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My name is Akatosh,
The scenery at Blackfall is actually pretty good.
——4e, 201, Hearth Moon, 18th, 6:07——
"Oh? You mean, now the entire Black Fall has been unified by your lord? Or should I say, the king?"
Septim silently sat on a high-backed stone chair in the temple that was still intact, looking down at the snow elf captive bound by a rope made of lightning, seemingly not having any doubts about its ability to speak.
"Yes, it's the King, Master Mage." The strange snow elf who called himself Art responded timidly, and at the same time looked at Sophie with fear, while Sophie blinked in confusion.
Arthur sighed silently and touched his daughter's head.
Sophie slept until midnight and went out to look for food in a daze. In the end, she "caught" a black descendant scout. Fortunately, the snow elf said a lot of words before being swallowed, which made the little girl feel confused again. The scout was frightened by this and tried to escape. Then Septim, who was very angry after getting up, revealed a spell and imprisoned him all night. It was only now that he had time to interrogate him.
"Which force is unified? Zac Tower? Stinky Tower? Or Radbar Black Market?" Septim continued to ask silently: "Don't tell me it's the abandoned pump house."
"This..." The snow elf scout's narrowed eyes moved repeatedly.
"It seems that Master Septim is very aware of the situation of the Black Fall," Ella, who drew a bonfire on her face, whispered beside Arthur.
"If it is really as big as Skyrim, it would obviously not be wise to conflict with its ruler." Arthur responded in a low voice.
"According to the name before unification, our King comes from the 'Eltanford Cathedral', but that is now our capital, [Twilight City]." The Snow Elf Scout replied.
"Oh, that's it," Septim nodded silently, "Arthur?"
No more questions? Obviously you didn't ask anything at all? Arthur raised his eyebrows in confusion.
No, this is the right thing to do. The last time the old mage entered Black Fall was many years ago. If you continue to ask, it is likely to be found that he actually knows nothing about the current situation. At this time, you need your own even though The "adventurer leader", who was seen to be ignorant and uninfluenced, asked the question.
"So, what is your purpose of leaving Blackfall?" Arthur asked the Snow Elf scout.
"This, this is just a routine patrol," the scout looked at Sophie beside Arthur, and said with a trembling voice: "His Majesty the King is very kind. In order to prevent adventurers from accidentally entering the Black Fall and causing conflicts with ordinary residents, he deliberately set out in front of so many people. There are well-spoken scouts stationed near the passage leading to the surface. Adventurers who can reach here are invited to come to the capital as a guest, at least to show that we are not hostile."
So far, what the snow elf scout said is basically self-explanatory, but I always feel that something has been concealed or misled, but I can't make a conclusion based on my feelings alone.
"Shall we go meet this Snow Elf King?" Arthur asked his companions.
"No matter where you go, I will always be behind you, Baron." Lydia was the first to express her stance.
"Even if there are any conspiracy traps, it will have no impact on us." Ella made a wolf paw gesture.
"Twilight!" "Woof!" Sophie and Babas responded together.
"You can lead the way, scout." Septim waved his hand silently and released the restraints on Art.
——6:52——
Although Black Fall claims to have connected all the dwarf ruins in Skyrim Province, the methods of connection are different. The abandoned and damaged ruins may be "connected" through a deep collapse pit. If the location is deeper, It may be possible to reach it by breaking a few walls at the deepest point.
As for the Eltanford ruins that Septim chose implicitly, it is the most convenient one - directly accessible via a steam elevator.
This thing is entirely made of brass-colored dwarf metal. The bottom is in the shape of a huge disc. The surrounding and outer passages are each surrounded by fine metal fences to ensure that neither the inside nor the outside will accidentally fall. After turning the switch in the center of the disk, it would rise or fall with a huge metallic friction sound. Arthur noticed that the snow elf Art was peeking at them after turning the switch, as if expecting them to make a fool of themselves, but except for Babas Except for barking twice, he was very calm.
Thinking about it, most of the people present have ridden a dragon. How could the weightlessness of a mere elevator make them lose their composure?
Wait, what's the elevator? Arthur frowned.
Before Arthur could think clearly, the dwarf steam elevator had stopped falling. After the bronze door opened, everyone was in a trance except for Septim's silent words.
Unlike the expected scene of complete darkness with only some fluorescent plant lighting, the dark "sky" has large expanses of flowing, dotted blue light, making the overall brightness of the underground world comparable to that of the surface shortly after nightfall. .
Huge stalactites dropped from the sky, and the stalagmites on the ground rose up to meet them. Both were covered with moss that exuded a faint light, and there were also huge mushrooms with long roots like jellyfish in mid-air. Floating and sinking, from time to time there were flocks of strange birds that had never been seen on the surface flying around.
