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Chapter 448 The Lord's Reward (First Update)

The entire city of Whiterun is divided into three districts: the Wilderness, the Winds, and the Clouds.

The Wildlands is the commercial district of Whiterun, located at the lowest point and closest to the city gates.

There are shops of all sizes here.

Among the most famous are War Maiden's Blacksmith Shop and Weapon Shop, Drunken Hunter's Tavern and Hunting Supplies Shop, Beletor's General Store, Arcadia's Cauldron Shop and Mare's Banner Inn.

After passing through the bustling open field area, you will enter the wind zone at a higher elevation.

The Wind Zone is primarily the residential area of ​​Whiterun, and also includes the Temple of Kaynares and the Companions' House of Heroes.

Strong mountain winds often blow here, but the scenery is superb. Standing by the city wall, you can enjoy the natural beauty and vastness of the entire White Wanderings.

In the center of the area, there is a huge statue of Talos, and at this moment, a Talos fanatic is loudly proclaiming the benefits of believing in Talos.

"We are all descendants of humankind, but Talos is our true god, born of flesh and blood, and ascended to godhood!"

Indeed, a large number of Nords were gathered around him, cheering and applauding loudly.

In his previous life, Li Chuan had always scoffed at the idea of ​​believing in deities, because he felt it was just seeking spiritual comfort and had no practical use.

But this world is different. Listening to people chatting in the hotel, he learned that in this world, if you sincerely believe in a certain holy spirit or a certain demon, you can receive real rewards.

Firstly, everyone can pray by touching the altar of the Holy Spirit to receive the Holy Spirit's help, dispel some infectious diseases, and restore their health.

Secondly, each Holy Spirit bestows blessings upon their believers.

For example, making believers stronger, more physically capable, more powerful, and more eloquent, etc.

So basically there are no unbelievers in Skyrim; everyone has their own holy spirit or demon god.

Li Chuan didn't pay much attention to these blessings from the Holy Spirit.

He cannot genuinely believe in a particular Holy Spirit, and therefore cannot receive the corresponding blessings. Even if he were blessed, those blessings would not have much effect on him.

Just like the red potions that heal the body and the blue potions that restore magic in this world.

He obtained some from bandits and ancient tombs, and after taking it, he found that it did have an effect on him, but how to describe the effect?

The red potion's restorative effect was not as fast as his body's self-healing speed, and the blue potion's restored magic power was far inferior to his wizard bloodline's ability to infinitely convert magic power.

By the time he had taken out the bottle and opened it to drink the medicine, he had already recovered.

Similarly, the blessings bestowed upon ordinary people by gods, which enhance their physical abilities and magical power, are too insignificant to be of any use to him.

Finally, these external forces cannot be taken away; they will disappear once you leave this world.

Passing through the Wind Zone and walking up the steps, you will arrive at the Cloud Zone, the highest point in Whiterun, where the Lord holds meetings and resides, also known as Dragonbridge.

"Please wait here for a moment while I report to the lord."

The city garrison captain greeted Li Chuan and then pushed open the door to enter Longlin Fort.

About ten minutes later, Li Chuan was also invited inside.

On the throne in the council hall of Dragonfall Keep, Lord Balguff of Whiterun looked at Li Chuan standing below, his expression serious, yet his eyes conveying a sense of peace.

"Adventurer, I heard that Goldor sent you to ask for help. Could you tell me in detail what happened?"

"The dragon that executed Stormcloak in Holy Land."

Li Chuan did not hide anything and told Balguf everything he knew and all the information that Gordo had told him.

After hearing this, Barguff immediately became somewhat agitated.

"By Ismir, Irelales is right!"

After expressing his admiration, he turned to a balding old man dressed in aristocratic attire standing beside him and asked:

"Provantus, what do you suggest we do? Can we really hold back the legendary dragon by relying on our walls?"

"My lord, we should immediately send troops to garrison in Riverwood Town."

If that giant dragon is lurking in the mountains, then this is the most dangerous moment!

At this moment, standing on the other side of Balgruf, a female dark elf wearing high-grade armor interjected with her own advice.

The bald old man named Provantus immediately objected upon hearing this:

"Ireles, what are you talking about? Riverwood is right next to the border of Fryx. If we station a large number of troops there, the lord of Fryx will think we are provoking us."

"If he then thinks we've joined Ulfric and are preparing to attack them, we'll be in big trouble!"

Hearing this, Li Chuan roughly understood the old nobleman's concerns.

Frix's territory is currently under the Empire's control, while Whiterun is neutral. Riverwood is located right between the two territories, and the sudden large-scale troop buildup on the border is indeed suspicious.

As Provantus launched into a long tirade of objections, Balguff frowned, then slammed his fist on his throne and roared:

"There is a dragon outside that is burning my territory and slaughtering my people. Do you expect me to just stand by and do nothing because of this potential problem? Absolutely not."

I will not allow any of my people to be harmed; it is my duty as lord!

Provantus, the treasurer and administrator of Whiterun, reluctantly shut his mouth when he saw that his lord was already angry.

In his view, even if the small town of Riverwood were to be slaughtered by the dragons, it would not have much impact on the entire city of Whiterun. Sending troops there would be a complete waste of resources.

After berating his own finance minister, Balguff gave the order to the chief of the guard:

"Ireles, immediately dispatch a troop to garrison Riverwood Town."

"Yes, sir!"

The female dark elf guard captain immediately left the hall.

Seeing this, the finance minister had no choice but to take his leave to attend to other matters.

After the two left, Balguff once again focused his gaze on Li Chuan, a look of appreciation in his eyes:

"Adventurer, thank you for braving the dangers and rushing here to report the intelligence. You have made a great contribution to Whiterun. To express our gratitude..."

You can choose to receive a reward of 4000 gold coins, or select an enchanted piece of equipment from my private vault.

Traveling from Riverwood to Whiterun in half a day is something that not every adventurer can do.

"I don't want gold coins or enchanted equipment. I prefer reading. If possible, I'd love to read as many books as possible."

Li Chuan revealed the reward he had already planned.

(End of this chapter)