Chapter 456 Three Castle Dwarves, the Third Stage of Winter 【Subscription】

The northern kingdom has thus become a fertile ground for adventurers.

There are many unique properties in the permafrost region and the boreal forest region.

Some of the gates in the Great Wall will open once a week for those adventurers to enter the north.

Each adventurer will be charged a certain fee per head.

Generally it is 5 dinars or 10 dinars, and there are a large number of mercenaries in the north.

As long as you can afford the price, you can even hire the Blackwing Ranger team guarding the Great Wall.

While the White Walkers are well known for their horror, they haven't been seen on a large scale for thousands of years.

Fortunately, there is no memory, and they can perfectly cover up the scars.

Now the Great Wall of Despair has formed a thriving adventurer industry.

However, the high-level officials of Virginia still retain a little awe and caution, and for the time being, large-scale construction and development are not allowed to the north of the Great Wall of Desperation.

Even this only conservative policy is being shaken, and the finance minister of the kingdom, Finn Lister, is trying his best to speak to King Arogluk, who is the guardian of the whole world.

Try to get him to agree to the development plan of the permafrost, where they will build a dense ring of bunkers step by step, and gradually bring that desperate land into the kingdom's command.

It's a pity that King Yarogluk is unmoved. He is like a strong snow leopard with exuberant energy, and he is vigilant against all factors that may threaten the kingdom.

Once the White Walkers revive and erupt again, the Kingdom of Vaegir will be the first to bear the brunt.

Yarogluk is extremely disgusted with this greedy utilitarian behavior. If it is not stopped, the last reverence for the land of despair will also disappear.

Maybe even the majestic Great Wall of Despair will be dismantled and sold.

It is a pity that the Liszt family is the richest family in the Kingdom of Virginia, and even the royal family is incomparable. There are unique historical reasons for this.

Therefore, the Liszt family gradually became involved in politics.

Fortunately, the conflict did not break out, and the kingdom remained peaceful.

Moreover, the north was once the habitat of the dwarves. They left after the end of the last era and came to the south side of the fortified wall of the gods, and re-established a new home.

After the opening of the new era, although the dwarves of the Three Castles and the dwarves of the various tribes are still not in harmony, there will no longer be large-scale wars and conflicts.

Except for the fallen black dwarves, most dwarven tribes can still barely coexist now.

Of course, because of their personalities, it is inevitable that these short, belligerent straight people will break out into a fight because of a disagreement.

Regarding the origin of the White Walkers, there are actually records of the dwarves, but they are rarely circulated now.

These are the situations described by the dwarf uncle.

It was rare that Zong Shen was willing to chat with him, but the dwarf uncle said spittle.

If it wasn't for him who had already firmly quit drinking, he would have been drinking heavily at this time.

"Lord Lord, if you want to find a blacksmith, then you can't miss those dark iron dwarves."

"Although I'm a little unconvinced, it's the truth."

"Their Dark Iron Forge is the best blacksmith on the continent."

"It is said that even artifacts can be forged there."

"Of course, the dwarves of our Bronzebeard are also good at forging."

"Our forging skills are even older than the Black Iron."

"The most important thing is that the dwarves of the Bronzebeard are well balanced!"

The dwarf uncle said brightly, he was looking forward to Zong Shen being able to set off for the third dwarf castle.

Seeing him so excited, a playful smile appeared on Zong Shen's face.

"Oh? Well balanced?"

"How do you say that?"

"Hehe, our Bronzebeards are more brave and good at fighting than the Black Irons, and we are more proficient in forging than the Wildhammers."

The dwarf uncle laughed and started to brag.

After listening to him, Zong Shen just smiled and said nothing.

Doesn't this mean that the Bronzebeards are not as good as the Black Irons in forging and the Wildhammers in combat!

I was stunned that he changed the way, and expressed the feeling of being the head of the Three Forts to the moderate bronze beard.

"Uncle Dwarf, the trip to the Third Dwarf Fortress may not be possible in a short period of time."

"Our current strength is limited, and the development of the territory is at an important inflection point."

"When the time is right, I will accompany you back to the Bronzebeards and take back your power."

