CH 97

January 28, 2022 by danmeiheaven

Far North, Powell Kingdom.

Although the season on the western continent is already summer, it is still cold and snowy here, and the high sun does not conflict with the snowy ice fields.

Today, the sun finally came out. The illuminated ice castle seems to be full of colorful brilliance, which can be regarded as beautiful scenery on the snowy field.

From a distance, this ice castle looks like a carved crystal, extremely beautiful.

Every place refracts sparkling brilliance in the sun, dreamy and dazzling. Those who see this can’t help but marvel and forget themselves.

The people who see this castle for the first time may not understand its structure.

They will inevitably wonder—is such a big castle really made of ice and snow? If so, how did they maintain it and how to live in it?

When you take a closer look, you will find that the material used is still stone.

But it’s also due to the cold icy and snowy climate in the extreme north that the old king of the previous generation ordered people to pour ice water on the castle every day.

—The water continued to flow down the castle and was frozen to ice before reaching the bottom.

From the thin layer to the thick solid ice, even if you slash it with a knife or a big sword, it will only leave shallow scratches and some ice chips splashing, but it won’t crack even a fraction.

So over the years, the castle has become the current ice castle.

Two people slowly walked out of the ice castle at this time.

One is a tall handsome man with short black hair and deep blue eyes.

Those blue eyes are like the deepest color emitted by the ice field at night. Although they are decorated with stars in the sky, they are also full of the cruelty of the ice field…

He is the king of Powell Kingdom—Gena Kozmo.

Gena Kozmo wears a garment made of animal skin.

Although it’s not thin, it’s not enough to withstand the severe cold in the extreme north. But seeing that this person does not tremble and shrink at all, we can know that he must not be cold by wearing just this clothing.

The man next to him was wearing thick clothes and a plush cloak, wrapping tightly around him in the howling of the cold wind, with only a strand of silver hair slightly exposed between the cloak.

—It was Orville, the Grand Duke, who came from afar.

Gena Kozmo personally took Orville to a clearing.

He whistled.

After a while, someone in the distance hurriedly led a small group of snow wolves to run towards here. The snow particles and furs are flying, entangled in the wind, and almost merging into one.

The pack of snow wolves, led by the leader, stopped in front of Gena Kozmo and Orville.

There are about a dozen snow wolves, all of which are extremely sturdy. Their thick fur sways softly in the air as if being brushed and then falls down again. When they shake their bodies, a lot of unmelted snow particles are dropped.

Although their fur is mostly white, it’s not of pure color. There are gray or brown furs on their plush heads, ears, backs, and even tails.

They are nearly two meters long, with slender bodies and fluffy heads, which make them look cute.

The man who led the snow wolves over gave Gena Kozmo a salute.

He muttered a few words in a relatively obscure language, then took off the basket on his back, and then placed it respectfully in front of Gena Kozmo. After that, he took two steps back and stood still.

Gena Kozmo turned to Orville and said in a low, slightly jerky voice, “This is the exchange of gifts.”

Orville took a step forward.

He gently lifted the cloth covering the basket and the contents suddenly appeared in front of him—it’s a little snow wolf humming milkily.

It was only born not long ago, with the size of an adult’s palm. Most of its fur is snow-white, with only a little grayish fur on the tips of its ears and back.

The man who carried the little snow wolf was saying just now—this is the little snow wolf with the best fur in the wolf pack. When it grows up, it is very likely that it will become the new snow wolf king.

His expression was very regretful.

But remembering that this is a deal that has been agreed upon between His Majesty and Grand Duke Archiayoli, he didn’t say anything else…

Fortunately, the current snow wolf king is still young. Just find a few more female wolves, it should still be able to reproduce several wolf cubs. At that time, it may be possible to obtain a more “pure white” little snow wolf.

Orville’s eyes softened without a trace when he saw the little snow wolf with his own eyes.

After that, he put his hand into the back basket, and the humming little wolf immediately stopped when he noticed the unfamiliar smell and became vigilant—its two ears were thrown back sideways, revealing its small fangs that hadn’t yet grown, and gradually retreated to a corner of the basket.

Orville was very patient, so he slightly bent down and stretched out his hands to wait.

