The carriage carrying Annan quietly drove out of Xingyue Bay, passing the hill of the future lord's mansion, and Annan stopped to look back at the early morning in Xingyue Bay: children frolicking and chasing on the frozen shallows, and workers working feverishly to build the foundations of their houses.

It's a vibrant new town, and the gods of humanity can't help but praise it when they see it, if there is such a god.

It's been a long journey to Ausulond, and it will be at least two months later in late December when I'll be back.

Perhaps at that time, Xingyue Bay had become a bustling and beautiful coastal town.

Annan only took the orcs with him, and did not drag him to the Sunset Plains in the early morning of the third day of departure.

The clouds in the north are refracted orange-red, and the snow-capped mountains are gradually blurred, as if a snowstorm is brewing in the south.

The scorched forests of the Sunset Plains were heavily logged, and Annan, who was just passing by, saw his own forest farm arguing with some woodcutters, and some soldiers were driving the woodcutters away.

Annan asked the orcs to drive the wagon to the forest field and asked the soldiers who had stopped because of their arrival, "What's the matter?" ”

"King of the North, uh...... Lord, these civilians want to snatch your charcoal! ”

The contrast between the soldiers who puffed up their chests and shouted with pride was stark to the woodcutters who cowered in fear.

"Let them take it, just leave our charcoal untouched." Annan said.

The woodcutter, who thought he would be punished, was glad to be grateful, and Annan let the howler continue on his way: "Don't thank me, this charcoal is ownerless. ”

The Sunset Plains faded away, and horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians began to appear on the roads.

Annan asked the orcs to cover the emblem of the king of the north with a tarpaulin, and continued on his way, reaching Breeze City in the morning.

At this speed, they could reach the Osulon territory in half a month.

If riding a dragon......

The first snowfall in the north, which had been brewing for a long time, finally fell.

Annan raised his head, and as a result, a snowflake fell into his black eyes, like a diamond-shaped snowflake of the emblem of the twelve kings of the northern realm, which melted in an instant.

Annan closed his eyes slowly, thinking that old Zorren's leg should hurt now.

This snowfall made Annan feel better, but it became heavy again after entering Breeze City.

Many poor, unclothed people, both old and children, scattered the streets begging from passing professionals or horse-drawn carts. Strictly speaking, they are not outcasts, they are freedmen and even residents of Breeze, but for many reasons they have lost their homes and their dignity.

The carriage in front of Annan was a benevolent aristocratic lord, and he could not see any of this, so he asked the butler to drive away the poor who came too close.

After thinking about it, Annan asked the howlers to help them, only to frighten the poor people out as soon as the orcs appeared.

Annan had no choice but to cover himself with his hood and hold a few gold coins to attract them closer.

"I'm ...... Lady Wine's brother, my sister is a good friend of the King of the North, who has recently been recruiting the Lords, all of whom will be given cotton clothes and shelters, and if you are interested, go to Wincht Manor. ”

Seeing that the poor were still hesitating, Annan continued: "Haven't you heard this sentence? 'Everywhere in Prang Enc County there is wine from the Wine Lady'. ”

Finally persuading the poor people, Annan put away the silver coins they were staring at and let the carriage continue on its way. Halfway down the street, Annan turned back and saw that some of the paupers had begun to move towards the wine lady's estate.

At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped, and Annan leaned forward by inertia.

Before he could ask what was going on, a crisp girl's voice came from outside the carriage.

"Let me see Jack!"

Annan got out of the carriage just in time before the people around the street were alarmed, and motioned to the excited girl to boo: "Shh......h Do you recognize that? ”

"I've watched "The Fall of the Mage Tower" 114 times, and I can recognize it if it was frozen into an ice sculpture and then shattered."

"It's not that ......ruthless," Annan guessed, it was the voice and the howler who exposed himself.

Fortunately, the girl was not fanatical and did not pester Annan, but only expressed her love for Jack. And after Annan left, the girl got back into the carriage and a conversation rang out.

"Father, let's do what Jack did to help the poor."

"The King of the North needs fame and his people, and it's no good for us to do that!"

"Please, aren't you worried about Jack's revenge? This is a good opportunity to reconcile with him. ”

"If you want to do it, do it with your own pocket money." The old nobleman who was pestered by his daughter snorted coldly.

Twenty minutes later, the carriage covered with tarpaulin stopped in front of the steps of the city lord's mansion, which was solemn and solemn. The guards were approached by the suspicious-looking carriage, and when they saw the black hair that appeared after the hood was lifted, they hurried out of the way.

Leaving the howler here, Annan knocked on the oak door of the city lord's office.

Knock Knock Knock –

"Come in."

Annan stepped into the office covered with a soft woolen carpet, and Olmedo, who was handling official business, did not raise his head: "What's the matter?" ”

"Annan is here."

The swinging quill paused for a moment, and continued to move: "Did you come to me at last?" ”

"As soon as I entered the city, I didn't even return to the manor, so I came to you first."

A smile appeared at Ormedo, who had carefully reviewed his official duties: "So our king of the north has come to visit his friend?" ”

"Not really, I wonder if you can make me Levi's."

"Guessed......" Olmedo called the guards, "bring Dina." ”

Not long after, an ordinary-looking maid in a plain dress appeared. Compared to the maid costume that was popular from the south, this simple long skirt was the servant clothing of many ancient families, like the old maid of the old master.

"This is my ...... Mother's handmaiden. ”

Annan thought to himself, Augusta knew if you would return from hell if you used his wife as a cover.

"You mean makeup?"

"Similar, it's a kind of assassin's trick." Olmedo said that he would apply a potion to his face to change his face.

"Assassin?"

"My ...... Dina, she used to be a member of the Shadow Brotherhood, she will go with you, and she can also protect you. ”

Bodyguard...... Annan was thoughtful. The previous guard was ostensibly an assassin, but was actually a nezumi disguised as an elf. What is the identity of this assassin guard?

The maid thought that Annan was worried: "Please rest assured, the potion will not be recognized, young lady's ...... My mother used this to escape many pursuits. ”

Annan and Olmedo seem to have formed a silent tacit understanding:

Annan knew who Olmedo was, Olmedo knew Annan knew who she was, and Annan knew that Olmedo knew she knew who she was......

"One more thing." Olmedo restrained his smile and said, "Recently, there have been some rumors in the city that are not favorable to you. ”

(End of chapter)