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Lightning flew into the castle office and handed Roland the last bird's-eye view of the snow-capped mountain.
"You've worked hard," Roland touched the little girl's head and asked, "Did you find anything new?"
"Nothing but snow." She closed her eyes and enjoyed it. "Not to mention demons and demonic beasts, I couldn't even see a big animal."
"Is that so... it seems that I was thinking too much," Roland took out the previous drawings and looked at them again. Although these bird's-eye views were only sketches and were far less detailed and realistic than Soroya's "photos", at least he could see the whole snow-capped mountain.
The mountain was very large, about four thousand meters high, and standing on the top, he could clearly see the sea of clouds. The peak was not as steep and sharp as he had expected, but it was a very open flat land with a slight depression in the middle, like a huge volcanic crater. Only the part of the depression was filled by a frozen lake, and the whole lake was like a clean mirror. According to Lightning, through the thick layer of ice, she could see running water flowing under it.
"What do you think is on the peak?"
"Ruins, Blackstone Pagoda, towns... nothing is strange," Roland said with a smile. "It is surprising that it is bare." He pointed to the newly drawn drawings and asked, "Is the source of the Redwater River here?"
"Yes," Lightning tilted her head and glanced at it. "It's in the clouds. If I didn't hear the sound of water, I wouldn't have noticed it. There are many cracks on the mountain, and some of them are astonishingly large. Just the width is two or three hundred meters. When you get close to it, the sound of water falling can be compared to the sound of thunder. "
"You didn't try to drill into it, did you?"
"Uh..."
"Tell me the truth."
"I tried, but I didn't succeed," the little girl pouted. "The cracks are big enough, and the height can even accommodate half of the castle, but the water mist brought by the torrent was too thick, and I couldn't see anything. Moreover, it was mixed with strong wind, so I was quickly pushed out."
"Don't do such dangerous things again," Roland stared at her. "Do you remember what you promised me?"
"I have to ask you for permission for any exploration," Lightning lowered her head.
"That's right. I won't punish you this time. Go play with Maggie."
"Eh … what about the snow mountain?"
"That's it for now." He folded all the aerial maps and put them in a drawer. "We'll explore further and wait for Sylvie to come back. I need to focus on the war with the Church."
"Alright." Lightning nodded and flew out of the window.
"What do you think?" Roland looked behind him.
"I'm here, Your Majesty." Nightingale appeared on the desk and sat cross-legged. "It's freezing on the snow-capped mountain. No one would choose to build a camp in such a place, right?"
Since she had taken off her shoes, he couldn't help but glance at her feet, which were wrapped in white cotton socks. "Cough … so you also think that the giant-maw demonic beast is hiding inside the snowy mountain?"
"I just think that if they are so good at digging holes, it wouldn't be difficult for them to build a nest in the mountains. Also …" Nightingale looked hesitant.
"Also what?"
"Are the holes in the Impassable Mountain Range related to them?"
…
Until the evening, Roland was still thinking about what Nightingale had said. Whatever it was, it was a really creepy guess.
If they were everywhere and were not trapped by nature, how would he be able to exterminate this group of terrifying monsters?
Another thing that puzzled him was that since the giant-maw demonic beasts could reach the edge of the Land of Dawn, there should be traces of their activities on the Fertile Plains. Why didn't the Union leave any records about them?
Unfortunately, the current situation did not allow him to explore further. Only by completely defeating the Church could Neverwinter have a future.
After more than a month of transportation, he had sent nearly 4,000 soldiers to the Northern Region, as well as the corresponding armaments and provisions. According to the information from the frontline, the field defense line was being built smoothly according to the plan. The communication line from Coldwind Ridge to the interior of the kingdom had also been cut off by the First Army. Soon, the last batch of soldiers would set off, and he would also follow the army to the Northern Region to command this war that could not be lost.
Just then, there was a knock on the bedroom door.
Roland opened the door and found that it was Anna who was standing outside.
"I've seen Vendy's list, and my name is not on it." She walked into the room, her calm face expressionless. "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, but I can't accept this."
If she had come to find trouble with him angrily, Roland would have known what to do. However, Anna's current expression made him feel a little afraid. It was as if she had made a decision, and it did not matter whether she lived or died. Ever since he rescued her from the prison, he had never seen Anna show such a look in front of him.
Roland pulled her to the bedside and sat down. After a long silence, he said, "I know what you're thinking, but the military production in the Border Area is inseparable from you. Whether it's the parts of heavy machine guns or the fuse of howitzers, they all need you to process … and this is very important to victory."
"Not because the frontline is dangerous?"
"Of course there's a certain degree of danger in the battle with the church, but we'll definitely win, so you don't have to worry too much … Staying in Neverwinter is a more appropriate choice."
He did not try to persuade Anna from the perspective of the safety of the war, because her expression had already made her attitude clear. Only by changing to a higher-level reason, such as using production related to the outcome of the war to persuade her to stay, would he be able to have an effect on her, who was very serious about everything.
"In this case, I'll also produce in Deepvalley Town." However, Anna was not moved. "The Northern Region also produces iron and copper, so Miss Edith will certainly not be stingy with these ores. Lucia is also willing to accompany me, so there's no problem in refining. In addition, from the transportation point of view, the ships originally need to transport a complete set of guns, but now they only need to transport part of the parts and complete the assembly in the Northern Region, which will be more efficient. "Her answer was orderly, and it was obvious that she had come prepared.
"This …" Roland was speechless for a moment.
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