——4E, 201, the last month of seeding, 19th, 14:00——
About a day's journey southwest of Dugu City, there is a small town called Longqiao. This riverside town is named after the nearby stone bridge across the Kas River with a huge dragon head carved on the bridge arch.
Counting sea transportation from the dock, it is the only way to get to Dugu City.
Before the Stormcloaks officially rebelled, this was a strategic point that had to be defended. The Imperial Regiment's military camp had been established before it could even be called a town. Later, hotels, lumber camps, farms and mills were gradually established, etc.
, the original purpose was to provide supplies to the legionnaires. Since the legion was stationed, security was naturally not a problem. Many civilians came to settle here, eventually forming a large-scale military town.
And now, due to the continuation of the Stormcloak rebellion, the current emperor of the empire, Ussel Septim II, had the idea of coming to Skyrim to resolve the matter in person, and his personal guard regiment "Sharp-Eyed Eagles" took the lead.
To ensure safety, Longqiao Town was their chosen location.
The hotel in the town was named "Four Shields", originally to express the sense of security under the protection of the Imperial Legion, but at this time, the proprietress Fida was hiding behind the counter and did not dare to show her face.
Compared with other villages that only have one or two symbolic guards, Longqiao Town is indeed much safer when you can pass by imperial soldiers at any time while walking on the road. But if those imperial soldiers are divided into two groups in their own stores,
There is a confrontation, and it looks like a fight is about to start at any time, which is very bad.
"Look, who is this?" Tacilius said mockingly: "A kid who cried and went home to find his father after being bullied?"
Tasilius is the commander of the sharp-eyed hawks in the military camp. He has gray-brown hair, a ferocious appearance, and a strong and tall body. The weight of the imperial heavy armor is almost not felt on his body.
"I have no time to quarrel with you, Tacilius," replied Palassus, "and I have the right to take away anyone from my scouting party."
"Everything you have the right to take away is all in Dugu City," Tasilius crossed his arms: "Now they are under my control - or do you want to be deserters?"
The commander glared at the scouts in light armor behind Parathos, who all avoided his sight.
Hmm...a battle for command? Fida hid behind the counter trying to understand what they were talking about.
"The incident happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to call them, and this is the nearest military camp," Parasos retorted: "I think I should have the privilege of requesting any military camp to assist in the mission."
"Ha, privilege," Tasilius sneered: "If Her Royal Highness the Princess passes by directly like before, I will indeed have to provide horses and guards to keep up, but now Her Royal Highness has come to my jurisdiction and is ready to clean up a place under my control.
It’s up to me to decide what kind of help I need to provide in the cave inside.”
"You heavy armors will only alert the enemy. What if the opponent runs away?"
"What should I do? Of course it will be considered a successful cleanup."
"I have nothing to say to you!"
"I just don't intend to listen."
What? Princess? Fida sneaked out from behind the counter and immediately saw the little girl who completely ignored the quarreling parties and was sitting at the table by the wall, slowly enjoying the donuts and candied fruit feast.
The girl was so impressed with the large number of desserts she ordered at lunchtime that Colin Lavey, the miller's young son, and his dog were also attracted and fed.
At this time, due to the dispute between the Sharp-Eyed Eagle Legion, all the guests have run away, so the girl who is still sitting here quietly is naturally the princess they call her. Although her skin is a little darker and her hair color is a bit weird, she is really cute.
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"...can't run away." Feida heard the girl say. Her voice was neither crisp nor hoarse, nor condescending nor charming at all. She sounded as ordinary as the neighbor's little daughter, but she was talking to each other.
The commanders on both sides who stared at each other immediately stopped arguing.
"Then, you are allowed to mobilize this group of scout troops," Tacilius glanced at the light-armored sharp-eyed eagle behind Parassus: "I will arrange for heavy-armored soldiers to surround the cave to prevent any target from escaping.
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"That's good -" Parasos was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"But, I want to follow you in." Tasilius turned to the girl by the wall and patted his armor vigorously: "The vampire's claws will never be able to tear through this kind of heavy armor, and the light armor of that pretty boy is not so strong.
"
"Hey, don't take the opportunity to slander me because the princess talks little." Parasos discovered his private goods very keenly.
Vampire? Fida hid behind the counter again. It seemed from their tone that they were still very close. Blessed by the Holy Spirit——
"...Okay." Her Royal Highness the Princess replied.
——15:00——
The reason why Longqiao Town has become a strategic hub is that it guards not only Dugu City, but also the large forests and mountains in its north. These places contain numerous logging camps, farmland and mines, and even the prisons of some special prisoners.
A prison, a Thalmor embassy, and a secret military-controlled port are also included.
Therefore, the imperial camp stationed here has always been well aware of the situation in this area. For example, the "Wolsong Cave" that Her Royal Highness is going to was originally called "Wolsong Mine" because it produces moonstone, and
It's named after a pine forest outside - in fact there are more caves and mines without names.
