Chapter 30: The Ebony Blade
I lit the fuel lamp again, and looked at the Ebony Blade to recall the message that Lady Whisper had left me.
"Pick from those closest to you, remove their disguise, and restore it to its former glory with blood."
To put it bluntly, it is to use this weapon to kill his relatives and friends.
I'm not crazy enough, so obviously I'm not going to do what she asks. But that doesn't stop me from thinking about it. If you do what Lady Whisper says, what will happen to this ebony blade? I tend to believe that gods do not deceive, and although her ministry involves deception, it is too degrading for a god to deceive her elect. Besides, this ebony blade is so blunt, how can you kill it......
"Huh?!"
My finger was cut. The ebony blade didn't cut its edge, and the side mouth looked a full two millimeters thick, but my finger did get cut.
Just a slight cut gave me a simple experience of "lies, secrecy and killing" from the blade.
There is still one "desire" left, and I am vaguely aware of it.
The moment I was cut, something in my body quickly flowed to the ebony blade that came into contact with the wound, but it was only when I withdrew my hand in time that the momentum stopped.
Like when I was slaying a dragon in the Western Fortress, the dragon's soul poured into my body. And now it's the other way around, and the dragon's soul flows from my body to this ebony blade.
I quickly tried to adjust the amount of force to vomit. As I expected, most of the dragon soul was sucked away, and the amount of power that the "Unloading Power" dragon roar could gather was only a small fraction of that of the Western Fortress.
"Hey. Let you die, now...... Huh? ”
Before I could finish laughing at myself, a new twist happened.
Perhaps because the Ebony Blade had absorbed the power of the dragon soul, a striking change was evident in it.
The cutting edge on the side is the first to get a visual effect that matches the reality - sharp. Immediately afterward, the Ebony Blade began to lose its presence.
What is lost is not existence, but a sense of existence. If it weren't for the fact that my mind had been coherent for a while, I might have suddenly realized: Hey, am I really holding something in my hands? Maybe when I walk up to the other side, the soon-to-be-assassinated victim has no idea what I'm holding in my hand.
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"You stay with your lord, you must speak to him more, we have to take action against the Storm Cloak, and that chest of treasure already shows the sincerity of General Tulius."
"I'm just the head of Longxiao Palace, don't get me involved in the war, go tell him yourself!"
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Auditory hallucinations? No, I recognize these two voices as Provanteus, the lord's governor, and Holongner, the lord's brother. But why am I going to hear their secret conversation in this basement?
I drove back the ebony blade with some strange force that had unconsciously seeped into my right arm, and silence fell in my ears again. It is still the effect of this blade, after receiving its power, it can greatly strengthen one's senses and gain insight into some hidden things that are happening around him.
I left with an ebony blade, leaving only a table and chair split in half, an oil lamp shattered to the floor, and a burnt copy of the Draft Ban.
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"You ......" Balguf's expression was rather shocked to see the Ebony Blade reappear, "How did you open for it in the basement?" ”
"The soul of the dragon in the western watchtower was sucked out by it. The Dragonborn has the same blood flowing through them as the Dragon, and Ebony Blade recognizes the connection. ”
The lord turned his head to the court mage standing aside, "What do you think, Fa Renga?" ”
"The aura of the ebony blade is very well-behaved in the hands of the dragonborn. Well, I'm inclined to say that this matter can be over. Farenga dropped the sentence and left the room.
Barguf finally showed a relieved expression. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then waved for me to leave as well.
"Although Fa Renjia thinks there is no problem, I still have to warn you that this is an evil weapon."
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After staying in the dark secret room for a long time, the sunlight outside the Longxiao Palace made me feel particularly kind.
The weakening of the Dragon's Roar has deprived me of my only means of self-preservation, and I have decided to match the Ebony Blade to my body first, and then dig into its use for the rest of the time.
I've carefully considered whether the ebony blade might be anything to hide. The amount of force that seeped into my arm was probably the maddening force in the book. But both Musk and Farenga have mentioned it, and I have personally experienced that the bloodline of the Dragonborn can suppress the aura left by King Didra, and I can confirm that this blade is safe at the moment.
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As I was about to reach my home in the Plains, a quarrel in the street caught my attention.
I've never had any interest in such trivial quarrels between petty townspeople, but I know one of the sides of the quarrel, Idolav Warmaniac in the uniform of the Imperial Legion, and on the other side of the argument is a gray-haired woman selling jewelry, visually a member of the Graymane family.
So it is necessary to take a look.
"I'll never admit he's dead! My son is alive and I can feel it! So tell me, where is he? Where did you imprison my Sorad? ”
"He deserves it! If Avostern dares to appear in front of me, I will let him end up in the same fate as Sorad! ”
Idorav uttered a cruel remark, leaving the gray-maned woman alone on the ground weeping.
"Hey, Idolav, what's going on?" I caught up with him and asked.
"I told Faria about Solard's death, and Faria believed that her son's death was the fault of our family. Hehe, the range of the battle mania's power has not extended over there...... Anyway, you'd better be nosy, that's what happens when you join the Storm Cloak. I still have official business, and we'll talk about it another day. ”
Not...... The old hatred has not gone, and new hatred has been added. Looking at the weeping woman, what can I do? I don't even know what exactly happened. Let's go home first, Lydia has already prepared a meal for me.
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"My lord, someone sent you a letter today." Ladia pulled a note from her body and handed it to me.
