Chapter 007: Lake-town

The magic potions in the magic pool were terrifyingly abundant. Even if Smaug were a dragon, it would take some time for him to absorb all the potions in the pool.

Wang Bo naturally had no patience to stay here watching Smaug.

He left his demon butler to watch over Smaug, while he himself left the Time Villa and returned to the outside world.

After subduing Smaug, the Lonely Mountain fell into Wang Bo's hands.

This was once the Dwarf Kingdom, possessing wealth like the waves of the sea.

Although Wang Bo had visited several worlds and gathered considerable wealth, compared to the wealth of the Lonely Mountain, it was far too little. The gold and gems of the Lonely Mountain were truly too much.

No, they were simply terrifyingly abundant.

This was the wealth of an entire nation.

Wang Bo remembered that before his transmigration, he had seen a Forbes Fictional Wealth List, which ranked the riches of many movie characters. The first place was Scrooge McDuck, and the second was Smaug.

Of course, that was just a calculation.

After all, they were separated by a screen, so they could only guess at these people's true wealth.

But now Wang Bo knew, for Smaug's wealth had fallen into his hands. This was a genuine mountain of gold. Countless gold coins and gems nearly blinded Wang Bo.

Even someone like him, who was not easily moved by wealth, was somewhat astonished.

But soon, Wang Bo calmed down. Although this wealth was vast and impressive, it was actually nothing special.

If Wang Bo wished, with the Copy Mirror in hand, he could easily replicate hundreds of times this wealth.

He could even forge a golden fleet without any problem.

But that was completely unnecessary.

Gold and such things truly did not catch Wang Bo's eye. What could make him covet were probably only those rare treasures, like the heirloom that once bewitched the Dwarf King.

The Heart of the Mountain... the Arkenstone.

That was what Wang Bo truly wanted, for such a treasure was unique even in the world of The Lord of the Rings.

Whether humans, dwarves, or elves, all had been bewitched by such a treasure.

Wang Bo knew that the Arkenstone had ultimately fallen into Smaug's hands, right there among the pile of treasure. So he activated his X-ray vision, swept his gaze over the treasure a few times, and soon found the heirloom buried beneath the gold coins.

"Accio Gem!"

Wang Bo waved his hand and cast a Summoning Charm. The Arkenstone flew out from the treasure and automatically landed in Wang Bo's hand.

Xiaoqing blinked at the gem in Wang Bo's hand. "So this is the Arkenstone."

Wang Bo nodded, took out the Copy Mirror, copied several Arkenstones as his own collectibles, and then threw one Arkenstone into the Woodcutter's Spring.

Before long, the Spring Goddess emerged holding an even larger Arkenstone.

"Honest woodcutter, is this the gem you lost?"

"No," Wang Bo told the truth. "I lost a small gem."

"You are truly an honest and good man. Then this large gem is yours."

Thus, Wang Bo obtained an upgraded version of the Arkenstone, even more dazzling and beautiful.

Xiaobai herself had no interest in the Arkenstone, so Wang Bo gave the upgraded Arkenstone to Xiaoqing.

As for Yazi, Wang Bo also gave her an Arkenstone, but not the upgraded one—just a copied version.

Even so, Yazi was very happy. Women, after all, few dislike gems and diamonds. Yazi was no exception; she cherished the Arkenstone and carefully stored it away.

"I will treasure this gem."

Wang Bo just blinked at that. Of course, he wouldn't say, "It doesn't matter if you lose it; I have plenty of these things." He wasn't some clueless straight man.

After Yazi accepted the gem, Wang Bo copied a few more extremely rare treasures, then led the group out of the treasure vault, mounted the red dragon, and toured the Lonely Mountain.

Don't think that because the Lonely Mountain was built by the Dwarf Kingdom, it was like a Lilliput.

Although dwarves in the eyes of normal people were all three-foot-tall cripples, the problem was that these people were all skilled craftsmen. The kingdom they built was not cramped at all; on the contrary, it was exceptionally spacious and lofty.

Not to mention humans, even if a giant came, they would find it roomy.

Both the corridors and the height of the ceilings were beyond imagination. This project could be called magnificent. Clearly, the dwarves had expended no small effort here.

But now, it all benefited Wang Bo.

When Smaug had attacked the Lonely Mountain, he had caused considerable damage, but that didn't matter. Wang Bo cast a few Restoration Charms and easily repaired the buildings and things Smaug had destroyed.

Magic was just that convenient.

Especially magic from the Harry Potter world; in daily life, it was incredibly convenient.

After repairing the damaged buildings of the Lonely Mountain, Wang Bo cast a Cleaning Charm, clearing away all the dust and grime, making the entire Lonely Mountain look brand new.

However, with only Wang Bo and a few others, the Lonely Mountain felt somewhat empty.

But that was fine; Wang Bo already had a plan.

After repairing the Lonely Mountain, he rode the red dragon Margaret to Lake-town.

The appearance of the red dragon caused panic among the people of Lake-town. After all, many of them were originally residents of Dale, and the image of Smaug destroying Dale was still fresh in their minds.

Now Lake-town was visited by another new dragon; it was only natural for the people to panic.

They feared that Lake-town would once again be ravaged by a dragon.

Many people were so frightened that they hid in their houses, not daring to come out.

Standing on the back of the red dragon, Wang Bo looked down upon the entire Lake-town and declared loudly, "The evil dragon Smaug of the Lonely Mountain has been subdued by me. From now on, I am the King of the Lonely Mountain."

"And you of Lake-town, from today, must accept my rule."

"Now, all of you, come out!!!"

After repeating these words three times, Wang Bo had the red dragon land at the edge of Lake-town.

Under the intimidation of the red dragon and Wang Bo's command, the people of Lake-town dared not resist. Trembling, they came out of their houses one by one and gathered together.

Wang Bo looked down and asked, "Who among you is the master of this town?"

Everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to a man with a somewhat timid expression. This man was trying to squeeze into the crowd, as if unwilling to step forward.

Wang Bo snorted lightly and said, "Since you're unwilling to come out, then so be it. From today, you are no longer the master of Lake-town. Now, I will appoint a new master of Lake-town. If anyone objects, step forward, and I'll give you a chance."

Wang Bo waited for a while; no one stepped forward.

Everyone looked at Wang Bo with fear.