial situation of the Bader family was not good, and there seemed to be several children. Dongfang Yu bought some toys that children liked, then came to the Bader house, knocked on the door politely, and opened the door.
But he is a young man of about fourteen or fifteen years old.
"Sir, how can I help you?" The young man looked at Dongfang Jade curiously and asked.
"I'm looking for Bud, is your father at home?" Dongfang Yu glanced at the home, which was indeed simple, and asked immediately.
"My dad went out early to transport fish," the young man replied.
"This is really hardworking enough." Dongfang Yu thought it was reasonable. She immediately stated that she came to him to do business. After using some children's toys to successfully win the favor of several little guys, Dongfang Yu
Successfully entered Bud's home and patiently waited for the owner to return.
After a simple scan, Dongfang Yu found the black arrow. Compared with ordinary arrows, the black arrow used to kill the dragon is naturally much larger. If a human holds it in his hand, it looks like
A spear is more like an arrow. This black arrow was left lying at home by Bud, um, used as a clothes pole.
I had nothing to do and was chatting with a few children at home. Dongfang Yu made witty remarks like flowers. Naturally, her few words made them laugh again and again. After about two or three hours, when it was almost noon, the little girl at home said that she was going to prepare.
It was lunch time, and soon the door was pushed open, and a tall and thin man walked in directly.
Dongfang Yu looked carefully. Bud was tall and thin, with a look of vicissitudes and perseverance on his face. He looked about thirty or forty years old. He was wearing a coat, but the clothes already had many holes. It looked like
He was a bit depressed and had a strong fishy smell on his body.
When Bud returned home, he naturally saw Dongfang Jade at a glance and was slightly startled. However, before he could ask a question, the child next to him spoke first.
"Dad, Mr. Dongfang came to do business with you and has been waiting for you for almost all morning."
"Yes, Mr. Dongfang also brought a lot of interesting things."
The children were talking to each other, and Bard could naturally tell that his children had a good impression of Dongfang Jade, but Bard was still wary in his heart.
Like ordinary people, why are they so kind to themselves?
"Sir, you want to do business with me? I don't know what kind of business you want to do? I don't seem to have anything to attract your attention, right?" After learning the purpose of Dongfang Jade from the children's mouths, Bud looked at Dongfang Jade for a while and said
asked.
"I'll just say it directly. I came here to buy Mr. Bard's Black Arrow." Dongfang Yu went straight to the point and got to the point.
"Black arrow?" Looking at the black arrow that he used as a clothes pole, Bud was slightly startled, and then looked at Dongfang Yu blankly, wondering why he wanted the black arrow.
"Thorin, the heir of the Lonely Mountain, is back. If you want to regain the Lonely Mountain, you must defeat Smaug. And the black arrow, as the weapon that once shot off Smaug's dragon scale, can naturally cause harm to Smaug. So, we want you
The black arrow," Dongfang Yu said without hiding anything from Bader.
Although Dongfang Yu's words were short, the meaning contained in them made Bard open his mouth.
Thorin is back? Do you still want to take back the Lonely Mountain? Also, almost everyone outside said that their ancestors shot off Smaug's dragon scales with black arrows is bragging, but do they really believe it? Moreover, they still want to
Kill Smaug with a black arrow?
"You want to slay the dragon?" Bard was shocked, and his children were naturally even more surprised. The boy couldn't help but exclaimed.
"No!" Although Bard was shocked, he quickly calmed down and said firmly to Dongfang Yu: "There is no way you can kill Smaug."
"Whether we can kill Smaug is not important to you, right? What we want is your black arrow. As long as we can use the black arrow to hit the place where Smaug is missing a dragon scale again, we can kill Smaug."
, Dongfang Yu said, staring at Bud seriously.
"..." Bard has nothing to say. Indeed, what the other party wants is just a black arrow. Whether it can kill Smaug or not is beyond his control.
"I'll go with you!" However, after thinking about it for a while, Bud said something shocking.
"You?" Bud's words really surprised Dongfang Yu, who looked at Bud in confusion.
"Dad", these words made his children scream even more eagerly. Everyone in Middle-earth knew about the evil and power of the fire dragon Smaug. Dad actually wanted to deal with the fire dragon?
"Everyone said that it was the ancestors' fault that the fire dragon raged back then. If I could have killed Smaug with a black arrow, the Lonely Mountain would not have fallen. Since there is hope, I am willing to do it myself and kill this beast with a black arrow.
, to clarify the taint that the world has tainted on our ancestors." Bud, with a resolute expression and a sonorous voice, is so heroic and admirable.
"No, all I need is your black arrow. As for slaying the dragon, I have a more suitable candidate."
Although Bard's heroism is admirable, and he shot the fire dragon in the original work, Dongfang Yu thought about it for a moment, then shook her head and refused Bard's joining.