Xi Yue stood on the high city tower, the cold wind was blowing, and a crystal snowflake fell lightly on her fingertips, and then quickly melted.

She looked at the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, which had been plated with a layer of snow-white, and was stunned.

"What are you looking at?" Ryan came to her side silently, and following her line of sight, he saw nothing but the vast expanse.

"Nothing." Xiyue replied softly.

"It's been so cold this year, it's starting to snow even for us." It's Ryan's fourth year here, but it's the first time he's seen snow here.

"This snow is very strange, it rarely snows in the Kanna Collar, and the few times that have been recorded have one thing in common." Xiyue said suddenly.

"The common denominator is the grassland snow disaster." Ryan's eyes gleamed.

The grassland snow disaster is a disaster that swept the entire orc grassland, not only for the orcs, but also for the human countries in the east.

The snow plague will freeze most of the crops and livestock to death, without which the vast orc kingdom will be starved, and the starved orcs are terrible, they will go around like hungry wolves to feed.

The human countries are the food in the eyes of this group of hungry wolves, and Tistan is the first to bear the brunt, and war is coming soon!

This will be an opportunity for Ryan.

As we all know, the Kingdom of Tistan has five elite legions, namely the Frontier Corps of the West, South, and North, the Naval Fleet of the East China Sea, and the Royal Praetorian Guard.

The Praetorian Guard was always under the control of members of the royal family, and the naval fleet was commanded by a marshal appointed by the king himself.

The other three legions, although nominally under the jurisdiction of the local Grand Duke, have in fact always been firmly in the hands of His Majesty the King, and there has been no real administrator.

In wartime, it was generally the territorial grand duke who served as the marshal, and then the nobles with outstanding military achievements were selected from other places to lead the various legions.

For example, the commander of the Ryan expedition to the North was Chels, and he was one of the nobles who was transferred because the Northland Legion was going to attack on a large scale.

If the orcs were to invade on a large scale, the most stressed western and southern legions would be fully mobilized, which would require a large number of commanders with excellent military achievements.

It is not boastful that Ryan, who has been knighted for his military merits, is definitely qualified to be the commander of an army, which means that he is very likely to be drafted.

War means military merit, but also prestige.

To realize Ryan's ambitions and ambitions, prestige is one of the indispensable conditions.

"Are you really going to be drafted? What about the war with the 'sinkhole'? Xiyue turned her head to look at Ryan.

Ryan showed a hint of a smile: "The current Kana Collar is no longer indispensable to me, Delai, Allen, Hans, and Teacher Stirling are all very good commanders.

Even if I am not there, I believe they will still be able to successfully complete their plan to destroy the devil. ”

A few years have passed in a hurry, too many things have changed, and the young and immature Allen has grown into a general who can take charge of himself, and the originally stable Delai has taken stability to the extreme, and he is also very good.

Hans was a well-balanced commander, and although he looked unremarkable, he always found the most suitable solution.

So, although he had to accept the call-up, Ryan was not worried.

Because he has excellent commanders, but also excellent soldiers and powerful weapons!

"Do you need me to come with you?"

Ryan smiled and said, "I don't need it this time, I think I need you more at home than the orc battlefield." ”

Xiyue nodded silently and didn't say much, this elf who yearns for exploration and adventure seems to be really willing to stop.

This year is the fourth year that Xiyue has been in the territory, but it seems that neither she nor Ryan have forgotten what they said three years ago, and no one has mentioned it.

The wind and snow suddenly became heavier, and clumps of flocculent snowflakes began to fall from the gray sky, and the heavy snow gradually flooded the place where the two stood, and the two were long gone......

As Lane expected, a week later, His Majesty the King issued a mobilization order, and the Grand Duke of the North led the Northern Legion to guard against the imminent Kingdom of Andes.

The Grand Duke of the West and the Grand Duke of the South sat on the orc battlefield, presided over the battle against the orcs, and even recruited the nobles' private army to fight if necessary.

Lane, on the other hand, was not surprised to receive a conscription order, and an envoy sent by the king brought an order to make him the commander of the Ninth Legion in the West, and he needed to report in front of the Grand Duke's tent in the West within two months......

