Chapter 152

A morning in the Bovell Kingdom.

Cyrus was forced awake by a series of howls. He huddled in his warm bed, opened his sleepy eyes, and after a while, his slightly drowsy thoughts began to clear. Then, with his ears turning red, he withdrew his hands and feet from the Pope's body.

Segalote woke up a little earlier than Shazoi. His golden eyes quietly watched the person who was almost curled up in his arms, and he slowly looked away when Shazoi opened her eyes as well.

"Did you sleep well?" Segalot asked with a smile.

Cyrus: "... Hmm."

He slept soundly, of course, because the fireplace was burning continuously, and the temperature in the room was rising steadily. Even though he felt a little embarrassed and slightly reserved because he was sharing a bed with His Holiness the Pope before going to sleep, he had known His Holiness the Pope for so long, and the familiar scent beside him kept him awake all night.

However, his habit of sleeping with something in his arms is not ideal when sharing a bed with someone.

When he woke up in the morning, he found that the blanket covering him had been almost entirely draped over His Holiness the Pope's blanket, and half of his body was inside it...

Two quilts, no wonder it's so warm.

Cyrus sat up on the bed, her face slightly flushed. She was trying to find the right words to say when she heard a very clear howling sound coming from outside the window—it was Eggy barking.

What are you doing so early in the morning?

Cyrus decided to get up and go to the window to take a look.

Last night he wore the plush pajamas he brought from the Bovell Kingdom, and even his slippers were specially made plush cotton shoes, which were very warm.

Cyrus shuffled to the window in her slippers.

Because of the large temperature difference between the inside and outside of the house, a layer of frost formed on the outside of the window, and a layer of water vapor seeped in inside. When touched, it melted into water droplets and dripped down.

You can't see clearly if the window isn't open.

As Cyrus Zuoyi hesitated, a thick quilt was suddenly draped over him. At the same time, His Holiness the Pope reached out from behind him and pushed the window open.

The cold air rushed into the warm room, Cyrus wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, shrinking her neck further inside.

They lived in a room high up in the castle, with a panoramic view of the scenery outside the window. They finally figured out what was happening outside that caused Eggy to howl every now and then.

Cyrus heard His Holiness the Pope chuckle softly behind her and say, "So lively this early in the morning. White Wolf must have put in a lot of effort raising it from a cub."

"He was just mischievous as a child, but as he grew up..."

Cyrus stared silently out the window, thinking to herself, "Growing up isn't just about being mischievous; it's also about awakening my true nature—two."

The scenery outside Gena Kozmo's Ice and Snow Castle is quite beautiful. It's located in the mountains, far from the endless ice fields. The castle is actually surrounded by many evergreen plants, and a babbling brook flows on one side. According to Gena Kozmo, it's only a little past November now, and the weather isn't too cold in the Far North. The temperature will drop significantly in December, and that's when the brook will freeze.

Cyrus was stunned after hearing this. The weather wasn't even that cold yet. What would it be like when it got even colder...?

--It seems he underestimated the temperature in the Far North.

Beside the stream were stones covered in snow, piled up in various sizes, the largest of which was as tall as half a person.

Eggy was standing on a large rock.

Below, a pack of wolves had gathered.

A pack of wolves, clearly brought by the werewolf trainer Coliford, was standing not far away.

The Siberian Husky is a breed of dog that is very similar to a wolf, and its appearance is very wolf-like.

But Eggy is different from a regular Husky.

Eggy is taller and more handsome, with fur that is clearly black and white, but if you look closely, you can see a slight transition to light gray.

As the weather gradually gets colder, Eggy's fur becomes thicker, and its tail looks like a brush.

Now, Cyrus could see the tail swaying back and forth.

Compared to the pure white fur of the Ice Cream, Eggy looks more like Snow Wolf from the Far North. Its ears, back, and tail are all a completely different color from the rest of its body, and its fur is fluffy and thick, making it look like a fluffy ball from a distance.

If Eggy were to blend into the wolf pack at this moment, Cyrus might not be able to spot him immediately, since there are also many black and white Snow Wolf in the pack.

Cyrus also saw what made His Holiness the Pope laugh.

Eggy ran up the boulder from below and, mimicking Ice Cream's defiant manner towards the wolves in the forest beside Par Lake, howled at the sky.

At first, the wolves below ignored it completely. Ice Cream was lying on another part of the riverbank, staring at the small fish swimming inside. Several Snow Wolf wanted to go over, but when they saw the White Wolf's cold blue eyes, they instantly stopped in their tracks.

Eggy never gave up.

If once doesn't work, try twice or three times.

That's why Cyrus could hear howling sounds coming from outside the window from time to time.

Eggy darted back and forth among the wolves before running onto the boulder, finally attracting the attention of many Snow Wolf. Even Ice Cream twitched its ears and turned to look.

