During the battle with the Nazgul, Gao Yuan split open the shell of the Arken Stone and took out the Silmaril hidden inside.

This makes the Arken Stone, originally used by Bilbo in exchange for his share of the wealth, no longer exist.

So according to the agreement reached between Thorin, Bard and others, if Bard wants to get the share of wealth they want, what should he exchange for it?

Or in other words, how should I explain it to the Turin dwarves?

Moreover, Bard suddenly disappeared for a period of time during the battle on the Lonely Mountain. While the coalition forces were fighting the orcs, the holder of the Arken Stone suddenly disappeared.

This will inevitably make people suspect that he is planning to take the Arken gem and fly away alone.

Bud previously led a group of Changhu Town residents to look for Gao Yuan, just to ask what to do next.

The oath he and Gandalf made to Gao Yuan on Raven Hill determined that he could not tell others the secrets about the Silmarillion.

As a result, he was really speechless.

Once it is known that the Arken Stone is not in his hands and he cannot tell where the Arken Stone has gone, he will immediately become the common enemy of humans and dwarves.

After thinking for a long time, Gao Yuan could not come up with a good idea. Bud kept pacing in front of him, almost making him faint. How could he possibly come up with any good idea.

"Let's do this, when Kili and the others ask about the whereabouts of the Arken Stone, you tell them: The stone was handed over to me on Raven Hill, and then it was destroyed by the Witch King of Angmar in the battle with the Nazgul.

, if they don't want to believe it, you can bring Gandalf along to testify for you." Gao Yuan finally proposed a helpless solution.

Put the blame on yourself and the Witch King of Angmar who is already dead.

"Then what should we do with the gold and silver we deserve?" Bud's tone was a little excited, and he almost shouted.

It seems that he cares more about the wealth that the Arken gem can exchange for, rather than how to explain the fact that he lost the gem to the dwarves.

Bard's loud "question" made Gao Yuan frown. He looked at Bard seriously, his golden pupils shining with golden light under the dim light.

"Mr. Bard, please remember! The one-fifteenth of the wealth in the Lonely Mountain is not what you and the residents of Long Lake Town deserve. It is a selfless gift to you from Mr. Bilbo Baggins."

"Please make no mistake, before the transaction is completed, the gold and silver do not belong to you. Their ownership still belongs to Mr. Baggins. I can ask Mr. Baggins to take back the gift to you at any time."

The terrifying golden light radiated from Gao Yuan's golden pupils made Bard shut his mouth tightly, and he even took two steps back involuntarily.

It was as if he saw the golden dragon soaring on the battlefield today, standing right in front of him.

Bud had no doubts about what Gao Yuan said. If he kept messing around like this, he might really let Bilbo Baggins take back his gifts to the residents of Lake Town.

"Hey... I will try my best to help the residents of Changhu Town fight for the new king under the mountain. Even if I don't win that part of the wealth for you in the end, I will take the share that should belong to me.

Use part of it to compensate the residents of Changhu Town, at least enough for you to survive this severe winter and rebuild River Valley City."

Gao Yuan sighed and promised Bud.

After receiving Gao Yuan's promise, Bud left in fear.

After Bard left, Arwen, who had been hiding in the shadows, slowly appeared.

Yawen, who had taken off her battle armor and put on a blue dress, came to Gao Yuan.

"You don't have to pay for the fault of that human lord. There is no end to the greed for wealth. Moreover, it is a considerable amount of wealth. Even the elves will be tempted by it." Yawen used her

The crystal clear fingers gently lifted Gao Yuan's chin.

The two looked at each other affectionately under the dim light. Gao Yuan saw a trace of naughtiness in Yawen's eyes, and he took Yawen's little hand that was used to tease him.

In Yawen's exclamation, she pulled this elf beauty into her arms.

He said while feeling Yawen's soft body in his arms and the delicate skin on his hands:

"Compared with what I got, the wealth that I might have to pay is not worth mentioning. Even if I pay all the wealth I deserve in exchange for the thing I have, I think it is worth it."

Yawen looked at Gao Yuan's golden eyes in confusion. She didn't understand what could be more valuable than that large sum of wealth.

Before Yawen could ask, Gao Yuan took out the Silmaril surrounded by handkerchiefs from his arms.

Under Yawen's curious eyes, Gao Yuan peeled off the handkerchief wrapped around the Silmarillion layer by layer.

A shining octahedral crystal shaped like a diamond appeared in front of Yawen. She looked at the Silmarillion in Gao Yuan's hand in disbelief, and covered her delicate lips with her hands, trying not to scream out.

The sound comes.

"This is... an elf..." Yawen couldn't believe her eyes.

"Yes, it's the legendary Silmarillion!" Gao Yuan explained to Yawen softly, "For thousands of years, it has been wrapped in the Arken gem, so no one can see it.

True appearance.”

After a brief absence, Yawen's expression immediately became serious. She immediately covered Gao Yuan's big hand with both hands and closed it to cover the light emitted by the Silmarillion.

"Gao Yuan, besides the human lord Bard, who else knows that you have the Silmarillion?" Yawen asked solemnly.

Gao Yuan shook his head: "The only people who know about the Silmarillion's reappearance are Bard and the gray robe wizard Gandalf. You don't have to worry about them leaking this secret. I have asked them to use Iluvi

They swore an oath to me in the name of Ta, and if they dare to tell this secret, they will pay an unbearable price."

Gao Yuan did not tell Yawen that the Dark Lord Sauron also knew that the Silmarillion was in his hands.

He didn't want Yawen to worry about him. It won't be long before he leaves this world. I believe that when he comes back again, he will have a way to solve Sauron's trouble.

"Originally, I planned to set this gemstone in the middle of the Nauglamir necklace as a symbol of our love for you to wear on your chest. You must be extremely beautiful wearing this elven gemstone. My

Tinuviel."

"But I'm worried that the Silmarillion will attract the covetous attention of those secretly watching powers, which will cause you a lot of trouble, so I decided to hide it forever."

Gao Yuan did have such a plan at first, but when he thought about how this diamond had brought countless troubles to its owners in history, he gave up the idea.

He decided to leave this world with the Silmarillion, so that those lurking in the darkness would not be able to find him.

Yawen touched Gao Yuan's face affectionately with her hands, and then kissed Gao Yuan gently on the lips.

"You are right in thinking, my beloved!" Yawen said softly, "The existence of this diamond will only bring disaster to its holder. There are already enough tokens between you and me, and they are precious enough.

No need for the Silmarillion to prove it!"
Chapter completed!