Chapter 158 Dragon Roar (New one-month book, please give me monthly tickets for meow food)
With the departure of the black dragon, the battle also came to an end. Although the arrival of the black dragon destroyed most of the town, luckily part of it survived because An deployed the barrier in time.
After that, Duanmu Huai and others were also summoned by the Imperial Legion.
"Were you the ones who repelled that evil dragon's attack?"
Standing in front of Duanmuhuai was a short, bald man. He was General Tullius of the Imperial Legion. To be honest, General Tullius was also shocked when he first saw Duanmuhuai, but he soon , he recognized that the group of adventurers in front of him had the strength to repel the dragon.
It can be seen that there are indeed benefits to being fierce.
"Who are you?"
"We are just a group of adventurers who happened to pass by here."
"Adventurer?"
After hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, General Tullius looked at the girls behind him in confusion, but he quickly looked away.
"In any case, you have done me a big favor. Here, on behalf of the empire, I would like to express my gratitude to you."
As he spoke, General Tullius took out a bag of coins.
"This is my personal opinion. Please accept it. Also...since you are adventurers, I hope you can do me a favor."
"What happened?"
Duanmuhuai took the money bag and looked at General Tullius. He didn't mind helping. After all, their group does not have the currency of this country, so if anything happens and they need money, it will be somewhat helpful.
"I think you have also seen that there is an evil dragon wandering in this land. We need to be more vigilant, so I hope you can go to Snowrun City for me and inform Lord Balgruf there about it."
As he spoke, General Tullius took out a letter.
"This is my handwritten letter. He will know what's going on after reading it."
"Of course no problem."
Duanmuhuai took the letter and nodded.
"But...we are not very familiar with the situation here. It would be great if someone could lead the way."
"Hahaha, you don't look like a local here."
General Tullius didn't seem to care about Duanmuhuai's answer. He just nodded and made a gesture. Soon, an imperial soldier came out and bowed respectfully to General Tullius.
"General."
"Take them to Snowrun City."
"Yes."
The imperial soldier nodded, then looked at Duanmu Huai and the others, and saluted them as well.
"Please follow me."
"Okay."
It happened that Duanmu Huai also wanted to know the situation here and the current form of the empire, so he did not refuse. Soon, the group packed up and hit the road again.
On the way, Duanmuhuai and others finally understood what the current civil war was like here from the imperial soldier named Hadawa.
In the final analysis, it can be said to be a battle between faith and race.
Although Skyrim Province does belong to the Empire in name, the two sides actually have a separate and integrated relationship. Sometimes unified, sometimes independent.
However, this rebellion is related to the Talos faith in Skyrim Province.
The empire believes in 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 became a god from a mortal.
However, some people don't think so, that is, the high elves from the Ancestral China.
Historically, the Ancestral China and the Empire were mortal enemies, and the two sides had fought against each other several times. However, the reality is that the Thalmor elves are now powerful, while the Empire is gradually declining. In this case, the empire had to sign the "Platinum Agreement" in shame, and then reluctantly reached peace between the two.
However, one of the contents of the Platinum Agreement aroused the anger of the Nords in Skyrim Province - that is, the Platinum Agreement requires the empire not to recognize the Ninth Holy Spirit, that is, Talos, the god of war and mortals who was promoted from man to god. . For this reason, the Thalmor elves even sent a small team to station in Skyrim Province in the name of supervising the Platinum Agreement, and massacred the believers of Talos.
Faced with this situation, the Nords certainly couldn't bear it, so a rebel force headed by Ulfric was formed. Their slogan was that Skyrim is the land of the Nords, and Talos is the god worshiped by the Nords. , so they want to drive out from Skyrim all enemies who dare to destroy their faith and kill their people, whether they are Thalmer, the Empire or others!
In this way, Skyrim fell into civil war and rebellion. It was not until recently that they finally captured Ulfric.
Well... but when the black dragon attacked, he ran away.
Now General Tullius has to send people to chase him, otherwise it will be even more troublesome when Ulfric returns to his territory.
Although Hadawa, as a local, was also dissatisfied with the Thalmor elves' actions, he did not think that Ulfric's rebellion was a better choice. That's why he joined the Imperial Legion instead of joining the Rebels.
It has to be said that after listening to Hadawa's story, Duanmuhuai didn't have a good impression of the Thalmor elf and the Ancestral China at all. What's more, as a judge, Duanmuhuai himself fights to protect humans. How dare you, a mere elf, ride on humans? I think you are tired of living and want to die, right?
Hmm... If that doesn't work, how about an orbital air strike on the Ancestral China?
Forget it, it’s not a rush thing anyway.
"By the way, Gulea."
While heading to Xueman City under the leadership of Hadawa, Duanmuhuai looked at the dragon girl beside him.
"What is the dragon roar you just mentioned?"
"That's a legend of the Dragon Clan..."
