"Madam, you're welcome. I am also employed by Mr. Lucan."
Li Chuan poured himself a glass of malt wine and smiled.
The female mayor suddenly paid for him, which made him a little confused.
He didn't know the female mayor, he only knew her name from eavesdropping on the villagers when he was visiting the town during the day.
The key point is that the female mayor is a married woman with a child, so she probably doesn't pay him for his meals because she has any undue thoughts about him.
(When he left Holy Land Town, he put on a handsome face that was very in line with the aesthetics of this world.)
But before he could think about it for long, Goldo soon revealed his purpose.
"I have hired several adventurers before, but not only did I fail to eliminate the bandits, but I also lost my life. Mr. Chuan is very powerful. I wonder if you are interested in taking on another mission?"
It turns out that since Hanluoshan became a bandit stronghold, Hemu Town has been greatly affected. Whether hunting or logging, they are worried about being caught by those bandits.
She did hire a few adventurers to help clear it out, but they all ended in failure.
Today I heard from Lukan that an adventurer he hired went to Hanluo Mountain alone to deal with the bandits there and retrieved the golden dragon claw that was lost in the store.
She immediately felt happy.
Not only because Hemu Town has regained its previous stability, but also because she happened to have a very difficult matter and wanted to find a powerful adventurer to help.
This morning, her brother Ralof, who had been helping Ulfric in the Stormcloaks fight against the Empire, suddenly appeared at home.
It turned out that when Ralof and Ulfric and others passed by the Blackwater Fork a few days ago, they were ambushed by the empire's General Tullius and a large force because someone in the team betrayed him and tipped off the enemy.
Later they were escorted to Holy Land Town for execution.
But in the middle of the execution, a giant dragon suddenly fell from the sky, turning the entire Holy Land town into a sea of fire, giving them a chance to escape from Holy Land town.
In order to prevent being caught by the imperial army, Larov first returned to his hometown of Hemu Town and found his sister Goldo.
On the one hand, it was to rest and recuperate and bring enough food to return to Windhelm City. On the other hand, it was also to inform my sister about the dragon and let them be careful to prevent being attacked by the dragon.
Goldo knew that Hemu Town's guarding power would never be able to resist the legendary dragon.
Therefore, it is necessary to immediately send a person who is strong enough to go to Xueman City to find the strong city lord Balgrufu for help, so that the city lord can send troops to protect the safety of Hemu Town.
The villagers in the village obviously cannot meet her requirements, and Li Chuan, who can single-handedly kill the Hanluoshan bandits, is the best candidate.
"Sorry, I have to leave for Xueman City early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid I won't be able to accept your mission anymore, madam."
Li Chuan refused without thinking.
He is not a real mercenary, he needs to do tasks to make money.
The previous trip to the Huangpu Ancient Tomb in Hanluo Mountain was not because of Lukan's reward, but because he was already interested in that spectacular ancient tomb, so he accepted the task conveniently.
However, after hearing Li Chuan's answer, Goldo not only did not get angry, but showed a look of surprise:
"That's great. I just want to ask you to go to Xueman City and help me bring a message to the Lord of the City, asking him to send troops to Hemu Town."
So next, Gerdo informed Li Chuan about the dragon's attack on Hemu Town.
After listening, Li Chuan touched his chin, finally nodded, and accepted the task.
Since we are on the way and have the opportunity to meet the lords of Snowman City, it naturally does not conflict with the previous plan.
"Balgruuf is a very wise city lord, and he will pay you enough when the time comes."
After confirming that Li Chuan had accepted the task, Gerdu left with satisfaction.
Just as Gerdot left, Kemila from the Hemu Town Trading House came over enthusiastically, provoking a wood elf carrying a bow and arrow in the shop and the bard who was talking about the piano on the stage.
He glared.
Obviously those two guys have a crush on the young and beautiful Kemila.
Through chatting with Kemila, Li Chuan gained a deeper understanding of the situation in Tianji Province.
Even though Kemila has lived in this town and never left, because she dreams of becoming an adventurer, she often comes into contact with adventurers and mercenaries who pass by Hemu Town and come to the store to buy things.
In addition, my brother runs a trading firm and is relatively well-informed.
"Brother Chuan, do you have someone you like?"
At the end of the chat, when everyone was about to leave and go home to sleep, Kemila asked with a slightly red face.
Of course she has a favorable impression of Li Chuan, who is mature, stable and powerful, at least much more favorably than she does for the two jealous suitors in the small town.
"Yes, my wife Wanda Maximoff."
Li Chuan, who saw through Kemila's thoughts at a glance, immediately stopped her thoughts.
The best way to deal with someone of the opposite sex who has no possibility is to cut it off as soon as you first have feelings for him. Otherwise, if the other person gets deeper and deeper into the relationship, it will be harmful to others and yourself.
"It turns out that Brother Chuan...you are already married."
Hearing Li Chuan's words, Kemila suddenly showed a disappointed look on her face.
But she soon recovered. She had a crush on Li Chuan, but after all, they had just met, and she was not to the point where she would be sad. At most, she felt a little regretful.
"Okay, Kemilla, I had a great time chatting with you. Thank you for telling me so much common sense as an adventurer who has just come to Skyrim. This is a weapon I got in the Wild Waterfall Tomb. It is of little use to me.
, I’ll give it to you.
It should help you in the future if you really want to go out on an adventure."
When Kemila was about to leave, Li Chuan handed her something in a cloth bag and then returned to his room.
When Kemila returned home and opened the bag, her eyes suddenly widened:
"It's actually an enchanted ancient Nord hand axe!"
Yes, what Li Chuan gave to Kemila was the ax that he got after killing the ghoul lord, which can cause freezing damage.
That ax is indeed a very powerful magic weapon for ordinary adventurers in this world, but it is basically useless for him, and the little bit of freezing damage is not as powerful as his fist.
He simply gave it to Kemila who told him a lot of common sense, which was considered a reward.
The sky was slightly brighter the next day. He had a delicious exotic breakfast at the Sleeping Inn, and then left Hemu Town and embarked on the road to Xueman City.
Xueman City is located in the center of Skyrim Province and in the middle of the entire territory, while Hemu Town is located in the most remote border area.
Therefore, it would take a normal person about three days to walk from Hemu Town to Xueman City, and this is without any accidents.
Naturally, Li Chuan couldn't waste so much time, so when there was no one nearby, he deliberately accelerated his movement to ensure that he could reach Xueman City in half a day.