A group of people traveled peacefully on the main road, that erected a stalk of flags and face with a glorious glow, it did not look like a group of bandits at all. After the passing patrols saw it, they all took the initiative to avoid it, and even took the initiative to open the road in front.
When passing by the entrance of a tavern in the inner city, George and Baron Babur and other people just bumped into each other.
The group was drunk - the nobles were running a big wine bar, and the small wine bar seemed to be doing well.
When those Winged Wind knights heard that Baron Babur and others were leaving in the night, they pulled him and had to keep them. Now when they heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the door, they all came out, pulling George on his horse, spouting wine all over his mouth, and persuaded them to stay tonight.
"There is no more stay, the university doctor told us that there may be a storm in the near future, so we have to hurry tonight to leave - not to leave, we have people in the house."
This is true, although the Ariake knights are drunk, but also can not stay longer.
However, they enthusiastically organized a farewell party, led by the chief of the Winged Wind knights, escorted the caravan all the way to the city gate.
The soldiers who were in charge of the guard here, looked pretty spirited, but there was a little bit of alcohol on their bodies, how it also looked like they had stolen a drink. And smell that smell, it seems that it is not red wine, but the brandy in the castle.
In this cold winter, slightly drink a little wine, to get warm. The chief knight can turn a blind eye.
But the few guards of the door is secretly all drink red face, tongue straight. This ugly look, look at the Rongfeng knight chief eyes twitched several times - although as a knight, they themselves also drank a lot, but how can this side of the gatekeeper into this kind of virtue?
In front of Garvey and others, he was not good at getting angry. But after that there is no telling how it will be - especially when he met the duchess. Probably even this group of knights, also can not please...
Winged wind knights after the delivery to the city gates, then intended to go. But this time Garvey and Barbour and others are pulling them chatted for a long time, until the sight of Baron Kroll and others in the crowd of nobles, the team only in the nobles and knights to send off under, out of the city gates.
As for what happened in the city or after this, George did not have to guess...
Today is indeed a bit of a surprise to him, so he was relieved at the same time, the heart is also a bit heavy.
"The Duke has only been gone for a short time, and this place is already lax." Looking at the gradually closed city gate, Garvey blew out a breath of wine and said to George and the others.
Baron Kroll burped and said with a drunken smile, "The mists in this city make this city look like a paradise of despair. Can't help but want to get drunk and die... Hiccup, we should send more wine next year, so that those civilians can also have a good time."
Volpe, who was listening to the words on one side, suddenly had an extremely disgusted expression on his face - he had never been able to understand why the lord would take in such people instead of hanging them straight to death.
George shook his head and held the guy who was about to fall off his horse: "Is there any special news?"
Speaking of this matter, Baron Kroll opened his eyes, seems to be a lot of spirit, will collect the news today, the original are told with George.
The two things that George was most concerned about, excluding the useless ones, were summarized: there had been no corrupt or corrupted people in Ariadne, but there seemed to be a new trend that was popular among these corrupt and extravagant nobles - the art of immortality.
While talking about this matter, George frowned deeply and couldn't help but think of that book.
He did not know what was written in that book, but from Baron Kroll's words, the trend, or 'fashion', that was spreading among the nobles was not a good sign...
Now it is not possible to determine whether there is any human scum in Ariadne, but after returning, after learning the contents of the book through Anthony, we should be able to detect some clues.
The second thing is about the Holy See.
All signs indicate that the church power in Ariadne City, or belong to a positive role, which makes George surprised, but also feel quite reasonable. After all, this was the land under the Duke's rule. If the church here is rotten, the whole western realm is also afraid that it has long been finished...
However, things in Wingwind City are a bit complicated, and it's a bit too early to draw conclusions. He felt that there were many things among the nobles that the church could not be unaware of...
Baron Kroll also mentioned the person 'Vic Wyatt'. It seems that the church in Ariadne, still able to uphold their beliefs and concepts, are related to him - he eliminated a lot of scum.
Many of these scum believed in the seven gods, but the flavor changed a bit - they believed that fear, death and despair, were also gifts from the gods!!!
This revealed a deep, déjà vu flavor that made George grip the Book of Dawn on his battle skirt with a death grip.
Kroll said plainly, but George stopped in the heart is able to feel that the whole process of the thrill.
One thing he had no doubt, without the work done by Vic Wyatt, I'm afraid that the entire Ariadne nobility and the Church have been completely degraded...
