Winter in the Land of Ice is not far away, and there is still a long period of bitter cold before the real spring arrives.

In the south, where the cold wind is howling, a medium-sized caravan is slowly approaching the north.

The leader of the team was two gray elves, who were accustomed to the warm climate of the south, and were very uncomfortable with the cold here, even if they were wearing a foul-smelling fur cloak, their hands and feet were still frozen and painful.

An elderly grey elf said, "There must be something wrong with the legend, how can this be a god-given land?" ”

The gray elf old man next to him said indifferently: "Alaide, you are getting more and more agitated, we have not yet reached the true God-given land. ”

The middle-aged man named Alaide soon stopped talking, but was visibly resentful.

The team continued on for more than an hour, approaching the same snow-covered road from a snow-covered area.

The people of the Frozen Lands had not yet been diligent enough to clean the trade routes in winter, and it was a few hours away from the villages and towns, which was a fatal and dangerous distance at this time.

With the exception of a few major areas near Oak City, the rest of the country does not have the habit of clearing the snow on the roads in winter, and the most common thing is to clean the heavy snow from the barns and houses to prevent the houses from collapsing.

The team struggled to make their way through this quagmire-like snowy area.

Meng Ye breathed in the cold air, squinting his eyes to avoid the dazzling light on the snow around him.

It didn't take long for Alaide to quickly step on the snow pit and run over.

"Chief, one of our avians has frozen to death and can't stand up."

Meng Ye was not surprised, and many birds and lizards died along the way, this southern beast was very unsuitable for the climate of the barbarian country.

Meng Ye calmly gave an order, "Eat it after it is cooked, and continue to set off after you are full." ”

Alaide became more and more anxious, and this anxiety was also shown on his face.

"We don't have time! Now half of the people are dead. ”

Meng Ye looked indifferently at the depression in front of him, the snow had formed various snow pits and snow slopes, and it was very troublesome and dangerous to walk normally in this rugged snow environment.

"It's all worth it." Meng Ye affirmed, "The pursuers of the Church have stopped chasing us since three days ago, and those Flame Knights can't stand the cold winter here. ”

Alade said angrily, "Indeed! When I pee, I curled up in a ball, like peeing in my pants! ”

This question is indeed a particularly troublesome one.

The harsh cold wind makes men dare not take off their pants easily, and going to the toilet has become a painful thing, even if they are wearing clothes, their lower bodies will shrink cold, and sometimes there is a feeling of peeing their pants if they are not paying attention.

Meng Ye sighed, "I should have bought a few more night pots before." ”

The Night Pot allows everyone to solve some of the problems in their cloaks and coats, whether they are men or women.

However, because of the excessive cold, it is easy to freeze and crack the night pot when used at night, and it often freezes in the pot just after putting water during the day.

This kind of climate is a talisman for people who are not in good health, and most of the noble families and forces in power are old people, causing many people who fled to the cold land to die on the way.

Although there were still terrifying snow fields with no end in sight and endless snow hills ahead, the retreat of the church gave the team a little confidence, and with the legend of the stars that they had heard for a long time, they still kept running on the whole.

"Chief! Look ahead! ”

Meng Ye heard the shouts of his men and quickly looked ahead.

A few kilometers away, a majestic tree stood that looked like it was seventy or eighty meters tall.

"Go there and have a look!" Meng Ye quickly gave the order.

The team quickly made their way to the position where the tree was directing.

There are many of these trees in the Frozen Lands, which began as a warning and messenger, but gradually became signpost-like structures that provided guidance to merchants who traveled from north to south.

When you see these giant lighthouse-like trees, you can know where you are, just like a homecoming traveler on a long-distance bus, and you can feel much more at ease.

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Oak City

Lawrence sat on the couch chatting casually with a few wizards across from him and drinking tea, with a tea stove for heating in the middle.

In addition to Dana and Dahir Shuda, there are also beekeeping witches and some male witches who were recruited earlier.

The Bee Witch smiled and said, "Your Majesty the Prophet, there are many transcendents who want to serve you, and I have contacted several transcendents who often accept tasks in Ferry Harbor and Cold Ice Harbor to earn rewards, these transcendents have been thinking about it before, and have not given a direct answer, but I think they should have an answer this spring." ”

Lawrence held the teacup and said slowly: "Don't worry, since they are used to doing tasks in exchange for payment, they have already helped us, and there is no need to embarrass them to be loyal to me." ”

"I'm very free here, as long as I follow my rules and don't destroy or hurt people, then I can live in seclusion here."

Lawrence is not in a hurry to solicit wizards, and now it is the wizards outside who are in a hurry.

The refuge of a few elves has made the country of stars, which is not in dire need of wizards, more calm and measured.

The wizards outside were able to come out and take refuge during this time, firstly, the previous wizards had a good example, and secondly, if they did not come out to be loyal, they would have nothing to do.

Daily necessities and a small number of limited supplies are given priority to a small number of people.

"Not to mention that, I've recently discovered a very interesting food combination."

Lawrence raised his hand and beckoned to the maid at the door, and soon Finn and Yulia, two beautiful women, went downstairs to prepare.

Dahir was very interested in what he was eating, "Your Majesty the Prophet, what is the combination of food?" Is it tasty? ”

Lawrence smiled: "It's all very normal things, you must have eaten it, but I think most of you have never seen this kind of combination, and you can just say whether it is delicious or not, and give me some references." ”

"I'm more than happy to accept opinions on delicious food, so that when I know the problem, I can change the bad things and research better food."

When they heard that it was food, the transcendents around them also smiled.

This time the conversation was not a serious matter, it was originally a conversation about some random topics, just now the bee witch mentioned a little about some government affairs, but now it is a light topic.

Most transcendents don't like to get involved in meaningless things, and for those with long lifespans, many of the decisions made by mortals are meaningless, and they don't count in a few years.

So it doesn't make sense.

Ten minutes later, Finn and Yulia brought the maids a plate.

On the plate are more than a dozen goblets that look like snow-capped mountains, and instead of red wine or white potato wine, they are filled with loose ice cubes and snowflakes.

The red berry juice melts part of the snow and settles part of it in the glass, and on top of the pure white snow is covered with various red, yellow, and green fruit slices.

"This cup is a wine glass made in the eternal night, the snow cubes are frozen into ice cubes with pure water and then peeled off clean crushed ice, and the juice and fruit slices are also frozen and stored fruits, and they taste very good."

There is a natural refrigerator cold storage in the cold land, and after sufficient manpower and material resources, it is not difficult for Lawrence to solve the problem of eating fruits in winter, especially apples and other fruits, which can be stored in underground cold storage for half a year.

Dana picked up the cup in front of her and looked at the snow and juice inside, "It looks beautiful, I love this cup." ”

Lawrence smiled, "When you've done it for a year, I'll give you a set of cutlery, including this cup." ”

Dana nodded in satisfaction, "I can't wait." ”

Lawrence beckoned everyone to try it, and Dahir picked up the cup and watched how Lawrence ate it.

Soon these wizards learned the right way to eat.

Hold a cup in one hand and dig with a spoon in the other to eat.

Lawrence and the others ate strawberry jam shaved ice in the hot room, and it was extremely refreshing to have a glass of cold berry shaved ice in this dry and hot weather.

(End of chapter)

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