—4E, 201, Last Seed, 28th, 7:00 a.m.

In the early morning of the light mist, at the foot of the Hosgar Peak, a half-old wagon creaked out of Ivastead and headed north, its twin horses black and white, the white one, though tall, but inexplicably cowering and unable to take a step, and the smaller black horse beside it kicked and bit it impatiently.

'Haha!' Empress Alversica's hard work! Beat that stupid horse who is as timid as a mouse! Farkas, who was sitting in the driver's seat, laughed.

"Cowardly as a mouse? Isn't it because it has six wolves behind it? Arthur, who was sitting side by side with him, struggled to control the carriage.

"What six, obviously four," Ella replied in the back, "you're a dragon, and I'm not a wolf - who has an opinion?!" ”

"Okay, okay, you're not." Cisco Moon touched his bald head and replied, while Wells and Wilcas glanced at each other and spread their hands helplessly.

Due to the severe injuries suffered by these comrades in the previous battle with the vampire Maharaja, although the humanoid appearance is unmistakable, if they turn into werewolves, the injuries that do not fully recover will reappear, and they will eventually have to rest for a night and then take a carriage back to Xueman.

"Speaking of which, the sable sword-handled guy is really relieved to let her come out to pull the cart, and the original owner must have given him enough money to buy this horse." Ella said, looking at the black horse.

"I don't really like black horses, but this girl looks good, and she's not afraid of us, it's only a thousand gold coins, and I can buy her when I get back," Farkas nodded in agreement: "But the original name was too silly, what Empress Elga, how about changing her name to 'Ellie' after buying it?" ”

"I don't think so!" Arthur inexplicably felt that his head was being aimed at the slam gun, and hurriedly spoke out to stop Farkass...... But what is a slam gun?

"'Empress Alversica' is our snowy horse, but this car and the white horse are from Loristed, and in the end they were left together in Ivasted, and there is no chauffeur, but it is clearly stated that only customers who return to Loristed, what do you think could be the reason?" Wilcas's observation is clearly more nuanced.

"Uh, that means even if we're not driving, they're going to pull the car back on their own? Wouldn't that be a hassle? Farkas scratched his head.

"Proof that someone has traveled thousands of miles from the Empire's sphere of influence through the snow into Stormcloak's area of control, and has used relatively milder means to cover their tracks." Wells tapped his shield: "Probably the same group of mages from yesterday." ”

"But for what purpose?" Farkas still looked confused.

"Heh, of course it's to explore the reality of Xueman, since Lord Barguf declared neutrality and blocked the central part of Skyrim Province, the Empire and the Stormcloak can only make a small fight on the northern and southern fronts, and both sides want to pull Xueman into their camp, or conquer it completely." Wilcas sighed.

"Hey, we don't care if they blow each other's heads away, after all, the Brothers-in-Arms will not participate in any war, but if they want to attack Xueman, who is protected by the Brothers-in-Arms, they have to taste the fangs and claws." Ella looked eager to try.

"It's the blade and the arrow......," Wells was helpless, "We can't expose ourselves in broad daylight as werewolves." ”

"Actually, the lord probably knew about it a long time ago, otherwise where would he have the confidence to declare neutrality?" Cisco Yue seemed to say very casually, but the meaning of the words made everyone quiet together.

——8:00——

"By the way, how far did you take me when I was unconscious?" While pausing for a break on a high slope, Arthur asked, looking at the river rolling beneath his feet.

The Dwari River, which swells northward, runs parallel to the road for the time being, but soon it turns east and eventually joins the White River, which is still on the horizon, and near the confluence is a small point of the Treva watchtower, which is completely unreclusible but presumably in ruins.

"As far as you can see," said Farkas nonchalantly, "there are sawmills and scattered farms and hunters' huts on the road, but there is nowhere for us to recuperate. ”

"Hmm." Arthur nodded.

At this time, it would be inappropriate to say any words of thanks or assurance, and anyone present at the moment would make the same choice in that situation, because they are all the most senior members of the Brother-in-Arms Regiment, the "Ring".

…… It's a terrible name.

"Boom ——!" Far below the slope, a stone fortress on the side of the road suddenly erupted into huge flames, and the members of the comrade group who had been resting took up their weapons vigilantly.

"That's ...... Amor Castle," Wilcas quickly recognized, "it's a bridgehead for the Stormcloak, but it doesn't have much of a garrison due to its lack of strategic value, and is usually used by travelers as a supply depot and exchange, so why would it be under attack?" ”

"So what are you waiting for! To help? Farkas jumped into the carriage and pulled the reins.

"Wait," Cisco Moon tugged at his arm, "If the Imperial Legion and the Storm Cloak were to fight, who were you going to help?" ”

"Uh...... Fight on both sides? Farkas replied subconsciously, apparently thinking in his heart that neither side was good.

"We are not involved in the battle between the Empire and the Storm Cloak in principle, but in addition to this, they are also guards of order in their respective occupation zones, and can assist them without revealing their identities if attacked." Wilcas concluded, then looked at Ella, "Can you tell who they are?" ”

Even the sound of the explosion was not clear from such a distance...... Arthur looked at Ella and saw a pair of furry ears sticking out of her head, and her eyes were bright, which should have been very cute, but were ruined by the six dark red lines on her face that were slanted and intertwined - God knows why she played with her picture tattoos when she was fine.

