"That mountain, there was nothing unusual except for wild beasts, but about twenty-four years ago, someone suddenly found a vein of tungsten carbon underneath, and it suddenly became unpleasant."

Flower tungsten carbon.

It is a precious mineral that can only be found in the bitter cold, and after simple processing, it can be used as a fuel for lighting and heating, far superior to ordinary coal in all respects, and generally only the aristocratic class can afford it.

"When it was first excavated, everyone was robbing, but in this city, who can compete with the Luke family......"

"In short, after so many years now, the mine has been firmly grasped by the Luke family, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the poor ghosts in the small half of the western neighborhood are all relying on this mine for food."

"What about the Resac family?" Heiko asked again, he wasn't really interested, but Vito had been staring at it.

"The new family that has only risen in recent decades has a much worse background than the Luke family."

Sweet patted the snow lion on the back with a look of admiration, "But their head of the family, Old Resak, is a great beast trainer, and over the years he has subdued many fierce beasts in the mountains, including all the snow lions, and the rest of the island has to buy or lease them from them, and our family is no exception." ”

Vito suddenly understood.

In the snow-covered island of Earle, the importance of the snow lion is undeniable, and with this enviable ability to tame beasts, it is no wonder that the Luke family can only tolerate such a latecomer and jump to the same status as themselves.

As they spoke, the group had already arrived at the city gate, perhaps because there were few outsiders on the island, and the gate was open, and there were no guarded soldiers, allowing passers-by to enter and exit on their own.

Sweet had planned to lead the way and send everyone to the gate of the base, but Heiko politely rejected the offer under Vito's hints.

The leader of the Hansen family could only say goodbye to everyone with regret, and said that if Colonel Heiko had time to visit the Hansen family after settling in, the whole family would be deeply honored.

Watch the Hansen family's convoy go away.

On the snowy streets, only Vito and others were left walking again.

"I say, Lord Vito."

The chilly Heiko was worried about getting off the bus and walking, and couldn't get to the base in the warm carriage, but he didn't dare to ask Vito, so he could only complain in another way:

"The base is in the middle of the eastern block, it's freezing this day, why don't we really go find a carriage or something, if you only rely on two legs, I'm afraid it will be dark there."

"Then it'll be over after dark."

Vito habitually took out the cigarette case again, only to find that it was empty, and he was a little disappointed, "We are new to the city, and if we want to take control of the base as soon as possible, we must first walk around the road and familiarize ourselves with the city." ”

Then you should familiarize yourself with it, anyway, you guys are more frost-resistant than the other, why do you have to pull me in......

When Heiko was in the middle of a curse, he suddenly heard Vito's voice again: "Speaking of which, don't you think it's strange to you? ”

"What?" Heiko looked up blankly.

"It's deserted, it's too deserted."

Vito glanced at the city wall behind him, he was addicted to cigarettes at this time, and his tone became impatient, "You are the supreme commander of the navy who has come to work, but you have not seen a figure at the gate of the city to greet you. ”

"It doesn't matter if the ordinary people don't know, the two families haven't made any moves, with their control over this island, it is estimated that when we were at the docks, we should have figured out our origins, but we have not sent anyone over until now, do you think this is normal, Lord Colonel?"

"Doesn't seem right......"

Heiko scratched the back of his head, hesitated for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Well, maybe it's because the snow is too heavy now that it's inconvenient to greet them at the city gate, so they didn't come here at all, and plan to come back to visit us when we get to the base?" ”

Vito glanced at him expressionlessly, not even interested in answering.

"Who did you learn this self-deception from?"

Lao Gan next to him came over, he was squeezed all the way by Seti in the car, and finally got out of the car, the whole person was weak, and he almost hung on Heike's back, "Can you teach the old man, the old man also wants to become as optimistic as you in the future." ”

“……”

Heiko bowed his head in shame.

"In short, although I don't know if you don't have enough money, or the guy who arranged a position for you is deliberately cheating you."

Vito had been looking at the buildings on both sides of the street, and when he entered the eastern block, he finally spoke, "But one thing is for sure, this admiral's position is probably not as good as you think." ”

It's not easy to take control of Earl City.

Vito didn't say the second half of the sentence, because it was a short-term goal he had set for himself before he went ashore, and it had nothing to do with Heiko, so there was no need to explain everything.

The group just watched and walked, unhurriedly through the main road of the eastern block.

The residential buildings on both sides are lined with rows, the glass windows of various shops are full of goods, and the occasional pedestrian hurrying through the snow is also well-dressed, which is indeed the atmosphere only found in the rich settlement.

Occasionally, bells could be heard faintly from distant churches, and it was freezing cold, which was the most frequent time for sermons and prayers.

"It's peaceful."

Vito squinted, and looked in the direction of the mine, "I just don't know what the situation is like on the western block." ”

"Hoo ......"

Heike, who was walking in the front, didn't pay attention to what Vito was talking about behind him, after walking for so long, he was already cold and a little numb in his hands and feet, and he kept rubbing his hands and gasping, and his face was red from the cold.

It happened that there was a neon sign of a bar at the entrance of the alley, and Heiko's eyes lit up, and he was thinking about how to coax Vito and the others to go in for a glass of wine to ward off the cold, when the shutter door of the bar was suddenly pushed open from the inside.

A little black-haired girl with square-rimmed glasses, about eight or nine years old, rushed out of it with a stack of books in her arms, followed by a young black-haired man who looked a little like her.

The young man's face was anxious, as if he wanted to stop the little girl, but the voice of his drunken companion calling him from the shutter door behind him came from the shutter door behind him, and the young man stood still and hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, and turned back to the bar.

And the black-haired little girl couldn't help but be stunned when she saw that the young man didn't continue to chase her, and tears flowed down instantly.

She stood in the snow, silently sobbing for a moment, then jerked off her glasses, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes as she rushed towards Heiko.

Heiko was staring at the liquor cabinet inside the shutter, trying to find a reasonable reason for proposing to enter the bar, not even noticing the little girl's movements.

So by coincidence, the little black-haired girl hit his head on his shy belly, and her whole head suddenly sank into the soft fat, but it was miraculous that she didn't bounce off and fell......

But.

The glasses in her hand were not so lucky, and Heiko's elbow was thrown high, and she rolled a few times after falling to the ground, and finally lay quietly in the middle of the street.