Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1092 1074. My own decision

"I understand."

After Bilbo stood up, Lan sighed and nodded.

It was natural for the dwarves to take back their homeland. There was no reason to stop them. These words were just Lan's reminder to Thorin for peace of mind.

After nodding, Lan was ready to call the fluff ball to leave.

But when the kitten jumped lightly from the roof opposite to Lan.

"Meow~"

Elu stood up, his two white front paws drooping, and his furry head hesitated to look at the two boats of the dwarves, especially his friend Bilbo on the boat, and then looked at Lan.

"That. Boss meow! How about letting me go with them!"

"Huh?"

Lan looked down at the fluff ball strangely, and so did Bilbo.

"They mainly need to act secretly this time and steal a gem, right meow?"

The fluff ball raised his head and said softly.

The kitten had also heard a rough outline of Thorin and his restoration plan.

"Bilbo has pads on his feet, and I have pads too. The dragon is not familiar with his scent, and Smaug has certainly never smelled my scent, meow!"

The fluff ball was a little unconfident at first, but the more he spoke, the more he felt it.

Finally, he straightened his chest and stood with his front paws on his waist.

"Stealing things! I'm very skilled, meow!"

"As long as you are not discovered when stealing, the dragon will not wake up, and everyone will not be in danger, meow! After all, stealing gems is the most critical link!"

"I can help, meow!"

The kitten's declaration caused a small discussion among the dwarves.

The dwarves were also excited by the fluff ball.

"Yes!" Gloin scratched his lush beard and said, "The important thing is to steal things, and it would be best if we don't have to meet Smaug!"

"We have Bilbo! He is a master thief, and everyone can see it!" Bombo sat in the boat like a big soft meatball, "But wouldn't it be better to have another kitten master thief? Double the master thieves! Double the success rate!"

Even Dwalin, who has always been the toughest in the dwarf's Lonely Mountain expedition team, crossed his arms and kept nodding his bald head.

"For our hometown, we are not afraid of death or facing the dragon. But if we can go on safely according to the plan, why not?"

But now, it was Bilbo who had just bravely stood up and spoke, waving his hands again and again.

"No! Stop!"

He said loudly, and staggered to his feet from the boat, looking at the flannel ball on the shore.

"It's dangerous, fluff ball. I can't, I can't let you take risks with me just because we're friends. I don't have that right. That's a dragon! Stealing things from under its nose is my mission."

"But after stealing things successfully, many people will be safe, meow!"

The fluffy little face of the fluffy ball looked at the hobbit seriously.

"I'm not helping you because I'm your friend, meow! This is my own decision, meow!"

After saying that, Felyn turned around and looked up at his boss, with expectation in his big watery eyes.

"Okay, meow, boss?"

The fluffy ball's sudden decision made Lan En squat down and look directly into Felyn's eyes.

The two pairs of cat eyes looked at each other in silence, and suddenly, the demon hunter's cat eyes were smiling.

"You're making great progress, fluff ball."

"Meow?"

The flames around were still crackling, and Lan En stood up again.

He smiled at the kitten in front of him.

"You collected information, and then made your own decision based on the information. This decision was brave and persistent. When you first started adventuring with me, didn't you say that your goal was to become a great hunting cat?"

"Now it seems that you are very energetic! You are also very solid in moving towards your goal, which is completely different from other things."

The unicorn outside the wall tilted its head, and then its ruby-like eyes narrowed dangerously, and it lowered its head to move towards Lan En.

Then it was held down by the demon hunter and prevented from coming over.

"I am very happy for you, fluff ball. Seeing the progress of a friend really makes people feel good."

Lan En nodded to the kitten who was looking up.

"Just do it if you decide. Don't worry, I will support you."

"Thank you, Boss Meow!"

The fluff ball jumped up happily, high-fived Lan En in the air, and then held his kitten helmet and jumped onto the dwarves' boat.

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For Long Lake Town, a long night has passed.

The last night was really too cruel and sudden for the townspeople.

Although the town of Long Lake was poor and life was difficult, because this land was poor and barren because of Smaug, they lived on the rocks in the lake. Although the elves in the dense forest next to it were difficult to contact, they were still a kind and orderly race.

So since Smaug fell asleep, Long Lake Town has never been turbulent for more than 60 years.

Gradually, people even only knew that there was a dragon in the lonely mountain, but they didn't even know what Smaug looked like.

The dragon slept for more than 60 years, but how many 60 years can short-lived humans have?

Most of the old people who saw it fly out of the lonely mountain to plunder and devour are no longer here.

