38: The incoming dragon
In terms of political literacy, it can allow Xueman to lead the four battles in the Sky Province... and it is a plain area that is easy to attack and difficult to defend. Now that the empire and the Storm Cloak are torn apart, they still maintain a neutral attitude.
The Lord of Snowman City, the great Balguff is still above the passing line... Especially compared with the lords in several other areas of Skyrim Province, Balguff is even more aware of the kind.
After learning that the "War Blacksmith" appeared in the comrades' group, Balgoff directly sent people to the headquarters of the comrades' group. The Warriors' House Yue Waska invited the "War Blacksmith" to Longxiao Palace.
As a top warrior, Balgoff knew very well how valuable a war blacksmith could play in any war. If he could establish a good relationship with this war blacksmith, the threat of the dragon could be reduced by at least half. If the war blacksmith could be invited to settle in Xueman City, then Xuemanling barely maintained a neutral situation that was barely maintained by both sides of the war, and would rely on his strength to become a real neutral force... and even a third-party force.
What surprised Balgoff even more was that Zoe, a war blacksmith who looked young and had a slightly stunned look like Balgoff, actually appeared here as an apprentice... Balgoff directly ignored the so-called "female slave" emphasized by Zoe and the maid outfit.
In Balguff's eyes, this kind of relationship should be between masters and apprentices, and this is the inheritance of war blacksmiths. It is not surprising that Balguff will exaggerate it.
As an apprentice, the best blacksmith in Xueman City can make Erlin Dier, who is absent-minded in the night, pull himself out of bed and blow on the bottle. So what is the level of being a master?
The only regret is that although this master accepted a Nord as an apprentice, he did not look like a Nord, and his words looked very similar to the imperial people living in Selodir.
However, Balguff consciously did not mention this point. He knew that for such a master, there was no meaning in where he was born, and discussing this would easily cause misunderstandings from the other party.
At the banquet that was already considered a midnight snack, Balgoff spent a lot of time praising Zoe... After all, Zoe's aura belonging to the Nord barbarians could be felt through the seventeen or eighteen white rivers.
Putting aside those political demands and other aspects of inquiry, it is worthy of the pride and pride of the Nords present just that they were accepted by a master and taught to become a war craftsman.
As we chatted with guests and guests, we naturally talked about the incident of the attack on the Holy Land Town by a giant dragon... This is also the most talked about in the streets and alleys of Xueman City recently.
Seven or eight glasses of black thorn honey wine... It is the highest-end drink for the Nords. Zoe, who was holding a piece of mammoth calf in his hand, heard the topic and finally got to the point where he could understand, raised his head and said:
"When the dragon emerged, I happened to be escorted on the guillotine. If the dragon hadn't arrived in time, I would have moved my head."
"..." The banquet, which was originally in a harmonious atmosphere, suddenly fell into a cold situation because of Zoe's words. Several Xueman City guards who stood beside the pillars of Longxiao Palace and were responsible for the security work, subconsciously put their hands on the hilt of the sword around their waists after reacting.
The only ones who would be taken to the Holy Land Town and executed at that time seemed to be Ulfrek's storm cloaks. Originally, after Balgoff knew that Ulfrek was caught because of the ambush of the Empire, General Tulius, despised General Tulius in a Nord-like manner, and sighed that peace could finally return to the sky.
Before he could finish his feelings, news came that Holy Land Town was attacked by a dragon and Ulfric took the opportunity to escape. Balgoff, who had always been a friend and a friend of Ulfric, replaced his original feelings about peace return with his always strange feelings about fate.
Zoe, who had no idea that what he said just now could easily cause misunderstandings, used his dragon teeth to tear off a mammoth meat and swallowed it in three or two, then continued: "Of course, even if the dragon is not so timely, it's okay. The master is right next to him. The dragon that looks pretty powerful is no match for the master at all."
Mengmeng's tone and some natural words eased the originally cold atmosphere a lot, and made many people turn their attention to Mishan, who is elegantly like an imperial nobleman compared to Zoe's eating posture.
In fact, Mishan's posture cannot be considered very elegant. The problem is based on the comparison. With Zoe's side, most people can get a polite evaluation of eating.
"So you are the dragon hunter?" Compared with the polite words of Mishan Shi, Balgoff's tone this time had a sense of Nord's unique admiration for the strong.
A legendary blacksmith is indeed worthy of admiration, but compared to a legendary warrior who can fight against the dragon, it is still a little bit worse, at least in the tradition of the Nords in the Sky.
"Dragon Hunter?" Mi Shan, who was nicknamed, smiled and said, "I didn't shoot that giant dragon down, I just drove it away."
Mishan's statement was regarded as modesty by Balgoff. Compared to others who just heard that a dragon hunter drove out the dragon that attacked the Holy Land Town, this leader knew more.
The dragon, which was covered in dust and helpless by General Tulius's elite imperial troops, was expelled by Mishan's almost teasing... Balgoff did not know Oduin's immortality, but just thought that Mishan deliberately spared the other party's life.
Afterwards, Balguff raised his wine glass and expressed his gratitude to Mishan, the residents who escaped from Longkou in the Holy Land Town... did not mention the Imperial Army, nor the Storm Cloaks.
Mishan, who did not necessarily want to be criticized by the representatives of the Holy Land Town, also raised his glass to express his gratitude, just when the banquet was exposed because Mishan's identity seemed to be about to reach another climax.
A soldier shouted and broke into Longxiao Palace.
Because he ran too fast, the breathless soldier couldn't say what he wanted to say for a long time.
"Give him a glass of wine and let him slow down again and again." Balguff clapped his hands and signaled the attendants to retreat temporarily.
After taking a sip of honey wine, the soldier who breathed a little slowed down said panting: "The west... the west post tower seems... to appear."
The soldiers' panic sounds made the entire Longxiao Palace quiet immediately.
"What happened?" Balgoff asked with a serious expression.
Mishan, who was a little surprised to see the plot so quickly, subconsciously glanced at Zoe beside her and found that because Zoe's alchemy level was very close to Zoe's sitting, the old mage Farenka was holding a stone to study... Huh? Zoe, when did you give the dragon stone to this guy?
(Zoe:??Isn't it the master that you said you want to hand over the dragon stone to this mage and you can kill the dragon? What about the dragon? Where is the dragon?)
(Mishan: You will see it soon)
Chapter completed!