Lost Narrative Poetry

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 sitting on the top of the clouds, like a giant dragon entrenched on the top of the mountain.

It looks majestic and majestic, and the building fully demonstrates the Nordic style without feeling inconsistent with the rest of the buildings.

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

Then a towering Longxiao Palace was built on the dragon's corpse, where the current lord lives, and the dragon's corpse was buried under the Dragonxiao Palace forever... It is said that on the lord's throne in the Dragonxiao Palace, there is still The dragon-headed skull of Numines can be seen.

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

However, this kind of demonic artifact with obvious clues must have been taken away by someone long ago, and Xia Ran is a little repelled by this kind of thing, because maybe the equipment data in the game is different from reality, but regarding background settings and the like The plot is very similar.

He seemed to remember that the way to strengthen this magical weapon was to increase its power by killing people, and it was not just about killing casually, it had to be about killing the people closest to you... This definitely did not mean hiring someone to be your follower. , the two parties are considered close, and then they directly fall out and kill the follower, which is considered to be in compliance with the standard.

There is no such trick in reality, and magical artifacts will not be tricked in such a trivial way.

So no matter how powerful that thing was, Xia Ran had never thought about obtaining its power. He didn't know what the Lost One who took the Ebony Blade thought, or whether there was a solution.

If you can return to the white space with a magical artifact, then there must be a way to overcome the conditions for unlocking and strengthening. The causal crystal is a genuine wish machine, which can bypass the steps and processes and directly obtain the results without any reason.

But the problem is that the moment you get the Ebony Blade, you must have attracted the attention of the devil.

For a being of that level, even the time when the card returns would be extremely dangerous...

The process of awarding rewards according to merit is not cumbersome. Lord Balgruf acts decisively and resolutely. It is not known whether it is his original character or a change that occurred after the great changes in Snowrun City.

Although as a lord, he is now responsible for very heavy affairs. After all, so many people in Xueman City depend on him for food. If the matter of slaying the dragon was not very important in itself, whether symbolic or practical, and he had to win over these powerful strangers, he would not have set aside time to hold a reception banquet.

However, it may be because after a great war, Xueman City's wealth was greatly depleted, so it was not possible to confer everyone as barons and grant guards as in the game.

In addition to the generous gold coin rewards that everyone has, and the ownership of a piece of land and real estate in Snowrun City, the difference is that each lost person can select a piece of equipment from the arsenal within a limited limit——

Limited selection means that Lord Balgruuf has taken out several corresponding pieces of equipment from his treasure house based on the characteristics of each hero, and everyone can choose one of them.

It seemed that they were carefully prepared. For example, the equipment chosen for Xia Ran was all from the legal profession, and there were no melee weapons such as long-handled hammers and big swords chosen for him.

But on the other hand, it also proves that Snowrun City is indeed a bit stretched now. After all, when the Dragonborn first slayed the dragon, Lord Balgruuf directly let him enter his treasure house and choose any piece of equipment. Very heroic, I feel like I can give you whatever you want.

However, no one was dissatisfied. Firstly, the current situation in Xueman City was obvious to all. Secondly, the common currency in this world was gold coins. They could do many things with a large amount of funds.

You can buy equipment, skills, props and potions, hire followers, find skill trainers...etc., all of these things can be done, and in a sense it is equivalent to a large point reward.

Moreover, the handling of the giant dragon was given to them by Lord Balgruuf. Although the corpse of the legendary creature was already an empty shell after being extracted by the power of the laws of space, it stands to reason. Speaking of which, this reward is not bad at all.

It's just that Xia Ran discovered that her performance might have caused the lord to have some misunderstanding, so that the pieces of equipment the other party chose for her... were all equipment that strengthened the magic of amplification and destruction.

But in this situation, he had no way to directly ask for a replacement. After all, Xueman City's family was no longer wealthy. Maybe no one would be able to step down by then, which would be really embarrassing.

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

It's useful anyway, after all, fireball has become his strongest attack method now...

"Why is it a direct incentive for real estate? Shouldn't it open up the qualifications for purchasing real estate?"

"Probably because there are a lot of vacant real estate in the city. It is said that during the previous civil strife, the Gray Mane family and the Zhan Kuang family were uprooted. I don't know how much real estate is vacant... It is a waste to keep it. Just give it to us. There is also a chance to tie us to the carriage in Snowrun City."

