18. The dragon is coming
The path behind the main burial chamber back to Xueman City was quite smooth, and after spending the night on the farm outside Xueman City, the two arrived at Longxiao Palace early the next morning, this time the guards knew the two, and the two came to the palace without hindrance. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Let's split up, you bring this stone to Farenga, and I'll go to the lord and tell him that everything is going well on this trip." Hamia's proposal Asa gladly accepted, and he soon came to the door, already knowing where Farenga's magic laboratory was, and to his surprise, the door of the laboratory was closed. However, Farenga should have stayed inside, because Asa's ears faintly heard the sound of conversation coming from the room, and it turned out that Farenga was not the only one inside.
It should have been Fa Renga's voice, only to hear him say with a little excitement: "Did you see that? These terms are distinctly First Age or even higher. I'm sure it's a copy of some much older document. Maybe it goes back to after the end of the War of the Dragons. If so, I can use this to compare the name with other later literature. ”
"Good!" The guest in the room turned out to be a woman, could it be Fa Ringa's wife or lover? While Asa was still skeptical, the woman had already continued: "I'm glad you're making progress, my employer would love to see some tangible results." ”
Hearing this, Fa Renjia seemed to be a little proud and said, "Oh, don't worry! The lord is finally interested, so I can now devote most of my time to this research! ”
"Don't forget that time is precious, Farenga. It's not as simple as doing academics, the dragon is back! ”
Fa Renjia didn't care at all about the "return of the dragon" in the woman's mouth, and said rather perfunctorily: "Yes, yes. Don't worry about my progress, it's a valuable opportunity to get up close and personal with a living dragon...... Now, I'll show you something else I've found...... Very interesting...... Your boss will definitely be interested......"
"Wait a minute, you've got a guest." It seems that this strange woman is quite vigilant, and she even noticed that there was someone outside the door, and Asa didn't hide it, so she directly pushed open the door and said, "Fa Renjia, I will bring you back if you want something!" ”
When Farenjia saw that the person who came in was Asa, he didn't care at all about his behavior of almost eavesdropping just now, and said in surprise: "Huh? Ah, yes, the lord's honored guest! Coming back from the cold falling peaks? Looks like you're still alive and well. Ah, the dragonstone of the cold falling peaks! The mage of Winterhold is indeed not comparable to the well-limbed, simple-minded guy that the lord sent me before! ”
"I got your dragonstone, what's next?"
Fa Renjia danced happily: "Your part is over, it's my turn to take over." Part of mine is mental work, but unfortunately it's worthless in Skyrim. Ah, my ...... here Companion? You'll be happy to see your work. She was the one who discovered the location of the Dragonstone before, but somehow she has refused to share more secrets with me."
After saying something meaningful, Fa Renjia looked at the man: "It seems that your situation is correct, the dragon stone is there!" ”
"You ran to the Coldfall Mountain Peak and got this thing? Good job! The man wore a large hood that almost covered her face, but her leather armor told Asa that she was not a mage, but a warrior. She didn't care about Fa Renjia's slight dissatisfaction at all, and after praising Asa, she left a sentence, "Fa Renga, remember to give me a copy after you decipher it" and left on her own.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the woman left, Irelais came, looking quite nervous: "Farenga! Farenga, you have to come here right away, a dragon has been spotted nearby. When he found out that Asa was here, he immediately said, "You should come with you, too." ”
Unlike Asa's round eyes, Farenga had a look of ecstasy: "A dragon! It's so exciting! Where is it? What is it doing? ”
Irelais couldn't help but frown and said, "I suggest you take this matter seriously, if a dragon is going to attack Snow City, we don't know if we can resist it." Let's go! ”
Walking out of the room, Asa found that there was a frightened Xueman soldier outside, who should have come to report the discovery of the dragon, and the group of four quickly came to the hall on the second floor where the lord of Barguf was, and Hamia was indeed there, seeing her look of surprise, I thought I had heard the news of the dragon.
Lord Barguf's face sank as he whispered, "Speaking of which, Ireles told me that you came from the western watchtower. Is it true that a dragon attacked the Western Watchtower? ”
The soldier who came with Asa and the others was indeed here to report the news, took a slight breath, and said, "Yes, my lord! That guy came from the south, and it was amazingly fast! ”
Barguv immediately asked, "What is it doing?" Was there an assault on the watchtower? ”
"No, my lord, it was hovering above me as I went, and I had never run as fast as I did today! I thought it was going to catch up with me! ”
"Well done! Lad! Barguf did not reproach the soldier for his cowardice, but praised it: "Now that we accept it, I order you to go straight to the barracks!" Eat something and get a good night's sleep, it's a reward for you! ”
After the soldier who had reported the news had retreated with great gratitude, Lord Bargulf quickly put away the smile on his face and said solemnly, "Irelis! You'd better gather some brave guards and go there and see what's going on! ”
"My lord, I have ordered my men to assemble at the gate of the main city." Ireles' answer made Barguf smile with satisfaction, "Very well, don't let me down." ”
Then he turned his gaze to Hamia and Asa, and said with a slight hesitation, "Friends of the Empire, now...... I'm afraid I need your help again. Could you please both of you go with Ireles to the Western Guard Tower to deal with that big guy? You two survived the Battle of Helgen, and you're more experienced with dragons than all of us combined, if ......"