His attitude undoubtedly made the expressions of Gena Kozmo and Clifford, the werewolf trainer, a little slower.

Finally, the tightly huddled little milk wolf put away his tender teeth, slowly stuck his head out, and sniffed the back of Orville’s hand… After a long while, he groaned twice, relaxed his limbs in the basket, and lay down.

Seeing this, Orville slowly stretched out his hand and straightened up, “Your Majesty is sure to keep his promise.” 

Gena Kozmo: “Naturally.”

The deal between the Archiayoli Territory and the Powell Kingdom is that Orville, at the request of Gena Kozmo, secretly dispatched knights to reinforce the soldiers of the Powell Kingdom to repel the cavalry of the Saint Airo Empire.

Orville’s condition is a pure white young offspring of the snow wolf king.

The snow wolf king is the belief of the Powell Kingdom.

When Orville made such a request, Gena Kozmo did not immediately agree.

He had to figure out why the grand duke wanted only one snow wolf cub?

What good would such a condition do to him? Will he secretly… 

Gena Kozmo said calmly at the time, “The kingdom has never seen a snow wolf whose fur is pure white since domesticating the snow wolves and establishing the kingdom.”

“I’m afraid the conditions put forward by the Grand Duke…”

Orville said lightly, “It doesn’t matter. As long as it is the offspring of snow wolf king, I want to raise it.”

“…”

Gena Cosmo carefully confirmed the Grand Duke’s expression and attitude.

After that, he could be absolutely sure of the authenticity of what he said—wanting a snow wolf cub is just to raise it.

Gena Kozmo recalls his mood at the time… It cannot be described by words.

Now it seems that the Grand Duke’s attitude towards raising wolf cubs is indeed extraordinary.

The deal is done.

The wolf trainer Clifford once again led a small group of snow wolves to leave.

Orville personally carried the basket and followed Gena Kozmo back to the ice castle. They had to talk in detail again.

Even if the fire is burning in the fireplace, the ice castle still looks cold everywhere. There is no way to expel it and it lingers around in every corner.

Therefore, even when sitting in the study where the fire was lit, Orville did not take off the thick cloak he was wearing.

Gena Kozmo took off a coat, sat on a chair made of stone as if he could not feel the cold, and poured two glasses of wine for himself and Orville.

“Drinking can warm the body.”

In Powell, snow wolves and wine are the most important things.

“Thank you.” Orville took a sip and was indeed much warmer.

Gena drank the yellowed wine in one gulp and put the glass on the table.

He immediately picked up a book next to him, turned to the last page, shook his head, and sighed, “In order to eliminate the devil in the abyss, the gods fell or fell asleep in the end, and only the human race remained in the other six life systems…”

The title on the cover of this book is “Story of the Gods 4″—it was serialized in the newspaper at the beginning. When it was finished, all the chapters were compiled into a book which was then sold through the Thorns Chamber of Commerce.

Gena Cosmo had finished reading the first three stories, and this is the fourth one. After reading the newspapers one after another, he personally bought the book.

In “Stories of the Gods 4”, the devil dragged all the corpses on the battlefield into the dark abyss, and the dead bodies of various races regained their life in the devil’s blood-red pool.

—They no longer have sanity, but their already mutilated or dilapidated bodies still maintain their former appearance. Coupled with a pair of completely black eyes without any emotion, they looked eerie and frightening.

They crawled out of the abyss at the behest of the devil and made a comeback in fear and despair.

The giants have all died but are still driven by the devil after becoming corpses.

There are countless dead bodies on the battlefield. After they return, they are painless and senseless. They only knew how to obey orders and rush forward…

Their existence makes the devil’s army almost invincible.

The gods had to come again and personally lead the various races to fight back.

Seeing that the situation was gradually brought under control, the various races fought more and more bravely, but the orcs betrayed them and turned against each other halfway. The situation became worse again…

The smart and kind dwarves took the lead in sacrificing themselves.

Immediately afterward, the number of elves and mortals also decreased sharply. For the time being, the dragons used their powerful bodies to fight against the devil in the abyss, but couldn’t resist the devil’s advancement.

The steady stream of corpses means that the devil’s army will not be cut off.

Mavis, the goddess of wisdom, felt that it was impossible to go on like this.

