The Halberd Peak checkpoints are located on both sides of the exit of the Blade Corridor, and together with the Halberd Peak next to them, they guard the only passage to Movit Road.

At first, this place was just a transit market that facilitated trade between people from the polar mountains and people from the outside world, because the people living in the polar mountains at that time did not have a good impression of outsiders and basically did not like to come into contact with outsiders.

We don't want outsiders to enter the polar mountains, so all trade between the two sides will be carried out in the transit markets set up outside the mountains. After the transaction, the goods are transported back to the tribes and cities in the mountains by the people in the polar mountains themselves.

For people in the southern city-states of the snowy plains at that time, this kind of transit market was also very good. Although they made less money, there was no need to risk their lives and go into the mountains to deliver goods. After all, the roads in the polar mountains at that time were

But it wasn't as good as it is now. The roads we walked were all steep mountain roads covered with ice and snow. If we weren't careful, we might miss the mark and slip down the mountain stream.

However, later on, the two sides had more contact, and their habit of not liking contact with outsiders also changed. Even the tribes and villages in the polar mountains began to form their own caravans. There was no need for this kind of transit market.

Most of the transit markets have been abandoned, and only a few transit markets with special geographical locations, such as Changji Peak, have been preserved and transformed into outposts.

Although they are called checkpoints in name, they are actually two small castles, and they can also be regarded as thousand-year-old castles with a long history.

At first, Movit Road sent about two thousand people to stay in these two small castles to guard this chokepoint. However, as there were few wars here, Movit Road had no enemies, so there was no need to be wary of anyone, so

The number of people stationed here is also decreasing year by year. So far, only three people are stationed here, and these three people will spend most of their time in the post located deep in the Blade Corridor, because the wind and snow outside seldom blow here.

Come, it's warmer here.

Another reason is that the igniter of the outer outpost beacon tower was damaged more than a hundred years ago. This igniter is a very magical item. It only needs a simple press to ignite a raging fire. It is said that this

It is an artifact used by a fallen god. Unfortunately, the knowledge of igniter maintenance and repair has been lost long ago, so if this thing is damaged, it can basically be said to be scrapped.

It can be said to be an honor to be posted as an assistant to these two outposts for the first time. At that time, the nobles on Moweite Road would compete for a spot, and the soldiers stationed here were also the strongest soldiers. For example, Moweite Road was a powerful force in the mountains in its early years.

The Mountain Giant Corps is permanently stationed at these two outposts.

However, now, garrisoning these two outposts has become an unavoidable thing. Not to mention the nobles, even ordinary civilians are not willing to come to these two outposts to suffer. Only those criminals who have committed crimes will be assigned to them.

I am stationed here in lieu of serving my normal sentence.

The three people currently stationed here are all criminals from Movit Road. They were charged with stealing. According to this crime, they were supposed to be sent to the mines to work as miners for three years. However, they all applied to be stationed at the Changji Peak Post while in prison.

Although it is cold here, it is at least more free than over there in the mine. There are not so many restrictions, and there is no need to do heavy work every day. And the most important thing is that they only need to be stationed at Changji Peak Post for half a year before they have served their sentence.

.

There were no guards on Movit Road, let alone shackles on these people, because they were not worried about the three criminals escaping. After entering the black storm season, running into the snowfield was like committing suicide.

For the three people who applied to be stationed, it can be said that they regret it to the extreme. They originally thought that they would be freer here and not do anything, but in fact, even if they were given freedom, they would not be able to move around because of the

The cold was far beyond their expectations.

Because of the geothermal heat surrounding Movit Road, even though it is located in the polar mountains and is blown by the cold wind rushing down from the surrounding extremely cold snow-capped mountains all year round, it does not feel particularly cold to the people living there.

.

But now this outpost is different. You must know that this outpost is a thousand-year old castle. It would be fine if it was repaired every year. But the problem is that this old castle has not been repaired for hundreds of years. There are broken guards everywhere. Stay here

There is no difference between staying inside the castle and staying outside the castle. The three people stationed here can only stay in the ignition room of the beacon tower every day, using the heat emitted by the igniter to resist the cold wind that comes in from the gaps in the surrounding walls.

