According to the analysis of the historians of the Amy Empire, Amy I didn't mean to deceive Miaoya VII. Just like in the later history, when the Kingdom of the Hami people had to evacuate the Plain of Flower Language. Even though it was easily within reach to regain the Plain of Flower Language again, the powerful Amy Empire at that time didn't send a single soldier into the Plain of Flower Language. It was precisely because of this that the second most powerful Holy See on the mainland was able to develop. So what exactly was the reason that prompted the so-called King of the Mainland, Amy I, to make such a seemingly wrong decision?
Perhaps we can discover the fundamental purpose of the King of the Mainland from a small mercenary named Amy 500 years later.-- Research Notes of the Royal Scholar of the Amy Empire, the expert on the study of the King of the Mainland, File.
"Who?" After Amy subconsciously asked, he suddenly realized the coexistence of wolves and humans, and was so scared that he hugged his grandfather tightly and almost screamed.
In Haike Village, there had never been the arrival of the Hami people. Even if taxes needed to be collected, the Hami people would send humans of other races. So in this area, there were wolves where there were no humans, and humans where there were no wolves. Wolves and humans would not coexist at the same time.
"Well, is this the Harber family? I'm a friend of Lake Harber." The man's voice came casually from above.
"Dad, dad, he's dad's friend." When Amy heard his father's name, he almost forgot everything and reached out to open the latch of the iron plate door. The old man pulled Amy.
"Judging from your language, you're not a Hami person. You should be from the Amy Empire, right?" The old man asked in a deep voice.
"Well, yes, you're Uncle Harber. Both I and Lake are serving in the Border Guards of the Amy Empire." The man's voice still said slowly.
"How come you're with the snow wolves? They will eat everyone except the Hami people. You..." The old man asked hesitantly.
"Oh, it's okay. I'll let them go. Hehe, Uncle Harber, there are some special opportunities, so I'm one of the few people in the Amy Empire who won't be eaten by snow wolves." After the man finished speaking, he seemed to be talking to the snow wolves in the room:"Hey, brothers, let's go. I have something to do. Xiaobai, let your brothers leave this village."
"Woo~~"
After a low howl of a wolf, the voices of the snow wolves inside and outside the house quickly disappeared.
The old man opened the iron plate door hesitantly and opened a small crack. After confirming from the crack that there were indeed no snow wolves, the old man fully opened the door.
A middle-aged man dressed in the traditional costume of the Amy Empire was sitting by the bed. When he saw the old man come out, he immediately stood up and politely nodded to the old man in salute.
"Uncle Harper, hello. I'm a friend that Lake Harper met in the army. My name is Hanfeng Chi, or you can call me Chi Hanfeng if you prefer, which might be a bit more smoothly."
"Uncle, where's my father?" Amy jumped out of the cellar and immediately asked this young man anxiously. The old man Harper also showed the same question in his eyebrows.
"Well, to be exact, I don't know either. That's why I came here." This young man said solemnly.
"The general situation is like this..." Under the indication of the old man Harper, the young man sat by the bed and began to tell the reason why he came to Haike Village.
The villagers of Haike Village, like most of the residents of the Warm River, mostly migrated from the Amy Empire and the Holy Tribunal. In this area, the north is surrounded by a 1000-kilometer-long and 200-kilometer-wide ice and snow forest. The east is the only non-coniferous forest on the Frozen Continent- the Warm River Forest, which is also very large, about 300 kilometers in length and width respectively. The south and west are the sea.
For the Amy Empire, it has no right to build a port here, and due to the climate, the Hami Empire won't build a port here either. So once most residents move here, they basically seldom leave again, especially for the first-generation immigrants like Grandpa Harper.
It's different for the young man. Lake Harper's childhood was spent in the northern federation of the empire. After growing up in Haike Village, this young man has a high spirit and is not willing to stay in one place for a long time and insists on going out to explore the world. The old man Harper's opinion is very clear: Young people need to go out and explore. There are dozens of years in life, and they should do what young people should do when they are young.
In this way, in the latest Amy Empire invasion war 10 years ago, the 20-year-old Lake Harper joined the imperial army as a guide- if it weren't for the large-scale operation, very few people could get out of the ice and snow forest or the Warm River Forest alive.
In 187 of the Red Moon Calendar, that is, five years ago, Lake Harper, who had accumulated military merits in the army and became the captain of the border army of the Amy Empire, used his vacation to bring his only 2-year-old son Amy back to Haike Village.
After giving birth to Amy, Lake Harper's wife was so weak that she couldn't resist the cold of the Frozen Continent and died a year later. And Lake Harper's military life really couldn't take care of his son, so he threw the burden to his father.
The previous things are what Hami already knew, and the degree of detail known is even more than that of Hanfeng Chi. The latter is the most important reason why Chi Hanfeng came here.
Also in 187 of the Red Moon Calendar, Hanfeng Chi was ordered to transfer from the imperial capital to the border defense army of the northern federation of the empire to serve, and was the cavalry captain of the border defense army at that time. When Lake Harper returned to the army after visiting relatives, he found that the original cavalry captain had been transferred back to the border flower language plain of the empire. In a very formal visit, he met Hanfeng Chi.
