"Respected commander, I have arrived with the deposit as agreed."
At midnight, still worried, Gandalf returned to the headquarters of the Skybreaker mercenary group. He was accompanied by Lind and fifty elves.
At Lind's signal, the twenty-four elves placed six large chests in front of Wang Han and opened them. Immediately, under the illumination of the lights (system exchange), the golden coins shone brightly, dazzling the eyes and stirring the desires in people's hearts.
“You’re a man of your word. The cooperation is settled. We’ll make sure you reach Lonely Mountain,” Wang Han said with a smile. He waved for Radon and his five muscular teammates to take the two boxes of gold coins away.
"What strength!" Gandalf and the elves were astonished as they watched Rodan and the other five mercenaries easily carry away a chest of gold coins, each carrying one. Each chest of gold coins weighed five or six hundred pounds; even the elves would need four people to lift it.
“Nothing to be surprised about. In our line of work, you can't get by without relentless training,” Wang Han said with a smile. He glanced at the fifty elves behind Gandalf and asked, “You seem to have something else to say?”
“My esteemed commander, my friend King Elrond wishes for them to join us on our journey to the Lonely Mountain,” Gandalf said.
“No problem, but we are not responsible for their safety. Our cooperation only covers your arrival at Lonely Mountain, not theirs,” Wang Han said with a smile.
“Thank you,” Gandalf said with a smile. “So, where are Thorin and the others now?”
"They're doing well, fast asleep right now. They're pretty carefree, go find them," Wang Han said with a smile, beckoning a member of his team and instructing him to take Gandalf and the others to find Thorin and the other dwarves.
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