For the people of Liberty City, this winter has been peaceful, and nothing too special.

The cold weather slows down the pace of life, and people become a little sluggish and lazy.

However, the distribution point is still bustling with activity, after all, it served as a market in the early days of the territory. Now, in addition to Beth, Linda, Raz, Scott, and Tanar are all there to help Beth, but occasionally they can't be busy.

With the arrival of winter, the hot supplies have gradually shifted from food to thick winter clothing. Thor has always attached great importance to issues such as keeping out the cold, and it can even be said that he is well prepared, so the more than 100 people in the territory have a fairly warm winter.

This winter, no one starved to death, and no one froze to death,

This seems to be just a basic requirement for assessing the overall strength of a territory, but Beth and several other people who are close to Thor know that it is not easy to do these things, and they are also very clear about what Thor has paid as a lord.

To put it bluntly, the entire territory is currently spending Thor's money, including themselves. Thor supported the operation of the territory with a large amount of supplies, in exchange for the labor of the lords, but also in exchange for the surrounding house walls and road fences.

Beth and the others knew very well that Thor was the busiest person in the entire territory. Although he seems to have wandered around all day without doing anything concrete, almost everything has Thor's attention behind it, no matter how small or trivial.

After the news of the name change of the territory was communicated, the people of the territory also knew about it, but they didn't pay much attention to it. After all, it was the will of the lords, and all they really cared about was whether they were doing well.

At the end of the first month of winter, however, the territory received a first-time merchant from Kenadze.

Although the weather is difficult in winter, many merchants think that winter is a good weather for running merchants. Because the cruel weather has brought the world to a semi-halt, the dangers in the wilderness have been reduced accordingly.

It's just that the merchant's journey was a bit tortuous, and his original trade direction was from Kenaldzer to Tidal Village, the nearest to Kennadzer. However, after arriving there, he found that the entire Tidal Village did not know what had happened, and the building was empty.

The purpose of the trade was not achieved, and the merchant was not too annoyed, because the news itself was brought back to Kennadze and handed over to the lord, and it was still possible to exchange a small amount of bounty. It's just that out of a profit-oriented mentality, the merchant let his caravan continue to march towards the ash stump.

It was only when the ash stump saw the same empty environment that the merchant was a little afraid. He thought it was some terrible monster around the area that had wiped out the population.

Just as the merchant was preparing to stay out of danger, a seasoned guard in the caravan disagreed. The guards said that the villages did not leave any traces of fighting, and that it looked more like the villagers had left or migrated on their own.

The merchant pondered with his chin in his hands, preparing to take a look at the last human settlement in the area.

In fact, he didn't know what he wanted to see, because the last nameless settlement was not on his trade route. Even if the people there still survived, it was so poor and desolate that even if the caravan arrived, it would not be profitable.

Perhaps just to confirm his suspicions, the merchant stubbornly continued his journey.

The next three days of the journey were supposed to be halfway there, and after a little more than a day, he saw the lights flickering in the darkness in the distance, and it seemed to ...... It's also a little dense.

The merchant has more eagerness in his eyes, as long as there are people, even if it is unprofitable, he has to rest for a few days. This trip, which should have been a round trip in half a month, was invisibly doubled by him.

When they arrived at the place, the merchant was suddenly a little shocked, not because of how prosperous it was. It's just that I didn't expect a new territory to pop up here, and it turned out that all the population had arrived here, and I heard that this place was called 'Free City'.

In Thor's absence, Beth and Scott personally greeted the merchant and his caravan, accompanied the merchant around the territory, and then completed some trade that was satisfactory to each other.

There was no shortage of goods brought by the merchants, but Beth still traded some of the same things for a bargain.

The trade was technically not profitable for the territory, but Beth thought it was necessary and that it was best not to leave the merchant empty-handed. When the merchants bring the news to other territories, more and more business travelers will naturally hear the news.

Although Thor's survival materials are ordinary, they can be regarded as a collection of local characteristics and craftsmanship styles from many territories on the mainland, which is enough to arouse the interest of merchants.

When the merchant was leaving, Beth also gave the merchant a small mechanical clock, threatening that it was a specialty of the territory, and after a period of mass production, it would be sold publicly in the territory.

This small mechanical object aroused the great interest of the businessman, and he was even more shocked by the subtle craftsmanship in it, and at the same time saw the huge business opportunity behind this product.

However, this kind of thing, in terms of price and use value, was not suitable for the common class, or should be included in the ranks of noble luxury, and the merchant immediately had a clear business judgment.

When the merchant was leaving, he grabbed an enthusiastic leader and asked, only to know that this mysterious beautiful girl with a half-face mask who accompanied him all the way was actually the lord's wife, which flattered the merchant even more.

