Traveling through The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

This name is very unfamiliar, and I even feel that he is not a common NPC in the game. Seeing my confused look, Atrus was not surprised and continued to ask: "Then you should know what is on the fourth floor of this fortress, right?"

"The Lord once told me that according to his family's internal records, on the fourth floor of the fortress is a stone tablet and a sarcophagus built by the ancient Nords."

"That's right! And according to my master's research over the years, the person buried in the sarcophagus is named Songyo Drake."

"Well, I beg your pardon for my ignorance, but I have never heard of such a person."

Atreus waved his hand. "My master doesn't know who this Songyo Drake is, but what is certain is that the words engraved on this stone tablet are the words of the dragon, and there was indeed a group of people in ancient Nord who were very familiar with this language."

"Are you talking about Dragonborn?"

"No, it's the Dragon Priest of the Dragon Cult."

I was a little hesitant, because in the game, the person lying in the sarcophagus was just an ordinary wight, without even a name, and his level changed with the level of the Dragonborn when he robbed the tomb. But after crossing over, many things were inconsistent with the settings in the game, and I would not believe that an ancient corpse could lie in a coffin and level up with me, not to mention that I have no level to speak of now. But if the person lying in the coffin was a dragon priest, that would be terrible. Even if Danger gave me the throne of the lord of Falkreath, I would not want to provoke that thing. Dragon priests are very similar to liches in other magical worlds. They not only have immortal bodies, but also can increase their strength by accepting the worship of wight believers. Even if this Songyo Drake is not one of the eight priests, he must be difficult to deal with.

"So you think this Songyor Drake is a dragon priest?"

"It's hard to say, but we may know the answer soon. Recently, the things in the sarcophagus have become more and more restless. It shouldn't be too difficult for the master to deal with one or two dragon priests, but just before this, we suddenly couldn't feel Lord Weir's power. Originally, we resurrected Vigohar to let him investigate this matter, but now it seems that we have to ask you to do it for us. In the mountains east of Falkreath, there is a cave called Seamar's Shame. There is an altar of the demon lord Karavikus Weir. Pray to Lord Weir in front of the altar and find out what happened."

"Since it's a deal, what's your price?"

"Of course it is our blood. If we can feel the favor of Lord Weir again, then my master is willing to accept you as a member of the family."

"Thanks, I don't want to be a vampire."

"That's a shame. Let's put it this way. If you can resolve this crisis, we are willing to hand over Howling Bastion. If you just want to get information, we can pay you."

"How can I trust you? What if you refuse to hand over the fortress after you regain Lord Veer's power?"

Atreus waved his arms, looking very angry. "My family has been passed down for thousands of years and has always been an important force in the dynasties of Cyrodiil. It is really rude of you to say this! If the master allows me to tell you the name of my family, you will know that my words can be trusted."

The deal was done. We didn't know what Atreus had arranged behind the door, but he obviously had a trick up his sleeve. His master never showed up, and I didn't want to let Rigel take risks. If we could take the fortress by completing a mission, that would be acceptable. As for this mission, it was obviously the "Best Friend of the Demons" mission in the game. We just need to find Babas and send him back to Weir. I originally thought that vampires were all followers of Molag Bal, and it was beyond my expectation that this group actually worshipped Clavicus Weir. However, the other party seemed to attach great importance to the protection of the demon god, and was willing to give up the Howling Bastion in order to regain divine power.

Rigel firmly believed that the other party's so-called mission was just a delaying tactic, but she also understood that I was more concerned about her safety. Back in Helgen Town, we made arrangements for the next task. Rigel began to popularize the training of formations, and together with her father, she had to select young people suitable for fighting among the refugees to supplement the army. Grimm was responsible for following up the progress of equipment manufacturing and completing the acceptance and installation as soon as possible. I was going to visit Annis with Eric to solve his marriage problem with the crow witch Moira as soon as possible, and then go to clear out the bandits in Waltham Tower.

New Year's Day is two days away, but there is no festive atmosphere in the town. Helgi arrived at Helgen on the same day as us. The calendars of the Reachmen and the Nords are completely different. They believe that the year begins when the sun, which represents the Raven God, shines brightest, so the New Year is in the middle of the summer. This girl has been studying the history of the Reachmen recently. According to her, the Rift Mountain where the Reach King Red Eagle of the First Age was active is the large mountain range east of the Kaas River and west of the Snake Cliff Ridge today. The descendants of the Red Eagle eventually drifted to the people in this area, so she joked that both of us could be descendants of the Red Eagle.

