Chapter 19 Magical Creatures
Rhodes was sitting on a chair on the first floor of the Chamber of Commerce, flipping through the catalog of supplies provided to him by the person in charge.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from the street outside, accompanied by the exclamations of passers-by.

Hearing some noise outside the door, he looked up.

In the middle of the road, three knights in armor were seen riding past.

The distinctive fur trimmings on the shoulder armor told Rhodes that they were the native troops of Broken Dragon Fortress.

But his focus was not on the knights, but on the horses under their crotches.

The whole body is snow-white, with a handsome appearance and a graceful streamlined shape.

What’s even more amazing is that as the warhorse moves forward, it leaves behind trails of icy mist-like ribbons, which are gorgeous and elegant, like elves of ice and snow.

"what is that?"

Rhodes asked the head of the Chamber of Commerce curiously.

After taking a look, the latter replied enviously, "Those three are patrol knights responsible for the safety of the fortress. The horses they ride are magical creatures that only exist in the North, called Snowfield Horses."

"It can run fast on the complex terrain of the plateau snow. It has the magical power of frost and can spit out ice mist to freeze the enemy. It is said that deep in the north lives the king who evolved from the snow horse, the legendary unicorn. It's a pity that I have never seen it."

Rhode thought of his own White Bread, the Ice Blade Wolf. The three snow foals and the magic wolf in front of him were all first-level magic beasts.

But he could understand it from the introduction of the person in charge.

As a warhorse that can cooperate with knights in combat and has a noble appearance, its value and status far exceed that of the Ice Blade Wolf.

Rod asked if there were any snow steeds for sale, and the person in charge shook his head regretfully.

"I'm sorry, but the Snowy Horse is extremely valuable, and the Grand Duke has it firmly in his control. Most of the time, it can only be seen in the army of the fortress."

"So there are still exceptions?" Rhodes noticed his choice of words.

"Of course, if you really want it, I can do my best to buy one for you from a special channel." The person in charge smiled and nodded.

“It’s just the price.”

“How much will it cost?”

"50 gold coins." The person in charge looked at him sincerely, "Please don't misunderstand. The value of the snow horse itself is 40 gold coins or more. In order to avoid subsequent troubles, it is difficult to save money through various channels."

The price is very reasonable, but I am so poor now.

"I can't afford that price." Rhodes shook his head and dismissed the idea.

He only has 15 gold coins now, and he needs to bear the subsequent material expenses. He cannot afford such an expensive mount.

Seeing Rhode's refusal, the person in charge was not disappointed. After signing the material contract, he smiled and sent him out, blessing him at the same time:

"Money is just a vulgar external thing. You have noble blood flowing in your body since ancient times. Perhaps one day, the legendary unicorn will come and bow to you."

The head of his own chamber of commerce spoke very nicely and treated him with courtesy even when dealing with him, the second son.

But it is really not necessary.

Rhodes had no hope for the messy mixed blood in his body.

So in addition to the necessary supplies, he also bought ten mane horses, a specialty of the North.

Rhodes stroked the horse which was covered with thick hair.

The Brindled Horse is a heavy draft horse that lives in the snow and is often used to pull goods. It has four short and thick legs and a strong body, but is not good at running.

The price of each horse is 20 silver coins, which is much cheaper than the snow horse.

However, it is this clumsy draft horse that can successfully evolve into an elegant snowfield horse after experiencing the baptism of ice and snow in the snowfield where life and death are at stake.

Rhodes was not interested in the so-called recognition of master in the story. As a special farming wizard, he would rather cultivate it himself.

After bringing the ten mane horses back to the team, Rhodes received reports from his men.

He sent a letter to the Grand Duke, but the latter refused on the grounds that he was busy. "It seems that he doesn't want to see me." He read the letter in his hand and put it aside.

This is a courtesy reply from the Northern Frost Grand Duke's Castle.

From the wording, Rhodes could tell at a glance that it was a routine reply from the castle's clerks, without any substantive content.

With this kind of behavior, the Grand Duke's attitude towards him can be summarized as: I know you are here, but I don't want to see you, go do what you need to do.

It’s better not to meet him. Rod didn’t expect anything from this uncle.

At least the other party showed no ill will and was kind enough to give us some preferential treatment at the city gate.

A day later, a short break was over.

After getting a general understanding of the current development information from Broken Dragon Fortress, Rhodes got a new map.

He registered his development direction at the city council in the royal palace's Broken Dragon Fortress and set off again with his team.

The Broken Dragon Fortress is not the border of the Northern Frost Principality, and there is still a lot of territory of the principality to the north.

The development directions of these knightly orders are currently divided into three paths.

The strategic target Agate River was the main direction, and the royal family and many other noble knights headed northward and deep into the northern border.

The other two directions are two tributaries extending from the Agate River.

Rhodes chose one of the directions with fewer people - heading north along the Hanshui River that branches off to the west and entering the Hanshui River Valley.

There are three small towns of the principality on the road from Broken Dragon Fortress to the Cold Water Valley.

When Rhodes passed by, he needed to deal with the local lords and understand the situation.

After all, in the future, whether transporting supplies from the fortress to the territory, or selling goods from the territory to the fortress, they will need to pass through these three places.

The entrance to Hanshui Valley, Hekou Town.

This is the last town on the road. After crossing here, Rhodes will leave the territory of the Principality, and then the vast land will be at his disposal for him to explore.

The lord of Hekou Town is a Rorosa, who, in the words of the people of the kingdom, is a barbarian who believes in the wolf totem.

Now that he has surrendered to the kingdom, he has become the baron of this town.

He took Winter as his surname and changed his name to Mansaru Winter.

When Rhodes saw him, he was wearing the silk dress of a noble of the kingdom and welcomed him in broken kingdom language.

Lily, who was following behind Rhodes, lowered her head quickly and tightened her cheeks to avoid laughing.

The fat girl in front of her had stubby limbs, dark red skin, and an exaggerated tattoo on her forehead, which made her look indescribably funny when paired with the dress.

It was like a dancing gorilla in clothes.

Seeing this, Rhodes patted her head and asked her to follow the team and temporarily camp outside the town.

He brought the gifts for the visit and followed Baron Mansaru into the town.

The town's perimeter is built with wooden walls made of three-meter-high wooden piles with pointed tops.

As a border town, Rhodes was somewhat skeptical about the defensive capabilities of this thing. Could it really withstand the attacks of the barbarians?

But Baron Mansaru looked proud.

While visiting the town, he kept telling us how peaceful and harmonious the town is under his governance.

The residents lived happily, and the barbarians dared not attack when they saw him!

In front of the low huts in the town, most of the hunched villagers looked at them blankly. Rhodes glanced at them without commenting.

(End of this chapter)