Chapter 798: Chapter 678 Robbers

Early next morning.

They were about to set out for the Far North Mountain Range.

However, several Sun Knights were left behind as they needed to wait here for the return of a few people from the Amiciya Mountains.

In addition, the dragon was also left behind.

In the early hours of the morning, Xu Shuo went to have a secret meeting with the people from the Silver Shield Legion.

Silver Shield Legion–

This was a legion under the direct command of the Duke of Silver.

If there was one place on the human continent where war was a constant occurrence, it was the Silver City-State, which guarded the Far North Mountain Range in The North.

Due to the harassment of Magical Beasts, there would be a minor battle every three months and a major war once a year.

Magical Beasts had no habit of hibernating.

After all, the Far North Mountain Range had snow for six months of the year and hail for the other six, with both snow and hail falling together in winter.

And due to the nature of Magical Beasts, they became more active during the cold winters, which was also why the major wars mostly happened at this time.

The battle in the Far North Mountain Range a few days ago.

Most of the imperial nobility had heard about it, but no one thought there was anything unusual.

Because this was already commonplace.

The existence of the Silver City-State was to resist the invasion of Magical Beasts, including the permanent garrison of the Silver Shield Army.

The noble rebellion a few centuries ago.

The Silver Shield Army was the only force not abolished by the empire.

Because everyone knew that the empire still needed them.

Whether it was to compensate the Duke of Silver for guarding the Far North Mountain Range generation after generation or to resist the invasion of Magical Beasts, this legion was retained.

And after a few hundred years of management, ostensibly, the Silver Shield Army was part of the empire’s military, but in private, everyone knew.

This was the private army of the Duke of Silver.

…

When they set out in the early morning.

Xu Shuo and Sola rode out of the fortress ahead of the others.

A quarter of an hour later, the Sun Knights and the Silver Shield Army followed closely behind, but this time, they maintained a distance of over ten kilometers from the lead.

The majority of The North was plains, and from afar, one could vaguely see the outline of the mountains, but the distance was too great, with the meandering ridges hidden in the white mist.

The girl could ride horses and even gallop wildly.

After all, this character’s body had also trudged through the outside world for several years, and the hardships of being exposed to the elements were no less than those already encountered during these three days.

So, after several hours of continuous riding, she was not very tired and could still bear it, but the steed beneath her was clearly beginning to show signs of exhaustion.

At this time, Xu Shuo slowed down.

“Let’s take a break ahead, grab something to eat. We should be able to reach the Silver City-State before sunset,” he said.

They had passed by several fortresses along the way, but did not stop, as Xu Shuo’s plan was to arrive at the Far North Mountain Range that very evening.

But to not rest at all along the way.

It would seem a bit too hasty.

When Sola heard this, although she was not very tired, she too quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, galloping for hours was quite strenuous, the muscles feeling so tense as if they were struggling to catch their breath.

The resting place was at the back of a small hill, shielded from the wind. The closer one approached the Far North, the colder the climate became, with the passing cold wind cutting like knives into the skin.

Sola took a sip of hot milk to warm herself.

She looked at the young man beside her and thought that since they were idle, she might as well strike up a conversation.

After some thought, she said, “This is my first time coming to such a northern place. I didn’t expect that while it’s only late autumn outside, it’s already deep winter here.”

Xu Shuo smiled, “If we walk another ten kilometers or so, we’ll start to see snow.”

Sola feigned surprise, “That quickly? But it seems the weather is quite nice here, look, there’s even sun.”

As she spoke, she looked up at the sky.

The sky was clear, and although there was no blistering sun overhead, there indeed was a pale sun hanging above, radiating light.

In the Far North, both the sky and the clouds were faint, making it hard to see a pure blue sky, and even the sun hanging in the sky seemed faded.

Xu Shuo followed her gaze to the sky.

Coincidentally, a black hawk flew overhead, speeding away into the distance.

That was exactly the direction they were heading–towards the Far North.

As they were preparing to stop for a short rest, Xu Shuo had casually dropped a marker on the way. If the Sun Knights and the Silver Shield Army spotted it, they would stop in time to maintain a distance.

After all, the region offered wide visibility, and if they were too close, the girl would easily detect them.

Barren Northern Plains, offering a broad view.

Anything below could be seen at a glance.

Xu Shuo watched as the hawk flew away, then retracted his gaze.

“Let’s go. As we enter the Far North, we’ll slow down. The closer we get to the Far North, the colder it will be. It will be difficult to travel after nightfall, and we may even encounter bandits in this area,” said Xu Shuo as he mounted his horse.

“Ah, okay!”

Sola was briefly startled, quickly downing a big gulp of hot milk, then sympathetically caressed the still unrested steed.

After catching their breath for a moment, they immediately resumed their furious gallop.

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Silver City-State.

The seriously injured Duke of Silver, mentioned in the missive, was currently recuperating in his own castle.

He wore a thick woolen cloak, standing on the castle’s balcony gazing towards the distant Far North Mountain Range, with snowflakes clinging to his grey hair, and his silver eyes calm and steady.

He did not appear as critically injured as indicated in the message; the Duke of Silver seemed to be in quite good shape.

Just then, a hawk’s cry came from the sky.

The Duke of Silver looked up, and slightly raised his arm.

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