"So, please tell me all the information, and I will pass it on to the lord as it is for him to decide."

My definition of Kematu and his party as "lawless potential criminals" has greatly dispelled her vigilance. Satya, the woman of the Red Guard, also thinks that I have a point, and that a genuine Baron of Snow Man has no power to fight back if he wants to harm her.

"Well, I can only choose to believe you." Satya took the dagger back.

……

"The people of Xueman don't know my identity, my real name is Iman, and I come from the Suda family in the province of Falling Hammer. Those who are looking for me are assassins hired by the Ancestral Divine Continent, and they want to exchange my life for money. ”

I closed my eyes and pondered her words. Ancestral Divine Continent...... It seems that I have seen this word somewhere, but I have forgotten it. I can't ask her about that word right now, it might make her wary.

Let's go back to the self-defense of the Red Guard woman, which is a lie from the second sentence onwards - this is based on the premise that her real name is Iman. According to my contact with Kematu and his party, they are very generous, and they are always "help me find her, I will give you a lot of money", and in my opinion, they are more like hiring someone else.

"Satya, I'll call you by that name. Why did the Ancestor Shenzhou want to kill you? I kept my facial expression unchanged and followed her answer.

"I don't know, I said bad things about Ancestor Shenzhou in public, and I guess that's why those people were hired to hunt me down."

The word came out of her mouth again. In order to find out what the word meant, I followed her words and asked, "What bad words?" ”

“…… That's a secret, I can't tell you. ”

"This is Skyrim Province, and no one cares about the gossip from the falling hammer," I said in an accentuated tone, "and you must tell me that only by finding out the facts can the Lord decide whether or not to grant you shelter." ”

"I ...... I call on my compatriots to resist the invasion of the elves. ”

I see, the Ancestral Divine Continent should be an organization affiliated with the elves, so in this case, the woman in front of me is very likely to be a liar. Earlier, when I was in Ximu Town, I knew that the elven power had infiltrated Skyrim Province and secretly captured some "anti-Somo elements". Even if the tentacles hadn't reached for Snowman, there was no need for them to hire the Redguards from the distant Hammer Drop to come to Skyrim, not to mention that the Redguards and the elves were mortal enemies.

"Why don't you tell the lord or the guards? As far as I know, Lord Lords are not the same as Ancestor Shenzhou, and I think they should be able to help you. ”

"These people are fierce and scheming, and they will bribe anyone, whether it be a lord, a nobleman, or a guard...... I'm sorry I'm not targeting you, I really don't know who to trust in Xueman. ”

I echoed Satya's words and nodded. No longer asking for extra things, I quietly released a magic mark on the Redguard woman and left the kitchen.

"From my personal point of view, I feel like you must be hiding a lot of things. The lord will not be satisfied with your self-defense, and soon I will ask you again for information. ”

I don't know if the Hongwei woman noticed that her answer was full of flaws, so I tried to stabilize her with this sentence before leaving.

"Xie Lu Xie, I can only count on you now!"

……

There may be some hidden secrets, but now I have enough information to make a choice. It may seem unpleasant to put a weak woman in the hands of a murderous group of Redguards, but I don't feel guilty about it now.

"Hi, Baron!"

A call came, and it must have been looking for me. I walked towards the source of the voice, a blond-haired Nord man in his fifties, dressed in rich clothes.

"My junior in the Longxiao Palace told me that the lord has just canonized a Brighton baron."

"That's right. Who are you? ”

"Overred Warmad." The middle-aged man drank a glass of wine and said his name.

"It turned out to be the patriarch of the war mad family, Jiuyang. I've heard Idolav mention you. ”

"Idolav also mentioned you to me, a Brighton scholar. Although he forgot to ask for his name at the time, the sapphire glasses were an obvious feature. I heard him say that you are very interested in the glorious history of the War Maniac Family, and I also like to introduce this to outsiders, so let's hear it? ”

"Uh...... Be all ears. ”

The glorious history of the Warmad Clan can be traced back to the epic of revenge of the 500 warriors against the treacherous elves during the Isgramer period, and the story of the expedition of the members of the Warmad family to the province of Sailodil against the elven invasion thirty years ago. These can be called glorious deeds, but I have learned a lot from books and small talk. At the moment, I am more concerned about the feud between the two families, and I was deeply involved in it not long ago.

