Traveling through The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

"It's no use just making excuses in the letter. We have an agreement that Eric will come to Falkreath to meet us after completing this mission. You should think about how to make excuses when we meet."

"Don't worry, if I really want to evade it, I will succeed. Besides, why did he come here to get together with us? As long as the one I like is not Miss Angie, he won't care."

Lund has a gentle personality that takes things as they come. It seems that nothing can make him anxious. After spending half a day with such a person, my heart calmed down. I even felt that it was too stupid for me to be angry with Nanya. As the chief steward, he was under the banner of caring for the citizens. He had the upper hand in morality. How could I confront him head-on? If Lund had been in charge of this matter, there might be a turnaround. After I made such a fuss, Nanya refused to give in. But I also thought about it. It was the most important thing to take Donna to Falkreath as soon as possible. I think she doesn't mind the size of the house.

The mine was guarded by Thoraf and soldiers, and Lund decided to return to the fortress early. He needed to assign Lucia to do the accounting work. When I mentioned the resistance of the Reach people to mining, he was not surprised.

"Locke, have you forgotten? The main manpower in the mine is the Reachmen sent by Lord Horik. I know they don't like drilling holes, but now this problem has been successfully solved."

Lund's method was not complicated, it was to establish various reward and punishment systems. The Rich people were not used to spending money, so there was not much room for material rewards, but he almost maximized the spiritual rewards. He divided the twenty or so Rich people into four groups. Each group would get a five-day vacation after working for fifteen days, during which time they could hunt in the forests around the fortress. Every fifteen days, the three people with the best performance would be selected and given five days of home leave to return to Helgen Town to reunite with their families. When Dad came to the mine, he also organized a skill report, so that the best miners could receive personal reception and encouragement from Baron Horrick. Lund said that Dad and I have a high reputation among this group of Rich refugees, and some people were so excited that they cried out just by being patted on the shoulder by Dad.

As for the punishment, it is mainly spiritual, such as criticizing in public or giving less meat at meals. In short, it is to establish a set of moral concepts for everyone: those who work hard are glorious, and those who shirk labor are shameful.

"The Reachmen and the Khajiit are different. The Khajiit disregard rules. They love to commit crimes and are proud to escape the punishment of the law. The Reachmen do not know that there are rules at all. As long as the rules are made clear, they will follow them."

Lund's summary is very insightful, and it reminds me of the Koreans and the third brother in my previous life. The Koreans like to cheat, commit fouls, and play tricks in various competitions, and they think that winning in this way is an honor. The third brother obviously lacks basic knowledge of the operating rules of human society, so he gives others the impression of laziness and ignorance. In fact, those third brothers who have received elite education can integrate well into civilized society, while the Koreans are equally annoying regardless of their class. But when I heard him say this, I immediately realized that the guys in the Tiger Traders' Store were causing trouble.

As expected, Lund said that there were three more cats in the fort besides Zenabi, probably one person from each of the three caravans. These cats first tried to sneak in Moon Sugar and Skooma, but Lund found out and scolded them. Not long after, they ran to the forest to pick mushrooms. They might have eaten hallucinogenic poisonous mushrooms, and they jumped up and down for most of the night. Lund negotiated with Zenabi about this matter, but the female cat could not be restrained at all. Instead, she was held down and ate mushrooms together. That night, the fortress was almost demolished. When Hayou came back and heard about this, he beat the three cats so hard that they could not get off the ground, and only then did he reluctantly restore order.

"They like mushrooms? That's great! I was worried that I couldn't find someone to help me taste mushrooms."

Lund was shocked by my idea and repeatedly confirmed whether I was serious. Of course I was serious! After crossing over, the food I ate became much more bland. There was no soy sauce, chili peppers or other important condiments here, nor rice, millet, corn or sweet potatoes. The seafood was also limited, at least I didn't see lobsters or swimming crabs. I had already set my sights on the various fungi that were all over Skyrim. But mushrooms are something you can't just eat casually. Many species are poisonous. At the very least, they can cause vomiting and diarrhea, hallucinations, or even death. Almost no one in Skyrim eats mushrooms, and most of those who have eaten them probably didn't survive, so I was afraid that a random attempt would result in death.

