Shameless Warlock

In spite of the long winter days, the defense of the Icewind Watcher Fortress is still quite tight.

　　Even if Evelyn Xu Nan greeted him in advance, he was put into the city after being tested by the city guards and Zhenzhi Crystal.

In this regard, Xu Nan expressed his understanding, and even admired the meticulous attitude of the guards. After all, there are many excellent shapeshifters among the demon army that Ice Wind has fought against for hundreds of years. If these necessary procedures have been neglected over the years Left unused, then waiting for the Bingfeng Leader must be an unprecedented massacre.

　　 Demons are the most cruel and chaotic creatures.

After passing the city gate, the housekeeper of the lord’s mansion soon came to receive it. It was a not luxurious carriage. After Xu Nan got on the carriage, he found that although the carriage looked a little shabby, it was not bad inside. This intimate constant spell makes the inside of the carriage quite comfortable and warm, and maintains a relatively delicate balance with the outside temperature.

　　 "It's the work of a master alchemist."

　　As a natural alchemist, Xu Nan has a mediocre alchemy level, but his eyesight is still there.

　　 When many novice alchemists design this kind of constant spell, they often consider very simple, such as constant a very comfortable temperature-but this kind of situation often brings great trouble to the user.

For example, in the current ice wind collar, the outside temperature is about minus 30 degrees-the aboriginal people in this world are obviously much more resistant to cold than the people on the earth, but it is also within the scope of living beings. If you set the indoor temperature at two Ten degrees, then it is comfortable in the carriage, but the huge temperature difference caused by entering and exiting the carriage will definitely cause a serious cold, and may even cause more exaggerated consequences.

　　 And the constant temperature of this carriage is fine-tuned according to the outside temperature. The inside of the carriage is about five degrees above zero, which is definitely warmer than the outside, but there is not much difference.

This kind of detail looks quite ordinary, but in this era of less explosive information and knowledge sharing, many alchemists often don’t take this into consideration; and those who can take this into consideration must be experienced hands, plus With the super stability and secrecy of the carriage, Xu Nan more and more concluded that there is at least a master alchemist in the princess mansion.

It is said that Ron Warlock is a natural and excellent alchemist. Actually, it is not true. Parallel alchemists like Xu Nan are also everywhere. But for bloodline reasons, Ron Warlock is indeed easier to produce powerful alchemists than other professions. That's it.

If you let Xu Nan say, the greatest advantage of Ron Warlock as an alchemist is humility and studious—normal alchemists are the kind of arrogant people, and most of the equal opponents are not convinced by anyone, and they are devoted to studying their own subjects. But our Ron Warlock is different...

　　 For this reason, Xu Nan suddenly became interested in the master alchemist in the princess mansion.

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　　 The carriage moved steadily in the thick snow.

　　 The Ice Wind Collar is very vast. This is almost the northernmost part of the Northern Continent. At least before the gods captured Aphalia, this was the northernmost point of human civilization in the Eastern Kingdom.

Here, the law of the plane appeared extremely unstable. The earth was fissioned, and a long gap ran across the northern part of the ice wind collar. According to the research of the mages, this gap led to a certain plane of the abyss. A certain demon lord has watched for a long time, seeing it as a springboard to enter the main material world.

　　 So near the crack, there will be many wandering demons.

　　 The eastern part of the Ice Wind Collar is the highest mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles. The nest of the Kunyu-class frost dragon that has slept for many years is one of the true forbidden places in the North Continent. In fact, the existence of the highest mountain range led to Bingfengling becoming the enclave of the kingdom. Otherwise, from a straight-line distance, Xu Nan's base camp and the fortress of the Four Princesses are actually quite close.

　　 "Abyss Demon is to the north, human forbidden zone to the east, and a sea of ​​chaos to the west..."

　　 "It's a miracle that this ice wind leader can stand so far."

　　 Sitting on the carriage, Xu Nan looked boredly at the map of Bingfengling, and couldn't help feeling a little.

　　 The entire territory of the Ice Wind Neck is desolate, and most people live in the three major fortresses. The aborigines here not only have to resist the invasion of the devil, but also have the suspicion that fish people in the chaotic sea come ashore to fight the autumn wind at any time.

