Shameless Warlock

Despite the continuous winter, the defense of the Watcher Fortress in Icewind is still quite tight.

Even Xu Nan, who had been greeted by Evelyn in advance, was only released into the city after being tested by the city guards and the crystal of true knowledge.

In this regard, Xu Nan expressed understanding, and even admired the meticulous attitude of the guards - after all, there are many excellent shapeshifters among the demon army that Ice Wind has fought against for hundreds of years. After being abandoned, what awaits the Bingfeng leader must be an unprecedented massacre.

Demons are the most cruel and chaotic creatures.

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

"It's the work of a master alchemist."

As a natural alchemist, although Xu Nan's alchemy level is average, his eyesight is still good.

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

For example, in the current Ice Wind Collar, the outside temperature is around minus 30 degrees - the aborigines in this world are obviously much more resistant to cold than the people on Earth, but they are still within the range of living beings. If you set the indoor temperature at two Ten degrees, so it is comfortable to be in the carriage, but the huge temperature difference caused by entering and leaving the carriage will definitely cause a serious cold, and may even cause more exaggerated consequences.

And the constant temperature of this carriage is fine-tuned according to the constant outside temperature. The inside of the carriage is about five degrees above zero, which must be much warmer than the outside, but there will not be too 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 do not consider this (after all, most alchemists will wear a constant temperature robe for themselves) ; And those who can take this into consideration must be experienced hands, coupled with the super stability and secrecy of the carriage, Xu Nan is more and more convinced that there is at least a master alchemist in the princess' mansion.

It is said that Warlock Ron is a natural and outstanding alchemist, but it is not the case. There are also parallel alchemists like Xu Nan, but because of blood, Warlock Ron is indeed easier to produce powerful alchemists than other professions. That's all.

If Xu Nan were to say, the biggest advantage of Warlock Ron as an alchemist is that he is humble and eager to learn - normal alchemists are the kind of arrogant and arrogant people, and most of their equal opponents are disobedient and focused on studying their own subjects. But our warlock Ron is different...

It was also for this reason that Xu Nan suddenly became interested in the master alchemist in the princess' mansion.

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The carriage moved smoothly through the thick snow.

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

Here, the laws of the planes became extremely unstable, the ground cracked, and a long gap stretched across the northern part of the Ice Wind Territory. According to the research of the mages, this gap led to a certain plane of the abyss. A certain demon lord has been eyeing it for a long time, seeing it as a springboard to enter the material world.

So near the crack, there will be a lot of wandering demons.

The eastern part of the Ice Wind Territory is the highest mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles. It is the lair of the Kunyu-level frost giant dragon that has been sleeping for many years, and it is also one of the true forbidden places in the Northern Continent. In fact, the existence of the highest mountain range made Ice Wind Territory an enclave of the kingdom. Otherwise, in terms of straight-line distance, Xu Nan's base camp and the fourth princess' fortress are actually quite close.

"The demons of the abyss are to the north, the human restricted area is to the east, and the sea of ​​chaos is to the west..."

"It's a miracle that this ice wind collar can stand up to now."

Sitting in the carriage, Xu Nan boredly examined the map of Bingfengling, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

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

Fortunately, the climate in Ice Wind Collar is cold, and with the unstable sleep of the Frost Dragon, the temperature is getting higher and higher. Even the Shuanglin murlocs don't like this climate. In recent years, there are fewer and fewer murlocs. up.

As for the south of the territory, it is the only road leading to civilization. However, it is affected by the highest mountains, and the terrain is too rugged. It is almost a lonely trail. Only by passing through the Winter Fortress can it take a detour to lead to the civilized country.

It is a miracle in itself that such a lonely and deserted territory, with less than 50,000 aborigines, can persist.

"The aborigines of the Ice Wind Territory are the Kutlin people. In a sense, the Kutlin people and the Icefield people are distant relatives."

"I heard that the Kutlin people have the blood of giants, and they worship Atsam, the son of the earth. The image is a strong man holding a huge tower shield..."

With nothing to do, Xu Nan simply began to look through the relevant information prepared by Follett, the administrator of the Gray Tower——

Atsam is not a god, he doesn't even have a godhead, but he has been praised and remembered by the Kutlin people for thousands of years; the reason is also very simple. This land was saved. At that time, the Ice Wind Territory was still in the era of the Caesar Empire.

That was the most active period of the abyssal demons. At the most exaggerated time, an army of more than 200,000 demons raided the Hornman Fortress, and the fortress was almost on the verge of falling. At the critical moment, Atsam, who was in charge of guarding the city gate, stood up. With the blood of a giant, he blocked the gate of the fortress alone, using his body and will to block the tide-like attack of the demon army.

