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Chen Tian finally decided that he would neither go to the Black Iron Fortress nor return to Moon Hidden City, he would go to Xuewu City.

Nato still needs to stay and build Popolo Island. He is busy farming without thinking and unhappy. Orange Soda, Black Kill and others have all gone back to their respective guilds, so in the end only sweetshadow, Tchaikov eggs and gorgeous are on the road. .

Gorgeous followed with a cheeky face. Although he couldn't see him blushing in the game, he was also very embarrassed.He wanted to pay extra, but was rejected by Chen Tian.

This person came for Shisi, and Shishi didn't say anything, so of course Chen Tian wouldn't stand in the way of his fate.I collected money before because I didn't know about it, but now that I know it, if I collect money again, wouldn't it be fourteen as a cash cow?

Gentlemen love fortune, in a proper way.

Gorgeous didn't know that he had been seen through, and sent Chen Tian a big good person card in his heart.A group of people came to Xuewu City with their own thoughts, and it happened to be a snowy day.

It is common for Xuewu City to snow, but it is rare for it to fall so heavily today.It was snowing heavily, there was no wind for thousands of miles, and the world was quiet. It was clearly daytime in the game, but the snow fog city was already brightly lit.

The city in the snow has a special flavor.

Tucha uses magic and swords to establish the country. As the northernmost city, Xuewu City has both the brutality of a frontier fortress and the romantic feelings of heavy snow.The sign of the simple long sword appeared in every corner of the city. The patrolling soldiers on the street looked a bit taller and stronger than that of Moon Hidden City. On the long street paved with stone slabs, black magic patterns could be seen everywhere. to clear the snow.

There is really too much snow in Xuewu City. If you don't use magic to remove the snow, it will be difficult to travel.

The most striking thing is the lighthouse in the city.

There are three lighthouses, one in the center of the city, rotating at a slow speed to radiate into the city.The two are on the two corners of the east and west towers, projecting magic lights straight into the thick fog outside the city, illuminating the way for pedestrians.

Most players are now looking at the Black Iron Fortress, and Xuewu City has the least traffic among all the main cities, so the streets are a little deserted.

Chen Tian and the others were not in a hurry to go out of the city, but walked through the streets and alleys, and came to a remote tavern with a lighted door.

In the tavern, it was warm and noisy.

Several NPCs in thick leather jackets were drunk, and one of them picked up a rhinoceros horn hanging from his waist and blew it, and the others sang Northland folk songs drunkenly.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or some other reason, but the guests in this tavern are all NPCs, the six Chen Tian are the only exception.Several people sat down on their seats under the attention of the NPCs. Cheng Jinhong lowered his voice and asked quietly: "Tiantian, how did you find this place? What are you doing here?"

"It's cheap here." As he spoke, Chen Tian waved for the waiter, and ordered everyone a glass of flame wine, a specialty of Xuewu City, for everyone.

The flame wine is orange-red, and the wine is transparent. If you look closely, it seems that there are flames flowing in the water. Drinking it is like burning a knife.Most importantly, it can add cold resistance buff to players, which is one of the must-haves for fog exploration.

Of course, this kind of flame wine tastes average and the price is not expensive, you can buy it in any tavern on the street.Chen Tian brought them here mainly for the information between NPCs.

Tchaikov flipped through his small notebook and said: "During the king's game, the eustoma tailor shop in Miye City was closed, and the intelligence dealer Tang fled overnight as the boss. And with his escape, all major cities The NPC informants have all moved underground, so it’s hard to find them.”

Gorgeous actively contributed his information, "I heard from my master that Tang is very likely to belong to Louis XIV."

"That's right." Tchaikov closed his notebook, "Maybe more than half of the NPC intelligence merchants in the main cities are controlled by Louis XIV. under surveillance."

All of this was done very covertly. If it wasn't for Tangerine Soda, Zhen Zhou and others who accidentally saw Tang who was also going to connect with Alice when they were chasing Alice's clues, I'm afraid it would not have been exposed so soon.

Chen Tian lamented in his heart more than once that Louis XIV was a great master of intrigue and conspiracy. These manpower were probably arranged by him during the years of traveling abroad. God knows what he has behind him.

However, this small tavern is located in a remote location, cheap, and the decoration has no style. It looks dilapidated, but it is one of the favorite places for those bottom-level NPCs who go in and out of the fog all the year round and sell coolies or even their lives for a living. .

