Even in May, there is no trace of spring on the sky ice field.
Heavy snow fell and the north wind howled, soon turning the world into a vast expanse of whiteness.
A squad of wolf cavalry with more than a hundred riders is galloping south in the heavy snow.
The ferocious wolf claws stepped on the ground, crushing the ice and snow, and dug out the cold and hard soil.
It wasn't until it was getting late that the wolf cavalry squad stopped to set up camp.
The wind and snow subsided, and on the lonely and empty ice field, several bonfires rose up.
An old troll was wearing a loose wizard robe, sitting in front of the campfire, hunched over, his face full of exhaustion.
After receiving a bowl of steaming hot broth from the attendant, the old troll felt relieved after drinking it, and sighed:
"I'm getting old, I can't hold on with just such a short journey."
A middle-aged troll next to him said lightly: "Don't worry, Squeen, as long as you still have breath, I can lift you to the top of the holy mountain even if I lift it."
The White Wolf Witch King Squin was not angry when he heard such disrespectful words, he just shook his head and smiled.
Obviously, the troll who said this is not inferior to Squeen.
Squinn reached out and fiddled with the bonfire a few times to make the flames burn more vigorously, and then asked: "Prince Otto, I have always been curious, how did His Majesty Okamoto persuade you to agree to this plan?"
Prince Otto replied lightly: "The troll empire has reached the most dangerous situation, but at the same time, it has also encountered the best opportunity to turn around. If you miss this orc invasion, the great opportunity for the human empire to be extremely empty, the troll empire I am afraid that they will only be able to crawl under the shadow of the northern border forever.
So, for the future of the empire, someone has to sacrifice. "
Squeen waited for a while, and seeing that Prince Otto had no more to say, he asked in surprise, "That's it?"
Prince Otto glanced at the White Wolf Witch King beside him, and asked, "Why did you agree to this plan?"
Squinn laughed, opened his mouth wide, pointed to his gums that had completely lost all his teeth, and sighed:
"I'm so old, I don't have long to live.
In this case, why not fight for the future of the troll empire before you die.
But Prince Otto, you are different.
You are in your prime, you have a lofty status, and extraordinary force, why are you willing to die? "
Prince Otto fell silent.
There was a hideous scar on his right eye, and he could no longer open it normally. The only remaining left eye was staring at the bonfire in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.
Just when Squinn thought he couldn't get the answer, Prince Otto finally spoke:
"Okamoto did not break his oath to you."
"What oath?" Squeen looked at Prince Otto in a daze, obviously not understanding the other party's answer.
Prince Otto had no choice but to further explain: "After Mordo II was killed by Colin Angelet, Okamoto didn't promise you that he would never touch that human wife, and that was your approval. Was you elected as the new emperor?"
"But didn't they have a child..." Squeen finally came to his senses in the middle of talking, and smiled, "So that child is yours! So, Okamoto had already started planning this matter a year ago? "
Prince Otto nodded and said, "That's right. This kid is indeed scheming and ruthless enough. Perhaps only an emperor like him can hope to revive the troll empire."
Squinn nodded silently and took another sip of the hot soup.
In fact, he understood that the real reason why Prince Otto agreed to come was not that his heir would become the heir to the throne.
As a paladin, Prince Otto was the first candidate for the throne even before Modo II, but he gave up on his own initiative.
Therefore, if Prince Otto wanted his heir to become the troll emperor, he would have had a chance long ago, and he would not wait until now to achieve it in this way.
Squeen understood that Prince Otto just chose to believe in the troll emperor who had brains, courage, and determination.
Trust that Okamoto will not let their sacrifice be in vain.
Moreover, it cannot be denied that now is a golden opportunity for the troll empire. If such an opportunity is missed, the northern border will never allow the trolls to rise again.
"It's just that that child is not a pure-blooded troll after all..." Squeen still sighed with some confusion.
Prince Otto shook his head and retorted: "In this regard, I actually agree with Okamoto.
The ice field in the sky is too barren, people in the north can fail countless times, and they can always recover quickly, but we only need to fail once, and our vitality will be severely damaged.
Humans have no time to look north now, but when they solve the threat of the orcs, they will definitely come to the sky ice field again. At that time, perhaps the troll empire will not even have the chance to survive.
Therefore, if the troll empire wants to rise again, it must take this opportunity to conquer the northern border, and if it wants to tame the northerners, an heir to the throne with human blood can greatly reduce this difficulty. "
Squinn frowned and thought for a while, then finally sighed and said:
"Let him go. Anyway, we have really tried our best, even if we enter the temple of our lord after death, we can be calm."
Prince Otto nodded, then picked up a roasted deer leg, and began to bite.
Squinn looked enviously for a few times, but licked his bare gums with his tongue, and could only continue to drink the broth in his hand in suspense.
After the broth was finished, Squeen put down the wooden bowl, and immediately heard Prince Otto beside him asking suddenly:
"Tell me, what if Colin Angelet isn't fooled?"
Squinn smiled and said, "No. How could he be willing to miss such a good opportunity?"
Prince Otto seemed dissatisfied with the answer, and his brows were still furrowed.
Squinn joked: "Even if he really didn't dare to come, then we have nothing to lose, and we can still save a life. As for what to do in the future, let's discuss it..."
While speaking, there was a sudden movement outside the camp.
Squeen and Prince Otto turned their heads at the same time, and saw a wolf cavalryman rushing into the camp covered in snow.
Not long after, the wolf cavalry came to Squeen and handed over a letter.
Squeen quickly took it, and after looking through it, he immediately said to Prince Otto beside him:
"Colin Angelet is indeed here!"
"How many people did you bring?"
"Blood Cavalry, the whole army is dispatched!"
Prince Otto nodded expressionlessly, indicating that he knew.
Squinn threw the letter into the bonfire, watched the jumping flames devour it, and said in a deep voice:
"Otto Volkin, are you ready to die?"
Prince Otto didn't speak, but just stuffed the half-eaten deer leg with the belt and bone into his mouth.
Click, click.
The creepy chewing sound echoed across the boundless ice field along with the whimpering cold wind.
(end of this chapter)