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Chapter 176 26. Naggaroth in the North

In the cold winter of Naggaroth in the north, the outdoor environment is bitterly cold.At this time, snowflakes were flying all over the sky in the leaden gray sky, making the vision blurred.The cold wind howled, making his face and hands cold and stinging, making Dacius shrink back involuntarily. His team set off from the Black Tower of Malekith, and the outline of the outermost city wall of Naggarond gradually became clear. , from a looming dark gray strip to a smooth black barrier, and the black towers standing not far away seem like sharp teeth.

The gatehouse to the north was brightly lit by witchfire lamps, and the lights cleared the mist, like the eyes of a huge and patient predator, showing a fierce look before the pounce.A team of 40 Scourgerunner chariots and more than [-] Cold Ones ran wantonly on the snow-covered avenue in Naggarond City. Heavy thunder rumbled and moved.

Of the fourteen Scourge chariots, eight were prepared by Newker for Dacius, and the remaining six were provided by the fear leaders of Naggarond represented by Sirsis, and four The Scourger chariot also carried four Reaper Ballistas, and several other chariots carried a large amount of luggage and supplies.

Although there are disputes among this small group of Naggarond fear lords, it is like a six-person dormitory, and they may have 57 groups.But they still try to hug each other for warmth, because their long-term interests are the same, for the family, for themselves, and to better serve the Witch King.

These dreadlords have no illusions about the Lemar Behemoth, they just hope that Krakalond will remember their favor and provide them with some affordable and high-quality common war hydras.Even if Dacius is lucky on this trip, it doesn't matter to them if they catch the legendary Laima Beast, because the Laima Beast will either be a toy of the Witch King or a toy of Dacius. Just a little credit and favor.

As for the subordinates and female artists, they all put down their work and research and came out.There is no manticore in the team, because the current weather and environment make it difficult to supply food. Where can I go to give the manticore a whole cow a day, and the place to go is the sinister peak (the name was wrong before, not the resentment peak), The mountains there are surrounded by precipitous peaks. It has been 5000 years since Du Luqi came here, but he still hasn't investigated it clearly.

And the manticore also has the characteristic of fighting against the enemy. If it fights or flies wherever it goes, it's fine if it can fly or fly after winning the fight. It might just be the case, there is no signal in the mountains, and there is no GPS or anything like that, and it is too close to the Chaos Wasteland, and the communication effect of the crystal ball is not good, so you may not be able to find it by then. It is true that there are no weaklings in Naggaroth.

Before each trip, Dakuus will prepare travel guides and handbooks. These are the lessons learned by the former Drucci, and they have actually happened.If you take the road from Gorond to Chaos Wasteland, the situation will be different if you bypass the dangerous peaks. The field of vision over there is suitable for driving flying creatures to search, but every time they return empty-handed. I have gone to find Laima Beast many times, and even Kalien has followed Yeager to go there twice.

The roads in Naggarond are so inaccessible that there are few Druccis to be seen. These Duruccis are like the traditional northerners in extremely cold places. They stock up a lot of supplies at the end of the autumn and winter and death at midnight. , cats are basically at home in winter, and they usually don’t appear on the street if there is no need. This is what Dacius learned in the investigation report.

The Cold One that Dacius rode was the one he rode when he returned to Naggaros from Lustria in the south. Originally, he thought that the Cold One would be a bit cold in the extremely cold north, and he couldn't adapt to the environment here. Nothing happened, it seems that the upper and lower limits of the Cold One's temperature are extremely high.This cold one without a name said that everything is fine, but that's all, this stupid cold one can only express this, or after he asked several times, then this cold one has The name, it's called "Stupid". Of course, the giant beasts and wild beasts in Lustria are only limited to the cold ones. He knew clearly that the Ankylosaurus and Triceratops had performed in Krakalond before.

The captain of the guard at the north gate showed great respect after confirming that it was Dacius' team, and let them go without any extortion.The guards knew in their hearts that Drucci could be messed with, and that no Drucci could be messed with, but Maranul still threw a huge ruby ​​to the captain of the guard, calling it a drink. The captain of the guard became more attentive when he saw the ruby ​​in good condition in his hand, nodding and bowing, helping to command and maintain order after running.

The ground outside the city of Naggarond was a vast expanse of white snow. Cold One had to step hard on the snow with every step, and the snow made a crunching sound.The sky is still leaden gray, even with the snow scene, it looks so depressing, and the sun appears for a very short time, and the daylight is only a few short hours. If you want to carry out outdoor activities, you must complete them during the short daytime.When night falls, the whole world seems to be surrounded by cold.Without adequate lighting and heating, the outdoors can become very dark and dangerous.Survival also becomes very challenging in such an environment.It's easy to be in danger if you get lost or encounter other emergencies.

