Chapter 1312 Trapped in the Snow
The blizzard hanging over the City of Silver still shows no sign of letting up. This is very abnormal. The weather has begun to get warmer at this time in previous years, but this year's winter seems to be unwilling to dissipate for a long time. I don't know what it is foreshadowing.
Aldai squatted on the seat, wrapped herself in a blanket, and rolled herself into a ball, as if this was the only way to feel warm.
The fire crackled in the hearth, but it did not distract Alday from the parchment until she heard a tapping on the glass on the other side.
Turning around, I saw a snowy owl appearing by the window. It stood there shivering in the wind, its brown eyes seeming to say, 'Hurry up and open the window, I'm going to freeze to death.'
Aldai opened the window, and the demon pet named Nicks jumped in quickly. After throwing a letter bucket on the table, he immediately flew to the stall next to the fireplace to dry the snow on its wings.
The letter was sent by Ivan in the academic city. This warlock with hag blood has been in frequent contact with Aldai recently.
Pulling out the parchment hidden in the mail bucket, Aldai muttered a few spells in a low voice. All the words on the parchment that were originally filled with greetings and other useless nonsense were twisted and rearranged.
This is a magic letter that prevents the message from leaking if intercepted by outsiders.
Aldai just read a few words and suddenly frowned.
Ivan said that Academic City was recently exposed to a scandal, and one of the operations officers responsible for running the city was found to have secretly obtained research results.
Academic City is more like a company with many research institutes than a city. It has no city owner and only recruits managers to maintain the operation of the city. They only have management rights and no decision-making rights.
Selling the research results of Academic City privately is the most intolerable criminal behavior. Many scholars who are concerned about this aspect have taken to the streets to demonstrate and demand that the truth be investigated.
It is true that these people are academics, but they are not idiots. They know very well that an operations officer does not have the ability or the courage to resell research results privately. If an explanation is not given that satisfies everyone, this will seriously shake the academic city. foundation.
This city is originally composed of a group of mages and scholars who like to study all things in the world. If they cannot protect the fruits of their labor, then there is no need for this city to exist.
Ivan told Aldai this matter because she felt that it might have something to do with the Demon King and the Seven Apostles.
There are many research results that have been resold privately, and they are still being verified. However, among those that have been verified, there are many magic circles and spells that break seals and isolate a certain area. Ivan feels that other results that have been resold are... It's a cover-up, that's the main purpose.
The buyer is not yet clear, there are many middlemen, and the investigation is not easy. The only thing that can be determined at present is that the nobles in the Subia Demon Kingdom participated in this incident, but it is not clear whether it is the will of the country or personal behavior.
The Demon Kingdom of Subia, a country that was beaten into isolation by the Demon King and God, took the lead in this incident. It was clear at this glance that something was wrong.
Ivan's feeling was right. They were seclusion on the outside, but in fact they were active secretly. This gave people the same feeling as the current situation of the Seven Apostles.
But neither Ivan nor Aldai understood the purpose of reselling these research results.
Finally, at the end of the letter, Ivan also mentioned that the activities of followers of the Centipede Lord seem to have become stronger recently.
Although the Centipede Lord is a shady evil god, his followers are mainly active in the Demon Kingdom of Oswea, which is actually not far from the academic city.
Their activities are usually assassinations, but this is also the part that Ivan doesn't understand very much. These followers of the Centipede Lord have not started their previous assassination activities. Instead, they seem to have migrated as a whole.
Now that the gods have fallen, no one should be able to command these believers, who are mainly composed of killers, but they do show clear organization.
Because the followers of the Centipede Lord once tried to assassinate Viola, Ivan mentioned this matter and hoped that Aldai would be more careful.
After reading the last line, Aldai held the letter between two fingers and flicked it. The blue flames immediately burned the letter to ashes from beginning to end.
She threw away the blanket, stretched out her hand, and her staff flew over, making Nix look at her in surprise.
"The maid will prepare fresh meat for you. When you get back, tell Ivan that I will go to the front line soon." As the last two people with royal blood, Aldai must stay in the royal city when Viola leads the army. As insurance.
But now, the situation is different. Aldai has a vague hunch that a siege network targeting Viola is forming.
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Not only Aldai was also troubled by the snow, but Yang Yiyi was also troubled.
It is probably impossible to return to Wujiazhuang before the New Year, so Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi can only celebrate the New Year outside.
That's okay, but as the New Year approaches, the climate becomes more severe, which is hard to bear.
When we were in the Western Regions, since there was very little precipitation in the desert, there was no special feeling. When we were riding back in Tang Lianyu's big boat, we were usually in the cabin, so naturally we had no impression.
But when the two of them were walking, the feeling became too clear.
At present, they are still in the north of the Central Plains, where everything is covered in snow. Due to the heavy snow, many carriages preparing to set off have also stopped, so the two of them have to temporarily settle in a small town.
They found an inn and ordered a few side dishes. While the two were eating, Wu Shaoyi's ears twitched slightly. She heard the table next door seem to be talking about the northern border.
Long before everyone set out for the Western Region, fighting had already begun in the north. Princess Mingzhu thought the frontline soldiers were praying for blessings as an excuse to run around and have fun.
These market gossips cannot tell what the battle situation is like on the front line, but what is certain is that there is neither loss nor victory.
The threat from outside the customs has always existed. At present, the Western Region and Southern Xinjiang have temporarily subsided, but the Northland has become more vigorous.
In terms of invading the Central Plains, Beidi is more active than other outsiders. After all, many of them are originally from the Central Plains and dream of returning to the land where their ancestors lived.
The current situation of the war is not too intense and it should be temporary. If the Northland realizes the difficulty and retreats, otherwise...
It is estimated that the next major event in the world will be related to Beidi.
Wu Shaoyi didn't tell Yang Yiyi what she thought. This girl was a complete brat and couldn't hide things.
But Wu Shaoyi's sensitive ears also heard some good news.
For example, there is something about the Liu family.
There were people from all over the world in the inn, from all over the world, and Wu Shaoyi's sensitive ears allowed her to eavesdrop on the whispers of people several tables away.
It's like the Liu family bullies men and women, the Liu family always eats the hearts of children, and there are even gossips about people from the Liu family like to steal secret books from other sects, mixed with a few words: "I can't see how the Liu family usually behaves." He looks like a dog, but he made such a mean comment behind his back.
Some of these rumors are true and some are false. The point is not that they are true or false, but that they are actually being spread.
Someone is working in the dark, and even the traveling merchants in the inn have heard about it. It is clear that they are trying to build public opinion.
Shen Qingluo did not break her promise. She said that when she came back from the Western Regions, she would start clearing out the Japs in the Jianghu. It seemed that the Liu family was the first to be stabbed.
If they want to watch this good show, Wu Shaoyi and Yang Yiyi have to hurry up, otherwise they won't be able to keep up with the excitement of the show.
(End of chapter)