"What? You don't have any money? Can you still afford bearskin clothes without money? ”

Before I could explain further, the Imperial Captain's face immediately darkened. It's really a tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs, now people have to bow their heads under the eaves, for the sake of the other party saving my life from Suo Mo's hands, I reluctantly persuaded myself to lower my posture to ask for the other party's understanding.

"I came out in a hurry, and I really didn't have any money with me. Please give me some time, my family will send me a ransom. ”

"Where do you live?"

"Snowman."

"Show me your identification."

"Huh."

……

This force still has a task ahead of it. Seeing that they couldn't get the oil and water out of me right away, the squad leader sent a few of his men to drive a cart to escort me and Flotra along the road they had come.

"What are you going to do with me?" I cautiously asked one of the Brighton soldiers next to me about the temptation, and perhaps for the sake of my own family, he could reveal some key information to me. From the way they looked at me, I didn't perceive any danger, but they didn't intend to release me either—after all, a tall elf of no low status had just died at my hands, and there was no evidence that I was in self-defense.

"If it weren't for the fact that our captain hates Somo, he would have killed you on the spot as an oathbreaker," said this, and the soldier named Atreous began to count me one by one, "I can't provide any identification, I don't even have the money to bribe our captain, and the worst of all is that he has the face of a Brighton......"

"What's wrong with Brighton's face? Aren't you from Brighton, too? ”

"Are you a native of Brighton born and raised in the snow?" My question sounded a bit counterintuitive to Atries' ears, but he answered me anyway, "Richie is located at the junction of the three provinces of High Rock, Skyrim and Falling Hammer, and there are many Brightons living here, and most of the oathbreakers are Brighton. ”

"Not every Brightoner is an oathbreaker, like me and you, we are all law-abiding citizens. It was really an accident this time, I really forgot to bring ......"

"Obeying the law and committing murder? Or murder their commander in front of the other two High Elves! In my eyes, you are an outlaw, and if you hadn't been lucky enough to bump into the captain of the Silverblood family, you would have been able to say these things to Akai. ”

"Okay." Atries' complaint left me speechless, and I had to revert back to the topic, "Anyway, what are you going to do with me?" ”

"I'll take you back to Marcas City first."

"And then?"

"Jail, or mining."

Not...... Is it a labor camp? Then I'll be relieved, as long as it's not beheaded. I forced myself to stay in it for half a month, and after receiving my letter, Xueman would naturally send someone to Marcas City to ransom me.

"Can you communicate with the outside world while in prison? I'll tell my family about this and let them redeem me. ”

"I don't know how to go, I've never been in prison." Atrium replied absent-mindedly, then threw me a very discouraging reply, "But if you want to inform your family, you'll have to wait at least a month." ”

"For what?"

"At Ruichi, couriers are a dangerous job. If it weren't for important military information, the messengers of Marcus City would only travel once a month under military escort. This month's delivery team has been dispatched, and our group has just separated from that team. ”

Isn't that too bad luck? Today, on the sixteenth day of the frost month, just after the middle of the month, I missed the only group of messengers without knowing it, and I had to stay in prison for at least a month longer.

The prisons of this world are far less civilized than those on earth, but fortunately, with my current strength, I am strong enough to do all the menial work, and I can also protect myself from the trap of picking up soap, so that it will not cause me too much trouble.

Just Flotra's Doing?

"A little girl who is not yet an adult? Are you kidding me? I go to Di Bella's temple every week, and which of the priests in it is not a beautiful woman with a variety of flowers? "Presumably because I couldn't afford a bribe, the squad leader ignored my complaint before leaving, characterizing Flotra as an accomplice - meaning that the poor little girl would have to go to jail with me.

"Isn't it possible for a little girl to do the rough work of mining? Your captain is abusing the law! ”

"This ......" Atrium was also embarrassed by this, but the little sesame power in his hand could not interfere, so he could only comfort me, "The girl should not be subjected to too much trouble, I guess she can cook, and the prisoners in the prison must have a great need for daily food." ”

"I hope so," I said, turning to the girl beside me, "Flotra, do you hear me?" We're going to have a hard time, I might have to be a miner who gets up early and works late at night, and you may have to learn how to cook in a pot, which is not an easy task. ”

"I'm strong!" Flotra replied deftly, clenching her tiny fists in a sign of determination.

"That's good, I'm just a little worried that Di Bella didn't give you the talent to cook." Ignoring Flotra's grimace, I smiled and continued, "This time the suffering should be regarded as a tempering set by the goddess Di Bella on your way to growth, and I will definitely save you in a month." ”

"Don't talk so much," Atreous interrupted my conversation with Flotra, "you have committed murder, and there is evidence of human and material evidence, and you would have been sentenced to death according to the law." For the sake of the deceased, the death penalty can be mitigated for you, who let you go to the Sidana mine where you are about to serve your sentence is the territory of the Silver Blood Family? But at least 10 years in prison still haven't been run, and I hope that, as you said, your family can entrust you to get out of the country as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you for your concern."

The goal has been set, and the month will be spent safely in the Hidana Mine. I've seen what the prison in the snow is like, and the prison in Marcus will probably not change much, and acting honestly can avoid most troubles. The next most important thing should be to inquire about the environment of Marcus City in order to be prepared for any eventualities that may occur from the outside.

Or rather, who has the authority to get me out of prison.

"Who is the lord of Ruichi? Is his attitude neutral or leaning towards one side of the Empire and the Cloak of Storm? ”

"After an attack by the Oathbreakers, Igmund succeeded his dead father as the new lord, allegiance to the Empire." Speaking of the lord of Marcus City, Atreux's face was slightly disdainful, probably he felt that Igmund was not fully qualified for the lord's position at the moment.

"What is the Silverblood Family you just mentioned?"

"A family with a long history, with a lot of prestige and a lot of power in Ruichi. They control almost all of the land here in Ritch, including the Hidana Mine you're heading to, the best prison and silver mine in the sky. Speaking of the Silverblood Family, Atrith's expression was not very happy, it seemed that his attitude towards both parties was not very good.

"And what about the relationship between the Silverblood Family and the Lord?"

"It's like fire and water. Songwa Silverblood would often make a fuss at the fortress under the stone to express his displeasure with Lord Igmund and the envoy of Ondolma, the supreme agent of the Ancestral Divine Continent in Macas. ”

"Is it okay for you to say it like this in front of a few of us?"

"No problem," said Atries, "the discord between the two sides is well known, and in the eyes of those of us who are in the lower classes, it is not a good thing to be a loyal lackey of the empire on the one hand, and a villain profiteer on the other who is a thief who sucks the marrow of the people. ”

"Okay. And what is the one who forbids the oath? ”

"Oathbreaker," Atreus's expression turned serious when I asked about the word "Oathbreaker," "Before the Nords came, we worshipped ancient gods and had our own kingdom. ”

"What do you mean......" Atreous seemed to be about to shake an important piece of information out of his mouth, and I waited with bated breath for the rest to follow.

"After the Nords invaded our homeland, there were many twists and turns, and eventually some people accepted the status quo, such as the others on the cart now except you; And there are those who can't bear the control of their land, and they are oathbreakers. ”