The big bell of the Esun Temple rang twelve times, and from a distance, you could hear the deep and deep sound spreading throughout the city. When the stars were setting, Denis and Minister Vladimir were sitting in the office, talking.
With a melancholy face, he discussed the changes that had taken place inside and outside the palace in recent days.
"The Tsar has changed and is different from before. I don't know if it's good or bad at this time, but his changes make me feel very uneasy. Your Majesty, Pavel has never had such a change in one day. His change
Although it is not developing in a worse direction, it makes me feel very uneasy."
"He dismissed you."
Dennis asked calmly. These days, her longing for Boris has gradually lessened, maybe time has really diluted the emotions. In the past, she thought of him almost every moment of the day, but now, although she still misses him
, but not all day long, but only at a certain moment, such as the garden under the moon when I returned to the room, or standing on the balcony and seeing the city at night.
Perhaps, time is really the best antidote... Dennis thought, in any case, he had indeed recovered a little and could temporarily devote himself to some government affairs.
"That's natural. No king will tolerate the betrayal of his subjects, even though I do it for the sake of Kislev..."
Vladimir sighed——
"However, the change that I noticed was not Pavel's dismissal of my position. It was the recent change in his behavior. Her Royal Highness, there are some things you don't want to mention, but I still have to say it - Tsar Pavel
It is true that Weir has not touched women recently. Naturally, you know the news in the palace better than I do..."
"It's a good thing to give up on beauty."
"But it's too abnormal. It's impossible for a person to change certain habits in a short period of time, not to mention that these habits are not developed in a day or two. It's not that it's bad, it's just that there's often something behind the abnormal behavior.
Reason. I hope His Majesty the Tsar will wake up."
"He will wake up? Don't expect it."
Dennis mocked coldly.
"Yes, you and I both know that he will not wake up so easily. Since there is no awakening and repentance, there is only revenge. Only the determination of revenge can make a person make such a huge change in a short period of time. Her Royal Highness the Queen,
You have to be careful."
Vladimir continued -
"Pavel's mood has become stable. This kind of stability is something he has never shown in more than 30 years. He is too stable...his face is expressionless...No matter what the minister reports to him, his face is expressionless...
Excellent kings and rulers are like this. But you and I both know that he is not..."
"I noticed it too..."
Dennis frowned.
"Everything has changed. Since the day my father entered the palace with his sword, Pavel has changed. I feel the same as you. He has become a stranger and is no longer the Pavel I know."
As Dennis spoke, her thoughts were running rapidly. She was looking for the reason behind this change. This kingdom seemed peaceful, but there were too many secrets hidden behind it. Even after her father conquered the entire kingdom, there were still many dark forces lurking.
She came down. Suddenly, she thought of the vampire in the dark tower - Roy.
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North of Blackhammer Castle, the world is dark, with the smell of pine and moss floating in the air. The cold wind shuttles through the mountains and over the mountains, roaring like a giant beast.
The riders walked among the gravel, and the mountains in the distance were undulating, and the abrupt mountain tops stood like devils with teeth and claws.
"Those mountains look very close, but in fact we can't reach them in a week."
Bogur joked as he carried a heavy axe.
A few days later, the team arrived at the foot of the Great Wall. Some dwarf butchers joined in, and some wandering Ugor cavalry volunteered to join as guides. As a result, the team of only fifty people suddenly increased to more than eighty people.
Rhodes expects to arrive at Dulong City by then, and the number of people will exceed a hundred. However, there will only be a hundred people at most, and if there are more, it will be easy to expose himself.
"Great Lord, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming? I wanted to be prepared."
At the foot of the Great Wall, the commander of White Bear Fortress quickly came out of the city to greet him.
"Temporary decision. It's too late to tell you."
Rhodes returned with a smile.
In fact, Rhodes deliberately didn't tell them. This is his usual style. Only by making a surprise inspection can he see the truth of the matter. Fortunately, it seems that this century project has not been delayed or perfunctory. The city wall looks very strong.
The addition of the Frost Witch made the city wall higher and higher. The bottom of the city wall was made of huge stones. The higher it went up, the more ice it contained. At the highest point, it was almost half ice and half stone. Of course, this city wall also
It can only exist here. In the southern empire, the temperature is not enough to keep the ice from melting. Therefore, the reason why the city wall can be built so high is also because of the favorable geographical factors here.
"Cherish this last hot meal. After leaving the Great Wall, we have to face the endless wind, snow and cold. Sometimes you can't make a fire, so you can only eat hard bread to satisfy your hunger and eat snow to quench your thirst. In the end, the whole
My stomach is full of ice residue. Hahahaha..."
After the dwarf finished speaking, Gu Zi laughed.
It made everyone look contemptuous.
"He is right. Fire is the source of life in the mountains and ice fields. Don't pray to the goddess of mercy there. She can't hear your prayers. Your fragile prayers are likely to be heard by the evil god. So,
If you can rely on yourself, rely on yourself, and don’t pray randomly.”
Rhodes picked up a piece of steak and said with a smile——
"Curinated meats, bread, cheese, you'd better not eat too much of these foods now. We will probably have to eat these for a long time to come. Hunting in the Norscan wilderness? It's best to think about this kind of thing
Don’t even think about it, the savages usually have to go out as a whole tribe to successfully hunt. We people are not familiar with the environment, so the possibility of catching prey is basically zero."
"That's right! What your lords said is absolutely right! Back then, he and I went deep into the north and encountered the same situation from birth to death. There were many worse than this. Rhodes, speaking of it, we did it once
This is my first time facing danger..."
Bogul touched his bald chin and said.
"I remember the most dangerous time. We climbed to the top of the Troll Mountains in order to lure the greenskins to the Troll King's lair. That time, we really ran out of ammunition. The cave was on the other side, but in the end
There are only a few people who can cross the distance of meters. I am one of them!"
Bogul bit the ham and said excitedly. The last sentence was particularly exciting. Of course, he was right. The melee between Troll King and Ironhide was the most dangerous one in the past few years. He and Bogul
They almost died in that cave. Fortunately, Ironhide finally became thirsty for blood and focused on killing the Troll King...
Ironhide... Speaking of this beast, Rhodes suddenly remembered that he didn't know where it was now. The last time he fought with this beast was seven years ago...