Chapter 83: Above the Snow and Under the Snow
In a deserted firewood house in the refugee camp, Vivian has been held here for days, and she is the one who has been robbed of her mother's necklace by the family soldiers.
Just a few days ago, she was a noble child of the empire, living a luxurious life that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, but an overnight change made her fall into hell.
My father was swallowed up by those monsters, and my mother led the monsters away after entrusting her with the necklace that symbolized the head of the family, and the last words she told herself kept ringing in her ears.
"Vivian, live! Live well! ”
After being gullible and almost taken away as a fat sheep, Vivian completely let go of her status as a noble lady.
He abandoned his flashy dress and put on the smelly coarse cloth coat and cloak that he had picked up from the refugees who had fallen on the road, and blended into the ranks of refugees.
Rolling in the muddy water, stepping over the fallen corpses, and even scavenging the remaining resources from them to move on, for the first time, I felt that it was such a thing to be alive.
Finally reached the border of the Iron Country, but revealed their wealth during the immigration inspection, and the group of troublemakers did not want to fight for themselves, they were just a symbol, and they were simply imprisoned here in order to prevent themselves from escaping.
Vivian swallowed the last piece of sour bread and moistened her lips with some water from the basin in the corner of the room, she didn't dare open her stomach to drink the unboiled water, she had learned more life lessons these days than she had in decades.
I don't know why, it's been a day since no one brought food, do you say that you have forgotten about yourself, or do you mean that they have mobilized people to do something, and they are useless?
People always think about this and that when they are weak, once they start, all kinds of negative thoughts begin to take over Vivian's mind.
"Is this it?"
"Yes, yes, the little one will never dare to deceive you, they will lock that woman here"
The sound outside the door sounds familiar? As the door opened, a familiar face came into view, that he had argued with another noble lady on the ship, just to dance with this man.
Later, she learned that this man was the famous head of the Imperial Knights of the Iron Country, and now that his hair had returned to gold, it did not prevent her from recognizing him.
Lance stepped forward and half-squatted in front of her, and asked cautiously, after the group of troublemakers was suppressed, he knew that there was a sufferer locked up here, and decided to come in person, which was also convenient to calm people's hearts.
"Are you alright?"
Vivian raised his face, but Lance was stunned, although there was only one side, but the series of things that rescued the king left him too deep an impression, including this face.
"Is that you? We've seen it before."
After getting Lance's affirmation of remembering herself, Vivian's suppressed emotions were uncontrollable, and she couldn't help but cry at Lance.
Some people still remember themselves, everyone she knows is dying, and even she almost forgets who she is, but there is still an old person who can remember her.
Lance didn't dislike the strange smell of Vivian's clothes, patted her on the back, and slowly released the healing technique, a noble lady must have experienced a lot of travel from Rock City to here, right?
The airship brigade of Drifting Snow City came just right, so that those restless people could no longer have any thoughts, and after the matter calmed down, they grabbed a few leaders, and under interrogation, it was indeed the remnants of the empire who did not give up.
In this regard, Lance is not afraid of them making trouble, and the more fierce they are, the more convenient it is for them to shave all the nails in this group of refugees.
Two more large airships of the Drifting Snow class were built, and the drive part was replaced with the latest steam engine, which was sprayed by pump pressure using compressed fire oil from a separate stockpile, and the carrying capacity was greatly increased due to weight reduction.
It is not accurate to say that it is the Drifting Snow, and Leo named this type of airship the Migalo-class the same as the only white humpback whale in the world, which is a small nostalgia for the original world.
Compared with the refugees sent to the southern ports, the mood of the refugees who were sent to the Northlands was lower, and the Empire did not smear the Grand Duke of the Northlands, in their eyes the Northlands were simply a lair of demons.
Vivian got Lance's care and arranged a better position, only needed to take care of the children occasionally, and the range of activities was quite spacious, so she didn't have to huddle with other people.
She wasn't worried about the Northland she was about to go to, since Lance suggested that she go to the Northland, then that place must be a good place to stay, no matter how bad it was, how bad could it be compared to her previous experience?
The temperature I felt in the past few days has dropped significantly, and the white snow fields that I can see from the porthole are still unchanged, maybe there are no towns in the Northland at all? It's all the Iron Nation's strategy to deceive the Empire?
When she was bored enough to come up with some outrageous thoughts, Vivian finally saw a dark shadow gradually emerging on the skyline of the snowfield.
A majestic giant city appeared in the eyes of everyone, repeatedly a giant with perseverance on this miserable white land, and the area of Drifting Snow City has increased several times under the continuous expansion over the years.
The old walls, far away, have been almost completely replaced by new concrete walls, and the entire city exudes a geometric aesthetic, with buildings that look neater than the Iron Kings in their passing.
Wei An's earthquake was in the middle of the earthquake, there really was such a huge city on the snowfield where birds don't lay eggs, fighting against the cold and the erosion of nature, what a great power this is, is the Grand Duke of the Northland really a demon passed down by the empire, or, a god?
As soon as the airship landed, a large number of soldiers came to guide it, without any abuse and shoving, just silently drawing the isolation belt, and speaking out to guide when necessary.
No one made trouble, and everyone was afraid that the weapons in the hands of the soldiers might send out the demonic flames.
Everyone was not led to the entrance of Songmu Town, but directly to the front of the third district, where the five registration offices were lined up, recording the information of the residents, age, gender, strengths, and whether they were unwell at a very fast speed.
Originally, there were still people who did not dare to say anything abnormal about their bodies, for fear of being "disposed of", knowing that those slave owners had always treated their purchased slaves in this way.
However, when the first person to register received timely treatment, many people returned to replenish their physical abnormalities, which added a lot of confusion.
Vivian was given shelter along with several other female refugees, and she had just begged for it to be quiet, but the wind in the Northland was a bit harsh.
After reaching the designated location through a horribly detailed map, Vivian even suspected that something was wrong with her eyes, and a small two-story building stood there.
The walls are neatly bricked, the roof is a neat pine plank roof, and it is also painted with brown paint to prevent corrosion, and there are even rooms for everyone inside.
A few female refugees froze when they entered the house, and it was clear from the arrangement of houses along the road that everyone was afraid that everyone would be able to get such a shelter, and they couldn't help but hug each other and cry when they thought about the hardships along the way.
Vivian didn't feel ashamed of them, and with her own eyesight and knowledge, she felt that she had prepared for the worst, but she remembered Lance's words before leaving.
"Northland must be an interesting place right now, although I haven't been there, but I promise"