Heading northeast from the Iron Thorn Mountains, through a narrow mountain pass, Rhodes, Jana and Nunu soon entered the Furnace Country.

Furnace Country is not the name of a village, but a geographical term unique to Freljord, where the legendary Orn forges and hence the name Furnace Township - geographically, Furnace Country refers to a valley and hilly area north of the Iron Thorn Mountains and in the mountains southeast of the Frostguard Fortress.

And after entering the furnace country, Rod's first obvious feeling was that the snow had become heavier.

While snow is the norm in itself for Freljord in winter, this kind of goose-feather snow is clearly not common in Furnace Country.

A snowflake that reaches out and picks up at random is the size of half a palm, which is not the usual snow.

"Furnace ......" Nunu pursed her lips a little unpleasantly, "I don't like it here!" ”

"Why?" Cana reached out and brushed the snow off Nunu's head, "Why don't you like it here?" ”

"There's so much snow here!" Nunu shook his fist, "Snowflakes always drill into my neck!" And the furnace town is obviously warmer than other places, the snow melts very quickly, and it is easy for the body to get wet! ”

(Willempur: Woo!! ）

"That's right." Hearing Nunu say this, Cana smiled, "That'...... So what? ”

The breeze began to linger around Nunu, and the snowflakes danced around Nunu like elves in the wind, no longer digging into his neck.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Nunu looked at Jana adoringly, and turned to wave to Willamp, "Willamp learns a little - why don't you know any of such Cooooooool moves!" ”

In this regard, Wei Langpu said that he was very aggrieved.

(Little ancestor, I'm just a snowman guardian, and I'm not a designer, where do I understand this kind of Cooooooool?!) ）

Fortunately, Nunu's interest came and went quickly—and soon, the little one was attracted by something else.

This time, it was Nunu who caught Nunu's attention.

In a hidden cave behind a rock, Nunu discovers a bearded Poro—the same bearded Poro as the one from before.

"Huh?!"

Nunu's unexpected discovery suddenly excites her - there are bearded Poro here, which means that Bron has passed through here!

Nunu excitedly took out Zhen Bing to feed the little guy, but although Luo Luo did not refuse Zhen Bing, he did not answer Nunu's question of "where did Bronn go?" at all, but flashed Bling Bryn's big eyes, looking at the Zhen Ice flute in Nunu's hand.

Obviously a foodie, but he can't be bought with food, Nunu decides to take a different approach - so he begins to carefully search for all visible clues in an attempt to find Bron's whereabouts.

Unfortunately, the heavy snow in the furnace country covered all the traces, and the excited Nunu commanded Weirumpu to run around for a long time, but did not find more information, while Rod and Jana, who had been watching Nunu from the side, were smiling.

Disappointed again, Nunu was disappointed, and before it was about to get dark, Rhodes beckoned him to hit the road again, so he could only listlessly follow Rhodes and continue to the northeast along the twisting valley.

……………………

Originally, the good guide became a follower because of a bad mood, and this change made Rod a little unexpected - fortunately, this section of the road is not too remote, although it is covered with snow, but there are still general road traces, since it will not be disoriented, Rod simply let Nunu adjust himself.

Anyway, Willamp was grimacing there, and Nunu's reply was only a matter of time.

As Rhodes expected, when the sun set and the snow stopped for a while, the snow was dyed with a layer of magnificent color, and the listless Nunu finally became lively Nunu again.

As Nunu's pace quickened, a forest of silver pines appeared in front of him, and in the shade of green silver pines was a small village in the distance.

Soon, the three of them entered the village.

Warmly welcomed, Rhodes took a closer look at the village in the furnace village and saw that the layout here was very different from the outside.

Compared with the relatively primitive villages in the Freljord subcontinent or the Lakstak Plain, the villages in this furnace township are not only relatively complete and reasonable in layout, but also have a considerable degree of regional characteristics, which can be described as "small sparrows, but all kinds of organs".

The village is enclosed by a high wall, leaning against the steep valley cliffs on either side, and a main street divides off into a number of paths that lead to every house.

In order to adapt to heavy snowfall, the houses here not only have steep roof slopes, but also have special chutes and snow clearing devices, and the connecting rods like wipers allow residents to sweep the snow from the roof on the ground, preventing problems such as collapse.

Around the village are a large number of Freljord silver pines, the needle-like leaves of these tall pines secrete special oils that prevent snow from accumulating on them, thus maintaining their verdant appearance.

And it looks like the silver pines around the village are artificially planted – because the tall silver pines are natural road signs, and a splash of green is quite striking in the snow.

What's more, compared to other villages passing by, the people in this small village in Furnace Township are much more enthusiastic.

The enthusiasm was far beyond Rhodes' imagination, and he couldn't believe that there were people who would be so welcoming to foreign travelers in the winter in Freljord – they would even want to invite Rhodes to dinner!

It's winter, Freljord's winter!

Not far to the west, many Freljords who had no food to eat were beaten into dog heads for a small amount of supplies, and in this furnace village, there would be kind people who invited Rhodes to eat?

Rod doesn't think it's because they're good-hearted!

Good Samaritans have no corresponding means, so they are dying on this frozen soil, not to mention anything else, if these people don't have some strength, will the raiders not come to patronize?

As for whether their purpose is to deceive themselves and then try to kill themselves......

Rod didn't believe that would be the case at all.

Furnace Township is not a major transportation route, and most of the Freljords, except for the Notai tribe, do not like to wander around, relying on the "black shop" method to feed a tribe, which is completely impossible.

And with Rod's current ability, it is even more impossible to make money and kill - although it is a bit "overly enthusiastic" to invite people who have not met to the banquet, Rod still happily agreed to their invitation.

Then, at the dinner table, Rhodes found an embarrassing thing.

The target of these feasts is not themselves, but ...... Nunu.

The theme of the whole banquet was "Cheers, Notai boy!" ”

And our great magician, Mr. Rod, is embarrassed to be reduced to a supporting role - faced with this situation, Cana, who is also sitting silently in the corner, laughs like a flower.