Traveling through The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

After the Lorius Farm, there is a mountain pass. The howling north wind made Lucia and I shiver. The female knight Rhea also wrapped her headscarf tightly. She grew up in the desert and has been living in the relatively warm Falkreath. She can't stand this kind of weather. The surrounding scenery also became white. The winter in Skyrim is long. The damp and cold air of the Sea of ​​Ghosts makes the whole north snowy all year round. The daily necessities of the bitter cold land need to be purchased from the south. Even though they have different positions in the civil war, Morningstar City still maintains a trade line with Whiterun. Dunstad Fortress is an important node on this route. Lord Stad has been sending heavy troops to guard it, and Ulfric has also sent people to assist in defense. We lied about visiting relatives and passed through the fortress as private individuals. If the Stormcloaks knew that Lord Falkreath's envoy was going to Morningstar City, we would inevitably get into trouble. Fortunately, there was a little girl in our team, which made the guards let down their guard.

After resting for a night in Dunstad Fortress, we headed to the Hall of the Vigilants. After reading Danger's letter, Cassidy smiled playfully, "The Storn family is really corrupt. Can't they even deal with a werewolf?"

Huh? They're supposed to be good at this kind of thing?

"Do you know what the last name Stuhn means? Stuhn and Sun are two brothers. They are the shield bearers of Shul. Sun is Zenithar among the Nine Holy Spirits, and Stuhn is Stendar. The Sentinel was once the private soldier of the Stuhn family, but that was a long time ago."

What the f…! The two families have such a connection? No wonder Danger cares so much about Vighar’s affairs. The descendant of the God of Justice and Mercy actually has a vampire. That is not just a matter of shame. Seeing my confused face, Cassidy asked about the details of the werewolf incident again. I stopped lying to her about “Schuner was originally a werewolf” and recounted the whole story. If you seek help from professionals, don’t hide it. If it causes a misjudgment, the matter will be serious. I led the topic to vampires, but Cassidy didn’t think so.

"Vampires are nothing more than a minor disease. They have a tradition of seclusion and will become weak in the sun. These dirty guys have been hunted for thousands of years, and the ones who are left are hiding in caves. Werewolves are different. The full moon does double their strength, but it was a new moon when you met them. Do you think they are easy to deal with? Besides, werewolves are no different from ordinary people in their daily lives, even their diet and daily life are the same. If they hide in the crowd and suddenly attack and hurt people, you have seen the consequences. But fortunately, we are not alone. I will send a message to Silver Hand. If we join forces, the problem will not be difficult to solve."

"You guys are working with Silver Hand?"

"It's not really a collaboration, we just happen to have a common enemy. If the Sentinels were as good at making money as they are, they wouldn't have to live in this little house."

Cassidy's idea was not wrong before Harkon made his move. She was actually quite easygoing and talkative. She told me about some cases she had handled, including werewolves and vampires, as well as some tips for survival in the wild. Finally, she sent a Sentinel named Noel to accompany us so that we could explore the whereabouts of Schooner first. Riya was not very dissatisfied with my delay in the Sentinel Hall. Although the woman was now thinking about taking her father to Helgen as soon as possible, she had also seen the power of the werewolves. In the future, she would be responsible for the safety of the Baron, and she might have to face this guy. It would not hurt to learn something in advance.

The Hall of the Vigilant is very close to Morningstar City. We traveled overnight and finally arrived at the end of this journey before nightfall the next day. As the capital of Cangyuan Territory, Morningstar City is built around a bay. At this time, the entire port is frozen, and all large and small fishing boats are pulled ashore for repairs. Ships are not always soaked in water after they are built. Even if there are no accidents, the bottom of the ship will be eroded by water and attached by aquatic barnacles, so regular maintenance is required. The port of Morningstar City is too small, and the materials and labor required to repair ships are in serious shortage. Merchant ships will not choose to dock here for maintenance. What's more, the port is closed every winter. Under extreme climate, there has been a record of being unable to go out to sea for six months. The greatest belief in doing business is profit. No one can stand not being able to go out to sea to make money for more than a hundred days. Like merchant ships, there are also pirates. In winter, they either hide in their own nests or stay close to the only ice-free port in Skyrim - Windhelm City.

It was getting late, so we went to the Fengluan Inn to stay. The lobby was empty. The owner had dark circles under his eyes. He absentmindedly put the food and drinks on the table and went to take a nap behind the bar. After two days of traveling, even Lucia, who rode the whole way, was exhausted. The four of us ate something and went to bed early. After a drowsy night's sleep, we were awakened by the quarrel in the lobby and saw several miners surrounding a dark elf.

"Ilandul, what is going on? Why do we have the same nightmare every day?"

The mine is the only pillar industry in Morningstar City that operates all year round. The miners couldn't sleep well, had no energy to work, and were all very anxious. Yilandul dealt with it vaguely for a long time and finally coaxed a few people away.

"There's something wrong with this dark elf. He must know something. Let's go ask him." Noel walked up to her and started a conversation without caring about Riya's expression.

"You are Stendar's Sentinel? Great, come with me." Yilandur led us into his room. "The nightmare of Morningstar City was caused by the demon lord Valmina. Her altar is in the Nightcalling Temple on the top of the mountain next to us."

"Then what are we waiting for? Why don't we just go and shovel it away?"

"Our mission is to take Baron Helgen to his new post, but we don't have time to meddle in other people's affairs."

"As Stendar's sentinel, it is my duty to eliminate demons and defend the way. Since I know that it is the demons who are causing trouble, there is absolutely no reason for me to sit back and do nothing."

"What Noel said makes sense. Besides, the Baron lives in Morningstar City and must be troubled by nightmares. How do you know that everything will be fine once he leaves here? Why not take this opportunity to eradicate the root of the problem?"

Riya couldn't resist us, so she had to agree. Lucia was entrusted to the boss Thorin to take care of, and Ilandur led the way. This time the team was rare and reasonable. There was a dual-wielding female warrior Riya in the front row, I was shooting arrows in the back row, Nor was practicing magic and martial arts, and Ilandur was responsible for endurance, which made me, who had never fought a rich battle, very excited. After knocking down the three snow trolls at the door, a group of people entered the Temple of Nightcalling. Ilandur took us to visit the rotten skull and finally told us his life story. He was a believer of Valmina and now became a priest of Mara. With the cooperation of the four of us, the orcs and cult believers who had just awakened had no resistance at all and were chopped to the ground one after another. This time they would never wake up again. According to Ilandur's instructions, we found Valmina's sleeping potion, and the three of us looked at me tacitly.

"I am a priest of Mara, and Brother Noel is a believer of Stendar. This potion has no effect on the two of us. As a gentleman, naturally..."

Without waiting for Yilandur to finish his words, I tilted my head back and poured the potion into my mouth.