In addition, from the news Baron Kroll brought back, a revolutionary idea seemed to be spreading in the church.
This made George feel a little shocked.
Because he found that this kind of thinking was surprisingly somewhat similar to that of the asylum - just not as radical as the asylum.
All along, the believers of the Seven Gods had been extremely dependent on Him, believing that the human mind was also given by the Seven Gods.
In fact, there are other thoughts that have always existed as well. They acknowledge that the Seven Gods have given people their minds, but at the same time, they also emphasize the meaning of man.
But this innovative idea is somewhat subverted - they believe in the seven gods, but also believe that thoughts belong to human beings themselves, and that the seven gods are only the tutors of human beings...
The divine court has always been tolerant of people's ideas. But this kind of innovative thinking has been somewhat offensive to certain doctrines.
Over the years, the doctrine of the divine court has been constantly improved and modified, but not all of them are evolving in peace... I just don't know how the Divine Court will respond this time under the pressure of this general environment.
However, in the mist, the divine court has gradually lost its control over all places, so there must be room for these innovative ideas to survive. And many of the enlightened faction in the divine court - or the neutral faction, which occupies the vast majority of the numbers - also advocates unity and working together to fight the end times first.
The 'Vic Wyatt' divine envoy from the Holy See is one of the representatives of this idea.
This north-south union was formed under his running around.
He had left Ariadne long ago and did not know where he would go again after returning to the Holy See.
After talking about things, Baron Kroll was already too sleepy. George asked the knight next to him to put him on the carriage. In the middle of the wind and snow, he was lost in thought.
The wind whistling around Wingwind City, as the crowd moved on, gradually less and less. But the snowflakes in the sky did not stop.
The crowd accelerated the horses and wheels, and hurried up, not daring to stop in the night snow...
The return time was much faster, but the sudden arrival of the blizzard, or nearly blocked the team outside the valley.
When the sun appeared in the snow, George felt the pressure in front of his face suddenly become less, but just five kilometers on the road, they still almost lost. It wasn't until they faintly heard the bells on the Dawn Cathedral that they were able to get their bearings again.
When they returned to the shelter, the knights felt their burdens were instantly lightened. But those who had been in the shelter fire, but the face is not too good.
"You'll know when the snow stops in a couple of days and you go to that river." Martin, who never had a smile on his face, couldn't seem to smile today, and there was a deep fatigue hanging all over his body. But after seeing the lord, he still felt a lot more relaxed.
The old bandit, who had been lazily leaning in front of the fireplace, touched his baked buttocks and changed his side to lean on the fireplace. After receiving the cloak handed over by the lord, after a good shake, hugged in the arms: "These days we really did not sleep a day..."
Said here, he also yawned.
George nodded, probably guessed what had happened, but although he had not looked carefully at the scroll these days, but there had been no red letters appearing on it, so the problem should not be big.
Breathing out comfortably, George sat down on the couch. Received the black tea handed over by Rona.
The two bear-like hybrid werewolf cubs burrowed into his arms, and George stroked the two fat guys in front of the warm fireplace while listening to the sounds of the messy nest in the hall.
At Anthony's mention, the blacksmith workshop was moved to the basement a week ago. Although the renovation is not yet completely completed, but in this winter, working in the castle, but the efficiency will increase a lot.
The first floor is slightly warmer than usual and has had some effect. And those mushrooms are also planted in the basement.
This batch of goods brought back, there are still a lot of herbs suitable for shady environment planting, Anthony in full of excitement after the inventory, intends to start the preparation work of planting today.
The knights were resting, but everyone else was busy. The snow outside was so heavy that the horses needed to be housed in the castle stables and the farmhouse outside, and the lords and soldiers were braving the snow to get back and forth. The doors of the castle's secondary hall kept opening and closing amidst the howling wind, and the goods taken down were gradually all placed temporarily in the main hall.
"My God, George, you really borrowed all these books?" Anthony looked at the stacks of books placed in front of him and wondered if he was dreaming.
George raised his eyebrows lazily and didn't say anything. After taking a sip of tea, he pulled out a book from his arms and handed it to Rona.
It read: 'The story that ice will not tell you'.
At this time, Alexander brought his beloved horse from outside, and that horse came in and ate a bouquet of flower arrangement on the table in front of George - I don't know who got it, but the flower was indeed open.
