On the ice and snow plateau, a small group of knights are rushing to the depths of the snowfield as fast as they can.

The leader, Ash, pursed his lips and sat on the back of the Freljord long-haired horse without saying a word, and the two days of tracking had greatly drained the team's physical strength. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of the peculiarities of the snowfield, they often look in the wrong direction, and occasionally can only guess the purpose of outsiders with bold ideas, until they find new signs that the commander has made the right decision.

This caused Ash's mental power as the commander to be drastically depleted, and at the same time, he had to keep up his few followers with enough confidence to continue the chase, all of which was a huge test for Her Royal Highness, who was only 15 years old.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, it's been nearly half a day since the last clue, and we haven't confirmed that we have found a new clue," the young soldier of the guard who returned from the front drove his horse to the close position of Ash's side, and only then whispered to her to report the progress of the sentinels, "Also, Your Highness, the patrol team is becoming less and less cooperative with our search... It's just to put on a show, and we don't have the manpower to scout all the locations ourselves. ”

Ash listened quietly to the report of the guards soldiers, these two days have been really hard for these young people, only they are really obeying their orders.

As for the border patrol team, Ash couldn't bear to turn his head and looked at Captain Rhodes, who always looked at him with a provocative gaze.

He only wanted to see himself out of his way, and bowed his head to him, admitting that he was right - searching for a goal a few days ago on the icy plateau was a completely wrong and time-wasting decision.

They only saw that it was not the people of the tribe who were harmed, and the barbarians were unruly, which made them suffer, and it was not worth letting the blood of the noble ice tribe sprinkle a drop for them.

But such a horrific tragedy happened in Freljord, and the whole of Freljord should unite to deal with it, let go of the prejudices of the past, and Ash has a deeper hope that Freljord can be reunited at this moment.

After thinking for a moment, Ash looked up again and looked around, and the group was currently deep in the largest and most complex landform of the Ice and Snow Plateau, the Alvarosa Glacier Area.

Countless years of frost have accumulated and melted to form a myriad of strange glacial passages, and if the outsiders they have been tracking have a good chance of succeeding, or rather, they will succeed if they plan to get rid of their would-be pursuers.

These guys are no ordinary people! Ash finally stares north, and outsiders are so familiar with Freljord that it would not be a blessing for the entire northern snowfields if they were truly allowed to do evil.

"Captain Rhodes, I believe that what happened to the barbarian tribe is not an accident, these evil outsiders may be plotting some kind of conspiracy, we must find them, or the whole of Freljord will suffer disaster."

Ashce rode to a distance from the patrol leader and spoke, trying to keep his tone as calm as possible, "I need your help, Uncle Rod, I know you want to see me bow my head and throw in the towel, but trust me one last time, for the sake of Freljord's future, you must find these outsiders who use sorcery." ”

"The future of Freljord? Don't forget that you were almost killed by your people, Ash. Riding upright, Rod's left hand rubbed his chin, and his strong beard bit the word 'people' very hard.

The little girl in front of her was just as stubborn in temper as her mother, who had recently died, and the only difference was that the little girl who was not tall enough had a heart higher than a glacier.

The two sides confronted each other on their mounts, and the guards around them all felt the atmosphere gradually tense, and the young man who followed Ash couldn't bear it at first, and the horses that stepped down began to move in small steps, animals are usually more sensitive than people, and the nervousness of their owners unconsciously infected it.

Rod gently tugged at his right hand holding the reins, feeling the reins pass over his neck and snort comfortably as the mount swept over his neck, while Ash on the other side remained as strong as a sculpture.

"Only tomorrow. Your Highness, there is only tomorrow, and we cannot afford to waste time in such an endless end. And my duty should be to the south, and if no tangible clues can be found before sunset to-morrow, my men and I must return to the border, and you, Your Highness, suggest that you contact the Council of Elders and ask them to send someone more 'experienced' to assist you. ”

……

In the shelter of the glacier, a small number of members of the temporary search team were preparing tents and equipment for sleeping in the open, and Rhodes, the patrol leader who sat on a low rock, took the hot soup handed by his men and took a slow sip.

When there are no suitable materials for starting a fire nearby, the Border Patrol will often carry a small amount of charcoal on their horses in case of emergency, and this bowl of hot soup is the most luxurious treat.

"They're so presumptuous! Your Highness! ”

"Don't worry, Welsh, this is the best lesson we can learn, every unit has its own uniqueness, we should be humble enough to ask them for advice and avoid making mistakes again."

"Yes, Your Highness Princess."

She is worthy of the beautiful and intelligent princess, who proved herself by taming snow wolves on the snowfield at the age of 15, and her highness has shouldered the responsibility of the entire kingdom and wisely coped with various challenges.

