Dawn of the Grey Tower

The old man by the fire couldn't stand everyone's coaxing, cleared his throat, and said.

Ah, let me tell a story. This story is not what I have experienced. It is just a story imprinted on a gravel in the boundless desert. Well, please find a place to sit down, we are about to start.

How big is this world? Will the sea on the edge of the mainland lead to the edge of the world? We do not know that people in this world only know that the world in their eyes is bordered, and the Longji Mountain Range in the north separates the boundless ice fields and the rich land. It is said that there are no creatures on the ice field, and some only withered bones and wandering souls that stagger in the ice and snow. This is the boundary between civilization and barbarism. The towering Dragon Ridge Mountains, like a high wall, strongly divide the two worlds. All the vitality and energy are in the south of the mountain range, while in the north, there is only white snow.

Is this true? The frost guards guarding the Dragon's Back Mountains have been spreading all kinds of terrible legends about the North since ancient times, including savages, dragons, magicians and the like. What is hiding under the white curtain made of Feixue? However, there is an iron that has been passed down as a dogma in the generations of frost guards. It is said that every recruit of frost guards must remember this ancient lesson, which is more important than anything. As for the content of this ancient lesson, it is probably like this ...

When a person in a grey robe comes from the snow in the north, don't refuse any request from him, absolutely not.

The Frost Guards have always been puzzled about this ancient lesson, but generations of commanders have insisted that soldiers remember this ancient lesson. No matter how the generations in the south of the mountain range change, the time on Longji Mountain seems to be a solidified crystal. Always stay at a certain point in history.

The top of the Dragon's Back is the name of a tavern. Of course, it is not built on the top of the Dragon's Back Mountain Range. However, it is said that its boss, the former Frost Guard veteran who has passed away, once really climbed there. It was only a short time later that he had to leave his post of the Frost Guard because of an accidental broken leg and went to the pub under the mountain. Because of the legendary experience of the old man, plus the fact that he was a frost guard, both the residents of the mountain towns and the frost guards who work on shifts are willing to order a large glass of ale and chat and brag. It can be said that if you ask where you can see the Frost Guard in the town, the people in the town will definitely let you come to the top of the Dragon's Back.

And now, the owner of this pub has now become the granddaughter of the veteran of that year. People who often come here are used to calling her the boss lady, although she is only in her twenties, but she is already very capable. Everything is handled in an orderly manner. Coupled with a red hair and a beautiful face, the boss lady became the dream lover of almost all school-aged youths in town, but because of the influence of her grandfather, those frost guards grew up watching her since childhood, Like elder brothers or uncles, even those with bad intentions who want to pretend to be drunk and take advantage of the proprietress are thrown out of the tavern by the soldiers on vacation. However, according to rumors, the boss lady's skill is actually very powerful, perhaps because she was mixed with these frost guards since she was a child. Some people claimed to have witnessed the boss lady knocking over two drunk frost guards with bare hands.

This morning has always been the time when the business at the top of the Dragon's Back is the most leisurely. Normal pubs are not open at this time, but given that this is one of the few restaurants in the town, sometimes early farmers come back to eat something around noon. So the boss lady will start to clean up the tables and chairs in the morning, and then check the inventory. Generally speaking, no one will come at this time, and even the girls who come here to work will not come to work as early as the afternoon. But today, an unexpected guest disrupted the boss lady's plan.

"Hello, a cup of hot milk, and then order some food." A man in a black robe said at the counter. His voice was very low, small, and hoarse. And his face was deeply buried in the shadow of the hood, making people invisible.

"Okay, please find a place to sit down first, and I'll send it over." The lady boss replied. Although she is also curious about this stranger, as a pub owner, some things can't be shown.

The man nodded and found a table against the wall to sit down. While the proprietress was making food, Yu Guang couldn't help looking at this strange person. I saw this man in black robe sat down on a chair and then lowered his head and stopped doing more movements, so that people could not see whether he was contemplating, dazed, or simply resting. Very quiet, this man in black robe feels like a plant. Although his black robe had been damaged and stained with a lot of stains and snow marks, but he did not seem panic or tired at all, his hands were graceful and calm. This is a temperament that the proprietress who has never left the Longji Mountains has never seen before.