The guy seemed to have heard what Anthony had just said and interjected, "Our chief said that he doesn't like to owe people."
Anthony looked at the few people who were then carried in outside that door and thought there was something about these books that should not be borrowed either.
These unlucky scholars almost let someone forget inside that caravan. In fact, after the snowstorm came yesterday, no one remembered them.
So this day and night can be said to be a drop of water.
It was their fault that they were too restless, and after George gave them a few good looks on the road, they started to treat themselves as masters. Until everyone received a few slaps, but also want to be tied to the car like the original, this is to recognize their identity and situation.
After seeing this university scholar who they heard came from the forbidden sanctuary, they felt sure he could do it for them. So after seeing it, they gathered around him and began to cry. But the great scholar here was obviously not as high as the one in Winged Wind City. So their complaints were destined to be of no use.
"All cry gently." Martin, who was leaning in front of the fireplace, couldn't help but say, "Save some strength, there are many days ahead."
Looking at the bandit terrorizing his students (future ones) again, Anthony waved his sleeve at Martin with an unhappy face: "Let me think about what to teach you later. Look at how old you all are and how few of you have learned the language on your necklaces."
Some people touched their tears no longer crying, some people are crying harder.
Over the years, Wingwind City has had many university scholars, and they have followed many people. But to be honest, there are not many bachelors who are really willing to pour their hearts out to teach. So many of them were respectfully addressed by the nobles as a 'scholar' though. But in the eyes of this grand master from the forbidden sanctuary, is indeed one of the students.
So, just after meeting this university scholar, some people were in tears, also more or less because they felt that their future seemed to be better than before.
After asking a round, Anthony found that these people 'basic' things know a lot, but not a few is his eyes of the real 'talent' can not help but some angry: "you usually do not all research what The 'gold point art' it? Do not study something practical? Does anyone know how to classify feces, and filter harmful substances?"
Crying out, the many scholars couldn't help but faintly stare.
Anthony's frown deepened: "There is always someone who knows how to dig and ferment manure in winter, right?"
The cries came to an abrupt halt, and the noble scholars all looked at the university scholar in front of them with dumbfounded eyes.
"What are you standing there for? The Grand Maester is asking you." Martin smilingly interjected, "Any of you know how to take out a turd!"
A burst of laughter erupted, and the bad guys covered their bellies - they had known this would happen.
An older scholar blinked fiercely and hesitantly asked the university scholar, "May I ask your name, maester?"
"Antony. Von. Exupery... Hey, you must not have read my book, otherwise you would have understood all this."
The scholars' brains suddenly linked the man in front of them, and the books that had been rumored to be a laughing stock, and the word despair slowly appeared on their faces.
George, after warming his hands, took out the scroll and threw it inside the fireplace. To be honest, the snow is too big these days, so it has been just using the 'traveler's map' to recognize the road, not how to view the shelter scrolls. So when he carefully watched the situation around the shelter at this time, only after understanding the situation Martin said.
In that west beyond the sun, a row of red traces, as if a thick wall, spread in that side of the river. Even five kilometers apart, George could see the pair of eyes that looked over.
Indeed, the shelter scrolls have not been red letters appear, that red pressed a monster, after the return of the knights, but also can still deal with.
But trying to keep the routed monsters from heading south, I'm afraid it's going to be a bit of a struggle...
Moreover, it seems that as this blizzard descends, those things have a tendency to gather more and more.
"... How long has it been since winter?"
Picking up the 'Traveler's Map', George gazed at it carefully. Above several areas in the west, there was black and red fog, like a heart, constantly contracting.
"Chief, the monsters are not only numerous, but also approach the shelter for some distance at night. If you don't handle it properly, it will be easy to run to the south." Martin said with a tired face: "But we have taken some strategies, Anthony also for this reason specially asked someone to transfer a large batch of mineral salt from the south, made some special dissolver, will be part of the monster at night can be frozen on top of the ice and snow - very amazing. "
Anthony walked over this time to take a sip of water, after hearing Martin's words he interjected: "The freezing point of salt water is a little lower, but the temperature plunges after the sun goes down, it will still freeze. My dissolver is a little different, the melted ice water can not freeze under ordinary circumstances even if the temperature is even lower, but if something steps on it, it will freeze to death instantly."
George nodded, these things he can still understand - although after the magic of Anthony.
Martin took down the bag of brandy wine warmed on that fireplace, and opened the bag while