Traveling through The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

This news did not surprise me, because the Howling Bastion in the game was occupied by vampires, but I had to pretend that I knew nothing about it. We had hunted Vighar before, and although we suffered heavy losses, it was because the Wolfe team was ambushed by the enemy. Logically, Cindy shouldn't be so panicked, right?

"Did you see it clearly? Are you sure it's a vampire?"

Cindy nodded heavily, then buried her head in her knees and sobbed, which made me realize that something was wrong.

"Cindy, what's wrong with you? Look up. Tell me, how do you know it's a vampire?"

She raised her head and opened her mouth slightly, her pair of sharp fangs reflecting cold light.

"I saw that there was no one in the corridor, so I walked straight in. I was really careful! She suddenly jumped out from a room next to me and scratched me twice, so I quickly backed out." Cindy said as she rolled up her sleeves, revealing two faint white scratches on her right arm. "I didn't think anything was wrong at the time, so I simply bandaged it and went to the Falkreath Watchtower. Who knew that three days later, it would become like this! Now I feel thirsty every day when I wake up, and I want to bite any living thing I see. I sucked wolf blood in the cave these days, but I still want to bite people. Locke, I have become a monster, what should I do?"

The vampires in Skyrim are different from the traditional fantasy world. They are caused by a virus called bloody vampire fever. If a vampire attacks you, there is a certain chance that you will be infected with the virus. If the infected person cannot be treated within three days, the virus will take effect and transform them into undead creatures. If the vampire cannot suck human blood, the symptoms of blood-sucking fever will continue to worsen, and on the fourth day, they will become monsters that everyone hates.

According to Cindy's own timeline, today is exactly the fourth day since she became a vampire. The fire elementals I summoned have already taken the initiative to attack her. This girl has only been transformed for a short time, and she can still control her behavior, but if she is tortured by the disease for a long time, it is hard to say whether she can still maintain her sanity. Fortunately, even if she has become a vampire, it is not hopeless. The wizard Falion in Mosal City has a way to cure this stubborn disease. But the current situation is a bit tricky. Cindy definitely can't go back to Helgen Town in this state, but leaving her alone outside is worrying. After thinking it over, I suggested that she report to the Dark Brotherhood's sanctuary first. There is also a vampire there, and it is a little loli who is more than 300 years old. To be able to survive such a long time, there must be some means. Cindy can learn from the predecessors, so that there will be someone to take care of her. Now I am most worried that she will wander around in the wild and encounter people like the Sentinels.

Although there was an accident, Cindy successfully completed the task, so she asked me to teach her the trick of stepping out with a gun. How could I teach her the trick that I had used by accident? This girl had suffered two losses in a row and refused to let me go no matter what. I had no choice but to bite the bullet and teach her on the spot, combining my experience of playing baseball in my previous life to explain the concept of fake moves.

As the name suggests, a feint is to deceive the opponent with a feint, to conceal the real purpose of the action, and thus catch the opponent by surprise. In ancient China, this style of fighting was called "false and real". False and real are not fixed, but can be switched at any time. If the opponent is fooled, then feint; if the opponent thinks it is a feint, then just use the real move. In short, it can be summed up in three words: anti-common sense.

It's easy to say these principles, but it's hard to really master them. I can only suggest that Cindy first exercise the muscles of the waist and abdomen, and then repeatedly familiarize herself with the designed movements to form muscle memory. The reason why Cindy suffered a loss that night was that she used the speed of my upper body as a basis for judgment, but she didn't expect that my legs would suddenly take a big step. If you want to make such a move similar to falling on the ground, you need to actively throw your center of gravity forward while keeping your upper body basically stable, and drive your legs to follow. The advantage of this trick is naturally very sudden, and the disadvantage is that the center of gravity is lost. If you can't kill the opponent this time, you will be in a very dangerous situation. Of course, the better choice is to deceive the opponent's eyes without losing control of the body, which requires strong muscle strength and the ability to stabilize your center of gravity well.

As a time traveler, I still have the ability to make up a few big words. After dragging Cindy to talk and practice for more than two hours, this girl looked at me with a little more respect, but she was not willing to give in, saying that I really had my own set of secrets, but I had to teach her because I couldn't persuade her. When she spoke, she would always unconsciously show her long teeth, as if the sharp weapons had been thirsty for a long time, which made me feel creepy.

Cindy said she was going to leave after nightfall, so I left first and returned to Helgen. Rigel was furious that I had left Cindy alone, and he wanted to go find her himself, but I had to persuade him to stop.

"If anything happens to her, I will break your legs!"

