Chapter 448: Permafrost Border

"Have you found the Gate to the Far North?"

Roland, who was immersed in handling government affairs, did not stop moving his hands after hearing Hela's report. While continuing to handle government affairs, he also raised his head and said in surprise.

"I thought we would have to wait until the Northland was captured before anything could be harvested in the Dragon's Back Mountains."

Hela flipped through the information and continued.

"The Exploration Headquarters has confirmed the location of the Far North Gate and has dispatched additional manpower. However, because the war in the North is still ongoing and the environment in the Dragon's Back Mountains is harsh, the support that can be dispatched to the Far North Gate is relatively limited. At present, we can only send all members of the exploration team to explore, and send a team of fifty to support. "

"Due to a shortage of manpower and a shortage of supplies, we have only explored the first and second underground floors of the Far North Gate so far. The exploration of the surface has been relatively slow, and the Dragon's Back Passage connecting the surface has not yet been found."

"According to the calculations of the exploration headquarters, without follow-up support, it may take at least two months to confirm the Dragon's Back Passage, and it may take more time to re-excavate the Dragon's Back Passage."

After listening to Hela's words, Roland sighed helplessly, rubbed his temples, and said.

"It seems that we have to deal with the orc faction first, and try to open up the passage to the Dragon's Back Mountains. Alas, I will go to the Northland myself."

Hela walked behind Roland, stretched out her hands and gently hugged Roland's neck, placed her chin on Roland's head, and spoke softly.

"How about I go?"

Since establishing their relationship, Roland has become more relaxed in front of Hela. And without Roland deliberately hiding it, Hela, who has been together for so many years, can naturally see that although Roland wants to go to the North, he always looks for it. A situation where you use excuses to comfort yourself and procrastinate for time.

Ever since Roland decided to support the puppet regime in the North, Roland has often stayed in Tianqi's study.

He is immersed in handling various government affairs and formulating the committee's future development plan in detail.

Hela didn't understand the former. The War Council was already on track, let alone conquering the North. Even if the War Council fought with the Silver Empire, the extra government and military affairs could be handled by the Administrative Department and the Military Department. Roland might It will be a little busier, but it won't be like immersing yourself in government affairs all day long.

Moreover, as Roland's assistant, Hela also knew that most of the government and military affairs handled by Roland did not require Roland to handle them personally.

As for the latter, Hela could understand it at first. After all, the War Commission's ten-year reconstruction and economic development plan had been successfully completed, and the War Commission really needed a new goal and plan.

But seeing that the development plan formulated by Roland was getting longer and longer, and there was no place for him in the development plan. In recent days, even after he had re-formulated the election qualifications and election method of the chairman, Hela became more and more uneasy.

Roland seemed to be giving instructions for the funeral.

Thinking of this, Hela hugged her tighter.

Roland paused, stretched out his right hand and gently placed it on Hela's hands, and said.

"No, I'll go ahead and get it done as soon as possible and come back soon."

"Then I'll go too. It will be faster if we two go together."

Hela hugged Roland and whispered.

She was still somewhat self-aware in her heart, but it didn't really matter whether she was a sixth-ring spellcaster or not, but Hela, who was a little uneasy, still wanted to follow Roland to the North.

After hearing what Hela said, Roland said calmly while continuing to deal with government affairs.

"No, Hela will stay in Tianqi. I will be back soon."

Hela hugged her arms tighter and did not let go or speak. Seeing this, Roland also patted Hela's hand gently, signaling for her to let go, but Hela did not listen to Roland and hugged Roland tightly.

Roland felt the softness on the back of his head, sighed helplessly, and put down his government affairs.

After a moment of silence, Roland smiled bitterly and said.

"It's okay. I'll come back safely. Just let go."

"Then take me there."

"no."

"Then I won't let go."

Hela bit her lip and said in a somewhat aggressive tone.

Roland said helplessly.

"Oh, am I that obvious?"

"I'm not a fool."

Hela pinched Roland's face with some dissatisfaction and said uneasily.