On the vast orc plains, the originally endless meadows have been covered with snow and ice, and most of the vegetation has been hidden under the thick layer of snow.

Herds of livestock froze to death, crops were wiped out, and I don't know how many orc tribes were destroyed overnight, and wails were everywhere.

At the foot of a low hill not far from the kingdom of Tistan, tents of animal skins are propped up, and thousands of orcs are hurrying to harvest forage and build sheds to keep their livestock warm.

Among them, there is a tent surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, and a scarlet flag is planted next to it.

Tent in Mossa. Wrapped in a thick bear skin, Tuwen sat on a tall chair, his fingers tapping on the armrests at random.

An orc leader stepped forward and said, "Chief, you were so prescient that we evacuated here ahead of schedule.

Although the aquatic plants here are not abundant in normal times, but the snow disaster does not affect here at all, we can definitely hold on to this winter, how did you know that the snow disaster was about to break out in the first place? ”

Before Mosa could speak, the orc shaman on the side said excitedly: "This is all the guidance of the beast god, our leader, the great Mossa. Picture and text, he is the one who has been guided by the beast god, and we will be glorious because of him! ”

For a moment, the eyes of many leaders looking at Mosa suddenly became extremely hot, the people guided by the beast god!

In the history of the orc kingdom, there have been four people who have been guided by orcs, and all of them have ascended to the throne of the king of ten thousand axes.

The King of Ten Thousand Axes is the highest honor of the orc race, equivalent to the emperor of the human empire, and he can command the entire orc kingdom.

The united orc kingdom will be more powerful than you can imagine!

"Okay, let's not talk nonsense, let people hurry up and harvest the forage, I don't know how long this snow disaster will last, maybe it will spread here, and we can't take it lightly."

Mosa stood up, his majestic figure like a giant bear.

"Chief, do we have to accept orders from most of them? In fact, if you want me to say, now that we have found a suitable place to spend the winter, we can completely ignore them. A leader of the orcs with huge fangs came out and said.

Everyone in the tent looked at each other when they heard this, and they all nodded secretly, obviously agreeing with the little leader's words.

The Orc Kingdom is located in the vast grasslands in the center of the continent, but its name is the kingdom, but it is actually a scattered sand, composed of large and small tribes, and there is no king who can rule the tribes.

In the long history of the orc kingdom, there are only four orc tribes that can unify them, which is what they call the "king of ten thousand axes".

But often after the death of the "King of Ten Thousand Axes", the orc kingdom will fall apart, and the powerful tribes will lead it separately.

That is, the "majority" in the mouth of the orc leader, most of them are only five in the entire orc kingdom, each of which is incomparably powerful, and there are no less than tens of thousands of armored men, and they are all elites far beyond the human army.

They have a high prestige in the orc kingdom, three in the west and two in the east, and every large-scale invasion of the human kingdoms is planned through their hands.

This snow disaster forced them to invade the human kingdom on a large scale, which was a battle for survival, so the five major tribes issued a conscription order to the affiliated tribes at the same time.

After several years of expansion, the Tuwen tribe has now reached the size of a medium tribe, and naturally it has attracted attention.

Despite this, orcs are naturally rebellious, and even if they are recruited from above, it is not uncommon for them not to go. As long as you're not afraid of retaliation, of course.

Obviously, the top brass of the Tuwen tribe sitting here did not want to give face to most of them.

"Quiet." Mosa motioned for everyone to stop the discussion, and then said, "We will naturally go to most of the recruitment, but it is also necessary to be skillful. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Pick a thousand elite warriors from the tribe and accept the majority of the conscription with me, and after I leave, you will take the opportunity to annex the surrounding small tribes.

Before I return, the size of the tribe must be at least doubled, and if it can't be done, you will apologize to the beast god. Mosa said flatly.

Everyone's hearts sank, and they hurriedly received their orders.

Mossa was not easy to get along with, he was always the same, and those who did not complete their tasks never survived the next day.

