I don't know if it's because of the supernatural charm of the warlock, or the proud achievements of the past, or the great ambition of the Count, etc.

In any case, after only meeting once, the leader of the Goldmane Clan directly sealed the frost land in the northern part of the grassland to Chen.

By strict definition, the area north of the steppe is considered a frost land, almost an outrageously large area.

Of course, this is by no means in accordance with the rules, Robert is not qualified to be a baron without authorization, and he should not allow such a large piece of land to be a duke after eating it all.

But this rule will only take effect when the emperor still has the strength to spare, even if a new emperor will come to the throne in the future...... At that time, the steppe empire will not be able to say who the surname is.

What's more, Chen is not capable of governing too much territory, all he needs is a stable home.

On this trip north, Count Robert supported him with ten lion guards, more than 100 slaves and civilians, Kyle Goldmane as the governor, and six people of the stars.

The Earl claimed to be able to recruit or buy from his territory if it wasn't enough, but Chan didn't plan to expand quickly.

Being overhead is a problem.

In addition, it is already October, and after a while, the weather temperature will drop sharply, and too many people will only stretch the resources for winter.

He didn't care, but a small percentage of those hundred or so people were humans, and if they didn't pay attention, they might not be able to survive this winter.

"Kyle, do you know anything about the Frostfall?"

He looked at his manager, thinking that if he was unreliable, he would directly change to a star who could participate in the forum on Baidu.

Although he wondered why a Northland Tiger would ask him about the Frostfall, Kyle gave him a general introduction.

The frost land refers to the snowfields, coniferous forests, ice fields, glaciers and other places that are covered by hoarfrost north of the grassland, and strictly speaking, the entire northern land is counted among them.

The people who have been sealed here are theoretically qualified to continue fighting all the way north, but in practice, everyone understands it.

Due to the barren and bitter cold of the entire frost land, it is difficult for even ordinary orcs to live here for long.

In other words, the main ones that can live here for a long time are thorns like frost giants.

Most settlements in the Frostfall are small safari groups that chase their prey and migrate through the snowy fields, where food is scarce but can be preserved for much longer.

Villages and cities in the true sense of the word are extremely rare, and are generally located on the edge or near ice-free ports.

At present, the fiefdom that Chen is going to is a frost village located north of the snow line.

Transportation is inconvenient and supplies are insufficient, but some businessmen and adventurers who do not plan to buy ferry tickets often pass through here.

Unfortunately, two months ago, the sudden change caused by the energy tide caused the place to be slaughtered by a magical beast called the "Winter Wolf", and no one (except the Star People) dares to go there to this day.

Chen, who is now sealed here, has the obligation to solve the problem of disasters such as the winter wolf, otherwise there is no way to talk about any "homeland".

"Sounds like a rotten land worse than the Junction and the Northlands."

That's the case, it's really a good place, and it's not Chen's turn, but there's no way to pick and choose.

"Let's settle down first and then think about long-term development, if there are not enough resources nearby, we have to move to other places."

Chen unexpectedly found that the problem he faced had changed from where to settle down to settle down for 200 people, and the difficulty had simply increased by more than a star and a half.

Thankfully, he now has an extra man at his disposal (though not trustably) than he once did.

"How many people do we have now?"

"Ten guards, one steward, six Star People, a total of 75 slaves and 50 civilians. Among them, the slaves are all human except for 6 halflings and 1 dwarf, and there are 14 civilians, 9 lions, 14 owls, 14 bears, and 13 wolves. ”

So far, the fact that some areas have not yet been freed from slavery can only be regarded as a minor problem.

Although he despised this system, Chen felt that it was better to work in exchange for freedom than to directly emancipate slaves and confront the whole system.

Without productivity support, everything is useless, everything is empty talk.

With less than two months left until winter, it is not certain that if you frequently waste time on trivial matters, let alone regain your freedom, you will not even be able to save your life.

Coupled with the trouble of the Winter Wolf and the potential threat from the north, the town's defense force is also slightly insufficient.

Even if you want to increase the number of militias, the number of workers and funding will be stretched.

So he continued to ask, "What about the resources I have?" ”

Robert did provide him with basic supplies including wood, iron, food, tools, and medicinal herbs.

It's definitely impossible to survive the whole winter, and barely half a month is probably enough.

Even if Chen is willing to provide a fire source in the form of summoning fire elementals, the fuel used for heating can be greatly reduced, but this also temporarily binds him to Frost Plains Village.

From an efficiency point of view, this allows for the long winter north of the grassland to be spent with minimal consumption.

But even if the cost is reduced, the matter of open source is still not solved.

For a territory to develop for a long time, it must have its own characteristics.

"Kyle, before this, what did the people of Frostfield Village live on?"

"It mainly relied on providing lodging and services for caravans and adventurers, and exchanging them for supplies through hunting."

Kyle pondered for a moment, then replied, "It was profitable before, but since the energy tide broke out that the wilderness was no longer safe, merchants were more inclined to travel between the Northlands and other regions by boat. ”

Frostfield Village is also facing extinction due to the winter wolf.

Chen Zhou suddenly became a little Bengbu, what did he do in such a broken place, did he want to leave the ruins of a village?

Count Robert must be too confident in himself!

"Stop, stop, take a break."

He immediately ordered Kyle to halt the march of the large army, "I still have some things to investigate before continuing to Frostfields Village. ”

"What's wrong?" The druids of the Shepherd Society, who call themselves Jinkla, among the Star People, come together.

"Let everyone except the guards rest, set up camp and make a fire to cook, and don't continue to rush today."

"No problem, Baron Kim!"

"Wait! After that, you don't have to fight, if there are still druids, try to let the druids make magic berries for everyone to eat, and you can save a little before you go to your new home. ”

Hearing this, Jin Qila hurriedly left again, and beckoned the people of the Stars to rest with the rest of the Star People.

They had a better relationship with the lords and slaves than with Robert's guards.

"Baron, our supplies are not enough to waste for a long time, it is better to arrive in Frostfield Village as soon as possible." Kyle advises that a large number of people must not be allowed to die as soon as the Baron takes over.

"I know, I'm just going to use the summon to look down on the surface from the sky and find a suitable location for a stronghold."

Compared to ordinary lords, Chen's biggest characteristic is the identity of the spellcaster.

As long as you match the Holy Light Divine Envoy and Wild Arcane summoned by the "Summoning Monsters", you can see all the resources and landforms on the surface as if you have opened the whole map.

However, just as he was about to use this set of comb to scan the map first, he found that there were silver-white predators hiding in the snow field not far away.

"Leave 4 guards to guard the camp, and the rest of the guards and the people of the stars will go with me, and deal with the winter wolves in front of you first!"

(End of chapter)