My name is Akatosh,

Ay? The civil war feeder opened on its own?

—4E, 201, Moon of Fire, 17th, 10:07 a.m.

The northern part of the Snowman Plain, near the west bank of the White River, has begun to gradually elevate, but not enough to be included in the mountains or specifically named, and the occasional patrolling of the Snowman Guards refers to it as the "Nameless Highlands on the banks of the White River".

On the back side of this plateau, in a position that cannot be seen from the snowy direction, there is a hidden canyon, which from the outside, it seems to be the entrance to an ancient Nord tomb that was abandoned halfway through construction, and many traces of old tomb robbers also prove that it has been repeatedly explored, and there is nothing worth paying attention to.

At this time, a team of Stormcloak chain mail was exploring, and although the team was less than twenty people, it was all carefully selected elite, and their hammers, axes, and shields were more than enough to deal with the powerful ghouls or imperial obstruction that might arise.

"Eyes are bright!" Garmar Stonefist shouted: "The abandoned tombs on the periphery are just camouflage, and the entrance to the Bogas tomb 'Kovan Jond' is hidden!" Keep in groups of three during the search so that you don't suddenly fall into something and don't have time to warn! ”

The Stonefists are the staunchest supporters of the Ulfric Stormcloak, having followed them since the first Stormcloak became the lord of the city, they are tall, strong, and brave, the only thing they lack is their appearance, they are unusually vicious, and there is a joke that even they tell is that after one Stonefist scares a child to cry, another Stonefist can scare the child into crying when he walks over.

As a highly accomplished general and military commander of the Stormhelm Defenses, Garma Stonefist's dispatch during this operation is a testament to the importance that Ufric attaches to the Sawtooth Crown and his determination to achieve it.

"The trap for the entrance has been set, Master Stonefist," Laroff said from the direction of the canyon entrance, reporting back to Galma.

"Just in time, join me in searching the grave," Garma patted him vigorously on the shoulder, "If you can't find anything, the skinny blondes will be arguing again." ”

"Uh, yes." Larov smiled wryly and did not answer.

Unlike Hadava's fellow countryman, who served as General Tulius's clerk at a young age, Larov was only a squad leader in the Storm Cloak, and if it weren't for the coincidence that he was tied to the same carriage as Lord Ufrik, it would probably be impossible for the lord to remember his name, and even now, the way he remembered his name often made him angry - as a "shawl blonde" field officer.

Ralov is a talkative, humorous, brave, intelligent, responsible, and relatively handsome "blonde" man, so when he rushes back to Windhelm City, he is favored by the "Shawl Blonde" who is eager to find a "spokesperson".

Although those girls are not short of force, and they can hire adventurers to solve any difficulties themselves, they have not been able to intervene in the army - after all, they have only been established for a short time, and those Nord veterans don't care about them at all.

Perhaps Ufrik had intended to reward or promote Larov for his actions in Helgen and afterward, but those possibilities were completely absent when the "Shawl Blonde" asked for help.

As a result, Larov is now the clerk of Garma Stonefist, and although he has managed to achieve Hadava's status in the Imperial Legion, he is not happy at all, and even has the urge to go to the apothecary to dye his hair brown.

Who set that purpose? Why do even field workers look for blondes?

"Found the entrance—ahh A distant exclamation interrupted Rarov's thoughts, and after glancing at Garma, they simultaneously rushed towards the location they had come from.

——10:27——

An army of about thirty Imperial legions appeared on the unnamed heights by the river, dressed in light Imperial leather armor, some with sharp-eyed eagle markings, and armed with light weapons such as daggers, daggers, and longbows, all of which looked like an outnumbered scout force.

"Governor Ricky, there are no Nord tombs found nearby." Armed with a leather sword and shield, Hadava spoke to the leader of the trip, Governor Regie, after listening to the scout's report.

With the White River to the east, the snow-capped mountains to the west and north, and the snow-covered plains to the south, the view is unobstructed beyond a few trees, and it feels like even a scout can come to the same conclusion without sending a send.

"You're still too young," Ricky smiled and walked down the heights, "Guys, follow me—"

"Hmm......" Adava followed without any argument, although Governor Regie did not look very old, she was a veteran general who had participated in the great war between the Empire and Somo, and before General Tulius arrived in the sky, she was in charge of the defense of Dugu City.

As for General Tulius...... Because the embassy was so busy with the attack on the embassy, the original plan to accompany him was also directly lost, and in the end, he could only let Hadawa, the clerk, temporarily replace him.

