Beginning with the lizard men and traveling through the Middle Ages

Chapter 396 Spring
There are ships coming and going in the wide river from time to time, and humans who dare to walk along the river in the face of the rapid water are worthy of the title of "warrior".

You know, when the ice surface first broke, there was still ice on the river that could cut through the bottom of a boat.

Perhaps the situation will be better in the river section of the Empire. The central mountains block the cold current of the Sea of ​​Claws, leaving warm land for the Imperial people.

But the abnormal cold in Kislev can freeze all passions. After the sun sets, it only gets better. Only the warmth in early spring can completely disintegrate it.

Lynch stepped on the snow that had begun to thaw. Winter seemed to be about to pass. Winter in Kislev comes very early and often leaves last. This year seemed a little different.

He breathed like a mortal, and there was indeed a lack of ice in the cold wind.

The treacherous weather in the north caused a solar rain in Erengrad. Before the rain fell, it turned into tiny ice particles in the air, like mist.

Lin Qi put away the warmth on his body and let the particles hit him.

Like a massage, Lynch is not averse to moisture in the air, and the same is true in the rainforest.

The moist soil has been exposed in the snow, and a few weeds have poked out of the ice. The tenacious life seems to tell the fact that spring has indeed come.

Thunder exploded farther north, as if a giant yawned, waking up the entire Kislev.

Mrs. Kisri's motherland woke up. This barren land was not without miracles, but it was buried by the power of chaos after several disasters.

Another louder spring thunder appeared in the north, like a giant bear roaring, the glaciers melted at an incredible speed, and the temperature also warmed up at a high speed.

The snow melted away at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the cypress trees shook off the white color on their bodies. Now every god and every demon should know that Esun is awake.

Thunder sounded again, like wild beasts wailing, and the slightly cold wind lingered on the crops, taking away the remaining cold of winter.

He had passed through weakness and through the harshest of winters, but only He had made it through the winter.

How long can the peaceful years last?

The slender spring rain carried Lynch away from the border of Kislev, and the imperial sentry tower was already in front of him.

Two wooden fortresses stood on both sides of the road. This was not just a defense against the Kislevites, although Osterland and Kislev had always been on guard against each other's aggression.

The Norscans across the strait are a constant threat to both countries. The Norscan plundering ships can appear on any coastline, and no one can avoid them.

The emblems of foreign nobles had no effect on the imperial gates, so everyone except Lynch had to pay the appropriate customs duties.

When they discovered that there was only one human being in the carriage, the company commander at the checkpoint couldn't help showing surprise.

The soldiers looked at the tall elves and the dwarves who could wear heavy armor for a long time with fear. Only when both of them handed over the money dutifully did the human soldiers relax.

"Shameless! Ungrateful!" Sorian complained angrily. When driving out of the road, he turned to Eugen and said earnestly:

"That's what humans are!"

The human Eugen didn't understand what the dwarves were complaining about. Paying taxes through customs was a matter of course, even among the dwarves. If we had to trace the origin, this tradition was learned from the dwarf kingdom by the Sigma Empire. No matter how much the dwarves complained, life had to go on.

It was not until noon that the carriage drove into the shadow forest of Osterland. Lynch could see the rugged coast at the northern end of the forest. The road under his feet seemed to be deliberately far away from the beach, using the forest to block the impact of the ocean on the land. fear.

Most of the travelers coming and going were anxious, and Lynch could tell that they were afraid that they would not find their next hotel at dusk. After dark, the forests of the empire would no longer be accessible to humans, and undead, beastmen, and chaotic beasts would become its masters.

Some businessmen from the south were talking about the rumors of Ostermark, and Lynch subconsciously paid attention to them. He was curious about what was happening to the once ruined province.

However, the imperial merchants did not discuss the situation of the war much. They mostly exchanged the legend about a monster in a suppressed voice.

"Old Lawrence, who left Talabehheim with me, returned to Talabekland with nothing. His packhorse, and the lambs that left Talabehheim with him, were all gone."

"Alas, the beastmen have been really rampant recently. Ever since the undead rioted that day, everything has changed."

"No, it's not a beastman. My cousin sent supplies to Ostermark's army, and he also encountered strange things on the way."

"Are you talking about the monster in the griffin forest? Shh, keep your voice down, Sigma will know if it has run into the forest here."

"I heard a strange scream when I was passing by the border of Ostermark territory half a month ago. Hiss~ It was really scary! It was like a wraith spirit crying."

"Don't mention them! By the way, Moore, I had enough of them fifteen days ago. Can you imagine? My ex-wife kept knocking on my door in the middle of the night. She made me single again!"

Are there more monsters in the Griffin Forest? Lin Qi recalled it carefully, not sure what it was for a moment.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be much evil there now.

"My hometown is in a village near Baker Harbor. You may not know that many villages are now making offerings to it."

"Your Majesty Sigma! What a blasphemy! Have the people of Ostermark lost the courage to resist the monster?"

"Only you, the Rick leaders, would think that weird-looking things are monsters. Tal can testify for me. There are no rumors of that monster hurting people in Ostermark. All it takes is a pig, and it can guarantee the Griffin Forest." No wild beast dares to invade the countryside."

"I heard that it has something to do with the dwarves. I have some connections with the dwarves. Some friends on the road told me that the dwarves lost many warriors in the previous war, including an earth-walking dragon. They were all in Oster Mark collar.”

Lynch, a harmless monster, thinks it's a fantasy that a docile triceratops can destroy an entire human adventure team when it gets angry.

Lin Qi vaguely recalled an old friend.

Maybe it's not a fantasy, there really is such a harmless giant beast.

In any case, Lynch just hoped that he wouldn't be driven back into the mountains by a group of human villagers with pitchforks, which would be too embarrassing.

He clearly has thick scales comparable to those of a giant dragon, the strength to arm-wrestle with a giant, and outstanding dexterity.

Lynch recalled his old friend's past performance without any hope for him.

(End of this chapter)