In the depths of the Cataria, Zhang Lin and his entourage saw a bald old man sitting at the desk, and the sharp-eyed eagle following behind him was obviously relieved when he saw this old man.

What happened on the ship did not seem to have any effect on the old man, his wrinkled hands slowly turning the pages, the golden crown inlaid with three turquoise gems shining in the candlelight, a white beard carefully trimmed, his emaciated figure and dark skin from the wind and sun did not make it seem that he was a pampered man. The blue robe, lined with thick plush, was adorned with gold chains and embroidered with a large number of gold patterns, but it reminded the person of high status.

"Your Majesty, it's great to see you safe and sound!"

"I didn't expect anyone to come back," the old man said, closing his book and looking up, "you've surprised me. ”

"We've brought the Dragonborn back, and we wouldn't have been able to board the ship without their help."

"Oh? I don't seem to have given such an order," the old man turned his gaze back and forth between Zhang Lin and Kexia, and then stopped at the latter, "Maybe Marlowe did it." ”

"Commander he ......"

"He was a competent man, but interests blinded him, and hatred affected his heart." The old man stroked the leather cover, on which the emblem of the Empire was drawn, and he sighed, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Dragonborn, and I am the Emperor of the Empire. ”

"You don't look like an emperor." Kashia took two steps forward and looked at the other.

Seeing the Dragonborn approaching, a layer of flame streaks ignited on one of the heavily armored guards guarding the Emperor's side, and several protruding barbs were faintly visible on his back, as if trying to prevent the Dragonborn from getting too close to the person he was protecting.

"It's okay," the heavily armored guards retreated as the Emperor's words subsided, and the aura of the flames subsided, "What do you think I look like?" ”

"A weathered old man." The corners of Keshia's mouth opened and she said with a smile, "You don't seem to be afraid of death?" ”

The old emperor laughed, "Who is not afraid of death, many people are looking forward to my death, but at my age, many things become unimportant." ”

"If you really open your eyes, don't you have any regrets?" Zhang Lin asked with some curiosity.

"My regret is that I can't restore the empire to its former glory, I thought that after the imperial capital repelled the army of the ancestor Shenzhou, everything would slowly get better," the emperor sighed, "but when the danger disappeared, the group of people in the Senate began to pursue the legitimacy of the throne for the sake of power......"

"So, what do you think of the Dragonborn? The people of the Senate seem to want to put her in the Platinum Tower. ”

"After the last Dragonborn Emperor incarnated as a dragon and resolved the entire continent from the crisis of annihilation, the existence of the Dragonborn seems to have become a legend again, however, the new Dragonborn has once again proved that she is the hero who saved the continent," the Emperor put his hands on his lap and said slowly, "As for the Senate, it's ridiculous, they think they have a good plan, the Septin Dynasty uses the Dragonborn as the legitimacy, they want to replicate it again, and the continuation of the dynasty does not depend on this." ”

"So you don't think bloodline matters?"

"At the end of the Third Age, the Empire was mired in a long period of civil strife, and my ancestors, as warlords, defeated others with their own talents and armies to re-establish power in Syrodir. In the Battle of the Red Ring, I led the army to resist the ancestral Shenzhou and drove them out of the imperial capital, relying on the power of the people," the emperor shook his head slightly, "If the empire is handed over to a group of people who only know intrigues, it will only get worse." ”

"If you're worried about what I think of the Dragonborn, you don't have to." Glancing meaningfully at Zhang Lin, the emperor said again.

"Uh...... Hell, what's going on? The envoy on the ground let out a groan and slowly crawled up, the pain of the bridge of his nose narrowing his eyes into a slit, but he quickly noticed the environment before him, and the Maider II who was staring at him.

"Savius, I didn't expect the Chief Patriarch to send you here, so the Mortire family also betrayed me, right?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......" The supernatural events that happened before made him nervous, and suddenly coming to the emperor made him even more overwhelmed.

Under multiple mental pressures, it didn't take long for the envoy to shake everything out. The Chief Patriarch granted the status of Patriarch of the Mortiere family, who in turn sent men to Skyrim to hire assassins to assassinate the Emperor.

Once the emperor died, the Senate would use the emperor's name to find ways to coerce the dragonborn, and then use the bloodline of the dragonborn to make the chief senator family justifiably qualified to inherit the throne, even if they cooperated with Somer.

"Stupid guys, do they think that the Platinum Agreement will guarantee their safety, the elves of the Ancestral Divine Prefecture are staring at the empire all the time, and once they find an opportunity, they will definitely show their fangs again!"

A series of hurried footsteps sounded in the hallway, and the figure of Commander Marlowe appeared at the door of the study, the rapid running made him a little breathless, and the situation in the study made a drop of cold sweat run down his forehead.

"Your Majesty, please forgive your sin!"

Marlowe...... How long have you been with me? ”

"Twenty-seven years...... the commander did not look up, running all the way, seeing that those soldiers who had been dealt with had made his heart fall to the bottom, and there was no more luck in his heart, but the question of Maider II made him a little congested.

"Since the Battle of the Red Ring, you started as a personal bodyguard and gradually became the commander of the sharp-eyed eagle in charge of my security work," Maider II's expression did not fluctuate much, but more of a memory, "I have always trusted you very much, and I have always regarded you as my own, and in the end even you betrayed me, who else do you think I can trust?" ”

"Your Majesty, I have betrayed your trust, and I only ask that Your Majesty will destroy the Dark Brotherhood and avenge my son for the sake of my many years of service." Knowing that there was no way to live, Marlowe took out his short knife and raised his head to plead.

"You don't need to say anything about it......" Looking at the commander who committed suicide in front of him, Maider II sighed helplessly.

"Let me show you some jokes," Maed II withdrew, a forced smile on his face, "I don't know how long I will live, my family owes you a favor, you can make a request, whether it be a pay, or something else." ”

"Let's keep this for the time being, we haven't thought about it yet," Zhang Lin pulled the dragonborn who was about to speak, it can be imagined that nine times out of ten what came out of her mouth was asking for money, "I believe you won't cheat, right?" ”