Strictly speaking, it is still summer, but when walking in the far north of the mainland, most of the things you see along the way are black frozen soil, white snow-capped mountains, and large areas of dense coniferous forests.

The predators in the north were hiding in the jungle and snow-capped mountains, watching the huge team traveled west step by step with alert eyes, but did not dare to reveal their bodies, leaving only waves of sorrowful howlings.

The bandits formed by snowmen and cave sheepmen and other iceland natives were salivating for a long time when they looked at the rare "big fat sheep" passing by, but the Nord army guarded along the way gave them any wrong ideas. These strange ethnic minorities, in terms of cold resistance, are even above the Nords. Although their lives are primitive, their IQ is not low. They can survive under the oppression of the Virgia Empire and still understand the principle of seeking profit and avoiding harm.

The vast ice fields are always rarely visited, with a few towns scattered in valleys or on both sides of rivers. These places are relatively warm and are the only suitable place for city construction in the north of the plateau.

However, the more we go west, the warmer the climate, and there are more and more people and towns, because it is gradually approaching the sea.

Lu Xi knew that there were countless mouth-watering mineral resources buried under the frozen ice fields behind the scenes, but this world is not his "hometown" with great technological prosperity. The only criterion for measuring the value of a piece of land still depends on how many people can feed the agricultural output here. No matter how fertile the black soil under his feet, it depends on how many people are willing to cultivate cold-resistant crops in the north due to the severe cold.

As long as one more month is spent, the world in front of you will definitely be turned into a white world by the heavy snow flying all over the sky. When you think about it carefully, such a world should be very suitable for pure men. Isn’t it very touching?

It’s not because there is a cute girl named Paper Knight Princess who is a natural foodie here. Really!

Artoria stood by the roadside, her left hand holding the horse kept rubbing the reins nervously. Her eyes flashed a little, and she couldn't find the focal length. Her delicate face was a little pale, and she had no previous awesome and inviolable demeanor.

Lu Xi stood beside the Knight Princess, and thousands of words filled his heart, but for a while, he didn't know what to say.

The other side of the road is connected to the Valenge Fortress, which is the border fortress in the northwest of the Virgin Empire. The main body of the fortress is composed of a four or five-story castle and seven or eight small tower buildings. The outer periphery is surrounded by stone walls. The highest place is only ten meters, and the favorite place is only four or five meters. Defensive facilities such as the arrow tower are not dense. The years-long garrisons are only one or two thousand. If placed on the front line in the south or east, the fortress of this size can only be considered a military station at most, but on the Western Front, it is the largest military facility on the northwest border of the Virgin Empire.

This is naturally related to the enemies they face.

To the south of Vigia is the light of civilization in the human world, the Holy Auckland Empire, and to the east is the vast land of Nagraland grassland, orcs, centaurs and grassland taurens, so it is commonly known as the "orcs and wilderness". As for the borders to the northwest: several small northern snowmen kingdoms are so barren that they have no need to conquer. They dare not make any disrespectful moves to the huge Vigia Empire; a valley dominion built on the North Sea next to the Lost Moon Bay, which is a pure commercial society, but is protected by the night elves of the Holy Mountain of Haigar and the Torch dwarves. That is a force that no human country wants to provoke.

This small autonomous territory has the northernmost seaport in the continent - Cold Port. This is also the closest seaport to several snowman kingdoms and the Virgia Empire in the north, so its strategic value is naturally not self-evident.

As the name suggests, this Ice Valley Autonomous Territory is built in a huge valley with towering snow-capped mountains and cliffs on both sides. There is only one exit, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Outside the valley is a world of ice and snow. But perhaps the snow-capped mountains block these bitter cold winds. On the other side of the valley is close to the sea of ​​Luoyue Bay, as if it is another world. The four seasons are like spring, birds singing and flowers fragrance may be a little exaggerated, but it can be regarded as a mild climate and rich resources, and can be called the Jiangnan outside the border of the northern country.

