The Journey of the Demon Hunter

The crowd on the dock brought a lot of valuable information to Zelin, including the affairs of Markas. However, there are many people talking, and the news coming is also various. Some people say that Mechnard’s swearers regained Marcus and announced the rebuilding of the Kingdom of Reach. Others said that the Silver-blooded family had won. They killed Mechnard in the street fighting and expelled all of them. Abandoner. Others said that the Imperial Army took advantage of the chaos of Rui Chi and crossed the Dragon Bridge to take the opportunity to attack Marcus City. The vows and the Silver-blooded family who were fighting each other were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

Zelin suspected that the news was true or false, and it was very likely that an imperial spy was deliberately spreading false news. But one thing is certain, the Marcus incident will accelerate the rupture of the peace agreement. Without a stable steel producing area, Ulfric cannot last long. It is not a violation of the peace agreement by the imperial army to attack the abandoner, although this agreement is now no different from a piece of waste paper.

"Found the ship?" The demon hunter asked Gnaiya who came by.

"Yes, that's the one. We almost thought it was the abandoned ship." Gnaiya smiled, and then looked around "Where did the two of them go?"

"Sell the horses we rode to the stables. We shouldn't need horses on Southam Island. I heard the dark elves say that the island is full of volcanic ash from the eruption of the red mountains. Some The place is knee-thick." Zelin jumped off the fence on the side of the pier. "Let’s go directly to the captain. There are no dark clouds in the sky. I think Selana will stay near the stables for a while."

The Northern Maid did not have a container of cargo, and it was docked at the place closest to the stone arch bridge outside Solitary City. It is no wonder that Zelin and Gnaiya regarded this ship as docked at the edge of the dock when they were looking for a ship on the dock. Abandoned ship. There were not even a few sailors on the ship. Only when Zelin and Gnaiya walked past, a Nord who was sitting by the dock and dressed in red linen came over.

"What are you going to do?"

"This is the Maid of the North?" Zelin asked the Nord, "I want to see the captain of this ship."

"Yes, Maid of the North." Sailor Nord nodded. "If you want to see the captain, you have to wait. The captain is drinking in the tavern in Windhelm, and it will probably take some time to come back. We are still on vacation. In."

Zelin and Gnaiya looked at each other.

"We will go directly to Windhelm City to find him."

Gnaiya shook her head.

"Agree, let's go."

Chapter 913: Go to Southam

In the Candleforge Tavern in Windhelm, Zelin and Gnaiya found the captain who was drinking Nord's Mead. Jarend Zhiyan, this Nord man in a leather jacket looked listless, until two people were sitting across from his table, he didn't look up, just shook the bottle boredly. Listen to the remnants of the wine rustling in the bottle.

After watching him for a while, Zelin first said, "Jarend, I need to talk to you about the Northern Maid."

"We need your boat." Ganya followed. "We need your boat to take us to Southam."

Hearing the words Southam, Captain Jarend raised his head, "You are going to Southam? No, no, I'm really sorry, my ship and I will never go to Southam again."

Zelin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the captain in front of him. "Why? What happened to Southam? We heard that you have been walking the route from the sky to Southam, so we came to you. And you are the only one. One by one on this route."

"It's hard to explain..." The captain rubbed his head and burped. "The last time I left Southam, a group of strange guys in masks got on the boat and..." He frowned slightly , It seems that recalling this incident made him feel painful. "Then I just remember that I returned to Windhelm and they all disappeared. I felt that this was not right. There were a lot of them, but the people in the boat just disappeared out of thin air... "

He sighed, raised his head and took another sip.

"Does this happen often in Southam?" Zelin asked, "Why didn't it arouse other people's suspicion?"

"How do I know." The captain murmured and shivered. "Weird things have been happening there for a long time, and the people there are all normal. I used to think he was thinking too much, but with this One experience...No, I will definitely not go to Southam Island. The Maid of the North has to change its route and go anywhere."

After listening to the captain's words, the dragonborn on the side took a deep breath and stretched out a finger.

"You want to go back, and you want to take us all to Southam Island."

"Hey, didn't you hear what I said just now?" The captain frowned and looked at this picture of the dragonborn looking to collect debts. Since Gnaiya showed up in Windhelm last time, in order not to cause unnecessary trouble, she put on a cloak with a hood, which made the captain unable to see her face. "I don’t plan to go back. I don’t owe you money, and I don’t owe you favors. I won’t be so stupid as to proactively stick my head into a hornet’s nest."

"No, this is what you owe me." Gnaiya shook her finger. "The cultists you brought tried to murder me. Now I want to go back and find their leader. Only you are familiar with that voyage, so I want to You take me and my companion to Southam Island."

Captain Jarend thought for a while and sighed.

"Well, what you said makes sense. I am obligated to take you back so that you can find out who sent these strange masked guys to the sky." The captain raised his head and shouted to the maid who was clearing the table on the other side. "Serit, get me another roasted rabbit leg!"

The captain stood up, took out two coins from his pocket and handed them to the maid, took the roasted rabbit legs, wrapped them up, and put them in the small bag that he brought with him.

"Just so, if you can investigate exactly what happened in Southam, maybe you can stop those weird things, I don't need to change new routes, and I owe the favor of the people in Southam. When will you leave? Oh, yes, there have been pirates on the coast recently. I suggest you postpone it for a few days and wait until the pirates are over before leaving the port."

Gnaiya smiled slightly.

"Do you know where someone offers a reward for killing pirates? Maybe when we leave the port, we will settle the reward by the way."

"I remember that the Eastern Empire Company offered a reward at the trading post here." Zelin followed Gnaiya's words and continued. "I remember that the bounty for killing a pirate ship is not too much, but when we get back, at least it will be resolved. Many days of travel and bread money."