The little saber-toothed tiger made three vicious gestures at my lower body, indicating that I was going to break more than just my legs. Then she asked to lead the team to Howling Bastion herself, and beat me up to prove that she could fight. This time, I couldn't persuade her no matter what.

"I'm going to smash that bitch into pulp with my own hands!"

Since I couldn't stop Rigael, I had to make more preparations to ensure her safety. So I proposed an action plan for Rigael, Eric, Angie, Ilandur and my team of ten people. If I could have this lineup in the game, I wouldn't feel guilty about fighting against Alduin. What's a vampire? It's a pity that my team doesn't have the right equipment, so the combat effectiveness will definitely be discounted. Those door panels and wooden sticks are barely enough for training, but they are too much of a joke on the battlefield. The tactics need to be fine-tuned. However, after ten days of training, the team members are full of confidence. When they heard that they were going to use real weapons to go on a mission, even if the opponent was a terrifying vampire, they were still eager to fight and excited. On the contrary, Ilandur was more cautious and was busy preparing various potions all day. Seeing the dark elves turn out a staff, I thought to myself that although the Nords reject magic, they are not opposed to using staffs. This thing can be equipped to the team.

"This is the flame staff I bought from the Tiger Caravan. Vampires are afraid of fire but not ice. Your ice thorns technique is not very effective. This can help you control it."

The dark elf handed me the staff and explained casually.

I borrowed my father's horse again and rushed to the Blood Throne to inform Danger. According to the plan, he should send some soldiers to harass the imperial army and distract their attention so that we can act. In addition, I also want to test his attitude towards Sidger's collusion with the enemy.

The old fox read Tullius' letter silently and sighed softly.

"I do suspect that the Jarl is still entangled with the Empire, and the content of this letter seems to prove this to some extent. But my child, Falkreath City has been burned down because of my decision. Do you still want me to cut off the bloodline of my family with my own hands? I know what you are worried about, but leave the affairs of the court to me, and you focus on external affairs, okay? Please believe me, I will not let the Jarl mess around again."

Danger had to consider the interests of the family. In his opinion, the competition for the sky was meaningless, and the continuation of the family was the first priority. As if he was afraid that I couldn't understand, he pulled me to explain a lot. For example, like us, he suspected that Sidgeir had other accomplices, who were currently hiding in the dark, and he had to find them out before he could feel at ease. In addition, if Rigel lost her status as the lord's wife, it would be quite embarrassing for her to continue to stay in the council of Falkreath, which would weaken the power to check and balance Sidgeir's faction. Finally, no matter which of the Danger brothers succeeded as the lord, it would be inevitable that he would pass the throne to Sidgeir in the future. If the relationship was completely strained at this moment, when the old lord died, we would have to face Sidgeir's counterattack, so we still had to plan carefully. The ideal situation is of course that Rigel will expand the family as soon as possible, so that we can skip Sidgeir on the grounds of madness and let the youngest son directly succeed to the throne. However, three days after the wedding, Rigel returned to Helgen to take charge of defense, and it was unknown when the couple would be able to sleep together again.

"So the most urgent task is to drive away the Imperial Legion as soon as possible and get everything back on track. My child, you are the best among the young people. These things must be accomplished by you. I, an old man, can only try my best to help. I really hope that I can still see the day when Falkreath becomes prosperous again!"

The old fox spoke sincerely, his eyes were red and his voice was choked, as if he was entrusting his son to someone else, which made it difficult for me to hold Sidger accountable. As for the vampires in Howling Wind Bastion, Danger said he didn't know much about them. He was helpless that his family was always involved with such evil undead creatures, so he could only ask us to wipe them out.

On the way out, I kept thinking about what Danger said. To be fair, if the Imperial Army hadn't been forcing me, wouldn't I have wanted to live a stable and wealthy life? With my experience in just a few months, I already had a clear understanding of my own weight, and naturally gave up the idea of ​​unifying the world and becoming the king. It's such a wonderful life to be able to live in a corner of Falkreath, guard my little castle, mine and quarry, and do business! I can even help the Storn family expand, and I can make a small contribution.

However, the wind does not stop when the tree wants to be quiet. Originally, he just wanted to clear Rigel's identity as a bandit, but he was eventually involved in the civil war in Skyrim. As for the close people around him, Eric joined the Companions and Cindy joined the Dark Brotherhood. One of them will become a werewolf, and the other has already become a vampire. They are all very troublesome. So far, Alduin has suddenly gone dormant, the Dawnguard has not yet appeared, and there is no sign of the Dragonborn. It is unknown how big the chaos will be in the future.

It’s better not to think about these distant things. For now, we can only take one step at a time and take down the Howling Wind Bastion first.