The temperature in November has gradually cooled down. According to Rody's memory, two years later, the Kingdom will experience an extremely long-lasting severe cold period. In that year, many people died in the Kingdom, and some roads were completely closed until two years later. It was only reopened, and some mountains even completely changed the terrain because of the heavy snow cover. For players, this just means something like "new copy" or "update patch", but for the aborigines, This means a cruel natural test.
The severe cold in 1969 had already begun to show signs in 6 years. After a long period of brewing, the gloomy sky finally fell the second snow of this year, and it tended to fall more and more.
When evening came, the scenery outside the window was still clear because of the snow. Su Lun looked at the white snow scene and felt that everything in front of him was a little unreal.
From the desolation when I decided to look for Roddy, to the comfort of sitting in the room facing the fire, everything changed within a few hours—the scene of the shop being smashed up by the Wolverine mercenary group is vivid in my memory. What followed was a series of fantastical twists and turns.
But if it is said that what shocked him the most was the scene of the conversation between Roddy and the servant.
Su Lun couldn't figure out what kind of relationship he had with the Duke.
The Duke of Angmar is the largest nobleman in the entire Efta territory. For a little-known mercenary or cobbler, this is a big man out of reach, but Roddy, who has no noble status, unexpectedly The Duke can personally send a butler to pick him up, obviously Rody said that he "saved the Duke's life" is not bragging.
But why doesn't he want to be promoted? Why do you have to fight those nobles in such a broken town
There were a lot of questions. Su Lun thought about it for a long time, and finally continued to think lazily. The only thing he could ponder carefully was the weird way Roddy made leather goods. On the unfinished wristband, it seems that the precision of some details is not lower than his own, but because he has never used that technique before, he thinks that Roddy is messing around.
Can he really make excellent finished products? But disrupting the magic node is equivalent to ruining the skin
Su Lun shook his head, rejecting this possibility.
He hasn't told anyone about his own adventures so far, and that glowing stone tablet gave him some special abilities—but from another perspective, Su Lun himself didn't realize how great his abilities really are, he just I know that after "tanning" leather, the effect of making things is far better than ordinary leather goods. But no matter how good it is, there is still a long distance from "magic equipment".
I haven't seen real magic equipment for many years. Roddy looks like he is only in his 2s. Even if he started practicing at the age of 10, it is probably difficult to make new tricks with this kind of leather armor.
Su Lun shook his head. In the end, he still felt that it was necessary to tell Rody what he thought about that piece of equipment, otherwise it would be a pity to waste so many good leathers—he is a more honest person, and when he thought about it, he wanted to do it, so he immediately walked out of the room to find Luo Di. Di, immediately found that his study room door was locked. After asking the maid, he turned and walked downstairs. When he walked through the slightly cold marble floor, Su Lun raised his head and looked out the window, but he happened to see the white snow outside the window. There's a bunch of black shadows on the ground ready to approach
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"The letter from the Duke of Angmar is here, and there are some letters to prove the ownership of the territory. In order to prove the basis, I also brought this code. The Duke also arranged a special escort team, but because I was ordered to hurry over here, and they probably won't arrive until later."
The butler John who was speaking was stating the purpose of his trip one by one. When the evening approached, candles were already lit in the room due to the dim light. Roddy nodded under the flickering candlelight, and replied, "I'll pack up, and I'll set off with the team tomorrow morning, thank you John the housekeeper."
"The matter in Elsa Village needs to be postponed for a while. The current strength of Kieg Town is estimated to be insufficient. If possible, ask for more people."
Suo Deluo took a few sips from the teacup next to him, and said casually: "It is estimated that this winter will be very cold, and we will not be able to recruit a standing army until next spring, so we can't be sloppy in this regard."
"Standing army? Baron Soderol, there is no sign of a war in the Ephta Territory, right?"
Butler John is not as smart as the original Alpha. He can only be said to be an honest person with little knowledge.
"Actually, this is an agreement between me and the Duke. When Miss Sally asked for help from the fortress, no soldiers responded at all. This proves that the entire territory's emergency military strength is extremely lacking. Now a standing army is formed to prevent similar situations from happening again. occur."
Rody made a lot of hype reasons, although some of the reasons are in it, but in fact the army to be formed next is not for any "emergency" use at all, but it is really for war.
"My lord, dinner is ready."
The maid next to him came to remind them, and the three of them were ready to go to the dining table to continue their discussion, but just as they walked to the front hall, a piece of news came from the rep on duty that surprised everyone—
"70 people approached outside the manor in a surrounded manner, with unknown intentions"
Although he said "the intention is unknown", everyone understands what it means to go to this wilderness to surround the manor at night.
"Baron Soderore, we Wolverine Mercenaries need an explanation from you"
The shouts from outside the manor were quickly and clearly transmitted here. Through the gate, one can vaguely see the dark figure under several torches still surrounding the gate.
Butler John's expression turned ugly in an instant: "What are they thinking about? Could it be the remnants of the undead?"
"Maybe."
Rody grinned, but his smile was a little cold: for this kind of fool who keeps repeating again and again, he understands what he needs to do better, and waved: "Open the door."
Chihou immediately carried out his order mechanically. Although it was just a simple sentence, facing those heavily armed mercenaries, Chihou who came to open the door didn't even show any expression of fear. It was as if they hadn't seen them—this kind of obedience didn't bring much deterrence to the mercenaries, but it only made Leslie standing in the middle of the team tremble.
However, when he saw the six fully armed knights coming from the manor, the tension and anxiety in his heart disappeared completely.