It's not a long way to get from Heidelberg to the Ring, but if he can, Rhodes wants to be faster. The moon overhead was rounding every day, and a faint evil green had climbed to its edge, and once the green glow filled the entire moon, then the beastmen and werewolves were coming. Rhodes hoped he would have been able to move back in time. The few civilians in the city who volunteered to stay behind hoped that their lord could really stop the tide of strange beasts and protect the town.

The horses' hooves trampled on the road, and at last they found a place to rest for the night before dark. The north is no better than the south, or the capital of the kingdom, there are no taverns and inns along the paths here, and no one will risk their lives to open taverns and inns here, because all kinds of mutated beasts are rampant, and there are not many travelers coming and going. So, Rhodes had to build his own hut to spend the night. Fortunately, even after dark, the ground is not too dark. There's plenty of moonlight here.

Unlike the moon on Earth, there are two moons in this world, one is the big moon above Rhodes' head, which the people of the north call the Evil Moon, the Beastmen call it the Dark Moon, and the Norscans call it the Chaos Moon, in short, there are various names. There is another moon called Mana Srib, which is a normal moon.

Whichever moon it is, it looks so big that it looks like it's right in front of you, within reach. The huge full moon occupies almost half of the sky. The moonlight shone on the snow, reflecting a slightly harsh white light. It also reflects the beautiful face of the Frost Witch.

Caroline sat on the cleaned stone pier and looked at the sturdy man in front of her from time to time. As far back as she remembered, the Lord of Blackhammer wasn't that sturdy, but since he arrived in Heidelberg, she had seen another Lord of Blackhammer. Older than you remember, but at the same time more masculine. This kind of masculinity is not like her father, who only hides in the castle and gives orders to his subordinates and plays with all kinds of women. The Lord of Black Hammer Castle in front of him seemed to have a deep past, and his demeanor and his movements all revealed a kind of calmness. And the example of killing seven beastmen with the power of one person is enough to become a household name.

By the time Caroline observed Rod, he had already set up the cottage where the witch was going to live tonight. He first swept a clearing on the ground with his sharp iron sword, and then used Khufu's hammer to flatten the ground and make it firm.

Then the cut branches were inserted into the ground, leaning against the big tree, a circle of wooden fences was intensively built, the entire wooden frame was covered with rags, and the dead leaves were sprinkled as camouflage, and finally the blanket was taken out and spread on the ground in the wooden fence, so that a simple hut was formed. It looks very simple, but it also takes an hour or two to get busy.

"Your tent is set up, Lady Caroline. ”

When he was done, Rod sat down breathlessly and said to the Frost Witch.

"Doesn't you seem to be very happy? Looks like it's just for me?"

She said.

"Well, of course, this is out of respect and consideration for you, otherwise I wouldn't have wasted two hours building such a useless hut. Do you think it's necessary for a group of big men to set up a nest at night and go back to sleep? ”

Sitting by the fire, Rhodes replied a little tiredly. Sweat ran down his forehead, as if the cold weather had no effect on him. In fact, it didn't have much effect, and the favor from Ersun made his blood roll with heat, and he could resist the invasion of the cold anytime and anywhere. This is the opposite of the Frost Witch, whose palms are always warm, and Caroline's hands, even in summer, are like a thin layer of frost, cold and smooth.

"Do you usually sleep on trees?"

Caroline said as she poked her head around the cabin, where she was going to sleep tonight. Rhodes sat on the stone, looking helpless.

"What's not to do? It's safer in the trees than on the ground. Climbing a tree is not something to be ashamed of, on the contrary, it can be used to save your life at a critical moment. You probably haven't been hunted by hordes of wild beasts, young Miss Caroline. ”

Rod scoffed.

“...... I don't need it, magic can help me deal with all dark creatures, and at the same time, it can protect me. Also, I think it's a bit too big ......."

Feeling that she couldn't fight the old man in front of her, Caroline quickly changed the subject. was rubbed with oil by Rhodes again.

"Are you a waste? If so, I wouldn't mind going in and squeezing you in the evening. After all, resources should not be wasted. ”

Rhodes joked in earnest. Caroline's face turned red.

As soon as he got into the shed, he couldn't afford to hide.

"Is this sleeping? The nights are long, and we don't talk anymore?"

Rhodes continued to joke. Firewood burns under the night sky, emitting a constant stream of heat. Reflecting Rod's knife-like face.

"What do you want to talk about?"

Caroline poked her head out of the shed and asked with a look of displeasure. Rod noticed that in less than a few moments, Caroline had taken off her coat and wrapped her cloak around her body as a makeshift quilt. It was only through the gap in the cloak that I could vaguely catch a glimpse of her white girly lace corset...... Rhodes tried to look away from his gaze to appear that he was not so rude.

"Ice magic, Frost Witch, I want to know more about Frost Witch. I heard that the Awakened were summoned to the Ice Queen's palace to be selected and trained, however, most of them did not pass the test or were eliminated in the learning process. Is this true?"

Rod asked curiously.

At this moment, Caroline smiled confidently, she paused and said-

"Yes, it's true. The number of witches sent to the royal capital varies every year, and these newly awakened witches must undergo the most brutal selection after entering. The headmaster of the Academy of Magic will personally test their magical affinities and ability to master the energy of ice. Buried beneath Kislev are the Lost Ancient Relics that go deep into the polar leylines, and gifted frost wizards can draw the ice energy from the ground for their own use. However, like you said, many people are only awakened and don't have much talent, so they can't sense the ice energy contained in this land, and can only use the meager ice aura in the air to cast spells. These people are doomed to be eliminated. ”

"Those who stay don't just pass the exam, they have to train every day until they become proficient in the use of ice magic. But unlike other magic, ice magic has a strong magic backlash, the witch's body temperature will continue to drop during training, and the mind and emotions will become numb and ruthless, this process is very scary, after passing the test, you can become a real frost witch, but once you fail, you will suffer a serious magic backlash. A cold snap pours into the body and can freeze a person instantly. In the training ground of the Academy of Magic, you will see ice sculptures of beautiful women. They were all inattentive in the process of learning and training, or they were not capable enough, and they were affected by the effect of magic, turning themselves into frost. ”

When someone liked to hear her own story, Caroline was very interested in it, and she had the rare opportunity to tell it in the castle, because her father didn't like to hear it, he was only interested in trade, harvests, and women. I'm not interested in magic, martial arts, or anything like that. The Lord of Black Hammer Fort in front of her was so interested, Caroline naturally would not let go of such an opportunity. It can be said that one is willing to listen and the other is willing to speak. Although there is a bit of a boast in it.

Looking at the young girl's innocent and optimistic appearance, Rhodes suddenly remembered his daughter in Blackhammer Castle. They are somewhat similar, except that Caroline is a decade older than Dennis. It seems that the girl has not experienced the life of the low-level civilians, so that the girl maintains her innocence and optimism.

"It was going to be spectacular. ”

"It should be said that it is tragic. ”

Caroline added.

"Well, indeed...... By the way, I also heard that the inner city of Kislev, the palace of the Ice Queen, is made of ice, which stretches for tens of kilometers?"

Rod asked.

"Exaggeration...... Not all buildings are made of ice, but the walls outside the palace are made of giant ice stones. And it's not tens of kilometers, only a dozen kilometers. The Ice Queen's great power can sustain this wall of ice even in the summer. But I think it's more of a face-saving project, flashy. After all, if you really want to play a protective function, ordinary city walls are enough. ”

Caroline said, making a "shhhh said that this kind of thing was only said in private, and could not reach the ears of the queen, otherwise, he would be in trouble. Rod smiled as well and winked at the girl in understanding.