Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

After just a few words with his brother, Ino's identity certificate had passed the verification - another team of shield guards came out and escorted Ino and the Dharma Master into the fully-guarded Mithril City.

After arranging the ruler in a temporary camp, the shield guard took Ino through several inspection posts and entered the military camp that was fully in combat mode. Finally, he met Heng, the commander of the Northern Second Army. General Charles.

General Henchal is a serious uncle who is nearly fifty years old. He has been responsible for the defense of the northern border in Mithril City for more than ten years. He can be regarded as an experienced "iron wall of the northern border".

It seems that because of the tense situation, although he is in the city and there is no war yet, Henchal is still wearing full body armor and seems to be fully ready for battle - and since him, what Ino saw along the way All soldiers, whether they are militiamen or regular troops of the Second Northern Army, are also fully armed and ready for battle at any time.

"Miss Ino, right?" Henchal didn't say much greetings when he saw Ino, "You came from Forsbarrow on the order of Count Laxana?"

"That's right." Ino nodded, "Come to Misilver City specifically to transport the food needed for the winter."

"I have no control over the affairs between your lords." The serious Henchal shook his head, "But I must explain that Mithril City does not have the manpower to help you with transportation."

"I have brought reliable people here." Ino was clearly prepared for this, "I promise not to affect any action plans in Mithril City."

"That's good." It seemed that because Ino expressed his position clearly and quickly, the general finally nodded slightly, "Now the barbarians in the north are ready to make a move, and the situation in Mithril City is tense. I hope you can understand."

"That's natural."

"In addition, regarding the military situation in the north, I have sent a special envoy to Forsbarrow to directly contact the Third Army." Henchal continued, "But since you are here, I will simply say a few words to you. , I hope you can report to Count Laxana truthfully."

"no problem."

"The barbarians in the Freljord are particularly crazy this year." Henchal did not compare the map or take out any documents, but just spoke as if he was familiar with the road. "They gathered a large number of people, and they also attacked our dragon and bird knights—— You know about Dragon Bird Knight, right?"

"Know."

"In the past, the Freljordians would not take action against the Dragon Bird Knight. I think this may be a signal." Henchal continued, "Although Mithril City often faces the Freljord Barbarian attacks, but in my impression, this place has never faced a large-scale invasion - although the barbarians are violent, they lack the tools and equipment needed to attack the city. Under normal circumstances, only militia is enough to attack the city. They caused huge casualties at the top of the city."

Ino nodded, indicating that he understood.

When she was a child, Mithril City had suffered several attacks, but as General Henchal said, the Freljordians had never been able to do anything against the northern fortress.

"But this time, judging from the fact that they attacked the Dragon Bird Knight, it seems that the barbarians in the north have also mastered many means of siege." Henchal frowned and said, "They can shoot down those who fly in the air for reconnaissance. Dragon Bird Riders, the Freljordians' projectile weapons have obviously improved, so we must not look at them with the same eyes as before!"

Ino nodded again.

"You must inform Count Laxana when you go back." Henchal warned earnestly, "Don't be stingy with manpower and materials. The barbarians of the Freljord are a group of terrible destructive maniacs. We can't even treat Noxar as such." They look at them from the eyes of the Sri Lankan people, and for such a group of guys who are no different from wild beasts, no matter how careful you are!"

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After some instructions, Ino finally passed the "review" of General Henchal, met the person in charge of material management of the Crown Guard family, and successfully received the food supplies that had been agreed upon.

Although the manpower in Mithril City is tight, these supplies have been loaded into the carts and hitched to the horses early.

It seemed that because the atmosphere in Misilver City was getting increasingly tense, the northern war horses that were pulled as draft horses were somewhat agitated. Ino and others spent a lot of effort to calm down these agitated northern war horses.

"In this car are the grass harvested and stored in the summer." The wrangler who is usually responsible for training these war horses reminded, "I have added salt, soybeans and oats in advance according to their taste. Now that it is cold outside, the war horses need To avoid losing weight, it’s best to feed the horse four times a day, at six o’clock in the morning and evening, at noon and at midnight.”

