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

The key was inserted into the keyhole without any hindrance.

"Behind this door is Erebor." Balin murmured these words, and Thorin rushed forward like a madman, knocked Shalin away at once, leaned his whole body on the stone wall, and pushed hard .

A low door was opened.

The dwarves burst into cheers: "Travelers always have a way!"

The hope in the desperate situation made all the dwarves almost forget about their unhappiness and swarmed towards the door.

The last two dwarves struggled to drag the giant hammer of Sarin that they had picked up. Tang Sen put the giant hammer into the mithril ring, and then bent down and walked into the secret door.

Under the moonlight shining in from outside, everyone could see the corridor made of pure refined steel, as well as the throne and dwarven words carved above the corridor.

"The seventh kingdom of Durin's family."

"May the Heart of the Mountain unite all dwarves and protect this home."

Balin read these words, his excitement slowly disappeared, and his tone was sad and complicated.

These words now seem like a mockery, solidarity?

The dwarves looked at Thorin. After the king said those words, their unity was gone.

The power to protect this home lies in the hands of travelers.

In the eyes of everyone, Thorin, the royal family of the dwarves, did not look at the patterns and words at all. He just couldn't wait and stumbled towards the depths of the corridor, saying constantly: "Erebor I recognize these walls, the hall ahead, and the rooms filled with golden light."

Tang Sen's expression moved slightly, but he did not stop him. He just said: "I'm not sure whether the immortal curse can resist the dragon's flame."

"After all, the skeleton can still move. If it burns to dregs, there will be nothing left."

"So, I prepared some equipment for everyone."

The Mithril Ring of Mind Communication, a strange shield appeared in front of everyone.

The shield was two meters high and three meters wide, like a wall. And unlike ordinary shields, the shield was actually concave toward the outside. There were many strange hook-like things on the shield surface. structure.

Balin was the first to take over the shield. Because it was made of mithril, it was not too heavy although it was huge.

"What is this thing for?"

"Dragon flames used to block giant dragons." Tang Sen said calmly: "Although dragon flames are enough to burn all things, I don't think mithril is among them."

In fact, burning all things is just an exaggeration. The temperature of the dragon's flame is indeed very high, and can even melt metal, but that is under the influence of long-lasting breath.

With just one breath, it would be good to be able to burn steel red. Otherwise, the entire Erebor would have melted in the dragon's flames.

Of course, ordinary people would definitely die instantly when faced with dragon flames. It not only caused physical damage, but also contained evil magical power, so much so that the Elf King Thranduil was unable to get rid of the scar for so many years.

"You plan to let us confront the evil dragon?" Even Sarin was a little unsure: "Is this your plan?"

"I don't think a shield that can block the dragon's flames is enough to fight against the evil dragon." Sharda shook her head repeatedly: "Although I have never seen it, I know that the evil dragon has indestructible scales and is not strong or strong. Claws and fangs.”

"The strong wind brought by its wings is enough to blow people away!"

"Its giant tail sweeps across like a battering ram, powerful and heavy!"

The dwarves spoke one after another about their knowledge of the dragon.

"It's all true."

Tang Sen commented on the words of the dwarves and said: "When the dragon flames are ineffective, the dragon will use its terrifying body to attack you."

"But the strong wind will not kill you, and the fangs and claws will not kill you. As long as you block the dragon's flames, what do you have to fear?"

"I'm afraid we won't be able to do any harm to the dragon." Shalin whispered.

"We couldn't even crush its toes," Sharda added.

"That's not something you need to worry about." Tang Sen shook his head and said, "You only need to use your shield to block the dragon's attack. If anyone's shield falls off, leave the battle immediately."

"Then I'll take care of everything."

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The dwarves looked at each other.

Shalin emphasized again: "Is this your plan? Is it that simple?"

"As I said, dealing with Smaug is not a difficult task." He added: "With sufficient preparation."

However, there is no need to explain these preparations to the dwarves in detail. The dwarves have only seen a little bit of the ability of the Mithril Ring.

They won't understand how much time Tang Sen spent to realize the mithril needed for these shields, and how much thought he spent to turn it into the most advantageous form against the dragon.

"Don't worry. In Erebor, Smaug can't fully unleash his power. There's no problem if you want to run away. So, there's only one thing you need to pay attention to."

Tang Sen said seriously: "Don't let it run away."

"I always don't understand what you are thinking." Shalin muttered: "But, okay, I will do it."

"It's all here."