After a day of rest, Eric, Helgi and I set out again for Annis's retreat. Because Helgi was playing with the dog in Riverwood last time and wasted a whole day, Winnie, who was escorting her, used Annis's class time to build a small boat. The two of them crossed Lake Irinata and docked the boat at the fisherman's camp near the Guardian Stone, bypassing Riverwood and returning from the north gate along the mountain road. We chose this route to save time. Helgi and I accepted the protection of the Mage Stone, while Eric chose the Warrior Stone. As a faint beam of light reached the sky, I felt my heart was clear, as if I suddenly became enlightened when studying, and some small details that I had never noticed when casting spells before were also recalled.

Annis was very surprised by our visit. I used the excuse that Eric was teased by an alcoholic uncle and got engaged to a black-winged witch, so I asked her if she knew Moira who lived in the witch's misty forest. Annis's expression was very interesting. She was extremely shocked at first, and then she looked as if she suddenly realized something.

"I finally know why Moira was delayed. If it weren't for you, an idiot, she would have come to me a long time ago!"

"Well, would you please come with us to meet Moira and explain this to her?"

Annis agreed, but she said that according to the tradition of the Reach, men have no right to refuse women's requests for sex, and if Moira insisted on taking Eric into the room, she would not stop him. Eric seemed to finally realize how much trouble he had caused by getting drunk this time, but Annis mocked him mercilessly: What else can a man do besides drinking and causing trouble? Taking advantage of the lady's good mood, I suggested walking east along the White River to the Hydration Mill at the confluence of the Blackwater River, and then crossing the river into the hilly area full of hot springs. Annis agreed without thinking too much. This route is of course the shortest distance, but the Waltham Tower "happens" to be blocked halfway. We can solve Eric's task on the way and also test Annis's weight.

Anis had to prepare for departure. Her cabin couldn't even withstand wind and rain, and naturally had no anti-theft function. She had to carry all her confidential and valuable items with her. Maybe because I kept my promise and sent Helgi back to study, the old lady's attitude was much better this time. In addition, I was trying to please her, so the three of us couldn't help but chat for a while. After agreeing to leave early tomorrow morning, we found that Helgi had disappeared. This scared Anis a lot. In winter, it gets dark early, and the woods are especially dark. She quickly called me and Eric to help her look for him. To the south of the cabin is a cliff near the White River. Anis went north, Eric went west, and I went east.

Not long after I walked away, I heard Helgi's happy laughter coming from the right, and she seemed to be chatting with someone.

"How beautiful! Did you find this?"

"Helgi! Is that you?"

The little girl crawled out from behind the rock, brushed off the grass stalks and moss on her body, and ran to me.

"Brother, look, what is this?"

Helgi held a square green gem in his hand. The facet of the gem was smooth and crystal clear. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the green was blue and presented a strange color. Although I didn't understand these, this gem was obviously not an ordinary gem. It must be worth more than the two stones that Rigel gave me.

"Girl, you ran out to play by yourself without even saying hello. Do you know how worried your aunt is?"

I shouted to Annis and Eric, and led Helgi back.

"Wait a minute! Let me introduce my friend to you."

Yes, when I found Helgi, she was talking to someone. This place is quite far from Ximu Town, so it shouldn't be the friend she met there. Who else could it be? This girl is not very good at judging people. I hope she is not deceived and seduced by some bad friends again. I have to check for her.

When the three of us had arrived, Helgi ran to the rock where she had been hiding, urging her friend to come out and meet us.

"Come here soon, I'll introduce you to my brother and aunt."

I turned my head and saw Annis narrowed her eyes. She seemed quite dissatisfied that her aunt was ranked after her brother, but then she widened her eyes to the limit. It seemed that the little girl's new friend was not very popular with her old aunt. A huge gray long-haired hound emerged from behind the rock, shook its fur, and greeted enthusiastically.

"Hi! Hello everyone! My name is Babas. Oh... you are the kind of people I'm looking for, that's great!"

Eric pulled my sleeve and said, "Locke, was it this dog that was speaking just now?"

"Ha! What? The Nords can accept giants, flying lizards, and cats that walk on two legs, but can't accept talking dogs? Yes, I did talk! I'm going to continue!"