Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 316: The Presence of the Lord of Ice
Cheska frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "You want everyone to wear this jewelry all the time, right?

However, for people who work in the castle, it doesn't matter if they wear these things every day. On the contrary, it can better demonstrate their identity. They should be able to do this.

But the knights... I have to give some hints, otherwise they won't pay much attention."

Chesca shook his head in embarrassment: "Although most knights can keenly detect something wrong from the distribution of these jewelry, there are still many guys like Mal.

The knights in Qingfeng Valley are scattered far apart, so Valera and Charles can't monitor them too comprehensively. "

Lori looked up and thought for a moment: "Maybe it's to prevent the invasion of the Lord of Ice!
That guy's people have indeed been making moves recently."

Although Lowry's side was relatively quiet, the Earldom of Hamilton in neighboring Leon began to become uneasy.

There are more and more people who are as stubborn as dogs.

The frequency with which Leon asked his swordsmen to come to Lori to buy some special magic items has obviously increased a lot.

The common people in Lowry's territory might not have noticed it yet, but the knights certainly knew it.

The knight camps in Mal and Comlan have been conducting field combat training recently... the kind of training that involves riding horses for hundreds of kilometers to raid, and then slowly sweeping back to the main camp.

Surprisingly, in the small hillsides in the forest wilderness connecting the edge of Lori's territory and the big cliff, even the sporadic ice dogs that appeared in the past were gone.

This is not normal.

The IQ of the ice dogs generally depends on the leading one, and their attack power is also calculated based on the ability of the leading dog.

Therefore, once they, who are used to following their leader in battle, lose their way, it will be difficult for them to find their way home.

On the other side of Lori's territory, on the iceberg connected to the big cliff, every ten days or half a month, a dog would howl at the moon... They didn't dare to come during the day, and Bolanios would attack randomly when he found their traces.

Mr. Bailong was lazy most of the time at night. He would only go out for a walk when he was unhappy or was bothered by Ruth Kania.

But for the leader, this is also a huge adventure.

Before the two white dragons came, the howling of ice dogs could be heard almost every night outside the cliff.

But now, the leaders who dare to do this are really the most courageous ones.

However, they will only come and shout once at most. If they can't even find the useless things, the brave leader dogs will just give up... After all, those who can become leader dogs have some intelligence.

Even their own son is not worthy of their death.

However, even though the leading dogs were so alert, the frequency of barking dogs on the hill over there was still so high... One could imagine how many ice dogs were there who were so confused that they were still stubborn and refused to look back.

However, not a single ice dog could be seen in Lowry's territory a month and a half ago.

At that time, the Lord of Ice had not yet officially claimed his priesthood and position!

But the Ice Dog King was clearly already in position, having summoned all the ice dogs away… Although the leader’s roar might not be useful, the Ice Dog King’s divine summons would work immediately.

I guess it wasn't the dogs' IQ that solved the problem, but some kind of intuitive guidance.

However, the funniest thing is that there is nothing in Lowry's territory, but Hamilton and Montes next door have everything.

On the iceberg connected to Hamilton, the barking of dogs never stopped... Although the leading dogs were smart enough to bark according to the past rules on the mountain range close to Lowry's territory, so that everything was just the same as before, they forgot the other side.

Although Mal and Comlan were a little careless in daily trivial matters, they had no problems with military matters and reported all the irregularities to Lori early in the morning.

What else can Lowry say?

It wasn't him who asked the Ice Lord to take a detour, but Luskaniah, who was not sure whether she was the Ice Lord's sister or younger sister.

If there was no movement after Luskanija left, the Lord of Ice would probably choose to avoid even his nephews.

In fact, Lori couldn't figure out whether the Ice Lord, who made this decision, was subconsciously informing his father and sisters that he was still himself.

But in the end, Lowry got the benefit, and he still remembers the favor.

Moreover, after Ruthcania laid the dragon eggs, they rarely went hunting ice dogs to eat.

That thing is not to the taste of the white dragon. The reason why they use ice dogs as food is simply because ice dogs are the easiest magical creatures to hunt.

Lori had discovered long ago that Bolanios would not give Ruskania magical creatures that could not be provided for a long time as food. It was estimated that the energy required by the dragon eggs required a certain stability.

Lowry was just doing a favor by asking Bolanos and Ruth Kania to change their diet and include more poultry and livestock.

