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Lightning flew into the castle office and handed the last bird's-eye view of the snow-capped mountains to Roland.
"It's hard work," Roland patted the little girl's head, "Anything new?"
"Except snow is still snow," she closed her eyes with enjoyment, "not to mention devils and evil beasts, even bigger animals can't see it."
"Really... It seems that I think too much," Roland took out the previous drawings and looked at them from the beginning. Although these bird's-eye views were only drawn in the form of sketches, they were far from being as delicate and realistic as Soraya's "photos", but At least you can see the whole picture of the whole snow-capped mountain.
Its mountain is very huge, with a height of more than 4,000 meters. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can clearly see the sea of clouds. The peak is not as steep and sharp as he expected, but an extremely empty flat ground with a slight depression in the middle, like a huge crater. Only the sunken part is filled with frozen ice lake, and the whole lake is like a clean mirror. According to Lightning, through the thick layer of ice, she could see the living water flowing underneath.
"What do you think is on the mountain?"
"The ruins, the Blackrock Tower, the town... Nothing is surprising," Roland laughed. "It's surprising that it's bare." He pointed to the newly drawn blueprint, "The source of the Chishui River comes from here?"
"Well," Lightning tilted his head and glanced, "it's in the clouds, if I hadn't heard the rushing water, I wouldn't have noticed. There are many cracks on the mountain, some of which are amazingly large, just wide. There are only two or three hundred meters, and the sound of water falling when approaching can be compared to thunder."
"You didn't try to get in, did you?"
"Uh… "
"to be frank."
"I tried it, but it didn't work," the little girl pouted. "The rift is big enough, and the height can even hold half the castle, but the water mist brought by the rapids is too thick to see anything. And with strong winds, I was pushed out very quickly."
"Don't do such a dangerous thing in the future," Roland stared, "remember what you promised me?"
"Any expedition must apply to you," Lightning lowered her head.
"That's right, the penalty for this exercise will be waived. Let's go and play with Maisie."
"Eh... What about Snow Mountain?"
"It's over for now," he folded all the bird's-eye views and put them in the drawer. "I'll explore it in depth and wait for Sylvie to come back. Next, I have to focus on the war with the church."
"Okay," Lightning nodded and flew out the window.
"What do you think?" Roland looked behind him.
"I'm here, Your Majesty," Nightingale emerged from her desk and sat cross-legged. "It's freezing cold on the snowy mountains. No one would choose to set up a camp in that kind of ghost place, right?"
Since he took off his shoes, he couldn't help but glance at the pair of feet wrapped in white cotton socks when he turned back, "Cough... So you also think that the giant-mouthed evil beast is hiding inside the snow-capped mountains?"
"I just think that if they are so good at burrowing, it would not be difficult to build a nest in the mountain, and..." Nightingale showed hesitation.
"And what?"
"Could the holes in the desperate mountains also be related to them?"
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Even at night, Roland was still thinking about what Nightingale said, no matter what, it was really a creepy guess.
If they are everywhere and not trapped by natural dangers, how can I exterminate these terrifying monsters
Another point that puzzled him was that since the giant-mouthed demonic beasts could reach the edge of the dawn realm, there should be traces of their activities on the fertile plains, why did the Federation not leave any records about them
It is a pity that the current situation no longer allows him to explore more. Only by completely defeating the Church can Neverwinter City have a future.
After more than a month of transportation, he has sent nearly 4,000 soldiers to the north, as well as the corresponding armaments and provisions. According to the information returned from the front, the field defense line is being dug smoothly as planned, and the communication lines from Cold Wind Ridge to the interior of the kingdom have also been cut off by the First Army. Soon the last group of soldiers will leave, and he will also go to the north with the army to command this war that must not tolerate failure.
Just then, there was a knock on the bedroom door.
Roland opened the door and found that it was Anna standing outside.
"I've read Wendy's expedition list, and it doesn't have my name on it," she walked into the room with no emotion on her calm face, "I'm sorry I can't accept this, Your Majesty."
If she came to trouble him angrily, Roland knew what to do, but Anna's expression made him feel a little scared, as if she had made a decision, even if life and death didn't matter anymore. After she was rescued from prison, he had never seen Anna look like this in front of him.
Roland pulled her to the side of the bed and sat down. After being silent for a while, he said, "I know what you think, but the military production in the border area cannot be separated from you, whether it is heavy machine gun parts or howitzer fuzes, you are required to come. Machining...and that's crucial to winning."
"Not because of the danger on the front lines?"
"Fighting against the Church is of course dangerous, but we will definitely win, so you don't have to worry too much... Staying in Neverwinter is a more appropriate choice."
He did not persuade Anna from the perspective of war safety, because the other party's expression had already made her attitude clear. Only by replacing it with higher-level reasons, such as persuading her to stay with production that is related to the outcome of the war, can she deal with everything. Seriously, she works.
"That being the case, I am also producing in Rivendell." However, Anna remained unmoved. "The North also produces iron and copper, and Miss Edith will definitely not be stingy with this ore. Lucia is also willing to accompany me. Going, refining is not a problem. In addition, in terms of transportation, ships originally need to transport complete guns, and now they only need to transport some parts, and they can complete the assembly in the north, which will be more efficient." Her answer was orderly, Obviously came prepared.
"This..." Roland was at a loss for words.
"Your Majesty, I can't accept being separated from you at such a time," she said, holding out her hands and cupping his cheeks, "this is different from the temporary farewell in the past. In fact, you know better than anyone that the war with the church is It will be the biggest challenge you will face, either the destruction of the holy city of Hermes or the defeat of the First Army. I will never avoid anything, and I will never deceive myself. If you lose, you may leave me forever. And go, and if I stay in Neverwinter, it will take two or three months to know the news... I don't want to wait such a long time in torment, and finally get a goodbye." (.、，Your support , is my biggest motivation.) 17-02-24 05:23:22