Red Leaf Calendar, mid-April.

Join Manchester City.

This is a small town in the far north, which is about the same size as the previous Red Leaf City.

But it is lucky than Red Leaf City, because it is not as north as Red Leaf City. In addition to Manchester City, this area has some other small cities.

The relationship between these small cities is pretty good. They learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, and can barely survive in this cold winter.

Now the weather has finally begun to warm up, and the worst climate has passed. Before next winter, as long as there is no natural disaster or man-made disaster, Manchester City can last for another year.

This is also the current situation of most small towns in the far north. Maybe it will be gone if you don’t stick to it in a winter.

Of course, this does not mean that everyone has frozen to death, but that like the previous Red Leaf City, the merchants and nobles felt that the city they were in might not be able to survive the winter and escaped with their wealth and food in advance.

As long as someone takes the lead in leaving, the subsequent situation will be out of control and the talent loss will be severe. It may become an empty city before winter is reached.

But there are exceptions in everything. If, like Hongye City, when winter comes, the rich people in the city leave with their supplies and wealth, and even the city lords leave, the residents in the city may really have to wait to die, because at this time, it will be too late for them to go out again.

At this time, in the streets of Manchester City, there were few pedestrians. Although the weather has warmed up, people obviously have not fully recovered from their winter state.

In the city lord's mansion, Viscount Hope, his wife and children sat around the dining table, watching the delicacies brought by the servants, including Viscount Hope, everyone subconsciously swallowed.

They haven't smelled meat for months!

Even though he is the lord of Manchester City and the noble Viscount, Hope is not much better than the civilians in winter.

They are all made of black bread as the main food, and there is no meat, so you can’t even think about vegetables.

It is nothing more than Viscount Hope's food is a little full, and the civilians can only guarantee that they will not starve to death.

It’s not that Viscount Hope is very poor. After all, he is also a viscount and the lord of a city. No matter how poor he is, he cannot be poorer than a civilian.

The reason why Viscount Hope is more economical in terms of diet is to store more food to deal with some unexpected situations.

Now that I have finally survived the winter, I can finally reward myself.

"Sir, can you start a meal...suck it~"

The youngest son looked at the table full of delicious food and subconsciously sucked the saliva that flowed out.

Hope did not scold him because he knew he wouldn't be much better either.

"Of course, but before eating, we need to thank the Ice and Snow Goddess."

Hope stretched out his hand, holding his son's hand with one hand and holding his wife with the other.

The wife also stretched out her other hand to hold her daughter's hand, and the daughter also imitated their actions. The whole family held hands and lowered their heads to pray.

"Thanks to the Ice and Snow Goddess for your blessing!"

"Thanks to the Ice and Snow Goddess for your blessing!"

"Thanks to the Ice and Snow Goddess for your blessing!"

“…”

"Okay, dinner starts!"

As the head of the family, Hope naturally had the right to eat first. He didn't care about other dishes and directly targeted the basin of salted meat in front of him.

He cut a large piece of meat with a knife and placed it on his "black bread plate". Looking at the fat meat full of fat, Viscount Hope didn't care about his image and picked it up directly and chewed it with the black bread.

After biting it, the rich meaty smell mixed with a faint salty smell, impacting Hope's taste buds, and his face showed a look of enjoyment.

It's true that the meat still smells good!

The wife was the second one to eat, and her goal was to boil meat in salt water, and then she was the eldest daughter, the second daughter, the third son, the fourth daughter and the younger son.

They also boiled meat in salt water.

“Delicious, delicious!”

After all, my youngest son is young and doesn’t know how to hide his emotions. Everything is reflected on his face, while others are much more reserved, but the expression of enjoyment on his face shows that they eat delicious food in the world!

"Sir Viscount, report something!"

Suddenly, a soldier's notification came from outside the door.

Viscount Hope, who was eating with a mouth full of oil, was a little dissatisfied. He hated being disturbed when eating, especially when eating meat.

"Enter."