All kinds of mushrooms in the game are alchemical herbs. Because the properties are too complicated, I can't remember too many, but they seem to be more or less poisonous. I can roughly determine that several of them are inedible. For example, the flying mushroom is obviously the fly amanita in the previous life, which is the "red umbrella, white stem, lie on the board after eating" in the ballad. The toxins of this thing act on the nerves and make people hallucinate. Eating more than a dozen of them can invite the villagers to have a feast. White cap mushroom, this thing is not like oyster mushroom or button mushroom, but looks very much like white amanita, a little cutie with a mortality rate of more than 90%. The remaining less than 10% will suffer irreversible and severe damage to liver and kidney function and central nervous system, and life is worse than death. As for the imp dung and Namira's rotten things, you can tell from the name that they are not edible. Swamp fungus pods can be used with imp dung to refine a potion with paralysis effect, which seems not to be delicious.

The swan mushrooms that are common in Falkreath are almost certainly edible mushrooms called pine mushrooms in the previous life. They have a fresh, fragrant and smooth taste, and a special pine aroma. They are suitable for making soups or stewing meat. In addition, the scale mushrooms should be some kind of cypripedium fungus. It is hard to say whether they are edible. There are also bubble grass and blood crowns. I can't be sure of their species, let alone their toxicity.

Since these tiger people like to eat mushrooms, I will get these mushrooms for them to eat and see if they are poisonous. I found that the physical fitness of tiger people and humans is different. Normal people will be killed if they touch Skooma, but tiger people almost drink it as happy water. Maybe they have a strong resistance to the toxicity of mushrooms. Of course, I will not use a large dose right away. Even if the other party is a tiger person, I can't deliberately poison them, right?

Lund was very puzzled by my obsession with mushrooms. He concluded that I wanted to teach the tiger people a lesson for their insolence, so he tried to persuade and comfort them along the way, saying that these tiger people had been well-behaved for several days under Hayou's iron fist, and considering that they were first-time offenders, I might as well give them a break.

"Alas... you don't understand. I really don't mean to punish them... Don't worry, they may beg me to give them mushrooms in the future."

Hayou was still upset about Zenabi being fed mushrooms, and when he heard about my plan, he cheered loudly. Lydia and Lund looked at each other and shook their heads silently.

I now have my own team, although it seems a little disunited. After all, Lydia was appointed by Balgruuf as my personal guard. I can't be sure of her loyalty after just a few days of getting along with her. She is a bit aristocratic and doesn't look down on Lund, a farmer. She doesn't seem to get along well with Hayou, but she is introverted and doesn't express her dissatisfaction. Lund can be regarded as my best friend. He manages the house in an orderly manner. Moreover, his personality complements mine. He always advises me when I am anxious and anxious. He is a good assistant. Stein is very similar to Lund. He is calm and reliable, and he gets along well with Lydia. It seems that he can be trained. As for Hayou, I am not familiar with him yet. I need to find an opportunity to feel his temperament, so I plan to take him with me on this trip to Hafingar.

As soon as Lund returned to the fortress, he went to find Lucia. The girl spent most of the day in the library with Helgi, and when she was taken away, she looked like she was still not satisfied. Helgi didn't say hello to me. She lowered her head and slipped away along the corner like a mouse that had stolen something. However, I successfully intercepted Babas, and I had to talk to him about the Axe of Regret. When the three cats heard that they were going to pick mushrooms again, they all shook their heads to show that they didn't dare. As a result, they were beaten by Hayou again. The calico cat seemed to be deliberately showing off its martial arts. It even deliberately showed off its opening and closing moves, and then winked at Lydia proudly. Lydia turned her head away and pretended not to see anything.

