Despite the continuous winter, the guards of the Bingfeng Leader Fortress are still quite tight.

Even if Evelyn, like Xu Nan, greeted her in advance, she was only put into the city after being tested by the guards and Zhenzhi Crystal.

In this regard, Xu Nan expressed his understanding and even appreciated the meticulous attitude of the guards. After all, there are many outstanding transformers among the demon army that the Ice Wind Leader has fought against for hundreds of years. If these necessary procedures are abandoned due to years of neglect, then what is waiting for Ice Wind Leader will definitely be an unprecedented massacre.

Demons are the cruelest and most chaotic creatures.

After passing the city gate, the butler of the lord's mansion came to receive it soon. It was a not luxurious carriage. After Xu Nan got on the carriage, he found that although the carriage looked a little shabby, it was not bad inside. Several thoughtful constant spells made the carriage quite comfortable and warm, and maintained a relatively delicate balance with the temperature outside.

"It's the work of an alchemist."

As a natural alchemist, although Xu Nan has average alchemy level, his eyesight is still there.

Many novice alchemists often consider simple when designing this constant spell, such as constant a very comfortable temperature - but this situation often brings great trouble to the user.

For example, the temperature outside the ice wind collar is about minus 30 degrees Celsius - the aboriginal people in this world are obviously much stronger than those on earth, but it is also within the scope of living things. If you set the indoor temperature to twenty degrees, then it is certainly comfortable in a carriage, but the huge temperature difference caused by entering and leaving the carriage will definitely lead to a heavy cold, and may even cause even more exaggerated consequences.

The constant temperature of this carriage is adjusted according to the external temperature. The carriage is about zero or fifth degrees, which is definitely much warmer than the outside, but there is not much difference.

This kind of detail looks quite ordinary, but in this era when information and knowledge sharing is not so explosive, many alchemists often don’t consider this (after all, most alchemists will wear a robe with constant temperature); and those who can consider this must be experienced masters. In addition, the super stability and secret nature of the carriage, Xu Nan increasingly concluded that at least there is an alchemist in the princess’s mansion.

It is said that Ron Warlock is a natural and excellent alchemist. In fact, there are many parallel alchemists like Xu Nan. However, for blood reasons, Ron Warlock is indeed more likely to produce powerful alchemists than other professions.

If Xu Nan said that the biggest advantage of Ron's warlock as an alchemist is that it is modest and studious. Normal alchemists are the kind of arrogant and arrogant people. Most of the opponents who are equally good at compromising each other are not convinced by anyone. They are all focused on their own subjects, but we Ron's warlocks are different...

It is precisely because of this reason that Xu Nan suddenly became a little interested in the alchemist at the princess's mansion.

...

The carriage was moving smoothly in the thick snow.

The Ice Wind Territory is very vast, and it is almost the northernmost part of the Northern Continent. At least before the gods captured Afaria, this is the northernmost part of human civilization in the Eastern Kingdom.

Here, the plane laws were extremely unstable, and the earth was fissioned, and a long gap stretched across the north of the Ice Wind Territory. According to the research of the mages, this gap led to a plane in the abyss. A demon lord had been eyeing it for a long time, and regarded it as a springboard for the main material world.

So near the crack, there will be many wandering demons.

The eastern part of the Ice Wind Territory is the highest mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles. The old nest of the Kunyu-level frost dragon that has been sleeping for many years is one of the true forbidden areas in the Northern Continent. In fact, the existence of the Great Mountains has led to the Ice Wind Territory becoming an enclave of the kingdom. Otherwise, from a straight line, Xu Nan's base camp and the Fourth Princess' fortress are actually quite close.

"The abyss demons to the north, the human forbidden zone in the east, and the sea of ​​chaos to the west..."

"It's a miracle that this Ice Wind Leader can stand until now."

Sitting in the carriage, Xu Nan looked at the map of Bingfengling boredly, and couldn't help but feel a little moved.

The entire territory of the Ice Wind Territory is deserted, and most people live in the three fortresses. The indigenous people here not only have to resist the invasion of demons, but also have suspicion of fish in the sea of ​​chaos coming ashore to fight the autumn wind at any time.

Fortunately, the climate is cold in the ice wind. With the unstable sleep of the frost dragon, the temperature is increasing. Even the frost raymen do not like this climate. There are fewer and fewer fishmen appearing in recent years.

As for the south of the territory, it is the only road leading to civilization, but it is influenced by the mountains. The terrain is too rugged and almost a lonely path. Only by passing the winter fortress can you turn around and lead to the civilized country.

It is a miracle to be able to persevere in such a lonely and deserted territory, with less than 50,000 indigenous people.

