Chapter 1082 1064. A terrible fate
The mayor is not stupid, but his weak will gave Lan En's [Yaxi Seal] an opportunity.
He cares so much about his gold that he even goes to the treasure house to count it twice when he has nothing to do.
This kind of care was keenly noticed by Lan En, and then he used [Yaxi Sigil] to amplify it.
The more he cared about his gold, the more he paid attention to and feared the news that the orcs were coming to rob. This fear overwhelmed his reason.
Anyway, even if the orcs didn't come, it would just make the guards under him busy for a while.
He doesn't care about people, not even the people under his command, he only cares about gold.
Alfred is not stupid, but his power comes from the mayor, and he knows it very well.
So he will not disobey the mayor no matter who he disobeys. Whatever the mayor asks him to do, even if he thinks it is ridiculous, he will definitely do it without saying a word.
Lan En did not use [Yaxsi Sign] to distort the mayor's will. Although his will was very weak, [Yaxsi Sign] itself was not strong either.
Even a person like the mayor can only control him for ten minutes if he uses the seal arrogantly, and he will wake up after that.
But it is almost a matter of course to strengthen his existing paranoia and emotions.
So Bard stared blankly. The mayor who originally loved to cause trouble for him and would definitely send him to prison if given the chance, now looked at him with eyes that were completely indifferent.
He just looked worried, worried about the orcs that might come, and his own gold.
"By the way, the respected mayor of Changhu Town."
Lan En still spoke in a calm and somewhat cold tone. It gives people a sense of indifference as simply going through the process.
“If you feel that your guards are not effective enough, I saw a small caravan of dwarves passing by in the town when I came here. They all looked like they were skilled with swords and had been warriors.”
“They just don’t have much equipment on them. If you can give them some weapons, I think they will be willing to help when facing the orcs. After all, everyone knows that those orcs like killing people more than enjoying food. "
"Dwarves? There are dwarves in my town?"
The mayor asked anxiously, but then he didn't care.
"No, it's not important. It's better to say it's very good! All the dwarf warriors can be worth ten! The orcs also have a feud with them. They will definitely work hard when the orcs come! With them, my gold will be safer!"< br>
"Yes! Alfred! Go to the armory to arrange some things, find those dwarves, and tell them that they have been temporarily recruited! For this great town, it is time for the passing caravans to fight bravely! "
Looking at the mayor who was nervous because of the gold and pacing back and forth, and Alfred who was being ordered around by the mayor.
Lan En said nothing more, turned around and led Bud away.
A few minutes after the conversation, Lan En and Bud appeared outside the mayor's mansion again.
Bud looked at Lan En's hurried steps as if he had seen a ghost.
It wasn't until he was far away that he spoke with a little fear: "Do you think you can do magic? Have you controlled the mayor's mind?"
"Calm down, Bud. That’s far from ‘controlling the brain’. Otherwise, why do you think I’m walking so fast?”
It wasn’t until he turned the corner and stepped on the boat again that Lan En turned to Bud. explain.
“I just strengthened the guy’s inherent obsession and fear. The effect lasted for a few hours and was overwhelming. If I really wanted to control his thinking, although his will was not firm, he wouldn’t be able to control it. So easy. I'm not good at this at all."
Although if it was an army, it would be easier to control the opponent's overall mood.
Lan En was thinking to himself while explaining to Bud.
Bard seemed to accept this idea, and when he looked at Lan En, he no longer had the fear he had just now.
Behind them, the ringing of the bell came from the mayor's mansion, and the townspeople looked in that direction in surprise.
At the same time, the guards in the town each held their helmets and hurriedly gathered in the direction of the mansion.
It seems that the mayor is starting to gather people.
Although life in Changhu Town is difficult because of the evil dragon, it is also far away from the war.
There are not even fifty guards in the town, which is just the number that can deal with ordinary crimes and maintain law and order.
At this time, they all stepped on the wooden floor of the town and gathered towards the bell.
A noise came from over there, and many townspeople went to join in the fun, bringing rumors and news.
They said that the mayor was crazy and thought someone was coveting his treasure, so they asked for more security.
The guards should prepare their bows and swords across their waists to prepare for battle and deal with intruders.
When the two returned to Bard's house amidst the private discussions of the townspeople, the thirteen dwarves and the hobbits had all been waiting for it for a long time.
"How is it?"
Thorin asked expectantly.
"I want your equipment. You can go outside to pick it up later."
Lan En's crisp words made the dwarves jump up happily.
