Throne of the North

Serra Kingdom, Griffin Mountains.

The team of the Lantern Merchants Guild was driving on the North Wind Avenue, and the quiet mountains and forests around it were somewhat unsettling. The people in the caravan could only rely on their own voices to dispel the panic caused by the silence.

But suddenly, the calm of the caravan was disturbed by exclamations.

"Orcs, orcs are coming!"

"The tree is broken, blocking the way!"

"Guards, where are the guards?"

A series of panicked voices echoed in the front, making the people behind them nervous as well, not knowing what was happening in front of them.

Suddenly, orcs rushed out from the woods on both sides of the road. They looked at the human caravan greedily, and then rushed out.

"Stop them!"

A group of people wearing animal skins jumped out of the crowd, and the strong man headed by brandished a machete and slashed at the orcs.

In an instant, the chaotic battle and the chaotic crowd were clearly distinguished.

Thirty-four orcs were finally repulsed, and the warriors holding weapons and wearing animal skins gasped and leaned against the carriage. They also lost many companions in the life-and-death battle.

"Thank you everyone from Barbarian Bear."

The leader of the caravan came to these people and handed some silver coins. The soldiers sitting on the ground also stood up, and they regained their strength.

"This is what our Bear Adventure Group should do."

The strong man at the head took the money bag and was a little happy. This was an additional gain in addition to his own reward.

The person in charge of the caravan pulled the ‘Barbarian Bear’ headed aside and whispered.

"Mr. Greco, I wonder if you have any ideas to earn more silver coins, or even gold coins?"

The person in charge's words made Greg hesitate. Of course he wanted to earn more money. The reason why he formed the adventure group was because he wanted to hunt orcs and obtain gold coins from the Brave Guild.

But he understands that if this person earns more, he may be in trouble.

"Mr. Greco, think about it. If you don't reply when you get to the Kingdom of Andala, I will treat it as your rejection. Then I will go find the Wild Wolf Adventure Group. I heard that their leader, Mr. Sark, was the first one." A brave man who formed an adventure group.”

The caravan continued to move forward, and somewhat unexpectedly, the chamber of commerce was attacked by orcs five or six times in succession.

Greg finally realized something was wrong.

"What the hell are you transporting?!"

Grek went to the caravan leader and asked that it was unreasonable for the orcs to attack so frequently, because the news he received was that the army of the Kingdom of Serra had been cleaning up the orcs in the north, and there should not be so many orcs here.

Otherwise, he would not have accepted the task of guarding the caravan.

"That's not your business, Mr. Gleick."

The caravan leader said coldly.

Then he asked Greco again.

"Mr. Greco, you must be short of money. I heard that many people in your Bear Adventure Group have died recently."

Greg fell silent. He was short of more than just money.

He was once a citizen of Beifeng City. Since it was an imperial city, they, the citizens of Beifeng City, did not have lords. In other words, the Governor of Beifeng City was their manager and the emperor was their lord.

But as Earl Winter is no longer the Governor of the North Wind, the Marquis of the North Wind no longer lives in the North Wind City, and the new Marquis of the North Wind is still a baby, the North Wind City has completely declined.

However, the biggest reason is because of the emergence of Beifeng Avenue, which has gradually replaced Beifeng City as the most prosperous city in Beifeng Province. Chambers of Commerce no longer appear on a large scale in Beifeng City.

As a result, the income of the people of Beifeng City dropped by many levels, and many families began to make ends meet, and even had to become slaves of nobles.

This is unreasonable, but this is Beifeng Province, a place where the emperor doesn't care.

Greg was not the eldest son in his family. When he grew up, he did not receive the greatest support from his family, and the house he was assigned was beyond his ability to adapt to.

In the end, he sold his things to his brother. He came to Lingdu City with two silver coins and became an adventurer with his natural strength and fierceness.

He still remembered how excited he was when he got the first gold coin from the Brave Guild. He didn't get out of bed that night.

He wants to stay in Lingdu City and have a new life of his own, but this requires money, a lot of money.

"What did you say before?"

Greg finally asked, he needed money, and the person in charge in front of him finally said with satisfaction:

"Mr. Gleick, it seems you agreed."

He pointed to the most gorgeous carriage in the caravan and said:

"Do you know what is being transported here? It is what the King of Andara wants. Our Lantern Merchant Guild spent tens of thousands of gold coins to trade it from a down-and-out noble."

"And now, it will be able to bring back a hundred thousand gold coins for the Lantern Merchant Guild in the hands of the King of Andala Kingdom."

Ten thousand, one hundred thousand or other gold coins, Greg was numb when he heard it, and then his body was trembling.

"You want me to steal this item?"

The person in charge was startled and looked at Greco warily.

"What are you talking about? If you dare to steal, the Lantern Merchants will hunt you to the ends of the earth. The nobles will not tolerate you, and no one can save you."

"What theft, this thing must be handed over to King Andala, but before that, our noble master discovered a secret on this thing."

"There is a treasure buried in the North. You know, there are a lot of wealth in the North. Why would Lord Ryan of the Frozen Territory generously take out gold coins to reward an orc's head? It's because he wants to kill the orcs and then occupy the wealth of the North."

