For a long time, the snow-covered northern snowfields were no longer peaceful, and the elk and wolf herds that had lived here fled from their former habitats in panic, their instincts to avoid harm and their instincts to tell them that a catastrophe was coming.

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, the Scouts of the Empire had already appeared in the area.

The scouts didn't care about the fleeing animals, they cared about all traces of the enemy, and they watched everything that might come around them with a grim expression, and after searching for a while, they left a sign of safety without finding any clues to the enemy and rode forward.

But what the scouts didn't know was that just after they left, a sneaky goblin broke through the ground, and he looked at the scouts' departing backs and muttered, "These human eyes are so good, they almost found my traces, not to mention this, I have to go back and report the location of the human army to the adults!"

With that, he turned and went into the hole, running in the direction of the tribe. It can be said that the entire itinerary of the Imperial Legion is now in the hands of the Snow Tribe.

After another half a day, the Imperial Legion finally reached the northern border. The legion did not continue to advance, and chose to camp on the only nearby plain for the sake of safety.

Except for the grain convoy still in the rear, the rest of the army was led by its own commander-in-chief and stationed in a line on the plain.

Charlotte, who felt depressed in the carriage, also changed into a horse dress and looked excited, and Carlos had no choice but to stop babbling and could only tell her to be careful.

Russell tied the ash to the pine tree, turned to Carlos and sighed, "It's finally at the border of the north, it's not easy to get along the way!"

Carlos smiled and pointed to the mountains in the distance and said: "Look at the continuous snow-capped mountains in the north, which is the junction of the empire and the snowfield tribes, it is also a natural barrier, where the cavalry impact that the empire is good at will lose its effect, but the barbarians of the tribes who are familiar with the environment can rely on the snow-capped mountains and old forests to ambush the tired army, which is also the cause of the empire's repeated failures in encircling and suppressing the barbarians." ”

Russell pinched his chin and nodded: "If that's the case, if you are ambushed here, the consequences will be unimaginable!

Carlos shook his head helplessly, this was the decision of the upper echelons of the empire. Well-informed as he is, he also knows nothing about it.

While we were talking, a herald came galloping, stopped his horse, looked at the confused Russell, and asked, "Who is Sir Carlos Hill?"

"It's me, what's the matter with you coming?" Carlos agreed, standing up.

The herald turned over and dismounted and walked to Carlos's side, and respectfully handed over an invitation card to explain his intention: "Her Majesty the Empress is going to summon the nobles of the imperial baron and above to her for a pre-war meeting, please be sure to attend." ”

Carlos thanked them and accepted the Empress's invitation, and the herald took off his hat without saying a word, and hurried away.

Russell stepped forward to look at the invitation, and Carlos smiled and handed the invitation to Russell.

Russell flipped the invitation up and down, and the invitation was not just a piece of paper, it was surrounded by paper that looked like an envelope, and there was a fire paint seal on the top of the seal, and even an empress's seal in the lower right corner of the envelope.

Russell returned the invitation to Carlos, and then said in amazement: "Her Majesty is really a member of the royal family who adheres to etiquette everywhere and at all times, and it takes so much trouble to send such a gorgeous invitation when there is going to be a war!"

Carlos knew that Russell was mocking the extravagant behavior of the royal family, he slowly opened the envelope and looked at the contents of the invitation, and said without looking back: "Russell, you have not experienced these things before, the empress is already thrifty, in the past, the royal envelope was to be edged with gold leaf, and the letter paper inside was made of rose essential oil incense." ”

Russell was shocked by the extravagance of the royal family, and he looked at the envelope that Carlos had opened with wide eyes, recalling the style of the previous envelope.

Suddenly, Russell thought of something, turned around and asked Carlos, "Didn't the herald say that only nobles above the baron were allowed to attend this pre-war meeting?

Carlos read the contents of the invitation, put down the invitation and said to Russell: "After all, the Hill family has been inherited for a long time, and my ancestors assisted the founding emperor in building the empire.

Seeing Russell's thoughtful look, Carlos asked, "The invitation says that I can bring two attendants to the meeting, can Your Excellency Russell deign to be my attendant and come with me?"

Russell had already smiled and replied, "Of course, my lord!"

Russell instructed Bauer to guard their little camp, and Carter filled the rest of the squire, and the three of them mounted their horses and hurried towards the Empress's residence in the distance.