The north, covered in snow at the beginning of winter, is headed for the northernmost part of the kingdom.

Murphy lay in the warm carriage, occasionally lifting the curtain to take a look at the snow outside the window.

I was at a loss.

The snowflakes fluttering in the wind danced slowly with the shrunken dead leaves, and a crisp snow fell, and the silent pine forest suddenly had a lingering thought in the cold winter.

Murphy reached out to take the fragile snowflake and watched it melt in his own hand, turning into a drop of water, followed by a second and a third flake, one after the other, trying to fill Murphy's palm.

A goshawk flapped its wings, flew from the south, saw the team below, and as soon as the wings were retracted, it swooped down.

When it was about to reach the ground, it suddenly spread its wings and flapped a few times, landing on Murphy's outstretched arm outside the car window, and the strong wind from its wings blew away the snowflakes in Murphy's hands.

Murphy clenched his palms into fists and struggled to bring the half-meter-tall goshawk into the car.

Murphy took out a piece of bacon, placed it on the goshawk's mouth, and removed the letter box trapped in the goshawk's hard, sturdy legs.

The goshawk took the bacon in its mouth, and ran happily to the side and pecked it continuously, while Murphy opened the letter with his eagle feather in one hand.

The letter was sent by King Solance Sellers, and only people of royal blood could open the seal on the letterbox, otherwise forcibly opening it would self-destruct the contents.

The letter didn't go into too much word, but only told Murphy the latest news about several other realms and the royal city, as well as his concern for Murphy.

For example, Archduke Freeman Brandy's latest fleet was launched for sea trials, and the kingdom gained de facto control over the Abyssal Sea.

A territorial war broke out between the two marquis of the West, leaving more than 15,000 people homeless in the space of a month.

However, the situation in the south was somewhat unexpected, the fortress of Russelan was breached, Duke Lowell and the Duke of Norman were defeated by Vargas, but at the critical moment, the Grand Duke of the south finally made a move, defeated Vargas, kept the fortress of Russelan, and ushered in about two years of peace for the south, and the fortress of Russelan is currently being rebuilt.

Murphy looked at the news with a little surprise and couldn't help but smack his tongue.

You must know that the kingdom has five realms, which are guarded by five grand dukes, and their power is second only to that of kings.

Among them, the Grand Duke of the South, Julian Hackman, has the most eccentric temper, almost never cares about the situation in the South, and only once did it forty years ago, slaughtering an orc clan with the strength of a single man, making all orcs fearful.

However, it hasn't been shot since then, and this time it was a shot back off Vargas, which Murphy reckons could be a sign of the Grand Duke's return to the political center of the South.

"Your Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, our army has arrived at Fort Remloth. Just as Murphy was amazed by the events in the South, Simon's voice came from outside the car.

Murphy was a little impatient, so he put on a fox coat and pushed the car door open.

In front of him, the wall more than ten meters high stopped in front of him, and the archers in the arrow tower on the wall also aimed at the team below, and the aura of slaughter spread.

"Where did the team from below come from?

On the wall, a general-like figure hid behind the female wall, his crossbow aimed at Murphy in the center of the team, ready to pull the trigger at any moment.

"Bold! How dare you aim your bow and crossbow at His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?"

Knight Ford glared angrily and roared.

"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince's team, what evidence, what can prove that you are in the team of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?"

The people on the walls were still cautious, but their voices were rather weak, and even the whole fortress had a lifeless aura.

"This proves my identity, right?" Murphy waved his hand to stop Ford, who wanted to spray back, and took out his family coat and neck bracelet.

Under the sun, the family emblem of the wolf's head and iron shield is particularly dazzling.

"It's a wolf's head and an iron shield! It's really His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince! Open the city gate, our reinforcements are coming!"

When Murphy unveiled his family crest, there was a commotion on the city walls, and then the gates were opened, and the general on the city walls walked out surrounded by everyone.

"His subordinate Remlos Fort City Defense Officer Bruno greets His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

The general fell to his knees at the sight of Murphy, but Murphy noticed that everyone in the city, including him, was a little weak.

"Get up and take us into town. ”

Murphy raised his head and commanded.

The general respectfully replied and led the way.

Upon entering the city, Murphy almost thought that he was in hell, a hundred times worse than the situation in the Sinton district of Rhine City.

On the side of the road, there were a few scrawny civilians lying around, wearing only a single coat in a temperature of more than ten degrees below zero, and if no one helped, they would freeze to death here in a few hours.

A few steps further, a one-man tall pile of corpses was piled up at the mouth of a small alley, and several children were constantly rummaging through it for useful things.

Several of the corpses were mutilated, and the fractures were smooth and neat, presumably having been eaten.

When the civilians saw Murphy's troops entering the city, they only looked up and continued to look down.

Murphy's face turned pale, his fists clenched, his left hand raised to signal the team to stop, and his right hand extended his index finger to point around.

"Bruno!Explain to me what's going on?!"

"Back to Your Highness, Fort Remlos was constantly harassed by the army of the Kingdom of Thebes three months ago just after the autumn harvest, and the people were unable to engage in production, coupled with the poor harvest and heavy snow and frost, this year's grain production was only one-fifth of last year's, and many people froze to death and starved to death. ”

Bruno smiled wryly in response to Murphy's question.

"What about the original lord here, let him come to me!" Murphy roared.

"Your Highness, the original lord, Lord Earl Winton, was killed by a sneak attack by the Thebans hiding in the Forest of Thorns when he went out to buy food a month ago, leaving only a headless corpse. ”

Speaking of the former lord Earl Winton, Bruno's mood was a little lower, and it can be seen that the people in the city still love this former lord very much.

Hearing Bruno's answer, Murphy fell silent, he rode his horse with his head down, no longer looking at the hell around him, and ran towards the lord's fortress in the center.

After walking for about five minutes, we reached the bastion in the center.

If the castle of the lord of the Rhine and the castles of the other dukes were large villas, his small castle was like a thatched house.

Standing in front of the castle door, Murphy turned to look at the neatly lined line behind him, and a basic order inscription "Sound Regulation" lined up on Murphy's hand.

"Listen, everybody, put all our grain in front of the castle, and make a fire in the kitchen rack and make a fire, and prepare the soup kitchen. ”

Murphy put his hand to his mouth, his voice magically modulated to barely make his voice audible to the more than a thousand people.

"Ford, you organized people to spread the word throughout the city, saying that the new lord would give porridge at the south gate of the lord's castle for five days, and anyone could come and eat porridge. ”

"Simon, you take someone to take over the city defenses, let the soldiers defend the city rest, and bring two more imperial cooks over to cook meat for the soldiers. ”

Murphy soon relied on his prestige in the ranks to organize everyone.

Several cartloads of grain were piled up in the square of the south gate of the castle and were closely guarded by several knights.

Hundreds of soldiers were building porridge sheds, and the imperial chefs set up cauldrons and kept boiling porridge.

Dozens of fast-running soldiers spread the word about the lord's soup kitchen around the city.

At first, only a few hungry people came to receive the porridge with the mentality of giving it a try, but when they found out that the porridge could really be eaten, they immediately became excited and hurriedly ran back to tell their families.

In this way, it spread from ten to hundred, and it was not long before hungry people poured into the square from all directions.

Seeing that the situation was a little out of control, Murphy immediately dispatched 200 people from the patrolling army to maintain order, which led the crowd to some order.

Seeing the hopeful eyes of the people staring at the cauldron, Murphy was also relieved.

I can finally handle my affairs with peace of mind.