POSTED ON JANUARY 20, 2023 BY JACK RUSSELL

“Is seeing me right here additionally a part of the ‘future’ you noticed?” Dmitri stared at Ghirlandaio, talking bluntly.

Dmitri took away the cigar. Then, as his deep and magnetic voice sounded, the smoke spewed out of his mouth naturally, “Your Excellency Ghirlandaio?”

Listening to Dmitri’s tackle, Leona was startled and checked out Ghirlandaio in astonishment.

She was not a kind of decrease social standing civilians who knew nothing in regards to the transcended world.

Within the present state, she realized her scenario:

Dmitri addressed Ghirlandaio within the honorific of “Your Excellency” and talked about the phrase “future”. Additionally, he has a silver ring that seems fairly difficult, which I initially mistook as an decoration.

Might he be a Nice Wizard of the Prophet College?

“Ghirlandaio” was greatly surprised when he heard Dmitri addressing him in honorifics, “Oh?“

Nevertheless, he didn’t reveal his id immediately, nor did he ask how Dmitri knew this title.

As a substitute, he grinned on the corners of his mouth with curiosity, displaying a mild and innocent smile, “I haven’t heard that you’ve got the behavior of smoking.”

“Ah, I solely received into it lately. It’s not a great behavior.” Dmitri replied casually.

He stared at Ghirlandaio and mentioned slowly, “I recommend you make clear every thing.

“Since you’ll be able to see the longer term, you must also know why I got here right here.”

Ghirlandaio replied with a smile, “I don’t know.”

—Nonsense.

Dmitri didn’t imagine the nonsense of the Prophet Wizard.

Nevertheless, he didn’t dare to assault the wizard merely.

Those that may see the longer term would by no means agonize by any “accidents” or “troubles”. Once they took the initiative to seem in entrance of others, both issues have been adequately organized, or it didn’t matter anymore. Thus, those that act would fall into their plot.

Dmitri was slightly fidgety.

He received up and went to the wine cupboard. Then, he took down a small barrel of advantageous wine. Later, he laid silver cash into the shallow grooves the place the wine was positioned. The quantity was the identical because the label on the highest of the wine barrel.

This self-service tavern was a leisure facility distinctive to Austere-Winter.

It appeared like an abnormal dwelling, however the door was by no means closed. In addition to, the door was coated with a thick black animal pores and skin curtain. There was nobody inside, solely a counter filled with wine, a single lamp, and a barrel of sauerkraut [1] without spending a dime. Apart from that, meals, wine, and a small spherical desk have been out there.

Austere-Winter was chilly, so Austerians fancied wine.

Even within the winter 12 months when crops couldn’t be grown, Austere-Winter Dukedom would buy ample wine, plus the Noah Kingdom’s grain to make wine. Folks would are inclined to frequent the taverns. In any case, these locations have been vigorous, and there have been sizzling meals. Nevertheless, the worth of the wine within the taverns was a lot greater than the precise value. In any case, they opened the enterprise to make a revenue.

So some folks would carry their very own appetizers and discover a low-cost personal tavern to drink and chat with associates. Those that had no cash may have some sauerkraut immediately. In fact, some have been devoted to consuming solely.

The personal tavern house owners often ran a number of “shops” on the identical time. Sometimes talking, they have been answerable for restocking as a result of they’d different jobs.

Since Austerian nervous that the boss could be unable to proceed working or lose an excessive amount of cash, the purchasers would spend cash there. They might give slightly extra if they’d spare cash. Austerians valued fame fairly a bit. Thus, there got here essentially the most derogatory insult in Austere-Winter, a “Wine thief”. It mixed the which means of being poor, uneducated, and their entire household lifeless.

In fact, if a beggar had no cash and was about to freeze to dying, they have been acquiesced to enter the tavern and get the most affordable wine to heat up themselves and survive.

In any case, life was robust for everybody as of late.

Because the Grand Duke’s son, Dmitri naturally wouldn’t dine and sprint. Nevertheless, his character was not the sort of one who would pay more cash.

He poured himself a glass of crimson wine, glanced at Leona once more, and poured her a glass. Then, he poured Ghirlandaio a glass with out hesitation.