But fortunately, the climate is cold, and the temperature is getting more and more with the unstable sleep of the frost dragon. Even the Shuanglin murlocs don’t like this kind of climate. In recent years, there have been fewer murlocs. Up.

　　 As for the southern part of the territory, it is the only road leading to civilization. It is affected by the highest mountains. The terrain is too rugged, almost a lonely trail. Only by passing the winter fortress can you take a detour to the civilization.

　　 In such a lonely and deserted territory, with less than 50,000 aborigines, it is a miracle in itself to persevere.

　　 "The aboriginal people of the Icewind Collar are Kutlin people. In a sense, the Kutlin people and the Ice Plains are distant relatives."

　　 "I heard that the Kutlin people have the blood of giants, they worship the son of the earth, Atsam, the image is a strong man holding a huge shield..."

　　 Nothing happened, Xu Nan simply began to look through the relevant materials prepared by the gray tower administrator Flatt for himself——

Atsam is not a god, and he doesn’t even have a godhead, but he is remembered by the Kutlin people for thousands of years. The reason is also very simple. The man who was respected by the aboriginals here was once called the Son of the Earth. Saved this land, at that time, the Icewind Neck was still the era of the Caesar Empire.

　　 It was the most active period of the Abyssal Demon. At the most exaggerated time, a demon army of more than 200,000 raided the Horner Fortress, and the fortress was almost on the verge of fall. At the critical moment, Atsam, who was in charge of guarding the city gate, stood up. With the blood of a giant, he jammed the gate of the fortress alone, using his body and will to block the tide of the demon army's attack.

try{mad1(\'gad2\');}catch(ex){}　　 The **** battle lasted for ten days and ten nights. Atsam held a tower shield similar to his own body for ten days and ten nights. He did not let any The demon creature rushed past his side, and he just stayed there, relying on his tenacious vitality to forcibly drag the demon army's protracted battle.

　　His body and shield are integrated and cannot be separated. His body cannot be moved. He was finally solidified into a statue by a friend using spells. It is still guarded in front of the Horner Fortress.

The Horner Fortress did not fall in the end. They waited for reinforcements from the Caesar Empire, and the demons retreated like birds and beasts. At that time, another surprise squad deep into the abyss also sent good news-it was a wanderer The brave squad formed with the wizards, they went deep into the abyss, closed the portal of the demon lord, killed the demon warlord, and fundamentally disrupted the devil's military.

　　 That long-running battle ended so hastily.

　　 After the incident, the surprise team returned to the capital, accepted the award, was awarded the medal of bravery to guard the empire, and accepted the honorary ceremony of the emperor.

　　 Atsam, who died in battle at the entrance of the Horner Fortress, was strangely not mentioned by anyone. This Kutlin proud hero seemed to have been forgotten by the Caesar Empire.

In the face of such unfair treatment, the Kutlin people did not make trouble, they said nothing, but silently built a statue for Atsam, and told their children, don’t forget this trumpeter who guards with life The hero of the fortress.

　　 Over time, this exhortation becomes a kind of faith.

　　 Even with the sudden collapse of the Caesar Empire, the Eastern Kingdoms are surging, and the kingship has been changed several times, the Kutlin people of the Icewind Leader seem to be isolated from the world, silently believing in their once heroes.

　　 It is somewhat ironic that after the Caesar Empire was divided, the rest of the territory was gradually replaced by new kingdoms, religions, and customs. Only the Icewind Leader maintained the customs and features of the Caesar Empire.

　　 For this reason, when Bingfeng Ling merged into the territory of the Eastern Kingdoms, it caused a lot of criticism.

Gradually, the ice wind collar began to spread a saying: with the awakening of the emperor’s true blood, the hero Atsam will return from under the earth, and he will lead the Kutlin people to sew the cracks in the earth, so that the land will be renewed. Restore tranquility.

　　 This statement seems a bit superstitious, most outsiders think it is nonsense, but Kutlin people are said to be extremely convinced. All in all, thinking about this suffering land, the aboriginal people here are also an unusually tough and stubborn attitude, trying to live on.