"Hmm...... The attackers were a group of mages, not Imperial legionnaires. Ella said as she looked over there without blinking.

"Yesterday's group of mages?" Wells frowned.

"It's not ......," Ella's ears twitched, "They were yelling 'you put us in the prison to the north, and you didn't expect that 'that lord' would give us the strength to escape, hahaha'." ”

This unflinching "hahaha" sounds awkward.

"Well, it's heretics, there's nothing to say, let's get in the car and go and exterminate them." Wilcas shook his head and jumped into the carriage first.

Arthur had also heard of "heretics", and as he climbed into the car, he thought that this title was not a contempt between believers who believed in different Holy Spirits, and even evil mages who believed in certain demon gods, who believed in something that "did not exist" but had gained power by mistake.

At present, the most famous pagans in Skyrim Province are a group of witches known as the "Raven Ghost Woman", who believe in the "female version of Helsin", but it is known that the most common image used by the god of hunting and beasts, Helsin, is a variety of birds and beasts with antlers, and the only humanoid image is also a strong male with a deer skull, but the witches were inexplicably given a plump female image wearing a deer skull, so in a fit of rage, they all turned them into arms and wings, and legs are eagle claws, but the body is still human"Crow ghost woman", as a result, this image was instead talked about by these crow ghost women as a gift.

Due to the downhill slope, Arthur's distracted kung fu carriage had already rushed to the gate of the fortress, and the sound of the two sides clashing with swords and the explosion of magic could be clearly heard.

"Traveler! Leave now! We can handle this! "The position that was attacked was the back door, and the only guard at the main gate waved vigorously to let the members of the comrade group leave,

"Don't you want to affect civilians? These soldiers are not bad. Cisco Moon whispered.

"Hey! That's not going to work! Farkas jumped out of the carriage and shouted at the guard, "We were treated here for free when we passed by, and this attack on the way back is the right time to repay you!" ”

“…… Well, if you have any losses, you can come to us and ask for compensation after the matter is over. "The soldiers got out of the way.

Therefore, it is difficult to find out when the honest man is deceiving, Farkas just listened to Wilkas's slight introduction, and did not say anything about free entertainment, so he dared to shout it directly, but the other party really did it, Arthur jumped out of the car and rushed into the fortress with his companions.

"When we usually go out to complete the commission, we will get free entertainment when we encounter a fortress guarded by soldiers?" When asked about it, Farkas replied with a straight face.

Well, the privilege of the comrade-in-arms, Arthur sideways dodged a flying icicle.

At this time, the pagan mages had completely attacked the fortress, they looked ragged, but their eyes were shining yellow, and they laughed sickly and released attack spells one after another, but they did not have the normal reaction of ordinary mages when facing melee enemies, such as holding up magic shields, or casting ice spells to slow down enemies.

"It looks like there were still fish that slipped through the net that night." Ella frowned slightly, and the arrow hit a mage directly in the throat, and as expected, no blood splattered.

"The strength has skyrocketed, but the mind is confused, it stands to reason that it is impossible for a vampire to cause transformation if he is just hunting, the only possibility is that the fleeing vampire can no longer control himself." Wilcas swings his sword and pierces the heart of another vampire mage.

"It's not surprising that after so long in the Treva Watchtower, it's strange if there aren't some dead dependents, the problem is that the guy who ran away, he knows where we came from, and is likely to retaliate." Cisco Moon slammed his shoulder into a vampire mage, swinging his sword and slashing its neck.

"Then we'll have to catch him as soon as possible, or get back as soon as possible." Arthur, who was suddenly devoid of enemies, put away his sword and scanned the battlefield.

Originally, the number of vampire mages and storm cloak guards who attacked was equal, and they were beaten in a hurry, but after the comrades joined, it directly became one-sided, except for those who were killed on the spot, the rest of the mages were controlled, maybe they also planned to torture the information, but it was obvious that there was no way to gain anything.

"Thank you for your help, I don't know what to call it?" One of the Stormcloaked soldiers, who looked like captains, approached, and their questioning stunned everyone.

Although the reason for entering the war was to exterminate the infidels, the Imperial Legion would not think so, and they would assume that the Comrades had assisted the Stormcloak, which would make Xue Man's situation very awkward, and if he had made up his identity, it would have been a little longer to arouse suspicion.

"We are the Knights of the Round Table," Arthur replied without hesitation, "I am Artoria, this lady is Trist, and the brothers Gallius, Gahoris, and Gawain, and he is my brother Kai." ”

The members of the Circle were shocked by Arthur's ability to make up his name directly, but they couldn't see it on the outside, and the Stormcloaked Soldier didn't doubt it, but his face was a little unkind.

"The title 'Knight' comes from Cellodiel, right? I advise you not to believe the propaganda of the Empire, we are fighting for the faith, and the enemy is the Somo elves, not the rebels," he took out a spellbook and handed it to Arthur, "That lady 'Trist' seems to use a bow and arrow, and this magic may help her - now that the fortress is a bit chaotic, I won't leave you alone." ”

After leaving the fort and getting into the carriage, the members of the Brothers-in-Arms began to hammer Arthur and complained that their "code name" was not good.

"Be content, I haven't given away the names 'Merlin', 'Lancelot', 'Galahad' and 'Mordred' yet." Arthur, who didn't know how to explain it, rushed to the car.