The convoy driving in the forest, after some guidance from the battle group's patrol team, finally stopped in front of a simple sentry post.
Alfonso jumped out of the carriage and shouted to the people in the carriage: "Come out, everyone. Pass this guard post. There is a dense forest in front of you. You can only pass on foot or on horseback."
The appearance of Carroll and Aldenan made the surrounding atmosphere suddenly stagnant.
Nearly a hundred barbarian soldiers in the sentry looked at the orcs as strong as hills and the ferocious and terrifying werewolves. They unconsciously picked up their weapons, formed a semicircular battle formation, and carefully surrounded them.
However, Barbara, who appeared next, completely changed the tense atmosphere at the scene.
Barbara is wearing a long burgundy dress, with light blue light flowing on the surface of her skin. Her exquisite and beautiful facial features, melon seed-shaped face, and slightly trembling pointed ears make the barbarian warriors open their eyes and open their mouths.
, the weapon was slowly lowered.
Paying attention to the way the crowd looked at Barbara, Aldenan poked Carol with his elbow and said helplessly: "Did you see that? No matter where you go, beauty is the best passport."
Carroll shrugged: "If you want to blame yourself for being ugly, just say so. No one will blame you."
Aldernan rolled his eyes helplessly.
The leader of the Chapter's patrol walked to the crowd at the sentry and said something loudly.
Soon, the barbarian warriors dispersed on both sides to make way for these guests.
Walking on the simple dirt road, covering her ears with a sun hat, Barbara looked back at the barbarians who were on alert again, and whispered: "These people look very nervous, as if they are at any moment."
Prepare for a war."
Aldenan used the corner of his eye to look at the dense forests on both sides of the road, where one or two vigorous figures flashed from time to time. He gestured for everyone to move closer.
The patrol leader who was at the front led the team forward for about half an hour.
The road beneath our feet is getting wider and wider, and there are more and more pedestrians on the road.
Different from the previous sentry posts, the pedestrians were no longer just dressed in warrior attire. Blacksmiths, merchants, farmers, apprentices... people of different ages and occupations looked at this group of strange guests and kept whispering to each other.
Following the patrol leader and walking through the crowds, Aldenan looked at the huge walled city ahead and took a breath: "We have finally arrived at Froststone City."
Randall glanced at the werewolf, smiled, and said nothing.
Carroll looked at the several-kilometer-long wooden city wall in the distance and the defenders constantly coming and going on the wall, and whispered: "This city is bigger than I thought."
Upon entering the city gate, everyone was immediately startled by the prosperity in front of them.
Looking around, there are rows of small stone buildings, sawmills, blacksmith shops, mineral processing plants, taverns, markets, longhouses and other buildings everywhere.
In the small square in the center of the walled city, hundreds of warriors were kneeling under the huge sculpture of the black dragon, quietly listening to the shaman's prayers.
The patrol leader did not stop, but bowed to the preaching shaman, and then led the team in a hurry through the square, along the roads in the city, towards the other end of the city.
Facing the knights in black armor, the soldiers and people in the city cast their eyes in awe; but facing the werewolves and orcs behind them, these people had no scruples at all and crowded forward to stop and watch.
As Carroll walked, he used his hands to separate the crowds of people watching him, and shouted helplessly: "Why are there so many people in the city? Don't they have to work?"
Seeing more and more people gathering around him, Aldenan shouted loudly: "We have to hurry up, I see someone coming over there again! Oh my God! There are thousands of people!"
Randall, who was protecting Barbara, followed closely behind Alfonso, using the knights on horseback as a cover, and rushed out without any danger.
The patrol captain led this strange team all the way north, and it took him nearly an hour to pass through the entire city and leave through the north gate.
Looking at the city gate getting farther and farther behind him, a confused Aldenan said to himself: "Why are we leaving? Isn't the city just now Froststone City?"
Randall turned around and explained: "There are four sub-cities built in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Froststone City. The walled city we just passed by is the smallest of the four sub-cities."
Aldenan was stunned: "A branch city? You mean, what we just saw was a branch city?"
Barbara was also shocked by Randall's words: "The branch city just now is the smallest one?! Are you sure?! There are obviously so many people on the street!"
"That's right. The purpose of this is, on the one hand, to make it easier to defend Froststone City, and on the other hand, to reduce the population pressure brought by the city." Randall shrugged and continued: "The South Branch City
The main task is to be responsible for the mining of timber, ore and other resources. Since it is close to the Luoxing Mountains and close to Muxi City, the city defense is relatively simple, with the smallest number of troops stationed and the smallest permanent population."
"The northern branch of the city is mainly to deal with the invasion of the two hostile countries in the north, so the city defense is the most complete and the largest number of troops are stationed."
"The East Branch City is located in a hilly area, with higher terrain and better lighting. It is the planting base for tobacco, a specialty of Froststone City, and is also a holy place for shamans to meditate, take up employment and perform ascetic practices."
"The West Branch City is located near the coastline. It is the military and trade port of Froststone City, as well as the freight and warehousing center. It is the largest, most populous, and most prosperous place among the four branches."
Aldenan was fascinated by what he heard and then asked: "The four sub-cities are so far away from each other. What if the enemy bypasses the most heavily defended sub-city and attacks the weakest place first?"
Hearing these words, Alfonso, who was riding on his horse, looked back at the werewolf, and then turned his head back.
Just as Randall was about to speak, a loud cry suddenly came from the sky.
His eyes lit up, and he raised his hand and pointed to the sky: "Look! As long as they are here, no enemy can hide their whereabouts!"
Aldenan, Carol and Barbara looked in the direction of Randall's finger. Under the dazzling sunlight, a griffin with golden light all over its body was carrying a man carrying a spear, carrying a bow and arrow, and carrying a man with a sword on his head.
The woman wearing a feather crown is soaring in the sky, overlooking the earth.
Watching the heroic Valkyrie speeding through the sky, Barbara's eyes sparkled, as if there were stars twinkling in them: "It's so beautiful! If I have a pen and paper at hand, I swear, I can
Write the best hymn ever!”
Aldenan sighed slightly: "I never thought that I would be able to see the legendary Valkyrie with my own eyes in my lifetime."
Carroll, who was not good at words, opened his eyes wide when he heard Aldenan's sigh, clenched his fists in frustration, and nodded heavily.
Watching the Valkyrie flying further and further away, and finally disappearing into the sky, Randall waved his hand and said to the people next to him: "Go over the hillside in front, and you can see Froststone City."
At Randall's reminder, everyone quickly stepped up their steps and trudged up the uphill stone steps to climb up the hillside in front of them.
A gust of breeze blew from the high hills, blowing away the grass stalks as tall as a person on the hillside, and also blew away the heavy obstruction in front of everyone's eyes.
Under the setting sun, a huge city lies quietly on the ground, with densely packed buildings and streets tightly arranged together, spreading in all directions from the foot of the mountain, and it can't be seen to the end.
Even from several kilometers away, you can see the colorful lights forming countless long dragons, illuminating the entire city; smoke rises from the chimneys of thousands of households, decorating the entire land like a dream.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the towering temple in the center of the city. The eight huge stone pillars carved with black dragons are so golden and magnificent under the sunlight. Looking from a distance
, as if the entire city was built on the clouds, and the heaven and earth have become its foil.
Randall stood on the hillside and gave a shout of joy to the city in the distance. Then he turned his head and said to the three people around him who were already intoxicated by the beautiful scenery: "Everyone, welcome to Froststone City!"