In the northern part of the Snowman Plain, close to the west bank of the White River, the terrain has gradually begun to rise, but the extent is not high enough to be included in the mountains or to be named specifically. The Snowman guards who occasionally patrol here call this place "the nameless highland by the White River".
On the back side of this highland, in a position that cannot be seen from the direction of Xueman, there is a hidden canyon. From the appearance, it seems to be the entrance to an ancient Nord tomb that was abandoned halfway through construction. There are many old tomb robbers.
The traces of the explorer's activities also prove that it has been explored repeatedly and there is nothing worthy of attention.
At this time, a team wearing storm cloak chainmail was exploring. Although this team had less than twenty people, they were all carefully selected elites. The giant hammers, axes and shields in their hands were enough to deal with possible threats.
The emergence of powerful ghouls or obstruction from the empire.
"The eyes are bright!" Galmar Stonefist shouted loudly: "The abandoned tombs on the periphery are just disguises, and the entrance to Bogas's tomb 'Kwanjonde' is hidden! When searching, stay in groups of three to avoid sudden changes.
If you fall into something, you won’t have time to warn!”
The Stonefist family is the staunchest supporter of Ulfric Stormcloak. They have been following the first Stormcloak since he became the city lord. They are tall, strong, and brave. Their only shortcoming is their appearance. They are extremely ferocious. They have a company.
The joke they themselves tell is that after one stone fist scares a child into crying, another stone fist can walk over and scare the child away from crying.
As a decorated general and the military commander of Windhelm's defense forces, the fact that Galmar Stonefist was sent out in this operation shows that Ulfric attaches great importance to the Jagged Crown and is determined to win it.
"The trap at the entrance has been set, Lord Stonefist," Rarov came from the direction of the canyon entrance and reported to Galma.
"You're here just in time, search the tomb with me," Galma patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "If you can't find anything, those skinny blond girls will start to make a noise again."
"Uh, yes." Ralof smiled bitterly and did not answer.
Unlike Hadawa, a fellow villager who served as General Tullius' secretary at a young age, Ralof was just a squad leader in the Stormcloaks. If it weren't for a coincidence that he was tied to the same carriage as Lord Ulfric,
It was probably completely impossible for the lord to remember his name. Even now, the way he remembered his name made him often complain - as a "blond man with a shawl" as a field officer.
Ralof is a talkative, humorous, brave, intelligent, responsible and relatively handsome "blond" man. Therefore, when he rushed back to Windhelm City, he was spotted by the "shawl blond" who was eager to find a "spokesperson".
.
Although those girls do not lack force and can hire adventurers to solve any difficulties, they have always been unable to intervene or say anything about the military - after all, it was only established in a short period of time, and the Nord veterans didn't care about them at all.
Perhaps Ulfric originally planned to reward or promote Ralof for his actions in Helgen and beyond, but those possibilities disappeared completely when the "shawl blond" asked for someone.
The result is that Rarov has now become the secretary of Galma Stonefist. Although he has obtained a position similar to Hadawa's in the Imperial Regiment by accident, he is not happy at all, and even went to find a potion.
The teacher dyed his hair brown.
Who decided on that purpose? Why do even field staff look for blond hair?
"We found the entrance - ah!" The exclamation from the distance interrupted Ralof's thoughts. After looking at each other, they both rushed towards the location from the direction.
——10:27——
An Imperial regiment of about thirty people appeared on an unknown highland by the river. They wore light Imperial leather armor, some of them had the mark of a sharp-eyed eagle, and their weapons were daggers, daggers and longbows.
It mainly uses light weapons, and the whole thing looks like an over-numbered scout force.
"Governor Riggi, there are no Nord tombs found nearby." Hadawa, who was wearing a leather sword and shield, said to the leader of the trip, Governor Riggi, after listening to the scout's report.
This highland is bounded by the White River to the east, snow-capped mountains to the west and north, and snow-covered plains to the south. Except for a few trees, the view is unobstructed. It feels like we can reach the same conclusion without even sending scouts.
"You are still too young," Rui Ji smiled slightly and walked towards the lower part of the highland first: "Guys, follow me -"
"Well..." Adava followed without any argument. Although Governor Reggie looked young, she was a senior general who had participated in the war between the Empire and Thalmor. Before General Tullius arrived at Skyrim
, she is responsible for all the defense of Dugu City.
As for General Tullius... he was extremely busy due to the attack on the embassy, and his original plan to accompany him was completely ruined. In the end, Hadawa, the secretary, could only come as a temporary replacement.
"Look here," Governor Richie stopped in front of a stone wall covered with weeds on the northern slope of the highland and pointed at it and asked, "Did you notice anything wrong?"
"This is the north, there is little sunshine, so these grasses are disguises?" Before Hadawa could figure it out, a clever scout had already reacted: "What we saw was a stone wall, but in fact it was covered by magic.
