Chapter 21: Back to the City
After walking through the broken stone sword, the surroundings were no longer just white ice and snow, the peaks were scattered on both sides of the road, blocking the cold wind on the ice field, and green moss began to appear on the ground, Li Xin'an felt that the air became moist, his breathing was much easier, and as the hunting team advanced, the temperature began to rise slowly.
The closer you get to Frost City, the warmer and humid it becomes, and some small and bold creatures hide in the distance and observe the hunting party curiously.
After passing through a huge canyon several kilometers long, Li Xin'an finally saw the Frost City in his memory.
The city wall of dozens of meters high stands majestically, it is seven or eight meters wide, hundreds of meters long, there are countless climbing vines and moss climbing on the potted city wall, dyeing the wall with a layer of verdant green, at the top of the city wall, there will be a broken watchtower every ten meters, and there is a turret with rusty cannons, the city gate is closed, and the soldiers in heavy armor stand scattered on the city wall, yawning and monitoring the inside and outside of the frost city.
Located at the foot of the Lingxue Mountain Range, Frost City resembles a green gem set under the white snow-capped mountains.
The Lingxue Mountains, which stretch from west to north, provide a natural barrier to the dry, cold winds from the farther north, and the hot spring lakes in Frost City have been hot for thousands of years, emitting heat and humidity.
Within dozens of kilometers of Frost City, warm river water from the hot spring lake flows, making Frost City and its surroundings spring all year round, always warm and humid.
Three main rivers extending from the hot spring lake, one flowing to the north of the Lingxue Mountains, form a fertile pasture, and two converge outside the city to flow to the east, watering thousands of acres of high-yield fields along the way.
Only a few hardy crops can grow in the north and west of Frost City, and most places only stubborn weeds and some trees will survive.
Beyond 10 kilometers of Frost City, all that was left was the low temperature and snow that penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
"What a unique treasure!" Li Xin'an couldn't help but sigh.
The existence of the Lingxue Mountains and the Hot Spring Lake has carved out a place of life in this extremely cold north.
"It's a pity that, like the earth, it is still the dignitaries who benefit, and it is very difficult for the people at the bottom to survive"
Frost City has a strict hierarchy, the most noble of which are those in power, including the lords, and large landowners, who control most of the land and mines.
Then there are the middle class who own a small amount of land or rights, and most of them are craftsmen with some skills or extraordinary people with strong combat power, who are responsible for protecting and maintaining the operation of Frost City.
At the bottom are the homeless people who have neither assets nor ability, they are not allowed to enter Frost City, they can only live in the barren areas outside Frost City, these people spontaneously gather outside Frost City to form a gathering place, relying on the work of the powerful to get some meager remuneration, the gathering place is dark and bloody.
Most of the displaced people gather in the west of the city, because there are several mines here, and living here can get the opportunity to work in the mines and get a small salary.
Looking at the majestic Frost City, Li Xin'an had a question in his heart, and asked Tie Lei Mountain, "Captain, how many years does this city have to be built?"
Tie Lei Shan said with a smile: "Haha, magnificent, the history of Frost City can be traced back to the period of the Emperor of People, and legend has it that Frost City was once a fortress to fight against the enemies in the north, and it took hundreds of years to build. ”
"The Human Emperor?"
"Well, that was a long time ago, when the Terrans were still very strong. ”
Tie Leishan didn't say anything more, and quickened the pace of progress, and Li Xin'an hurriedly followed.
When the hunting party arrived at Frost City, there was already a group of people at the door, eagerly looking over here, these were the relatives of the members of the hunting party.
"Daddy!"
A young boy with a tiger's head broke free from his mother's arms and ran towards the hunting party.
"Hey!" a hunter in iron armor rushed out of the group, ran briskly towards the little boy, and when he reached the little boy, he threw away the pork he was carrying, picked up the little boy and laughed.
The rest of the team members also saw their relatives and ran out of the team to rush towards their relatives, and the team broke up in an instant, but Tie Lei Shan didn't say anything, just smiled and watched all this.
The only ones left are Tie Lei Mountain, Huo Yun Lan, Ghost Shadow, Leopard Jiu, and the outcasts.
The relatives of the displaced people did not come to greet them, it was now noon, and they should be digging wild vegetables while the weather was warm, and the heavy pressure of life had made them lack warmth.
"Captain, why didn't you see your family?", Li Xin'an asked.
"Haha, I don't have a family, I was born and grew up eating hundreds of meals in Frost City, and then I joined the hunting team, and I became the captain after the death of the previous captain. ”
"I'm sorry, Captain, I don't know ......"
"Haha, what's the matter, one person eats enough for the whole family and is not hungry, and he will marry a daughter-in-law in the future and live together for the rest of his life. ”
When Huo Yunlan heard this, she leaned towards Tie Lei Mountain's side and whispered with a slightly red face, "Captain, what do you think of me?"
"What did you say, I didn't hear clearly. ”
"Oops, I said......"
At this moment, the crowd was suddenly dissected, and a group of people in heavy armor squeezed out of the crowd, interrupting Huo Yunlan's words.
The leader is a big fat man, and Li Xin'an's first impression when he sees this person is two words: "!
Dressed in a glittering golden armor adorned with colorful gemstones, it exudes a curling aura visible to the naked eye, and is extraordinary at first glance, with ten shining rings on ten fingers, and a heavy gold necklace hanging from the bob.
His oily face was like a treasure mountain in the sun, and Li Xin'an was suddenly dazzled.
I couldn't help but have a thought in my heart, "I really want to rob him." ”
But seeing the ten shrewd and capable guards behind him, Li Xin'an immediately dispelled his thoughts, these people didn't look like ordinary people, like transcendents.
Those who are guarded by ten transcendent beings must be very noble.
Leopard Jiu left the team, walked to the fat man, knelt down and bowed his head and said in a dumb voice: "Meet the young master." ”
Li Xin'an finally determined that this person was the son of the city lord of Frost City, Shuang Siyu.
"No wonder you're so rich. ”
The fat man helped Leopard Jiu up, "Brother, you're going to see you outside, my father and I have never treated you as an outsider." ”
Then he looked at Huo Yunlan: "Hehe, why is Sister Yunlan so embarrassed, a beautiful girl like you should stay in Frost City, don't go out with them to fight and kill, it's dangerous and dirty, the alpine roses in my plantation are blooming, go back and let someone send them to your house and take a fragrant rose bath." ”
"Humph!"
Huo Yunlan snorted coldly and ignored him.
The fat man didn't care, he smiled and said to Tie Leishan: "Captain Tie, it's hard work, this harvest is quite rich, I don't know if the silver horns of the 20 silver-horned wild boars have been collected, the caravan in Zhongzhou is about to arrive, but they specially named this." ”
Tie Lei Shan said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Tell the young master, it's all gathered." ”
"Haha, that's good, leave it to me, I'll take it back to the city lord, and he will definitely reward you greatly. ”
Tie Lei Shan didn't say anything, the white light in his hand flashed, and a bunch of silver horns suddenly appeared on the ground.
"Silverhorn wild boar meat should also hand in some, there is little meat in winter, and my father hasn't eaten meat for several days. ”
"Don't go too far!" Huo Yunlan glared at the fat man and wanted to rush forward, but was pulled by Tie Lei Mountain.