Gray sent Acoste and his party to the east of the Moon Sea in the evening.

From here, it is a land full of devastation and withering.

It is a stark contrast to the other side of the Moon Sea......

No grass, no forests, no flowers, no cities......

The people who live in this barbarian land are orcs, ogres, and trolls, and from this moment on, Yacoste and they can be regarded as the last stop of their journey.

Damara is also a place known as the Land of Cold, the Land of Oblivion......

Damara was founded three hundred years ago by the Bloodfeather Dynasty. Once a wealthy trading kingdom thrived on iron, silver, and bloodstone (a 25 gold bar is now considered an unlucky "cursed price"), Damara was caught in a massive Twenty Years' War against an invasion from Vasa in the southwest. Vasa's Lich King led an army of giants, goblins, orcs, and undead to invade Damara, culminating in a victory over King Vidin Bloodfeather at the fortress of Goriad. These terrible creatures from Vasa have taken over the southern part of Damara

But as in all novels, the forces of evil will not emerge victorious, and the unknown Lich King is defeated by the same unknown group of local adventurers, and the wild creatures flee and scatter. Through popular support, Gallus Dragon Slayer was able to secure a key alliance with the lower nobles and become King of Damara in DR1359.

Since the unification of Damara, the Dragon Slayer (Orderly and Kind, Human Male. Ilmat Paladin Level 20/Level 5 Priest) works diligently to rebuild the country's economic and military power. Damara has recovered from the war with Vasa and is on guard at the Bloodstone Twin Gates for future invasions from its southern neighbors.

Trade stones with Embitu are positive, and the acceptance of using Bloodstone as a trade bar is increasing. The Dragon Slayer is trying to attract adventurers to his kingdom in order to increase Damara's reputation for adventure. His spokesmen preached their mine-rich mountains to the outside world. Near the monster-plagued Vasa, the illusion magic academy of the underground gnomes. As well as the opportunity to obtain land funding, the Dragon Slayer will even give the title of quasi-nobility to those who are willing to establish a home in Damara and swear allegiance to Damara. These incentives are working, and now the crowd of adventurers is steadily and consistently flocking to Dharmara.

But since they set foot on this land, they haven't seen the slightest bit of positivity in the towns here.

Gone are the farmers who were supposed to wander the permafrost in search of prey, the workers who were digging for ore veins, the caravans that walked the roads were gone, and even the ogres, orcs, and barbarians roaming the wilderness......

It was as if they had come to a dead place. Under the sky was a suffocating thick layer of clouds, and the earth was an earthy yellow soil with no grass, and the freezing cold wind blew on the faces of the people of the Blood Frost Flame Adventure Team, which immediately lowered the heat in their hearts to the bottom......

What happened here, but the Scarlet Frost Adventure Team had a vague answer in their minds, and of course it was the last thing they wanted to encounter.

The Acosters spent a night in the wilderness, setting traps around their camp and keeping vigils of two people per group.

But when they woke up in the morning, they found that they had done useless work......

The legends of the frigid monsters and the blood-drinking savages of the frigid lands seemed to be false, and the only thing they encountered at night was the whirring cold wind and the light snow that drifted for a while. The attacks of the other creatures that were not dangerous were not touched......

The Scarlet Frost Adventure Squad continued on......

They still don't know about the ancient evil, and they don't know where the other party is, so in the end, after further discussion, they plan to go to the observation post established by the monastery in the cold land to see what is going on. Hope to find some useful clues over there.

But they soon found themselves no longer had to travel that far......

Passing by a place called Trail Castle, they were stopped by a group of soldiers as they crossed the gates.

The city was the capital city of Baron Daniel, surrounded by a huge and extremely strong castle. The city maintains friendly relations with the barons and Empitu here. Baron Danny (Orderly Neutral. Human male, Warrior 3/Ranger 3) is at the behest of the Wizard King who is hiding behind the stage. He has influence on the foreign alliance of the "Dragon Slayer King". Now this wealthy nobleman, Baron Danny is the chief negotiator between the king and Empittu. Because Wake City is often the first city visitors see in Damara. Several chambers of commerce have made unusual offers of employment to cater to adventurers.

But looking at the posture of these guards, it seems that they are going to be forced......

"Since you are adventurers who have come to the Bitter Cold Lands, we are now following the orders of Baron Danny, the lord of Trail City, to recruit you to join the garrison of Trail City to fight against the new evil forces that have emerged here."

A leading soldier with a swallowtail collar hat walked in front of them, took out a parchment scroll directly from his bosom and read it aloud, without consulting the wishes of the Half-Elf Sword Saints, and decided their fate with a single sentence......

"I'm sorry, we're not interested in joining the garrison of Wake City, and you guys aren't qualified to be our fellow workers." Acoste was amused by their words, and he casually waved his hand at the leading soldier, and he and his team wanted to walk from the side to the gate of Wake City.

Kidding, yes, they could join the garrison now to investigate if there was any information about the Ancient Evil, but that was because they didn't have the strength to do it.

If you have the strength to crush your opponent, then what reason do you have to brush this little trick again and use it to suit the opponent's purpose to get your own needs? Why not use a simpler and more violent way to get what you want?

A strong person must have the posture and self-confidence of a strong man, if a strong person does not have the corresponding mentality, then he does not deserve to be called a strong man......

Those guards obviously hadn't figured out the situation yet, and the other party actually rejected them so swaggeringly, and then walked in openly?

Is there such a thing as not taking people seriously?

When Acoste was about to enter the city gate, the leading guard finally reacted.

"Stop!" (To be continued.) )