Chapter 604 Obsession

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Lightning flew into the castle office and handed the last bird's-eye view of the snow-capped mountains to Roland.

"Thank you." Roland patted the little girl's head, "Any new discoveries?"

"It's nothing but snow." She closed her eyes in enjoyment, "Let's not talk about devils and evil beasts, you can't even see larger animals."

"Is that so... It seems that I'm thinking too much," Roland took out the previous drawings and looked at them from the beginning - although these bird's-eye views are only drawn in the form of sketches, they are far less delicate than Soraya's "photographs" True, but at least you can see the whole picture of the snow mountain.

Its mountain is very large, with a height of more than 4,000 meters. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can clearly see the sea of ​​clouds. The peak was not as steep and sharp as he expected, but an extremely empty flat land with a slight depression in the middle, like a huge crater. Only the sunken part is filled by the frozen ice lake, and the entire lake is like a clean mirror. According to Lightning, through the thick ice, she could see the running water below.

"What do you think is on the mountain?"

"The ruins, the Blackstone Tower, the town...it's not surprising that there are any," Roland smiled, "It's surprising that they are bare." He pointed to the newly drawn blueprint, "The source of the Chishui River comes from here?"

"Well," Lightning turned his head and glanced, "it's in the clouds, if I didn't hear the sound of rushing water, I wouldn't have noticed. There are many cracks on the mountain, some of which are astonishingly large. It’s only two or three hundred meters away, and the sound of falling water can be compared to thunder.”

"You didn't try to get in there, did you?"

"Well……"

"to be honest."

"I tried it, but it didn't work," the little girl pouted. "The gap is big enough, and the height can even accommodate half a castle, but the water mist brought by the torrent is too thick, and nothing can be seen. And there was strong wind, and I was pushed out very quickly."

"Don't do such a dangerous thing again," Roland said with a stare. "Do you still remember what you promised me?"

"Any expedition must apply to you," Lightning lowered his head.

"That's right, the punishment for the exercises will be waived this time, let's go and play with Maggie."

"Hey... what about the snow mountain?"

"Come to an end for now." He folded all the aerial views and put them in a drawer. "Explore in depth and wait for Sylvie to come back. Next, I have to focus on the war with the church."

"Okay," Lightning nodded, and flew out of the window.

"What do you think?" Roland looked behind him.

"I'm here, Your Majesty." Nightingale emerged from the desk and sat cross-legged. "It's freezing cold on the snow-capped mountains. No one would choose to set up camp in such a ghostly place, right?"

Since he took off his shoes, he couldn't help but glance at those feet wrapped in white cotton socks when he turned his head, "Cough... so you also think that the giant-mouthed evil beast is hidden inside the snow mountain?"

"I just think that if they are so good at digging holes, it's not difficult to build a nest in the mountain, and..." Nightingale showed hesitation.

"And what?"

"Will the holes in the Impassable Mountains be related to them?"

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Until the night, Roland was still thinking about what Nightingale said. Anyway, it was really a creepy guess.

If they are everywhere and are not trapped by natural dangers, how can I destroy this group of terrifying monsters?

Another point that puzzled him was that since the giant-mouthed evil beasts could reach the edge of the Dawn Realm, there should also be traces of their activities on the Fertile Plain. Why didn't the Federation leave any records about them?

It's a pity that the current situation does not allow him to do more exploration. Only by completely defeating the church can Neverwinter have a future to speak of.

After more than a month of transportation, he has sent nearly 4,000 soldiers, as well as corresponding armaments and food, to the north. According to the information sent back from the front, the field defense line is being excavated smoothly as planned, and the communication lines from Cold Wind Ridge to the interior of the kingdom have all been cut off by the First Army. Soon the last batch of soldiers will leave, and he will go to the north with the army to command this war that will never allow failure.

Just then, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

Roland opened the door and found that it was Anna standing outside.

"I've read Wendy's expedition list, but my name isn't on it," she walked into the room with no trace of emotion on her calm face, "Forgive me for not being able to accept this, Your Majesty."

If she came to make trouble for him angrily, Roland knew what to do, but Anna's expression now made him feel a little scared, as if she had already made a certain decision, even if life and death were no longer important—— He had never seen Anna like this in front of him since he rescued her from prison.

Roland pulled her to the side of the bed and sat down. After a long silence, he said: "I know what you think, but the military production in the border area is inseparable from you. Whether it is heavy machine gun parts or howitzer fuzes, you are needed." Processing ... and that's critical to winning."

"Not because of the danger at the front?"

"Fighting against the church is of course dangerous, but we will definitely win, so you don't have to worry too much... It is a more appropriate choice to stay in Neverwinter."

He didn't try to persuade Anna from the perspective of the safety of the war, because the other party's expression had already shown her attitude, and only by using higher-level reasons, such as persuading her to stay with production related to the victory or defeat of the war, could he be sympathetic to everything. Seriously she works.

"Since that's the case, it's the same for me to produce in Glen Town." However, Anna was unmoved. "There are also iron and copper production in the Northland. Miss Edith will definitely not be stingy with this ore. Lucia is also willing to accompany me. Going, refining is not a problem. In addition, in terms of transportation, ships originally needed to transport complete guns, but now they only need to carry some parts and complete the assembly in the Northland, which will be more efficient." Her answer was methodical, Obviously came prepared.

"This..." Roland was speechless for a moment.

"Your Majesty, I can't accept being separated from you at this time," she said, holding his cheek with her hands, "this is different from the past farewells. In fact, you know better than anyone else that the war with the Church It will be the biggest challenge you face. Either the Holy City of Hermes will be destroyed, or the First Army will be defeated. I will never avoid anything, let alone deceive myself. If you lose, you may leave me forever And go, and if I stay in Neverwinter, it may take two or three months before I get to know the news... I don’t want to wait such a long time in suffering, only to get a farewell in the end.”