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Chapter 680 Silver City State
Xu Shuo sat on a tree branch and watched the girl's horse go away until her figure finally disappeared at the end of the dense forest.

And under this tree, there are bandits waving weapons and watching.

Their bodies exude a strong bloody evil spirit, their messy hair is wrapped in turbans, and the armor they wear is covered with nicks. It seems that they have experienced a lot of battles.

These people were talking nonsense and laughing, although the little girl ran away, there was still someone here.

It's just that after the confrontation, they can only speak harsh words and make some threatening actions on the surface, but they have never taken actual actions.

Xu Shuo withdrew his gaze and looked down the tree with calm eyes.

"The Duke of Silver asked you to come."

There was not much doubt in his words, but a determined tone.

After the words fell, the voices of the bandits, who were still yelling wildly, froze, as if they were suddenly stuck in their throats, and they looked at each other.

Then, it seemed that the leader had a hideous face and planned to continue to speak harshly.

However, Xu Shuo interrupted his words: "Your actions are strictly prohibited, and you don't have much cruelty like a bandit. Although you are fierce, it is just the bravery of a soldier. As expected, you should be often stationed in the Extreme North Mountain Range The Silver Shield Legion under the command has been battling with monsters all year round, so there will be blood in their aura."

"..."

"..."

After he finished speaking, the scene became even more silent.

There is still a bit of embarrassment in it.

Although they didn't intend to hide their identities from the other party, but if they say it by themselves, it is far more confident than being exposed by the other party's identity during acting.

Now that they were suddenly exposed, these soldiers couldn't help but feel guilty when they thought of the vicious words they had just uttered.

"Cough cough..."

The officer at the head cleared his throat, and immediately put away his anger just now.

Then he said solemnly: "Mr. Bishop, the Duke sent us to welcome you to the Silver City."

Xu Shuo had a half-smile: "Is this the way? The Duke of Silver never told me."

"Please don't embarrass us."

The other party looked at him without any hesitation, with a respectful yet serious expression in their eyes. If Xu Shuo refused to agree, they might not mind using strong methods to invite him over.

The bandits who had been dormant in the west and did not participate in the pursuit also came out. Looking at the entire coniferous forest, it seemed that they had been completely occupied by their men.

It seems that there are at least five or sixty people, and they are all extremely brave cavalry.

Xu Shuo: "..."

Sola was right, there were indeed a lot of people.

Not so much.

The Duke of Silver did not express this arrangement to him. The other party did not know what was the reason for choosing to take the initiative to rob people.

Xu Shuo looked thoughtfully at the direction he came from.

A lot of time has passed.

It stands to reason that the Sun Knights should have seen the coniferous forest. Others don't know, but Zuo Fang shouldn't be unaware of the changes here.

Unless the Knights of the Sun get tripped up too.

This is not surprising.

After all, the Silver Shield Legion was also on the road with the Sun Knights. If the relationship between the two parties is not a dead end, then it is not surprising that they will be restrained.

Xu Shuo saw the purpose of the bandits trying to separate him from Sola, so in the confrontation just now, he let Sola leave directly.

Otherwise, it was only a dozen meters away, so how could he not be able to get close.

Letting Sola go and let her act alone was also the result of Xu Shuo's three seconds of deliberation.

Anyway, she has her own magic imprint in her body.

Don't worry about not being able to find it.

As for worrying about being controlled by others?
No, it doesn't exist.

Xu Shuo looked down at the sergeant: "Yes, it is not difficult to leave with you, but you should leave this coniferous forest first, I need to take some precautions. Don't worry, I am not preventing you."

The chief officer in charge hesitated when he heard the words.

According to the Duke of Silver's order, the Bright Bishop was indeed a distinguished guest. Although he was a "forced" distinguished guest, he also explained that they should try not to have any unexpected conflicts.

And the destination of the opponent's actions this time is indeed going to the Silver City-State.

Therefore, whether the invitation is forced or not will not change the fact that Xu Shuo and the Duke of Silver will meet.

The only difference.

Previously, the initiative was in Xu Shuo's hands.

And the initiative after the forced request rests with the Duke of Silver.

Therefore, remembering the identities of the other party and the duke, the legion commander hesitated, but still did not refuse the request made by the other party after agreeing.

Everyone takes a step back.

But the chief officer also made a point: "Then I can stay with you?"

Xu Shuo gave him a meaningful look, and then said with a smile, "Of course it's okay. In fact, it's okay if you all want to stay. It's just that the Duke of Silver might come to settle accounts with me."

The officer frowned, but he didn't ask what he meant, and waved away the soldiers around him, telling them to wait in front.

