December 24th, the day before Christmas, and the last day of the old year. According to tradition, people would decorate the Christmas tree on this day, have a reunion dinner, and enjoy the happiness of family.
Of course, up until now, the forces of the Cross Cult had yet to reach this barren land. The picts who had lived here for generations had their own beliefs and worship. As for the barbarians living further north, they had not even formed the concept of " God " yet.
However, today, Valhalla was still immersed in deep joy.
The reason was simple. It was snowing.
In the past, the barbarians did not know how to calculate the date, so they used the first snow of each year as a sign of the arrival of winter. And now, even though Li Wei had established a new calendar for them, this tradition was still passed down.
Everyone loved to celebrate the holidays.
The white snowflakes that fell from the sky froze the entire world. However, facing this sudden cold, the barbarians who had lived in the capital for three to four months did not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, they felt a little nostalgic.
For those who had lived in the north for a long time, they were already used to such cold weather. Especially when there was a shortage of food, they would go deep into the snow half a foot deep to find food to fill their stomachs.
In comparison, the snow in the south was too gentle.
However, gentleness also had its benefits. Even if it was still snowing in the sky, these barbarians who had nothing better to do could leave their homes and enjoy the joy of the festival.
Flames, roasted meat, and fine wine!
These were the three divine weapons used by the barbarians to celebrate the festival. Under the leadership of these barbarians, the Pikts who had been reduced to slaves could more or less enjoy the joy of the festival.
The bonfire was out of the question, but after the flames were completely burned out, the charcoal left behind was enough to keep them warm. He could forget about roasting meat, but using the leftover bones to cook some meat soup was still a delicacy in this world of ice and snow.
Not to mention, if they were lucky enough, they could still find some leftover wine among the leftovers.
In such a world of ice and snow, the sweet and intoxicating fragrance was definitely the best comfort for a difficult life.
No matter what, at least they were still alive. At this time, being alive meant that there was hope.
Not to mention, they had already witnessed the 'realization' of hope.
They had personally witnessed how the 1,000-odd picts had turned from slaves to citizens. Therefore, even though they could not understand the details, they only knew that as long as they were alive, there was hope!
And most of the time, for most people, wasn't the so-called living just to have that glimmer of hope?
At the same time, in the northwest corner of the capital.
Just as the people were enjoying the joy of the festival, the girls who had suddenly received Li Wei's order were already fully prepared.
Each of them was equipped with a sharp iron scimitar, which Li Wei had exchanged for 500 Civilization Points. Although its power couldn't be compared to the Unbreakable Lake Light, it was still a divine weapon that could cut through iron like mud in this era.
In addition, although the skin-tight leather clothing could not provide them with much defense, it was light and comfortable. It also greatly increased the mobility of these girls, allowing them to fully display the skills of the warrior.
Moreover, it was well known that combat qi was the main defensive force for combat qi warriors. If it was an attack that could penetrate their battle energy, then no matter how strong the armor was, it would only be good-looking but useless.
Therefore, he might as well wear some clothes that he felt was more convenient.
And now…
"King, the entire group of 501 people has gathered and are awaiting your orders!”
Tina called out to Li Wei with excitement written all over her face.
Speaking of which, ever since her army was trained, they had been in a state of training. Even if they were to fight, they would only fight with wild beasts in the forest or practice with their own people in the army.
Now that she finally had the chance to check the results of her training, she was naturally extremely excited!
As for who the enemy was? What was the mission objective? That was no longer important.
However, since it was their first operation, they had to make it official.
"So, King, give this operation a name.”
A hint of anticipation flashed in Tina's eyes. This was a military knowledge that Li Wei had unintentionally shared with her before. He had only mentioned it casually, but she had never expected that she would remember it.
However, this was indeed a very important matter.
The operation code name had two main functions. One was to keep it a secret, and the other was to raise morale and increase the cohesiveness of the troops.
Although Li Wei felt that there was no need to keep this operation a secret, he was still quite concerned about the morale of this army.
Morale was combat effectiveness. High morale could often increase the combat effectiveness of a unit by several folds!
However, what should he name this operation?
Looking at the vast expanse of white snow in the distance, Li Wei had an idea.
Since tomorrow was Christmas, then today was Christmas Eve.
Coincidentally, Li Wei's goal was also to give someone a 'gift'.
In that case, he would name this operation Project Santa Claus!
Operation code name: Santa Claus!
"Santa Claus?"
Tina tilted her head in confusion.
In fact, even the Church of the Cross had no records of Santa Claus!
After all, it was only the 5th century AD. At this time, the prototype of Santa Claus, the Saint Father Nicholas, had not been born yet!
However, this didn't affect Tina's excitement at all.
"Move out!"
Tina, who had been the deputy commander for four months, was quite capable of commanding the troops.
Under Tina's command, these well-prepared young ladies silently lined up in a row before quickly advancing in the direction they had set out in advance. Soon, they disappeared into the busy snow.
However, after walking for a while, Morgan was surprised to find that they weren't heading in the direction of Liao Dekuan's capital.
With regards to this question, Li Wei's face revealed a smile that seemed to be natural."
"Since we are going to snatch the bride, we naturally can't go empty-handed!”
"You still have to give me this bit of face!”
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