　　 In fact, the current ice wind collar has declined a lot.

The soldiers garrisoned in the three major fortresses are said to be stretched. This is the distress that Evelyn and Xu Nan occasionally revealed when chatting. Because of the lack of troops, she was forced to give up the farthest Marksman Fortress and strengthened instead. Pick up the Fortress of Lookout and the Fortress of Horner.

　　 The only good thing is that the things left over from the Caesar era still play a role, and the aborigines who supported this place continue to guard their hometown, and these things are probably also important reasons why Evelyn insisted on choosing the ice wind collar.

The Caesar bloodline on her body has always been an unstable factor, and even though the shadow of the Caesar Empire can be seen everywhere in the entire northern continent, the only thing that can retain the style of the year is the extremely cold place where the Kutlins are stationed. Ground.

　　 There may be some unspeakable fetters between the two.

　　 It is said that Evelyn chose the ice wind collar, but the old king himself didn't agree with it; but he didn't know why, he changed his mind after one night.

　　 "The bearer of the blood of Caesar, the heir to the customs of the Caesar era..."

　　 "Is the emperor real blood?"

　　 After reading about the news of the Kutlin people, Xu Nan sighed softly.

　　 He opened the newly installed internal database plug-in and started searching for keywords.

　　 No way, this gadget is too unintelligent. Xu Nan wants to understand the internal information of Lost Paradise, and cannot directly consult related books. He can only search based on keywords and give some feedback.

　　 If he really wants to learn about this knowledge, I am afraid he can only apply to the large library to read the full text, but in this case, the charges will be even more terrifying.

　　 Inside the Lost Paradise, the Great Library has always been nicknamed the gold coin shredder.

　　 Xu Nan thought for a while, and the first keyword was "Kutlin".

　　【Kutlin people: Suspected descendants of frost giants, with higher intelligence, stamina, and physique, they lived in the extremely cold places of the main material world. Believe in Atsam, a mortal hero. Hostile forces: Demon Lord Seleshir/Church of the Snow Goddess]

　　 "Selehir should be the demon lord of the abyss plane, right?"

　　 "What happened to the ice goddess?"

　　 Xu Nan is a little curious, but he can’t figure out the relevant information out of thin air. After all, the information provided by the plug-in is too brief. I'm really sorry for the expensive charge!

　　 He pondered for a moment, and based on the Kutlin people, once again chose the keywords "Atsam" and "Frost Giant".

　　 The result information is a bit unexpected-

　　 [Atsam, a well-known demigod in the Northland, a member of the Traveler’s Church, one of the Secret Seven, once battled the abyss...]

　　 The information about Atsam is almost the same as that prepared by Grey Tower Administrator Flatt for Xu Nan. The only thing that caught Xu Nan's attention was his demigod status. Generally speaking, demigod means god-level inheritance or blood relationship. According to this reasoning, there is a stronger guardian above the Kutlin?

　　 As expected, in the introduction of Frost Giant, Xu Nan's doubts were answered.

try{mad1(\'gad2\');}catch(ex){}　　 The so-called frost giant does not simply refer to a certain race of giants, but refers to the ancestor, patron saint and source of faith of the Kutlin people-frost Giant Proossi!

This ancient **** was once the master of the ice and snow domain. Later, he fell in the battle between Lannis and Purgatory. His body fell to the mortal world, and the Kutlin was born; Atsam was the frost giant One of the heirs of the bloodline.

The fall of the Frost Giant as an ancient **** resulted in the rise of the Snow Goddess as the Law God. However, according to the internal data of Paradise Lost, the Snow Goddess did not completely control all the priesthoods of the Frost Giants. Some of the most important things were accompanied by Frost. Lost by the fall of the giant.

　　 In the early years, when the Church of the Ice Goddess was most active, many pastors went to the Icewind Leader to preach, but they all ate behind closed doors. No Kutlin people were willing to convert to the teachings of the Ice Goddess.

　　 There were some bloodshed incidents at that time, and the unhappiness between the two sides was ended at that time.