Many people in Lingdu City agree with this statement, because they really can't understand why Baron Ryan took out so many gold coins for no reason. Some people say that they have already taken out hundreds of gold coins. That's hundreds of gold coins. A family can't earn so many gold coins in a thousand years.

"His Majesty King Andara wants to obtain the wealth of the North. After all, we all know that the Andara Kingdom has to buy food from the Empire during this period."

"But what does this have to do with you."

The person in charge looked at Greg and said angrily:

"No one knows how much the treasure is, and the treasure does not belong to the Andara Kingdom. If we can find it one step ahead..."

...

Andara Kingdom, the land in the northwest.

This place is close to the Griffin Mountains. After ten days of waiting, Greg discovered that the Lantern Merchants invited not only his family, but also the Wild Wolf Adventure Group. In addition, there were other people, even knights. Greg looked at them for a few times and was not sure whether some of them were magicians.

He guessed that no one knew that the Lantern Merchants would make such a big move.

A group of nearly two hundred people entered the North from here. When the wind and snow made their necks cold, Greg knew that he regretted it.

"Damn, why is it so cold."

Someone in the team wrapped his clothes tightly and cursed, but soon, everyone was shocked.

They looked at the right side, the messy world, as if some terrible existence had plowed through, destroying the mountains and forests, leaving a hideous path on the ground. At this moment, this path has been submerged by snow, but it still allows everyone to see the reason for its creation at a glance.

"The North is so terrible?"

"Don't worry, keep moving forward."

The team did not go directly north, Greg felt it, but a day later, they actually met other people.

These people were wearing wolfskin cloaks and walking on the snow. There were white wolves pulling sleds with supplies covered with linen on them.

"They are from the Frozen Territory."

Greck recognized it at a glance. This was the badge of the Frozen Territory, but how could the people from the Frozen Territory appear here? This place is already far away from the Frozen Territory, right?

"It's a caravan."

In the crowd, the people from the Lantern Chamber of Commerce saw it at a glance. Their experienced eyes could even capture the immaturity of this team, but their appearance here still shocked these old merchants.

This is the North. The caravan from the Frozen Territory appeared here?

"What are they trading with?"

On the other side, the white wolf discovered humans, but the caravan from the Frozen Territory looked at this side and turned its head away.

The people from the Lantern Chamber of Commerce did not contact these people from the Frozen Territory and continued to move forward, but soon they found footprints in front of them.

"Are we moving in the same direction as them?"

Some people were surprised and then doubted.

"Has the Tundra Territory discovered the treasure?"

Greck thought so too, and beside him, the most famous Sack, the leader of the Wild Wolf Adventure Group, also gathered and called on the adventure groups to act together.

"I have fought side by side with the knights of the Tundra Territory. They are very powerful. Don't fight if you can."

"Don't forget, we all rely on the Brave Guild to earn gold coins. If the Tundra Territory had not blocked the route to the North in recent times, how could we run so far for a little silver coin."

The adventure groups reached a consensus, mainly because they were afraid of being liquidated by the Brave Guild afterwards.

However, not long after, they discovered the army of the Andara Kingdom.

"It's the army!"

The more than 100 people were a little panicked. It was too difficult for them to face the army, and the number of this army was at least 500.

"Don't panic, they are not our enemies."

The Lantern Chamber of Commerce just wanted to get a share of the treasure paper, not to go to war with the army of the Andara Kingdom.

Moreover, the army did not notice them standing higher. When the army went away, the adventure team of the Lantern Chamber of Commerce also set off again.

Ahead, the caravan of the Tundra Territory.

The leading man named Wobi took off his cloak and hood, shook off the snow on it, and headed towards the snowy mountain valley in front alone.

"Sir Lagerlov, we are the people of the Tundra Territory, the attendants of Baron Ryan."

Wobi shouted loudly, but he could only shout loudly because the sound was too small and would be considered the buzzing of mosquitoes.

The earth shook slightly, the snow shook off, and a tall figure covered with hair walked out.

Frost giants are tall, but this is a frost giant tribe with more than 20 frost giants. The frost giants of this tribe have a gentle personality, so after the frost dragon, it has become the second place with good trade trust with the Tundra Territory.

At present, the Tundra Territory has not gained any benefits from the frost giants, but in a place like the North, you can meet gentle lives, and Ryan doesn't mind establishing some trust with them.

"This is a gift for you this quarter, Lord Lagerlov. This is our last time to enter the North this year. The next time will be in March next year."

"Thank you, my friend."

The tall frost giant looked at the tiny humans standing in the snow valley, grabbed the sleds behind and held them in his arms, scaring the white wolf so much that his hair stood on end and his teeth bared.

"This gem is for Baron Ryan. Say hello to him for me."

Lagerlov dropped a finger-sized gem on his finger.

It was a gem bigger than Wobi. He looked at the blue gem in front of him, which was flowing with brilliance. It seemed to be some kind of extraordinary item.

Holding the gem, they were about to go back.

