Chapter 1079: 1061bad news

Chapter 1079 1061. Bad news

"Etc., etc!"

Bard looked shocked and in disbelief. But in fact, from Lan En's point of view, he actually believed the dwarf's words, but because the things behind these words were too terrifying, he refused to admit it from the bottom of his heart.

“First a dwarf, then a human? And a cat in a suit, and then an orc? What the **** is going on here?”

“Here it is—Laketown is in danger, Bud.”

Lan En spoke to him calmly. Facing a panicked person, a calm tone could help him regain his senses.

“Those orcs have been chasing the group of dwarves in front of you starting from the west side of the Misty Mountains, and they have not given up until here.”

“I don’t think they will give up their plans just because there is a small town or fishing village built on the lake.”

"You mean?" Bud's pupils dilated, and he subconsciously turned around to look at his three children. "Will they come to kill you?!"

“Eighty percent.” Lan En shook his head and said.

"As long as it is on this route, the orcs will most likely not let go of any possible settlement. And are there any other settlements in this area now?"

Gone.

This area used to be prosperous because of the countless gold and gems in the lonely mountain, but since the evil dragon attacked.

Even if they had not died on that fateful day, the survivors would not have dared to survive so close to a dragon.

The population and trade in this area began to decline, and finally only the peripheral Changhu Town remained.

This is the only place where the dwarves can get supplies and recuperate on their way forward. Regardless of whether the dwarves come or not, the orcs will definitely come.

At this moment, Bard seemed to have thought of something, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Lan En.

“Wait, how did you get here? There must be one at the door.”

"There are people watching." Lan En said nonchalantly, "But I let them sleep. By the way, are those the mayor's people?"

“That’s right! And you just knocked out the mayor’s men!”

Bard covered his forehead and said with difficulty.

"The mayor has been monitoring me and feels that I threaten his power. I also know that he is monitoring me. This is a kind of tacit understanding. I stay under his nose and don't cause trouble, and he won't make things difficult for me. family.”

 Lan En nodded, expressing his understanding of the situation.

“But for now, put aside the little tacit understanding between you two.”

“The orcs will probably come, and I knocked out the mayor’s men in broad daylight, so just take me directly to the mayor in a while, and we have to let him prepare his weapons.”

As he spoke, Lan En also smacked his lips in embarrassment.

“The security in this town is lax just by looking at it. It’s no better than a pile of sand.”

"Orcs are naturally cruel killers and villains. I think they can scare away your guards when they are fierce."

"Okay. Okay." Bud was still struggling to absorb and digest this information, and he pinched his forehead and agreed.

Bud walked together with his three children, hugging them with a worried expression and whispering comfort to them.

Children don’t yet know what may happen in the future. They were born and raised here, and even the stories they heard didn’t even look like orcs.

"If you can consider these factors comprehensively, you should know that the orcs are not chasing you simply because of the feud."

“They have considerations that are more based on reality and utilitarianism.”

"Wait! You mean..." Thorin seemed to understand a lot of things at once, he murmured.

“Is that so? Is this why Azog, the Blasphemer, is chasing us so hard?!”

Bahrain had the same expression.

 They used to be high-level officials of the dwarf Gushan Kingdom, which is good, but people always ignore the things around them that have become daily.

While Gushan still exists and remains standing, the strategic stabilizing function brought by Gushan in the entire north exists almost as naturally as air.

When the evil dragon captured Gushan, this important strategic node was lost, and people realized how precious it turned out to be.

It is a pity that at that time, Bahrain, Thorin, and even other senior officials of the Gushan Kingdom had all their energy and thinking occupied by the displaced tribesmen.

Just taking care of this group of citizens who have lost their homes to settle down and make a living will cost them their lives.

There is no time to think about anything else.

So in the end, after a long time passed, a solitary mountain expedition team consisting of businessmen, coopers, shoemakers and others was formed under the leadership of a gray-robed wizard.

“It seems you understand, good.”

The witcher looked at the enlightened expressions of the two dwarves in front of him and nodded.

But Solin and Balin only felt cold all over their bodies, their throats were rolling up and down but they couldn't make a sound.

Not far away, the dwarves were telling stories to the three Bard children about their adventures along the way.

The hobbits were sharing snacks with Ellu the cat and the temporarily inserted big meat ball Bombo.

But these heart-warming pictures are clearly right in front of them, but Thorin and Bahrain only feel that these things are getting further and further away from them.

“Gandalf advises you to stop here, Thorin.”

Lane relayed the wizard's message to the dwarf.

"The closer you come to success, the closer the orcs and the forces they represent will come to hysteria. In the end, the worst case scenario will come."

"We may face, face an army of orcs?" Bahrain said forcefully and calmly.

Lan En added even more grimly.

“An army of orcs allied with a dragon.”

“Allying with the evil dragon? The evil dragon would not ally with the despicable orcs!”

Thorin said bitterly.

“It’s not the orcs who may be allies with Smaug.” The witcher turned to him and said softly, “Orcs always have masters, don’t they?”

Orcs, a species with a cruel and dirty nature, are undoubtedly not the creations of Ilúvatar.

They have been the servants of Morgoth, the Dark Lord, since before the sun and moon rose in the first age.

It is the most basic and largest army under Morgoth's command.

In the ancient days of Arda, the War of Fire, the War of Tears, and the War of Wrath. In the battles against Morgoth, orcs were everywhere.