On the Senro River to the west of Momiji Castle.

On a large ship more than 30 meters long, the bridge is also in the wheelhouse, and three men dressed like businessmen are gasping around the stove.

"This damn weather, the snow is getting earlier and earlier every year!"

A big man with a long beard took a sip of a steaming inferior dark beer and cursed.

"Hey, I just hope we can hurry, or we won't be able to go if the river freezes."

Another tall, lanky businessman spoke helplessly.

"I knew that I wouldn't take this business, not to mention running so far, the road is still difficult to walk, this is not going by water, and I have to go further by land."

The last squint-eyed businessman with a relatively fat figure seemed to regret it in his tone.

"Who made this trip more guests!"

The bearded man handed the dark beer to the obese squinting-eyed merchant, who took it, and did not dislike it, but poured it directly.

"Cool!"

More guests means more gold coins, and no one will have trouble with gold coins.

That's what they complain about, but if they were asked to choose again, they would still choose it.

The business of these people is a bit special, it belongs to the transportation industry, but it is not ore or grain, but people, which is a bit similar to modern long-distance buses.

"Laurie, go to the cabin, don't freeze our guests to death because of the snow! Also check the stove to make sure it's safe. ”

The fat, squinting-eyed merchant spoke.

"Okay, Shelly."

The lanky merchant got up and slipped into the cabin.

"Pol, you go out and see our boat, don't have any faults, by the way see if there are any traces of horse thieves, although they will most likely not come out in this weather, but we still have to be careful."

The squinting-eyed merchant named Shelly commanded again, showing that he was the boss of the ship.

"Good!"

The bearded man, who was Pol, got up, put on a gray robe, and opened the hatch.

A cold wind mixed with snowflakes drifted in, and Shelly couldn't help but shiver.

"Hey! Pol, hurry up! ”

Pol at the door of the cabin laughed and scolded:

"Sheli, you can't stand this cold wind with your physique...... Ahh ”

“……”

The inside of the cabin of a large ship looks much more refined than the outside.

There were oil lamps, there were carpets, but it was also a bit cold.

In the hall, several small stoves were blazing, and some people gathered around the stove in twos and threes to keep warm.

"Abbey, you said that we will be scolded when we go back at this time?"

Next to the fire, a figure whose whole body was tightly wrapped and only showed a pair of big eyes turned his head sideways to look at the person next to him and spoke. Her voice was crisp, and she could be heard as a young girl.

Next to her sat a thin woman, dressed in a tight-fitting garment, with her face covered, and her eyes showing only one eye.

"Yes."

"Oops, it's annoying!"

"And ......"

Abbe was a little reluctant to speak.

"Huh? And what? ”

The young girl had a bad feeling.

"And we can't go back now, it's snowing, the temperature is very low, and the river may freeze, so, if it goes well, we won't be home until a month, and if it doesn't......"

Abbe's voice was cold.

“…… My mother will kill me! ”

The girl frowned, a little frightened in her eyes.

"You should have expected it when you sneaked out."

Abbe's voice was still emotionless, but her words were like a knife that stuck into the girl's heart.

"It's annoying! I feel like I'll never be able to come out again! ”

The girl's face is loveless.

"I think so too."

Abbe made up again.

“……”

"Allow me to check the stove, both of you."

Laurie, a tall and lanky businessman, appeared in front of the two and said politely.

"Okay."

The girl got up, and Abbe followed suit.

Laurie checked it, and after making sure that the stove was burning steadily, he said again:

"If you notice that the stove is getting smaller or bigger, please let me know."

"yes, okay."

The girl nodded, but the masked woman did not speak.

"By the way, may I ask you, where are we now? Or which city is it close to? ”

Seeing that Laurie was leaving, the girl hurriedly asked.

Laurie frowned, and then said with some confusion:

"I'm not sure, we're in the northernmost part of the Buck Kingdom, you know. There are very few people here, and the maps are from many years ago, not very comprehensive, and I can only be sure that we have already walked half the way, as for the ...... close to the city."

Laurie shrugged his shoulders and said again.

"I'm not sure about this, the city of Nossa that we passed through yesterday is already in ruins, and I'm not sure if the next city will be like this."

Listening to Laurie's words, the girl also understood that he had a point.

Yesterday they were going to rest in Nossa City before setting off, but Nossa City had long been in ruins, and not only Nossa City, but also not a complete city was seen along the way.

Either small villages or ruins.

That's when the girl knew that the northernmost part of the Buck Kingdom was so barren.

"If you look at this old map from a few decades ago, our next stop is a ...... Autumn Leaf City? That's right, it's called Red Leaf City, and the map is blurry, so I can't see it clearly. ”

Laurie shook the map he had taken out of his bosom, the yellowed parchment, as if it might decay at any moment.

"Well, thank you."

"It's my pleasure to help!"

Laurie nodded and left.

The girl sat down again, but she had no desire to speak, and her turquoise eyes were full of helplessness.

"I hope this Red Leaf City is still there, I eat these black breads every day, I want to vomit!"

"I think the question you need to think about now is how you can get a little less beaten when you go back."

Abbe's tone was still cold, but it was still very heart-wrenching.

"Woo, Abbey, you have to say nice things for me!"

