Traveling through The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

Staleo almost begged Eric to help, and promised that as long as he could recapture the fortress and rescue his family, he could ask for the reward, and he would never bargain. When Eric heard the word "silver hand", his blood boiled, and he wanted to rush to the door with his weapons immediately. How could he care about money? The two signed the contract immediately and got busy.

Starleo rushed back to Trevar Tower, gathered the remaining soldiers, and monitored Silver Hand's movements. After saying hello to his father, Eric went to Whiterun in person. Angie was taken to the fortress and protected by the guards - his father said that he was about to leave Helgen Town, and if something like this happened again, no one might be able to take care of her.

Eric did not go to Moonvaska, he did not even enter the gate of Whiterun, but met with the huntsman Ella at Cold Plow Farm.

Yes, it was the Cold Plow Farm owned by the hated Nachim. Because Nachim was busy making a living in Whiterun, he completely handed over this property to a farmer named Wilmus. This man had received favors from Ella in his early years, so this farm became a place for the huntress to meet private clients. Before Eric left Yuevaska, Ella told him that if he found out any news about Silverhand, he didn't need to alert Krako, but just come here and wait for her.

Ella has not been idle during this period. She has been secretly collecting information about the Silver Hand under the nose of the respectable old prophet. At present, the main force of the Silver Hand Mercenary Group is in the north, but they are actively expanding to the south, which is consistent with the intelligence brought back by Eric. The female hunter guessed that the Silver Hand commander of the Treva Watchtower may have mastered their next action plan, so she insisted that Eric solve the commission of Starleo on his own.

"The Silver Hands are in the limelight recently. Krako is frightened by them and will definitely not support our actions."

The huntress smiled at Eric, revealing her white fangs.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to disrespect him. But I reserve my own opinion on this matter."

In order to stabilize Krako, Ella regretfully gave up the opportunity to attack Silver Hand. Yuevaska would certainly not provide personnel support, which became a major problem that troubled Eric. If he was acting alone, he could completely transform into a werewolf, kill everyone, wipe his mouth after the task was completed, and hide his identity and name. But this operation involved cooperating with Starleo's troops, so he couldn't easily expose his beast bloodline.

I rubbed my forehead, trying to fight the alcohol for the last bit of rationality.

"Wait a minute, I'll sort it out. Ella said that the main force of the Silver Hand is in the north. Do you have any evidence?"

"There is no clear intelligence, but the wizard who provided Scoyue with the whereabouts of the Wuthrad fragment lives in the north. They ambushed us twice in the north. Ella's informant found out that the missions Silver Hand had accepted and the personnel he had recruited were all in the north."

In my opinion, this information proves that Krako's suspicion of Ionberjorn was wrong to a certain extent, because the Dark Brotherhood's base is in the southern territory of Falkreath. Even if they are deliberately distancing themselves from the relationship, it is impossible for such a large organization to be so clean and not even look for people from the south.

And the North...

The specific object that Krako suspected might be wrong, but that doesn't mean his thinking is wrong. The Silver Hand showed unusual hostility towards the Companions, probably because its boss was once expelled from the Companions, so he took revenge. So, are there any former members of the Companions in the North?

Coincidentally, there really is such a person in the game.

Hestera, the blacksmith of the Valchihar vampire family.

The prophet of the Companions did not mention this person to us. But if we consider that vampires are theoretically immortal, and the Valchihar family is known as the oldest vampire family in Skyrim, perhaps Hestera had betrayed Yuevaska long before Krako joined the Companions. If so, what happened back then that made her retain such paranoid hatred until now? Besides, what had she been doing before?

Does this mean that the leader of the Valchiha vampires, Lord Harkon, is starting to make moves?

Come to think of it, I haven't heard from the Vigilant Hall for a long time...

But something seems wrong...

"Lockel? Are you okay?"

Eric held one hand out in front of me and waved it back and forth.

"Hmm? Ah... It's okay... I was just thinking... uh..."

Damn it! I shouldn't have drunk. Now I can't even make up a lie.

"Forget about it. Lend me those Red Guards. Once we catch that Silver Hand leader, we'll see what we can get out of them."

