The town of Ruger is located in the northernmost part of the continent, and the cold wind, the frozen sea, and the crow are the totems here. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Here, most of the ground is covered in snow and ice, with only a small part of the brown frozen soil exposed, on which tenacious people have built their towns to fight cold, hunger, and death, and the town's tall walls isolate the snow and ice and protect the people here from their daily activities.

Although it is only a border town in Nord, the town of Ruger supports the normal operation of almost the entire northern border region. Perhaps because of this, the town of Luger was built as a bit of a northern hub, with taverns, blacksmiths, grocery stores, stables, markets, and even gladiatorial arenas, and as an important trading hub in the north, Nord's Ninth Army was stationed here all year round to guard this and the north of Nord.

As for the reason why Nord's Ninth Army is located here, it is probably related to Nord's poor diplomatic relations, and in short, the country is almost hostile to all neighboring countries.

Truth be told, the Nord did not play a glorious role on this continent, for the other countries the Nord was just a despicable outsider, invader, marauder and robber, but only the Nord knew that it was all just for basic survival.....

When they dodged one war, a new one pursued them.

The cause of the all-out war stemmed from the Nord's status as outsiders, and the fact that the Nords did come from the other side of the sea, and the Nord never denied this, when for some reason they had paid a great price to cross the sea to come here, and they landed on the southern shore of the Winter Sea exhausted.

The exhausted migrants had no houses, no food, no winter clothing, and they were thirsting for land where their people could recuperate, so they sent emissaries to the kingdoms on the continent to ask the kings to accept them and give them land to live on, but no country was willing to accept these 'foreigners' who had no value and had to invest a lot of gold, and even more so demanded that these weary outsiders get out of 'their land'.

For a while, resentment, anger, and hatred began to take root and sprout in the hearts of the Nord people.

After a period of gestation, the war began! Despite their exhaustion, these Nord soldiers burst into battle, and they quickly seized the vast frozen land in the north of the continent and marched towards the plains of the central continent, where almost everyone who dared to stand in their way was crushed by the Nord's brave warriors. And the kingdom of Svadia, which lived under the illusion of prosperity and peace, had no room to fight back, and was beaten all the way into the hinterland of Svadia - Suno.

It wasn't until the Nord's army came to the city of Suno, ready to attack the city, that the Nords finally encountered the most formidable enemy in their lives, the Royal Knights of Svadia!

These elite knights are all composed of Svadia warrior nobles, wearing plate armor and horse armor, holding a giant cavalry spear in one hand, and a large sword in the other, and the large sword of the deputy is carried cross-body on the horse, and the whole knight is like a movable fortress of war.

Originally, it was said that ordinary horses could not bear the weight of a fully armed knight and a horse armor made of steel, but these knights' horses were different, they could not only fully carry the weight of both, but also could charge short distances.

Their charge was like a torrent of steel, breaking down all the defenses that dared to stand in front of them, and all the defenses broke through to them like a heated dinner knife easily cutting through butter, and no one could stop them! Of course! Neither could the Nords, who suffered heavy losses in the battle and were forced to retreat on all fronts, while the Royal Knights fought along the road, killing countless Nords, but many more survived and retreated above the snow line, and built a strong defensive line in this untamable land...

Nord is defeated! But it occupies the vast tundra of the north and still wins the war! It is unceremonious to say that if it weren't for the terrifying combat power of the Swadia knights on the plains, they could even occupy the plains in the middle of the continent, but it was precisely because of the terrain that the Swadia knights did not set foot in the snowfield, and the war ended hastily with the two countries using the snow line as the boundary.

After the war, the decline of Nord began to appear, due to the long distance and the lack of materials and the harsh climate and environment in the north are not suitable for farming, so most of the poor people can only become fishermen, hunters, mercenaries or ~ pirates, dried fish, spirits, dry bread is all their life.

The Nords quickly adapted to this harsh environment with great adaptability and tenacious vitality, and the cold deprived them of the soil they relied on to cultivate, but gave them a strong physique that was different from ordinary people, and these Nords were extremely famous for their strength and ferocity on the mainland, although not very good... Almost every Nord stubbornly believes that the land under the feet of the Nords belongs to the territory of the Nords.

These guys have a rebelliousness in their bones that only they understand, but at the same time they hate all those who dare to stretch out their index fingers to themselves, and of course, for such guys, their method is extremely crude and simple - "overthrow them".