"Understood." Ino had also served Scarash and was familiar with taking care of large animals. "No problem."

"The Northern War Horses have good endurance and are fast, but they also need to be carefully raised." Seeing these tall Northern War Horses being used as draft horses and being hitched in front of the cart, the herdsman couldn't help but exhorted, "They can Eat snow directly, but it must be clean snow. You must not let them eat snow that has been stepped on on the road just for the sake of convenience..."

"Don't worry!" Ino smiled after hearing this, "I guarantee that the ice and snow they eat will be absolutely clean!"

In the evening of that day, after several warnings and a lot of busy work, Ino finally led the royal guards and drove the cart pulled by the northern war horses to leave Mithril City from the south gate.

As the twilight grew darker, after leaving Misilver City, Ino and the Law Enforcers drove their war horses and quickly left the road, directly onto the frozen canal, stepping on the thick and solid ice caps, and headed southwest.

After the Dragon Bird Knight was seriously injured and the Dragon Bird died, when Ino and the Archon were transporting food back to Forsbarrow along the waterway, the entire northern border of Demacia was put on full alert.

The three main northern armies, the First Northern Army stationed in Owendale, the Second Northern Army stationed in Mithril City, and the Third Northern Army stationed in Forsbarrow, have all entered a state of first-level war preparation. , the soldiers canceled all rotational leave and were always ready to fight.

At the same time, militia organizations in the north also became active. Militia organizations of different sizes in different places gathered in large and small towns and fortresses in the north in accordance with war preparation plans.

In the entire northern territory, all strongholds without walls of more than twelve feet were abandoned, and the residents there were moved to the nearest stronghold with walls of more than twelve feet, leaving the countryside clear.

The urgent envoy has already rushed to the capital on dragon bird. If nothing goes wrong, Demacia's main field army, including the Fearless Vanguard, will also be mobilized and be ready to set off to support the northern defense line at any time.

This is not because the Demacians are nervous, but because they have never seen such an astonishing gathering of Freljordians, and that's right here in the Sanjigra Plains!

If these Freljord barbarians go south, I am afraid that the entire defense line in the northern border of Demacia will face a serious impact!

Considering that the Freljordians always bully others and never stop taking advantage, they must fight back hard when they make up their mind. Only in this way can they not dare to go south!

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Sejuani was completely unaware of the mental stress of the Demacians.

She even now thinks that what her warriors hit that day was "a polar snow eagle domesticated by the Avarosans"!

Although Sejuani was somewhat dissatisfied with not being able to shoot it down directly, the good news is that since then, there have been no more strange birds appearing in the sky above the Sanjigla Plains - many thoughtful guys have They all stared at the sky, expecting to spot an uninvited visitor, and then perform a bow-shooting vulture to gain Sejuani's favor.

In this way, when Demacia's northern defense line was mobilized, the soldiers of Winter's Claw also completed their assembly.

In the cruel winter, those who can travel across mountains and rivers to be mobilized are all strong warriors. Although when the assembly time ended, less than 20,000 people gathered under the banner of Winter's Claws, but these more than 10,000 people All of them are good players.

Sejuani believed that with these warriors, she could defeat Avarosa!

There is no need for any pre-war mobilization, nor any words of encouragement. When the assembly time is over and the low horn sounds, Sejuani only needs to ride the steel mane and easily grab the wind from the frozen soil. flag.

The moving flag was firmly grasped by Sejuani in her hand. The thick flagpole remained motionless. Under the gaze of all the warriors, she raised the flag high and pointed to the west.

A stream of hot air blew out from Steelmane's nose. The exceptionally large Juvask wild boar raised its head proudly and took steps towards the direction pointed by Sejuani's flag.

Behind Sejuani, countless Winter's Claw warriors either on foot or on their mounts, like migrating salmon, merged into a silent river, rolling all the way westward on the Sanjigla Plain. And go.

This is destined to be a journey of destruction, looting and killing.

