The Bizarre Adventure of the Warhammer Elves

Chapter 508 The Day of Durin

Lohan did not stay in Longhe Town for too long. Although the Loli cultivation plan did easily make him have wild ideas, the most important thing he should do now was to deal with Smaug.

Although he did not know the intelligence that Gandalf had overheard in Dol Guldur, he also understood that if Smaug was not eliminated, the next battle with Archaon would be attacked from both sides.

And if you want to kill Smaug, you must refer to the method by which Bard killed Smaug in the original work:

"This is the dwarf wind crossbow, Lord Elf. Although it looks a little rusty over the past years, it is still extremely strong and can be quite effective even against giant dragons."

In the clock tower located in the center of Long Lake Town, Bud and Alfred were taking Rohan to visit a rusty giant scorpion crossbow on the roof.

This is the large war machine built by the dwarves for Riverdale City. It is also the last city lord of Riverdale City, Girion, who tried to use the dwarf wind crossbow to kill the dragon when the city was attacked by Smaug!

Bard gently stroked the rusty dwarf wind crossbow with his palm. According to legend, his grandfather Girion used this huge crossbow to shoot the black arrow, leaving a scar on Smaug's chest.

To this day, his home still treasures the last black arrow left by his ancestors!

However, it was obvious that after figuring out that Rohan was not that kind of unreasonable elf, Alfred, who was the best at flattery on the other side, began to show off his talents:

"Fight against the dragon? Don't listen to his nonsense, noble elf master, it was precisely because of Girion, the lord of River Valley City, the ancestor of this fisherman, that he controlled this useless scrap metal to shoot crossbows again and again, but every time They all failed to hit the dragon.

Maybe you need to rest now, distinguished master, you have traveled across mountains and rivers to Changhe Town, and we will prepare the best food and drinks to entertain you. Of course, if you need a girl..."

Alfred's words were full of provocation to Bard and his ancestors. Seeing that Rohan was constantly trying to pull the winch of the dwarf wind crossbow, he took the initiative to come forward and flatter him.

There is no doubt that although Alfred knows nothing about military matters, he can still see that having capital to supply an army of this size is enough to illustrate the wealth of this elf lord.

If you are lucky enough to make a fortune...

Rohan didn't care about Alfred's thoughts. At the moment, his eyes were all focused on the dwarf wind crossbow in front of him, so he impatiently took out the purse containing dozens of gold coins and threw it out:

"I have nothing to do with you from now on. You can go about your own business. This money will be regarded as your reward."

"Okay, sir, I'll leave now!"

Alfred, who took the money bag, judged the weight of the money bag just by the sound and weight, and immediately left the bell tower with an ugly smile on his face.

This windfall can be said to be far beyond his expectations. Sure enough, the elf is more generous than the fat pig like the mayor!

However, although Bud on the other side also took the money bag, he did not leave there. Instead, he frowned and looked at Rohan and actively asked:

"Please allow me to be presumptuous, Lord Elf, but I still hope you can tell me the purpose of your trip. Is it to deal with the giant dragon sleeping in the mountain?"

"If you also know that your question is presumptuous, then why do you ask it?"

Rohan did not directly answer Bard's inquiry. After all, the distance between Lake Town and the Lonely Mountain was at least dozens of kilometers away. After the battle began, Smaug would not have the opportunity to fly such a distance again.

But obviously, Bard, who had no idea about the scale of Rohan and the elves, didn't think so.

I saw this upright fisherman standing bravely between Luohan and Fengnu, and then put forward his point of view without fear:

"The reason why I ask this is precisely because I want to know whether any elves or dwarves will wake up a disaster that has been sleeping for six hundred years because of their greed and desire for wealth!"

Hearing this, Rohan, who was testing the performance of the wind crossbow, turned his attention to Bud's cheek. After raising his eyebrows slightly, he couldn't help but tease:

"Do you think you are Dracula? This is not the same theater now. Even if I really answer your question directly, can you still turn into a vampire and pounce on me and bite me?"

(laughing at the actor~)

"Dracula...what do you mean?"

