In early October, snowflakes fell in the northern fairyland...
Wolf Valley City is located 240 kilometers northwest of Saint Go City.
"My Lord... the price of food in Saint Ge City has risen again. This winter will not be easy. Our granary has calculated that the rice in Wolf Valley City is not enough for two million people to survive the cold winter..."
The Lord's Building of Wolf Valley City, Luhu Jixuelangtu, is a female wolf sub-human leader and the lord of this territory.
"Winter has arrived quite early this year. Mr. Old Kai, pass on the lord's order to immediately stop all iron, silver and copper mines. Arrange werewolf warriors to guard the mines. Prepare more manpower for the north and south borders. We need a batch of rice before the end of the month. Saint Go City offered more than three times the price, so we won't take it. Let our people go and get more prey from the mountains."
The Wolf Valley City is located in a rift valley that is forty kilometers long and eight kilometers wide. Half of the people living in the city are wolf sub-humans, and the other half are snow elves and various sub-humans.
There are no tall buildings on the streets of the valley city. Most of the buildings are four- to five-story earthen buildings. The cliffs of the valley are dug into caves, with three-story buildings built outside the caves.
Outside the valley was a world of white ice and snow, but inside the valley, the smelters and coal warehouses were working in full swing. In the valley city 200 meters deep, there was not much snow on the streets.
Jako Uwolf and Kelvin Frost Blade have been living in a B&B for half a month, suppressing their magic source at an intermediate level.
The two of them, one is a dog sub-human and the other is a wolf sub-human. Their identities will not easily arouse suspicion, and they are the most suitable to come to this city to gather intelligence.
On a moonlit night, the cold wind was howling, and the chilly valley was screaming sharply. The breathing of heaven and earth was very chaotic, sometimes loud and sharp, and sometimes soft and muted.
The restaurant on the first floor had its door and windows locked, and there were only two of them in the room.
The two young men, wearing white down jackets, looked of noble status. The owner of the store chatted with the two teenagers for a few words, but only to get to know each other.
Jako took the lead and said that they were from the Oberic Empire and came here to look for their relatives.
The boss was a Gray Wolf subhuman with thick hair on his skin. There was a hot pot in the room. He continued to chat with the two teenagers: "...You came at a really bad time. When winter comes, the snow outside will definitely cover your entire bodies."
"We noticed that all the soldiers in the city are spearmen. There's no war here, so why do we keep the spearmen, a profession that consumes so much financial and material resources?" Kelvin asked curiously.
Jia Ke on the side also echoed: "Besides, their strength is very weak, they are all primary second-level wolf sub-human magic warriors..."
"We have no shortage of metal materials in our territory. The city has more than 5,000 troops, all of whom are well-equipped wolf spearmen. The border troops are well-defended. We are willing to attack the northern territories only after we expand our territory. Our expansion is all about overwhelming force. Our troops are very powerful against the surrounding forces..."
"If we compare them to the army of your Oberic Empire, they are certainly behind! But this land is in winter for most of the year, and humans are unwilling to live here, so it is more than enough to protect this territory."
Kelvin continued to ask: "I heard that your lord is a woman? What kind of lord is she? I have seen your city-state and stayed here for several days. I found that your life is very tight."
"She? She's quite calculating," the boss continued. "For decades, the reason why life has been so bad is because she has calculated it. Everyone has a heavy workload, and the food and income can only sustain everyone's basic needs. All the materials produced in this territory will be sold by her to the Third Empire of Corey Roman, and then exchanged for expensive food and wine from Saint Go City."
"Winter is here. After they stop working, the flow of people in the territory will decrease. I don't know how many people will starve to death... You should go to bed early. If you sleep more, you won't be hungry."
Every morning, Jako and Kelvin used the excuse of looking for their relatives to inquire about the military deployment near the Wolf Valley.
There were also other two-person teams investigating other parts of the territory.
The task of exploring the territory was arranged by Ling Yi. She had worked in the Almighty Eye for forty years and had rich experience. The young boy and girl, who had learned a little bit, gritted their teeth and came to the wolf territory to investigate.
Outside the valley was a flat snowfield. There was a heavy snowfall in the morning and it stopped by noon.
The two of them were at a pile of rocks, warming themselves by a small fire.
Kelvin commented with a disdainful tone and sharp eyes, "We have checked the surrounding area of 40 miles in half a month... and the defense situation in the city, and that's it? They should not have encountered any foreign invasion, right? These teams are poorly organized, with 30 people sent out to patrol the streets every hour, and the sentries outside the valley are all slacking off and sleeping, like hibernating bears."
Jia Ke was lying on the snow, and he said lazily, "Yeah, it's too boring here, and the work of obtaining intelligence is too easy, there is no challenge at all... I'm tired of eating the mask meat here, why hasn't President Ling Yi notified us to go back!"
October 13th, Saint-Gobain.
Ling Yi and Shui Xi went to the lord's mansion to apply for the establishment of a guild.
The old city lord's condition was that in order to establish a guild in Saint Go City, he would need to pay a land rent of fifty gold coins per year. The title deed was not permanent because he believed that his territory would one day be occupied by other lords.
Ling Yi and Shui Xi understood what he meant. If they promised the guild permanent use of the land, it would be a disguised way of telling the other lords of the Northern Elf Territory that the Saint admired the guild's foundation and strength, which was stronger than theirs.
The reason why the old lord was afraid of them was because the four lords in the north had all kinds of powerful trump cards left by the country, as well as all kinds of powerful legacies left by the Snow Elf Country. But they told Ling Yi in a hint and obscure way.
