Finally arriving in Snowy City, it took us six days to go back and forth, exactly the same time as Lydia had estimated.

Thanks to the saplings in my hand, I and Lydia and the two horses all looked energetic and able to make up for the lost time with a vigorous ride.

"What's that, Attack on Titan?" As we reached the outskirts of the snowman, a large humanoid creature on a nearby farm was wrestling with two warriors, surrounded by several farmers pointing at us.

"There were giants who ran to the farm to steal livestock, and the comrades-in-arms were called in to help. This kind of thing is not uncommon. ”

"Let's go check it out, too." I tugged at the reins of my horse and turned around, ready to see the battle of my comrades.

But my comrades-in-arms didn't give me a chance to stop and watch. A female warrior in light leather armor quickly dodged the giant's wooden club, jumped high around the giant's back, and slashed the back of the giant's neck with a single sword. Before they could get close to the scene, they had already ended the battle and returned triumphantly.

"You're the broodling who killed the dragon in the Western Tower?"

It wasn't strange that the people of the Brothers-in-Arms knew who I was, but the word Dragonborn came out of his mouth with a very flat voice, which was completely different from the tone of Lord Bargulf. I have seen this dark-eyed man in front of me next to Yue Waska, and I don't know what he wants to express through this, is it because I have "usurped" the glory that should belong to them?

"The comrades-in-arms and the army of Xueman are very important, and I just used the way of roar to complete the last blow."

"Hehe, I've heard Erlund say you still have your little sweet mouth. Sit down when you have time to come to the moon and Vaskar, and the ring invites you. ”

It's not what I thought it was, and it was a relief. If you have a conflict with them, you won't be able to take advantage of them.

"If you want to hunt with me, you'll need a strong body, swift speed, and a keen senses."

Then a brown-haired female warrior walked up to me, and it was she who had just delivered the last blow to the giant. Her face was painted with a few heavy dark green lines, so I couldn't see her face clearly from the short passes, and I could only vaguely feel that her style was more like the Celtic queen Boudicca in CIV5.

……

"Do you know them, Ledia?"

"Farkas and Ella of the Brothers-in-Arms. They are members of the 'Ring'. ”

The men of the Circle drove the dragon from the mountain into the trap of the western watchtower. "What do you think they're looking for me? Just talking? ”

"Maybe they want you to join the Brothers-in-Arms. The addition of a Dragonborn brings great glory to the Brothers, and vice versa. And you really should pay a visit, my lord, you owe them a lot of favors to the Western Watchtower. ”

Indeed, if it weren't for the fact that they had consumed most of the dragon's strength, I wouldn't have gotten what I have now.

"I'll visit them."

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"Danica." I dangled the ominous dagger in front of her.

"Oh, you must have succeeded, the breath of the mother tree has already broken through the door." The priest finished his work, led me to a small room, and closed the door.

"I can't get the sap, but the ancient glitter has given me a sapling."

"So the golden tree is still hopeless?"

"Nature's blessings lie in rebirth and creation, not in clinging to the beauty that has faded away." I conveyed to her the words of the sanctuary man as they were.

"I know it, but ...... How can I maintain the temple without the help of the Golden Tree? This little sapling doesn't attract pilgrims. ”

The priestess's nagging makes me a little unhappy, and I don't want to give you this magical sapling yet.

"You're too utilitarian. At least one sapling remains, and hope remains. ”

"You're right. The words of the mediocre have been ringing in my ears all this time, and I am almost forgetting the teachings of Ginares. I hope that in time, this little sapling will grow into a new golden tree that can shade the snow, thank you. ”

"No thanks. When are you going to plant the sapling? ”

"I don't know what to do, I still have a lot of work on my hands, I need to finish it first."

"Remember to let me know when the saplings are in the ground." I kissed the sapling and gave it to the priest, "Do you know the cause of the withering of the golden tree?" ”

"I've probably been busy treating the sick and wounded lately, and I've overused its strength, which is a dereliction of my duty."

"There is no need to blame ourselves, we can't prevent the war, but we have to bear the consequences of the war."