Bud obviously couldn't get the joke from another world, and Rohan obviously didn't intend to explain it too much. He just stretched out his hand to continue testing the strength of the wind crossbow, and at the same time sighed inexplicably:

"It's okay. I can understand your worries. After all, you have two such beautiful daughters. I would be reluctant to let them have an accident."

"...I also have a son."

"Actually, you don't have to worry. If you are really worried, you can leave your daughters in my fleet first. I think my maids will take care of them like princesses."

"I'm sorry, but I'm not prepared to entrust my children to elves I don't know."

Bud looked with caution at the perverted elf in front of him who never left his daughter. He originally planned to ask more questions, but after being teased like this by Rohan, he was not prepared to say any more.

If he goes on, he is really afraid that Luo Han's title of him will change from 'brave fisherman' to 'father-in-law'!

……ten minutes later

Without the interruption of Bard, Rohan quickly tested the specific data of the dwarf wind crossbow, and then jumped directly from the top of the bell tower and flew towards the dark elf military camp in the distance.

Looking at the neatly arranged cannons and various repeating scorpion crossbows in the military camp, Rohan, who was comparing the dwarf wind crossbows in his mind, couldn't help but sigh in the end:

"Tsk, tsk, it seems that no matter which world you are in, you can't underestimate the forging craftsmanship of dwarves!"

He originally thought that the dwarf wind crossbow was just an ordinary iron ballista with four firing arms, and its technical content was not much different from the Angland clan's ballistae at best.

However, after testing, he found that this thing was not as simple as imagined:

This dwarf wind crossbow should have been specially made to fight against large units such as flying dragons or ferocious beasts when it was first manufactured, so it must have some kind of dwarf rune that he didn't understand!

Although he didn't know much about the dwarf runes in this world, Rohan was still able to judge from past experience that the function of that rune should be to enhance the range and power of the ballista.

In short, this dwarf wind crossbow is a precious weapon specially designed to shoot against enemies. Its anti-attack power alone is enough to compete with artillery.

And the black arrow that goes with it must not be an ordinary crossbow arrow!

Thinking about it carefully, Rohan had seen introductions about dwarf runes in ancient elven books before. Dwarves in the First Age could even use rune armor to be immune to the magical flames of dragons and Balrogs.

As for now...

"It's such a pity that such precious rune-making technology can be lost. Is it possible that relying on archeology to excavate technology is also a traditional skill of dwarves?"

Rohan couldn't help but sigh secretly. Whether it was the Turin dwarves of Lonely Mountain or the dwarves of Eternal Peak, the technological gaps between the dwarves of the two worlds were surprisingly consistent. I have to say that this is also a skill, right?

Lohan couldn't help but touch his smooth chin, which had no beard. After a brief thought, he finally made up his mind to be more prudent:

"Forget it, just in case, let's wait until all the artillery of the follow-up troops has arrived, and then kill Smaug through an ambush!"

For this dragon-slaying battle and the subsequent fierce battle with Archaon's army, he prepared nearly 500 cannons just for fighting large targets, and stockpiled hundreds of thousands of artillery shells.

This does not include the logistics troops that arrived later. Even if Archaon really had an army of one million coming north to fight him, he would thoughtfully prepare a cannonball for every member of this army!

Don't worry, when Archaon arrives on the battlefield, he will definitely arrange a big surprise for him!

————Three days later, the Day of Durin

Located on the branch of the Jungle River at the other end of Changhu Town, a dozen dwarves were advancing on the river with several wine barrels filled with arrows, and finally struggled to climb to the shallows.

Not long ago, with the help of Bilbo, they finally escaped from the dungeon of the Woodland Kingdom after all the hardships, and at the same time, they struggled to survive the pursuit of the Oaks.

Since Thranduil knew from Rohan that the dwarves' ultimate goal was to reach the Lonely Mountain before Durin's Day, he ordered all the dwarves to be imprisoned in dungeons and under strict supervision.

Fortunately, Bilbo, who had already found the Lord of the Rings, successfully found an opportunity to steal the key through nearly invisible means, and finally succeeded in freeing the dwarves from the dungeon.

But now, all their equipment has been confiscated by the Woodland Kingdom. They are now hungry and cold. They have not seen any attrition so far, which is their limit.

