"I have to go now. I have handed the gem into your hands. Mr. Gao Yuan will ensure that you use it for the right purpose. I hope you can make good use of it."

Bilbo's purpose of this trip was finally accomplished. The moment he handed over the gem, his hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

He no longer has to worry about a war between the two sides, and no one will die because of it.

Only Gao Yuan knew that all this might not end as simply as they thought.

After all, the battle that took place in front of the Gushan Gate was inevitable.

Dwarves are a stubborn race, and Thorin is the most stubborn among the dwarves. He will never compromise so easily.

Everyone in the tent was looking at Bilbo with great respect at this moment. His selfless dedication was admired by everyone present, even the proud Elf King.

Thranduil rarely bent down and saluted Bilbo.

He was not the only one in this tent who did so. Others also bent down and saluted him.

"Mr. Bilbo Baggins!" Thranduil raised his head and no longer looked at Bilbo with that contemptuous look. "There are many people in this world who are worthy of respect, but you are worse than them.

Most are more worthy of respect."

"After today, at least all the elves in the Woodland Kingdom will respect you because of what you did today. Although I don't know how well you know the dwarves, I probably know a little more about the dwarves than you do.

.I suggest you stay, you will be respected and welcomed here."

"Thank you very much for your kindness." Bilbo bowed deeply to everyone in the tent, "But I think that after we have experienced so many things together, I shouldn't abandon my friends like this."

Gandalf also disapproved of Bilbo's decision to return to the Lonely Mountain.

"Bilbo, you shouldn't go back there again. I can't imagine what kind of crazy behavior Thorin will do when he finds out what you did tomorrow."

Bilbo ignored Gandalf's advice: "I am not afraid of Thorin, I am his friend."

"You should be afraid. Never underestimate the greed of dwarves, especially Thorin Oakenshield who suffers from dragon disease. You cannot use normal thinking to figure out what he will do next." This is a warning from Gao Yuan.

Although he knew that Bilbo would be safe and sound in the end, it was best to avoid that happening as much as possible.

If Bilbo is really unwilling to stay, then he will personally attend tomorrow's negotiation to ensure Bilbo's safety.

Gao Yuan is quite confident about his position in Thorin's heart and the level of threat.

If there was nothing he could do, he could still take the matter on himself, so that Thorin would not have to throw all the blame on Bilbo.

However, even though they talked hard, they still couldn't stop Bilbo's determination to return to the Lonely Mountain.

In the end, Gao Yuan had to personally escort Bilbo away. When they left this place, Thranduil and Bard both saluted him in unison.

Gao Yuan sent Bilbo to the gate of the Lonely Mountain. He used his telekinesis to send Bilbo up the city wall dozens of meters high, so that he no longer had to climb the rope. The two said goodbye to each other in front of the city wall.

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In the early morning of the next day, the weather in Lone Mountain was still gloomy, with fine snowflakes still floating in the sky. Early in the morning, the allied forces of the Woodland Kingdom and humans gathered neatly in front of the gate of Lone Mountain.

The warning horn sounded in Gushan, and Thorin and others came to the city wall fully armed and stood ready.

Thranduil sent a messenger and single-handedly came to the feet of Thorin and others, asking Thorin if he intended to return to the negotiating table.

"This must be because Dyne Ironfoot and the others came to support them!" Thorin heard that the other party wanted to renegotiate and thought that the coalition forces had given in. He said excitedly to the other dwarves.

"They must have heard the news that Dyne has cut off their supply line. This should be enough to suppress their arrogance!"

Thorin did not hesitate and quickly agreed to the envoy's request for renegotiation.

Not long after, another team came out from the military formation of the Woodland Kingdom and the human alliance. They held their respective flags high in their hands and came to Thorin and others.

Just when the dwarves were assessing the situation in front of them, they noticed that in addition to Bard and the Elf King, Gao Yuan and an old man whose whole body was covered under a cloak also appeared in the team.

At this time, Gao Yuan had put on a brand new armor and elf cloak. He had the brand new Blade of the Evening Star on his waist, and he was riding on the back of Yawen's war horse Asifaros.

Seeing Gao Yuan's appearance, Thorin's face became very gloomy. He couldn't help but suspect that Gao Yuan had joined the coalition at this time.

But he quickly got rid of this thought in his mind. Gao Yuan had no reason to join the coalition to deal with him and the other dwarves.

The relationship between Gao Yuan and the dwarves is far beyond what the Elf King of the coalition can compare with the humans.

"Thorin Oakenshield!" Bard spoke first, "Are you still unwilling to give in?"

Thorin sneered secretly. He laughed at the fact that the coalition forces were now surrounded on all sides, but they were still holding on secretly.

"My decision will not change just because of a few sunrises and sunsets!"

"Are you here to waste my time? The Elf troops still have not retreated according to my order. Before you comply with the conditions I gave, there is no room for negotiation between us."

A few days ago, he made a request to Bard to let the Woodland Kingdom leave.

He never left a place for the energy king at the negotiation table. He would only negotiate with Bud and others.

"Are there no conditions that would allow you to give up part of your gold?"

When Bud asked this question, he actually already had the answer in his mind.

"Nothing you have can tempt me." Thorin simply rejected Bard's request for negotiation.

At this time, Thranduil spoke.

"Since you are unwilling to negotiate, then this negotiation ends here."

"We are just here to inform you that we have happily accepted the compensation you owe."

When Thorin heard this, he felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

"What compensation? I didn't give you anything."

The scene that happened immediately made Thorin almost faint.

Bard reached into his arms and took out a gem that shone with pure white light. The gem was like the scorching sun in the summer sky.

Bard held up the gem in his hand and displayed it in front of Thorin.

"We have obtained the Arken Stone."

This sudden change made Thorin freeze on the spot, and for a moment there was deathly silence all around.

Kili looked at the Arken gem in Bard's hand in disbelief. He asked angrily and loudly: "You thieves, how come you have our family's heirloom diamond in your hands?"

"That gem belongs to the king of the Turin dwarves!"

Bud replied: "Of course the king can get his gems, but before that, he has to take out one-fifteenth of the Lonely Mountain treasure to compensate the residents of Changhu Town who lost their homes."

"And the white stone necklace that originally belonged to another king."

"How did you get it?" Thorin was furious as he watched Bard playing with the Arken Stone in his hand.

"I gave it to them." At this moment, Bilbo, who had been huddled in the corner, took the initiative to stand up and openly admitted that he was the one who handed over the gem to the coalition forces.

"I gave that gem to them in exchange for the fifteenth of the gold I deserved."

Everyone on the city wall focused their attention on Bilbo, and they couldn't believe that it was Bilbo who did this.

The dwarves were speechless for a moment, unable to evaluate whether what Bilbo did was right or wrong.
Chapter completed!