"By the way, and the human tribe to the east of us, take this opportunity to exterminate them all together, and get the head of that human nobleman back for me."

Mossa touched the hideous wound on his face, and it still aches in retrospect, that human had caused him to experience one of the worst failures of his life.

This is like a spike in the bottom of his heart, not to get rid of unhappiness!

"Please let me go, I'll bring his head back to you!" A tall green-skinned orc came out of the ranks and swore an oath.

"Okay, Nanutu, if you can complete the task, I will be rewarded." Mosa said with satisfaction.

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Unbeknownst to Lane, a war against the realm was coming, and at the moment he was facing a stage that nobles would basically go through in their lives - marriage.

In the bright bedroom, Mrs. Kailinman sat on a chair, looked at Ryan and said solemnly: "Ray, you are the head of the family, and you are the viscount of the kingdom, I have no objection to serving Your Majesty, but before that, you must leave a bloodline for the family."

No matter what you do, I never interfered with you, but this time, you have to listen to me. ”

Ryan was a little helpless, and came again and again, and every time he was going to go to Kaelin Man, he had to repeat it, as if he couldn't come back if he went.

"Mother, it's not that I don't want to, but if you think about it, I only have two months, and now I haven't even decided on a candidate, where did I get married.

Besides, this marriage is about to be the right person, I am about to go on an expedition, and I am hovering on the brink of danger every day, which nobleman is willing to marry his daughter at this time?

Mother, I assure you that when I come back from this campaign, I will seriously consider this matter. Ryan squatted in front of Kellenman, his face not red and his heart was not beating.

The little abacus in his heart crackled, first fool this matter, next time there will naturally be other excuses, marriage is a grave, let alone a marriage, Ryan doesn't want to enter this big tomb so early.

"What you say is not unreasonable." Kaelin Man nodded.

Ryan's face was overjoyed, thinking that this time he was just mixed up, who knew that what Kailen Man said in the next moment suddenly made him dumbfounded.

"You're right, in this case, there are nobles who are willing to marry their daughters to our family, which is indeed a great affection, and you will have to treat others well in the future."

Ryan's brain shut down on the spot, and he stammered, "You're talking about ......"

A smile appeared on Kailinman's face, and he stretched out his hand to pull Ryan up and said, "I have already discussed with Viscount Chels a year ago, and I have set a marriage for you and Miss Aisha, and we will get married at the end of the month."

The time is a little tight, so I have to start preparing quickly, and I can't slack off others. ”

"What?" Ryan exclaimed.

"Why don't I know about this?" Ryan only felt that his head was a little dazed, and he arranged it without knowing anything?

"You are so busy every day, where do you have time to care about this, I naturally have to arrange it for you. Besides, I heard from Viscount Chelse that you and Miss Aisha didn't know each other very early, and you even made a perfume for others, and I thought you would be very satisfied. ”

Karinman is a little displeased, Ryan doesn't care about his life's events at all, if he, a mother, doesn't have a snack, when will he be able to hold his grandson?

"But ......" Ryan wanted to say something, but the words came to his lips and he swallowed deeply.

Because he suddenly figured out one thing, this matter can't be avoided by himself, since he took the surname Blake, his marriage has not allowed him to be in charge.

For him, free marriage is out of reach, and marriage is just a tool for him to climb up.

Since no matter what, what you marry is not what you want, so why not choose a familiar person?

He couldn't help but think of Aisha's appearance in his mind, he had known each other for several years, had common topics, and could be regarded as friends, and he knew very well what kind of person the other party was.

In the face of such a big beauty, it would be pure nonsense to say that Ryan didn't have any other ideas, but this is just a man's instinct, and it has nothing to do with love.

However, now that it has come to this point, Aisha is the most suitable choice, and aside from other things, the Marton family behind her is worthy of Ryan's marriage.

He knew that Chels was also on the roster this time, and with the background of the Malton family, he would definitely be able to accumulate enough military merit to be promoted to the knighthood this time.

An earl's weight is not light.

After thinking for a long time, Ryan lowered his head and said, "It's all up to my mother." ”

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(End of chapter)