Traveling through The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

I was delayed in Falkreath for another day because Steward Nanya complained to Dangar.

She accused Tageer and I of taking up precious manpower and resources by building a house, which affected the progress of rebuilding houses. This abominable high elf knew that Tageer built a house to help the lord's wife with her pregnancy, so she only mentioned it in the title of the report, but the whole body of the report was about my property, truly putting the most difficult part in the title.

The report said that even if I wanted to settle my mother, I could have built a simple small house first, and then started building a villa after the city reconstruction was completed. She also said that the current public security in Falkreath was good, and doors were not locked at night, so there was no need to build a separate courtyard wall. I only needed to build a simple fence to serve as a partition, and there was no need to waste precious wood like I did. She especially spent a lot of time criticizing my design of digging a canal to divert water, claiming that doing so would result in insufficient power for the waterwheel in the logging yard, reduce the efficiency of logging, and seriously occupy public resources and affect the welfare of the people.

I spent most of the day arguing with her, but I couldn't win the argument. This girl was sharp-tongued and always acted like she was pleading for the people. Danger tried to smooth things over twice, but Nanya pushed back hard both times. For a moment, he could only smile bitterly and shake his head, saying that he could do nothing to help. In the end, she actually won the lawsuit. I had to stop construction on my villa and build a small house for Donna to live in. The canal that had been dug had to be filled back, and I had to pay for the labor costs myself!

This is really too much! You know, when Lund hired someone to buy the materials, he paid two or three times the price, snatching them from Nanya. She was not completely unaware! Why did she say it when I was halfway through the construction? Isn't this deliberately disgusting me? Moreover, only my family was stopped from rebuilding. Tager was sentenced to "minor circumstances and less impact" for "making discretion and saving as much as possible".

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

I was so angry that my stomach ached. I didn't even eat my lunch, and I was in no mood to coax Helgi. When I got to my place, I told him to pack his bags and get ready to go. The three girls who were going to the Bloody Throne with me were Helgi, Lucia, and Bryce. After seeing the remains of the training dummy, Runel thoughtfully gave Custer a three-month vacation and asked him to go to the Bloody Throne to teach Bryce. When the little devil heard that he was going to live with the humanoid Pikachu, he was once again scared to death. Annis was going to take over forty Rich people who were miners and settle them down. After that, the old aunt would rush back to the Snake Cliff Ridge tribe. Danger felt that the defense of the Bloody Throne was too weak, and was worried that the Rich people would cause trouble, so he arranged for Thoraf to bring twenty soldiers with him.

I was full of resentment, Helgi was ashamed, Bryce was terrified, Lucia was quiet and well-behaved, and Annis was disturbed. This group of people was like a funeral procession, most of them looked solemn and silent. Soraf and the soldiers had carried out ambush missions many times before, and they were very quiet and secretive. As for the group of Rich people, they were actually left over from other positions and no one wanted to use them, so they were all sent to work as miners. So they looked depressed along the way, and those who didn't know would think we were escorting prisoners.

The mountains of Rich Territory are full of mineral deposits. Most of the Rich people who have lived in these vast mountains for thousands of years do not know much about mining and smelting technology. In their culture, the sun is regarded as the incarnation of God, so they pay great attention to bathing in the light of God. Drilling into the dark underground mines is often considered to be an act that is despised by God. The Rich people lack metal in their lives. They do not use metal currency. Clothes made of animal skins have the triple functions of covering the body, keeping warm and protecting armor. Weapons are mainly made of vines, mixed with some sharp iron pieces or even gravel. Not having enough metal makes it impossible for them to cut down trees or cut stones on a large scale, so they either build tents or live in natural caves or abandoned buildings of other races.

The direct result of such harsh living conditions is that the Reachmen can only exist in the form of small-scale tribes, unable to establish a centralized state, with low mobilization capabilities and simple equipment, and are completely unable to fight against other nations. However, the complex mountains of the Reach Territory saved them. In such a rugged terrain, a large army would starve to death, while a small force would be annihilated. Whether it is the Imperials, Nords or Bretons, they can easily defeat the Reachmen, but have never been able to truly conquer them. These natives are stubborn and tenacious, and have maintained their unique traditional customs to this day.

Annis and Helgi have introduced me to the culture of the Rich people, so I can understand their resistance to mining, but as I said, the situation faced by the Rich people is even more dangerous now, and they must make changes if they want to survive. Getting rid of the old and bringing in the new, changing customs and habits, is the mission of their generation. Of course, that being said, a sense of mission alone is definitely not enough, and mining is a dangerous activity, so I still have to find a way to convince them and provide them with material support.

Lund hired four people to take care of the affairs of the Bloody Throne, including daily cleaning and cooking for the miners. In addition to going to Falkreath to build a villa, he himself repeated the same routine every day, organizing work at the mine during the day and returning to the fortress to sort out data and keep accounts at night. So when we arrived, we didn't see him, but Hayou came out to greet us. This tiger man had left Akari's caravan and officially became my follower. After a few words of small talk, he was pulled away by Lydia to discuss my security work.

The Bloodthrone Fortress has limited capacity. Thoraf said he would lead the soldiers to stay next to the miners' camp for a month. If I can calm the emotions of the Richmen during this period, he will lead most of the soldiers to leave, leaving five to seven people to take charge of daily guards. The Richmen will temporarily live on the first floor of the castle, and Annis and Lund will provide safety training. After five days, they will be stationed in the mines to work.

