The top of the dragon's spine, the first night of the grey-robed man who calls himself Cheese

"I don't quite understand what you mean, what's coming?" asked Commander Jon with a frown.

"It's coming, it's coming, as for what it is, you will know when you see it, and I don't see the situation in the south very clearly now. Cheese said as he munched on the deer leg.

"Pardon me, but there is no basis for your words. The old commander said.

"Ah, that's why the teacher said that it was too hard to communicate with these people. Cheese said and took a sip of ale, "Well, gentlemen, who's going to give me a map of the area south of Dragon's Back Mountain?"

After receiving Jon's answering, the herald who followed pulled out a map of the north drawn on a sheepskin. Of course, the northernmost point on the map is only to the Dragon's Back Mountains. The old commander chose the largest table at the beginning, and several soldiers moved the things on the table with all their hands and feet, leaving a space to expand the map.

"Hiccup, alright, let me take a look. Cheese burped and stood up to look at the map. Although the gray-robed man had drunk almost a whole barrel of ale, the old commander could swear to Longji Mountain that he didn't see half of the drunkenness in this man's eyes, not even the slightest bulge in his stomach, and God knows that everything he ate had gone to that dimension.

"Hmm......" Cheese looked at the map, his black eyes began to glow with a faint red light, but the people around him thought it was the reflection of the fire in the fireplace, and didn't care.

After a while, the commander was about to think that this mysterious man was in a daze. Cheese asked, raising a hand and pointing to an area on the map.

"What is this, what is it?"

"County of Salon. The only way to Longji Mountain. The old commander said.

"It is also the only way out of Longji Mountain to the south. Cheese continued his words.

"So, what's the problem? The Salons have ruled that land for almost five generations, and they are venerable nobles, benevolent lords. They couldn't have attacked us, and we've had a good relationship. Jon said.

"No, no, no, my dear Commander, the threat does not come from the living, and this land, I don't care who its lord is, whether it is honorable or not, they are all finished now. Along with everything in this land, it's over. Cheese said, raising his hands in an exaggerated gesture of emphasis.

"And right now, if you don't take precautions, what will make that land end will also end up here. ”

"Sir, this is not to be laughed at. The old commander said solemnly.

"I'm not joking, either. Cheese said.

"If I hadn't seen you coming from the north, I would have taken you for a madman. ”

"If you hadn't invited me to this meal, I wouldn't have said these things to you. ”

"I need proof. Jon said.

"Ah, the proof, you know, Mr. Commander. If everything in this world were evidence-based, then the prophet would not have to eat. Cheese rolled his eyes, "We live in a weird world, so please don't take everything too seriously." ”

"Listen, Mr. Cheese, maybe you have your channels, but with your side, it's hard for me to convince my subordinates. What's more......" The commander stood up and looked at the gray-robed man condescendingly.

"What's more, I'm just an unidentified stranger who just came here tonight. But, Mr. Commander, if I were you, I'd at least send some cavalry or something to see what county it was. Then, you'll come back to me again. Cheese said with a smile, and then bit a piece of venison hard.

"Well, sir, whether what you say is true or not, I will thank you for your advice. It's not early today, so I won't disturb your rest. Elsa, give this gentleman a room. With that, the old commander put on the cloak handed by his subordinates and left the tavern with the Frost Guards.

"Behold, great men are never understood by fools. Cheese let out a long sigh as the frost guards left.

Perhaps that's because the great ones never tried to explain the origin of their words. Said the proprietress named Elsa. Because of the relationship between the gray-robed man, she didn't need to do business tonight, but as the family member of the frost guard, she also knew about the legend of the gray-robed man. So, the young lady was still very curious about cheese.

In all fairness, the head cheese who took off his hood was quite right, and although his eyebrows were not as soft as those nobles in the south, he was a little less rugged than the northerners. The most concerning thing is his complexion, the complexion of this gray-robed man is not like any race Elsa has ever seen, his pale yellow skin is healthier than ordinary white skin, and his black hair and eyes are also rarely seen by the proprietress . In short, it should be said that it is exotic, Elsa summed up in her heart. Maybe the people in the north of the mountain are like this?

Cheese listened to the proprietress and thought about it, and suddenly laughed.

"Hey, that does make sense. But wouldn't it be boring to tell everything?" he said, taking the last sip of his wine, "To those dogs!"

"What dog?" asked the hostess.

"Well, trust me, you still don't know. Cheese shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Well, mysterious Mr. Cheese, if you're done with your meal, come with me to see your room. The proprietress said, making a gesture of please.

"Uh...... Actually, you don't have to be so polite, I'm really not a nobleman, and your attitude makes me uncomfortable. Cheese said with a wry smile.

"In this case, then your room is here to pass the third room on the left, go by yourself. I'm going to wash the dishes. The proprietress listened to Cheese's words and said with a smile.

The reaction of the proprietress of "......" made Cheese not know how to deal with it for a while, and he was stunned in place.

"What are you doing in a daze, are you going to help wash the dishes?" said the proprietress with her hands on her hips.

"Ah, okay, I'll go. So, just like that, this mysterious visitor, who made the entire Frost Guardian Legion in awe, was coaxed into the room by the proprietress at the top of the dragon's spine with a bewildered face.

"The teacher is right, female human beings are really terrible existences. Closing the door, Cheese patted his chest with trepidation.

At this time, the proprietress in the lobby was already laughing, so she didn't mention it for the time being.

Looking at the humble room of about six square meters and only one bed, the gray-robed man smiled self-deprecatingly, and his eyes bloomed with a strong red light.

"But it's a good start, don't you?"

Outside the window, snowflakes the size of a human head crashed against the town at night under the agitation of strong winds. Cheese looked out the window at the black and white world, with an irrepressible smile on his face.

He pulled out a red piece of chalk from his robe and quickly drew a few symbols on the doors and windows, after checking that the warning runes were indeed working. He opened his hands and whispered a spell, and soon, a black light appeared between his open hands.

“...... In the name of the deep void, in the name of the bottomless abyss, open my path!"

With the final chant, the black point of light rapidly expanded, turning into a black spatial rift two meters high and one meter wide, which suddenly appeared in the middle of the room. Cheese nodded, striding into the gap.