From Wild Mage to Wizard King.

Chapter 448: Permafrost Border
"Have you found the Far North Gate?"

Roland, who was busy handling government affairs, did not stop his actions after hearing Hela's report. He continued to handle government affairs while looking up and speaking with some surprise.

"I thought we would have to wait until we conquered the North before we could gain anything from the Dragon Spine Mountains."

Hela continued as she flipped through the documents.

"The Exploration Headquarters has confirmed the location of the Far North Gate and has sent additional personnel. However, because the war in the north is still going on and the environment in the Dragon Spine Mountains is harsh, the support that can be sent to the Far North Gate is relatively limited. For now, we can only send all members of the exploration team to explore and send another team of 50 to provide support."

"Due to a shortage of manpower and supplies, we have only explored the first and second underground floors of the Far North Gate. The exploration of the surface is relatively slow, and we have not yet found the Dragon Spine Passage connecting to the surface."

"According to the calculations of the Exploration Headquarters, if there is no follow-up support, it may take at least two months just to confirm the Dragon Ridge Passage, and it may take even longer to dig the Dragon Ridge Passage again."

Listening to Hela's words, Roland sighed helplessly, rubbed his temple, and said.

"It seems that we need to deal with the orc faction first and try to open up the passage connecting to the Dragon Spine Mountains. Well, I will go to the North myself."

Hela walked behind Roland, stretched out her hands and gently hugged Roland's neck, put her chin on Roland's head, and spoke softly.

"How about I go?"

Since they established their relationship, Roland became more relaxed in front of Hela. Since Roland did not deliberately hide it, Hela, who had been together for so many years, could naturally see that although Roland wanted to go to the North, he always found excuses to comfort himself and delayed going.

Ever since Roland decided to support the puppet regime in the North, he has often stayed in the Apocalypse Study, dealing with various government affairs and formulating detailed development plans for the committee's future.

Hela did not understand the former. The War Council was already on the right track. Not to mention fighting the North, even if the War Council fought the Silver Empire, the extra government and military affairs could be handled by the Administration Department and the Military Department. Roland might be a little busier, but he would never be busy dealing with government affairs all day.

Moreover, as Roland's assistant, Hela also knew that most of the political and military affairs that Roland handled did not need to be handled by Roland himself.

As for the latter, Hela could understand it at first. After all, the War Council’s ten-year reconstruction and economic development plan had been successfully completed, and the War Council did need a new goal and plan.

But seeing that Roland's development plan was getting longer and longer, and there was no place for him in the development plan, and even in recent days, he had redefined the election qualifications and election methods for the chairman, Hela became more and more uneasy.

Why does Roland sound like he is giving instructions for his funeral arrangements?

Thinking of this, Hela hugged him tighter.

Roland paused, stretched out his right hand and gently placed it on Hela's hands, and said.

"No, I'll go. I'll finish it sooner and come back sooner."

"Then I'll go too. It will be faster if we go together."

Hela hugged Roland and whispered.

She had some self-awareness in her heart. As a sixth-ring spellcaster, it didn't really matter whether she followed or not. However, feeling somewhat uneasy, Hela still wanted to follow Roland to the North.

After hearing what Hela said, Roland continued to handle government affairs while speaking calmly.

“No need. Hela stays in Apocalypse. I’ll be back soon.”

Hela hugged him tighter, neither letting go nor saying anything. Seeing this, Roland patted Hela's hands gently, signaling her to let go, but Hela didn't listen to Roland and hugged him tighter.

Roland felt the softness on the back of his head, sighed helplessly, and put down the government affairs in his hands.

After a moment of silence, Roland smiled bitterly and said.

"It's okay, I'll be back safely, let go."

"Then take me there."

"No."

"Then I won't let go."

Hela bit her lip and spoke in an aggressive tone.

Roland said helplessly.

"Oh, am I that obvious?"

"I'm not a fool."

Hela pinched Roland's face with her hand in dissatisfaction and said uneasily.

"Can you tell me what happened? I don't want to know nothing."