The warriors of Winter's Claw don't have much supplies, so they kill any tribe they see and steal all their food supplies.

They will kill all the old and weak in these tribes, and then absorb the young adults and children into the Winter Claw tribe, making them members of the Winter Claws.

This huge team is like a greedy snake that is hard to quell. While devouring all the tribes in front, it is also expanding the size of the team. Starting from the Sanguigra Plains, it rolls all the way towards Avarosa. The core area of ​​the tribe.

This time, Sejuani will use iron and blood to tell her former best friend that in the harsh land of Freljord, power and power are the only truths!

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Ash has been in a bad mood lately.

Winter in the Freljord came a little early this year, and a batch of cassava planted by the Avarosa tribe failed to survive.

Although cassava vines are edible, and it is not difficult to fill their stomachs, mothers who eat too much cassava vines will have no milk, and weaned children will have difficulty digesting cassava vines. It is foreseeable that this winter in Avarosa will It won't be easy.

If the belly is not full, the mouth cannot be closed. Although the Avarosa people still trust and support their war mother Ashe, there are more and more dissatisfaction voices in the tribe.

Many more radical young people have even made requests, hoping to form a special raiding team like the Winter Claws to clean up the deficiencies around them and rob them of the winter supplies they have hoarded.

Naturally, Ai Xi refused.

The reason she left Winter's Claw and rebuilt Avarosa was because she could not accept Sejuani's values ​​and was unwilling to feed her people by killing the old and weak and robbing others.

Although life may be a little harder this winter and the children may be malnourished, at least they won’t starve to death!

Instead of plundering and killing in the winter, it is better to spend more time weaving nets, and wait until next spring when the ice melts and the snow melts, and try fishing on the sea - several people Ashe sent to Demacia before The "spies" have now returned. They have learned the special skills of the Demacians in making nets. Maybe they can catch more fish next spring.

Under this situation, Ai Xi could only reject any form of plundering suggestions while personally appeasing the emotions of the tribe.

Winter is coming, is spring still far behind?

Growing cassava has proven to be feasible. We were unlucky this year and the Breath of Anivia came too early. By next year, we will be able to eat roasted cassava all-you-can-eat in the winter!

Moreover, starting next year, the size of the Avarosa Tribe's Jukal herd will soon reach more than a thousand. In the fall, they will be grazed on a large scale so that they will be full of autumn fat. They can even be killed for meat in the winter!

When the time comes, the child will not only have Jukal milk to drink, but also meat to eat - the child who has chewed the bones will definitely grow into the best young man!

These words would only be regarded as nonsense by others, but when Ashe, who was holding an Avarosa ice bow and laboriously pulling up a new Avarosa tribe, said this, everyone was willing to believe it.

In the past ten years, although every winter has been difficult, and only two winters have most of the children survived their name day, it is undeniable that the life of the Avarosa tribe is getting better little by little.

Cassava is not delicious and always has a lingering earthy smell, but it can fill the stomach and enable the old and the weak to survive the harsh winter.

Although Jukal's milk is fishy and irritating, and burping after drinking it can make people miserable, but thanks to its milk, the survival rate of infants and young children in the Avarosa tribe has increased significantly in recent years.

Living on the ice fields of Freljord is a very difficult thing, and what Ashe can do is to make this difficulty less difficult.

Although the Avarosa tribe lacks the "glory of the Freljord" in the eyes of many people. Whether they plant or raise animals, they go against their ancestors and traditions by "learning from the weak and warm-blooded people", but no one can deny that it is true. It was through this method that the Avarosa tribe gained a firm foothold in the Freljord.

And now, another year of winter has arrived, and just as Ashe was thinking about her plans for next year, the bad news finally arrived.

Winter's Claw launches a raiding war.

For some unknown reason, the polar snow eagle failed to give an early warning as before, so five days ago, the Nyuskara Pass leading from the West Freljord subcontinent to the Freljord Plain fell into enemy hands.

Braka, an Iceborn warrior stationed at the Nyuskara Pass, was killed by Sejuani in a one-on-one battle.