The bell of the temple of Ersun struck twelve times, and in the distance the deep voice could be heard throughout the city. As the stars fell, Dennis sat in his office with his minister, Vladimir, discussing the changes that had taken place in and around the palace in recent days.

"The tsar has changed, he has become different from before. I don't know if it's good or bad, but I'm upset by his changes. Your Royal Highness, Pavel has never seen such a change in the day, and his change has disturbed me, if not for the worse. ”

"He removed you. ”

Dennis asked calmly. These days, her longing for Boris has gradually lessened a little, and perhaps time has really diluted her emotions. In the past, she thought about him almost every moment of the day, but now, although she still misses him, it is not a whole day, but only at a certain moment, such as the moonlit garden she saw when she returned to her room, or the night when she stood on the balcony and saw the city.

Perhaps, time is really the best antidote...... Dennis thought that in any case, he had indeed recovered a little and could devote himself to some government affairs for a while.

"That's natural, no king will tolerate the betrayal of his courtiers, even though I'm thinking about Kislev......"

Vladimir sighed -

"However, the change I noticed was not the removal of Pavel from my position. It's a recent change in his style. There are some things you don't want to mention, Your Highness, but I have to say that Tsar Pavel hasn't touched women anymore lately. Naturally, you know the news from the palace better than I do......"

"It's a good thing to quit beauty. ”

"But it's too abnormal. It is never possible for a person to change certain habits in a short period of time, especially if these habits are not formed in a day or two. It's not that it's bad, it's just that there are often reasons behind too abnormal behavior. I wish His Majesty the Tsar had come to his senses. ”

"He'll come to his senses? Don't count on it. ”

Dennis sneered coldly.

"Yes, you and I both know that he won't wake up so easily. Since it is not awakening and repentance, there is only revenge. Only the determination to take revenge can make such a huge change in a short period of time. Your Highness, be careful. ”

Vladimir went on to say -

Pavel's mood became stable, a stability he had not shown in more than thirty years. It's too steady...... Expressionless...... No matter what the minister reported to him, he was expressionless...... Good kings, rulers are like that. But you and I both know that he's not ......."

"I found out ...... too"

Dennis frowned.

"Everything has changed, since the day his father entered the palace with his sword, Pavel has changed as a person. I feel the same way you do, he has become a stranger, no longer the Pavel I know. ”

Dennis said, thoughts racing in his head. She's searching, looking for the reason behind the change. This kingdom seems to be peaceful, but there are too many secrets hidden behind it, and even after my father conquered the entire kingdom, there are still many dark forces lurking. Suddenly, she remembered the vampire in the Dark Tower, Roy.

......

North of Blackhammer, the world was dark, the smell of pine and moss floated in the air, and the cold wind whined through the mountains, over the hills, roaring like a giant beast.

The riders walked among the gravel, the distant mountains were undulating, and the abrupt hills stood like devils with teeth and claws.

"Those mountains, they seem so close, we can't reach them in a week. ”

Bogur teased with a heavy axe.

A few days later, the team arrived at the foot of the Great Wall. Some dwarven butchers joined in, and some wandering Ugol cavalry volunteered to serve as guides. As a result, the original team of only 50 people suddenly increased to more than 80 people. Rhodes expects to arrive in Dulong City by then, and the number of people will exceed 100. But at most, there are only 100 people, and no matter how many there are, it is easy to expose yourself.

"Great Lord, why don't you tell me in advance if you come, I'm ready to prepare. ”

At the foot of the Great Wall, the commander of the White Bear Fortress hurriedly went out of the city to greet him.

"Provisional decision. Too late to tell you. ”

Rod returned with a smile.

In fact, Rhodes deliberately didn't tell them. This is my usual style, surprise inspection, in order to see the truth of the matter. Fortunately, it seems that this project of the century has not been delayed and has been perfunctory. The walls looked very strong, and the addition of the Frost Witch made the walls higher and higher, and the bottom of the walls was made of boulders, and the higher they went, the more ice they contained, and at the highest point, they were almost half ice and half stone. Of course, this city wall can only exist here, and in the southern empire, the temperature is not enough to maintain the cold, so the ability to build the city wall so high is also because of the geographical advantage here.

"Cherish this last hot meal, out of the Great Wall, we will be accompanied by endless wind, snow and cold. Sometimes you can't make a fire, so you can only eat hard bread to satisfy your hunger and eat snow to quench your thirst. By the end, the entire stomach was filled with ice slag. Hahahaha......"

After the dwarf finished speaking, Gu Zi laughed.

provoked everyone's disdain.

He was right, in the mountains, in the ice fields, fire is the source of life. Don't pray to the Goddess of Mercy there, she will not hear your prayers, and your fragile prayers are likely to be heard by evil gods. Therefore, if you can rely on yourself, you should rely on yourself, and don't pray nonsense. ”

Rod picked up a steak and smiled and said—

"Cured meats, bread, and cheese, you'd better not eat too much of them now, and we're probably going to have to eat them for a long time to come. Hunting in the Norscan Heath is best left unthought of, as the wildlings usually come out as a whole tribe to hunt successfully. As a human being, we are not familiar with the environment, and the possibility of catching prey is basically zero. ”

"That's right! Your lord is right! Back then, he and I went deep into the north, from birth to death, and this was the case. There are more bad things than that. Speaking of which, Rode, we do face danger again and again......"

Bogur said, touching his bare chin.

"The most dangerous time I remember was when we climbed to the top of the Troll Mountains in order to lure Greenskin to the Troll King's lair. That time, it was really out of ammunition. The cave was on the other side, but at the last 100 meters, there were only a few people who could cross it. I'm one of them!"

Bogur bit on the ham meat and said excitedly. The last sentence was particularly exciting. Of course, he was right. The Troll King and the Iron Cover melee were the most dangerous in the past few years. Both himself and Bogul almost died in that cave. Fortunately, Ironhide was bloodthirsty at the end and focused on slashing the Troll King......

Tin...... Speaking of this beast, Rhodes suddenly remembered, I don't know where it is now, speaking of which, the last time he was with this wild ** was seven years ago......