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In the year 1142 of the Dawn calendar, in the afternoon of the third day of the second month of the cold wind season.

The snowflakes had turned almost the entire Ernst territory white, and even in the small town of Taffet, one could see the unusually thick layer of snow on the roofs and in front of the houses.

Although the snow on the streets was cleared by hired farmers, not many people walked on the streets.

It should be said that in the magical world of the non-polluted and industrial environment, the winters of the five northern countries are really cold enough, and the townspeople who have not reached the gray iron rank have shrunk into warm homes in this environment. Unless it's the soldiers of the garrison or the members of the shops who have a mission, few people really want to come out in this kind of snowy weather!

Of course, for Rod, this kind of heavy snowfall that could be called once every few years or even ten years after the eighties and nineties of the previous life on Earth was not a big deal. After all, in this magical world, after seeing it many times in the cold wind season for four months every year, even the time-traveler is accustomed to this cold climate of at least minus 20 degrees, and can even do daily exercise!

"Step, step, step"

On a separate training ground in the barracks, Rhodes, who was only wearing a single coat, was running hard in the snow on the training ground.

The entire training ground, which was almost thirty centimeters deep, was accompanied by the sound of Rod's even breathing and the running track that was almost trampled out of an unusually conspicuous circle on the snow. Anyone on the edge of the training ground can tell that Rhodes himself, who is steaming hot and even sweaty, has been running for a long time!

"Whew-"

When Rod ran dozens of laps again, he felt that the snow was getting heavier and the time was almost up before he stopped to catch his breath.

"Young Master! Put on your coat!"

"Young Master, you have worked too hard"

After seeing that Rod finally stopped, several servants who had been waiting carefully in the shed on one side rushed up, and hurriedly put on Rode's fur coat while stammering Rhodes.

In addition to the servants' fear of the first heir of the Ernst family, it is also the admiration of Rhodes, who is at most a slave of gray iron and a subordinate position, who has carried out various practices and exercises rain or shine!

For example, today, it began to snow heavily in the morning, and Rhodes actually spent the rest of the time on the training ground except for solving the lunch problem on the spot in the barracks at noon, which can be said to be a kind of crazy training.

Not to mention the rest, several servants felt the cold wind in the shed where they put their clothes and things on the side, and Rhodes ran in single clothes until he was sweating and steaming? That's enough to make people smack!

However, Rhodes himself was obviously not interested in the admiration and flattery of the servants, and after putting on his coats, he led them out of the barracks and returned to the lord's mansion in the town.

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An hour later, in the dining room of the Lord's Mansion.

Freshly showered and dressed in clean clothes, Rhodes sat in the warm dining hall, enjoying a hearty meal and discussing various topics with his family.

"Brother, the bears want to go out to play, can you take us out to play in the snow tomorrow?"

Rod's sister Anne Ernst looked at her brother with a fork in one hand and a pair of beautiful big eyes, and pointed to the three little snow bears who were playing almost one meter tall on the side of the restaurant, and pleaded in a very crisp voice.

Beside Annie, her twin brother Anriel looked at his sister a little helplessly, and then decisively watched how his proud brother dealt with this matter.

"No problem! Tomorrow I'll go out with Anne with Anriel!"

Listening to his sister's request, Rhodes did not hesitate but agreed to his sister's request very simply.

After all, Rhodes was going to leave for the Scarlet Canyon in three months, and he probably didn't know when the next time he met his family, so Rhodes cherished the time he spent with his family now.

"Great"

Anne couldn't help cheering at the sound of her admired brother's happy consent, but she immediately restrained her voice under the gaze of the housekeeper and the Baroness Ernst, but she was still smiling. An Ruil on the side didn't show his mood so excitedly, but he also had a happy expression on his face.

Of course, one of the most important reasons why Anne and Anriel are so happy is that Rhodes is willing to play with them, you must know that although Rhodes, who was an adult in his last life, is very fond of his twin brother and sister, but playing with two children is rare for Rod, who is busy with knight training.

"Rod, you don't have to train so hard these past few months, do you? Have more fun with Anne and Anriel."