With the former temper of the Nords, such an important thing must be controlled by themselves. However, in the Frozen Valley, those "free immigrants" from all over the world were extremely rebellious. With the assistance of elves and dwarves, the Nord Dynasty had only two short conquests in hundreds of years, and they were unable to gain a foothold. In modern times, even the fighting nations with simple minds and rough things began to examine whether their actions were too stupid.

Later, the Nords signed an agreement with the night elves and the dwarves a hundred years ago, which was the first time that the influence of the empire penetrated into the Ice Valley and began to enjoy the commercial interests of the Ice Valley openly. Rare military conquests naturally became even more unlikely.

He would not fight himself, and the Nords would not worry that the group of merchants and fishermen would take the initiative to provoke him. Therefore, there would be no need for too many garrisons on this Western Front, which had no war.

At this time, tens of thousands of people led their families to the dark elf refugees, under the organization of the Fengyun Knights and their patriarchs, lined up to pass the Wagren Fortress's sentry inspection. On the other side of the fortress was the land of the Bingfeng Valley Autonomous Territory.

It was not until the team passed halfway, Artoria said in a voice that was not much bigger than that of a mosquito: "Well, Lu Xi... Actually, you don't have to leave in such a hurry."

"I can't bear to leave either! But this time I've been out for a long time. Even the secret missions of the federal government have returned to China. It's really unreasonable that I'm still not leaving. After all, I'm still a civil servant with a federal salary. Lenggang has a regular ship to Elichar in October, which is the last flight of this year." Lu Xi explained helplessly. He looked at Artoria, who was biting his lips and reluctantly, and quickly comforted him: "When I resign next year, I will be a free man, and I can come to find you at any time."

"As a person with a sense of responsibility, I understand." Even if Artoria, who was full of integrity, would not make any unreasonable fuss, even if she was reluctant to let go, she would not make any noise. Although she was full of reluctance in her eyes, she still nodded understandingly, as if she was a little wife who knew the righteousness. She suppressed her sorrow in her heart and watched her husband travel far to the battlefield, which made Lu Xi feel sore.

"By the way, is Lu Xi's words true?" Artoria suddenly asked.

"What are you referring to?"

"The one you mentioned...resignation. If you really resign, do you have any plans?" asked Artoria.

"Well... I should have stayed at home for a few months, then went to Norda to see Sister Tido and Nicole, then had a drink with my father, and then went to Neosfia to see. After all, it is the richest city in the world. If you encounter side quests and dungeons during the journey, you can go and have a look, upgrade and then use some equipment or something."

"What then?" Artoria asked again.

"Then? I don't know. Artoria knows me, and she always looks at it step by step. What life goals, career planning, and other things sound very heavy. How can I be so cool when I wander around in the garden and lively?"

Artoria buried her head and seemed to be struggling repeatedly. After a long time, she slowly raised her head, as if she had made some major decisions, and whispered: "I heard that the great nobles in Auckland like to hire Alliance mages as magic consultants... If Lu Xi resigns and doesn't find a job, come to me."

"I said, Artoria, are you cursing me not to find a job?" Although he knew that the other party didn't mean that, Artoria was still quite cute incoherent, so Lu Xi couldn't help but tease her.

"You, you know that I didn't mean that!" The Knight Princess was so happy that she was stunned. After a long time of helplessness, she finally couldn't help but stomp her feet hard. She gave Lu Xi a fierce look: "Lu Xi, you, you, you, you are so bad!"

In terms of Artoria's upbringing and vocabulary, "too bad" should be the heaviest blame. But what she didn't know was that the stomping movements combined with language seemed closer to the girl's spoiled behavior in both Lu Xi and a third party. Perhaps Artoria herself did not have this consciousness subjectively, but this is the fact.

It is said that one of **si’s biggest dreams is to make a cute girl stomp her feet and scold, “You are so bad!” and so on. Lu Xi, who has been a magician for two lifetimes, suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction that “Sa family is worth it for two lifetimes”.