"What happened, can you tell me? I don't want to know nothing."

"Um,

Roland was silent for a while, then stretched out his right hand. The [Sparks] in his body appeared on his right hand, and the ancient world mark emerged from it, and he said.

"I was born in the North, and [spirituality] told me that I need to go to the North."

As a sixth-ring spell caster, although she has not been able to achieve a breakthrough in the past few years, Roland has also asked her to learn knowledge about legendary elements, so she still has some understanding of world marks.

Therefore, Hela looked a little surprised when she looked at the completely unconventional world mark on Roland's hand.

She was silent for a while, bit her lip, and whispered.

"Is it dangerous?"

"Not dangerous."

"Liar, why are you making so many preparations if it's not dangerous?"

"..I don't know either."

"Can you not go?"

"Sooner or later I have to face it, I can't hide from it."

Roland gently held Roland's hands and said softly.

Hearing Roland's answer, Hela hugged him deeply, and after a moment of silence, she spoke in a hoarse voice.

"...Get back safely."

Well "must come back."

"Okay~"

"If you don't come back, I will go to the North to find you."

"Committee..:"

"I don't care. Don't even think about leaving the committee to me. If you don't come back, I don't care."

As she said this, Hela also became a little angry. She rubbed Roland's face and said in an angry tone.

"I know you care about the committee, so you must come back to me, otherwise I will say that you were killed by the Silver Empire, drag the committee to break up with the Silver Empire, and blow up the Fountain of Life for you."

"Also, I don't want to die, so you must come back alive, otherwise I..."

Hela paused, her tone softened slightly, but then she quickly hardened up and said fiercely.

"Don't think you can get rid of me if you die."

"Um.""

Roland responded gently.

"I will come back alive, don't worry."

Hela turned in front of Roland and sat directly on Roland. Her deep black eyes stared at Roland with tears in her eyes.

Without saying anything, she took the initiative to kiss him.

Roland blinked. Hela's sudden action still caught him off guard. However, looking at Hela in front of him, Roland silently closed his eyes.

After the kiss, Hela leaned into Roland's arms and said in a low tone.

"I know I can't help you, and I won't stop you. What I just said was just a moment of willfulness."

Hela hugged Roland tightly, and a spell wave gently passed over her body, and then she said calmly.

"I will keep a close eye on the committee and I will wait for you."

"However, if you are really dead, once the committee is on track, I will go to the underworld to find you."

Roland gently stroked Hela's back, trying to lighten the atmosphere, and said with a chuckle.

"I didn't study hard. There is no underworld in this world."

There is no reincarnation in this world. Death means dissipation and everything returns to the world. The so-called underworld and the world of the dead do not exist.

Hela silently hugged Roland tightly and said in a low voice,

"I wish it existed."

Roland held her gently, silently, while Hela was trembling slightly in Roland's arms.

After hugging him in this position for who knows how long, Hela let go of Roland, lowered her head and left Roland's arms.

Roland gently touched Hela's head. Then, he withdrew his hand, stood up, and began to mobilize his magic power.

Hela wiped her tears with both hands, and quickly used magic to straighten her face. Then, she raised her head, showed a smile as usual, and said.

"Be safe and go home early."

"good."

Roland nodded, and then, space fluctuations passed through his body, and he disappeared in front of Hela.

As Roland left, Hela looked at the place where Roland left, and the smile on her face disappeared completely in an instant.

The smile just now was just Hela not wanting to worry Roland, fearing that it would affect Roland's condition, and forcibly controlling the display of her body. How could she still smile when she watched Roland go to the north alone to face dangers that she was completely unaware of.

Not willing to give in.

Hela bit her lip and clenched her fists unwillingly.

strength...

I need more power.::

After being promoted to a sixth-level spellcaster through Tears of the Moon, Hela has been stuck at the last step, unable to become a true high-level spellcaster.

She was also anxious, but after being comforted by Roland, Hela calmed down and did not continue to frantically seek the possibility of promotion. Instead, she shifted her energy and focused on knight promotion.