"I've heard about some of the Warmaniac family's disputes with Greymane. As a traveling scholar from Gao Yan, I am very curious about this, can you explain it to me? ”

"Since ancient times, the Nords have limited their vision to the sky, to the glory days of the past. The Greymans, and the Stormcloak, are obsessed with the past, unwilling to face the present and the future, no wonder the strangers think we are wandering savages......"

"It's one thing to be proud of your bloodline traditions, it's another to dwell on the glory of the past. The glory and tradition they speak of would be foolishness to me. The War Maniac family has always cooperated with the Empire, and I have seen so many things over the years, and the cold and terrifying fact is that the Empire represents development, and those who are afraid of development are cowards! ……”

"Virgina Greymane and his men are old seniority and people who are revered and I have no objection to being my equal, but their family has betrayed the Empire in favor of the Stormcloak rebels. It is said that they are fighting for the freedom of the skyrim, but in fact, it is just that Ufric wants to be the earth emperor of the skyrim, and the graymane family wants to use the power of the storm cloak to replace us in the snowman. They only wanted to change the dynasty and drive the influence of the empire out of the sky, and they never wanted to create a new future for the Nords......"

……

Idolav Warmaniac analyzes the grievances between the two families from an economic point of view, while Ofred Warmaniac is more sophisticated, showing his attitude in many aspects such as history, tradition, and development. Although the attitude of Erend Graymane and Idolav Warmane towards me when I first met the former made me closer to the former, at this point I have to admit that the Warmania family's philosophy may be more to my liking than Graymane's.

But what is the new future?

……

After leaving the mare banner, I returned to Longxiao Palace with a leisurely pace.

Feeling my magic mark on my target, I returned to the hotel, and I turned around and walked out of the city. I knew she was going to follow me, and I guess I was anxious about what I had been talking to Ofred for so long.

I exchanged information with Kematu near the stables, and told him all the details of today's conversation.

"You look smart, worthy of your title of baron. My men thought you had been fooled by the sight of a pretty face. ”

"There is a saying in my hometown that the more beautiful a woman is, the more she will deceive. By the way, what is 'Ancestral Divine Continent'? ”

"The coalition ruling party of the High Elves and the Wood Elves. The ancestors of the elven mongrels originally seemed to have inhabited Summer Twilight Island, so they named their organization 'Ancestral Divine Continent'. ”

"Tonight, I'll take the woman to the stable, and you'll cooperate with my actions......"

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"Hurry up and pack your things, you must leave now!"

"For what?" Satya looked at me as she barged in, stunned.

"They've identified you as here, and now they're storming the guards. The guards on duty at that point couldn't hold back a large crowd of thugs. ”

"What? How so? You said you wouldn't let them into the city! ”

"They're already in, you must run away now." I lowered my gaze and replied with a blank face.

"But where can I go? Am I going to run like this forever? ”

"I have a horse in the stable, you can ride it away, I can only help you get here." I turned around and stood in the doorway waiting for her reaction.

"I haven't been in the snow for long, do I have to pack up my things and leave again?" The Red Guard woman reluctantly packed some simple luggage and followed behind me, "If you really feel that this is the only way out, I believe you, act now." ”

The snow at night should have been bleak and lonely, but at this time, a few Red Guards with torches were walking in the streets. They took the pass I signed and entered the snow in the name of purchasing, and all they did was walk around the streets. As soon as I kidnapped Satya out, I would leave with some wine and meat, without any bad influence.

A few Red Guards in the street avoided our escape route with good interest, and the men who remained at the gates of the city had a small quarrel with Lydia, who was dressed as a guard. It's not loud, but it's enough to convince a frightened bird. I showed my Baron's identification, and led Satya out of the gates through the cloak and the darkness of the night, and ran in the direction of the stables.

