Northern Plateau

The snow on the summit of the Gaxi Mountain Range never melts, and over the long years, it has formed glaciers that stretch for hundreds of kilometers.

The most distinctive feature of the Gaxi Mountain Range is that the mountain peaks are covered in snow, with a touch of green only appearing halfway up the mountain, and vegetation growing again at the foot of the mountain.

These forests are mostly coniferous, with Red Pine and Yellow Chinese Pine, and firs that are hundreds of meters tall are also everywhere.

The Tianpu Canyon is located in the middle of the Gaxi Mountain Range. This mountain fissure gradually widened due to crustal changes, eventually forming a canyon.

The vegetation in this canyon is different from that in the Gaxi Mountain Range. Many low shrubs that can only grow in the Southern Plateau can also survive in the Tianpu Canyon. The snowmelt flowing down from all parts of the Gaxi Mountain Range almost all converge in the Tianpu Canyon, forming a giant waterfall that is one kilometer long in the middle of the canyon.

Tianpu Canyon got its name from this.

The entire canyon contains an incredibly cold river; even in the sweltering summer, the river water remains icy cold.

A thin layer of mist always permeates the canyon. Occasionally, cold winds blowing from the northern part of the wasteland will freeze this mist into tiny ice particles. Wherever they drift, they will adhere to the surface and turn into sand-like ice crystals.

Highland Slavers almost always enter the southern part of the Gaxi Mountain Range through the Tianpu Canyon. From there, they can reach the southern part of the Pagisto Plateau by heading west along the plains or south along the Sudaso Mountain Range.

It can be said that Tianpu Canyon is the first major passage from the heart of the Pagisto Plateau to the Northern Plateau...

This place was originally occupied by headhunters, but now Roy has built a wall at the south entrance of Tianpu Canyon and a squad of Half-Elf Warrior are stationed here.

The Mine Guard passed through three mines in the southern part of the Gaxi Mountain Range and successfully arrived at the southern entrance of Tianpu Canyon. Roy instructed the Half-Elf Warrior of the Mine Guard to set up camp there, because the climate in the Northern Plateau was extremely harsh at this time. For more than a month, northerly winds had been blowing continuously in Tianpu Canyon. Those cold winds froze the water mist in Tianpu Canyon into fine ice particles. Under the strong northerly winds, these ice particles felt like iron filings when they hit the face...

The Mine Guard need to wait for a good day before attempting to cross the Tianpu Canyon.

Before that, the Mine Guard Army would be stationed at the southern entrance of Tianpu Canyon.

There are still some headhunter squads in the Tianpu Canyon. They are used to this extreme environment, but the Half-Elf Warrior are not.

Roy wasn't in a hurry to get through the Tianpu Canyon.

The eight mines he currently controls have begun to slowly resume normal production, and the headhunters who tried to rush into the Southern Plateau have been driven back to the Northern Plateau. So this time, his Mine Guard took the opportunity to enter the Northern Plateau, also wanting to see how to extinguish the arrogance of the Highland Slavers and let them get to know the Half-Elf again.

According to the records left by Commander Berkeley, there were five more Magic Crystal crystal mines in the northern part of the Pagisto Plateau. However, the Silver Pegasus Legion was planning to invade the Land of the Ancestors of the Headhunters in one fell swoop and did not have time to reclaim these Magic Crystal.

The Mine Guard entered the Northern Plateau not only to further squeeze the headhunters' living space, but also to occupy these crystal mines.

Another caravan arrived in the distance, this one entirely made up of horses. Hundreds of horses carrying supplies stopped outside the camp. A Half-Elf leader handed a letter to Mulin and chatted with Mulin for a few words, clearly indicating that Mulin were old acquaintances.

Mullin Mulin led the Half-Elf to meet Roy. The main supplies brought by the caravan this time were food, half of which were dried fish transported from Castleton City, and the other half were fresh Breadfruit.

This caravan was rented by Leishande from the carriage shop in the Padesto City, and the leader was also Half-Elf that Leishande had brought from the Half-Elf settlement.

The Mine Guard are now famous throughout the Pattington Plane, and many Half-Elf come here because of their reputation...

The tents at the Tianpu Canyon South Pass camp almost covered the entire hillside, and many Half-Elf Warrior were coming and going in the camp. There were hardly any Silver Moon Elf Elves among the officers.

The Half-Elf in the caravan were unusually excited to see this sight.