Anyway, they actually prefer to eat ice-cold beef. There is no need and no desire to hurt their taste buds... Ice dogs are not real dogs, and the term "fragrant meat" has nothing to do with them. The meat is also very dry.

An ordinary white dragon would probably only consider whether they could eat enough and eat well, but Ruth Kania, who had enjoyed herself for so many years, was still quite picky.

As for Bolanos…if he didn’t have to eat with his partner and children, he would actually prefer to eat various ice gems.

He also ate meat at first, just to prepare for pregnancy, fearing that he would do something wrong and miss the good opportunity.

Even though he also eats beef, his beef is mixed with staple food like crystal!
Lori didn't know whether the Lord of Ice had noticed his friendly attitude, but he certainly felt as if the haze had completely left him.

Lori actually had some doubts. Even if he couldn't win, as long as the Lord of Ice could gain control of the Ice Kingdom, he would launch a war against the Northern Kingdom.

It's for nothing else but the lands that were taken away by the Northern Kingdom decades ago.

Although before that, because of having such a powerful neighbor as the Kingdom of the North, the Ice Country had not done any development on those rare plain areas, which were basically left deserted, with only caravans, whether legitimate or not, passing through there.

Even apart from the Ice Country’s garrison troops, most of the border towns belong to various chambers of commerce... The nobles of the Ice Country would rather support these merchants who do things in a disorderly manner to facilitate smuggling than waste their own resources easily.

After all, even in the Northern Kingdom before the White Dragon King came to power, what bound the border troops was not strength and desire, but the so-called King's Covenant.

The King's Covenant actually ensures the safety of the weak.

Even if they still suffer losses secretly, or even have their dominance taken away by others, as long as the throne and borders are still there, the country still has hope of getting back on its feet.

Of course, there are also examples of people suffering great losses for trying to gain small gains. Even if the royal power is restricted by aristocratic society, it cannot withstand the real idiots.

If the Northern Kingdom has it, then naturally there are many in other countries as well.

But there is only one example of a country like the Ice Country that is so useless that it dares to interfere in the internal affairs of a powerful country, and even had such a large piece of its territory taken away under the King's Covenant.

However, if you think about it, you can understand it... For the Ice King, living is so difficult, and sacrificing the power that may not necessarily belong to him in exchange for a better future may not be a bad thing.

He just lost the bet.

He might even think that losing everything is a good result... Suffering a loss is gaining an advantage, and for the Icefield Royal Family, this may not be a joke.

As a result of his losing the bet, his descendants suffered misfortune.

Although the kings of the ice field changed quickly in the past, it was never to the point where the successors only wanted to die early and the younger brothers only wanted their older brothers to live longer.

But it was also because of the civil strife in the Ice Country that Count Montes was able to return so calmly and easily and completely recover the newly occupied land in less than forty years.

It was as if the resistance war that had lasted for decades had never existed.

In a fantasy world, it is impossible for ordinary people to miss their homeland and fight against invaders without sufficient support.

Moreover, there are not many ordinary people in this area. As long as the Northern Kingdom does not get to the bottom of the matter and is even willing to treat them as real civilians, these people would rather never have any connection with their past!
They didn’t do it before because they simply didn’t dare.

If it were any other region, would it be so easy to forget their homeland and change their flag?
We can return to our homeland after two hundred years!

Of course, we can't say that the Northern Kingdom has taken root like this. We can only say that the civilians in the recovered areas basically listen to whoever comes to them.

Therefore, the Ice King obviously intends to take this part back.

Of course, this is just the future he has prepared for himself, and it is not certain whether it can be realized.

After all, although the White Dragon King may not get too involved, he will definitely act according to how the situation develops... With his cunningness, if he finds that there is a possibility of being dragged into the mud pit, he will definitely cut it off instantly.

Lori even suspected that even if someone had a way to extend the throne to him through his daughter and grandson, Travis would be able to give up the throne in an instant and fly away to the Interstellar Dragon's Nest with Ruth Kania.

The guy gave Lowry the impression that he was so decisive.

Of course, Lori mainly saw this from Ruth Kania's performance. This girl completely ignored her father's expectations of her and only considered the future of her own contractor.

But sometimes she would feel that her behavior was a bit excessive, so she would reveal some subtle emotions when chatting with Lori.

(End of this chapter)