In this valley inhabited by snow bears, Ronald fought these behemoths day after night. He honed his strength by fighting non-stop.

One, two.

A month, two months, three months later, the constant fighting and the harsh natural environment here greatly increased his strength. Now, he can barely cope with the simultaneous siege of three snow bears. And his mastery of swordsmanship and magic has become more and more proficient.

And he strangely found that his right eye could surface inexplicable information from time to time. In the face of those vague information words that come to mind, Ronald has no clue at all except surprise.

Defend...... What does the following number mean?

He stared at the bloodshot right eye on the ice in a daze, and the shadow on the smooth mirror looked a little hideous.

Ronald couldn't tell how he felt, he only felt that this true eye seemed to be hiding some hidden secrets. But the eagerness to improve the strength of the heart, the desire to explore quickly dissipated.

Ronald didn't have time to pay much attention, he condensed the Ice Demon Sword and continued to walk deeper into the valley.

The wind and snow around him could no longer affect him at the moment, but Ronald felt that these violent snow elves had succumbed to his magic.

At this time, the number of snow bears in the valley has been greatly reduced, and there are only a few juvenile snow bears and a small number of adult female bears in the snow bear nests under the cliffs. As for the rest, they fell under Ronald's ice sword.

In addition, he found a large cave in these snow bear caves, which seems to have traces of artificial carving. But he just searched for it randomly, and when he found nothing, he left.

Weighing the heavy pack of magic crystals in his hand, Ronald felt that it was time to go back for revenge.

After half a year of hard training, his ice mirror technique has only improved the maintenance time slightly, from less than a second before to just over a second. However, his new magic technique, which he named "Ice Blade Technique", was already able to inspire thirty ice blades at the same time. It can not only rotate around to kill enemies, but also shoot out instantly for remote output. The only downside is that the ice blade only lasts less than three seconds when it rotates around itself.

At this moment, he is completely sloppy, but the immaturity that remained before entering the valley has been completely transformed into perseverance. After more than half a year of fighting and fighting, his heart was tempered as strong as iron.

His hair was cut indiscriminately with his ice sword, and a layer of light black fluff began to grow near his lips. His original clothes had long since become tattered, and he had changed into bearskin clothes, and he looked like a wild man in the mountains. However, the strong limbs that are exposed to the outside and the muscle masses are high and bulging, and they are not afraid of the cold wind. And because he has been living in the snow, his skin has also turned a lot whiter.

After tidying up in the cavern a little, Ronald took the rusty dagger and tied it to his waist, and walked out of the valley. In the still howling cold wind, his footprints were gradually covered by the fluttering snowflakes, and finally merged with the surroundings, turning into a dazzling white.

After walking for five days, he saw the scenery outside the valley mouth--- the land as far as the eye could see, full of eye-catching goose yellow and tender green.

Unknown plants stubbornly sprouted bud tips from the black-brown soil, struggling to stretch out their tender stems to get closer to the blue sky. Some plants can't resist the temptation of early spring, and they bloom comfortably with buds. The pink color of the petals swaggers wantonly in the spring cold, attracting bees and butterflies that come to smell the fragrance.

He took a deep breath, as if intending to keep the fragrance of the flowers in his heart.

Departure.

His standing figure moved again.

Not long after he came out of the valley, he heard the sound of horses' hooves. After looking around at his surroundings, he followed a few arrows and scurried out, unhurriedly finding a place to hide himself.

Gotta get it.

The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer, and Ronald had seen the splashes of dirt--- a small group of knights was driving towards this side of the valley. Ronald breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of the sword and shield mark on the knight's breastplate.

It turned out to be our Knights of Falken.

But he still didn't dare to be careless, and the cat still didn't move in the tree.

Law!

The group of knights stopped near Ronald's hideout. The knight in the golden full-covered battle armor at the head stretched out his horsewhip and pointed in the direction of the valley and said, "Uncle Blair, that valley is our target this time?"

Hearing the crisp female voice, Ronald was a little surprised. He saw that behind the female knight were knights wearing silver full-cover battle armor, a total of twelve, and all of these silver knights' breastplates were embossed with Falken's sword and shield insignia.

Was the eagle-feathered man a knight, or was it a chief? He suppressed his curiosity and continued eavesdropping on their conversation.

A knight next to the female knight, who pulled off the mask under the eagle feather helmet, was a stereotypical middle-aged man in his forties.

"That's right, Your Highness Victoria. According to the archives of our kingdom, the Staff of Ice and Snow is here. ”

The female knight bowed slightly: "As long as I find this staff and give it to my father, I think he will no longer object to my establishment of a territory." ”

"Of course, Your Majesty promised so. The middle-aged knight paused: "But, Your Highness Princess, His Royal Highness Brandon has also sent people to search for it before, but in vain." ”

"I know, Uncle Blair. The female knight's tone became a little indifferent: "That idle fellow." ”

Blair suddenly turned his horse, his eyes were like torches, staring straight at the canopy where Ronald was hiding: "Who is it?"

