Chapter 308 The Lost One on the Northern Snowfield

Kinston, a city-state located on a high mountain, is a place surrounded by blizzards all year round.

The cold wind whistled across the steep ridges, dancing with the raised snow particles.

On the vast snowy highlands like a canvas, pure white snowflakes fluttered in the air, and each piece seemed to have life. They gently swirled and finally fell on the endless snowfield.

In this snowy land, there are still some signs of life.

Occasionally, animal footprints can be seen, which are gradually covered by the wind and snow again. At the end of the footprints, the elk was quietly standing on the snow, looking in one direction. Soon, it seemed to have discovered something and suddenly fled away like an arrow.

The wind and snow continued to whistle.

The undulations and textures on the endless snow gradually became clear. In the distance where the elk ran away, a small dot against the wind and snow seemed to be moving slowly.

It was not obvious at the beginning, but as time went on, the footsteps of this figure became more and more panicked, staggering from time to time, and about to fall on the snow.

With heavy breathing, the boy in a thick coat finally dropped his suitcase, revealing his only decent noble clothing and his ID from the south.

His skin was as white as the surrounding snow, his eyes were large and bright, full of panic and anxiety, and his flaxen hair was as smooth as a young lady in a warm and rich southern city-state, but now it was messed up by the wind and snow.

Behind him, there were about four or five agile men chasing him quickly.

They were wearing heavy hunting clothes and monster fur hats, with ferocious and cruel expressions with smiles, and every step they took was heavy on the snow, leaving a string of deep footprints.

It was obvious that they were strong men who had lived in this northern city-state for many years, and the distance between them and the boy was still shrinking.

The boy stepped on the soft snow, and every step seemed to swallow him up.

His breathing was rapid, his cheeks were red from the cold wind, and he ran forward unremittingly.

The silence of the snowfield was broken by their chasing sounds, echoing in this endless white land.

The frozen forest in the distance was the boy's lifeline.

He knew that if he could reach the snow forest, there would be a glimmer of hope for escape.

Even if it was slim, it was better than fleeing on this flat snowy plain!

"Lady of the southern nobles, come and play with us!"

"Don't worry, we won't kill you right away."

Accompanied by the harsh roar of the villains, from time to time there were a few arrows and sharp blades flying towards the boy's back, but they all seemed to fail to hit the boy by mistake, or were staggered by an invisible barrier.

"......!"

The boy gritted his teeth and dared not look back. He could only judge the distance between the bandits and him by the sound.

However, this distance shortened much faster than he thought.

I'm afraid that before entering the snow forest, or even a long distance away, he will be caught up by this group of people!

In the snow, the distance between the boy and the robbers is getting closer and closer, tension and crisis are in the air, but this ruthless snowfield does not seem to favor anyone - it looks at this life-and-death chase indifferently, waiting for the result to be revealed.

The law of survival on the snow is that the strong prey on the weak and the fittest survive.

Even the southerners of the empire have long heard about the situation in the north of the empire.

Of course, the south is not so stable now.

The north is just in chaos because of external threats and the new laws and changes in the empire this year.

After passing through several cities further north of Kingston City, you will reach the northern front. The route from Box Mountain Province to Kingston City alone is full of thorns.

The boy is now in a state of confusion. He doesn't even know whether it is because his legs and feet are gradually numb from the cold in the snow, or because he is weak from fear. He can't hold on any longer.

There are several unlucky things.

His name is Xia, and he is the eldest son of the Earl of Candice's family in the south of the Protos Empire. His ancestors had outstanding military exploits in the Protos Empire, but because of two generations of prodigal heads, they are now heavily in debt and can hardly make ends meet.

So now they can only come to the north to marry into a family.

To a certain extent, there is a component of the family selling him out, but in essence, this is also a mutually beneficial transaction.

The Qinston family he wants to marry into is not bad.

The lord of Qinston City, Viscount Levin Qinston, is a well-known businessman in the imperial capital in recent years. With his personal talent, the scale of the chamber of commerce accumulated by his family over the years, and his own outstanding military force that can stand in the north, this northern city-state and their family are gradually becoming unstoppable.

But the only problem with the Qinston family as a merchant family is that they have always been ridiculed as fake nobles who paid money to become nobles.

For this reason, whenever Viscount Levin Kingston went to the imperial capital, he was not well received by some great nobles. It might be that they simply looked down on him, or it might be out of jealousy. Even in the north, many nobles squeezed him.

Even if Xia Ya had no merits, he was an orthodox ancient noble with indelible military achievements. He just happened to have this noble bloodline. His family had left a name in the history of the Protoss Empire long before the holy war began.

The Kingston family saw this point.

It is said that his fiancée is a very outstanding and arrogant person. She reached the third level at the age of 17. She will go directly to the imperial capital in early summer this year to enroll in the first grade of the Protoss Royal Academy and become a noble student with a promising future.

And his family can't even help him pay for tuition.

If he wants to be a special student and enroll without paying any fees, he needs to have excellent strength.

With his strength, it is difficult for him to pass the preparatory examination. He has failed once. He does not want to fight with others, let alone hurt others, and he has no confidence to survive in that strict school.

The most promising way to enroll is to become the follower of the lady of the Qinston family as a fiancé and be taken to school by her.

But this behavior is a bit like a gigolo.

Her family has enough money to hire a powerful follower for her.

This trip, he doesn't know whether she will break the marriage and let him go home.

Everything is unknown. He doesn't even know whether his fiancée is beautiful or not, and what her personality is like. Although there are some very dangerous and weird rumors circulating in the north now, he still came from afar to change his fate.

Theoretically, if he can turn the tables and restore the glory of the family in his own hands, then he will not only have a seat in the Imperial Senate, but also restore their family's reputation in the aristocratic circle of the Protoss Empire.

But——

First, the railway was broken, and the bad weather made it difficult to repair. We could have taken the magic rail train protected by the Imperial Army to Kingston City more safely.

Now, in order to keep the appointment on time, we had to brave the wind and snow and cross the wilderness to rush to the city.

As a result, we encountered bandits on the road.