Chapter 234 Dragon Slaying? I'm Not Sleepy Anymore (1/2)

Chapter 234 Dragon slaying? I'm not sleepy anymore

"That's mine... Don't touch my wine... Put it back... Put it back... Don't touch my jam..."

It turns out that Bilbo still underestimated these dwarves.

Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel a little angry when he saw the food in his food cabinet being emptied by dwarves one after another, and he couldn't stop it.

Especially when a fat dwarf took three pieces of cheese weighing 15 kilograms and walked past him, he felt that his cognition seemed to have an extra layer of shadow.

"That's Grandfather Mungo's chair... That's it, put it back...

That's an antique, not for sitting...

That's a book, not a coaster, put the map back..."

After the food, some antique furniture did not escape the clutches. The dwarves completely regarded this place as their own home and carefully used everything to prepare for tonight's party.

"Sorry, Mr. Gandalf, would you like a cup of chamomile tea?" asked a dwarf holding a tea set.

"Thank you, Dori, just get some red wine."

Gandalf helped to tidy up the table and walked to the hallway, counting on his fingers, "Fili, Kili, Oin... Gloin, Dwalin, Balin... Bifur, Bofur, Bombur... Doli, Noli, Oli..."

"Don't count, there are twelve dwarves." Aaron interrupted, "But it seems that everyone is not here yet."

"Isn't everyone here yet?" Bilbo felt that his heart couldn't bear it, and he was afraid that he would hear the doorbell again.

"No." Aaron shook his head very confidently, "These dwarves are young, middle-aged, and old, and they may have different professions, but they all have one thing in common."

"Greedy?"

"Of course not, they are male, and they have prepared weapons.

They are warriors, warriors of the dwarf tribe.

And there is no difference in status between them, but since this is an adventure group, the only thing missing is the leader."

"Indeed, we are missing a dwarf." Gandalf said with some concern.

"He's just late." Dwalin, who was leaning against the door, said with unquestionable confidence, "He will arrive after attending the clan gathering in the north."

Then he walked up to Aaron, "Gandalf said that he needed to add one more person at the last minute. I was reluctant at first, but you and I think a little differently."

Aaron smiled reluctantly, "It's better for you to be reluctant. I don't plan to go. Gandalf didn't discuss it with me at all."

"It doesn't matter. One more is not too much for you, and one less is not too little for you."

Aaron:......

Who are you looking down on?

"Mr. Gandalf, the small glass of red wine you asked for." Dori came over with two glasses of red wine, "It has a strong fruity aroma."

Gandalf was about to take the wine glass, but Aaron got in front of him and drank a glass of red wine.

"Not bad." Aaron smacked his lips with satisfaction, "Bilbo, is this the wine you brewed yourself?"

Bilbo nodded subconsciously, but soon he looked at Aaron unhappily, "Children can't drink."

"Don't care so much!" Aaron shrugged, "At least I'm a serious guest!"

Bilbo was speechless. With the dwarves as a foil, Aaron was simply a shining presence among the visitors.

Soon, the table was filled with a variety of sumptuous food.

Gandalf and the twelve dwarves sat together, enjoying the food and wine to their heart's content.

The sound of chewing food accompanied by the cheerful laughter of the dwarves unexpectedly formed a beautiful picture.

Bilbo watched this scene outside the door and turned his face away helplessly.

Out of sight, out of mind.

However, as soon as he turned around, he saw a messy food cabinet, as if it had been swept by a swarm of locusts, which made him even more upset.

"Would you like a drink?" Aaron handed him a glass of beer. "Drinking to relieve your sorrow is a good way."

"Thank you!" Bilbo took a big sip angrily. "Damn dwarves, eating my food and using my things is fine, but they also messed up my house. It's really too much."

"Correction, it's not the dwarves who are damned, it's Gandalf." Aaron said seriously, "The old bastard borrowed your Bag End and your food to entertain his dwarf friends.

I hate this kind of generosity, we should protest severely."

"That's right." Bilbo nodded in agreement, "but they are more people."

Aaron snapped his fingers and took out a piece of parchment, "Take a look at this first."

Bilbo didn't understand, but when he saw it, his face instantly became extremely wonderful.

"IOU? Isn't that inappropriate?"

