Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The winter in the Ice Land is not far away, and there is still a long period of severe cold before the true spring arrives.

In the south where the cold wind is howling, a medium-sized caravan is slowly approaching the north.

The team was led by two gray elves. The gray elves, who were accustomed to the warm climate in the south, were very uncomfortable with the cold here. Even though they were wearing fur cloaks with a strong smell, their hands and feet were still painful from the cold.

An older gray elf said: "There must be something wrong with the legend. How could this be a land given by God?"

The old gray elf man next to him said indifferently: "Aled, you are getting more and more anxious. We have not yet reached the real land given by God."

The middle-aged man named Aled quickly stopped talking, but he was obviously full of resentment.

The team continued walking for more than an hour, moving from the snow-covered area to the road that was also covered with a lot of snow.

The people in the Ice Land are not diligent enough to clean the trade routes in winter. It is several hours away from the villages and towns. This is a fatal and dangerous distance during this period.

Except for a few major areas near Oak City, other places do not have the habit of clearing snow on the roads in winter. At most, the heavy snow on the barns and houses is cleared to prevent the houses from being crushed.

The team struggled to advance in this quagmire-like snowfield area.

Mengye breathed in the cold air and squinted his eyes to avoid the dazzling light on the surrounding snow.

Not long after, Aled quickly ran over through the snow pit.

"Chief, another one of our bird-lizard beasts froze to death and can no longer stand up."

Mengye was not surprised. Many birds, lizards and beasts died along the way. This kind of southern beast was not adapted to the climate of the barbarian country.

Mengye calmly gave the order, "Cook it and eat it. After you are full, continue to set off."

Aled became more and more anxious, and this anxiety was also reflected on his face.

"We don't have time! Half of our clan members are dead now."

Meng Ye looked at the depression in front of him indifferently. The snow had formed various snow pits and slopes. It was very troublesome and dangerous to walk normally in this rugged snow environment.

"These are all worth it." Mengye affirmed: "The church's pursuers stopped chasing us three days ago, and those flame knights can't stand the cold winter here either."

Aled said angrily: "Indeed! I curled up when I peed, as if I peed in my pants!"

This problem is indeed a particularly troublesome one.

The harsh cold wind makes men dare not take off their pants easily. Going to the toilet has become a painful thing. Even if you are wearing clothes, your lower body will shrink with coldness. Sometimes you will feel like you have peed your pants if you don't pay attention.

Mengye sighed, "I should have bought a few more chamber pots before."

Chamber pots allow everyone, both men and women, to solve part of the problem in their cloaks and coats.

However, due to the excessive cold, it is easy to freeze and crack the chamber pot if used at night. During the day, the chamber pot often freezes in the pot as soon as the water is poured out.

This kind of climate is a life-threatening talisman for people who are in poor health. Most of the people in power in noble families and forces are old people. As a result, many people who fled to the ice land died on the way.

Although there are still endless terrifying snowfields and endless snow hills ahead, the church's retreat has given the team some confidence. Coupled with the star legends they have heard for a long time, overall they are still heading forward.

"Chief! Look ahead!"

Mengye heard the shouts of his men and quickly looked forward.

A few thousand meters away, there was a towering tree, which seemed to be seventy or eighty meters high.

"Go there and take a look!" Mengye quickly ordered.

The team quickly moved towards the location guided by the big tree.

There are many such big trees in the land of ice. They were originally used for warning and conveying messages, but gradually turned into buildings like road signs, providing guidance for merchants traveling from north to south.

When you see these giant trees like lighthouses, you can know where you are. Just like a traveler returning home on a long-distance bus, you can feel more at ease.

***

oak city

Lawrence sat on the sofa and chatted casually with several wizards opposite and drank tea. There was a tea stove for heating in the middle.

In addition to Dana and Dashilshuda, there are also beekeeper witches and some wizards and witches recruited previously.

Bee Witch smiled and said: "Your Majesty the Prophet, there are many extraordinary people who want to work for you. I have contacted several extraordinary people who often accept tasks to earn rewards in Dumu Port and Ice Port. These extraordinary people have been here before. After thinking about it, I didn’t give a direct answer, but I think they should have an answer this spring.”

Lawrence held the tea cup and said slowly: "Don't worry. Since they are used to doing tasks in exchange for rewards, they have already helped us. There is no need to make it difficult for them to be loyal to me."

"I am very free here. As long as you follow my rules and don't destroy or hurt others, you can live in seclusion here safely."

Lawrence was not in a hurry to recruit wizards. What he was worried about now was the wizards outside.

The joining of several elves has made the Kingdom of the Stars, which has no shortage of wizards, become more stable and orderly.

The wizards from outside can come out to seek refuge during this period. First, the previous wizards have set good examples. Second, if they don't come out to pledge their allegiance, nothing will happen to them.

Daily necessities and a few things that are in limited supply are given priority to a few people.

"Forget about this, I recently discovered a very interesting food combination."

Lawrence raised his hand to greet the maid at the door, and soon Finn and Yulia, two beauties, went downstairs to prepare.

Dahir was very interested in food, "Your Majesty the Prophet, what kind of food combination is it? Is it delicious?"

Lawrence smiled and said: "They are all very normal things. You must have eaten them before, but I think most of you have never seen this combination. You can tell me directly if it tastes good or not later and give me some reference opinions."

"I am very happy to accept opinions on delicious food, so that after knowing the problems, I can change the bad things and develop better food."

When they heard that it was food, the extraordinary beings around them also smiled.

The conversation this time was not about serious matters, it was about casual topics. Just now Witch Bee mentioned some government affairs matters, but now she is talking about light topics again.

Most extraordinary people don't like to get involved in meaningless things. For groups with long life spans, many decisions made by mortals are meaningless and will not count after a few years.

So there is no point.

Ten minutes later, Finn and Yulia brought the dinner plates with the maids.

On the plate were placed more than a dozen goblets that looked like snowy mountains. What was in the glasses was not red wine or white potato wine, but loose and expanded ice cubes and snowflakes.

The red berry juice melted part of the snow and settled part of it in the glass. The pure white snow was also covered with various red, yellow and green fruit slices.

"This cup is a wine glass made in Yongye. The snow cubes are clean crushed ice cut from pure water that was frozen into ice cubes. The juice and fruit slices are also frozen and reserved fruits. They taste very good."

There are natural refrigerators and cold storages in the ice land. With sufficient manpower and material resources, it is not difficult for Lawrence to solve the problem of eating fruits in winter, especially apples and other fruits, which can be stored in underground cold storages for half a year.

Dana picked up the cup in front of her and looked at the ice, snow and juice inside. "It looks beautiful. I like this cup."

Lawrence smiled and said, "After you work for a year, I will give you a set of tableware, including this cup."

Dana nodded with satisfaction, "I can't wait."

Lawrence invited everyone to try the food together. Dashiell picked up the cup and watched how Lawrence ate it.

Soon these wizards learned the correct way to eat.

Holding a cup in one hand and eating with a spoon in the other.

Lawrence and everyone else were eating strawberry jam shaved ice in a warm room. In this dry and hot weather, eating a glass of ice-cold berry shaved ice was extremely refreshing.