After two days of heavy snow, the streets and eaves of River Valley City were already covered with thick snow, and the entire River Valley City was pure white.

This is true even in the Gushan Valley not far away. There is a pure white world everywhere.

The snow covered up the traces left by the battle in the past few days, drowned the shocking dark red bloodstains; drowned the dirt left by the orcs; and drowned the pain that the war had brought to this vicissitudes of land.

The rushing river that was originally melted by the golden dragon's dragon breath was now covered with a thick layer of ice, and there were countless bodies of orcs submerged under the river surface.

The surviving coalition forces were unable to salvage the corpses that sank to the bottom of the river, so they had no choice but to leave them there until the snow melted next year and became food for the returning fish.

On the snow-covered streets of River Valley City, the busy residents of Changhu Town can be seen everywhere. They are cleaning up the traces left by the war in the city; taking care of the buildings that are barely habitable; and preparing for the coming year.

Get ready to rebuild.

At this moment, a tall figure wearing a dark green elf cloak and a black ponytail slowly fell from the sky. Under his elf cloak, he was wearing an exquisite black velvet robe, and there was a delicate knife hanging around his waist.

silver-white long sword.

The busy people stopped what they were doing and stopped to look at the figure descending from the sky.

When people saw those eyes shining with golden light, they couldn't help but feel respectful and bent down to salute the adult.

This figure falling from the sky is none other than Gao Yuan who just returned from Chang Lake.

The evil dragon whose corpse was buried in the cold water of the Long Lake has been cut into eight pieces by him. The wooden box suspended behind him contains the dragon scales and skin that Gao Yuan peeled off Smaug.

, Dragon Tooth and Claw.

Gao Yuan spent almost a whole day dissecting the dead dragon.

No way, who made the scales and skin of that evil dragon so tough?

The Blade of the Evening Star was the sharpest weapon in Gao Yuan's hand, but it could not cut the scales on the evil dragon at all. He could only peel off the dragon scales and skin from Smaug's body, and this was after the evil dragon was soaked in the lake.

The results of more than half a month.

This also led to the fact that few of the dragon skins harvested by Gao Yuan were complete. The largest piece of complete dragon skin was no more than the size of a floor tile.

This is the result after Gao Yuan has almost finished dealing with the entire evil dragon, but it should be enough to make a suit of leather armor for him.

He planned to use these dragon scales and dragon skin to make a set of leather armor and a set of armor respectively.

As for what those dragon teeth and claws should be made into, and how to process these materials, it was left to the elven craftsmen of Rivendell.

When the evening dwarf celebration feast was about to begin, Gao Gao and a group of six people appeared in front of the gate of Gushan on time.

As soon as they entered the gate, they saw dwarves busy all around.

The dilapidated hall, which was originally full of rubble, had all its exquisite sculptures and stone pillars given a new look.

Even the ruins of the dwarf palace that collapsed during the battle between Gao Yuan and the evil dragon were cleared away by the dwarves.

This was just over a day and less than two days.

The dilapidated dwarf dungeon had changed so much that Bilbo was astonished: "It's like building a new palace!"

Even Gaoyuan can't help but marvel at the wisdom and efficiency of dwarves in engineering construction.

"In this piece of Middle-earth, I'm afraid no one dares to say that they dare to compare with the dwarves in this aspect."

Balin, who was walking in front of everyone and was responsible for bringing Gao Yuan and his party into the underground city, couldn't help but say proudly when he heard Bilbo's praise.

"You are the first batch of guests that the dwarves entertained after they regained the Lonely Mountain. We cannot treat you badly. Of course, we must replace them as soon as possible."

"But it's definitely not that fast in the kingdom. Alas... Smaug's damage to the depths of the underground city is quite serious. This cannot be repaired in a short time." Speaking of Smaug, Balin couldn't help but sigh.

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Don't worry Bahrain, I have avenged you. I have cut that evil dragon into thousands of pieces today."

"Mr. Gao Yuan, you did a great job!"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

....

Balin and the other dwarves who followed them laughed.

Gao Yuan's words made Bahrain and others feel happy again.

"But it will be soon when our tribesmen in the Blue Mountains arrive."

"If you come back in a year, you may be able to see the once glorious kingdom under the mountain reappear in this world."

Balin happily introduced to Gao Yuan and his party. It seemed that he was in a great mood today.

"So, you are going to bring all the people from the Blue Mountains back to Gushan?"

When Bilbo heard this, he couldn't help but asked curiously.

"Yes."

Balin nodded without hesitation: "The Lonely Mountain is the home of the Turin dwarves. Now it has been recovered by us. The current king under the mountain will naturally recall those tribesmen scattered throughout Middle-earth and the Blue Mountains."