Listening to Rod's answer, Baroness Ernst, who had just been a little unhappy with her youngest daughter's rudeness, instantly changed her position and persuaded her eldest son to play more during the three months at home, and to do all kinds of physical exercises and swordsmanship exercises in the barracks every day without tirelessly or caring about the weather!

"No way!" Rod refused without hesitation, but after seeing that his mother in his life immediately showed a sad and complaining expression, he had to explain: "Mother, you also know that I will go there after the cold wind season!" It's dangerous in that place, and I need to strengthen myself as much as I can!"

Rod's words are 100% sincere, and there is no lie in the slightest!

After all, the place in the Scarlet Canyon can be called a thousand-year-old battlefield between humans and orcs, and it is not a matter of one or two battles between saint-level powerhouses above the gold rank and legendary-level powerhouses (Note 1), and although there is no clear number of humans and orcs killed in battle, all humans know (this magical world does not have that communication condition). But just by virtue of the relevant information that Rhodes had collected from the experiences of the predecessors of the Ernst family and the calculation of the Gods Game Space, he could understand how high the danger in the Scarlet Canyon was from the phrase "20% survival rate"!

Of course, the average person and even the minor aristocracy would not know that the fatal rate of the famous Scarlet Canyon is so high, and the vast majority of people who are blinded by the few examples of success in becoming nobles and gaining a legacy and fame will use their lives to choose to win a game just like the lottery players in the real world who are attracted by the jackpot examples of buying lottery tickets.

"Louise, don't choose to persuade Rod! He is now fifteen years old, and he is able to consider his actions and bear the consequences for them!"

After seeing that Baroness Ernst's eyes were red and seemed to be about to cry out to dissuade her, Baron Ernst, who had seen similar scenes several times in the past month, said to his wife very simply.

Well, after Baron Ernst told his wife the news that Rhodes was going to the Scarlet Canyon, the universal killer skill of a woman crying, making trouble, and hanging herself was used by Baroness Ernst, who learned that her eldest son was going to such a dangerous place, but in the end, the Baroness was persuaded by Baron Ernst and Rod.

"Hmph"

After hearing her husband's words, Baroness Ernst glanced at her husband with a little annoyance, snorted coldly and fell silent.

After this interruption, the atmosphere at the table was restored to the calm state of dining before.

Neither Anne and Anriel, who understood the situation, nor Rod and Baroness Ernst, who understood the situation, were in no mood to continue chatting, and began to silently enjoy the food in front of them.

Later, after dinner, Rhodes returned to his room to rest after a little activity.

In an era when there was no nightlife, it was not surprising that Rhodes had exercised all day, and in fact the barons of Ernst were nowhere to be seen in the cold season at this time of the year, and the ordinary townspeople were all relegated to their homes for the most primitive entertainment.

Of course, the Ernst family, who had a strict family education, could not let the first heir, who was not yet an adult, come into contact with this kind of thing, and if Rod wanted to have fun, he only had a small number of military chess games and reading books to choose from - of course, neither it was Rhodes, who now had a space for the gods to play, but he simply went directly into the bedroom to "rest" under the impeccable excuse of training and fatigue during the day.

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The private bedroom of Rhodes himself

"Family," Rod sighed as he lay on the soft bed, recalling the situation at the table just now.

After more than ten years of rebirth, Rhodes now also regards the Ernst family as his other home, and the family whose impression of his previous life has begun to blur can now be reminisced by Rhodes only after opening the game space of the gods. It's a pity that Rhodes doesn't know what will happen to the earth after he crosses over, and he doesn't know what the current situation of his former family on the earth is?

"Forget it, let's try to get stronger first"

After being stunned in bed for a while, Rhodes finally woke up from the memories of his family in his previous life, and began to change his mentality and prepare to enter the game space of the gods.

After all, Rhodes' main task now is to become stronger, otherwise what if there is hope of returning to Earth? Don't forget why Rod himself traveled through this magical world and was reborn!

Under the influence of this psychology, Rhodes closed his eyes and went directly into the game space of the gods.

(Note 1: The current ranks are: Gray Iron, Red Bronze, Silver, Gold, Sanctuary, and Legendary.) )

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