The second largest city in the kingdom of Shavigo, at this time, although it is already spring, it is snowing in winter. In this place, it has not yet been completely melted.

On the ground, the white snow is like a coat, firmly and permanently draped over the earth. It is very beautiful, except for the local people. Others couldn't stand the cold

Gas. Because of the perennial snow and ice, the air here is exceptionally fresh, and even after the coldest time, the air at this time is still filled with an extremely cold temperature, as if it can freeze people's limbs and blood.

Underneath the snow on the ground was dark dirt. Under the freezing of the snow, this piece of land is so stiff that even if you dig it gently with a shovel, there will only be a little loosening of the soil.

It may be because the water and soil of one side nurture the creatures of the other, even in such a cold climate. On the outskirts of the city, you can still see cute little animals on the road.

They either have thick fur or are born with a love of cold, in short, even in the ice and snow, there is still no shortage of life here in the snow capital.

Compared to these animals, humans travel much less often.

In winter, especially around Xindong, the people of Xuedu generally do not come out to work, let alone travel easily.

In the winter season, for them, this is a rare long vacation in their year.

Early in the morning, they would call it a day and go home. Or waiting for a ski race, or waiting for the New Year.

A year's harvest has already been put into storage, and a year's savings are enough for a family to survive a winter

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In winter, most of them will sit around the house as a family, or go to the hotel for a drink, or call friends to go to play.

Even if it comes out, it is extraordinarily thick, and when you walk for a while, you can't help but put your hands to your mouth, and you can warm up a few times.

In such a cold weather, the sea on the outskirts of the snow capital is still rolling and never frozen.

If it was in previous years, this time, it was the best season for fishing, and in the sea of the land of ice and snow, although the taste of the fish meat was delicious, even the nobles of other kingdoms would pay a lot of money to purchase it.

At the beginning of spring this year, the city of Xuedu has always been shrouded in a strange atmosphere, not to mention going to the sea to fish, even the border area of the sea is surrounded by the army.

There is an atmosphere of sadness and anguish everywhere in the city, and people do not feel the joy of the New Year in the slightest.

A few years ago, there should have been a ski competition, which is held almost every year, except in times of war or demonic disasters, when the ski competition is postponed. Other times, the competition has been once a year.

But last year, a tsunami struck, and although the snow itself did not suffer much damage, it was completely washed away outside the city, and it is said that tens of thousands of people died.

This disaster made the queen seriously ill. Even the year-end ski race was not held as scheduled

For a time, there were a lot of voices of discussion among the people, and the topics of discussion became more and more bold and outrageous.

Some say that it was the royal family that had a battle for the throne, and the war between the princess and the prince made the queen physically and mentally exhausted, so the queen didn't bother to pay attention to this ski race.

Of course, the one with the most supporters. It was the tsunami before the ski festival, because of a sudden tsunami, more than 30,000 soldiers and civilians died, and so far, the affected areas are carrying out follow-up assistance and reconstruction work, but the reconstruction address has been moved to a new place.

The former seaside towns were all deserted.

It is understandable that the queen became seriously ill for this and stopped skiing.

This statement. The most supportive people.

But the question also arises, this ski race is not only a competition, but also has religious significance.

This is a competition established by the god of ice and snow. Every game is a praise to God.

Even in the midst of the disaster, a skiing competition was announced, but it was a tsunami. However, it caused the cancellation of the competition for two consecutive years. Is there any other reason for this?

All kinds of theories were spread in the kingdom of Shavigo for a while, until the royal family was furious. All kinds of speculation about the royal family gradually disappeared.

But the doubts in people's hearts are still there, and the atmosphere in the snow capital is getting stranger day by day. This kind of question is getting stronger and stronger.

What happened to their country, their queen, in the end?

"Father, don't be busy anymore, I said it, this time it's only for one day, and then I'm going back. The town, the town where Romon once lived, compared to other places. It's a lot calmer.

Because it is not the center of the city, this tense atmosphere, here, is almost equivalent to dissipating.

In Uncle Harvey's hotel, the owner's daughter, Josh, is holding her father's arm and telling him not to be so tired.

Uncle Harvey is still smiling at everything, in front of him, there is a board, on the board, is a child fierce sea white, crying but it is not easy for his daughter to like to eat, every time he gets this kind of sea fish, Uncle Harvey is reluctant to sell it, he has to stay, for his daughter to come back to taste.