After going through all kinds of hardships to get rid of the wine barrels on their bodies, the few dwarves lay on the ground and began to vomit the river water that had filled them up. At the same time, they opened their sore eyes with difficulty and looked in the direction of the lonely mountain:

"It's over. I think we may not be able to reach the Lonely Mountain before Durin's Day..."

"The day of Turin is today, but now there is a big lake in front of us. It is impossible for us to reach the lonely mountain before sunset. The next actions are destined to be in vain."

"Kili is injured, he needs rest and treatment now!"

"It's not time to give up yet, Fili, go and see how the injury on Qili's leg is. The others will give you five minutes to adjust. We will continue to move towards the Lonely Mountain!"

Hearing the bad news from you on the expedition team, Thorin's heart was full of intolerance, but the dwarf's stubborn character still prevented him from making the decision to give up before arriving at the gate of the Lonely Mountain.

To put it in layman’s terms, it means you won’t cry until you see the coffin!

However, just as the dwarves were struggling to climb to the shore to squeeze out the lake water from themselves, they suddenly heard a voice coming from the huge rock behind them:

"You are going to Gushan, which is not a suitable place to get close now."

"Who?!"

Hearing this sudden sound, Qili, who was struck by Morgul's arrow, hurriedly picked up a stone from the ground and prepared to throw it, but then an arrow shattered the stone in his hand.

Bilbo, the only one carrying a weapon, also tried to raise his crossbow to resist, but after seeing the opponent aiming at his head, he finally chose to put down the weapon in his hand.

Everyone looked in the direction of the arrow, and then they saw a human dressed as a fisherman standing on the boulder holding a long yew bow, and at this moment he was bending the bow and aiming an arrow at them.

This person is none other than the boatman Bud who came to carry the empty wine barrels from the Woodland Kingdom back to Long Lake Town!

Although Thorin felt a little aggrieved and angry about the current situation, his attention was attracted by what Bard just said, so he couldn't help but ask:

"You just said that Gushan is not suitable for getting close to. What do you mean by this?"

"If you came here from the Woodland Kingdom through normal means, then you should know what is happening in Lonely Mountain now, but it is obvious that you seem to be enemies of the Woodland Kingdom."

Bard focused his eyes on the wine barrels filled with arrows around the dwarf expedition. He recognized that some of these arrows were arrows from the Woodland Kingdom, but at the same time, many were Orc barbed arrows.

There is no doubt that these dwarves are being pursued by Orcs and Elves!

But why?

"Ahem, brother, we are travelers from the distant Blue Mountains. Our original plan was to go to the Iron Hills to visit relatives, but we didn't expect to provoke the elves of the Woodland Kingdom in the Black Forest."

Seeing that Bard didn't seem to be hostile, Balin, the eldest white-bearded dwarf in the team, raised his hands and slowly approached the boulder. At the same time, he looked at Bard's sailboat from the corner of his eye and asked:

"Does that boat belong to you? You should have a few cute little ones at home. I wonder if you are willing to take us to Changhu Town on the boat. We can pay for it, double the price!"

"It's no use asking me for money, dwarves. I told you just now that both Gushan and Changhe Town are under lockdown."

However, faced with the temptation of money, Bard, who had already been rewarded with a bag of gold coins by Rohan, did not take it seriously. Instead, he took the initiative to explain:

"The Lonely Mountain is currently surrounded by a huge coalition of elves and dwarves. They are planning to retake the Lonely Mountain and kill the sleeping dragon. So for the sake of safety, you'd better not go there."

"what?!"

Hearing this, all the dwarves present were shocked. Among them, Thorin kept walking towards Bard with eyes full of anger, and asked loudly regardless of the threat of the other party's bow and arrow:

"What on earth is going on? How could a group of dwarves and elves unite to take back the Lonely Mountain?!"

"The specific situation is not something I, the boatman, can understand. You should ask the elf lord Rohan about the specific situation, not me!"

"Lololololololo...Lohan?!"

This time, before Thorin could continue to question, Bilbo stood up in surprise. Then in disbelief, he took out the handkerchief with the black dragon symbol that Rohan had given him before and asked:

"You just said that there is an elf army on the Lonely Mountain. Are they using the black dragon flag with this symbol? Is the elf named Rohan a beautiful elf with wings?"

(End of this chapter)