According to this man named Chi Hanfeng, in the subsequent series of cooperations, Lake Harper, who was then the glacier infantry captain of the border defense army, had several times saved his life: In 188 of the Red Moon Calendar, the newly appointed Chi Hanfeng led the team to chase the snow orcs that came out of the ice and snow forest to harass the border. Chi Hanfeng, who was not familiar with the terrain, was led into the 50-kilometer-deep ice-cold valley in the ice and snow forest by the snow orcs. Originally, he wanted to wipe out these snow orcs in one fell swoop.
After the cavalry brigade rushed down in one go, they found that the snow orcs used the ice ladders on both sides of the ice-cold valley to escape, and the cavalry looking back at the 30-degree slope after rushing down the slope felt like being abandoned by God- it took only half a day to rush down the 20-kilometer-long slope, but what about going back? Is there anyone who can go back? The horses simply don't have the strength to climb the slope while overcoming the smooth ice layer.
After Lake Harbor learned the direction in which Chi Hanfeng's troops had gone, he quickly assessed the worst possible outcome and led the Glacier Infantry Battalion to hurry by sled overnight and chased to the Cold Ice Valley. Then, by using the cotton quilts carried on the sled, he managed to lay out a non-slippery road surface, sparing the Border Defense Cavalry Battalion from the disaster of total annihilation.
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Of course, there were several such situations, but most of the others were individual help or life-saving grace to individuals, and Chi Hanfeng narrated it very simply.
At the end of the Red Moon Calendar 191, Lake Harbor, who was then the cavalry battalion commander of the Border Defense Army and also the glacier infantry battalion commander of the Border Defense Army, simultaneously received the governor's order of the northern confederation of the empire to return to the seat of the governor's mansion of the northern confederation of the empire and escort the imperial mage division to pay homage to the Ice Begging Tower in the Kingdom of North Hami and accept the trial.
One of the battalions only needed to escort out of the ice and snow forest on the border of the Amy Empire, while the task of the other battalion was to escort the grand mage into the Begging Tower.
In the existing history of the empire, there were a total of 342 grand mages, among which 134 actively proposed to be willing to enter the Begging Tower for trial. According to the records, there were a total of 35 grand mages who chose the Ice Begging Tower, but only three mages succeeded in passing the trial. One of these three people ended the trial five years after entering the Begging Tower, and the other two ended the trial after ten years. According to the magic diaries of these three imperial mages(the mages who passed the trial would obtain the title of mage master from the Magic Guild), after entering the trial tower, they were actually thrown into the ice and snow barrier, and trained and improved their magic level in the illusory environment of the barrier.
The escort mission was to submit a letter of credence to the Kingdom of Hami and the Kingdom of North Hami on behalf of the country. There were three highest-level dangerous areas along this journey.
The three dangerous areas on the Frozen Continent in turn are: the Trial Cave, the Dragon Tooth Mountain, and the Ice and Snow Forest.
And this journey will pass through all these three dangerous areas. Among these three dangerous areas, the Ice and Snow Forest is relatively the safest.
The danger of the Ice and Snow Forest lies in the appearance of snow wolves and snow beasts, and there is no one and no way to obtain supplies; it is said that there are ice and snow green dragons near the Dragon Tooth Mountain, and occasionally they will attack the merchants and travelers on the mainland highway; as for the written records of the Trial Cave, the closest one was 56 years ago. The description of the team escorting the last grand mage to the trial- it is necessary to pass through the 150-kilometer Trial Cave and then reach the Ice Begging Tower. In this 150-kilometer cave, it takes at least 10 days, and there are very many monsters inside, and most of them can use ice magic. The 750-person escort battalion lost 70% of its soldiers when entering and leaving the Trial Cave.
The general itinerary is as follows: From the Ice Fortress to the northern border of the empire, take the mainland highway, 500 kilometers, which takes about 15 days.
The Ice and Snow Forest, take the mainland highway, 250 kilometers, which takes about 10 days.
Submit a letter of credence to the capital of the Kingdom of Hami, take the mainland highway, 300 kilometers, which takes about 10 days.
From the capital of the Kingdom of Hami to the Dragon Tooth Mountain, take the mainland highway, 450 kilometers, which takes about 15 days.
Cross the Dragon Tooth Mountain, take the mainland highway, 150 kilometers, which takes about 7 days.
Submit a letter of credence to the capital of the Kingdom of North Hami, take the mainland highway, 300 kilometers, which takes about 10 days. In fact, although the Ice Begging Tower is located in the Kingdom of North Hami, the only way to enter the Begging Tower is in the territory of the Kingdom of Hami on the west side of the Dragon Tooth Mountain, so it is necessary to return to the Kingdom of Hami again.
From the capital of the North Hami to the west side of the Dragon Tooth Mountain, take the mainland highway, 450 kilometers, which takes about 17 days.
