Lord Saren: I have a proficiency panel

Chapter 16 New Territory
  From the Barony Territory all the way to the northeast to the Talon Territory, it is more than 350 kilometers to be precise.

Lodi and his party first went to the Governor's Mansion in Black Rock City and exchanged the Baron's sealed hand letter and badge for the letter of appointment. Then leave from the north of the city and head northeast along the official road until you reach the Shenglun Pass, known as the first pass of the Lost Kingdom.

This pass is located in a dangerous place in the Saint-Lun Mountains. Its east and west sides are surrounded by a large chain of border fortresses and fortresses. It extends to the Beast Tide Mountains to the west, and to the Istka Bay that connects to the North Sea to the east.

For thousands of years, this line of defense has been a solid barrier to the north of Lost. Whether it is the beast tide disaster or the evil orcs moving south, it plays an extremely important strategic role.

After exchanging customs defenses at St. Lun's Pass, heading north, we truly entered the northern border of the Kingdom of Lost - the land of Isga. Although the land of Isgard also belongs to the Territory Province, the Kingdom of Lost actually regards it as a buffer zone between the evil orc tribes and the Holy Lun Pass.

In history, the land of Istga changed hands several times, sometimes occupied by the Fel Orcs, and sometimes retaken by the Kingdom of Lost. There was even a period of time when it was deserted and became a barren land.

In recent decades, the evil orcs have died down, and the beast tide has also disappeared. The land of Iska is temporarily taken over by the Kingdom of Lost. However, some areas are occupied by bandits or private armed forces, and the situation is still very chaotic.

After Lodi and his party left the Shenglunxiong Pass, they were surrounded by the Beast Tide Mountains to the west and Istya Bay to the east. There is only a narrow plain leading to Talon territory, which is called the Istya Corridor.

As we keep going north, the temperature gets lower and lower. The sea breeze coming from the east, carrying the ice and snow, whizzed past in waves, blowing on the human body like a knife.

Lodi has frost magic in his body, and he is not afraid of such weather. But the women who were traveling with him couldn't stand it. Barron's daughter, Joshua, hid in the carriage and never got off the carriage since she was released from prison. Several maids also tried their best to hide in the car, except occasionally coming down to help light the fire for cooking or feed the horses.

There is no way around this. Luo Di estimates that the temperature in this section of the Istia Corridor will probably be more than 30 degrees below zero. Coupled with the knife-like sea breeze, a weaker person may be killed if the wind blows for only half a day. No guarantee.

Fortunately, I had enough wolfskin jackets with me, so there was still enough for each person. The attendants following the horses had wolf-skin coats to protect them from the cold, and there had been no casualties due to typhoid fever due to the cold weather.

Although old Barron was a formal knight before, he had been injured and was older, so his body was actually weaker than those women. However, he still insisted on moving forward with Lodi and did not hide in the carriage. However, due to the weak legs and feet, a brown pony was chosen.

He was currently wearing a sheepskin fur, with a wolf fur jacket on top, and a thick wolf tail velvet scarf wrapped his head and face thickly. While his hands were trembling, he took out the abyssal spirit produced by the dwarves and took a swig to keep out the cold.

At this moment, a strong wind came from the northeast, and the snow on the road was blown away, making the leaves on the mountains beside the road rustle together. Old Barron didn't finish the drink, but drank a mouthful of wind, which made him cough violently, and his nose and tears also flowed out.

Lodi saw this and couldn't help but said: "Teacher Barron, why don't you go into the carriage and rest for a while. We have three carriages, why bother suffering outside."

Old Barron waved his hand, picked up the wolf tail and wiped the tears and snot from his face. He raised his head and stared blankly at the endless snow-capped mountains in the western sky. He said with emotion: "Since I was young, I have been I have been playing in Istia, but I didn’t expect that after decades, I would have the opportunity to come back here.”

Luo Di smiled and said: "There will be plenty of opportunities to see in the future, why rush now?"

Barron smiled sheepishly and said, "That's what I said. It's just that when I come back to my hometown again, I can't help but think about those things in my youth."

As he spoke, he looked at the road ahead and said: "These places have changed so much now. There were no such wide roads before. I don't know where the messy fortresses and animal stables beside the road have gone."

When Luo Di heard this, he was worried and said: "Teacher Barron, you should still remember the way to Talon's territory. When we are in the pass, there are still road guides that can guide us. If not, we can ask the nearby villagers. But this place is deserted and deserted, so there is no place to ask questions.”

"Don't worry!" Barron patted his chest very confidently and said: "I can walk on the road to Talon's territory with my eyes closed. It is in the middle of Isika Land, directly west of Three Rivers City. There is a lot of beasts there. The mountains are adjacent to each other, and there is also a landmark building called Talon Fortress. As long as you are not blind, you will definitely be able to find it."    "Since it is called Talon Fortress, that is to say, this Talon of our Saren family The territory was actually a military base of the kingdom before?" Lodi asked.

"Yes." Barron nodded: "The Saren family resisted the beast tide there, and also used the family's efforts to successfully subdue a green dragon and imprison it in the fortress. Otherwise, where would the word Talon come from? ? The Qingshuang breathing method you are practicing now was born there."

When Luo Di heard this, his mind suddenly moved. Since it is the birthplace of Qingshuang Breathing Technique, will there be some methods to assist in improving the breathing technique in the fortress?
  It's worth exploring.

The two people chatted and moved forward.

It was freezing cold and it was just after the New Year. Along the way, I met almost no pedestrians, but occasionally I saw large tracts of fertile farmland. According to Barron, the fields in these places were cultivated by military slaves of the Seventh Legion.

There is no administrative area directly under the kingdom in Iska Land, and all the fields are divided among the border lords and legions. Even the largest nearby city, Trois-Rivières, was developed from the Seventh Legion's largest military port.

Military administration dominates civil administration. This is the Lost Kingdom's special governance strategy in war zones.

As Barron introduced more and more, Lodi gradually began to understand that the Seventh Legion controlled the most fertile land and the most prosperous city here, and was the largest force here. If you want to do well here, you must first embrace the Seventh Legion.

Lodi was already prepared for this. He also had Zemo's handwritten letters to some friends in the Seventh Legion, and he just used this as a stepping stone.

I have to say that Zemo's thinking is indeed very careful, and it can be said that he has thought very carefully about himself.

As dusk approached, the strong wind finally subsided and the weather gradually became clearer. The sun was setting in the west, and a large fire cloud appeared in the distant sky, which happened to connect with the snow-capped mountains in the distance. The contrast between fiery red and snowy white is spectacular.

And at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, not far away as far as the eye can see, a tall tower stands there quietly, looking very simple.

"This is the high spire of Talon Fortress!" Barron pointed to a path ahead with a joyful expression: "Go from here, hurry up now, maybe you can make it to the territory for dinner!"

Everyone was very happy when they heard this. All in all, I had spent five days on the road from the barony to here, and I was already exhausted. Everyone hopes to eat a hot barbecue around the stove and then have a good night's sleep.

So everyone began to step up and move all the way towards the tower.

Finally, the gate of a manor appeared at the end of the path ahead. A middle-aged man in black trotted out of the gate, followed by a lame servant.

"Finally I've been waiting for you." The middle-aged man ran to the front of the team, hugged the head of the pony that Barron was riding and cried. It looked like he was crying with joy.

"Who are you?" Luo Di asked in confusion.

The middle-aged man raised his head, wiped his nose and tears, and said with some excitement: "I am Joseph Salen. I have been here for five years! Five years, do you know how I lived these five years?"

(End of this chapter)