Not long before, the proprietress brought the food and milk to the man in a tray made of oak.

"Thank you." The man said, and then began to dine, with no intention of taking off the hood from beginning to end.

"Strange, did he just speak so thinly?" The lady propagated back to the counter holding the tray, frowning and whispering to herself.

The black robe eats very quickly, but makes no noise. The lady boss guessed that he must have received a good education, probably from a merchant or academic family. As for the nobility, our poor town has been visited by noble nobles for years. Soon, the man finished the food in front of him, and he walked silently to the counter.

"Ah, there are three Urals in total." The proprietress raised her head and saw that the person in front of the counter was startled.

After listening, the man took out a silver coin from the inside of the robe and put it on the counter. The generous robe covered his hand, and the boss lady missed the last detail that could speculate his identity.

"Don't look for it anymore." Then, the black robe left the tavern on his own.

"Ah ..." The lady boss stared at the silver coin on the counter for a long time. She knew what currency it was, but as far as she knew, the value of this silver coin was far more than three Urals. She really did not I can believe someone will use this currency to pay for a light meal in a bistro. However, after a short surprise, she hurriedly collected the silver coin, and looked around nervously to prevent someone from seeing this scene. She had made up her mind and would return the silver coin to him next time she saw this person. . However, many times, when you make up your mind next time, it will not give you a chance next time, will you?

The proprietress put away the tableware on the table and went to the door of the tavern to check the time. But when she walked to the door, she only saw the dark clouds.

"Blizzard, coming." The proprietress looked at the sky and murmured.

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Bian is a frost guard. The formation of the Frost Guard is not affiliated with any country or religion. They are the legacy and watchmen of history. Legend has it that once in a very ancient generation, there was a king in the north. The king took his ice army south and turned all the places into frozen soil. The beaten people retreated to the Longji Mountains. With the help of this natural danger, he repelled the king's attacks again and again. Then, it was the offensive and defensive like a saw. The literature that has been handed down does not know how long this offensive and defensive lasted, perhaps a few years, decades, or hundreds of thousands of years. In short, one day, the dark clouds on the Longji Mountains suddenly spread out, and the wind and snow stopped, and no one saw the king and his army. But those who dared to explore north never returned. The frozen soil in the north has never thawed, but the weather is indeed much better than before. People gave up reclaiming lost land and concentrated on operating the land in the south. On the Longji Mountain, only those who once lived north of the mountain range and did not want to go south were left. They do not want to stay away from their hometowns. They believe that the frozen soil in their hometowns will one day thaw and the curse of the king will disperse, and they can return to their homes. They watched, while watching their hometown, and also watched for the king to make a comeback. UU reading www. uukanshu.com over time, Frost Guard became their name. Longji Mountain became their territory. Now all species in the south, whether humans, elves, dwarves or giants, call them-northerners.

As a northerner, Bai An is proud to be able to join the Frost Guard. In fact, for many years, the work of the Frost Guard has been far less dangerous and hard than in the past. Mountains. The guards only need to maintain these outposts on a regular basis, and then watch on shifts. The northerners watched the northern part of the mountains with their stubbornness and perseverance, even though the years have alternated, but they are still waiting, waiting for their ancestors' hometown to thaw, and waiting to return to their homes.

"Huh ..." He exhaled a white chill, and Bai An looked at the dark cloud sky. Everyone familiar with the north knew that this was a harbinger of the blizzard. Although the king of snow and ice disappeared, he remained cold. The curse made everyone never forget his existence. Even here, if the children do not sleep at night, their parents will move out of this king to scare these children.

Looked at the candle in the nearby whistle tower, it was very close to the time of shift change. Today ’s supper will be eaten at the top of Longji. Well, I will order a whole piece of roasted deer ribs and a large glass of ale. The deer ribs will be topped with honey and smeared with the special barbecue sauce.

"Hiss" swallowed a slobber unconsciously, and Bai An stopped his delusions. And at this time, he seemed to see something, in the north. At first, he thought he had misread it, but soon, when the fire rose to the sky, Bai An was sure that he had not misread it. What was it? What made a fireball hit the sky? He hurriedly took out the telescope dispensed by the army and looked at the source of the fireball. Then, he saw a figure. One, dressed in a gray robe.