In the city of Kislev, when Rhodes arrived here after a long journey, it was dusk. The sky showed a golden color, and the rays of rays shone through the clouds onto this magnificent city.
The scenery before me was not like the legend, where the entire city was surrounded by ice and snow. On the contrary, its outer city walls and buildings were also made of ordinary stones.
This is a big city built on the plains. There are city gates on all sides. The height of the main city gate reaches two stories, with a statue of the bear god carved on it. Passing under the city gate is like passing under the feet of a giant.
Generally speaking, it looks insignificant.
There are towers and large watchtowers built behind the giant city wall, with heavy ballistae mounted on them. The guards, wearing iron mail armor, stood seriously on both sides of the city gate, their brown eyes scrutinizing everyone entering and leaving the city.
Rhodes and Lawrence dismounted and entered through the main entrance. The straight Tsar Avenue leads to the Bandaga Palace. On both sides of the road, there are some two- to three-story residential buildings, and some important municipal buildings are scattered irregularly in the city.
At the same time, monumental towers stand in every corner of the city. There is a large fountain in the center of the city square, and a circular corridor surrounds the entire square, which is the official residence of the municipal government of Kislev.
The Winter Garden is behind the Municipal Square. It is said that there are more than twenty ice springs in it, and it is the favorite place of the Frost Witch. The tall firs blocked the view, making it impossible for Rhodes to get a full view of the inside.
After reporting their identities, the guards led Rhodes forward, passing through the bustling streets, temples, winter gardens, and municipal residences, and finally stopped in front of the Roblesmann Hotel.
"Lord, you can rest here tonight. The Queen will summon you early tomorrow morning."
After the attendant finished speaking, he left, leaving Rhodes and Lawrence to stay in the hotel.
Different from the buildings in the empire, most of the buildings in Kislev are decorated with exquisite carvings, the roofs are mainly round domes, and important religious buildings have paintings inside, which look sacred and gorgeous. These large buildings usually cover a wide area.
The base is very large, almost reaching the area of the square.
When we entered the hotel room, it was already getting dark. Unlike southern cities, nights in northern cities usually get quiet very early. Once night falls, there are fewer pedestrians on the streets, and there are only sporadic passers-by on the wide and straight avenues.
Coming and going. The whole city was silent at night. Lawrence and Rhodes talked about the towns in the south. After dark, it was the time for people to rest and drink after working.
This is not the case in Kislev. Because it is located at the northeastern tip of the mainland, the temperature after nightfall is much lower than during the day. Except for a few pubs that are filled with the smell of vodka and the smell of sweat, other places are silent. Winter
The ice spring in the garden emits bursts of cold air, and even on a cold night you can see the rising wisps of white smoke.
Rhodes was a little upset. What he was worried about was not meeting Queen Catalina tomorrow, but his daughter Dennis. He didn't know if he could see her again. He originally wanted to get more information from the palace attendants, but that
The attendant looked unsmiling and silent on any question. He just led Rhodes to the hotel and then retreated. Before leaving, Rhodes noticed that there were two more Kreml guards at the door of the hotel where he was staying.
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Although there are only two guards, this team is not simple. They are the personal guards responsible for protecting the palace and the queen herself. They are very powerful in combat. Two of them can take a beating... Although I have not yet dealt with the "beautiful and intelligent" Ice and Snow Queen.
But judging from a series of actions, Catalina doesn't have much affection for herself. Rhodes has already felt it.
The night crow circled and let out a few shrill wails, then fluttered its wings and flew away. On the comfortable velvet mattress, Rhodes fell asleep.
When I woke up the next day, two Krem guards were already standing at the door waiting.
For a moment, Rhodes felt as if he was being watched. Under the leadership of the guards, Rhodes arrived at the Bandaga Palace in the center of the city in the early morning. He was greeted by a terrifying burst of cold air, the legendary cold air.
The Ice City Wall is right in front of you. Yesterday evening, due to the distance, Rhodes could not see clearly what was outside the palace. He could only vaguely see the towering golden dome. Today, when he stood outside the palace in person, he could see
After clearing this city wall, it is indeed made of solid ice. It surrounds the entire palace, just like the ice and snow winter palace in fairy tales.
Lawrence was refused entry and had to wait outside the palace, while Rhodes wrapped his cloak tightly and walked into the solemn Ice Palace with the two guards.
Tsar Avenue leads all the way to the main hall of the palace. The further you go inside, the lower the temperature becomes. Unlike the cold climate in the north, the temperature drop here is entirely due to the effect of magic. The palace is made like an ice cave, Luo
De guessed that this was done deliberately by the Queen to demonstrate her authority.
Unnatural snowflakes fell on Rhodes' shoulders. He should have felt cold. However, the warm blood flowing in his body made him unable to feel the cold at all. The guards on both sides were wearing thick clothes and armor.
Like a ball of cotton.
Finally, after walking through the long corridors and avenues, Rhodes was led by guards to the main hall of Bandaga Palace, where the Snow Queen discussed politics and judged prisoners.
He should be considered a criminal, Rhodes thought to himself, stepping on the floor of the hall.
The cold air followed like a ghost. In the main hall of Bandaga, a dozen huge icicles spread out in front of them, supporting the entire hall. The Ice Queen was sitting at the end of the icicles, looking as cold as a statue.
Although there are no shackles, Rhodes knows that he is now a prisoner.
He kept walking forward. There were huge beast statues on both sides of the hall. Some of them were recognizable to Rhodes, but some were not, such as the huge dragon head and the bust of the saber-toothed tiger. Others were unrecognizable to Rhodes.
But without exception, they all stared at Rhodes like a living creature. A commoner or ordinary noble would have been shocked by this sense of oppression. But Rhodes still walked steadily.
Soon, Rhodes walked up to the Ice Queen Catalina.
This was the first time that Rhodes saw the Snow Queen. What surprised Rhodes was that Catalina was as cold as an ice sculpture as in the legend. Her face was very fair, but not that natural white.
It is a sickly white color, pale and bloodless. The same goes for her skin, like a cold stone that has been sleeping in the Winter Palace for a thousand years, with no blood on it. If the Queen hadn't spoken out, Rhodes would have even suspected that this guy was