"Why not? Paying for meals is only natural.

I wrote down this list item by item. I can't say it's accurate, but it can minimize your losses.

At least, you can feel better."

"Forget it." Bilbo was silent for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. "Gandalf is my elder after all. I have known him since I was a child.

Besides, the Baggins family has some friendship with him. Old Took likes his fireworks very much, and my mother also respects him very much."

"Well... OK, as long as you are happy."

......

After eating and drinking, the dwarves came out of the dining room one after another.

Bilbo blocked Gandalf, and the annoyance on his face was clearly visible.

"Why are you so angry?"

"You're asking even though you know the answer." Aaron handed the list to Gandalf. "Mr. Baggins has decided not to let you compensate him for his losses, but you should at least give him an explanation."

"Yes." Bilbo nodded hurriedly. "What are they doing in my house?"

"Once you get used to them, they're quite fun."

"I don't want to get used to them." Bilbo pulled Gandalf's sleeve and pointed at the floor. "Look at my kitchen. The carpet is covered in mud. The food cabinets have been cleared out, not to mention the bathroom."

"And my guest room." Aaron said a little tiredly. "They took away the only set of tables and chairs in the room."

"That's not bad. They used my tablecloth as a rag. It's knitwear, handmade."

"Sorry, sorry to interrupt, but where should the plates be put?" Ollie asked with the plates in his hand.

Aaron shook his head and held his forehead. "Put it back where you got it!"

Oli was stunned. They took at least hundreds of plates and didn't remember them clearly at all.

"Here, Oli, give me the plate."

A dwarf came over and threw the plate in Oli's hand away. Kili caught it at the door and threw it into the room. Fili took it with his back to it and quickly cleaned it.

"That's my mother's antique porcelain, more than a hundred years old." Bilbo shouted loudly.

However, the dwarves seemed not to hear it, and passed and washed the tableware in their own way.

The sound of knives and forks hitting each other, combined with the impromptu rap, actually formed a set of melody without any sense of disobedience.

"Forget it! You can't stop it." Aaron comforted, "If there is really any damage, I will help you fix it."

"You can do this?" Bilbo looked at Aaron in surprise, "Wait, didn't you lose your memory?"

"Well... but there are always some things I remember." Aaron tapped his temple, "My ancestors must have been repairmen."

"I'd better go and see my antique tableware!"

Bilbo struggled through the pile of dwarves and walked to the dining table to see the neatly stacked tableware, and there was no dirt at all.

The dwarves were very efficient and cleaned the hobbit hole in a few minutes.

Except for the food being swept away, the rest of the place was no different from before they came.

Bang! Bang!

This time it was not the doorbell, but a simple and rough knock on the door.

Everyone fell silent and looked at the door at the same time.

Gandalf took a puff of his cigarette and said in a deep voice, "He's here."

Aaron noticed that the twelve dwarves all had a flash of respect in their eyes, and thought to himself: It seems that the prestige of this leader is extraordinary.

Gandalf opened the door himself, and a 'tall' dwarf walked in.

Compared with Dwalin, Balin and other dwarves, this dwarf's equipment was not much better, but he had the temperament of a superior.

"Gandalf, didn't you say this place is easy to find?

I got lost twice. If it weren't for the mark on the door, I wouldn't have found it at all."

"So... now everyone is here." Aaron raised his eyebrows, "The thirteenth dwarf."

"Bilbo Baggins, Aaron Gaius, let me introduce the leader of this team." Gandalf said, "Thorin Oakenshield."

"So, this is a Hobbit." Thorin looked at Bilbo with some disdain, and then turned his more disappointed eyes to Aaron, "Gandalf, you didn't tell me that the temporary person was a child."

Aaron blinked.

How many times have I been looked down upon?

"Thorin, he is different." Gandalf smiled mysteriously, "This kind of induction is very accurate, I haven't experienced it for a long time.

Believe me, I can guarantee that Gaius will definitely play a crucial role."

Thorin's contempt was less, "But he is a child after all."

"What's wrong with a child? Everyone has been a child." Aaron straightened his back unconvinced. If he hadn't figured out the situation in this world, he would have taught Thorin to be a dwarf in a minute.

