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Chapter 439 Ancient Tomb and Corpse Demon (Second Update)

"Could you please bring me those books to take a look at?"

After looking around, Li Chuan found that most of the items in the shop seemed to be of little use to him. The only thing that interested him was a few dusty books piled up in the lower right corner of the counter.

Books are also a great way to understand the world.

Lu Kan was also very quick, swiftly taking the books to the table:

"The book 'The Creator God and the Extraterrestrial Gods' is priced at 10 gold coins."

The book "The War of Dragons" costs 9 gold coins.

Oh, it's "Electric Shock," that's a magic book.

As you know, spellbooks are quite expensive, costing 400 gold coins. By the way, here's a free tip: if you want to learn advanced magic, you can go to the Magic Academy in Winterhold.

And finally, there's "The Energetic Argonian Maid," haha, this is an essential spiritual nourishment for every man! 30 gold coins, you definitely won't regret reading it!

He glanced at his younger sister sitting over there, and to make sure she couldn't hear him, he whispered.

"Okay, thank you."

Li Chuan took the four thick books in his hands and then paid 449 gold coins.

However, just as he turned to leave, Lu Kan suddenly turned his eyes and asked:

"Sir, are you an adventurer?"

"certainly."

Li Chuan paused for a moment, then nodded.

Locke was caught stealing a horse, so his original identity was no longer valid. Therefore, he was now disguised as a novice adventurer named Chuan, and his appearance had been modified.

"If you're interested, we can make a deal. If you go to the Desolate Waterfall Tomb and help me retrieve the Golden Dragon Claw, I'm willing to pay you a thousand gold coins as a reward."

Ever since the Golden Dragon Claw was discovered stolen that morning, his restless sister Camilla, who had the heart of an adventurer, had been clamoring to take it back by herself.

There just happens to be an adventurer from out of town; we can hire him.

If he succeeds, the thousand gold coins to retrieve the Golden Dragon Claw will be worthwhile. If he fails and is killed, he won't have to pay the commission, and he'll also let his sister know how terrifying the Desolate Waterfall Ancient Tomb is.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"Ancient tomb by a desolate waterfall?"

Li Chuan raised an eyebrow. He had just arrived and had no idea what the Desolate Waterfall Ancient Tomb was or where it was.

At this moment, Camilla ran over, pulled him to the door, pointed to the thousand-meter-high mountain across the river, and said:

"That mountain is called Hanluo Mountain, and the building halfway up the mountain is the Desolate Waterfall Tomb, the legendary tomb of the ancient Nords. I really don't understand why those thieves would choose to settle there."

Following the direction Camilla pointed, Li Chuan discovered that the desolate waterfall tomb she was referring to was the magnificent building halfway up the mountain that he had been interested in before.

After thinking for a few seconds, he nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll take this task."

He wasn't particularly interested in the thousand gold coins or the golden dragon claw; he was only slightly interested in the magnificent building.

He had originally planned to stop by Riverwood on his way to Whiterun, so taking on this mission was a convenient option.

Seeing that Li Chuan agreed, Lu Kan was naturally very happy. His sister, Kairami, also gave Li Chuan a general overview of the route to the Desolate Waterfall Ancient Tomb and some precautions.

After leaving the trading company, he first went to the Sleeping Giant Tavern next door and booked a room. Unexpectedly, the room at the tavern was very cheap, only ten gold coins.

However, he soon realized that the tavern mainly made money from drinks, food, and service.

After booking the room, he did not rest, but went directly to the Desolate Waterfall Tomb following the route provided by Kairamy.

He climbed up a path from the foot of Coldfall Mountain, and after casually killing two wolves, a brown bear, and three venomous snakes that attacked him, he finally saw the old watchtower that Kairam had mentioned.

Several thieves who were also entrenched in the old watchtower saw him and charged at him without saying a word.

"Avada Kedavra!"

With a flick of his wrist, a beam of green light shot out, and the three thieves instantly fell to the ground.

After searching the corpse and the old watchtower but not finding the Golden Dragon Claw, he turned north and continued up the mountain.

When he reached the mountainside, and the ground began to be covered by snow and cold wind, the gate of the Desolate Waterfall Ancient Tomb appeared before him.

"If this really is an ancient tomb, the person buried here must have been of very high status."

After dealing with the thieves at the entrance once again, he pushed open the massive stone door and went inside.

"So we should just wait here and let Avil run in with the Golden Dragon Claw?"

"If that dark elf wants to leave first, let him go first. It's good that he uses his life to scout the way for us. What's wrong with that?"

"But if Avel dies, we won't get our payment."

"Since he's going to use the Golden Dragon Claw to enter the ancient tomb, there must be something inside that's more valuable than the reward. You silly woman, don't ask so many questions, just listen to me."

As soon as he entered the tomb, a conversation reached Li Chuan's ears. Looking up, he saw two strong Nord bandits, a man and a woman, arguing in front of a campfire in the passage opposite the entrance hall of the tomb, with their backs to him.

But soon the two were drawn by the noise of Li Chuan opening the stone door and entering, and rushed over with their weapons.

Li Chuan flashed and appeared directly in front of the two thieves. He then used the Illusionary Demon Emperor Fist to temporarily control their wills.

"Tell me, why did you steal the Golden Dragon Claw?"

Judging from the conversation between the two, it seems that the purpose of this group of thieves stealing the Golden Dragon Claw is not so simple.

After being subdued by Li Chuan, the male bandit respectfully replied:

"It was Avel who found us and hired us at a high price to steal the Golden Dragon Claw from Riverwood."

It turns out that this gang of bandits had been entrenched near the old watchtower, specifically targeting travelers on the main road from Riverwood to Whiterun.

Two days ago, a dark elf named Avil suddenly found them and offered them six thousand gold coins to steal the Golden Dragon Claw from the Riverwood Town Trading Company.

That's why the theft happened last night.

However, after Avil obtained the Golden Dragon Claw, he did not immediately pay and leave. Instead, he asked them to help guard the gate of the Desolate Waterfall Tomb on the old watchtower, and went in himself.

The desolate waterfall tomb is full of deadly traps and legendary ghouls, so even the thieves who have been entrenched in the old watchtower have never dared to enter.

Even before they occupied this place, countless high-level adventurers entered the ancient tomb and perished inside, never to emerge again.

So the clever male bandit guessed that Avil must be using the Golden Dragon Claw to retrieve the ancient Nord treasures from inside the tomb, and they could just sit back and reap the benefits.

"A ghoul? An ancient Nord treasure?"

Hearing this, Li Chuan became even more interested than before he came.

He casually dispatched two thieves and continued deeper into the ancient tomb.

(End of this chapter)