The cold wind is cold, the north wind is howling, and the countryside is vast, white and connected to the distance.

He Jinshui walked out of the Neverwinter Castle and galloped alone. At this time, the sky was extremely overcast, and the snowflakes flew across the sky and the earth, and the vision was seriously affected, and the mist erupted from the horse's nose and quickly condensed into ice.

Fearing that his horse would be injured, he didn't ride fast all the way, and tried to conserve his strength as much as possible. Even so, the heavy snow and fierce winds still affected his trip.

Philip XVIII, the spokesman of the creator god, told the otaku that he felt that his heart was beating so hard in the past few days, as if something was wrong with the sighing barrier between Eastern Siberia and the plains of despair, and asked the other party to check it out.

He made a point of emphasizing that he should go alone, not with other companions, and that he would not send the knights of the temple to accompany him. At that time, He Jinshui was very puzzled and immediately expressed doubts.

The other party told him with a serious expression that the Plains of Despair was the main battlefield of the first and second demon sealing wars, where too many corpses had piled up, and they had been covered in ice and snow for many years, and it had been more than two thousand years. Therefore, it has long been a cursed land, and all professionals in that land will not be able to use magic and fighting energy normally, and the Templars will lose their divine protection and become ordinary people.

In the Plains of Despair and the Dark Forest, as traces of humanity disappear, a large number of demonic beasts and powerful species have risen to become the new masters of the land. Their power comes from their own evolution, and not only has they not been affected, but they have even evolved more powerful and strange skills. So it has long been a paradise for monsters, and unless a large army is dispatched, no person or team can pass through it safely to reach the barrier.

So he put the heavy responsibility of this investigation on the head of the otaku. His abilities are completely unaffected in that land, and his psychic immunity gives him maximum protection, making him the perfect fit.

He Jinshui simply promised that he planned to walk along the sighing barrier and eliminate all the hidden dangers. At this time, Alihan and the others had not returned, and the mercenary group was too busy to do too much, so he entrusted the affairs of the group to Amy and Elena between departures, saying that he would return in a month, and then drifted away.

Along the way, he walked in a northeast direction, judging his optimal route by the positioning of the Pip-Boy. Finally, before dark, he rushed to the last military installation of the empire in the Far East - the Black Iron Fortress.

Through the afterglow of the setting sun, He Jinshui saw from a distance that the Black Iron Fortress was about twenty meters high, and a large number of soldiers were patrolling alternately. The battlements and ballistas that crisscross the walls of the city, as well as the stone-throwing carts looming at the top of the fortress, show that the fortress was a heavily guarded and vulnerable city.

The sun was about to set, and the soldiers near the fortress gate began to slowly raise the city gates, stirring the chains vigorously. He Jinshui hurriedly rode his horse and rushed over, hoping to pass before the city gate was raised. At that moment, several sharp arrows flew down with the sound of the howling wind and stuck at his feet.

"The sun goes down, close on time, Your Excellency, please find a sheltered place to rest, and let you go early tomorrow morning!" On the city wall, a one-eyed giant man in leather armor lowered his longbow and shouted loudly.

"This sir, I am on the orders of the Pope and the Lord of Wintercastle to go to Eastern Siberia on a business trip, and I hope to open a small gate and let me pass!" He Jinshui said a kind word with his hands in fists, and then raised his fingers slightly, manipulated two coins to pick up a pass, and flew up with it and flew up the city wall.

"Interesting, is this magic?" The one-eyed man immediately grabbed the scroll when he saw that the other party's kung fu was beautiful, and then couldn't help but look back to the left and right and asked. The subordinates around him smiled bitterly and spread out their hands, saying that they didn't know, which suddenly made him feel a big sweep.

"Damn, what a bunch of idiots!" the one-eyed man cursed as he opened the scroll and looked at it casually. Above is a letter of appointment jointly written by the Lord of Neverwinter and the Temple Pope Philip, appointing He Jinshui, Marquis of Yongwu, as a special envoy for inspection, and made a special trip to Dongberia to investigate the condition of the Sigh Barrier, hoping that the First Legion of the Empire stationed in the Black Iron Fortress would facilitate its passage.

"Marquis Yongwu, patrol envoy?what?" The one-eyed man has been stationed on the border of the empire for ten consecutive years, except for regular correspondence with his family, he has never even returned home, and he doesn't know anything about the empire's recent popular students.

He was silent, watching the other party sit on the horse with a calm expression, with a harmless smile on his face, and always felt that something was wrong.

"He's too young, he can't even have an entourage, he can't be a fake, right?" the one-eyed man observed quietly for a long time, and found that the paper on the letter of appointment was extremely exquisite, and the seals of the Lord of Neverwinter and the Pope were very legible, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a fake. So he squeezed out a smile, and said with a haha in his mouth: "It turned out that the Marquis of Yongwu was here! I Pirlo, the current commander of the First Army under the First Army of the Empire, is responsible for guarding the Black Iron Fortress. ”

Just when He Jinshui thought that the other party had accepted his identity and was about to enter the city, the other party said with a smile: "Originally, you traveled all the way to our remote ravine, how can you do your best to treat you with the friendship of the landlord." ”

"But!" he suddenly changed his voice, clasped his hands into fists and said loudly to the west, "Due to the unique situation, this place is on the front line of the anti-demon god forces. The emperor personally instructed that the gates of the Black Iron Fortress could be opened at sunrise and closed at sunset, and this order had been carried out for hundreds of years and had never been an exception. So I am very embarrassed, so I ask you to reluctantly rest in the corner for the night, and you can enter the city tomorrow morning. ”

Speaking of this, he rubbed his palms vigorously, and his face was actually a little embarrassed. Everyone in the officialdom understands the truth that the sedan chair is carried by everyone, and no one wants to provoke right and wrong, and set up a powerful enemy for no reason.

But this adult would rather offend the other party than violate discipline, that is, he would not let people open the door and let the other party cool there.

"Well, I'll rest here tonight!" He Jinshui felt a little surprised when he saw that the other party refused neatly, and he also admired the other party's courage very much. Thinking that the other party didn't even give face to the Pope and the Lord of Winterless City, and didn't care about his identity as a marquis, he just bit the ban of the empire and never opened the door. Although he behaves a little bit two hundred and five, he offends people for the sake of principle, and he is much more respectable than the slick person.

He Jinshui didn't say anything more, then turned over and dismounted, took out the package he was carrying, and set up a tent against the corner. Just after it was finished, the bell rang overhead. He looked up and saw the one-eyed man, Pirlo, with a rope in his hand, and a basket hanging from it, which he gently lowered. He Jinshui stretched out his hand to take it, and found that it was two slices of black bread and a leg of mutton, and there was also a wine bottle, which was full of red wine, but unfortunately it was frozen.

He Jinshui looked at the other party, and when he saw that he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, he was no longer polite, reached out and took off the basket, and then clasped his hands into fists to express his gratitude. But I heard the other party say loudly: "This Hou Ye, something happens here every night, please protect yourself, if the limelight is not right, hide quickly, and leave early tomorrow morning." ”

"What do you mean, is this considered intimidation?" The second monk He Jinshui was puzzled, his head was spinning rapidly, and he couldn't help but want to open his mouth to ask, but he saw the figure above swaying, and the legion commander had already walked away. (To be continued.) )