Lord Balguf's orders were swift and the guards were deployed with astonishing efficiency.

Alvo had been prepared to answer the lord's question, but he was surprised that the lord agreed so decisively.

Probably, it was Master Fa Renga's method of confirming this news, right? The stupid wizards hired by Erlindil could do it, but how could a court wizard who had been by the lord's side for decades not be able to do it?

In short, although the presence of the Xueman army eased the tension somewhat, it still did not change the fact that Ximu was in great danger.

After sleeping for less than five hours, Hadava set off early and headed for the Imperial Army's stronghold, Dur Castle in Dugu City, without even having time to wait for Bernardo to wake up and say hello before leaving.

When he wakes up to find that his friend has left, Bernardo falls into a state of boredom.

The town is just a place with a single economic system, and there is nothing to entertain; There seemed to be something hidden underneath the giant's tavern, but it was also perceptible that there were magic circle guards there, so there was no need to break into it to satisfy curiosity. After two days in a row, a bored Bernardo yawned and walked into the last place Hadava mentioned, the grocery store owned by Erlindil Jr.

As a grocery store, this store is a bit too big...... The whole store is neat and clean, with rows of counters filled with small and trivial items needed for life, and some game tools and books for people's daily pastime can also be seen. There were two pieces of paper pasted in front of the counter, and in ugly letters were written on the special goods that could be seen—this was a rarity, and it seemed that the younger brother of the president of the merchants' union was different.

It's noon, and most people are having lunch or enjoying a short but rare lunch break. The shop is deserted. The owner, Erindil Jr., sat with a woman eating a steak and muttered something to herself.

Pretending to be looking at the merchandise, Bernardo waited patiently for the two to finish their lunch and return to the front of the stage, where there were still no customers.

"Boss, is there anything good?" Bernardo, who was close to the counter, asked. You might be able to find some good treasures.

"Ah, a discerning guest, huh?" Little Erlindir nodded, and pulled out a list of items that weren't on the counter, "Some people say I'm rubbish here, but I think it's a treasure." ”

Bernardo took the list and looked at it carefully.

The list includes a number of rare things, such as delicate sapphires and garnets, tiaras made of brass and mythril, and a fifty-year-old white wedding ring that was fully blessed by the temple of Mara...... But for Bernardo, it's not that he hasn't seen anything more advanced than these, nor is it nothing. It was hard for him to be interested.

"Is there anything better?" Bernardo is weak, and this last hope of having fun will be dashed?

"Ah, a discerning guest, huh?" Half surprised, half sarcastically replied, the shopkeeper took out another list, except that it was not written on parchment, but of high-end goods for the royal family. And the above content did not disappoint Bernardo either. Soul stone fragments, glass light hand armor, scroll boxes of high-level destruction spells, and unearthed cultural relics with high academic value, everything is available.

Picking up the quill at hand, Bernardo quickly drew circles on the paper. Eventually, when the paper returned to the shopkeeper, it was densely marked.

"Hmm...... These words are a total of 7,300 Septin gold coins. Little Erlindil took out the ledger and calculated it quickly. It stands to reason that this is a huge order, but in fact, for little Erlindil, he has no suspicion that this person is a troublemaker. In fact, the person in front of him didn't look like someone who could come up with such a large sum of money, and secondly, no one in this town had ever bought so many special goods at once from him.

"Do you only support cash payments?"

"The stamped gold coin issued by the Imperial Capital Bank can also be used on behalf of the ticket, or it can be exchanged for an equivalent rare item."

"I don't have a ticket for the imperial capital...... But the equivalent of rare items, do you have a senior appraiser here? ”

"Not now, but my brother is an expert in this area, so you can just invite him to come." Sensing that the young man in front of him was not just talking casually, but probably serious, the shopkeeper, who realized that he was going to be able to make the largest individual business in history, hurriedly sent someone to find his brother.