In the Nord army, their commanders are often more fierce and powerful than these soldiers, they are lazy, aggressive, and drunk, but you can't deny their great combat power, as evidenced by the fact that the Nord are still standing tall in the north of the continent under their defense.

You might say, "Oh! A strong army, and most importantly, discipline! "But I have to tell you with regret that they are the most powerful infantry on the continent, not one of them! Even without a commander, they're sure to take a surprise in their game. Because their strength comes from the absolute combat power of each individual, not tactics and strategy, as their commander, all you have to do is rush up with them and cut off more heads, it's as simple as that...

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Kitagawa walked alone through the streets of Ruger Town, the cold wind blowing his tattered clothes. Maybe it's because he lives in this kind of place all year round, even if he is not strong, he just feels a little cold.

It's a small port town, and most of the buildings here are antiques of pure wood and stone.

The climate here is cold, there are snowflakes in the sky, and the adjacent sea is covered with a thick layer of ice, which is almost impassable by ordinary boats.

Kitagawa felt as if he had come to the wrong place, a few days ago he was a hard student, and his destiny should have been to study, work, retire, and eventually grow old like other ordinary people. ～

But right now he is here, a strange world, a crooked technology tree.

Not even yourself anymore~

Just now, he learned that the identity of "this life" is almost a blank slate.

He was the son of a fisherman who had been living with his father, who had never returned after going out to sea on a rainy night.

All that's left of the house was a dilapidated thatched hut, three silver coins, a rusty dagger, and the leather garment he had.

The first thing to do at the moment is probably to find a living to eat, right? Beichuan thought confusedly.

He doesn't know anything about this place, everything is very unfamiliar, and his mind is blank, and the reason why he wants to find a living to eat is because the system has issued a task.

Main Quest:

Survival [1]: You are new to this world, you are in tattered clothes and hungry, go find a job that suits you and survive here!

The time limit is 2 hours, and the task is considered to have failed if it is overdue.

Reward: Broken Skill Ticket×1 credit×30

Failure Penalty: Obliteration!

Quest Prompt: I think you should check out the Tavern first.

Obliterate? Although I don't know if it's true or not, after the three silver coins are spent, it is only a matter of time before I starve to death on the streets. After a little thought, Kitagawa thought it would be better to complete the task first, so he put the silver coin in his pocket, picked up the dagger, rubbed off the rust on his trouser leg and pinned it to his waist, opened the old wood, and walked towards the tavern.

The taverns of Ruger Town are located close to the center of the town, and the foot traffic is second to none in the town, and it is a prime location for begging to make a fortune.

Standing at the door, Beichuan maliciously guessed that the owner of this tavern must have an extremely developed economic mind, at least as big as a watermelon!

The tavern is the kind of classic wooden and stone structure building in medieval Europe, the only difference is that at the bottom of it is a layer of stone foundation, on which the whole is connected by logs, the main body of the building is two-storey, simple but classy, on the door hangs a wooden sign with a wine glass, and on the wine glass is also marked with three strange words of horseshoe, broken, and thunder in the common Calradian script of flowers.

Beichuan entered the tavern, a disgusting pungent smell of alcohol rushed towards him, Beichuan frowned slightly, and without saying a word, he walked past the noisy people in the tavern and walked towards the bar. Perhaps it was because the owner of the original body was so poor at communicating that the people in the tavern looked at him with a stranger expression, but it was also a good thing, and no one knew him, which meant that the chances of him being found to be an imposter were greatly reduced.

Sitting at the tavern bar was a young girl, with flaxen-colored shawl curly hair, wearing a sleeveless leather armor, wheat-colored arms exposed to the air, looking quite heroic, this girl saw Beichuan close to the corner of her mouth and showed a beautiful smile.

"Yo, newcomer? Come for a drink, the first one is free! ”

Beichuan had never dealt with such a situation before or now, and the woman's greeting made him embarrassed.

"That's... Have a drink! ”

The girl seemed to see Beichuan's embarrassment, and the corners of her mouth curled up a graceful arc, and she turned back to the young man in front of the wine cabinet and ordered, "Blake, give this little brother a glass of Veruga fruit wine!" The boy nodded at the girl, then turned back and began to fiddle with his flask.

