Chapter 21 - Snow Mountain Kingdom
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In the human kingdom, only Ultratown is snowy all year round. Many wealthy people will spend the hot summer here, but it is late winter and there are very few people coming. It has not snowed in the Silver Pine Forest yet, and the road is relatively flat for Nathanos and his group. Kana rented a carriage and caught all the children. Nathanos sat behind the carriage and enjoyed the scenery behind it.
"Nathanos, we'll be here soon." Leren said to him through the wooden board. Nasanos nodded. Whether Leren had seen it or not, he was in a very happy mood today. As long as he spent today, Nasanos could go home. He had not seen his parents for several months. He missed them very much and knew that his parents missed him very much.
"Look, in front." Kasha excitedly pointed his hand at the front. There was a white peak. Nathanos poked his head out and looked. He didn't see the Kingdom of Otlank, which was towering on the snow-capped mountains. He wanted to know how the people there lived in such a harsh environment.
"What are we going to do?" Nathanos asked, and the other children looked at Kana after hearing this question. Indeed, it was impossible for everyone to enjoy the snow all day.
“It’s a good weather today,” Kana replied with a smile. “We will walk halfway up the mountain under the guide and enjoy our food and the surrounding scenery at the open-minded rest stop.”
"Sounds good," said Kesius, who was not sitting next to Gray today, obviously trying to draw a line with him.
"Will there be grizzly bears on this snowy mountain?" asked a child, and he saw a overturned tree on the roadside with bear claw marks on it.
Gray sneered: "Not only bears, but also wolves, and eagles, specializing in catching those poor little sparrows."
Nathanos' eyebrows jumped, and Lerenn saw that Nathanos didn't say anything, and counterattacked: "Is that so? Then you have to stay away from us, the smell of urine on your pants will attract the wolf."
"whee……."………
The children around him laughed, Gray had a gloomy face and was silent. He must teach these people a lesson today, but first he had to deal with Nathanos.
Climbing snow mountains is a physical job, and it is very labor-intensive to move forward in the snow. Nathanos followed the team and observed the surrounding cliffs. He had learned about it in books, and Brian Bronzebeard wrote:
I have never seen such a place. The land around Ultratown is rich, and the land is barren, and it is almost impossible to plant crops. My hometown Tielu Castle is also in the snow-capped mountains. We can use geothermal heat to heat up and develop our civilization. But it seems that it is cursed. It is still ice and snow under the ice and snow. My earth drilling machine has been working for several hours. I dare not dig it down. There may be avalanches around at any time. If the altitude makes it cold all year round, then I have to admire the will of the Ultratown people. They have established their own country on cliffs. The harsh environment here helps them and keeps them away from threats. But I don’t like them. I heard that they had come and go with Eagle Nest Mountain and treat my "cousins" as VIP guests. Humph, I must dig out the treasure here and take it away.
Apparently Brian was disappointed, there was no treasure here, he had surveyed the place several times, and the resources were scarce, and he guessed that the Ultraranks had discovered the secrets in the snow-capped mountains and built their own kingdom with it. In short, the Ultraranks welcomed visitors, but did not welcome those archaeologists, because every time they came, they would take away some precious things.
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‘Note that there are thieves behind it.’
‘I’ll save, I’ll save.’
‘Please pay attention to pulling on the front, the output of the opposite back row is a bit high.’
‘There are three ice techniques in the back row opposite, so the thief takes it and cut it.’
‘How to cut it, there is a refrigerator.’
‘Be careful and retreat to the high ground behind.’
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“Is this a battlefield?”
After going up the mountain, Nathanos suddenly asked, everyone was looking at him, and Kana and Kathus wondered why he suddenly asked this.
The tour guide who was walking in front heard Nathanos's question and answered confidently: "Child, your question is nonsense. Altlank has stood proudly in this snow-capped mountain for hundreds of years. We all know how to face the challenges of nature. No one can invade our homes. If so, the wind and snow here will bury them."
The elf mage Kesius touched his goatee and took advantage of the situation and said, "The same is true for Quelcelas. In the jungle, no one can cross the defense of the rangers. The land we rely on for survival is with us."
Both of them were praising their country, and Gray also took the opportunity to jump out. He said that if his father came here to attack the enemy, he would definitely return in triumph. Nathanos did not intend to intervene, but he knew that what Gray was saying was a joke. The Lordaeron soldiers came here in armor. If the weather was sunny, it would be fine. Once they encountered wind and snow, they would probably be a serious problem.
“We’re here.”
Kana assigned tasks to all the children, and Nathanos was assigned to pick up dead wood branches that could be used in the snow to make fires and keep warm. This is a simple errand. Generally, there are such dead woods in relatively thin snow layers on the road, but for Nathanos, the bad thing is that Grey was also assigned to this task. He seemed to take the initiative to ask Kana to accept this task. Nathanos knew that he did it on purpose and was careful to beware of him. Grey had been following him not far behind him, and there were other children here, but several were Grey's followers. Every time Nathanos bent over, he focused part of his attention on every move in his hand.
"Ah..., help."
A shout came from a distance. After hearing this, Nathanos picked up the wood in his arms and ran over. The destination was a cliff. The shouting was here? Nathanos looked around and looked around, but he still couldn't find the person who shouted for help. When he was about to walk back, he found that his retreat had been blocked by Grey and his two followers. Nathanos found that he was a little far from the camp, and there was one more person, the child who shouted for help. He was sent by Grey and led Nathanos here.
"I'm very curious, what kind of power is that makes you so hard, Gray, what do you want to do?"
"What to do?" Grey's eyes were full of anger, his fists were clenched, and a murderous smile on his lips.
"You have to pay the price for my dignity!"
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Chapter completed!