Chapter 563 220. Winter Territory
“The expeditionary force is too small, and we have to continue to suppress the demons and ratmen in the north...”
“Leave it to the lords of the north... ”
“Hang Chi Chi…”
Annan tried to recall the discussion of the Holy Temple Council at that time.
Are the traitors still in the Holy Council? Annan didn't pay attention. He will try to find the betrayer when he goes to the Holy Temple again.
The initiator is...the King of Black Iron. The King of Bones was silent, the King of Gold objected, and the other kings seemed undecided... In any case, the fact that there were more people in favor than against was the reason why the proposal was passed.
Most of the Thirteen Supreme Kings do not know about it. Even if they know, as long as the Kingdom of Rekaner repels the demon tide and the rat tide, they can forgive the kingdom's previous atrocities.
After all, dead people cannot speak.
I should have objected at that time... Annan thought, but he also thought that he was just an "audience" sitting in the back row of the sacred church and could do nothing.
There is no need to stay in the old capital any longer. Annan asked the expeditionary force to cooperate with Evelin to take some more images, open the portal, and ask Dean Blehim to send the falcon to the Winter Territory.
The distance between the old royal capital and the Winter Territory was a bit far. About three hours later, Annan opened the portal back to the border of the Kingdom of Dimon.
The expeditionary forces withdrew one after another, and only Princess Seles was still looking at the dilapidated old capital.
"I grew up here, left for twenty years, and returned here on the eve of destruction..."
This is not the life of Princess Sails, but her childhood and Shadow - Months imprisoned in a dungeon.
"I want to thank you... Annan. Your New Year's gift kept me going, and you came to save me. Obviously I didn't do anything..."
"You did a lot, but you didn't know it. When I first came to the royal capital, I was just the king of the north with no power and no one cared about me. It was you who protected me.”
Annan felt that Princess Sails’ mood was not right and deliberately distracted her. Attention: "Actually, you are not alone. Do you remember Mrs. Winter? She is in the Winter Territory in the north. We will go there next. Do you want to come with me?"
said Come on, Princess Seles is still Mrs. Winter's sister.
"Dong...sister?" Princess Sayers' tone became a little angry.
Annan looked back and saw that the expeditionary force had withdrawn into the portal.
"Let's go."
Although according to the resolution of the Holy Council, the old royal capital is already Annan's territory - as the lord who regained it.
But there is no benefit in regaining the old capital. This is the hinterland of the rat people, and demons are watching eagerly. The six thousand men of the expeditionary force cannot make a splash in the city defense of the old royal capital, and they will face the betrayers next.
Even if there is an enclave, it should not be a place like the old royal capital.
...
The speed of the Free Expeditionary Force depends on the speed of the falcon.
While Falcon was on his way, the expeditionary force stayed in the abandoned border town, hunting the rat people and demons that occasionally appeared.
Here they rested until evening, then jumped north again.
In the early morning of a new day, Annan finally arrived at the Winter Territory.
"Who is there!"
The soldiers on the city wall discovered that the unusually circling falcon fell into several silhouettes that suddenly appeared.
“It’s me.”
The female guard who followed them walked out.
Annan is observing the Winter Territory: It is as bitter and cold as its name.
The Winter Territory is located high in the barren hilly area. A long low wall surrounds a large area of houses, farmland and castles. It was difficult for them to keep out the Ratmen, so houses and farmland showed signs of destruction.
Especially in the farmland, there is almost no wheat growing... The northern border has entered winter in October, and I am afraid that nothing will grow in these wheat fields.
Mrs. Winter is one of the few, or the only, members of the Montreal family who are still resisting the invasion of ratmen and demons. All the people in the Winter Army were soldiers, even the women were no exception. When Annan followed the female guard captain to the castle, he passed by the town. The thin old people and children on the street stared at them numbly, and there were dried black meat dried in front of the windows of the houses...
Ratman flesh is just unpalatable, but it won’t kill you.
"Can I summon the expeditionary force first?" Annan asked the female guard captain.
"I don't think the lady will refuse."
Annan opened the portal and told them: "Take out your food and give half to the civilians and half to the soldiers."< br>
The head guard did not stop Annan from wasting food... She knew that this boy had a magical portal.
His arrival will bring the Winter Territory back to life.
Annan helped Princess Sails to the front of the castle and saw Mrs. Winter standing outside the city gate waiting for them, who was taller than many of the guards around her.
Mrs. Winter is much better than Princess Bisles. She is covered in pure white snow bear skin, and her makeup is no longer exquisite, but she is still the flower of the snow field.
"When we first met, you were still a little guy who had to rely on my wings to survive." Mrs. Winter sighed with emotion.
"Now the little guy has grown up and is back to protect you."
Annan seems to have returned to his time in Betar...
"Did you rescue Sails?" Mrs. Winter looked at the princess who was being supported by Annan. Anyone who is not familiar with her would not be able to recognize Princess Seles, who has lost almost 50 pounds and looks like a gaunt girl.
"Long time no see." The princess said softly.
"We all thought you were dead..."
"The Skaven imprisoned me in the dungeon and squeezed my blood... The betrayer thought he had used the Skaven, but he didn't know that they had already Aiming at the curse on the Montreal family."
Mrs. Winter frowned: "Betrayer? Curse?"
The news of the Winter Territory is blocked, and its tentacles can only extend around the territory.
"Can I take a walk around?" Annan asked at this time.
"Irene, you stay with Annan." Mrs. Winter said.
The female guard captain responded. Annan no longer disturbed the sisters' reunion and followed Irene back to the town in the Winter Territory.
Many houses were destroyed, but there are still many vacant ones. The expeditionary force moved into an empty house under the arrangement of Mrs. Winter's housekeeper. There was no objection from the residents because the expeditionary force brought a sense of security.
But the food distributed was put away by them.
"Eat." Annan opened a portal, "I will send more food next."
The female guard suppressed her excitement and asked the soldiers to distribute the food in an orderly manner. .
Next, Annan inquired about the situation in the Winter Territory.
The soldiers knew that Annan was the leader of the expeditionary force and a distinguished guest of Lady Winter, and they knew everything about it.
The Winter Territory originally had close to 7,000 people... Half a year later, there are still more than 2,000 people left. Except for the elderly and children who are really unable to fight, everyone must take up arms to resist the rat tide.
They used the terrain to guard the Winter Territory - the boulder Annan saw by the low wall was the one. The rat men came, they pushed the boulders down, and the rat men retreated and pushed the boulders up again.
The Winter Territory experienced several dangers. At that time, everyone hid in the castle. The houses and the outer walls of the castle were destroyed and damaged at that time.
And they all happened in the past two months.
(End of this chapter)