Like a frost dragon winding across the earth, the Siberian taiga, which divides the northern realm from the wasteland, has been a natural barrier for humans to keep the lich from moving south. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the depths of the taiga, it is difficult to form a storm of a certain scale because of the forests of pines and cypresses, and the whole taiga is like a lifeless kingdom of ice and snow, silent and charming. But don't think that this silence means that there is no danger, in fact, wilderness hunters who rely on taiga for survival know very well that in the depths of the dense forest, if you are not careful, you can easily step into the air and fall into the ice lake buried under the snow 10,000 years ago, and even if you are cautious, you must also beware of all kinds of wild animals in the cold forest, especially the mutated ptarmigan that likes to eat human eyeballs.

This is a world of ice and snow, but also a world of death.

However, danger often means opportunity, such as the snow fox, which only lives in the Siberian taiga, and is very popular among the noble wives of the empire. The fur that the ladies love has long been fried to the exaggerated point of thousands of gold coins, such as the snow antlers loved by magicians, the polar bear's paws necessary for the high-level dinner party of the empire, and the gems belonging to the lich in the north, and other rarities have made countless adventurers flock to it, especially considering that the taiga is bordered by the north in the north and the wasteland in the south, there is almost no imperial constraint, this is a paradise for adventurers, a collection of places to get rich overnight, and it is also the best place to interpret the law of survival of the jungle.

Andrew is an adventurer who survives on the taiga.

His strength is average, and the strength of level 6 Dou Qi is definitely not a strong person in the group of adventurers, but he will not be bullied everywhere, he dug a snow hole in the dense forest at this time to adjust and rest, and planned to return. He didn't go into the forest with his companions like most adventurers - of course, he didn't have a companion for many years, and as early as when he first saw a few companions fighting each other over a white snake, he understood that the most dangerous thing in the taiga was not the danger of the cold forest, but the so-called companions, the so-called humans.

It's supposed to be winter in the wasteland.

The taiga of this period is undoubtedly the most dangerous time, the orcs will invade the wasteland at any time to plunder every year, and most adventurers will rarely venture into the forest during this time, as for Andrew, if it were not for the fact that his poor little daughter was seriously ill and needed a large amount of gold to consult the magician of the Holy See, he would not have taken this damn great danger.

But fortunately, it didn't come in vain.

Andrew cleaned up the snow cave where he was temporarily resting, and looked at his harvest with some satisfaction, two sable skins, and a reindeer with complete deer antler velvet, should be enough to invite a magician under the fourth law - thinking of this, Andrew couldn't help but be irritated, if it weren't for that girl's hellish problem, his harvest over the years would have made him live the life of a noble lord!

He sighed heavily.

Whatever you need him to do, God willing, I hope the girl can get through this cold winter and get better as soon as possible.

He touched the scars on his face when he caught the two sables, and remembered that he had heard that Old John had secretly gone to the northern lich before the cold winter and picked up a few gems, but he didn't know if it was true.

It's a pity that his strength is too much, otherwise he would really want to try his luck.

He picked up the big sword leaning against the entrance of the cave, and was sure to check his surroundings again before resting.

He stepped on the thick snow, except for the creaking sound on the snow, and there was a dead silence in the dense forest, and Andrew carefully looked around, found no problems, and went back to his snow cave.

However.

As he bent down into the snowy cave, a chill suddenly felt in his neck.

That level of cold, almost piercing the bone marrow, made him freeze instantly.

He had been in the mixed taiga for many years, and of course he could react quickly, and the cold could only come from the cold sword.

He didn't dare to move, gritting his teeth in despair to think of a countermeasure, and he suddenly noticed that the man holding the long sword had patted him on the neck with the blade of the sword.

He turned slowly.

The handsome face of a young man appeared in his sight, it must have been a nobleman, not only because the mink cloak he wore was very elaborate and elegant, but also because the indifferent temperament exuded by the young man Andrew was not strange, and his collar was embroidered with a purple iris pattern, which was also a unique symbol of the aristocratic class - however, it was strange how could a noble young master appear here at such a dangerous time? In the past, although there were nobles who besieged adventurers in the taiga and robbed them of their belongings, but now that this kind of orcs will come at any time, how many adventurers can there be in the taiga?

He wondered, and quickly thought about how to get out.

The young man tilted his head slightly.

Andrew saw that there was an exceptionally beautiful woman behind him, but that woman had obviously experienced the baptism of killing, and the smell of blood on her body could not hide from an old adventurer like Andrew.

The woman followed the young man's side head and walked slowly towards Andrew, Andrew subconsciously nervously tensed, but the woman obviously ignored him, walked past him, didn't even look at him, walked straight to the entrance of the snow cave, she stood at the entrance of the cave and glanced at it, then turned around again and shook her head gently at the young man.

I guess there is no one else.

The young man withdrew the long sword that was lying across Andrew's neck, stuck it in the snow casually, and said expressionlessly: "I ask, you answer, my time is precious, I hope you can understand." ”

Doesn't it look like he meant to kill him?

Andrew nodded hurriedly.

