Chapter 19: People with Evil Hearts
Hundreds of workers and apprentices work day and night in Alvor's foundry to ensure that the flame in the furnace is never extinguished. With the clashing of anvils and hammers, countless steel objects rolled out of the workshops around the furnace. Alvo is confident that he will be able to develop this place to a larger scale in his lifetime, so that Ximu's weapons will not only sell well in the snow, but also go to the entire Skyrim Province!
Alvor has been very happy lately. His research on dwarven metals has yielded results, and it is now possible to use steel products to mimic the properties of dwarven metals in some ways. Once it is thoroughly done, it can claim to be a transformative invention.
It's just that......
It's a pity that he doesn't have a son.
Although both men and women can inherit the family business as long as they achieve enough achievements, as a blacksmith, it is rare for a woman to take over.
Although his daughter Dossi is very interested in the study of blacksmithing, she is only a girl after all. There are a few talented apprentices under him who are also hard-working. If any of them can inherit even half of their abilities......
Ah, of course, my wife didn't support her choice. His own wife, insisting that his daughter Doshi should marry his nephew, Hadawa, in the family. This is also a good choice, the child is at ease in Heergen as a clerk of the Empire, comfortable, safe, well-paid, young, and promising, and this child is quite compatible with his daughter and his own status......
Alvo thought wildly and finished his routine morning check-up. He left the foundry and prepared to return home to continue his research.
Suddenly, on the opposite bank of the sparkling river in the morning light, two small figures appeared.
Who could it be? Doesn't look like a horse, so it's unlikely to be a liege's messenger or a passing caravan. Of course, if you pass through there, you will inevitably pass through Helgen, and there is a fortress where the Imperial Legion is stationed as a sieve, so you probably won't miss any bad guys......
However, the person walking in front of him looks a little familiar?
"The gods are above! Hadawa! How did you get tired like this? As the figure approached, Alvo recognized it as his nephew. However, more than the joy of seeing his nephew, the suspicion of the tattered armor and faint scars on Hadava's body was more than at the moment.
His nephew is just a clerk, it seems, is he involved in some kind of vicious war? Then he turned to another man, a young man he had never seen before, also a Nord, with a sword and dagger pinned to his waist, and a small package on his body. He was also dragging a huge bag behind him, and he didn't know what it contained.
"Who is this?" Alvo asked.
"Friends." Hadawa's exhausted voice rang out, "Without him, I would have died a long time ago." Uncle, let's go to your house and talk about it, this is a big deal! ”
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There was no shortage of hot water, beds, and food that Hadava had promised, and there were a few things that were very delicate, but neither of them paid attention to them, and just gulped the food into their mouths. After taking a hot shower, the two of them chose a room and fell asleep, seemingly in urgent need of rest. Alvo himself, on the other hand, couldn't calm down and do his research at the moment, and all his attention was occupied by the news brought by the two.
"A dragon that attacked Helgen?" If anyone dared to say this to him yesterday, then he must tell his able-bodied apprentices to teach these idiots who spread unreliable news a good lesson...... But now, his nephew and strangers came on foot and told him the news.
Alvor was deeply worried that the loss of Helgen's brook would expose him to great danger. Not to mention the reappearance of the dragons in the world, the inevitable result of the group of robbers hiding in the cold will return to their original strongholds, and the vampires, werewolves, and various beasts will follow one after another, is enough to make people anxious.
Before the Imperial Legion was stationed, his mines were harassed by bandits from time to time, which caused him a lot of losses. This time the fortress was destroyed, and he must not be left alone.
"The news must be reported to the lord. It is impossible for Brookwood to protect itself in this situation. Alvo said solemnly, "I'll write a letter right away, and I'll send someone to Xueman in a moment." He continued in an unquestioning tone: "You and your friend should take a good rest, and I will take care of the rest of the matter." ”
While Alvo was struggling to write in his study with a sad face, another figure with a prominent position in Ximu was also carrying out a special operation. She's the only person in the town who can care less than Alvor's powers, and she's Delphine. At this moment, she stood neatly in front of the bar of the Sleeping Giant's Tavern, telling Signar to take care of all sorts of things when she was away.
In fact, Delphine, who had made a lot of friends, never seemed to manage his own business, and everything was left to the old guy. He was too timid to be easily stopped by the troublesome guests in the tavern, but Delphine trusted him and knew that he would be able to do what he had given him.
Because Signar has one of the biggest advantages, that is, he is sensible and does not talk much. He knew very well that the Brighton woman in front of him must have an amazing energy behind it, and the people who appeared in the tavern from time to time exuded an astonishing aura, as well as the existence of this huge underground palace, and the occasional exaggerated flow of money when he held the ledger, all showed this.
Delphine didn't seem to be on a "routine" outing, but rather a hurried move after learning something. Signar didn't ask, just bowed, and promised that he would take care of the business in the shop's absence.
And when Delphine finally finished his last sentence, in the study of Alvor's house, the people from all walks of life who had received the letter also gathered.
"Helgen was probably really attacked by a dragon. The wizard I hired did some spell trail probing, and did find some strange traces of magic near the direction of Helgen, which were not like they could be reached by humans. Erindil's eyes twinkled, he was the head of the trade association, and his brother ran the largest trading shop in town.
"The hunters I sent have also confirmed through the falcons they raise." "There's no breath of life in that area," said Gordo, "and these elite falcons refuse to fly deeper...... Presumably, this is because creatures like dragons have left traces of their activities. "Speaking of which, I remember that the lord strictly ordered the local forces to recruit mages, right?" He looked at Erlindil with a playful look.
"Uh......" Erlindil was poked to the point, so he could only reluctantly say, "It's just that a mage friend of mine happened to arrive and asked him to do a little favor." It is not a long-term employment relationship. ”
"Oh? Is it? Goerdor's eyebrows raised.
"You woman......"
"Alright, alright." Alvo interrupted the two of them and looked around at the few people around them, "That's not the focus right now...... Rather, Helgen was indeed destroyed by the dragon, as my nephew said. We must ask our lord for help, as we have very little force at our disposal. ”
"After all, we have a resource that is very important to Xueman." Gordo whispered, "The lord won't give us too many troops...... And presumably, with Provantus's shrewdness, even if he sent someone, I am afraid that he would send guards who were extremely loyal to the lord's court. ”
"It's an opportunity, isn't it?" Erindil's eyes lit up, "As long as we can stabilize and not tear each other down, and win enough troops, we can greatly increase the importance of Ximu in the hearts of the lords...... That makes it even harder for him to put a nail in his hands to spy on us, and he needs someone to keep an eye on Delfin......"
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P.S: Yesterday it reached 10w words, and today the traitor said that he would help us win the chapter push of other bigwigs, thank you so much to him~
Also, today is actually my birthday...... Domestic time, although the United States is still May 15 233 Thank you for your blessings~
Oh yes, I read the chapter push given by some of the big guys, in fact, the nest is not as powerful as they say...... What is proficient in many Chinese words, white skin, beautiful waist, cherry mouth or something, non-existent...... Although it does mix four subtitles/Chinese groups......
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Coupled with today's updated 4K, it's considered to make up for the chapters owed that day. In addition, it's not very busy these days.,It's not good that the day is going to be more 4K to become the norm www.