The bloody battle lasted for ten days and ten nights. Atsam held a tower shield similar in size to himself for ten days and ten nights. He didn't let any demonic creatures rush past him. He just stood there, relying on his tenacious strength Vitality, abruptly delayed the protracted battle of the demon army.

His body and the shield are integrated into one, inseparable, unable to move, and finally solidified into a statue by a friend with spells, which is still guarding the gate of the Trumpeter's Fortress.

The Trumpeter Fortress was not lost in the end. They waited for the 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 sent good news—it was a team of rogues. The brave team formed with the mage, they went deep into the crack of the abyss, closed the portal of the demon lord, killed the demon warlord, and fundamentally disturbed the morale of the demon army.

The protracted battle ended so hastily.

Afterwards, the surprise attack team returned to the capital, received the commendation, was awarded the heroic medal for defending the empire, and accepted the honor ceremony from the emperor of the empire.

However, Atsam, who died in battle at the gate of the Hornhand Fortress, was strangely not mentioned by anyone. This hero that the people of Kutlin were proud of seemed to have been forgotten by the Caesar Empire.

Faced with this unfair treatment, the Kutlin people did not make a fuss. They didn't say anything, but silently built a statue for Atsam, and told their children not to forget this horn player who guarded the horn with his life. Fortress heroes.

Over time, this exhortation became a kind of belief.

Even with the sudden collapse of the Caesar Empire, the ups and downs of the Eastern Kingdom, and several changes in kingship, the people of Kutlin in the Ice Wind Territory seemed to be isolated from the world, silently believing in their former heroes.

Somewhat ironically, after the Caesar Empire fell apart, the remaining territories were gradually replaced by new kingdoms, religions, and customs. Only the Ice Wind Territory has always maintained the customs and style of the Caesar Empire.

For this reason, when the Ice Wind Territory was merged into the territory of the Eastern Kingdom, it caused a lot of criticism.

Gradually, a saying began to circulate in the Ice Wind Territory: With the awakening of the emperor's true blood, the hero Atsam will return from under the earth, and he will lead the Kutlin people to close the gap in the earth and restore the land. Restoring tranquility.

This statement is somewhat superstitious, and most outsiders think it is nonsense, but the people of Kutlin are said to be very convinced of it. All in all, the aborigines here are also very tenacious and stubborn, and they are working hard to live on in this land that has suffered so much.

In fact, the current ice wind collar has declined a lot.

It is said that the soldiers stationed in the three major fortresses are stretched. This is the distress that Evelyn and Xu Nan occasionally expressed when chatting. Because of the shortage of troops, she was forced to half-abandon the farthest marksman fortress and turn to reinforce it. The Watcher's Fortress and the Trumpeter's Fortress in the rear.

The only good thing is that the things left over from the Caesar era still play a role and support the aborigines here to continue to guard their hometown. These things are probably also an important reason why Evelyn insisted on choosing the Ice Wind Territory.

The Caesar bloodline in her body has always been an unstable factor, and although the shadow of the Caesar Empire can be seen everywhere on the entire northern continent, the only thing that can retain the style of the past is the extremely cold land garrisoned by the Kutlin people. land.

There may really be some kind of unspeakable bond between the two.

It is said that when Evelyn chose the ice wind collar, the old king himself did not agree; but for some reason, he changed his mind after one night.

"Bearer of Caesar's bloodline, inheritor of the customs of Caesar's era..."

"Is the emperor's true blood?"

After getting a general idea of ​​the Kutlin people's news, Xu Nan sighed softly.

He opened up the newly installed plugin for the internal database and started searching for keywords.

No way, this thing is too unintelligent. Xu Nan wants to know the internal information of the Lost Paradise, but cannot directly consult related books. He can only search based on keywords and give some information feedback.

If he really wanted to learn about this, he might have to apply to the big library to read the full text, but in this case, the fees would be even more terrifying.

Inside Lost Paradise, the Great Library has always been nicknamed the Coin Crusher.

Xu Nan thought for a while, and chose "Kutlin people" as the first keyword.

[Kutlins: Suspected descendants of frost giants, with high intelligence, endurance and physique, living in the extremely cold place of the main material world. Faith in Atsum, the mortal hero. Hostile forces: Demon Lord Seresil/Ice Goddess Church]

"Ceresil should be the demon lord of the abyss plane, right?"

"What about the Ice and Snow Goddess?"

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

He pondered for a while, and based on the Kutlins, he chose the keywords "Atsam" and "Frost Giant" again.

The result information is somewhat unexpected——

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

The information about Atsam is almost the same as that prepared by Follett, the administrator of the Gray Tower, for Xu Nan. The only thing that caught Xu Nan's attention was his demigod status. Generally speaking, demigod means god-level inheritance or blood relationship. According to this reasoning, there are more powerful guardians above the Kutlin people?

