December 14th.

It has been 11 days since the avalanche on Mount Kars, and in these 11 days, the "truth" about the avalanche incident has caused an uproar in Evta and even the entire Karen Kingdom.

The name "Roddy" was a hot topic in the kingdom before: after the deeds of killing the orcs and wolf cavalry, killing Ansardine, Magda, and killing the infidels were exposed, all the nobles noticed this young man who had repeatedly relied on amazing "war exploits" in peacetime.

There are exclamators, and more envy and jealousy - but all these emotions turn into "ridicule" after the avalanche: a much-talked-about "hero" figure died before he could get out of school, at the foot of Karls, without warning!

It's definitely a "joke".

The nobles who had planned to support the Sola outpost were dumbfounded... Because they wanted to use Roddy's troops as a shield, but now that he hung up, he ran to the Sola sentry to get a knife?

More aristocrats at the dinner party talked about the various versions of the event, and it all boiled down to the same effect: a guy like Roddy, who was so powerful and over-profile, deserved to die.

It sounds a little cruel, but that's exactly what happened: no one wants to let a little deflated three hide their light.

There were many other rumors in the territory, such as the Duke of Angmar smashing his teacup in a fit of emotion after hearing about it, and Bishop Benjamin not being able to shut himself up - in the eyes of the nobles who wanted to divide Ivta, the "sharp blade" in the Duke's hand to deter others had been completely broken.

The situation of the entire territory will change because of this "avalanche".

However, at the same time, Sally, who was reading Roddy's letters in the common room of the "Temple", still did not know what was happening in the territory.

"What does it mean to speak in such a perfunctory tone?"

At this time, she looked at the letter in her hand that was comparable to the speech of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and her heart was extremely indignant: I finally wrote a letter to Miss Ben, but you let me see this?

"Stupid Roddy!

She flipped the letter over and searched for a long time, and after making sure that Roddy hadn't written a secret message, her mood became even worse. Just as she was pouting and putting the letter away, Sister Fiona, who had a good relationship with her, looked curiously.

"Sally, are you writing?"

"No, no, it's just some news in the territory, Fiona, what are you talking about?"

Sally didn't want to write back to Roddy, she wanted to dry the bastard, so she curiously leaned over to Fiona, wanting to get involved in their conversation.

"We just heard a piece of news. Fiona stopped talking, "It's about Evta..."

"Well, what's wrong with Evta?"

"Some time ago, there was a person's name that was talked about by a lot of people, you should know..."Fiona and the nun next to her glanced at each other, and then made an archery gesture and said, "It's Roddy who killed the powerful necromancer-"

Sally was stunned... But there was suddenly a jealousy in my heart: Bastard Roddy, who is famous, will soon be liked by many women!

However, Fiona's next words made her association come to an abrupt end:

"We just heard... There's an avalanche in Ivota that buries Roddy and his troops, and I've heard... It seems to have been wiped out, and now a lot of people are talking about it, Lord Overseer..."

Fiona couldn't hear what Sally was saying anymore, she only felt a "buzz" in her head, and the word "annihilated" made her blood start to turn cold...

"And they said-Sha, Sally, are you alright?"

Fiona noticed that Sally's lips were bloodless almost instantly, and her entire face was pale.

"Impossible... Impossible!"

Sally tried to take a deep breath, she didn't lose her mind, but bit her lip tightly, trying to stabilize her mind and asked, "That's... Have you seen Bishop Rubens?"

"The Overseer is in the council chamber..."

Fiona's words fell, and Sally rushed out frantically.

The sound of footsteps echoed through the hallway, but Sally felt as if her body was out of control. She passed through door after door, ran down a long corridor, and finally found the stern-faced Bishop Rubens in an elegant hall.

"Lord Overseer, I just heard... Roddy: he-"

She didn't go on, for Rubens's sigh and shaking his head had answered her question as distinctly.

He's dead...

Roddy is dead...

But I was still scolding him just now...

He will never write back to himself again...

Sally's lips pursed, trying to say something, but her throat seemed to be completely blocked.

At this moment, she felt that her heart had been slashed - and when she realized that the figure would never appear again, the pain to her bones finally swept over like a tide...

"Why..."

Night, December 18th.

Countdown to Judgment on the Throne of Bones: 114 days.

Heavy snowfall, the central area of Black Forest off the beaten track.

The camp where the soldiers were stationed was bustling with activity, and a few skilled servants were disemboweling four reindeer, six wild boars, and eight rabbits that had just been hunted today—the fatty game was cooked without any spices, and the tempting aroma was permeated when it was cooked, making the soldiers who were blushing in the snow swallow their saliva in the snow.