If Drucci wasn't wearing enough warm gear or magic, it would be easy to feel the cold creeping through his body.The dignitaries of Dacius either wore the Kaitan of the sea dragon skin or the Kaitan of the manticore skin, except that they did not wear the Kaitan of the Cold One, because that was the symbol of Hagrid Grave.

The sorceresses are also wearing thicker clothes. These sorceresses know that the time to go out this time may be a bit long, and it is still in the Naggaros Mountains in the north. Magic body protection cannot last for a long time. In short, it is not as rigid as before. Ah Lisa, Cowell's sister, Corleona and Geneviève wear gorgeous ermine and purple silk gowns, while Drusala also wears a dark fur gown trimmed with white spotted fur from snow leopards .

As for Dacius?He wears two layers of Kaitan, Sea Dragon Pikaitan on the innermost layer, which acts as a thermal underwear, and an outer layer of enlarged and thicker Manticore Pikaitan, although he wears two layers of Kaitan , but his movement is not restricted, after all, this is a magical world, and the thickness of two layers is the same, unlike the traditional military coat before.He, Drucci, is good at everything, but he is a bit nostalgic. The outer layer is still the noble robe with purple outer layer and inner crimson color, and the outermost layer is the cold one knight armor he wore before, which is full of stitches and repairs.The subordinates around him once suggested that he change to another set, but he refused, and he still chose this set. He also called this set of armor to accompany him for a long time and many battles, unless it was completely damaged, or it was damaged. The custom-made artifact armor will not be changed before, even if it is changed, it will be kept as a witness of the years.

This sounds like armor, but the smart Drucci around Dacius interpreted it in different ways. They substituted this set of armor into themselves, from things to people, if a pair of Ordinary standard armor Dacius can treat it like this, so what about them in the future?
After walking for a long time, a group of dark riders riding tall black horses rushed into the team's field of vision. Dacius judged that there were about a hundred of them. These dark riders wore black cloaks made of black feathers and Widely hooded, with a long black pine-handled spear tucked in his hand.The strange attire of these dark riders is said to have been a prayer to the raven-headed subterranean god Nisu that they would escape the sight of their enemies through these feathers.

The Dark Riders are the only group that Drucci believes in Nisu, the son of the Pale Queen Erth Hayai.His task is to ensure that the elven soul in his mother's hand is not sucked by Slaanesh, and at the same time prevent all mortals from entering the underworld to steal secrets.The secrets of the underworld must never be known to ordinary people, and Nisu is the gatekeeper responsible for guarding the passage between the two worlds, known as the gatekeeper of the ultimate gate.

A leading dark rider waved his hand to order the dark riders to stop. He stood on his horse and watched Dacius' team on guard.

"Be alert, unfurl the banner!" Dacius ordered directly, and then took out the binoculars to take a look. He saw the dark rider on the opposite side unfurl the banner of Hagrid Grave. After ordering, he turned his head to look To Wren.

Ren nodded, turned over and jumped off the Cold Lizard, took the flag in his brother's hand, and quickly ran to Karleon's Scourge Chariot. The dark rider rushed over.

The leading dark rider also took the flag and rode out of the queue, and communicated with Renn in the open space, after some communication.The dark rider saluted in the direction of Dacius' team, turned around and gestured to his team, and the dark rider's team continued to set off.

"My lord, it is Hagrid Grave's team. They are under the order of Valahallehan Fallen Blade to hunt down his son of the Black Blade." After Ryan returned, he began to report to Dak Us reports.

"Do you still have any memory? My brother." Dacius nodded and looked at his brother next to him.

"What Marus Blackblade? Oh, poor Furland Baller, I wish that waste good health." Maranul spread his hands flamboyantly, and said jokingly.

Several dignitaries of Krakalund who knew about the relationship between the cousins ​​Marus and Furlan laughed, as if the story between the two cousins ​​was a joy.

But Dorian and his subordinates were a little confused. Of course they knew about Marus's cousin. It has been half a year since the last Dark Council was held. Naggaroth has no secrets. Knowing the mess between Hagrid Grave and the Black Ark Nagol, it is said that the Nagol is now docked in Karond Karl, acting as the foreign aid of Night Lord Kira, assisting Kira to suppress Karond Carl.

But Dorian didn't know that Malanur had agreed with Ulay, the fifth brother of Malus, to plan the ambush in Krakalund.

Dacius' team did not set off again because of this, but started to repair on the spot.Ren began to tell Dorian about the events and results of Marus being ambushed in Krakalund, and Kewell next to him sometimes added a few sentences, his gestures and voice were extremely funny, to Marus s full of sarcasm.

