lost narrative poem

Chapter 171 Something doesn't seem right...

As the lord's palace of Xueman City, Longxiao Palace is the only building in Yunding District.From a distance, the palace seems to be located on the top of the clouds, like a giant dragon entrenched on the top of the mountain.

It looks magnificent and majestic, and the building fully demonstrates the Nord style, and it will not feel incompatible with the rest of the building.

The origin of this palace is also talked about, because it is said that the legendary Nord hero One-eyed Olaf used his roar and skills to fight a desperate battle with the dragon Numines on Mount Ansor. Finally cut off its dragon head.

Then, the Dragon Cloud Palace, towering into the sky and the place where the lord lives today, was built on the corpse of the giant dragon, and the corpse of the giant dragon was buried under the Dragon Cloud Palace forever... It is said that on the throne of the lord of the Dragon Cloud Palace, there is still The dragon-headed skull of Numines can be seen.

Of course, the biggest secret of Dragon's Clouds Palace is not the skull of the giant dragon Numines, but the ebony blade of the Whispering Lady Mephala, which is also hidden here.

However, this kind of magical artifact with obvious clues must have been taken away long ago, and Xia Ran is somewhat repulsed by this kind of thing, because maybe the equipment data in the game is different from the reality, but there are things like background settings and so on. The plot is very similar.

He seems to remember that the way to strengthen this magical weapon is to increase its power by killing people, and it is not enough to kill casually, it must be to kill the closest person... This is definitely not about hiring someone as his follower , even if the two parties get close, and then directly turn their faces and kill the followers, it is considered to be in line with the standard.

In reality, there is no such tricky way, and the magic weapon will not be fooled by such a joke.

So no matter how powerful that thing is, Xia Ran never thought about obtaining its power at all, and he didn't know what the lost man who took the ebony blade thought, and whether there was a solution.

If you can return to the white space with the magic artifact, then there must be a way to bypass the conditions for unlocking and strengthening. Karma crystallization is a genuine wish machine, which can skip steps and processes and get results directly without reason.

But the problem is that the moment he got the ebony blade, he must have attracted the attention of the demon god.

For an existence of that level, even the return time of the card will be extremely dangerous...

The process of rewarding meritorious deeds is not cumbersome. Lord Balgruuf acts decisively and resolutely. It is not known whether it is his original character or a change that occurred after the great change in Snowman City.

Although as a lord, he now needs to be responsible for very heavy affairs. After all, so many people in the entire Snowman City depend on him for food.If it weren't for the fact that dragon slaying was very important, whether it was symbolic or practical, so he had to win over these powerful aliens, then he wouldn't have spared time to hold a reception banquet.

However, it may be because after a great battle, Xueman City's family property was greatly consumed, so it was not like in the game, where everyone was made barons and guards were given.

Except for the generous gold coin rewards everyone has, and the ownership of a land property in Snowman City, the difference is that every lost person can choose a limited piece of equipment in the arsenal——

The limited selection means that Lord Balgruuf has selected several pieces of equipment from his own treasure house according to the characteristics of each hero, and everyone can choose one of them.

It seemed that it was carefully prepared. For example, the equipment selected for Xia Ran was all legal professions, and no melee weapons such as long-handled hammers and big swords were selected for him.

But on the other hand, it also proves that Snowman City is indeed a bit stretched now. After all, when the Dragonborn slayed the dragon for the first time, Lord Balgruuf directly let him enter his treasure house to choose a piece of equipment at will, and behaved like a dragon. Very proud, there is a feeling that I can give you anything you want.

But everyone is not dissatisfied, firstly, the current situation of Xueman City is obvious to all, and secondly, the common currency in this world is gold coins, and they can also do many things with a large amount of funds.

Buying equipment, skills, props and medicines, hiring followers, finding skill trainers... etc., these things can be done, and in a sense it is equivalent to a large amount of points rewards.

Moreover, the handling of the giant dragon was also handed over to them by Lord Balgruf—although the body of the legendary creature was already an empty shell under the power of the law of space—so according to the reason Speaking of which, this reward is not too bad.

It's just that Xia Ran discovered that his performance might have misunderstood the lord, so that the pieces of equipment the other party chose for him... were all equipment that strengthened the magic of the destruction system.

But in this case, he has no way to directly ask for a replacement. After all, Xuemancheng's family is no longer rich, and it might be really embarrassing if everyone can't come down.

He could only choose a ruby ​​necklace among them, a bronze-level equipment with a relatively simple effect, which can strengthen the damage of destruction spells, reduce the corresponding mana consumption and increase the mana recovery speed.

Anyway, it is considered useful, after all, the fireball technique has become his strongest attack method now...

"Why is the real estate rewarded directly, shouldn't it be open to the qualifications to buy real estate?"

"Probably because there are a lot of vacant real estate properties in the city. It is said that during the previous civil strife, the Gray Mane Family and the Zhan Kuang Family were all uprooted. I don't know how many real estate properties have been vacated...It is a waste to keep them, so give them directly to us. There is also a chance to tie us to a carriage in Snowrun."

"Then why not a title?"

"Are you stupid? The lord is at most a baron, and the highest reward is given out at once. Then what else will he use to make us contribute? As a ruler, we must avoid being unstoppable..."

After the banquet was over, all the sensible people left one after another. Some people were talking in low voices, as if they didn't quite understand some things, but the companions around him could see clearly and explained the whole thing clearly in a concise manner.

