As Brian said, once it snows in a frontier town, it doesn't stop.

By the end of the night, the town had been covered in a veil of white. By early morning, the snow had weakened and only a few scattered snowflakes had fallen in the sky, but the sky was still gray. The thought of not seeing the sun for months made Roland feel a little incredible.

It was unreasonable, he thought, although it was strange to find common sense in the magical world of witches, but how did the evil beast affect the celestial phenomena?

Walking on the way to the walls of the West, Carter couldn't help but sigh: "The town is a lot deserted, and there are still a bunch of guys who have evacuated with the nobles." ”

"That's fine, at least they won't be holding back," Roland Ha puffed, "I've already arranged for Barov to conduct a census this winter." ”

"What's that?"

"It's a door-to-door count, how many people remained, what the names of each family were, what occupations they were engaged in, and then registered," Roland explained, "so that whether it was the deployment of human resources during the war or the distribution of bereavement benefits after the war, it could be implemented quickly and effectively." ”

"Uh...... HR?" Carter blinked, then smiled, "Your Highness, you're really not the same as before. ”

"Oh?"

"In the past, although you would say some things that I didn't understand and do some inexplicable things, after all, it was something that did not match the identity of the prince. And now......" Carter paused, as if considering the words, "whether it's the odd training protocols you've set or the novel experiments you've brought from the alchemy workshop, they're all surprisingly effective. Perhaps this is what my grandfather said, the reason why the transcendent is extraordinary is that they can always see the places that ordinary people overlook. I have a feeling that maybe you can really be the next king. ”

“...... Is it true," Roland suddenly felt a warm current in his heart, was there anything more rewarding than being recognized by his subordinates after a struggle? For a moment he felt that his hands and feet were full of strength, and the gray sky was not so boring.

Walking up the city walls, the militia was clearing the snow from the aisles, and when they saw the prince appear, everyone bowed and saluted.

They should have been taught the military salute, Roland thought, "How was it last night?"

"No trace of the beast has been found," replied him with the Iron Axe, "Your Highness, according to past experience, we still have a relatively stable period after the first snowfall. During this period, the number of evil beasts was small, and most of the alienated animals were weak animals. ”

Roland nodded, "Then continue to be vigilant." ”

The area behind the walls has been converted into a barracks, and when the alarm is not sounded, most people rest in the camp to save their energy. In view of the low temperature in winter, each team will only be on patrol for two hours and then change the round.

These measures were all set by Roland one by one. He had questioned Brian and had been told that the Fortress of Long Song had no plan to defend against the Evil Beasts. The hapless recruits are sent to monitor the beast's movements and spend the entire day on the walls. As a result, laziness and running away occurred from time to time, and at the end of the winter, as many as twenty or thirty people were hanged for dereliction of duty or violation of military orders.

As for the discovery of the traces of the evil beast, it was even more of a mess, neither demarcating the defense section nor assigning the responsibility to the person. Thinking of the level of warfare in this era, Roland is also clear. Extreme emphasis on personal bravery, emphasis on honor and robbery, even knights will have a bloody rush on their own era, it is better not to ask too high.

Patrolling the walls, it seems that everything is going well so far, but Roland realizes that he has overlooked a problem.

That's the guidance barricade.

These obstacles still clearly lead the beast to the middle of the wall, but if Brian is right, two to three months of snow will always fill in the obstacles. At that point, any point in the six-hundred-meter line of defense could become the beast's route, and his manpower would simply not have time to take care of such a large area.

It's also unlikely that someone will be sent down to clear the snow, and a few agile wolf-like beasts will be enough to cause heavy losses to the team.

Maybe you still have to rely on the power of witches.

For example, having Nightingale sneak out of town with Anna, light a fire to melt the snow, and sneak back back - just like she did with Nanava from Pine's house.

At that moment, the observation post on the left side of the city wall screamed.

"Look ahead!"

Roland and Carter looked towards where he was pointing, and a small black shadow crawled out of the snow and slowly moved towards the city wall.

"Your Highness, do you want to ......?" asked the hunter in charge of the section's defense, turning his head.

"According to the previous drills, you should judge for yourself whether or not to blow the horn," Roland said, "and you are more experienced in this regard than I am." ”

He hesitated, but in the end he just pulled on the crossbow string and stood by the wall to continue observing.

Roland nodded with satisfaction, for now, the order on the city wall is still maintaining well. I just don't know if they can quickly organize a defense according to the steps of the drill when a large number of evil beasts attack the border town.

The black shadow gradually walked in, and when it was about fifty meters away from the city wall, Roland could already see the appearance of the evil beast.

Probably a fox variant?

Its fur was grayish-black, its eyes were red, and it came to the city wall panting.

"This guy looks like he's only been eroded for a long time, and he's not a big threat," Iron Axe said as he opened his bow and aim.

"You say they're all infected by the breath of hell and expelled west?"

"It's not just to the west," Carter leaned over, "and when the gates of hell are opened in the wilderness, wherever there is no Desperate Mountain to stop them, they will be attacked by evil beasts, especially the Great Breach in the North. The Desperate Mountain Range that stretched so far seemed to have been cut off, and the gap was more than ten miles long, and it was also the main direction of the evil beast's attack. ”

The manic monster lingered under the walls for a moment, raised its head, and let out a low grin at the people on the wall, and was about to leap when the iron axe released its bowstring, and an arrow pierced its neck with precision, pinning it firmly to the ground.

Roland noticed that the blood it was bleeding was black.

Why is it that the witch can save her consciousness after awakening, while the beast becomes frantic and its body changes if it is also eroded by the power of the demon, and if you have the opportunity in the future, you must go behind the Desperate Mountain Range to take a look, he thought. In the prince's memory, it was a forbidden place that humans could not set foot on, and it was the place where the gates of hell were opened. However, since no one has ever been there, most of these rumors speculated from ancient books cannot be verified, and their credibility is questionable.