Today, no party dares to turn against each other easily, and this is the reason. However, there are too many people in the living room, so no one will go into details. However, the foundation of Saint Go City is actually nothing, and it only carries the identity of the orthodox snow elves.
The old city lord has always insisted that there is a powerful special-grade monster sealed in the southern part of Saint Go City, which is able to shatter the fears of other lords. For a long time, they have not dared to attack the Dolonlos area.
The more Ling Yi came into contact with the lord of Saint Go City, the more he realized that this guy was very afraid of death. There were more than 500 guards guarding the place where he lived every day.
Even at the beginning of the year, when Ling Yi and Shui Xi arrived as national-level magicians, he did not dare to let down his guard for fear of being assassinated.
In the territory he is responsible for, there are more than 80,000 magic warriors, in fact, half of them are peasant soldiers, and the other half are responsible for guarding the northern border.
The front-line troops were poorly equipped, their weapons were worn out, and the warriors' armor was redundant and outdated, like an antique. Without basic enchantments, they could not defend against the attacks of basic magic sorcerers.
The numbers only frightened the werewolves in the north. Whenever there was a conflict with the north, they would take the opportunity to issue bounties in the Adventurer Commune, effectively preventing border conflicts every year. (The Saint Go City-State and the Doronros region do not belong to the country, and can issue garrison bounties in disputed areas.)
In the Northern Elf Territory, only Saint Go City has an Adventurer's Commune, which is one of his advantages.
What makes the old lord anxious is that 70% of the residents of the city-state of Saint Go are sub-humans who are half human and half snow elves, and the bloodline of the snow elves is becoming less and less pure.
Ling Yi and Shui Xi discussed for an entire afternoon in the lord's mansion and decided to start establishing the Saint's Adoration Guild on October 15th. All the procedures and deeds were made public, and they announced that the Saint's Adoration Guild had the support of the national magicians of the Oberic Empire and was a large guild recognized by all national magicians.
The Holy Maiden Guild, which is recognized as a powerful guild, has built up momentum and spread its reputation through the Adventurer's Commune, but its recruitment conditions have already screened out most people. More than a thousand intermediate second-level magicians have come to Saint Go City and want to join the guild.
Among more than a thousand intermediate magicians, only two or seven can join. After all, Ling Yi is very selective and only wants people who meet the requirements perfectly.
The guild building was completed in just seven days. The engineering team that built the guild came from the Oberic Empire. They were mid-level magicians of the earth and wood elements.
After the guild was settled, Ling Yi assigned the newly recruited members to collect the designated monster materials. After the materials were collected, the logistics team was responsible for processing them. (The logistics team was led by 20 dwarves and 10 graduates from Azelia College)
In three days, a large number of magic scrolls and magic tools were produced, which were only sold to the Oberic Empire, mainly to test the management ability of the new team. The Saint's Guild collected 12% of the team's profits as the guild's management tax, and the rest was distributed according to the profits. They had enough economic income.
After a week, the new team's net income was 500 silver coins per day.
After the guild was built, Ling Yi and Shui Xi found the royal descendants of the Snow Elves and told them that the Saint Yangwang Guild would lead the army to the north to restore the country.
Far away in Wolf Valley City, it was a gloomy afternoon with heavy snow.
The caravan that brought back the grain brought information about the city-state of Saint Go to Lord Luhu Jixuelangtu, especially news about the Saint's Guild.
"The Saint looks up to the Guild..."
"The Doronros Territory has two national-level magicians as its backers. After this winter, I'm afraid things will change..." Lord Luhu sighed and said in frustration, "They can defeat powerful king-level monsters. Do you know why they haven't attacked us yet?"
The border generals in front of him shook their heads.
The civil servant beside him said, "My Lord, they didn't attack us because there is nothing of high value in our territory. I heard half a year ago that they came to Saint Ge City to live a good life. When they appeared, they had already begun to lay out in the Northland Elf Territory."
"How do you think the two of them will enter our territory? With their strength, they can wipe us out in a matter of minutes! Defeating us is easy, but controlling this territory is another matter."
"No answer? Are you helpless just because your opponent is two orders of magnitude stronger than you? Pass my order. All troops in the north will be transferred to the southern border within ten days. It is time to lift some of the seals on the four king-level monsters underground. If the enemy attacks, the seals can be lifted at any time. The entire army will be on high alert. In early November, the troops will be trained on the southern border..."
"…If the city of Saint Go changes hands, their army must be dismantled as quickly as possible."
Lord Luhu issued five orders to deploy troops within one minute, and his speech was very fast. This was the best countermeasure she could think of.
Continuing northward, the northern lord heard about the abnormalities in the Four Scars Valley territory, and couldn't help but wonder what the purpose of the Saint's Admiration Guild was.
Strengthening border defense is only a cover for the mobilization of some forbidden forces.
At the same time, in the underground hall of the Magic Group headquarters...
The Demon's Eye discusses the situation of the Saint's Guild with the Seven Lords.
The Magic Group has secretly planted people, and the Demon's Eye has imposed a seal of loyalty on every member of the Magic Group. This kind of cursed mark can appear in the eyes of the Demon's Eye in real time through the scenery seen by the members of the Magic Group.
"...The operation of the Saint Maiden Guild is well-organized and it is a profitable guild..." The Demon Envoy's Eye said to the Seven Lords, "It is impossible for two national-level magicians to open a guild just to make money."
Tolivia Bondo asked, "Master Demon Envoy's Eye, do you think there really is a Saint in their guild?"
"A Saint can only be born in what they consider to be a chaotic world. This world has not reached that time yet, so there is no Saint in their guild."
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