Viscount Hope's voice was filled with a slight anger.

A soldier wearing leather armor and without weapons came in.

He smelled the long-awaited scent of meat, looked at the delicious food on the table, and slurped his throat and quickly looked away.

"I need you to give me a suitable reason, otherwise, don't blame me for deducting your salary this month!"

Viscount Hope continued to chew on his fat meat without raising his head.

This soldier is not a newcomer anymore. Don’t he know his habits? Even if there is something big, he has to finish his meal!

"Son, Lord Viscount, we are joining Manchester City guests!"

The soldier said quickly.

“Hmm? Guest?”

Viscount Hope still didn't stop talking and his words were a little vague.

"Yes, they said it was sent by the Lord of Red Leaf City. I want to see you, Lord Viscount, and-"

"Well? What came from Hongye City? Is it that Hongye City? So many years have passed, and Hongye City is still there?"

Viscount Hope finally put down the food in his hand and wiped his mouth casually with his sleeve. His tone was a little surprised.

As a nobleman in the extreme north and the city lord of Manchester City, we naturally need to understand the situation of cities in the extreme north.

Many people may not have been to Red Leaf City, but as the northernmost city in the far north, there are definitely many people who have heard of the name Red Leaf City.

Viscount Hope is the latter.

"Yes, Lord Viscount, it's that Red Leaf City!"

"The weather is so cold now that the Lord of Hongye City actually sent someone to me? He is not afraid of freezing people to death! Tsk tsk!"

Viscount Hope shook his head and said again.

"Then what are they doing?"

"I asked them, they didn't say anything, they just said that they had something important to find you, Lord Viscount..."

The soldier whispered.

"Bad! I can't even ask a word!"

Viscount Hope wanted to slap him.

He was also a viscount, so he could meet him just by wanting to see him? As a subordinate, if you can not bother the lord, don’t bother him, otherwise he would have to come forward in everything, so why would he raise these subordinates?

The soldier lowered his head and dared not refute it on the surface.

But he felt a little aggrieved. Those people were so strong that he didn't dare to ask too much!

"Forget it, I'll go and have a look!"

Viscount Hope stood up, looked at the fat meat that had not been finished, and looked at his wife and children who were eating meat with their heads down. He frowned and spoke.

"You guys go with me to see these guests from Hongye City!"

"OK."

"Yes, my father!"

"I, I want to eat meat..."

It's just to prevent you from stealing food!

Viscount Hope looked over, and the youngest son had to put down the flesh in his hand pitifully and stood up aggrievedly.

"lead the way!"

"yes!"

The group came to the city gate in a hurry.

"Hmm? Why don't you invite someone in?"

Viscount Hope's face looked very bad. If the other party was really sent by the lord of Hongye City, it would undoubtedly be a bit negligent.

"Master Viscount, we have invited you, but they said they would leave later, so we won't bother us."

"leave?"

Viscount Hope was a little confused. It was such a cold day. I think they had been here from Hongye City for a long time. They left without resting. Do they think they had a long life?

Crunch ~

The sound of the door opening interrupted Viscount Hope's thoughts, and he raised his head.

The first thing that caught my eye was a black iron lump with four wheels.

I don't know what this iron lump is, there is a thick tube on it and it is still emitting white smoke. It feels a bit like a carriage, but there is no horse either?

Outside the iron lump, there were several strong soldiers wearing exquisite armor standing.

Viscount Hope didn't know what the iron lump was, but he could tell at a glance that these soldiers were not simple.

Whether it was the other party's exquisite armor or the spear with a cold light flashing in their hands, it all showed that this set of equipment was not cheap!

If it weren't for the other party's Knight Sword without the equipment on his representative identity, Viscount Hope suspected that these people were knights!

When did Hongye City become so rich?

Viscount Hope adjusted his mood and buried the trace of contempt in his heart.

"Everyone, I am Viscount Hope, the lord of Manchester City. I wonder what you are doing?"