"We can't shirk it! Your Excellency! Under Asa's helpless gaze, Hamiya raised her head and took on this fateful task, which made Barguf very happy, nodded and said: "I have not forgotten your righteous act of helping Farenga retrieve the dragon stone, in order to show my respect and gratitude, I have ordered you to be allowed to buy your own property in the city, and this elven longbow is a little bit of my heart from my private treasury, I hope that you can beat the dragon in the next battle!" ”
"Thank you! Lord of Balguf! I'll take advantage of it! Hamia gratefully accepted the elven bow from the squire, rejoicing not for the mere bow, of course, but for the order that Barguf had just allowed them to buy a property. She and Asa are openly Imperial generals, and the fact that Snow City, which had been neutral until now, allowed Imperial generals to purchase real estate in their territories was an attitude in itself.
"I should thank you, after this battle, Xueman City will owe you a great favor again."
At this time, Fa Renjia interjected into the dialogue, and I saw him say excitedly: "Lord Lord! Please let me go too! I can't miss the chance to see a dragon with my own eyes! ”
Unfortunately, his request was not granted, and the lord shook his head firmly and said, "No, I can't risk losing you and Irelais at the same time and let you both go together!" You must stay in the city and protect my city! And ......" Barguv turned his head to Ireles and said sternly: "Ireles! You have to remember for me too! This is not a mission worthy of honorable sacrifice, I just want you to get a glimpse of the enemy! Don't put your life on me! Do you understand? ”
"Yes, my lord! Rest assured, you know I've always been a cautious person! ”
"Well, then, I wish you all the best! I wish you both a safe return! ”
Bidding farewell to Lord Barguf, Hamia and Asa followed Ireles and went straight to the gate of Snowman City, where the soldiers of Snowman City who came at the order of Irelais had been assembled, two teams of ten people, although the number was small, but each soldier was complete, and they should be the elite of Snowman City.
When a man who looked like a captain saw Irelais coming, he was the first to ask, "Lord Ireles!" What are we going to do this time? ”
"A dragon may have attacked the western watchtower, and our mission is to go there and reconnoitre."
"A dragon?" The soldiers looked at each other, obviously not expecting that it would be such an unheard of task.
"That's right, it's a dragon," Irelais didn't see any joy or anger on his face, and seeing the calm appearance of the commander, the soldiers below who were originally rioting gradually calmed down. As if pleased with his subordinates' understanding of what he meant so quickly, Asa seemed to see the corners of Ireles' mouth slightly hooked, but it was only a fleeting moment, and the Dark Elf captain continued, "But what does it matter? Whether it's a dragon or something else, if they dare to invade Snowman, we must let them die! ”
"But what are we going to do with a dragon?" The interviewer was a bearded soldier with no fear on his face, but still at a loss as to how to deal with an unknown enemy.
"That's a good question! None of us have seen what a dragon looks like like our two Imperial friends here, and none of us are mentally prepared to fight a dragon to the death on the battlefield. But! Swear by the honor of a warrior, a warrior of Snowman! Even if there is only one dead end, we must fight it to the end! Why? Because this damn dragon threatens our homeland! And our family! If you run away in front of this monster, do you still have the face to claim to be Nords? Do you want your loved ones to face monsters that you don't even dare to face? Answer me! ”
"Of course not! Captain Guard!! Not only the bearded soldier who asked the question earlier, but everyone else answered loudly this time.
"It's not just an honor, think about it! This is the first time a dragon has appeared in Skyrim since the last era! You know better than I do what dragons mean to the Nords!? Don't forget the name of our Lord's Palace! Don't you want to follow me and enjoy the heroic honor of King Olaf the One-Eyed!? Ireles raised his right fist: "Tell me out loud!" What are we going to do now? ”
"Kill it! Kill that dragon!! This time the shouts were much louder than the last, and the soldiers were almost screaming.
"Good! Let's go!! ”
Looking at the small troops who were in high spirits and fearless walking towards the gate, Asa couldn't help but applaud and said, "I finally understand why she, a dark elf, can be the captain of the guard of the Lord of Snowman City!" It's definitely not just because she's best friends with Barguf! ”
"When I see her, I think of General Tulius again, and sure enough, I still have a lot to learn!"
"Hey, don't sigh princess, if you don't follow, I'm afraid the honor of the dragon slayer won't have our share!"
"That's right! Let's keep up! ”
The slight fear in his heart was completely disappeared by the words of the Dark Elf Guard, as Ireles said, this day is a day worth remembering for the entire Skyrim Province, and even the entire world.