book of old days

Chapter 104 Visitors from the Ice Sea
Fatty wanted it too, Sean hesitated, and gave it to him anyway, that monster might be difficult to deal with, the stronger the teammate, the better.

But other people are not interested in such weird things, and Sean is not reluctant.

In the next few hours, everyone took turns sleeping for a few more hours, and no one dared to sleep to death, for fear that the monster would come back again.

Unknowingly, the sky finally dawned. Ace Town was close to the polar region, and the day was extremely short. It just dawned after nine o'clock, and the sun shone in through the crack of the door. Although there was not much warmth, it brought a color of hope.

Everyone had a hearty breakfast, and they still ate lard stew with some dried onions for seasoning. The meat contained not only wild boar and venison, but also whale meat and seal meat from the storage room of the house. , these meats hardly need to worry about spoilage in this snow-covered place, and they can still be eaten even after a few months.

They had a good meal and were ready to go.

The dogs had been kicked out of the house, and after a night of grooming, they seemed to have recovered quite a bit.

Ragnar confirmed the hunters who were going to accompany him, and in the end five people chose to stay, and counting Ragnar and Sean, eleven people decided to hunt down the man-faced furbolg.

They left most of their supplies behind, and only brought seven days of food supplies, a large amount of solidified whale oil, some tools and their own weapons.

Whale oil was not only used for warmth, but most importantly it could be applied to exposed skin to prevent frostbite.

When they were about to stop, the team set off towards the vast ice field on the sea.

Seeing the town of Ace getting farther and farther behind him, Sean knew that this journey was about to reach the final destination, and it would be a dangerous journey.

It is surprisingly easy to drive a dog sled on the ice sea. The sea surface is frozen hard and smooth. Some places are almost like a mirror, and you can see the blue ice layer below. Some places are covered by floating snow. It is not thick, which makes dog sledding a very easy task-except for the part near the sea, because the waves are frozen and uneven, once in the depths, the ice surface is abnormally smooth stand up.

The sled almost flew across the ice.

Xiao En and the others didn't have the specific location of the giant bear, nor did they leave bloodstains or anything.

But last night the fat man saw the general direction in which the giant bear was escaping, and now he ran towards that direction.

What Xiao En aimed at was the North Star in the sky. Even in the daytime, that star still left a clear spot of light in the sky.

This hunt has been going on for a whole day, the sled team has traveled at least fifty miles on the ice, but there is still no sign of the furbolg, only the vast ice field, the surrounding vastness is chilling, Ragnar From time to time, I took out the compass to check the direction, for fear of getting lost in the boundless sea of ​​ice.

At night, the group camped on the ice field, surrounded the sleds in a circle, and barely resisted the cold wind coming from all directions. Several people held the sled dogs for a night, and then moved again the next morning.

I have to say that this kind of aimless search is very torturous. If Ragnar hadn’t promised before departure—if he couldn’t find it within three days, he would return, I’m afraid someone would quit in one day, but even so, On the second day, everyone obviously lost their energy.

Only Sean and Ragnar remained optimistic.

At noon, Ragnar, who was running at the front, suddenly stopped.

Sean hurriedly slowed down, one after another, the sleds stopped on an ice field not far away.

"What's wrong Ragnar?"

"Look there!" Ragnar pointed to the distance, and handed the telescope to Sean. Sean looked towards the sea in the distance, and there were a few small black spots on the ice field in the distance. Sean ate a Shocked, he hurriedly took the binoculars. For a moment, he thought he was hallucinating, or seeing a mirage.

Those black dots turned out to be people, there were more than [-] people walking on the ice sea on foot, and they were dragging a modified boat full of supplies, looking very tired.

He seemed to have noticed this side too, and one of them picked up the binoculars and looked towards this side. The reflection of the binoculars could be seen in the sunlight. The man said something to the people beside him, and Sean saw those people coming from the small boat. Something was taken off - it was a gun!
"It seems that the visitors are not friendly." Sean said, and handed the binoculars to Ragnar again, "They have guns!"

"We have guns, too, and we have dogs." Ragnar hesitated. "Let's go over and see—everyone stay on guard."

In fact, they could take advantage of the speed of the sled to go around, but Ragnar was obviously curious as to where this group of people came from.

Sean was also very curious, so he resolutely did not object, but took out both the shotgun and the revolver.

Others also took out their guns one after another, so the sled team moved forward again.

But what is coming will come after all. The two men and horses are gradually approaching, guarding each other. Sean is still looking at the opposite side. As the distance gets closer, the appearance of those people on the opposite side becomes clearer.

To Sean's surprise, it turned out to be a group of Brightonians!He recognized the uniforms and epaulets of the Brighton Navy on those people, especially the three-cornered hat unique to the navy, which was particularly eye-catching.

Why did a group of Brightonians appear here?Isn't this some kind of illusion?Sean couldn't imagine how anyone could come from further north.

At this time, the two sides were only a hundred meters away. Everyone stopped their sleds, and the people on the other side also stopped. They hid behind the boat, and only the officer leading the team came out.

"Who are you?" The man shouted through the ice, his voice was very clear on the open sea.

Ragnar was right and took a few steps forward, "Why don't you tell me your name before asking others' names."

"I'm Edward Angus, Lieutenant Colonel of the Brighton Royal Navy, captain of the expedition ship Fortune, and who is your Excellency?"

"I am Ragnar of Nordforsen, you may call me 'Lord'."

"Are you from the Nord province? It's really gratifying. I can see my compatriots in the kingdom here. Can you tell me why you are here?"

This title of 'citizens of the kingdom' is very intriguing.

Ragnar didn't question this question. Strictly speaking, he is indeed a citizen of the Kingdom of Brighton, but his tone inevitably became a little mocking.

"We were hunting in winter, and we passed by here by accident. Why did you appear here? Could it be the ship 'Lucky' that you are dragging behind?"

"I have never heard that winter hunting will reach the North Sea. May I ask what kind of prey you are preparing here? Is it a seal or a whale? Or the legendary deep-sea giant."

Seeing that the two were fighting each other, Sean hurriedly intervened.

"Gentlemen, please allow me to interject. Now is not a good time to show your sense of humor. Now that you have some understanding of each other's identities, let's make a fire and let us warm up first, and then continue your business." How about 'greeting each other'?"

Sean's voice made the scene a little quiet for a while.

"I have no problem with that," said Lieutenant Colonel Edward.

(End of this chapter)