People in the heavens are as rich as the enemies of the country

"The One Ring is indeed with me."

Tang Sen nodded and said: "But, Lord Thranduil, I think taking it out is not a wise choice."

"I have personally faced Sauron's dark power. I don't think that just a ring can affect me." The Elf King said in an elegant and calm tone: "Of course, I don't intend to force you."

He sat back on the throne: "Compared to the Supreme Lord of the Rings, I am more interested in the Lonely Mountain."

"Gushan has nothing to do with you except hatred." Thorin, who had been standing behind Tang Sen, couldn't help it anymore, took a step forward, and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, Thorin Oakenshield." Thranduil looked down at him and said, "I didn't notice you were here. Obviously, I didn't invite you."

His tone was not exactly polite, but of course, his attitude was much better than that of the elf prince Legolas.

Thorin did not have such a good attitude to respond. If Tang Sen was not standing next to him, he would almost pick up a weapon.

"Hypocritical elf, you are not qualified to invite me, and you are not worthy to mention Gushan. If you hadn't stood by and watched, Gushan would not have fallen at all."

Thranduil's face turned slightly cold and he said: "When your grandfather was still the king under the mountain, I warned him about what kind of existence his greed would attract, but unfortunately he ignored my advice. "

"Now it seems that there is no difference between you and your grandfather. I must remind you, Thorin Oakenshield, there is another thing in the Lonely Mountain that should belong to me."

"The only thing that belongs to you there is the hatred of the dwarves." Thorin took a few steps forward, looked at Thranduil with his head raised, his eyes full of anger: "Other than that, even one in the Lonely Mountain Gold coins only belong to dwarves, you can't get your hands on them."

Then, he turned his head and said:

"Traveler, I told you that the elf cannot bring any help. His purpose is only to rob the wealth of the lonely mountain."

"I will tell the difference myself, Thorin Oakenshield." Tang Sen frowned: "If you can get your attention back just a little bit from those wealth, you will remember that we are still here in Lonely Mountain. There’s a war to face.”

"If you lose that war, you will have nothing. Not only the wealth, but the place where the Durin dwarves have lived for generations will also fall. Just like Moria, it will become a paradise for the minions of darkness."

"We still have the Iron Hills. My people will never let the Orcs run wild under the Lonely Mountain." Thorin said.

"Of course they won't, but I think Iron Hills can no longer protect itself." Tang Sen said: "Do you think Sauron would be stupid enough to sit back and watch the existence of Iron Hills without making any subordinates? Next to Iron Hills is the Withered Wasteland and Gray Mountains, the dark creatures living there may have marched towards the Iron Hills.”

"The dwarves are more familiar with what's there than I am. Even though Smaug is the last dragon, those lower-level dragon-veined creatures are not uncommon in the Gray Mountains."

He no longer paid attention to Thorin. There was no point in arguing with this stubborn and greedy dwarf, so he looked at Thranduil again.

"This is a war destined to sweep across Middle-earth. Your Excellency Thranduil, if the Lonely Mountain falls, then the Woodland Kingdom will be completely surrounded by the enemy."

Thranduil tilted his face, ignoring Thorin's ridicule, and did not take over Tang Sen's words, but said softly: "I heard the gray-robed wizard say that the traveler is a magical person, you are not only He has magical powers and knows many secret things.”

"More than anything, he taught me that you always make the right decision."

"Then I'm very curious. You clearly know that Sauron's goal is the Supreme Lord of the Rings, so why do you insist on going to the Lonely Mountain? What you should do more is to find a place to hide and let Sauron defeat him."

"There is no point in escaping, Lord Thranduil." Tang Sen shook his head: "The most correct decision should be to defeat those enemies and drive Sauron's tentacles away from the north."

"Defeat?" Thranduil asked: "Do you know how big our enemy is?"

"All the dark creatures in Dol Guldur and the Misty Mountains have come out. Their numbers are enough to fill the Lonely Mountain. Even if the Woodland Kingdom's army is doubled, it will only be a drop in the bucket."

"Their only weakness is that they assembled too hastily and did not carry siege equipment with the army. We can rely on the strong enough walls of the Woodland Kingdom to hold on. This is the most correct choice and the only choice."

"You overlooked one point, Lord Thranduil."

Tang Sen said calmly: "Sauron's goal is not only the Supreme Lord of the Rings, but also the evil dragon."

"If Sauron's minions were allowed to come into contact with Smaug, so that the dragon sided with Sauron-"

Having said this, Tang Sen paused and said: "Your Majesty Thranduil's feelings about Dragon Flame should be deeper than everyone present."

Thranduil's face darkened.