Cyrus could clearly see Eggy's tail swishing back and forth happily and proudly.

However, a short while later, Ice Cream let out a long howl, and the wolf pack instantly gathered around, leaving only Eggy's impatient back view.

Eggy: My mood instantly soured.

The Husky's tail drooped, its ears twitched, and its little eyes seemed to reveal a sense of grievance.

Cyrus burst out laughing.

Then he saw Eggy wiltingly jump off the boulder, come to Ice Cream's side, act cute and spin around, and finally bounce happily again after Ice Cream stroked his fur.

"Close the window. You'll get cold if you stand here any longer."

His Holiness the Pope suddenly spoke behind him, and at the same time a warm hand reached out and covered the tip of his ear, and heat surged up instantly.

Cyrus hummed in agreement.

After closing the window, the two changed their clothes and washed up, then went to the restaurant for breakfast.

In the afternoon, Cyrus and Gena Kozmo had a detailed and precise discussion about Cotton, and finally finalized the cooperation.

His main purpose in coming to the Bovell Kingdom, besides the avalanche plot and the southward cold wave in the original book, was to exchange goods for Snow Goat wool through barter.

Like Snow Goat, Snow Wolf are animals that live in the Far Northern Highlands.

Snow Goat are skilled at rock climbing, walking on cliffs as if on flat ground, and can even jump with ease and stability.

Most importantly, they have thick, dense fur with two layers of wool—one layer of fluffy long hair, and underneath that, a soft and warm downy layer.

Snow Goat are therefore not afraid of the extremely cold weather in the Far North.

Their fur and hides were also among the raw materials used by the people of the Bovell Kingdom to make clothing.

The meat of the Snow Goat is also a major food source for the people of the Bovell Kingdom and the domesticated wolf packs.

There are no flocks of Snow Goat near the Ice and Snow Castle.

Snow Goat are animals that live on cliffs and steep slopes. Their main predators include wolves and brown bears...

If they encounter predators, being able to escape to a cliff in time will allow them to survive.

Sometimes, Coliford would prepare pre-processed raw meat for the wolves, and other times he would take them to the area where the Snow Goat lived, allowing the wolves to hunt there.

Cyrus recalled the plot of the original book—the place where the major avalanche occurred was the high mountain cliff where the Snow Goat lived.

This was not an ordinary avalanche.

The initial cause was ground vibration, which caused snow to slide down from the high mountains...

The original description is: it was as if a crack had opened in the mountain, and huge chunks of snow began to slowly slide down, gradually increasing in speed until the snow chunks could no longer withstand the pressure and collapsed, turning into a vast, surging wave that swept in...

The ground was shaking, trees were falling in rows, and snow-covered rocks, branches, and other debris were hurtling towards people and houses...

In the end, everything was a vast expanse of white.

The avalanche caused considerable damage to the Bovell Kingdom.

The Bovell Kingdom is sparsely populated. Due to its unique geography and climate, it does not form a series of cities like other small countries or territories.

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Instead, it encompasses the entire Far North, excluding uninhabitable snowfields and ice fields. There are no cities, and houses can be built everywhere.

The former Trak Kingdom was occupied, and many people still live there today.

Because it was far from the high ground, it was not affected by the avalanche; it only felt the ground shake for a while.

However, many people, including Gena Kozmo, were not used to settling in the Trak Kingdom because they had lived on the highlands for a long time.

Some people even built houses on the edge of the snowy forest, and the men and women, with their robust physiques, were not afraid of wolves or brown bears coming to their door in the middle of the night looking for "food".

The avalanche will engulf the people of the Bovell Kingdom who live in the high-altitude snow forests or at the foot of the mountains, and even the domesticated wolves will not be spared.

Gena Kozmo is lucky.

His castle was built on the opposite side from where the avalanche occurred.

The Bovell Kingdom suffered immense losses due to an avalanche, and it was precisely because of this that the horns of war were sounded.

In the original book, the people of the Western Continent first experienced a devastating epidemic that killed and injured countless people. Before they could recover for even a year, the Bovell Kingdom in the Far North suffered a major avalanche disaster.

Although the death toll was not high, the severe damage and lack of housing and food fueled Gena Kozmo's ambition to wage war and conquer other countries.

War breaks out, cold wave moves south...

The Western Continent, which had barely recovered, was in even greater chaos. People's lives became increasingly impoverished and miserable, and a period of constant conflict began between cities and nations.

Of course, in the original book, the male protagonist wins, while Gena abandons the final battle for the sake of the female protagonist and returns to the Far North.

The protagonist's glory is summarized in a single sentence on the last page of the original book: Warner Gales ultimately conquered the entire Western Continent.

Cyrus will definitely have to make a trip to the Bovell Kingdom in person to increase the progress of the Plot Deviation Value.