Chapter 657: Winterfall Past Events
“I know, perhaps not much more than you, Miss Verafia,” the silver-haired young girl said with a slight smile, raising her pupils to look into the distance. The brightly shining church buildings in the night suddenly turned to face her and said, “These are just my guesses. If Miss Verafia feels there isn’t much of a problem, please inform Miss Shiel.”
Since she was telling Shiel, it meant that Tais already had her own judgment in her heart… Was it because she knew her words might not be trusted, so she bothered this young lady? Verafia thought, quickly nodded, and raised her golden eyes. In her big golden eyes, she looked at Tais’s face with a look of wanting to know. Seeing the young girl’s adorable and charming appearance, Tais couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh. Before, she never expected that this mysterious golden-haired girl would be so cute. Tais tidied her thoughts, lowered her light blue pupils, and said, “Perhaps you also know that Cardinal Bro came to Vinash City with a sacred relic, which is a routine exhibition of the church… However, before arriving, he had encountered something and found the secret to resisting the frost calamity.”
The rumor that “Cardinal Bro holds the secret to eliminating the frost calamity” had already spread. If it weren’t for today’s events, perhaps all the people in Vinash City would have been discussing whether such a thing was true, just like them. Although the rumors might have been exaggerated, three days ago, Verafia personally heard Shiel say that Cardinal Bro did indeed hold such a secret.
“Don’t tell me, Tais, you know what this is?” She thought of the “mission” that the silver-haired young girl had mentioned more than once. The Kasha Cult came to this city to prevent the spread of the frost calamity. Tais raised her clear eyes, “This is just news from a few days ago. Even we cannot fully judge… However, I have heard that it would be the ‘heart’ of the Frost God.”
The “heart” of the Frost God! Verafia looked up in surprise, and the silver-haired young girl in front of her gently nodded. Behind the frost calamity, there was the concept of “deities.” For deities, the meaning of “heart” was by no means limited to the concept of a physical organ like mortals. She couldn’t help but frown slightly. Did Tais mean the Frost God’s “heart” was His blood, or the Frost God’s laws and authority?
“It seems you also have some guesses… However, what we think of first is the Frost God and His cultists,” Tais said. “We are not the only ones who know this news. The cultists of the frost calamity… especially Lord Trist, whom we suspect, wouldn’t they be prepared?”
“Are you saying that Trist… and their intentions are also at the ‘Divine Hymn Ceremony’ in three days?” Verafia suddenly raised her beautiful golden pupils. “This is just my guess, but if the cultists of the frost calamity really have intentions, then in three days, it will also be their best opportunity.” Tais said. She stroked the railing of the balcony, her slender fingers brushing a light layer of snow from the stone banister, and suddenly turned her face: “Miss Verafia, have you heard of ‘Winterfall City’ in the northern region?”
“Winterfall City?” “Winterfall City” was not a city-state that currently existed in the Carol Alliance, but it was an indispensable name in the war against the frost calamity on the Aer Continent. Even though Verafia had only been in this city for more than half a month, she had seen quite a few detailed records from Shiel’s books. Various books described how this city, once the core of the alliance and the most powerful city-state on the continent, became a paradise of frozen land and a desperate situation for humans after the frost calamity descended.
“Winterfall City was once the most powerful city-state of humans. Before the frost calamity descended, it had the protection of three Saints, but it was instantly destroyed by frost and snow,” Tais read. “Since then, this land has become a forbidden zone for life, and the frost calamity has spread from it…” “Many scholars speculate that after that disaster, the city’s hundreds of thousands of residents and elite border knights were all eroded by the power of the frost calamity, becoming servants of the frost and snow, guarding the phantom of the frost calamity in that ice-sealed city.”
Verafia’s golden eyes narrowed slightly. She had seen the words Tais repeated before. “Winterfall City” was not only the first but also the only city covered by ice and snow, and during the time when frost and snow devoured the earth, it was undoubtedly the core of the frost calamity. In twenty years, both the Church and the Alliance council had called upon armies, led by powerful knights, to crusade against this dead domain several times. However, their endings were all the same: swallowed by ice and snow under the cover of the storm. But Tais, this young girl from the Kasha Cult, suddenly mentioned this city that had already been swallowed by the frost calamity… Verafia suddenly raised her face, her slender and melodious voice carrying a hint of surprise, “Don’t tell me, Tais, your meaning is that here, Vinash City, and that Winterfall City…”
“In the twenty years since the frost calamity descended, the pace of the frost calamity has only spread across the land and has not devoured any city. However, according to the cult’s information, the cultists who rely on the frost calamity are about to make a move… If it were just my imagination, this would be their best method.” Tais looked up at the cold moon at the horizon, her voice clear as she spoke. Verafia frowned slightly, her gaze fixed on her. The silver-haired young girl slightly lowered her light blue eyes, smiled gently, “You don’t seem… as shocked as I imagined. However, given your identity, perhaps it’s only natural…” At this moment, Verafia didn’t bother to complain about the girl being mysterious again, but instead, she couldn’t help but think about the feasibility of Tais’s words. If it were really as she said, the cultists of the frost calamity, the Church’s cardinal, the secret held in his hand, plus… Tais suddenly turned her head, looking into the shadow cast by the castle’s stone pillars. Her clear eyes seemed to reflect the radiance of the frosting moon, and she suddenly said, “Then, Mister Knight, I wonder, will my answer satisfy you?” Verafia turned her gaze aside in surprise. Was there someone else around? She heard heavy breathing. It seemed to be all the held breath that had been concealed until now, all exhaled, followed by a sound of footfalls. The tall knight figure stepped out from the shadows, crushing the silence of the night! However, even though Verafia realized the opponent’s move, she was far from being able to react. As if a silver mirror shattered, with a sudden sound, the long sword was drawn, and a streak of bright sword light, in the opponent’s ghost-like instant steps, reflected a cold gleam under the frosting moon, stabbing towards her eyes!
