Chapter 15: The Far Northern Ice Sea (Part II)
"What... What windless zone?" Noor's voice suddenly came from behind Fid, who was draped in a thicker coat, his strong physique clearly better adapted to the cold than the other mercenaries.
Ludwig didn't seem to care about the extra person, and he repeated the name of the quiet sea in front of him, which the Winter Nation called the "Ice Sea Windless Zone". Neither Fidel nor Ayana had ever heard of this place, let alone the treasure that Ludwig had just made clear that it contained the legacy of the ancient magicians, and the unheard of things from the mouth of a high-ranking figure in the kingdom instantly gained a little more credibility.
"Why is there no wind in this part of the sea?"
"No one can explain it, the only reason is that it has mysterious magical powers, most of which have long since disappeared, and only a few bits of magical power are 'protecting' here, just like the mausoleum keepers who have been going on forever. Ludwig's voice was so low that Fidel felt like he was listening to an old man tell a story about the old man's grandfather.
"Under the sea, did you send someone to find the treasure in the Winter Kingdom?" Noor and Ludwig walked up unceremoniously side by side, looking out at the vast white sea in the distance, not knowing whether it was the fog or the cold that covered the vision.
Ludwig shook his head: "The kings of the Kingdom of Kosai have respected the legendary magical power as gods, so rumors of magical treasures in the windless area of the ice sea have always been taboo for the royal family, but I don't think so, I think there must have been people who have come to this sea area and wanted to explore the secret treasures inside, but they all returned in vain." ”
Fidel noticed the peculiarity of the sea, where there was no land to lean on, and no indication to sign. If you want to come here and salvage something from the bottom of the sea, I'm afraid it will take a lot of manpower and material resources. The Kingdom of Cosai controls the ships that enter the sea, and the only ships that can come to this sea belonging to the Winter Kingdom are probably the great navigators like Hecot.
"Judging by your tone, you seem to have sent someone here to salvage it?" Noor arched his hands into his round sleeves.
"To no avail. Ludwig's tone was calm.
"Maybe the so-called 'Wizard's Legacy' is just a rumor, just a rumor!"
"No, I know there's treasure here. With that, Ludwig looked sideways at Fidel, as if to imply something. Fidel also realized after more than ten seconds - could it be that Constable's real target was what was beneath this sea? Although it was only far-fetched reasoning, the legendary mage's secret treasure was more valuable to dig than ordinary treasures buried in the ground.
Ludwig, of course, would not tell Fed that he already had a lot of information about magic, nor would he tell Fed that the magical power he had borrowed during the Battle of Doret was a national treasure that the Kingdom of Kosse had always regarded as taboo. Ludwig drove the new icebreaker here this time, what he wanted to do was to borrow external forces to accomplish some of his own purposes, some things that he could not do in his capacity, and the Phid and the potato mercenary group had such a use value.
"You said earlier that King Adam forbade anyone else to come here. Fide asked.
"Yes, this time it was my own decision," Ludwig no longer looked at Fidel, "King Adam needs more strength to protect this country, and I can only put my highest sincerity in front of you, Captain Fidel, except for the Mercenary Guild, the Potato Mercenary Regiment is the most powerful person I recognize." ”
Fett recalled that Vittorio had told himself about the research and ranking of mercenaries on the mainland by the Military Academy of the Peace Graves, and that none of the top thirty mercenary groups in the list of mercenaries considered outstanding by the spies were active in the Kingdom of Cose. There are few valuable things in this desolate land, so the mercenary group with a little strength will not focus on the Winter Country, but will instead focus on more conflicted and more prosperous regions.
"The Mercenary Guild has sent a new mercenary group into the Kingdom of Cose, right?" Fed recalled James, the leader of the MONOCULUS Mercenary Regiment, who was the first to become a shining star in everyone's eyes, and after that time, he formed some kind of connection with the Mercenary Guild, the most extensive interest group on the continent.
"Delores," Ludwig began to walk towards the cabin, Fidel and Ayana followed, "the leader of the Mercenary Regiment, I heard that she has entered the territory of the Kingdom of Cosey with her own men, and one of my subordinates will meet her, but I know that the nobles of Ampvo will not let go of this opportunity... And according to my tip, the Marquis of Ampvo was also in contact with another mercenary leader who belonged to the Mercenary Guild. ”
"Who is it?"
"It should be Toya, the lone swordsman. ”
Feder paused, feeling an indescribable discomfort at the thought of dealing with the Mercenary Guild again. The president behind this guild is very mysterious, in the future gathering of mercenaries, the mercenary guild gave Fei de a new understanding, but at the same time gave Fei de more confusion - in this mercenary era, is there a mercenary group that is like-minded with the potato mercenary group? After all, a person's strength is weak, and the strength of a mercenary group is the same, this is a truth that Fei learned in the life of his partners, if there is really a mercenary guild...
"Captain Fidel?" Ludwig had walked a few meters before he turned back to find Fidel standstill.
"I'm seriously considering your suggestion. ”
"That's great, I don't want us to cooperate with each other, but to expel the potato mercenary group to leave, everything I do is for this land, for this country, please understand, commander. This is indeed Ludwig's true words, just like Rassad, Vittorio, and Maev, they all have a deep enough sense of belonging and mission to their country, and they are willing to give everything for the land where they were born, and now it seems that Ludwig is also that kind of person.
By the time Fidel and the others returned to their original room, Fenrir had also been treated. Ludwig claimed that the cold winter would be difficult for many non-winters to adapt, so he would ask Lyudmila to send them some cold-proof plasters to apply to their exposed skin. Ludwig also reminded Fidel and his party that at certain times and in certain places, there could be a blizzard tornado, when a natural disaster with great destructive power could not be resisted by manpower.
Fenrir came to Fidel for the first time and whispered: "Captain Fidel, please agree to Ludwig's suggestion, we can definitely do a lot." Fidel didn't know Fenrir's selfishness yet, and he just nodded silently.
Selena pulled Fenrir by the hand, "What's your reason for supporting this plan?"
"Because... Because I want the Potato Mercenary Regiment to do even greater things, think about it, if Ludwig were expelled from Winter Country, where else would we go? This is the least visible place on the mainland, doesn't our regiment leader want to have more influence? Isn't that what left Toto and Lukka in the center of the continent? We have the strength, and... And you can make a lot of money. Fenrir replied improvised.
"This is not something you should consider," Selena had always thought in her heart that Ludwig was not a good person, or even more cunning and hypocritical than Count Endrida, "just listen to Fidel's decision." ”
Fenrir held back the anger in his heart, he often couldn't get used to seeing this woman pointing fingers at him, but he could only endure it, after all, in the heart of this exiled knight, he had been looking for opportunities, and even began to think about some plans, some plans that would give him the opportunity to return to Mallot, to Bradley's side with honor again.