It wasn't a wise decision, and William Janos certainly understood it. Or rather, this is already a decision to rush to death.

"We left half of the men and took almost all the supplies with us. And these things can support us for a maximum of ten days. ”

"That means we're going to have to do it in at least five days...... Complete the Frost Giant hunt. We can't guarantee that we will find enough food in the ice field. ”

"Soldiers, my brothers. This is the last glory that I, William Anos, hold onto. I don't force you to follow me to die, I can only guarantee that when I return alive, all of you here will be promised by William Janos and the entire Janos family. ”

"Whether it's money, fiefdoms, even noble titles, you can get them...... You deserve it. I swear by the name of the northern fortress, Glory Anos! ”

There is no doubt that William's promise was simply too shocking, and even brought the heavy atmosphere to life in an instant. That's a "title of nobility", and there is no commoner who doesn't yearn for the word "nobility", which means wealth, power, and even everything you want!

Often, only war can give birth to "aristocracy". In this era, the common people are completely unqualified to transform their class attributes. Nobility is not only the accumulation of gold and wealth, but also the approval of at least half of the aristocratic class.

And most greedy and miserly nobles will only dislike too much of their own kind and too few resources. Once a new nobleman is created, it means that the resources controlled by the old nobles will be threatened. In order to eliminate this threat, even wars are not hesitated.

And isn't this how most of the wars between human beings in this world appear?

After promising great benefits to everyone, even if they knew that there was a fire pit ahead, as long as there was a little luck and hope, they would let go and fight. And the wounded even had to wait here, waiting for their triumphant return as if everything was within reach.

The strong Zach was "lucky", he had good limbs and was among the best among the soldiers. So he was one of the five people who went on this expedition.

So it seems that only the knight, his two lieutenants (one with many words, the other silent), Zach, and Orlan went on the expedition.

With five horses to ride and two to drag supplies, the team left the caves of Comodo before dawn without delaying any longer. Make your way to your target location, the Savage Ice Field.

……

"Zach, do you want to be a nobleman too?" Orlan asked Zach for the first time.

"Well, Oran, don't you like to be a nobleman? How wonderful are the nobles, so much land and so many people, just looking for them to collect money can live comfortably. When the time comes, I'll go to the village and find a young wandering girl......" At Orlan's suggestion, Zach didn't use any more honorifics for him, because that would feel weird.

"So you went out with the knights to be a nobleman?"

"Hmm...... Not exactly. When the adults saved my life and gave me and my mother a place to live in peace, you know, if it weren't for the adults, I would have been hanged on a tree with my head covered. So even if an adult doesn't give me a nobleman, I will work for him. ”

"Oh, then do you miss your mother?"

“…… I will give her peace of mind, and after following the adults to fight this battle, she will go back to her hometown to marry a wife and give birth to a big fat boy......"

"Then I wish you a wish come true."

……

The ground was already covered with a thin layer of snowflakes, and the clouds in the sky were gloomy and thick. It's so thick that you can almost reach it.

Where the horses had trodden up, fresh dirt seemed to be mixed with this dark brown stuff. Oran jumped off his horse and motioned for the group to discover something new.

In one place, Orlan had almost complete control over the course of the entire team's movements, and no one other than him could do the job.

Oran wore leather gloves and tore through the thin layer of snow on the ground. Twist the dark brown clay with your hands and place it under your nose and smell it.

"Troll blood, not only trolls, but also ogres. These are scales, fine, white soft scales on the abdomen of the Comodo...... It's been at least five days. It's the remnants of wood burned into charcoal, and it's clear that it's been cleaned and sorted out with a bit of light. ”

"Could it be...... Are the Frost Giants, are they left behind? William was a little excited, and his hand gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist trembled a little.

"No, I'm sorry, it's a human left...... You see what it is. Orlan changed places and planed again, clutching in his hand a small piece of brownish-green stuff the size of a palm covered in mud, which looked like a fragment of some kind of visceral tissue.

"It's the liver of the cave trolls, something that giants love, and they wouldn't waste it."

"Oran, you...... How would you know? Maybe they fell. ”

"Do you know how giants eat this stuff?"

"Hug ...... Sorry, I didn't mention it in the only case. ”

"Well, they ...... It hollows out the head of a freshly slain beast, preferably the head of a Flame Comodo, then uses its tail to squeeze out fresh plasma, and finally puts a whole cave troll's liver, which must be intact. ”

William imagined the disgusting and cruel scenes, and didn't want to ask what would happen next.

"And then, can I ask why the big four-legged snake has the best head, and why don't you use trolls?"

“…… In this way, one step is saved. Open the head of the four-legged snake and take out the little thing with the same seasoning......"

"Ahem, I want to ask, what other humans would come to this kind of place besides us?" William's adjutant interrupted Orlan's words and asked.

"Well, that's for you, Lord Knight." Orlan could see the struggle in William's eyes, and the anger. And his adjutant did not ask him this question, and the group fell silent.

Oran decides to take William with him to find what they are looking for, and to return to that place once more, just in time to offer the souls of sinners once again for the departed.

……

Snowflakes were falling in the sky again, and the snow had already passed the horses' hooves, and only the not-so-tall dwarf pines and coniferous shrubs could withstand the bitter cold. It seems that all the big beasts have disappeared, except for the remnants of some bizarre hardy small herbivores.

Oran suddenly unloaded his bow and shot arrows, startling everyone without any warning, thinking that the Han Shuang Giant was coming! "Zach, 20 yards ahead on the left, our prey has been found."

"What Oran! Why didn't I see it, the Han Shuang giant is too small, right? Isn't it their little cub? …… Uh, rabbit. When Zach jumped off the horse with his sword, he realized that the rabbit hiding in the bushes had been pierced in both eyes.

"Oh hoo, it looks like we can have more dinner tonight!"