The cold wind is like a knife!

Sauron also had to put on a cloak and shroud himself in it, and this year the north was colder than in the past. I don't know if it only lasts this winter, anyway, in my memory, it was not as cold as it is now when he went to the Ice and Snow Country. The snow has mostly stopped, but the snow is melting very slowly, there is hardly any sign of melting, and it has begun to freeze on all sides, and the ice on some rivers is enough to make people guò.

It's only the end of September, and there are still five or six days to go until October.

The beasts of the icefield began to come out to feed, and because of the cold climate, the wolves began to migrate, and Sauron encountered many monsters along the way, but they all sneaked away from them. The mountain was in front of him from afar, but when he walked, he found that he still hadn't arrived, and Sauron walked for most of the day before he gradually approached the range of the Frozen Valley, because there were already many ice crystals on the surrounding trees. Frozen Valley is the coldest place, and the climate here is something special that hasn't changed for hundreds of years.

Traces of the carriage were visible in the snow, and Sauron stopped to observe it, and saw that there should be a convoy passing in front of him.

"Who goes to the Land of Ice and Snow in winter?"

Sauron pushed aside the snow and looked at the traces of the wheels, the cart should have been specially modified, widening the stress area, but it was not transformed into a sleigh style. It didn't look like someone from the south, it should have come from a port city in the central region, and the convoy was relatively large, and Sauron estimated that there were at least thirty or forty people.

"There shouldn't be any caravans coming at this time, right?" Sauron cautiously looked ahead, and did not find their figures, it is estimated that they passed yesterday, and the advance in the ice field is slow, Sauron estimates that he can meet these people before tonight, but he doesn't know who is still walking north in such a cold time. There were also traces of a bonfire nearby, and some of the things that had been eaten were thrown directly on the side of the road, and Sauron frowned as he looked at the debris in front of him. Because he felt that it would not be a caravan in front of him.

The ice on the roads is getting thicker.

As the sky grew dark, Sauron finally saw a group of people in front of him, three large modified carriages.

The pack beast is a heavily furred yak that looks snow-white from top to bottom and has only one horn on its head, and these yaks squat in a circle around the periphery to block the cold wind in the leeward. In front of them were experienced troops, who had obviously been to the ice fields and knew how to make themselves more comfortable, just as the people in the desert knew how to use camel enclosures to block the wind and sand. Domesticated pack beasts are very docile. Sauron didn't see any sign of the caravan guards, nor did he see many mounts, and the people in front of him were not merchants.

"Who!?"

A short figure popped up and squinted his eyes to look this way, and Sauron saw a green-skinned goblin, but it was a little different from the goblins he had seen before, its expression was richer, and its face was painted with strange oil paint, which looked like a large flower face. It's like a clown. As the goblins shouted, more than a dozen people stood up near the carriage, and they could almost see all kinds of races, and even pretty elves standing next to the burly orcs.

"Circus?"

Sauron frowned slightly. He walked over slowly and said with a smile: "A traveler passing by, seeing you here, came to ask for a sip of hot soup to drink." ”

The green-skinned goblin looked him up and down. Then he showed a funny smile and beckoned, "Come here." We also just camped. ”

A lone adventurer.

It doesn't seem like there's much danger, at least not to threaten such a large convoy.

Sauron slowly approached. His expression was not completely relaxed, and he looked at the back and back before asking, "Circus?" Are you planning to perform in the Ice Country? ”

Three carts.

Two of them were loaded with a lot of miscellaneous items, many of which were tools for performances, and one of them was not very clear, and from the outside it was quite ornately decorated.

"Of course." A beautiful elf stood up, her skin was delicate, as if she was of a steppe elf blood, and she was wearing a delicate dress, a bit like a dancing lady's dress, but the neckline was quite large, revealing a white and greasy breast. There should be a fork on the side of the skirt, and there should be a button on the inside, so that if you untie it, you can reveal your snow-white thighs. She tilted her head to look at Sauron, and after thinking that he didn't look like a bad person, she casually complained, "If it's not for a show, who wants to come to this cold and dead ghost place!" ”

Sauron narrowed his eyes slightly, not because of the other party's beauty, nor because of the whiteness of her chest, but because of the clothes on her body.

In such a cold weather, she still wears so little, although it is cold, it looks relatively normal.

She should be an advanced professional!

Don't take the performers of this world lightly, because many of them are part-time troubadours, especially circuses, opera companies, and performance troupes, which may have half as many professionals and most of them are worth a lot of money. These professionals are like stars in their past lives, they can be welcomed everywhere, and a formal performance can be more profitable than the desperate work of an adventurer. It's like the greenskin goblin just now, it's supposed to be a special class clown dancer advanced by the troubadour, which is why it was able to spot Sauron so quickly.

