Although the time is close to noon, because Filheimer Castle is located in a canyon between two mountains and cannot receive direct sunlight, torches and candles are still needed to illuminate the interior.
Perhaps General Filheimer did not consider this at the time, and the vampires who occupied this place after that would naturally not care about whether there was light or not. According to the documents in the Comrades, they could activate an ability called "Shadow Sight" at any time.
, although the world looks gray, there will be no shadows.
Outside several stone houses that could barely serve as bedrooms was a living room lit by several torches, and the members of the comradeship who arrived at the castle last night were gathering around a stone table to look at the map laid out on it.
Gathered here are the three brothers Arthur, Ella, Lydia, Wilkas, and... Barbas.
Although Sophie and Riya can be regarded as combatants, they are only children after all. They were left with the old man Krako to protect him along with Cisco Moon. For this reason, the tasks of the comrades group during this period have to be completed by those newcomers, but Wild
Eagle Tilma seemed happy about this.
But something strange is that, except for Ella, who only wears leather armor, and Lydia, whose armor is made of ebony, the three brothers and Arthur are all wearing casual clothes instead of the steel armor they usually wear.
"I repeat our plan for this trip," Arthur said, pointing to the map: "Wilkas and your brothers went to the Tomb of Sgramer to find the Grip of Uthlad, which is
Reassemble the key items of the legendary weapon [Uthrad]. If you want to defeat an ancient vampire king, you must rely on its power."
Arthur looked at the members of the comrades who were quietly listening to his explanation, and felt a little helpless. He was just a newbie who had just joined the comrades. Although he had some strength, how could he become the commander of this major operation?
"Me, Ella and Lydia went to Winterfort to visit the Mage Academy and asked them to help find Silverhand's headquarters, the 'Drifting Shadow Shelter'. Rumor has it that the fortress can move freely like a shadow, but that is obviously not true.
It is possible that most of the vampires used some kind of illusion to achieve this effect, and such a large-scale illusion cannot fail to attract the attention of the Mage Academy. After obtaining specific information, we will go to the tomb to join you." Arthur pointed.
At the northern end of the map, the city marked "Winterfort" said.
Although the ruins of Sgramer's Mouth are located near Winterhold, due to the changes in the landscape after the Great Collapse, if a traveler sets out from Winterhold to go there, he will need to make a long circle - unless he can fly.
"Then there is information about our enemies." Arthur paused: "What is certain is that there are two vampire kings, Harkon and Hestra, a vampire dragon with a summoning time limit, and a large number of middle and low-level vampires.
A silver-hand vampire, one of whom may be born as the temporary king seen at Treva Watchtower."
"Wow! It sounds like he can't be beaten at all." Babas interjected.
For a group of ring members who can turn into wolves, a talking dog is nothing unusual, let alone one who can turn into a dragon. Arthur picked up the fur on the back of its neck and threw it from the conference table.
Go down.
"Judging from the 'Wuthrad Fragments' we have found in various Silver Hand strongholds, Silver Hand seems to have a way to sense them. If our destination is determined, it is likely that we will head to the Tomb of Sgramer first.
Therefore, we have to carry the fragments and the orbs separately to avoid being snatched away at the same time." Arthur drew a circle on the map at the location of Sgramer's Moment.
"But if the other side sends heavy troops to intercept you, don't fight and retreat directly. We are still meeting in this castle." Arthur pointed at his feet: "Mr. Camory Stareo must want to try what Philheimer did.
A feat of general."
"I have a question." Wells waved his hand towards the map, making a "huge range" gesture: "Even if we go straight to their headquarters and eliminate the leader, those places like the former Fillheimer Castle will
What should I do with the Silver Hand stronghold that I have hidden? If vampires are not suppressed by superiors, they will soon go their own way and cause major disasters to the surrounding areas."
"This..." Arthur thought for a while: "The only thing we can do is to warn the lords everywhere and ask them to be vigilant. Although the Comrades are very famous in Skyrim Province, their influence outside Snowman is still not big enough."
"Are you thinking about what will happen after victory before the fight starts? Are you stupid?" Farkas bumped his brother with his shoulder.
"It's called anticipating enemy planes and taking precautions. You idiot, don't you understand?" Wells pushed back unwilling to be outdone.
"The last question, how to distribute the fragments and orbs?" Wilkas pointed to the bulging package on the table.
"It's up to you to carry the fragments. As long as they are reassembled and connected to the handle, they will become a powerful weapon. Judging from the last time Silver Hand ventured into Xueman to grab the orb, its importance is much greater and more important.
