The dwarves in the room all frowned.

They really didn't think about it.

He only thought about how powerful the dragon was, how brave he was, but he never thought about it, and there were other witnesses staring at the wealth that belonged to them.

If, if Smaug was really dead, or if he was not looking old, then those who had nothing to do with it would flock to the palace of the Lonely Mountain.

"So, no matter what, we have to go ahead of everyone, we have to be the first to enter the palace of the Lonely Mountain, we have to announce to everyone that our Oak Shield tribe is back, the Lonely Mountain still belongs to the Oak Shield, and anyone who covets the wealth of the Oak Shield is an invader who will be punished by the Alliance!"

Thorin slammed his fist down on the table, and the sound was deafening.

"Are we going to sit back and wait for someone else to take away the wealth that belongs to us, or are we desperate to take back the property that is ours?" Thorin asked loudly.

"Take back the property that belongs to us!"

"We must not let those villains with interests get ahead of us!"

"Smaug isn't terrible at all! After so many years, it has long been old and weak! ”

"Maybe, when we enter the lonely mountain, we will only see a big flying insect that can't even stand up!"

The dwarves shouted excitedly, and the whole hole at the bottom of the bag rumbled.

Bilbo covered his ears in pain, he usually liked to be quiet, and such a noise was really not acceptable to him.

Balin said worriedly, "But have you forgotten? The front of the Lonely Mountain Palace has been blocked by broken stones, and without thousands of troops, it is difficult for us to break open the main gate from the outside. ”

The dwarves present suddenly calmed down.

Balin sighed, "There is no other way for us to enter the Lonely Mountain than to gather the forces of the Seven Kingdoms of the Dwarves. ”

Gandalf took a sip of his charr tobacco, spat out a large smoke ring, and said with a smile: "Not necessarily, my dear Balin. ”

Bahrain was surprised and asked, "Do you have a way to let us in?" ”

Gandalf raised his hand, and a metal key with a unique shape appeared on the tips of his fingers.

The key was about fifteen centimeters long, and the key was exquisitely crafted, with the insignia of the Oak Shield tribe engraved on the handle.

"This is the key to the Lonely Mountain Palace!" Prince Thorin recognized it at once.

However, he only recognized the royal emblem of the oak shield, but did not know which door in the palace was unlocked by the key.

"This is the key to the back door of the Lonely Mountain Palace." Gandalf said with a smile.

Thorin's eyes widened in astonishment, and he asked in a deep voice, "Gandalf! Where did you get this key? ”

Gandalf smiled lightly and said, "Naturally, it was given to me by your father Thorne. ”

Thorin frowned and said, "In our battle against the orc Asog, my father has already disappeared!" And that's thirty years ago! ”

Gandalf nodded and said, "Yes, your father has indeed been missing for a long time, and he gave it to me for safekeeping one day before the Great War. ”

Thorin's face became even more ugly, "In other words, you've held the key to the back door for at least thirty years!" ”

Gandalf said undeniably, "That's right. ”

Thorin said angrily, "Gandalf! You could have given me this key thirty years ago! Why didn't you take it out until now! Are you a friend of our Oak Shield tribe after all! ”

Gandalf reluctantly spat out the smoke ring and said lightly, "Of course I am a friend of your Oak Shield tribe, and a very loyal friend. Thorin, think about it calmly, what would you have done if I had taken out this key thirty years ago? ”

Thorin said without hesitation: "Organize an expeditionary force and fight back to the Lonely Mountain!" ”

Gandalf said, "But you and I both know that thirty years ago, this was tantamount to going to die. ”

Thorin was slightly stunned and exhaled silently.

Gandalf was right.

Not to mention thirty years ago, even today, such an action is tantamount to sending people to death.

The difference is that today, sixty years later, Thorin is stronger, more mentally mature, and, most importantly, the signs of prophecy.

Arguably, now is the perfect time to be ready.

Gandalf saw that Thorin had calmed down, so he smiled and said: "Thorin, believe me, I am a faithful friend of your Oak Shield tribe, I guard this key for your father, I also know that the burden on my shoulders is very heavy, I will no longer observe you all the time, I will no longer wait for the right time, and now, the time has come, and the signs of prophecy have appeared, then I can return this key to you on behalf of your father." ”

Thorin excitedly took the key to the oak coat of arms and said gratefully, "Gandalf, I'm sorry I was talking to you like that, you have proven to be a reliable friend. If you were someone else, you might have secretly hidden the key yourself, or you might have sold it for a good price, but you have chosen to keep your promise, you are a noble wizard, please accept my highest respect. ”

As he spoke, Thorin held his heart and bowed respectfully to Gandalf.

The other dwarves followed Thorin and saluted Gandalf.

Gandalf smiled and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome. ”

Fili blinked and asked, "Lonely Mountain Palace...... Is there a back door? ”

Dwarves, you look at me, I look at you, all shrug their shoulders and shake their heads.

Thorin thought about it carefully, but didn't think of any clues about the back door of the palace.

Gandalf hesitated, "Thorne only gave me this key and this map, and nothing else, I thought you dwarves should know where the back door is." ”

…… That's embarrassing!

The dwarves were all staring wide-eyed.

They finally felt that they had grasped hope, but suddenly realized that there was no hope at all.

Xu Feng looked at the map and immediately understood.

There is a line of writing on the map written in the ancient runi script, which is the use of the key.

Of course, the ancient rune script is the ancient script of the dwarven tribes of the First Age, let alone the dwarves of the Third Age, even the secondary god Gandalf cannot understand these grassy symbols.

And Xu Feng has the ability to be fluent in all planes and all languages, plus he is familiar with the plot, so he can understand it at a glance.

He was about to open his mouth to explain, but then he stopped again.

He couldn't speak rashly.

The fact that a human swordsman can understand the ancient runi script is inexplicable in any way.

Not only does it not make sense, but it can backfire and arouse suspicion.

Xu Feng thought about it quickly, and then used his mind to communicate with the boring hammer on the side.