This coniferous forest is not big, but it is not small either.

It is about [-] to [-] square meters in length and width, with low-lying mountains on one side and snowy plains on the other.

Before, Xu Shuo and the others were too lazy to take a detour, so they chose to cross the coniferous forest directly, and walking here would save a little snow.

At this moment, Xu Shuo jumped off the tree.

In order to hurry, he had already changed out of the clergy robes of the Holy See, and he was wearing a simple white cavalry suit, with long silver hair scattered behind his back.

The Northland is barren and uninhabited, so there is no need to hide it all the time.

The military officer glanced at his hair and eyes, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and then he hastily saluted the Holy See.

Force is force, and respect is respect.

All things.

Xu Shuo didn't waste any time either. After scanning the surrounding situation, he raised his right hand.

The ice-cold magical energy hovered in his hands, and traces of bright blue light visible to the naked eye flew from all directions. This was an energy response that only large-scale magic could have.

A huge magic circle was formed in his hands, with mysterious and mysterious patterns spreading, exuding some kind of bright and sacred aura faintly.

"You are..."

Seeing this scene, the chief officer was a little surprised.

The activity of magical energy made him tense subconsciously, and the hand hanging by his side grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

This is an instinctive defense against crises.

Xu Shuo didn't speak, his face was still calm and unwavering, his already fair skin seemed to be integrated with the ice and snow.

The next moment, he casually threw out the extremely rich magic circle.

hum-

The blizzard in the woods was violent in an instant!

Like a cold current, the bone-piercing ice spread from the ground, climbing up along the trees, and sealed the visible land and plants inch by inch at an extremely fast speed.

The extremely tall branches swayed and swayed, and then fixed at the moment when it was the most vivid. The sticky ice and snow seemed to contain light, crystal clear and beautiful.

Magic doesn't seem to freeze a forest.

Instead, a crystal forest was created.

The setting sun in the evening penetrates through the branches and leaves, reflecting a piece of sparkling ice and snow crystals, which is dazzling.

Xu Shuo nodded in satisfaction: "That's fine."

If Sora came back to check the situation, he would probably understand how he escaped, so this precaution was just to prevent Sora's suspicion.

And the officer next to him.

He was already stiff all over, and his already stern face looked even more serious.

When the ice spread, he had already felt the sting under his feet, but the cold current stopped just in time when it climbed to his ankles.

Of course he didn't think it was insufficient magical energy.

In fact, he didn't react to the change at all, because it all happened in an instant.

The wind and snow suddenly spread, and the cold current spread.

In the blink of an eye the forest changed.

The chief officer seemed to realize something, and looked at the bright bishop beside him a little stiffly.

It has long been heard that the Holy See of Light has extremely high magical attainments.

Unexpectedly, the real strength is so terrifying. If this power is placed on the battlefield, even if it cannot sweep the entire battlefield by itself, it is enough to turn the situation around.

No wonder the bright bishop asked him to get rid of the others.

If his team is still here, even if the entire army is not wiped out, it will definitely suffer a lot of damage.

After all, it's okay to just control the magic energy without harming one person, but if dozens of people come down, even a great magister may find it difficult to be meticulous.

The officer-in-chief couldn't help but be in awe!
...

But in fact the truth is not like this.

Xu Shuo was just too lazy to protect so many people.

Why bother, instead of spending too much energy, it's better to let them all stand up obediently.

After taking preventive measures, Xu Shuo walked out of the coniferous forest with the chief officer.

Because his horse had unfortunately been sacrificed, a soldier gave Xu Shuo his mount, and Xu Shuo shared a horse with his colleagues to make do with it.

"Your Excellency the Duke has already hosted a banquet in the city and is waiting for you, so there will probably be no rest on the road ahead. We will arrive at the Silver City-State at nightfall. Please be kind to me." The officer said seriously.

"No problem."

Xu Shuo didn't care.

No matter who had the initiative in this meeting, he actually didn't care, but this behavior also showed a little bit of the temperament of the Duke of Silver opposite.

It feels a bit like a captain, who likes to hold everything in his own hands so that he can rest assured.

As for following his instructions a few nights ago and setting up an ambush in the Extreme North Mountains to wait for the ice elf, it was probably just in case.

Or maybe the other party, after learning about the background of the world, also speculates about the entry of the elves into the world.From this, we can push the boat along the way.

In short, he is a very cautious person.

And when approaching the silver city-state.

Xu Shuo saw another falcon hovering in the sky, and judging by his gray gradient vision, it should be the same one.

In the amblyopic eyes of His Excellency the Pope, the white land of ice and snow and the pale sky are actually one. Looking from a distance, it looks like a boundless white space.

