My name is Akatosh,

I woke up and didn't see Sister A.

—4E, 201, Last Seed, 30th, 7:21

As soon as it was dark, and the sun had not yet crossed the horizon, the sound of sawing and chiseling of rocks could be heard from the construction site around the western watchtower, and even if those who had a job could ignore the sound, they would probably be embarrassed to sleep again.

Arthur, with some crooked armor, stretched out of the inn and looked up at the sky, well, the weather was good, there were no dragons.

The destination of the trip, "Grimm Jasmine Witch's Villa", is not in snowy territory, but further southwest near the city of Phorcles, and there are two roads to Vercles: the mountain road through the town of Brookwood and Helgen, and the paved road that goes west through Loristted and a little farther away.

Since Helgen had been completely destroyed by the dragon, he was unsure if the neighborhood would still be passable, and with two children to take care of, Arthur chose the second route.

"Daddy! Hee-hee~" Sophie ran out of the inn and hugged Arthur from behind, letting out a very happy laugh.

"Hey, Arthur, get up so early, will you leave right away?" Ella also walked out of the hotel sleepily, she didn't even comb her hair, and she actually drew a "wheel" facial pattern on her face to symbolize travel.

"I think we'll need to have breakfast before we hit the road, Baron." Ladia, neatly draped, followed Ella, the large striking shield that had to be sideways to get out of the door.

"Good morning, Mr. Arthur." Well, it's still the most normal for the children to say hello.

Although it was decided to travel very early yesterday, there was a great delay in various plans and candidates, as well as the route, because of the need to take Ria with her, Sophie had to follow, Lydia said that she would follow her baron anyway, and Arthur's place as the "shield brother" was snatched away by Ella, and after all the dust settled, the team that went out finally only walked to the western watchtower, and it was completely dark, and they could only spend the night here.

"Did you sleep well?" Sovard King walked from the direction of the barracks and greeted Arthur.

"Very good," replied Arthur, "but I am quite surprised at the progress of the construction of the western watchtower." ”

Obviously, only a week or so later, inns, barracks, sawmills and other basic buildings have been built around the western watchtower, and the stone walls surrounding them have also begun to take shape.

"It can only be said that it is a blessing in disguise, and of course your help is indispensable," Thorvard patted Arthur's shoulder armor: "If the dragon were to destroy the watchtower, the Nords would probably not be willing to rebuild it out of fear of the dragon, and as for those houses, you didn't notice that they were all wooden?" As long as the materials are sufficient, the pillars and beams can be put together, and you can get up in half a day. ”

"Hmm......" Arthur nodded, in the general belief of the Nords, only stone houses are the best, and wooden houses, although beautiful and easy to build, are not resistant to wind and snow, and only those who are imperial like.

"Earlier, when those bandits were sent here for forced labor, we were barely able to suppress them," Sovard took two steps closer and said in a low voice, "Thanks to the old orc gentleman named Ufu you sent, he directly subdued all those guys, and there is also a man named Havar Iron Hand to help manage them, and those bandits are even more obedient than Loki and Thor." ”

"That's why you dare to do such a large-scale project?" Arthur looked around at the hot construction site.

"When the wall is built and the supporting buildings are completed, the watchtower will be converted into a fortress, and then I will not be the 'captain of the guard of the western watchtower', but the 'commander of the western fortress'." Sovald said excitedly.

"Then I wish you what you wish soon," Arthur looked at his companions who had taken the initiative to stay away after he had chatted with Sauvade, "Speaking of which, we are going to continue in the direction of Loristed, and then turn to Phocles, do you have any information or suggestions on this route?" ”

"It's already the edge of the snowman realm, and the lord didn't send troops to station it in order to avoid the conflict with the Imperial Legion, so I don't have any important information to provide, the only thing worth noting-" Sovald lowered his voice again: "It seems that the Imperial Legion is gathering there, if you encounter them, it's best not to provoke conflict." ”

"Assemble?" Arthur frowned: "Dissatisfied with Lord Balguf's policy of neutrality, ready to threaten with power?" ”

"Not really," Thorvard shook his head, "It seems that the troops scattered by the dragon attack in Helgen are regrouping and preparing to return to Dugu City." ”

“…… How many days has it been? Arthur was speechless for a moment.

It's just that I'm afraid it's hard not to have a conflict, after all, they arrested themselves and Ufrik indiscriminately at that time, even if there is Hadava's testimony, probably ......

"I'm going to arrange work for those slackers, you can get some rest and go on your way, and if you need to, you can ask any of the guards, after all, you are a hero." Sovald nodded to Arthur and turned to walk towards the black watchtower.

