In fact, everyone knows that Bilbo's words are not entirely sarcastic.

With the number and ability of the thirteen dwarves, trying to pass through the dangerous misty mountains is a matter of life and death in itself.

The Misty Mountains are home to all sorts of dangerous monsters, all of which are terrifying enemies left over from the Morgoth period and have not yet been cleared out by the White Council and the Alliance.

After defeating Morgoth and the Demon Lord Sauron, the alliance quickly collapsed, after all, when there is a powerful hostile target, everyone can still stand together through thick and thin, and when the biggest hostile target dies, everyone only thinks about their own interests, and no one wants to spend their own strength, and contribute more to the alliance.

Therefore, although the two major demons of Morgoth and Demon Lord Sauron are finished, the monsters they left behind have not been completely eliminated, and most of these monsters have gathered in the Misty Mountains.

In recent decades, there has been a growing trend.

Therefore, just crossing the Misty Mountains is already a dangerous thing, let alone facing the demon dragon Smaug, which was created by Morgoth himself.

It makes sense that the Seven Kingdoms don't want to send troops to help the Oak Shield Clan.

The ancestor of the Oak Shield tribe, that is, Thorin's grandfather, King Thor, has become a complete madman in the latter part of his reign, and the seven dwarf kings also have reason to worry that the current prince of Thorin is likely to be a madman.

They will not hand over their warriors to a madman who is eager to restore their country.

“…… Bilbo, please brighten up the light here. Gandalf cleared his throat and pulled out an old map.

Bilbo hurriedly went to find the candle, and he knew that what he had just said hurt someone, so he tried to make up for these "poor" dwarves.

The dwarves didn't bother with Bilbo anymore, and all looked intently at Gandalf's unfolding map.

"In the far east, through countless rivers and mountains, across endless forests and deserts, there stands this lonely peak, which has been the territory of the Oak Shield tribe for generations, the lonely mountain, and the destination of our operation," Gandalf said. ”

One of the red-bearded dwarves, Olli, said, "Yes, my brother Ori is a prophet, and through divination, he predicted that the time had come!" ”

Ouyin, the dwarf sitting next to him, took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said, "That's right, I divined that a black raven flew back to the lonely mountain, just as described in the prophecy!" The prophecy says that when the birds of yesteryear return to Ereber, the reign of the beasts will come to an end. ”

"Although the prophecy does not say how the beast was terminated and by whom, the result is that it was terminated!" ”

The dwarves knocked on the table excitedly.

The dwarf named Dori stood up and announced in a loud voice, "Let's go find that abominable Charizard, and I'll give its chrysanthemums a taste of the dwarven iron rod!" ”

"Well said! Dori! ”

The dwarves applauded Dori.

The old Barin said worriedly: "If you want to deal with Smaug, an entire army may not be able to do it, not to mention that we only have 13 men, and we are not the most brilliant thirteen, nor the smartest thirteen. ”

Chili frowned and said, "Uncle Balin, what do you mean by that?" Could it be that you are scared and don't want to participate in this operation? ”

Balin hurriedly said: "Chili, you misunderstood me, I am already in the last years of the wind, I don't have a few years to live, and I can bravely die for the Oak Shield Clan, that is the glory I have pursued all my life - but my personal glory is small, whether I can recover our country is big!" What we want is not to die a glorious battle, but to be able to retake the Lonely Mountain! Therefore, we must analyze every step thoroughly, including our resources, but also the strength of the enemy. ”

The dwarves in the audience nodded their heads.

Filip said: "Yes, we should indeed be careful with our calculations, but everyone knows that this mission itself is an impossible task, and we know that it is impossible, we still have to do it, because we are all unyielding warriors who would rather die than give in!" We can't go on like this! Some things, worry about a thousand times, it's better to rush straight to do it! ”

Chili said: "Moreover, don't forget, we also have powerful wizards with us on this mission!" And a nice swordsman, and a lady with sixty-quarter dwarven blood! Oh, and a hospitable snitch! ”

The dwarves knocked on the table excitedly.

Bilbo hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not me, don't talk nonsense, I'm not!" ”

He has the status of a prince among the hobbits! Worry-free food and clothing! Revered!

Why risk a bunch of dirty dwarves?

Moreover, you still have to face an ancient dragon that can breathe fire!

Ha ha! Only a fool would go!

"Don't worry, our friends," Oyin laughed, "our wizard Gandalf is the archmage of the Holy White Council, and with his ability, he can kill hundreds of dragons with his own hands. ”

The dwarves in the audience immediately cheered.

Gandalf hurriedly said, "Well, I'm actually ...... Ahem......"

The wizards of the Holy White Council are indeed powerful, but Gandalf's current strength is not the strongest, he separated at least half of his strength and handed it over to the white-robed mage Saruman to make a mana ring.

So his current strength is not as strong as others think.

Of course, even if he didn't hand over half of his mana, his strength would not be able to destroy hundreds of dragons, and it would be difficult to destroy even one.

The dragon is a monster created by Morgoth himself.

Morgoth is one of the fifteen main gods, and the wizards of the Holy White Council are only secondary gods.

When Morgoth created the dragon, it was made with the characteristics of the strongest combat power, and when the secondary gods were created, the focus was on the ability to work, not the ability to fight.

Therefore, it is difficult for Gandalf to kill a dragon alone, and it is difficult for a dragon to kill a secondary wizard alone.

It's just that this kind of rational analysis will definitely not be agreed with by the dwarves.

They pinned their hopes on Gandalf, and Gandalf did not want to disappoint them.

"Enough!"

As the dwarves argued about how many dragons Gandalf could kill, Thorin slammed the table.

The whole hole at the bottom of the bag was buzzing and trembling.

Why do dwarves like to slap the table so much?

Bilbo closed his eyes in pain, feeling sorry for the long table that had been handed down by his grandfather's uncle's aunt.

Thorin looked around majestically, and only after all the dwarves had calmed down did he speak majestically, "It is rumored that the dragon that occupies our Lonely Mountain Palace has not been seen for 60 years. ”

"There's a lot of speculation about Smaug."

Thorin said coldly: "Some say it's still alive, some say it's dead, but as time goes by, more and more eyes are staring at the Lonely Mountain Palace, and they are thinking in their hearts, wandering, hesitating, weighing the pros and cons!" Once they feel that the time is right, they will not care who the lonely mountain belongs to! They will divide up our riches, leaving us with an empty palace! ”