"Go to the Thunder Valley and look for the Storm Hammer."

"The smithy is by no means your destiny, I need you to be the king of the hill!"

Zong Shen said softly, and his expression became more and more serious.

When he uttered the words "King of the Hill", the dwarf uncle jumped all over.

It was a trembling feeling from the soul, the longing of the king of the hills, the warriors of the dwarves.

Uncle dwarf involuntarily stood up straight, clenching his fist with one hand to the position of his heart.

"I swear by the great Moradin!"

"Bronze Beard, Wine and Fire will give you bones and blood!"

This time, the oath of the dwarf uncle was extra solemn and formal.

At the beginning, Zong Shen coaxed the dwarf uncle into the territory.

At that time, his oath was very perfunctory, and it was completely a passing scene.

Today's oath can be regarded as a true surrender from the heart.

"Heroic Bronzebeard Warrior, Bronzebeard · Wine Fire."

"We will share the honor under the oath!"

Zong Shen also straightened his posture and responded to his oath.

"Okay, the story of the North is over."

"Next time you have time, tell me about the Three Forts."

"The future king of the hill must also shoulder the responsibilities of a blacksmith first."

"I'll take this finely forged long sword with me first."

"If you can, please forge some of the machetes used by the wolf cavalry."

"They are the fastest-wearing warriors in the territory."

He said with a small smile, reaching out and patting the dwarf uncle's shoulder.

After inspecting here for a while and chatting for a while, there are still more than ten minutes before noon, and he must bring Mariel back to the lord's small building immediately.

Then wait for the arrival of the third stage of winter.

Only when the third stage officially begins, can Zong Shen lock the location of the treasure chest through the strategy module.

Compared to the Winter Treasure Chest, the Winter Snow Monster is nothing.

Zong Shen had completely had enough of the days of hunting down the snow monsters in the past two days.

The main team he led and Doris' mage team killed a total of 77 winter snow monsters.

The accumulation brought him 77,000 points of income.

It is equivalent to killing 0.77% of the total number of winter snow monsters in the entire area.

This result is still remarkable.

A normal lord can also kill one or two.

In order to achieve this level, Zong Shen also paid a lot of hardships.

At the risk of their lives, the soldiers were stranded outside in extreme blizzard weather, while handling the battle with care.

As a commander-level template boss, the Winter Snow Monster is not a vegetarian, and its single combat ability is very powerful, even Zong Shen can't ignore it.

These are the rewards derived from strength, risks, hard work and hard work.

Zong Shen took Mariel to say goodbye to the dwarf uncle, and then drove the [Magic Drilling Machine] back towards the central area.

When he put away the drilling rig and pulled Mariel back to the lord's small building, it was exactly two or three minutes before twelve o'clock noon.

He simply warned the girls not to run around in the afternoon, so he found an vacant chair in the living room, adjusted a comfortable sitting position, and waited for the opening of the third stage.

Noon is coming soon, and the white light that represents the time-stop state fills the field of vision on time.

After an instant, the white glow dissipated, and the time-stop state officially began.

Lines of announcement subtitles from the lord system began to appear.

【The Winter Challenge has been underway for 72 hours】

[End of the second phase of Winter Winter]

[You will get a total of 3,600 basic survival points at this stage]

[Number of casualties in the territory: 0]

[The third phase of Winter will be opened below]

【Winter's Sorrow】

[The location of the Winter Treasure Chest and the Icefield Monster is being randomly determined, and the number of Treasure Chests is locked to 1,000]

【This phase will last for 24 hours】

【The time of this announcement will end in one minute】

These system announcements are extremely eye-catching. No matter if the lord is in a coma, sleeping, or anywhere, as long as there is no death, these announcements will be seen.

In the time-stop state, everything in the outside world will be in a time-stop state.

Of course, the lords can't be active during the time stop.

The appearance of this announcement represents the official arrival of the third stage of Winter.

This is also the final stage of the Winter Challenge.

As long as this stage is passed, it means the end of winter.

Zong Shen waited patiently for the time-stop effect to end.

When the unknown power that shackled the timing disappeared, everything returned to normal.