"You do know a lot of things." He stood up and came to Tang Sen. That stunning face suddenly began to change, showing large areas of hideous burns.

"Every moment, I feel the pain caused by dragon fire, and I know deep down that the dragon that occupies the Lonely Mountain, Smaug, is more powerful than the one I have ever faced."

"So, you should also know that the Woodland Kingdom cannot withstand Smaug's attack. It itself is the most powerful siege weapon." Tang Sen said: "Securing will only delay the time of destruction. Other than that, it has no meaning."

The burn on Thranduil's face quickly disappeared and was hidden by magic. He was silent for a moment and said:

"Let me hear what travelers have to say."

"If we cannot win in a head-on confrontation, then the easiest way is to weaken the enemy's strength and strengthen our own." Tang Sen smiled slightly: "If we let Smaug become our strength, the war will become much simpler. .”

This is the first time that Townsend reveals his intentions towards Smaug.

Before that, he hadn't shown up at all.

Because he knows that no one wants to see dangerous creatures like giant dragons being controlled by others. The greed of giant dragons has weaknesses. Their independent thinking will not pose much of a threat to Middle-earth, but if they are controlled by people, Control, the situation is completely different.

No one cares to recall the destruction caused by the dragons controlled by Morgoth in the First Age.

Only a dead dragon is a good dragon.

However, the situation is different now. The enemies are out in force, and the Lonely Mountain and even the entire north are about to fall. In this extremely urgent situation, if someone can really instigate Smaug, even a person like the white-robed wizard Saruman , I’m afraid I can’t find a reason to stop it.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Thranduil shook his head without hesitation: "Although dragons do not surrender to darkness from the depths of their souls like Oak, they do have relatively independent thinking, but they were created The meaning of coming out is to fight against the light. Regardless of their nature or position, they will not be on our side."

"In front of travelers, everything is possible." Tang Sen said: "Your Excellency Thranduil, you can imagine that if Smaug's dragon fire is aimed at our enemies, then the situation in the north will be completely reversed."

"I will not place my hope on such an impossible thing." Thranduil frowned and said bluntly: "Traveler, the reason why I met you is because I heard that you can kill evil spirits. Dragon's method, if you can really do it, I'm willing to help, but what I want to hear is not boring jokes like taming the dragon."

Tang Sen was not surprised by Thranduil's reaction, nor did he think he could convince the other party with words.

So he just smiled and said: "I really need the help of the elves. I need a team of elite enough elven warriors. I need them to help me break through the enemy's defense line and escort me to the foot of the lonely mountain."

"As for you, Lord Thranduil, you can still hold on to the Woodland Kingdom. I just want to remind you to be prepared at any time."

"If my attempt fails, a team of elf warriors will not affect the overall situation. If my attempt succeeds-"

He said slowly: "When you see me riding on the dragon and soaring into the sky, you must blow the horn of attack and rush out from behind."

"The giant dragon will only bring fear to them and cannot kill so many enemies. If you want to disperse or even destroy those enemies, the army is indispensable."

Thranduil didn't know what expression to make in response to Townsend's words. The other party spoke as if Smaug had been tamed. His reason told him that the other party was just talking nonsense, not to mention borrowing troops and not driving him out on the spot. It is already regarded as the cultivation of an elf.

However, the news brought by Gandalf echoed in his mind. The gray-robed wizard who had been walking in Middle-earth for thousands of years specifically asked the giant eagle to come to deliver the message. It was definitely not to play a trick on him.

"Legolas."

After hesitating for a long time, Thranduil finally said: "You are responsible for escorting travelers to the Lonely Mountain. I allow you to choose a hundred tribesmen."

To be honest, a hundred elite elf warriors were already considered a great honor. After all, the number of elves in the entire Woodland Kingdom would probably not exceed 5,000.

Naturally, these warriors cannot be cavalry. There are only a few hundred cavalry in the entire Woodland Kingdom. After all, the wood elves live in dense forests and rarely use cavalry.

In fact, the only kingdom in the entire Middle-earth continent that can provide thousands of cavalry is Rohan, where all the people are nomadic.

"Traveler, don't believe him." Thorin shouted dissatisfied: "The elf will never be so kind. He must be trying to rob the wealth of the Lonely Mountain!"

"A dwarf guard is enough!"

However, no one paid attention to Thorin. Legolas just glared at him and left to gather his people, while Thranduil didn't even look at him.

"Your Excellency Thranduil, your help will be rewarded." Tang Sen smiled and said: "If nothing else happens, our next meeting will be under the Lonely Mountain, and I will give you a gift then. "

"Time is of the essence, I think we have to leave immediately."