With——"
"Stop! Idiot!" Rui Ji shouted and stopped the scout who was about to step forward: "Whoever has a bow and arrow, shoot a few arrows there."
"When there is magic disguise, it is the most basic to conduct an attack test," another soldier wearing a sharp-eyed hawk uniform said in a slightly mocking tone, then he opened his bow and nocked an arrow and fired three consecutive shots at the mountain wall.
The first two arrows hit the mountain wall and bounced back, but the third one flew in without any hindrance. Before the shooter could say anything, there was a sudden explosion from that location, the sound of falling rocks and the sound of other unknown mechanisms being touched.
The "mountain wall" was shaking.
After the noise subsided, a passage deep into the underground canyon appeared in front of the scouts.
"Keep going, but stay vigilant," Rui Ji waved his hand: "There is no doubt that the original traps have been cleared for us. What we need to pay attention to now are the ones they set up specifically to deal with us - this is not an exploration of ancient ruins.
, but a battle deep into the enemy’s fortress.”
"That's right," Hadawa finally found the opportunity to speak: "No matter whether the other party can find something or not, they have to return the same way they came. We must be ready to attack at any time!"
——10:45——
"Boom——"
The dull sound of explosions came from above, but to Ralof's ears it was no louder than the sudden burst of sparks from the torch in the hands of the Stormcloak soldiers. Even the low roars of the wights when the vanguard of the team killed them were clearer.
"Lord Stone Fist, it seems that the Imperial Regiment arrived just a little later than us." Larov said to Galma: "It seems that they have discovered and triggered or dismantled the traps left on the surface."
"Hmph, don't worry. They definitely don't have the courage to jump down directly. After cleaning up the traps, they might even use the excuse 'They will definitely find their way there' to set up a bunker at the door and let them wait for a while.
Go ahead." Galma responded.
"Indeed, indeed." This was not the first time for Raloff to see Galma's bravery, but he was still frightened by his previous words "Let's all jump together".
No one could have imagined that the entrance to "Kovanjonder" would be a large pothole sloping downwards. A group of three Stormcloak soldiers pulled each other and two of them fell. When Galmar arrived, he only turned to the surviving soldier.
I asked three questions, "Are you sure this is the entrance?" "Why did they fall?" "Do you dare to jump after them?"
If it were any other person, after hearing the answers of "very sure", "want to read the message" and "of course", he would not directly order everyone to jump together, right? However, this decision turned out to be extremely correct.
Below the big pothole is a deep pool. The two soldiers who fell down earlier were not seriously injured, but they woke up a large number of sleeping corpses beside the pool. If Galma had not made a decisive decision and jumped in, but instead confirmed the intelligence
Or if we find another route, the two people below will definitely be torn apart by the corpses, and the people who stay above will undoubtedly be surrounded by the imperial army coming.
As for the question of how to get up there, even if you ask Galma, you can only get answers like "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain" and "It will naturally go straight when the boat reaches the bridge."
For a moment, Larov was very envious of the rules and regulations of Hadava's imperial regiment, which "strive to minimize losses" and "seek stability in everything".
"The ghoul overlord has been discovered!" "It's wearing a crown!" The suddenly spacious tomb passage ahead and the soldiers' exclamations interrupted Raloff's thoughts. He picked up his warhammer and rushed forward without hesitation.
——11:12——
"Well...it says 'Adnan fell, he was such a fool'" Lutz actually jumped after him, but I won't do that. "There must be a way to get down, I will find it"
After many confirmations, I was finally convinced that the legendary Korvanjonder was down there. "I'm going down. I should have gone down ten years ago. I hope they can forgive me." "Brialiu the Argonian."
"
After a sharp-eyed eagle scout with elf blood read the words on the wall of the large pit, the scene fell into an eerie silence.
"Hmm... So those Stormcloaks jumped because of these undistinguished messages?" Hadava said without saying anything, and at the same time, he felt inexplicably sympathetic to Ralof, who was in the Stormcloaks.
"Actually, this inference is not too difficult," Rui Ji, who frowned, finally said, "With this kind of entrance, even if there is flat ground below, the erosion of rain over the years is enough to create a giant pool that can be safely landed, but from the blog
Judging from the fact that Garth and the Jagged Crown have not been discovered for so many years, the possibility that there is a passage to the outside world is very low. I cannot gamble with the lives of the soldiers present on the very slim possibility that there must be a way out below."
"So... what are we going to do?" Hadawa asked.
"Set up defenses on the spot, check nearby ruins to find other possible entrances, and patrol the surrounding area while ensuring that they will not be discovered by Xueman," Rui Ji decided: "They probably did not bring enough food. We are here
Stay here for three, no, five days. If the situation does not change after five days, just withdraw to Dugu City!"
