Clang! Clang!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! "
"Mages, get ready! Use the weather to freeze the enemy to death! "
"Don't waste your magic! Stop! Those who only know fire magic, go to the rear! "
A large number of soldiers in yellow robes went up and down the city walls. Once they were on the city walls, the wind whistled and brought along large amounts of gray snow.
In the north wind, there was a group of black figures in the distance.
The general guarding the city put down his binoculars and looked at the army in the distance with a dignified expression.
"Call for reinforcements, quick!"
There were more enemies than expected. They thought that the empire's army would at most have forty to fifty thousand soldiers, but now there were almost a hundred thousand soldiers. George gave a death order to the three generals of the three cities. Whoever lost the city would be brought back to see him with their heads.
The enemy had obviously chosen the city in the center. Markan was a city without any special features and relied on mines.
It was rich in coal and almost all of it was exported to the Luas Empire. The Luas Empire in the north needed coal and it was the main source of income. But the funny thing was that the price of the coal they exported was only a third of the market price.
The general of Markan, Dave, was a bandit. He joined George's bandit gang four years ago and was now a great general.
He returned to the comfortable command room. It was very warm and the magic fireplace was burning. The refined coal did not emit any smell and the magic fireplace could adjust the temperature. Obviously, these were the products of the Luas Empire.
General Diff sat at the dining table and drank a mouthful of hot radish broth. His beard was stained with a lot of broth. A servant came forward with a clean towel. General Diff was stunned for a moment. Before that, he habitually used his sleeve to wipe his mouth.
Then he angrily took the towel from the servant's hand.
"Scram! Don't just stand there, you idiot. "
The servant hurriedly left. At this moment, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth appeared at the door. Dave saw him and showed a dull expression. He sighed and put down the knife and fork in his hand.
"You appeared at the right time. Seems like I have two surprises today. Sit down, I have prepared some hot food for you. I hope you won't say that I mistreated you in front of George."
Dave said angrily.
The young man had a gloomy smile on his face as he silently walked to the table and sat down. He found it very strange that in this season where everyone was dressed to the nines and didn't dare to reveal a piece of skin, his clothes were still thin.
"I have news from Sir George. The snow is too heavy these days, and the reinforcements can't arrive. Before the snow subsides, you have to guard the city well."
Hearing this, Dave's expression changed drastically.
"You've seen how many people there are outside! Damn it, why are they able to get through the snow, but our reinforcements can't? "
The youth spread out his hands and said, "I'm just a messenger. Don't ask me. If you have any questions, you can ask Lord George directly. Come to think of it, there are so many soldiers here and so much food reserves. Don't tell me you can't handle it? "
Dave gritted his teeth at the sight of the other party's face.
"Alright, alright, I'll defend the city with the forty thousand people defending the city. We'll hold on until spring next year. You can go back and tell George."
Hearing this, the youth nodded. He stood up, and the chair behind him made an unpleasant sound as he swaggered out of the door.
"If I knew earlier, I would have killed you. You're just a clown who changes the rudder according to the wind. You bastard who knelt in front of me and licked my shoes."
Dave cursed as he looked at the youth's back. Suddenly, the youth turned around and revealed a fierce look.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing. Maybe it's just the wind."
Dave looked at the other party. The two of them stared at each other, and the room was filled with a thick smell of gunpowder.
In an instant, five rays of red light flashed and the youth disappeared. Dave's eyes widened as he saw his own body sitting on the chair. From the back, he looked so fat and swollen.
The youth grabbed him by the hair and looked at the dead Dave. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't talk about that! Never! "
Suddenly, there was a loud bang. The servant who came in saw this scene and fell to the ground in fright.
The youth turned around and looked at the frightened servant. He said coldly, "General Dave betrayed the Eagle Regiment. I will sentence him on behalf of Sir George. Tell everyone that a new general is in charge of this place. This is also Sir George's order."
…
Fierce winds howled, blowing in from the high walls, carrying with them pieces of ice that could kill. Once one got close, these sharp pieces of ice would cut their exposed skin. If one rashly barged into this place of fierce winds, one might see badly mutilated faces.
The Empire's army did not go any further. Instead, they set up camp at the edge of the forest. Raas carried a pile of firewood and walked in the cold forest. The forest here was similar to the one in Stone City. During winter, there was nothing but bare trees.
He also imagined that he would come across a deer nibbling on dry grass under the snow. Then, he would use the skills he learned from his master to hunt. For example, he would approach the deer downwind and avoid its vision. He would use the snow and shadows to confuse the enemy and confuse their vision. Then, he would take the opportunity to kill it with a sword.
Or he would throw a dagger. He had practiced for a long time. His master said that he was very accurate and very talented. Perhaps he would become an expert in this field.
However, reality was boring. He did not see a single living thing. There was nothing that could move either. How could there be wild animals near an army?
Just as he was about to lose the firewood he had picked up, he suddenly heard the sound of someone stepping on the snow. Although it was not very close, he still heard it.
"Who is it?"
He turned around warily and saw a woman in linen clothes and a squirrel hat appear in the distance.
"Raas?"
"Miss Fra?"
The two of them spoke at the same time. They were stunned.
"Why are you here?"
The two of them spoke at the same time.
Then, the two of them looked at each other and smiled. Fra strode over. She was wearing the leather boots she used to wear. They could protect her feet from frostbite, but they felt heavy when she stepped on the snow.
"I'll say it first. I'm here to collect resin, but I seem to have been separated from the others. It's great to see you here."
Fra said with a smile.
Raas looked away. He saw that she was carrying a small wooden bucket.
"Look, I've picked a lot."
She smiled and showed it to Raas. There was some brown and fluffy substance in the bucket. It was the sap of a kind of tree called the hair tree. In the winter, their bark would overflow with resin. Once the weather was cold, this layer of magical resin would protect their trunks from the cold.
And it was also used by the people to keep warm.
"Wow, you've picked up a lot of firewood. That's amazing."
"This! This is nothing. "
Raas said with a red face.
"Hehe, let's go. We should go back. Let's go together."
Hearing this, Raas was stunned. He saw that Fra was already walking towards the camp.
Looking at her back, Raas was surprised. She was more adapted than he thought. She might like this civilian life.
In his heart, Raas wanted to introduce her to the Ufa Great Forest.
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