It wasn't long before someone from one of the most powerful people in Creekwood Town arrived. When asked what had happened, he turned to the boy in front of him curiously, "It turned out to be the friend who escaped from the dragon with Mr. Alvor's nephew...... What a disrespectful ...... So, what good things do you have to exchange for these special goods? ”

"This." Bernardo took out a small box and shook it gently, and there was a clanging sound of glass bottles inside, "If you are really as knowledgeable and knowledgeable as your brother said." ”

"Oh? Then I'm going to take a look. Hearing this, the president who opened the small box saw three small bottles, each filled with purple liquid.

"These are three different things, Lord." Before Erlindil began to check, Bernardo reminded him. For him, if the person in front of him couldn't distinguish between the three liquid ingredients, then the title of the most discerning person in the town would be greatly diminished.

Erlindil took out the three vials one by one, looked at them carefully, put them back in the box, and said meaningfully, "Yes, this is indeed a very valuable thing. It's also worth the stuff you want from my brother. ”

"What's going on?" Little Erlindil asked impatiently, is this person in front of him really so rich, and these bottles of liquid are so valuable?

"This first bottle is the second purified Frost Spider Venom, which is about two ounces and worth seven hundred Septin Gold Coins. This second bottle is a specially formulated paralysis potion, which is extended by changing the ingredient ratio and boiling time, sacrificing the strength of paralysis, and is also two ounces, worth about a thousand Septin gold coins. And this last bottle......"

"What's the situation?" Bernardo smiled even more, but the shopkeeper was in a hurry at the moment, why did his brother suddenly sell Guanzi?

"This last bottle of liquid is just plain purple ink...... Value...... Three Septin Gold Coins. ”

"What......" Little Erindil fell into a kind of semi-mad state, and he didn't know what to say about this speechless, rather wicked joke, so he could only try to reluctantly bring the topic back on track: "What a joke! In that case, the total value is only 1,703 gold coins! It's not quite the price I offered! ”

"You don't understand what this Excellency means, my brother." Having been given the honorific title of "Your Excellency," President Erlindir was meaningful: "This bottle of ink is the treasure of the Snow Bottle!" ”

"Snow bottles?" Little Erlindil paused for a moment, "Could it be the legendary 'Snow Bottle' that can be filled in an instant no matter what alchemy potion is added to, even if it is only a drop?" ”

"Exactly." "As far as I know, the famous alchemy master, Master Nurileon, came to Skyrim a few years ago to find its whereabouts...... He even called the alchemy shop he opened in Stormhelm City Snow Bottle, hoping that someone would be able to provide clues......"

"That's right, it was Master Nurileon who found me, and I went through great trouble to help him find and repair the bottle...... Unfortunately, the master who fulfilled this last wish died without regrets, and before he died, he gave me the bottle, hoping that I would use it well. "Speaking of the high elf alchemist who has a bad temper but is extremely serious about his research and his own work, Bernardo is also extremely regretful.

"Ah, but I'm not trying to sell it to you." After a few seconds of silence, Bernardo turned to Erlindil Jr., "Just use it to verify that your brother is as discerning as you say." ”

Little Erlindil was speechless for a while, gave him a blank look, and continued: "Okay, okay...... Now that you've verified it, can we trade normally? ”

"Wait, brother." The president interrupted his brother, "Don't you understand what this Excellency means?" ”

"What do you mean?" Erlindir Jr. was puzzled.

"Alas...... President Erlindir had nothing to do about his brother's sluggishness and immaturity, "Do you have to be very straightforward and clear?" A lord who possesses such a legendary artifact has come to trade with us—"

"A great opportunity to expand the visibility of our store and the Chamber of Commerce!" Little Erlindir finally realized that the person who possessed such an artifact and had been approved by the master of Nurileon must be someone with a certain status in the wizard circle or the relevant academic circle! The opportunity to be able to trade with such a person is a huge opportunity! Once the goods he sells here are recognized by the people in front of him, as long as he spreads the word of mouth casually, it is possible to bring bigger and more orders to this store!

