The residence of the Consulate of Twilight.

Chino held in his hand a beautiful letter from the royal city, and the sender was none other than Lorna.

The general content of the letter is that "Frost Day" is Lorna's birthday on the 25th, and her 16th birthday ceremony will be held in Cold Valley on that day, and Chino is invited to participate.

There's nothing to say about this, whether it's private or public, it's impossible for Chino to be absent from Lorna's coming-of-age ceremony.

Today is the 15th of frost, and there are 10 days to go, so even if you count the journey, there is plenty of time, so you don't have to leave early.

Now the only question is, what gift to give Lorna?

This kind of outgoing and grinning girl definitely doesn't like things that are too literary.

For example, if you follow the example of Solandelle's birthday present and compose a piano song for Lorna, it will definitely not have any surprise effect.

Lorna doesn't have any artistic cells, she can't appreciate literature and art, she is a very real person, and it would be better to give her something more practical.

So what should I send...

Just as Chino was thinking, Paladin's voice interrupted his thoughts: "My lord, Mr. Po has arrived. ”

Bao, this name sounds very simple and simple, full of local flavor, but don't underestimate the energy behind this name, because the owner of the name is rooted in the "Northern Snow Plain" and is a giant businessman with great powers.

In the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Dokuland, there is a military facility called the "Frozen Fortress", and further north of the fortress is the "Northern Snow Field".

The northern snowfields are covered in ice and snow for thousands of miles, and have the unique extremely cold climate of the ice fields, but they are not a lifeless place, on the contrary, the northern snowfields have large settlements.

And the members who make up those settlements are none other than the "ancestors of the six kings."

The "Conflict of the Eight Kings" in 2188 ended with the founding of the "Ancient King" and the bloody death of the "Dragon Queen", and the Doguland family and the Regnome family were forever aligned, and the laurel and dragon banners fluttered in the land of the king to this day.

Except for these two kings, the remaining six kings were destroyed, and the followers behind them were expelled in successive purges, and finally exiled to the northern snowfields, which are very inhospitable to human beings.

For these "ancestors of the six kings", theoretically speaking, the kingdom of Dogulander should be wiped out, after all, it is a foreign race with different blood and different hearts, and it is a disaster to keep it after all.

However, the northern snowfields are frozen for thousands of miles, the terrain is complex, and the march of the army is difficult, even the transcendent can easily get lost here, and fighting in other places is even more costly.

Therefore, in the 513 years since the founding of the country, Doguland did not organize large-scale extermination operations, but adopted a relatively conservative method - building a "frozen fortress" in the northernmost valley of the border, and investing heavily garrisoned to isolate the ancestors of the six kings from the border forever.

The exiled ancestors of the Six Kings were initially scattered, but in the face of the harsh climate, they were forced to form settlements and survive in the northern snowfields, seeking a spark of survival.

It should be said that the ancestors of the Six Kings were lucky, although the ice field had a cold climate, it was not barren, but had a unique ecosystem.

The trees and vegetation that have adapted to the cold are full of life unique to the snowfield, not only producing berries that can be eaten and eating, but also giving birth to many wild animals that adapt to the cold, whether they hunt for food or make warm clothing from the furs of wild animals.

In the early days of their exile, the ancestors of the Six Kings did freeze to death, but after generations, they finally adapted to the climate of the northern snowfields, no longer seeing the cold as an enemy, but learned how to get along with nature, and settled there as settlements, where they have multiplied to this day.

The unique ecosystem of the northern snow field brings not only vitality, but also business opportunities - many treasures and exotic animals often live in extreme environments, such as the dark deep sea, the scorching hot lava cave, the freezing ice field...

The Northern Snow Fields are such a treasure land, where many precious natural treasures grow, and rare and exotic beasts appear from time to time, these animals and plants that condense the cold air of the ice fields are not only the top ingredients, but also the materials for cultivation skills.

The Far Eastern Dynasty and Dogurand actually coveted the natural resources of the northern snow fields, but the environment there was too harsh to be suitable for garrisoning or ruling at all, and the ancestors of the Six Kings were also very repulsive to these two countries, especially the Dogurand Kingdom established by the "Ancient King" and the "Dragon Queen", and were unwilling to open trade with them.

As a result, businessmen like Po came into being.

After completing the accumulation of primitive wealth through commerce and trade, he invested all his capital in the northern snowfield, spent more than 20 years helping the ancestors of the Six Kings to build infrastructure, bringing them tools to improve work efficiency, covering igloos to protect them from the wind and snow, and opening up one road after another in the forests covered by frost and snow, which greatly improved the quality of life of the ancestors and established a deep friendship with them.

In return, Bao obtained the exclusive right to mine the northern snow fields, and the chieftain of the ancestors of the Six Kings allowed and only allowed his caravan to harvest the treasures of heaven and earth in the ice and snow forest, and to a certain extent, to capture or hunt rare beasts.

With the exception of Po, any caravan mining or hunting will be considered hostile and will be ruthlessly attacked by the ancestors.

This exclusive mining right provides a stable supply and trade route for Bao, whether it is the potion of Doguland or the cultivation of the Far Eastern Dynasty, it is inseparable from these natural treasures.

For both countries, the leaders of the two countries are more willing to see a "middleman" like Po than an expedition that costs people money and money, and the investment and return are unpredictable.

If you can buy it directly with money, why do you need to mobilize the public?

After Bao obtained the exclusive right to mine the northern snow fields, the trade routes became wider and larger, and his caravan had to mine the northern snow fields by himself at first, but he didn't need to do it himself at all, and there were many people in the settlement who were willing to help them work, and they just had to wait for the harvest and sell the things for money.

In this way, the profits are rolling and the profits are constantly positive, and Ah Bao has grown into a famous giant businessman around the world, and has also become a guest of many princes and ministers.

Po's visit to Twilight City today was at the invitation of Chino.

Since Twilight City was separated from the Beacon Province and turned under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family, Chino has more power than before under the banner of "fighting against visitors from the sky", and the operation of the independent space is also thriving.

In the name of cultivating extraordinary soldiers, Chino has already acquired a large number of natural treasures and secretly used them to study their secrets.

For Bao, the trade route has always been that those who come do not refuse, and the truth is very simple - just make money.

In this way, the two sides set up an alliance, and after Chino sent Paladin several times to contact Po, he decided to invite him to meet in Twilight City to show his sincerity and lay the foundation for long-term cooperation between the two sides in the future.

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