Gao Yuan sat next to Gandalf, and the two stared at each other in front of the long table.

At this time, Bilbo's home looked like it had just been robbed, with all kinds of food and debris scattered everywhere.

When dwarves gather for dinner, they won't pay attention to etiquette and politeness with you.

You can't imagine what the scene is like in front of Gandalf and Bilbo in Gaoyuan.

They chatted loudly while devouring the food on the table.

A tomato as big as Bilbo's fist could be eaten by these dwarves in just one bite.

It had only been five minutes since Gao Yuan sat down, and the dwarf named Pombo had already eaten the second roasted lamb leg, leaving only the bones.

These dwarves held a piece of cheese as big as a steering wheel and gnawed it directly in their arms, drinking the fruit wine like beer, because they had already drank all the malt wine, and now only the fruit wine was left.

You can hardly imagine that these dwarves, except Thorin, had just eaten a big meal half an hour ago, and their stomachs were like bottomless pits.

Among the dwarves, I am afraid that only Thorin's food appearance is pretty good. After all, he is the heir to the royal family. His family was rich in his early years, and he still maintains good basic etiquette and literacy.

At this moment, the youngest of the dwarves, Kili, stumbled onto the table.

He raised the wine glass in his hand high and led others to drink the fruit wine in one gulp amid the cheers of the crowd.

Gao Yuan also raised his glass to salute from afar, and then slowly began to taste the sweet and sour fruit wine.

"My dwarf brothers, I think we should take turns to come up and introduce ourselves so that the new friends who join our team can get to know us."

"right...."

The dwarves raised their glasses again and began to cheer.

They began to tap the table knives and wine glasses rhythmically.

"First of all, let the newcomers in our team introduce themselves."

Gao Yuan glanced at Bilbo who was standing behind him. The hobbit was hesitant at this time.

He patted Bilbo on the shoulder.

Give him an encouraging look, and you go first. After all, you are the protagonist in the original work.

Bilbo took two deep breaths, nodded, and mustered up the courage to step forward.

When everyone saw Bilbo coming out on his own initiative, they all stopped making noise and waited quietly for the hobbit to introduce himself.

"Well... my name is Bilbo Baggins... you... know where I live... and now you are in my home."

"...This is Hobbiton in the Shire..."

There was silence, and Bilbo nervously took his hand out of his pocket and put it back in again.

"Bah bang bang..." Gao Yuan took the lead in applauding.

"For Bilbo!" Gao Yuan shouted loudly.

Then all the dwarves clapped their hands.

Bilbo walked back awkwardly. At this moment, he could probably dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes from the ground of Bag End.

Gao Yuan smiled happily and patted Bilbo again: "You did a great job."

Next, Gao Yuan stepped forward under the gaze of everyone.

"My name is Gao Yuan. As you can see, I am a ranger from Rohan." Gao Yuan raised the wine glass in his hand and drank the wine in one gulp.

Cheers sounded again, and everyone raised their glasses and cheered Gao Yuan's name.

Now that Gao Yuan and others have finished their introductions, it's the dwarves' turn to introduce themselves.

The first to take the stage were two brothers, Kili and Fili.

"My name is Kili, and next to me is my brother, his name is Fili."

"Hey, I should introduce myself."

Everyone burst out laughing.

The two walked down while fighting and fussing.

"Bahrain, this is my name..."

"Wadlin, Balin is my brother..."

....

Soon, all thirteen dwarves introduced themselves, the dinner continued, and the dwarves began to sing and dance excitedly.

Bilbo was pulled by Gao Yuan to sit next to him. At first, he was a little reluctant, but he was pushed directly onto the chair by the strong Gao Yuan.

He also began to slowly integrate into the joyful atmosphere.

The dinner lasted for a long time and didn't end until late at night.

Everyone started to clean up the mess, and after more than an hour of hard work, the dining table was cleared.

All the tableware was washed by the dwarves and put into Bilbo's cupboard.

The garbage and filth on the ground were also cleaned up.

Seeing Bag End being restored to its original state, Bilbo's face improved a lot, but the food and wine in the cellar were basically empty.

The cleaning was over and everyone returned to the long table.

This time all the dwarves were sitting together in an upright position.

The first person to speak was Balin, whose long white beard almost touched the ground.

He is a relative of Thorin and was born in Gushan like him.

"What was the result of the meeting held in the Blue Mountains? Did all the seven dwarf kingdoms send envoys to participate?"

Thorin replied in a low voice: "They all sent envoys."

Dwalin glanced at Thorin, and his face looked a little unpleasant.

"What do the dwarves of the Iron Hills say? Will Dain take him with us?"

Thorin hesitated for a moment. He looked at the expectant eyes of the other dwarves and took a deep breath.

"They refused to go. They said this adventure was our own business."

As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the other dwarves turned dark, and everyone fell into silence.

At this time Bilbo finally couldn't stand it anymore. He never knew what adventure they were talking about.

He wanted to ask clearly.

"Are you going on an adventure?"

Gandalf glanced at the rash Bilbo.

"We need more light here, Bilbo. Please bring me a candle."

Gandalf spread out the map of the Lonely Mountain. The terrain of the Lonely Mountain was clearly drawn on it. Several important roads, mountains and rivers were marked on it, including the valley town at the foot of the Lonely Mountain.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, the most important thing is that this map marks the location of the secret door that can enter the Lonely Mountain Dwarf Dungeon.

When the dwarves of Lonely Mountain evacuated Lonely Mountain because of Smaug, they blocked the main entrance of Lonely Mountain Underground City.

Therefore, if you want to enter the Gushan Dungeon now, you can only use this secret door to enter.

The key to entering the secret door is the map of the Lonely Mountain and the key that Thorne gave to Gandalf.

It's just that the location information of the secret door on the map has been hidden in a clever way.

"In the far east, over mountains and rivers, through forests and wastelands, there stands a sharp solitary peak: Solitary Mountain."

"Ouyin, he said he had seen the omen, and that omen showed that it was time."

"I saw the raven flying back to the Lonely Mountain. It was just as described in the prophecy. When the birds that lived there in the past flew back to Erebor (the Lonely Mountain), the monster's reign would come to an end."

Oin said.

A group of dwarves fell into silence. Although they had already decided to go to the Lonely Mountain, without the support of the seven dwarf kingdoms at this moment, or even the support of Dyne, the dwarf of the Iron Hills, it would be difficult to achieve their goal with just a dozen of them.

"Monster, what monster?"

"An evil dragon, Bilbo. The most terrifying creature monster on this continent, his name is Smaug." Gao Yuan explained to Bilbo.

"He will breathe fire from the sky that will burn everything..." said Kili the Dwarf.

"His favorite treasures are those that sparkle."

He knew that these dwarves wanted to scare him, but Bilbo was a little unconvinced: "I know what a dragon looks like."

At this time, a dwarf stood up: "I won't be afraid of it, I will kill it."

"I'll give it a taste of the dwarf's hammer."

"Even if we send out a large army, it will be difficult to defeat it, not to mention that there are only thirteen of us...and we are not the best among the dwarves...nor the smartest..."

"Knowing that you are risking death, but still rushing forward, that is not brave, it is stupid behavior."

"Who are you calling stupid?"
To be continued...