When Rhodes arrived here in dusk, it was dusk. The sky was golden, and the rays of light shone through the clouds toward this magnificent city.

The scenery in front of you is not as legendary. The entire city is surrounded by ice and snow. On the contrary, its outer walls and buildings are also made of ordinary stones.

This is a big city built on a plain, with city gates on all sides. The height of the main city gate reaches two stories high, with a statue of the bear god carved on it. People pass by under the city gate, as if passing by the feet of a giant, showing insignificance.

Behind the giant city wall is a tower and a large watchtower with heavy crossbows. The guards were wearing iron mail and stood seriously on both sides of the city gate, with brown eyes looking at everyone entering and leaving the city.

Rhodes and Lawrence dismounted and entered from the main entrance. The straight Tsar Avenue leads to the Bandaga Palace. On both sides of the road are all residential buildings of two to three floors, and some important municipal buildings are irregularly distributed in various parts of the city. At the same time, monumental towers also stand in every corner of the city. There is a large fountain in the center of the city square, and the circular corridor surrounds the entire square. It is the municipal residence of Kisliff.

The Winter Garden is behind the Municipal Square. It is said that there are more than twenty ice springs inside, which is the favorite place for the Frost Cold Witch to go. The tall fir obscures the view, making Rhodes unable to see the panoramic view inside.

After reporting his identity, the guards took Rhodes all the way, passing through the bustling streets, temples, winter gardens, municipal residences, and finally stopped in front of the Robertsmann Hotel.

"Lord, you can rest here tonight. The Queen will summon you tomorrow morning."

The attendant left after saying that, leaving Rhodes and Lawrence to stay in the hotel.

Unlike the buildings of the empire, most of the buildings in Kisliff were decorated with exquisite carvings, with roofs mainly round domes, and important religious buildings were painted inside, which looked sacred and gorgeous. These large buildings usually cover a wide area and had a huge base, almost reaching the area of ​​the square.

When we entered the hotel room, the sky gradually became darker. Unlike southern cities, the nights in northern cities usually became quiet early. As soon as the night came, there were fewer pedestrians on the streets. The spacious and straight roads were only scattered by passers-by. The whole city was silent at night. Lawrence and Rhodes talked about southern towns. After night, people had to rest and drink after work.

Kisliff was not like this. Because it was located at the northeast end of the mainland, the temperature after night was much lower than during the day. Except for a few taverns filled with the smell of vodka and the smell of sweat, the rest of the place was silent. The ice springs in the winter garden emitted a burst of air conditioning, and even in the cold night, you could see the rising white smoke.

Rhode was a little upset. He was not that he would meet Queen Caterina tomorrow, but that his daughter Dennis, and he didn't know if he could meet her again. He originally wanted to ask more information from the palace servant, but the servant seemed serious and silent about any questions. He just led Rhode to the hotel and retreated. Before leaving, Rhode noticed that there were two more Kremel guards at the entrance of the hotel where he was staying.

Although there are only two guards, this team is not simple. It is the personal guard responsible for defending the palace and the queen himself. It has a very strong combat power and can fight with two... Although it has not yet dealt with the "beautiful and intelligent" ice and snow queen, judging from a series of actions, Katerina does not have much affection for herself. Rhodes has already felt it.

The night crow circled and let out a few shrill whine, then flapped his wings and left. On the comfortable velvet mattress, Rhode fell asleep.

When they woke up the next day, the two Krem guards were already standing at the door waiting.

At one moment, Rhode felt as if he was being watched. Under the guidance of the guards, in the early morning, Rhode came to the Bandaga Palace in the center of the city. A terrible air conditioning came towards him, and the legendary ice wall was right in front of him. Yesterday evening, because the distance was too far, Rhode did not see clearly what was outside the palace. He could only vaguely see the towering golden dome. Today, when he stood outside the palace himself, he saw clearly the city wall. It was indeed composed of solid ice. It surrounds the entire palace, just like the ice and snow winter palace in fairy tales.

Lawrence was refused entry and had to stay outside the palace to wait, while Rhodes wrapped his cloak tightly and walked into the solemn and dignified Ice Hall with the two guards.

The Tsar Avenue leads to the main hall of the palace. The more you go inside, the lower the temperature, which is different from the cold climate in the north. The temperature drop here is entirely due to the effect of magic. The good palace is like an ice cave. Rhodes guessed that this was done deliberately by the Queen to demonstrate her authority.

Unnatural snowflakes fell on Rhode's shoulder, and he should have felt cold, but the warm blood flowed in his body, making him unable to feel the cold at all. The guards on both sides were wearing thick clothes and armor, like a ball of cotton balls.

Finally, after passing through the long corridors and avenues, Rhodes was taken to the main hall of Bandaga Palace by guards, which is also the place where the Queen of Ice and Snow discusses politics and judges prisoners.

He should be considered a criminal, Rhodes thought to himself and stepped on the floor of the hall.

The cold air was like a ghost like a shadow. In Bandaga's main hall, more than a dozen huge icicles spread out in front of them, supporting the entire hall. The Snow Queen sat at the end of the icicles, looking as cold as a statue.

Although there were no shackles, Rhode knew that he was now a prisoner.

He kept walking forward, with huge beast statues on both sides of the hall, some Rhodes could recognize, some not, such as the huge dragon head, the half-boss statue of the saber-toothed tiger, and others could not recognize. But without exception, they all wanted to stare at Rhodes like living things. This sense of oppression might have been shocked long ago if it were civilians or ordinary nobles. But Rhodes were still walking smoothly.

Soon, Rhode walked to the snow queen Katerina.

This was the first time Rhodes saw the Queen of Ice and Snow. What surprised Rhodes was that Caterina was really as cold as the legendary one, as cold as an ice sculpture. Her face was very white, but not that natural white, but a kind of sick white, pale and bloodless. Her skin was the same, like a cold stone that had been sleeping in the Winter Palace for thousands of years, with no blood on it. If it weren't for the Queen's voice, Rhodes even doubted whether this guy was a real person? Or was it just an ice sculpture?
Chapter completed!