The continent of Tamriel, somewhere in the Kilkes Mountains in the northern part of Skyrim Province.

There was a young man, wearing a cloak and long boots, walking on this difficult mountain road.

It has been seven hours since I left the nearest village and stepped into this snow-capped mountain. Except for eating some dry food in a cave on the way to rest, the boy did not rest at all.

The trail is very dangerous, especially during this cold winter season. Not to mention, today seems to be the coldest day in these days. The boy thought to himself.

The cold wind in the mountains was not blowing very strongly, but it was bitterly cold, and his coat made of snow bear skin could not defend against such a severe cold, and the slightest cold wind penetrated into the gaps, stimulating the young man's body to tremble constantly.

Crunch, crunch—nothing but the sound of the boots on the snow and the wind.

"Whew...... This is not the way to go......" the young man muttered, then raised his left hand and whispered - poof!

A flame ignited in the boy's hand.

"If Professor Falauda sees it, I'......ll probably have to teach me that 'Destruction Fire Magic is not used for warmth,'" the boy said to himself with a wry smile, apologizing inwardly to the teacher who didn't know what was going on on the mountain.

"Hope...... It would be nice to have enough to gain this time...... That demon god shouldn't let me down......" Enduring the biting cold wind, the young man whispered and continued to walk towards a certain place on the top of the mountain.

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A week ago.

"Vampires?" In the mercenary union of Mosal, the metropolis of the central part of the Skyrim Province, a great swordsman covered in steel plate armor shouted at the black elf receptionist at the counter.

"Yes, that's right, vampires." The receptionist gave him an angry look, and continued to announce to the crowd, "With the help of an unknown traveler, the arson case in Heruga's house has finally been solved, and the murderer is Railette, who used to work as a maid in his house. Ignoring the whispers coming from below, the receptionist reluctantly continued, "And there is evidence that Raileette was coerced by a vampire named Alva and the gang behind him - so cleaning up the vampires in the caves near the swamp has become the primary target of the 'Old Raven' lord at the moment." ”

"In other words, there are so many vampires there that even the main city guards and legionnaires can't defeat them?"

"It can't be a vampire group with a large number of fogwalkers and nightcrawlers, right? Isn't this sending us to death? ”

"That's it!"

Seeing that the crowd in the audience began to heckle in a bad direction, the receptionist could not hide the panic in his heart, and he tried to calm everyone down, but in vain. At this moment, the cold voice of a young girl overshadowed all the noise: "Suppose I am willing to do it......" The crowd suddenly quieted down, "How is the reward calculated?" ”

People jerked to the source of the sound and looked at the girl in front of them - she was a beautiful and amazing elf, wearing a full set of enchanted robes, and her hands were full of enchanted rings, and from her body, there was a strong man's unique 'qi' that was obviously much higher than everyone in the room, and that kind of expression that was not angry and arrogant made those who wanted to speak sarcastically shut their mouths obediently. The receptionist replied with some timidity, "The lord's order is clear, each vampire's head is worth thirty Imperial Septin gold coins, and the Mistwalker is tripled and the Nightkin is doubled by twenty. And......" he paused, "the ashes formed by the burning bodies of vampires are valuable alchemical materials, and everyone knows that, the lord has promised you to dispose of these corpses yourself, and at the same time, all the stolen goods seized from the vampire's lair will be your own." ”

"Very reasonable conditions." The elf girl walked to the front desk and tapped lightly on the table, indicating that she wanted to sign the contract. The receptionist hurriedly took out the contract, watched the high elf in front of him easily sign his talisman name, and then left the room easily, leaving only the stunned crowd.

“…… Alice Belgrade ...... "The moment she saw the girl's signature, the black elf unconsciously pronounced the girl's name. Then, the name was like a spark thrown into a powder keg and set everyone in the room on fire!

"Belgrade? That legendary 'Magician of the Eternal Night' Belgrade? ”

"It's the one that even Winterhold's chief mage, Savos Aran, doesn't say to himself—"

"I heard that she opened the cold rock passage alone and killed hundreds of snow elves!"

The girl who had walked out of the room early heard the chatter, but she only smiled and walked over to a cloaked figure waiting for him outside the door—

"Good news, Bernardo, the spoils of this operation can be disposed of on their own."

"Good, the plan remains the same." If the voice of the girl named Alice was cold, then the voice of the teenager named Bernardo could be described as "emotionless", and the voice was very quiet, "You follow those mercenaries to kill vampires, and I will take advantage of the chaos to get that thing." ”

"Are you sure you won't go to war?" The girl whispered, "If there are Vachhar's vampires mixed in—"

"That's impossible." The young man directly interrupted the girl's question, "Their forces seem to have been concentrated in a few caves near Morning Star City recently, and it is estimated that they will make some big moves, and it is impossible to take care of this side." Besides......" Bernardo sneered, "even if a few are mixed in, they shouldn't be your opponent of the 'Eternal Night Magician', right?" ”

"That's true, I just don't want to spend my magic on that pitiful reward......" the girl graciously admitted, "and I feel uncomfortable at the thought of working with those unscrupulous mercenaries who have muscles in their heads, and maybe having to deal with their harassment......"

"This ...... No way. The corners of the young man's mouth cracked again, and this time it was a rather wicked expression, "You didn't hear what you said in the room just now, what idiot dares to come to your trouble?" ”

"Well, there will definitely be." "Men are wonderful," replied the girl, "a cold and dark-bellied man like you, a gentle gentleman like Lord Tallinn, and a lustful fool like Mikael...... and when it came to the last person, the expression on the girl's face could be described as extremely disgusted, as if she had encountered something disgusting.

"Ha, although Mikael is that kind of person, I'm still grateful to him, if he hadn't harassed you, I wouldn't have known you." The boy said sincerely.

"Rather, you saved his life." The girl's cheeks were slightly red, "Otherwise, I might have burned him to char with a fire rune." ”

The boy smiled, did not continue to speak, but nodded slightly towards the girl, and then left naturally. The girl understood—the group of mercenaries had already come out of the door. The girl looked at the young man's distant back and bit her lip, as if she was worried about something.

"Don't push yourself...... Bernardo ...... "Dowaquein" ......"