Previously, the housekeeper made plans in advance to develop the Baihe River where Ximu Town is located to the greatest extent, laying the foundation for subsequent expansion. Logs, stones and other building materials are piled up in Ximu Port. As long as there is sufficient labor,

It is not difficult at all to build 1,000 new residential buildings.

In other words, ever since the lord sent back an entire graystone and gold mountain across dimensions, the Nord villages scattered around have collectively moved into Ximu to settle down. According to statistics from the housekeeper, there are no less than a few thousand households. Later, there were 3,000 households.

Planar Grays, plus 1,000 Helgen households, will most likely exceed 10,000 households.

This is almost comparable to the size of Xueman City, one of the Nine Territories.

In other words, Wu Chen at this time can no longer be called the lord of the town.

Taking the Starry Night Goddess, Wu Chen and the last group of refugees arrived safely at Ximu Port, built around the lighthouse at the back of Baihe River. General Tullius, who arrived first, was leading his soldiers to transfer the refugees and maintain law and order. The Han Tower on the north bank

Falling into the fortress allowed General Tullius to regain his confidence. It also allowed the morale of the soldiers who were crushed by the dragon to recover slightly. It also allowed the wounded who were devastated by the dragon's breath and roar to be treated and their lives were saved.

In short, a small act of condescension at the beginning allowed General Tullius to obtain the rare Ximu foothold after losing the Helgen Fortress, the gateway to the sky. This was also the reason why he used the imperial general's power before Wu Chen returned to the territory.

The reason why the identity continues to show goodwill. Imagine that Helgen, as the gateway to Skyrim, was destroyed, so the coal camp standing on the bank of the White River became the front line against the Stormcloaks. As Baron Ximu under the leadership of Snowman who adheres to neutrality

, although Wu Chen has great autonomy, he cannot jump too far in domestic and foreign affairs, and will definitely maintain considerable coordination and consistency with Lord Xueman. This is naturally a huge problem for the Imperial Expeditionary Corps at this time.

Good news. This means that the Stormcloaks cannot easily enter Ximu and hunt down the remnants of the empire.

"Sir, due to the shortage of manpower, I want to bring back all the elites of Hanluo Fortress to defend Dugu City." General Tullius ordered someone to get a set of Imperial General Armor: "As the highest military commander of the Empire in Tianji Province, I

, granting you the rank of Captain and the corresponding right to recruit troops (!). You can defend the fortress yourself and recruit warriors to protect the people."

Calm down. This is a double-edged sword.

Accepting it is equivalent to being tied to the Imperial chariot. Failure to accept is equivalent to being forced to join the Stormcloaks.

"It's my honor, general." Wu Chen took over the imperial armor and a captain's signet ring without hesitation, becoming a "Warlord" with military power.

"Okay, Sir." General Tullius did not address him by his military rank, but still addressed him as "Sir". He clearly understood Wu Chen's intention: not to reject the goodwill shown by any party, but to completely retain the independence of the territory.

This is also the bottom line for General Tullius to hand over the garrison power of Hanluo Fortress. Wu Chen is not required to be loyal to the empire, but he must not be loyal to the rebels.

After completing the brief conferring ceremony, the unburdened General Tullius and Wu Chen looked side by side at Ximucheng under the light of the Baihe Lighthouse: "Sir, I look forward to meeting you in Dugu City."

"I'm looking forward to it too." Wu Chen obviously understood the profound meaning of General Tullius's words.

Solitude has been the capital of the Skyrim province since the Third Empire. Before being killed by Ulfric Stormcloak in 201 in 4E, High King Torygg had always been the capital of the Nine Territories where Solitude was located.

Lord of Fingal and High King of Skyrim. It is said that Ulfric Stormcloak challenged Toeger to gain the right to be the High King. He knocked down Toeger who hastily accepted the challenge with Tumu, and then used a

The sword ended his life. Witnesses at the scene claimed that Ulfric "shout Toig into pieces". However, many lords in the Empire and Skyrim believed that killing Toig was not an honorable act.

Instead of a duel, it was a regicide rebellion.

Because objectively speaking, Toig is still very young and lacks military training, while Ulfric has been on the battlefield for a long time and has the power of Tumu. In addition, Ulfric could have chosen diplomacy, but chose

Dueling as his first resort. According to the testimony of Sybille Stentor, Toig's court mage, Toig entertained Ulfric warmly. If Ulfric chose to persuade, he

They might support Ulfric. And High King Toig was completely unprepared for this sudden glorious showdown.