Thinking of this, little Erlindil no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the clerk to pick up the goods, and said, "It is our honor that Mr. Bernardo patronizes our store, and there is no need to pay the amount required for the order in a hurry, and it is not too late to turn it around when there are funds on hand." Looking at little Erlindil, who was rubbing his hands excitedly, the woman who had been watching coldly from the side finally spoke: "I didn't expect that those strange things you sell will also make a lot of money one day." ”

"I've said a long time ago that these things are treasures." Little Erlindir was triumphant.

"Hmph, these are treasures in your heart, so what about our real treasures, dragon claws?"

"This ......," said little Erindil, with a sad face.

"Dragonclaw?" Bernardo asked curiously, "Is it the kind of riddle door used in the ancient Naod's tomb?" ”

"Yes! You really know how to do it—" snapped the horse's hooves in the middle of the conversation—after all, the underlying meaning of the words was to praise the young man in front of him for his many visits to the tomb and his experience, and the Nords had never been proud to disturb the sleep of the dead.

"yes, I understand something." Surprisingly, the young man in front of him was not dissatisfied, "What kind of dragon claw is that?" ”

"It's the Golden Dragon's Claw, which can be used to crack the riddle door mechanism inside the Coldfall Temple on the hills north of this stream. Of course, we didn't mean to go to the temple to disturb the rest of the dead, but this dragon claw itself is one of our family's heirlooms, and it is also the treasure of the town's shop, but we were carelessly shunned by the thieves under the bastard of Averna......"

"Aweil?" Hearing this name, the young man frowned, his attention increased significantly, and his tone was slightly anxious.

"Exactly, he is the leader of the robbers lurking in this cold mountain...... Previously, the imperial guards drove these robbers into the mountains, and then refused to go further on the grounds that the mountain roads were dangerous, the crusade was too costly, and the robbers lacked supplies, so the poor should not bite the bullet...... And there are indeed a lot of thieves in that place, and my brother and I are looking for mercenaries are reluctant to accept this commission, saying that it is too dangerous. ”

"In that case, then I'll do you a favor and get this Avil out and find your golden dragon claws." Bernardo said this, and the three of them were slightly stunned.

"If you're willing to do it, that's great!" President Bernardo, who was the first to react, smiled, "If you can solve this problem that our family has been worrying about, we are willing to waive all the costs of this order, and we will give you a large sum of money!" ”

"Also...... Also, if you would like to come and buy from us...... All items are 10% off! Little Erlindil also quickly chimed in.

"That's a great deal." "In that case, there is no reason to refuse." ”

“…… Listen to you, as if you were planning to go in the first place? President Erlindir heard the meaning of the words.

"That's right...... This "agile Avir", he and I already have an old account to settle...... Helping you this time is nothing more than a favor. Waving his hand, Bernardo continued: "Without further ado, bring me a map of the area, and I'll be on my way shortly." I keep the goods for me, and I hope to see them in good condition when I return. ”

"Yes." Immediately responded, little Erlindil turned to the clerk and shouted, "Why are you still stunned? Don't go yet! ”

"The Frosty Temple, I don't think there's a dragon sacrifice......" Bernardo muttered quietly, "if you don't make a big move, it's not much of a danger to wake up the army of ghouls...... Avir, you dog thief, I'll have to ask you where I got my "chill crack!" ”

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P.S: There are a lot of people who have reported the problem of the confusion of the two-line plot, and I have decided to open a separate volume of the old rolling plot update at the beginning of the next volume...... So don't worry about that anymore, huh

So here's the question.,The current chapters can't be changed for the time being.,So do you want me to end this old rolling plot smoothly (about 1-2w words)?,Or skip this side and return to the trajectory plot first.,And then make up for it later? (The book review area or this chapter says leave a message there.,I'll read it.,It's up to the situation to decide tomorrow~)