"I've heard you guys did a great job on the Pagisto Plateau, but I didn't expect this Mine Guard team to have so many people..."

"We need to deal with those ruthless headhunters!"

The Half-Elf Warrior of the Mine Guard spoke to the Half-Elf in the caravan, his face beaming with pride.

When Roy received the caravan leader, he also inquired about Leishande's recent situation.

The caravan leader told Roy that Leishande should currently be gathering supplies in Rampart Town, as supplies on the Pagisto Plateau were being consumed rapidly. As the town closest to the Pagisto Plateau, gathering supplies from Rampart Town and transporting them to the plateau would undoubtedly be the most cost-effective way to save on transportation costs.

Since the Teleportation Portal to the Pattington Plane was sealed, the trading houses in the Pattington Plane have suffered the most severe blow.

Now, Leishande intends to rebuild the trade route from Padesto City to Rampart Town, and then from Rampart Town to Padsto in the south.

A few days ago, Leishande shared this idea with Roy.

Roy was very supportive.

A gust of wind blew in, sending a plume of white smoke billowing from the Tianpu Canyon. The smoke, composed of snowflakes, changed shape in the wind.

With this batch of food, Roy was almost ready materially.

He was ready to lead the Mine Guard through the Tianpu Canyon as soon as the weather was good...

The canyon was shrouded in icy mist as a Assassin Squad headed north along the edge of the glacier.

Moira was in the Assassin Squad. Her face was covered with a black mask, and her body and face were covered with a layer of white snow crystals. Thick fog rose from the glacier and instantly froze into ice. The Assassin Squad also appeared and disappeared in this thick fog.

The team was led by Vice Captain Tennyson. It was only upon entering Tianpu Canyon that Vice Captain Tennyson taught the Dark Moon Elf Warrior in the squad how to conceal themselves in the fog.

Moira secretly rejoiced that she had come along this time, otherwise she might have missed this concealment technique.

She wrapped the Thrust Sabre with bandages to prevent the fog from condensing in the gaps of the Thrust Sabre, which could easily freeze the Thrust Sabre and scabbard together.

They had been chasing a group of headhunters all the way here.

The roar of the waterfall in the distance drowned out some of the noise, and even the glacier at our feet seemed to become restless.

Moira wondered if Miss Tiffany could actually swim in this glacier...

The Dark Moon Elf Warrior in front suddenly stopped, Moira immediately crouched down, hiding her body in the icy mist.

A small team of headhunters, like frightened birds, must have sensed something amiss. They emerged from a crack in the rocks and fled north in panic.

Vice Captain Tennyson would never engage in such a pursuit. His understanding of assassins was that they would ambush, but never pursue.

Vice Captain Tennyson believes that a qualified assassin must always keep their body hidden...

The number of headhunters still active in Tianpu Canyon is decreasing. They probably know that a large group of Half-Elf Warrior has arrived from the south of the canyon, and in the past few days, the headhunters in Tianpu Canyon have been retreating north.

When the Assassin Squad first entered the canyon, they were able to find some targets for ambush.

But now, those headhunters are terrified; they'll flee at the slightest sound...

"They escaped again. This canyon is too cold. Let's call it a day and apply to enter the Northern Highland Wilderness tomorrow. Maybe there will be more headhunters there."

Tennyson said with some disappointment.

He reached up and tugged at the mask on his face, flicking off the icy crust that had frozen into a lump.

The entire Assassin Squad then turned and headed towards the southern exit...

At the same time, in the northern wilderness of North Wind Canyon.

A large number of the Rebel Army warriors were gathered in front of a Magic Crystal mine. Commander Helik stood at the very front of the group, squinting coldly at the Half-Elf swordsmen standing on the city wall. He coldly cursed:

"Bulageli, we joined the Rebel Army together to kill all the Slave Traders on this plane and free the Half-Elf slaves of Pattington Plane. But now you've run off to the highlands... and become a slave owner's lackey!"

The Half-Elf officer on the City Wall, whose face was covered by a visor, remained silent. After Commander Helik called out his name, he lifted the visor, revealing a face that Commander Helik knew all too well.

"Helick, I never expected we'd meet like this," the Half-Elf officer Bulageli on the City Wall replied expressionlessly. "Back then, when the Silver Moon Elf negotiated with us at Bulwark Village, it was clear they wanted to purge all of us Rebel Army officers. If I hadn't left then, I would have been destined for the inquisition."