With the support of the committee's abundant resources, Hela was now promoted to a six-ring knight. Then, she got stuck again.

Whether it is a knight or a spellcaster, Hela is stuck in the last step of promotion to the seventh ring, and this step is the reason why Hela dare not want to go to the North with Roland.

She couldn't keep up with Roland's pace, and even if she did, she would only be lagging behind.

Hela's eyes gradually became hollow. At this time, the gray crow, who was playing in the dark elemental world, returned to the material world and appeared in front of Hela. Looking at Hela who exuded negative emotions, the gray crow blinked. Qing, opened his mouth.

Relying on the contract between Hela and Gray Crow, the negative emotions emanating from Hela materialized into black breath and flowed into its mouth.

After the negative emotions were forcibly sucked away by the Gray Crow, Hela calmed down a little. She looked up at the Gray Crow, pursed her lips, and said.

"Why are you back?"

Gray Crow landed on the pile of books on the table and answered through the contract.

Roland asked me to come back.

Hela nodded, and after a moment of silence, turned and left the study.

The gray crow tilted his head and looked at her, waving his wings and followed her.

Roland asked me to look at you, what are you going to do?

"Promotion."

After Hela dropped these words, she left the study without looking back.

In the North, next to the razed Winter City, the committee set up a military camp responsible for military operations in the North.

As the capital of the Northland Kingdom, Winter City is the heart of the Northland Kingdom. Placing military camps here also facilitates the rapid deployment of troops to various parts of the Northland.

At the space anchor point in the military camp, Roland crossed the space and appeared on the anchor point.

Roland arrived at the camp under the salutes of the legion soldiers along the way. He did not take over the military command of the front line. The military operations in the north were still under the charge of Tula.

After communicating with Tula and revising the military plan, Roland led the Ice Knights to attack the Orcs faction directly in the north.

Relying on the all-round spell blessing provided by Roland for the Ice Knights, the combat power of the Ice Knights increased several times, coupled with the high mobility and flexibility provided by the space spells.

Roland led the Ice Knights to directly smash the entire Orcs faction. In less than half a month, the front line of the Orcs faction was rotten, and the temporary capital of the civil war of the Orcs faction was also captured and bloodily suppressed by Roland and the Ice Knights.

In order to eliminate some unstable factors that may cause unrest in the north, Roland slaughtered them mercilessly. Several cities of the Orcs faction, including the temporary capital, and more than a dozen tribal settlements were razed to the ground by Roland.

The entire Orcs faction was defeated like a mountain and completely defeated.

In less than a month, all the territories of the Orcs were taken over and controlled by the committee. After the Orcs were defeated by Roland, the last civil war faction in the North, the Humans, could only bow their heads, accept the harsh treaty of the committee, and surrender after receiving the news of the collapse of the Orcs.

After calming the North, Roland spent some time to clean up and open a passage to the Dragon Ridge Mountains, and opened up the connection with the Far North Gate.

Roland took off his uniform, avoided the areas in the North that attracted him, and silently sorted out the chaotic situation in the North.

From charging with the Ice Cavalry, defeating the front line, sweeping the battlefield, to taking off his uniform, sorting out the situation, and handling government affairs, Roland was a little absent-minded.

Of course, although he was a little absent-minded, Roland still handled both the war and government affairs in an orderly manner.

In the new Winter City rebuilt from the ruins of the Winter City in the North, Roland put down his pen and breathed a sigh of relief.

Roland put down the plan for the establishment of the [Permafrost Border]. The committee will establish a puppet regime of the committee on the ruins of the Northern Kingdom. After selection, the name of this puppet regime is set as the Permafrost Border.

Putting down the plan, Roland stood up and looked up to the north.

The complete [spirituality] in his body became more and more excited. After Roland entered the North, [spirituality] has been constantly affecting him.

It's almost done, and it's time to go and take a look.

The spatial fluctuations slowly passed by, and Roland's figure gradually blurred.

What will I see in the polar region?

Roland slowly closed his eyes, and his figure disappeared on the spot.