"Ahh

"Lord Lord, although it is imperative to rush back to Windhelm City, you must pay attention to your health, only you can lead the Nords to banish the elves and restore the faith of Talos."

……

Ulfrick sneezed, and it stands to reason that someone must have hacked him behind his back. If I had known, I would have innocently said, "That song was taught to me by Swan."

The Lord of Balguf in Snowman City did not take the initiative to take sides, but he also did not "electrify" in favor of the Stormcloak, so Snowman was still nominally on the side of the Empire. In addition, Swann graduated from the Troubadour Academy, and the Dugu City, where the Troubadour Academy is located, is the administrative capital of the empire in Skyrim Province. Therefore, Lao Wu, as a traitor, was reasonably shot.

When I asked Swann what the song did hack Uffric but not the elves who were the culprits, Swann solemnly warned me that the Empire and the elves had signed a contract, and theoretically there could be no more hostilities. And the power of the elves has begun to infiltrate Skyrim, and even some secret arrests and executions will be carried out against the "anti-Somo elements" - Somo is the name given to by the high elves and wood elves.

So in any case, Swann advised me not to have any friction with these elves, and maybe one day someone would knock on the door and say, "Sir, your three-toothed walrus steak has arrived."

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The city of Snow is located on a rocky hill surrounded by water. The river, called the White River, is small enough for irrigation and is too reluctant for boating. The city is surrounded by a vast plain dotted with farms and windmills.

The city is not as regular as I imagined, this traditional and pure Nord city is built entirely according to the topography, with sharpened wooden stakes nailed to the stone walls of varying heights, twisting a slightly wayward curve to enclose the city as the terrain moves.

Looking through the walls, it is clear that the city is divided into three areas according to the change of terrain, and a palace is built on the top of the hill, which is supposed to be the residence of the lord of Snowman.

I left my horses in the stables outside the city and walked to the city gates. I was tired from a day-night ride, but Musk gave me some tips for how to harness the horse and how to regain my energy, which made me look not too bad.

I gave the certificate that Hadava had given me to the guards to gain access to the city, and the guards made way for them to pass. For me, who is accustomed to seeing the bustling cities of the world, although the city covers a large area, it does not look like a municipal administrative area, with gravel roads, wooden houses, and citizens and noisy vendors making the city look more like a lively market. But this feeling of people coming and going still makes me feel very relatable.

Compared to the province of Cellodiel, the heartland of the empire, Skyrim Province is not a prosperous place, although it is small and large. According to Hadava, the scale of Snow Man City can already rank among the top few in Skyrim, and in addition, I will have a chance to go to Dugu City, the capital of Skyrim Province, to have a look, both Swan and Hadava have given it a high evaluation.

Musk gave me the task of coming and looking for a place to rest, but in such a big city, I can't find every room from room to house. I decided to ask someone for directions.

In front of him was a bear-like Nord brother in the blacksmith shop, sharpening the iron blade in his hand. I walked towards him and glanced at the blacksmith's signboard that read "War Maiden". War Girl...... The name of the store is a bit creative, but I looked at the stout man who was still wielding a sledgehammer on the side, why did I think it was so disobedient?

Out of this sense of disobedience, I gave up talking to the blacksmith and continued to observe the crowd around me. Vendors and residents are haggling and arguing in the noisy market, customers are coming and going in the roadside shops from time to time, and a schoolboy is bragging to his friends about what daddy gank3000 mid laner Malaysia power is sorry for the audience...... It seems like something strange about someone who went to the wrong set? Hallucinations, don't care.

Eventually, I decided to turn to a brother guard who was squinting against the wall, and that building a relationship with the Snake was the quickest way to establish a foothold here.

"Let me guess, someone stole your donuts?" The guards saw that I seemed to have something to do with him, and greeted me lazily.

I pulled a silver coin out of my purse and put it in my hand.

The guard, who looked like an old fritter, skillfully pulled out the silver coins from my hand and asked me what I wanted.

"I need a guide."

……

"I heard that the Lord of Xueman City has been gathering people to slay dragons recently?" As I walked, I asked the guards for news.

"Well, most of them are brushed off, and you can meet some of them at hotels in town."

The guards kept telling me about the events that had taken place in the city, the disputes between the Greymane and the War Mania family, the murders of the comrades-in-arms, and the beating of children by the lord's son, and other gossip information, and it seemed that it was indeed a good choice for me to ask him for directions.

When asked about accommodation, "The inn rooms may be full, and if you can get Andoras' permission, there are some chuang shops in the Hall of the Dead, but only the priests of Akai are willing to stay there......"

"Hall of the Dead?"

"It's the tomb in the city, I asked from you about the smell of rotting corpses, you shouldn't mind living in that kind of place, besides, the chuang position of the Hall of the Dead is still separated from the tomb by a corridor and an iron door."

I was amazed. I've been wearing this light armor to dry outside for days, and not only me, but even Musk can't feel the residual smell of preservatives through a simple sense of smell.

