Whether it was the proprietress of the Sleeping Giant Hotel or the chief mage of Dragon's Landing Castle, they all pointed to the One-Eyed Olaf and Furminex, as well as the Dead Men's Respite where they were buried.
"Sir, like all Nord Tombs, if you want to open the final tomb door of the Dead's Habitat, you need a special 'Ruby Dragon Claw'." Farenga Secret Fire reminded Wu Chen: "It is also used Hidden in the abode of the dead.”
"Okay, Master." Wu Chen was ready to leave immediately.
Farenjia Secret Fire took another sky map with all the ancient dragon tombs marked and handed it to Wu Chen: "Sir, be sure to avoid the dragon tombs."
"Understood, Master." Wu Chen understood.
Judging from the information brought back by Skyrim travelers and hunters, the ancient dragon resurrected by the World Devourer has been hovering around the cemetery. And it seems that their respective dragon tombs are used as lairs to divide the territory. Therefore, as long as you avoid the ancient dragon tomb marked on the dragon stone, naturally no dragon will regard the Storm Outlook, which is far away from the dragon's nest, as a hostile "lair intruder". In addition to the keel effect of the Storm Outlook, the dragon as the "nest guardian" will not easily fly out of the field to challenge the passing companions.
Coupled with the obstruction and shelter from the unpredictable Annihilation Storm and Ash Wind along the way, this journey is also made even safer.
Without further ado, Wu Chen set off immediately. From Whiterun Stables diagonally to the northwest, pass through Bleakwind Basin, Greenspring Hollow, and Talking Stone Camp in sequence, and then go straight north to reach the Habitat of the Dead.
There are mostly frozen tundra along the way, as well as the low-lying Yinfeng Basin, which is not in line with the dragon's habit of nesting on the top of the mountain. Moreover, there is also a tribe of giants that the dragons dare not easily provoke, making this journey a smooth one.
The frozen tundra (Tundra Plain), also known as the Snowrun Tundra (Whiterun Tundra), occupies most of the Snowrun Territory in the Skyrim province, as well as small parts of Falkreath Territory, Shiar March Territory and Whiteland Territory. This is a vast, flat tundra with many strange ancient tombs and huge ruins. Centered on the lonely peak where Snowman City is located, the western section is the tundra plateau, the middle section is the gray wasteland hills (or western plains), the eastern section is the White River Valley, and the northwest section bounded by the Karls River and the Shiya River is Shiya. Hjaalmarch Hills. The White River, which nourishes the frozen tundra, leads to the Frostwater Tundra in the east after passing through the Throat of the World and circumnavigating the Cape Shire.
Three days later. The Storm Outlook slowly landed next to the Habitat of the Dead surrounded by mountains.
The semicircular outline of the cairn is a consistent style of the ancient Nords. And hidden in the valley of the mountains, it can be isolated from the world. The ubiquitous corpses in the tombs also deter those with bad intentions. There is also magic ice that can prevent corpses from decaying and souls from being polluted. As long as no accident occurs, no one will disturb the late king's eternal sleep.
However, when Wu Chen approached the ancient tomb with the Spirit Dragon Knight Ashtaret and the Judgment Angel Shulia, there was an obvious pit on the black iron tomb door that was obviously the mark left by someone violently opening it.
"Someone arrived before us, just before the moon rose." Ashtaret, the dragon knight, was born in the Dwemer deep elf and has a strong ability to distinguish forged metals.
"Be careful." Wu Chen's memory was still fresh in his memory, similar to an adventure deep into an ancient tomb. The structures of Nord tombs are mostly similar. After entering the black iron tomb door, there is probably a tomb passage diagonally underground. At the end of the tomb passage is the sacrificial hall. An altar is displayed in the center, and cascading cave tombs are dug along the stone walls around the hall. The mummies of the soldiers guarding the ancient tomb were sleeping in rows. If it senses the intrusion of a stranger, it will awaken in the form of a corpse and attack the intruders indiscriminately.