"Um"

Roland was silent for a while, then stretched out his right hand. The [Spark] in his body appeared on his right hand, and the mark of the ancient world emerged from it, and he spoke.

"I was born in the North, and [spirituality] told me that I need to go to the North."

As a sixth-ring spellcaster, although she has not been able to achieve a breakthrough in the past few years, Roland has already allowed her to learn about legendary elements. Therefore, she still has some understanding of the world mark.

So, Hela looked at the world mark on Roland's hand that was completely inconsistent with common sense with a look of surprise.

She was silent for a while, biting her lip and spoke in a low voice.

"Is it dangerous?"

"not dangerous."

"You're lying. If it's not dangerous, why would you make so many preparations?"

".I don't know either."

"Can you not go?"

"I have to face it sooner or later. I can't hide."

Roland gently held Roland's hands and spoke softly.

After listening to Roland's answer, Hela hugged him tightly. After a moment of silence, she said in a hoarse voice:

".Come back safely."

"Ah."

"Must come back."

"Good~"

"If you don't come back, I'll go to the North to find you."

"Committee"

"I don't care. Don't try to throw the committee to me. I don't care if you don't come back."

As she spoke, Hela became a little angry. She rubbed Roland's face and spoke in an angry tone.

"I know you care about the committee, so you must come back to me, otherwise I will say that you were killed by the Silver Empire, and I will drag the committee and the Silver Empire into a fight, and I will also blow up the Fountain of Life for you."

"Also, I don't want to die, so you must come back alive, otherwise I..."

Hela paused, her tone softened a little, but quickly hardened again and spoke fiercely.

"Don't think you can get rid of me by dying."

"Ah."

Roland responded gently. "I will come back alive, don't worry."

Hela turned in front of Roland and sat directly on him. She stared at Roland with tears in her deep black eyes.

Without saying anything, she took the initiative to kiss him.

Roland blinked. Hela's sudden action still caught him off guard. However, looking at Hela in front of him, Roland closed his eyes silently.

After the kiss, Hela leaned into Roland's arms and spoke in a low voice.

"I know I can't help you, and I won't stop you. What I said just now was just a momentary impulse."

Hela hugged Roland tightly, a wave of magic swept gently over her body, and then she spoke in a calm tone.

"I will keep a close eye on the committee. I will wait for you obediently."

"But if you really die, once the committee gets on track, I will go to the underworld to find you."

Roland gently stroked Hela's back, trying to ease the atmosphere, and said with a chuckle.

"I didn't study hard. There is no underworld in this world."

There is no reincarnation in this world. Death means dissipation, and everything returns to the world. The so-called underworld or the world of the dead does not exist.

"."

Hela hugged Roland silently and said in a muffled voice.

“I wish it existed.”

Roland held her gently in silence, while Hela trembled slightly in Roland's arms.

After hugging Roland in this position for who knows how long, Hela finally let go of Roland and left his arms with her head down.

Roland gently touched Hela's head, then he withdrew his hand, stood up, and began to mobilize his magic power.

Hela wiped her tears with both hands and quickly used magic to tidy up her face. Then, she raised her head, smiled as usual, and said.

"Be safe and go home early."

"it is good."

Roland nodded, and then spatial fluctuations passed through his body, and he disappeared in front of Hela.

As Roland left, Hela looked at the place where Roland left, and the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

The smile just now was just a smile Hela forced her body to show because she didn't want to make Roland worry and was afraid that it would affect Roland's condition. How could she still smile when she saw Roland heading north alone to face dangers that she was completely unaware of?

Not reconciled.

Hela bit her lip and clenched her fists unwillingly.

power
I need more power
After being promoted to a sixth-ring spellcaster through the Tears of the Moon Goddess, Hela has been stuck at the last step, unable to be promoted to a true high-level spellcaster.

She was also anxious, but with Roland's comfort, Hela calmed down. She did not continue to frantically seek the possibility of promotion, but shifted her energy to the promotion of knight.