Viscount Hope walked forward, and spoke very politely.

Before you find out the other person’s background, you are always polite.

"Hello Viscount Hope!"

One of the soldiers subconsciously frowned. The smell on Viscount Hope was really irritating, but he still smiled and said hello, and then said again.

"I am hereby order from my city lord to inform Viscount Hope that within one month, please go to Hongye City to meet our city lord. If you don't arrive, you will be responsible for the consequences."

Viscount Hope, who was originally smiling, turned ugly in an instant.

The children behind him were even more furious.

"Bold, a little soldier, dare to talk to my father like this!"

"Red Leaf City? What a courageous one? He dared to order a viscount. Could it be that your city lord is an earl who has never appeared in the far north?"

Seeing these people looking furious, the soldier was not angry, and he raised the corner of his mouth.

"Sorry, our city lord is not an earl, but a marquis!"

As soon as the word "marquis" came out, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Hope subconsciously wanted to mock him that this far north land has not even had an earl for so many years. How could there be a marquis? Please brag about it before you can learn about it!

But before he could say anything, the soldiers of Hongye City spoke again.

"Our City Lord is not only a marquis, but also this entire far north land was rewarded by His Majesty the King to our City Lord! What does this mean? I don't need to explain it too much, right?"

"How, how is that possible!"

Viscount Hope didn't believe it at all.

He knew how big the far north was. How could such a big place be rewarded as a fief? Taking a step back, even if it was a reward, it would have to be a duke!

"Vissue Hope, the news has been brought. Whether to go or not is your own business, but please remember, if our city lord has not seen you within a month..."

Even a fool can hear the threat from the soldiers in Hongye City.

"you!"

Viscount Hope was furious in an instant.

A soldier dared to speak to him like this, and he really wouldn't treat the viscount as a nobleman?

However, before he finished speaking, he saw the soldiers in Hongye City waved their hand.

"Go to the next city!"

Rumble ~

When Viscount Hope and others were shocked when they heard the iron lumps in front of them, they subconsciously took a step back, and the soldiers opened the iron lumps' door.

"Viss Hope, please don't forget the words of our Lord of the City."

The soldiers of Red Leaf City reminded him last, and then left amid the shocked gazes of Hope and others.

"Ah... can you move? You still run so fast! What's this!"

"Wow! He actually ran away. I really want to sit on it and feel it!"

“…”

"Master Viscount, we..."

The soldiers who had previously informed Viscount Hope dared to speak.

"Marquis? The Lord of the Extreme North? It doesn't seem fake!"

Viscount Hope frowned.

If an ordinary soldier came to tell him, he would definitely not believe it, but not to mention that these soldiers just now were elite troops, just talk about the magical iron tower, which he had never seen in his life!

People who can own such magical things must have an unusual identity! After all, ordinary people cannot afford it.

"Sir, are you really going?"

Viscount Hope's wife asked in a low voice.

"...Go! Whether it is true or false, it's okay to go there. If you don't go there, you have to discuss it with Viscount Kitz and the others before...you go prepare a carriage!"

"yes!"

Inside the steaming car, the soldier looked at the map and said:

"Turn left and go to Viscount Kitz's territory."

"good."

...

...

The far north, Vic.

This is a city three or four times larger than Manchester City.

Compared to Manchester City, the residents of Vic City are obviously much happier.

Both the food supply and the level of safety are much higher than that of Manchester City, especially the lord of Vic is a well-known and well-loved person by civilians.

But compared with the civilians, Viscount Robbins, the city lord, had a headache.

"Mr. Viscount, we don't have much food anymore. If we still have those refugees, we may not have enough of it..."

Listening to his subordinates, Viscount Robbins, wearing armor, was a little helpless.

"Hey! I don't know if it was a mistake to let these refugees in soft-heartedness go in..."

"Of course, Lord Viscount is right! If you don't let them in, these more than a thousand people would have frozen to death outside the city!"

The subordinate looked at the city lord gratefully, because among these refugees, there were his relatives.