Perhaps recalling the power of the black dragon before, Gu Leiya's expression also became a little unsightly. "I remember the legend said that in ancient times, the dragons had powerful power, and even just the sounds and words they made were enough to change the world. I originally thought it was just a legend..."
Speaking of which, the black dragon just roared before and started raining meteors... Is the dragon's roar so powerful?
"Don't you know?"
"This..."
Facing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Gu Leiya looked embarrassed.
"Sorry, this is just a legend in Regnis. I didn't expect that I could meet a dragon that can actually use dragon roar here. In fact, I only heard it seem to be talking, but What it says is completely beyond my comprehension.”
Well, that's normal. It's just like the language of thousands of years ago. Not many people can speak it now. If it were people from the Tang Dynasty who traveled to modern times, language communication would probably be a problem.
"Everyone, we are going to Xueman City soon."
At this time, Hadawa's voice also brought Duanmuhuai's attention back. He raised his head and looked forward, and saw a stone city standing on the plain not far away, although it did not look like it. It's not as big as the city of Manalia, but it's still quite large - of course, for Duanmuhuai, this kind of city is at the level of a village or town today.
But considering the standard of this place, it's pretty good.
Soon, a group of people arrived outside the city, and just when they were about to enter the gate, they found that the entire gate had been completely blocked, and there were heavily armed soldiers standing on the city walls and outposts next to it. Soon, a soldier came in front of everyone. He first glanced at Duanmuhuai with lingering fear, then withdrew his gaze and roared loudly.
"Stop! Because there is a dragon nearby, the city gate has been closed. Only people dealing with official business are allowed in and out!"
"We come in the name of Imperial General Tullius!"
Not to be outdone, Hadawa hurriedly expressed his intention.
Duanmuhuai also reached out and took out the letter from his pocket. When he saw the seal on it, the guard was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay, go in, but be careful, we will keep an eye on you!"
As he spoke, he stared at Duanmu Huai - well, there is no need to ask who this sentence was directed at.
Soon, the door opened, and then the group entered Xueman City.
Just as Duanmu Huai thought, the entire Xueman City didn't look big, but the houses were well-proportioned, giving it a somewhat peaceful and peaceful atmosphere. But the heavily armed soldiers around made the atmosphere a little tense.
The arrival of Duanmu Huai and others naturally attracted the attention of other people in the city, but they just hid in the house from a distance, quietly watching this burly man wearing a terrifying armor, and did not dare to say anything. . Soon, under the escort of the guards, Duanmu Huai and others arrived at the Longxiao Palace located at the highest point of the city, and met with Lord Balgruf, the lord of Xueman City.
"I see..."
After reading the letter sent by Duanmuhuai, Lord Balgruf frowned. He was an old man who looked about fifty or sixty years old. He had the long beard and hair unique to the Nords. Although he was not strong, he was still strong. The aura of the ruler.
"Helgen was attacked by a dragon and was destroyed. Ulfric, who was supposed to be executed, also escaped. It's really a headache..."
"My lord!"
At this time, a courtier standing next to Lord Balgruuf spoke hurriedly.
"We should gather our troops immediately to guard Xueman City to prevent the dragon from attacking here!"
"So you mean, you want me to abandon my people? Let them be attacked by dragons?"
Upon hearing this, Lord Balgruuf suddenly raised his eyebrows and slammed his chair.
"I would never do that, Irileth!"
As he spoke, Lord Balgruuf looked at the other woman beside him.
"Immediately send detachments to other towns to ensure that they will not be attacked by dragons, and..."
"Bang!!!"
However, before Lord Balgruuf finished speaking, suddenly, the door of the hall was slammed open, and then a soldier rushed in out of breath.
"Report, report to the lord, it's bad! Dragon! There is a dragon! It's in the southern tower!"
"What!?"
After hearing this, Lord Balgruuf couldn't help but stand up.
"What did it do? Is it attacking the guard tower?"
"I don't know, sir, it was hovering above my head when I was walking. I have never run so fast before... I thought it would definitely catch up."
At this moment, the guard was also pale and sweating profusely. It was obvious that facing a giant dragon was a bit too scary for him.
"Okay, I understand, young man, you go down first, go back to the military camp to eat something and have a good rest."
After comforting the messenger, Balgruuf thought for a moment, and then looked at the guard captain beside him.
"Irelles, I ordered me to take some guards to see what is going on there, and..."
As he spoke, Lord Balgruf looked at Duanmuhuai and others.
"Although it's a bit rude, I hope you can go together. According to what General Tullius said in the letter, you once repelled the dragon that attacked Helgen. You must have great power. So I hope I can ask you to Go to the southern tower with my guard captain Irelles to find out what is going on there. Of course, as a lord, I will also prepare enough rewards for you."
Hearing Lord Balgruf's request, Duanmuhuai raised his eyebrows and then nodded.
"Of course, no problem."
Then, he answered.
(End of chapter)