It was completely different from Leona’s strategy in pushing Annan to drink endlessly.

Dmitri didn’t even end his drink earlier than taking one other puff on his cigar.

He took one other puff earlier than his cigar was lit for lengthy in order that it might style a bit bitter.

Nevertheless, this bitterness made him extra energetic.

Overlook it, there’s nothing to cover.

“You must have seen the convoy yesterday. The convoy was transporting the Frost Beasts.” After getting Ghirlandaio’s reply, Dmitri continued in a low voice, “They’re simply passing by way of this place. Logically talking, they need to set off for Frostwhisper Province within the morning.”

Dmitri exhaled the smoke slowly.

He glanced at Leona.

“Nevertheless, they discovered that they’d misplaced an necessary Frost Beast this morning. It’s mentioned that the Frost Beast can be on this metropolis now. I’m close to the Razor Territory, so I rushed over instantly.”

“Ghirlandaio” instantly considered the wolf that belonged to Doreen, “One Frost Beast shouldn’t carry Your Royal Highness Dmitri to return and discover it in individual, proper? Is it harmful?”

Although Doreen had acted as a [Spirit Thief] greater than as soon as, it shouldn’t be the case.

Furthermore, it was only a Frost Beast.

Frost Beasts weren’t uncommon in Austere-Winter, whereby they may very well be discovered all over the place within the wild. Solely after the domestication of the Austere-Winter household may they get “the Frost Beasts that had been skilled”.

What made the Frost Beasts valuable have been people who have been domesticated.

Frost Beasts have been uncontrolled and attacked different creatures at will. Solely its fur and blood may very well be bought for some cash. It was not something significantly worthwhile, only a pure catastrophe.

Even lone Frost Beasts have been roughly equal to the Noah Kingdom’s brown bear stage of deterrence to hunters. Anyway, the hunters could be lifeless if the beasts managed to get nearer. Their protection energy was stable, so there was no important distinction.

Contemplating that the smaller-size Frost Beasts have been extra agile, their menace stage soared even greater.

“If it’s solely the standard Frost Beasts, I’ve seen all of them, whether or not it’s the Frost Beasts within the form of rabbits, foxes, and even crows.” Dmitri glanced at Ghirlandaio and patiently defined, “You must also know the character of the Frost Beasts.”

“There are the beasts which have absorbed the curse from the Previous Grandmother’s Dragon’s Breath.” Ghirlandaio nodded.

It was not a secret.

Basically, the “Winter Coronary heart” and the energy that prompted the Frost Beasts to mutate, in addition to the Frost Beasts’ capability to suck the feelings of creatures, have been the opposite manifestations of the identical energy.

“That’s the issue.” However Dmitri mentioned slowly, “Man can be an animal.”

Listening to this, Ghirlandaio was greatly surprised.

His pupils shrank barely.

Noticing this element, Dmitri instantly felt numerous reduction in his coronary heart. I didn’t count on that you simply nagging Prophet Wizards would have one thing you didn’t know!

“To be exact, it’s a werewolf.

“When she was reworked right into a wolf, she was attacked and fell right into a coma within the wild. After waking up, she discovered herself reworked into the Frost Beasts. However the issue is…” Dmitri mentioned slowly, “After she has returned to human type, she nonetheless possessed all of the distinctive skills of the Frost Beasts. On the identical time, she additionally regained her rationality. Her title is ‘Butter Biscuit’, and he or she is the one human type of the Frost Beasts. Do you get the which means of her existence?

“The first mission of the convoy this time is to escort her to Frostwhisper Province. However this morning, the individual accountable for the convoy instructed me that he misplaced Butter Biscuit.

“So, Your Excellency Ghirlandaio. Please inform me. When did you arrive at Razor Ridge? When are you leaving? What are you planning on doing right here?”

The person was biting his cigar. His voice was slightly fuzzy; his proper arm reached out from below the overcoat, holding the wine glass and elevating it to Ghirlandaio whereas asking in a low voice, “Are you able to reply my query, brother?”

Ghirlandaio froze for a second.

He chuckled.

He additionally picked up the wine glass and clinked it evenly with Dmitri.

“Why not, my brother?” Ghirlandaio narrowed his eyes and mentioned with a half-smile.