Chapter 157: Dragon Roar (New Month, Meow Asks for Monthly Pass Meow Food)
With the departure of the black dragon, the battle also ended. Although the arrival of the black dragon destroyed most of the town, fortunately some survived due to the timely deployment of the barrier.
After this, Duanmu Huai and the others were also summoned by the Imperial Legion.
"Did you repel the dragon's attack?"
Standing in front of Duanmu Huai was a short bald man, he was General Tulius of the Imperial Legion, to be honest, when he first saw Duanmu Huai, General Tulius was also startled, but soon, he agreed that this group of adventurers in front of him had the strength to repel the dragon.
It can be seen that it is indeed beneficial to be fierce.
"Who are you?"
"We're just a bunch of adventurers passing through here by chance."
"Adventurers?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, General Tulius looked at the girls behind him suspiciously, but soon, he withdrew his gaze.
"In any case, you have done me a great favor, and here I thank you on behalf of the Empire."
As he spoke, General Tulius pulled out a bag of coins.
"This is a little bit of my personal heart, please take it, and ......... Since you are adventurers, then I hope you can do me a favor. β
"What's the matter?"
Duanmu Huai took the money bag and looked at General Tulius, who didn't mind helping. After all, they didn't have the coins of this country, and if something happened and they needed money, it would be somewhat helpful.
"I think you've seen it too, there's an evil dragon wandering back in the land, and we need to be vigilant, so I hope you can go to Snowman City for me and inform Lord Balguf about this."
As he spoke, General Tulius pulled out a letter.
"It's my handwritten letter, and he'll know what's going on when he reads it."
"Absolutely."
Duanmu Huai took the letter, then nodded.
"But......... We're not very familiar with the situation here, so it would be nice if someone could lead the way. β
"Hahaha, you don't look like a local here."
General Tulius didn't seem to care about Duanmu Huai's answer, he just nodded, and then gestured. Soon, an Imperial soldier came out and saluted General Tulius respectfully.
"General."
"Take them to Snowy City."
"Yes."
The Imperial soldier nodded, then looked at Duanmu Huai and the others, and saluted them.
"Please follow me."
"Okay."
It just so happened that Duanmu Huai also wanted to know the situation here, as well as the current form of the empire, so he didn't refuse. Soon, the group packed up and hit the road again.
And on the way, from the mouth of the imperial soldier named Hadawa, Duanmu Huai and the others finally understood what the current civil war here was.
In the final analysis, it can be said to be a battle between faith and race.
Although Skyrim Province does nominally belong to the Empire, the two sides are actually divided and combined. Sometimes unified, sometimes independent.
This time, however, the rebellion was related to the Talos faith in Skyrim.
The empire worships nine gods, also known as the Nine Holy Spirits, and Talos is one of them. But unlike other gods, Talos was not a god from the beginning, but was transformed into a god by a mortal.
However, some people don't think so, that is, the High Elves from the Ancestral Divine State.
Historically, the ancestors of Shenzhou and the empire can be described as mortal enemies, and the two sides have fought against each other several times, but the reality is that the current Somo elves are powerful, and the empire is gradually declining. Under these circumstances, the Empire had to sign the Platinum Agreement in disgrace, and only then did it reluctantly reach peace between the two.
However, one of the contents of the Platinum Agreement has aroused the anger of the Nords in Skyrimβββ that is the Platinum Agreement requires the Empire not to recognize the Ninth Holy Spirit, that is, the war and mortal god of Talos, who ascended from man to god. Even for this reason, the Sommer Elves sent a team to camp in Skyrim Province in the name of overseeing the Platinum Protocol and massacre the followers of Talos.
Faced with this situation, of course, the Nords could not bear it, so the rebel forces led by Ufrik were formed, and their slogan was that Skyrim Province is the land of the Nords, and Talos is the god worshiped by the Nords, so they want to drive out all enemies who dare to destroy their faith and kill their people from Skyrim Province, whether it is Somer, the Empire or anyone else!
In this way, Skyrim was mired in civil war and rebellion, and it was only recently that they managed to capture Ulfric.
Well......... As a result, when the black dragon attacked, he ran away.
Now General Tulius had to send men after him, or it would be even more troublesome when Oufric returned to his domain.
Although Hadava, as a native, was also dissatisfied with Somer's approach, he did not think that a better option for Ufrak to start a rebellion. That's why he joined the Imperial Legion instead of going to the rebels.
I have to say that after listening to Hadawa's story, Duanmu Huai didn't have a good impression of that Somo Elf and Ancestor Shenzhou at all. What's more, as an inquisitor, Duanmu Huai itself is fighting to protect humans, and you mere elves still dare to ride on the heads of humans? I think you're tired of being alive and want to die, right?
Well......... It's really not good, why just have an orbital air raid on the ancestral Shenzhou?
Forget it, it's not in a hurry anyway.
"That's right, Gura."
While heading to Snow Man City under the leadership of Hadava, Duanmu Huai looked at the dragon girl beside him.
