After the arrival of winter, the weather was usually the coldest when the snow melted.
After breakfast, Roddy gave the reply to Sally to John. John was probably afraid that his father would peek at the letter, so the content of the letter was very formal and did not contain any extra emotions. Roddy was not a romantic person. Seeing that Sally was living a good life, he was relieved and did not think too much about it. The content of the letter was also very simple. It said some nonsense like "Oh, I got it" and "That's it, I'll contact you later". In the end, he did not reveal what he was doing. He just sent it perfunctorily.
He knew very well that it was best for his relationship with Sally to slowly fade away. The only person he wanted to find was Naifei from Mogra Village.
After giving some instructions to Duke and Suren, Roddy and Natha walked out of the Ducal Palace. However, they did not expect that not long after they walked out of the noble district, they would see a figure lying on the side of the road. The person's body was piled up with snow. It was obvious that he had been frozen to death for a long time.
In this day and age, homeless beggars always succumb to the winter. Although he had already accepted this cruel reality in the game, he still could not bear to face it in the real world. When he thought about the large-scale cold wave that would cover the kingdom next year, Roddy could not help but feel a little worried.
In the face of a natural disaster, no matter how strong he was, he could not do anything.
He sighed and walked past the body indifferently. As he walked, he said to Natha, "By the way, you can practice archery in the horse field behind the Ducal Palace. After you come back in the afternoon, you can go there for your daily training."
The "accident" last night did not affect Roddy's future plans at all. For a guy with a low EQ like him, he would just sleep and do whatever he wanted to do. Always thinking about some unimportant things could only be called pretentious.
This sounded reasonable at first, but in fact, it was "easy for one to talk while standing."
Natha had been silent since morning. Her face was as cold as frost. She did not even make eye contact with Roddy. As for Roddy's arrangement, she just nodded and did not say anything. She glanced at the old building covered with snow and hid the curiosity in her heart.
Her cold response made Roddy feel bored. He originally wanted to say something, but in the end, he shook his head and turned into a small path. Stepping through the snow, he found a blacksmith's shop. Just like in the game, he knocked on the door and began to accept the quest.
He had two goals today. One was to gather 350 EXP for leveling up, and the other was to solve the "Rune Embedding" that was unlocked after he reached Level 3.
"Battle Stance", "Title", "Talent", "Equipment", and "Rune Embedding". The biggest feature of the higher level was that they could greatly strengthen the "skills".
As a veteran player, Roddy naturally attached great importance to the "skills". The basic function of the "Rune" was to strengthen the skills. This kind of expensive and complicated thing was not commonly seen. Even many people who had reached Level 10 did not know what a "Rune" was.
At present, in the Kingdom of Karen, perhaps only the highest level people could understand the importance of the "Rune" to the "skills". The others, including Wellington and Titus who were out on missions, had never paid attention to this point.
This was also one of the advantages of being reborn. Of course, Roddy knew how to make good use of it.
The door of the blacksmith shop opened. Roddy walked in and quickly came out with Natha. The difference was that he was holding a box of goods.
Carrying the goods to the other side of Hollier City, Roddy handed it to an old lady with a wrinkled face and helped her write a letter. After that, he took a basket of vegetables from Cambay district to the blacksmith shop in the trade district. It took him more than two hours to finish all of this.
This made Natha very puzzled. She found that Roddy seemed to be acting like a "Lei Feng" in the city for the whole morning. He did not do anything at all …
Natha did not understand what Roddy was doing. She wanted to ask, but she did not want to open her mouth. She had no choice but to suppress her strong curiosity and silently stood behind him.
Roddy did not care what she thought. Since his total level had exceeded 15, there were many big and small missions in Hollier City that could provide experience points. He chose to run errands and walked around the city. After easily obtaining 800 experience points, he went to the largest restaurant in the trade district. He entered the restaurant and found a secluded seat. He opened the menu and directly clicked on "Level Up".
The [Character Status Bar] showed that Roddy had finally reached "Level 4 Witcher". Below the bar, two notifications appeared, reminding Roddy that he could upgrade "Prancing" and "Galloping" to Level 2.
The remaining 550 experience points were enough to upgrade his skills. Roddy casually clicked on them, and the two most commonly used mobility skills had new attributes:
[Prancing Level 2]
Consumes 15 energy points
Use: Jump 1-5 meters in any direction (Increases the maximum distance by 1 meter)
Cooldown: 15 seconds
[Galloping Level 2]
Consumes 30 energy points
Use: Increases movement speed by 35% for 5 seconds (Increases movement speed by 5%)
Cooldown: 10 seconds
The increase in skills was not huge, but the cumulative effect was still amazing. Roddy was already familiar with this, so everything went smoothly. Sitting in this relatively famous restaurant in Hollier City, there were many diners around, and the atmosphere was lively. However, Natha's cold demeanor still gave Roddy a headache.
