Chapter 187: The Return Trip
Today in the snowy city is a good sunny day, the warm sun is falling, the clear water of the white river is rushing, around the snowy city in a big circle, and then running into the distance.
Outside the city, large areas of plains have been cleared, and only a few remnants of the war can be seen, farm buildings have been rebuilt, and much of the land has been restored to production.
With the powerful ripening of magic potions, crop after crop can ripen once in just a few days, and then be quickly harvested and replanted...... Although it was not a long-term solution, it greatly eased the pressure of Snow City due to the previous war.
And on top of the western watchtower of Snowman, a group of heavily armed guards were watching the surroundings from the top of the tower, chatting and bragging.
"I've often wondered if I'm a Dragonborn too, but I just didn't find out."
"Come on, the mage has gone to slay the dragon with that group of adventurers, and we are still here as guards."
"That is, if you were a Dragonborn, you wouldn't be standing on this watchtower with us right now......"
"I used to be an adventurer like those people until I was hit by an arrow in the knee."
The topic is unconsciously tilted to the one thing that both young people and adults crave most. That's right, then about the legend of dragon slaying, they all want to replace the powerful heroes of the story.
It's just a simple rumor and fantasy, but has there been less to do in this year?
First came the return of the legendary dragon to Skyrim, and then the birth of the last Dragonborn, especially the latter, a savior hero of unknown origin with the power of the Dragonborn, who came to Skyrim by mistake and was inadvertently saved by his sworn enemy Alduin, and thus began his legendary adventure to defeat Alduin and save Skyrim and the entire world.
It sounds like this plot is so routine that it doesn't work, but it just happened.
Even the prophetic lost people can't figure out the truth about the dragonborn, no matter how they look up, this savior hero is as if he jumped out of the cracks in the stone, as if he turned out to be an ordinary person, because he was taken away by some unknown force and became a dragonborn, and most of his previous memories are missing.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like a protagonist template.
But what these ordinary Skyrim people don't know, the only thing they know is that the Dragonborn was originally an ordinary person, but when he crossed the border of Skyrim Province, he was caught in an ambush by the Imperial Legion to capture Ulfric Stormcloak, and was captured along with Uhfrik and many of the Stormcloak Rebel generals, and taken to Sanctuary for execution.
However, when he was about to be executed, he escaped being beheaded due to the attack on the Holy Land Town by the legendary Eater of Worlds Alduin, and then after escaping, he accepted the commission of the villagers of Ximu Town to come to Snow City to report the news.
A series of events followed, and finally the dragon was successfully slain and absorbed the dragon soul, and the dragonborn's identity was proven.
These Snowman Guards didn't think much about it, they only knew that the Dragonborn's background was very close to theirs, and they were not born noble, or already famous heroic warriors.
is an ordinary person, but because of his adventures, he became a legendary hero......
It's really a sense of substitution, and it makes them feel very longing. And the dragon slaying or something is not a simple hearsay rumor, but a real happening, and it is a big event that they have witnessed with their own eyes.
Not to mention that it has been a long time since the dragonborn slain the dragon for the first time, not long ago, Snow Man City also killed another attacking dragon...... These are all things they have witnessed exactly, and it is naturally very normal to have fantasies.
After all, he has been standing guard here in the western watchtower, and there is no other entertainment to speak of.
"Speaking of which, it seems that Master Mage set off to slay the dragon half a month ago, and he hasn't come back yet, so something can't be wrong, right?"
As he spoke, one of the guards seemed to remember something, and looked in a certain direction worriedly, half a month ago, he saw with his own eyes that mysterious and powerful mage, leading a team out of the city, leaving from that direction.
After so much time, until now, he didn't see them back, which made him a little worried.
"Come on, you haven't been there at all, so I don't know how far it is, it will take five or six days on the road, and it will take five or six days to come back, isn't it normal that Master Mage hasn't come back yet?"
The other guard, who seemed to have been to the mine over there, was not panicked at all, and said slowly-
"And aren't there those strange people who continue to follow? Although their identities are all questionable, there is nothing to say about their abilities, one person is worth at least a hundred of us, what is there to worry about. ”
"That's what you said......" The guard who spoke before thought about it, felt that it made sense, nodded subconsciously, and at the same time moved his somewhat sore neck vigorously, and the corner of his eye just looked in the direction of Snow Mancheng.