Lord Balgruuf is kind-hearted and caring for the people. He is one of the few good people in Skyrim Province, but it doesn't mean that he won't use some small means to achieve his goals. A real idiot can't be a lord .

This kind of thing is quite normal, and this kind of trick is not a conspiracy, so it won't make people feel annoying.

He is just a lord who hopes to protect his city from war by remaining neutral, but the return of the dragon and the escalation of the civil war in Skyrim have made his rule worse. Naturally, he needs to work hard to win over as many talents as possible.

Probably because of the impression of the game, Xia Ran has always had a good impression of this lord.

But at this time, he felt that this was the best opportunity, so he chose to stay... 1.4 meters Luoli knew what he wanted to do, so she just took a look at him and left Dragon Cloud Palace. Did not say.

"Respectable Mage, do you have anything else to say? If possible, I will be happy to help you." Sitting on the throne, Lord Balgruuf stretched out his hand to stop frowning and wanted to say something The palace steward asked with a smile.

It can be seen that he seems to be in a good mood, probably because the significance of this dragon slaying is really great, it has brought hope to Xueman City, which is in a bad situation, and this is the most precious thing.

Xia Ran thought about it for a while, and stopped going around in circles. She simply expressed her thoughts and made a request, saying that she had some questions about magic, and hoped to get advice from the court mage Farenja Secret Fire.

"You want to exchange and learn with Farengar?" Lord Balgruf frowned slightly, repeated some unfamiliar vocabulary, and then shook his head uncontrollably, "If it's about this... It might be a little tricky.”

Xia Ran was taken aback for a moment. He felt that this should be the best opportunity. Taking advantage of the fact that he just made a contribution and the other party was in a good mood, he made such a request. It was not too much, and there should be no problem. Bar?

"This is because the court mage has recently... been unwell, and it is not very convenient."

Lord Balgruuf explained, there seemed to be some reasons that were not convenient to explain clearly, "And he is very busy recently, responsible for an important matter... By the way, how about this, Proventus, you can ask for me Ask Farengar and see what he says."

The palace steward nodded slightly, glanced at someone meaningfully, then turned around and walked towards the inner hall.

Xia Ran keenly felt that there seemed to be some secret in it, but there were no clues, and it was impossible for him to guess.

It took a long time to wait, but fortunately, the head of the court finally came back, and seemed to bring back definite news... He walked to Lord Balgruuf's throne, leaned down and said a few words in a low voice.

Because the distance is relatively far, and it seems that some special skills were used, Xia Ran couldn't hear it clearly. Besides, it was impossible for him to walk directly in front of the lord's throne to steal it openly, as if he was playing a game. listen.

So he waited patiently for the result. Anyway, with a mask on his face, others couldn't see his expression clearly.

A few seconds later, the head of the court stepped aside, while Lord Balgruuf nodded slightly, as if he had made some decision. He sat on the throne and looked at the powerful mage below, coughed, and said :

"Master, I have a proposal, which may be beneficial to both of us..."

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10 minutes later.

Xia Ran walked out of Dragon Cloud Palace, and walked down the long and winding stairs. From this high place, one can overlook the panorama of the entire Xueman City, which is very spectacular and charming.

But he was not in the mood to look at the scenery at this time. He went all the way down from the cloud area to the wind area, and then found the 1.4-meter loli kicking in front of him, waiting for something. After seeing him coming, he raised his head and asked: " Did you make it?"

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"Let me stroke it first..." Xia Ran sighed, and put away the dragon sacrifice mask, "I always feel that I have achieved my goal, but the direction is not right."

"what happened?"

"Let's put it this way, one day I wanted to order food delivery, and then I downloaded the software of a food delivery platform, and then spent a few hours to register, and then... I became a rider."

Xia Ran looked at the distant sky with long eyes, "Do you think there is a problem with this result?"

"Of course there is a problem. You are going to order takeaway, why are you running to deliver it?" 1.4 meters Luoli looked at him very strangely, "So, you haven't seen that court mage?"

"...I am the court mage now."

Xia Ran's expression was quite subtle, and after thinking for a while, she added——

"Temporary, because Farenja seems to be holding back some big moves, responsible for some very important secret mission, and will probably not appear for a long time... But he allows me to use his workshop and library , for the sake of the name, Lord Balgruuf asked me to temporarily act as the court mage."

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"I have some doubts about whether you have the wonderful ability to turn everything in a wrong direction." 1.4 meters Luoli seemed to give up something, waved her hand and turned away, "Then what are you going to do?"

"Although I think this is very strange, it is still an opportunity... I plan to give it a try first, and logically speaking, doesn't this mean that I have triggered the secret mission chain?"

Xia Ran laughed dryly, trying to comfort herself by saying so.

"This is a real world, and what I want to remind you is that the Ebony Blade was in the Dragon Cloud Palace before, which means that the Whispering Lady has a greater probability of staring there..."

1.4 meters loli glanced at him.

"I think there should be no problem. The ebony blade has been taken away. He must be catching that crazy guy all over the world now, and he can't take care of me..." Xia Ran said confidently, "No more How can I put it this way, I won’t be so unlucky, right?”

"But you are a crow's mouth!"

Loli launched a fatal blow noncommittally: "Why don't you just give up, I don't think you have the chance to go to Winterhold College to concentrate on your studies..."

(End of this chapter)