Chapter 84 The Army Sets Out

Chapter 84 The Army Sets Out

The people of Changhu Town quickly returned to their homes and began to pack up their belongings and food that they could take away.

This time no one was injured and no one died, and everyone prepared to evacuate in an orderly manner to the promised safe place.

“This may be the beginning of a new life.”

"To be honest, I didn't feel any difference."

Some townspeople complained: "Almost all the wealth is in the hands of the mayor. Do we have anything else except a house to live in?"

"If Bud hadn't been seeking benefits, many people would still be hungry."

"that is."

"I heard that River Valley City, where our ancestors lived, is near Lonely Mountain. The people there were once rich and happy, and the city was prosperous. I really hope to experience that kind of life."

Bud remained silent as he listened to the townspeople's discussion.

He thought of the king's promise that Thorin had mentioned - perhaps this promise could be used to rebuild people's former homes and restore the glory of Dale City.

Even without the invasion of the Orc army, Long Lake Town is not actually a very suitable place to live.

After all, it is a floating city in the center of the lake. Due to the lack of building materials and construction technology, as well as the lack of maintenance for a long time, the area of ​​Changhu Town is shrinking every year, and the number of people it can accommodate is getting smaller and smaller. Sooner or later, it will have to undergo a major change, either reconstruction and renovation, or relocation. In short, trouble is inevitable.

It would be a good thing if we could take this opportunity to move some of the townspeople to live on the ground.

While Changhu Town was carrying out intensive operations.

In the Black Forest, almost on the same day, the elves who were sent to deliver the message returned to the king's throne and made a series of reports.

"Gundabad..."

Thranduil muttered the place name in a low voice, and a headache came over him.

Why are you hanging around there? Don't you know that place is full of oaks?

The old father sighed.

But at least nothing has happened yet.

After knowing that Legolas was relatively safe and that Tauriel was with him, Thranduil continued to ask:

"Any other news?"

This question raises a big question.

The dragon was killed by Levi and another human, and the dwarves successfully recaptured Erebor. Upon hearing the news, Thranduil immediately had the urge to send troops directly to claim his own treasures.

However, following this news came tens of thousands of elite Orc troops.

Thranduil fell into deep thought.

Gandalf also mentioned this matter, and he begged the Woodland Kingdom to send troops.

Erebor and Lake-town are very close to the Woodland Kingdom, even closer than Levi's house is to Bree. They are truly close neighbors, and it takes less than a day to visit each other.

No one can escape if something goes wrong.

If the Lonely Mountain and Dale regions were completely conquered, the Woodland Kingdom would likely become a true isolated island, surrounded on all sides by Orcs and spiders.

In addition to these problems, there is one more thing - Legolas is still there now. With his stubborn personality, he will definitely not choose to escape, and he will definitely be seen on the battlefield.

no.

Thranduil immediately stood up and gave an order to his adjutant:

"Prepare armor and weapons, gather elite troops, and go take back what belongs to us, and support our allies."

"ally?"

The adjutant was a little confused. Aren't there only dwarves? "Levi and Gandalf, and the humans in Lake Town, they will need help."

"As for the dwarves, if they are willing to return our things and beg sincerely, it is not impossible to give them some help."

An elite army of elves set out with a lot of relief supplies.

The Iron Hills, far east of the Lonely Mountain.

Dain's face became solemn as he listened to the message delivered by the thrush.

"It looks like Thorin could use some help."

"All the boys with Oak blood on their shields, follow me!"

The dwarves roared as they prepared their armor and chariots, and rode on goats and wild boars, heading towards the Lonely Mountain.

This team is smaller in number than the elves, but is elite enough.

The reason why the Iron Hills are called Iron Hills is because the area is extremely rich in iron ore, but relatively speaking, other metal deposits are pitifully scarce, especially gold and silver.

There are enough weapons, armor, chariots, heavy crossbows and all the equipment, but as for money, there is really no money at all.

It can be said that they have everything except money.

The two armies of dwarves and elves marched towards Lonely Mountain one after another.

But on Lonely Mountain, Levi felt like he was going bald when he looked at the vast valley and city ruins.

To build an effective defensive wall in this place is not a small project of hundreds of thousands of blocks. Even if it is poured with lava and water, the workload is daunting.

But it’s not a big problem, Levi’s liver will not be damaged.

It is not realistic to cover the entire battlefield with walls, but a city is more than enough.

It is time to teach the Orcs a lesson at the Wall of Sighs.

It is definitely impossible to build a huge engineering feat of three circles inside and three circles outside in a few days, but it is still possible to build an effective defense circle.

Levi stood on the ruins of River Valley City and tried to claim this place as his own territory, but soon a message came: [Claim failed]

"Already has an owner?"

Levi cannot claim land and buildings that already have owners or are occupied, just like the small towns and camp capitals he has encountered so far, which all belong to other people's "territory."

Yes! Levi slapped his head.

Although the Valley City was destroyed and turned into ruins, Bard, the descendant of the lord of this area, is still there. He has the legal right to inherit the Valley City recognized by the world.

"Bud... Fortunately it's Bud."

If it's Bud, just say to him, "You don't want to see the townspeople suffer, do you?"

He will definitely give up his territory.

But this matter has to wait until he arrives, not now.

Levi held lava in his left hand, a bucket in his right hand, and a backpack full of materials. He started building the wall directly. While building the wall, he ran to Lonely Mountain from time to time and asked the dwarves to start the furnace to melt some lava.

"What do you want so much magma for?"

At the smelter, Duvalin wiped his sweat as he operated the ore-carrying cable car, rumbling and pouring stones and slag into the huge furnace.

"That's a wonderful prop that will be useful in a few days."

"In a few days? Are you planning to burn the orcs to death with this magma? Excuse me, although their brains are not very good, they are not so stupid as to jump into it themselves."

"It's okay. Just keep burning it. The magma will come in handy."

Levi said mysteriously, and then asked, "By the way, where is your storage room? I might need some."

"The mine... You might want to ask Balin or Sorin about this. They are more familiar with the structure here."

"mine?"

In front of the king's throne, Thorin thought for a moment.

"I can take you there. Are you going to build something?"

"Yes, to build something to deal with the Orc army in a few days."

Thorin nodded and added, "If you need help, I can provide some assistance. Although I have been wandering for many years, my forging skills have never fallen behind."

"No, I can do it myself. It's just... do you have enough mineral reserves here? I'll probably need a lot of iron and a certain amount of gunpowder."

This sentence made Thorin laugh.

"Levi, you may not know that although Erebor has been occupied for more than a hundred years, the various mineral deposits and metal reserves inside have never been touched. If you have the ability, you can use them to make thousands of sets of armor."

"It's just a little ore. You can use as much as you want. That's what I say."

Thorin spoke out generously.

Ha, you really know how to joke.

Can one person hollow out Gushan in just a few days?

(End of this chapter)

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