The dwarves came one after another to receive the shields, "We have to try it no matter what. We have no better way anyway."

Balin led the way, and the dwarves walked along the corridor toward the palace.

I don’t know how the dwarves’ craftsmanship was designed. Even if there were no lights lit in Erebor, there was still light coming from nowhere, enough for people to see the road clearly. Soon, the end of the corridor appeared in front of them.

Everyone took a deep breath.

Then, step out of the corridor and walk up the stairs leading to the main hall.

The entire Erebor Hall appeared in front of you. The huge metal pillars that could not be seen ended silently in the dim light. Under the giant pillars, there were piles of gold and silver treasures that were simply unimaginable.

This is definitely the most shocking scene that Tang Sen has ever seen. Whether it is Rivendell or the Woodland Kingdom, those exquisite elven cities are not as simple and crude as the scene in front of him.

The combined wealth of the entire Middle-earth world would probably not be greater than the wealth here.

Everyone can see Thorin standing quietly at the end of the stairs, a short distance away from the gold coins.

No one knew what he was thinking, because everyone was filled with complex thoughts in their own minds.

"She is ten thousand times more magnificent than I imagined in my dream." Tang Sen could hear Shalin's murmur. This female dwarf rarely focused on the monstrous wealth on the ground. Instead, he looked at the metal pillars and the solemn carvings unique to the dwarves on the surrounding walls.

"We're going home." Balin's eyes were blurred by tears, and he could barely hold the giant shield in his hand.

As the oldest of the dwarves, how could he miss the Lonely Mountain any less than Thorin? Even more pure.

Tang Sen quietly waited for the dwarves to regain their emotions, without reminding them of the fierce battle they were about to face.

But Thorin finally couldn't wait any longer. He thought about taking the first step into the ocean of wealth, then the second step, and the third step, walking faster and faster, becoming more and more excited.

Finally, he began to search like crazy in the sea of ​​wealth.

Shalin then came to his senses and shouted softly: "Thorin, what are you looking for? Come back quickly, be careful of that dragon!"

"He is looking for the Heart of the Mountain, the Diamond of Arken." Balin sighed: "The gem that symbolizes the authority of the King under the Mountain, Thorin's obsession, his original plan was to let the hobbits steal it."

"He doesn't know that after being named Oakenshield, he is already the well-deserved king under the mountain in our hearts."

Sharda closed her eyes in pain: "Not anymore."

The other dwarves were silent. They experienced betrayal together. It was not a betrayal by the dwarves against the king, but a king who, after being swallowed up by greed, betrayed his people with the supreme faith of the dwarves and in the name of Durin. betrayal.

At this time, somewhere in the sea of ​​wealth suddenly moved, gold coins and gold utensils rolled down, and a buried, charming and bright light appeared.

Thorin was stunned for a moment, then shouted excitedly and quickly moved towards the light.

"Don't go there!"

All the dwarves saw this scene, and they saw a golden eye slowly opening next to the light.

The eye was buried under the gold coin, larger than Thorin's entire head, and Thorin's reflection was close to that bright and gorgeous iris.

But he didn't notice at all. His eyes were only looking at the gem that symbolized the royal power.

Then, the sea of ​​wealth surged into waves. Those waves made of gold were stirred by the ferocious dragon horns, broad dragon wings, and slender dragon tail. From the far left side of the hall to the far right side of the hall, there were all turbulent waves. !

"Your Majesty Durin——"

All the dwarves froze before this unimaginable sight.

A huge and majestic creature, a true dragon, rose up from the golden ocean, announcing its existence.

"I thought" Sarin gulped, "I thought it would be smaller."

"A hundred years ago, when it came to Gushan, it was not this big." Bahrain couldn't take his eyes away from the dragon. Of course, in fact, his vision could not even encompass the entire body of the dragon.

Tang Sen was also shocked by this scene and had chills running down his back. He even doubted for a moment, could he really control such a majestic creature?

He had read some data and knew that Smaug's body length was even more than a hundred meters. This data was of course exaggerated. After all, Smaug had a slender body and his long dragon tail even occupied two-thirds of his body.

But even so, when it really existed in front of him, Tang Sen discovered that data was just data.

The fact is, even if you just look at the ferocious dragon head, it is not much different from the dump truck that knocked you into all the worlds.

And Thorin stood in front of it, as small as an ant.

"call--"

The dragon snaked its way and slowly put its head close to Thorin.

"See what I found?"

He speaks human words, and you can even hear a joking and arrogant tone in it.

"A dwarf, a thief!"