"The natives of the Ice Wind-Grade are Kutlins, and in a sense, Kutlins and Ice Fields are distant relatives."

"I heard that the Kutlins have the blood of giants. They worship Atsam, the son of the earth, and are an image of a strong man holding a huge tower shield..."

Nothing happened, Xu Nan simply began to look through the relevant information prepared by Folite, the administrator of Gray Tower.

Atsam is not a god, and he does not even have a divine character, but he has been praised and remembered by the Kutlings for thousands of years. The reason is simple. This man, who was respected by the indigenous people here, called the son of the earth, once saved this land from the hands of the demon. At that time, the Ice Wind Corps was still the era of the rule of the Caesar Empire.

That was the most active period for the Abyss Demons. At the most exaggerated time, a demon army of more than 200,000 raided the Horn Hand Fortress, and the fortress was almost on the verge of losing. At the critical moment, Atsam, who was responsible for guarding the city gate, stood up. With the blood of giants, he stuck the gate of the fortress alone, and used his body and will to block the demon army's attack like a tide.

The bloody battle lasted for ten days and ten nights. Atsam held a tower shield similar to his figure and fought for ten days and ten nights. He did not let any demon creatures rush past him. He just stood there, and with his tenacious vitality, he dragged the long-term battle of the demon army.

His body and shield were integrated into one, unable to separate, his body could not be moved, and he was eventually frozen into a statue by a friend using spell, and he still guarded the door of the Horn Hand Fortress.

The Horn Hand Fortress was not lost in the end. They waited for reinforcements from the Caesar Empire, and the demons retreated like birds and beasts. At that time, another surprise attack team that went deep into the abyss also heard good news - it was a brave team composed of wanderers and mages. They went deep into the cracks in the abyss, closed the portal of the demon lord, killed the demon's commander, and fundamentally disturbed the demon's morale.

The protracted battle ended in such a hurry.

Afterwards, the surprise attack team returned to the capital and received praise. They were awarded the heroic medal to protect the empire and received the award ceremony of the empire emperor.

Atsam, who died in battle at the entrance of the Horn Hand Fortress, was strangely not mentioned by anyone. This hero who the Kutlins were proud of seemed to have been forgotten by the Caesar Empire.

Faced with this unfair treatment, the Kutlins did not make a fuss. They said nothing, but just silently built a statue for Atsam and told their children not to forget this hero who guarded the horn hand fortress with their lives.

Over time, this kind of instructor becomes a belief.

Even with the collapse of the Caesar Empire, the eastern kingdom was surging and the royal power changed several times, the people of Kutlin, who were in the Ice Wind, seemed to be isolated from the world, and silently believed in their former heroes.

It is a little ironic that after the Caesar Empire was divided, the rest of the territory was gradually replaced by new kingdoms, religions and customs. Only the Ice Wind Leader always maintained the customs and style of the Caesar Empire.

For this reason, when the Bingfeng Corps was incorporated into the territory of the Eastern Kingdom, it caused a lot of criticism.

Gradually, a saying began to spread to the Ice Wind Leader: With the awakening of the true blood of the emperor, the hero Atsam would return from under the earth, and he would lead the Kutlins to stitch the cracks in the earth, so that the land would be restored to tranquility.

This statement seems somewhat superstitious, and most outsiders think it is nonsense, but the Kutling people are said to be extremely convinced. In short, to understand this suffering land, the indigenous people here are also extremely tough and stubborn and live hard.

In fact, the ice wind lord has declined a lot now.

The soldiers garrisoned at the three fortresses are said to be very short of their limits, which is the occasional distress Evelyn and Xu Nan chatted with each other. Due to insufficient troops, she was forced to half give up the farthest sharpshooter fortress and instead strengthen the Lookout Fortress and Horn Hand Fortress behind.

The only thing that is thankful is that the things left over from the Caesar era still play a role and support the indigenous people here to continue to protect their hometowns. These things are probably also important reasons why Evelyn insisted on choosing the Ice Wind Glory.

The Caesar bloodline on her body was always an unstable factor. Although the shadow of the Caesar Empire can be seen everywhere on the entire Northern Continent, the only one who can retain the appearance of that time was the extremely cold place where the Kutlins stationed.

There may really be some unspeakable bond between the two.

It is said that when Evelyn chose the Ice Wind Glory, the old king himself did not agree; but for some reason, he changed his mind overnight.

"The carriage of Caesar's bloodline, the inheritor of customs in the Caesar's era..."

"Is the emperor really blood?"

After roughly learning about the news about the Kutlings, Xu Nan sighed softly.

He opened the newly installed plug-in of the internal database and started searching for keywords.

