The location of the western part of the empire on the border with the north.

Since it is a hilly area, the snow at the top of the mountain contrasts strongly with the evergreen of the mountainside. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, you can experience the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter at once.

The farther you go into the hinterland of the mountains, the more sparsely populated it becomes.

"Over this mountain, a little further on is the territory of the Duchy of Belmar. ”

Take off the windproof hood and let the guide I looked at the mountain, which seemed to be dangerous, almost upright, as if it had been cut by a knife.

At the foot of the mountain, I touched the unusually smooth surface. I thought to myself, if I want to pass through here, I must only be able to go up!

Probably?

"More than 70 percent of the obsidian, about 20 percent of the cliff tops are ground and snow. ”

Again, the guide explained responsibly.

"Anyone has been there?"

"Well, I don't know. However, since the life of grandpa's grandfather, no one has ever climbed on it. "The snow layer on top is basically estimated by those scholars. ”

"Oh, yes, where is the temple you're talking about?"

"Oh! The guide flipped through the map and pointed, "From here, follow the valley all the way northeast." It will take about a day to arrive. ”

"Let's go!"

After I took a few steps, I realized that the temporary coolies had no intention of moving on.

"What do you mean?"

Looking at my brow, which was about to twist together, the guide ran over in small steps. Walked up to me and explained, "I'm sorry, Miss Mila. According to the custom here, we are not allowed to enter that area. ”

"That's going to be hard!"

I deliberately stretched my voice long, then took out the money bag from my bosom and flipped it in my hand.

"According to the agreement, the money will only be given to you after the person has arrived at the destination. ”

"You... You can't do that, we can't go. The guide pointed to the sky, "It will cause damnation!"

"I can't help it, all right!" I tried to show myself the aristocratic I deserved, "I can pay for the money, but you have to keep the horses." ”

"Good, good!"

The guide smiled, rubbed his hands, and was about to reach for the money.

"By the way, if someone asks me if I've been here, you know the answer!"

"Hey, yes, yes!"

After hearing the affirmative reply, I threw the money bag full of gold coins to him.

As the guide of the leader, he didn't open the inventory and put it into his arms. turned around and shouted a few words to the crowd.

"Then Miss Mila, we'll ...... Just go!"

"Let's go!"

"Hey!"

The guide nodded and retreated a few steps, leading the group of people to wait. It was all gone.

In an instant, I and two old horses were left in the mountains.

"Huh!

Watching them leave in a hurry, I knew what they were planning.

It doesn't matter, though.

I, Angelina, have been playing the role of an archaeology enthusiast named Mira for three days. But in the eyes of others, I'm just a daughter who has left home in a bad mood.

Along the way, these profiteers Diao Min actually endured not to make a move on me, which is rare.

Now that there are no outsiders, there is no need to care so much. Unload the equipment tied to the horse's back and put it on. Then do a few bending and squatting movements to warm up.

Jumping lightly onto the horse's back, "Ride!" The old horse began to stagger towards the legendary forbidden land.

To be honest, I'm not sure I'll be able to kick a horse in the belly. Being short is a fatal injury, but there are still ways to make it suffer, but the horseback riding action just now looks more handsome!

Well, that's what I thought.

... Northern Fortress Station ~ Special Operations ~ Information Receiving and Distribution Center ...

"Elpa, how long has Anna been away from Hemalton?"

"It's been four days!"

"Well! it's almost time to arrive. "Kama, inform the commanders of the front-line combat units to come to the conference room for a meeting!"

"Yes!"

During these four days, Elpa suffered a great deal of pain. She had been thinking about a question, whether she wanted Anna to report the current situation to the head of the fortress.

Although he was stopped by Albert several times, Elpa was really worried about Anna.

I'm worried about what's going to happen here.

Four days ago, the case of the disappearance of students from Hemalton Union College was solved with the joint efforts of several parties.

All the missing students were rescued, and the shadow mage's guild that existed underground was destroyed, and the bandit leader was nowhere to be found.

These are all bright news, and Villar, as the culprit, just secretly retreated.

Although they were helpless, Leaud and others could not participate in the internal affairs of other countries.

There is nothing he can do, and the empire has turned a blind eye to his gathering of people to block the imperial army, and has been confused indiscriminately.

The supreme commander of the western garrison, who was reporting in the imperial capital, also quickly rushed back to the west after the incident.

At least that's what you can see on the surface.

Loya personally went to Hermalton to give me a mission and brought my official gear with her.

"Sister Luoya, why are you here?"

I pointed to a line on the map marked with a red pen. (When there were no outsiders, the women's corps was called each other's sisters.) ）

"Anna, because of the special thing, I have to go here as a last resort. "Because of your special abilities, it was decided that you would be in charge of this matter. ”

The peculiarity of the matter is that the empire is ostensibly reconciled with the Duchy of Belmar. In essence, both sides are building up troops to the border. The bilateral trade routes were completely blocked, and it was impossible to reach the principality if you wanted to take the regular route.

After much consideration, someone finally mentioned this forgotten place. The area that can theoretically be traversed - the "Spring of Immortality", a sacred place for the Paro people.

And what I did in Hemalton directly confirmed the candidate this time. You don't have to go back to the headquarters to report at all, and you can take direct action.

The objectives of this mission are twofold,

The first stage is to reach the tundra west of the Duchy of Belmar within a predetermined time, where teleportation is marked. Build portals here if necessary.

The second stage, after the portal is established. The Third Empress of the Empire would visit Belmar as a friendly visit, and its effect was to paralyze Belmar's military. (Flower arrangement: The queen of Belmar is Valentian's sister-in-law, and the three princesses will call her aunt according to their blood relationship.) In addition, the third head of the Albert family is also Loya's mother, who is the eldest of the three queen's three sisters.

It is almost said that Belmar has a royal daughter who married into the empire. ）

Although it is said that the empire is going to take Belmar, it is already a sure thing and cannot be changed.

The final task was given directly by Luoya's mother, and she didn't want this niece to die because of blood relations.

Before going to war, it is important to ensure the safety of the princess's life.

Top secret, top secret, that's why Lee Albert would ask me for advice personally.