In the center of the camp, Roddy and Sodlore were sitting around the campfire drinking and chatting.

"To be honest, I didn't think it would work. ”

Sodrore fiddled with the campfire and asked, "Didn't tell anyone about our escape?"

Roddy shook his head: "Only if you do it really can it be seamless, although it is very costly, but this is our only advantage at the moment." ”

"Heh... When those guys heard the news of our 'death', they probably all laughed out of their bellies, right? We were very meritorious before, but we were killed when we went out, and I am afraid that we will all be pulled out as a laughing stock at the aristocratic banquet in the past two months. ”

After saying this, Sodrore imitated the emphasis of some nobles: "Sodlore, you say? They are just playing with fire ****, which is simply a shame for the aristocracy!"

Roddy smiled relaxedly next to him... Without the enemy watching, he also has a lot less pressure. But thinking of the results of his actions, he couldn't help but think of the girl in the school robe who always called herself "stupid"...

When she heard the news of her death, it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before she forgot about herself completely, right?

Although it was Roddy's idea to let Sally give up on herself a long time ago, every time she thought that she would completely forget herself, she always felt a little unspeakably depressed in her heart.

At the end of the day, he just didn't want to admit his liking for Sally.

Feelings are not a program with a switch button, and when you notice it, you are often already mired in the quagmire... Although Roddy has low emotional intelligence, he is a feeling guy after all, no matter how rational he is, he can't control some emotions that inexplicably breed in his heart: such as his little liking for Sally, and such as his indulgence in Akasha.

However, Roddy is not without a solution, since Akasha "went crazy", he has figured out a solution that can be called a "big killer": after taking Elson, he will rush to Mogra Village as soon as possible, saying that he will find Nephi...

Then fall in love with her and get married.

Then all the problems will be solved - because once they are married, Sally and Akasha will definitely have nothing to say, and they will be wise to stay away from themselves...

When he thought about it, Roddy felt that he was so witty.

The side effect of low emotional intelligence is that it will affect IQ at certain times, for example, at this time, Roddy didn't feel that there was any logical loophole in his ideas, and even secretly complacent...

"Here comes the meat!"

Akasha walked over with a small pot, her little face flushed, and her eyes were full of anticipation as she placed it in front of Roddy—

Roddy rubbed his brows, did not refuse her enthusiasm, raised his hand and scooped a piece and ate it: "It tastes good." ”

Seeing that the food she made was recognized by Roddy, Akasha was in a good mood, and sat next to Roddy with the corners of her mouth upturned, silently watching him drink soup and eat meat there, as if this was the happiest thing in the world.

For Akasha, her "first love" did not die.

After confirming that Roddy had no intention of driving her away, the simple-minded priest finally reassured, and in the past few days, she has become much more "honest" - as Akasha has come to understand what she really wants...

Even if you don't speak, even if you don't make eye contact, as long as you can sit quietly next to Roddy, it seems... That's enough.

She liked the feeling, even if Roddy didn't respond enthusiastically.

Roddy also didn't continue to make any other demands with her after understanding this, and simply went with the flow - after all, in his heart, the confidence brought by the "big killer" was still very strong.

"By the way, Roddy, what are you going to do with those servants cutting wood?"

Sodrol took a sip of the hot soup and pointed to the tree trunks piled up in the distance, "If you carry these things, your progress will be slowed down. ”

"I'd like to try," Roddy said, gesturing to the wagon loaded with armor and baggage in the distance, "and if we succeed, we might be able to speed up three or four times as much." ”

"How is that possible?" Sodrore's eyes widened, "the snow acceleration is too dangerous, and the wheels can't withstand it even if it's a little faster..."

"yes, so I asked them to swap the wheels. ”

Roddy took a sip of the hot soup and smacked the taste, "You must not have heard of 'sled', right?"

December 23, morning.

Outside the Sola sentry post, a group of cavalry frantically rushed from a distance, and before anyone arrived, the voice of the chief knight made the soldiers in the sentry post hear it clearly.

"Prepare for battle!

The alarm bell on the watchtower rang in a hurry, and the camp commander Hanks walked out of his tent with a frown, grabbed the knight who fell from his horse, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, get to the point." ”

"The third brigade was attacked by the enemy, and only two survived, and we ran all the way back with them, and those wolf cavalry followed all the way... They, they attacked us!"

"You've been ambushed?"

"These guys were prepared, they were hiding there, and they dug traps..."

Hanks narrowed his eyes, he knew very well that the IQ of ordinary orcs was not practical enough to "ambush" this kind of trick, the current situation, let a little strange premonition rise in his heart, climbed the tower, looked at the wolf cavalry whistling in the distance, the commander's brows became tighter and tighter...

"These guys... Is it harassment?"