A violent storm filled the sky, and the sky was silvery white, with no trace of the sun's rays visible.
If there weren't some tall buildings in the royal city that could block the wind, there wouldn't even be any professionals wandering around on the streets.
William looked into the distance. The words "Silver Light" were true. The whole city was covered in ice and snow. Except for the billowing black smoke from the chimneys, he even thought that there were not many households in this royal city.
certainly.
The Royal City of the Glacier Kingdom really doesn't have a large population, only about half a million people can survive.
The vast majority of the population is located outside the city. They don't like to work. They like to live a free life, such as hunting. Whether it is ordinary animals or magical beasts, basically as long as they see them, they will not let them go.
If not, you can also kill a few orcs in exchange for food!
but.
In the blizzard-like temperatures, civilians who are not working indoors will stay home to drink and warm themselves by the fire.
Drinks.
In the far north, this thing sells more than food and is more expensive.
But there are so many people who can’t stand it.
The men in the far north cursed all day long, but they still reluctantly took out their gold coins and threw them to the wine vendors.
It's not like they didn't want to rob.
But they were afraid that after the robbery was over, these business travelers from out of town would stop coming, and they wouldn't even have drinks by then.
Therefore, wine brewed from grain is far more of a necessity for humans in the Far North than grain. Basically, with wine, even if there is no grain to eat, there is no big problem.
No need to eat.
But not without wine…
Even if they starve to death, they will have to starve to death while drunk.
If the distance between the two wasn't too far, William would have wanted to open a portal here and sell wine here...
But there is nothing we can do about it.
chilly.
it's too cold.
If you don’t drink, the heat will make your body feel uncomfortable.
However.
On a day when the wind was howling and the snow was falling.
There were six people and one horse, facing the cold and biting north wind, running further north.
It's now minus 50 degrees.
The wind force is also very exaggerated. If you are an ordinary person, you might be blown away by the strong wind, and you can enjoy the feeling of flying!
William also felt the cold, but feeling cold did not mean that their physical fitness could not withstand the cold.
Not to mention unicorns.
Their five masters, plus Olaf, the local high-level berserker, were not a problem in the face of such wind and snow.
It's just that it's getting further and further away.
It looks more and more like a place off the beaten path.
Olaf was a little timid.
But then he thought about it, what was he afraid of
How could five of his masters rob me on the way
There are a total of 4 gold coins in his pocket.
Even the new coat was bought by someone on the way, so what else is there to worry about
that's all.
All the way north.
We walked from noon to dark in the wind and snow.
Everyone finally saw a small town.
The steel gates were open, the streets were deserted, and the city walls were also unguarded. It was like a ghost town.
But the walls of the Glacier Kingdom are very thick, and soldiers can keep warm inside the walls while observing secretly.
The fact that no city gate guards came out means that they are not dangerous at all...
There was no one on the streets, because the civilians were at home, and at least many chimneys were emitting black smoke.
Olaf glanced at the darkening sky and couldn't help but said: "This city is the northernmost city in the Glacier Kingdom. Regardless of whether you want to continue going north, it's best for us to stay here now. God The temperature drops sharply after dark, and I feel like the snowstorm will become more severe.”
William patted the fur on his body, and the snowflakes stuck to it fell off one after another. He nodded: "Okay, where is further north?"
"The Grand Duchy of the Northern Territory is the last country close to the north for us humans, and it is also the first line of defense against the Orc Empire.
The Frost Empire, Glacier Kingdom, and Snow Kingdom have all deployed many legions in the Northern Grand Duchy to jointly defend against the harassment and attacks of the orcs. "Olav introduced it in detail.
Since William asked, it almost shows that these people should intend to go to the Grand Duchy of the Northern Territory.
As for what to do.
Then he doesn't know.
but no matter.
Olaf is still very confident in the defensive capabilities of the Northern Grand Duchy. He is not worried about William and the others making trouble. He just thinks that they want to see a large-scale orc army.
Because hundreds of years ago, there was no so-called Northern Grand Duchy to the north of the Glacier Kingdom.
The person who established this Northern Grand Duchy was originally a Duke of the Frost Empire.
This powerful and titled epic warrior led thousands of troops in conquests from east to west, rapidly expanding the territory of the Frost Empire and killing hundreds of thousands of orcs to seize the territory.
And since then.
The Frost Empire gave him this territory and named him the Lord of the Grand Duchy of the Northern Territory!
at the same time.
In order to defend against the counterattack of the Orc Empire, the Frost Empire not only sent legions to support, but the two affiliated kingdoms also supported many legions.
certainly.
