Three days later, the airship stopped at an ice-free port in the north.
This is the northernmost point of the North Sea. If you want to go to the northern continent, this is the last supply point.
When stepping on the accumulated snow on the ground, there was a squeaking sound from the soles of the boots, which was the sound of compacted snowflakes.
The air is very cold, and the exhaled air is filled with white mist. The cold wind cuts through the ears and cheeks like a knife, making people feel painful. There are not many pedestrians on the street, and most of them are wearing thick coats and scarves covering their heads and faces.
and cloth.
Old iron pieces hang on the street next to the pier, with the words "Jackdaw Harbor" outlined in the hollow shapes on them, telling some travelers who have just arrived here the local name.
Passing through the green stone streets, the group came to a hotel with black and blue exterior walls. After opening the door, the warm heat waves of the indoor stove blew through the coats, melting the frost and snow, and the cheeks and earlobes that had been unconscious before slowly softened.
Get together.
An elf scholar in the team came forward, and after discussing with the boss for a few minutes, the group went directly to the house behind the hotel and rented it out as a temporary residence for these days.
"The maintenance and replenishment of the airship will take about five days, during which we will rest and stay here temporarily." Charlie ran over and told Lorraine Hill about the current arrangements.
After listening, the girl nodded, indicating that she understood. The room arranged was for two people, and she naturally lived with Charlie.
After returning to the room, Lorraine Hill lit the fire in the fireplace. Slowly, the temperature in the room rose and it became much more comfortable.
After Xia Li put down her things, she didn't stay long. She stomped downstairs to find something to eat. Although she was a forest elf, she seemed to like eating meat. She wanted to ask the shop owner if there was anything here.
What kind of special food or something?
Lorraine Hill wasn't very hungry, so he didn't go with him. Instead, he leaned on the bench next to the fireplace and lay down for a while.
This hotel has the characteristics of the northern region. The walls are not painted with white and smooth paint like the mansions in the south, but are directly exposed, exposing the bluestones.
The overall color of the stone is very dark, a deep cyan, and there are some white textures in it, which spread and distribute in the peeled sections. If you are sleepy and look at these textures with half-open eyes, you can probably vaguely associate them with
Many scenes and objects have a rustic, natural beauty.
Several pieces of dark brown hardwood board were fixed on the stone with large nails, and some common items in the room were placed on them, including a large copper wine glass, a small smoke stove with an animal head, a dark gray stone vase, etc.
The curtains are very thick and rough to the touch. They seem to be made of linen and are also dark cyan. The most eye-catching thing in the room is naturally the white bed sheets. In contrast to the dark cyan, they seem to be particularly clean and beautiful.
Leaning on the bench, listening to the slow whirring of the flame in the fireplace, and the occasional sporadic crackling sound, Lorraine Hill felt that the dress was a little hot, but it would not burn.
Just like that, she put her hands on the warm wooden armrests, looked sideways at the flames, and slowly took a nap. This sage girl often felt sleepy again recently.
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It's getting dark gradually, and it's night time.
"Creak-" Along with the thick wooden door being pushed open, and the sound of conversations in the corridor outside, the girl woke up.
"Do you want to go shopping tomorrow, Charlie?" It was a sunny and cheerful voice, which seemed to be that of an elf girl of the same age as Charlie.
"I want to go, I want to go. This is my first time coming to the North. I definitely want to go out and have a look."
"Haha, we agreed to meet downstairs at 9 o'clock tomorrow. Don't forget to sleep."
"Yeah, I won't forget it. I always get up early. Sleeping is such a waste of life. 24 hours a day is not enough for me." Charlie patted her chest and talked to a few people before closing the door.
After approaching the room, Charlie came to the girl's side and looked at Lorraine Hill, who was still sleepy-eyed, with a funny look on her face.
"Ugh...ah." Lorraine Hill sat up and stretched, feeling much more awake now.
"Are they new friends?" The girl remembered that Charlie was not familiar with the other people on the airship at first.
"Yes, one of them is a senior from Riverbend, who graduated from the school there. We got to know each other gradually on the airship, and we talked about a lot of happy things together in the past few days~" Seeing Charlie happily
Lorraine Hill was impressed by his appearance.
Regardless of her past life or this life, this girl has always been a social awkward person. She will also be envious of those experts who can make friends with anyone. Fortunately, she no longer has to be like that in the past because of the pressure of life.
I went to ask for help, so I felt a lot more relaxed and comfortable.
Just have as few friends as you can, it's quite relaxing to live alone.
"Would you like something to eat? I brought you something to eat for tonight." Charlie said as she opened the bag at hand.
"What is it?" The girl was slightly curious.
"It's not bread. The bread here doesn't taste good. It's hard and boring. It's some kind of pastry made of fish." As she said that, Charlie took out something wrapped in oil paper and put it on the table and opened it. The white pastry looked like a piece of cake.
Small bricks are piled up, exuding a faint heat and fragrance.
"Eat it while it's hot."
"Hmm." Eating the soft and glutinous pastry, Lorraine Hill slowly tasted the ingredients.
It should be made by boiling the fish, removing the spines and skin, then mashing it into small pieces, and mixing it with flour and eggs to make a pastry.
She didn't expect to be able to eat such exquisite pastries in the north. When she first came to the north, she thought the food here would be very monotonous.
After eating the pastries, Lorraine Hill simply took a hot bath and then fell asleep in his pajamas.
Outside the window at night, there was a sky with faint stars, and the fireplace in the room still had a dark red fire. It was a quiet day in the north.
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The next day, shortly after dawn, Lorraine Hill put on a black winter skirt with a shawl and light gray boots and went out.
According to the letter sent some time ago, Yi Xue should arrive in the next two days. She is going to the port to ask and pay attention, and by the way, she will also learn about the living conditions of the people here.
Compared to yesterday when I first arrived, the streets are a little livelier today, perhaps because many nearby villagers came into the city early in the morning, and you can always see aunties and old people walking by carrying baskets.
They always wear simple gray and black clothes, which are filled with a lot of cotton wool or old fur. Such clothes look very bloated and have an unsightly shape.
'Jackdaw Harbor' is one of the territories of Duke Trey. It is almost the northernmost place in the North. There are no specialties or resources around it. It is relatively barren. The only thing that can be remembered is that it is on the other side of the sea cliff.
The 'Jackdaw Fleet' stationed on the side.
If you are unfamiliar with it, you may be surprised as to why there is a fleet stationed in such a remote place. However, if you talk about the origins of the nobles in the north and understand the history of the early empire, you may be able to roughly guess the reason.
Yes, this is the place where the survivors of Everdark Island used to land and return to the mainland. It is also the place where the empire monitors the ice elves and prevents them from going south and returning to the mainland.
It's just that this function was gradually forgotten with the protracted peace, and this fleet gradually became a forgotten existence.
The warships built in the past are parked one after another in the almost abandoned military port. The long sails have long been leaking and dilapidated, and the originally black sunken wood has now turned gray under the wind, rain and exposure.
The tragic war between elves and humans has gradually become a distant and misty legend.