The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

"I didn't think I'd be back so soon."

This was the first sentence Rupert said after approaching Xueze Town.At this point in time, there were no guards around, and Hecate seized the perfect opportunity to get the two of them up from the ground, half-squatting and trotting into the town, and hiding in a pile of straw in a certain yard.

Hecate remembered when she had just escaped from Nagrand.She didn't know if she would be accepted by the Nord Kingdom, but she knew she had nowhere to go, so she had to flee all the way to the territory of the Nord Kingdom under the pursuit of Nagrand soldiers, and she found the small hotel where Selene was. , but she didn't know the purpose of Selene's visit, so she turned back to the border and wandered outside Youfeng Town again and again, never daring to enter openly.

With a dark skin tanned by the abundant sunlight, a Nagrand accent when speaking, and Nagrand clothing on his body, if he appears at the border like this, he will definitely be taken as a Nagrand person without any explanation.Any fool can understand the attitude of the Northlanders towards the Nagrands - besides, Hecate has already seen the attitude of the Nagrands towards the Northlanders, so there will not be a big gap between the two.

At that time, she didn't have the body of a god now, she was ignorant of the world, and knew nothing about the world outside the city of Yoda. After days and nights of avoiding and hunting, she was physically and mentally exhausted to the limit, and she took the risk to sneak in at night. After leaving Youfeng Town, he fled to the nearby small mill at the entrance of the town.

She stole the bread and water from the table, devoured them hungrily, and hid fearfully among the flour sacks that Rita piled up in the corner. She was originally watching the situation outside, but fell asleep unknowingly, and was returned to Rita, who came to carry the flour sacks in the room, was discovered.

Hecate put her hand on the crescent blade when she woke up, but her instinct told her that the man in front of her was not aggressive.

It was the first person to show kindness to Hecate since he came to the "outside world".

Later, Selene wanted to thank the little miller. She felt that it was because the first person Hecate met was Rita, and the first person he encountered was the kindness of the world. This kind of kindness rooted deep in the mind.

Unfortunately, neither Hecate nor Selene got the chance to thank her.

At that time, Hecate was lying in Rita's yard, covering his body with the layer of snow, waiting with anxiety and fear, not knowing what would be waiting for him.Is Selene representing Nord Kingdom's acceptance of her?Or will the Nord Kingdom treat her as someone who doesn't exist, just like the Nagrand people?

Now she is hiding in the straw in Xueze Town, taking risks for Selene, the Nord Kingdom, and herself. It is actually only half a year before their reunion in Youfeng Town.And the facts also proved that Hecate only took half a year to become a qualified person, not a dangerous alien.

The time it took to cross the grassland was much longer than Hecate estimated. It was already daytime, and it was definitely not a good idea to go directly out of the straw pile.Hecate told Rupert and Gabriel to eat something to replenish their strength and wait until night fell again before moving.

"The patrols in the town are very strict. Every time they change shifts, they will inspect every street, but as long as there are no special circumstances, they will not check so carefully. For example, come to poke our straw pile."

"Repeat," Hecate murmured.

"what?"

"Repeat. According to what you said, every time a shift is changed, the rules of each street will be checked, so the patrols in this town are only... about 100 people."

"There are also some regular troops who are stationed and do not participate in routine patrols," Gabriel said.

"But they won't outnumber the patrolling guards," Rupert added.

"That is to say, there are less than 200 Nagrand soldiers in this town?" Hecate continued to observe the situation on the street.

For the civilians of the Nord Kingdom, this is indeed an unshakable number, but in Hecate's view, it is not the case.

The most difficult thing about these patrol teams is the crossbow they wear on their waists? Bow.What is placed in the quiver is not a pointed crossbow arrow with lethality, but a signal arrow that can explode in the air and announce the danger to the companions in the distance.

But... can anyone around Xueze Town really see this signal?Hecate happened to know the longest distance of the signal arrows in Nagrand. In Nagrand, where the distance between towns is very short, they are undoubtedly effective, but in the Northland, the signal arrows from Xueze town cannot be used by other places. see.She recalled the map she had seen from Selene in her mind.

