——4e, 201, the last month, 20th, 10:00——
The early morning silence in the Yuehuska longhouse is usually broken by the sounds of fights. The newcomers who join the comrade group are dissatisfied with each other, or the senior members are discussing with each other. If they are not confident in their own strength, they usually choose fists and kicks, but being able to send and receive freely ensures that no one will fight. Those who can injure their opponents will use weapons. The sound of fists, feet or weapons hitting each other can make everyone unable to sleep. 【】
"Get up, you lazy idiot, I'm going to clean the bed." What woke Arthur, apart from those sounds, was a broomstick hitting him.
This is an old lady wearing a dark yellow sarong, with snow-white hair, a wrinkled face, but very bright eyes.
"Oh, Aunt Tilma, it's not like you don't know how powerful Cisco Moon is," Arthur rubbed his head and got up, yawning: "No one has passed the group trial with me and it can be over in one round."
Because Arthur defeated the powerful Cisco Moon head-on, and because he was good at communicating with others, he became familiar with most of his comrades in just one night, although Nigarda still seemed a little dissatisfied with him.
"Hmph, that's why I woke you two up at the end," said Tilma. Although she can only do some chores in Yuvaska due to her age, she was also a member of the comrade-in-arms group when she was young, and she also had the title "Wild Eagle" , I don’t know if he was praising her for her sharp eyes or her strong skills: "Even after Krako fights forty orcs, he still has to behave himself. Now, get out of this bed."
"Okay, okay." Arthur raised his hands in surrender, got out of bed and put on his armor. After all, it is more troublesome to load and unload full-body armor. If there is an emergency, it will probably be too late to equip it, but it was originally placed there. A brand new set of steel armor was found on the armor stand. Compared to the shabby armor, it had additional fur padding and coverage, and it was also much more beautiful in appearance.
"The armor you wore before was taken from the hands of bandits. I have asked Erindil to melt that pile of garbage," Tirma said while making the bed: "And you are not going to see Balgu today. Are you that old thing? Dress better to save yourself from being looked at."
The person who is qualified to call Snowrun Lord "The Stalwart" Balgruuf an old guy may not be able to gather enough in the entire Snowrun City. Arthur smiled bitterly and began to put on brand new steel armor.
——10:30——
I don't know if it was breakfast or lunch, but Arthur and Farkas walked out of the main entrance of the longhouse after having a simple meal in Yuvaska Hall.
After chatting with his comrades, Arthur learned that the comrades are quite well-known in the world. If ordinary civilians have any troubles or difficulties, if they cannot ask the guards for help, they will usually ask the comrades to help, from driving away wild beasts to quelling fights, and even All bandits are eliminated, but there are certain rules for the comrades to accept the commission, that is, there must be tangible evidence to prove that they will pose a threat, such as the previous giant. If it were not for it, it would steal yaks and possibly harm the farmer. Generally, it is required to hunt giants. The commission will not be accepted.
Because of this, Arthur, who got up a little later, saw almost no one else in Yuehuaska. Except for some members of the comrades who still needed training, there were only the two of them and Cisco Yue. Everyone else had already gone out to carry out their tasks.
"Farkas, are you familiar with Lord Xueman? What attitude should I adopt when I go to see him?" Arthur asked this comrade who was traveling with him.
"You've asked the right person," Farkas patted his chest: "We three brothers, Wilkas and Wells, inherited Sgrammer's offense and defense, and I inherited his wisdom."
Hmm... Arthur looked at him suspiciously. Sgramer and the Five Hundred Heroes were already part of the legendary story, but there was no scene where Sgramer showed his wisdom in any of the stories. They always laid out some elven conspiracies first, and then Sgramer... Grammer let out a war cry and rushed forward with Uthraad in his hand, beating them to pieces. Although it sounded very relieved to the Nords who were dissatisfied with the elves, this hero was completely portrayed as a reckless man. His appearance, his wisdom...
"Lord Balgruuf's wife died young and left him three children. Even with the help of maids, the lord must have had a hard time taking care of them," Farkas wrote: "So, we should show stability. , confident, and an image of an adult who can stand alone, rather than a fussy ghost, this way you will get a good impression."
Sounds surprisingly reasonable? Arthur looked at him in surprise.
"I think Wilkas's law is very reasonable," Farkas added.
Well, as expected, Arthur shrugged: "So, you are also going to see the lord?"
"I want to give a sword to the lord's steward, and pass on a message." Farkas patted his shoulder, and behind him hung a sword with many hollow patterns and beautiful lines, which was more like a decoration than a weapon. Two-handed sword.
"Master Greymane's work? This work can be completed by me." Arthur frowned at the flashy two-handed sword.
"This is a commission. It seems to be initiated by the blacksmith shop in the Plains District. The client 'doesn't want to go to Yunxiao Palace to avoid seeing annoying people'" Farkas thought while stroking the short beard on his chin.
