This is the end of the first conversation between the orc girl and the old man.

As the lord palace of Xueman, Longxiao Palace can be described as magnificent and magnificent, it is located in the cloud area of Xueman City, and it is also the only building in the cloud area, below which are the military camps and prisons buried deep in the hills. Legend has it that the brave One-Eyed Olaf used his roar and skill to defeat the dragon Numines on Mount Ansol, cut off its dragon's head, and then built the Dragon Palace, burying it forever under the Dragon Palace.

Lu Xihua took An to stand at the top of the hill of Xuemancheng, behind him is a huge moat, a curved mountain road along the steps, on both sides of the mountain road is a deep moat, more than a dozen arrow towers stand on a high place, condescending to the mountain road, this Longxiao Palace is really a bit of a one-man when the door is not open.

Ann was a little nervous, her little hands were pinching her clothes, her palms were sweaty, and her fear of the superior ruler had long been written into her bones during her years of slave life. At this time, a hand was placed on the girl's shoulder, and a hot current spread through the girl's body along the shoulder, and suddenly the body was warm, and the mood was unexpectedly calm. Ann looked up at the black-haired man named Lu Xihua next to him, looked at his smiling face, couldn't help blushing, and hurriedly lowered his head.

"The lord knows what you are coming for, go in, and the lord is waiting for you in the main hall. "Waiting for the news brought by the soldiers who were guarding the Dragon Night Palace. Ann entered the thick door with the old man.

The wide hall was hundreds of meters wide, and several servants were cleaning the ground, and iron doors were opened on the boulders on both sides, which were the passages leading to the barracks and prison. In the middle is a high stone staircase.

Two visitors ascended the steps, flanked by long dining tables on the left and right, with silver candlesticks and cutlery. The kitchen was piled with fresh food that had been delivered, and the oven hung roast goose and wild boar with red skin, and the aroma of food spread throughout the hall, and the other side was blocked by a thick screen, and I don't know what it was.

Directly opposite, in the distance, on the high steps placed a solemn throne, the skull of a dragon's head was placed on the top of the throne, and below sat a middle-aged man wearing a jeweled headband and wearing aristocratic clothing, with his right hand supporting his right cheek, leaning on the throne, looking at the two.

"This is the Lord of Snowman, Lord Barguf the Great. Visitor, don't hurry up and offer your manners. A stern voice came from the side of the dining table, and Lu Xihua turned his head to find that it was a black elf female warrior, and the exquisite black armor was carved with exquisite patterns, and the other set off the heroism of the black elf female warrior.

"Don't bother, I heard that you have important news to report to me about Ximu Town?" Barguf on the throne issued a direct order, stopping the orc girl who was about to kneel and salute, and became interested in the black-haired man who was holding the girl's arm and also preventing her from kneeling, and a pair of eyes looked at him.

"My name is Ann, and I have come from Camp Helgen, and I have been asked by Alvor, the blacksmith of Brookwood, to deliver a letter to you. Ann finished the matter carefully.

Bargulf looked at the orc girl with a scrutinizing eye, "How did you get to Helgen? Did you really see the dragon? What does it look like?"

The news of the dragon's attack on Helgen was spread one after another by the townspeople who escaped sporadically, and the guards of Snow Man City encountered one or two refugees who fled to other places while patrolling, and they more or less understood the situation and reported it to the lord in time, but the only person who really contacted the person who was present at the time was the orc girl named Ann at the moment. As the ruler of the Xue Man Domain, Ximu Town is an important medicinal and mineral base under his own command, and its safety must be guaranteed, so Bargulf needs to seriously confirm this news.

"I have here Alvor's handwritten letter. The dragon was black and scaly, with huge scars on its head and neck, spikes on its joints and wings, and a mouth that spat great flames, and the hard rocks melted in the flames. As for why I was in Helgen at the time~" Ann took out the letter from her arms and handed it to the black elf female warrior, who forwarded the letter to the lord of Barguf, and the black elf female warrior took her responsibility seriously and did not let the two of them get close to the lord, so as not to have any disagreement between the two and something accidental. The two of them were standing at the foot of the steps at the moment, still more than ten meters away from the throne.

Barguf took the letter after the black elf had checked it and flipped through it, "Why don't you say it? Go on, I want to know why you were in Helgen at that time, it was a strong place in the Imperial barracks, and ordinary people couldn't get in!"

