Charles slipped away early the next morning before breakfast had eaten a letter to Cesare, the butler.

No way, Charles was afraid of Tarantura, who had apparently learned from the experts, and he almost lost his virginity last night.

It is said that Charles escaped from the castle early in the morning, returned to the city of Trapani and found Nesario, who had been drunk last night, and could only wait for Nesario to wake up before going to the Icecrown Mountains with her.

The next 20 days of mountaineering training and nearly a month of grassland trekking are not to be repeated.

Towards the end of the 1923 calendar, Charles finally came to the last stop before climbing the Tianshan Mountains - Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City, also known as Salt City, is located in the northwest of the Northern Prairie, where the Prairie meets the Sea of Dead Sands, and more than 30 kilometers west of the city is a salt lake of several thousand square kilometers.

This salt lake is the largest salt producer on the western side of the prairies and the Northlands, and large quantities of salt are transported from here to the south every year.

It's winter, and there are no merchants in the frozen days, and there are only orcs who used to work in the salt lake and five hundred wolf cavalry stationed here.

A group of wolf cavalry found Charles covered in dirt when walking the wolf in the morning, the leather jacket and leather pants that Charles bought in Shajiang City at that time were dirty and torn, and he did not have the appearance of the richest man in mankind.

The young werewolf officer beckoned his men to surround Charles, and asked, "Who are you?"

"Where did it come from?"

"Where are you going?"

Charles was a little surprised that it was a group of female soldiers who surrounded him, and he replied, "My name is Charles, I'm from the south, and I'm going to climb the Tianshan Mountain." ”

"Awesome!" the young officer girl gave Charles a thumbs up, "Do you want me to give you a ride?"

Charles smiled and shook his head, according to tradition, the challenger who wants to challenge the Tianshan Mountain must go all the way on foot, if he agrees to these cavalrymen to give him a ride, he will be arrested as a suspicious person in the next second.

The officer girl nodded, raised her hand and gestured to disperse the encirclement, and then walked with Charles to Salt Lake City, which was not far away.

Because it is not far to the north of the Tien Shan Mountains, the towering mountains weaken the cold north wind.

As time went on, Charles and the others got closer and closer to Salt Lake City, the north wind became stronger, and the dark clouds in the sky became more and more somber.

The officer girl named Anatoly looked up at the sky and said a little worriedly, "I'm afraid it's going to snow heavily today." ”

Charles asked, "It's hard to snow heavily, aren't you?"

Anatoly wagged her big furry tail and said, "If it snows, tonight's celebration will be a bit of a problem." ”

"Celebration?" Charles asked in surprise.

Anatoly looked at Charles and said, "Today is the winter solstice, and every winter solstice day on the prairie will hold a grand celebration to spend the longest night." ”

"It's the winter solstice today?!" Charles was startled, "I've lost track of time all the way." ”

He had heard about the winter solstice celebration on the prairie, the so-called celebration of a group of orcs fighting from sunset to sunrise to see who could stay on the stage the longest.

Anatoly said to Charles a little blamedly: "In the past, people only came in the spring, why did so many people come on a cold day this year." ”

"Huh?" said Charles, "Did a lot of people come not long ago?"

"yes. Anatoly suddenly became energetic, and her tone of voice suddenly increased a little, "In the summer, the Earl of McCaden rescued seven brothers and sisters in the south, and they insisted on going to the Tianshan Mountains to apprentice as soon as their bodies were well recovered. ”

Charles let out an "oh" as he had rescued a few captured orcs from the slave catchers while following Pietran's caravan, and Anatoly was probably talking about them.

Charles was relieved to learn that they were so self-motivated.

Charles asked, "You said that they went to the Tianshan Mountains to apprentice, but which master lives there on the mountain now?"

Anatoly glanced at Charles again and said, "There is a senior named Lao Zang who lives on it. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Charles's expression suddenly changed, and his face, which was still slightly tired just now, suddenly became a little hideous.

Charles gritted his teeth and asked, "Could that old Tibetan be a fox man and a fat man?!"

Anatoly was a little curious and said, "Hey, do you know the old Tibetan senior?"

Charles nodded silently, it seemed that he had a chance to seek revenge on that "Snow Mountain Fat Fox".

