"Blessings to you, King Balin! You are now Balin I! Rule this land well; it has been barren for too long!" Roland sighed as he looked at the lifeless Moria. Years of war and neglect had taken a heavy toll on Moria. Many roads and bridges had vanished, leaving many places impassable...
"Of course! I will! Next time you come here, you will see a real dwarf city!" Balin said firmly.
"By the way! You haven't successfully started the central furnace yet, right?" Roland asked as if he had thought of something.
Of course, Roland thought of the central furnace of Iluber. It had been extinguished for many years, and it was only ignited by Comrade Smaug's dragon fire... And Moria? The furnace here had been extinguished for even longer!
"Not yet. That thing requires a very high-temperature flame..." Balin followed Roland's gaze and saw the graceful Ajax and the tiny Renoir (a blazing dragon!) wrapped around her arm.
"Maybe I found the flame to ignite it, if you don't mind!" Balin stared straight at Renault.
"Yes! There is no flame hotter than dragon flame. If there is, it must be a higher-level dragon flame!" Roland nodded in agreement. If he didn't have Ajax, the dragon rider, he really couldn't help... After all, you can ask Cardo of the Kaslo family to fan the fire, but to start the fire, it would be more professional to have an orthodox fire dragon do it.
"Do you agree?" Balin raised his head and looked at Roland cautiously. After all, without the help of the fire dragon, it would take the dwarf at least several months to ignite that thing.
"You'll have to ask Ajax. I can't decide on such matters. After all, this isn't a battle requirement..." Roland shook his head. Ajax was different from Kaslo. Dragon knights who graduated from formal training schools were very proud. They would obey the orders of their lords and serve in the war. Apart from the first instance, not even the king could order them to do anything against their will except for war.
What? Why does Kaslo obey Roland's every word? Like a lapdog? Hey, hey, hey! I suggest you go back to Chapter 99! Without the wind dragon blood Roland gave him, Kaslo is still a flying dragon knight, and Cardo is just a four-legged flying dragon at the bottom of the dragon ecological niche! Not only does Kaslo obey Roland's every word, but Cardo also obeys Roland's orders, as Roland proved when he stepped on his back! The proud dragon won't allow anyone other than its contracted knight to climb onto its back! Because that's the only part of the dragon that's vulnerable!
Anyway, Renault would never let Roland climb onto his back. At most, he would use his claws to lift him up and fly away...
"Ehmm... As expected, the dragon knights I raise myself are more considerate!" Roland couldn't help but think to himself. Although the dragon knights rewarded by the system were good, they were still not as good as the ones I raised myself! Look at that big guy Cardo, so obedient and cute! As for Renault, Roland hadn't even tried to control him yet!
"Friends! Enjoy yourself! Come join us in singing and dancing! Don't stop until you're drunk!" While Roland was still thinking, Balin had already raised his glass and said to everyone.
"Is the banquet starting? I want to sit at the children's table!" Roland suddenly said this excitedly for some reason.
"……"Bahrain.
“…”Ajax and Renoir.
“…”Caslo and Cardo.
“…”Omsk.
“…”A group of dwarves.
"Ah~ Hahaha! King Roland still has a childish heart! Hahaha!" Balin hurriedly laughed dryly to give Roland a way out, otherwise if he continued to carry him, Roland would be roasted to death.
"I've brought shame upon myself in this dwarf's house!" Caslo said in anger, covering his face as if he was too embarrassed to see anyone. In fact, his trembling shoulders had betrayed the beautiful smile under his hands.
"I feel so... uncomfortable!" Omsk's face flushed red, and he quickly lowered his head, his whole body trembling.
"Ahem, who's that? Hey hey hey! That's right! Those two over there! Just you two! Don't hide, laugh if you want to! It's okay, everyone has some dark history, right? I don't know who it was that almost got defeated when four against one?" From now on, sarcasm has a very vivid expression in Middle-earth.
"Your Highness, I have a question for you. Is there any story behind the scene with the child sitting at the same table?" Ajax quietly raised her fair and tender hand and asked Roland.
"..." Was Roland trying to say that this was the meaning of "xiaopao cai" (small dishes)? Or was it just more convenient to grab food from children?
"Well... King Roland, there are no children in Khazad-dûm right now. Can I arrange one for you next time you come?" Balin quietly poked his head over and said in a low voice.
"Hmm... I'm tired! Destroy it!" Roland looked expressionlessly at the face approaching from below and spoke seriously. The problem is, just say it. Why are you turning down the volume? Subwoofer? You might as well not have turned it down! With that voice, I think everyone here can hear it, okay?
"My lifelong reputation... is gone!" Roland casually tore off a piece of grilled pork ribs and looked at everyone looking at him, whispering and pointing.
"System? Is it still alive?" Roland called out to his nemesis system with an expressionless face.
"Still alive!" The system is also aloof.
"Do you think it would be okay if I killed them?" Roland had already started thinking about killing people to silence them. After all, if this got out a few times, he would definitely be a nobody (he thought to himself...). Rumors are so scary!
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"The system does not recommend the host to do this! Because you can't win!" The system didn't give any face at all.
"Ah! Thank you for your honesty!"
After a while, people finally stopped talking about Roland going to the children's table and started eating and drinking crazily.
Aside from the necessary security personnel, almost everyone participated in the banquet. There were juicy roasts, fragrant honey-fried steaks, flaming rum, fragrant bread, and even sweet candied fruit... To get enough supplies for the banquet, Roland not only took out a lot of the miscellaneous food the system had rewarded him with, but also had Caslo ride a dragon to Bree for some frantic shopping. It must be said that using dragon riders to deliver goods was probably a first in Middle-earth...
"Ajax, the core furnace here is still extinguished. The Dwarf King hopes you can help them light it. What do you think?" Unlike Kaslo, who always did what he said, Roland had to be polite to Ajax, who came from a dragon knight family. After all, the former dragon knight commander was on par with the emperor to some extent! The dragon knight general could be on par with those grand dukes and kings!
"Oh? Your Highness, what do you mean?" Ajax asked with her big, Caroline eyes blinking.
"It's up to you. If you're willing, go and help. If not, I won't force you. I guess Bahrain will come to find you soon!" Roland shook his head indifferently.
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