The ship carrying the Jimenez family sailed out of a nameless island in the Folly Islands and set foot on the lands of Skyrim Province after seven or eight hours of sailing.

They carried some goods along the road with livestock to the nearest city, Wintercastle, in order to try not to appear anomalous, these livestock were horses, not tame monsters, although the latter was far more capable of carrying than ordinary horses, but if used here, it would undoubtedly look very special, and some of the monsters were likely to be unprecedented in this plane, which would make people directly wonder where they came from.

Rand and they didn't plan to completely hide their identity anomaly, but they didn't plan to let too many people know, their plan was to go to Winterhold to ask for the archon there, if they could win the favor of the other party, they would have the qualifications to do business in Winterhold, and then use this as a starting point to expand the scope of trade, with the expansion of the scope of trade, not only can they get wealth, but also the information they need will be endlessly obtained.

The convoy of caravans was moving forward, and other convoys or pedestrians could be seen along the way, although there were not many, the Skyrim Province was located in the northernmost part of the continent of Tamriel, and Wintercastle was the northern part of the north, where the climate was harsh, and the population was not as dense as the other provinces under the rule of the Made Empire, but it was suitable as a starting point for the aliens, just as Lombana also cunningly chose the archipelago, and only needed to fool the local wild elves, even if they couldn't, they could use barbaric military means, and what happened in such a remote area was easier to avoid the attention of the central region。

Even so, Jimenez and the others had already sent people to buy local clothing in the Winter Castle beforehand. Now wear it on the body. So it didn't attract much attention from others. From time to time, however, their goods attract the attention of others.

The goods of the convoy are Asturian industrial products and some special products, including semi-finished glass and processed glass products, tools made of steel, daily necessities, and some things that seem to be ordinary, but can actually be used to cast stones to ask for directions, such as the miner's lamp, which is a simple lamp with built-in semi-constant illumination, the reason why it is semi-constant is because it needs to embed a magic crystal to make the lighting inside work, and then through the dexterous design to make the light source focus on the front. The latter is a dwarven mechanical design, and although it is an inconspicuous little thing, it actually represents an organic combination of magic and machinery.

So what is the use of such a thing, when it is used to present to the local lord, you can take the opportunity to introduce this thing is very useful for miners to dig in the mines, and you can take the opportunity to learn about the local mineral deposits.

As the convoy drove into Winterhold, Rand was a little disappointed, as the city looked a bit dilapidated and seemed to have been ravaged by war or some kind of disaster. But even so, the city's architecture can still be seen in a solemn, solemn, and atmospheric style. The buildings of the Dongsburg people tend to be taller and prefer to use black rocks all over. This may be due to the character of being born in the cold regions of the Northland.

When they went to the palace of the lord of Winterhold, Sodra Mage, according to the information they had received earlier, they were surprised to see no one and were told by the servant that the lord was in Winterhold Academy.

Originally, people could have left the gifts they had given, but the purpose of this place was to meet the lord and have a chance to talk to him, and gifts were a good excuse.

So Rand led everyone to Winterhold Academy, which is named because of this academy, which is a mage academy, not only famous in Skyrim Province, but also in the Maider Empire, whose history can be traced back to the older First Empire.

Fortunately, Winterhold Academy is not far from Winterhold City, just a few dozen kilometers northeast of the city, and after a half-day journey, we arrived at the Academy.

The college is made up of three rings of castle-shaped buildings, as if the three rings were stacked on top of each other, and there is a pier before reaching the college.

The convoy stopped in front of the trestle, and then Rand led Solomon and the others to ask for a meeting.

If the mage is proficient in the spell of being proficient in language, he can automatically grasp the other party's language in a short period of time, so he can express his meaning smoothly.

After receiving permission, the black castle gates opened, allowing guests to enter.

The convoy entered the castle, the convoy and merchandise were temporarily placed in the detention area, and Rand and the others were taken to meet the Lord of Sodra, who was also the head of Winterhold Academy, so sometimes he did not stay in the city, but appeared in this academy.

Walking along the long road into the black and solemn school, they finally saw Sodra, an old man dressed in a black robe, with a thin face, but with a shrewd look in his eyes.

"I am glad to hear that you have asked to see me and brought gifts, but can you tell me where you are from?" asked Sodra with his hands on his knees.

"We are from the continent of Yokuda, Your Excellency Lord. "Rand and they have decided to use the method proposed by Solomon before they set out, that is, they claim to be from overseas, and this continent of Yokuda does not not exist, the news from the spy that Tamriel is the largest continent, but in addition, there is also the continent of Akavir, where the main inhabitants are no longer Terrans, it is said that centuries ago, the empire established by the snake people and the lizardmen defeated the Terrans there, and began to slaughter them in large numbers, and they used their captives as food in a horrific way, and this atrocity forced the remnants of the Terrans to move out of the continent, and now the continent is all in the hands of foreign races。

Rather than a continent, Yokuda was more of a regional island, which was explored during the First Empire and attempted to garrison troops into the territory of the First Empire, but with the fall of the First Empire, this plan was not followed.

