Chapter 454 The Dwarves of the Three Fortresses, the Third Stage of Winter
The Northern Kingdom has therefore become a fertile ground for adventurers.
There are many unique products in the permafrost areas and boreal forests.
Some passes in the Great Wall of Despair will be opened once a week for adventurers to enter the north.
Each adventurer will be charged a certain fee per head.
Usually it is 5 dinars or 10 dinars. In addition, there are a large number of mercenaries in the north.
As long as you can pay the price, you can even hire a team of Blackwing Rangers to guard the Great Wall.
Although the terror of the White Walkers is well known to everyone, they have not appeared on a large scale for thousands of years.
Fortunately, flukes have no memory, and they can hide scars perfectly.
Nowadays, a prosperous adventurer industry has formed in and out of the Great Wall.
However, Virginia's top officials still retain some awe and caution, and have not yet allowed large-scale construction and development north of the Great Wall of Despair.
Even this only conservative policy is being shaken. Finn Lister, the finance minister of the kingdom, is trying his best to advise King Yarogluk, who is the guardian of the entire territory.
Trying to get him to agree to the permafrost development plan, where they will camp step by step, build dense ring-shaped bunkers, and gradually bring that desperate land under the control of the kingdom.
It is a pity that King Yarogluk remains unmoved. He is like a snow leopard in his prime, full of energy and alert to all factors that may threaten the kingdom.
Once the White Walkers revive and break out again, the Kingdom of Vaegia will be the first to bear the brunt.
Yarogluk is extremely disgusted with this kind of utilitarian behavior. If it is not stopped, the last respect for the place of despair will disappear.
Maybe even the majestic Great Wall of Despair will be dismantled and sold.
It is a pity that the Lister family is the richest family in the Kingdom of Virginia, and even the royal family is difficult to compare with it. There are unique historical reasons for this.
Therefore, the List family gradually became involved in politics.
Fortunately, conflicts did not break out and the kingdom remained peaceful.
Moreover, the north was once the habitat of the dwarves. They left after the end of the last era and came to the south of the Gods' Strong Wall to re-establish a new home.
After the opening of the new era, although the dwarves of the Three Forts and the dwarves of various tribes are still not in harmony, there are no longer large-scale wars and conflicts.
Except for the corrupted black dwarves, most of the dwarf tribes can still barely coexist.
Of course, due to their personalities, these short, bellicose and straight-tempered people will inevitably break into a fight over a disagreement.
Regarding the origin of the White Walkers, there are actually records among the dwarf tribes, but they are rarely spread now.
These are the situations described by the dwarf uncle.
It was rare that Zong Shen was willing to chat with him, but the dwarf uncle was spitting what he said.
If he hadn't already firmly given up drinking, he would have been drinking from the wine bottle at this moment.
"Lord, if you want to find a blacksmith, you can't miss those black iron dwarves."
"Although I am a little unconvinced, it is the fact."
"Their black iron furnace is the best forge in the continent."
"It is said that even artifacts can be forged there."
"Of course, our Bronzebeard dwarves are also good at forging."
"Our forging skills are even older than the Black Iron Ministry."
"The most important thing is that the dwarves of the Bronzebeard tribe are very balanced!"
The dwarf uncle said with excitement that he was looking forward to Zong Shen leaving for the Third Dwarf Castle.
Seeing how excited he was, Zong Shen had a playful smile on his face.
"Oh? Very balanced?"
"How do you say that?"
"Hey, our Bronzebeards are more brave and skilled in fighting than the Dark Irons, and we are more proficient in forging than the Wildhammers."
The dwarf uncle chuckled and began to boast.
Zong Shen just smiled and said nothing after hearing what he said.
Doesn't this mean that the Bronzebeards are not as good as the Dark Irons in terms of forging, and they are not as good as the Wildhammers in terms of fighting?
I was stunned because he changed the way and told the mediocre Bronze Beard Department how it felt to be the head of the Three Fortresses.
"Uncle Dwarf, I'm afraid it won't be possible to go to the Third Dwarf Castle in the short term."
"Our current strength is limited, and the development of the territory is at an important turning point."
"When the time is right, I will accompany you back to the Bronzebeard Department and get your power back."
"Go to the Thunder Valley and look for the Storm Hammer."
