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When passing those ships, George looked up and saw many frozen human ice sculptures on the deck of the huge hull.And in the glaciers under the hull where the snow was blown away by the wind, there are still many people who fell into the water and froze with the river water.
George knew that there must be people on the other side of the river, but these boats did not seem to have been searched by anyone.
It seems that the passing travelers awakened the sleeping dead, and a faint green light shone from their eyes.
The souls of the awakened were restless in their bodies, but they were trapped in this frozen cage.Like living ice sculptures.
Seeing these unsleeping dead, Soraya secretly sighed, and then she slowly stretched out her hand, from which a soft white light shone.Immediately afterwards, in the sound of salvation in her mouth, the eyes of the ice sculptures not far away gradually went out, and they completely rested.
Although there should be a lot of good things on board, everyone didn't stay here.They brought a lot of things, and there was no need to replenish supplies for the time being.
The team gradually moved forward, fewer and fewer ships were frozen on the river, and less and less snow on the glacier.
The snowflakes were blown in the sky by the strong wind, and the river surface was like raised hills.While walking up and down the ice hill, the soles of the feet were terribly slippery, and the cold wind swayed the body from side to side.
Someone accidentally fell on the ice, and when he stood up and looked down, he saw many faces frozen in the depths of the river, and couldn't help cursing in fright.
"It should be a zombie wandering from the basin." Someone said: "It is impossible for the sailors on the ship to swim to the center, and they can't swim a few meters."
"It seems that many zombies started to cross the river before the river was completely frozen." Another knight said, "They fell into the ice cave before crossing the river. If you look at it this way, the zombies that really crossed the river Not many."
"Not necessarily, you have forgotten the river in Johannes?" An old shelter knight captain said: "You know, these things, even if the river is not frozen, will go from the bottom of the river to the other side. A few years ago, the other side began to be harassed by zombies."
The crowd started talking while walking, and Alfonso suddenly jumped a few times on the glacier, startling the Count Dexa, who was wrapped in a snow fox fur coat, to stare wildly.
The prince looked at the frozen zombie under his feet and said, "It's much deeper here than the river in the valley."
When Alfonso and the others visited the valley, the river hadn't frozen yet.He spent the winter in the valley, and after seeing those glaciers, he thought it was colder in the north.But what I didn't expect was that because the surrounding mountains blocked the cold current, the sun-shrouded valley made the temperature in the valley warmer than here, and the climate was more stable.
But the glacier here is shrouded in thick fog all year round, and the sunlight is only very weak when it reaches the ground, so this glacier has been frozen several meters deep.
0416 Under the ice wall
"Strange." George looked at the frozen corpses below the center of the glacier, and couldn't help but wondered: "It seems that we have saved a lot of trouble. The Qiongying should have cleaned up these zombies one after another."
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.It stands to reason that after the blizzard, as long as you find a way to lure the zombies to cross the river ahead of time and let them freeze in the river, then cleaning them up will be easy. The shelter has done this before, and they introduced batches of zombies into the river. On the thin ice, he froze to death in an instant.
After a few days, a group of farmers will be brought in to clean everything up with shovels and hammers.
However, after hearing their discussion, Alfonso, the Count of Dexa and the others had strange expressions on their faces.
Those hawks in the Qiongying, such as Jagger, have all died in the battle to stop the Kuroshio.Those vassals are not counted in the family.The only one who has the ability and qualification to mobilize the Qiongying army, the Earl of Leighton is his uncle, the Earl of Darius.
Obviously, Old Vault Eagle would not hand over troops to vassals at such a time.
So the ones in charge now are probably the two of them.
In the eyes of Alfonso and others, neither the indecisive Earl Layton nor his cowardly uncle who only has interests and power in his eyes are far from being as decisive as Earl Garvey who guarded the glaciers of the Sanctuary. I don't even have the guts to lead troops deep into the mist
"Alfonso, you are somewhat underestimating Layton. Anyway, this guy has also experienced the Kuroshio." George tightened his cloak, looked at Alfonso and said, "This damn weather, after a while Entering their camp, you have to let that guy treat us well."
The elder brother is in charge of military affairs, and the younger brother is in politics and diplomacy.Both have their good side.
In George's view, Layton's becoming the next Duke must be decided by the Old Vault Eagle.So it must be him who will be in charge.
In this period of time, this guy probably won't stay by the cold river, but stay by his dying father's side.Besides, this guy has not fought many battles with his own retainers, but Earl Leighton, although his military level is not good, but he has formed a deep friendship with Udland and others in the city-state of clear water, so he can find someone like this at random. Such a lord, if you help him guard here, you can easily deal with these zombies.