In the Genting area, there is the palace complex of the towering and majestic Longxiao Palace, which is as magnificent as ever.
And in the midst of the surrounding palace clusters, there is a strange tower-like building, which I don't know when it appeared, reflecting a dazzling light in the sun, yellow and clear, as if it was the luster of copper, and as if it was flowing gold.
For a moment, he seemed to have the illusion that the tower was more imposing than the Throat of the World in the distance, as if it was the center of the whole world, and all the power between heaven and earth was faintly condensed and circulated on it.
It seemed to run through the beginning and the end, and contained all the mysteries of the world, so that his mind was completely lost for a moment, and he even had the urge to kneel down directly and burst into tears, bowing and worshipping.
"Huh? When was a new tower built in the city......"
As the guard of Snowman City, this man naturally has a high level of education, and can at least read the content of the announcement or the bounty order, but it is limited to this, and I want to count on him to blurt out the tower immediately, witty words, and a bunch of gorgeous words and praise for the tower.
Or maybe they were in high spirits and recited two lines of poetry on the spot, which is impossible......
He didn't even understand the reason for the urge to cry in his heart, but he was very surprised and subconsciously stopped all his movements, trying to rub his eyes, but was blocked by the helmet.
After such a delay, when he raised his head again, he found that the direction was still the palace complex of Longxiao Palace, and the outline of the buildings was something he had seen many times in the past, and he had already been familiar with it so much that he couldn't be more familiar.
Although it is also majestic, majestic, and majestic, there is no towering golden tower in the center, surrounded by the surrounding buildings as if it were a star arching moon.
“……”
“……”
"Where is it, you kid have to find a good reason to deceive people, right?" The others squinted for a moment, then looked back at the guy who had come with his mouth open and cast suspicious glances.
"Probably...... I read it wrong. Even the guard was a little unsure, and he raised his fist in confusion and knocked on his helmet.
"Wait, look over there, it looks like it's our guys back? It's the mage, aren't they? ”
At this time, someone saw a neat team at the end of the road in the distance, and after watching carefully, he gasped, and his tone changed-
“…… Oh my God, they really did kill another dragon, and I saw the head of the big lizard! ”
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When the team entered the city, they deliberately put the specially cut off dragon head on the cart and pushed it in.
The city was crowded with people, and the people welcomed them on both sides, eager to see the birth of another heroic epic of dragon slaying - the legend of the Longxiao Palace in Xueman City was enough to make people talk about it.
But in this current era, there have been three actual examples of dragon slaying in a row, and it seems that this era is even more dire than the historical era of the legendary Nord hero King Olaf One-Eyed, and even the dragons have been slaughtered one after another.
The people don't think about the influence of various factors, and they don't know that this is not the age of mythology, and the so-called slaughtered dragons have long been the undead who have been dead for endless years, but have been reawakened and resurrected by Alduin......
Even if there are people in the know, they will not take the initiative to stand up for popular science, after all, why popularize science? It's hard to say that the people won't believe it, and it doesn't do them any good to explain such a thing.
Xueman City urgently needs such a booster, and the people only need to know that Xueman's strength is strong and can cope with all crises, so that's it.
"Mage? Mage! ”
Xia Ran rode a bantam horse and slowly walked at the back of the team, listening to the shouts and shouts of the people in front of him and on both sides like a landslide and tsunami, looking absent-minded.
On the way back, the moment he crossed the last hill and saw the snow-filled city, he seemed to see a golden tower, which directly attracted his attention from a distance.
It's hard to tell what it feels like, not because the tower is so obvious that he can see it at a glance, but ...... The moment I saw it, I felt as if I had seen the truth manifest, and my mind began to surge with wonderful wisdom.
It was only a short moment, and he felt as if he had understood something, but he couldn't say what information he had received.
Moreover, I don't know if he was hallucinating, but in an instant, the tower disappeared directly.
During the time he came back all the way back to entering the snowy city, he stared at the Genting District very carefully, but unfortunately he was not able to see the shadow of the tower again......
"Mage?"
Well? Xia Ran's absent-mindedness was broken, and he looked up at the vampire lady next to him, who had already put on the space suit again.
He asked nonchalantly, "What's wrong?" ”
"We're going to go directly to the lord to collect the reward, and then we're going to go to the Sky Forge next, do you want to go together?"
The vampire girl asked.