The Release That Witch
Chapters 41's

As Brian had said, once the snow started to fall in Border Town, the snow would not stop immediately.

In one night, the city was covered in a layer of white glaze. In the morning, the snow has gone down. Only a few snowflakes occasionally fall from the sky, but the weather is still gray. When he thought about how he would not see the sun for several months, Roland thought that his idea was still rather unimaginable .

This is completely absurd, he thought, although it is already very strange that magic is a common thing in this world. However, how could demonic beasts impact the sky? Unfortunately, he did not have any weather satellites to view the cloud formations of this world.

Walking on the road towards the western city wall, Carter could not help but exclaim, "This city is deserted, there is still a group of people following the retreating nobles!"

"That's good, at least they won't hold us back." Roland replied as his breath fogged in the cold, "I've arranged for Barov to hold a census during the winter ."

"What is the census?"

"This is a statistic that results from going from house to house, counting the number of people who remain, asking for their names and what kind of work they have. All of this will then be registered." Roland explained, "As a result, during the war we will know how many human resources we can use, and after the war, retirement can be implemented quickly and efficiently."

"Uh ... What's?" Carter blinked puzzledly and then laughed, "Your Majesty, you're really not the same as before."

"Oh?"

"You were going to say something, and I wouldn't understand it. You will do some unexpected and mysterious things, but in any case, they do not confirm with the identity of the prince. And now ..." Carter paused and Seemingly considered the next words, "whether it was a strange training rule or the novelties of an alchemy workshop, the results turned out to be very effective. Perhaps this is what my grandfather meant when he said, 'extraordinary people are extraordinary, because they can always see the possibilities that ordinary people ignore '. I feel like there really is a possibility for you to become King. "

"… Yeah," suddenly Roland felt a warm feeling in his heart. Is there a better feeling than when someone else recognizes your hard work? For a short time, he felt full of strength and felt that the gray sky was not as sad as before.

When the prince arrived at the wall, the militias, who had cleared all the snow, bowed to pay their respects.

Roland thought that they should also learn to salute, and he asked, "What was the situation last night?"

"There is no trace of demonic beasts," replied the Iron Axe, "Your Majesty, according to past experience, we will still have a relatively stable period of time after the first snowfall. During this period, the number of normal animals was still more than the number of demonic beasts, and if there were demonic beasts, they would become weaker species. "

Roland nodded, "You should still continue to be vigilant."

The back wall of the area had been converted into a barracks, so if there was no danger, most people could stay in the camp to rest and conserve energy. Roland implemented a rotation system, taking into account the low winter temperatures. Each team only needed to patrol two hours before being replaced.

All these sizes were set by Roland. He had asked Brian how things were in Longsong Fortress and found out that they did not have a rotation system against demonic beasts. The new members would be tasked with overseeing the movements of the demonic beasts and would have to remain on guard all day. So as a result they will loosen up, to the point that the situation where the army is doing the desertion will occur . During the winter, twenty to thirty people were hanged for neglecting duty or violating military orders.

If they found traces of demonic beasts, it would be a mess since they did not assign people to their own defense sector. Thinking of the war arts level all along, Roland already had a clear understanding of it. They paid great attention to personal honor and courage, and even emphasized looting. Even the knights would be at the forefront when attacking the city, yet they did not need to plunder too much.

Roland once again patrolled along the wall and saw that everything seemed to be going smoothly, but Roland discovered that he had ignored the problem.

That's a roadblock.

Sending an army to clear the snow was a bad idea, as some species like the demon wolf were extremely agile, so he would definitely lose the army.

Maybe he should rely on the power of the witches.

For example, she could let Nightingale take Anna out of town to melt the snow with her fire and then sneak back in - just like how she brought Nana in and out of the Pine Family home.

At this point, he heard a call from an observer on his left side.

"Look ahead!"

Roland and Carter both looked towards the position the observer was referring to. There, a group of small shadows crawled out from the snow, moving slowly towards the wall.

The hunter controlling this part of the defense turned to Roland and asked, "Your Majesty, you said whether ..."

"Take care of the situation according to the previous practice, so value the situation yourself to determine if you should blow the horn," Roland ordered, "at this point, you are more experienced than me."

The soldier hesitated, but he ended up pulling the rope from his arrow, and stood further down the wall to observe.

Roland nodded in satisfaction. For now, when the number of demonic beasts that would attack Border Town was still unknown, it would be extremely important to maintain order on the walls. After all, they could quickly set up their defense according to the steps drilled into them from before .

Gradually, the shadow approached the wall. When they were 50 yards away from the wall, Roland could finally clearly see their appearance.

Maybe a fox variant?

Their fur is grayish black and their eyes are red. When they were on the wall, they were panting.

“It seems like not too long ago they turned into demon monsters. They are not a threat,” Iron Axe said while aiming with his bow.

"You mean they're infected by the Hell's Breath that's being driven out in the West?"

"This is not just the case in the West" Carter approached and replied, "The gates of Hell can be opened anywhere in the mountains, there is no safe place from it in the mountains. In the North, there was a very large pathway that demon beasts often attacked. There, it seemed that the part of the Impassible Mountain Range was never ending up being cut off. For over a decade, this path was the main direction of attack from demonic beasts. "

The maniac monsters only lasted for a moment at the base of the wall before they raised their heads and released grim growls towards the crowd on the wall while preparing to jump. However, the Iron Axe released its bowstring, and its sharp arrow accurately pierced the neck of one of the demonic beasts, firmly nailing it to the ground.

Roland noted that the blood flowing out of the beast was black.

It was the same kind of erosion for demonic beasts and mages, but why were the witches still able to save their consciousness and be saved after their awakening, when the animals will always turn into maniacs while their bodies mutate? If I have a chance, I should go and look behind the Mountain of Despair, Roland thought. In the Prince's memories, it was a place where no human could set foot, it was a place where the Gates of Hell opened. However, since no one had ever visited him, most of his knowledge came from ancient books, and he had no way of verifying the rumors, so he had some doubts about the Gates of Hell.