It was getting dark, and the entire town of Long Lake fell into silence.

The street was lit with a hazy light of torches, the lake was shrouded in a thick fog, and no one could be seen 10 meters from the opposite side.

At Bard's house, the children were well fed and asleep, and the dwarves had changed their clothes and rested on the floor of the back room.

Bud wiped a long black arrow in his living room, and the candlelight reflected on his face, making his face feel a little vicissitudes.

Xu Feng walked over, looked at the long arrow in his hand, and said lightly, "This is your arrow?" ”

The arrow is one and a half meters long, the rapier shaft is as thick as an arm, and the arrow is extremely sharp, which shows that it is usually very well maintained.

Bard smiled bitterly, "This is my ancestor's arrow, the world calls it Ryan's Arrow, and some people call him the Dragon Slayer's Arrow, but in reality, this arrow doesn't really slaughter the dragon." It was an arrow that didn't shoot. ”

Xu Feng said, "This is the same batch of black arrows that your ancestors shot at Smaug?" ”

"Yes." Bard said with a wry smile: "It is rumored that in the later part of the First Age, Smaug flew over Riverdale City and kept attacking the city with dragon's breath fire, my ancestor Ryan, with black arrows made by elves and dwarves, boarded the arrow platform of Riverdale City, on the arrow platform, there is a dwarven trebuchet, of course, although it is called a dwarf trebuchet, but it is actually not a stone throwing, but a strong crossbow, which is used to fire a black arrow one and a half meters long, and this black arrow is also specially used to deal with flying monsters like Smaug. ”

"My ancestor had 10 of these arrows, but the first eight were all missing, and on the ninth he struck the gap between the two scales below Smaug's left flank, and Smaug struggled in agony, and the one near his heart was torn off. This was the first time in human history that Smaug had been wounded, and the first time Smaug had ever been injured. ”

"But this injury didn't allow Smaug to escape, but instead made him attack Riverdale even harder."

"In an instant, the entire town of Riverdale burned, and one of the dragon's breath flames spewed onto the pillars of the Arrowstand, preventing the dwarven catapults from targeting Smaug. In desperation, my ancestor could only grab the last black arrow that did not shoot and jump off the collapsing arrow platform. ”

"In this battle, at least two-thirds of the people of Riverdale were killed in the dragon's breath of Smaug, and the originally prosperous rivertown town was also reduced to ruins. The remaining one-third of the population had to leave Riverdale in search of a new habitat. ”

"So, they found Long Lake and built the town on a small island in the center of Long Lake, and our family, who was revered as a leader for bravely wounding Smaug in battle, became the hereditary lord here."

"Of course...... Because of the Lonely Mountain Dwarf incident, our hereditary rights were revoked, and when it came to me, we were very ordinary people. Bud smiled faintly.

Xu Feng smiled: "But you still keep the black arrow of your ancestors. ”

Bard shrugged, "This thing, after all, is an antique." ”

Xu Feng smiled: "Have you ever thought that one day, you will use the black arrows of your ancestors to fulfill your ancestors' long-cherished wishes?" ”

"You mean kill Smaug?" Bard laughed, "How is this possible, Smaug is sleeping in the lonely mountain now, and he has no reason to attack us, after all, we are very poor here...... Besides, even if Smaug did fly over, there would still be a money bag mayor in Long Lake Town, and there would be other human soldiers, and I wouldn't need to come out. ”

Xu Feng smiled: "That's not good, put away your black arrows, maybe they will be useful soon." ”

Bard was stunned for a moment, looking at Xu Feng with a confused face.

But Xu Feng didn't say anything, and drifted back to his room.

Na had to look at the black arrow in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Lord of the Silver Spring...... King of the Lonely Mountain.

Ancient prophecy ...... Legendary Black Arrow.

Bard gasped violently, could it be that those dwarves want to enter the Lonely Mountain?

They're not Blue Mountain dwarves, and they're not here to trade!

They want to go back to Lonely Mountain!

That's right!

Thorin's eyes filled with tears as he explained the "Lord of the Silver Spring" to the children.

At the time, Bard thought it was a little strange, but now that he thinks about it, he has figured it out!

Bud couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart.

At the beginning, it was because of the greed of the dwarves of the lonely mountain that he harmed his town mayor ancestors and killed himself!

And this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the purpose of this group of dwarves must be to re-enter the palace of the Lonely Mountain, but there is still a prehistoric demon dragon Smaug sleeping in the palace of the Lonely Mountain!

Once they wake up Smaug and drive him out, it is likely that the town of Long Lake, the closest to the Lonely Mountain, will be the first to suffer!

No! Can't let that happen!

Bard suddenly stood up, walked quickly to the back door, and knocked on the door.

A moment later, Bahrain's hoarse voice came from inside: "Who? ”

Bud said in a deep voice, "It's me, Bud, I have something to talk to you about. ”

After a moment of silence inside, the door opened.

Bard stepped inside, and all the dwarves before had not slept, all glaring at him with wary eyes.

Thorin frowned and said, "Is there anything you can't talk about tomorrow?" Do you have to say it now? ”

Bard said in a deep voice, "Didn't you sleep so late?" I need you to tell me who you really are. ”

Balin cleared his throat, "We are the Blue Mountain Dwarves......"

Bard said coldly: "The dwarves of the Blue Mountains are the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain, right?" The purpose of your coming here is not to do business at all, but to return to the Lonely Mountain Palace! ”

Balin wanted to explain something more, but Thorin said coldly: "You're right, we are the dwarves of the lonely mountain. I am Thorin, the future king of the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain. ”

Bard said angrily, "You deceived me! ”

Thorin said coldly, "But if you take our money, you should send us to the Lonely Mountain." ”

Bud said in a deep voice, "No, I won't send you to the Lonely Mountain. ”

"Why?" Bahrain couldn't help but ask, "Just because we hid our identity?" Or are you resentful of the harm we Lone Mountain dwarves did to your family back then? If it's because of old things, I'd say that we Lonely Mountain Dwarves have paid a terrible price, and that it has nothing to do with Thorin. ”

Bud said in a deep voice: "I do have a grudge against the Lone Mountain Man in my heart, but this is not the main reason why I don't send you. If you enter the Lonely Mountain Palace, you will inevitably wake up the evil dragon, and Changhu Town will also be affected by this, for the sake of the lives and safety of the people of Changhu Town, you must give up! ”

When the dwarves present heard this, they immediately shouted.

Their meaning is obvious, that is, the safety of the people of Changhu Town is their business, and they will never give up the great cause of restoring the country because of this.

Bard frowned suddenly: "You guys are really arrogant guys! I'm not going to let you out of here until I think of a new solution! ”

With that, Bard stepped back and locked the door from the outside.