"Please tell me about future weather changes."

The wise Zong Shen's first preparation for each new stage of the Winter Challenge is to ask about the next weather changes.

(From 12:00 to 18:00, the temperature will rise to +5°C, drop to -30°C from 18:00 to 20:00, continue to drop to 50°C from 20:00 to 2:00 in the morning, and 2:00 to 4:00 in the morning. Ultra-cold freezing rain, finally cooling down to minus 70 ℃ from 4:00 to 10:00 in the morning)

Zong Shen read the golden strategy tips and had a sense of the weather changes in the next twenty hours.

In the third stage, there will be no more snowstorms. After all, the snow is already thick enough to be called terrifying.

If high-intensity snowfall continues, the land will be buried alive by snow.

In this last stage, there will only be dramatic temperature changes, plus an ultra-cold freezing rain in the early morning, the minimum temperature will drop to minus 70 degrees Celsius.

During the warming period, the snow will melt and fall, and when the temperature drops, the fallen snow will freeze into solid ice.

The situation is somewhat similar to the sunny day at the end of the first phase, where it warms up and then cools down.

Judging from the current snow thickness, after the first temperature difference rhythm time is completed, the ice layer will reach about 70 cm, and those snow will become part of the solid ice.

When the ultra-cold freezing rain falls in the early morning, the final ice thickness may reach about a meter.

Once outside, you can see an ice age-like scene, with ice freezing the lower half of the building.

People can only walk on the ice above the surface, and every step is like ice skating.

It is worth mentioning that this situation may be able to increase the sales of [slip chains].

After Zong Shen clarified the weather changes in the future, he immediately knew.

Before the ultra-cold and freezing rain falls, it is actually possible to go out in groups.

The weight-bearer mech just can't push the snow away from the overload, but it can drive smoothly on the ice.

Most of the people who were frozen yesterday were bow and crossbow shooters. The mage group led by Doris did not suffer too serious yesterday, but only suffered from frostbite.

Thinking of this, Zong Shen took out the communication crystal and contacted Doris in the living area.

She was asked to wait until the snow melted and collapsed, and then drove the load bearer mecha to lead the mage team to the central area to wait for him.

There will be no extreme weather changes throughout the day today. He told Doris the approximate time of the temperature change and let her make arrangements on her own.

After arranging these things, Zong Shen got up and let others move freely or rest.

At the same time, he instructed Mariel to go to the [Market] to collect valuable resources and materials while the weather improves.

The main team that went out to hunt yesterday had no task today, and they could rest as much as they wanted.

As for Zong Shen himself, he quickly left the lord's small building, followed the snowy path he took when he returned to the lord's small courtyard, and collected the newly produced [Moon God Spring] and [Magic Spring].

Then came to the open space outside the courtyard.

Although only a few minutes have passed, but as the guide said, the dark clouds that have accumulated in the sky for a long time began to slowly disperse.

It was like a large black-gray curtain, surging and gradually separating and dissipating.

[Magic Drilling Machine] reappeared in the open space outside the small courtyard.

Zong Shen opened the hood lightly, started the drilling rig, and drove to the south.

His destination is the [Magic Hall], which is located in the central circle about one kilometer away from the courtyard.

At this time, Aishia was meditating in the [Magic Hall], and Zong Shen was going to pick her up now.

The drilling rig is like a mole on the ice, breaking a path without hindrance.

After about two or three minutes, he came to the outside of the [Magic Hall].

He stopped the drilling rig, opened the cover, jumped out quickly, and stepped into the hall.

Several entrances and exits of the entire [Magic Hall] were covered with sheepskin curtains.

Open the curtain, and the warm air from the inside blows out to meet the cold air from the outside, and finally disappears.

According to the guidance of the guide, Zong Shen accurately found the meditation room where Tasia practiced.

He gently opened the thick black curtain, and Aishia was keeping her seated posture with all her attention. She closed her eyes tightly, immersed in the spiritual world of meditation.

Zong Shen carefully woke her up.

"grown ups…"

"Why are you here?"

In the state of meditation, Asia is very peaceful.

She slowly opened her eyes and asked in a slightly puzzled tone.