"It's about black ice...... Spell?" Eddes pursed his lips: he suddenly felt unusually dry in his mouth.

"That's right. Deenor seemed to regret saying this: "But in the end it was just my guess...... There is no evidence of any of this yet. ”

"But there's something that tempts you to think about it, right?" Quill interjected impatiently, "I mean, the look on your face is a clear sign of regret about saying this—isn't it, Captain Edus?"

"Hmm. Eders agreed.

"You see, even fools can see it. Quill poured another large mouthful of fluid from his skin.

"Did you talk to the captain like that, call me a fool!" Exclaimed Edus.

"Okay, if you don't think you're stupid. Quill said to himself, "Dernor, can you explain it here: why do you think it's black ice left by a mage?"

"That's right. Eddes was also surprised, and he twisted his sore waist, "Why can't it be some Corruptor soldier left?"

"Do you have a back pain? I went to the kiln again last night. Quill laughed: "An old bachelor in his forties, is it okay?"

"How many times have I told you, I haven't visited the kiln!How could someone as upright as me do such a thing?" Eders chopped the ground a little broken, "It's just that I've been busy with various things lately...... And you're a 30-something bachelor who has the face to say about me, huh?"

"I'm more than ten years younger than you, and it's not too late to find a wife. Quill shook the wine bag in his hand proudly, "And I'm already interested in someone, I'll get married as soon as the breath of winter is over - can you?"

"I-" Edus's face suddenly flushed. In the face of Quill's provocation, he was unable to fight back, and he became depressed: he really didn't like anyone. For some reason, he is not at all popular with girls.

"Alright, Deerno—are you going to tell us?" Quill immediately found a staircase for Edus. The captain breathed a sigh of relief: Quill is just good at this, and he will definitely not let you get off the stage all the time.

"Hmm...... I think ......" Deerno was still a little hesitant, but finally made up his mind to speak: "Actually, when I was sixteen years old, I went to the Aidea Academy of Magic on the continent of Nafrea to study magic. ”

"Are you waiting?" this time it was Eders' turn to be in a daze, "How old are you now?"

"Twenty-six, sir. I was twenty-four years old after completing eight years of study at Adya Academy. After all the classes, he returned to Eternal Winter. ”

"So you're a mage?" Quill snorted, "I've never heard you talk about it." You're boring. ”

"I'm not a mage. Deerno was a little hesitant: "Hmm...... I don't have any talent for mana, so I can't learn magic. So I studied magic theory and history there. That's what I went there for. ”

"To put it bluntly, you've been reading books in the big library there for seven years?" said Quill in a thick voice, "the best nerd......"

"It's not surprising either...... There are no mages in Eternal Winter. Eders pondered for a moment, "It is said that the Children of Ice have no magical talents. ”

This is not true. Dereno shook his head firmly, "Just like other humans, only a few of the Children of Ice have magical talents and have a mana net in their bodies. But this magical talent only applies to ancient spells, and seems to have been frozen with the slumber of the Ice Dragon God. ”

"There's such a saying. Edus nodded.

"It is said that when the dragon god, who has been dormant for tens of thousands of years, awakens, the Children of Ice will be able to regain control of ancient magic. Deerno thought for a moment and added, "However, the Ice Dragon God will not wake up again. ”

"Maestro Nadia knows a little simple magic. But he didn't think he was a mage at all. Eddes suddenly remembered the spell that the maester had once demonstrated.

"yes...... It is said that he has been researching how to activate what mana altar. That's why I learned some activation charms. Quill knocked on the handrail of the stairs disdainfully, "Alright, let's tell me how you can tell if it's a spell cast." ”

"Ah, good. Deerno pressed his right hand to his chin and pondered for a moment: "All I can say is ...... It's a lot like the remnants of spells I've seen in the academy. For example, if a mage uses black pearls as a casting material, when he finishes certain types of spellcasting, he will leave the debris of the black pearl on the ground - just like these black ice. ”

But that doesn't explain anything. Eders was a little disappointed: "Is that all?"

"That's it. Deerno also looked a little hesitant.

"So, what kind of spell do you think it is?" Edus continued.

"I think ......" Dereno struggled for a while before continuing, "Because the bodies of both sides are gone, I think it's some kind of spell that can resurrect the dead into corruptors and transform the living. As for how the mage casts a spell at the corner of the stairs and hasn't been attacked, I haven't figured it out yet. ”

"I still don't understand. Quill seemed to be getting tired of listening: "Beat around the bush, there are so many loopholes." ”

"So I don't want to say it. Deerno seemed to be starting to get frustrated: "It's an inference that doesn't make much sense. ”

"Nothing like that. Whether it makes sense or not, just say it if you want to – and you don't have to make it out of thin air. Eders patted Deerno on the shoulder, "Let's go down...... Go find them. ”

Quill was already impatient to walk down the stairs first, picking up the axe in both hands: "It's better for you all to pick up your weapons...... I don't know if there are any Corruptors left in Snowcastle. Maybe you'll run into one around the corner. ”

Draw your sword and raise your shield. Eders also followed Quill.

Descending to the third floor and entering the hallway, Eders looked warily to the sides: the hallway was quiet, not the slightest bit angry.

"Each person searches a room, and when they find something wrong, they immediately exit and call someone else. Eders asked.

Many rooms were searched in a row, and there was nothing strange in them. A corridor was quickly searched.

"Well, it seems, there's nothing wrong with this corridor. Eddes was a little relieved, but immediately uneasy: "It's very likely that they all left Snowcastle......"

"Captain, there's a good chance they've been corrupted too. Even," De Nor said with a sad face, "and I always think it's weird...... The cold alone wasn't quite right. To be on the safe side, let's go back to the fourth floor first, and then send a letter to the central barracks to ask for reinforcements. ”

"That's right. Eders hesitated for a moment: "If you can't find the missing soldiers...... If we search any further, we'll be in trouble if we run into the Corruptor again. ”

"Captain, can you go back and send the letter crow? The snow crow cage is not far away, you go and come back quickly. Quill crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the wall.

"If you want to go, you have to go together. Otherwise, I always feel that when I come back, you will disappear too. Thinking of the eerie scene at the top of the staircase, Eders shuddered.

However, Quill, who was looking out the window, suddenly frowned: "Captain...... I'm afraid that reinforcements won't be able to enter the walls of Cold Snow Castle so easily. ”

"What?" Eders paused, leaning closer to the window, leaning on Denor, who was also close to him, and looking out.

"This ...... This is...... Do they want to take the castle completely?" the sight in the snow and mist made a cold sweat break out of Edus's forehead.

The black-pressed Corruptor soldiers gathered in front of the fortress and the camp of Snowcastle, and the walls and arrow towers were full of their men.

The Castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and now it has almost fallen into the hands of the enemy. With the obstacles of the staircase and the long staircase, a handful of archers could be a hundred. Therefore, Cold Snow Castle does not need the presence of the outer fort area to resist an enemy army that is 100 times its own strength. In the days when there was no new city in Winterfell, the million-year-old Cold Snow Castle was attacked countless times as a forward fortress, and none of them fell.