"Fruit wine from Viruga I think ———— you'll love it. Well! Let me guess, you're in trouble, aren't you? The girl swiped her calves on the bar with a big grin, and spewed a strong smell of wine at Beichuan.

"How do you know?" Kitagawa looked at the strange girl in front of him in shock.

The girl didn't seem to see Beichuan's surprised gaze, and lazily took the wine glass from the little second-hand and put it in front of Beichuan and said:

"No, I don't know, it's just that most of the people who come here are here to ask for help, aren't you?"

Beichuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Indeed, I have encountered something that needs to be solved, can you help me?" “

"Oh! That's not going to work, boy. Let's talk about your requirements first, and then we'll talk about the price slowly. The girl smiled playfully.

"Does this still charge?" Kitagawa asked suspiciously.

The girl glanced at Beichuan in surprise, quite a bit of a hillbilly.

"Of course! Intelligence is always the most sought-after cargo! “

"Alright! You've convinced me, but I'll state up front that I don't have a lot of money here. Kitagawa was worried that the task could only accept the girl's statement, and at the same time implicitly expressed the fact that he didn't have much silver.

"It's okay, I can take credit here..."

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Perhaps because of the town's small size, the docks in Ruger are much smaller than the other major ports.

At this time, there were only a few old sailing ships with mast sails docked on the shore in the port, and this kind of scene Beichuan has only seen in movies.

The ships are constructed like most of the three-masted galleons in the movies, but have undergone the necessary modifications to allow them to sail on frozen seas. On board, the sailors silently do the work at hand, busy, quiet and organized. Only a few shouts were heard from time to time, but it was the overseers on the dock who were shouting and scolding the hard laborers, and these strong men carrying the goods were silently stacking bags of goods on the shore, and then returning to move the next batch, coming and going...

Kitagawa is close to a three-masted galleon, and through the tavern girl he learns that coolies are needed here all year round, and the director here is a greedy fat man, which is the fastest place he can find a job!

He was about to ask the person in charge here, but suddenly heard a voice behind him.

"Hey! Kid, this is not the place for you. ”

Beichuan looked back at the comer, and found that it was a middle-aged fat man with a mustache and a round body, looking at the gorgeous outfits of this fat man's different laborers, his mind suddenly had an idea: "I heard that there are hard laborers here, and I just need a job." ”

The middle-aged fat man, with his small eyes, glanced at Beichuan's dry body, and shook his head disdainfully

"Oh!? How strong can you do with your skinny bamboo pole-like body? Let's go! ”

Hearing the fat man's words, Beichuan was not annoyed, and directly took out a silver coin and stuffed it into the fat man's hand: "Just try, if it doesn't work, I'll leave, how about it?" “

The fat man's eyes lit up when he looked at the silver coin in his hand, and then looked up at Beichuan again, and his little eyes purred back: "Hey! Boy, do you think a silver coin can buy me? A dockmaster of integrity? “

"Well, Mr. Director, I have two more here, and this is my last possession." Beichuan scolded secretly, and once again took out two silver coins and stuffed them into the fat man's hands.

The fat man first rubbed the silver coin with his face, then blew on the silver coin and put it to his ear to listen to the timbre, and then he nodded in satisfaction.

"Excellent! Young man, you have succeeded in convincing the upright Director Phildo, and I will take you to join the ranks of the glorious laborers. ”

Kitagawa followed the fat man along the makeshift plank into the sailboat, and peeked at the taskbar, which was still a gray piece of unfinished lettering.

It seems that this system is not so easy to fool, just this does not complete the task, does it have to be someone who admits to being here to complete the task? He scratched his head and looked at the bag full of dried fish, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Looking at the size of the estimated 200 pounds, my small body is really a little reluctant... What to do?

"Yo! Isn't this a fat dog? Why did you bring someone up? Don't know the rules? A flirtatious voice came.

The middle-aged fat man's face stiffened when he heard the word "fat dog", but he returned to normal in an instant, and said without being salty or light:

"Huh! Cohen, you're a bit lenient, aren't you? This kid is here to work as a coolie, and it's up to me to appoint the personnel. “

The one-eyed man glanced at Beichuan and laughed: "Hahaha! Just this little guy? Can he also carry the goods? Fat dog, you're really going back more and more, haha..."

The conversation between the two men had apparently caught the attention of the rest of the ship, and it seemed that they had to come over to join in the fun, and this kind of gunpowder-filled conversation was a good antidote to the boring work.

