A small-scale banquet is being held at Longxiao Palace in Xueman City, Yunding District.
As planned, Arthur and his comrades rushed back to Snowrun before sunset. They originally planned to go back directly to Yuevaska Longhouse, but they were called to the Lord's Hall by Krako Whitemane on the way - after all, they had to eliminate Silver.
Hands are not a trivial matter. Coupled with the influence of this incident and the many intricate relationships behind it, the old man decided to ask Lord Balgruuf to listen to the report together to avoid omissions in the report.
"Master Farenjia, please help me find information about 'Blackreach'." In the side hall of Longxiao Palace, Arthur was asking the court mage for the name of the place that Septim had tacitly told him.
As for the reporting work? Arthur tilted his head slightly to listen to the discussion in the main hall.
Use the Mage Academy's attitude towards the Comrades to deduce the intelligence penetration of the Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks into them, and judge their total number and garrison location through the nuances of the elf troops' action patterns and uniforms, from Wilhelm Castle and
The price of goods in Winterhold can be inferred from the amount of wealth that Silver Hand has hoarded, and based on the changes in various places after the headquarters was taken away, it can be guessed what other strongholds Silver Hand has.
Well, except for the last one, he has no idea why, so he should just do the important job of consulting on the mission details honestly.
"Oh, Black Fall, okay, Black Fall." Farenjia's eyes were closely following Septim, who was drinking calmly outside, and said: "With the strength of Master Signos, it is indeed possible to find the legendary
place."
"Legend?" Arthur had a bad feeling.
"That place involves magical lore, Dwemer history, Nord legends, and strange events all over the sky. The details will be very long." Farengar stood up and rummaged through the bookshelf behind him.
"Please keep your story short." Arthur's mouth twitched.
"It is an underground world that is about the same size as Skyrim and can connect most of the Dwemer ruins." Farengar said, putting a copy of "The Legend of Blackfall" on the table.
"Well..." Arthur didn't know what to say for a moment, so he picked up the book and started to read.
The dwarves, or rather the deep elves or the Dwemer, were punished for trying to deceive the demon god Azura and the whole clan disappeared. This is a relatively common explanation at present. After all, if there are any weird things, just blame the demon god.
But the author of this book believes that perhaps the fundamental reason for the disappearance of the dwarves is Azura's interference, but the direct reason is their disdain for magic and souls, which can be seen from the core of all the Dwemer creations -
—Since we believe in the power of steam and machinery, why are they powered by soul stones?
The last historical record of the dwarves is the "Battle of Red Mountain" in the First Era. They built a huge machine that was said to be able to "kill gods" and planned to use the "Heart of Lorkhan" without fear.
"The largest soul stone in Nirn", and then, the history of the dwarves came to an abrupt end here.
As for Blackfall, the literal meaning can be interpreted as "Underground Reach". It is probably the kingdom that the dwarves built for themselves underground. It is probably located under the Reach Territory. Its first determined entrance is naturally the capital of Reach, Markarth City.
The dwarf ruins underground have not been completely cleaned up until now.
After the dwarves disappeared, the various machines that were set up to open up the underground kingdom continued to work without anyone stopping them. Before they finally exhausted their energy, they had extended the scope of the Black Fall to the entire Skyrim Province.
It is almost the same size, and contains almost all the dwarven ruins in Skyrim.
"To put it simply, if I want to go black, I can do it from any dwarf ruins, and the enemies I have to face are all kinds of automatic machines and underground monsters." Arthur concluded.
"That kind of thing is not affected by illusion magic, nor is it immune to life and soul magic damage. To deal with them, you can only use destruction spells to fight hard. The combat experience is extremely poor." Farenjia curled his lips.
"That's no problem." Arthur put down the book and patted the hilt of the sword behind his back.
"There is another piece of information that is not certain," Farengar said: "If you have ever entered the Dwemer ruins, you must have encountered those ugly snow elves. It is said that these dwarf slaves established an underground underground after losing their masters.
The kingdom, yes, is in Blackfall."
"Uh." Arthur really couldn't accept this time. That kind of monster with gray skin, thin body, no eyes, and all movement depends on hearing... a kingdom?
——18:35——
"To Krako and his warriors, may they be invincible -" Lord Balgruuf raised the large wine glass in front of him high.
"Also to the lord, I wish you good health." Krako Whitemane responded, picking up the wine glass.
After asking for information, it was time to start eating. Balgruuf undoubtedly knew that the top leaders of the comrades were werewolves, and he knew very well that they needed a lot of food to replenish their physical strength after the battle. The evidence was that the food at the banquet was all deliberately larger.
The weight.
The three Wilkas brothers and Cisco who came to protect Craco were very satisfied with this. Ella and Lydia, who did not need to be supplemented, looked a little distressed. The really happy one was Sophie who came to see her father.
Although she was forbidden by Arthur to eat one plate at a time, she still sat at the table with bright eyes and refused to leave. Even Riya, who had come, did not notice when she left the table.
