"I will ask my father to send food and vegetables." Legolas said to Bard, "Bard, at this time, I need you to cheer up and guide people to rebuild their homes."
"The fire destroyed too many houses," Bud shook his head sadly. "The gold and silver treasures collected by the mayor also sank into the cold lake water. We have no materials or money to build Changhu Town."
"And the severe winter is coming. If we can't find a new place to live as soon as possible, the elderly, children, and injured people will all die."
Legolas patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "We always have to face these things. First rescue the injured and take care of the elderly and children. If Tao Lieer and I can come back, I will ask for my help."
Father, allow you to build your home near the forest."
Bard looked at him with gratitude in his eyes: "Dear Elf Prince, because of your help, I drove away the orcs. This allowed me to see the noble character of the woodland elves again. It seems that you are going to do a very difficult thing.
matter?"
"Yes." Legolas nodded slowly, "We are pursuing an evil and powerful human ranger, his name is He."
Bard was stunned when he heard this, with an extremely surprised look in his eyes: "Human ranger?"
"He committed an unforgivable crime. He killed the most virtuous and respected wise man in Middle-earth, and trampled on the dignity of the King of the Woodland!" Legolas showed hatred in his eyes, "I must find him and kill him.
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Bard was moved and was stunned for a long time before asking: "Does this human ranger have black eyes and yellow skin?"
"Have you seen him?" Tao Lieer asked in surprise.
"I helped him cross the Long Lake from the edge of the Dark Forest." Bud said slowly, "He left Long Lake Town before noon and headed towards the Lonely Mountain."
After a pause, Bard said with some confusion: "Although that human ranger is mysterious and powerful, he doesn't seem to be a corrupted and evil person."
"That's because you have never seen him cruel and cold-blooded." Legolas sneered.
Bud was about to speak but stopped.
He had seen the scene where He Xie made Alfred swallow two pieces of gold and let him die in pain. It was so cruel and cruel.
"He went to the Lonely Mountain..." Legolas looked at the gray mountain peak not far away, "The dwarves are also going to the Lonely Mountain. Do they have the same purpose?"
Bud heard something was wrong and hurriedly asked: "What is the purpose?"
"The wealth of the kingdom under the mountain." Legolas looked at him, "The leader of those dwarves is the descendant of the king under the mountain, Thorin Oakenshield. The expedition team he led is to take away those amazing treasures from the dragon's feet.
Fortune! My father tried to stop them, but unfortunately..."
"Thorin, the kingdom under the mountain..." There was a look of fear in Bard's eyes, and he fell into reminiscence and murmured: "The monarch of the silver fountain, the king of carved rocks, the bells will ring joyfully to welcome the return of the king under the mountain, but everything will be in vain.
Sadly, Changhu Town will turn into a river of blood...the ancient prophecy has come true!"
He suddenly looked at Legolas and said anxiously: "If they wake up the evil dragon, everything here will be destroyed by dragon fire. We must stop them!"
"You want to come with us?" Tao Lieer asked, "What about your people?"
"If the evil dragon is awakened, the people of Changhu Town will fall into complete despair!" Bard gritted his teeth and said, "Give me some time, and I will go with you."
"I will wait for you outside the town." Legolas took a deep look at Bard, got on his horse with Tauriel, and headed north.
Bard was worried. He took out the black arrow from his home and the long sword that he had buried for many years. He summoned the townspeople and told them about his power and raised his voice.
Fortunately, in the previous war with the orcs, he won prestige and respect, and the townspeople all supported him. This allowed Bard to quickly gather a team of one hundred people.
He settled the townspeople, met up with Legolas and Tao Lieer outside the town, and led the army towards the direction of the Lonely Mountain.
He Xie arrived at the foot of Gushan Mountain in the warm afternoon sunshine.
In front of him was an empty town. This was River Valley Town, and the humans in Changhu Town came from here.
Three hundred years ago, the evil dragon Smaug set his sights on the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the dwarves in the Lonely Mountain, so he launched an attack on the dwarves in the heart of the mountain.
A crushing war finally ended when King Thor under the Mountain led the remaining troops to retreat from Moria. Smaug became the Lord of the Lonely Mountain, and the Lonely Mountain became one of the forbidden places in Middle-earth.
In this war, the town of Dale at the foot of the Lonely Mountain was also severely affected, causing countless human casualties. The then king of the valley, Girion, Bard's grandfather, once used a black arrow to leave Smaug with permanent injuries.
But this achievement has not yet been confirmed.
Today's River Valley Town is full of ruins and scorched marks. It is overgrown with weeds and exudes an atmosphere of decadence and desolation.
But the good thing is that there are many stone structures inside, which can provide temporary shelter for people.
He Xie tied his horse outside a church door, pushed open the decaying door, and walked into the lobby filled with dust and cobwebs.
He tidied up a little and planned to adjust his condition here before facing the dragon Smaug.
At the same time, in the abandoned and gloomy old castle in Dol Guldur, more than three hundred miles away, three uninvited guests were also welcomed.
Galadriel, Gandalf and King Elrond.
Just as they were about to enter the castle, three nightingales hovered and landed on their shoulders.
"A message from the woodland elves." Gandalf glanced at the two of them, his face a little serious, "I'm afraid it's about something."
Galadriel's eyes flashed, she stretched out her hand to touch the nightingale's body, and murmured the elven spell. After a while, the nightingale began to chirp.
Gandalf and King Elrond also used similar methods to obtain the news from the nightingale.
The news from the three nightingales was exactly the same. They all only said that Ringbearer He had killed Saruman and gone to the north.
The three of them were shocked by the news and could not speak to themselves for a long time.
"Saruman..." King Elrond showed an angry look. He looked at the two people in front of him, "This is the result of your indulging in that ring bearer! You should feel ashamed and blame yourself for Saruman's death!"
Gandalf said sadly, he didn't know why things turned out like this.
"If the Ring Bearer went to the north, I think he is aiming at the Lonely Mountain." Galadriel said slowly, she looked at Gandalf, "Mithlanda, it turns out that you believed in the wrong person, and I believed in the wrong person."
You were wrong. We must correct and make up for the mistakes we have made."
Gandalf opened his mouth and wanted to defend, but he knew that whatever he said now was useless. He had some doubts, but he couldn't express them because he and Saruman had never been on good terms. His defense was
This will only make the two Elf Kings question his position even more.
"Let's go to Gushan, let's go now!" King Ailong said firmly, "I hope it's not too late."