Of course, some mummies in the cave chambers did not transform into ghouls over the long years. Even in the same tomb, there are two completely different situations: mummies sleeping forever, and corpses unable to rest in peace. As for the formation of ghouls, whether they were cursed, enslaved, or cast spells, there are different opinions among the academic circles in the empire, and there is no final conclusion.
However, what is certain is that the older the tomb, the easier it is for ghouls to be born. Therefore, most Nords believe that ancient Nord warriors were cursed by dragons after their death and turned into wights. This is most likely the original origin of the wights.
Walking into the sacrificial hall, the ruby dragon claw that should have been displayed in the center of the altar and used to open the main tomb door was gone.
The ancient corpses scattered around proved the brutality of the battle. The intruder who took away the ruby dragon claw and touched the mechanism undoubtedly alarmed the ghoul.
"Master, we may be late." Spirit Dragon Knight Ashtaret had a bad feeling.
"We'll talk about it when we get down to the main tomb." Wu Chen didn't intend to give up.
"As commanded."
Following the fallen ancient corpses along the way, everyone easily arrived at the door of the main tomb.
The tomb was opened, and the missing ruby dragon claw was casually thrown aside. The light of a torch shines from the left side of the dark cave bottom.
Turning a corner and looking up at the end of the stairs, it was the light emitted by the chandelier in the tomb that had been lit.
"Master, be careful." Judgment Angel Shulia walked up to Wu Chen. With the condensed holy light, the wings invisible under the human appearance quickly solidified into entities.
"Okay." Ashtaret, the spirit dragon knight who was lagging behind, quietly opened the magic ring and put on the Divine Light Titan armor on his upper body. Then he summoned a brass female puppet warrior from the void, holding a sword and shield to protect Wu Chen.
"Ashtaret?" Wu Chen was very interested in the "Void Pocket" of the Spirit Dragon Knight: "How many puppet warriors can your Void Pocket hold?"
"So far, there are only brass female warriors, my master." The Spirit Dragon Knight treated his man with all his heart and soul, without any reservation.
"So what's restricting you?" There is only one high-level puppet warrior and a group of low-level puppet beasts, which obviously does not meet Wu Chen's expectations.
"Marks." Ashtaret made an analogy: "It's as if they are all called 'puppet'. That means you can't call the 'puppet' you want."
"I understand." Wu Chen thought of a more understandable analogy: spell slots. No matter how many spells you carry, only the ones memorized in the spell slot can be used.
"Try to see if you can expand your 'puppet mark' when you have time." Wu Chen had some ideas.
"Okay, Master." Ashtaret was naturally very happy.
With that said, everyone stepped onto the last step.
In the wide main tomb, the mummies of eight ancient warriors are seated on both sides. At the bottom of the tomb, there are four followers sitting in a row under the high platform displaying the coffin of King Olaf the One-Eyed. One-eyed Olaf, no more, no less, exactly 13 people.
"Master, Dragon Language Wall." Judgment Angel Shulia reminded Wu Chen in a low voice. The dragon language engraved on the stone wall behind the high platform is the powerful dragon roar that One-Eyed Olaf received from the dragon Minex. As far as the eye can see, there seems to be a black figure standing in front of the Dragon Language Wall, motionless, like a sculpture.
"Strange, it seems to be the soul breath that I am familiar with." Judgment Angel Shulia's feeling must be correct.
Before Wu Chen could ask first, the black shadow on the Dragon Wall had already spoken: "Long time no see, Lord."
"Huh?" Wu Chen was also stunned. Since it is a completely unfamiliar voice, why does it feel familiar: "You are..."
The dark shadow slowly walked into the light. It turned out to be a...ghoul with scars all over his body and one arm cut off?
Apparently it was the corpse in front of him who broke into the Habitat of the Dead before Wu Chen and others. When he took away the ruby dragon claw on the altar, he triggered the mechanism and alerted the ancient guards in the Habitat of the Dead. After a fierce battle, he was covered in wounds, and one arm was even cut off during the battle. However, being able to break into the main tomb all the way and kill all the enemies along the way is definitely a powerful existence at the ghoul overlord level.
Speaking of wight overlords…
Just when Judgment Angel Shulia was still thinking about who the familiar soul in front of him was, Wu Chen's heart moved: "It's you."