At this time, the group arrived in Salt Lake City, and after passing through the tall and strong city gates, Charles waved goodbye to Anatoly and the others.

The houses in the city are made of huge strips of stone, which are so strong that they look like they could be used as fortresses.

The square in the center of the city is preparing for the celebration, and many people are busy building a high platform.

When Charles found a luxury hotel with no guests next to the square, the snow began to fall on the ground.

The wolf cavalry stationed in the city often came to the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel to eat and drink, and when Charles opened his room and ordered another lunch, he found that there were many cavalrymen in the restaurant eating and drinking here.

It looks like the cavalry are preparing for tonight's festivities, where they have eaten and drunk their fill, and when the sun goes down, they go out for a fight.

Charles' meal was as simple as a large bowl of pickled cucumber stew, a large plate of dried noodles, and a glass of low-alcohol ale.

Perhaps because there was no shortage of salt here, the pickled cucumber stew was a bit salty, and Charles had to pour the soup over the noodles and eat it.

"Huh?" a petite bunny officer sat across from Charles' table, "New face, just here?"

Charles nodded, and said to the rabbit girl with the military police badge: "I just arrived, and I am going to go to Tianshan." ”

"Kindly!" Officer Rabbit held out his thumb and praised Charles, "My name is Clara, what's your name?"

"Charles. "He only said his first name, not his last name.

However, Charles, who was immersed in eating, didn't see Clara's eyes almost glow when he looked at him.

Charles was full of food and drink in three or two clicks, and after he came to the guest room, he comfortably rubbed off two catties of old mud in the bathroom, washed it and drank some potions, and immediately got into the bed.

A month of walking on the snowy prairie was exhausting, and he needed to take a good rest.

With the help of potions, Charles woke up after a few hours of sleep, and when he woke up, he felt most of the exhaustion in his body dissipate.

The wind and snow were heavy outside, and the celebration in the ring in the square not far away had begun, and the sound of wind, weapons and cheers came from the window.

Charles lay quietly under the covers, listening to the sound coming from the window.

In addition to the prairie, other places on the mainland also have the custom of holding celebrations on the day of the winter solstice, and the customs of all places are invariably reunited with family members.

On a snowy night in Yancheng, a lonely lamp is a stranger.

Charles just lay there, letting the time pass little by little.

After lying down for more than an hour, he decided to get up and move.

At this time, there were two people fighting in the ring.

Charles, who came to the window, took a closer look and found that the two people in the battle were Anatoly and Clara, who had a relationship with him today.

Anatoly with a long sword in hand attacks like a wind, and Clara, armed with two short swords, shuttling through the wind like lightning.

The two of them fought as fast as they could, and the sound of the weapons striking was like a torrential rain.

Gradually, their figures became blurred in the wind and snow due to their speed.

The fight in the ring was fierce, and the audience was also lively.

Anatoly and Clara have their supporters, and the residents of Salt Lake City and the cavalry cheer on the two on stage.

The winner was quickly decided on stage.

Clara suddenly sped around behind Anatoly, whose large tail swept like a steel whip towards the enemy behind her.

Unexpectedly, Clara abandoned the double sword in her hand, she grabbed Anatoly's big tail swept over, pulled Anatoly a few times with a fierce force, and then threw Anatoly out of the ring with force.

"Bunny, wait and see!"

Anatoly in the air roared unwillingly.

The orcs in the audience exclaimed, and many of them subconsciously covered their tails.

Just as Anatoly was being thrown to the highest point, a figure flew out of the nearby building like lightning, caught Anatoly and fell back into the ring.

Anatoly lost out of the ring, bowed slightly to Charles and thanked him before getting out of the ring depressed.

Clara looked at Charles with interest and asked, "You're going to fight me?"

Charles pulled out the big knife from the knife brake behind his back and said, "Let's make a comparison." ”

The audience suddenly made an uproar, and no one expected that a human boy with a fresh face would suddenly appear.

Clara suddenly moved, she was known for her speed and was the best at attacking instead of defending.

It's just that she immediately opened up the distance from Charles with a backjump the next moment, because Charles just now put the big knife on her offensive line, and if she didn't retreat, she would hit the tip of the big knife herself.

