I think you can't even imagine the happiness of a warlock.

Chapter 123 The Land of Frost
I don’t know if it’s because of the warlock’s supernatural charm, his past proud achievements, or the count’s lofty ambitions, etc.

In any case, after just one meeting, the leader of the Golden Mane clan directly granted the Frostfall Land in the north of the grassland to Chen.

According to a strict definition, the area north of the grassland is all considered the Land of Frost, which is almost an absurdly large area.

Of course, this was by no means in line with the rules. Robert was not qualified to be crowned a baron without authorization, nor should he be able to claim the title of duke by eating such a large piece.

But this rule will only take effect when the emperor still has power. Even if a new emperor comes to the throne in the future... the grassland empire will still not be able to decide whose last name it will be.

Besides, Chen didn't have the ability to govern a large territory. All he needed was a stable home.

On this trip north, Earl Robert supported him with ten lion guards, more than a hundred slaves and civilians, Kyle Goldenmane as the general manager, and the people of the six stars.

The earl claimed that if there were not enough, he could go to his territory to recruit or buy, but Chen did not plan to expand quickly.

Being ignored is a problem.

In addition, it is already October, and if the temperature drops sharply in a while, too many people will only stretch the resources for winter.

He didn't care, but a small portion of the hundreds of people were humans, and it might be difficult to survive this winter if they didn't pay more attention.

"Kyle, do you know about Frostfall?"

He looked at his manager, thinking that if he was unreliable, he would just replace him with a star citizen who could join the Baidu Forum.

Although he didn't understand why a northern tiger man wanted to ask him about the Frostfall Land, Kyle still gave a general introduction to it.

The Land of Frost refers to the snowfields, coniferous forests, ice fields, glaciers and other places north of the grassland that are covered with hoarfrost. Strictly speaking, the entire Northland is included in it.

The people who have been blocked here are theoretically qualified to continue fighting all the way north, but in practice they all know how to implement it.

Because the entire Frostfall Land is barren and cold, even ordinary orcs find it difficult to live here for a long time.

In other words, those who can live here for a long time are basically thorny heads such as frost giants.

Most of the settlements in the Frostfall Land are small hunting groups. They migrate in the snowy fields chasing prey. Food is quite scarce, but it can also be preserved for a longer period of time.

True villages and cities are extremely rare and are generally located on the edges or near ice-free ports.

The fiefdom Chen is heading to now is Shuangyuan Village, which is located north of the snow line.

Transportation is inconvenient and supplies are insufficient, but some businessmen and adventurers who do not plan to buy ferry tickets often pass by here.

Unfortunately, the mutation caused by the energy tide two months ago caused the place to be slaughtered by a magical beast called "Winter Wolf". To this day, no one (except the people of the Star) dares to go there.

Chen, who is now sealed here, has the obligation to solve the problem of winter wolves and other disasters, otherwise there will be no way to talk about "home".

"Sounds like a worse land than the Junction and the North."

That's the fact. It's not Chen's turn to be in a really good place, but there's no way to pick and choose.

"Let's settle down first and then think about long-term development. If there aren't enough resources nearby, we might as well move to other places."

Chen unexpectedly found that the problem he faced had changed from finding a home for 200 people to finding a home for [-] children. The difficulty had simply increased by more than a point.

Fortunately, he now has extra manpower (although it cannot be trusted) than before.

"How many people do we have now?"

“十个护卫、一个总管、六个星之民，一共75个奴隶与50个平民。其中奴隶除了6个半身人1个矮人外全是人类，平民14个狮族9个枭族14个熊族13个狼族。”

To this day, the fact that some areas have not gotten rid of slavery can only be regarded as a minor problem.

Although he despised this system, Chen felt that rather than directly liberating slaves and confronting the entire system, it was better to gain freedom through work.Without the support of productivity, everything is in vain, and everything is empty talk.

There are less than two months left before winter. If you keep wasting time on trivial matters, let alone regaining your freedom, you may not even be able to save your life.

Coupled with the trouble of winter wolves and the hidden threat from the north, the town's defense strength is also slightly insufficient.

Even if one hopes to increase the number of militiamen, staff and funds will be stretched thin.

So he continued to ask: "What about my existing resources?"

Robert did provide him with basic supplies including wood, iron, food, tools and medicine.

It's definitely impossible to survive the entire winter, barely half a month is probably enough.

Even if Chen is willing to provide a fire source by summoning the fire element, the fuel used for heating can be greatly reduced, but this will also temporarily bind him to Shuangyuan Village.

From an efficiency point of view, this can spend the long winter north of the grassland with the lowest consumption.

But even if expenditures are reduced, the issue of open source has not been resolved.

If a territory needs long-term development, it must have its own characteristics.

"Kyle, before this, how did the people of Frostfield Village make a living?"

"Mainly by providing accommodation and services to business travelers and adventurers, and by hunting for necessary supplies."

After thinking for a moment, Kyle replied: "Before this, it was indeed profitable, but since the energy tide broke out and the wild was no longer safe, merchants are more inclined to travel by boat between the North and other areas."

Shuangyuan Village is also facing destruction due to winter wolves.

Chen Zhou suddenly felt a little confused. Why would he go to such a shabby place to see the ruins of a village?

Earl Robert is too confident in himself!
"Stop, stop, take a rest first."

He immediately ordered Kyle to stop the march of the large army: "Before continuing to Frostfield Village, I still have some things to investigate."

"What's going on?" A Druid from the herdsmen's association who called himself Jin Jiala among the people of the stars came over.

"Let everyone except the guards rest. Set up camp and make a fire to cook. We will not continue our journey today."

"No problem, Baron Kim!"

"Wait a minute! You won't have to fight anymore. If there are any druids, try to have the druids make magic berries for everyone to eat. Save whatever you can before arriving at your new home."

After hearing the words, Jin Kaila hurriedly left again, and together with the people of the other stars, they went to greet the people to rest.

Compared to Robert's guards, they had better relations with the people and slaves.

"Baron, we don't have enough supplies to waste for long. It's best to arrive at Frostfield Village as soon as possible." Kyle advised, we can't let a large number of people die just after the Baron took over.

"I understand. I just want to use the summon object to look down at the surface from the air and find a suitable location for establishing a stronghold."

Compared with ordinary lords, Chen's biggest feature is his identity as a spell caster.

As long as it is combined with the holy light envoy summoned by "Summon Monster" and the wild arcane spell, you can see all the resources and landforms on the surface as if you have the entire map open.

However, just when he was about to use this comb to scan the map first, he discovered that there was a silver-white predator hiding in the snowfield not far away.

"Leave four guards to look after the camp. The rest of the guards and the Star People will come with me and get rid of the winter wolves ahead first!"

(End of this chapter)