"Winter is coming, it seems I don't have to go to work today. I wonder how things are with my master."
"If I had a holiday, I could go help out at the tavern and win over that maid named Alice. How wonderful!"
Jimmy laughed. Although the weather was a bit harsh, food and clothing were not a problem in Titan City.
Thanks to Natasha's connection, Master Maga was valued by the higher-ups and a new armor-making department was established in the alchemy workshop. He enjoyed immense prestige. The bandit leader was indeed a discerning judge of talent.
Just as he turned to go downstairs, suddenly, the frost on the window gradually melted, revealing a vein-like pattern that shimmered with a pale red light.
The surface of the entire city is engraved with the patterns of magicians, which connect to the stone chains of the city lord's mansion, providing heat to the entire city!
Xiao Han even unleashed the potential of the Sun, and the immense power of that potential swept across the entire city. Flame Grass even took root along the roadside, and walking on it felt like walking on a warm blanket, which was quite comfortable.
Snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and countless white sprites seemed to appear in the gray sky. They came from the far north, stirring up raging frost and snow along the way, but under the burst of heat, they danced and turned into a layer of hazy mist, which flew everywhere with the shouts of the wolf riders during their training.
"Start, let's go!"
"One two one, one two one!"
On the street, a gnoll led a fully armed cavalry unit through the harsh winter.
Clad in armor forged from fine steel, wielding a standard-sized spear, and carrying a light crossbow on his back, coupled with the sharp and capable aura he exuded, he drew attention from all sides.
The troops' movements were initially crooked and awkward, but gradually became more uniform.
George was very excited. After Xiao Han took over Titan City, he naturally did not forget his old subordinates. Not long after returning to the city from the battle in the wasteland, George himself was appointed as the deputy commander of the First Legion of the Wolf Riders.
Oh, the legion commander is Blood Raven, but this guy is cold and decisive. In recent days, he has taken Xiao Han's suggestion into account and formulated a training program for the Ironblood Army to expand the scale of the Wolf Riders.
Xiao Han wanted to build a highly mobile wolf cavalry force that would move with lightning speed in the spring of the following year, cutting off the duchy's supply lines and making a fortune based on unconfirmed intelligence from the wasteland.
The blame, of course, should be shifted to the vassal states of Constantinople.
At Xiao Han's request, the number of reserve wolf riders was increased several times over, and the first batch of recruits were highly enthusiastic, far exceeding the limit of three hundred people!
The temptation to plunder supplies outside the city, hand over 90% to the city, and keep the remaining 10% for oneself—what an alluring prospect!
Not to mention, even 90% of these supplies were distributed to the people below for infrastructure construction. Moreover, those who died in battle received a generous pension, which was distributed to their families through the warehouse's registration office, ensuring they would have enough to eat and wear for the rest of their lives.
Therefore, those selected as wolf riders are all elites... well, those who get in through connections don't count.
Therefore, a group of veteran city guards who took the initiative to participate in the recruitment cherished the opportunity given to them by the city lord in private and accepted the training set by Blood Raven.
"Stop and rest for ten minutes!"
George shouted, looking up at the snowflakes falling from the sky, turning into water droplets under the heat waves rising from the ground.
"Uncle, here you go."
Suddenly, a girl carrying a pot of water handed it to the fierce-looking jackal, her frightened eyes tinged with a hint of admiration.
"Hmm? Thank you, thank you."
George paused slightly, looking around. From the newly built house, women and children came out, carrying water jugs and fruits, and warmly offered them to the wolf riders.
In the eyes of the people, the prepared wolf riders are the city lord's personal guards, the city's protective force, and worthy of their respect and love.
George smiled, took a sip of water, and then patted the girl's head with his large, warm hand. He looked at the harmonious scene around him and felt a little dazed.
The impression ingrained in his bones was the devastating winter that lasted for four months. Because of the lowly status of orcs, he and his family wandered to Silverlight City, where nearly 20% of the people starved to death and 10% froze to death. Their bodies were carelessly thrown at doorways, in garbage dumps, and in alleys, and no one cared.
Even more shockingly, several starving refugees dragged their companion's corpse over without mercy, and from the dark corner came the sound of rats gnawing.
His mother, who had always taken care of him, died in a moldy corner of the slum during the last winter disaster. For a whole month, he had no food supply. He worked for the nobles in the face of blizzards, and the few bronze eagles he earned were only enough to buy some black bread to barely survive.
But the nobles were too heartless. Because of the orcs' identity, the bronze eagle withheld the money. If something happened to the worker, this small amount of money could be saved. In addition, the winter was too cold, and the shacks in the slums were drafty everywhere. Some even collapsed under the weight of the snow. The old and weak mother could not even maintain her body temperature. In the end, after sleeping for a while, she never woke up again.
He had thought he would wander aimlessly through life, dying in some forgotten corner, but a few months ago, a fierce fox reached out to him. He was startled, vaguely sensing that even the goddess of fate would cast her gaze upon a lowly beastman like him.
In Titan City, he not only had brothers who shared joys and sorrows and raided other people's homes together, but also a safe and stable house, which he earned with his hard work, following the little fox as he raided other people's homes.
He then settled down and witnessed the little fox's rise to power, dedicating himself to it.
I swear to serve Your Highness to the death!
"Damn it! You dare steal my chicken leg? Just you wait!"
"Sorry, kid, I was ahead of you in line, so I have priority. This last chicken leg is mine."
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