"It's kind of interesting. A burly green-skinned orc in the audience said, "This kind of eyesight is more than ninety percent of the people here." ”

After he finished speaking, he lifted the barrel and poured himself a large sip of wine.

A cowman beside him who was not inferior to him said, "I'll meet him later." ”

At this time, the audience was already booing, and Clara launched several attacks on Charles just now, but Charles turned around every time, took advantage of the length of his arm and weapon than the opponent to put the big knife on Clara's offensive line, and then "waited for the rabbit".

What the audience wants to watch is a fierce and exciting fight, and Charles's unpredictable battle, which has no aesthetic sense and even looks like a bully, is not what the audience wants to see.

Just as Clara attacked again, Charles moved, and his unexpected attack temporarily forced the slightly careless Clara to scramble.

Charles relied on the few moments just now to figure out the characteristics of Clara's movements, whenever Clara wanted to jump out of the circle, Charles's big knife attacked from the direction she was about to turn in, and if she continued to jump, she would hit Charles's knife edge.

So Clara had to jump backwards, and just jumped out of the ring on her own.

"Humph!"

Clara glared at Charles on stage, then turned around and walked away.

Charles just smiled and turned away, by which time the next contestant had already taken the stage.

Uncle Niu, who is more than two meters tall, stands on the stage with a steel spear higher than himself, with no clothes on his upper body, and lets the wind and snow hit him.

He said to Charles, "Boy, use all your strength. ”

Charles clenched his broadsword and rushed towards Uncle Bull.

Uncle Bull raised the spear in his hand high, and then smashed it down on Charles's head.

Charles continued to rush forward without shying away, and he had a wealth of experience against enemies far superior to his own height and strength, armed with long-pole weapons.

Just as the spear was about to smash Charles's head, Charles turned sideways with minimal effort, and the spear fell from his side.

Uncle Bull had been prepared for his miss, and he was immediately ready to turn the spear in his hand into a sweep.

It's just that at this time, he found a huge force coming through the spear, and just as the spear was about to turn into a sweep, the big knife in Charles's hand slashed the spear, directly pressing the head of the spear to the ground.

Then he stepped on the head of the gun, jumped up, and imprinted the sole of his shoe on the face of the bull man with a righteous flying kick.

Uncle Bull took two steps back, then stamped his feet in frustration and dragged his spear out of the ring in a dejected manner.

With the speed that Charles showed just now, the time for Uncle Bull to take two steps back was enough for Charles to slash him two or three times.

"You've underestimated your enemy. The green-skinned orc said to Uncle Bull as he handed over a jar of wine, "Otherwise, even if he wins, you won't have it so easy." ”

"yes. Uncle Niu took the wine and poured himself two sips, and the whole person was very depressed, "I didn't expect his strength to be so great, and his grasp of time was so accurate. ”

At this time, a pigman brother with a sword and shield came on the field, he did not underestimate the enemy, and put on a stable posture and started an offensive and defensive battle with Charles.

Charles is also calm in response, not leaking when defending, and not greedy for merit when attacking.

The snow fell heavier and the audience's enthusiasm grew, and then reached a point when Charles flashed to his opponent's side with an incoming sword in a dangerous feint and put the big knife on the opponent's neck.

"He's a master. The green-skinned orc said solemnly, "And it's coming down from the battlefield." ”

Uncle Niu nodded silently.

At this time, the wolf cavalry in the audience suddenly became enthusiastic, and a werewolf brother jumped into the ring with an extra-large machete.

The machete, which was about the size of the door panel, looked fluttery in the werewolf brother's hand, and slashed at Charles with an afterimage.

Charles concentrated, and also swung his knife to meet it, and the deafening impact suddenly resounded in the sky......

After the werewolf brother was slapped in the ring by Charles with the back of his knife, the green-skinned orc jumped onto the ring with a giant axe.

"Come, have a good fight!"

(‵dish′)づШь▭✨ ᓂ(◣ω◢)

On this snowy night, Charles fought ten men in the ring undefeated.

There is a way that:

Climb the platform, fight all kinds of heroes,

Grab the big knife and cut the wind and snow heroes.

Famous grassland for 3,000 miles, the first city of Xianwei Salt Lake.