He decided to go back and prepare a batch of goods that were more suitable for this territory, and then make a few more trips in the future to strengthen communication with this territory. As for the atmosphere of war between the territories after the news is brought back, that is a matter that only other lords need to care about.

Sending the merchant away, Beth was quite happy with the contact, which was a good start for the territory. Originally, she was worried that the geographical location of this place would be too remote and no one cared about, but now that a merchant can touch it, all her worries will disappear.

As for the reaction of the merchant after giving away the clock, Beth has already determined the prospect of such a gadget as a clock. It just so happens that the goblins have been semi-idle this winter, and now it's time for them to increase their productivity.

While the whole territory was in peace and order, Thor was sitting in the corridor on the third floor of the reincarnation dungeon covered in blood, munching on hard coarse grains, and beside him were the lizardman Stint and the halfling Diller.

Most of the enemies here are various monsters of the second or third order, and although the three of them cooperate tacitly, this degree of intensive continuous combat still makes the three of them a little difficult, and they are resting at the moment.

The improvement of personal strength is still extremely important, and the order of Saul's life has never changed.

The Winter Lords may be able to relax relatively easily, but neither can the main members of Thor and Staunt. Now that the territory has been largely stabilized and the various fields have relevant personnel, they can temporarily break away from management and return to their own cultivation.

Thor's plan for the future is that both Staunt and Diller will be the leaders of the leads, Staunt will be in charge of the 'Scarlet Cross', and Diller will be in charge of the intelligence organization in the territory in combination with his rogue profession.

Staunt and Diller have no objection to this, and although they do not cheer as casually as ordinary lords, they are satisfied and enthusiastic about their current life, out of their own steadiness and experience.

And after this period of eating, living and working together, all kinds of drips down, the relationship between the three people dare not be said to be like brothers, but in fact, it is almost the same, but the topics between men rarely revolve around feelings.

At present, in terms of strength, Thor is third-order, and Staunt and Diller are both second-order.

Staunt's class skills have a rustic name, Whirlwind Slash, which is perhaps why he likes to use dual blades. Diller's is called 'Shadow Pace', which sounds bluffing, but it's actually just a change of name from the beginner Rogue Step.

After half a winter night of hard training, after constantly absorbing demon souls. In terms of promotion, the first person to have a hunch was Stant, after all, he had been wandering and adventuring before joining the team, and at this moment he finally reached the threshold of promotion first.

Promotion means an increase in strength, and it also means dealing with death, which the three of them know very well.

The three of them huddled in a small room and drank a drink, and the atmosphere here was a little gloomy compared to the bustle of the people outside.

Life is often like this, when everyone around you thinks you are beautiful, in fact, you are walking your own difficult path.

"Go to bed with confidence, I will arrange for reliable people to take care of you, good luck. Thor and Staunt clinked glasses and patted him on the shoulder, it was pointless to talk too much about promotion, and he had to rely on himself.

"Greenskin, I hope you don't turn into dead skin. Diller shook the vat at Staunt and offered his own unique attention.

"Shorty, you'd better pray that I don't survive, or the first thing I'll do when I wake up is to beat you and make you shorter. Stant and Diller slammed into the vat and fought back sharply.

"Greenskin, you're really bad at it. Trust me, even if you reach the third order, I can still easily beat you from a lizardman to a kobold. The three of them joked, and the vats slammed together.

Without Stant, Saul and Diller's practice still hasn't stopped, or they know they don't have the qualifications to stop. Behind all prosperity there is a corresponding loneliness as a price, and behind all the prosperity must also have enough strength to do shelter.

After a few more days, Thor personally sent Diller away, and then began to wander alone in the dungeon of reincarnation.

The whole winter passed so quietly and silently, and Thor, who had been staying in the secret realm, didn't even have much concrete feeling.

Somewhat surprisingly, Diller woke up before Staunt after eighteen days of sleep. The guy woke up a little dazed, and then ran to the table and ate until he couldn't walk.

Looking at Stant, who had been asleep for twenty-nine days, Saul and Diller's eyes were a little silent

"Let's go, this guy's life is as hard as a stone in a latrine, and he can't die. Finally, Diller summed it up.

Thirty-two days later, Stant finally woke up safely.

"Welcome back. Thor and Staunt hugged.

"See, this guy is not only not good at hands-on ability, but his promotion speed is about the same as that of a snail, and his talent is estimated to be a little better than that of a jackal. Diller stood to the side with his hands folded, looking disdainful.

After feeling the breath of Diller's third order, Stante was stunned, then pulled out his twin knives and started a daily brawl with the dwarf.

"Those who survived remember to come and eat. Thor smiled, pushed the door open and walked out.