"But it is precisely these more than a thousand refugees who have consumed almost all the supplies in our city. We could have lasted for a month or two, but now... at this time, no city will sell food, right? Even if I have gold coins, I have nowhere to buy it!"

Viscount Robbins looked embarrassed.

"this……"

My subordinates don't know how to comfort Lord Viscount.

"Master Viscount, there are guests outside. They claim to be from Hongye City. They say they need to talk to Master Viscount himself if they have important matters!"

Suddenly, a notice came from outside the door.

"Hmm? Hongye City? Hongye City is still there? I'll go and have a look!"

Viscount Robbins temporarily put these worries aside.

These Red Leaf City soldiers did not enter the city either, and Viscount Robbins didn't care. After coming to the city gate, he looked surprised when he saw the magic steam car.

After hearing about the purpose of these people, Viscount Robbins was also unbelievable.

There is actually a marquis in the extreme north, and the fief of this marquis is the entire extreme north? This is not a dream!

However, no matter how shocked he was, the soldiers left after notifying him. Although there were few people in the far north, they were relatively scattered. If they wanted to notify him as much as possible, this was a big project and they did not dare to stop for a moment.

Seeing the other party rumbling away in a steam car, Viscount Robbins was stunned, and it was his subordinates who called him that he came to his senses.

"Marquis, command the far north? My hope is true, then there may be a place for me, more than a thousand refugees..."

Viscount Robbins talked to himself for a while, and then said to his subordinates:

"You go and notify everyone, come to the city lord's mansion and discuss important matters!"

"yes!"

...

...

Such a scene happened in many places in the far north, causing a considerable sensation.

After all, the extreme north, which has been stocked for many years, has become someone else's fiefdom. For these little lords, this is a big deal!

Basically, most people subconsciously disbelief. Only when the king really reports the appointment news can they believe in this kind of thing 100%.

But at this time, it is definitely impossible for the king to send people to the cold extreme north, and at least there will be no more than two months before someone can come.

However, this so-called Marquis obviously did not want them to wait for two months.

However, whether you believe it or not, most people choose to come.

If it is fake, his deception will naturally be severely punished by His Majesty the King. If it is true, then they will not offend the new Marquis.

Of course, since there are choices, there are naturally some who do not choose to come.

The extreme north is the city of clouds.

This is a rather special city.

It is located in the easternmost part of the extreme north and is built on the sea. It is an unforgettable sea city and a sin city in the name of far and near!

Yunhai City is very big, much larger than Yinsong City, the gateway to the far north.

In fact, Yinsong City was previously called "the most prosperous city of level places". This statement is wrong and inaccurate. The most prosperous city in the far north has always been Yunhai City.

There are two reasons why Yinsong City won this beautiful name.

One is that many outsiders have been to Yinsong City, but they may not have heard of Yunhai City.

Another thing is that as a sin city, Yunhai City has many shameful things, and they don’t want Yunhai City to be too famous.

It would be fine if you were to be powerful and blessed in the extreme north. If His Majesty the King knew about such a place, one day he would have a whim and wanted to rectify Yunhai City, then Yunhai City and others would feel a little uncomfortable.

Businessmen who go out to do business from the far north will not talk nonsense, avoiding unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, Yunhai City is very famous in the extreme north, but it is rarely known outside the extreme north.

In Yunhai City, there are complex forces of all sizes.

There are aristocrats, civilians, gangs, pirates, bounty hunters, outlaws, wanted criminals, etc.

Among them, the most powerful are the three forces.

The first is the city lord's mansion formed by a group of nobles.

Although this place is a chaotic place, it also has its own set of order, so there is naturally a city lord's mansion.

However, this city lord's mansion only maintains part of the order.

Simply put, if you do something bad to Yunhai City, then the city lord's mansion will take action. Yunhai City is the foundation of everyone and cannot be destroyed.

