Dear Broom Knight

The wait for the visitors from the Icefield wasn't too long.

The harsh winter of the Northern Lands was fast approaching. Even for a powerful professional like Valera, walking in a blizzard was a troublesome matter.

Even if she had the best steed from Vargas, one that was said to be able to chase blizzards.

After all, the horse could only control the wind, it couldn't help the person on its back.

They still had to suffer just as much.

The winter solstice in the Northern Lands was a month earlier than in the inland, and spring would arrive a month later.

Before the next spring arrived, although the journey was a bit arduous, they could at least stay at home for two or three months.

Some adventurers from the south, or even other countries, had no choice.

But they wouldn't choose to reside in the inland territories closest to Qingfeng Valley… Compared to those noble territories where they didn't know what was going on, the outposts outside Qingfeng Valley were much safer.

Moreover, before the valley closed, people with higher Maple Leaf badge levels could directly move to the outer valley.

There were many cabins under the maple trees there for them to rent and live in. Some people even rented rooms year-round, even if they went to the Great Ice Mountain for a few months, they wouldn't cancel their reservations.

Qingfeng Valley might not have much else, but safety was definitely guaranteed.

As long as a room was rented, there wouldn't be any problems, no matter how long they were away.

Thieves simply couldn't stay in Qingfeng Valley. After all, no one knew if the green maple tree next to the cabin was a banyan tree root.

And, there were those birds on the trees… The birds, big and small, in Qingfeng Valley, no, Qingfeng Territory, got along very harmoniously and looked very cute, but in fact, there were many magical creatures mixed in.

A peck from them could send your skull flying.

Even the most confident thief wouldn't take that risk, right?

If they were really that capable, they wouldn't need to target the belongings of some adventurers.

Those who weren't qualified to live in the outer valley could still go to the neighboring Montes Earl's territory for some leisure and entertainment when they had the most money on hand.

Although Earl Montes didn't have as firm a control over his territory and the environment was more complex.

But adventurers didn't care about this little bit of chaos. This was the environment they were most familiar with.

Moreover, Earl Fabrice usually followed the Qingfeng lord, and the Maple Leaf badge could also be used there.

A Maple Leaf badge that was just passing grade in Qingfeng Territory could be a VIP in Montes Territory.

That Earl Fabrice readily gave an 80% discount on various supplies.

Although the quality of supplies in Montes Territory wasn't as high, for ordinary adventurers, the price-performance ratio was really good, and it could be considered cheap and good.

Hamilton was also good, and agile or magic-based adventurers could directly cross the lake to get there, but that place was too troublesome.

Adventurers who just wanted to find a place to rest well shouldn't go there.

As the former leader of the Tiger's Blade, adventurers were quite familiar with Leon, and they all knew that for some reason, this guy was particularly attractive to fools and bastards, and could always stir up waves in the midst of calm.

The same task, clearly others had just completed it without any problems, but when he took it, it could turn into a disaster.

It would be fine if he was just struggling himself, no one cared.

But many places with many tasks had completely disappeared because of his relentless pursuit… It was really annoying to think about him.

Didn't other adventurers know that those things were problematic?

But, what did it matter if those nobles messed with themselves, killing a few young masters and young ladies plus a bunch of lackeys?

As long as they could make money.

But that Leon had to catch the real culprit.

Catch them… After catching them, the whole family was finished.

The ones giving money were gone, and the ones letting people give money were also gone.

Of course, if half of the reason was Leon's strange intuition, the other half was the inexplicable hostility that those who did evil always felt when facing Leon.

In fact, the adventurers also understood that sometimes when facing that kind of family infighting, Leon wasn't the kind of person who actively explored.

What he really put his heart into excavating were generally the evil deeds that caused tragedies to ordinary people.

But he didn't know if it was because he was too upright and awe-inspiring… The culprit always wanted to kill him along the way.

Then he would directly turn a small task into a shocking case.

In short, no matter what Leon himself thought, the place he was in was the center of the vortex. It looked calm, but in reality, it could kill people if you weren't careful.

The key was that Leon himself in the eye of the storm, breaking a few ribs was considered a serious injury, and before anything else could happen, he was rescued by that scholar follower… When others were dying and wailing, his skin was as good as new.