This is the only solution for now.

"I don't care. They are eating for free anyway. But let's be frank. I don't know the details of that group of people. Don't get yourself into trouble. Besides, they are not fools. The money I give them may not be enough to make them follow you to risk their lives. How much commission can you give this time? Go and negotiate with them yourself."

"No, I help you check the goods, but I have to pay for it myself? Aren't you too stingy?"

"Don't bargain with me. If you don't want to, forget it. I'll leave for the Pinewood Lookout Tower this afternoon."

Eric snatched the half-full bottle of wine from my hand.

"Stingy! I should have known not to buy you a drink."

Masinissa was excited about the new mission, although Eric did not reveal any details to him, only emphasizing that there would be fighting. The Red Guard man sarcastically praised Eric for being a man with a discerning eye, and patted his chest to promise that he would never let him down. As for the reward, the two seemed to have forgotten to talk about it, and they led their men arm in arm and headed towards the official road in the east.

The four miners listened to the design of the brick kiln, discussed it, proposed some improvements, and found a suitable place to dig. I went to Falkreath alone to find someone to transport coal slag and collect clay.

Of course, I must visit Rigel first.

The little saber-tooth tiger's belly was already very big, and it was very inconvenient for her to move. She also had abdominal pain from time to time, which made the people who took care of her very nervous. Because according to their calculations, Rigel was not yet full-term, but she showed signs of labor. And I knew that when she married Sidgel, she had been pregnant for more than a month, so even if she gave birth now, it would not be considered premature.

Daddy may have leaked some information, and Rigel knew that there would be a tough battle soon, but she could only sit on the bed with her hands on her belly. And the instigator of all this was shamelessly sitting in front of her, asking her if she ate well and slept well! Especially when she mentioned the name of the child again, she got the answer from me again that "it is up to Tager and Danger".

"Why don't you understand?"

The little saber-toothed tiger groaned.

"Forget it! I'm tired and I want to take a nap. You can go now. You two, see me off for me."

She waved her hand impatiently. The maid in the corner of the room came forward, bowed, and politely asked me to leave.

Actually, I understand Rigel's thoughts. According to Nordic customs, naming one's own child is a father's natural right. Sidgel continued to pretend to be crazy. Rigel could argue with the Danger brothers about naming. It is estimated that it is impossible for us to recognize this child. If I name the child, it will be a consolation.

But I dare not.

I am not sure how much Danger guessed about the origin of the child. But Nanya's targeting of me was hard to say if it was not his instruction. Of course, I was worried about being exposed. Of course, I had Lai Mei to protect me and Eric to support me. It was not difficult to get out of this unscathed. I just lost some of my belongings.

But I have too many concerns and cannot afford to act recklessly.

Donna lives alone in Falkreath. Danger is busy taking her over, and he must be using her as a threat. I'm living a new life in Locke's body, so I can't let his mother die, can I? Rigel is also in the hands of the old fox. Maybe because of the friendship between the two fathers, she can be spared, but I'm afraid she will inevitably suffer physical pain. As for our child, there is no chance that he will survive. Danger attaches great importance to the continuation of the family, and I don't think he will tolerate any attempt to replace the original with the new.

I can disown this child and I don't care who names him, as long as he can grow up safely and healthily.

Anyway, the old fox has not revealed his hand to me now, and I don't want to do anything that might irritate him. Danger is almost sixty years old. Once he dies, there will be no one left to protect Sidgail. By then, let Cindy take action to kill this idiot, and we will be completely safe.

Now, I just have to keep my tail between my legs and survive.

After being kicked out, I went to find Eddie and wrote down all the milk-inducing recipes in my mind, and told him to start practicing making them from now on, so that Rigel wouldn't be dissatisfied with the food after giving birth. Eddie calmly sent Murray out and then came to me.

"Brother, the Asian dragon man who gave me money to open a restaurant sent someone to contact me a while ago."

"What does he want to do?"

"What else can I do? He asked me to brew more wine and hinted that he could open up sales channels in Rift Valley. This lizard is very evil. He once said that he would let me share the market in Whiterun."