"The blacksmith shop is by no means your destiny, I need you to become the king of the hill!"
Zong Shen said softly, and his expression became more and more serious.
When he said the words "King of the Hill", the dwarf uncle's whole body shook up.
This is a trembling feeling coming from the soul, the desire of the king of the hill, the dwarf warriors of all tribes.
The dwarf uncle couldn't help but stand up straight, making a fist with one hand and placing it against his heart.
"By the great Moradin!"
"Bronze Beard, Wine and Fire will sacrifice bones and blood for you!"
This time the dwarf uncle's oath was particularly solemn and formal.
Zong Shen coaxed the dwarf uncle into the territory with coaxing and deception.
At that time, his oath was very perfunctory and just a formality.
Only the oath taken today can be regarded as true surrender from the heart.
"The brave Bronzebeard warrior, Bronzebeard·Wine and Fire."
"We will share the honor under our oath!"
Zong Shen also straightened his stance and responded to his oath.
"Okay, the story of the North is finished."
"Tell me about the Three Castles next time you have time."
"The future king of the hill must first shoulder the responsibility of a blacksmith."
"I'll take this finely forged sword away first."
"If possible, please forge some scimitars used by the Wolf Cavalry."
"They are the warriors who lose their weapons the fastest in the territory."
He said with a slight smile, reaching out and patting the dwarf uncle on the shoulder.
After inspecting here for a while and chatting for a while, it was now more than ten minutes before noon, and he had to take Mariel back to the lord's building immediately.
Then just wait for the arrival of the third phase of winter.
Only when the third phase officially starts can Zong Shen lock the location of the treasure chest through the strategy module.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Compared with the winter treasure chest, the winter snow monster is nothing.
Zong Shen had had enough of hunting the winter snow monster in the past two days.
The main team he led and Doris's mage team killed a total of seventy-seven winter snow monsters.
It brought him a total of 77,000 points.
This is equivalent to killing 0.77% of the total number of winter snow monsters refreshed in the entire area.
This result is still very impressive.
A normal lord can kill one or two of them.
In order to reach this level, Zong Shen also put in a lot of hardships.
At the risk of their lives, they led the soldiers to stay outside in the extreme blizzard weather, and at the same time, they had to deal with the battle carefully.
As a leader-level template boss, the Winter Snow Monster is not a vegetarian. Its single-target combat ability is very powerful. Even Zong Shen cannot ignore it.
These are all derived from strength, the risks you bear, the hard work you put in, and the rewards you get.
Zong Shen took Mariel to say goodbye to the dwarf uncle, and then drove the [Magic Drilling Machine] back towards the central area.
By the time he put away the drilling machine and took Mariel back to the lord's building, it was exactly two or three minutes before noon.
He simply told the girls not to run around in the afternoon, then he found an empty chair in the living room, adjusted himself to a comfortable sitting position, and waited for the start of the third stage.
Noon soon arrived, and the white light that represented the state of time-stopping filled the field of vision on time.
After a moment, the white light dissipated, and the time-stop state officially began.
Lines of announcement subtitles from the lord system began to appear.
[Winter Challenge has been ongoing for 72 hours]
[The second phase of winter ends]
[You will receive a total of 3600 basic survival points at this stage]
[Number of casualties in the territory: 0]
[The third phase of winter will begin below]
【Winter's Sorrow】
[The locations of winter treasure chests and ice monsters are being randomly determined, and the number of treasure chests is locked at 1,000]
[This phase will last 24 hours]
[This announcement will end in one minute]
These system announcements are extremely eye-catching. No matter whether the lord is comatose, sleeping, or anywhere and under any circumstances, as long as he is not dead, he will see these announcements.
In the time-stop state, everything in the outside world will be in a state of time stasis.
Of course, the lords cannot move during the time pause.
The appearance of this announcement represents the official arrival of the third phase of winter.
This is also the last stage of the Winter Challenge.
As long as this stage is passed, it means the end of winter.
Zong Shen waited patiently for the time-stop effect to end.
When the unknown force that shackles time disappeared, everything returned to normal.
"Please tell me the weather changes in the future."
The wise Zong Shen's first preparation for each new stage of the winter challenge was to ask about the upcoming weather changes.