Sure enough, Xu Nan's doubts were answered in the introduction of the Frost Giant.

The so-called frost giant does not simply refer to a certain race of giants, but refers to the ancestor, patron saint, and source of belief of the Kutlin people—the frost giant Proosi!

This ancient god was once the master of the ice and snow field, and later fell in the battle between Lannis and Purgatory. His body fell into the mortal world, thus giving birth to the Kutlin; and Atsam is the frost giant One of the bloodline heirs.

The Frost Giant fell as an ancient god in exchange for the rise of the Ice and Snow Goddess as the God of Law. However, according to the internal information of the Lost Paradise, the Ice and Snow Goddess did not completely control all the priesthoods of the Frost Giants. Some of the most important things, along with Frost Lost in the fall of the giants.

In the early years, when the Church of the Ice and Snow Goddess was most active, many priests went to the Ice Wind Territory to preach, but they were all rejected, and no Kutlin people were willing to convert to the teachings of the Ice and Snow Goddess.

At that time, some bloody incidents broke out, and the unhappiness between the two parties was forged at that time.

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

Xu Nan guessed so.

As for the goddess herself, there is no sign of meddling in this matter yet. Although the database of Paradise Lost is cheating, the words are generally very accurate. The hostile force of the Kutlin people is the Church of the Goddess of Ice and Snow, not the goddess herself. Basically, the possibility of the goddess personally suppressing it can be ruled out--in fact Another strong proof that this possibility does not exist is that the Kutlin people are still active in the Ice Wind Territory.

It is very easy for a righteous god who is at its peak to suppress and destroy a race. Especially the Kutlin people, a race that has basically lost its hole cards.

But despite this, the lost authority of the Ice and Snow Goddess still caught Xu Nan's attention. There is also the Church of the Ice Goddess in Wildfire City. Pastor Geralt and the black cat of unknown origin are deeply in his memory.

"Is there any more gossip about the Ice and Snow Goddess?"

In the spirit of entertainment, Xu Nan was about to continue searching for keywords, but he was told that the internal database plug-in could only query three keywords a week. Even if Xu Nan wants to pay, he can't achieve the purpose of getting a glimpse of the truth.

And if you want to understand this knowledge, you can either go to MI7 to buy information, or go to a large library to look up information-in short, one word: krypton gold.

If there were another word, it would be: step up!

"I am now a member of the parliament anyway, don't I have relevant authority and convenience?"

Xu Nan complained angrily, and habitually wanted to write a report letter, but found it impossible to start. After all, he could never report the monopoly charging business of Lost Paradise to the parliament. .

But at this moment, a reminder quickly swiped——

[It has been detected that you frequently use the internal database-Anecdote system, do you accept the prospector mission? 】

The anecdote system is actually a collection of various myths, histories, and gossip.

Xu Nan took a look and found that the so-called prospector's mission was to collect some anecdotes through prospecting in exchange for prospecting points from the internal database.

Exploration points have no additional function and can only be used to exchange for anecdotes of value such as the internal database.

In a sense, it is probably that there is no internal communication, at least one more way to reduce the intensity of krypton gold.

Xu Nan thought about it and decided to take on the task.

[You have obtained the junior prospector permission, you can write junior keywords...]

With the simple explanation, Xu Nan roughly understood the gameplay of the prospector system.

Each prospector can record what he has seen and heard, and use the editor of the Lost Paradise system to edit it into various keywords. According to the review of the Lost Paradise, he can obtain corresponding exploration points.

Most of the knowledge is useless information, and points cannot be obtained; a small number of truly anecdotal ones can obtain high exploration points.

"Is there any anecdote I can share?"

Xu Nan thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his head and began to edit the first entry——

[The new son-in-law of the Arcane Empire - Lu Junyi]

He briefly imagined the bizarre encounters between Lu Junyi and the three princesses of the Arcane Empire, as well as the responsibilities and fate that Jun Yi might encounter in the future, and then made up a lot of things under the banner of the Wizard King.

Soon, an entry was edited, and Xu Nan chose to submit it for review.

The carriage moved forward slowly.

Xu Nan suddenly opened his eyes and found that the administrator of the Gray Tower beside him was actually asleep.

"Do half-dead also sleep?"

He felt funny in his heart, and suddenly, he felt something was wrong.

The carriage has also been driving for too long.

Although the speed is not fast, it is impossible for the Princess Mansion to be built in some deep mountain and old forest, right?

The next second, Xu Nan's nose fluttered slightly, and his expression became serious.

"Hypnotism?"

He pushed open the window of the carriage, and large flakes of snow poured in from the window, hitting his face, but he didn't feel any cold.

In the snow not far away, a furtive figure appeared in Xu Nan's eyes.

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