"Hey, you guys are not sober after drinking too much mead?" The captain who walked in front heard the conversation between Zelin and Gnaiya and scratched his head. "Go and don't meet the pirates. There are not many combat crews on the ship. Are you sure you have to set off now? If the pirates intercept us on the route to Southam, I will let the ship escape immediately. I only have this ship."

"Don't worry, Captain." Zelin patted him on the shoulder. "Your ship is now as indestructible as a battleship."

The captain shrugged, obviously taking Zelin's words seriously.

While the captain was going to gather some of his sailors in the city and on the dock, Gnaiya really ran into the trading post of the Eastern Empire Company and asked the left-behind staff whether there was a bounty commission for killing pirates. Zelin took the opportunity to go to the Rift Valley stables by the stone bridge at the gate of the city and told Selana and Francesca that he and Gnaya had already found a ship and were ready to set off.

Before reaching the stable, the demon hunter saw Serana waiting in the shadow outside the stable door, and Francesca who had just walked out holding a bag of gems.

"One thousand septins per horse. I replaced all of them with gems. This is your share." Francesca took out a few gems and handed them to Serana. After Miss Vampire took them, she took them again. Bring out some gems and pass it to Zelin. "And yours. I'll give it to her from Gnaiya."

"Do we still need to divide it so clearly? And you need money now, not me." Zelin shook his head and shied away. He and Francesca came to Skyrim together, with one purpose to help her and her newly established country get out of the predicament, not just to take risks simply for money.

"When you can take care of a queen and her country, I won't be polite to you anymore. It's up to you then." Enid joked, "Have you found the ship? If not If so, I'll stay here with Serana for a while."

"We have found the boat, and we are ready to go." Zelin looked at Serana, "How do you feel?"

"Just waiting for you to say to go." Serrana waved her hand relaxedly. "Let's go, don't waste time."

When the sun was slightly westward, the Maid of the North, which had been docked for a long time at Windhelm City Pier, finally raised its sails and turned its back to the sun that was set to the western mountains, amidst the sound of the oars pattering on the water. , Pushed away the ice floes blocking the side of the ship, and sailed out of the dock towards the direction of Southam Island.

Chapter 914 The rising sun rises

It takes about a day and a night to reach Southam by boat from Skyrim.

The waves of the ghost sea are very strong, especially at night, the whole ship is swaying non-stop, as if it might be overturned by a huge wave at any time. Captain Jarend had put a lot of cargo in the cabin before departure. He had a good personal relationship with the local Dark Elf family councillor in Southam, and he often transported the cargo needed by the dark elves on Southam. Due to the small number of residents on Southam and the eruption of Red Mountain, many areas of Morrowind were abandoned, so that many merchants would rather go to Gaoyan and Falling Hammer Province than Morrowind.

"When I was in Southam, I often saw some people doing very strange things. I don't understand. They look strange, like ghosts. Do you understand the feeling? Everyone is hiding it. You do one thing."

There was only one candle in a glass bottle in the cabin, which was letting out a faint light. This is a wooden boat, and no one wants to see it catch fire at sea. The ship is shaking constantly, and it is not a wise choice to sit on a chair when the wind and waves are strongest.

"I understand that I wouldn't be surprised if all the people on the island suddenly went crazy."

After seeing the grotesque Yanan, Zelin didn't know what else could scare him. But he could tell from the captain's eyes that Jarend didn't like this feeling. The closer he got to Southam Island, the more obvious the feeling of being entangled in fear.

The others were already asleep in their cabins, but Zelin didn't feel sleepy. In fact, he was suspicious of Southam. First, the ancient dragonborn who should have been dead for thousands of years appeared, and then the stranger became a resident. He couldn't help comparing this place with Yanan. He was worried whether there was a stronger force behind it to manipulate everything. . Just like dealing with a dangerous monster, the demon hunter must first understand the clues and infer what he is going to face.

"You look at someone who has experienced many adventures." The captain shrugged. "Have you ever experienced a similar situation?"

"Many dilemmas are similar, but many of them are different." Zelin shook his head. "Tell me about the situation on Southam Island, the dark elf residents there? This is my first time in Southam. Go."

Southam Island is ruled by the Redoran family of dark elves. In the past, the East Empire Company invested in many mines on the island. Southam is also known for producing a variety of strange ores. The local dark elves mostly dig Mines make a living, and even use it for generations. But later, due to an accident, several miners died in the mine, and the East Empire Company also closed the mine. After losing the main source of income, many dark elves chose to migrate to other cities in the north of Morrowind. Way out.

All in all, this island is not that prosperous. Many living supplies have to be transported from other cities of the Redoran family or the route from Sky to Southham. However, the dark elves living on Southam Island are still working hard to cultivate this land, planting some drought-tolerant crops in areas less covered by volcanic ash. After this group of dark elves experienced the Argonian invasion and the outbreak of the Red Mountain, all they needed was a piece of land to survive.

"The eruption of Red Mountain is really terrible. The largest volcano in Tamriel suddenly erupted and almost destroyed half of the Morrowind. This happened two hundred years ago, and that period two hundred years ago was the most terrifying day. The first is the race. Emperor Putin was imprisoned by the imperial war mage, and then the blight spread in Morrowind, the red mountain broke out, and then there was an annihilation crisis, the demon invaded, I am very happy that I did not live in that period."

The captain is very talkative, he and Zelin talked a lot about Southam Island. Among them, he also mentioned one thing, two hundred years ago, the hero of the dark elves, Nerevain, once came to Sotherm Island. However, he did not stay too much on Southam Island, but formed a fleet to expedition to the mainland of Acavill.

But while they were chatting, a sailor broke into the cabin.