She asked the god of light Griffith, the god of war Ludwig, and the goddess of the earth Nicola, to cooperate with her to descend into the abyss and destroy the devil’s blood pool.

—Coming to the abyss means being eroded by demonic energy. Even the gods will be destroyed.

But for the peace of the continent, the gods agreed.

The final battle is coming.

—The smoke of gunpowder and the flames of war were raging everywhere. The spreading blood almost dyed the earth and the sky red at the same time. The orcs cooperated with the devil but were eventually abandoned.

The entire race was dragged into the abyss to become nourishment, and the devil grew stronger again.

Among the gods, the weakest god of love, Hilary, fell first, and Karis, the moon god, was seriously injured and fell into a deep sleep…

When the blood-red pool was destroyed, the devil’s army finally ushered the end.

On the battlefield, the gods and dragons rushed to the forefront, followed closely by the elves and mortals…

Just as Gena Kozmo said—the gods fell or fell asleep. There were few dragons left. In the end, they flew away from the mainland and disappeared.

The orcs, giants, elves, and dwarves were all wiped out. Only humans are still living everywhere on the mainland.

Before falling asleep, Mavis, the goddess of wisdom, prayed with all her divine power that the God of Creation could continue the extinct races.

The God of Creation sent the divine light in response to her prayer—the annihilated race was reborn among the human race.

Unlike the giants, the orcs were not lured by the devil but were willing to fall, so they were reborn as animals or sick people.

The two races, giants and dwarves, are too obvious because of their own characteristics. After becoming humans, they may be too tall or short. However, no matter what their appearance is, they will always be treated gently and sincerely.

…

The “Stories of the Gods” series ends here.

Gena Kozmo slowly rubbed the cover of the book, looked at Orville, and said in a low voice, “Is Lord Desinia planning to write another story?”

Orville took his eyes back from the little snow wolf on the edge of the basket and recalled, “I don’t know.”

Gena Kozmo: “The Grand Duke and Lord Desinia are allies. It must be very easy to pass letters, right?”

“It’s not difficult.”

Orville raised his eyes lightly. He looked at Gena Kozmo with a deep look for a while and then said, “I can ask for you.”

“…thank you very much.”

After saying that, they were silent. Only the little milk wolf was humming in the basket. Later, he couldn’t stand stably and fell back to the cushion.

…

At this time, because 098 came back and gave a gift, Xia Zuoyi found a reason and brought a group of plushies to the hidden mountain forest alone…

Then, in the face of 098’s gift, he was stunned.

098 happily waved his small matchstick hands and said:【Host, host, there are dogs!】

“…”

In front of Xia Zuoyi is a half-sized white wolf—pure white without a trace of variegation, with ice blue eyes full of cold and vigilant tint.

The sharp claws and teeth of the white wolf were sticking out. At this moment, he was slightly lowering his body, threatening and preventing Xia Zuoyi and the fluffy ones from approaching, like facing a great enemy.

Behind the white wolf are two cubs.

One kept humming and whirling at the white wolf’s feet. It seemed that he was hungry.

The pup is round and chubby, with black fur from the eyes and ears to the back of the tail, the rest was white, and light blue eyes.

The cub was using his little nose to sniff around, wanting to crawl from the white wolf’s feet to other places. But after leaving a little, he was swept back by the white wolf’s long brush-like tail and rolled on the spot. But he didn’t care at all and got up again while whimpering.

No matter how Xia Zuoyi thinks about it… He thinks this fat cub is a…husky.

The other smaller cub was quieter in comparison, just lying behind the white wolf.

The cub’s big, fluffy tail fluttered from time to time. The tip of his nose was half-buried between his overlapping forelimbs, revealing only a pair of round, dark eyes observing in secret.

Xia Zuoyi: Hmm-mm… A white fox.

So, here comes the question—a half-sized white wolf and two cubs, a husky and a white fox… How did 098 get these three different breeds of animals together and bring them back?!

Translator’s Note:

As promised, this is a double update~~ Again, thank you MCJohnston <3 <3 <3

PS. I really should’ve translated ‘Meivis’ the goddess of wisdom as Mavis çuz that’s the correct English name XD. Gonna do that now.