"Awesome! I knew Lan En could do it!"
Fili shouted happily, and at the same time jumped up and patted Lan En on the arm.
He usually hides a bunch of knives everywhere on his body, but now after drifting down the river, there is nothing left, and there is no sense of security at all.
"But don't be happy too early, friends."
Lan calmed down the dwarves who were cheerful and joyful by nature. "Needless to say, you all know that the guards of this town alone are like bread and ham in front of those ferocious orcs. There is no way they can stop the orcs, not to mention that those orcs will definitely kill innocent people in the town."
The witcher glanced around and finally stopped at Thorin.
"The main target of the orcs is you, so I think as long as you leave Changhu Town in front of those orcs, they have no reason to linger here. After all, you have the highest priority."
After previous conversations and revelations, Thorin and Balin already know why the orcs bite them so hard.
So I can understand what Lan En said.
Compared with the importance of preventing the re-emergence of a king under the mountain in Lonely Mountain, the orcs' nature of killing and destruction is simply not worth mentioning.
Even if the orcs broke into Changhu Town and were too happy to kill them and didn't want to leave, the leading orcs would force them to leave as long as their brains hadn't turned to mush.
“I agree.”
Bahrain, whose white beard has dried, was the first to express his position.
"The day of Turin is imminent. The sooner we set off, the better, otherwise we will not be able to make it in time! Let the orcs see it. They also know where we are going."
"And We can take a boat and walk in a straight line from the lake to the lonely mountain. Even if they ride on wargs, they will have to walk in an arc along the lake."
Thorin also nodded in agreement, He is also willing to do this if it can prevent the residents of Changhu Town from being harmed too much because of his team.
Immediately, Thorin began to greet his expedition members.
"Get moving, guys! Come with me outside and get ready to receive the equipment!"
Thorin looked impatient and was about to head to the mayor's mansion while greeting people.
Time is running out now, and he is willing to be even one minute earlier.
Seeing that things had been sorted out by Lan En, the dwarves were happy and relaxed a little.
"It's great. Having a wizard around makes it much easier than using your own brain."
Bofur said with a smile while patting Fluffy Ball's shoulder familiarly.
"But the boss is not a wizard, Meow."
The kitten scratched the beard on his face and said, Bofur didn't care at all.
“He hangs out with Gandalf the Gray and Radagast the Brown. What else can he be if he’s not a wizard? It doesn’t matter! Haha!”
Balin also supported his old man He relaxed and sat down on the barrel by the window again.
But Bard, who was collecting the wet clothes of the dwarves with three children next to him, was stunned after hearing the conversation between Lan En and the dwarves, as if he had thought of something.
"Did you just say Lonely Mountain? Are they going to Lonely Mountain?"
Bud approached Lan En and asked in a low voice with an eager expression.
"Yes, you heard it just now."
Lan En nodded.
"What, what did you remember? Can you tell me? A lot of information is valuable now."
"No, no. I have to confirm!" Bard murmured, patting Lan En at the same time. arms. "Please look after the children for me and tell them not to go out, and the dwarfs don't go out either! I'll be back right away! Right now!"
Before Lan En could react further, Bard went out like a gust of wind.
The sound of closing the door with great force even shook a piece of ash from the beams, which fell on the nose of Balin sitting at the window, causing him to sneeze.
“Ah! Oh, what’s wrong with him, is he so angry?”
The white-bearded old dwarf carefully patted his beautiful beard that hung down to his chest and muttered.
Lan En walked to Bahrain and found a bench to sit on: "I don't know, he said he wanted to confirm something."
"The atmosphere in this town is very tense now. It may be a very important thing for Bard to have prestige among the people and be monitored by the mayor."
Bahrain sighed: "Since this area was poisoned by the evil dragon, life has been difficult for everyone. "
"So I want to ask you again, Balin." Lan En leaned forward and looked at the old dwarf seriously. "You really don't want to stop here? If you really enter the lonely mountain, even if the evil dragon happens to get out"
"Even if Smaug happens to go out, we will still face the orc offensive when we retake the Lonely Mountain."
Balin smiled in relief and said to Lan En.
"No matter what, our restoration expedition team will face a terrible fate. Right?"
As he spoke, Bahrain started another seemingly unrelated topic.
"Did you know, Lan En? Look out the window, besides the lonely mountain, you can also see a dwarf wind crossbow."
"It's that thing."
Bahrain pointed outwards. It was a huge crossbow standing on the top of a wooden tower, with four arms spread out in four directions.
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(End of this chapter)