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November 19
Due to the kindness of my eldest brother and sister-in-law, the convoy stayed at Shanhu Fort for two more days. The sister-in-law shared the story of Snorri Thorson's wedding trip, and also highlighted the appearance of Grim Brindel on the return trip.
The white-bearded ancestor also appeared to help us several times when our homeland was in crisis, but for unknown reasons he suddenly disappeared after the battle and did not lead us back to the old world.
Varana-Gnotir, the sweet little one who will soon be my niece. Gnom said excitedly many times how extraordinary the meaning of this name given by Snorri himself was, but I couldn't bear to remind him that such simple variations of the names of gods are relatively common.
In the past few years, there have been more than a dozen baby girls with "Wa" and "Ya" in their names in Dulong City. I didn’t realize it before, but it seems that in addition to the increase in newborns, the proportion of women among them has also increased!
November 21
Arrive at Karaz-a-Karak, the center of the Mountain Kingdom, where the ancestors first set out to the northern ice fields! What a magnificent mountain gate, but unfortunately now I can only enter through the side entrance. To open the main entrance, my father is required to visit.
Old Cardoson is already waiting for me at the door. The prime minister of Eagle Peak Castle has not returned since he came to attend the hate conference on behalf of our four northern cities. He has been stationed here as an ambassador.
His Majesty Thorgrin held a grand welcome party for me in the grand throne room. "The King of the Mountains lives here, and the book of hatred is read here!" This was the case in this throne room before the Star Gate was shattered and the invasion of Chaos separated us from our southern compatriots. It will still be like this thousands of years later.
November 23
Too many people toasted me, and I didn’t want to get drunk, but there were just too many of them.
November 24
I handed the gift list to His Majesty the Supreme King. Well, theoretically I can call him father-in-law now. Although he is older than his father, he looks energetic and does not look old at all.
I asked him for tips on maintenance, and planned to take it back to my father to improve his physical condition affected by the war and internal affairs. But his father-in-law said that this was the grace that Snorri obtained from the ancestral goddess for him.
The kings of Dulong City are supreme! Why is everything along the way related to Snorri? Is this my trip.
. Well, it was him and his legendary exploits that made me decide to marry myself and plan to travel all the way to the Southland.
November 26
The wedding here is scheduled for the Cup Opening Festival in March next year. I don’t have anything to do before that. Old man Kadoson will help me with the ritual issues.
Instead of staying here and feasting every day, it would be better to go to the south in advance. After hearing so many stories about him, I can’t wait to meet Snorri Thorson in person!
November 29
After bidding farewell to my father-in-law, we left the mountains and headed towards the seaside. Along the way, a large group of workers were laying two parallel slender iron bars in the ley line network. They said that these things were railways. In the Southland, I would see the same type of iron bars that had already been built.
There have been rumors that Snorri is building a railway for many years. People say that this thing can move on its own, is faster than a horse-drawn carriage, and can pull thousands of people at a time without resting. I didn’t believe any of these short sentences before, but now it seems Maybe it's true, at least partly.
November 30
Arrive at Barak-Var. This port city is comparable to Erengrad in terms of prosperity. In addition to the Sons of the Mountains, you can find a large number of aliens. The receptionist Prince Panosin claimed that a large proportion of those wearing hoods were elves - most of their southern compatriots disparagingly called them pointy ears.
After the contact was severed, a huge war broke out between the tribesmen and the elves in the old world, and the related hatred lasted for thousands of years. As of the time when his father-in-law visited Dulong City, there was almost no contact between the two parties. The rumors of the easing of relations in the past few years can be attributed to Snorri.
The fort is still filled with praise for the brother-in-law, here he is called the Restorer, or the Restorer of the ancestral homeland.
His epic expedition started from here, and more than half of the proceeds and needed supplies were collected and distributed from here. Huge business activities bring opportunities, jobs and wealth.
To the east, in the land south of the Gray Mountains, there is a human country called Bretonnia. They have the best horses and knights in the old world, and the Chaos Marauders are no match for them.
The Kingdom of Knights was established only in the past thousand years, and among them, Bordeleau, because the lord supported Snorri's expedition and benefited greatly from it, has already caught up with many old Tongdu Dayi.
December 2
We embarked on the dreadnought "Morgrim's Fury", what a behemoth it was, more like a steel castle floating on the sea than a ship.
I asked Suoli to ask Panosun if the warships could be sold, but he simply refused. They were the foundation of Haimen Pass, and Snorri didn't even have to buy them. However, he also said that there are some small steam gunboats for sale.
December 4th
The dreadnought sailed through the wind and waves as if it were on flat ground. There was not even a shadow of a skeleton sail in the "Bandit Fjord"! The crew said that this place has now been renamed. More than three years ago, Snorri wiped out a pirate fleet here, and no one dared to attack it again since then.
What a pity, I still want to see the power of those black hole barrels!
December 6
We sailed into the Daming River, now called the Daming River. What was once a thousand miles of fertile land has now become a dead land. Fortunately, our mountains remain the same. Snorri made a series of agreements with Settra, leader of the Tomb Kings, which included access to the waters.
I vaguely remember seeing the name Settra in historical stereotypes. Before the ancestors left the south and went north, he was the leader of the smart monkeys under the mountain. He seemed crazy at that time, but he didn't expect that he would be easier to get along with after he came back from the dead.
December 8
After disembarking from the ship, a dwarf who called himself Messenger Johnson was waiting at the dock. We rode on a kind of steam truck, a technology I had seen in Rapids Pass, but Southland's was one size larger.
The Red Cloud Mountain Fortress is the gateway to the Southland. Snorri's senior brother, Master Nathan, a disciple of the rune demigod Krag, greeted me at the gate. It seems that the King of the South is still very considerate to his brother-in-law!
December 9
I didn’t want to stay longer, but the train hasn’t returned to Hongyun Mountain yet today.
December 11
I wrote this on the train. Riding on a train is an unprecedented experience! The scenery outside the window looks tilted because of the speed! The conductor said we were moving forward forty kilometers an hour.
Everything in the premium carriage made me feel like I was in a luxury hotel in Wolfenburg. It was so comfortable to travel like this.