The distance has narrowed a bit.

Sauron saw an emblem with a slender shadow on it, with barriers on all sides, and colorful cloth, he looked at these people in surprise and wondered, "Phantom Circus? ”

"Huh?" The elven girl looked at him with a grin and said, "Have you heard of us?" ”

"I've heard of it." Sauron nodded, and said slowly, "You guys are very famous in Port Artur, and it is said that there are some very special wonderful performances. ”

The elven girl giggled, looked at him playfully, and said, "Not everyone is qualified to watch those performances!" ”

Sauron shrugged slightly, not expecting much from the performances.

"Come here."

The green-skinned goblin stretched out his hand and motioned for him to come to the campfire, it looked completely different from the goblins in the wilderness, it should be the goblin group near the gravel harbor, the goblins over there were once the servants of the Grand Arcanists, and they still retained part of their heritage after the destruction of the Arcane Empire, their skin was lighter than other goblins, and they had little sense of identity with the goblins in the wild. They treat wilderness goblins the same way Africans treat cannibal tribes, and they will never show mercy when it is time to kill them!

"My name is Copperplate. It's a clown. The goblin smiled comically, raised the food in his hand, and said, "Do you want to taste it?" Barbecue Ice Frog! The good things that can only be eaten here taste much better than other bullfrogs! ”

Ice frogs?

Sauron glanced at the food in his hand and frowned, "This seems to be poisonous, right?" After eating, it will lead to diarrhea! ”

"It's fine." Tongban shrugged his shoulders very indifferently and said, "Goblins dare to eat anything." ”

"Tongban likes to eat frogs, and he is not afraid of poisoning!"

Around the campfire.

A group of people sat around, there were orcs, dwarves, elves, humans, etc., there were more than twenty of them, and nearly half of them were women, and Sauron glanced at them and found that most of them were advanced professionals, and the proportion of troubadours was very high. The Phantom Circus is an organization that is active near the port, and the members are naturally not the only ones in front of them, they should be just a part of it. Except for the two people who spoke, the others were all indifferent to Sauron, just busy with their own business.

There was a human girl wearing a doll mask, with dozens of throwing knives stuck in her waist, looking at him with a rather provocative gaze from time to time.

The elven girl was supposed to be one of the people in charge, if the faceless woman in the carriage wasn't.

"What's your name? How could a person come to this cold and dead place. The elven maiden came up and sat down directly beside Sauron, she had a special fragrance on her body, which Sauron was familiar with, and the priest who was in charge of the goddess of lust often had it.

Sauron smiled, glanced at her, and said, "Sauron." A lone adventurer who wants to go inside the Ice and Snow Country. ”

"Where are you going?"

The elven girl glanced at his scimitar and said with a grin, "Go to Arendelle, their eldest princess will ascend the throne." The court steward invited us to perform. ”

Both sides are exchanging tentatively.

The others didn't seem to care, but their attention was actually on Sauron, who was a stranger.

"Arendelle?"

Sauron's expression was a little surprised, and then he seemed to remember something and said, "That place seems to be a little special." Didn't you hear anything before you went? ”

The elf girl smiled slyly and played with taste: "What have you heard of?" We've never heard of anything! ”

"Have you heard anything?"

Sauron glanced at her, shrugged his shoulders slightly, and said as if it were true: "Isn't there a legend that the incarnation of the Ice and Snow Goddess came there?" ”

The elf girl blinked her eyes and grinned, "Really? Then I really haven't seen the incarnation of a god! ”

The crisp sound of bells rang inside the carriage.

The elf girl was stunned, and then quickly got up and walked over, the curtain was very thick, and nothing could be seen outside.

After a while.

The elven girl walked out again and looked at the others: "The head of the regiment said to let you rest well, and strive to get out of the Frozen Valley tomorrow morning." By the way, your name is Sauron, right? You can camp here, and if you don't have anything with you, I'll ask them to prepare one for you. ”

Sauron smiled and shook his head no.

As the woman in the carriage spoke, the others treated him a little better.

A group of people began to get busy, and Sauron also made a simple arrangement, the cold wind outside was still very strong, and the bonfire would dim from time to time, and a human girl with a mask was watching over the bonfire. Sauron glanced a little beside the ornate carriage, and he seemed to notice some peculiar wet marks, as a thin layer of ice had formed due to the cold.

That mark is a bit like a snake left behind!

……………… (To be continued......)