honor me as god

Chapter 671 The Eve of Extreme Cold
Late night, especially the hours before dawn, is the darkest and coldest time of the day.

The blizzard was howling on the extreme arctic ice sheet, and the garrison soldiers of the Frozen Fortress wore thick winter clothes and patrolled the city wall, as usual.

Some of these patrolling soldiers were meticulous in character. Even though the commanders at all levels had already fallen asleep and no one was monitoring the troops late at night, they still stood at their posts like flagpoles, motionless, and let the thick snow fall on their shoulders.

Of course, there are also some people who are naughty by nature, or have served in the frozen fortress for a long time, and have figured out the "tricks" of garrisoning early on, and try to fish as much as possible.

No, there were two soldiers at a post in the middle of the city wall. Among them, the new soldier stood upright beside the stone pier and looked into the distance, while the other veteran put down his weapon early and sat under the snow cover to take a nap.

Falling asleep, probably because it was too cold, the veteran wrapped his clothes and woke up in a daze. When he saw the recruit standing in the wind and snow, he couldn't help laughing softly, yawned, and joked slowly: " newcomer?"

The recruit didn't move, just hummed.

The veteran waved his hand: "I saw you standing there in the middle of the night, and you haven't moved since you stood there. Hurry up and sleep for a while, or you will be sleepy during the day tomorrow."

The recruit was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect to be invited by this kind of invitation, he quickly shook his head: "I have a garrison mission, so I can't slack off."

The veteran couldn't help chuckling, got up and patted the snow on his pants, walked up to the recruit, pointed to the dense night outside the city wall and asked, "What did you see?"

The recruit observed for a moment, then asked straightforwardly, "What do you mean?"

The veteran said slowly, "How many trees did you see? Is there anyone in the woods?"

The recruit was stunned: "It's so dark, how could it be possible to see."

"That's right!" The veteran patted the recruit on the back of the head and cursed with a smile, "The night is so dark, we can only see things one or two meters in front of us, what can you see when you stand here? Since what I can't even see it, what's the use of standing like a log? It's better to catch up on sleep, if something happens, wake up and deal with it."

The recruit was speechless for a while, but he still said silently: "The task is the task, and we cannot slack off."

"I'm sick." The old soldier didn't want to continue persuading the person who couldn't be persuaded. He hid himself in the snow-covered bunker, looked back and forth at the recruit, "How long have you been in the Frozen Fortress?"

Recruit: "I've only been here for a month."

"No wonder, new recruits are like this." The veteran yawned and asked with great interest, "You are still quite young, why don't you stay in the inland and serve in the Frozen Fortress?"

The recruit thought for a while, as if he was considering whether to answer truthfully, and finally felt that there was nothing to hide, so he said: "Because according to the Kingdom's military order, those who have served in the Frozen Fortress for 10 years or more can get an exceptional promotion. I think Be an officer."

The veteran smiled slightly: "Everyone's reasons seem to be the same. You should be from a commoner family, right? Children from noble families who come from a background like ours can't get promoted by normal means. If they want to have a chance to make their mark, they can only grit their teeth and come here. "

"But having said that, I have seen too many people come here for this reason, but very few of them can persist. Most of them apply to return to the inland after one or two years, and those who can persist for three or four years are considered very powerful. gone."

The recruit asked suspiciously, "Why? Because it's cold here?"

The veteran shook his head: "Because of loneliness."

"Lonely." The recruit murmured.

The veteran's eyes became deeper, and he said slowly: "The most terrifying thing in the Frozen Fortress is not the cold, nor the barbarians outside the wall, but loneliness. It is isolated from the world, and there are only a few people who come back and forth every day. People, there are still many topics to talk about at the beginning, but I don’t know what to talk about when we meet later.”

"At this time, loneliness will slowly seep into my heart, and I will start to miss my friends, parents, and relatives in the inland. When a person is swallowed by loneliness and the feeling of homesickness burns, nothing can take it away. Pressed down."

The recruit thought for a while and said in a low voice: "But if I remember correctly, we can take our family members to the Frozen Fortress, and the Legion will be responsible for providing them with free accommodation and food, so that they can live with us."

The veteran smiled helplessly: "There is such a rule, but how many people are willing to do this? Let alone how severe the climate is here, the Frozen Fortress is the front line of the war, facing the invasion of barbarians, how many people would put themselves Your family has come to such a dangerous place?"

When the veteran said this, he looked at the recruit meaningfully, "Speaking of which, are you married?"

The recruit nodded slightly.

Veteran: "Wife came to the Frozen Fortress with you?"

The recruit continued to nod.

The veteran showed emotion, and sighed: "She is willing to abandon the comfortable life in the inland, abandon the bustling and lively, just to accompany you in this ice and snow, you must cherish such a good woman."

The recruit pursed his lips and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Actually, we are not married yet and we are privately determined for life. Her father is an officer, and he looks down on me who has no merits. I want to prove myself and not be caught by him. Look down on me, so I applied to be transferred to the Frozen Fortress."

The veteran pouted, patted his chest, and said, "This old man looks down on people. You tell him to wait. After you have served here for 10 years, let General Larsen write a wedding letter for you. I Let's see how that guy reacts when he sees the signature at the end of the letter."

The recruit hurriedly shook his head, and said cautiously, "General Larsen is so busy, how could he care about such trivial matters."

The veteran laughed and said: "You don't know the general. He likes to help his subordinates stand out and slap those who think they are noble. To tell you the truth, my father-in-law is also a nobleman, and he looks down on me very much. The reason why the beloved girl can successfully become my wife is because General Larsen came forward to help me win it."

The recruit tentatively asked: "She is also in the Frozen Fortress."

"Yes, the children are all born here." The veteran seemed to recall some sweet memories, and said with a smile, "When she said she would stay here with me for 10 years, I knew it—she was the only one in this life."

The recruit couldn't help but smile: "We are all lucky, and we all met someone worthy of our deep love."

The veteran said with emotion: "Yeah, in a few months, my 10-year service period will end, and then I can return to the inland with glory. By God, I swear, I will make up for her. Biggest wedding ever!"

The two chatted and chatted, and gradually became acquainted, and there were more and more topics.

But the night before dawn was still as dark as ink, the cold wind howled on the city wall, and all the laughter and laughter were melted into the increasingly fierce wind and snow.
(End of this chapter)