"Look here," said Governor Regie, pausing and pointing at a weed-infested rock wall on the northern slope of the Heights, "has you noticed something wrong?" ”

"This is north, and there's very little sunlight, so this grass is camouflage?" Before Hadava could figure it out, a clever scout had already reacted: "We see a stone wall, but it's actually covered by magic—"

"Stop! Idiot! Ricky shouted and stopped the scout who was about to step forward: "Whoever has a bow and arrows, rush there with a few arrows." ”

"When you're in magical disguise, it's essential to try to attack," another soldier in a sharp-eyed eagle uniform said in a slightly mocking tone, before firing a triple shot at the mountain wall with his bow and arrow.

The first two arrows bounced off the wall, but the third flew in unhindered, and before the shooter could say anything, explosions, falling rocks, and other unknown movements shook the "wall".

After the noise subsided, a passage into the underground canyon appeared in front of the scouts.

"Keep going, but stay vigilant," Ricky waved his hand, "There is no doubt that the original traps have been cleared for us, and now we should pay attention to the ones they have set up specifically to deal with us - this is not an exploration of ancient ruins, but a battle deep into the enemy fortress." ”

"That's right," Hadava finally found an opportunity to speak, "whether the other party can find something or not, they will have to go back the way they came, and we must be ready to meet it at any time!" ”

——10:45——

"Boom—"

The dull sound of an explosion came from above, but it sounded no louder to Ralov than the sudden burst of torches from the hands of the Stormcloaked Soldiers, even the low roars of the vanguard of the party slashing the ghouls.

"Lord Stonefist, it seems that the Imperial Legion is only a little later than us." Ralof said to Galma: "The traps left on the surface seem to have been discovered and triggered or dismantled. ”

"Hmph, don't worry, they definitely don't have the courage to jump down directly, and after cleaning up the trap with a chirp, maybe they will set up a bunker at the door under the pretext of 'they will definitely find a way to go', just let them wait a year." Garma responded.

"Indeed, indeed." It wasn't the first time Larov had seen Galma's bravery, but he was still scared by the previous phrase "Let's jump together".

No one could have imagined that the entrance to the "Covan Jond" would be a large downward slope, and the three Stormcloaked soldiers pulled each other and fell down two, and when Galma arrived, she only asked the surviving soldier three words, "Can you be sure this is the entrance?" "Why did they fall?" "Do you dare to jump?"

If you were anyone else, you wouldn't have ordered everyone to jump down after hearing the answers of "I'm pretty sure", "I want to see the message", and "Of course I dare", right? However, this decision turned out to be the right one.

Underneath the big crater was a deep pool of water, and the two soldiers who had fallen earlier were fine, but it had awakened a large number of sleeping ghouls by the pool, and if Garma hadn't jumped down with someone to confirm the information or find another route, the two people below would have been torn apart by the ghouls, and those who remained on it would undoubtedly be surrounded by the Imperial legions that had arrived.

As for the question of how to get there, even if you ask Galma, you can only get answers like "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain" and "the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge".

For a moment, Larov was very envious of the rules and regulations of Hadava's Imperial Legion, which "strives to minimize losses" and "seeks stability in everything".

"The Ghoul Overlord has been discovered!" "It's wearing a crown!" The sudden wideness of the crypt passage ahead and the exclamations of the soldiers interrupted Larov's thoughts, and he did not hesitate to grab the war hammer and rush forward.

——11:12——

"Hmm...... It reads 'Yadnan has fallen, what a fool he is' Ruz jumped along, but I won't do that' There must be a way to go down, I'll find it' 'After many confirmations, I'm finally convinced that the legendary Covan Jond is down there' 'I'm going down, I should have gone down ten years ago, I hope they can forgive me' 'Brealiu the Argonian'. ”

When a sharp-eyed hawk scout with elven blood read the words on the walls of the Great Pit, the scene fell into an eerie silence.

"Hmm...... So those storm cloaks jumped off because of these indistinguishable messages? Hadava was speechless, and at the same time inexplicably sympathized with Larov in the storm cloak.

"Actually, this is not too difficult to deduce," Ricky, who frowned, finally spoke: "The entrance of this shape, even if it is flat below, is enough to create a huge pool that can be safely landed after years of rain, but judging from the fact that the Bogas and the Sawtooth Crown have not been discovered for so many years, the possibility of a passage connecting to the outside world inside is very low, and I can't gamble on the very slim possibility of 'there must be a way out below' with the lives of the soldiers present." ”

"So...... What are we going to do? Hadava asked.

"Defend in place, check the nearby ruins for other possible entrances, and patrol the surroundings with a guarantee that they won't be discovered by the snowy side," Regie decided: "They shouldn't have brought enough food, let's stay here for three, no, five days, and if the situation doesn't change after five days, we will directly retreat to Dugu City!" ”

"Yes, ma'am!"