"Then why not give him a title?"

"Are you stupid? The most a lord can do is become a baron. If the highest reward is given out at once, what else will he use to encourage us to contribute? As a ruler, we must avoid being granted no title..."

After the banquet, everyone excused themselves. Some people were talking in low voices, as if they didn't quite understand something, but the companions around him saw clearly and explained the whole thing clearly and concisely.

Lord Balgruuf is kind-hearted and cares about his subjects. He is one of the few good people in Skyrim Province, but this does not mean that he will not use some small means to achieve his goals. A real fool cannot be a lord. .

This kind of thing is normal, and this little 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. However, the return of the dragon and the escalating civil war in Skyrim have made his rule even worse. Naturally, he needs to work hard to win over as many talents as possible.

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

But at this time, he felt that this was the best opportunity, so he chose to stay... The one-meter-four Loli knew what he wanted to do, so she just glanced at him and left Longxiao Palace. What? Didn't say anything.

"Respected mage, do you have anything else to say? If possible, I will be happy to help you." Lord Balgruuf sat on the throne, stretched out his hand to stop his frown and wanted to say something. The palace manager asked with a smile.

It can be seen that he seems to be in a good mood. Probably the dragon slaying this time is of great significance and brings hope to Xueman City, which is in a bad situation. This is the most precious thing.

Xia Ran thought for a moment and stopped talking in circles. He simply expressed his thoughts and made a request, saying that he had some questions about magic and hoped to get advice from the court mage Farenjia Secret Fire.

"You want to exchange and study with Farenjia?" Lord Balgruf frowned slightly, repeated an unfamiliar vocabulary, and then couldn't help but shook his head, "If this is the case... It might be a bit difficult to handle.”

Xia Ran was stunned for a moment. He felt that this should be the best opportunity. He took advantage of the fact that he had made a great contribution and the other party was in a good mood to make such a request. It was not too much, so there should be no problem. Bar?

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

Lord Balgruuf explained, as if there was some reason that was not easy to explain clearly, "And he has been very busy recently and is responsible for an important matter... By the way, otherwise, Proventus, you can ask for me. Ask Farenga and see what he says."

The palace steward nodded slightly, gave someone a meaningful look, 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 make any guesses.

The wait was a bit long, but fortunately, the palace steward finally came back, and seemed to have brought back the exact news... He walked to Lord Balgruuf's throne, leaned down and whispered a few words.

Because the distance was relatively far, and some special skills were probably used, even Xia Ran couldn't hear clearly. Besides, it was impossible for him to just rudely walk up to the lord's throne and steal the lord's throne openly and just like he was playing a game. listen.

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

After a few seconds, the palace steward 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 :

"Mage, I have a proposal that may be beneficial to both of us..."

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Ten minutes later.

Xia Ran walked out of Longxiao Palace and walked down the long and winding stairs. From this height, she could overlook the panoramic view of the entire Xueman City, which was very spectacular and charming.

However, he was not in the mood to look at the scenery at this time. He went down from the cloud area to the wind area, and then found a 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 check it out 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's wrong?"

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

Xia Ran looked at the sky in the distance with a long look, "Do you think there is something wrong with this result?"

"Of course there is a problem. You are going to order takeout, why are you going to deliver takeout?" The 1.4 meter loli looked at him with a very strange look, "So, you haven't seen the court mage?"

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

Xia Ran's expression was quite subtle. After thinking for a while, he added -

"Temporarily, because Farenjia seems to be holding back some big moves and is responsible for some very important secret tasks. He probably won't show up for a long time...but he allows me to use his workshop and library. , in order to keep my 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 miraculous ability to turn everything in a wrong direction." The 1.4 meter loli seemed to have given up on something, waved her hand and turned around to leave, "Then what are you going to do?"

"Although I think this is 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 and said this in an attempt to comfort himself.

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

The one-meter-four 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 won't care about me..." Xia Ran said confidently, "No more No matter what, I won’t be so unlucky, right?”

"But you're a crow's mouth!"

Loli launched a fatal blow without hesitation: "How about you give up? I don't think you have a chance to go to Winterhold College to study hard..."