I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

It turned out to be the case.

Hearing this, Lu Yuan finally understood.

The gap between taboos can be greater than you can imagine.

But that makes sense.

If there were no difference, those people on the wall would have run away long ago when they faced them.

"However, with your current rank, you're not good enough to catch the eye of the Forbidden Ones," Oden added sarcastically.

"Let's talk about it after you reach the fourth rank. Going from the third to the fourth rank in forbidden techniques is a huge hurdle. In my opinion, don't even think about it without at least ten or twenty years. This world doesn't have that many forbidden techniques for you to learn."

At this point, Oden seemed a little tired and yawned.

"I can't talk to you anymore. Talking to you about this is too exhausting for my willpower. I'm going back to sleep. I won't come out again until I reach that knight academy."

After saying that, Oden tapped Lu Yuan's mind and then slipped away.

Lu Yuan wanted to open his mouth to ask something more, but he was already silent.

Ok.

Let's rest first.

Well, Oden does know a lot of things.

Ask me later, no rush.

After the night had fallen and all was quiet, Lu Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed and practiced simple defensive techniques.

Following the methods in the book, I constantly adjusted my rationality.

As usual, it was finished in just ten minutes.

[Defense: +0.2...]

Lu Yuan then opened his eyes and suddenly felt a chill.

It started snowing outside the window sometime ago.

There was a fireplace in the room, and enough fuel was stacked in the corner.

Lu Yuan got out of bed and lit the fireplace. The fire quickly warmed the room.

Lu Yuan stood in front of the narrow window and looked out.

The building is situated at a good height, offering views of the inner city and the streets below.

Electric lights were lit up on the street, one after another, standing on the street.

The snowflakes drifted down from the sky, swirling and falling through the dim light, carrying an indescribable sense of tranquility.

In the distance, a few chimneys in the forging district were still emitting smoke.

Clearly, the people over there are working even at night.

Lu Yuan watched for a while.

It's been so long since I've seen snow.

The next morning, Lu Yuan was woken up by the light.

That was a vast expanse of white snow.

He instinctively reached for his coat draped over the back of the chair.

Before his fingers even touched her, the coat seemed to sense something first, and the fabric spread over like ripples on water, wrapping around Lu Yuan's body.

The next moment, the clothes were already properly on her body.

Lu Yuan was taken aback for a moment.

Then he realized that the clothes seemed to have the ability to attract influence in a small area.

When I get up early to wash and get ready, Xiuzi will proactively hand me a water cup.

Whatever Lu Yuan needed, clothes were handed to him.

Most importantly, this garment seems to be waterproof, and the effect is quite good.

Ah, this is so useful!

Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Nothing much to do today. Lu Yuan made some plans in his mind: first, he planned to go out and see the snow; second, he planned to stroll around the city and experience its local customs and culture; and in the afternoon, he planned to visit the branch office.

Anyway, there's nothing much going on.

When Lu Yuan went out, the heavy snow had almost stopped, with only some fine snowflakes drifting in the sky.

The heavy snow covered the streets of Snowy City with a thick layer of snow.

The whole world turned silvery white. The rooftops were white, the chimneys were snow-white, and the distant mountain peaks were even more dazzlingly white.

People are already shoveling snow in the streets.

The shovel scraped against the stone slabs with a loud clattering sound.

Lu Yuan walked slowly forward along the main street.

The forging district was as bustling as ever. Waterwheels, fed by snowmelt, whirred incessantly, their clanging sounds never ceasing. The air was thick with the smell of hot iron and sparks.

In the market of the trading post station, fur stalls lined up one after another.

Lu Yuan didn't know much about goods, so he had no intention of buying them.

The people of the North are also straightforward in doing business. They ask for prices and haggle over in just a few words. If it's okay, great; if not, they leave.

Lu Yuan bought two crispy baked flatbreads and a bowl of hot vegetable soup from a roadside vendor.

He gave the shopkeeper an Imperial Silver Shield, and the shopkeeper gave him 85 Imperial Bronze Shields in change.

The price is okay.

Lu Yuan returned to the branch office after noon.

His main purpose in coming to the branch was to see the delegation wall.

This kind of wall doesn't exist in Bronze City.

According to his understanding, if the Night Watchmen could all come to take orders, then they could basically see the current situation of Snow Owl City from this wall, and see whether the city was safe or not.

These are all requests issued by residents or demands made by caravans.

Lu Yuan stood in front of the wall, looking down from above.

The requests issued by residents mainly involved snow removal, repairs, and finding materials.

Secondly, there are the escort duties for caravans, and even some sales duties.

At first glance, they are all small things related to making a living.

Having seen this, Lu Yuan had a better understanding of the situation.

Snow Owl City is probably not bad.

Then, Lu Yuan walked around the wall and into the room.

That's an internal list from the Night's Watch.

The main tasks are investigation, defense assistance, and hunting bounties.

The reward increased from silver shields for the people's livelihood to dozens of shields, or even calculated in gold shields.

And the number of orders here has increased significantly.

Newly posted orders were stacked on top of old ones, layer upon layer.

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes upon seeing this.

This is not a good sign.

If the number of internal orders increases, it likely means that something has happened in Snow Owl City recently.

Just as Lu Yuan looked up at the wall, he heard a few words of conversation coming from a few night watchmen not far away.

"Another group of people left last night."

Two night watchmen whispered to each other by the wall.

"Yes, I heard that. I don't know what Watchtower is doing, they've transferred a large number of people away from our side."

"And I've also heard that the deputy chief of staff has been moved."

"Who is this?"

"Isn't there only one in our city? Then who else could it be?"

The two then took off a form and quickly left.

Lu Yuan frowned.

According to what they said, the deputy chief of staff who was in charge of the overall situation also seemed to have gone out.

Moreover, it was this kind of departure without explanation or destination.

In other words, the person in charge of the Snow Owl City branch has changed from the deputy chief to the captain.

He suddenly remembered what Norbert had said yesterday.

The Chief of Staff is away, the Deputy Chief of Staff is away, and now, even the Deputy Chief of Staff who is in charge of the overall situation has left.

The Night's Watch is having more tasks, but fewer people.

Clearly, the situation to the north may have worsened.

However, it was Watchtower City, which I had only heard of once, not Dead City.

Hmm, that's a bit strange.

However, no gray text appeared.

In other words, they did not have access to the core information, or rather, the core intelligence.

As he left the mission hall, Lu Yuan casually asked someone from the branch to pass on a message to Norbert: he was leaving tomorrow.

When it was completely dark, someone knocked on the door.

It was Norbert. He was carrying a small jar of wine and a package wrapped in oil paper.

"You're leaving tomorrow." He waved the wine jar in his hand. "I'll see you off tonight."

Lu Yuan let him in.

The oil paper package was opened to reveal several kinds of dried meat and snacks.

Norbert broke the clay seal on the wine jar and poured two bowls.

"Don't worry about the materials," Norbert said, picking up his bowl. "They were all delivered to the branch hospital yesterday, nothing was missing."

"Thank you for your trouble." Lu Yuan nudged him.

The liquor wasn't strong, but it carried a hint of the northern chill.

The two chatted casually over their dried meat.

After finishing the jar of wine, Norbert got up to take his leave.

"I won't be coming tomorrow." He wrapped his coat tighter, walked to the door, then turned back. "Come to Snowow City after you graduate from the academy."

"Okay." Lu Yuan smiled. "Definitely."

After seeing Norbert off, Lu Yuan practiced his defense once and went to bed early.