The fat man ignored the one-eyed man's provocation, but narrowed his eyes to a big-shouldered overseer next to him. The overseer took the initiative to unload a bag that was at least half lighter than the others on the cargo ship and threw it on the ground, pointing at Beichuan and saying, "Hey! You, go and move this bag of dried fish to the shore. “

Beichuan grinned and secretly paid, this fat man is very interesting, and the two silver coins are not spent in vain. Just as he rolled up his sleeves to reveal his thin arms, he was about to make a move.

The one-eyed man spoke: "Since it is the person sent by the 'Fat Dog', it must be a great ability, or the Fat Dog is blind and lives up to Baron Luger's attention?" - Mark, go get that anchor down the ship and let this little brother try his hand! “

Hahaha! Everyone laughed, everyone knew that the one-eyed first mate and Director Phildo had always had a lot of discord, although Phildo's power was a little bigger than the first mate when they docked, they still habitually stood on the side of one-eyed, who let this damn fat man always deduct everyone's salary?

Whoops! Whoops!

A rusty iron anchor was pulled out of the water by everyone...

Beichuan took a look, but it was the auxiliary anchor of the ship, this guy was cast from pig iron as a whole, although it looked a little rusty because of the long-term immersion in the water, but the real weight was really genuine. The strength of the man named Mark at the head was indeed amazing, and the heavy anchor was dragged to the shore by the power of one man, leaving a deep ravine in the ground.

"Hey! Brat! You don't think Mark's relaxed look isn't very heavy, right? Move it and you'll win! The one-eyed alms seemed to point to the anchor of the ship on the shore.

The sailors coaxed~

"That's right! We're not a good church here, we don't raise waste. ”

"Haha, the fat dog is going to be planted this time."

"Let the big director see it, and this guy is finished! Let him deduct our wages, huh! ”

Fei Erduo's face couldn't help but change again when he heard Cohen say this, he belonged to an outsider, and his control over the port was not as good as that of the local snake Cohen here, if his reputation was discredited this time, it would not only be a huge blow to the power under his control, but it might also affect the opinion of the big director, and the others were not very important, but the big director dominated the power of life and death at the dock, and he could directly remove himself, and if he was replaced...

The fat man remembered the resentful eyes of the group of people when they had withheld their wages in the past, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"No! Don't let that happen! The fat on Fildo's face trembled, and his eyes gradually became fierce.

Anyone who is touched on the bottom line will become hysterical...

Fei Erdo hid the ferocity in his eyes deeply, and put on a southern aristocratic elegance to make a party One-eyed Cohen said: "Cohen, can I say a few words to this young man?" ”

The one-eyed first mate spread his hands and grinned: "Whatever, but hurry up, my brothers and I can't stay here all the time." ”

Seeing the first mate nodding, Fei Erduo pulled up the bewildered Beichuan and entered the cabin.

"Boy, to tell you the unfortunate news that you have been drawn into this farce."

The fat man's eyes flashed dangerously.

"It's Cohen's trick, this damn one-eyed wolf. Listen boy, if you can't move the anchor ....., now I'll leave the choice to you, two choices: One, follow my plan, I swear! If you're lucky enough to survive, I'll give you a lot of money. 2. Leave now, and then I'll find someone to kill you, and make sure that you disappear 'clean', choose! ”

Kitagawa shook his head and glanced deeply at the fat man, who mentioned 'luck' and 'survive', he knew that this life was extremely risky, and if he died, then he would have no profit at all. The reason why he came here before was just to complete the task of the system release faster, but now it is indeed a little impossible to get out, because he has no time to find another job, and seeing that the fat man's influence does not seem to be weak, he suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Do I have a choice? Tell me what you want to do? “

"Huh! Clever boy! But you don't really look like a Nord like this. Well, don't look at me like that, let's get it straight! This is something I got by accident on another voyage, and I once fed a little to a dog, and it bit me to death my heavily armored servant.... The fat man Fei Erduo said and took out a test tube containing a fiery red liquid from his arms and shook it, as if he had thought of something to make up for it.

"That's right! That guy is only half a step away from the knight's ranks..."

"And then? How's that dog doing? ”

"Dead."

Kitagawa smiled bitterly, he found that today he smiled more than all of the previous combined....

Suddenly...

"I have one condition..."