NOVEL NEXT Chapter 64 Visiting Anastasia
"Welcome, Lord Weilin." A 1.7-meter-tall ice elf bowed and saluted, then made an invitation gesture and motioned for Weilin to get in the car.
Verin glanced at the carriage made of ice, then turned to Kyle and ordered: "You wait here first."
"Yes, my lord."
Kyle dismounted, stepped forward to hold Verin's mount, and then headed to the rest post set up not far away.
After Kyle left, Verin boarded the ice carriage, with chairs on both sides and a finely carved table in the middle, with a fruit plate placed on the table.
He grabbed an unknown variety of fruit and sat down on a chair nearby.
Immediately afterwards, the ice elf entered the ice carriage and closed the carriage door.
The ice element that pulled the carriage received the instructions from the ice elves, put a shield on the carriage, and then pulled the carriage to the ice castle.
In the car, Weilin looked out the window. He saw a land of ice and snow, with sparse vegetation and everything was bare and lifeless.
"My lord, please."
The ice elf suddenly held a teapot and poured a cup of tea for Verin. Then he stepped aside and continued to stand, waiting for his next instruction.
"How is Ms. Shia doing lately?"
Looking at the vast white field, Weilin withdrew his gaze, took a sip of the unknown fruit tea, and turned to ask the ice elf.
"My lord, the master's situation is beyond the understanding of a humble servant." The ice elf bowed slightly and replied in a humble tone.
Weilin didn't have the answer he wanted, and he was sensible enough not to ask.
The ice carriage moved very quickly. In less than ten minutes, it had arrived at the ice castle on the top of the hill.
"Sir, the ice castle has arrived."
The ice elf opened the car door and motioned for Verin to get out of the car.
Putting on his weapon, Weilin stepped out of the car and looked at the exquisite fortress, surrounded by patrolling ice elements. Each one was very powerful, at least he couldn't tell what level it was based on his strength.
"Lord Weilin, welcome to you. I am the master's maid, and I will lead you." An ice elf in a maid uniform appeared in front of him, bowed and saluted, and said respectfully.
"kindness."
Verin nodded and followed the ice elf maid into the ice castle.
There are various statues of soldiers displayed along the road, but I don't know whether these are living or dead.
Go through the long road and arrive in front of the hall.
The ice elf maid gently pushed open the door, stood aside, put her hands in front of her abdomen, and leaned forward slightly: "Please come in."
Verin was not polite and went straight into the room and found Ms. Shia sitting on the Ice Throne waiting quietly.
"Good afternoon, madam."
"Weilin, welcome." Anastasia stood up, walked off the throne, came to Weilin, and said in a gentle tone.
"Madam, I am here mainly to apologize to you for my subordinate's recklessness."
"I already know about this." Anastasia waved her hand casually, creating a set of ice chairs and beckoning Verin to sit down. "You can cultivate and use ordinary plants as they evolve into magical plants at will."
"Thank you for your consideration, madam." Weilin sat on the ice chair and responded respectfully.
"When I come here this time, there is one more important thing I need to trouble Madam."
"please say."
Later, Verin told the story of the Famine Cult launching the Famine Sacrifice one by one.
Anastasia was silent for a while after hearing this.
"Can you give me a specific location?"
After hearing this, Weilin shook his head. He did not know where the Famine Cult would launch the Famine Sacrifice.
After all, an evil god sacrifice was launched, and at least tens of thousands of people were sacrificed.
For a phenomenon like this to affect one-third of a kingdom, at least hundreds of thousands of creatures would be sacrificed.
"If there is no specific location, it will be very troublesome. I have three guesses about this."
"Please speak." Weilin sat upright and listened attentively.
Then, Anastasia said slowly.
"First, there are people within your kingdom who colluded with the Famine Cult to cover up the monitoring of church personnel."
"Second, through the demiplane, reach the number of sacrificed creatures and complete the sacrifice. However, this method requires the disintegration of the holder's demiplane, which is very costly."
"Third, the enemy country invades your kingdom and completes large-scale sacrifices at the cost of the lives of our own soldiers."
"Ma'am, is that last possible?"
The first two were okay and reasonable, but the last one surprised him.
As soon as Weilin finished speaking, Anastasia shook her head and said: "The third one, I saw it in my hometown, was about a demon sacrifice... In short, it is best to nip the danger in the bud. , if it doesn’t work, I can still protect the safety of your territory.”
"Ma'am, I remember."
Feeling the sadness in the other person's tone, Weilin did not ask for the root cause.
After having lunch together and declining Anastasia's offer to stay, Verin set out on his way home.
After meeting Kyle at the junction, Verin headed to the newly developed area to see what Orlando had accomplished in the past three months.
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In the newly developed area, Orlando has just finished clearing out a group of kobolds who fled here and is resting at the outpost farthest from the developed town.
"Sir, a total of 62 kobolds were wiped out this time. Six of them that can be used as proof of merit have been cut off and preserved. In addition, 6 sets of kobold teeth, six iron maces, and two hundred and three Sixteen pounds of grain, 45 silver coins.
Finally, as per your instructions, all meat and kobold corpses have been burned. "
Orlando took a sip of water and asked his subordinates: "What are the casualties?"
"There are no casualties in our knights, and three infantrymen from the two squadrons accompanying the army were slightly injured." The high-level knight apprentice wearing iron armor reported with great honor.
"You did a good job this time, but you still have to work hard." Orlando stood up, patted his subordinate on the shoulder, and encouraged him.
The high-ranking knight apprentice beat his chest and swore to Orlando: "For the Lord, we are willing to sacrifice everything."
"kindness."
Although he is only fourteen years old and will turn fifteen next month, Orlando is already qualified to stand alone.
"Lord Orlando, this is our Lord's letter." A high-level knight apprentice with an ice bear tattooed on his breastplate came to Orlando, beat his chest in salute, and then presented the letter with both hands.
Orlando received the letter sent by his brother Hebrew and opened it directly to check it.
"Brother, something serious has happened. The Lord is back and will be here to inspect today. Come back quickly."
Looking at the awkward handwriting on it, Orlando covered his head and said, "This kid, let him practice his calligraphy well."
"Sir, what happened?" The knight on the side asked with concern when he saw his captain covering his forehead.
"It's okay, let the knights clean up and prepare to return to the pioneer town."
"In addition, order Knight Randolph to stay with the infantry of these two squadrons and conduct a search of the surrounding area to prevent any fish from slipping through the net."
"Yes, my lord." The knight left quickly to convey Orlando's order.