——4E, 201, the last month of the seed, 19th, 18:00——
After calling the passing Xueman guards to deal with the cattle-stealing giant, the soldiers of the Comrade Corps prepared to return to Xueman to resume their lives.
Xueman City is a city built on a huge rocky mountain. It looks particularly abrupt on the surrounding plains. The towering walls carved out of the mountain itself keep wild animals and bandits away. As for its defensive gate, it is located in a short section Z
There are three consecutive gates on the gentle winding mountain road, a solid stone wall with a moat, an urn city surrounded by sentries, and a city gate suspension bridge controlled by hinges. Even better, the two latter gates can be opened at any time due to the advantage of the terrain.
Fire support to the front. If a city like this doesn't have people cooperating inside and outside, the casualties in a forced attack will probably be very heavy.
Entering the city with Arthur were the huntress Ella, the shield bearer Wells, the trainee member Riya, and the red guard boxer Satya who had just arrived. They obviously knew each other, and the conversation started with just a few greetings.
The focus shifted to Arthur.
"I believe you already know what happened in Helgen." Arthur had nothing to hide about his purpose: "When the Imperial Regiment was preparing to kill Ulfric Stormcloak, a dragon appeared and destroyed
Helgen."
"Dragon? Are you sure?" It was Satya who questioned, "Although some refugees have come to Snowrun recently, the theory is that the Stormcloaks sent out an army to rescue their lord, and there are no rumors about dragons in the tavern.
"
"I also find it a bit strange," Arthur shrugged: "The dragon flew straight towards Xueman, but there was no sign of damage along the way. Could it be that its target is somewhere further north?"
"There are still signs." Ella said, "In the past two days, the comrades-in-arms group has received a sudden increase in incidents of 'violent beasts attacking farms'. It is possible that they were frightened by the dragon."
"The commission we received this time was also based on the suspicion that a wild beast was attacking the cattle on the farm. I didn't expect it to be a giant." Wells answered.
"Riya beat the giant~" the little girl waved her dagger. Although her job was only to cut off the giant's hair to report on her work, she looked very happy.
"Is this all work in vain? Do I still need to report to the lord as soon as possible?" Arthur looked at the sky. It was already approaching evening.
"The report is still required. After all, the lord is very concerned about the battles taking place near his territory, but it will be unnecessary as soon as possible." Ayla pointed to the sky: "That dragon flies, and your information must be out of date.
"
"The lord goes back to his back house after dark. If you climb up to Yunding District now, you will only see the night guard and the aunt who cleans Longxiao Palace. Why not come to the hotel to rest for a night first?" Satya raised his hand and touched it.
Touching Arthur's dented shoulder armor, "I haven't thanked you enough for saving me from those Red Guard assassins and giants."
"Hey, your so-called gratitude is to ask Hurda to bring out the most expensive food and wine and give him the most expensive room, right? That idiot Artis was tricked by you and took away the entire bounty from a mission." Ai
He glanced at her, and the scratches and lines on her face looked very scary.
"How can something that you and I agree on be called a trap?" Satya flipped up her hair and winked at Arthur, "What do you think?"
"Don't listen to her, come directly to Yuevasca in the Comrades Group. With your bravery in fighting the giant, you are fully qualified," Ella interrupted Satya and said: "And you will never charge money."
"Well, hehe..." Arthur could only keep smiling.
"Hey, comrades, hello, comrades." When everyone walked into Xueman's huge city gate, the guard recognized Ella and Wells, so he said hello, and then looked at Arthur: "You and comrades
Walking together proves that you have chosen the bright path, my friend.”
"Grudge." Because Ella was inexplicably assisted by the guard, Satya looked quite dissatisfied.
And Arthur was looking up at this huge city under the sunset, a little shocked.
Snowrun City is divided into three areas from low to high, including the plain area where most of the houses, shops and open-air markets are located, the winding area where the Yuevaska and Sky Furnace of the Comrades are located, and most of the noble residences and temples.
The Winding District, and finally the Yunding District where there is only one Longxiao Palace and the highest terrain
They are visible from the city gate, just like a tower to the sky, giving people a strong impression. People who come to Xueman for the first time often stay dazed at the door for a while, and the guards are used to it.
Taking advantage of this time, Ella and Satya exchanged glances for a while.
"Excuse me, were there any guards escorting the robbers from Ximu Town yesterday or earlier today?" Arthur quickly returned to normal, walked a few steps to the side of the road to avoid the main road, and then asked the city gate guard
: "They should be called Loki and Thor, and maybe Hadava and Ralof."
"I haven't heard about the last two." Perhaps because Arthur was walking with his comrades, the Snowman guards had a very friendly attitude towards him: "As for Loki and Thor, they arrived this morning. They were originally transporting construction materials.
I went to build the western sentry tower, but I didn’t know that I captured a group of bandits from there, and I wanted to report to the city.”
