The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

The Frosted City is within reach.

This castle built against the cliff is the symbol and pride of the Nord Kingdom. As long as it stands there, the Northlanders will have a direction to look up to.

As long as it is in the hands of the Nagrand, the anger of the Northlanders will not be appeased.

People in the Northland do not believe in religion, but their spiritual sustenance is no less than that of anyone else. They take up arms to protect the people around them, and inherit the will of the Northland for their ancestors. Anytime, anywhere, they can be proud of this self-respecting and proud nation and fight.

Every time a city near the Frostcovered City was captured, the Guards became more motivated. They couldn't wait to use their weapons to regain the lost territory and maintain the dignity of the Nord Kingdom.

The Nord coalition forces cooperated more tacitly after running in along the way. Several cities around Frost City were captured by them in just one month, and Frost City was surrounded by the captured Nord city. However, not only the Nagrand army among them remained silent, but even Selene stood still and did not launch an attack for a long time.

Selene was not sure whether Hussein had kept all his strength in Frost-covered City, waiting for a fatal blow to the Nord Allied Forces immersed in the joy of victory.The more excited the people around her, the more Selene is aware of the need to remain calm at this moment.

Hussein does not necessarily have an ambush, but if there is an ambush but the Nord coalition forces are not on guard, the consequences will be serious.

What baffles Selene is that she has been unable to learn anything about Frostcover, so close to it.She knew about Frostcover, but not about Hussein's deployment in it after it had been taken.

What particularly concerned her was that the whole city was entwined with too much power of faith, and this power of faith obviously did not belong to the God of Light or Hecate, so it also showed that Hussein did put his last card Stay in Frost City.

"I've finished counting the number of people on my side." Phoebe handed Selene a piece of parchment with rough statistics on it. "Their casualties are very small, and there is no major fluctuation in their numbers."

As Selene guessed, the Army of the Holy Light is always the "Army of the God of Light", which is good at healing and has tenacious vitality. Seeing that the Holy Light Legion was preparing to assemble and charge, they immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered.

There is a huge difference in the numbers of the Guards Corps and the Central Corps, but the casualty rate is about the same. As the backbone and vanguard, they do not have the survivability of the Holy Light Corps, but with such small losses in continuous siege battles, it can be regarded as a kind of It was a miracle.

Selene also felt strange.She is not the kind of person who likes to belittle her opponents. She also recognizes that the Nagrand Empire has been the enemy of the Nord Kingdom for many years. They cannot be so weak that they are so vulnerable, otherwise they are not worthy of being the opponents of the northerners.

There must be something that completely broke their fighting spirit.

Before the patrol set off, Hecate was summoned by Selene alone.

Then he was awarded the post of Commander of the Guards Corps.

"Huh?" Hecate scratched his head inexplicably, "The head of the Guards Legion?"

"Yeah, after absorbing the new blood along the way, the Guards Corps has almost returned to its previous size in terms of numbers, and they all trust you. It's perfect for you to be the Commander of the Legion."

"I mean, do I have to have a job with that Gerrard?"

"Stop being childish, just accept it obediently." Selene took her hand and forced the ring on, "This is the highest honor in the eyes of the people of the North, and the earl conferred by the Queen herself is not comparable to it." Commander of the Guards Corps."

"The ring..." Hecate remembered where he had seen it before, "Gerald has been wearing it all the time."

"Yes, when I had someone tie him to the half-orc territory, I forgot to ask him to return the ring." Selene rubbed the brand new ring on Hecate's hand, "I think he has been The half-orc territory ruined it, so I didn't plan to take it back, but made a new one."

The blueprint for the ring was stored in Selene's study in Frosted City. Selene had only glanced at it a few times before. Although she often saw the finished product on Gerald's finger, she couldn't directly copy the design blueprint. In the end, it was Roy who helped her perfect the sketch and found a craftsman in the city to make it.

"Is it okay? For example, the ring on Gerrard's hand carries many years of history, and it has some special meaning..."

"It doesn't have any special meaning." Selene showed a sly smile, "His one is also new. Brand new weapons are better than rusty ones, and rings are of course the same. People in the Northland think so."

