Chapter 392: White Jewel
Soon, only the two people left on the huge platform were Xu Feng and King Thrandil.
King Thranduil sat down at the banquet table unhurriedly, filled himself with a glass of moonshine wine, and then took a sip gently.
"Now, there's no one else here, just say anything."
"White Jewel Necklace." Xu Feng said bluntly.
King Thranduil was startled, and the moonshine glass in his hand was almost unsteady.
He looked at Xu Feng with wide eyes, "What did you say?" ”
Xu Feng sat down unhurriedly, poured himself a glass of moonlight wine, took a big sip, and then said with a smile: "You heard it right, it's the white gem necklace." ”
King Thranduil said coldly, "Can you help me recover the White Jewel Necklace?" Do you know where the white gemstone necklace is? ”
Xu Feng said lightly: "In the Lonely Mountain Palace, it is not easy to find, after all, there are too many gold and silver treasures in the Lonely Mountain Palace, and there is also a prehistoric dragon. ”
Thranduil frowned slightly: "You even know everything?" However, retrieving the White Jewel Necklace is definitely not such a simple matter, and besides Smaug, there is another person who is difficult to deal with, and that is the stubborn Thorin. If Thorin knew that you gave me back the White Jewel Necklace, he would be mad! ”
Xu Feng grinned, "So, you've already talked to Thorin about the deal, but Thorin didn't agree. ”
Thranduil sneered and said, "The dwarves are greedy and shameless, and it turns out that I shouldn't make a deal with him, but why should I trust you, human?" The rest of your teammates are very close to Thorin, so Thorin should be your friends, right? Are you willing to risk offending your friends to make this deal with me? ”
Xu Feng took another sip of moonshine wine, then shrugged his shoulders and said, "First of all, Thorin is not my friend, and the human mercenaries you imprisoned are my friends, so from this point of view, I am willing to make this deal with you." Secondly, if you don't trust me, what can you do? Do you want to keep my mercenary friends in prison forever? ”
That's to the point.
King Thranduil can imprison the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain indefinitely, but he cannot imprison humans indefinitely.
The Lone Mountain Dwarves have no state, while humans have a state, and imprisoning humans is likely to cause diplomatic disputes.
Although King Thrandir is not worried about human diplomatic disputes, it is not something that King Thranduil wants to see for the sake of a few "unimportant" humans.
King Thranduil thought for a moment, "Can you really help me get the gemstone necklace?" ”
Xu Feng smiled: "I only promise to help you, but whether I can get back the gem necklace, there is no way to guarantee." ”
King Thranduil frowned and said, "You said you were going to make a deal with me, and you asked me to release your friend, but you didn't even give me the promise to bring back the white gem necklace, this deal, I am at a loss." ”
Xu Feng smiled: "As far as I know, the white gem necklace should be priceless, right?" You let my friends go just by showing up your hands, and for your gesture I will bring you priceless treasures, and this transaction is not very valuable. ”
King Thranduil said coldly: "Okay, I understand what you mean, I can put it on your friend, and you don't have to promise me that you will definitely be able to get back the white gem necklace, but as long as you can help me get the gem necklace back, I can give you whatever you want." ”
Xu Feng smiled faintly, "Really? ”
Lord Thranduil added, "Of course, what you want must be within my means. ”
Xu Feng smiled: "Of course. Oh yes, by the way, why is that white gemstone necklace so important to you? As far as I know, there should be a lot of treasures in the Palace of the Lonely Mountain King, and even their heirloom Mountain, the Heart of the Mountain, whoever can get the Heart of the Mountain will be able to control the Nine Dwarven Kingdoms, why don't you want the Heart of the Mountain. ”
King Thranduil smiled coldly: "Heart of the Mountains, it is indeed a treasure, but it does not mean anything to me, you see, I am the king of the wood elves, I can have a grand starlight dinner every night in my country, I have an almost endless lifespan, and my subjects are all handsome men and women, why should I rule those filthy and greedy dwarves?" ”
Xu Feng smiled: "That's what I said." ”
King Thranduil sighed faintly, "Moreover, the white gem necklace is originally a treasure of our wood elves, not a dwarf from a lonely mountain. ”
"Oh?" Xu Feng raised her eyebrows slightly.
King Thranduil said, "The White Gem is the inheritance gem of the Wood Elves, and since the time of our Wood Elves, the White Gem has been our Wood Elves. We Wood Elves have gone through a lot of hardships and many migrations, but no matter what, the White Gems belong to us. Until one day, I wanted to present my wife with the most beautiful necklace in the world on her 8,000th birthday. ”
King Thranduil sighed and closed his eyes in pain, as if he was reluctant to recall the situation.
But he continued in a calm tone: "We elves are also skilled craftsmen in crafting weapons and equipment. But...... The best metal materials are all derived from Lonely Mountain. ”
"So I brought you the white gem and went to the Lonely Mountain to make a deal with the then King of the Lonely Mountain, and after the King of Sol knew my intention, he readily agreed, after all, for the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain, this is a great opportunity for them to earn gold coins."
"King Sol the Lion opened his mouth and told me that it would take at least three months to create the perfect necklace, as well as 3 million gold coins in man-hours."
"Truth be told, this price is tantamount to extortion, even if the best metal and craftsmen in the world are used to create a necklace, it will not cost 300,000 gold coins. However, I didn't care, I just cared about a perfect necklace. ”
"My wife is terminally ill, and everyone knows that she will die soon, and I want her to get the perfect necklace before she leaves."
"Therefore, I almost did not hesitate to agree to the price of 3 million gold coins, and paid a deposit of 1 million gold coins on the spot."
"When I handed the gold to King Thor, I saw the greed in the dwarves' eyes."
"I regretted it a little, and I hesitated a little, but in the end, I took out the white gem and gave it to King Thor."
"I promise King Thor that as long as he can make the most perfect necklace in the world according to my requirements, then in the future, our Wood Elf clan will be his staunchest allies and will never turn our backs."
King Thranduil said in a deep voice, "Believe it or not, human beings, I said so and thought so. ”