The proud nobles never bothered to come to this kind of place, and the patrol soldiers didn't want to let the dirty mud stain their boots, so these NPCs could swear here as much as they wanted.

"The day seems to be getting colder and colder, but the price of charcoal in the city is increasing again. Those selfish and stingy nobles would rather engrave the magic circle in their own stables than give it to the common people."

"I think it's the gods who can't understand the way the royal family behaves, and they will be punished soon."

"Shh, don't talk about the gods."

The NPCs scolded the nobles, the city lord, and the royal family, but they respected the gods.This is not difficult to understand, but for Chen Tian and Yin Sui who knew the inside story, the mood was a little delicate.

If the gods are really merciful and punish sins, how can they let the weather cool down and make the people cold.Who is this punishment?Is it noble?

Thinking of this, Chen Tian asked while drinking: "Do you still remember the three unsolved mysteries of Sicily?"

Cheng Jinhong: "Remember, one is why there are no roses, right? One is why the south, which is supposed to be like spring all the year round, has become a barren wandering place, and the other is what is it?"

Heschel folded his hands and leaned against the back of the chair, and said, "It's the weakness of theocracy."

The three unsolved mysteries are summed up by players at the beginning of the game, and they are not circulated among NPCs.Looking at the entire continent of Sicily from the perspective of pure God, you can find some unreasonable places.

The third point that Herschel said is the biggest point.

Obviously God exists and is above everything else. Even Louis XIV did not dare to resist openly and wanted to manipulate secretly. Then why is the sense of existence of the temple so weak?

Anyone who is familiar with Western history knows that theocracy can sometimes even restrict royal power, and bishops have the supreme status.On the other hand, in Sicily, there are also temples and priests here. For example, Cheng Jinhong is a priest of light.

But the temple seems to be just a place of daily prayer, which can be admired by the people, but it does not pose any threat to the royal power and does not participate in the affairs of the kingdom.

That's weird, unless, there's something limiting the gods so they have to hide behind the scenes and be a shadowy clown.

Fourteen had a sudden thought, "Is it really because God is too ugly? Can't see people?"

She forgot to pretend again, and she didn't realize it herself. Gorgeous drank the wine without a word, only feeling that the wine was so sad that it was not only spicy, but also bitter.

Cheng Jinhong didn't notice it either, and said cheerfully, "I support your statement."

Herschel: "..."

At this time, the gossip of the NPCs reached their ears again.

"Speaking of which, have you all received the task of digging ice marrow this time?"

"I accepted it. If I didn't answer it, there would be no money to buy charcoal."

"Me too. I don't know what's going on in the city recently. Someone suddenly bought Ice Marrow, and the reward is very generous."

"A few days ago, I saw that the guards of the City Lord's Mansion also went out of the city. They went out early in the morning. It was not yet dawn at that time, and they were sneaky."

"They won't also dig the ice marrow, will they?"

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Ice marrow, bred from thousands of years of cold ice, is crystal clear and does not melt under high temperature. It is one of the extremely rare magic materials and a specialty of Xuewu City.For ordinary people, this thing is useless, but it is a treasure in the eyes of magicians.

Chen Tian and the others looked at each other and continued to listen patiently. Then they heard the guests at the other tables talking about the task of digging the ice marrow.

Who is collecting ice marrow?

They continued to sit for a while without saying a word, and then left the tavern calmly.Immediately afterwards they came to the nursery hall in the city, where many women were busy cooking porridge, mending, and doing trivial things.

This nursery hall is a façade project jointly produced by the city lord and the temple. Because Xuewu City is too cold, if no one restrains the babies who are discarded every year, they will freeze to death outside in just a few hours.Many people died, probably the city lord also felt that his life would be shortened, so he paid for the pastor to take care of him.

The major nobles sometimes send their men to show kindness and gain a good reputation for themselves.

But Chen Tian and others came here not to investigate people's livelihood, but to collect intelligence.If it is said that a group of tall and thick men gathered in the tavern, then this place is undoubtedly a women's world.

Those NPC aunts are familiar with their parents' stories, and because they have been dealing with priests all year round, they occasionally come into contact with servants sent by nobles to show kindness, and know a lot of gossip.

