Li Zhuoguang took out a piece of dried meat for breakfast, and while chewing on it, he listened to Bard telling his purpose. "You mean, you think Smaug burned down the city of Dale, so you come to ask for part of Smaug's collection to compensate the people of Dale for their losses?" Bard was a little dry-mouthed. He was afraid that he would make the other party dissatisfied, and a giant bear would immediately fall from the sky and crush them into meat paste. However, some things are more important than life: "Yes, sir." Li Zhuoguang waved his hand: "You have to understand one thing, Smaug took away the wealth of the dwarves, not the people of Dale. And we killed Smaug, and these properties are considered our spoils of war. We have avenged you, you should thank us, instead of shifting Smaug's debt to us." Although Bard had known this would happen, he still couldn't hide his disappointment: "I know, sir, please forgive my unreasonable request." "Are you Bard?" Li Zhuoguang asked knowingly. "Yes, sir, do you know me?" Bard has been living in Changhu Town as a fisherman. He never thought that his name would spread out of Changhu Town. "I have heard of your father, Ji Rui'an. I never thought that Ji Rui'an's son would become so shameless."
Bard's rough face flushed red when he heard this: "I... I..." He said "I" for a long time, but he didn't say "I" clearly. He knew in his heart that if there was no mayor, he would never make this trip. But after receiving the mayor's request, he was really moved. Even if he was determined to use every penny he asked for to rebuild the Valley City, he would never spend a penny. But he also knew that the money did not belong to the people of the Valley. Li Zhuoguang glanced at the guards behind Bard. He didn't think that a fisherman could command the guards. He understood, and Li Zhuoguang asked directly: "Are these people guards from Changhu Town?" Bard answered truthfully: "Yes." Li Zhuoguang asked again: "If I remember correctly, a small town should not have too many guards, right?" "There are a total of 24 guards in Changhu Town, and 12 of them came with me this time." Li Zhuoguang nodded: "You go back to Changhu Town and bring the people of the valley who are willing to come with you to Lonely Mountain. This place has been idle for too long, and I need someone to take care of it. I will not pay for Smaug's behavior, but I will pay for my own commission. The people of the valley help me do things, and I pay. Making money under me is more likely to rebuild the valley city than fishing." "Thank you, sir!" The leading guard stepped forward and stuttered: "First... sir..." Li Zhuoguang interrupted him: "The twelve of you will stay here for the time being, and leave after the people of the valley come." After speaking, Li Zhuoguang manifested the crimson touch and covered them in mid-air. When they came to their senses, they found that a circle of circular cracks had been cut on the land around them. "If you dare to step out of this circle, I will twist off your heads and hang them next to Smaug. Don't say I didn't warn you." The guards of a small town certainly didn't have much manners. When they heard what Li Zhuoguang said, they were so scared that they wet their pants on the spot. They sat down on the ground tremblingly, not daring to get up. Bard turned and ran towards Long Lake Town. He wanted to tell this good news to everyone who wanted to rebuild the city of Dale. King Thr arrived at the Lonely Mountain before the people of the valley. He came here to congratulate Li Zhuoguang for killing the dragon. Accompanying him was the scout messenger of Rivendell.
Li Zhuoguang certainly knew the scout's intention. He used "Absolute" to reach into the storage bag and took out a golden ring. The Supreme Ring is different from other rings of power. It is not inlaid with gems and does not have a gorgeous appearance. Normally, it looks like an ordinary gold ring. Only when it is placed in the flames will the Tengwa letters engraved on it appear. The Supreme Ring is easy to imitate, but that only refers to its appearance. When Li Zhuoguang took out the ring, even if the elves present had never seen the Supreme Ring before, they could be sure that it was the real thing. Because from the moment they saw the ring, they heard murmurs in their ears, and a desire began to grow uncontrollably from the bottom of their hearts. Li Zhuoguang saw that the elves looked different, so he threw the Supreme Ring back into the storage bag. Immediately, the temptation disappeared. "What is this?" Thranduil asked. Li Zhuoguang made up a lie: "This is a magic item that is specially designed to isolate the influence of the ring." The scout of Rivendell wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded slightly to Li Zhuoguang: "King Elrond has personally led the team and set out with the guards to find the rare object. Please keep the Supreme Ring properly, Mr. Li." Li Zhuoguang nodded: "I hope he has a smooth trip." Thrandil heard the hidden meaning of Li Zhuoguang, and he raised his eyebrows: "You have issued a commission to more than one party?" Li Zhuoguang admitted: "Middle-earth is too big, and it may not be found by one party alone." After that, Li Zhuoguang took out a necklace from the storage bag: "Please confirm whether this is the necklace you ordered. Of course, you haven't found the carriage yet, remember to return it to me after you have seen it." With King Arthur's arrogance, Li Zhuoguang was not afraid that he would not return it. What was more uncomfortable than the fact that the necklace was close at hand but did not belong to him was that he was treacherous like a dwarf. After receiving the necklace, King Thul looked at it carefully, with a trace of reminiscence between his brows, but then returned the necklace to Li Zhuoguang: "Keep the necklace safe, and I'll come to get it." After that, he rode on the bighorn deer and turned to run towards the Mirkwood. It seems that only by seeing the prize in advance can we stimulate initiative to the greatest extent. In the following days, groups of valley people came to Lonely Mountain. The mayor of Longhu Town wanted to stop it, but Bard did not choose to gather the valley people to subdue the remaining guards, but used Li Zhuoguang's banner to the extreme. Even though the mayor was heartbroken to see the loss of population, he knew that he was not as good as Smaug. Even in Longhu Town, you can see the dragon head hanging on the city wall. The mayor didn't want his head to move and live next to Smaug. As mentioned before, the characteristics of dwarf architecture are magnificent, so even if humans move in, they will never feel cramped. The exaggerated height of the floor is enough to accommodate even ogres. After the people of the valley moved into the Lonely Mountain, Li Zhuoguang became their temporary lord. Although his prestige is not as high as Xiong Facai, he doesn't care about it. He is satisfied as long as he has people to use. The first commission of the temporary lord is to deliver a letter. Several strong men of the valley carried sufficient dry food, rode on strong horses, and ran to Rohan and Gondor with Li Zhuoguang's handwritten letter. The content of the letter is very simple, which is a description of the energy car and a matching sketch. But the sentence at the end of the letter is very important. "Those who can bring this to me can get a quarter of the treasure of the Lonely Mountain."