It is easy to attract interceptors, and it is very easy for our group to escape." Arthur opened the package, rummaged through it, took out the orb that had been kept by Krako, and put it into his backpack when it was about to send out another illusion.
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"Woof woof! woof!" Babas barked. He barked even though he could speak, which meant that an "outsider" was approaching, but everyone was not talking about anything too confidential.
"Then, this is our route to Winterfort." Arthur put his hand on the map and drew: "We can leave after saying goodbye to Mr. Staleao."
"Fellow comrades," a servant knocked on the door outside the living room: "Lord Stareo invites you to go to the banquet hall for lunch."
——11:44——
Due to the relatively remote location of the castle and the sudden arrival of the comrades-in-arms, most of the ingredients for lunch are salted fish, dried meat, dried vegetables, cheese and fruits that are easy to preserve, but none of the "people" present will go there.
Being a picky eater, I ended my lunch in a hurry.
"If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely go with you to teach those damn vampires a lesson," Mr. Camory Stareo, who was sitting in the main seat and had not seen him for several weeks, was still very angry when he mentioned vampires.
: "If you need manpower, just lift it. The defense of this castle is still sufficient."
"Yeah, I can see that." Arthur responded.
Observing from the window of the banquet hall, you can see that the loose defense in the hands of vampires has become extremely tight. Roadblocks, traps, patrolling guards, etc. are all available. It is very difficult for any enemy to sneak in quietly or rush in directly.
It was already late at night when the comrades arrived last night, but they were still discovered by the guards and quickly organized a group of guards.
It seems that after taking control of the castle, the old gentleman made the castle's defenses impregnable before he could start mining or making silverware.
"However, it is enough that you can silver plate our armor. In addition, we are actually operating in secret, so we won't bother your guards." Ella continued, at least when facing the elderly, she still
Rather polite.
"Oh, secret operations, I understand, I understand." Stareo, who was rescued by a "secret operation", nodded in understanding, and then raised his voice: "Bring up all the armor of these warriors."
Several servants carried the armors of the three Farkas brothers and Arthur into the restaurant. The originally dull and gray armors had become gleaming, and even people like Wilkas who didn't pay much attention to equipment were dazzled.
"The old man is ashamed," Stareo said: "The hands of my young men are shaking after mining for too long. This batch of armor has only been strengthened to 'exquisite', and is still a little short of 'excellent'."
"No, that's enough." Arthur watched the three brothers walk over to inspect the armor, and had no choice but to thank them: "If we can successfully overthrow the Silver Hand stronghold this time, you will be indispensable."
The fact that he didn't tell Starleo the truth was not because he had any doubts about him personally, but because he was worried about the servants in this castle.
If Silverhand has been paying attention to the actions of the comrades, then he should have heard about Arthur and his team going out and cleaning up a vampire camp, and it is also possible to judge that he obtained the news of another Silverhand stronghold from there. After all,
No one could have imagined that there would be a demon who didn't play according to common sense and would directly overturn the table.
In fact, even the ordinary members of the comrades-in-arms group don't quite know what these elites are going to do at the same time. Naturally, those silver hands don't know that not only their leader's name has been leaked, but also his address has been sold.
The information about "White Territory, Drifting Shadow Shelter" was sold by Satya for a high price of one thousand gold coins.
Filheimer Castle is a stronghold controlled by vampires all year round. Are Stalio's men really loyal? He can guarantee that none of his men have succumbed to the silver-hand vampire, but have not been transformed and are temporarily
Hidden?
Therefore, the excuse for Arthur and the others to come here was to discover a new Silver Hand stronghold, stay one night and ask the silversmiths to plate their armor with a layer of silver against vampires.
Those "potentially exposed" strongholds will most likely hide in their strongholds fearing that they will be discovered after receiving this news. If the comrades pass by and turn a blind eye, they will probably not think of tracking them after they breathe a sigh of relief.
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By the time they realized something was wrong or finally received the order to intercept, Arthur and the others would have probably gone far away.
"Thank you for your hospitality." After several people put on brand new armor, Arthur said goodbye to Stareo: "We will set off now."
"Be careful to protect yourself and don't be aggressive in everything." The old man patted Arthur's shoulder armor, leaned slightly closer and lowered his voice: "I have caught several servants who tried to escape in the middle of the night. You can act with confidence."
"...Ha, thank you." Arthur twitched the corner of his mouth.