"Lord Barbas, do you know where the Axe of Regret is now?"

Lund and Hayou were both busy, so I decided to let Lydia open her eyes and see a talking dog.

"Oh... Look at your memory. I remember Will once told you that this axe was in the Rime Rock Cave in Hafingar County, in the hands of a wizard named Sebastian Lotte. Hey, what's wrong with you, little girl? I saw you chatting with a cat for so long, and I thought you were a worldly person."

Lai Mei was looking at me and the dog talking with a puzzled look on her face. When Barbas spoke, she was surprised and reached for the hilt of the sword at her waist, but was mercilessly mocked by the dog. Barbas continued to talk about how Will fooled Sebastian and instigated him to use an axe to end his daughter's curse of turning into a werewolf.

"But as far as I know, there is a woman named Lotte in the Companions, and she has a green battle axe in her hand."

This time it was Barbas' turn to be embarrassed. Will's self-righteous tricks were obviously defeated by the human love for his children. The tragedy of father and daughter killing each other did not happen in the Lot family, and they were completely unaware of this. This also exposed that the devil was not as omniscient and omnipotent as he boasted.

"The Companions... seem to be in a little trouble... but this trouble is only yours. In the eyes of you mortals, the Companions are a group of incredible guys, but to a demon lord, they are nothing more than that."

Barbas quickly calmed down and expressed his disdain for the Companions to maintain his extraordinary image. Lydia frowned. Although she was dissatisfied with Yuevaska's position in the civil war, she never thought of fighting with him. The Companions had a very high reputation in the whole Skyrim. The baron of Whiterun fought against the members of the Circle just to snatch a divine weapon. If this matter got out, wouldn't people break their backs?

Besides, what did Barbas say just now? The wizard named Lot, his daughter is a werewolf, holding a green artifact axe. Isn't that Madeline? Lydia is very smart, and she immediately realized that the axe I was looking for was Madeline's weapon, and the word "wolf" in the nickname "Green Axe Wolf Girl" is probably not just a description of the opponent's fighting style. Madeline is a werewolf, do the comrades know? If they know... I think Lydia has guessed something, because she is a little sweaty on her face and looks at me nervously. Balgruuf has given me a treasure. This girl is very good at fighting and so smart, but she is a little young and a little impatient.

"Your Excellency is wrong. I am not a warrior like Lord Weir, so this is not my problem, but Helgi's. Fortunately, she is not as dull as me. I think with time, for example, ten or twenty years, she will be able to go to Yuevaska alone. It's just an axe, isn't it easy to catch it? The Demon Lord doesn't think he cares about this little bit of time. Even if she can't do it herself, there is Lord Barbas to help. Looking at the whole sky, I'm afraid you are the only one who is not afraid of the Axe of Regret."

Barbas's face is full of wonderful expressions. I never thought a dog could have such rich expressions. In the game, the Axe of Regret is the only weapon that can cause damage to Barbas, and it kills him in one hit. Looking at the entire Skyrim, he is the one who is most afraid of this axe.

"Mortal, I have to admit that Will and I underestimated you. Tell me, what are your plans?"

"I don't have a plan. I can only take it one step at a time. I would like to ask Lord Barbas for a favor and persuade the vampire family of Haima's Shame to be patient. It has only been more than a month. Why rush? In addition, if we can get the Axe of Regret back, I hope you and Lord Will can let Lot and his daughter go."

Babas nodded, told me to keep an eye on Helgi, and then left the room.

"My Lord Baron..."

Lydia couldn't wait to ask me some questions. This brief meeting was too much information for her. There might be werewolves in the comrades, and her seemingly harmless baron had deals with demons and vampires. Can this security work still be done?

"I know you have a lot of things to ask me, but I don't want to answer them now. You should get familiar with the situation here in the next two days, and then accompany me to Helgen Town in two days. We can talk on the way if we have anything to say."