Cheng Jinhong, a fake follower of the God of Light, played his role at this time.He stepped forward together with the elf Heschel, which are the two monuments of the magic stick world.

The two came back after inquiring about the news, and said: "There is no news about Bing Sui, but they mentioned the youngest son of the city lord."

If there is a list of beautiful male NPCs in Sicily, then the noble and elegant elf king is one, the narcissistic Louis XIV is one, the handsome water demon king is one, and the top card of the Landing Theater is barely one, and The youngest son of the lord of Xuewu City is probably the youngest among them.

The young master of the City Lord's Mansion, who is only 16 years old this year, has icy muscles and bones, I feel pity for him.The "ice muscle and jade bone" here is not just an adjective, but refers to him who has been weak since childhood and suffered from severe cold syndrome.He can live in the ice and snow, but he doesn't necessarily adapt to the summer in Sicily, so according to the rumors, he has never left Snow and Fog City.

The women in the Yoying Hall may not know about Bing Sui, but they must be concerned about the gossip about the young master of the city, because besides his beauty, he also has a kind heart.

The Yoying Hall has been in operation for so many years, and there has been no scandal, because the young master comes here every year to select attendants.The children who are dedicated to the young master of the city must be clean, and it is best to be able to read and write, so thanks to him, the children here can even read.

But everyone knows that the young master of the city does not lack those one or two attendants.

"Those people said that at this time in previous years, the young master would come to pick someone up, but this year he hasn't come for a long time. They are all worried about whether his condition is getting worse." Cheng Jinhong said, his mind suddenly brightened, and asked Chen Tian: "You You told Egg that you are coming to Xuewu City, did you guess that something must have happened here?"

Chen Tian and Tchaikov looked at each other—of course.

Something happened to the black iron fortress, but the dwarf's body and the key to the fortress appeared under the ice outside Snow Fog City. "On the Fall of the Furnace" and "Death of the Dwarves" seem to be two separate tasks, but there must be a connection in the dark.

A good story is the most exciting when it is linked together.

From the looks of it now, something must have happened in Snowfog City.

Tchaikov said: "I have already contacted the two players who found the dwarf's body, and they are coming."

At the same time, the Black Iron Fortress.

A fierce battle had just passed, Zhen Zhou, as the captain, saved the file at the save point, and he was a little relieved.The copy of the fortress is really difficult to beat, as soon as you enter the door, you will be roasted at high temperature.

The black iron furnace, the sacred object of the dwarves, is a huge iron furnace with a height of more than ten meters. It was originally erected in the center of the fortress. Extending out on all sides, it is connected to many small stoves.

Once the furnace collapsed, the hot molten iron was like magma, destroying most of the fortress.The strangest thing is that these molten irons did not cool down with time, but kept flowing hot.And the black iron fortress is very special. It is a fully enclosed fortress, and the molten iron cannot flow out, and it will always gurgle inside.

【Lava Hell】

These four words emerged in the minds of all players. They struggled to advance in the fortress, not only to be careful not to fall into the molten iron, but also to guard against the attack of the salamanders.

This is a kind of monster that lives in magma, but somehow, it also appeared here.No wonder it's hard to fight, because everyone's basic values ​​are dropping like crazy because of the high temperature.It was hard to find a room without molten iron, but if one accidentally bumped into the alchemy colossus of the dwarves, he would vomit blood.

The dwarves are also the ancestors of alchemy, but what they pursue is not immortality, they just like forging.The Alchemy Colossus lost its master's control, and automatically regarded the players as intruders and launched an attack.

Zhenzhou led a team to defeat two alchemy colossi. It was really difficult, but the rewards were also quite fruitful.

Seeing the falling all over the place, the elite knights of Ds, who have seen many good things, couldn't help but smile.

With a big wave of his hand, Zhenzhou asked them to divide according to the old rules, and he walked up to Nightingale again, saw her frowning slightly, and asked her if she had thought of anything else.

Nightingale gripped the hilt of the sword, looked deeply at Zhenzhou, and seemed to finally confirm that this person was trustworthy, and said: "I have a friend, I received a letter from him half a month ago. He said, he Prepare a sword for me and give it to me."

Zhen Zhou: "Who is he?"

In fact, this is Nightingale's original purpose in coming to the dwarf kingdom.

Nightingale: "The youngest son of the lord of Snowfog City, the heir of Ice and Snow, Samuel."