"This evening, the furnace of the sky, came alone, and asked for something...... Who sent it? ”
"I don't know what to do. I only found such an anonymous little note. Do adults need me to take care of them? ”
"The Sky Forge is not a dark corner, there's nothing to look after. Have you done what I told you to do? ”
"The five hundred gold coins paid by Mr. Farenga for the dragon bone scales have been handed over to Miss Isolda, and this is the note."
Well, there were 500 gold coins, which I couldn't accept at once...... But if you think about it, I'm afraid it's about the same, the dragon is not a mortal thing, and it has disappeared from the continent for an epoch.
"What do you think of Isolda?"
"Miss Isolda is a native of Xueman, who makes a living from business, is innocent, and is well-informed. It also has a good reputation and often sponsors some poor people. ”
"Hmm, is it a black-bellied type? There's nothing wrong with the notes, so be it. ”
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Although the environment of Skyrim Province is harsh, the sparse population brings the benefits of abundant products. What snowberries, shelf bay grapes, various mushrooms, poultry eggs...... By the way, I knew that Lu Dao should have asked for a few keels to come back to make soup?
Xueman is a bustling commercial area, and I have plenty of money to buy my favorite food, and I already have a lot of ingredients when the house is renovated, so I have a lot of food options.
As an adventurous warrior, he has to eat and drink on his own when he goes out, so Lydia is quite good at cooking, and can even handle some rare ingredients such as bear paws and mammoth trunks. For reasons of strengthening the body and replenishing energy, Lydia prefers meat food, which is also in line with my appetite.
The utensils on the iron shelves kept steaming from the openings, and the smell of food filled the room. I took out the ebony blade and poked it at the firewood pile a few times, and the flames immediately became weaker.
"Lydia, what do you think of this weapon?"
"Where?" Lydia didn't understand what I meant, and after glancing at me a few times, she looked away and tried to continue searching around me.
"In my hands."
"You have everything in your hands...... Hey? How did you keep ...... before? Wait, I'll add some firewood first. ”
After eating, Lydia became very interested in the ebony blade.
"So this weapon can erase its own existence?"
"That's right. When I put the blade on the other person's neck, the other person may only notice that I am smiling at him. ”
"A very evil weapon, it seems to have been born to kill people who are not hostile to themselves."
"Well, I don't care about that. I'm just telling you about it, because it's necessary for us to know each other's situation. ”
"Yes, Lord Baron. Although this weapon is powerful, your swordsmanship ......"
"I'll find someone to learn."
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By night, I came to the Sky Forge Furnace. A black cloak was draped over me—and I wore it on the night I made a deal with the Redguards.
The Sky Forge was business as usual, and the old blacksmith Elund Greymane was tinkering with his tools by the light of the brazier next to him, but nothing else.
Maybe I'm early? Let's talk to the blacksmith first.
"Uncle Elund, it's me." I took my hood off and greeted the blacksmith.
The blacksmith stood up from his workbench and looked at my waist.
"I recognize your sword."
"Oh? How did you recognize it? ”
"About five or seven years ago, Bargulf and his magical advisors came to me with this weapon and asked me to melt it down. But when I threw this strange weapon into the fire pit, the coal pile cooled instead," Erlund pinched out the ebony blade I had thrown into it with his iron tongs, "just like now. The lord told me not to tell anyone about it, but since you have it now, there is no need to hide it from you. ”
"I'll just say you're not surprised at all, it's already been there." I felt the temperature of the ebony blade with my fingers and retracted it into its scabbard.
"At that time, Barguf and Farenga did not show any surprise, as if they had known the result of the Dao a long time ago."
"Do you know the origin of this weapon?"
"I don't know what to do. But the flames blessed by the goddess could not melt it, so it must have been an artifact left in the mortal world after the annihilation crisis. ”
"Annihilation crisis?"
"About two hundred years ago, at the end of the Third Age, Merunez Dagon invaded the continent of Tamriel from the Plane of Annihilation, and some demonic artifacts with amazing materials and craftsmanship were abandoned in the mortal realm at that time. I'm guessing this weapon is probably a relic from that time. ”
The old blacksmith may have been right, but the weapon actually belonged to the Whispering Lady, not the war criminal demon god he called it.
"Probably. Are there any other traces of demons? ”
"Since the annihilation crisis, people have learned a lesson and taken precautions, so the demon race has been silent on the continent for two hundred years since the Fourth Age. One of the more famous recent events ...... "The old blacksmith stroked his chin and tried to figure out the situation from memory," "At the end of the Great War, the Imperial Legion regained the Platinum Tower, nailed the captured Elven King to the Platinum Tower, tortured him for thirty-three days, and then hanged him. On the thirty-fourth day, his body was taken by a winged Diddra, causing a great deal of turmoil at the time - and to some extent influencing decision-making on both sides, especially on the Imperial side - which prompted an early end to the war. ”
"The empire is really ill-fated."
"Yes, even the last Emperor with Dragonborn lineage died in the Crisis of Annihilation, and the Empire lost the foundation of legitimate royal rule...... Alright, it's time for us to get down to business and why I asked you to be here. ”
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On the 5th of Hearthfire, 4E, 201, the protagonist first establishes a relationship with King Dedra. Thank you for the book friend who dreamed of the worm in his past life for rewarding again! Thank you for your support to the author!
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