Thinking of old friends like Earl Udran of the Wild Boar, George couldn't help feeling eager.
Regarding George's theory, Alfonso stroked his frozen beard and did not speak.
The crowd walked for an hour or so for a distance of less than two kilometers.
When they were about to walk across the glacier, they saw the last small ice mound.And not far in front of the ice hill, a high city wall was erected.
The city wall is seven or eight meters high, and it can be seen that there are many cauldrons on the wall, which are burning ice and snow.It can be guessed that at the beginning of the construction here, the ice wall should be just wooden fences and simple soil.But in the past few months of constant splashing of water, it has become a thick wall of ice.There are so many figures on it that they can almost run a horse.
"It seems that the eagles are still very foresight." Alfonso stroked his beard and said to George: "I am afraid that the fence began to be built before winter. They are lucky, otherwise after the blizzard, The zombies all ran over."
"Indeed, there should have been sporadic zombies crossing the river these years, and the river water has gradually tended to freeze over the past two years. I have to say that the lords of the Qiongying have done some practical things." George nodded and looked at the river. To the ice wall not far away.
This ice wall traversed the entire fog from left to right, and it was unknown how wide it was.The flags of the Qiongying family were rubbed on it and fluttered in the wind.There were many figures standing in front of the fence and watching. They seemed to have spotted the team coming from a distance, but the watchmen remained silent.There was no trumpet in the watchtower.
"There is good news and bad news, George." Alfonso stroked his beard and said.
"Don't fart, I know that the flag of Leiden is a tulip." George looked at the bald eagle flag on the city wall with a strange expression on his face.
He somewhat understood now why Tanya remained motionless in the Qiongying territory.
The struggle for power and profit among the families may have reached a fever pitch.As a woman, Tanya has been completely thrown out.And her father didn't mean to give her a chance at all, and he would rather give her brother than her daughter.
The girl watched everything coldly, and she was probably already disheartened. In the eyes of Lao Qiongying, this daughter who was tricked by Layton was of great use.For the integrity of the family inheritance rights, the daughter must marry a political ally to seek help.
Therefore, the duke position must not be inherited by her, otherwise the family will be completely handed over to outsiders.
"Actually, what I want to tell you is two bad news, but you didn't give me a chance to play tricks just now." Looking at George's furious gaze, Alfonso whispered that the matter was too serious.Then he looked at the waving flag on the city wall, and began to add fuel to the fire: "He told us to get out of the way, and we will be within range if we go any further."
Apparently those on the ice wall don't have that good eyesight to see the flags here.
Hearing this, many people put iron coats on the horses one after another.Although these mutated horses that have taken the potion have extremely strong muscles, they can't be killed by a few crossbow arrows, and the ants are also woven with magic spider silk.But if it hurts, it still hurts.
After hearing Alfonso's words, George's face turned blue.He raised his eyelids and looked at the people around him.
After seeing these gazes, several Black Lake Grand Knight Leaders who came with the group smiled and led a group of good guys, rode those unarmored horses and ran over.
However, this group of guys deliberately did not bring the banner of the Holy Court, but only took a few flags of the Windtalker.
When the knights rode their horses to the bottom of the ice mound, they seemed to be slightly taken aback, and then a dozen arrows shot down from the fence without saying a word.
Looking at the arrows that suddenly fell from the sky, the knights did not move, allowing them to hit the fine gold armor of themselves and their horses.After a flurry of jingling, these knights ran along the edge of the fence while laughing and cursing.
Seeing the flags of the Windtalker Basin in the hands of the knights, a large hole was shot, the corners of Earl Dexa's eyes twitched, feeling his face was flushed red by the eagle.
"These damn bald eagles!"
After a while, two knights ran back and informed them of the situation ahead.
"A group of cowards! My lord, there is a big trench under the ice mound, which is full of frozen zombies." The knight said angrily: "The soldiers were afraid that we would disturb these dead people, so they kept waving flags and told us Get out of the way. Put down the suspension bridge and let's go over. I don't know what they are afraid of."
After another knight pulled out a few arrows stuck in the fur of the armor, he interjected, "These guys are waving semaphore while continuously pouring water down. I'm afraid we'll make those zombies alive. The number is really huge." few."
"It seems that after the river froze, all the zombies that rushed into the basin are here." George and the others looked at each other in blank dismay.Then he rode his horse up the ice hill.
When they saw the scene below the ice slope, they couldn't help being stunned for a while.
"I've fucking thought about it a long time ago." George looked at the blackness in the ditch, like rows of blue walls hung with fire, and said with a twitching corner of his mouth: "But I never thought of it at all." There are so many!"
0417 Divine Fire from Heaven!
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