The fine snow that fell under the hazy sky not only showed no sign of stopping, but gradually turned into dancing snowflakes. Many residents of Frost Leaf City were busy cleaning the thick snow on their roofs. If they were not cleaned up in time, the roof would soon be crushed by the weight of the snow.

The snow that was swept to the ground became a paradise for children. Parents wrapped their clothes tightly in thick winter clothes, but it did not prevent them from chasing and fighting each other. From time to time, they even grabbed a handful of snow and threw it into snowballs.

Occasionally, I bumped into a pedestrian on the side of the road and just cheered and apologized, and ran to the distance again. The person who was hit was not angry, and he smiled and shook his head and continued to take steps to the place he was going to.

“Geehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Laughing came from the children's mouths, accompanied by a "Dingling" copper ringtone from far to near. People standing under the eaves of the roadside reading newspapers quickly closed the newspaper with the fragrance of ink in their hands, tightened their thick coats, and naturally lined up to wait for the wide carriage pulled by four horses to approach.

The public car system in Frost Leaf City connects four urban areas, east, west, south, north and north. You can only take a copper coin to any public car station in the city. If you buy a monthly pass, it will be cheaper, so it has become the first choice for civilians working in the city to travel.

The city that had been silent all night slowly woke up like the brighter sky. All of this was through the tiny ice flowers blooming on thick glass around the wooden window frames, and completely fell into a pair of deep blue eyes.

Duke of Frost Leaf Lock Mykonos stood behind the high glass windows in the study, looking at his own city, with the slightly busy scene in the city.

After a long time, the great wizard in the black wizard robe turned around, frowned and walked to the desk, and picked up an envelope without a signature on it.

This was a letter that suddenly appeared on his desk this morning, but the secretary in the castle who was responsible for delivering the letter said that he had never seen the letter.

In other words, the sender actually broke through the heavy protection of Frost Leaf Castle and came to the Duke's study, leaving no trace.

Lock looked at the clean envelope in his hand, his face calmly, and his other hand gently raised it and placed it on the envelope.

"Buzz~"

The ice-blue magic circle suddenly appeared from the palm of the hand pressing the envelope and turned rapidly. The wide study room was immediately dyed with a layer of ice-blue brilliance!

But after a moment, the magic circle suddenly disappeared as if it appeared, and the light in the study returned to normal. Locke then opened the envelope and pulled out a piece of snow-white letter paper.

When the Duke saw the tender and familiar characters on the letter paper, his frown before quietly stretched out, and even shook his eyebrows without any trace.

However, before the smile appeared in his eyes, Locke's expression suddenly became gloomy. He quickly put down the letter paper in his hand, leaned his back on the high-back chair for a while, and then pressed the button on the desk.

"Dongdongdongdongdong~"

Soon, a calm knock came from outside the thick wooden door.

"Come in." Locke's voice was as heavy as his mood at this moment.

"Duke, come to me." The secretary of the Frost Leaf Castle is a middle-aged man. Seeing the Duke's face, he couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. However, he still reported conscientiously: "Captain Laxos Wagner just returned from the North Plateau this morning. There is an emergency military information to report to you."

"Well, I understand." Locke nodded, but his thoughts were not disrupted by Wagner's return. He continued to order: "Order the Kingdom troops in the territory of Frost Leaf to strengthen their vigilance and not to participate in unauthorized military operations."

"In addition, investigate the reward task of attacking the bandits as soon as possible." Of course, this is not to ask the secretary to investigate in person, but to the order he conveyed to the bottom of his downwards: "The more detailed the information, the better, be careful not to alert the snake."

"Yes!" the secretary responded while recording.

"Okay, call Wagner here." Locke waved his hand and signaled that the secretary could leave.

"Yes." A middle-aged man could sit in the position of Duke Secretary, so he naturally understood that the most important thing for this position was to say less and do more. He did not ask any questions, just nodded and left the study without hesitation, and casually closed the heavy solid wood door.

With the departure of the secretary, the study room fell into silence again.

"It's time for you to go out." In the empty study, the Duke seemed to be talking to himself.

But soon, as the air trembled, a person who was wrapped in a black robe and even his face was hidden behind a hideous mask suddenly appeared out of thin air!

Locke didn't speak anymore, and the man in black robe didn't speak. He just nodded to the Duke, and his figure turned into a cloud of black smoke and disappeared again.

At the same time, the closed wooden door in the study was knocked just now.

"Sir Duke, I'm back." Wagner, the scout captain who once taught Leah's archery, stood opposite the desk, with his waist and back straight.

"Sit down and talk." Locke pointed to the chair beside Wagner and spoke slowly, "Is there something wrong with the Orc Alliance? They are quite peaceful this winter. If the situation changes, we must also be prepared."

"As the Duke said, the orc chief Salaman, who was in charge of the royal court, passed away last year." Wagna sat in the seat with his head held high, leaving a large gap between the back and the back.

"Oh?" Locke raised his eyebrows: "That old guy died like this? Who is the one who succeeds the Chief of the Royal Court now?"

"The problem lies here." Wagner said seriously: "Salaman's eldest son Rut was killed by General Hillman of the Empire on the North Wind border ten years ago, and his second son Kupa was weak and embarrassed since childhood. Several major tribes that had long refused to obey the orders of the royal court united to expel Kupa at the beginning of last year and fought for the position of the chief of the royal court. In the preliminary judgment, the wolf cavalry outside the Xiatian Ice Wind Fort are actually chasing the enemy tribe."

"Well, since they have fought inside, we can take advantage of this time to rest. Although we have signed an armistice agreement, we, as the barrier to the north of the kingdom, cannot be careless because of this." Locke tapped the handrail with his fingers and said while thinking.
Chapter completed!