The vague descriptions left behind became stories, and then they were distorted into something that was a million miles away from the truth.

It's just like the modern sorcerers' understanding of ancient sorcerers in the magical medieval world.

And now, the residents of Changhu Town finally understood what true cruelty is again. The slaughter brought by the battle.

Even a small-scale orc army brought great damage to this town that was unprepared because of its comfort.

At night, the ashes blown into the sky by the heat wave of the flames gradually burned out and floated down again.

The gray ashes mixed with the white snowflakes made people feel not only cold in the body, but also cold in the heart.

The snowflakes suppressed the remaining flames, at least preventing the fire from spreading throughout the town. Just walking on the wooden walkway, you still have to lift your legs from time to time and step over the bodies lying or reclining.

Lan En stepped on the walkway with boots made of gliding lizard skin. He squatted gently and put down a slumped body nailed to the wall by the orcs' rough knives.

This person may have been living a daily life the day before, discussing the future with family or friends, but now, there is nothing left.

Lan En killed all the orcs he saw last night, and sent all the humans he saw to the square defense line.

But the orcs had already arranged a dispersed formation when they attacked, and launched actions from various places in Changhu Town, so he didn't have time to take care of it.

There was a heavy but slow collision sound on the wooden piles that supported the walkway to isolate the water surface.

Lan En looked back and saw that it was the boat that the mayor of Changhu Town had driven out of the official residence after the orcs invaded.

At that time, the golden light on the boat was dazzling against the background of the flames.

But now, only half of the hull was floating on the waterway, and only a few gold coins were stuck in the gaps between the wooden boards of the hull, and the rest of the gold and silver treasures sank to the bottom.

And the pot-bellied mayor also lay on his back on this half of the boat, his legs soaked in the water, and only the upper body did not slide down because of friction.

The lace scarf on his neck had been full of blood flowing from his neck.

The whole person was pale from blood loss and blue-white from being frozen.

Until now, he still tightly grasped the handle of a golden cup in his stiff hand.

"Dragon disease."

Lan En watched the half-ship with the corpse drifting away in the waterway along with the floating ice, muttering.

There were still a lot of smoke from the fire in Changhu Town floating up.

There were suppressed or heartbreaking cries from the ruins.

Lan En moved towards the square. As expected, the closer he got to the square, the louder the noise of the crowd.

The square in front of the mayor's mansion was originally a gathering place. Now the people who were frightened last night still stayed here neurotically, and they didn't want to leave even if it was snowing.

The safety here last night was what these townspeople who had suffered misfortune cared about most.

The shield guards were replaced in the square to rest. A group of male townspeople took over the shields, weapons and armor. They stood nervously at the defense line last night, staring at the dark corners and ruins outside the defense line, guarding against the orcs who had already left.

The mayor's residence had already been filled with people, and many female townspeople brought out large basins of hot water and food.

Bard was busy in the middle of the square.

"Thank God! You are here!"

As soon as he saw the tall figure outside the square, Bard immediately walked over while shouting.

"It seems that you did a good job, Master Bard."

In the curious and amazed eyes of the townspeople, Lan was welcomed in by Bard.

"Don't say it." Bard frowned, looking like he had a headache, "People were scared last night and now they are refusing to leave the square, but now it's snowing again, and we can't live outdoors."

After that, Bard looked at the demon hunter seriously.

"Thank you, Lan. We all heard from the townspeople you brought here yesterday that you saved a lot of people. And your reminder to the mayor made the guards wear shields at the time, which enabled them to hold up a line of defense later."

"And if something happened to my children, I really don't know if I still have the courage to live now."

Bud said sincerely, looking behind him.

Lan also turned his head. His three children were helping others to the best of their ability.

"Maybe I can't repay your help now, but please believe that our family will always remember this kindness."

"Don't say more." Lan waved his hand and smiled, "Just bring some food. I've been busy all night and haven't had a hot meal yet."

Bud nodded and shouted to his little daughter behind him.

"Sigrid, bring some food, hot food!"

Then he turned his head and looked at Lan again.

"Let's eat together. We can talk while we eat. My mind is in a mess now. There are problems everywhere and problems need to be solved everywhere."

"But I heard that you are the descendant of the Lord of River Valley City."

"I am the descendant of the Lord, but I grew up in Long Lake Town. I can fish and shoot arrows, but I have never done these things."

Bard's little daughter brought two steaming plates, but before Lan En and Bard sat down and started eating, there was another commotion outside the square.

It was two elves appearing in front of people.