Kind of like snow blindness.

Therefore, as long as there is a little dark color, it will be particularly conspicuous.

But at this moment, under the light gray sunset, the falcon is still black and gray, and it is still conspicuous.

What's more, it has been flying with the team.

When Xu Shuo looked up, he directly asked, "Is that your Lord Duke's pet?"

The officer who followed him was a little surprised, and then responded honestly: "That's Ah Yue, who grew up with the Duke since he was a child, and is the blood contract monster of the Duke."

Xu Shuo's eyes moved: "Warcraft?"

"Well, Ah Yue is a special monster."

After saying this, the chief officer withdrew his gaze and fell silent, it seemed that this was the end of his words.

Xu Shuo didn't ask any more questions, just thoughtful.

...

The sunset in the sky gradually disappeared.

into the night.

Almost stuck in time, when everyone saw the outline of the Silver City-State, the sky was already completely dark.

And when approaching the city-state, dozens of people in the rear also dispersed, and did not plan to enter the city with them, only the officer still followed Xu Shuo.

The two of them didn't enter through the main city gate either.

It's kind of sneaky.

"Sorry, the security in the city has been relatively strict recently, and any disturbance may cause interested people to investigate, so I can only trouble you."

The officer-in-chief led Xu Shuo in through the side door, and apologized as he walked.

Xu Shuo looked around and only nodded when he heard the words.

The Baiyin city-state is also different from other inland city-states. Not only is the city wall extremely thick, but the buildings here are mostly in a mighty and powerful style, and the houses are generally very tall, with the tallest having more than ten floors.

In other city-states, the tallest houses are only five or six stories high, and most of them are luxurious castles.

But the ones here seem to be all single-story, and the buildings are columnar.

It's a bit of a modern architectural style.

"It snows all year round in the extreme north. If the house is not built higher, it is estimated that even the house and people will be submerged in snow after waking up."

Seeing him looking at the buildings, the chief officer took the initiative to explain.

Xu Shuo nodded.

The snow layer here is indeed very thick, but there is not much accumulated snow layer on the street, and it is estimated that it will be cleared at a fixed time every day.

That is to say, when Xu Shuo walked from the tower to the Silver Castle, a thick layer of snow had already fallen on his body, and the white snowflakes almost merged with his long silver hair.

The environment is harsh, and you have to deal with the invasion of Warcraft.

It's really difficult for people in the extreme north.

No wonder the Duke of Silver's family couldn't bear it any longer. Being stationed here for hundreds of years and not leaving meant that their descendants would have to suffer so much for generations to come.

Although it is duty-bound to protect the empire, after hundreds of years day after day, even his blood was frozen by the extreme northern cold.

What's more, the royal family of San Vallo is not yet human.

If more aid is given to the Far North, it is estimated that the Duke of Silver will not be dissatisfied and rebellious.

...

After Xu Shuo entered the Silver Castle, he still didn't see the Duke of Silver. Instead, he was led by the maid to the guest room to change and wash, leaving the snow all over his body.

at the same time.

A few kilometers away from the Silver City-State.

The Sun Knights, who were one step behind, stepped on their horses and finally arrived here before nightfall, and they were still full of anger.

The accompanying Silver Shield Legion followed behind, silent along the way, not taking the opportunity to ridicule at all.

It's been blocked once before.

Of course, it is not good to continue to add fuel to the fire.

It's just that the city gate was approaching, and the officers led by the Silver Shield Legion were hesitant to speak, and were trying to figure out how to persuade them to hide their tracks.

Left Fang took the initiative to stop the Sun Knight behind him.

"Scatter into the city, you can find a hotel to stay at random, don't touch the church, I will go to the Duke's castle to confirm the safety of the Pope." Zuo Fang said with a serious face.

"Yes!"

Order of the Sun Order prohibits.

Although everyone was simmering with anger and worry, they did not express any objection to the order of the chief knight, and immediately dispersed.

Seeing this, the Silver Shield Legion was also relieved.

The monks of the Holy See are indeed more talkative and elegant. Otherwise, if this is the tough folk style of the Northland, even if there is no fight in the end, they will probably be scolded all the way.

After all, the person who was invited away by improper means seemed to be the Pope of the Holy See of Light—this was the information that was inadvertently revealed during the confrontation between the two sides.

It can be seen that the Knights of the Sun are against the Pope of Light.

As the Silver Shield Legion did to their Silver Duke.

So with a heart to heart, the Silver Shield Legion did not dare to make a sound along the way, for fear of bad luck.

Who would have thought that the pope would really visit the extreme north in person!

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(End of this chapter)