There is no way, this thing is too unintelligent. Xu Nan wants to understand the information inside Paradise Lost, so he cannot directly check the relevant books. He can only search based on the keywords and give some information feedback.

If he really wants to know this, he may have to apply for the full text to the big library, but in this case, the charges will be even more terrifying.

Inside Paradise Lost, the large library has always had the nickname of a gold coin crusher.

Xu Nan thought about it and chose the first keyword "Kutliner".

[Kutlins: Suspected descendants of the Frost Giant, with high wisdom, endurance and physique, the era lives in the extremely cold land of the main material world. Believe in the mortal hero Atsam. Hostile forces: Demon Lord Serehil/Church of Ice and Snow Goddess]

"Serehil should be the demon lord in the abyss plane, right?"

"What's going on with the Ice and Snow Goddess?"

Xu Nan was a little curious, but he couldn't guess the relevant information out of thin air. After all, the information given by the plug-in was too simple, I'm really sorry for the expensive charge!

He thought about it and based on the Kutlings, he chose the keywords "Atsam" and "Frost Giant".

The results are somewhat unexpected-

[Atsam, a well-known demigod in the North, a member of the Traveler Church, one of the secret seven-man group, once fought in the abyss...]

The information about Atsam is almost the same as that prepared by Folite, the administrator of the Gray Tower, for Xu Nan. The only thing that caught Xu Nan's attention was his demigod identity. Generally speaking, demigods mean god-level inheritance or blood ties. According to this reasoning, there are more powerful guardians on the Kutlins?

As expected, Xu Nan's doubts were answered in the introduction to Frost Giant.

The so-called Frost Giant does not simply refer to a certain giant race, but to the ancestors, patron saints and the source of faith of the Kutlins - the Frost Giant Proossi!

This ancient god was once the leader of the ice and snow field. Later, he died in the battle between Lannis and Purgatory. His body fell into the mortal world, thus giving birth to the Kutlins; and Atsam was one of the bloodline successors of the Frost Giant.

The fall of the Frost Giant as an ancient god was exchanged for the rise of the Ice and Snow Goddess as the God of Law. However, according to internal information on Paradise Lost, the Ice and Snow Goddess did not completely control all the clergy of the Frost Giant. Some of the most critical things were lost with the fall of the Frost Giant.

In the early years, when the Ice and Snow Goddess Church was most active, many pastors went to Ice Wind to preach, but they were all turned away. There was no Kutlings willing to convert to the doctrine of the Ice and Snow Goddess.

There were also some bloodshed incidents at that time, and the unhappiness between the two sides was formed at that time.

"The Church of the Ice and Goddess of the Caesar Empire was one of the most prosperous churches in the empire, and its influence on the royal family was also very strong. I am afraid that Atsam's heroic deeds would not be unrelated to the interference of the church."

Xu Nan speculated so.

As for the goddess herself, there is no sign of interfering in this matter yet. Although the database of Paradise Lost is a scam, the words are generally very accurate. The hostile force of the Kutlins is the Church of the Ice and Snow Goddess rather than the Goddess herself, which can basically rule out the possibility that the goddess will personally take action to suppress it. In fact, another powerful evidence of this possibility does not exist is that the Kutlins are still active in the Ice Wind Corner.

It is very easy for a righteous god who is in his prime to suppress and destroy a race. Especially for a race like the Kutlings, who basically lose their trump card.

However, despite this, the lost authority of the Ice and Snow Goddess still attracted Xu Nan's attention. There is also a Ice and Snow Goddess Church in Wildfire City, and the pastor Geralt and the black cat of unknown origin made him deeply remember it.

"Are there any more gossip about the Ice Goddess?"

In the spirit of entertainment, Xu Nan was preparing to continue searching for keywords, but who knew that the internal database plug-in could only query three keywords per week. Even if Xu Nan wanted to pay, he could not achieve the goal of getting a glimpse.

If you want to know this, you either go to the MI7 to buy intelligence, or go to the big library to check information - in a short term: krypton gold.

If there are other words, it is: increase your efforts!

"I am a member of the parliament now. Do I have no relevant authority or convenience?"

Xu Nan accused angrily and habitually wanted to write a report letter, but found that he had no idea. After all, he could not report to the parliament the monopoly charging business of Paradise Lost. Even if he reported it, he didn't have to expect Orphe and the others to change their past mistakes.

But at this moment, a prompt is quickly brushed-

[Detected that you frequently use the internal database - Qiwen System, have you accepted the exploration mission?]

The strange story system is actually a summary of various myths, history, and gossip.

Xu Nan looked at it and found that the so-called exploration mission is roughly to collect some anecdotes through exploration and exchange them for exploration points from the internal database.
To be continued...