March southeast along the Longya Mountain Range to the Trial Cave, a distance of 300 kilometers. There is no continental highway there, and it's a deserted area, which will take about 20 days. The Trial Cave is 150 kilometers away, also without a continental highway, and it takes about 12 days. The entire round trip of this journey takes approximately 200 days, and adding the time spent lingering in the two capitals, it takes around 230 days in total.
In the past four years, Lake Harbor and Chi Hanfeng have cooperated to complete many tasks, but this is the first time they have quarreled during a task. Chi Hanfeng's voice became heavier and heavier, and Amy and his grandfather's moods also became heavier and heavier. Only those who live on the Frozen Continent know the danger of the Frozen Continent. It is very common on this continent to have hundreds of miles without people. A violent snowstorm can cause all the people within hundreds of miles to lose their lives- people on other continents can't imagine that a snowstorm can last continuously for ten days with snow more than three meters thick, and all people will be buried alive and suffocated to death. The beasts that can survive in this world all have extremely great abilities and destructive powers.
Of course, compared to humans on other continents, humans who can survive on this world are also much tougher and braver."According to the expected itinerary, we walked out of the Ice and Snow Forest..." This man named Chi Hanfeng has already stepped into the realm of memories. Having been active near the Ice and Snow Forest all year round, the Ice and Snow Forest no longer poses too great a danger to the border guards. Just like this time, after repelling the attacks of the snow beasts three times, the two imperial army brigades safely arrived at the territory of the Hami Kingdom.
But on the issue of which team returned to the empire and which team continued to escort, Lake Harbor and Chi Hanfeng quarreled. Everyone admitted that this trip was very risky, so they all wanted to rush to go. Lake Harbor tried to use two reasons to persuade Chi Hanfeng: 1. Having no descendants. 2. In a snow march, cavalry would instead become a burden. But in Chi Hanfeng's understanding, this was precisely the reason why Lake Harbor couldn't continue: 1. If something happened to Lake, his son would become an orphan. 2. In a snow march, horses can be a bit faster to some extent, and if something happened, the horses could also be killed for meat- knights who get off their horses are naturally infantry, where are they worse than glacier infantry? Finally, the two good partners fought- in that case, let the strong go, and the possibility of the strong surviving is still greater. Chi Hanfeng was full of confidence. He entered the Imperial Knight School when he was 8 years old and has always been a leader in martial arts at school. And at the age of 20, he passed the×× trial and became a×× knight. When talking about this, Chi Hanfeng's voice suddenly became indistinct, and the grandfather and grandson who were concerned about the life and death of Lake Harbor didn't pay much attention to the details in his words. The fight was conducted privately.
The result of the fight was absolutely unimaginable to Chi Hanfeng, a one-hit defeat. In the previous tasks they cooperated in, the cavalry brigade often carried out assault tasks, while the glacier infantry brigade often carried out tasks of suppressing or withdrawing. Chi Hanfeng never saw Lake Harbor make a move in his impression, and he was afraid of hitting this good friend who was born as a mountain hunter, and he never understood how good his martial arts were.
In this contest, Chi Hanfeng rode on his own mount and charged towards Lake Harber with a long spear, without any frills. In the wind and snow, Lake Harber went up to meet him. The two-handed broadsword directly struck the long spear with brute force. Chi Hanfeng felt a heat in his hand, and the long spear was jolted and left the defense area of the shield. Lake Harber promptly retreated- for a knight using a long spear, once there is a gap between the spear and the shield, it means death.
Chi Hanfeng regretted that he hadn't used a two-handed pike, otherwise this situation would definitely not have occurred.
"Well, brother, don't fight anymore. This is the destiny of you and me." Lake Harber patted Chi Hanfeng on the shoulder.
"My son is seven years old this year. Originally, I intended to bring him to the Ice Fortress after some time to let him train well. Now I entrust this task to you. Take good care of him for me. If I don't come back..."
"This happened eleven months ago." Chi Hanfeng's eyes had already become moist.
"Has my father died?" The seven-year-old little Amy anxiously asked in a confused manner.
"I don't know. One month ago, the soldiers who returned from the Wishing Tower said that when the*division entered the Wishing Tower, there was a boundary storm. Not only was the*division involved in the boundary, but also three of the ten accompanying mages near the boundary were drawn into the Wishing Tower. Your father, for the safety of everyone, rushed to the entrance of the Wishing Tower and tried hard to push the door closed to prevent the boundary storm from rushing out of the Wishing Tower. When he used his own two-handed broadsword as a bolt to fasten the door, he was sucked in." Chi Hanfeng seemed to have regained his composure.
"Can he come back?? What is a boundary storm?" Little Amy worriedly asked.
"It should be possible, but I don't know how many years it will take. You are still young. When you grow older, you will naturally understand." The man, who was later called uncle by Amy, simply replied.
In the Red Moon Calendar 192, a stranger named Chi Hanfeng became a member of Haike Village in the name of Amy's distant uncle. From the day he came to Haike Village, the snow wolves never came to Haike Village to collect taxes again.