"Daughter, you finally came back, and my father cooked you a dish you like, and it should be, you sit obediently on the side, and let's talk. The fish will be fine in a while. Uncle Harvey said with a smile.

Seeing that his father was so insistent, Josh had no choice but to nod. He said, "Okay, I'll talk to my father here." ”

Sitting on a chair next to him: "By the way, what about Mother? I haven't seen her since just now." Is she out?"

"yes, there was a shortage of spices at home, so she went to the grocery store on the street to buy it. Uncle Harvey said, "Tell me about you, how was your life in the Magic Guild?"

"Very good, I am now a third-level mage, and I will not be bullied, father, you can rest assured!" Josh tugged at the hem of his clothes and replied with a smile: "Originally, I could have graduated, but I want to graduate by another level."

Uncle Harvey said with relief while making fish: "That's good, that's good." ”

"However, in the last year, the atmosphere in the union has been a bit strange. Josh suddenly had a strange look, as if he remembered something, and said: "I heard that it was the royal family and the Church of the Lord of Radiance that had a great conflict, and the Magic Guild, as the other party, was very embarrassed and came forward to mediate several times, but in vain. There was no ski race last year, but there was a big reason for that. "Oh, why?" said Uncle Harvey, who shook his hand when he heard this.

"Because of a catastrophe, the situation is very chaotic now. "Josh, as a member of the third party's magical guild, naturally obtained some information.

There were no outsiders here, so she explained: "Just the year before last, on the eve of the ski festival, wasn't there a sea beast hurting people?"

"yes, I know that. "Uncle Harvey has already prepared the fish and put it on a plate. Hearing his daughter bring it up again, he nodded. Said that he still remembered the incident.

"It was after this incident that the royal family sent a large army to exterminate the sea beasts, and I was at that time. was injured once, fortunately, "Anyway, after that, the royal family sent a lot of people again, but they all returned in vain, and the last time, they also sent Brother Romon to go with them, and as a result, this group of people." It is said that they all disappeared in this disaster" and brought it up again, Josh is still inevitably a little sad.

It was the first time she had been close to a strange man, but such a person was in such a disaster. Gone, never heard from again.

Hold back the sourness in your heart. Josh continued: "After that. There was a tsunami. You know that, right?"

"Well, yes, this tsunami killed tens of thousands of people, and every one of the people of Xuedu will not forget it. Uncle Harvey sighed and said.

The disaster at the end of the year before last, so to speak, was a hundred years of snow. In the largest disaster, the death toll exceeded 30,000.

Even during the Demon Calamity, because it is located in a cold place, the number of times the demons come to attack is not very large.

But this time, a sudden tsunami killed and injured countless people nearby.

Josh also looked at this incident with a sad face, and after a while, he continued: "Actually, the reason why the royal family has been a little abnormal for more than a year is not just that so many civilians died in the tsunami. And because,"

At this point, she stood up and looked outside to see if anyone was listening until she was sure that no one was eavesdropping. She sat back down and said, "It's because the little prince also died in this tsunami." At the same time, there are also a large number of high-ranking knights and mages of the royal family, and the royal family is now trying to recover, and there is no time to hold any competitions. ”

"What? The little prince also died?" This matter was concealed by the royal family, and even civilians like Uncle Harvey were taken aback when they heard it. "But if the little prince was really lost in the tsunami, why didn't the royal family release the news?"

This kind of death. There is no need to hide the news and not release it.

"There are many doubts about this matter, and there are many things involved, vaguely, it seems to be related to the Church of the Lord of Radiance, about the birth of this tsunami. I heard that it has nothing to do with them. Therefore, the queen was very angry for more than a year. She's been investigating the matter thoroughly, and she won't really announce it until it's clear. Josh explained.

She is already a rising star of the Magic Guild's branch in the Kingdom of Shavigo, and because of her outstanding performance, she is valued by the upper echelons, so she can also know some secret information.

"This thing is really messy enough. Uncle Harvey was confused and said he didn't understand.

"It's really messy enough, we don't have to go out and talk about it. Josh nodded, father's words. and her views coincide.

Just then, there was the sound of footsteps outside. Aunt Harvey came back from shopping.