Rift Valley is located in the lower right corner of Skyrim Province, bordering Cellodiel, the capital of the Empire, and Morrowind, the home of the Dark Elves. Its geographical location itself is extremely important.

However, compared to Baiman City, which is a transportation hub of the trade center, Rift Valley City is also a trading city, but its role is just close to an important pass.

Skyrim Province is surrounded by high mountains and mountains, and there are very few smooth paths to the outside world, not to mention the location of Rift Valley City right at the junction of Morrowind and Sylodir.

In an era of low productivity and capacity, water transportation is the most time-saving and cost-effective method, but if you don't take the sea route from Rift Valley City, you will need to bypass half a continent to get to Skyrim from Syrodiel, and the danger of sea transportation will be quite worth the loss.

In addition, on the diagonal of Rift Valley City, there is a city called Faulcles, which can be directly reached from his nearby Rift Fortress, but the problem is that Faulcles is too far away from the nearest lake and river, and the goods transported into Skyrim can only continue to rely on horse-drawn carriages. It is a long walk north to reach the White River, the source of the river outside the city.

That's too far.

Rift Valley itself was built on the eastern shore of Lake Henrich, and could be transported by river through the River Triva to transport goods to Loristed, and from there to various parts of the Skyrim, from the trade routes there to the city of Windhelm in the north and as far as White Man in the west. With the cost and time of transportation greatly reduced, it can be said that Rift Valley City occupies a very advantageous location.

But Rift Valley is not a peaceful place.

The city's considerable 'calamity' may have something to do with its important geographical location, even if nothing develops, wealth will continue to flow into its pockets. This led to a wide gathering of the 'jackals, tigers and leopards' who were attracted by the Septine coins.

Thieves, killers, robbers, and liars abound, plus addicts, black-hearted merchants, and lords of the reign of terror, it can be said that Rift City is occupied by such a group of people, you will hardly find a good person in Rift City, and the people are not simple at all.

The current Rift City is controlled by a family called Black Thorns, or to put it bluntly, by a woman named Ma Wen Black Thorns.

She is trying to monopolize Skyrim's mead trade, and is even rumored to be doing some not-so-'legitimate' scuma deals.

It is also because the business is not very glorious, so Ma Wen Black Thorn has adopted a large number of big hands and subordinates, and it is said that the Thieves Guild and the Dark Brotherhood, the killer organization, also serve her, so players want to mix in Rift City without worrying about being wiped on their necks, and it is best not to mess with this old lady.

Ann pointed out that the Autumn Wilderness where they appeared was not far from Rift Valley City, and they could be found by following the main road, not to mention that the bandits who didn't open their eyes still had a lot of horses left.

It's just that as soon as those horses saw An Yizhi approaching, they were busy avoiding as if they were scared to pee, and they felt that it was a problem with the residual necromantic breath.

So Thunder rode a horse, and An Yizhi could only summon the Phantom Pony.

Actually, the Phantom Pony was still reluctant to come out, but when it found out that Ann Yizhi really used it as a mount, instead of developing some strange new features, it almost cried tears of joy.

Pathfinding, pulling carts, stepping feet, which of these is what a real mount should do?

It's no wonder that the Phantom Pony didn't wait to see Ann Yiyi......

Riding on their horses, the two of them were much faster than they could walk, and it didn't take long for them to reach Rift City.

Under the towering black walls, caravans entered the city under the watchful eye of the guards.

Of course, horseback riding is not allowed in the city, and Thunder Thunder stores the horses in the stable, while Ann Yizhi retrieves and disbands the Phantom Pony, and the two enter the city side by side.

"Fresh faces?"

The guards in front of the city gate looked at Ann and stopped him with their spears:

"Rift Valley is now off-limits."

Forbidden to enter? What the hell are you kidding me?

Not to mention those caravans, Lei Ming walked over and these guards didn't say anything, why can't I do it?

"Why?"

The guards didn't pay attention to An, and watched the others enter the city with their own eyes.

Just as he was about to have a good theory (physics) with them, a coin popped out of the thunder on the other side and landed in the hands of the guards.

"There's finally someone who can speak, let's go in."

“……”

Rift City, it's not a good place.

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To be honest, An Yizhi has already begun to miss Bai Mancheng. This is not only because I had the best impression of the Lord of White Man City when I played the game, but also because White Man City was much more peaceful than Rift City.

Even the guards dared to eat and take cards, which shows what kind of style this city is. If it weren't for the fact that there was only such a big city in the vicinity, An Yizhi really didn't want to come this way.

Having said that, Ann didn't play the game deeply when he first played the game, and many side quests were never done at all, because it was so special, and he had to crash when he played them all.

This also meant that he didn't remember any tasks to do in Rift Valley City at all, and he remembered a few small branch lines in Baiman City.

But Thunder seems to be quite familiar with Rift City, maybe he has something to do?

It's just that this thing is too cold, and most of the time when I talk to him, the answers I get are 'um', 'yes', 'almost', and it sounds like perfunctory.