This is like an isolated island, as long as no one goes out from the island, no signal can be transmitted.

Hecate had a crazy idea.

Phoebe's Legion of the Holy Light was on their way, and this news made Selene greatly relieved.

In fact, she has never come out from the shadow of failure.In winter, in the Nord Kingdom's own territory, she led the best soldiers, but lost a battle, leaving the Nord Kingdom in Hussein's hands.

Although she tried her best not to show it, she was indeed no longer as confident as before, and began to hesitate and hesitate.Hecate also sensed this, but she never said much about it, except that the person who said "we will win" changed from Selene to Hecate.

"Both the ceremony and the sacrifice are based on a mark. After the mark disappears, the ceremony will automatically end. Even if the mark is put back to its original position, it will not continue." Phoebe used the power of faith to A shape was condensed in the air as a demonstration, "The essence of any spell is to borrow the law established by the gods, and play some insignificant tricks on the basis of this law, but in fact nothing can go beyond this law. So all Rituals are all one-time, to make sure you can't use loopholes to get around the rules."

"It's like you can't kill Hussein yourself... Your magic can't hurt the God of Light." Selene nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes, because I am using his rules to do things. Hecate is different from me. If she continues to grow, she will have the ability to create her own laws, although she, as a Valkyrie, cannot build so that believers can The spells used, but the laws she created will take effect."

"Then she can completely—for example, use the law to make herself victorious?"

"The strength of the law also depends on the strength of the god itself. Otherwise, Hussein would have collected a lot of power of faith to create a law that is beneficial to him. Why do you suddenly want to ask me this?"

"Because I think, no matter the magic, Taoism or magic, they should all be figured out in essence. At least I have to care about how to keep myself alive, and where my father's soul is going."

Selene found that they had been ignoring one thing. When Roy died, his soul should be received by Hecate, but if the Hecate who was "selected" in advance changed and completely became What about another person?

"Then the ceremony will be interrupted. Not to mention a change of Hecate's level, the slightest change may cause problems in the ceremony." After listening to Selene roughly finished the execution method of the entire ceremony, Phoebe helped She analyzed, "I study divine arts, but I have also learned about Taoism. Penglai people care more about the balance of arts than we do. They have many gods and more restrictions on laws than us, so the rituals It will only be more difficult to keep. When your father died, the first condition of this ritual was met, so it already triggered the effect of removing this soul from reincarnation, but it was not forced into Hecate's body .”

"So...my father's soul should still be alive?"

"In Yoda City in Nagrand. Such rituals involving the soul must be bound, so that he cannot escape from a certain range before the ceremony is completed. This range is probably the Yoda City where Hecate is located." Phoebe She gave her answer firmly, "As long as we stand on the ground of Yoda City, I can find him immediately."

In the anxiety of waiting for Hecate's return, the only thing Selene can do is to let the Guards step up the training of those recruits who fled, so that they can become qualified soldiers as soon as possible.This is not only for the strength of their attack, but also for the Guards Corps to absorb civilians who are willing to fight in subsequent battles and restore it to its former size.

Phoebe can easily help Selene get in touch with an ordinary person who is far away, but all the magic that needs to be applied to Hecate will make this bright saint troubled, even if she doesn't worry about disturbing the stealth Phoebe couldn't get Selene to get in touch with Hecate anymore.

"It's always like this. My life detection also worked on her for the first time, and then it didn't work anymore."

"Relax, my friend." Phoebe used divine magic to relieve her anxiety temporarily, "Fortunately, no one in the Nagrand Empire has the power of religious arbitration, otherwise you will definitely be arrested and tried."

"Because I believe in two gods?"

"If you don't mind, I can immediately help you get rid of your identity as a member of the Illumination God. It's actually quite easy for me." Phoebe suggested, "This will be a trouble for you."

"But if I don't have the status of a believer, I can't use the magic. In your opinion, my magic may be just a child's trick, but at least for now, I still need it."

"When you don't need it, you are welcome to come to me at any time. To be honest, as a qualified saint of light, part of my duty is to weed out believers who hardly provide the power of faith and use too much magic, such as you Such."