"Raton, order a ceasefire! The war is over, there's no need to waste bullets," Wang Han said as he appeared beside Raton.
However, Wang Han did not intend to tell Radon about his conversation with Asog.
"Cease fire! Cease fire!" Upon receiving Wang Han's order, Radon did not hesitate or question it at all, and immediately shouted loudly to the mercenaries who were firing their guns with gusto.
As the order was given, the sounds of gunfire and explosions on the entire battlefield seemed to come to a halt as if a pause button had been pressed. Many people wanted to fire a few more shots, but an order is an order. The veteran members of the mercenary group would not disobey orders, and the new members, who had finally joined this promising team, did not want to become an exception or even be expelled because of momentary desires.
Although the ceasefire has been lifted, no one is worried about the orcs charging over. Even if they do, the orcs can still be slaughtered in close combat with their own strength. It's just a matter of being a little slower and more troublesome.
"Woo-woo..." As the gunfire ceased, the orcs' horns sounded, and the orc army, suffering heavy casualties, finally stopped their suicidal charge and began to retreat quickly.
Seeing the pile of corpses on the ground ahead, the orcs breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the order to retreat.
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"Why did you stop playing?"
"The orcs retreated? Were they scared off?"
"Why stop? If we continued, we could have wiped out the orc army very quickly."
At the gates of the Lonely Mountain Kingdom, dwarves and elves were engaged in lively discussion.
"It seems that the mercenary leader and the orc chieftain Azog have reached some kind of agreement and stopped the war," Gandalf said with some concern.
Upon hearing this, Thorin and Thranduil nodded in agreement. They didn't believe the orcs were afraid, because the mercenary group had stopped attacking first, and the orcs had retreated afterward—clearly a ceasefire agreement. They just didn't know what the consequences would be, but it certainly wouldn't be good. In their view, only the death of the orcs would be a good thing.
"Our mission is complete. What an easy battle!" Just as everyone was worried, Wang Han suddenly appeared beside them and said with a smile, "The orcs have withdrawn and will be leaving the territory of Lonely Mountain soon. Moreover, they will not invade the territories of humans, elves, and dwarves for the next fifty years. Of course, this only applies to this batch of orcs, not all orcs."
After saying that, Wang Han disappeared from their sight. He didn't give them a chance at all, as if he had only come to announce that the mission was complete.
After Wang Han left, Gandalf and the others fell silent. Although they were unhappy that Wang Han had once again tricked them using the rules, they could not speak out. Their strength did not allow them to speak out, and they could not resist.
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"So many?"
"When will we be able to move here?!"
Inside the treasure vault of the Lonely Mountain Kingdom, when the newly recruited members saw the ocean of gold coins and gems, they all exclaimed in astonishment, just like the previous members.
"Stop talking nonsense. We're short on time. Everyone, try your best to move the most valuable items to the truck," Radon snapped. "After exchanging for points, the leader will distribute them uniformly. No one is allowed to hoard anything. If anyone dares to hoard anything, they'll be going back as a corpse!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly to Radon's call. Although many people wanted to hoard some, that was at the beginning. In this sea of gold coins, gold coins were already the most common thing. You could grab a handful of gold coins at will, so there was no need to hoard them. As long as you tried to carry more out, even if it was just one more trip, the amount of gold coins would be much more than what you hid.
"How many points do you think these gold coins can be exchanged for?"
"I don't know, but it should be able to exchange for over a billion! Maybe several billion, or even tens of billions."
"It's a real pity that we only brought two hundred trucks and fifty buses, which is far from enough to take all the treasures here."
"What a pity!"
"Why didn't the commander prepare more vehicles?!"
Upon hearing this, the mercenaries couldn't help but sigh in unison.
"Don't be so regretful, hurry up and move everything, take as much as you can!" Hearing everyone's lamentations, Radon immediately shouted. Actually, he was also quite regretful and puzzled. Since they were coming to this world again for a mission, and the leader clearly knew there was so much treasure, why didn't he exchange for more vehicles and bring them all?
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In the camp of the Elven army outside the Kingdom of Lonely Mountain, Gandalf was plotting with Thranduil.
"Gandalf, are you saying that the One Ring, which has been missing for so long, is in the hands of the leader of this mercenary group?" Thranduil looked into Gandalf's eyes with great seriousness and asked as if to confirm.
“Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. They wiped out an orc dungeon kingdom, and his men retrieved the One Ring from a strange orc and carefully handed it to him,” Gandalf said with certainty. This was the biggest reason why Gandalf harbored such great hostility and distrust towards Wang Han.
"Does he know it's the One Ring?" Thranduil asked, clinging to a sliver of hope. If Wang Han knew it was the One Ring, then the problem would be enormous. The enemy's terror would far surpass that of the former Dark Lord Sauron, perhaps even making them invincible. And then, the demand for so much money would make sense—it was for military expenses.
“He knew perfectly well that it was the One Ring!” Gandalf nodded affirmatively, shattering Thranduil’s last hope. “Their goal in destroying that orc dungeon was the One Ring. The reason why the Pale Orc Azog withdrew his troops was probably because he was acting on orders from the One Ring. They must have reached some agreement.”
“Gandalf, what should we do? Let him prepare everything? Should we not inform the dwarves?” Thranduil asked.
“Thorin simply doesn’t have the courage to defy Wang Han, the mercenary leader, and dwarves are too impulsive,” Gandalf said, shaking his head. This was also why he excluded Thorin. He didn’t even trust Baggins, who had helped Wang Han arrange the mission. These people had been intimidated by the leader’s formidable strength.
“What should we do?” Thranduil said. “You know how powerful that captain is. Even if Thorin exaggerated a lot, he is still capable of killing Smaug the dragon single-handedly and without a scratch. What’s more, he has a terrifying mercenary group under his command. I don’t want my people to die meaninglessly.”
“I’ve also told King Elrond, Saruman, and Lady Galadriel about this; they’re on their way,” Gandalf said. “They should arrive tomorrow. We’ll lure King Han out alone then, and I hope you and your people will do everything in your power to stop his men from rescuing him while we surround him.”
"My lord, that mercenary group has left with a large amount of treasure. The way they left was just as strange as the way they came."
Just as Thranduil was about to agree, an elf approached and reported.
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