Hearing Thorin say that he wanted to give him a horse, Bilbo panicked. He had never left the Shire, and naturally he had never traveled far on horseback.

Suddenly, Bilbo was asked to ride a horse, and he could not help but feel a sense of fear in his heart. He was afraid that he would fall off because he could not hold the reins while riding on the horse.

"Oh, no, no... no, no, I can keep up with you on foot. I often go hiking during holidays..." Before Bilbo could finish his words, two brothers, Kili and Fili, jumped directly from the ground.

Caught it.

They put Bilbo directly on the back of the dwarf's pony.

"Hold the rope, Mr. Baggins." Gao Yuan shouted.

Bilbo quickly lay down on the broad horse's back and grasped the reins in his hands.

Seeing this scene, the dwarves laughed one after another.

With Bilbo joining the expedition, the Lonely Mountain expedition continues to move forward.

At this time, Oin's voice came from behind Bilbo.

"Hurry up, Noli, I'm willing to admit defeat, man."

I saw a money bag passing Bilbo from the front of the team and passing to the rear.

Gao Yuan shook his money bag, and the gold coins inside made a clattering sound.

"Kili, where's my share?"

Another money bag flew into the air, drew a perfect parabola in mid-air, and landed accurately in Gao Yuan's hands.

Gao Yuan weighed the money bag in his hand. Gao Yuan opened it and saw that there were only twelve silver coins lying inside.

"Hey, Qili, this number is wrong. Are you betting only on silver coins?" Gao Yuan felt as if he had been cheated.

Qili laughed loudly: "What do you think, Mr. Gao Yuan, our bet is not big."

Gao Yuan took out a few gold coins from his money bag and rotated them on his fingers.

"I almost lost a lot, but luckily I won."

Qili's eyes nearly popped out when he saw the gold coins in Gao Yuan's hand.

"Hey, Mr. Baggins, if you had come a little later, I could have the gold coins." Kili shouted.

Gao Yuan smiled: "Don't change the subject, Qili, you owe me."

Kili giggled twice and controlled the pony under his feet to speed up.

"Don't worry, Mr. Gao Yuan, when we get to Gushan and get the treasure, I will return the gold coins to you."

Wait until Gushan? The day lilies are already cold.

"What are they doing?" Bilbo looked at everyone's actions strangely.

"They are making a bet on whether you will change your mind." Gandalf held his pipe in the corner of his mouth, and smoke rings flew out from the pipe.

"Most of them bet that you won't come."

Bilbo was a little disappointed and looked at Gandalf.

"And you? Gandalf."

Gandalf was deliberately vague: "I..."

When Bilbo heard Gandalf's words, his heart was already in his throat.

At this time, a money bag flew from the front, and flew in front of Gandalf. He caught the money bag, weighed it, and then put it into his own cloth bag.

Gandalf smiled evilly and said: "My dear Bilbo, I have never doubted you."

"Including Mr. Gao Yuan, he has always believed in you."

Bilbo looked at Gao Yuan who was walking in front. He was riding a horse that was taller than himself, and his back looked so tall.

Gao Yuan was aware of the fiery gaze behind him.

"Don't be too moved, Mr. Baggins, I did it to win the gold coins." Gao Yuan didn't look back.

"But I still have to thank you for your trust, Mr. Gao Yuan." Bilbo would not believe Gao Yuan's words.

He is not a fool, Gao Yuan had been speaking for him last night.

"You're welcome. Now we are adventure partners. Isn't this trust the most basic?" Gao Yuan glanced at Thorin, who was walking at the front without saying a word.

"If you can't even trust your partners, how can you trust your back to your friends to protect them? Your partners can't trust you to protect their backs," Gao Yuan said.

The sound wasn't very loud, but he believed it was enough to reach Thorin's ears at the front.

When Thorin heard these words, he paused.

Gao Yuan knew he had heard it. In the entire Hobbit story, Thorin was the most arrogant and suspicious character.

He had suspected Bilbo several times of deserting everyone and running away, and after retaking the Lonely Mountain, he suspected his dwarf friends or Bilbo of stealing the Arken Stone.

I hope his words can give him a warning later.

At least keep him from indulging in greed for treasure.

After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Bill Bol was stunned for a moment. Gao Yuan's theory of partnership and trust made him fall into deep thought.

Gandalf also showed his aunt's smile again. He looked at Bilbo who was thinking with relief. This journey will definitely make you improve a lot, Bilbo Baggins.

After Gao Yuan said these words, he stopped talking loudly. Instead, he was thinking about the next plan for this journey as he hurried on.

There are actually two main purposes for his trip to Gushan.

First, complete the requirements of the main mission, kill Smaug and defeat the orc army.

Second, get the Arken gem, the heart of the mountain dug out from the deepest part of the earth.

To kill Smaug, you must truly enter the Lonely Mountain and understand the environment and structure of the dwarf dungeon before making any plans.

Yes, he wanted to use the architecture and environment of the dwarf dungeon to trap and kill Smaug.

As for the orc army, this is not a problem.

Although the orc army is powerful and numerous, when the forces of elves, humans and dwarves are twisted together, they may not necessarily be afraid of those orcs.

The only thing left is the Arken gem, which is also the biggest conflict between Gao Yuan and Thorin during this trip.

In a previous life, the Arken gem that appeared in the movie was a highly controversial treasure.

There is endless debate as to whether it is the legendary Silmarillion.

Some people analyzed the manuscripts left by Mr. Tolkien, and combined with the description of the Arken Stone in the movie, they speculated that the Arken Stone in the movie is most likely the Silmaril that sank into the center of the earth.

However, there are many voices that object to the Arken Stone being the Silmarillion. This is mainly due to the characteristics of the Arken Stone.

According to rumors, the Silmarillion was made by merging the light of the Two Holy Trees. After the Two Holy Trees withered, the light of the Two Holy Trees only existed in the Silmarillion, so the Silmarillion would continue to emit light.

Brilliant light.

The Silmarillion is like a child, it also has its own preferences. It loves light and will return more brilliant light.

So it has a characteristic that when it is in the sun, it will emit a very dazzling light; but in the dark, its light will be much dimmed.

As for the Arken gemstone in the movie, the light it emits will not change in any way whether it is in the dark or under the sunlight.

It is also recorded in the book "The Silmarillion" that the three Silmarils were once declared holy by Villavarda (the main god). From then on, any unclean or evil hands that touch them will be punished.

Scorched and withered.

The Arken Stone in the movie does not have such characteristics. It was once held by Thorin, who was blinded by greed, but he did not suffer any harm from it.
Chapter completed!