And the walking posture of this thing also makes Ann Yizhi feel very painful, he actually walks on people's shoulders like Assassin's Creed, thanks to this is in the game, in reality, walking like this is less than being beaten seven times a day......

Most of the buildings in Rift Valley City are divided into two cities, east and west, with a slender waterway in the middle, which is also the origin of the word 'rift' in Rift Valley City.

However, the scale is really not big enough, it is larger than the town, but it can't be compared to Baiman City.

It stands to reason that such a city stuck in a traffic artery should develop rapidly, but in fact, this is also a pot of improper governance.

At the beginning of the Fourth Age, there was a usurper who ascended to the throne of the lord, and his tyranny left the inhabitants of Rift City struggling to survive in hunger and pain, and then the people rebelled, and the entire city burned in flames for five days and five nights, and was nearly completely destroyed. Later, Rift Valley was rebuilt from the ruins, but it never recovered.

So don't push the people too hard, go crazy and even burn down your own house......

"Where to go first?"

It was rare for Lei Ming to take the initiative to ask.

An Yizhi thought about it, they didn't go to the city to experience the customs, the main purpose was to find a task.

In the world of the brave, quest triggering is quite dependent, but there are some rules, especially in this dungeon set in Skyrim, usually the lord has a quest to take.

But Rift City is not in vain, and the place where the lord is located is not so easy to enter, in other words, the only place they may receive the task is a place where people gather like hotels.

"Let's go to a hotel or something like that and see if there's any bounty on offer, and then see if there's any gear and skills in the city that are worth buying."

Lei Ming nodded in agreement.

At the end of the day, players enter dungeons primarily for skills and equipment, which are naturally the top priorities of the investigation.

Across the wooden bridge, a tall two-story building comes into view.

The name of this inn and hotel is called Bee and Hook, and An Yizhi and Lei Ming opened the door and entered without attracting much attention, at most An Yizhi pointed to the robe to make people take a second look.

- The mage is quite unpopular in Skyrim.

"Alduin the Eater of Worlds is alive, and the dragon will soon return......"

As soon as he entered, he saw a man in a sacrificial robe standing in the middle of the tavern and muttering these things, if Ann remembered correctly, this man should be the priest of the temple of Mara.

It is also ironic to say that in the Rift City, where materialism and profit are paramount, there is a temple of Marat, the goddess of love. Maybe Mara wants to influence these 'money-seeking' guys?

"Hell, we've heard enough of your words about taking advantage of the mission!"

Immediately, a half-dragon man came up to stop him.

He pulled the priest aside and whispered:

"I'm not trying to interfere with your mission, Rift needs a confessional, but I don't want you to interfere with my guests......"

The rest of the words could not be heard by An Yizhi, their voices were too quiet.

The Half-Dragons are a race from the Black Swamp Province, and it seems that they are very close to the Dragonmen who the Brave and Invincible turned into with the power of the Dragon Soul, but in fact they are very different, and the difference is like that between a lizard and a dragon, despite their similarity. But don't call them half-dragon lizards, as this will seriously anger the silent and loyal warriors.

This bee and hook is run by a half-dragon couple, and to be honest, Ann Yizhi thinks that it always feels strange for a half-dragon to wipe a cup with a scaly hand.

The two of them found a clean seat and sat down, and the half-dragon man who had just spoken to Pastor Mara hurriedly rubbed his hands and came over:

"What would you like to drink? We offer special drinks that can only be drunk by Bee & Hook. ”

Special drink, wouldn't it be Skuma......

Not really.

No matter how bold Rift City was, he didn't dare to sell that thing on the surface, and what the half-dragon man was talking about was actually his own blended wine.

An Yizhi rummaged through his dimensional pocket, he didn't have much Septin gold left, and almost all the money he earned when he came to Skyrim last time was spent by the lord mage Farengana.

"Two glasses of platinum towers."

Thunder whispered. His face was buried in his chest, and the shadow formed by the sunlight shining into the tavern was cool.

Hela pecked Ann on the neck, and he reluctantly added:

"One more glass of wine."

"Aha, brother who knows the goods, the Platinum Tower will never let you down."

The boss ran to get busy with the drinks, and An Yi pointed out:

"Count me in debt to you once."

"It doesn't matter."

Even if it is a brother, it is better to settle the account, not to mention that An Yizhi and Lei Ming are not familiar with each other.

The half-dragon boss moved quickly, and it didn't take long for him to return with drinks.

The so-called platinum tartar is a mixture of mead and ale, and then a side of cream is spread on the top of the glass, and some spices are sprinkled. To be honest, it tastes really good.

Lei Ming took out a bag of gold coins from his dimensional pocket and handed it to the Argonian boss, and then asked:

"We're looking for a job."

The Argonian boss gave Lei Ming a strange look at first, but he didn't say anything, the most basic thing to do in Rift City is to throw away superfluous curiosity.

"Look at this."

He pulled out a piece of paper from the pocket of his apron, which should have been a wanted warrant:

"What the lord's people have left, you can go and see."

[Side Quest Activation: Eliminate the Bandits Entrenched in the Emerald Tower]