On the ground, many fluorescent mushrooms of the same shape as those in the air but much smaller illuminated the road paved with fine gravel. The road gravel, strange plants on the roadside, and even the large stones on the roadside also emitted a faint glow. Blu-ray.
Looking along these roads, you can see many relatively complete dwarf buildings. When they were buried underground, you could still complain about why they were built so tall. But when they stand on the "surface", they are towering and majestic. The gestures will immediately make people forget that they were built by dwarves who have no need for such a large-scale building.
"Dear guests on the surface, please go this way, that direction is the [Twilight City]." Art seemed to be very satisfied with the expressions of the adventurers, and walked out of the elevator first and gestured to the right.
"That's—" This time, Septim finally showed surprise: "You actually solved that problem?"
"Seeing that I can speak and my eyesight has initially recovered, you should have made some guesses, Master Mage." Art seemed to be more courageous after returning to his territory, "'His Majesty the King' has found This way we won't be hurt by the 'Black Sun', so the 'Twilight City' is already a real elf city."
"Black Sun? Is that the fireball?" Ella, who had the best eyesight, looked far in the direction pointed by the snow elf scout.
It was a dwarven city that was still far away and the details were unclear, but its scale could still be seen. Above that city, a huge fireball was suspended out of thin air, and there seemed to be an irregular black core inside. There are also cage-like black stripes on the outside that bind it.
"It is said that that thing is a demon god who died a long time ago. It was bound here by the current demon god who robbed him of his priesthood and became the lighting of a snow elf city." Septine tacitly told its origins: "It was The bound demon god was extremely angry, so he cursed all the snow elves illuminated by his light until they gradually returned to their previous appearance before 'degradation'. However, the snow elves who were 'repaired' in the process would lose their lives. When I came last time, It is also the final place chosen by the snow elves who are nearing the end of their lifespan, so it is called the 'Cathedral' as it was called in ancient times."
"We won't be affected?" Ella stared at the fireball.
"Of course not, it will only affect the mutated snow elves," Art shook his head repeatedly: "At least the adventurers who are guests in the city are not affected."
"You said your king comes from the 'Cathedral'?" Lydia glanced at the snow elf: "An ancient ghost?"
"Ah." Sophie rushed over and hugged Arthur, even throwing away the rabbit in her arms.
"Don't be afraid, even ghosts are ghosts of elves." Arthur touched the girl's head.
"Oh." Sophie slowly let go of her hand.
She is really easy to understand that she is afraid of skeletons and ghosts, but only dragons.
"Chi~" Click, click, click...
"Ah! Shut up!"
The Snow Elf scout suddenly rushed over to him with his eyes wide open. Even though he was stopped by Septim's silent instructions, he still danced and looked like he was going crazy.
"Who told you to say that our king is a ghost?" Ella glanced at Lydia.
"No, his target is not Lydia or me," Arthur followed the snow elf scout's gaze, "Rabbit?"
The hare that Sophie had just thrown off was nibbling on a red wild vegetable growing by the water. Only a small part of the wild vegetable was left. When he heard the call, he looked up and then lowered his head for a few bites as if he was afraid of being robbed. It eats it completely.
"Ah... [Blood Thistle]..." The snow elf put on a look of despair.
"What? Isn't that nairn root? Although it is red," Ella walked over and picked up the rabbit and patted it: "Spit it out quickly, that thing is poisonous. It doesn't matter if you want to die, at least don't let your flesh be poisoned."
"Don't eat the rabbit!" Sophie went to grab the rabbit. "The rabbit is so cute!"
"You are the only one here who is not qualified to say this... Remember not to eat it if it dies." Ella patted the rabbit a few more times and threw it back to Sophie.
"Ji..." The rabbit was frightened by the photo, and lay trembling in Sophie's arms.
"That thing was named 'Scarlet Nirnroot' by my friend. It is much more poisonous than ordinary Nirnroot." Septim glanced at Rabbit silently, then turned to the Snow Elf Scout: "You call it For [Blood Thistle]? How to use it?"
"Collect thirty trees, then accept the irradiation of the 'Black Sun', and eat them in one breath before you feel like you are going to die. If you do this, one of the four will turn back into an ancient snow elf and no longer be afraid of the Black Sun." Art raised his finger and pointed at himself: "The other three will become like me."
"Hmm... We initially speculate that these scarlet nairn roots appeared due to the influence of the demon god. Will the effects of it and the black sun cancel each other out? Maybe." Septine said to himself silently, and casually unlocked the snow elf of bondage.
"Hey... Adventurers, please follow me." The Snow Elf Scout led the way listlessly: "Completing a patrol mission and inviting adventurers will also reward you with one tree. It's better than nothing."
He always felt that there was something wrong with the scout's words, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment. Arthur looked at the rabbit with no signs of poisonous hair, shook his head and followed.
