As the lord's palace of Snow Mancheng, Longxiao Palace is the only building in the Genting District. From a distance, the palace seems to be perched on top of a cloud, like a giant dragon perched on the top of a mountain.

It is spectacular and magnificent, and the building is in full display of the Nord style, without feeling at odds with the rest of the buildings.

The origin of this palace is also well known, as legend has it that the legendary Nord hero One-Eyed Olaf used his roar and skill to fight the dragon Numines in the Ansol Mountains, and finally cut off its dragon's head.

Then a towering dragon palace was built on top of the dragon's corpse, which is the place where the lord now lives, and the dragon's body was buried forever under the Longxiao Palace...... It is said that on the throne of the lord of Longxiao Palace, the dragon head skull of Numínes can still be seen.

Of course, the biggest secret of the Dragon Palace is not the skull of the dragon Numinath, but the ebony blade of the whispering lady Mephala, which is also hidden here.

However, this kind of demon artifact with obvious clues must have been taken away a long time ago, and Xia Ran is a little repulsed by this kind of thing, because maybe the equipment data of the game is different from reality, but the plot about the background setting is very similar.

He seemed to remember that the way this demon artifact was strengthened was to increase its power by killing people, and it was not just a matter of killing casually, it had to kill the people closest to him...... This definitely doesn't mean that if you hire someone as your entourage, the two sides will be considered close, and then you will directly turn your face and kill the entourage to meet the standards.

In reality, there is no such way to trick up, and the demon artifact will not be deceived like this.

So no matter how powerful that thing was, Xia Ran didn't even think about gaining its power, and he didn't know what the lost person who took the Ebony Blade thought, and if there was a solution.

If you can return to the white space with the demon artifact, then there must be a way to get past the conditions for unlocking and strengthening, and the cause and effect crystallization is simply a genuine wish machine, which can bypass the steps and processes, and get the result directly without reason.

But the problem is that the moment you get the Ebony Blade, it must have attracted the attention of the Demon God.

For an existence of that level, even the card return time would be extremely dangerous......

The process of rewarding meritorious deeds is not cumbersome, and Lord Barguf is decisive and resolute, and I don't know if it is his original personality or the changes that have occurred after the great change in Snowman City.

Although as a lord, he now has a lot of things to take care of, after all, so many people in the entire Snow Man City depend on him for food. If it weren't for the fact that the dragon slaying itself was very important, both symbolic and practical, so he had to take care of these powerful Inhumans, then he wouldn't have taken time out to hold a reception banquet.

However, it may be because of a big war, the family of Snow Man City has been greatly consumed, so it has not been able to make everyone a baron like in the game, and give it to guards or something.

In addition to the generous gold rewards that everyone has, and the right to own a land property in Snowman, the difference is that each lost person can choose a limited amount of equipment from their arsenal -

Limited selection means that the Lord of Barguf has taken out several pieces of equipment from his treasury according to the characteristics of each hero, and everyone can choose one of them.

It seems that he is very well prepared, for example, the equipment he chose for Xia Ran is all from the French profession, and he didn't take any melee weapons such as hammers and swords to choose for him.

But on the other hand, it also proves that Snow Man City is indeed a little stretched now, after all, when the Dragonborn slay the dragon for the first time, Lord Balguf directly let him enter his treasure house to choose a piece of equipment at random, and he was very arrogant, and there was a feeling that I could give you whatever you wanted.

However, there is nothing dissatisfied, firstly, the current situation in Xueman City is obvious to all, and secondly, the common currency of this world is gold coins, and they can also do a lot of things with a large amount of money.

Buy equipment, skills, and potions, hire followers, and find skill trainers...... And so on and so forth, these things can be done, and in a sense, it is equivalent to a large amount of points reward.

Moreover, the disposal of the dragon was also given to them by Lord Balguf - although the corpse of the legendary creature was already an empty shell under the power of the laws of space, so logically speaking, this reward was not bad.

It's just that Xia Ran found that it may be his performance that caused this lord to misunderstand, so that the other party chose the few pieces of equipment for him...... They are all equipment that strengthens amplified destruction magic.

In this case, he has no way to directly ask for a replacement, after all, Xuemancheng's family background is not abundant, and it will be really embarrassing if everyone can't get off the stage at that time.

He was only able to choose a ruby necklace from among them, which was a relatively streamlined bronze-level equipment that could increase the damage of the destruction spells, reduce the corresponding magic consumption and increase the speed of mana recovery.

It's all useful, after all, the fireball technique has become his strongest attack now......

"Why is it a direct incentive for real estate, shouldn't it be open to the eligibility to buy real estate?"

"Probably because there are a lot of real estate vacant in the city now, it is said that because of the previous civil strife, the Graymane family and the war maniac family were uprooted, I don't know how much real estate has been vacated...... It's also a waste to keep it, and it gives us the opportunity to tie us to the carriage in Snowy City. ”

"Then why not give me a knighthood?"

"Are you stupid? The lord is at most a baron, and the highest reward is given at once, and then what else will he use to make us help? As a ruler, it is certainly to be avoided to be unsealed......"

After the banquet, everyone retired, and some people were talking in low voices, as if they didn't quite understand something, but the companions around him saw it clearly, and explained the whole thing succinctly.

