2——4e, year 201, last seed month, 22nd, 20:00——
Emilia walked out of the prison in Dugu City, looking a little unhappy.
This "sullen" was just a unilateral guess of Raj Parasos, the bodyguard who was a few steps behind her. In the eyes of other guards, Her Royal Highness the Princess was exactly the same as usual - unfocused and expressionless.
Since Princess Emil came to Skyrim Province, she has rescued dozens of criminals who were about to be beheaded from Atta, the executioner of Dugu City. However, except for the recent Rojiville and several other residents who broke the law purely out of ignorance, In addition, most of them have actual crimes. Even if such people are spared from beheading, they will not be released casually. Therefore, the guards will keep them in prison until the princess gets tired of playing this pardon game. Put them to death.
However, this idea may be in vain in the eyes of Parasos. The princess's visits to the prison may be once every three to five days, or once every one or two months. There is no regularity. Every time she goes, she just stares at the prisoners quietly for a moment, and then Ignore their cries and pleas for help and just leave.
Parasos was still a little confused about this at first, but after Emilia used an ordinary dagger to directly kill the incarnation of the devil's power two days ago, the sharp-eyed eagle captain discovered that the princess did not treat those mortals at all. The truth is, she just wanted to find a demon god who had something to do with these prisoners who were supposed to be beheaded.
The reason why it is not the Holy Spirit is because the Holy Spirit Temple in Dugu City enshrines the altars of all eight Holy Spirits. Even Talos, who is currently prohibited from believing in it, secretly hides an altar in Toig's back house. If the target is the Holy Spirit, the princess will probably have it early. Just discovered it.
However, Parathos has no idea which demon god it is. Crime, beheading, and imprisonment, no matter what concept, seems to be unable to become a priesthood. If you insist on classifying them, they can barely be regarded as the "judgment of Stendahl, the god of justice." "Field, as for redemption and salvation...don't be kidding, let's not mention that it belongs to the realm of Mara, the God of Love, and Mara is unlikely to harbor criminals.
The most likely demons associated with criminals and evil deeds are hrunes dagon, the god of destruction, and Boethiah, the god of lies, but the former was destroyed by Septim 200 years ago. The longest-lived and second-greatest emperor in the history of the empire, Martin Septim summoned Akatosh and completely defeated him, who did not like to see any members of the royal family due to his simultaneous "subversion of authority" priesthood.
But if you take into account what Emilia said, "I will kill even a god for you to see", the possibility of finding Boethia is not small. Find this demon god who has caused a lot of trouble for the Septim Empire and kill him with one sword. , it’s quite exciting to think about it, but it’s just a thought. If the demon god’s true form appears or is involved in his realm of annihilation, even sacrificing all the sharp-eyed eagles will not be enough to escort the princess to the demon god.
It's useless to think so much now. Parasus followed Emilia closely. Although he knew that she didn't really need protection, it was his duty. Even if he could drive away the drunkards who would rush into the princess in advance, it would be good. The only thing The problem is that the princess should not be attracted by something again and run away from him.
"Stop! You criminal!" The shouts of the Dugu City guards sounded not far ahead, and at the same time there was a burst of chaotic footsteps.
It is the night patrol team in the city. Palathos judged the number of people from the footsteps. Different from the guards who stand guard at fixed locations, they form a patrol team in groups of five to seven people. They have the functions of maintaining law and order, cleaning up wild animals, and protecting trade routes. If the situation is urgent, you can also join the bandit extermination team or participate in the city defense. If you are so fanatical, you must have discovered someone doing illegal things in the city - no luck.
Parasos glanced at Emilia's location. Sure enough, the curious princess had disappeared. He had no choice but to sigh and rush towards the place where the noise came from.
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"Stop!" "You shouldn't be here!" "Prepare to surrender!" "I will end this as soon as possible!" A group of guards were blocking the door of a certain house, each one shouting excitedly.
Standing on the roof, Parasos helplessly put his hand on his forehead. After all, Dugu City is the capital of Tianrim Province, and there are almost no short-sighted thieves committing crimes here, and it is not their turn to take action against the real key criminals. This gang The guard was so busy with no one to catch that he didn't even notice that something was obviously not normal.
The person who was surrounded was a fat man with a black cloth covering his head. When he found him, the man was tinkering with something at the side door of a house in front of him. At this time, even though he was surrounded by guards, he did not show any panic. Obviously, Except for the black cloth on his head, the aristocratic clothes he wore were ignored by the guards.
After observing carefully for a moment, Parasos saw Emilia sitting on the edge of the flower bed watching the excitement outside the guard circle.
"Huh? Subjugation? What type of subjugation?" The man pulled off the face covering on his head and shouted at the guards: "Don't you recognize me!?"