An's heart was uneasy, and she couldn't help but look at Lu Xihua next to her. Lu Xihua smiled and nodded to her, this smile seemed to give the girl great courage, Ann took a deep breath, and said, "I am a slave who was abducted and sold by a merchant to a private mine in the Imperial Province of Sailotir, and a year ago, the mine owner's family was killed in a rebellion in the mine. I didn't want to stay with the rebellious bandits, so I fled north, and while crossing the mountains to reach Skyrim Province, I was captured by Imperial troops on a mission in ambush in the forest. I was sentenced to death because I was a fugitive, and while I was executing on the execution ground, the dragon attacked Helgen, and with the help of the Imperial soldier Hadava, I escaped and went to the town of Brookwood. Hadava wanted to report back to the Dugu City military camp, and I came to Xueman City to deliver the letter. ”

The girl told her origin in one breath, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, pulled away the shabby clothes on her left shoulder, revealing a shiny magic pattern on her shoulder, the pattern was composed of strange ring patterns, like the shape of handcuffs, deep under the girl's skin, emitting a faint white light, this is the sign of the imperial private slave, if it is an official slave, there should be an imperial emblem.

"Oh, you're being honest. Bargulf glanced up at the magic pattern on the orc girl's shoulder, "The private slaves of the Empire are free in the sky, provided you obey the laws here, and your actions are worthy of your courage, child." I, the Great One, Balgulf, hereby pardon you! You will be stripped of your status as a private slave of the Empire, and as a free man, you may live in all parts of the Snowmanland. The sky, the earth and the sea cannot stop your freedom, the only thing that can blind you is your ambition. Speaking of this, Barguf paused, "Child, I hope you will always be on the path of righteousness." ”

Bargulf turned to the Black Elf warrioress and said, "Ireles, go and ask Farenga to come and ask him to remove the magic marks from this brave child's body. ”

"Thank you, thank you!" the orc girl burst into tears of joy, she did not expect that a momentary act of kindness would be rewarded with such a reward, free body, what a wonderful word!

"You didn't start out for the reward, obviously it exceeded your expectations, but you can't do good things for the sake of the return. Lu Xihua was on the side, and the orc girl's years of slave life made her understand the truest truth, there is no free lunch in the world, only by paying first, it is possible to get a return.

Ann said eagerly, "Lord, when I fled from Helgen, the dragon came in the direction of the Snow Manling. The residents of Brookwood Town also saw the dragon fly by, and they want you to send soldiers to protect them. ”

"Ismir is on top~" Barguf patted his forehead with a little headache. "Looks like we're going to have to send soldiers to Brookwood. ”

"I disagree, my lord. A mild, balding man next to the throne spoke, "As an advisor, I want to remind you. The lords of Phocles will see this as a provocation! they will think that we have joined the Stormcloak and fought against the Imperial army, and have begun to attack him, since his territory is next to the town of Creekwood. After a pause, the bald man continued, "Because of his special geographical location, Xue Manling has always maintained a neutral attitude. Every lord around it is wary of it, and if it makes an abnormal move, it will upset the existing balance, and at that time, the Snow Manlord may lead to war. ”

"Provantus, if we don't need an army, then what are we going to do against that dragon? by the walls, and let my people shiver under the walls?" said Barguf, who seemed to insist.

"It's been three days since the attack, and no one has seen that dragon in the wilderness of the Snow Manling, if that monster is hiding in the mountains... Then the situation of Ximu Town is quite dangerous. The black elf warrior Irelais had returned to the bottom of the steps, followed by a figure in a blue mage robe, the figure hid her head in the hood of the mage robe, and only half of her face was exposed, tall and large, it was a man.

"My lord, please think again...""Enough!" Provantus could not finish his sentence when he was interrupted by Barguf.

"But my lord...", as an advisor, he still did not accept the decision of the lord Barguf, but continued to fight against Barguf.

"Provantes, do you know?!There is a dragon out there that could burn my territory and slaughter my people at any time, and I will never stand idly by!" said Bargulf the Mighty, domineering.

Provantus immediately understood that his persuasion was useless, so he immediately fell silent.

"Ireles, send troops to support Brookwood. "Barguv made a decision.

"I beg your pardon, I'm going back to my work," the bald man, Provantus, saluted and retreated from the side steps.

"That's the best..."Lord Bargulf said lightly, "Your strength is in internal affairs, my Avensi, and the income of the Xue Man Collar depends on your careful calculations." ”

Hearing this, Provantes stopped, bowed to the side of Lord Barguf, and then left the hall along the steps.