Someone finally couldn't see this kind of flirting as if no one else was around, so a girl's voice finally came from the side: "Berencaster, if you don't follow us, you'll leave you."

The only one who will destroy Lu Xi's beautiful dreams is naturally Sai Xiliu, who has common sense in the team and plays the role of Lu Xi's secretary. She sat on the shaft of a carriage, pouting her face with her hands and looking at Lu Xi and Artoria who were very ambiguous at the atmosphere. The complex emotions in her heart were brewing and intertwined, and finally turned into a heavy and bitter sigh.

"Miss Saixiliu, girls of our age must not sigh, otherwise they will age very quickly." A narrow voice rang in her ears: "A boy will at least be welcomed by the uncle when he is old, but when a girl is old, even if she is hiding in the quilt and crying, no one will sympathize with her."

"Ah, Miss Jifeng..." Sai Xiliu suddenly realized that her performance just now was like an abandoned resentful woman, and she was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground.

"Lu Xi and His Highness Artoria must have a lot to say. It is better not to bother them at this time. On the battlefield of love, jealousy is too obvious, but you will definitely lose."

"Cai... is not jealous!" Sai Xiliu distinguished loudly, but unfortunately her tone was a little unconvincing. Seeing the smile in Jifeng's eyes becoming more and more obvious, she couldn't help but respond: "But, what about Miss Jifeng? Do you care at all when you see them like that?"

"Hey, what's my business?" Jifeng tilted his head, his face full of innocent people of pure naturalness.

If it were someone else, they might have been fooled, but Sai Xiliu saw a flash of dodge in the other party's eyes, and quickly chased after the victory: "I am also a girl, and this kind of thought cannot be hidden from me. Your eyes have been on Lu Xi for the longest time. Isn't this enough to explain the problem?"

Jifeng's eyes flashed for a moment, but he did not refute. Finally, he just shook his head and smiled "Perhaps you are right, but even so, it is at best to have a favorable impression, and it is far from being jealous and sulking."

"Who is sulking?"

Sai Xiliu's face turned red. She was about to make a few more excuses when she saw something, and her eyes suddenly froze. Her shocked expression froze directly on her face. Her red face began to turn red and white, with blue and purple.

The wind turned around along Sai Xiliu's gaze, but what caught my eye was the scene of Lu Xi and Artoria hugging each other tightly.

"Ji, Miss Jifeng, can you accept this kind of scenario?"

"Calm down, Miss Sai Xiliu, it's normal for friends to get off together, occasionally hug them." Jifeng waved his hand and smiled calmly.

As if responding to the two "love rivals" standing aside to watch the show, Artoria seemed to be covered by something demonic. She suddenly hugged Lu Xi tightly, stood on tiptoe and kissed each other gently.

This action not only shocked Lu Xi's mind, but also made the traffic-ridden road silent. The Vigia soldiers who maintained the order and the arrogant Nord noble officer were lined up to pass through the fortress post. Everyone who saw this scene was dumbfounded. Xia Ya's face turned pale, the corners of her mouth twitched unnaturally, and her hands were placed on the hilt of the sword like a conditioned reflex.

At this time, the Knight Princess finally realized what she had done. Her fair and delicate face suddenly seemed to be filled with blood, and there were even signs of steam coming out. She didn't even dare to look up at Lu Xi's eyes, and quickly turned around, and spent more than three times more time than usual in panic movements. She climbed up the horse without looking back and whipped her head away.

Artoria is not another dark-hearted and unlimited princess. For her full of integrity, this is already a super bold move to break through her limits several times.

"This... can you accept this too? Miss Shifeng!" Sai Xiliu pointed at Lu Xi, who was smirking with a silly face, obviously still savoring the kiss, and said incoherently.

"This... seems, um, I can't accept it anyway." Jifeng raised his elegant eyebrows, but couldn't help but sighed. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, faster and faster!

ps:  Impurified children who think this chapter will be "eating", so now I will go to the corner of the wall
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