Boom!

These well-trained knights immediately drew their swords in alarm.

After taking out the medal pinned to his waist, Ronald reluctantly jumped from the tree. Thinking that this thing might come in handy, he raised his hands and shook the bronze medallion: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. You see, this is my Adventurer's Medal!"

The knights paid no heed, and they had already surrounded him as soon as he landed.

The female knight didn't look at the medal in his hand at all, she just carefully observed Ronald in rags. Her gaze lingered for a moment at the broken sword and the bearskin bag around his waist, and then asked the middle-aged knight beside her, "Uncle Blair, what do you think?"

"His clothes, which are so rotten, prove that he has been living in this forest all along. The dagger was already a little rusty, which was all the more proof of that. And the burden was made of snow bear skin, indicating that he had been in Snow Bear Valley. Blair pondered for a while, and then said his opinion: "He can live unarmed in Snow Bear Valley for at least two or three months, and his strength should not be underestimated. ”

The female knight nodded slightly: "That's right." She pointed her horsewhip at the black-haired youth: "Tell me your identity, otherwise, you will be killed!"

The fact that the female knight in front of him turned out to be a princess shocked Ronald, he didn't want to cause more trouble, not to mention that he was now surrounded to death. So he hurriedly knelt down on his knees: "I'm from the town of Rum, the village of Ghado, Ronald. After saying that, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

It's been so long since I've talked to anyone, and I'm a little disadvantageous to talk now. He now began to understand why Bruno was so fond of babbling at him in the first place.

The female knight was stunned for a moment: "Rumtown?"

Blair, who was beside her, immediately relieved her doubts: "Your Royal Highness, this is a small town near Fort Orleans. The rum produced in the town is also a specialty in our Falken. ”

Hearing this, the female knight's voice became cold again: "Rum, that guy's horse urine that he often pours?"

Blair smiled helplessly: "That's your brother, Your Highness Victoria." ”

The knightess snorted and continued to talk about the subject, she continued to look at Ronald, "Have you been in that valley for a while?"

Hearing the middle-aged knight's analysis just now, Ronald also knew that he had better be honest, and he respectfully half-knelt down: "Yes, I have been there for a while, Your Royal Highness the Princess." ”

The knightess commanded in an unobtrusive tone: "Very well, then let's requisition you as our guide for the time being." I'll pay you a reward when it's over. ”

Ronald was stunned, he quietly looked around at the heavily armored knights, and at first glance, they were the elite of rigorously trained. After weighing the pros and cons, he lowered his head and made his choice: "Obey, Your Highness the Princess." ”

Princess Victoria's crisp voice floated over: "I like smart people, lead the way." ”

"Wait. Blair stopped Ronald, who was about to lead the way: "Throw your medal here, young man." ”

Ronald didn't look back, he deftly tossed it, and the medal flew in the direction where Blair was. Seeing this scene, Victoria quickly raised her opinion of him.

Blair took a serious look at the medal and threw it back to Ronald: "Lead the way, young man." Don't play tricks, it's advice and a warning. ”

Ronald pinned the medal back to his waist: "I'll keep it in mind." ”

Seeing Ronald move his steps, these knights tacitly understood and quickly divided into three teams. One team followed closely behind Ronald, and the other two teams were scattered to the left and right of the princess. Ronald just glanced at it, and then didn't look back, but quietly quickened the pace of his feet.

When he reached Taniguchi, he stood up: "Please forgive my rudeness, Your Highness Princess. He pointed inside: "It's not suitable for horseback riding." ”

The princess glanced at Blair beside her.

Blair nodded: "He's right, Your Highness the Princess. ”

"Uncle Blair, you leave three men to watch the horses. For the rest, dismount and walk!"

Ronald saw that after a sound of metal grinding, the knights quickly dismounted, and they quickly lined up after sorting out their equipment a little. And the Blair nodded to the princess, and picked out three knights from the queue.

"Alright, you continue to lead the way. ”

Ronald saluted and continued quietly leading the way. At camping for the night, Ronald took them to the cave where he had lived. Looking at the cave, the princess ordered her subordinates to stand guard outside, and she went in with Blair and Ronald.

After entering the cave, Victoria looked around her surroundings: "This is where you lived?"

He nodded.

She nodded her head and said no more. And at this time, the knight in charge of the guard cut a few fir branches and came in.

Ronald laughed in his heart.

When you go out on an adventure, you don't even know that you can't make a fire with wet wood? Even if you do make a fire, the smoke will choke on it. His eyebrows couldn't help but twitch, intending to watch a good show.