"Yes, at first the war didn't seem to have anything to do with me, I only heard about it in the small talk of the guards and merchants. When wounded soldiers began to return from the battlefield, I helped them in any way I could. As more wounded came to the temple, my task as a healer became more important than my as a priest. I wish the war was over soon, so I could deal with the temple again. ”

"By the way, what's the origin of this dagger?"

"The 'Grass and Wood Plague' is said to have been concocted by Ruichi's crow ghost woman, and the effect is as good as its name. I asked the mercenaries to help me get it. ”

"Crow Ghost Woman?"

"A disgusting and ugly creature. If it weren't for the Golden Tree, I wouldn't have anything to do with this dagger. Now the dagger is of little use to me, I'll give it to you, and it's up to you to do with it. ”

……

As soon as I left the temple of Gina Lace, I met an old man.

"Huh? Uncle Musk! ”

"Let's go to your house."

"My family?"

"I heard Akai's priest say that the 'Wind House' is your house."

It turns out that the house mentioned by Provantes has been renovated these days, so I'll go to Longxiao Palace to get the key first.

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"Wind House" is my residence in Snow City. Snowman's limited size, and the recent dragon raids have made the city's land in short supply, and even the newly promoted barons can only live in the plains. Provantus was kind enough to add a layer of materials with a silencing enchantment for me, and when I entered the door from the noisy outside, it was as if I had arrived at a ......

A homely home.

The room looks small, the living room and dining room on the first floor are connected to the dining room, and there is a small study at the back; Walking up the wooden stairs, the two bedrooms on the second floor are not spacious enough due to the slope of the roof.

But I'm already very satisfied. After coming to this world, I was homeless, and I either slept in the wilderness or sent people under the fence. Now, I finally have a home to call home. It's not my real home compared to Earth, but it's satisfying.

The house was thoughtfully furnished. Ingredients and seasonings such as rabbit, salmon, garlic, and frosted licorice are hung on the roof beams, and the walls are covered with Nord-style ornaments that are slightly rough. In the middle of the living room was a small square pit with cooking tools, and Lydia was fiddling with firewood. Leaning against the wall, there are all kinds of furniture, weapon racks, bookcases, and display cases.

I casually threw the "Grass and Wood Plague" into a display case and continued to walk inside. There are some silver-plated cutlery on the dining room table, and cabbage and potatoes are packed into cloth bags and placed against the corners. There is a door next to the dining room, and behind the door is a study, in addition to a small chuang, a bookshelf and a wooden box, there is also a miniature enchantment and alchemy test table.

Ladia prepared dinner for us, while Musk and I gathered around the fire to exchange what we had seen and heard from the day.

"Hmm...... It's been a long time since I've been to Xueman. ”

"How long is it?"

"I don't remember. At least at that time, the snow-filled walls were relatively intact, and there were not as many gaps as they do now, when wooden stakes were needed to fill the gaps. ”

"Keep blowing, have you ever seen the Olaf Prison Dragon with your own eyes?"

"I didn't catch up with my own eyes. At that time, he took advantage of the power of the dragon capture and united several other lords to put pressure on Dugu City, forcing the Elector to put him on the throne of the Supreme King of the Skyrim, ending that period of strife and chaos. I heard this story later. ”

……

It seemed to bring back memories of Uncle Musk, and after dinner, we chatted and walked around the city. Musk has been tinkering with that reel these days, and I'm concerned about it.

"How's the scroll parsing?" The scroll, because of its ability to connect Nairn to Earth, is the thing I value most at the moment.

"It's done."

Oh－Yeah！ So excited! It looks like it won't be long before I'll be back on Earth. I'm reluctant to spend so many days in Nairn, but at the end of the day, my roots are still there.

"When will the scroll be officially operational?"

"Wait a few more days, I'm going back to get some necessary materials for spellcasting."

Okay, just wait a few more days. I wonder if the Dao will be able to create a passage that will allow the Earth and Nairn to communicate with each other. I told Uncle Musk about my idea, and unfortunately he wasn't very clear either, everything had to wait until the reel was officially launched.