　　 "The Ice Goddess Church in the Caesar Empire is one of the most prosperous churches in the empire, and its influence on the royal family is also very strong. I am afraid that Atsam's heroic deeds cannot be promoted and the interference of the church is not unrelated."

　　 Xu Nan speculated like this.

　　 As for the goddess herself, there is no sign of intervening in this matter yet. Although the database of Paradise Lost is cheating, the terminology is generally very accurate. The Kutlin people’s hostile force is the Ice Goddess Church rather than the goddess herself. Basically, the possibility that the goddess will be suppressed by himself can be ruled out-in fact Another strong evidence that this possibility does not exist is that the Kutlin people are still active in the ice wind collar.

　　 It is very easy for a righteous **** who is at his peak to suppress and destroy a race. Especially the Kutlin people who basically lose their hole cards.

　　 But despite this, the lost authority of the Snow Goddess still attracted Xu Nan's attention. There is also the Church of the Goddess of Ice and Snow in Wildfire City. The pastor Geralt and the black cat of unknown origin made him remember.

　　 "Are there more gossip about the ice goddess?"

　　 In the spirit of entertainment, Xu Nan is going to continue searching for keywords, but who knows but was told that the internal database plugin can only query three keywords per week. Even if Xu Nan wanted to pay, he couldn't get a glimpse of what happened.

　　 If you want to understand this knowledge, you must either go to the MI7 Office to buy information, or go to the large library to look up materials-in short, one word: 氪金.

　　 If there are other words, it is: step up!

　　 "I am also a member of the parliament anyway, do you have no relevant authority and convenience?"

Xu Nan complained angrily. He habitually wanted to write a report letter, but found that he couldn't start. After all, he couldn't report the monopoly fee business of Paradise Lost to the parliament. Even if the report was made, there was no need to expect Offi and the others to change their past. .

　　 But at this moment, a prompt was quickly swiped--

　　 [It has been detected that you frequently use the internal database-anecdote system, do you accept prospector tasks? 】

　　 Anecdote system is actually a collection of various myths, history, and gossip.

　　 Xu Nan took a look and found that the so-called prospector mission is roughly to exchange for exploration points from the internal database through prospecting and collecting certain anecdotes.

　　 Exploration points do not have any additional effect, and can only be used to exchange for anecdotes of the internal database.

　　 In a sense, it is probably the internal intercommunication, at least one more way to reduce the strength of krypton gold.

　　 Xu Nan thought for a while, but decided to take over the task.

　　 [You have obtained the permission of junior prospector, you can write junior keywords...]

With a simple explanation, Xu Nan roughly understands the gameplay of the prospector system~www.readwn.com~each prospector can record what he sees and hear, and use the editor of the Paradise Lost System to edit them According to the review of Paradise Lost, corresponding exploration points can be obtained.

　　 Most of the information is useless, and no points can be obtained; a small number of really strange information can get high exploration points.

　　 "Are there any anecdotes I can share?"

　　 Xu Nan thought for a while, suddenly patted his head and started editing the first entry——

　　【The new son-in-law of the Arcane Empire-Lu Junyi】

　　 He simply made up for the bizarre encounters between Lu Junyi and the three princesses of the Arcane Empire, as well as the duties and fate that Junyi might encounter in the future, and then he pulled the flag of the Wizard King to create a lot of things.

　　 Soon, an entry was edited and Xu Nan chose to submit it for review.

　　 The carriage moved slowly.

　　 Xu Nan suddenly opened his eyes and found that the administrator of the Grey Tower beside him was actually asleep.

　　 "Does the half undead want to sleep too?"

　　 He felt funny in his heart, and suddenly he felt something was wrong.

　　 This carriage has been driving for too long.

　　 Although the speed is not fast, it is impossible for the princess mansion to be built in some deep mountains and old forests?

　　 In the next second, Xu Nan's nose moved slightly and his expression became serious.

　　 "Hypnosis?"

　　 He opened the window of the carriage, and a large swath of snowflakes poured in from the window and hit his face, but he did not feel any cold.

　　 In the snow not far away, a sneaky shadow appeared in Xu Nan's eyes.

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