Chapter 490: Letter from Home
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Heavy snow soon covered the entire imperial capital's main road surface in two days.
The temperature suddenly reached its coldest time, and it is said that the water surface of the canal also froze, and even if you use an icebreaker to break through a road, it will not last until it freezes again overnight.
Although it was cold, it was a good season for both Lias and Lucia, and in winter, because the eagle could not fly long distances, there was less information sent to the military headquarters, and sometimes the day's work was completed in the morning, or there was no new news for several days.
It's been a few months since she became a commander-in-chief, and she's learned to see what information is important and what isn't.
There are places where useful information is not sent throughout the year, and it is all trivial, especially in the west and south.
Anwenna and Wang Chu sat in the room, the fire was blazing, and the two little ones were in charge of taking care of it, and old Gray always felt that his legs were very cold when it snowed, and it was useless to wrap up no amount of clothes.
This was caused by his old body, and Wang Chu had used healing magic on him, but it didn't have much effect.
Aging cannot be slowed down by healing magic.
"Great Teacher, are we going out today?" said Avenna, who was wearing a tight cloth suit with a plush coat over it.
In fact, the elves don't feel cold, no matter how much it snows outside, Anwenna is still wearing the original short shirt, or Lias forced her to change into it, the reason is that this is the military department after all, and the elves themselves are already very attractive, so they are a little low-key.
Outside the house, there was howling snow.
"Where else do you want to go? Wang Chu asked.
The two of them haven't been anywhere since the snow has been going for the past two days, and I heard that there are fewer people on the streets.
Winter is a difficult day for ordinary residents, in the imperial capital this place is fortunately a little more populous, if in other cities at this time the streets are empty, many civilians can not afford to buy thick coats, can only stay at home to bake the fire may be warmer.
"Hmm......" Anwenna thought for a while, and she didn't know where to go, she had been to all the nearby places in the past few months, and it was inconvenient to go out before the snow stopped outside.
"Or just wait until the snow stops in a few days. β
"Hmm. Anwenna nodded.
She never contradicts her decision, and the elf's personality actually prefers to be quieter.
Squeak.
The door suddenly opened.
Flying snow whistled in through the cracks, and in just a few seconds, there were a lot of snowflakes on the floor directly opposite the door.
Today's Lias also answered very early.
"You're back. Avenna poked her head out and said.
"Well, the snow is so heavy today, it is estimated that the road in the imperial capital will be broken in a few days. Lias patted the snowflakes on her coat as she entered, and the two little ones were busy bringing her to hang on the other wall.
At the same time, the bone broth that has been hot overnight will be placed on the table.
This is also the treatment of aristocratic families, usually after winter, there is a large pot in the kitchen and never stops.
Old Gray had prepared the big bones for the winter early, and had been boiling them for days since the snow had fallen, and the smell was in the room every day, and Lias and Lucia would drink the hot bone broth for the night when they returned.
"What does it mean the road is broken?"
Seeing Lias sitting across from her, Anwenna asked curiously.
After a few months of getting along, she began to gradually talk to the people who lived in the family, and only the people who lived in the house.
Lias's eyes were fixed on the roof of the house, probably trying to explain the problem.
"In other words, the snow will be so thick on the ground that cars going to and from several cities will not be able to pass, and people will often step on knee-high snowdrifts and their feet will be frozen, so no one will walk on the road. β
"Oh, I see. Doesn't that mean that people in this city can't get out? β
That's what it means. β
Anyway, the reserves of the imperial capital are enough for this city to eat for two or three years, so there is no need to worry about these.
However, the military department should dig a way out on its own, and it is impossible to completely close the capital of a country to the outside world.
Wang Chu looked at Lias on the other side and scooped the bone broth into his mouth one by one, and seemed to see himself out of the corner of his eye.
"You want to drink a little Cam, I can't finish it. β
You...... You can't finish drinking it, you give it to me!
I also looked at myself very sincerely.
Has anything happened recently in the reports of the military departments of various cities?
The Great Mentor asked if anything had happened recently. β
Lias put down the hot soup in her hand and thought about it.
"It's nothing, it seems to be all trivial things on weekdays, if you want to say it, the military department in the south seems to have been hoping that the empire will allocate more supplies during this time, because the south has killed a lot of people in the wilderness wars, and the labor force is not enough, and it may be very tight if it is winter. Lias said.
The climate in the south is hot, and it doesn't snow even in winter, but it's still very cold, and if the crops don't grow, you have to ask the empire for distribution.
"So how did you decide on this matter? β
"I think it's better to leave it to Marshal Mansor to decide, if a city wants it, most cities will immediately follow suit, and it will consume more when the time comes, I can't decide such a thing. Lias thought for a moment and said.
This kind of thing really can't be decided for itself.
Sometimes the easiest mistake young and high positions make is to like to show their power too much, and it is easy to make mistakes.
Throwing it to someone else is the best option.
"There is one more thing to say, have you forgotten, Lias has a lot of information in the north these days, and it seems that several big empires have moved. β
"Oh, yes. And this thing!"
After being reminded by Lucia, Ria seemed to have just remembered.
Northern?
Wang Chu hasn't been there yet, what big deal can there be in that place.
"However, many countries will mobilize their troops in the winter, and it is not like us to pay close attention to the movements of neighboring countries, so it is normal. β
Just as a few people were chatting, the porter was knocked again.
Since Lias became commander, soldiers have often come to report from the local area.
"Who?"
"Commander Lias, here's a letter for you, we just received it. β
"For me?"
Several people glanced at each other, and all the letters of the past were for themselves, but most of them were letters of request from various local military departments, including Hajar City.
"Yes, sent from the city of Hajar, the brand is your family. β
Delivered from home.
Lias hurriedly opened the door and took the letter from the soldier, as if it had been a long time since she had heard from home.
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