"Hmph!" Thorin sneered, "Do you have any combat experience?"

"I think so!" Aaron looked at Thorin uncertainly, "One against three should not be a problem."

"Axe or sword, what weapon do you use?"

"Sword!"

"Indeed, the axe is a big challenge for you."

What about you? Bilbo Baggins. "

"I am still good at using chestnuts." Bilbo said somewhat complacently, "but I don't understand what this is related to."

"I think so too. You don't look like a thief, but more like a grocery store owner." Thorin laughed, and the dwarves and Gandalf also laughed, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

The dining room was converted into a temporary meeting room. Gandalf and thirteen dwarves sat around a table.

Aaron and Bilbo, who were confused, could not squeeze in and could only choose to listen.

"How was the party in Eredron, did everyone come?" Balin asked.

"Yes, the envoys of the seven kingdoms are here." Thorin said.

"Envoys of the kingdom?" Aaron tapped the chair lightly, "It seems that your identity is more precious than I thought."

"Of course, Thorin is..."

"Balin. "Thorin glared at Balin, and he shut up in dismay.

"What do the dwarves of the Iron Hills say?" Dwalin asked, "Will Dain support us?"

Thorin was silent for a long time, "They won't come."

Hearing this, the other dwarves were a little disappointed, but they felt that this seemed reasonable.

"They said this expedition is our own business."

"Bilbo, please light up this place." Gandalf took out a map from his sleeve and unfolded it in front of everyone, "In the far east, over the mountains and rivers, through the dense forests and wastelands, there is a lonely mountain."

Bilbo took a candle, and under the candlelight he saw the place name Gandalf pointed to, "Lonely Mountain."

"That's not the point." Aaron pointed to a pattern on the Lonely Mountain with some excitement, "This is it."

"This is..." Bilbo swallowed hard, "It can't be a dragon. "

"This is the terrifying Smaug, the largest and most brutal beast of this generation." Nori said, "If you are afraid, you don't have to go."

"No, I will go." Aaron's eyes were firm, "Please take me with you."

Gandalf's mouth corners slightly raised. He thought he would have to spend more time talking, but he didn't expect Aaron to cooperate so well.

"Aaron." Bilbo pulled his sleeve, "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"I know very well, it's clear as day."

Is that a dragon? That is clearly the key to activate the Dragon Slayer Crystal.

It's easy to find it after searching everywhere!

Brutal, no guilt to kill, powerful, the Dragon Slayer Crystal may have other characteristics after activation.

In short, no one should compete with me.

"Child, you may not know the horror of Smaug. "Balin said seriously, "The evil dragon is a monster that can breathe fire, with teeth as sharp as blades, long and sharp claws, and indestructible scales all over its body."

"I know, you may not believe it, but I know more about dragons than anyone here." Aaron said very calmly.

He himself has a dragon, although it is still in its infancy, but at least he has lived and eaten with it for more than two years. He dares to say that no one present has this experience.

Oli suddenly slapped the table and stood up. "I'm not afraid, I'm ready, I want to let him taste the power of dwarf weapons."

"Good job, Oli."

"Sit down quickly. "

The courage of the young dwarf seemed to inspire everyone, and they also gained some confidence in their hearts.

Seeing this, Aaron frowned involuntarily.

Slaying a dragon does not rely on confidence. He didn't know what Oli's weapon was, but he knew very well that Fili's sword would definitely not break the dragon's defense.

As for the others, it goes without saying that they are probably the same, and some of them didn't even bring weapons.

"Even if there is a large army to help, this journey is still dangerous and unpredictable, and there are only thirteen of us." Balin said with some concern, "Not the top thirteen, nor the smartest."

"Sorry, interrupt." Aaron raised his hand and said, "It's fourteen people, including Gandalf, it's fifteen, and it's not ruled out that Bilbo will join.

In addition, determination is sometimes more important than being top and smart."

"That's right." Fili nodded in agreement, "Maybe we are not many in number, but we are all warriors, and we will fight to the death."

"That... Sorry, I may have to interrupt again.

"Fighting until death" may be a bit too serious for me. I will do my best to help you within my ability, but let me be frank. If there is a risk of life, then... we can only retreat strategically."

Everyone:......

This statement somewhat disturbed the morale of the army.