There are also many mercenaries and hunters here.
More than 200,000 troops are in the Northern Grand Duchy, forming the first line of defense against the Orc Empire.
Not only are these legions powerful, but their commanders are also famous warriors.
William understands this fairly well.
But that's only what I learned from books in the library.
Because in the previous life, the Grand Dukedom of the Northern Territory was gone!
Whether it was the legions or the civilians, more than two million people were all killed by a curse.
The curse spread extremely quickly.
It's impossible to react at all.
When the Frost Empire sent the legendary Grand Mage here, only a group of dying professionals were left.
But not before the Grand Magister found a way to break the curse.
Those professionals also died tragically under the curse.
William thought to himself: "If not, there is still one month before the curse breaks out."
"Then finding the source of the curse a month ago may not be able to solve this crisis." His Royal Highness touched his chin. His trip was not for the reward of the Frost Empire.
After all, there is no way to know in advance how terrifying this curse will be.
Naturally, the Frost Empire would not give him any reward.
But his trip was for the rewards of system tasks.
"However, if I still can't find the source of the curse within 20 days, then I must leave here." William has made up his mind to waste time.
But you can't waste your life here. The professionals who died from this curse were not only the masters, but also the powerful ones with the title of epic.
This is enough to show how strong this curse is.
"Especially this curse is not the curse of the Goddess of Misfortune, it is one of those fatal curses, otherwise I could be reckless." William couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought of this.
… …
The group quickly found a place to stay.
In this far north.
Except for some higher-grade hotels in Glacier King City, in these small cities, rooms that can basically keep you warm are considered to be first-class rooms.
Among them, the unicorn wanted to shamelessly follow Anile into the hotel.
pity.
With a look from William, it was dragged into the stable by the tavern owner.
Good thing.
The stable also has a stove
Ann'er glanced at the unicorn worriedly, then quickly forgot about it at William's call...
After a while.
The hotel owner came back from outside, patted the snowflakes on his body, and said shivering: "That horse is really strong, I almost didn't touch it, it must be a World of Warcraft, it is quite humane!
There are six of you, but there are only five superior rooms now, so two people need to live together. "
"Five rooms, just five rooms."
"Okay, five first-class rooms, warm, airtight, with enough wood pipes, and a stable with its own stove for free. My lord, just give me 2 gold coins."
"Five gold coins, bring out the best food in your area. There should be Warcraft meat, right?" William suddenly asked.
"Yes, yes, sir, please wait. I guarantee that the drinks and food will be the best." The middle-aged hotel owner took the gold coins, nodded with a smile, and quickly called out his wife, asking her to prepare food and drinks.
Olaf looked at the hotel owner who turned around and left, and couldn't help but said: "How can there be food and drinks worth 5 gold coins in this small broken city? Even Warcraft meat is very cheap."
William smiled: "There is no need to attach too much importance to just some external things. As long as you serve as my guide for 30 days, I will give you 10 magic crystals in return. What do you think?"
"What the hell??" Olaf was stunned.
Just when William wanted to continue to increase the price, Olaf shook his head: "You can keep that thing for yourself. Give me 1,000 gold coins, not to mention thirty days, three years will do..."
Ranjin, Legolas, and Lao Pi couldn't help but twitched their mouths, you are so cheap...
Don’t you want the more expensive magic crystal
Can you sell yourself for 3 years for 1,000 gold coins
It’s not that Olaf didn’t know the value of magic crystals, he just sighed and said: “Magic crystals are good, but in this damn place, gold coins are the most affordable thing.
I don’t want to sell the magic crystals after I get them, but if I practice it myself, how can I do it with 10 magic crystals? "
William thought thoughtfully: "Okay, let's talk about it then."
"So, how are the rooms allocated?" His Highness the Prince said at this time.
moment.
Swish swish swish.
Several figures flashed past, and Ranjin, Legolas, and Lao Pi each chose a superior room.
Olaf glanced at Anelle who was admiring the interior decoration. He glanced at William again and said, "Why don't you live with me, sir?"
"..." William's fist crunched.
Olaf nodded and turned to leave.
Subsequently.
His Royal Highness glanced at Anier and patted Anner on the shoulder: "It's over, there is only one house left, and we can only live together."
"Oh." Anner, who looked like a little penguin, pushed his hand away, turned her head and suddenly asked with a crooked mouth: "I feel like you have an agenda."
"No, not at all."
"Well, you can't sleep on the bed."
"..." William's face was expressionless. It's such a cold weather and you won't let me sleep on the bed
"You're kidding~"
"Hey, you know my Anner doesn't want me to be cold!"
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