Arthur put down the roast chicken in his hand and frowned at Leah. He saw her approaching Dagny in the corner of the hall after leaving the banquet. They exchanged a few words and then walked towards the back house of Longxiao Palace together.
Although it seems like two little girls are having a normal "meeting to play together", something seems to be wrong?
Lord Balgruuf has two sons and one daughter, named Flodar, Nergil and Dagny. Because the lord is very busy, they do not have a mother to teach them, and they cannot play like ordinary children. The servants responsible for taking care of them are more
Don't dare to be too harsh on them, as a result their characters will become very weird.
When Flodal meets outsiders, he usually raises his chin and says with a haughty look: "Are you trying to flatter my father again? Well done, bang bang bang." But Nerkiel is slightly better, he said.
It’s: “Bow to your future lord!”
Hmm... Balgruuf didn't beat them probably because he didn't have time.
As for Dagny, the little girl seems to be afraid of gaining weight, so she is very dissatisfied with the banquets held all year round in the Lord's Hall. She always says to the guests: "It's strange that there is not enough food in the snow rat's den in the plains."
So there was no way she could be nice to Ria who came to the banquet!
Arthur looked at Balgruuf who was talking to Craco and other members of the comrades who were having a meal, left his seat and followed quietly - the fifth star of the "Stealth" constellation then lit up.
This at least proves that what he is hiding from is indeed the "enemy".
——18:52——
As the sun was about to set, the sky outside the window was dim, and the servants in Longxiao Palace were gradually lighting candles and torches. In this uncertain environment, Arthur easily avoided the patrol of guards and followed him from a distance.
Leah and Dagny walked into the back house of Longxiao Palace where Balgruuf lived.
At this time, he noticed another strange thing. The two girls did not have any conversation along the way, and the happy expressions on their faces remained unchanged.
After all, she is a real human girl, even if she has a little power of wolf blood, it will be useless, Arthur thought, but if she targets Sophie, it will be great fun.
Dagny did not take Leah to her bedroom, but went straight to the warehouse in the back house. After Arthur sneaked in and followed him, he saw Flodar and Nerkiel as expected.
"Isn't this the little girl from the comradeship? You idiot!" Frodal held a two-handed ebony sword that was taller than himself and reprimanded his sister in a low voice: "If we kill her, we will be in big trouble.
Go find your other friends!"
"My only friend is her." Dagny's movements, voice, and intonation were a little weird, sounding like a puppet.
"What about you?" Flodal turned to Nerkiel.
"I don't have any friends!" the little boy said, proudly puffing up his chest.
"Hmph... forget it." Flodal turned back and raised his ebony sword towards Ria, who was standing there blankly: "'Grandma' said she would make this guy 'completely disappear', and then we just have to insist on it"
It’s okay if you don’t know.”
The dark vortex of death rolled up, and Arthur noticed that part of it enveloped and entangled Leah, while the other part gathered on the ebony sword to form the image of a skinny old lady.
Because it was the first time he saw "Death" with a specific shape, Arthur couldn't help but froze for a moment. As a result, he had no time to use his sword to parry the ebony sword swung by Frodar. Even if he could use the dragon roar, these children said
Maybe even the least powerful force cannot withstand it.
"[Kaan Drem Ov] (Peace of Jinai)!" Arthur finally chose this dragon roar.
The power of healing surrounded the four children, and the black mist on Riya's body dissipated instantly, but the image of the old man on the ebony sword in Flodal's hand became furious. Under its silent roar, Flodal's eyes were blank.
He raised his sword and struck Leah again.
"It's really troublesome..." Arthur couldn't think of anything and rushed over, picked up Ria, turned around and ran away.
"Come quickly! There is an assassin! Catch him!" The lord's three children chased him out while shouting to the guards.
It seems to be a low-level demon passing by. Arthur thought as he ran. With a little wisdom, he could judge who would benefit from the appearance of the guard.
As expected, several Longxiao Palace guards who came after hearing the news only looked at Arthur for a brief moment, then directly passed him and stopped the irritable children.
"Disarm! But don't touch the sword directly!" Arthur turned around and ordered loudly.
The guard who controlled Flodal nodded slightly, clapped his arm, and knocked his elbow, and the ebony sword in the boy's hand flew directly out.
"Speaking of which, no matter what you were originally, your current state must be that of an 'undead'." Arthur put down Leah, pulled out the golden sword from behind, and struck the flying black sword fiercely.
"[Ah——]" The old lady formed by the vortex of death disappeared into thin air as the two swords struck each other, leaving only a single syllable that was unclear whether it was a scream or a call.
"Daddy Arthur is so awesome!" Ria, who regained consciousness, clapped her hands and cheered beside her.
Well, I hope they will forget to ask how I sneaked into the back house when they were paying attention to where Frodar got the demon weapons... Arthur thought as he listened to the approaching noise and footsteps.