With such a person, which single adventurer would be willing to go to his place to die?

Adventurer groups were a little better, maybe they could make a fortune by relying on the disasters attracted by Leon.

Moreover, Earl Hamilton wouldn't give any special treatment because of the Maple Leaf badge. Ordinary adventurers with no goals would still be more comfortable going to Montes.

So, the winter in the Northern Lands looked chaotic, but in reality, there was order in the chaos.

The significance of the winter solstice was very unusual.

The time when most adventurers set off and left the Qingfeng Valley was the winter solstice.

Valera's last time sending money out this year was also the winter solstice.

At other times, she might be a day early or a day late, but only this time at the winter solstice would she definitely go out on time, even the time was almost the same: On the winter solstice, at dusk, after the adventurers preparing to go to Montes and Hamilton had packed their luggage and left the outpost at the last minute.

Therefore, in the contest of patience between the Icefield people, who were famous for their recklessness, and the evil adventurers, who were known for their cunning, the Icefield people won.

The meeting place for discussing tactics and the subsequent distribution of benefits was even handed over to the Icefield people to decide.

Of course, it was also possible that in the eyes of these adventurers, staying on the Great Ice Mountain for three years was enough for them to know every secret area like the back of their hand, and they didn't worry about being ambushed.

And the Icefield people were even less afraid.

The reason why they had to hire high-level professionals from the Church of Frost was naturally for a reason.

With the ice dog base there, what place on the Ice Mountain could be unfamiliar to the Frost believers?

So, standing in a secret and winding large ice cave at the top of the Great Ice Mountain, Rogers greeted those adventurers who were dressed mysteriously, with most of their faces covered, and wearing gray snow hats on their heads with a smile: "Welcome, free adventurers, please sit down and have a drink together!"

In the huge ice cave, the ground was covered with a thick, long-haired carpet covering an area of ​​30 square meters, and on the carpet was a low table of about a dozen square meters, enough for twenty or so people to sit comfortably.

On the low table was also a large copper plate, and on the iron frame above it was a suckling pig that had been roasted for a while… The kind without any seasoning.

The pigskin was already crackling and starting to drip oil.

Next to the table were some fruit plates and raw vegetables such as lettuce and radishes, and a few bottles of Hamilton Earl's specialty spirits that had never been opened.

Montes Territory and Qingfeng Territory also sold wine, but they weren't considered spirits.

It was said that the Qingfeng lord hated drunks who went crazy when drunk… It didn't matter how they drank at home, but if they went crazy on the street, they would be caught and made to do hard labor for seven days… The most terrifying thing was that repetition would double, doubling every time.

Even the most hot-tempered person couldn't stand it a few times!

Besides, the lord didn't forbid them from drinking, just not from going out… This also meant that taverns couldn't buy too strong wine.

As for what to do if they drank too much wine with a lower alcohol content… It was easy to get drunk, but there weren't many who could get drunk to the point of being unconscious and still cause trouble.

Going crazy when drunk also had conditions.

When they arrived at a place where they were sure to be unlucky if they went crazy, everyone would understand how to do as the Romans do.

The Montes lord, who habitually followed him, also unhesitatingly followed this path.

He might not be as intimidating as Lorry, but, he could insist on not selling wine!

Moreover, just because he followed so closely and kept calling him Little Uncle, ordinary people wouldn't dare to easily violate the laws he set.

As mentioned earlier, he wasn't preventing you from drinking at home.

Or if a small tavern could guarantee that their drunk customers had a place to go crazy, that wouldn't be a problem either.

Because of these two large territories' inexplicable regulations, Hamilton was the only place in the Northern Lands where you could easily buy good spirits.

Earl Hamilton did indeed make a fortune from this.

It was too much to ask the people of the Northern Lands to give up fighting over spirits. Many Northerners secretly cursed Lorry, this good boy of mother… Generally speaking, only women in the Northern Lands had opinions about men getting drunk and going crazy.

Half of the fights between couples were for this reason.

Unfortunately, the Qingfeng lord was now the most powerful person in the Northern Lands.

Even if Earl Hamilton felt that Lorry was doing too much and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction, what was the use of such a word?