Long Lake, located in the north of the dark and dense forest, before the Lonely Mountain, is a huge lake.
The water here comes from the valley of the Lonely Mountain.
Countless currents poured into this lake, drowning all the forward passages around it.
Anyone who wants to cross here has to change boats.
Now, Carl and others are facing such a situation; they need to find a boat to continue to the Lonely Mountain.
Everyone was waiting on the shore, and when they were thinking about how to find a boat, a boat suddenly floated on the lake not far away, and there was a figure on the boat.
It was a middle-aged man in a mink robe. The man's face was a bit weathered. He saw the dwarves standing by the river and felt a little strange, so he turned the bow of the boat in doubt and rowed over.
The dwarves also noticed the approach of the ship, and their faces couldn't help showing joy.
They were worrying about how to cross the lake, and now that a boat came, they would not let it go easily.
"Hey, hey! Someone here! How are you? Hey!" Groin exclaimed.
Just let this man carry them across the Long Lake, and then they can reach the Lonely Mountain.
The man who punted the boat slowly stopped the boat a few meters away from the crowd and asked a few people vigilantly:
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
It has been a long time since outsiders have come here, so looking at the strange team in front of him, the man couldn't help but hold doubts in his heart.
"We are dwarves from the west and want to be on the other side of the front. Could you help us and get us over there?" Thorin said.
"No," the man shook his head directly, "You guys, you guys look weird and act sneaky. I don't trust you to board my boat."
After all, the man is about to leave.
He has to continue fishing, but he has no time to spend here.
However, when he was about to raise his head, a golden light suddenly flashed in front of him, which made him subconsciously stop the movement in his hand.
The man raised his eyebrows and asked the handsome human in the dwarf crowd, "What do you mean?"
I saw that handsome human being - Carl, at this moment, holding a large amount of gold coins in his hand, shaking his mind.
Carl looked at the man's small eyes looking at the gold coins in his hand from time to time, smiled and said:
"If you are willing to take us across the shore, then these gold coins are all yours. How about it? Do you want to think about it?"
Hearing this, the man suddenly became silent, his brows were slightly wrinkled, as if he was thinking about the gain and loss, but after a while, he suddenly laughed out loud:
"I feel kindly towards you, and please come aboard."
The dwarves looked at this scene and looked at each other.
At this moment, they felt the allure of money and the naked reality of human nature.
The dwarves boarded the boat as they wished, and after chatting for a while, they also understood the identity of the man who punted the boat.
The man's name is Bud, and he is a resident of Long Lake Town.
And Long Lake Town is a town located in the center of Long Lake.
The houses there are all made of wood, people live on the water, and they usually rely on fishing to make a living.
On this trip, Bud was preparing to return to Long Lake Town with his catch, but he did not expect to meet their group.
Bud looked at the dwarves in front of him with a smile and said with a loud laugh: "If you want to go to the other side, it will take a lot of time. If it's already a little dark today, you might as well go back to Long Lake Town with me to rest and wait until tomorrow dawn. I will send you off again."
Long Lake, as its name suggests, spans an unusually long distance and waters, with a diameter of hundreds of miles from east to west.
They want to cross the distance of a hundred miles, but it is not enough to paddle for an hour and a half.
The dwarves looked at the sky and saw that the sky was already red, and they all agreed.
Aside, Carl looked at Bud with a kind expression on his face, but observed him secretly.
The person in front of him, at first glance, is unremarkable and seems to be a little greedy for money.
However, who would have thought that this person, in the original timeline, with his own mortal power, used a crossbow to kill the demon dragon that everyone was talking about - Smaug?
Carl has indeed recognized Bud's identity, so he has a high evaluation of the man in his heart.
The boats rowed with the current, and the water was filled with mist, making it impossible to see the scenery three meters away.
The surrounding sounds seemed to be blocked by the water mist, except for the sound of the oars breaking through the boiling water, it seemed unexpectedly quiet.
I don't know how long they have been paddling forward like this, and in the hazy mist, piles of wood began to emerge from under the water. It looked like houses had been built on them, but now they seem to have been corroded by the years and only the pillars are left.
Bud seemed to be embarrassed, paddled around the stakes, and slowly moved forward.
After rowing for a long time, the vague houses finally began to appear in front of them.