"Although it is very powerful for two people to capture more than ten robbers, there is no need to alert the lord," another guard next to him answered: "Our commander happened to be passing by, so he sent them directly to the Western Post.
The tower has done its job. After all, there is no need to throw a robber who is not on the wanted list into a dungeon."
This... It seems that Hadava and Larov are still leaning towards their own camp. They both think that there is no need to report to Lord Xueman about dragons. Naturally, those two ordinary soldiers are not qualified to meet the lord. Even Xueman
He was sent away without even entering the city gate.
"Okay, thank you." Arthur thanked the guard, and then found that Satya had caused trouble again as soon as he turned around.
The nearest building after entering Snowrun City is the barracks of the guards. At this time, there are three or four Red Guard scimitars arguing with the guards there.
"Why can't we enter the city?" the leader of the Red Guards shouted: "Is it possible that Xueman discriminates against the Red Guards?"
This hat is a big one. As far as Arthur knows, major cities are not completely populated by Nords. They are basically made up of bold Nords, imperial people who are good at financial management, shrewd Bretons and brave and good warriors.
The Redguards and other ethnic groups mix together, and there are even Argonians living in the border cities, but the Tigers are not allowed to enter the city.
Maybe other races can restrain themselves, but if the hot-tempered and irritable Redguards heard this, they would probably take action directly - well, they did take action directly.
After hearing these words, Satya, who was still looking at Ella coldly, immediately walked over with his sleeves rolled up.
Arthur checked carefully and found that there were not the two who had been frightened by the giant and fled in panic. Perhaps they were laughed at and banned from action because they were defeated by a woman.
"We naturally welcome foreigners who abide by the law." The guard who dealt with the Red Guards was naturally not a clumsy person. He maintained a calm tone that was completely emotionless: "But after you entered Xueman, you broke into residents' homes at will.
We've had a lot of complaints about rummaging through boxes and stopping any residents with darker skin for questioning."
"So what, we didn't break any laws," the leader of the Red Guards was obviously very skilled in this trick: "We have an arrest warrant and are ordered to arrest the Red Guard fugitives, so we can do it easily."
"However, one of you has already violated the law," the guard's tone remained unchanged. "When he broke in and asked an old lady of the Graymane family, he stole the necklace she placed on the table. He has been thrown into the dungeon, so
We have made a decision to expel all the people who came with you from the city."
"We have nothing to do with that guy. You can't think that we are on the same team just because we dress alike," the Red Guard Scimitar continued: "You can chop him down, but you can't make us angry because of it."
"..." The Xueman guards didn't know what to say for a moment, but they couldn't take action directly.
"Really? Then I will chop you down now?" A female voice full of anger sounded behind him. Before the scimitar leader turned around, he was kicked on the waist and flew out straight.
It crashed into the Xueman guard's shield with a horse head on it, but the guard thought for a while and still didn't take it back.
With a "boom" sound, the smooth-tongued and unreasonable scimitar man was knocked unconscious to the ground.
"Iman! It's Iman!" Several other Red Guards turned around and saw Satya, and they all picked up their machetes in horror.
"Put it down!" As the guard leader gave the order, the guards who had been holding back their swords for a long time immediately drew their swords and disarmed all the scimitars: "Swords are not allowed to be unsheathed in Xueman City!"
"Ha, although there is indeed this rule, no one cares about it for a long time." Ella explained to Arthur.
"I said, I'm not Iman! Are you guys finished?" When Arthur saw her for the first time, Satya was quite patient with the scimitar who questioned her identity, but now it seems that she has
Angry.
"I am Satya, the waitress of the 'Mare Banner' in Snowrun City. I am not some aristocratic lady Iman who failed in the political struggle in Hammerfell and ran away to Skyrim!" Satya growled and faced the Red Guards.
They beat them up severely, while Xueman guards formed a circle to prevent them from escaping and blocked the view of other passers-by.
No, Miss Iman, have you admitted it to yourself? Arthur was speechless for a moment, and she didn't seem to need help, so he had to watch the show with Ella who was eager to give it a try.
"Huh..." After punching and kicking the scimitars until they couldn't stand up, Satya straightened up and exhaled, and then winked at the surrounding guards: "Everyone, come to the hotel in the future.
I’ll ask Hurda to give you a discount~”
"Guard, guard!" The fainted scimitar leader woke up and pointed at Satya who Shi Shiran had left and complained: "You don't care?"
"She was not armed," the guard leader said in a calm tone: "This is the most common bar fight in Skyrim Province. As long as no one is killed, it is not within the jurisdiction. Now, please leave Xueman."
Does fighting with a hotel waiter count as a bar fight? Yes.
Arthur looked at Satya who had walked away and the scimitars who were helping each other to walk outside Snowrun City, then turned to Ella: "Well, speaking of which, where is Yuvaska?"