Oh, Ericul, Parassus recognized this merchant baron who often visited the Blue Palace. He had several caravans under his command and also controlled a business route. Although he still couldn't compete with the Eastern Empire Company under the princess's name. Than, but the tax is enough to provide him with the qualification of a Baron of Dugu City. However, according to the preliminary investigation information of Sharp-Eyed Eagle, the source of his entrepreneurial capital is not very clean. Now looking at his skillful lock picking, it is obvious that his old skills are still there. Not completely forgotten.
"Oh, Baron, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you before," the captain of the patrol stopped his men from shouting, but his tone was not respectful: "What are you doing in front of Baron Ghost's mansion so late?"
"What? Do I have to report to you after I taught that Bichi a lesson?" Ericul glared at the patrol leader: "I am the Baron of Dugu City, and I order you to get out of the way immediately!"
"Excuse me, Mr. Baron," the captain motioned to the guards to get out of the way: "But you'd better be careful with your words and actions. There are some things that even being a baron cannot solve."
"It's not your turn to teach me a lesson!" Ericul threw away the black hood and half of the wire, and walked away with his head held high, making Parassus sigh.
Naturally, you can do whatever you want with your status, such as breaking open the doors of other barons, but there are still many things that you can't solve with your status as a baron, such as rebellion or assassination of the lord, and - offending Her Royal Highness Princess Amelia.
Although the princess has only been rescuing people and not bullying others, if she really wants to deal with someone, except for the lords from all over the country who are in trouble, the sharp-eyed eagle can arrest them without hesitation.
"...What qualifications are needed to become a baron?" Emilia, who had been watching the show invisibly, suddenly appeared next to the guards who were a little angry and asked. Parasus was startled, fearing that the guards would be blind to him. Treating her like an ordinary little girl, she quickly followed her with a few leaps.
"I have met Her Royal Highness," fortunately, the captain had some discernment and said while stopping other guards from speaking: "If you want to become a baron in a city, you must first gain the recognition of the lord with certain achievements, and then you must buy a property in the city. In the end, it will gain general recognition from the residents of the city.”
"... Generally agreed?" The girl tilted her head.
"This is actually not that important, but if it is not recognized by the majority of residents, the investiture ceremony will not be carried out publicly, and no one except the nobles and guards will know his identity, so he is also called the 'Palace Baron'. "The captain glanced at the direction that Erekul left.
"I think the princess has gained this recognition." Parasos answered.
"Haha, of course, although the princess doesn't like to be in the public eye, you will always make the princess's righteous deeds public in a timely manner." The guard captain said to Parasos with a teasing tone.
Princess doesn't like to be in public? That's just because she can't see it even if she's standing in front of you. Parasos rolled his eyes: "If you ask me, your movements are too slow. If you see someone picking the lock, just punch and kick him. Even if he does it, It’s too late to reveal the identity of the baron, and you are all wearing full-face helmets, can he still come back with revenge?”
"Although the law stipulates that no force can be used directly against unarmed criminals, but -" the captain glanced at the wire dropped by Erekul: "That thing seems to be quite sharp?"
"Haha, the conflict between him and Baron Bai Ling has been going on for a day or two. What if we encounter such an opportunity again?" "You will definitely hear rumors in the tavern that a baron was beaten." The two captains agreed in a tacit understanding. They laughed together.
Since the patrol still had a mission, they went their separate ways after a brief conversation, while Emilia was still thoughtful.
"What? You don't like that Erekul too? Do you need me to call the brothers to teach him a lesson?" Parasos asked the princess.
"...I want to be a baron." The girl turned her head and looked at him.
"Huh?" Parathos was stunned for a moment. The imperial princess wanted to become a "baron" four levels lower than her status?
"...But the houses in Dugu City are too expensive." The princess said.
Well, Parassus thought, the Pride Spear Villa given to her by Toig alone is worth almost 40,000 gold coins. Other larger houses are naturally more expensive, but compared with the monthly profit of the Eastern Empire Company There is still some gap. If I persuade the princess to misappropriate the money in the account, will I be punished by the emperor later?
"...Where did Ericul get the money to buy a house?" Emilia continued to ask.
"It was stolen when he joined the Thieves Guild." Parasos, who was thinking about whether the princess's use of the Eastern Empire Company's assets was considered theft, casually told the results of Sharp-Eyed Eagle's investigation of Erekul.
Oops, Parasos immediately shut up when he realized what he said, and hoped that the princess would not react so quickly. Although he once mentioned to the princess the location of the headquarters of the now-failing Thieves Guild, she probably couldn't remember...
"...I'm going to the Rift City (the rift)."
It’s over! The emperor will definitely kill me!
