In the southern part of the Ogordon Empire, in the Miró Fortress, Elano, one of the deputy commanders of the Southern Combined Legion, stood on the city wall and looked into the distance.

In recent days, the Miro Fortress has almost fallen into a revelry, because from the rain clouds that Elano is now seeing, it may be raining again.

In this hot climate and no rain all year round, the next rain can be exciting, not to mention the heavy rain in recent days, which even makes Elano wonder if the fortress under his feet is built in the desert.

Although Elano was not the founder of the fortress, he had been defending the empire for decades, and even though the desert was encompassed in the Northern Black Forest, he had never seen such extreme weather here.

Yes, because this is a desert, the ratio of water and fire is out of balance, even if it is just heavy rain, it can definitely be regarded as 'extreme weather'.

On the other hand, compared to the civilians and soldiers who were caught in the celebration, the face of Deputy Commander Griff of the Logistics Corps was not very good-looking.

"It's rainy again......"

Even just passing by him, one could hear Griff's fragmented thoughts of resentment.

It is not impossible to use the new musket on rainy days, at least compared to the old musket that had to be used in good weather, but now it can be used in a variety of extreme environments if it is properly preserved.

But the question is 'how to store it properly'!

Because it rains almost every day, it is impossible to preserve these guns and ammunition in the same way that they used to maintain their armaments, and these things are very 'delicate', and if they are not properly maintained, they can easily go wrong on the battlefield.

There is no contradiction that new firearms can be used in many environments, but only if they are properly preserved.

Elano hadn't been back to the interior of the empire for many years, and he had even lost track of time because of his years of guarding.

Although the sergeants who accompanied him changed batch after batch, he had not returned to the mainland for a long time because of the terrible Black Forest, which required him to resist the wave of monsters with all his might.

He had no idea that something called the 'steam engine' had appeared in the empire, and he didn't even know much about the new class of 'new aristocracy'.

It was because of his decades of keeping it here that the Miró Fortress was not destroyed, and the Northern Black Forest was not able to encroach on the recaptured territory of the Empire.

Maybe after he returns to the mainland, he will be shocked by the development of the empire in the past few decades, in fact, he originally planned to return to the imperial capital to report on his duties in the near future, because it is also time for him to cultivate an heir, although he is a legend, he has a long lifespan and can even be compared with elves and dwarves and other immortals, but he also knows that the Black Forest is becoming more and more dangerous, it is better to cultivate an heir as soon as possible.

However, a sudden elemental imbalance disrupted all his plans.

This is the desert, and in recent decades, before that, it had been a desert.

However, with the influx of a large amount of water elements, the proportion of elements in the desert has begun to change, and the ecological environment on which organisms depend for survival has also changed.

Unlike ordinary beasts, in this desert, many monsters with fire elements flowing in their bodies have been greatly affected due to the imbalance of the elements, the most significant impact is that their strength is limited, and many low-level monsters have also launched attacks on the food chain.

Because this is a desert, the environment is more extreme, and the blood tendency of monsters is relatively simple, so when the elements start to be unbalanced, the whole desert will be chaotic.

Of course, it was only within the desert area, the monsters in other parts of the Northern Black Forest had been devastated, and it was only the monsters in the desert area who could not bear the huge amount of water elemental entering the desert.

So, Elano has been busy in recent days, and Griff, who was about to leave after recording the combat tests of the new firearms, was forced to stay.

Although Griff is part of the Logistics Corps, he is still a member of the Combined Southern Corps and needs to follow Elano's orders.

Sitting in the command room, Griff grabbed his fluffy hair, because it had been raining lately, the air humidity had risen a lot, and there were even some signs of dampness on the floor of the room.

For them, though, this doesn't bode well.

"It's a bit bad......"

Many people in the Ogordon Empire are not very interested in magic and the like, so a few kerosene lamps are placed in the corner, and Elano and Griff get together to study what has happened in recent times and what to do about it.

Heavy clouds had completely obscured the sky of the fortress, and darkness had covered the entire fortress, but if you listened closely, you could still hear the cheers of the people inside the city.

"It's raining again. ”

Looking out the window at the sky, which had been completely plunged into darkness, Elano asserted.

If you were in the interior of the empire, you might have already started to complain, after all, those food crops would lodging under heavy rains, and if you want to save the food you cultivate, you have to work in the heavy rain, which is likely to lead to disease and even death.

However, this is not the mainland, and the continuous heavy rain brings not only moisture, but also the cold of late autumn.

"The sand has a strong ability to dissipate heat!" Griff couldn't help but scratch his hair again, "Now that the temperature here is not only low at night, but also during the day, do you have cold protection materials here...... Well, I guess too. ”

Looking into Elano's blank eyes, Griff sighed, which was also within his purview.

"This winter is unusual!"

Griff shook his head and said: "As we all know, the rotation of the seasons is related to the proportion of the elements, in this desert, because the fire element occupies the upper hand many times, and occupies a large proportion, so the winter is relatively not too cold, but now it is different, the sudden elemental imbalance not only disrupted your plan, but also disrupted our plan - Deputy Commander Elano, you may not know, in fact, the Southern United Army has never prepared cold protection materials for you!"

Hearing this, Elano was stunned at first, and then furious!

"What?!"

With a "bang", Elano slapped the table and roared, "Who did it?

Even if it's unnecessary, it's a stockpile, and now that it's winter, and now that the temperature is starting to get abnormal, what will happen if there are no cold protection materials?

But even in his rage, Elano kept his composure, and if Griff had done this, he wouldn't have dared to talk to him about it so calmly.

Even if you really want to beat someone, you have to find the right creditor!

"It's the ...... made by our logistics corps"

Seeing Elano's eyes widen angrily, Griff hurriedly waved his hand: "But it has nothing to do with me! Really, it was the group of noble children who came to gild it themselves, and it was not a matter of a day or two for them to eat empty salaries, and almost as long as the upper echelons of the United Legion knew about it!"

Listening to Griff's words, Elano's brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

"Then why didn't they kick those guys out of the legion, commander?" asked Elano coldly.

Even if they weren't sent to court-martial, at least, those people would have been kicked out of the legion, so why did the regimental commander keep them?

And Griff also said that this matter is not a day or two!

Griff scratched his sideburns and said with an embarrassed smile, "Because those noble children will put that money into the production of the factory, and there is not much need for cold protection materials here...... That's what they said, and it has nothing to do with me!"

Looking at Griff, who shook his head, Elano felt a wordless tiredness welling up in his heart......

What did he fight for so many years? What did he defend the borders of the empire for so many years?

Elano suddenly felt a little tired, and then sighed and said, "Can the supplies be gathered before the winter comes?"

"Probably not......

Hearing this, Elano closed his eyes in pain.