(From 12 o'clock to 18 o'clock, the temperature will rise sharply, and the temperature will rise to 5 degrees Celsius above zero. From 18 o'clock to 20 o'clock, the temperature will drop to minus 30 degrees Celsius. From 20 o'clock to 2 o'clock in the morning, the temperature will continue to drop to 50 degrees Celsius. From 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock in the morning,
Super cold water and freezing rain, the temperature finally dropped to minus 70°C from 4 to 10 a.m.)
Zong Shen read the golden strategy tips and had a sense of the weather changes in the next twenty hours or so.
In the third stage, there will be no more wind and snow. After all, the snow is now so thick that it is terrifying.
If heavy snowfall continues, this land will be buried alive by snow.
In this last stage, there are only drastic temperature changes, coupled with a super-cold freezing rain in the early morning, the lowest temperature will drop to minus 70 degrees Celsius.
During the warming period, the snow will melt and collapse. When the temperature drops, the fallen snow will freeze into solid ice.
This situation is somewhat similar to the sunny day at the end of the first stage, where the temperature first heats up and then cools down.
Judging from the current snow thickness, after the first temperature difference rhythm time is completed, the ice layer will reach about 70 centimeters, and all that snow will become part of the solid ice.
When the ultra-cold freezing rain falls in the early morning, the final thickness of the ice layer may reach about one meter.
Once you go out, you will see an Ice Age-like scene, with ice freezing the lower half of the building.
People can only walk on the ice above the ground, and every step is like skating.
It is worth mentioning that this situation may be able to increase the sales of [anti-skid chain spurs].
After Zong Shen clarified the future weather changes, he suddenly had a good idea.
Before the super cold water and icy rain fall, we can actually go out together as a group.
The loader mecha cannot push away the snow due to its overload, but it can drive smoothly on the ice.
Most of the people who were frozen yesterday were crossbow shooters. The mage group led by Doris did not suffer from too serious conditions yesterday, but suffered some frostbite.
Thinking of this, Zong Shen took out the communication crystal and contacted Doris in the living area.
He asked her to wait until the snow melted and collapsed, then pilot the loader mecha and lead the mage team to the central area to wait for him.
There will be no extreme weather changes throughout the day today. He told Doris the approximate time of the temperature change and asked her to make her own arrangements.
After arranging these things, Zong Shen stood up and let others move freely or rest.
At the same time, he ordered Mariel to take advantage of the improvement of the weather to go to the [Market] to collect valuable resources and materials.
The main team that went out to hunt yesterday had no mission today, so they could rest as much as they wanted.
As for Zong Shen himself, he quickly left the lord's small building, followed the snowy path he took on his return to the lord's small courtyard, and collected the newly produced [Moon God Spring] and [Magic Spring].
Then they came to the open space outside the small courtyard.
Although only a few minutes had passed, as the guide said, the dark clouds that had accumulated in the sky for a long time began to slowly disperse.
It's like a large black-gray curtain, surging and gradually separating and dissipating.
[Magic Drilling Machine] appeared again in the open space outside the courtyard.
Zong Shen opened the machine cover in a familiar manner, started the drilling machine, and drove towards the south.
His destination is the [Magic Palace], located in the center circle about one kilometer away from the courtyard.
At this time, Aisiya is meditating and practicing in the [Magic Palace], and Zong Shen is going to pick her up now.
The drill is like a mole on top of the ice, breaking through a path without any hindrance.
About two or three minutes later, he arrived outside the [Magic Palace].
He stopped the drilling machine, opened the cover, jumped out quickly, and stepped into the hall.
Several entrances and exits to the entire [Magic Palace] were covered with sheepskin curtains.
When the curtain is opened, the warm air inside blows out to meet the cold air outside, and finally disappears.
Following the guidance of the strategy tips, Zong Shen accurately found the meditation room where Tasia practiced.
He gently opened the thick black curtain, and Aisia was concentrating on maintaining the posture of sitting cross-legged. She closed her eyes tightly and was immersed in the spiritual world of meditation.
Zong Shen carefully woke her up.
"grown ups…"
"Why are you here?"
In the meditative state, Aisiya felt very peaceful.
She slowly opened her eyes and asked in a slightly doubtful tone.