And misfortunes never come singly. They discovered that there seemed to be some malfunction in the igniter in the past two days. During the two nights, the heat suddenly stopped emitting heat. If they had not discovered it early, they had used the only firewood left in the castle to light the fireplace in time.

, they may have been frozen to death by the arctic cold that came in during the time when the igniter heat disappeared.

"Sitting here and sighing is not an option. We should think of countermeasures." Mouse Bob put the wood in his hand into the bonfire in the fireplace, then turned to look at the pile of remaining wood against the wall.

There was not much firewood, and he looked at the spherical igniter not far away, and said solemnly: "We don't know when the igniter will malfunction again. If it malfunctions next time, we won't have enough heating equipment."

Firewood, I'm afraid we're doomed."

"I also know that now is not the time to sigh, and I also know that we don't have much firewood, but the problem is how do we get out now?" Xiao, the lame man, tightened the thin clothes around his body and pointed to the biting cold wind.

Outside the house, he said: "There is a black storm blowing outside right now. If we go out to chop firewood, we won't have to wait until the igniter is damaged. We will have already frozen to death."

"We can't just wait here, right?" Mouse Bob glared at Cripple Xiao angrily, turned to look at the other person in the room, and asked: "Boss Quining, is there anything you can do?"

Although Mouse Bob calls Quining boss, there is actually no admiration in his tone. Instead, it is full of contempt and ridicule, because this Quining boss is just a bragging thief. He likes to brag every day that he has established a certain power.

He is the leader of hundreds of people.

The other two people in the outpost didn't believe it at all. After all, how many forces there were on Movit Road and who were the leaders of these forces. They, street thieves, knew it very well. Naturally, they knew that this Quining was all bragging, and

Calling him boss is more of a joke.

Although he knew that Mouse Bob called him boss, he was sarcastic and mocking, but Quining didn't care. Instead, he looked proud as if he had gotten a big deal, and then said unhurriedly: "The black storm outside is this year."

The first black storm, in terms of time, will take at least four or five days before this wave of black storms will be temporarily over, and our current firewood cannot last until then, and it may be used up tonight

, so we must go outside to chop wood."

Lame Xiao stared at the other party dissatisfied and said: "Were you sleeping just now? Didn't you hear what I said? If we go out in this situation now, it is impossible to withstand the wind and snow outside with the cold resistance of our current clothes. Soon,

It will freeze to death."

"Of course I know that the clothes on our bodies can't withstand the cold." Quining didn't care about the disgust shown by the lame Xiao, and still spoke his mind unhurriedly: "But we put all the clothes on our bodies together

Wouldn't it be possible for one person to withstand the cold outside? Then let the person go out to chop firewood a little tired, and then replace him after a certain period of time, until there is enough firewood for the winter."

Lame Xiao and Mouse Bob were stunned when they heard Quinine's method. They both realized that this method could indeed effectively solve the problem of insufficient clothing to keep out the cold, and the two people who took off their clothes could also stay and light the fire.

Next to the igniter, the heat emitted by the igniter was enough to help them resist the cold wind that came in from the cracks in the wall.

"Who will be the first to chop wood?" Mouse Bob already recognized Quinine's idea and asked again.

The room became quiet. The reason why the three of them applied to come here was because they couldn't stand the fatigue of the miners. Now, going to the nearby mountains to cut pine trees in the snowy weather was far more difficult than that of the miners, and it was also more difficult.

It can only be done by one person, which makes the three lazy people start to hesitate.

"Since you came up with this method, of course you were the first one to go. Bob, do you think it's right to talk about it?" Lame Xiao quickly made his suggestion and also brought in the mouse Bob.

said.

"Yes, I think so too." Mouse Bob quickly agreed.

"Why are you like this?" Quining looked at his two companions angrily, but after seeing the fierce expressions on their faces, he became timid and lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

In this way, Quinine, who gave the solution, became the first person to go out to chop wood in the wind and snow.