"There are many mines like this in the mountainous areas, but they are all recorded in Sharp-Eyed Eagle's archives," Tacilius led the heavily armored soldiers to open the way in front, and at the same time, he asked Princess Emilia who was following closely behind him.
Explanation: "If there are robbers, evil wizards or even vampires who secretly use them as a stronghold, it will be difficult to detect immediately - provided they have not committed any criminal acts."
"...Hmm." Emilia observed the surroundings as she walked, subconsciously grabbing Tacilius's heavy armor cloak.
Haha, Tacilius looked at Parasos proudly, and the light-armored scout captain snorted and turned away.
Members of the Sharp-Eyed Eagle Legion all know that the emperor's little sister only likes two kinds of people, either a heavy-backed and bear-like figure like Tasilius, or a handsome face like Parasos. As for the one who has both a heavy-backed figure and a handsome figure... what kind of new type of demon is that?
?
It is a tragedy for His Majesty the Emperor, who has neither a strong back nor a handsome face. He wanted to get close to his sister, but the little girl disliked him. That scene has become the daily entertainment of the sharp-eyed eagles who stay in the imperial capital. When it comes to staying in the imperial capital, the other half has sharp eyes.
The commander of the eagle is a strong competitor for the two of them. If Princess Emilia sees her, she will completely abandon Tasilius and Parasos and fly towards her, but her characteristics are completely
It's impossible to imitate her - she is a majestic, intellectual and aloof woman whose weapon is a giant sword and a long knife.
"Disperse the encirclement." Tasilius ordered.
Wolsong Cave is less than an hour away from Dragon Bridge, which proves that the vampires inside have just migrated here and are not familiar with the situation, because even the stupidest local bandits would not choose a cave so close to the Sharp-Eyed Eagle Camp as their base.
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"Then, Your Highness, let me go first - eh?" After the heavily armored soldiers surrounded the cave, Tacilius was about to report to Princess Emilia, but found that she had disappeared.
"You must be mentally retarded." When he looked up, he saw that Parasos had already rushed into the cave first, and mocked him, "Have you forgotten that the princess is an activist?"
"Hate." Tasilius didn't have time to reply, so he followed in with big strides.
——15:30——
Mountain walls or underground caves, as long as they are artificially constructed rather than formed naturally, will have a strange ring shape, which means that no matter how deep you go into the mountain wall or underground, the end will eventually be located near the entrance. All you need to do is open some mechanisms.
A secret door can easily leave from the entrance. It is obviously designed to enable timely escape, and such a secret door is almost impossible to find or open from the entrance. The encirclement arranged outside is to prevent those who may
Enemies escaping from the secret door.
Tasilius strode into the cave. Before his eyes had time to adapt to the darkness, his feet sank and a meteor hammer hit his head. He shouted and blocked it, and then he could see with the help of the weak torch light in the cave.
Parathos looked pity in the distance.
"I told you that you don't have to come," Parassus shook his head, turned around and went deeper: "It is impossible for the princess, me and any scout troops to trigger such a simple trap."
"Humph, you can't stop someone who is bound to be triggered." Tasilius looked at the slight dents on the Imperial Steel Arm Armor, snorted and followed closely.
As Parasos said, no traps along the way were triggered, but all enemies were killed.
The acting style of Princess Emilia is probably very elusive to His Majesty the Emperor. On the one hand, she is keen to save anyone she comes into contact with, and the executioners in the imperial capital will give up the beheading immediately when they see her. But on the other hand, she is keen to save anyone she comes into contact with.
On the other hand, she showed no mercy to the "enemies" she defined.
For example, the new vampires in this cave may be just homeless people or farmers or miners nearby. They may have just been transformed and saved, but they all had their necks wiped by the princess.
"Who did it this time?" "Me, after all, your heavy armor can't do such a thing at all."
Tasilius thought for a moment and agreed.
When the princess first arrived in Skyrim Province, she had already established a good reputation by stopping Atta from killing people. As for where all the bandits were killed and no one survived, and which necromancer's stronghold was completely destroyed, it was better to leave it to
Sharp-eyed eagle.
Two sharp-eyed hawks in heavy armor and light armor cleared traps and vampires that were better hidden and missed by the princess.
"Ah, look who are these? Two 'heroes'? I think you are ready to embrace death." The deepest part of the cave is a simple chapel, because other vampires have died while going out to defend themselves against enemies.
, there was only a middle-aged man in black robes who looked like a senior vampire. He turned around and looked at Tasilius and Parasos who entered the chapel with his eyes that glowed yellow.
Pfft, sting.
With two soft sounds, the veteran vampire's heart was pierced and his throat was slit at the same time. He pointed at the little girl standing next to him and seemed to want to say something, but in the next moment he turned into a ball.
flame.
"Well... the mission is accomplished." Tasilius looked around: "We still need to clean up this place later."
"'Yuesong Cave' is confirmed to be 'empty'." Parasos listened to the arrests and shouts coming from outside the cave and agreed.
And Her Royal Highness the Princess is holding the prepared container to catch the gradually falling vampire ashes.