Now that this little secret has been casually revealed by the guards, it seems that Snow City is really the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

"What did you do before you became a guard?" I asked the hidden guard in a respectful tone.

"Like you, I used to be an adventurer until I was hit by an arrow in the knee." The guard said with great emotion. In his eyes, I saw a yearning for the glory days.

I listened to the guards and looked down at the guards' knees. Unlike what the guards called "an arrow in the knee", I didn't notice any mobility problems in him.

The guard saw my confusion and continued to explain to me: "We Nords never kneel to the weak, except when proposing. But the Nord men felt that kneeling to a woman was very wronged, so they jokingly called kneeling when proposing to a woman an arrow in the knee and had to kneel. ”

I see, that is, the guard brother ended his adventurous career because of marriage.

"Love, the ......grave of the cause," the Guard Brothers continued, "now my job is to clean up some thieves and drunks, and it's been a long time since I've dealt with robbers and beasts outside. ”

……

Chatting very speculatively with the guard brothers, before I knew it, I walked to the front of the hotel, where a sign with the words "Mare Banner" hung at the door. Stimulated by the "Sleeping Giant" in Ximu Town and the "War Girl" just now, I don't bother to complain about the strange name of this strange shop in the world.

"From this staircase, push the door and enter, and you will find the hotel. The innkeeper's name is Hurda and she is just looking for her for anything. Of course, she can come to me for things she can't solve, and I'm out here all day. ”

"Thank you, Brother Guard. By the way, I don't know your name yet. ”

"No matter what our guards in Snow City did before, after wearing this armor uniform, they are all 'guard brothers' who serve you wholeheartedly, names, and silver coins are all details, don't care!"

He didn't tell me his name, because he was afraid that I would complain that he had taken bribes...... But at least he reminded me that if I was willing to pay, the guards here would be there for me wherever they could.

"Wait, let me ask you another question, how did you sense the smell of preservatives from me?"

"It didn't smell like anything, but as soon as you opened the purse, the smell came out."

Well, it looks like we still have to pay attention to the details.

……

Saying goodbye to the guard brother, and clearing up a wonderful misunderstanding, I walked into the thriving "Mare Banner" inn.

In the middle of the room there was a large group of men exchanging feelings around the fire, and every table around it was full of people, some eating, drinking, singing, and even wrestling wrists. I squeezed through the gap between people and went to the front desk to explain my purpose to the boss.

As expected, the inn was left with no place to live, thanks to the recent announcement by the lord summoning the dragon slayers, and the fact that some farmers and merchants were stranded here due to the dragon attack. So, following another suggestion from the guards brothers, I left the noisy inn filled with alcohol and walked towards Akai's temple.

Akai is one of the Nine Holy Spirits - in the eyes of the Nords, the traditional Eight Holy Spirits need to be added to one more Talos. As for Akai's specific duties, the Guard Brother was defined as...... Collecting corpses. The definition of a guard, while irresponsible, is not outrageous, and the priests of Akai live next to the cemetery and are responsible for guiding the souls of the deceased to rest, in the eyes of most people, the collection of corpses.

However, if I tell the priest of Akai that the god you serve is in charge of collecting the corpse, then I will definitely be beaten with a stick for blasphemy. So I tried to embellish it with a little information Musk gave me. The god of funerals? God of Rest? The god of reincarnation? The God of Guidance? The god of transcendence? ……

Forget it, there are too many priesthoods that can be derived, and in this case it is better not to say anything wrong, and it is a big deal to think that you don't know anything, and give the initiative to the priest of Akai, presumably he will nagging me about Akai's teachings at most.

……

Akai's temple was built underground, and after walking through a staircase that sank into the surface, I knocked on the old iron door at the end, and Akai's priest welcomed me in. I am familiar with the costume worn by the bald-headed, bearded priestess named Andols, who was praying on the side of the priestess at the execution of the Helgen Execution Ground. It seems that Akai's priesthood is indeed the "God of Collecting Corpses".

Probably except to see off their dead relatives and friends after the funeral, very few people took the initiative to step into this Hall of the Dead, and Akai's priest was very surprised by my arrival. I explained to him my intentions: an adventurer had come to Snowman City in response to Lord Balguf's call to summon dragons, but the inn was full of people and asked the guards for help, who gave me some advice on where to stay, and I chose to come here because I was curious about Akai's teachings.

"It's always been deserted, and no one wants to stay in the Hall of the Dead except the priests who serve Akai." Andols was glad to hear my coming, "Welcome, Akai wouldn't mind a man willing to listen to his teachings to stay here for the time being, and a lonely old man would be glad to have a friend to whom he could talk." ”

The plan is cleared.

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

On the morning of the 22nd of the month of Lastseed, 4E201, the protagonist arrives in Snowy City.

Arrow in the knee, there are many sayings, here is the meaning of the moment, don't set it into the brain.