As an environmental spell that can change the celestial phenomena, the Ice Storm is far more deterrent to these barbarian savages than Ronan imagined.

The old barbarian who had been shouting that he was going to fight with them changed his attitude when he saw this.

He was even willing to take the initiative to give him the spider silk in the tribe.

And listening to Mumutul's explanation, the other party used the description of paying tribute.

It seems that these savages have silently linked themselves to the god of the North Wind Mountain in their hearts.

Ronan doesn't care, after all, he is involved in a lot of gods now, not worse than this one.

However, he did not accept the old man's gift, but still chose to use the way of trading.

I'm not here to do a hammer deal, a trickle of water is the king.

What's more, he is not short of this resource now, so there is no need to leave a bad impression.

"Tell them that I can provide them with warm shelter and plenty of food, all they need is that they provide me with regular spider silk."

Ronan took the opportunity to ask Mumutul to inform the other party.

However, the old man hesitated that he needed to think about it for a while, and hoped that he would be able to get his people to go to his territory to find out what was going on.

Ronan did not refuse.

According to Mumutul, the work in Winter Wolf Village is much easier than the harsh environment of the frozen soil before.

With the exception of a few diehards, the rest of the people have long since come to terms with their current lives.

Ronan wasn't worried that the people of the Chill Spider tribe would have other bad thoughts.

Then he turned his gaze to the cowering giant white bear, who was looking at the others with a wary gaze.

Ed tries to get closer, but is stopped by the other man screaming.

"My lord, according to the high priest, this great white bear is a pregnant she-bear, whom she had recently been inspired by by hunger and weakness."

"The Spider Tribe provides it with food, and it will stay outside the tribe while it is pregnant."

Mumutul explained to Ronan about the situation of the giant white bear, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He also thought that there was really a giant white bear tamed by the wild man, but it turned out to be just a temporary special situation.

Ronan also tried to get closer, but was declared unsuccessful with the same roar.

Without continuing, Ronan knew that it was impossible for him to mark the other with a spiritual projection now.

And pregnant female bears are in a special situation.

If it were another giant white bear, it might be possible to forcibly mark it by subduing it.

But if violence is used against it, the mother bear who is worried about the cubs in her womb is likely to choose to fight desperately and would rather die than give in.

"Let the old man continue to take care of him, and if there is a shortage of food, you can mention it to me, and let me know when the she-bear gives birth."

Ronan asked Mumutul to relay his words.

Giant white bears are extremely possessive giant predators and are scarce in permafrost.

Often, there are only one or two heads within a few hundred square kilometers.

It's hard to see one, and Ronan is not ready to give up.

After the opponent gives birth, you can try combining it with a golem and try the bio-powered alloy armored giant bear with magic assistance.

You may also be able to further strengthen your physique with flesh and blood.

Ronan conceived a train of thought in his mind, and under the drive of Ed with a bitter face, he returned to the Coldwind Collar with the harvest.

Thankfully, on the way back, they encountered a group of winter wolves, which finally gave the knights some sense of involvement.

Five days later.

"Mercenaries?" Ronan was sitting in the town's council chamber, flipping through news from elsewhere.

As for the conscription of soldiers in the northern provinces, of course, it was impossible for Count Draco to send soldiers to the other lords with a call order.

From the arrangement of soldiers, to the deployment of logistics materials, to the planning of marching routes.

Counting the logistical peasants, the operation of an army of thousands of people cannot be completed in a few days.

Therefore, Count Drach gave a total of half a month to make arrangements.

At present, the battle between the Silver Collar and Dragon's Tooth City is in a stalemate, and it is estimated that it will have to be entangled for more than half a year, which is not bad for this time.

And in the process, a new group of forces came to the fore and attracted the attention of a large number of lords and nobles.

That's the mercenary group.

Note that mercenary groups are not the same as mercenaries in the past.

Mercenaries have a very low status in the kingdom, cannot become knights without the support of nobles, lack strength themselves, and have no credibility.

Except for the former Black Rock City and other remote towns where mercenaries lived, they were rarely seen in other parts of the kingdom.

However, the new mercenary groups are different, and their leaders are often Awakened by the Blood of Heroes.

The descendants of these declining nobles, after awakening their power, began to form their own forces in order to regain the glory of their ancestors.

And take advantage of the war that broke out between the Silver Collar and Dragon's Tooth City.

To put it simply, the mercenary group will sign a contract with the lord and participate in the war on behalf of the soldiers.

And share the spoils of war with the lord in proportion to the contract.

If a major victory is achieved, the leader of the mercenary group can also be canonized and restored to the status of the former noble.

In order to get a head start on this war, the great nobles and other lords on both sides are recruiting these new forces in large numbers.

The fame of the mercenary group has spread rapidly, and there are already many legendary teams that have become famous on the battlefield.

"Burning blood, skull-shattering hammers, the brilliance of the sky, all names are quite magical."

Ronan looked at the battle reports coming from the battlefield, these are the names of the regiments that are currently active on the battlefield.

The fight is so lively, it's time for him to let people go.

A mercenary group with a certain independent identity fits his requirements exactly.

Ronan picked up another document, which was the gathering of soldiers in five territories, including Beech Collar and Iron Collar near Black Rock City.

They will gather outside Blackstone the day after tomorrow and are waiting for his reply.

After the document is approved, let Lao Motou send it back to them with a letter bird.

Ronan summoned the previous seamstress again.

"My lord, according to your design requirements, two sets of spider silk costumes of different sizes have been made."

The seamstress entered and reported, but her expression was a little strange.

After all, she had never seen such thin pants, or even just a layer of close-fitting white silk.

Ronan took the two sets of clothes she handed her.

The top is a normal light dress, made of spider silk throughout, paired with warm cashmere.

It's just that there is something special about the lower body.

Stockings don't seem to have appeared in this era, Ronan thought, especially this kind of close-fitting pantyhose.

I think it's mainly a limitation of materials.

"Information about these clothes is not allowed to be revealed." Ronan reminded the seamstress.

"I understand, sir!" She hurriedly responded, swearing with her life that she would never spread the word.

Previously, the lord made her sign a contract, which raised her treatment in the cold wind collar to another notch, which made the seamstress excited.

But in return, she needs to keep the clothes strictly secret and never allow them to be made externally.

Failure to do so will result in severe penalties.

After saying goodbye to the seamstress, Ronan took his clothes and returned to his castle.

He knocked on Alice's door, but there was no response.

After a moment, he turned back to his room.

Sure enough, in the small garden on the balcony, I saw Alice who was struggling with a pot of withered flowers.

"You really think of this as your room." Ronan looked at her angrily.

I don't know how many times she's snuck in.

"What's the matter, Kasanna doesn't live here anyway." Alice hummed, shaking her hand over the flower over and over again.

"What are you doing here?" Ronan looked at her strangely.

"I obviously succeeded before!" Seeing that the flowers did not react, Alice puffed out her mouth and put her hand down aggrievedly, "The flowers before bloomed again under the order of the flower fairy!" ”

"But now I don't know why, and I don't care about it anymore."

Hero's blood? Ronan wasn't surprised.

It's just that Alice is still too young, and the environment she lives in now doesn't have a sense of crisis, so it is estimated that it is difficult to control her power.

"Leave that one alone, come over to me."

"Oh." Alice was upset, but got up anyway.

It was only when she saw Ronan suddenly lock the room that she paused in her steps.

"Ronan, something is wrong with you!"

(End of chapter)