——7:53——

"So, those Silver Hands planned to attack Snowman, but ultimately failed because their plans were broken early," Havar Iron Hand asked, "Then we should be pardoned." ”

"What a forgiveness! Aren't you a member of the Snowman Guard right now? The old orc Uff slapped Havar on the shoulder, nearly knocking him over.

While Arthur and his companions were having breakfast and buying some dry food, Ufu and Haval, who had never known each other before, and were now on duty at the western watchtower, sat down together.

Haval's voice was not loud, but Arthur keenly noticed that many of the people around him were slowing down and listening to their conversation, and it was no wonder that most of them were robbers, and although they were now working in the western watchtower without any punishment, they were always afraid that they would be settled by the lord or the guard.

"Yes, you have a lot of credit for this," replied Arthur, and although he could not reward them for his lords, as a baron, he still had the right to express his opinion, "your crimes as robbers have been written off, and if you do not wish to work here, you can work on the surrounding farms or in the snowy city." ”

Arthur turned his head to look at Ladia, the woman who was somewhat of a lord's attitude and smiled and nodded at him.

As soon as these words came out, not only did Havar breathe a sigh of relief, but the guards and workers who had been listening for a long time also began to talk in a relaxed atmosphere.

"Arthur, are these your daughters? Very...... Pretty. Haval was considering the meaning of the news and was not going to speak for a while, and the old orc Ufu took the initiative to speak to Arthur.

"Hehe, thank you." The aesthetics of the orcs can see that humans are not beautiful, but after all, it is a compliment, Arthur touched Sophie and Ria's little heads, and thanked the old orcs for the two girls who were burying their heads in breakfast.

"These two are yours...... Hmm...... judging from the shape of his mouth, Ufu, who was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue, seemed to be going to say "wife", but he was provoked by the inexplicable chill and murderous aura and couldn't say it.

"I am the Baron's bodyguard, and I will protect him with my life." Lydia said lightly.

"I'm Arthur's shield sister, and I come out in pairs, never alone." Ella inexplicably brought out the precepts of the comrades-in-arms.

"Oh......" Ria blinked at this and at that, then turned her head to start drinking the soup.

"Unbelievable." Sophie tilted her head, swallowing a whole piece of goat cheese in one gulp, taking advantage of the fact that the people in the room were not paying attention to her.

Old Ufu has nothing to do, Arthur just wants to sigh, although orcs are basically monogamous, but powerful orcs, such as orc chiefs, can have multiple wives, and it is very good to be regarded by Ufu as someone as as strong as his chief, but the current situation is not suitable.

In fact, Arthur knows very well what Ella is angry about, although it has not been too long, but Arthur has basically integrated into the big family of comrades-in-arms, and everyone has also acquiesced to the "shield brothers" when he and Ella formed an operation, and now suddenly a "baron guard" fell from the sky, and he did not refuse or idle with him, especially Ladia has a good temperament and appearance, and completely compares the wilder Ella to it.

However, this reaction ...... Compared with the relationship between men and women, it is more like a child who has a temper when his friend is snatched away, and Lydia must have seen it a long time ago, but he is just cooperating with her seriously with a certain bad taste.

For now, Arthur can only play dumb, if he goes and tells Ella that he took her with him because he felt that Lydia was familiar and kind, who knows what will happen.

"Guards! Take up your weapons! In embarrassment, the brothers Loki and Thor, who had a relationship with Arthur, ran into the cafeteria together: "The enemy is a full-grown giant!" ”

"What's going on?" As the guards left their jobs to fetch their weapons, Arthur got up and stopped the two brothers who had turned to leave.

"Oh, Lord Dragonborn, it's great that you're here!" Thor's eyes lit up, and his words were a little faster: "A passing caravan carrying a large number of fresh fruits passed by, and was blocked by a mammoth near the main road to beg for food, and the caravan took the opportunity to flee after feeding, but the mammoth chased after him, and as a result, the giant who raised it judged that the caravan wanted to kidnap the mammoth, so he launched an attack on the caravan. ”

"The caravan has abandoned two wagons to stop the mammoth that caused this to eat, but the giant is still in hot pursuit," Loki continued, "and now the caravan is heading for our watchtower and calling for help." ”

"Well, I'll help," Arthur nodded, turning to Ella, "Speaking of which, we were hunting giants when we first met......"

Before the words fell, Ella had already rushed out like a gust of wind.

"Giant, is it delicious?" Sophie blinked.