Section A, Chapter 45: Meditations on the Map (Viccol)

Having received the invitation, the two returned to their room after a grand celebration feast. Because he was too strong to drink, Morse collapsed to the ground as soon as he entered the house, and fell asleep.

In desperation, Vicol had no choice but to carry Morse, who was as heavy as a dead pig, up the stairs and placed him on the bed. Exhausted by the great work, the snow crow returned to his room panting, took off his coat and lit the fire: he was really tired today, or he would have gone to bed before dark.

Smelling himself, Vicol still felt that the noon bath had not completely washed away the smell.

No, I care about the smell...... After taking off his clothes, Vicol sniffed them carefully and felt extremely disgusted: the faint fishy smell was completely unbearable.

I had just changed my clothes at noon, so it was a waste of time! I had to spend extra time washing a new set of clothes.

But you can't just wear your original outfit to the banquet. They're all stained with fish oil and they're oily. It's a pity that I particularly like the white cotton jacket, and there are two light oil stains that can't be completely washed off.

Sullenly piling them all into the basket, the snow crow decided to wash them again tomorrow. After spending a moment boiling the bath water, Vicol jumped into the tub as soon as the temperature was set, burying his whole body inside: he had to rub his body with a coarse cloth and a brush. I knew that this thing didn't need to be washed so hard in hot spring water, so I would have bought some loofah to rub in the bath.

In fact, there are also hot spring inns in Beihaiwang, but the flow of their hot spring water is very low. Therefore, the snow crow with fish oil on his body was embarrassed to wash it - he was afraid that the water quality of his house would not be restored for a while.

Leaning back slightly, Vicor leaned all his weight back on it as he was convinced it was strong enough. Looking at the water vapor in front of him, the snow crow breathed comfortably, and then hummed a song: although it is a little hot, this temperature is the easiest to relieve fatigue.

Feeling the muscles of the day relax, Vicol began to drowsy after thinking for a while about the question of "why do people hum so easily when they take a bath": he was so sleepy, he just wanted to sleep now.

It seems that in the heat it is easy for people to fall into contemplation. So, after wiping his face, Vicol tried his best to control himself from rubbing vigorously in the shower, as if he wanted to rub off all the skin.

It's not whether it's a psychological effect or not, Vicol always feels that he has indeed rubbed a lot of oil. However, due to the overuse of strength, some places were scratched, so the snow crow had to slow down the strength of his hands.

Then I had to be idle for a few days, and I didn't feel comfortable thinking about it...... No matter how you think about it, Snow Crow sighed sullenly: Maybe it's because he's used to being busy, and his body is so cheap that he panics.

In fact, there are so many entertainment activities that can be done in Beihaiwang. Whether it's something delicious, fun, gambling, or prostitution, there are. It's a pity that Vicol is only a little interested in reading books and landscapes.

To be honest, I originally dreamed of living here. But after I really stayed, I found that it was not as good as I imagined. It's still a dull day, just a little more fun. But Vicole himself could not figure out whether the fun came from the various exciting tasks he performed after being a snow crow, or from his daily life.

...... Vaguely, it is the former.

Give me another task. It will feel fun to relax for a day once in a while, and it will always feel bottomless and unsteady if you can continue to relax. For Snow Raven, the thrilling tasks these days even make him a little addicted.

Wasn't it a whim that the corrupt army was attacking and going to the sea to find a device when it was discovered?

Originally, according to the plan, I was going to survey the surrounding black ice. But in the area that can be covered in a day's trip, there is no black ice. Think about it this way, once you go to investigate alone, you are likely to die outside.

It's okay to just die outside, and the most terrible thing is to be copied by the enemy and sent back.

A few steps south from the location of Icerock Castle, the area where the two cities meet is the Ice Rock Ridge, the Falling Snow Canyon that leads directly to the North Sea, the large snowfield, and the eastern mountainous area, which is rich in prey and herbs. The last time Miss Rusa was teleported away and saw the scenery around the portal, it was probably in the depths of the snowfield: endless thick snow, looming mountains. On top of that, no one has ever seen the tower.

What the hell is that tower for...... I don't know how many times I've thought about this question, Vicol shook his head: no matter how much I think about it, there will be no more progress.

If you look further to the right of the map, the areas next to these junctions are all no-man's land: a few south from Ice Rock City, they are Frost Ridge, Peak Snow Ridge, and the Ice Spike Plain at the junction with Ice Dragon Valley. Except for the fact that Frost Ridge has the sentinels of Icerock City stationed (in fact, those soldiers are now all retreating or dead, Vicor doesn't know), it is as much a no-man's land as the Great Snow Field.

All three areas are bordered by dark glaciers to varying degrees and have a hostile environment, so people have been afraid to go there since ancient times. So no one even has a map there. It is well known that there are many hostile and strange creatures living there, such as the Icespike. (A creeping creature that is grayish and covered in a calcareous carapace.) His back was covered in huge spikes that could move and shoot. )

If you want to advance to the foot of the Dark Glacier in the future, you will need to set foot in these few uninhabited lands that border it. But we don't even have a decent map in our hands, which is a huge disadvantage.

But it's useless to think too much about it now. After all, the revolt has only just begun, and the gradual destruction of the device is the main thing...... I'm afraid, this time I'll have to let the Black Ice Grim Reaper go back to sleep.

Fiddling with the chessboard in front of her, the girl took a silver-white white crow chess piece off the chessboard.

In the shadow outside the window, an Ihildian assassin approached the girl sleeping in a wheelchair with a parry dagger.

However, in the next moment, a cloud of blood mist appeared behind him. The body of a silver-haired girl slowly appeared, revealing a terrifying smile under the iron mask.

However, even under the girl's red-glowing gaze, the assassin surrounded by black mist was not affected in the slightest. Before he could be stabbed with the dagger that the girl struck, he turned into smoke and disappeared into the air.

Looking at a chess piece that suddenly appeared on the chessboard, the girl's expression was extremely pleased. Next to it, however, there was another piece: it looked like a woman in a robe.

There are still seventeen years and one hundred and eighty-six days left for the end of the world.