The elven troops escorted Princess Arwen and Xu Feng and the others as they left the Wet Water Swamp and headed for Rivendell.

The purpose of Princess Yawen's trip was originally to rescue the residents of Caitlin Town who were trapped by robbers, but after this incident, it was naturally impossible to go to Caitlin Town again.

Moreover, Xu Feng also told her that the bandits in Chaitling Town had been dealt with by them, so Princess Arwen naturally had no need to go.

Along the way, Gandalf told King Elon in detail what had happened in the wet swamp.

King Elon's expression became more and more surprised, he didn't expect that a human being who was a mercenary could do such a powerful thing.

Gandalf smiled and said, "Well, Eldron, do you believe what I say now?" ”

King Elon hurriedly said, "I believe it, I believe it." It's just—why would those orc scouts take great risk through the dark forest to ambush my daughter? ”

Until now, King Elon had thought that the orcs were targeting Princess Dusk.

After all, he only pretended to have his daughter in his heart, and when such a big thing happened, he naturally immediately thought that those orc scouts were targeting his daughter.

Gandalf shrugged, "I don't know, but Azog hasn't been seen in a while, but his orc scouts have been very active. By the way, did I tell you about Canyon Town? ”

"Canyon Town?" King Elon shook his head.

Gandalf said, "The Orc Scouts have built a military outpost on the edge of Canyon Town, and the location of that outpost is like a dagger hidden behind your back, ready to attack the kingdom of Arnor and your Rivendell at any time. ”

King Elon was taken aback, "Gandalf! Why didn't you tell me about it sooner! ”

Gandalf smiled, "Don't panic, Eldron, of course I know the importance of that outpost, but we've already taken it out, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

"You guys? Are you talking about the Holy White Council? "King Elrond's heart was greatly settled.

Gandalf laughed, "No, actually, I only learned that the outpost ever existed after it was destroyed. ”

King Elon was even more shocked and said, "Then who destroyed that outpost?" Don't tell me, it's still the human mercenary named Diedy! ”

Gandalf laughed, "That's right, you guessed it. ”

King Elon gasped, "This human being, how powerful is this?" ”

Gandalf sighed: "Yes, with him and his mercenary team, our expedition plan will definitely succeed." ”

King Elon asked, "Expeditionary plans?" Are you going to help Prince Thorin recover the Lonely Mountain Palace? ”

"Yes." Gandalf said bluntly: "The power of the Dark Lord Sauron is surging, I believe that it will not be long before the world of Middle-earth will usher in a catastrophe, and the position of the Lonely Mountain is a battleground for soldiers, and now is the best time to recapture the Lonely Mountain." ”

King Elon nodded slightly, "You're right. ”

Gandalf said, "Of course, I need your help in this matter. ”

King Elon said, "You want me to send troops? ”

Gandalf laughed, "Of course it's best to send troops, but ...... Thorin is a man of great self-esteem, and moreover, Thorin is prejudiced against the Elves, and he will never let the Elven troops set foot in his Lonely Mountain Palace. ”

King Ayron sighed faintly, "This kid's temperament is as paranoid as his grandfather, and I'm worried that after he takes back the Lonely Mountain Palace, he will inevitably repeat his grandfather's mistakes." ”

The old king of Thor, who led the rise of the dwarves of the lonely mountain, had countless achievements in his life, but in his later years, especially when the heart of the mountain was excavated, the old king of Thor became suspicious and even insane.

The current Thorin is too much like the old Thor, he is so brave and fearless, but at the same time too stubborn and self-serving.

Gandalf shrugged helplessly, "However, in this world, there is no second suitable person who can inherit the Lonely Mountain Palace." ”

In Middle-earth, all kinds of races pay attention to territory and bloodline, Lonely Mountain is the territory of the old king of Thor, and naturally it should be inherited by the descendants of the old king of Thor, if the old king of Thor has no direct descendants, then it is necessary to choose people from the side descendants, if there is no one in the side descendants, then it will become a borderless land, and everyone can compete.

Therefore, there is really no more suitable candidate other than Prince Thorin.

If it is handed over to the side faction, the side faction will probably unite an army to divide up the wealth in the palace of the lonely mountain, and then give up the lonely mountain.

This makes no sense for the overall strategy.

If you want to control the military battle of the Lonely Mountain, you have to rely on Thorin and his dwarves.

King Elon asked, "What do you want me to help with?" Friends? ”

Originally, King Ayron was quite entangled in the problem of sending troops to help Gushan, after all, the soldiers of the elven clan could not compete with the dragon Smaug, in case there was really a sacrifice, how could he explain to the parents of the elf soldiers?

In addition, how to solve the material supply of the march, as well as the compensation for the bereavement?

If he sent troops to help, then Thorin should be responsible for all these things, but Thorin is so vigilant that if King Elon mentions it directly, Thorin will definitely think that King Elon wants to share his Lonely Mountain treasure.

Therefore, sending troops is a very tangled matter, and it is easy to be thankless.

Now that there is no need to send troops, King Ayron doesn't have to worry about anything.

As for the rest, whether Thorin wants elven supplies or something else, it's all negotiable.

Gandalf took a sip of the Charr herb and said slowly: "In Thorin, there is a key, and that key is the key to open the underground passage of the Lonely Mountain Palace, but the secret room set up by the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain has always been invisible to the naked eye, and must be cracked by a special method, the detailed location is recorded on the map, but we can't read the text on it, I want to ask you to help me decipher it." ”

King Elon smiled faintly, "There are still words that you Gandalf can't read." ”

Gandalf's face flushed, "I've lived too long, and it's normal for my memory to be a little weaker. ”

King Elon smiled, "When I get back to Rivinedell, I'll help you take a look." ”

Gandalf laughed, "Okay. Also, there is one more thing......".

"What?"

"Princess Arwin said that there are about more than 500 orc scouts, and the total number of people we killed is only more than 400, which means that there are less than 100 orc scouts who have escaped." Gandalf said in a deep voice, "You have to pay attention to this situation. ”