"That mountain is nothing special except for more beasts, but about twenty-four years ago, someone suddenly discovered a vein of tungsten and carbon underneath, and it suddenly became amazing."

Flower tungsten carbon.

This is a precious mineral that only appears in cold places. It can be used as a fuel for lighting and heating after simple processing. It is far better than ordinary coal in all aspects and is generally affordable by only the aristocratic class.

"When it was just discovered, everyone was snatching, but who in this city can compete with the Luke family..."

"Anyway, over the years, the mine has been firmly grasped by the Luke family, and its scale has become larger and larger. Half of the poor people in the western neighborhood are all relying on this mine to make a living."

"What about the Resack family?" Heck asked again. He was not very interested, but Vito kept staring at this side.

"The new family that has only emerged in recent decades has a much worse foundation than the Luke family."

Sweet patted the snow lion's back and said with some admiration, "But their head, Lao Resak, is an amazing beast trainer. Over the years, he has conquered many beasts in the mountains, including all the snow lions. The rest of the island have to buy or rent them from them, and our family is no exception."

Vito immediately understood.

In the snow-covered island of Earl, there is no doubt that the importance of snow lions is. With this enviable ability to tame animals, it is no wonder that the Luke family can only tolerate such a latecomer and leapt to a level with themselves.

While speaking, the group had already arrived in front of the city gate. Perhaps because there were few foreigners on this island, the gate was open and there were no guardians, and passers-by allowed passers-by to enter and exit by themselves.

Sweet originally planned to lead the way himself and kept sending everyone to the base gate, but Heck tactfully rejected the proposal with Vito's eyes.

The leader of the Hanson family could only say goodbye to everyone with regret and said that if Colonel Heck had time to visit the Hanson family after settling down, their entire family would be deeply honored.

Watching the Hanson family's convoy go away.

On the snowy streets, only Vito and others were left who had returned to their walking state.

"I said, Lord Vito."

Heck, who was afraid of the cold, was worried about getting off the bus and walking and unable to reach the base directly in the warm carriage, but he did not dare to question Vito, so he could only complain in another way:

"The base is in the middle of the eastern block. It's cold and cold. Wouldn't we really go to find a carriage or something? If we just rely on our legs, it's probably going to be dark there."

"Then it's dark and then pass."

Vito was undeniable and habitually took out the cigarette box. It turned out that it was empty inside, which was a little disappointed. "We are just a newcomer. If we want to control the base as soon as possible, we have to walk around and see it first and get familiar with this city."

Then you can get to know each other yourself. Anyway, you guys are more resistant to freezing than the other, so why do you have to pull me up?

When Heck was whining in his heart, he suddenly heard Vito's voice sound again:

"Speaking of this, don't you find something strange?"

"What?" Heck looked up blankly.

“It’s so deserted.”

Vito glanced at the city wall behind him. He was addicted to smoking at this time, and his tone became less patient:

"After you are the highest commander of the navy who came to take office, you didn't see a figure coming to greet you at the city gate."

"It's fine if the ordinary people don't know about it, and the two big families didn't move at all. With their control over this island, we probably should have figured out our origin when we were at the dock, but we have never sent anyone here yet. Do you think this is normal, Colonel?"

"It seems like something is wrong..."

Heck scratched the back of his head, hesitated for a while and then asked tentatively:

"Well, maybe it's because the snow is too heavy now, so it's inconvenient to greet the city gate. They simply didn't come over and planned to come and visit us when we arrived at the base?"

Vito glanced at him expressionlessly, not even interested in answering.

"Who did you learn this self-deception skills from?"

Old Gan next to him came over. He was squeezed all the way by Seth. He finally got off the car and was completely powerless, just hanging on Heck's back. "Can I teach me? I also want to become as optimistic as you in the future."

“…”

Heck also knew that this was stupid and lowered his head in shame.

"Anyway, although I don't know if you don't pay enough money, it's still the guy who arranged a position for you who deliberately cheated you."

Vito was looking at the buildings on both sides of the street. After entering the eastern block, he finally spoke, "But one thing is certain, the location of this naval colonel is probably not as easy as you think."

It is even more difficult to control Earl City.

Vito didn't say the second half of the sentence because this was the short-term goal he set for himself before he got ashore. It had nothing to do with Heck, and there was no need to explain everything clearly.

The group just watched and walked slowly along the main road of the eastern block.

The residential buildings on both sides are lined up, and there are a wide range of goods in the glass windows of various shops. The pedestrians who occasionally see hurriedly passing by in the snow are also dressed decently, which is indeed a meteorological phenomenon that only the rich live in.

Occasionally, bells are heard faintly from the churches in the distance, and the weather is cold and the time is the most frequent time for preaching and praying.

“A peaceful.”

Vito squinted his eyes and looked into the direction of the mine from afar, "I just don't know what the situation is like on the western block."

"call……"

Heck, who was walking in the front, didn't pay attention to what Vito was saying behind him. After walking for so long, he was so cold that his hands and feet were numb. He kept rubbing his hands and breathing, and his face, which was piled with fat, turned red.

There was a neon sign at the entrance of the alley. Heck's eyes lit up. He was thinking about how to trick Vito and others into going in and drinking a glass of wine to get rid of the wind and cold, the bar's blind door was suddenly pushed open from inside.

A young black-haired girl who was only eight or nine years old and wearing square glasses rushed out angrily with a stack of books in her arms, followed by a young black-haired girl who looked a bit like her.

The young man looked anxious and seemed to want to call the little girl, but the sound of drunk companions calling him came from the blind door behind him. After standing there, the young man hesitated for a moment, he shook his head and turned back to the bar.

When the young girl saw that the young man stopped chasing her, she couldn't help but be stunned and tears instantly flowed down.

She stood in the snow, buried her head silently for a moment, then took off her glasses suddenly, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, and rushed towards Heck.

Heck was trying hard to look at the wine cabinet inside the louver door, and his mind was looking for a reasonable reason for proposing to enter the bar, but he didn't notice the little girl's actions at all.

So by chance, the little black-haired girl hit his big belly with her head on, and her whole head suddenly fell into the soft fat flesh, which was magical and didn't bounce away and fell down...

but.
Chapter completed!