Bud rode a unicorn and returned to River Valley Town with a gloomy expression.

On the bridge in the valley town, King Thrandir was riding on the white stag, waiting quietly for him.

"How is it?" asked King Thrandir.

Bard said dejectedly: "He refused. I really don't understand why he became like this."

King Thrandil held the corner of his mouth slightly, "It's a pity, but you've tried your best. In fact, reasoning with the dwarf is like playing the piano against the cow."

Bud sighed and asked, "Is it true that only war can solve the problem?"

King Thrandir smiled and said, "When the problem is unsolvable, war is the only way to solve the problem."

Bud said, "Okay... Let us have some time to choose all the people who can fight, and we must join the war, and winter is coming soon. My people cannot starve to death and freeze to death!"

King Thrandil smiled and said, "Okay, take a day off today, and tomorrow we will launch an attack."

Bud said again: "After the city is broken, we will not take any of the other ones."

King Thrandil smiled and said, "You can do whatever you want. My goal is very simple from beginning to end, then the white gem necklace inherited by our wood elves."

After saying that, he activated the white hart under his crotch and turned back to Hegu Town.

Bud also returned to Hegu Town, and then he told the townspeople about his conversation with Thorin.

All the townspeople couldn't believe the result.

They thought they would be rich soon, but they didn't expect that it would be a waste of time.

Some refugees covered their mouths in sorrow and started crying, while some lost their souls and sat on the ground.

More refugees were full of anger, clenched their fists, gritted their teeth, and vowed to ask Thorin to repay the price.

King Thrandir provided some weapons, but they were far from enough.

Most of the men among the refugees asked to go into battle with the Gushan dwarves.

So, Bad sent people to find the original armory of River Valley Town. Although it was many, many years later, the weapons in the armory were still very well-established.

Bard distributes all these weapons and equipment, and everyone who gets the weapons and equipment is busy cleaning and polishing them.

Although they were not real soldiers, with these excellent equipment and the elite army of the wood elves, the total strength of this coalition unit that attacked Gushan actually reached more than 2,000 people.

It is almost no surprise that it is to besiege a lonely mountain with only a dozen people with more than two thousand troops.

But Bard was still a little worried.

He didn't know what he was worried about, but he just thought that this matter wouldn't be that simple.

At the same time, in the armory of Gushan Palace, the dwarves are also stepping up preparations for war.

Their equipment is naturally more advanced and more sophisticated than the equipment of River Valley Town. They not only moved the dwarf catapults to the city wall, but also prepared boiling hot gold water. Once the wood elves and refugees forcefully attacked, the destructive power of the catapults and gold water would destroy one or two hundred people first.

In addition, they broke the only bridge leading to Gushan Palace, and it was impossible for the enemy's troops to pour into the front of the city wall on a large scale.

As for the sides and back, the dwarves don’t have to worry at all, because the terrain is steep and you can fly from the sides and back unless you have wings.

While the dwarves were busy selecting equipment, Bilbo sat lonely on the bench in the corridor.

He is a Hobbit, and the Hobbit is not good at fighting, and even if he wants to fight, he does not have the equipment suitable for him to wear.

Those equipment is either too big or too heavy.

"Master Baggins! Come here!" Thorin stood at the entrance of the passage, holding a chain mail flashing with silver light in his hand.

Bilbo narrowed his eyes and frowned and walked to Thorin.

At this time, Thorin was already wearing heavy armor, and every step he took, his whole body jingled.

"You'll need this." Thorin handed Bilbo the silver-glowing chain mail.

Bilbo said in surprise: "What is this?"

"Put it on first to see if it fits well," said Thorin.

Bilbo hesitated for a moment and took off his coat.

Thorin helped put the chain mail on Bilbo's body - just right, just right.

Bilbo suddenly felt a sense of lightness, and the chain mail wrapped around his body, which felt a wonderful sense of warmth.

“What material is this?”

"This is called silver steel, which is made of mitrilin after special forging." Thorin said with a smile: "This kind of chain mail can withstand any attack, including physical and magical ones. Its value can be exchanged for another country."

Bilbo was surprised, "So expensive? I can't accept it!"

As he said that, he seemed to take it off.

Thorin held his shoulder, "Wear it, this is my gift. I want you to know that I am not a greedy person, I am not a stingy person, I am never stingy with true friends, but those people outside the city wall are not my friends at all. They are enemies. As long as I don't satisfy them, they will attack me and plunder me. I will not give them a penny to the enemy."

"Sorin, actually..."

"Bilbo, you need not say much. It's hard to find a close friend. I know you're not targeting me, you just want to help me."

"Yes." Billbo nodded, "Sorin, I still think--"

Before he could finish speaking, Solin pulled him, walked to the corner, and whispered: "I have been blinded all the time, but now I am beginning to understand that someone has betrayed me!"

Bilbo was panicked, "Sorin, listen to me..."

But Solin said excitedly: "Because of the heart of the mountains! Some of them stole the heart of the mountains, but did not give it to me. They began to think I hated it. They wanted to support my nephew, so they stole the heart of the mountains, and wanted to wait for my failure to support my nephew as king."

Bilbo was relieved first, then said nervously: "No, Thorin, things are not what you think."

"You are still talking for them now, and it seems that you are really simple and kind." Thorin patted Bilbo on the shoulder, "but I'm very clear that one of them must have a ghost."

"Thorin, actually..." Bilbo swallowed with difficulty. He really didn't know how to explain all this.
Chapter completed!