"Although we are not elites, we are all warriors who will not surrender until death..."

"We now have a wizard, a ranger..."

"Gandalf must have killed countless evil dragons before..."

"He killed hundreds of heads..."

Hearing the dwarves bragging, Gandalf, who was smoking, choked on the smoke and coughed twice.

"Cough cough cough... I never said that..."

"Yes, Gandalf, how many dragons have you killed...tell us..."

As they talked, these dwarves began to quarrel. Judging from their posture, it seemed that they were going to climb up on the table and have a fight.

Not all the dwarves here once lived on the Lonely Mountain.

The old dwarves headed by Balin had experienced the despair of facing Smaug, so they looked at this issue more cautiously.

As for the young people led by Qili and Fili, or the dwarves who had never been to Lonely Mountain, they were not afraid of the so-called giant dragon.

"That's enough!"

Thorin, who was already annoyed enough, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He slapped the long table heavily and scolded the quarreling dwarves.

"Since we can see those signs, can't other races also see them?"

"Rumors have already spread."

"The dragon hasn't been seen for sixty years. They say it's either dead or gone."

"Countless pairs of eyes are staring at the mountain range standing in the east. They are thinking, wandering, hesitating and weighing the pros and cons..."

"Perhaps, the huge wealth belonging to us dwarves is unguarded at this time..."

"Are we just sitting here waiting to see others take away our wealth?"

"Let's take this opportunity to take the initiative and take back our Erebor!"

"Take back Erebor!"

Thorin raised his fist and shouted loudly.

The dwarves, inspired by Thorin's words, followed Thorin in shouting to take back Erebor.

But at this time, the oldest and calmest Bahrain shed tears for everyone.

"Thorin, have you forgotten that when we left Lonely Mountain, the main entrance was already blocked?"

"We have no way to enter the Lonely Mountain."

At this time, Gandalf, who had been watching the play, spoke.

"My dear Mr. Balin, don't forget, we also have a map of the secret passage in Gushan."

Bahrain took the map and looked at it carefully: "But there is no secret passage marked on it."

Gandalf smiled mysteriously: "Not everything will be marked on the surface."

Gandalf's words aroused the interest of all the dwarves, and they couldn't wait to know how Gandalf could enter the Lonely Mountain.

Gandalf pointed with his pipe to the lower left corner of the map of the Lonely Mountain spread out on the table.

There is a string of runes there.

"These runes say that there is a tunnel connected by a secret door that can directly enter the hall of the dungeon."

"Since it says so on the map, there must be a secret door somewhere in the lonely mountain."

"However, the dwarf's secret door is invisible when it is closed."

"Even if we searched the entire Lonely Mountain, we still couldn't find it." Thorin knew how secretive the secret doors designed and made by the dwarves were.

Gandalf pointed to the map on the table.

"I said, not everything will be marked on the surface."

"The answer is hidden on this map."

"Perhaps, I don't know how to discover the information hidden on this map, but there are others in Middle-earth who know it."

Gao Yuan, who had been watching the plot unfold, noticed the marginalized hobbit.

So far, the dialogue between the dwarves and Gandalf and others has been different from the plot in the movie.

Worried that the original protagonist Bilbo would not be able to participate in the entire plot, Gao Yuan spoke up.

"Even if we really find a way to enter the Lonely Mountain, if the dragon doesn't leave or dies, then how can we get the Arken Stone for Thorin?"

Hearing Gao Yuan praise him, Gandalf smiled happily.

"So we need someone who can hide himself, but doesn't lack courage."

Gandalf said as he looked at Bilbo, who had been acting as a backdrop.

"As long as we are careful and smart enough, we will definitely succeed."

Gao Yuan answered again: "So, you need a thief, a thief who has the courage to break into the dragon's lair and steal the Arken gem."

Qili also took advantage of the situation and said: "That snitch should be highly skilled and professional."

Bilbo began to stagger awkwardly again, and nervously put his hands into the pockets of his overalls.

Thorin turned and looked at Bilbo seriously.

"You are?"

Bilbo himself didn't know it, he had never left the Shire in his life.

But suddenly he turned into a snitch.

"Me? No, I'm not a thief. I've never stolen anything in my life." Bilbo didn't want to take the risk.

He had been listening to everyone discussing the adventure, and he knew it must be dangerous.

Balin looked at Bilbo disappointedly and shook his head: "He is not a snitch."

Balin started, and all the dwarves also talked about Bilbo's various shortcomings.

For example, I have never fought in a war...my mother-in-law...and can't fly...etc.

Gandalf was very angry. He was afraid that if these dwarves showed no mercy, they would hurt Bilbo's confidence.

He was about to get angry when he heard Gao Yuan speak again.

"Hobbits are light on their feet, and they are born snitches."

"He could sneak into almost anywhere if they wanted to."

"And he doesn't have the unbearable smell that you dwarves have. Smaug has been in the Lonely Mountain for so many years. He is very familiar with your smell. As long as you step into his territory, he will know that someone has broken into it.

's lair."

Having said this, Gao Yuan glanced at Qili, who was picking his nose. The youngest dwarf among them had the strongest smell on his body.

Qili turned his head in confusion:???

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