Dacius smiled and listened beside him. He didn't say anything. If you lived hundreds of years later, Krakarond would fall, and you gang of powerful people didn't shed a single tear for your past hometown.For these magnates denigrated Krakalond as a haven for the weak and traitors, and took the fall of Krakalond as proof of these accusations.Instead, they became the vanguard of Hagrid Grave's night watchman Marus, and gave their allegiance to Marus, but these dignitaries did not realize that this status was not an honor, but because Marus was always on guard These dignitaries.Marus realized that the Ebon Claw had already changed the object of allegiance once, so it is very likely that these dignitaries could easily change the object of allegiance a second time, is it a prophet?It's amazing, and now that he's here, it's impossible for this kind of thing to happen again.

"Marus should have found his bond Zakhan. This should be on the way back to Hagrid Graves. The time and these dark riders should be right. Maybe I will go to Hagrid Graves next. Grave? I still need to visit the forge there.” Dacius thought, although Marus’s death was a bit funny, but before he became Hagrid Grave Nightwatch, he lived in Naggaroth. There are too many broken things that have been stirred up, like a shit stick, it doesn't stop wherever it goes, and accidents happen wherever it goes.

This is what Dacius doesn't want to see. An accident means that the production capacity and population prepared for war will decline.The entire Naggaroth was affected almost everywhere, from the northernmost border to the southernmost Karakarond, from Naggarond in the west to Karond Karon in the east.And that Zhakan monster is always an unstable factor, and sooner or later it will explode like a thunder.He had already made up his mind to find a chance to kill Marus.Even if there must be such a messy Drucci, he must come, so that he can take the initiative instead of being passive.

Dacius' team set off again after resting for a while. The journey was deserted, and they didn't encounter any organized teams such as patrols, supply teams, and caravans. They didn't even encounter wild animals, let alone anything. Greenskins and Beastmen.

In the cold winter of Naggaroth, camping at night requires adequate preparation for extreme weather conditions and sudden attacks.Before night fell, Dacius's team found a relatively wind-proof camping place. Tents, tent mats, and sleeping bags began to be laid. A cauldron was set up in one tent, and the witch fire was boiling under the cauldron. Inside was a Naggaroth stew, cured meats, pickled fish, and vegetables grown under the Black Tower of Malekith, and rows of biscuits, bread, kettles, and flagons stood beside the cauldron waiting to be defrosted and heated.

The dignitaries who don’t need to be on duty and who will be on duty don’t have any talk about the etiquette of the three swords at this time, and they are moving their frozen bodies around the cauldron in the tent.

Dacius checked the camp in the wind and snow to see if there were any mistakes, but he didn't find anything wrong after walking around. These subordinates and animal trainers are veterans, and they know what to do. , There are both bright and dark whistles.The Reaper ballista has been erected and stood at a key position, and the well-preserved crossbow strings have also been taken out of the bottle and hung on the ballista.And here is still a wasteland, there are no avalanches or ice crevasses, and there are still a few days to reach the dangerous peaks.He kicked the tundra in the snow a few times, but gave up quickly, even if there is black earth under this vast expanse of tundra.
"Comfortable!" Dacius sat on the tent mat and drank the broth. After drinking, he flicked the meat in the bowl into his mouth with a fork, and couldn't help sighing after chewing and swallowing.

"Dorian, tell me the story of the north?" Malanur said at this time.

Stories are the best pastime at the dinner table of Bretonnian gentlemen, but they are also the pastime at the table of most races in this world.

"My lord, farther north, there is the same environment there, even colder than here." Dorian's tone was full of coldness, which may be due to the weather. His originally melodious voice is now flat and desolate, like an elegy .

Dorian found something was wrong. He coughed and tried to adjust his voice. While coughing, he spread his arms and held the bowl in his hand. This posture was learned by him like Dacius.

"If you go north, it's about a week (eight days) away from the border stronghold. It's the best hunting place. My father started by ambushing and plundering those nomadic Yankees." Dorian's pupil Like glowing black marble, he drank the broth, paused, and continued, "It's also full of dangers...not a place for the reckless, the foolish, or the timid fighters."

Dacius nodded. He knew what danger meant. The complex and harsh environment, the powerful Yankees, and the companions around him might be companions one second, but the next second would be due to the uneven distribution of spoils. Become an enemy who draws his sword.

"Have you seen those shadows in the mountains?" Dacius had already settled the matter, and he had already lit his pipe and smoked it.He has a little understanding of the difference between the shadows in the mountains north of Naggaros and the shadows in the Black Ridge Mountains, but he doesn't know much about the specifics, such as the origin and history.

Dorian nodded, but he didn't answer directly, but closed his eyes, his expression full of pain, and fell into painful memories.A subordinate next to him suddenly retched, which attracted the attention of Drucci in the tent.

"Sorry, my lord, please forgive his rudeness, he just thought of some very bad things." Dorian opened his eyes, first glanced at his subordinate with a reproachful look, and then looked at Dar The words of the two Keus brothers were full of apologies.

(End of this chapter)