"Welsh, we don't have much time, and the later we get, the fewer clues we can find," Ash, who was not accustomed to sitting still, looked around at the four loyal young warriors around him—the only remaining members of the guard who were not injured or affected by the incident, "Think about it, these evil outsiders, they are no less numerous than us, even if they have some knowledge of Freljord, how can they bypass the sentry and patrol and pass through the Avarosa Glacier without leaving a trace?" ”

"It's hard to do, Your Highness, uh, I mean the outsiders. It is impossible for them to know the route of our patrol, the passages are cluttered and they cannot walk up to the heights to observe the terrain. Maybe that's why they attacked the barbarians, uh, as far as I know, some passages are only in the hands of the barbarians. ”

"Yes, but we can't think like that, we need to catch these evildoers."

"Your Highness, then we might as well assume that they have a way to know the location of our sentry posts and patrols, and pass through quietly, then we should assume this now, because the patrols are relatively fixed, and we will not be left with too many options, just carefully explore these passages......"

"Great idea!"

"It doesn't make sense, all the sentry can't get is some dead end......"

The boys who can enter the guard are very good, skilled in martial arts and active in thinking, and at Ash's suggestion, they are all actively involved in this simulated tracking battle.

Eventually, the young man who came up with the 'similarity hypothesis' convinced the others, and Ash decided to act immediately.

"There's still quite a bit of time before it gets dark, so let's go ahead and try this idea. If it's not right, you can think of other things in the evening. ”

The young men of the Guard are confident in their martial arts, and the Avarosa Glacier is considered a traditional sphere of influence of the kingdom, and the perennial patrol force has basically eliminated the dangerous creatures here. Therefore, no one objected to Ash's decision, and they were even eager to put into practice this new military idea proposed by Her Royal Highness the Princess.

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"Captain, what is Her Royal Highness going to do, it will be dark soon."

"Norman, the latest order we have received is to set up camp and prepare for tomorrow's search. So what you need is to execute the command. Rod dismisses his men's excessive curiosity.

It was a sign of danger, and after only two days of companionship, his subordinates had already aroused their curiosity, and he didn't want to continue to play camping with the children.

Rhodes had always looked forward to the fact that the kingdom of ice, which he loved, would grow under the leadership of a powerful king, rather than crumbling and nearly splitting at the hands of women and children.

Besides, there wasn't enough to threaten the group.

Rhodes placed his two-handed sword flat on his lap and wiped it carefully, this family heirloom delicate level weapon consumed a lot when fighting with that barbarian. The sword had already been knocked out of the top of the sword, enough for him to die of heartache.

As for his motive for making a move, of course, it was because the barbarian hurt people in front of his eyes, and he was too unscrupulous.

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"Your Highness, it is basically certain that the intruder must have chosen one of these three passages, the sky has already darkened, and we don't have enough manpower to determine it before nightfall, please go back to the camp first."

Night crept in as Ash led the guards to investigate, and it was only when the vision was dark that Welsh, the current leader of the guards, felt a little panicked.

Night is the natural enemy of diurnal creatures, and it was only in the darkness of night that he remembered that Her Royal Highness Princess Ash was now the only heir to the kingdom. Their first responsibility is to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness the princess, if there are three long and two short, they will not be able to pull out a knife and wipe their necks.

Ash was obviously a little unsatisfied, but she didn't want to cause too much trouble for the others, at least for now, she proved that her thinking was right, and it would be more efficient by the time the day dawned.

"Wow! ~~~”

Suddenly, the chirping of a giant eagle rang out from the top of the high glacier and exploded in everyone's ears. 'Choke'! The soldiers of the princess's guard reacted quickly, and their belief in protecting the princess was overwhelming, and they quickly drew their weapons in front of Ash and looked around.

"What's that?"

Ash looked blankly at the glacier where the giant eagle was calling, feeling strange and intimate, and the voice seemed to call from the bottom of her heart, which made her feel confused.

"What people!"

Welsh, who had been put on maximum alert, noticed something strange in his path, some of the shadows were making unusual noises.

"Phew! Where did the brute come from! Storm! ”

The covert operation failed, and dozens of figures with weapons quickly appeared in the shadows under this order, quietly and agilely pressing towards the Ash five in the passage.

"Your Highness, go away!"

Without a trace of mud and water, except for Welsh, the closest to Ash, the other three members of the princess guard immediately pounced on the enemy!

Trained rigorously, all of their actions are reflexes, and there is no chance that the situation in front of them will be unreasonable, so they can only try their best to destroy and hold back as many enemies as possible before the other party forms a formation, so as to create a chance for the princess to leave safely!

Welsh gritted his steel teeth, turned around and grabbed Ash's arm and forced the girl to retreat quickly.

However, after only a few tens of meters of progress, there was no sound of weapon contact behind him, and the enemy was stronger and calmer than expected, and there were too many of them.

As he was marching, Welsh let go of his right hand that was holding Ash's arm, and explained everything in a fast voice, "Your Highness Ash, forgive me for being rude, I can only accompany you here, please let me do my duty, you must be safe and happy!" ”

Welsh, who turned around to face the enemy with all his heart, noticed that the princess behind him did not move, and urged urgently: "Your Highness! Don't let my sacrifice be worthless, run away! ”

After that, without further ado, take a few quick steps to choose a narrower position in the passage to reduce the enemy's numerical advantage.