Whoosh!
The biting cold wind howled.
Leaving the Warm Land of Guangguang River Valley and continuing toward the source of the Glimmering River, they entered Red Bat Cave.
Compared to the gloom of Xiangshui River Cave, Red Bat Cave was relatively open. More importantly, it lay along an essential trade route, and after years of development, it had become accessible in all directions.
Charcoal Ash Avenue extended all the way into the depths of Red Bat Cave, then passed through a skylight and officially emerged onto the snowfield.
All the knights of Guangguang River Valley had been organized into a Knight Order.
They were divided into the vanguard, rearguard, left wing, right wing, and a support formation that included Russell.
The Knight Order advanced along the Double River Trade Route.
Amid the howling wind and snow, Russell could clearly see two rows of walls built from solid ice, forming a Great Wall-like trade route that stretched deep into the endless snowfield. Caravans could travel within the walls, while battles took place outside them.
Hidden within this Great Wall-like trade route, caravans could travel between the various Warm Lands without alerting the Snow Ghosts.
Of course.
To ensure the safety of the trade route, every lord was obligated to clear out the Snow Ghosts around it—protecting the route while earning a few Hail Beads. It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
However, the Ice Snow Great Wall was not continuous. It followed the terrain of the snowfield, sometimes rising from the ground and sometimes diving beneath the ice.
"Cold Spring Point is an extremely important trade-route junction. We must ensure that no large groups of Snow Ghosts remain around it." Before the party set out, Baron Roman had repeatedly emphasized this combat objective.
The reason was simple.
The snowfield