Chapter 203 Arriving on the Ice

County Caer Darrow northeast of the Hillsbrad Downs

The castle of the Barov family is located on an excellent island surrounded by water. The beautiful Lake Dalomere is not only the most beautiful scenery of the castle, but also the best moat.

On the south side of the island, the mountains are relatively gentle, and the essence of the Barov family business is gathered here.

The huge blacksmith shops are connected one by one, and the thick chimneys emit billowing black smoke all the time.

There are people coming and going on the island, and the businessman's cavalry can be said to be in an endless stream.

To the west of the island, there is a large port that clearly exceeds the scope of civilian use. Duke actually saw a small warship here, which was obviously used by the Barov family to defend their lair.

The island is not completely separated from the shore. A huge stone bridge about 200 meters long and capable of accommodating four carriages connects the island to the main road on the shore. The lake is not deep, the water depth is about two meters so that people can see the bottom through the clear lake water.

Of course, on the fortress built against the mountain and guarding the entire Barov Castle, there are at least ten cannons with their muzzles facing the shore. If someone really led an army to kill on the narrow mountain road, it would be a real live ammunition shooting drill. None of the incoming troops will be ordered to cross this bridge.

On the shore, Duke stood on horseback.

Without Duke's crossing, after more than ten years, this prosperous island would have turned into a dead and terrifying place of terror. The entire Barov family will be destroyed, and this place will also be occupied by the cursed sect of Kel'Thuzad who has defected to the Lich King, and it will become a very famous place in the "history of later generations" - the School of Spirituality.

Duke will never forget that in the game, he and a group of friends were wiped out here again and again...

After the extinction, I remember every key point.

Duke suddenly sighed.

"Master, what's the matter?" Makaro asked Duke carefully as a follower.

"No, it's just a little boring emotion."

At this time, a Duke private soldier who was serving as an outpost rushed back.

"Report, there seems to be a bit of trouble ahead."

Makaro frowned suddenly: "Didn't we already notify in advance that His Excellency the Duke will come to visit?"

"That's right, but a caravan over there suddenly overturned the carriage on the bridge, dumped a large amount of goods, and also attracted cattle and sheep. Now the only bridge to the island is blocked. Baro The husband's family said that I am very sorry, let us wait a moment." The private soldier said so.

Makaro's face was as dark as ink: "What about the ferry?"

"Before we announced, they were all sent out."

What mistake? This is clearly an understatement!

"Master, we..."

Duke didn't care, but smiled instead: "Haha! Those guys from Barov really treat us as beggars."

"I'm going to blow up the guys on the bridge right now." Makaro became ruthless, and raised his hand to greet the private soldiers, ready to rush over and push everything in the way into the water.

"No need." Duke pointed at the castle on the island with a whip: "I want to tell Barov that before becoming a duke, I was a powerful mage first, and the Kingdom of Stormwind has not perished at all. Send orders, change nails Stab the horseshoe."

Sting the horseshoe?

Horseshoes are a good way to protect a horse's hooves from cracking, but spiked horseshoes are only used in that kind of icy and snowy place.

Fortunately the party was coming along the edge of the snow-covered Alterac Mountains, and Stapled Horseshoe was ready.

It was all replaced in no time.

At this moment, in Barov Castle, Duke Alex Barov received a report from the people below.

"They stopped?"

"Yes. They stopped before they got close to the bridge."

"Just hang them out. I don't intend to humiliate them, but I just don't want to see the young duke talk nonsense as soon as he comes up. In troubled times, food is very precious."

At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the door. It was another servant of Duke Barov.

"Your Excellency, they are here! Duke Marcus and his party are here!"

Duke Barov frowned. His personal bodyguard seldom lost his composure. If it was an ordinary visit, he would never make such a fuss and run over out of breath. And Duke definitely used some unexpected means to cross the 100-meter water surface.

"Come? How come?"

"Ice! That Marcus has frozen the lake!"

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Duke Barov quickly walked out of the room and went to the other side of the castle, which was a terrace near the south bridge.

He saw a scene he will never forget.

Overhead, a warm sun.

In front of you, kilometers are frozen.

The entire surface of Lake Darrowmir, which Keir Darrow Castle relied on as a barrier, was completely frozen. A group of people galloped on the slippery ice and headed straight for the castle. The sound of rumbling horseshoes alarmed countless people who were working on the island.

Not far away, Duke Barov saw that his captain of the guards looked like a fool. He clearly had an alarm bell in his hand, but he didn't know what to ring? Or not to knock?

Fortunately, at the last moment, the captain saw Duke Barov.

The Duke sighed and made a beckoning gesture.

The captain felt relieved: "Open the city gate! Welcome distinguished guests——"

In fact, in order to pretend to be in a hurry, the gate was always open, but whether there were guards lining up to welcome them or not was completely different.

As if stuck in the progress of the guards' formation, as soon as the private soldiers of the Barov's family finished their formation and the welcome horn was blown, Duke arrived.

Duke knocked on the horse's belly, and a tall pure white horse galloped from the frozen lake.

At this moment, against the background of the snow, Duke didn't look like a mortal at all.

I saw him——wearing a mage crown with forked left and right sides and a white background with purple patterns soaring to the sky, wearing a white background and blue border The unique mage robe of the Storm Kingdom flutters in the wind, and a waistband full of evil spirits and exuding mysterious blue arcane brilliance The girdle, and a strange ornament with thunder flashing faintly at the waist is even more dazzling.

The pure white cloak he was wearing trembled in the wind and snow, and the pattern of gold thread runes embroidered on the cloak could be vaguely seen.

He was obviously just a gentle-looking young man, but he gave people the feeling that he was a god who walked out of a snowstorm.

Coming on the ice, Duke's warhorse neighed even more.

Only this one appearance startled the Duke Barov who came out to greet him.

Next to him, Makaluo reined in the horse's reins, jumped off the horse briskly, and immediately sang a promise: "The court mage of the Stormwind Kingdom, the Duke of Karazhan, the destroyer of a hundred thousand orcs—Duke Marcus Duke—"

Next to it, four carriages lined up.

Duke's private soldiers quickly opened the box on the car.

Two carts of golden bars, two carts of frozen orc heads.

Duke Barov's eyelids twitched.