"So you fled to the Pagisto Plateau..."

Commander Helik turned his head away, unwilling to continue speaking, while the Rebel Army soldiers behind him slowly approached the City Wall.

The overwhelming force of the army pressed in, and the oppressive atmosphere before the battle began spread from the battlefield in front of the castle.

The Mine Private Army standing on the castle City Wall trembled. There were simply too many Half-Elf Warrior below the City Wall, and they had come here after chasing the headhunters all the way.

The strength of these Rebel Army fighters is beyond doubt, but the Mine Private Army on the City Wall is not willing to sit idly by and wait for their doom.

As a low horn sounded from among the Rebel Army warriors, a tidal wave of Half-Elf Warrior surged toward the City Wall.

Commander Helik glanced at the sky.

At that moment, a high-pitched and loud cry of a griffin rang out from the clouds. A few seconds later, two griffins broke through the clouds at the same time, their bodies wrapped in a pale golden light, like meteorites falling from the night sky, with long tails, and swooped down toward the City Wall.

This wasn't the first time these two Griffon Cavalry had done this; they had previously cooperated with the Rebel Army fighters in this way before, at the City Wall the Silver Mine in the Kaltim Mountain Range...

' Iron Will '

Two griffins crashed into the City Wall, and with two loud bangs, two huge gaps were smashed into the city wall that was originally filled with the Mine Private Army.

The Rebel Army soldiers at the front, clad in heavy armor and holding shields, charged through the breach in the City Wall before the smoke had even cleared...

The two Griffon Cavalry, under the desperate protection of the Rebel Army soldiers, struggled to take to the sky.

Rebel Army warriors poured into the Magic Crystal mine through the breach in the City Wall. Bulageli, who had fallen from the city wall, looked at Commander Helik with despair and refused to say a word.

The defeat of the Magic Crystal mine was already predetermined at the very beginning of the battle.

Unlike their treatment of the Highland Slavers, the Rebel Army fighters did not kill all the private soldiers in the mine. Instead, they confiscated their weapons and armor and locked them all in a warehouse on the first floor of the mine.

The Mine Owners and his family were trapped on the fourth floor of the castle. After the Mine Private Army was taken into control by the Rebel Army, the Mine Owners did not put up any resistance.

Commander Helik climbed the stairs to the fourth floor, wiping the bloodstains from his longsword with a handkerchief as he observed the various facilities in the castle.

Seeing the Mine Owners and his family trembling in the fourth-floor corridor, he strode over and said to the Half-Elf Mine Owners:

"After I verify the number of Half-Elf slaves in the mine, I will decide your fate. If you have the blood of more than ten Half-Elf slaves on your hands, tonight will be your last meal. If you treat the Half-Elf slaves in the mine well, I will find a way to send you to the Padesto City Tribunal, along with your family! Before that, I want to announce to you that this Magic Crystal temporarily belongs to the Half-Elf Rebel Army."

"Furthermore... I expect you to run away on your own initiative, which would save me a lot of unnecessary trouble!"

Commander Helik finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the City Wall without looking back...

Roy waited only four days at the south entrance of Tianpu Canyon before the weather finally turned good.

Only after the north wind in the canyon subsided did he lead his 4,000- Mine Guard team through the Tianpu Canyon.

Moreover, after entering the wilderness of the Northern Plateau, Roy did not rush into the Northern Plateau, but instead set up camp at the northern exit of the Tianpu Canyon, where the Mine Guard would continue to rest.

The Griffon Corps flew out of the camp and scouted the area around the camp for traces of the Highland Slavers...

Unlike Commander Helik's unstoppable offensive, Roy led the Mine Guard into the Northern Plateau in a gentle, gradual manner, and did not expand outwards rapidly after entering the northern plateau.

Outside the northern pass of Tianpu Canyon lies a rolling hilly area where numerous magical beasts and headhunters live together.

Roy climbed to the top of the mountain, where he could see a great distance.

He glanced back at the Tianpu Canyon, which looked like a crack from which white smoke constantly billowed.

Kaka landed beside him on his griffin, Roy straddled the griffin, his hands on Kaka's shoulders, urging Kaka to take off quickly...

As Roy took to the skies, the vast hilly area before him transformed into a huge, colorful map.

Roy even spotted a group of headhunters hiding in a mountain hollow.