Lord Barguf is kind-hearted and cares for his people, and he is one of the few good people in Skyrim Province, but that doesn't mean that he won't use some small means to achieve his goals, and the real stupid Bai Tian can't be a lord.

This kind of thing is normal, and this kind of small trick is not a conspiracy, so it will not be annoying.

He's just a lord who wants to protect his city from war by remaining neutral, but the return of the dragon and the escalating civil war in the sky have made his rule even worse, and he naturally needs to work hard to recruit as many talent as possible.

Probably because of the impression of the game, Xia Ran's impression of this lord has always been very good.

However, at this time, he felt that this was the best opportunity, so he chose to stay...... One meter four Lori knew what he wanted to do, so she just glanced at him and left Longxiao Palace without saying anything.

"Venerable Mage, do you have anything else to say? I'd be happy to help you if I could. Lord Barguf sat on the throne and asked with a smile as he stretched out his hand to stop the palace steward who was frowning and wanted to say something.

It can be seen that he seems to be in a good mood, probably because the significance of this dragon slaying is really significant, bringing hope to Xue Man City, which is in a somewhat bad situation, this is the most precious thing.

Xia Ran thought about it for a while, so he didn't go around in circles, and simply said his thoughts directly, and put forward a request, saying that he had some questions about magic, hoping to get the advice of the court mage Farenga Secret Fire.

"You want to be with Farenga...... Exchange learning? Lord Barguf frowned slightly, repeated an unfamiliar word, and then couldn't help but shake his head, "If this is the case...... It may be a little tricky. ”

Xia Ran was slightly stunned for a moment, he felt that this should be the best opportunity, taking advantage of the fact that he happened to have made a contribution, and the other party was in the right mood to make such a request, it was not too much, there shouldn't be any problems, right?

"It's because the court mage has recently ...... Not well, not too convenient. ”

Lord Barguf explained, as if there was something not too convenient to say, "And he's been very busy lately, and he's in charge of an important matter...... By the way, if you don't do that, Provanteus, you can ask Farenga for me and see what he has to say. ”

The court steward nodded slightly, glanced at someone meaningfully, and then turned around and walked in the direction of the inner sanctum.

Xia Ran keenly felt that there seemed to be some secret in this, but there were no clues, and it was impossible for him to have any guesses.

The wait was a bit long, but the palace governor eventually returned, and seemed to have brought back the exact news...... He walked over to Lord Barguf's throne, leaned down and whispered a few words.

Because the distance was relatively far away, and it was probably a special skill, Xia Ran couldn't hear it clearly, and besides, it was impossible for him to rudely walk directly to the lord's throne to eavesdrop in the open like he was playing a game.

So he waited patiently for the result, anyway, with a mask on his face, others couldn't see his expression clearly.

After a few seconds, the court steward stepped aside, and Lord Barguf nodded slightly, as if he had made a decision, he sat on the throne and looked at the powerful mage below, coughed, and spoke:

"Mage, I have an offer that may be beneficial to both of us......"

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……

Ten minutes later.

Xia Ran walked out of Longxiao Palace and walked down the long winding staircase, where the panoramic view of the entire snow-filled city was very spectacular and charming.

But he was not in the mood to see the scenery at this time, he went all the way down from the cloud area to the wind area, and then found that a meter four Lori was kicking in front of him and waiting for something, and after seeing him coming, he raised his head and asked, "Did you succeed?" ”

“……”

“……”

"I'll take a look at ......it first," Xia Ran sighed and put away the dragon sacrifice mask, "I always feel as if I have achieved my goal, but the direction is not quite right." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Let's put it this way, one day I wanted to order a takeout, and I downloaded the software of a food delivery platform, and then it took me a few hours to sign up, and then I ...... I became a rider. ”

Xia Ran looked at the sky in the distance with a long gaze, "Do you think there is a problem with this result?" ”

"Of course there's a problem, you're going to order takeout, what are you doing to deliver it?" One meter four Lori looked at him with a very strange look, "So, didn't you see that court mage?" ”

“…… I'm a court mage now. ”

Xia Ran's expression was quite subtle, and after thinking about it, he added-

"For the time being, because Fa Renjia seems to be holding back some big moves, and is in charge of some very important secret mission, it will probably not appear for a long time in the future...... However, he allowed me to use his workshop and library, and for the sake of his name, Lord Balguf asked me to temporarily take the position of court mage. ”

“……”

“……”

"I have some doubts that you have the wonderful ability to steer everything in the wrong direction." One meter four Lori seemed to have given up something, waved her hand and turned to leave, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"I think it's weird, but it's also an opportunity...... I'm going to give it a try first, and logically speaking, doesn't that mean I've triggered the secret quest chain? ”

Xia Ran laughed dryly, trying to comfort himself by saying this.

"It's a real world, and I want to remind you that the Ebony Blade was in the Dragon Palace before, which means that Lady Whispering has a better chance of watching there......"

One meter four Lori glanced at him.

"I don't think there should be a problem, the Ebony Blade has been taken away, and he must be catching that crazy guy all over the world now, and he can't take care of my ......" Xia Ran said confidently, "No matter what, I won't be unlucky to this extent, right?" ”

"But you're a crow's mouth!"

Lori launched a noncommittal fatal blow: "Otherwise, you better give up, I don't think you have a chance to go to Winterhold Academy to concentrate on your studies......"