"Sometimes I don't know what people in the Northland care about, and what they don't care about." Hecate raised the ring to his eyes and observed it carefully. Different from the rough style that most people imagined, the jewelry in the Northland Silverware and colored gemstones are the main items, and they are often simple and exquisite. Although they are not as good as Penglai people, they are still very beautiful.

"That's because the life in Nagrand left you with a stereotype of the Northlanders." Selene patted her on the shoulder, "Come on, you have to figure it out, Patron Saint of Nord."

The composition of the patrol team is often very even. One-third of the Guards Corps, one-third of the Central Corps and one-third of the Holy Light Corps. Most of the time, Hecate, who has a keen sense and does not feel tired at night Come lead the team.

At the beginning of the war, they wiped out many sneak attacks from the Nagrand Empire, but these days, the patrols are more like routine patrols, and have never encountered any special situations.

Hecate originally wanted to lead the patrol to go on and help Selene scout the Frost City in the dark, but after thinking about it, he still didn't do it.She is the last person who doesn't want to see unnecessary sacrifices. Last time Garcia scolded "Do you want them to die because of your recklessness?" Blindly broke into the enemy's control area.

At the climax of the moon, when the patrol team was about to turn back the same way, Hecate grabbed the reins of the snow wolf.The power of faith pervading around Frost City greatly affected her perception, but such a loud noise could not be ignored. She pulled out the crescent blade from the scabbard and whistled softly, mixed with the insects' chirping at night. in the sound.

The members of the patrol immediately understood what she meant, and drew out their weapons one after another, facing the direction Hecate's eyes were looking at, ready to fight.

"The number of enemies is about the same as ours. They are all cavalry, and some have bows and arrows... Wait, they seem to be chasing someone." Hecate listened carefully to the voice from a distance, "Could it be from Covering Frost?" People who escaped from the city."

Hecate turned over and stood on the ground, untied the horn from his waist and blew.This is the signal agreed with Selene in advance. As long as they hear the horn, it means that they have encountered a strong enemy that the patrol team cannot handle, and Selene will immediately lead troops to support.

But what Hecate needs now is not Selene's support, but to tell the fleeing man and the Nagrand cavalry who are chasing after him - there are people here.

Sure enough, after the sound of the horn, the sound of horseshoes at the front no longer carried hesitation and hesitation, and a Northlander riding on the back of a Nagrand army horse soon appeared in the patrol's field of vision.

His clothes were tattered and he looked very haggard. He stumbled off the horse and ran in front of Hecate.

He fell to the ground weakly, and after panting for a long time, he raised his head and looked at Hecate, with disbelief in his blue eyes.

"Hecate...His Royal Highness Hecate?"

"Raymond?" Hecate quickly lifted him up and handed him to the two Guards soldiers beside him, "You take care of him, others, follow me!"

The Nagrand team, which is "similar to us" in number, is vulnerable to Hecate's patrol team.

They were obviously also aware of this, and fled in a hurry, trying to escape back to the castle of Frost City.Hecate didn't give the order to pursue, but retracted the crescent blade into its sheath, and walked to Raymond's side.

"Are you ok?"

Raymond also fought on the battlefield when he was young. He was a tall and strong northerner. Now he has lost a lot of weight and his back is a little bent, so Hecate couldn't recognize him quickly.

It is admirable that he can escape in this physical condition, but it is also his limit.Raymond seemed to have been hungry and thirsty for a long time. He took the water bottle handed to him by the soldiers of the Guards, took a sip of water reluctantly, and asked Hecate in a hoarse voice: "Take me to see Selene."

"She's already here." Hecate raised his eyes and glanced in the direction where she heard the voice. "I hope she brings Phoebe."

Raymond leaned weakly under a pine tree and drank a few more sips of water. When he saw Selene, he struggled to straighten himself up and sit still: "Your Majesty..."

"Don't talk yet. Phoebe, can you help him heal?" Selene was glad that she brought Phoebe with her after hearing the sound of the horn, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

The magic spell that Selene learned only works on the injured body, but Phoebe can quickly recover the weak body. After the golden shimmer lighted up for a moment and then dissipated, Raymond looked much more energetic than before : "Your Majesty, I desperately escaped from there, in order to tell you not to approach Frost-covered City."