"As Mr. Gao Yuan once said to Thorin Oakenshield, the dwarves throughout Middle-earth need to be united together instead of being divided into seven kingdoms."

As he spoke, Balin turned around and gave a deep salute to Gao Yuan. The other dwarves followed suit and imitated Balin's actions.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, we will always remember and pass on the vision and will you gave to the dwarves." Balin continued, "The dwarves have been separated for too long, and it is time to reunite."

Listening to Bahrain's words, Gao Yuan nodded happily.

In the original book, at this time Thorin Oakenshield and his two nephews, Fili and Kili, were all killed in the war with the orcs.

The direct bloodline between the Turin dwarves and the King Under the Mountain was completely severed.

The throne of the King Under the Mountain could only be inherited by Thorin Oakenshield's collateral blood relative, Dain Ironfoot, and the dwarves of the Iron Hills took over the Lonely Mountain.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although Dyne Ironfoot later managed the entire kingdom under the mountain very well, they were simply unable to unite the dwarf forces scattered throughout Middle-earth.

This also resulted in them being unable to contribute to Middle-earth's fight against the forces of darkness during the War of the Ring.

Now, because of his participation, he is disrupting the situation.

Among the direct bloodline of the King under the Mountain, there is still one Qili who survives.

Naturally, the throne of King Under the Mountain has nothing to do with Dine Ironfoot.

Gao Yuan didn't know whether Ironfoot Dain and the other six dwarf kingdoms would be merged into Qili's kingdom under the mountain in the future.

Now that the Turin dwarves in the Blue Mountains have been called back, there is a high chance that the dwarf kingdoms scattered across Middle-earth will be reunited.

"Go this way, the main hall of the kingdom has been destroyed to a great extent. Tonight's carnival feast will be held in the side hall." Bahrain continued to lead the way for Gao Yuan and his party.

"We have already decorated the side hall during the day. I believe you will be surprised."

Hearing this, Bilbo looked at the dwarves who were still busy curiously: "Are we going directly to the banquet now?"

Bahrain laughed: "That's natural, the dinner is about to start."

Along the way, Gao Yuan and his party were curiously looking at the architectural conditions inside the kingdom under the mountain that they saw along the way.

Last time, after Gao Yuan and Bilbo entered the Lonely Mountain through the secret door, they went directly to the dwarf main palace that he destroyed, without seeing the entirety of the once glorious dwarf palace in Turin.

Now, under the leadership of Balin, he truly understood why this underground city built by the dwarves under the solitary mountain dared to call itself the kingdom under the mountain.

Even the underground city of the Woodland Kingdom cannot compare with this kingdom under the mountain, which was built after hollowing out most of an isolated mountain.

Perhaps only the legendary Menegroth built by King Thingol in ancient times can compare with it.

The dwarves dug out an extremely wide and vast underground kingdom in this lonely mountain.

Huge towering stone pillars; bottomless underground pits; criss-crossing long bridges; and various houses built one after another on the mountain walls, all the way deep into the ground, with no bottom visible at all.

Such a large-scale underground city can be called an underground kingdom. In the third era, only the dwarves of the Turin family could build it.

It's hard to imagine how the dwarves dug such a pit that was so high and bottomless in this lonely mountain.

This is just one of the pits where the side hall is located. In addition to the main hall, there are many such side halls.

It's no wonder that a dragon as big as Smaug can move through this kingdom under the mountain with ease.

Gao Yuan even doubted whether the Turin dwarves had hollowed out the entire solitary mountain. He even dared not imagine how deep the mines dug by the dwarves were.

No wonder they always found some strange things when mining, such as Balrogs and the like. They even found the Silmaril that fell into the magma in the First Age.

Looking at the miraculous underground city in front of me.

Gao Yuan couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The dwarves are indeed a race created by Vala'oli, and it is not for nothing that the dwarves are good at mining. Their level of skill in mining and stone construction is unmatched by even the elves.

“It’s right in front”

Under the leadership of Bahrain, they are finally reaching their destination.

When Gao Yuan and his party crossed a long stone bridge without guardrails, entered a stone door carved with exquisite dwarf reliefs, and entered a huge palace.

The size of this palace is not much smaller than the main hall where Gao Yuan fought against Smaug.

Various exquisite styles of chandeliers and wall lamps are hung on the walls and ceilings around the side hall, illuminating this huge palace.

The dwarves who came to Lonely Mountain from the Iron Hills are busy preparing for tonight's carnival feast.

The current king under the mountain, Kili, with a shining golden crown on his head, exquisite velvet robes, and an exquisite dwarf broadsword hanging from his waist, is standing in front of the throne.

Under the leadership of Bahrain, Gao Yuan and his party came to Qili.

Seeing their arrival, the new king under the mountain immediately greeted them with a bright smile.

"Nice to see you here tonight, my dear friends!"
Chapter completed!