Chapter 54: Wind and frost make people grow old
Ethan asked the little yellow-haired man to patrol the territory, and as before, he did not find anything unusual, which made him feel a little disappointed.
Others hoped that there would be no attack, but he hoped that person would come earlier.
It was a good time to try the [Duel Cage] and take the opponent's life at the same time to improve his own strength.
A gold 7th level knight, Ethan dared not imagine how much force that would provide for him.
But if the opponent did not come, he would be unable to use his strength.
Ethan was very distressed that he could not solve this hidden danger and could not improve his strength.
Ethan walked alone on the beach, looking at the sunny scenery after the snow, and couldn't help stretching.
Thinking of doing nothing every day recently, I felt that my body and mind were idle, and I hadn't even trained swordsmanship for several days.
Suddenly I felt that I couldn't be so casual anymore, otherwise I wouldn't have enough strength to protect myself and my family.
Then the days to come will be like this weather, looking at the wind and the sun, but in fact it is just the calm before the real winter begins.
When the real cold night comes, if you are not prepared, it will be the end of the world.
I remember that Saberi once told him that the coastal waters here will be covered with thick ice in the winter.
Ethan estimated that if the coastal waters can freeze, the temperature here must be at least 20 to 30 degrees below zero.
In this kind of weather, if the enemy attacks again and destroys the ship, it will be the end.
"No, it seems that we have to think of a way, we can't just wait like this."
While thinking of a solution, Ethan walked along the beach again.
At this time, Angelina came over.
"Ethan!" Calling his name, Angelina walked forward and happily hugged Ethan's arm: "What are you thinking about? I called you several times, but you didn't hear it!"
"What's wrong? What happened?" Ethan asked.
"Nothing happened! It's just breakfast time, come to invite my dear husband!" Angelina replied with a smile.
When Ethan heard this, a light bulb went off in his head: "What did you say?"
Angelina was confused by Ethan's question and said weakly: "I said it's time for breakfast."
"Not this sentence, the next one!"
"Invite my dear husband to have breakfast?" Angelina said weakly again.
Ethan immediately understood: "That's right, it's to invite. If he doesn't come, I can invite him! Haha! Angelina, you are really a genius!"
Angelina was confused by Ethan's incoherent words: "What are you talking about?"
Ethan smiled: "Angelina, we have been here for several days.
According to common sense, when we just landed, we were not yet firmly established, and this should be the most suitable time to launch an attack.
But we didn't even see a shadow of a person, why is that?"
"That's easy!" Angelina smiled and said: "If he is really instructed by someone, then the message always takes time to pass.
From the time he knew we were here, even if he used birds to send messages, plus various delays, it would take at least several days.
And he hasn't appeared until now, which just proves that the person who instructed him must be in the rear."
"Correct answer!" Ethan tapped Angelina's nose gently: "Let's go! Let's eat!"
Angelina saw that Ethan stopped talking halfway through his words, and she quit on the spot.
"You suddenly ask people these things, but you don't tell me what you are going to do. If you don't tell me, I can't eat."
"Don't worry! Let's eat first. You will know what I am going to do later."
With that, Ethan took Angelina back to the ship for breakfast.
After the meal, Ethan called Tibers and asked him to go to the fortress 50 miles away to buy some tools today.
And he told him not to buy too much, just a few saws at random.
Just ask him to ask if there are any idle people there who are willing to come to the territory to work, and provide food and accommodation, and silver coins.
After hearing this, Tibers looked confused.
"Lord Ethan, we still have a lot of saws here, so you don't need to buy them!
If you just want to ask for help, it's not now! It's impossible to work in this winter.
If you invite them here, they will eat and live for free!"
Ethan couldn't explain to him what he wanted to do, so he could only say: "Just do what I say. Besides, if there are really idle people who come to apply for the job, you can pick them carefully and choose the cheapest one.
But don't ask too many! Just pick three or five.
The most important thing is to pick slowly and let everyone know that Lawson Territory is hiring."
"Ah!" Tibers was confused.
"What?" Ethan was helpless: "While it's still early, hurry up and leave.
You don't have to rush back, spend a day or two to pick the people and then come back.
If you like, I know there is a tavern there, you can also go for a drink, it's my treat!
By the way, do you have any money?"
"No!"
Ethan asked Angelina to take a few gold coins to Tibers, and once again told him not to rush, everything should be based on safety.
Although Tibers didn't understand what Ethan wanted to do, he would not be unwilling to travel at public expense.
So, he picked up his bag and set off happily.
Although Tibers had never been to the border fortress, there was only one road here, as long as he kept walking along this road, he would not go wrong.
Because it was a public travel, Tibers was very happy all the way.
However, what he didn't expect was that he walked for nearly ten hours, from day to night, and the cold and hunger made him almost breathless.
And because it gets dark early in winter, the endless darkness makes him even more afraid.
After walking for three or four hours in the dark, he finally saw a little fire and a huge black shadow above the fire.
This is the Barron Fortress, a giant wall-like building built between two peaks of the Anki Mountains.
It is more than 80 meters high and more than 40 meters long. The widest part of the bottom is 14 meters, and the top is 6 meters wide. It is definitely a giant.
And there are 16 giants like this in the human kingdom, seven in the Aslan Empire and ten in the Watlan Republic.
It is these sturdy fortresses that are stuck on the only way for the orcs to the human kingdom, protecting the lives and safety of humans.
Barron Fortress is the most marginal one among them, with nearly 3,000 permanent soldiers, plus the soldiers' families and some mercenaries, the permanent population here is close to 9,000.
Because of such a large population, the barracks under the city wall gradually developed into a small town.
Compared with the inland towns, it is not more prosperous, but basically there is nothing missing.
Tibers, who was starving and cold, rushed to the town and immediately went to find a tavern and ordered a few steaks and rum.
After drinking the wine and meat, he felt alive.
At this time, a soldier who shared the table with him saw a strange face and took the initiative to greet Tibers.
"Hi, uncle! Where are you from? I haven't seen you before!"
Tibers is over 50 years old, and because of frequent labor, his face is full of wrinkles, and he looks older than his actual age.
There is nothing wrong with others calling him uncle.
But when Tibers saw that it was a man who looked older than him, he was not happy to call him uncle.
"Brother, how old are you this year? Why are you calling me uncle?"
The man laughed and said, "Oh! Sorry, brother, my name is Peric, and I'm already 30 this year!
I made a mistake because I saw you dressed like an outsider. I'm really sorry.
I don't know which camp you were transferred from!"
Tibers was shocked when he heard it: 30 years old? What does a 30-year-old look like?
Thinking of this, Tibers looked around and realized that almost all the people sitting there had the same weather-beaten face as him.
It can't be that the people sitting here are actually all young people, right?