That's all Solomon knows, and the reason why they chose to say that they are from Yokuda is to take advantage of the fact that the aborigines are not familiar enough with Yokuda Island, even if they are suspected and exposed later, it doesn't matter, as long as they can get through the early period. Of course, this Yokuda is a giant island in the eyes of the Tamriels, and only the Akavir continent can be called a continent, but at this time, Rand and Solomon are pretending to be people from the Yokuda region. and called the continent of Yokuda. Sodra only thought that the two of them had put gold on their faces.

Really. When Sodra heard that they were from Yokuda, he was a little surprised and said, "Yokuda region? This is really surprising, I know this place, the red-clothed guards during the First Empire once explored that place, but later, with the Second Empire's Septine Empire's harm to the red-clothed guards, that place is about to disappear from everyone's memory, I can't imagine that thousands of years later, you will come to Tamriel." Very well, I welcome you on behalf of Winterhold. ”

Sodra was surprised and didn't suspect the identity of the group. Of course, there may still be doubts, but at least they don't show it on the surface, which has satisfied Rand and the others, because they can continue to talk, as long as they can impress the other party, they can start step by step.

"We've brought some gifts to your lordship, and we hope you'll enjoy it. Rand and the others sat down.

Sodra sent someone to follow one of Rand's entourage to the convoy where he had just stayed and fetched some things, and presented them to Sodra as a sample.

"Well, nice tool. "Sodra was holding a steel axe, which was not intended for combat purposes. Rather, it is for felling.

The man who had gone to pick up the gift just now whispered something in his ear, and he was a little surprised. "Such axes are actually in batches? exactly the same?"

Sodra's surprise is normal, because the team brought hundreds of axes, and according to his people's reports, these axes are all of the same shape, which means that the people who came have manufacturing capabilities behind them that cannot be ignored, and if they can create such axes, the other party can also make good weapons.

The weapons made by the general weapon shop or blacksmith will be somewhat different, these axes are basically the same, which represents the ability to be manufactured in batches, according to Sodra's cognition, which means that the other party can only do it with a special blacksmith workshop, otherwise the axe may not be the same.

Rand hurriedly said a few polite words, but Sodra sighed: "The axes you made are good, but it's a pity that we don't need so many axes here, because the environment of Wintercastle will only protect trees, and will not be cut down casually." If you want to sell your iron products, you can go to places like Hammer Province and High Rock Province. ”

"Then you can also take a look at this. Solomon pointed to the miner's lamp.

At this time, the miner's lamp had not yet been installed with magic crystals, and it was dim, and Sodra did not understand the purpose of this at all.

Rand explained to him, and put a magic crystal in the lamp, and immediately the illumination inside was activated, and the beam of light was bound by the lamp, and a concentrated pillar of light shot out.

"Good stuff. Sodra said in surprise as he figured out what it was for.

Solomon and Rand glanced at each other, and Sodra's performance proved that there should be abundant minerals in the Winterhold Territory, so this sentiment only came after knowing the purpose of the miner's lamp.

Of course, both of them pretended not to know and continued to talk.

Sodra talked to the two of them more and more happily, and he was both happy and puzzled by this claim to be from the Yokuda region, happy that the gifts offered by the other party were quite useful, and the idea suggested by the miner's lamp just now was something he had never thought of, but unfortunately it seemed that the cost of using it was still a bit high, because it was necessary to use the magic crystal to provide the source power to the miniature magic array inside, but think about it, if you use this miner's lamp, you should be able to mine more magic crystals near Dongshou, then it is still cost-effective, with this miner's lamp, you can work at night, and the output of the magic crystal will be at least one and a half times that of the previous one (the efficiency at night is worse) , which was previously difficult to mine at night.

As for doubts, he had a very good impression of these two Yokuda merchants, because during the conversation, he found that the two were definitely mages too, and although the miner's lamp was not a great magic, it represented an ingenious idea, and he was puzzled that the Yokuda region had such intelligent people and things.

Regardless, in the evening, the entire academy learned that a caravan from outside the city had successfully visited their lord and abbot, Sodra, and had gained his favor and agreed that they could trade freely in the Winterhold Territory in the future, only by paying their taxes on time.

The leader of the team, a scholar mage, and a beautiful lady were invited to visit Winterhold Academy for a few days, and Sodra discussed magic with them.

Rand's trip was a success, and he also received some gifts from Sodra, but Rand didn't want anything else for the gifts in return, only books.

That's right, it's a book, and if you want to understand the situation of this heterotopic plane as quickly as possible, in addition to your usual experience, observation, and conscious spying, there is another way to do it is to use books.

Rand didn't have any special requirements for the book, and only said that Sodra wanted to know as much as possible about the Tamriel for business reasons.

Seeing that the other party didn't ask for magic books, Sodra didn't pay attention to it, and the Winterhold Academy had a rich collection of books, and it was not difficult to meet Rand's requirements. (To be continued.) )