After Toig's death, his widow "Elisif the Fair" succeeded him as the lord of Solitude, and when the empire reunited Skyrim, she strived to become the High Queen of Skyrim.

title.

In other words, although Elisipher the Just succeeded High King Toig as Lord of Hafengar, he did not become the High Queen of Skyrim.

In other words, according to the ancient laws of the Nords, the nine major territories of Skyrim Province and the local lords, including Wu Chen, are qualified to become the Supreme (female) Queen of Skyrim Province.

"Lord Ximu, come to Dugu City to participate in the fight for the supreme throne." This was the true intention of General Tullius's words.

Three days later, General Tullius took the captain Claudia, the priestess Christian, and all the elite guards guarding the Hanluo Fortress, and took the Starry Night Goddess down the White River to Windhelm City, which was still under the control of the empire. As the East

Ulfric Stormcloak, the lord of the border, was driven out of Windhelm City, ran around in the sky, and was finally captured at the Blackwater Crossroads. He was escorted to Helgen Fortress and was almost executed on the spot. Ulfric Stormcloak will definitely take the opportunity to regain his power.

Territory. Restoring the rights of the nine lords first is the cornerstone of the law to challenge the supreme kingship of Skyrim.

This is why General Tullius is eager to escape. Before the Stormcloak rebels can retake Windhelm City, he gathers the elite imperial troops stationed in various important places along the way and flees to Solitude City together.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Being able to stay for three days to treat the wounded is already the bottom line for this famous imperial general.

From the perspective of the Nords, it seems that the powerful Ulfric Stormcloak is far more suitable to ascend the throne of King of Skyrim than the "weak" High King Toig.

However, for a lord with autonomy, there is more room for power under the "weak rule" of the young and slightly immature High King Toig.

Finally, from the perspective of the big players in Sanctuary, the supreme kingship is not the main line of the plot at all. Ending the Thousand-Year Dragon Break and grabbing the maximum profit is the eternal focus.

"Master, who do you plan to send to guard Hanluo Fortress?" In the foggy lord's bathroom, the housekeeper snuggled up to her gently.

"Alia." Wu Chen smiled at the sleeping guardian angel lying on the bench beside the bath.

"Why not Judith?" Judith, the former housekeeper of Proudspear Manor and the sword-wielding Nord female warrior, should be the best candidate in the housekeeper's mind.

For Wu Chen, they are both his female companions, so in terms of loyalty, the two of them are soul-bound and will never betray: "Judith's ability goes far beyond military aspects. So from the perspective of taking into account civil

From a perspective, she is in the best position to be in charge of Secuda Castle, which will house 439 Helgen refugee families."

"Master is right." The housekeeper smiled happily.

At this moment, Wu Chen suddenly felt vigilant: "Dragon attack!"

Before he finished speaking, there was a loud noise above his head. The giant thing collided head-on with the cold tower shield.

The divine light of the protective shield surges.

Accompanied by spewing ice and fire, a huge black shadow rolled and fell from the clouds. It streaked across the night sky like a meteor and fell into the mountains behind Secuda's Frame.

The evil dragon who wanted to make a sneak attack at night would never have thought that the Hanluo Mountain Peak and the Ximu Territory at the foot of the mountain were both firmly protected by the huge Hanta Dharma Ring.

It wasn't until the next day that the Ximu leaders, who were belatedly aware of the news, learned that the evil dragon was coming, and ended up crashing into the Light Curtain of the Han Tower and falling into the Secuda Frame. Looking up again, they looked up at the towering tower in the clouds.

Everyone in the Ring Mage Academy heaved a sigh of relief. Especially the Helgen refugees who had been tortured by the World Devourer were even more eager to settle in the Ximu Territory.

Almost at the same time, a longship from Xueman City also docked at Ximu Port.

"Master, the Snowman messenger has brought news of the dragon attack and a message from Lord Balgrove the Strong." Tish, the Iron Wall Sister who was guarding the front yard, entered the long table restaurant to deliver the message.

"Please ask the envoy to wait in the lobby." Wu Chen and his female companion haven't finished breakfast yet.
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