Annoying people? At this time, the two of them had passed through half of the winding area and were heading towards the uphill section leading to Longxiao Palace in Yunding District.
"Do you often go to Yunding District?" At this time, a man wearing luxurious clothes and a beautiful plush hat, with thin eyebrows and narrow eyes, who looked very conceited, was walking down the stone steps leading to Longxiao Palace and said with a slightly The sharp voice asked Arthur and Farkas, and without waiting for their answers, he asked himself: "Oh, where am I? You must not go there often."
"An annoying person?" "An annoying person." Arthur and Farkas looked at each other and reached a consensus, while the guy who felt good about himself walked past the two of them.
"Ha!" "Fus!" The two men suddenly yelled behind the man at the same time, the sound was so loud that it even generated air waves. The man in fine clothes who was frightened by the shout immediately ran away holding his head: "No! I surrender. !”
"Citizen, you were fined 5 gold coins for shouting in a public place and scaring the noble Naqim." The Xueman guard who was watching the fun near the stone steps came over and said to Arthur.
"What? Isn't it 40?" Farkas, who had already begun to dig through his pockets, looked up blankly.
"That's because you are just making noise, Mr. Farkas. If Mr. Naqim turns around and complains directly, we must deal with it impartially." The guard's eyes were blocked by his helmet, but Arthur could feel his admiration for him: "And this gentleman uttered the traditional battle cry of the Nords. Mr. Naqim will be frightened for at least half the time, so he only carries out the minimum punishment of using force within the city."
"Haha, thank you." Arthur stopped Farkas from taking out the money, and took out 5 gold coins and handed them to the guard: "We are going to meet the lord. I wonder if the lord has started working?"
"Go up," the guard moved out of the way: "The Lord should have just arrived at the Council Hall."
——11:00——
An extremely tall three-story building occupies the entire Yunding District. According to the ancient hero "One-Eyed Olaf", he once imprisoned his old enemy, the dragon "Numinax" here, hence the name "Dragon Reach". .
The place that was originally used to restrain the dragon has been converted into a barracks, and the remaining part has been subsequently transformed into the lord's residence, the mage tower where the court mage is imprisoned, and the government hall for receiving nobles and courtiers. Even so, the entire building still remains It was so empty that Arthur and Farkas could even hear the echoes of the argument between the lord and his steward as they walked through the door.
"Due to Helgen's incident, the Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks are at war with each other. We must strengthen the defense of the surrounding towers. If any party takes advantage of it, your neutrality policy will be completely bankrupt." Dressed luxuriously and bald, it looks like He doesn't look like a Nord palace steward at all.
"Concentrate the guards on the military? What are you going to do with the civilians in towns, villages, and farms?" Lord Balgruuf the Stalwart looks like a typical Nord, with a very resolute and unruly appearance, with full hair and beard. It is bright gold, wearing a bright yellow fur robe similar to a guard, and has a sapphire headband on its forehead.
He was sitting on a tall chair against the wall, and there was also a dragon skull specimen hanging on the wall. Perhaps it was the head of the ancient dragon Furminex, and it was also the reason why the villagers of Ximu Town were concerned about the appearance of the dragon. The dragon queen can just report to the lord as a source of confidence.
"Perhaps we can hand it over to the comrades group?" The manager looked toward the door: "Recently, they have almost taken over the role of the original guards."
"They will only take action after the loss is caused, and what the Snowman guards have to do is to prevent that loss." The lord looked at Arthur and Farkas: "You guys come closer and talk."
Arthur followed Farkas and approached the lord, while paying attention to the surrounding environment.
Longxiao Palace also has a huge fire pit, and there are neat tables and chairs on both sides of the fire pit. Perhaps it is not the time for political discussions, and there are not many nobles and ministers seen. There is only one man who is powerful and carrying a giant axe. He looks like he should The tall Nord who was guarding the lord was drinking there. Next to the lord and the steward, there stood a dark-skinned female dark elf. She looked very slender, but her eyes were very sharp. The sword also proved that she was no opponent to be taken lightly.
"Mr. Proventus Avenci, this is the two-handed sword made by your daughter," Farkas said to the lord first: "The lord probably won't like her flashy weapon, so you should keep it for yourself. It’s good.”
Hey, where's the mature and steady one? Arthur squinted at Farkas, that was something that could not be made public.
"This..." Steward Avensi took the two-handed sword, not knowing what to do for a moment.
"Haha, Adrien understands well. I really don't like this kind of thing." Lord Balgruuf chuckled.
"If you don't mind, I have other things to be busy with." The steward twitched his lips, glared at the confused Farkas, and turned to leave the council hall.
"So, warrior, your name is Arthur, right? This armor looks really energetic. Can you tell me in detail what happened to Helgen?" Lord Balgruuf put away his leisurely manner when talking to the steward. posture, asked Arthur after sitting upright.
"Yes, at that time, Ulfric Stormcloak and I were locked in the same carriage-" Arthur thought for a moment and began to elaborate on what happened in Helgen.
