The sun's bright rays shone on the earth after the winter had raged, bringing a trace of warmth to the cold earth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe water from the melting snow seeped into the ground, making the ground an impassable swamp, and no one wanted to set foot on the icy water.

Although the snowdrifts have been artificially pushed aside to avoid the inconvenience caused by the melting snow, the water from the melted snow still makes the otherwise impassable road.

The soldiers stationed outside the town of Luou gathered in groups of threes and fives, either building fires to keep warm, or using rudimentary cooking tools to cook some untasty food. Several soldiers who tried to go out to hunt some prey were mercilessly ridiculed by their colleagues, after all, winter was not completely over, and some animals, large and small, preferred to hide in their warm dens rather than go out in search of any food.

It is rare for the soldiers who have retreated from the battlefield to rest and recuperate have such a leisurely and relaxing time. They are not the signs of those who pull the strong men in some battles and get out of the way when they have nothing to do, but a standing army.

The amount of money and material spent on training and supporting a standing army was enormous, but every local lord would go to great lengths to raise money to support these professional soldiers. This is a chaotic era, although the standing army is too cheap compared to the Signmen and mercenaries, but they are better at recruiting than the Signmen, and they know what loyalty is better than the mercenaries, although talking about loyalty with mercenaries is a brain-cramping thing.

The search for the mausoleum did not require too many people, and it was for this reason that the soldiers had a rare time to calm down, wipe their weapons, drink with their comrades, and have fun in the brothel taverns of the town.

The rule of the empire has become fragile, and there are now rebellions in nearly two-fifths of the empire against the current reign of the Bag Emperor. Along the way, the army had to guard against the lords, consuls, or legion generals along the way, whether they were rebels.

But now, such a rare good time has been shattered.

In the snow-covered forest, a thick cloud of smoke continued to stretch into the air.

"Reconnaissance Team 4 is going with me to see what's going on. ”

Delphi, who was placed in the rear because of an overdraft of his magic, decided where to lead a squad to see where to see the situation. Dalefield was suspicious of such a sudden appearance of smoke, and it was cold and there was a lot of snow that hadn't melted, and it was unconvincing if it was a natural fire.

"Dale, be careful. "The supreme commander of the camp, Turis, also felt suspicious about that thick smoke, now it is a sensitive period, the top leader of the army is not only not there, but also has taken some elite troops, and now if the enemy launches a sneak attack, then the consequences can be imagined.

But in the event of a sneak attack, who would make such a thick smoke?

"Got it. After a routine response, Delphi set off with the assembled team towards the place where the smoke was emitting.

The Frost Spider's burrows contain a large amount of combustible material, both their bodies and the cobwebs they get everywhere, have turned into a cloud of smoke in the flames.

"So we didn't leave the same place!" said Sayvera, who had helped Shilinya with artificial respiration, when she saw a hidden mark next to a tree, which was a symbol she had made while observing the terrain.

"Such a big smoke, how can it attract those Anjitan soldiers? After determining her current position, Saivera looked at Shilinya, whose breathing had stabilized, and whispered, "When the time comes, you will be safe." I'm in trouble. ”

"But if I leave you here, you may be eaten by wild beasts that don't know where to come out to feed. In her tangle, Saivera thought bitterly, she couldn't face that bunch of soldiers and say that she was born and died with your future duke, right?

"Forget it. Seeing that there was no one around, Saivela let go of the idea of running away, "I'll stay with you for a while." ”

Knee-high snow-covered forests are quite difficult to walk, especially now that the snow is slowly starting to melt.

As a mage, in such a situation, you can directly use a fire to melt all the snow along the road before passing through. But now that it was a reconnaissance mission, Dalefield could not take such a simple and crude approach. After all, who knows if there is an enemy ahead, and if there is an enemy and you don't have the magic power, it's over.

"Is there anything in either direction?" said Dalefield, struggling his way through the pile of icy snow and water, as he asked the Scout Captain next to him.

"Where I remember there was a cave of frost spiders, and there was nothing else. After a moment's thought, the Scout Captain replied, "There's a forest ahead, nothing else. ”

"Oh, is that so?" the Scout's reply deepened Delphi's question, what kind of person was so bored to make such a move in such a place, and if it was against that nest of frost spiders, what else would you gain?

As she was about to rest for a while, she heard footsteps in the forest and knew she couldn't stay long. A sneak peek reveals that it is the costume of Anjitan's army.

"Shirinya, I'm leaving. Gently kneading the other party's dark face, "Remember to think about me." ”