"Boss Wobi, there is an army behind us."

"Army?"

Wobi looked into the distance, and at the end of his vision, there were indeed hundreds of fully armed soldiers. In addition to the frozen land leader, there were actually other people who would enter the world of the North.

"It's the flag of the Andara Kingdom."

Walking into the place, Wobi saw clearly that he had followed Ryan to the Andara Kingdom to participate in the war.

"We are from the frozen land!"

Someone in the team shouted loudly when the army approached. Hearing their words, the army was also surprised and nervous.

"People from the frozen land, why are you here?"

"This is the North, anyone can appear here, but you, the army of the Andara Kingdom, were sent by His Majesty the King? Winter is coming soon, what are you doing in the North?"

Wobi asked, and facing the frozen land, Baron Ryan's name was still above their heads, not to mention Ryan was a great noble of the Andara Kingdom.

"His Majesty the King sent us to find something."

The leading knight looked at the big gem behind Wobi and was a little shocked. There was such a big gem?

"Looking for something?"

Wobi frowned, and then stopped asking.

"You can go now. We will also return to the Tundra Territory. We will not come to the North again this year. The winter in the North is not something you can bear. I advise you to go back quickly."

The army leader, the knight, could not go back, and he was about to lead the army into the snow valley.

"Stop, you can't go here. There are friends from the Tundra Territory here."

Wobi's voice was loud. He was not speaking to these people, but to the frost giants, so that the frost giants would know that they had nothing to do with this army.

"We got the king's order."

The knight said, and Wobi also felt a headache. He couldn't let this army cause the trust that had been hard-earned between the Tundra Territory and the frost giants to collapse.

"Is your destination here?"

After hesitating, the knight took out a magic disk with a red dot on it.

"It's still farther, about two hours away."

"Then you can go around. This is not your destination, but there are friends of Lord Baron Ryan here."

Lane's reputation made the knight hesitate. After thinking about it, he still planned to take a detour. They couldn't represent the king and Baron Ryan.

"Quick, lead the way for them, in this icy and snowy place..."

Wobi pointed at a person and said, leading the way is to lead the way, and at the same time to keep an eye on the army to prevent them from sneaking into the valley.

When the army left, Wobi and his men did not evacuate, but thought about the past not long ago.

"Did we meet another team before?"

"Wait a little longer, we will go back tomorrow."

When entering the North, you can leave nothing behind, but you must bring sleeping bags and tents, otherwise you will wake up in the morning with frozen eyelids and lips.

Soon, the team of the Lantern Chamber of Commerce also passed by here. Similarly, Wobi asked them to take a detour and told them that the kingdom's army also went there.

"They are here to find the group of goblins."

Behind him, the outline of the frost giants in the wind and snow was exposed because of their actions. What shocked Wobi was that so many people had not discovered the existence of the frost giants before, as if they had merged with the wind and snow and the snowy mountains.

"Goblins?"

After turning his head and being surprised, Wobi asked:

"Are there goblins in the North?"

"Yes, there are many. Because the surface is too cold, they live in underground caves."

For the frost giants, humans are all a kind of goblins, but the goblins he mentioned are not humans, but some powerful, evil monsters that serve some great existence.

"They worship their gods and sometimes rob our snow mountain stones."

The frost giant said that they were all robbed by the goblins. Are these goblins too powerful?

After Queek came back, Wobi did not choose to return to the frozen land. He planned to stay here to see the situation. The Baron should be very satisfied with what happened in the North.

The frost giants took them in and let them set up tents in the snow valley where they were not blown by the wind and snow.

In the north, an army of 500 people rushed into the underground cave, and then a bloody fight broke out with the goblins.

"Ah——"

"What the hell are these things?"

"How could this happen? How could this happen!"

Of the five hundred soldiers, only less than two hundred escaped, but the goblins in the cave chased them out and began to slaughter the one or two hundred people.

The Lantern Chamber of Commerce team that followed was also frightened by the sudden scene in front of them.

"What are you doing? Run!"

Grek looked at the goblins in front of him who had dark skin, pointed ears like elves, and faces like wolves and leopards. He was frightened for a moment, and was suddenly pulled by Sac next to him and ran away. .

"Why is there such a monster here? Did you see it? The knight's long sword slashed on its skin, leaving only a white mark."

"There are no treasures here, only monsters!"

"No, there are. Look at the spears in their hands. They are spears polished with precious stones."

Someone turned around and saw that the tops of the weapons in the hands of the black goblin monsters were inlaid with sparkling gems.

There is indeed a treasure, but it is guarded by powerful monsters.

In the snow valley, Wobi and others waited for the two treasure hunting teams, but the two teams that originally had close to 700 people now only have about 150 people left, and behind them, it seems that the goblins are still chasing and killing, there are many The possibility of not stopping until they were all killed.

"Is this the goblin?"

Warby was surprised. It was completely different from what he knew before. These goblins were stronger, not in height, but in the muscles all over their bodies. The skin on their bodies was cracked like a dry river bed, but Warby could see clearly. Some kind of liquid was flowing in the cracks of the skin.