"What do you want to eat?"
Natha tilted her head and snorted, "Anything."
Rody rolled his eyes. It was rare for him to have such an expression. However, at that moment, he was obviously helpless. The restaurants of that era were different from the modern era. There were not many dishes to choose from. Basically, it was ale, bread and the meat soup that the chef made depending on his mood. So, after Roddy threw two silver coins to the waiter, he leaned back on the wooden chair and closed his eyes to rest. However, with his "Environment Sensitive" combat stance, he could clearly hear the discussion not far away.
"… I heard that Lord Duke personally received him in front of the mansion. This is unprecedented!"
"I heard that he killed a lot of undead, and even killed Earl Owen. He even killed a few hundred people!"
"I heard that he is a good archer —"
"Shh … Look over there, aren't the two of them carrying bows?"
The conversation went silent for a moment, then continued.
"In this day and age, I heard that there are many people who come out to imitate him after he carries a bow. I just saw one outside, carrying a basket of green leaves running errands in Cambay. Haha … If that is really Captain Roddy, I will twist my head off and let you guys kick it like a ball."
Roddy pursed his lips. He was not interested in kicking his head. The feeling of being called out and discussed was not a good feeling. He thought for a moment and reached out to place the short bow on the chair beside him.
Casually opening the mission window, Roddy found that the words [Judgement of the Bone Throne] were no longer bright red, but orange. This meant that Roddy's level was approaching the "appropriate level" to complete the mission.
Based on this calculation, the first phase of the [Judgement of the Bone Throne] mission was probably a mission with a total level of 25.
"There's not enough time …"
Roddy looked down at the notification of [147 days remaining] and frowned slightly.
The waiter served warm ale and bread. The meat dishes with gravy did not look good, but to be able to eat such food in winter was still a delightful thing. Even Natha, who always kept a straight face, would inadvertently reveal a satisfied expression in the face of such a sumptuous meal …
Whether it was humans or Wood Elves, the people living at the bottom of society cherished this hard-won peace. Looking at everything in front of him, Roddy could not help but sigh. When the war came, how many people would starve to death in the cold winter because they did not have enough to eat?
Can I really stop all of this?
*****
"No one can stop His Majesty Augustine's footsteps!"
Thousands of miles away, a hoarse roar reverberated in the chilly forest.
On this winter day, the Tasman Kingdom, or the "Kingdom of the Dead", finally confirmed their plan of action against the Kingdom of Karen. The person who spoke now was the person in charge of the operation appointed by His Majesty Augustine: Baron Belom.
He was riding on a greyish-white skeletal war horse, and his body was covered with a chilling armor, which made his originally withered body look a bit broader. His greyish-white eyes were glowing with a fanatical light, showing his loyalty to King Augustine, and … his ruthlessness towards his enemies.
"Lord Baron, the intelligence station at the Gondola Mountain Range has confirmed that it is safe … We can set off now."
Belom's adjutant was a thin undead named Aike. He had a hole in his chin, and his words were leaky. He looked rather comical.
"His Majesty … is finally willing to take this step!"
The undead baron pulled the reins and looked up at the mountains surrounding the Tasman Kingdom. Behind the cold helmet, his eyes glowed with excitement. "Listen to my command. Advance!"
Fifty carriages, two hundred undead soldiers, and more than six necromancers set off for the border of the Kingdom of Karen. Unlike Ansadin, their destination was not the Kingdom of Karen.
What he was following was His Majesty Augustine's order: to find the manufacturing technology of the "Recharged Crystal".
Obviously, Ansadin's failure had caused a series of chain reactions. For many days, the royal family of the Kingdom of Karen had continuously sent diplomatic letters to the "Dead Sea Conference Hall", causing a huge uproar in the parliament.
After seventeen years of meticulous ambush, everything had returned to the point of liberation. This was the true portrayal of the undead's failure … His Majesty Augustine did not show it, but there was no need to mention the anger in his heart. However, as a politician and an ambitious person, he had to suppress his anger and personal feelings. Although Tasman and the Kingdom of Karen would shed all pretense of cordiality sooner or later, now was not the time.
Therefore, Augustine politely wrote a reply, absolving himself of responsibility and apologizing in a soft voice.
In the face of a powerful person who was at the peak of ambition and strength, no one except the royal family of the Kingdom of Karen would really think that he was "admitting defeat".
The undead's forbearance was unimaginable to ordinary people. Augustine had planned for more than a hundred years. He had waited for such a long time for the sake of Tasman's future. To him, bending down now was no different from throwing Karun an invitation from the Grim Reaper …
When the "Recharged Crystal" was in his hands, who on the continent could stop the footsteps of the undead?
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