With the support of the committee's abundant resources, Hela was promoted to a six-ring knight. But then, she got stuck again.

Whether it was the knight or the spellcaster, Hela was stuck at the last step of the promotion to the seventh ring. It was this step that made Hela not dare to act willfully and go to the north with Roland.

She couldn't keep up with Roland's pace, and even if she did, she would only be a hindrance.

Hela's eyes gradually became empty, and at this time, the gray crow that was playing in the dark elemental world returned to the material world and appeared in front of Hela. Looking at Hela who was emitting negative emotions, the gray crow blinked and opened its mouth.

Relying on the contract between Hela and Gray Crow, the negative emotions emanating from Hela materialized into black breath and flowed into its mouth.

After the Gray Crow forcibly sucked away her negative emotions, Hela calmed down a little. She looked up at the Gray Crow, pursed her lips, and said.

"Why are you back?"

Gray Crow landed on the pile of books on the table and answered through the contract.

Roland asked me to come back.

Hela nodded, was silent for a while, then turned and left the study.

The gray crow tilted its head to look at her, then flapped its wings and followed her.

Roland asked me to watch you, what are you going to do?
"Promotion."

After saying this, Hela left the study without looking back.

In the North, next to the razed Winter City, the committee built a military camp responsible for military operations in the North.

As the capital of the Northern Kingdom, Winter City is the heart of the Northern Kingdom. Setting up military camps here will also facilitate the rapid deployment of troops to various parts of the North.

At the space anchor point in the military camp, Roland crossed the space and appeared at the anchor point.

Roland arrived at the camp under the salutes of the legionnaires along the way. He did not take over the military command at the front line, as Tula was still in charge of the military operations in the north.

After discussing and revising the military plan with Tula, Roland led the Ice Knights directly north to attack the Orc faction.

Thanks to the comprehensive spell blessing Roland provided for the Ice Knights, the combat power of the Ice Knights increased several times, coupled with the high mobility and flexibility provided by space spells.

Roland led the Ice Knights to directly destroy the entire Orc faction. In less than half a month, the Orc faction's front line was in ruins. The Orc faction's temporary capital during the civil war was also captured and bloodily suppressed by Roland and his Ice Knights.

In order to eliminate some unstable factors that might cause unrest in the North, Roland slaughtered them all mercilessly. Several cities of the orc faction, including the temporary capital, and more than a dozen tribal settlements were razed to the ground by Roland.

The entire orc faction suffered a crushing defeat.

In less than a month, all the territories of the Orcs were taken over and controlled by the Committee. After the Orcs were defeated by Roland, the last civil war faction in the North, the Human faction, had no choice but to bow its head, accept the Committee's harsh treaty, and surrender after receiving the news of the collapse of the Orcs.

After pacifying the North, Roland spent some time clearing and opening a passage to the Dragon Ridge Mountains, thus opening up a connection with the Far North Gate.

Roland took off his military uniform, avoided the areas in the North that attracted him, and quietly sorted out the chaotic situation in the North.

From charging with the Ice Knights, breaking the battle lines, sweeping the battlefield to taking off his uniform, sorting out the situation, and handling government affairs, Roland was a little absent-minded.

Of course, although he was a little absent-minded, Roland still handled both the war and government affairs in an orderly manner.

In the new Winter City that was rebuilt from the ruins of the Winter City in the North, Roland put down his pen and breathed a sigh of relief.

Roland gave up the plan to establish the [Eternal Frozen Border]. The committee will establish a puppet regime of the committee on the ruins of the Northern Kingdom. After selection, the name of this puppet regime was decided to be the Eternal Frozen Border.

Putting down the plan, Roland stood up and looked towards the north.

The complete [spirituality] in his body became more and more excited. After Roland entered the Northland, [spirituality] had been constantly influencing him.

It's almost done, it's time to go over and take a look.

The spatial fluctuations passed slowly, and Roland's figure gradually became blurred.

What will I see at the poles?

Roland slowly closed his eyes and his figure disappeared from the spot.

(End of this chapter)