"He's using you as a weapon. Don't pay any attention to him, just delay it."

"No, bro, I agree."

I was surprised, but Eddie looked calm. He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to me.

"Brother, didn't you ask me to investigate a mercenary group called Silver Hand? I'm not capable enough, and I've been asking around for months, but there's still no news. So I asked that Asian dragon to help me investigate, and I got a reply in just one month."

"Eddie, you shouldn't..."

Eddie interrupted me with a wave of his hand.

"Read it first and see if it helps."

I sighed and began to read the contents of the page. From the game, I already knew that the Argonian who invested in Eddie was an important character in the Thieves Guild series of quests, named Gollum E. This guy is a smooth broker. On the surface, he is the agent of the East Empire Company, but in fact he has frequent contacts with the Thieves Guild. In addition, he secretly helps former guild member Kalia. The information obtained by such a complicated person is naturally much more reliable than our random guesses sitting in the room.

First, some information that can be confirmed. The rise of the Silver Hand has only happened within the past year, but its momentum is quite rapid. Their public headquarters is located in a valley southwest of Winterhold, a small castle called Drifting Shadow Sanctuary. This organization is very rich and well-equipped, but the strange thing is that the commission charged by the Silver Hand is extremely low. Gollum believes that they don't care about income, but just gain reputation in this way. As for their real source of funds, it is very likely tomb robbing.

What did that sentence say?

Two silver swords, a pot of wine, and I can stay in the tomb for one night.

In addition, the Argonian added some unconfirmed rumors. According to an unnamed well-informed person, the real decision-maker of the Silver Hand is not based in Winterhold. The person in charge of the Drifting Shadow Sanctuary has to leave this place regularly, and his destination is unknown, but it is certain that he always goes west. And this mysterious decision-maker occasionally comes to inspect in person. Someone once heard that the nominal leader of the Silver Hand Mercenary Group reported to a woman with an extremely respectful attitude. Of course, no one has ever seen the true face of this lady.

"How is it? Brother, is what's written here useful?"

More than useful!

This piece of paper almost confirmed my guess. Hestera was a woman, and Valkihar Castle was located in the northwest of Skyrim.

Werewolves fighting vampires, this is another popular cliché in Western fantasy.

However, Gollum's report alone cannot lead to the conclusion that Silver Hand is related to vampires. I must find other evidence to confirm this speculation. Perhaps Stendar's Vigilantes will be a breakthrough. They have cooperated with Silver Hand before, and they may be able to provide some information.

"This thing is very useful, Eddie, I don't know how to thank you."

Eddie smiled.

"That's easy. Brother, I want you to teach me a dish."

This answer surprised me a lot.

"I taught you more than one dish, right?"

The smile on Eddie's face disappeared, and he raised his hand and pointed at my chest.

"Brother, tell me the truth, the boss's child..."

I looked at him deeply.

"Some things are better not known."

"Brother, I'm not ignorant. I know you're afraid of getting me into trouble. But think about it. We all came out of the Pine Lookout. To put it bluntly, we've been bandits all our lives. This is a stain that can't be washed off us! If anything happens to you and the boss, can I run away? After seeing you and Cindy last time, I thought about it for a long time. You're all fighting for your lives, so why should I hide and live a peaceful life? Brother, I've made up my mind. I can't fool around like I did before!"

Eddie took a deep breath and calmed himself.

"I'm not good at fighting, but I can do other things. We two brothers secretly say that the eldest sister spends money lavishly. I have to make more money and be a good money bag for her. In addition, when the eldest sister gives birth to a child, there will be a banquet. I want to learn a dish that can shock everyone and make people unforgettable after eating it. If I become a famous chef in Skyrim, those nobles will invite me to their homes to cook, and I can take the opportunity to help you get information."

Although he lowered his voice deliberately, Eddie couldn't hide his excitement; even his bald head was glowing.

"Also, brother, find a chance to let Aunt Donna go live in Helgen. There are many brothers there, and they can take care of each other when something happens. If something really happens..."

He paused.

"I mean if. If anything happens, you can go there too. I have arrangements."