I stuffed the three little girls into a large guest room on the second floor. I was worried that Bryce would be disobedient, but now it seems that she has been intimidated by Helgi's terrifying force and dares not to act like a spoiled brat. Helgi and Lucia live together, which can not only protect Lucia from being bullied by Bryce, but also allow her to slowly heal her heartache through contact with her peers. Next to their room is the library. Lucia was very happy when she found this room. After putting away her luggage, she pulled Helgi into it, and Bryce was taken away by Custer.

Lund has bought Baron Montoya's collection of books. I don't remember telling him about it. In fact, there was a period of time when I would have Lund drink a few glasses every night, and then we would talk about all sorts of things. Lund drank very little, and was always writing something down. I was basically not satisfied until I was slightly tipsy, of course, sometimes I was more than slightly tipsy. So I may have expressed this idea to him, and he quietly did it. What a good brother, he does things properly, is low-key, and is loyal to his duties. When I think of Lund, I suddenly remember that Eric once said that Lund fell in love with a woman when he was in Helgen Town. I don't know whose girl is so lucky.

It’s not difficult to find out, I’ll just go and ask him.

The mine was southwest of the Bloody Throne. Thoraf had already led his men there and notified Lund to gather all the captives from Whiterun. When I arrived, the two of them were busy with this matter. Danger said that the ransom of these people could be given to me to make up for the losses caused to me by Nanya. Lund held the list in his hand and checked each one, and also found two Hafengar people who tried to sneak in. I don't know how he remembered the names, appearances and hometowns of more than a hundred people in such a short time.

After hearing that the construction of the villa had to be stopped, Lund blamed himself for not being able to take care of Nanya's steward, which made me feel embarrassed to continue to dwell on this matter, so I had to change the subject and talk about the operation of the quarry. I heard that my father had come to inspect it twice in person and pointed out some precautions. The most important thing was that they determined several directions where mineral veins might be found. I was confused by what he said about observing plants or mountains. Anyway, the conclusion was that there was a high probability of iron and coal, but precious metals such as gold and silver were probably hopeless.

The progress is slow because Lund doesn't trust the captives and is worried that they will leak our information after being redeemed. We haven't received any ransom yet. Five hundred Septim is not a small amount of money. The annual income of an average family may not reach this amount. After deducting the food, clothing and daily expenses, there is not much that can be saved. The three officers were sent to the Nugra Fortress for imprisonment. Tullius should have received the news, but he is still pretending to be dead. This should be a headache, right? Forty thousand Septim is not a small amount, and it takes time to raise funds. I am even worried that he will not be willing to redeem them. These three losers are eating bean cakes every day, which is also an expense, right?

The loss of control over Falkreath and Whiterun was a big blow to the Imperial Legion. On the one hand, they lost the local food supply in Skyrim and had to rely more on Cyrodiil for assistance, which would undoubtedly make the Emperor dissatisfied with Tullius. Hafengar and Reach are all mountainous, while Armarion is mainly swamps, and there is limited arable land in these places. I am sure there will be some families in Whiterun who will supply them with food, but the price will definitely rise. On the other hand, don't underestimate the basin of Falkreath. It is the highest territory in Skyrim and can overlook Whiterun and Riften. This is why Ulfric and Tullius both want to seize it. In addition, Whiterun also has a geographical advantage over Eastmar, which has caused Ulfric to be blocked in his own territory and lose his offensive and defensive positions. Now it is Tullius' turn to think about how to break through the double dilemma of economy and military.

This time we took away more than 30 Snowmans and added more than 40 Reachmen. The total number of people didn't change much, but these Reachmen needed to be trained first, so they might not be of much use in the first month. I was a little worried that this would lead to a decrease in the quarry's income, but Lund was very calm and comforted me that everything was under control.

Although Falkreath was occupied for only a little over a month, we were forced to purchase food and weapons at high prices during the winter. Danger and Daddy suffered heavy losses and were temporarily unable to order stone. The reconstruction of Falkreath City is mainly based on wood. Danger plans to gradually replace the wooden walls with stone walls after the city has taken shape. Daddy's Helgen Fortress has not been completely repaired, and he is unwilling to touch the more dilapidated Newgra Fortress. However, I estimate that after the opening of the market with the Reachmen, the tight funding situation will gradually ease. Lund's idea is right. At this time, increasing the amount of mining will suppress the price, which is not in my interest.

Lund is currently focusing his main energy on prospecting, and the mining of stone is maintained at a low level. He can use this time to discipline the new Rich people and train Lucia to help him keep accounts. Speaking of this little girl, I was moved. Lund, is this guy a beast?

"Eric said you had your eyes on a girl. Was it not this Lucia?"

Lund looked shocked.

"Am I a beast in your eyes? That girl is only ten years old! It was Eric who first said that he wanted to introduce his junior sister to me. Aren't all the women in the comrades' group..."

Rend pulled me away from Saurav and the soldiers and lowered his voice again.

"...Aren't they all the same type as the Lord's wife? How can people like you and me handle that kind of woman? So I made up a story to get away with it. Look, I'm guarding a pile of stones in this small fortress, how can I have a lover?"

Tsk! You are so weak, don't try to get close to me. I can handle it. I am awesome!