He didn't know what the strength of the young man in front of him was, but the momentum that the woman inadvertently revealed was definitely not something that his level 6 fighting strength could compete with.

"You're coming alone?"

"Yes. ”

"At this time, orcs can pass through the taiga at any time, aren't you afraid?"

"I'm afraid, but I'm even more afraid that my little Dora won't be able to survive this winter, and I need gold. ”

"You've been to the depths of the forest, have you noticed anything out of the ordinary, or have you found any signs of a lich?"

"No, the orcs should have traveled through the taiga at this time of year. ”

"Do you know why?"

Andrew shook his head quickly, but seeing the young man in front of him frowning, he hesitated, but still said: "But more than a month ago, Old John and they went to the Lich Territory, according to them, there should be a war over there, and the orc tribe closest to the taiga seems to no longer exist, I heard that the scale of that war should be not small." ”

The young man frowned in contemplation and did not speak.

Andrew was nervous, his life could be saved, but he wondered if the harvest he had hidden in the snow cave would be kept.

Of course, he didn't dare to speak.

However, the young man withdrew the long sword from its scabbard, but suddenly said inexplicably: "May your little Dora recover soon." ”

Then he and the beautiful terrible woman turned away.

Until they disappeared from Andrew's vision, Andrew still couldn't believe that it was all real.

This noble young master ...... Doesn't seem to be the same as other nobles?

......

Augustus tightened his cloak, feeling as if the wind was about to pick up in the taiga, and he stepped up his steps towards the place where they had bound their horses.

The woman next to her was the Messiah of the Inquisition, she sent the gold to the wasteland, and also took back her cross necklace, but she did not leave again, and I don't know if it was the meaning of the Mass, or if she had other intentions, in short, she stayed in the wasteland, with the 500 Knights of the Cathars, and also lived near Alfred's castle - Of course, even though she was in the wasteland, she didn't have much contact with Augustus, but in the past few months, she found that Augustus had gone to the taiga more and more often, and she didn't know why she was walking with Augustus.

They mounted their horses and returned to the wasteland.

Ever since he knew about the hermitage and knew that little Terina's fate was hanging by a thread in the north, Augustus must have been extremely worried about the little queen of Terina, but no matter how worried, he had no choice but to bear the great torment alone, so in the torment, although he knew that it was useless for him to do this, it was better than him sitting in the castle and doing nothing, Augustus would come to this taiga as soon as he had time, closer to the north, trying to learn more about the situation in the north, especially about the shaman, about the Titans。

Even a little bit of information that may not be reliable is fine.

But cruelly, nothing.

He had been to the taiga even he couldn't remember how many times, and there was never a word of it.

On the way back.

The snow was so thick that even the purebred horses could only go slowly, and Augustus remained silent and worried.

He said to himself: "It seems that there is indeed a war in the north, and those people still know that little Terina has gone back, and they all say that the Titans are the illegitimate children of the gods, and the shamans are the most mysterious and vicious race......, and I don't know if they can withstand the huge number of orcs? Will it be transferred?"

The Messiah was not surprisingly unresponsive.

In the past few months, the only few conversations she had with Augustus revolved around Augustus's 'mind interference', which is not surprising, after all, when Augustus was hunted down by her, she faced the world created by Augustus in a desperate situation, which really brought her an unparalleled shock, and she may never forget that dark and terrifying world in her life.

......

Out of the Siberian taiga, is the domain of Viscount Fillmos.

They should be able to reach Alfred Castle before dark.

Augustus didn't even plan to stop on the road, but in the territory of Viscount Fillmos, he encountered a slaughter that was not uncommon in the wasteland. When the cold winter comes, the adventurers know that the orcs may cross the taiga at any time to invade the wasteland, so they dare not easily enter the taiga, so they have nothing to do and are energetic in the sinful wasteland to create a lot of misery, or alcohol stimulates the brain to conflict with each other, or they fall in love with the daughter and wife of a commoner, relying on force, they really explain very well what is the root of the worst human nature, what is evil and what is cruel.

Augustus had seen such a sight many times, but he did not pay any attention to it except in his domain.

However, since the female knight Messiah walked with Augustus, she was the exact opposite of Augustus, and she never ignored it whenever she saw it.

Just like right now.

Seeing the bearded adventurer raise the giant sword in his hand to the crying girl on the ground, Messiah did not hesitate to shoot an arrow that pierced the adventurer's forehead.

Blood, of course, only attracts more blood.

Seeing several other adventurers roaring towards the Messiah, Augustus didn't even bother to look at it and left.

Back to his castle.

In front of the stele at the entrance of the castle, a servant hurried to take the horse rope in his hand, Augustus did not stop, all the way to the castle steps, smiled at the old butler, who had always stood meticulously and straight, he took off his cloak, and happened to fall into the hands of the old butler, and he went on.

The old butler placed his cloak in the crook of his arm and followed him.

"My lord, the young lady from the Empire came again today to ask if you would see you indirectly. ”

"How many times has this been? She hasn't been here for a week and hasn't been going back? What a patient child. ”

Augustus sneered, "Tell her, there's no time." ”

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...... (To be continued.) )