"What did you just mean by the dragon's roar?"
"That's a legend of the dragons........."
Perhaps recalling the power of the black dragon before, Gu Leiya's expression also became a little unpleasant.
"I remember the legend that in ancient times, dragons had great power, and even just the sounds and words they made were enough to change the world. I thought it was just a legend..............."
Speaking of which, the black dragon before just screamed and began to rain meteor showers......... The dragon roars so powerfully?
"Won't you?"
"This ..............."
Faced with Duanmu Huai's inquiry, Gu Leiya looked embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, but this is just a legend in Regnes, and I didn't expect to meet a dragon here that can actually use a dragon's roar. In fact, I could only tell it seemed to be talking, but I couldn't understand what it was saying. β
Well, this is also normal, just like the language of a thousand years ago, there are few people who can speak it now, and if the Tang Dynasty people traveled to modern times, language communication is estimated to be a problem.
"Guys, we're going to Snow City soon."
At this time, Hadava's voice also drew Duanmu Huai's attention back, raised his head and looked forward, only to see that on the plain not far in front of him, there was a stone city, although it did not look as big as the city of Manalia, but it was also a bit of a scaleβββ of course, to Duanmu Huai, this kind of city is now at the level of villages and towns.
But for the level of this place, it's pretty good.
Soon, the group came to the outside of the city, and just as they were about to enter the gate, they found that the entire gate had been completely sealed, and the walls and outposts next to them were standing heavily armed soldiers. Soon, a soldier came to everyone, he first glanced at Duanmu Huai with a heart, and then withdrew his gaze and roared loudly.
"Stop! Due to the presence of dragons nearby, the gates have been closed, and only those who handle official business are allowed to enter and exit! β
"We are here in the name of the Imperial General Tulius!"
Not to be outdone, Hadava hurriedly expressed his intentions.
And Duanmu Huai also stretched out his hand and took out the letter from his pocket, and when he saw the seal on it, the guard was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.
"Alright, let's go inside, but be careful, we'll be keeping an eye on you!"
As he spoke, he glared at Duanmu Huai, βββWell, you don't need to ask anyone if you said this sentence."
Soon, the gate opened, and the group entered the snowy city.
As Duanmu Huai thought, the whole snowy city doesn't look big, but the houses are scattered, but there is a bit of a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere. It's just that the heavily armed soldiers around make the atmosphere a little tense.
The arrival of Duanmu Huai and the others naturally attracted the attention of other people in the city, but they were just hiding in the house from a distance, quietly looking at this burly man wearing terrifying armor, and did not dare to say much. Soon, under the escort of the guards, Duanmu Huai and the others came to the Dragon Night Palace, which was located at the highest point of the city, and met with Lord Barguf, the lord of Xueman City.
"I see.........
After reading the letter sent by Duanmu Huai, Lord Barguf frowned, he was an old man who looked about fifty or sixty years old, with a long beard and hair characteristic of the Nords, although he was not strong, but he also had the momentum of a ruler.
"It's a headache that Helgen was attacked by the dragon and destroyed, and that Ufrik, who was supposed to be executed, fled..............."
"Your Excellency!"
At this time, one of the courtiers standing beside Lord Barguf hurriedly spoke.
"We should immediately gather our forces and defend the city of Snow to prevent the dragons from attacking here!"
"So you mean that you want me to give up my people? Let them be attacked by dragons? β
Hearing this, Lord Barguf suddenly raised his brows and slapped his chair hard.
"I wouldn't do that, Yin Ruilais!"
As he spoke, Lord Barguf looked at the other woman beside him.
"Send detachments to other towns immediately to make sure they don't get attacked by the dragons, and ..............."
"Bang!
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However, before Lord Barguf could finish speaking, suddenly, the door of the hall was slammed open, and a soldier rushed in breathlessly.
"Report, report to Lord Lord, it's not good! Dragon! There are dragons! In the South Watchtower! β
"What!?"
Hearing this, Lord Barguf couldn't help but stand up.
"What did it do? Is it an assault on a watchtower? β
"I don't know, my lord, it's hovering over my head as I go. I've never run this fast before......... I thought it was going to catch up. β
At this moment, the guard was also pale and sweating profusely, and it was obvious that facing a giant dragon was a little too terrifying for him.
"Okay, I see, young man, you go down first, go back to the barracks and have a good rest."
After reassuring the herald, Bargulf thought for a moment, then looked at the captain of the guard beside him.
"Yin Ruilais, I ordered me to bring some guards to see what the situation is there, and ..............."
As he spoke, Lord Barguf looked at Duanmu Huai and the others.
"It's a bit rude, but I hope you'll be able to go with you. According to General Tulius in the letter, you have repelled the dragons that attacked Helgen, and you must have great power. So I'd like to ask you to go to the Southern Guard Tower with my Captain Yin Ruilith to see what's going on there. Of course, as a lord, I will also prepare enough rewards for you. β
Hearing Lord Barguf's request, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows, and then nodded.
"Of course, there is no problem."
Then, he replied.