"Is that the orc?" the mage beside Ireles finally couldn't help but speak, "Kid, show your magic pattern, I still have experiments to do, and I need to hurry." ”

The orc girl Ann turned around and revealed the magic pattern on her left shoulder to the majestic mage, brave with a hint of cowardice.

The mage named Fa Renjia raised his left hand, and a ball of light appeared on his hand, and there were words in his mouth, this light group echoed the magic pattern on An's shoulder, and gradually, An's magic pattern came out from under the skin, floating in the air, and threw himself into the light group of Fa Renjia's left hand. Fa Renjia shook his hand, and the light immediately disappeared.

"Alright, the mark is lifted. Congratulations, child, you are free again. After a few innocuous words, Fa Renjia turned and walked back, and his figure disappeared behind the thick screen on the side of the hall.

The orc girl covered her eyes, tears streaming from between her fingers and dripping onto the floor of the hall, trembling slightly.

The Great Bargulf ignored the orc girl, and instead moved his eyes back to the man beside the girl, "Who are you, young man with black hair and black eyes? You have the characteristics of a black elf, but you have the appearance of a human. The guards in the city are all preaching, and a foreign mage has come to my snowy city, he has killed a giant who attacked the farm after going mad outside the city, and last night he showed a subtle transformation spell in the inn, which cleaned dozens of customers in the inn in an instant. Could it be that you're that amazing mage?"

Barguf's voice was full of majesty, a habit that a high ruler had cultivated for a long time.

Lu Xihua was still reminiscing about the process of a real mage casting a spell in front of him before, and when he heard the lord's question, he stopped thinking, "My name is Lu Xihua, I am from the far east, I am not a mage, I am a martial artist, and my current identity is An's guard." ”

"Warrior, is it a warrior?" Bargulf asked with a smile as he sat on his throne, the gloom caused by the dragon's infiltration into the territory was swept away, and there could not be only one flavor in life, he felt that contact with the new things in front of him was a kind of spice, allowing him to be in a better state to deal with the important affairs of the territory. "Where's your weapon? Is it the stick on your back? With all due respect, that stick looks more like a staff, hahahaha!"

Hearty laughter filled the hall, and the soldiers guarding the hall also laughed, the mage pretending to be a warrior? Doesn't this young man know that everywhere, a mage is more popular than a warrior? A person who has no talent can only work hard and exercise his body day after day, and use it as capital on the battlefield. And those noble mages, as long as they are in the safe rear, casually waving their hands, they can make meritorious contributions.

Ann wiped away her tears and didn't laugh, her instincts telling herself that there must be something unique about the man who volunteered to be her bodyguard.

Lu Xihua didn't care, "If the lord doesn't believe it, you can try it, you can do as much as you want, ten people, a hundred people, you can do it at will." After speaking, he simply stepped to the side and stood down, his body as calm as a mountain.

Barguf didn't believe the young man's words, and beckoned to the guards around him, and immediately twenty guards formed a circle and surrounded Lu Xihua.

The orc girl Ann had stepped aside, and Lu Xihua told her not to worry.

The guards did not dare to be careless, after all, the person in front of them had the merit of killing giants, and everyone held shields in front of them, holding axes and long swords, and issued regular slogans in their mouths, and surrounded the young people in the field.

The circle is getting smaller and smaller, almost all the soldiers are leaning together, people are next to each other, and when Lu Xihua in the middle can no longer escape, Barguv shook his head slightly, young people still like to talk big, at this moment, no matter how high the martial arts are, they are no longer able to return to the sky, unless they use magic.

As soon as this thought was born in his mind, Barguv's eyes widened, and he could hardly believe what was in front of him, and the young man in the middle of the field gently stretched out his palm, like a butterfly through a flower, and pressed it on the shield of a circle of guards. All the soldiers flew out at the same time, as if they had been hit by a heavy object, and their whole bodies flew up, hitting the surrounding pillars without stopping at all, and even more so to the walls.

This is a living person, every soldier plus all-steel equipment, is two hundred pounds upward, not to mention those who have been hit by the pillar, and those who have flown to the wall thirty or forty meters away. And what's even more terrifying is that these soldiers were knocked into the wall and the pillar, and they didn't fall down immediately, they didn't seem to be pressed them with an invisible force, and they couldn't move, and after a few seconds, they slipped down softly, like a piece of paper posted on the wall, and after a long time, they lost their stickiness and fell off.

All the guards involved in the battle fainted, and not a single one got up.

"Hitting people is like hanging a painting!" This was the first time that martial arts from that world appeared in the Elder Scrolls world, and everyone present was stunned. 10