But if you just chase and seek revenge, the City Lord's Mansion will not care about these "small things" you just want to chase and seek revenge, and you won't even say a word when you see it.

This is also the reason why many illegal people like Yunhai City. Here, as long as you are strong enough, what you say is the king's law!

The second force is the Hunter Guild.

Speaking of the profession of bounty hunter, it is quite interesting.

Bounty hunters are divided into part-time hunters and professional hunters.

This is not a division of strength, but a division of identity.

As the name suggests, a professional hunter specializes in this profession and makes a living from it.

Part-time hunters are that they have another level, even multiple identities in addition to bounty hunters.

Maybe a knight who protects the nobles during the day will transform into a bounty hunter at night and go to hunt the nobles!

Although there are few such things, it is not without them!

After all, you have come to this chaotic place, and you still believe in the loyalty of the knight, which is really a bit stupid.

Here, the only faith is gold coins!

The Hunter Guild is formed by countless professional hunters. They may not have a strong head-on battle, but if they are targeted, you will only have the difference between dying early and dying earlier.

Of course, you can receive tasks in the Hunter Guild, and naturally you can publish tasks.

As long as you are willing to pay gold coins, you will be fine if you post the task of assassinating His Majesty the King, but no one will take it.

It’s not that I dare not, but that the outlaws are afraid of nothing, but that the price may not be high enough, and no one is willing to take risks.

The potential strength of the Hunter Guild has always been the strongest among these three forces, but it is difficult to gather everyone together at once. Moreover, they basically don’t care about Yunhai City’s affairs and only care about their own bounty.

The third force is a force jointly formed by several major gangs in Yunhai City, called Yunhai Alliance.

If the City Lord’s Mansion is the official spokesperson of Yunhai City, then the Yunhai Alliance is the private spokesperson of Yunhai City.

The main task of the City Lord's Mansion is to enable Yunhai City to maintain operation, or if one day officials from the royal capital really come, they can handle it.

As for other matters, the City Lord's Mansion ignores everything.

But there are so many people who want to manage the things that the city lord’s mansion doesn’t want to manage!

So, gangs emerged.

The civilians in Yunhai City and refugees who fled are basically under the jurisdiction of various gangs. The gang protects them from harm and works for the gangs.

These gangs cannot be said to be bad people, because many cities do not want refugees. When winter comes, or famine occurs, the dead refugees outside hide. The refugees can survive here because these gangs want them.

But it cannot be said that gangs are good people, because gangs treat civilians and refugees under their jurisdiction, just like animals. Beating and scolding is common, and it is very common to be beaten and scolded.

Their purpose is to squeeze out every bit of the value of these civilians and refugees, and whether they can end up well, depends on how these gangs are in their mood.

Because of the two giants, the City Lord's Mansion and the Hunter Guild, it was too difficult to develop a third force, but these gangs were unwilling to be inferior to others. So the largest gangs of these gangs jointly formed the Yunhai Alliance to compete for the right to speak.

As a result, it was naturally successful.

As for those small gangs, they are also protected by the Yunhai Alliance, and of course they have to pay.

The Yunhai Alliance may not be the strongest, but the number of people is definitely the largest, and it is regarded as the mainstay of Yunhai City.

There are competition, friction and cooperation among these three forces.

But no matter what, they are the three overlords who have no regrets in Yunhai City.

And under this, there are still many forces, such as pirates.

Because the pirates are not here, but on the sea, pirates may not be strong in Yunhai City, but on the sea, pirates are the absolute overlords!

Therefore, in Yunhai City, the three major forces will also give pirates a lot of face.

Pirates are thieves on the sea, so naturally there are thieves on the land. Such people are generally called horse thieves.

There are also people in Yunhai City. Similarly, the old nest of horse thieves is not in Yunhai City. At the time, the place where they trade, horse thieves are also a force that people are unwilling to provoke. They may not be strong in their personal strength, but they are like hyenas. If they provoke them, you will die miserably!

...

Today, Yunhai City is very lively.
Chapter completed!