"You are a child given to me by the gods."
That was when Angus had just been appointed by the emperor and embarked on his journey to guard the northern border.
At that time, the Delin family was traveling towards the far north.
They set off in late autumn, and by the time they approached the northern border, it was already deep winter.
The North is already incredibly cold, and with the deep winter, it's so cold that it's unbearable for most people.
When Angus first arrived in the North, it was common for many of his servants to suffer from frostbite on their hands and feet because they were not careful to keep warm.
Several servants even lost their fingers to frostbite; the blood that had just spilled out immediately froze into ice crystals.
At that time, the northern barbarians were rampant, relying on their naturally thick hair to invade the northern borders of the empire with impunity.
The barbarians' atrocities even reached the capital city thousands of miles away; they slaughtered residents and burned towns.
They have committed countless horrific acts.
During the Delin family's migration to the North, Angus had already killed many of the northern barbarians along the way.
At that time, Angus still harbored his own stubborn sense of justice and was determined to eradicate these barbarians from the north.
When he arrived here, after several years, he built a strong steel fortress in the North.
Leading a well-trained army of knights, they built a towering wall along the northern border of the empire, protecting its inhabitants.
Of course, he knew that too.
Further north of the fortress, in the far north, there are also some inhabitants of the Empire.
However, he was no longer able to expand the fortress further north.
Angus, a veteran of countless battles, knew this very well.
The environment in the far north is even harsher, and almost all the barbarian tribes roam there.
If they were to establish themselves there, under the constant harassment of numerous barbarians, even if the steel fortifications were reinforced several times over, they would not be able to remain intact for long.
If a weak point appears in the defenses, the barbarians can seize the opportunity to attack, and the fortress can easily be breached.
Therefore, he could only try to get those residents living further north into the fortress and encourage them to seek refuge on their own.
Although Angus was appointed by Emperor Obry as the guard of the North Frontier, he was not the lord of the North Frontier.
However, Angus always considered the safety of the northern inhabitants.
Therefore, even though he was not a lord, he was still deeply loved by the people of the North.
After all, his unwavering sense of justice did indeed save many North residents from their miserable lives.
Meanwhile, Angus's family gradually became happy and fulfilled.
He has two children, and his wife is pregnant with their third.
However, it was precisely because of Angus's unwavering commitment to justice that...
Some people deeply loved him, while others deeply hated him.
In the frigid north, hunting wild animals alone was clearly insufficient to meet the survival needs of the vast barbarian tribes.
Therefore, the inhabitants of the North also became hunting targets for the barbarians.
Angus's act of protecting the North undoubtedly further restricted the barbarians' living space.
So they launched a fierce retaliation.
It was a cold winter night.
At the Delin estate, Angus was enjoying dinner with his family, with the warm fireplace providing a cozy atmosphere.
The warm candlelight illuminated the gentle smiles on the faces of everyone in the Delin family.
But an urgent report from a knight shattered this harmony, turning Angus's relaxed face serious:
"Grand Knight Angus, we have found a stronghold of the barbarians hidden in the north."
Angus hadn't had dinner with his family in a very long time, but the situation was urgent, concerning the safety of the entire fortress.
He was helpless.
"Go."
Angus heard his wife's gentle support in his ear.
He gazed lovingly into his wife's tender eyes, which shimmered in the candlelight, and gently kissed his pregnant lover.
After glancing at his youngest son, who was not very old, he put on his armor, led a large number of knights, and set off on horseback to the location indicated by the intelligence.
Sure enough, the location indicated by the intelligence did indeed conceal a barbarian stronghold.
Angus gave the order and led his knights in a brave charge against the barbarians.
The knights who witnessed that battle all remembered the heroic figure of their great knight on the battlefield.
He fought with even greater ferocity than usual.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and a cold glint appeared.
The wind and snow swept across his armor, but the blood flowed down the armor and into the vast snowfield.
The barbarians' rough, hoarse screams echoed endlessly, and blood gushed from their bodies, even completely staining a small patch of snowfield crimson.
Even the corpses were piled up into small mountains.
And just as his subordinates had reported, there were indeed quite a few barbarians hiding here.
Angus killed the most barbarians, and his silver armor was stained completely crimson.
Even the ferocious snow mastiff head on its chest, with its mouth full of silver teeth, looked even more terrifying.
When Angus mentioned the last hidden barbarian, he placed a long silver blade against its neck.
The moment he exerted force, before the blade even made a cut, he saw the barbarian's lips move and he utter a human tongue:
"My lord knight, you have indeed come."
"And they brought so many knights with them."
Angus was incredibly curious and puzzled by this.
This was the first time he had ever heard barbarians speak human language.
All the barbarians we encountered before were like wild beasts, devoid of any human intelligence, a group of savage creatures that acted solely on instinct.
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