"By the way, what method did you use to interpret the scroll? Have you learned the above pattern before? ”

"An organization called the Ancestral Moth Sect can obtain information recorded by scrolls through a medium, and I have some knowledge of their methods."

"Ancestral Moth...... I guess this creature can reveal the contents of the scroll in some decipherable way, right? ”

"Almost. In the animal totem of the Nord people, Di Bella, the Holy Spirit of beauty, art and love, is represented by a moth. 'Beauty' is common in the eyes of all things, and certain species of moths can therefore be used as a medium for transmission and translation. ”

"The dragon, I've absorbed its soul."

"I knew it that day when the roar came down from the Horsgaard Mountains."

"Can the roar be heard so far from the Horsgaard Mountains that Greybeard won't shake their dwellings into an avalanche?"

"It is said that there is a dragon roar technique that can directly project the source of the sound to the designated location, as if they were standing above the snow."

"They all say I'm a Dragonborn, and that's what you mentioned earlier. I'd like to know a little more about the Dragonborn and me. ”

"I used to play for a Dragonborn in the early years, and his name was Woodhaven. Putting aside the legend of him, let's just talk about the identity of the Dragonborn...... The Dragonborn can absorb the dragon's soul because there is a root in common between the two. For you, either Alduin's breath of the dragon changed your constitution, or you were baptized by Akatosh when you came to this world, or for some other reason, in short, you are now a dragonborn. ”

There's no definitive answer to why I became a Dragonborn Musk either, but at least according to his summary, it's a curse from Alduin or a blessing from Akatosh.

"Is there any responsibility for the Dragonborn? I've heard that the Dragonborn always have to defeat the enemies of Skyrim. ”

"Responsibility? If you could think like a dragon, you wouldn't think so. No responsibility will be imposed on you, do what you choose. ”

……

"The current appearance of Longxiao Palace is not much different from my memory back then, but now it seems to have a different atmosphere."

As we strolled to the junction of the wind zone and the cloud zone, Musk gave his opinion on the lord's abode.

"A different kind of atmosphere? What do you mean? ”

"I vaguely felt the breath of a certain King Didra. Alduin is back, and the situation in Tamriel is about to change, and they can't wait......"

"Stop, what is King Didra?"

"It's the so-called demon god. The ancient elves were divided according to their participation in the creation of the mortal realm, the Holy Spirit, known as Andra, i.e., 'our ancestors', and the demon god, Didra, i.e., 'not our ancestors'. ”

"In this way, the demon god should be very unfriendly to the mortal world."

"Didra does not have a mortal concept of good and evil, so for the most part, the Didra faith is a disaster for mortals. But to me, King Didra is usually a generous employer. ”

"I have learned from the Dark Elves that they seem to worship Azula and Poyehia, and that they do not have their names in the Eight Holy Spirits. Is that Dedra? ”

"Azura, reign of dawn and dusk, Mother of Roses, Queen of the Night Sky. Poyesia, patron of fraudsters, betrayers and murderers. And then there's Mephalah, the Whispering Lady, weaving a web of secrecy, desire, lies, and killing. These three Didra kings were the ancestors of Danmo. ”

"Azula sounds like she can still be associated with the good gods, Poyehia and Mephalah...... How could the dark elves believe in the two of them? ”

"According to Danmo's account, in very, very ancient times, one of the elven prophets, Vulos, dissatisfied with the religious ideas of the elves at that time, was inspired or lured by these three Didra kings to lead his people out of the Isle of Summer Twilight to Morrowind in the 'Promised Land'. As for the intentions of these three Didras...... Could Azula want to have her own people, and Poyesia and Mephalah might simply want to cause trouble for the elven gods? ”

"How did the elven gods deal with it?"

"One of the elven gods led his people in pursuit, but was defeated by Poyehia, who devoured him. From eating the leftovers, Malaces, the god of curses and oaths, was born, and Malaces's original followers became forsaken elves, or orcs. ”

“…… Your circle is really messy. The aura under the Longxiao Palace belongs to which Didra monarch? ”

"That feeling of weaving a web of the mortal realm is Mephalah."