With Freljord City playing it safe and steady, there were always a few troublemakers causing minor embarrassments, but the work itself was proceeding without a hitch.
All kinds of supplies set out from Yeming City, traveled along the Old Gate–Nokmoche–Tukugul route, and arrived in Freljord City.
The supplies included not only plenty of food and fodder, but also a great deal of extra equipment and weapons—some of which were even for the Avarosa Warriors.
The Avarosans had no custom of wearing armor. Freljordian honor kept them committed to the notion that "the less you wear, the stronger you are," and anyone who could withstand the cold preferred to fight bare-chested.
Demacia, with its thriving fur industry, had numerous fur-tanning, tailoring, and enchantment factories in the Three Towns of Fucheng. As early as when Ashe was planning to ally with Lux, Ashe had tried placing her first military order.
But even Demacia, with its large-scale production, couldn't easily produce a large batch of enchanted fur vests, so the goods had only just arrived in Freljord City.
The fur vests were very well received among the Avarosans, but once she had secured them, Ashe could only wince at the cost. In exchange for the vests, she would have to hand over all the True Ice captured after the battle to Demacia.
The value of True Ice went without saying, but in Ashe's heart, the lives of her people were more precious. The fur vests could significantly reduce Avarosan casualties in battle, so she really didn't have much choice.
When placing the order, Ashe had considered paying in other ways. Unfortunately, across the vast expanse of Freljord and the broad lands of Rakkor, she couldn't find anything of equivalent value. The only alternative would be for the Avarosa tribe to give up a