……

"It's dangerous......," said Satya, panting, leaning against the post of the stable. It seems that she has escaped, but the scene she has just seen makes it difficult for her to really let go of the stone in her heart.

"Which horse is it? Unlock it! ”

Waited a few seconds and got no answer. Satya looked back with some trepidation, seeing the last person she wanted to see.

"Hehe, you don't think you can deceive people all the time, do you? You want to take advantage of a Brighton guy with your little tricks? ”

"Nope! For what? …… Yes!!! ”

Kematu unfolds a magic scroll. There was a flash of light, and Satya fell to the ground.

His men loaded Satya into a prisoner's cart that had been prepared in advance. Looking at the faint Satya, surprised, frightened, remorseful, sad, desperate...... The sheer amount of negativity distorted her beautiful face, which inevitably made me feel a little guilty.

"What are you going to do with her?"

"Now we're going to take her back to Hammer Province, and when we get there, she'll pay for her treachery."

"Will she die?"

"I promise she won't lose a single hair on the way back, but it's hard to say what will happen when she returns to the Hammer Drop Province."

"After all, I deceived her and single-handedly contributed to her current fate."

"This is what she will do, countless of her compatriots will die because of her, and the city will be attacked by the elves because of her betrayal, and she must pay for what she has done...... And from your point of view, she's still dead. In the future, if she still has a chance to turn over, she will definitely not let go of you who betrayed her. ”

It's a good sentence, and most of my sympathy was dispelled before it could overflow, and this guy Kematu has some means.

"Why don't you execute her immediately?" I thought about what had happened to me at the Helgen Execution Ground.

"Trial. The trial of a sinner accused by a thousand men can stir up the morale of the people and eliminate the differences of dissent. and......" Kematu lowered his voice, "we still need some information from her, she alone can't betray the entire city. ”

"I finally understand what you're up to, and you've been chasing after you all the time."

Kematu doesn't say it explicitly, but it's obvious. With Satya's trial, Kematu's power can at least expose and even frame some of his political opponents as "Red Guard traitors", and I believe that he will not let go of this God-given opportunity.

"That's politics."

Kematu locked the prisoner cart and walked up to me.

"Tell me, what do you want? Gold? ”

After waiting for a while without an answer from me, Kematu continued.

"Xueman is a wealthy city, and you are a baron here, so you must not lack money. The hammer is too far away from here and in the midst of war, and we now have nothing but money. And I must thank you for your assistance. ”

Kematu handed me a delicate scimitar, "In that case, I can do something similar for you in the future." ”

Something like that? Kematu pushed it very cleanly, and I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to go to that big desert in my life. But keep it for now, this door opening brick will always be useful.

"May you reclaim your home from the elves."

"The tide of rebellion against the Ancestral Divine Continent is spreading in full swing with the falling hammer, and we pursue justice."

After bowing to me, their team sailed into the darkness of the night, with only distant fires marking their location.

"Lord Baron, are you done?" Seeing that there had been no movement for a long time, Lydia walked over the city gate.

"Well, you go back first, and by the way, take this scimitar back and put it away. I'm going to go for a walk outside. ”

"Yes. It's already late at night, and you get to bed early. ”

……

Two moons hung in the sky, sprinkling silver light on the earth, and the white river flowed around the city, the sound of flowing water was especially clear in the silent night. Somehow, I was a little homesick.

Alas. I don't know when Lu Dao will return to his hometown. I took the cloak off my body, crumpled it into a ball, hugged it in my arms, and walked back to Longxiao Palace.

======================= the author's words ====================

In the early hours of the 29th of the month of Lastseed, 4E201, the protagonist completes a deal with the Redguards and is offered a promise that doesn't seem very reliable.

Homesickness is a very normal emotion as a traverser, but it can be predicted that the protagonist will inevitably not be able to go back, and at the same time, this emotion will gradually fade. Any issues left over from history will be resolved.