Wizard: This witcher is not doing his job

Chapter 253 The King’s Options
Mirkwood, also known as the Black Forest, is the largest forest in the north and the home of the Silvan elves.

As the darlings of the God of Creation, although most of the elves have arrogant personalities, most of them are kind-hearted and are absolutely hostile to the dark forces.

Half a month after the tragedy in Long Lake Town, after a short discussion, His Majesty Thranduil, the Elf King of the Woodland Kingdom, temporarily took in the surviving refugees of Long Lake Town and let them temporarily live in the Woodland Kingdom. in the territory and provided them with the materials necessary to live accordingly.

Of course, this is not free. Although the Silvan elf did not ask for any compensation, as the temporary leader of these refugees, Wayne still insisted on paying the corresponding compensation.

As for where the money came from, of course it was from the mayor of Changhu Town who used to prey on the common people and amass wealth.

This fat-headed guy was not so lucky in this disaster. He and some of his officials were attacked by the orcs at the first opportunity. They didn't even have time to escape, and they died under the butcher's knife of the orcs. Down.

As a result, the wealth that the mayor had amassed throughout his life naturally became ownerless. After digging out the wealth from the ruins, Wayne did not choose to keep it for himself. He used it as a resource for the refugees in Chang Lake Town to rebuild their homes. This move undoubtedly won the gratitude of all the refugees.

That afternoon, when Wayne was discussing with several management personnel among the survivors of Long Lake Town on how to rebuild Long Lake Town, the woodland elf prince Legolas came over.

The handsome elf prince bowed to Wayne very politely, and then said:
"Mr. Wayne, my father invites you to participate in a meeting tonight. The gray robe wizard Gandalf is preparing to go to Dol Guldur tomorrow. This is the most important negotiation before dealing with Smaug."

Wayne nodded upon hearing this, returned a salute to the Elf Prince, and agreed to participate in the evening discussion.

After the last record of rescuing prisoners in Changhu Town was exposed, he gained the favor and admiration of the entire Silvan Elf clan. As a Woodland Kingdom that has been fighting the Orcs in the Black Forest for thousands of years, no one is against the Orcs. With an extremely hateful heart, not to mention that powerful people will be welcomed wherever they are, Wayne readily accepted such kindness.

After Legolas left, Wayne turned to look at the people around him, including the marksman Bard, the guard captain Jerry, the captain and businessman William Sr., and the secretary Wingert.

These four people are the four with the most outstanding ability and prestige among the survivors of Changhu Town. After the plunder of the orcs, almost half of the townspeople died in this war, and the remaining survivors Most of them were old, weak, women and children. Those who really dared to resist had died under the butcher's knife of the orcs in the previous confrontation.

Even in the original book, Bard, whose family survived, his wife died protecting the children, and now he is the only one left with a few children to survive.

"Mr. Wayne, I wonder how you are thinking about it?"

Jerry, the former guard captain and now the militia captain of the refugee camp, asked with some anxiety:
"After our deliberations, we would like to elect you as our king to lead us in rebuilding our homeland."

When Wayne heard this, he sighed slightly in his heart. The expression on his face did not change much. After looking at each other with the four people, he said helplessly:
"Sorry, I need to think carefully about this matter, because soon, I will participate in the hunt for the dragon Smaug."

"I will give you my answer after I get rid of Smaug."

After hearing Wayne's answer, the four people on the opposite side involuntarily showed disappointed expressions. After the marksman Bard's expression struggled for a few seconds, he exhaled and said:

"Lord Wayne, if you are going to hunt Smaug, I have some information here that may be of some use."

Wayne nodded slightly. He probably guessed the information the other party wanted to tell him. To be honest, he was really hesitant about whether to accept becoming the king of Lake Town.

Today, the population of Changhu Town is only about 500 people. Such a force is not powerful, but it still has a certain value. The only pity is that the portal to Middle-earth is in the Shire, and he cannot stay here to manage it for a long time. this country.

And this place is too far away from Shire. It takes at least two or three months to go back and forth, which makes him feel that the food is tasteless and it is a pity to abandon it, which is quite melancholy.

Sure enough, as Bard told the story, everyone was a little surprised that his ancestor the King of the River Valley once shot off a piece of Smaug's dragon scale with a black arrow.

Although Wayne had known about this news for a long time, he still expressed his gratitude for it. At least Mr. Bud was not an ungrateful person. He did not forget his life-saving grace and concealed it, which shows that it is still worth it now. trust.

Unfortunately, the remaining black arrow in Bard's old house has also disappeared due to the destruction of Lake Town. If you want to find it, it will probably take a lot of effort.

After conversing with the four people, Wayne entered the palace of the Woodland Kingdom under the leadership of a woodland elf.Different from the elegant and artistic architectural style of Rivendell, the architectural style of the Silvan elves is closer to gorgeousness and practicality.

Since thousands of years ago, the Mirk Forest has been invaded by dark forces. The long-term pollution has directly transformed this forest, which used to be called the Great Green Forest, into the Black Forest it is today.

Not only are spiders, orcs, twisted creatures, and all kinds of messy monsters breeding here, but even the environment here has been greatly changed due to the distortion of dark power.

The territory of the Silvan elves has also been compressed from the entire forest to a corner of the forest.

This is not caused by the low combat effectiveness of the Woodland Kingdom. Compared with the speed at which half-orcs can reproduce in a few years, almost all elves in Middle-earth are immortal.

The long life span has also led to their low fertility rate. Even if one elf can kill ten orcs, for most of the elf forces, the long-term war losses are unbearable.

After entering the palace, several other people were already waiting there. King Thranduil, who was as handsome as a work of art, was sitting on the throne, wearing a gorgeous light green robe, and Prince Legolas was standing on his throne. From the side, he is also very handsome.

Prince Thorin and the old dwarf Balin sat on the seats on his right side, while the gray robe wizard Gandalf sat opposite the dwarves, smoking a pipe and looking a little solemn.

After seeing Wayne come in, everyone nodded slightly to him. After he sat down in his seat, Gandalf, the only one who had no interest in any of the three parties, stood up, coughed lightly, and said:

"Everyone, since everyone is here, let's start discussing matters related to dealing with Smaug this time."

Seeing that no one had any objections, he touched his beard and continued:

"According to the results of our previous discussions, the first thing we will adopt against Smaug this time is theft strategy."

"The hobbit Bilbo sneaks into the palace of the Lonely Mountain, finds the Arkansas Silmarillion from the treasure of the Lonely Mountain, and ensures the safety of this treasure."

"If the evil dragon wakes up midway, it will be hunted by Mr. Wayne, and they will fight inside the Lonely Mountain."

At this point, Gandalf's tone paused slightly, and then he said:

"At this point, if the hunt is successful, then the crusade against the evil dragon Smaug will be our victory."

"If Mr. Wayne unfortunately fails to hunt, we must be prepared to deal with Smaug's revenge."

"According to the intelligence we have received, the Orc clan in the Gray Mountains seems to have received some kind of order and is secretly gathering."

"And Prince Thorin has also written to inform the Dwarf Kingdom in the Iron Hills that we will receive reinforcements from the Dwarves soon."

"His Majesty Thranduil is also willing to send out troops to deal with the orcs together."

"We must work together to stop the alliance between the dragon Smaug and the orcs of the Gray Mountains. We must not allow these two evil forces to work together."

"The best-case scenario is to focus on eliminating one of the two sides before they come into contact."

"No matter what the outcome is, His Excellency Prince Thorin will return His Majesty Thranduil's necklace, and is also willing to give up part of the Lonely Mountain's treasures as a reward for this battle."

(End of this chapter)