The girl hugged Abbe directly.

There was some helplessness in Abbe's eyes.

"Okay, but there's a good chance it won't work, and even I'll be punished."

"Huh? Then don't talk, it's a big deal for my mother to beat me!" ”

Abbe shook his head a little speechlessly.

On deck.

The bearded Hemp opened the door to the bridge and walked in.

As soon as he stomped his foot, a heavy snow fell from him.

"It's snowing so hard?"

Shelly, a fat businessman who was warming himself by the fire, was taken aback.

It was still snowflakes when Bol went out just now, and now it's goose feathers?

"Not really!"

Pol was a little speechless.

"At present, there should be no thieves on the road, let's not worry, the main problem now is heavy snow, I estimate that according to such a heavy snow, at the latest tonight, the river may be frozen, and our boat will not be able to go by then!"

Pol's words made Shelly's face look ugly.

They are already fast, and if he is given another three days, someone will pick him up at the docks, and then he can choose whether to take the water or land route.

He doesn't want to go by land, but it doesn't mean that he is willing to be trapped on the river, and now he can't go to the village or the store, if he runs aground, I'm afraid he won't die!

"Hurry up and open the map to see if there are any nearby cities, let's see if we can take shelter for a while, and wait for the snow to light before leaving."

"The map is on Laurie!"

As soon as Pol finished speaking, Laurie opened the hatch and entered.

"Laurie, is there any city lately, the snow is too heavy, the temperature is too low, the river may freeze, if we don't find the city, we will most likely run aground!"

Shelly's tone was a little anxious.

When Laurie heard this, his face was also a little ugly.

They are all people who run outside a lot, have a lot of experience, and say that the river is frozen, and that will definitely freeze.

"At present, on the map, there is only one place called Red Leaf City that is close to us, and it is not too far away."

"Great!"

Shelly didn't expect that there really would be a city.

"However, Red Leaf City is in the northeast of our current place, which means that if we go to Red Leaf City, we need to take another road in front."

"Huh? This ......"

Shelly was a little confused, they were now far north of the Buck Kingdom, and their destination was the southeast.

And this Red Leaf City is in the northeast, which can be called the northernmost city of the Buck Kingdom!

Most importantly, they had to fork the road.

If it's okay and you find that the road is impassable, it's a big deal to come back, but if you pass now, it's likely that you won't be able to come back because the water is frozen!

"There's another question, I'm not sure if Red Leaf City is still there!"

Shelly was completely speechless, and he spoke a little helplessly:

"It seems that this gold coin is really hard to get!"

"Shelly, what should we do, are we going to drive according to the original plan, or are we going to turn around and go to this Red Leaf City?"

Pol asked, a little out of idea at this point.

If this is really stranded on a snowy day, it may really be life-threatening.

If he were asked to fight a horse thief, he might not blink an eye, but if he was stranded in the wilderness, especially with the growing snow, he was a little timid.

"Let's go ask the guest's opinion, after all, it can be a matter of life and death!"

"Good!"

"That's all I can do!"

……

Inside Momiji Castle.

Zhang Feng was dressed in a single coat and half lying on a fluffy blanket.

The heating is really a bit strong, and it's no different from what it is in modern times.

"Zhang Feng, what do you want to drink?"

In front of a hand-cranked juicer, the fox ear lady looked at the various fruits on the table, and she couldn't make up her mind.

"Whatever you want."

Hearing the casualness in Zhang Feng's tone, the fox ear girl was not only not angry, but very happy.

"Grapes, watermelon, oranges, ......"

All sorts of fruits were poured into it.

The fox-eared lady grabbed the handle and shook it wildly.

And then.

Bang!

The juicer is broken.

"Zhang Xiaotang?"

Zhang Feng has a black line.

"Can you tap it next time, it can't stand your toss."

"Well, okay, okay!"

The fox-eared lady put her hands behind her back, looking very well-behaved and obedient.

"I can't count on you!"

Zhang Feng looked at the wolf-eared lady who was quietly peeling apples on the side.

"Amy, I'm going to eat an apple."

"Okay."

The wolf ear girl cut the peeled apple into pieces, then brought it over and fed it to Zhang Feng's mouth in person.

"Well, it's delicious, Amy's peeling is better than my own peeling!"

Hearing Zhang Feng say this, Amy's eyes suddenly bent, and the wolf tail under her maid's skirt swayed a little uncontrollably and quickly.

"But then again, when is this horse thief coming!"

Zhang Feng took a lot of effort to prevent these horse thieves, building city walls, recruiting orcs, and preparing weapons and equipment, but there is still no shadow of horse thieves.

"Lord Zhang Feng, it seems that a stranger is coming to our Red Leaf City."

Caroline suddenly pushed the door open and entered.

"Huh? Is it a horse thief? ”

Listening to the surprise in Zhang Feng's mouth, Caroline was a little helpless, and she said:

"It shouldn't be, it's from the waterway, it can't be a horse thief, and Lord Zhang Feng, in this weather, with such a heavy snow, even if the horse thief comes, it is impossible to trouble us!"

"Well, since it's not a horse thief, then I don't care, you can do it yourself."

"Yes."

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PS: Let's change one chapter first, and ask for a monthly pass for the rest later!