After making the decision, Bob the mouse and Xiao the lame didn't waste time. They found an ax for cutting down trees, then took off their warm clothes to Quinine, leaving only a piece of underwear on themselves, and then curled up.

Arriving next to the igniter that was emitting hot steam, he urged Quinine to chop wood quickly.

After changing his clothes, Quining immediately felt that his body had warmed up a lot, and the cold wind around him was no longer so scary. Then without saying anything else, he picked up the ax and opened the door and walked out, closing the door again. At this moment, Quining

The timidity and fear on his face disappeared completely, replaced by a disdainful sneer, and his eyes were full of ridicule.

Afterwards, Quining walked out of the outpost with an ax, went to the nearby hillside, and began to seriously cut down the grease-filled pine trees. It was easy to see from his actions of cutting down the trees that he was very strong, and he only used

With four or five axes, he easily chopped down a tree. With the strength he showed just now, he shouldn't be afraid of Bob the mouse and Xiao the lame.

Quining soon cut down enough wood, but instead of dragging the wood down the mountain and back to the outpost, he directly used the chopped wood to build a simple hut, filling the space between the wood with leaves and snow.

He then lit a small bonfire in the house. He sat beside the fire, took out a metal flask from his arms, placed it by the fire to heat it up, and drank leisurely.

While drinking, he had no thought of returning to the post.

In this way, Quinine spent a night in the woods on the hillside where the wind and snow continued.

Early the next morning, he added a little firewood to the bonfire that was about to go out, then stuffed some snow into the wine pot that was empty last night, put it on the fire to boil, and then put some pine into it.

After the fruit peels and lichen cool down slightly, drink them all to warm your body quickly.

After feeling that his body was no longer stiff, he immediately picked up a piece of wood, put the ax on his waist, and walked towards the outpost at the foot of the mountain.

Soon he returned to the post and piled wood randomly in the courtyard of the post. He took out his axe, went to the ignition room of the beacon tower at the top, opened the door and walked in.

I saw that the igniter in the room was still running normally, constantly emitting heat, but the bonfire in the fireplace had been extinguished. Lame Xiao and Mouse Bob were sitting naked on the ground, with only the clothes on their bodies.

He tore it into pieces and threw it aside. His whole body was completely frozen.

Seeing this scene, Quining had a smile on his face. Then he cleaned up the two corpses and threw them casually in the snow outside the door. He then returned to the yard of the post and chopped the trees he had just carried into pieces.

The broken pieces of different sizes are then transported to the ignition room and stacked neatly.

After that, he went to the hillside several times, carried the wood he chopped yesterday back to the post one by one, and chopped it into firewood until he felt that it was almost enough.

After that, he went to the cellar to get some food and a pot, returned to the fire room, and started preparing today's food.

Just as he put the cut food into the pot of boiling snow water, closed the lid, and waited for the food to be cooked, he suddenly heard the sound of long-haired animals chirping from outside, and the sound of chirping.

It's getting closer.

Quining opened the door with a puzzled look on his face, walked to the side, lay on the wall and looked down. At the entrance of the Blade's Edge Mountain Road, he saw an adult long-haired beast carrying goods around the outpost in front, walking heavily

Walking towards this side at a fast pace.

Quining was very surprised at this moment, because anyone who lives in the snowfield knows that when a black storm appears, he must hide and stop wandering around in the snowfield, but now this long-haired beast has obviously destroyed this

Rules, this sight made Quining couldn't help but think of a possibility.

That is, a caravan was walking on the snowy field and happened to encounter a black storm. It had no time to escape and was swallowed up by the black storm. The person driving this long-haired beast was lucky enough to survive the snowy field storm and came here, but

Others are not so lucky.

Thinking of this, Quining looked at the heavy cargo carried on the back of the long-haired beast, and had a bold idea in his mind. He immediately returned to the ignition room and planted the flag representing Movit Road on the beacon tower.

He stood on a high platform on the side so that the mammoth charioteer could see. Then he turned back and took out a bottle from his pocket. He poured the powder in the bottle into the pot of food that was being cooked and stirred it a few times.

The powder completely blended into the food, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Chapter completed!